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Post by wrax on Feb 1, 2021 12:04:21 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #58 - 1/31/21 Journey - "It's All Too Much" from Look Into the Future What we have here is a Beatles cover, and one which I think manages to make it sound less meandering. While I love The Beatles, and I ESPECIALLY love George Harrison, this was never one of my favorites, and I find the Journey version much more enjoyable to listen to. Lauren, have you heard Steve Hillage's version of "It's All Too Much". This is my favourite version of the song by a long way.
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 1, 2021 14:14:51 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #58 - 1/31/21 Journey - "It's All Too Much" from Look Into the Future What we have here is a Beatles cover, and one which I think manages to make it sound less meandering. While I love The Beatles, and I ESPECIALLY love George Harrison, this was never one of my favorites, and I find the Journey version much more enjoyable to listen to. Lauren, have you heard Steve Hillage's version of "It's All Too Much". This is my favourite version of the song by a long way. Ooooh. I love this!
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Post by wrax on Feb 1, 2021 14:26:05 GMT
Lauren, have you heard Steve Hillage's version of "It's All Too Much". This is my favourite version of the song by a long way. Ooooh. I love this! Then I suspect you might also like these Old hippies never die, they just bong out!
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 2, 2021 4:08:52 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #59 - 2/1/21 Fleetwood Mac - "Revelations" from Penguin
Fleetwood Mac has more albums pre-Buckingham/Nicks than post, and as much as Rumours, Tusk, and Tango in the Night are unimpeachable, I think albums such as Then Play On, Bare Trees, and Penguin are some of their absolute best work.
Bob Welch holds the fort on this album after Danny Kirwan departed the band, and one of the gems aside from the obvious choices of Remember Me and Did You Ever Love Me is Revelation. This begins with some swiftly played jangly guitars moved along by energetic hand-drumming. The lead work by Welch is top notch as always, but much like the title track on Bare Trees, I can't help but note what a stellar rhythm player Welch can be.
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 3, 2021 3:08:07 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #60 - 2/2/21 Black Sabbath- "Planet Caravan" from Paranoid
Black Sabbath's first four albums are perfect or near enough to it. Paranoid was a breakthrough for them with memorable tracks such as War Pigs, Paranoid, Iron Man, and Fairies Wear Boots
Planet Caravan is a trippy journey of hand drums, clean guitars, and flanged vocals. It's a massive departure in style that pays dividends, as a number of contemporary metal bands have covered this.
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Post by luxexterior on Feb 3, 2021 12:34:29 GMT
Yeah Sabbath could always do more than they were given credit for at the time.
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 4, 2021 1:59:42 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #61 - 2/3/21 Duran Duran - "Five Years" from Five Years (single)
Just days ago Duran Duran had their 40th anniversary of their first single, Planet Earth, so how fitting that they cover a song from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars.
This doesn't top the original, and they don't try. Rather, they just sound like Duran Duran doing David Bowie, which is a formula that fits for this type of song. Simon really flexes his range as the song moves towards the finale just as the young David Bowie did in the original.
I've been in bands that have covered Lady Stardust and Rock and Roll Suicide, but Five Years is a song I'd love to learn. I know that I could never do it justice, but Duran Duran sure as hell sells it.
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 4, 2021 5:43:31 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #62 - 2/4/21 Deep Purple - "Lazy" from Machine Head
Machine Head is one of the classic metal albums of all time, spawning radio classics like Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, and Space Truckin'. Of course, the whole album is flawless. I love every track on it. Maybe I'm a Leo is a favorite, as is Pictures of Home. But Lazy is probably the best showcase of the skills of this lineup of Deep Purple. Jon Lord's extended organ intro is priceless, as are Ritchie Blackmore's solos.
If you're unfamiliar with the cuts from Deep Purple that aren't played on the radio, listen to this particular album from start to finish, and then move on to Made in Japan. Really, just go nuts. Every era of this band is worth a listen, even the Mark III/David Coverdale era.
But it always comes back to Machine Head, a perfect album if ever there were one. And Lazy is just the greatest showcase for this band.
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Post by zenman on Feb 4, 2021 6:43:31 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #62 - 2/4/21 Deep Purple - "Lazy" from Machine Head And Lazy is just the greatest showcase for this band. I'd put Lazy alongside Child in Time.
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 4, 2021 13:26:28 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #62 - 2/4/21 Deep Purple - "Lazy" from Machine Head And Lazy is just the greatest showcase for this band. I'd put Lazy alongside Child in Time. I love that song so much Oooooooooooo Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 6, 2021 2:53:52 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #63 - 2/5/21 Head East - "Jefftown Creek" from Flat As a Pancake
Never Been Any Reason is the standout and best known track of Head East, but I prefer this one, with its CSNY-style harmonies, slightly overdriven guitar, and solo organ intro. It's a shame this group isn't better appreciated.
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 7, 2021 2:21:29 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #64 - 2/6/21 Golden Earring - "Come On Home" from The Hague (EP) www.als.org/get-involved/ways-giveWriting this one hurts. I didn't want to double dip on any band for an extremely long time, but I'm breaking that rule today. It has recently been made public that George Kooymans, founding member of Golden Earring, has been diagnosed with ALS, and therefore Golden Earring has retired. They are my second favorite band of all time, second only to Blue Öyster Cult and ahead of legendary acts such as The Kinks, Rush, Pearl Jam, Frank Zappa, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, etc. I cannot express to you how much their music has meant to me over the years. I own every single album they have ever released, from 1965's Just Earrings to 2012's Tits & Ass, including both the US and European versions of 1973's Moontan (I prefer the US version with the extended release of Big Tree, Blue Sea). I own their 50th anniversary EP The Hague, and their last single, 2019's Say When, which has turned out to be their final official release. The deaths of David Bowie and Neil Peart were difficult to deal with as a fan, and I shed tears, and while Mr. Kooymans is still with us, ALS is a death sentence, and an unpleasant one at that. I hope that with the time he has left, that he has the comfort and love of his family and friends, and that he goes peacefully and with as little pain and discomfort as possible. My heart and prayers go out to him. George has a mellow and beautiful voice as can be heard on songs such as Another 45 Miles to Go, Buddy Joe, Yellow and Blue, and in tandem with Barry Hay on Twilight Zone. I chose this song, Come On Home, because while he sings a few lines of Say When, this is a proper duet, trading the quiet beauty of his verses with Barry Hay's more rock and beat-oriented verses. The beauty of this song is enough to bring more tears to my already saturated eyes. The best recommendation I can make to my friends who love classic rock, progressive rock, hard rock, etc., is to stream the following albums if they can: Eight Miles High* Golden Earring Seven Tears Together Moontan* Switch To the Hilt* Contraband Cut My top three are the ones with asterisks. This isn't to say that their other albums aren't worth the time, but I can't rightly ask you to listen to all 25. Even listing 9 of them to listen to is overkill, but I couldn't cut it down! At LEAST listen to the first 5! And if you are the praying type, please say a prayer for Mr. Kooymans.
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 18, 2021 18:48:44 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #65 - 2/18/21 Ian Hunter - "(Miss) Silver Dime" from Overnight Angels
I took a week and a half off from doing these for personal and health reasons but I'm back! And I continue onward with Ian Hunter, a rock Icon covered by everybody from David Bowie to Bruce Dickinson (from Iron Maiden, not THE Bruce Dickinson), to Joe Elliot, to The Presidents of the United States of America and on and on and on. He has collaborated with an endless number of legends as well.
Overnight Angels is kind of a forgotten and ignored album in his discography. In retrospect I don't think it is fair the extent to which it received near universal derision. My favorite cut from the album is (Miss) Silver Dime, with its piano intro and soft verses into the layered and deep epic chorus of "ride on down rock n' roll, ride on Miss Silver Dime."
There's not much to read between the lines here, but still, lack of subtlety aside I think the song is musically beautiful if lyrically unimaginative.
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 19, 2021 5:06:14 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #66 - 2/19/21 Uriah Heep - "Pilgrim" from Sweet Freedom
I am a sucker for great keyboard playing, when though I am minimally capable on the instrument myself (I play guitar, bass, and mandolin, and used to play saxophone). Uriah Heep has always had such a great rock organ sound, and this song has that as well as brilliant piano. It also has epic choral vocals and vintage 70s wah. What a FUN song!
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Post by The Ocean on Feb 20, 2021 5:10:23 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #67 - 2/20/21 Scorpions - "We'll Burn the Sky" from Taken by Force
Long before Love at First Sting Scorpions were less metal oriented and more classic rock. Guitarist Uli Jon Roth wrote this with his wife and it's pretty spectacular. It makes for a great live performance, but the original version is my favorite.
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