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Post by sirrastus on Jul 27, 2021 16:19:41 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #152 - 7/22/21 Foreigner - "Starrider" from Foreigner Shades of Emerson Lake & Palmer in the warm synths of this song. Mick Jones provides the lead vocals of this track, though Lou Gramm's iconic voice can be heard in the refrain. This song is so well-orchestrated, as far as the sounds of it go. It knows exactly how to use each element for the exact purpose they serve. The song itself is really good and I would like it even on solo acoustic guitar, but the instrumentation is what pushes this over the edge into greatness. Foreigner has a lot of hits, to be sure, so they aren't hurting for recognition, but I think that their artistry is not truly appreciated by those that have only heard their biggest hits on FM radio. And that's a criticism of radio, not listeners. Was never a Foregnor fan until Urgent and I Want To Know What Love Is came out but I recall a friend of mine as we were sitting in our college cafeteria telling me how great Starrider was when that record came out.To my ears it was certainly better than their "hits".
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Post by sirrastus on Jul 27, 2021 16:30:01 GMT
Jones did some good stuff as Spooky Tooth's guitarist.BTW I loved Spooky's Mike Harrison as a vocalist and one of his earliest bands featured Keith Emerson on keyboards.
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Post by The Ocean on Jul 29, 2021 1:43:37 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #158 - 7/28/21 Redbone - "Condition Your Condition" from Already Here
Funky as hell but also with a little bit of fender twang and country flavoring sprinkled on and some expertly layered background vocals, Condition Your Condition is a short and sweet gem by the underrated and underappreciated funk-rock band Redbone, formed by Indigenous-American siblings Pat and Lolly Vegas.
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Post by The Ocean on Jul 29, 2021 4:43:28 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #159 - 7/29/21 Arctic Monkeys – “Old Yellow Bricks” from Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys came a little too late to ride the wave of superstardom that awaited alt/garage rock revival bands like The Strokes, The Hives, The Vines, and The Killers, but they fit right into that vibe in many respects. This song builds an infectious hook from so little, and that's what bands like this do best. They break everything down to the fundamentals and show that you don't have to have ALL OF THE NOTES to impress.
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Post by luxexterior on Jul 29, 2021 17:32:25 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #159 - 7/29/21 Arctic Monkeys – “Old Yellow Bricks” from Favourite Worst Nightmare Arctic Monkeys came a little too late to ride the wave of superstardom that awaited alt/garage rock revival bands like The Strokes, The Hives, The Vines, and The Killers, but they fit right into that vibe in many respects. This song builds an infectious hook from so little, and that's what bands like this do best. They break everything down to the fundamentals and show that you don't have to have ALL OF THE NOTES to impress. Arctic Monkeys are a deceptively good band, killers riffs & hooks with knowing lyrics.
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Post by The Ocean on Jul 30, 2021 4:30:07 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #160 - 7/30/21 Cutting Crew – “Any Colour” from Broadcast
Any Colour was the final single from Cutting Crew's first album, and the ONLY one of the singles from that album not to chart in the United States. There is something heartbreaking to me about how a band as talented as Cutting Crew seem to be remembered as a one-hit-wonder in retrospect, given that of their several charting hits, only I Just Died In Your Arms gets any modern-day airplay. Any Colour has a rolling momentum and bright guitar riffage reminiscent of U2's most energetic works. This has all the makings of a smash hit, but just never caught on.
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Post by beanguy on Jul 30, 2021 21:25:49 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #160 - 7/30/21 Cutting Crew – “Any Colour” from Broadcast Any Colour was the final single from Cutting Crew's first album, and the ONLY one of the singles from that album not to chart in the United States. There is something heartbreaking to me about how a band as talented as Cutting Crew seem to be remembered as a one-hit-wonder in retrospect, given that of their several charting hits, only I Just Died In Your Arms gets any modern-day airplay. Any Colour has a rolling momentum and bright guitar riffage reminiscent of U2's most energetic works. This has all the makings of a smash hit, but just never caught on. I think "I've Been in Love Before" from that album is the equal of I just died.
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 1, 2021 4:31:30 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #161 - 7/31/21 Opeth - "Strange Brew" from Sorceress
This song goes on a heck of a journey throughout. For the first few minutes, it seems as if the song is going to go in one direction. Before changing multiple times. It all works, however. Sorceress is an incredible and diverse album, and Strange Brew perfectly encapsulates the range of Opeth in one incredible song.
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 1, 2021 5:06:15 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #162 - 8/1/21 A-Ha – “Waiting for Her” from East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Great performers and writers can take the basics and reinvent them over and over again. A-Ha's song Waiting for Her begins in the key of C with a simple I IV I IV progression, but the vocals, the instrumentation, and the melancholic lyrics combine to make this into a brilliant, if sad, song. The dominance of keyboards in this song keep it bright despite the somber words.
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 2, 2021 4:41:05 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #163 - 8/2/21 Florence + the Machine – “Howl” from Lungs
This song, appropriately titled Howl, is like a sustained exercise in escalation. It keeps getting more and more involved until its abrupt yet fitting ending.
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 3, 2021 23:49:47 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #164 - 8/3/21 Men at Work – “No Sign of Yesterday” from Cargo
A friend of mine bought me this record on vinyl and I cannot recall how many times I've given it a spin. Men at Work are a band so much more entertaining and talented than I had imagined before I got to dig into their sadly very small discography. With only three albums to their name, there isn't much to dig into, but it is worth doing it. I love this song in particular because of its brilliant use of the Dorian mode, ethereal harmonies, and otherworldly-sounding slide guitar. It's a slow and steady song, but it's always more about the journey than how long it takes to get there.
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 4, 2021 22:06:58 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #165 - 8/4/21 Rihanna – “Love Without Tragedy/Mother Mary” from Unapologetic
Good songwriters know that you can use a little to accomplish a whole hell of a lot. The chime-like guitar creates a retro atmosphere for this song set at first against a simple C# minor progression. But it takes a sudden and quick turn about two minutes in, changing key to A major, however the implied harmonies are adding so much flavor to each of those chords in every pass. Between the guitar, the bass, the piano, and Rihanna's voice, there is so much to read between the lines, musically speaking. All these tiny little melodies spaced out throughout the song make it the perfect vehicle for Rihanna to explore the space. She manages to emote so well without using any kind of melodramatic chord changes in order to cue the listener to feel something.
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 6, 2021 1:16:56 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #166 - 8/5/21 Davis Gilmour – “Smile” from On an Island
A lovely easy waltz with a pedal steel. Its hard not to just close your eyes and sway along with the music.
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Post by Emily Wilson on Aug 6, 2021 1:19:53 GMT
On An Island is my favorite David Gilmour solo album. Nice pick!
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Post by The Ocean on Aug 6, 2021 4:22:27 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #167 - 8/6/21 Raspberries – “Get it Moving” from Raspberries
Long before he made a name for himself with soft pop like All By Myself and Hungry Eyes, Eric Carmen was the bass player for Raspberries, best known for their song Go All the Way. This particular song has a boogie vibe to it like ZZ Top or Foghat. Carmen doesn't provide the lead vocals for this particular track, but it is unmistakably a Raspberries song, with the signature fuzz and harmonies.
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