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Post by The Ocean on Mar 2, 2021 16:08:54 GMT
Here's one of my favorite deep tracks. "I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso" from Mott the Hoople. Mick Ralphs wrote it, sang it, and played guitar on it. I don't think I ever heard this on the radio back in the day. I remember when I got the album, when this song would finish, I kept picking up the needle to play it again over and over. I'm always up for some Mott the Hoople. This is a really good one. I chose Miss Silver Dime for my Mott the Hoople deep track.
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Post by The Ocean on Mar 3, 2021 4:10:55 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #73 - 3/2/21 Feist - "Inside and Out" from Let it Die
This is a cover of a Bee Gees classic that fits so sublimely well for Leslie Feist's voice. I can't express enough how much a fan I am of her music from her first album through her most recent, Pleasure (my favorite being Metals).
I just really dig her lo fi style, and it plays so well with this song. It's quite a shame it wasn't a hit, but then she sure made up for that with I Feel it All and 1234. Don't let The Reminder be all that you hear of her music; her discography, small as it is, demands to be appreciated. Pop music is rarely this interesting.
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Post by luxexterior on Mar 3, 2021 16:43:02 GMT
Here's one of my favorite deep tracks. "I'm a Cadillac / El Camino Dolo Roso" from Mott the Hoople. Mick Ralphs wrote it, sang it, and played guitar on it. I don't think I ever heard this on the radio back in the day. I remember when I got the album, when this song would finish, I kept picking up the needle to play it again over and over. I'm always up for some Mott the Hoople. This is a really good one. I chose Miss Silver Dime for my Mott the Hoople deep track. This is a great track. Mott the Hoople were a fantastic band & not given enough credit. Pretty much everything they did is at least very listenable & at its best brilliant.
I have been lucky to have met Ian Hunter a couple of times, the first time I asked him about Goin' Through the Motions he responded by saying "oh yeah good song, I wrote that with Eric, he's a nice Jewish boy" for some reason he couldn't remember Let Go. Although it does sound a bit Mottish!
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Post by The Ocean on Mar 4, 2021 4:30:03 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #78 - 3/3/21 Yardbirds - "Mr. You're a Better Man Than I" from Birdland
I am unashamed of cheating on this one. EVERYBODY who knows classic rock knows this song. But I am choosing an unsung and lesser-known version for their entry on Deep Track of the Day.
In 2003, the Yardbirds put out their first album in over three decades and I was THERE for it. Half of the album was new compositions, the other half remakes of older songs, and there were many special guests. I am not always fond of bands going back to re-record their classics but it has been known to be done quite well on occasion. This, to me, is one of those occasions. No, the new versions are not as good as the old ones, but they represent a great illustration of a band having fun doing what they do. There is no sense when listening to this of a band on autopilot by any means.
What I find so special about this new version of Mr. You're a Better Man Than I is that the gravity of the song translates to this new version, where Brian May's lead guitar burrows into the track and makes itself at home, as if it always belonged there.
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Post by zenman on Mar 4, 2021 6:18:32 GMT
where Brian May's lead guitar burrows into the track and makes itself at home, as if it always belonged there. Good line.
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Post by The Ocean on Mar 4, 2021 23:40:53 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #79 - 3/4/21 Jason Mraz - "Life is Wonderful" from Mr. A-Z
This is one of those songs that builds as it goes along. The lyrics are unusual but beautiful, the composition and arrangement an enviable sonic achievement. Every time a new element is brought in, it feels like the heroes crashing the gates, making a bigger, grander entrance each time.
This is one of those songs I still cannot believe was never a single.
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Post by sirrastus on Mar 5, 2021 6:16:46 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #78 - 3/3/21 Yardbirds - "Mr. You're a Better Man Than I" from Birdland I am unashamed of cheating on this one. EVERYBODY who knows classic rock knows this song. But I am choosing an unsung and lesser-known version for their entry on Deep Track of the Day. In 2003, the Yardbirds put out their first album in over three decades and I was THERE for it. Half of the album was new compositions, the other half remakes of older songs, and there were many special guests. I am not always fond of bands going back to re-record their classics but it has been known to be done quite well on occasion. This, to me, is one of those occasions. No, the new versions are not as good as the old ones, but they represent a great illustration of a band having fun doing what they do. There is no sense when listening to this of a band on autopilot by any means. What I find so special about this new version of Mr. You're a Better Man Than I is that the gravity of the song translates to this new version, where Brian May's lead guitar burrows into the track and makes itself at home, as if it always belonged there. Another tune I've always known well.I would have chosen Little Games which to me sounds like the inspiration for Harvester.
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Post by The Ocean on Mar 5, 2021 6:18:14 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #78 - 3/3/21 Yardbirds - "Mr. You're a Better Man Than I" from Birdland I am unashamed of cheating on this one. EVERYBODY who knows classic rock knows this song. But I am choosing an unsung and lesser-known version for their entry on Deep Track of the Day. In 2003, the Yardbirds put out their first album in over three decades and I was THERE for it. Half of the album was new compositions, the other half remakes of older songs, and there were many special guests. I am not always fond of bands going back to re-record their classics but it has been known to be done quite well on occasion. This, to me, is one of those occasions. No, the new versions are not as good as the old ones, but they represent a great illustration of a band having fun doing what they do. There is no sense when listening to this of a band on autopilot by any means. What I find so special about this new version of Mr. You're a Better Man Than I is that the gravity of the song translates to this new version, where Brian May's lead guitar burrows into the track and makes itself at home, as if it always belonged there. Another tune I've always known well.I would have chosen Little Games which to me sounds like the inspiration for Harvester. Like I said, I definitely cheated on this one by choosing a different version of a well known song. But I couldn't not choose this one all the same.
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Post by The Ocean on Mar 5, 2021 17:25:11 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #80 - 3/5/21 Rage Against the Machine - "Sleep Now in the Fire" from The Battle of Los Angeles
If you are a Rage fan this isn't a deep track. But if you are a mainstream FM radio kind of person, you've maybe heard Killing in the Name, Guerilla Radio, or Bulls on Parade.
This song, however, is their hands down best, hardest, headbangingest track. This is one of those tracks an old band of mine would do at rehearsals once upon a time, and I would SCREAM the lyrics until my voice broke (I wasn't the singer, so it didn't matter).
This has nothing to do with the political (and these posts are not meant for that, any more than when I post the inevitable Ted Nugent deep track). This is purely about the raw FIRE that is alive in this song. Also I just wanted to follow up a super soft and low key song like yesterday's choice with something LOUD.
It's impossible not to jump, bang my head, and scream along. This is one of the riffiest riffs to ever riff.
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Post by sirrastus on Mar 6, 2021 16:19:55 GMT
Much as I'm not much of a KISS fan I have to say that they may have out BOC'd Godzilla by doing this No 1 song in the U.S. from '63 and is a revered song in Japan:Nice job Paul:
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Post by sirrastus on Mar 6, 2021 16:25:33 GMT
Kyu Sakamoto unfortunately died in '85 in the worst single plane accident in history (JAL Flight 123). He was only 43 the time. The aircraft had lost hydraulics and the pilots managed to keep it afloat for about 20 minutes before it collided against the side of a mountain. Kyu wrote out a farewell letter to his wife on a cocktail napkin before the end came. The napkin was later recovered from the wreckage and given to her. She still lives to this day all these years later carrying that memory inside
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Post by The Ocean on Mar 6, 2021 19:04:35 GMT
Kyu Sakamoto unfortunately died in '85 in the worst single plane accident in history (JAL Flight 123). He was only 43 the time. The aircraft had lost hydraulics and the pilots managed to keep it afloat for about 20 minutes before it collided against the side of a mountain. Kyu wrote out a farewell letter to his wife on a cocktail napkin before the end came. The napkin was later recovered from the wreckage and given to her. She still lives to this day all these years later carrying that memory inside My God that is so awful
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Post by The Ocean on Mar 6, 2021 20:29:15 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #81 - 3/6/21 Autograph - "More than a Million Times" from Loud and Clear
From the opening synth drone to the virtuosic but impressively melodic Steve Lynch guitar solo, this is a standout track in Autograph's underexplored and brief discography. I haven't listened to anything released since this album but their first three are worth it to me. Turn up the Radio was a hell of a hit for them, but they had some really great stuff aside from it, and this is one of them to my mind.
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Post by The Ocean on Mar 8, 2021 4:43:13 GMT
Deep Track of the Day #82 - 3/7/21 Loverboy - "Too Much Too Soon" from Lovin' Every Minute of It
Loverboy are an underrated Canadian band (like many Canadian bands). There is far more to them than Working for The Weekend or Turn Me Loose. This song I love for the slide guitar and talk box throughout.
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Post by zenman on Mar 8, 2021 5:56:54 GMT
Loverboy also doesn't get the credit they deserve for keeping the worldwide headband industry afloat.
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