"Going Nowhere" is one of the perhaps less celebrated Raspberries tracks; in fact, the original is a kind of throwaway Eagles-lite country pop thing that never made much of an impression on me despite (or perhaps because of) appearing as the B-side of the sublime "I Wanna Be With You." Lloyd, however -- genius that he is -- located the passionate guitar rocker lurking within it, and the result is a perfect mix of soaring harmonies, romantic longing and glistening Stratocasters that wouldn't have been out of place on a Big Star album. Just terrific.
And as always, if the download thingie over at the divShare link doesn't work, just e-mail me and I'll send you the mp3.
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Note to self: Obscure cuts from decade old tribute albums less interesting than expected.
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Still has a bit of twang to it! Good one! Worst COVER ever! Where they marketing to that heretofore untapped foot fetish market?
The second best cut on this album is a George Harrison/Badfinger-esque version of the even more obscure "Rose Colored Glasses."
I'm prejudiced, though -- the band that does it features the drummer I've been playing with since the early 80s.
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Now that's what I call powerpop. Very cool.
Are those supposed to be raspberries on the cover? Looks more like carmel corn.
Mmmm, carmel corn.
What about the Flashcubes' cover of "I Can Hardly Believe You're Mine"? Definitely one of the stand-outs on a somewhat uneven tribute album.
Of course, I realize I'm being redundant in saying "uneven tribute album."
Bill is great, I met him at some parties when he was with Foster and I was married to a woman who worked at RCA. A very likeable chap, he signed my copy of Feeling The Elephant.
I need to get the rest of his stuff pronto.
Trey
Bill's my Facebook buddy; we chat sometimes. Yes, a genuinely nice man. But I think I marginally prefer his version of "Step Inside" from Play Hollies in Reverse to this one.
Lloyd's "Step Inside" is pretty spectacular, and that whole Hollies tribute is worth hearing.
And Lloyd's "Set to Pop" album is masterpiece. Just saying.
That Hollies trib LP is one of the best of the genre. Mary, what did you think of "Shoe Fetish"?
"Step Inside" is indeed spectacular. But don't forget to give Brad Jones his due on that one, too.
"Set to Pop" was the record that turned me into a rabid power popper in the '90s. "Masterpiece" truly is the word, Steve. Not a duff track on it.
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