Hey -- what can I tell you; apparently, I was genetically bred to love that song. But still -- that's an exceptionally fab take on it.
In any case, those guys have been dispensing equally swell stuff for quite a while now, and you should order the aforementioned retrospective album over at their official website HERE now.
You'll also find information about their upcoming gigs -- hello, power pop fans in the Chicago area!!! -- and their new album (due in the spring) over there, so the proverbial word to the wise.
You're welcome very much. 😎
Have I mentioned -- The Spindles rule!!!
That's a lovely jangly take on Look Through Any Window. Will have to check out more from The Spindles!
ReplyDeleteHere's another worthy Hollies cover from the late great Boiled In Lead https://youtu.be/seJ5gZ4WMc8
and this was so good that I have to share: Fernando Perdomo - Self. https://fernandoperdomo.bandcamp.com/album/self
- Paul in DK
I have a soft spot for that song. The Hollies 45 of it was the first record I ever bought. Nice cover of it!
ReplyDeleteAs one can tell when looking at their site, this band has an association with IL power pop group (now retired) The Elvis Brothers.
ReplyDeleteThey were an amazing trio; we used to hear them in the clubs playing the tunes that got them signed to Portrait. As a live band they were ferocious and funny as hell.
Drummer Brad (Steakley) Elvis is unreal; he held down the thrown for the Romantics for years.
Bassist Graham (Walker) Elvis has done a fine job archiving their live shows. Google these guys and be amazed.
Bob in IL
That song is just so special. It moves me every time I hear it, even now, after all these years - just like the first time.
ReplyDeleteThose guitars! Those harmonies! Aspirational sounds I’ve chased my whole life.
Jai Guru Dave
The Elvis Brothers and "Santa Fe." These guys are tight, road-tested and tearing it up.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6G2L9VHtnY
The Chicago area has always been a great breeding ground for power pop bands. From Cheap Trick, Pezband, Off Broadway, Shoes, Material Issue etc etc.
Bob in IL
That is some SERIOUS drumming there on 'Santa Fe'! Even Chicago's greatest punk band (Naked Raygun, of course!) had great pop sensibilities to go with their corrosive crunch.
DeleteC in California
love that song and that performance - i always think of billy j. kramer song written by paul mccartney 'from a window' another great song from those days - the titles are reversed from what you might expect in terms of looking in/looking out
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