Monday, March 23, 2009

Fun With Downloads: Great Bands Steal, Mediocre Bands Borrow

Please enjoy the gorgeous "It's Too Late," a true powerpop classic you might not have heard from The Searchers' fabulous eponymous 1979 comeback album. You can download it here.



And when you're done, take a moment to check out "If I Ever Get Another Chance," from the 1995 album illustrated below (featuring a bass player whose name rhymes with Sleeve Nimels), which you can download here.


Sounds like the same song to me -- can't imagine how that happened.

Oh, and BTW, if the authorization for either of the clips has expired by the time you get to them, e-mail me and I'll send you the mp3s, blah blah blah.

8 comments:

  1. Leyla got the Hi-beams album in the divorce, but I still remember seeing you guys at Tommy Makem's. Your nom de bass that night was Larry Durrell.

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  2. Beeve Mimels?

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  3. Larry Durrell, appearing courtesy of his Alexandria Quartet.
    :-)

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  4. It's either Larry or Nick Lowe, one.

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  5. Marti Jones did a really nice version of "It's Too Late" on Match Game.

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  6. Is "Match Game" still in print? God, I remember that on vinyl and it was gorgeous...

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  7. I don't think it's in print anymore, but I bought it on CD when it was available.

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  8. Steve Simels is still in print but sorry girls he's not available anymore.


    ROTP(lumber)

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