Okay, if you've been hanging around here for any length of time, you are doubtless aware of my fondness for the work of The (Young) Rascals.
However, even a crazed fan like myself would be hard put to characterize their music as the sort of thing that is normally our purview, i.e. power pop. That said, I happened to hear the Rascals' "See" (which may have been their last major chart hit, if memory serves) on the radio somewhere the other day and I thought -- hey, that sounds kind of like the stuff that Todd Rundgren did later with Nazz.
Which is to say that, yeah, "See" is of course your basic piece of AM radio psychedelia, but given the riffage and stuff, it almost verges on power pop territory; in fact, you could do a pretty seamless segue out of the song and into "Open My Eyes." Or vice versa, come to think of it.
In any case, a coveter PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who gleans the song's relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
You know, I LOVE The Rascals and Todd Rundgren, right? I never would have heard the Nazz connection. You are so right.
ReplyDeleteSo my guess...last good track before questionable career move?
Groups that went from Little Rascal costumes to growing facial hair?
ReplyDeleteHeh.
ReplyDeleteAnd heh.
Also, no.
:-)
Groups with a lot of teeth?
ReplyDeleteI love this song, but a 2 and a half minute version would have overstayed it's welcome less.
ReplyDeleteOoohh! Great tune! I remember putting on the album and when See kicked in, it was like - wow, what the heck is this!?!? Excellent selection...thanks!
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