...please sort of enjoy Butch Walker and the Marvelous 3 (who I had, deservedly, nice things to say about a couple of days ago) and their cover of the Dan's "Reelin' in the Years."
I'm sort of a born again Butch Walker fan, but I gotta say...this one doesn't do it for me. The phrase that comes to mind immediately is -- rinky-dink.
That said, the original is so perfect that I can't imagine anybody else doing justice to the song.
Your thoughts?
A bit too Bon Jovi for my taste.
ReplyDeleteAs you mention, the original was perfect so this was a bad song to cover. The fuzzy guitars don't work for me. As does the fact that Butch can't play a solo like Skunk or Dias. Plus he doesn't have the vocal chops Mr. Fagen possesses.
ReplyDeleteCheck out Brian Setzer/Bodhisattva.
ReplyDeleteA cover worthy of Todd Rundrens "Faithful"
rob
rob - the Setzer cover is killer. I also looked up the solo for Reelin' in the Years and learned it was Elliott Randall who played the solo. Oops. I remember Skunk Baxter playing it live from the TV in later 72...
ReplyDeleteBilly,
ReplyDeleteDenny Diaz / lead on Reeln' - Midnight Special
Looked, sounded live. Saw some equipment cords, Denny has his foot on an effects pedal.
David Palmer looks woefully out of place, also has bad teeth. ;-)
rob
Vocal doesn't swing.
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ReplyDeleteI probably saw that as I didn't miss too many MS or In Concerts (and later Don Kirschner's show). The Baxter solo on Reelin' was from In Concert. I am also pretty sure it was live because I had seen enough bands play to their records to recognize the difference.
Fagen and Becker always had very talented guitarists - Diaz, Baxter, Larry Carlton ,and so on.
Good stuff.
Check out David Palmers website. He went on to a photo career but has a section called "Lost Demos". He had a band "Mydle Class", you can hear the Foreigner influence.
ReplyDeleteTurns out Carole King won a Grammy for a song he co-wrote...
rob