tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post306114954746318936..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Annals of the Oddly DressedNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-41121460219639743402011-04-08T11:15:59.664-04:002011-04-08T11:15:59.664-04:00One of the truly great pop songs. Tempo changes, g...One of the truly great pop songs. Tempo changes, great instrumentation, good singing, and wonderful timbres and sounds.<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-2152552520223464262011-04-07T13:27:33.738-04:002011-04-07T13:27:33.738-04:00Correction. I was having a senior moment. The tun...Correction. I was having a senior moment. The tune I was referring to above is "Heart Full of Soul".<br /><br />Oops.Billy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79615340066486679132011-04-07T12:54:12.348-04:002011-04-07T12:54:12.348-04:00Great tune.
I have a version on vinyl recorded ...Great tune. <br /><br />I have a version on vinyl recorded in Mempho at Sun Studios done acoustically with sitar. IIRC, this was the version that the band planned on releasing but, due to the recording technology of the time, couldn't get an even sound on the sitar so Jeff strapped on the telly with fuzztone.Billy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-20837976314456548012011-04-07T12:34:13.864-04:002011-04-07T12:34:13.864-04:00Priceless! And they borrowed Fang's Paul Rever...Priceless! And they borrowed Fang's Paul Revere and the Raiders outfit, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-38899332970728827252011-04-07T12:03:23.538-04:002011-04-07T12:03:23.538-04:00I know it's mostly the cut of the helm, but th...I know it's mostly the cut of the helm, but the bassist looks a lot like John Cleese as the French knight in _Holy Grail_. And I notice around 2:30-2:45 the drummer appears to accidentally fall off his stool before the deliberate drop at the end.jackdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113600776477358833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-18054626004374125882011-04-07T11:54:58.291-04:002011-04-07T11:54:58.291-04:00Imagine ... despite having Jeff Beck on guitar, th...Imagine ... despite having Jeff Beck on guitar, the lead instrument on the Yardbirds' first single was the bongo drums.<br /><br />So. How change life?Fazenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-90354312668632487132011-04-07T08:59:57.702-04:002011-04-07T08:59:57.702-04:00Wow, that's some artsy French New Wave filmmak...Wow, that's some artsy French New Wave filmmaking there.edwardnoreply@blogger.com