Before they became one of the biggest bands on the planet with prog-leaning epics like 'The Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall,' Pink Floyd were an unstructured, but no less ambitious, psych-rock group with songs about depressed scarecrows and wine-sipping gnomes. 'The Piper at the G...
According to engineer Eddie Kramer, the mid-song breakdown, “where everything is going bananas, is a combination of Jimmy and myself just flying around on a small console twiddling every knob known to man.” Well, it came out pretty good Eddie. Key Track: Whole Lotta Love Image ...
It received great critical acclaim upon release, but failed to find commercial success, a fate shared with his previous efforts solo and with The Flying Burrito Brothers. Grievous Angel peaked at number 195 on the Billboard charts. Despite its modest sales, it is viewed as a successful example...
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and — being the incredibly introspective songwriter that he is — he wrote a set of autobiographical lyrics describing his own experience finding out who he thought was his biological father as a kid was actually his stepdad. He, of course, passed his audition for the band with flying colors...
it is all a case of too much. Too many genres slammed together. Too many jokes which are wincingly unfunny. Too many largely unknown cast members. Too many subplots. Too many songs, none of which are either particularly good or particularly memorable. I read a great review here where th...
At 3:50 there is an incredible shift beneath one of Pablo's high-flying sustained guitar notes, but this motif is short-lived as at 4:33 there is another shift into a slighly- Latinized motif on which Pablo has at least three tracks delivering key components. Around 5:30 we return to...
Song 177: "Never Learn Not to Love" by the Beach Boys, Part Two -- "Is it True What They Say About Dixie?" Episode 1: "Flying Home" by the Benny Goodman Sextet Episode 2: "Roll 'Em Pete" by Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson Song 177: "Never Learn Not to Love" by the Beach ...
After flying under the radar for a few years, the band finally broke out with their 1999 album Make Yourself, which spawned the singles “Pardon Me,”“Drive” and “Stellar.” Fresh off that breakout success, the band was ready to take the next step and decamped to a beachside mansion...
"Flirtin’ With Disaster" is a road song in the tradition of similar great songs of its ilk, telling the tale of living fast, living hard and flying way too close to the edge. Out of money? Check. Corruption? Check. Feeling like perhaps a change of course might be a good idea? Chec...