Opener Running Hard is one such stab at darker shades. However, the piano intro is not as exhilarating this time around and it feels almost laboured when it gives way to the vocal theme. The interlude dubiously lacks linear movement and plods on the same theme over and over. If all that...
), whereas if you turned around and found the pile of dirty clothes you left there yesterday, you wouldn’t even remember that moment ten minutes later. This idea has stuck with me since then (it’s not unlikely that I’ve mangled or misunderstood it in some way, but if so then it ...
A punchy tribute to early hero Fats Domino, this tune had been banging around in Morrison's head for years. In fact, he'd made passes at it – usually in much longer form – during sessions in 1968 and '69. Finally, the following year, he nailed it, and "Domino" became Morrison's...
This reframing felt like it was already under way, as Along the Red Ledge began with its best song. "I'm very proud of 'It's a Laugh,'" Hall told Goldmine in 2015. "That song is very real. It's about a direct experience, and it has some surprises in it in terms of the ...
focuses our ears on some low-lit piano chords, a kick, a snare, and nothing else. Smith doubles down on the "above-it-all" signifiers with lyrics about "not being good at a one-night stand" and a gospel choir, which is sort of a nuclear respectability option for pop stars. He's...
Over the next month, the band would lay down ideas, chords, rhythms and various parts, eventually finding an album taking shape. The result was one of the most collaborative efforts in the group’s history, with all four members contributing to the songwriting. The album was received with ...
Over the next month, the band would lay down ideas, chords, rhythms and various parts, eventually finding an album taking shape. The result was one of the most collaborative efforts in the group’s history, with all four members contributing to the songwriting. The album was received with ...