Friday, May 07, 2004
Notes from a pop music junkie:
Yesterday I heard two different songs on the radio that got me thinking: "Wild Thing" by the Troggs and "Karn Evil 9" by ELP. "Wild Thing" is great, so simple but so cool, and the flute solo really puts it over the top. While in high school (circa 1972-76), everybody loved ELP, and "Karn Evil 9" rocked, they were the best musicians, etc. But now it sounds dated and silly.
My "DEVO Live" CD arrived the other day. For those who might like that sort of thing, it's GREAT. You can actually feel how nuts these guys were. Especially if you play it REALLY LOUD. Excellent versions of "Gates of Steel", "Blockhead","Uncontrollable Urge" and "Gut Feeling" ("Something 'bout the way you taste, makes me want to clear my throat, There's a message in your movements, really gets my goat"). But the best is the magnum opus, "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA", in which they shreik:
Smart Patrol
Nowhere to go
Suburban robots who monitor reality
Common stock
They work around the clock
They shove the poles in the holes
Shove it!
That's beautiful, man.
Yesterday I heard two different songs on the radio that got me thinking: "Wild Thing" by the Troggs and "Karn Evil 9" by ELP. "Wild Thing" is great, so simple but so cool, and the flute solo really puts it over the top. While in high school (circa 1972-76), everybody loved ELP, and "Karn Evil 9" rocked, they were the best musicians, etc. But now it sounds dated and silly.
My "DEVO Live" CD arrived the other day. For those who might like that sort of thing, it's GREAT. You can actually feel how nuts these guys were. Especially if you play it REALLY LOUD. Excellent versions of "Gates of Steel", "Blockhead","Uncontrollable Urge" and "Gut Feeling" ("Something 'bout the way you taste, makes me want to clear my throat, There's a message in your movements, really gets my goat"). But the best is the magnum opus, "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA", in which they shreik:
Smart Patrol
Nowhere to go
Suburban robots who monitor reality
Common stock
They work around the clock
They shove the poles in the holes
Shove it!
That's beautiful, man.
