Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I wouldn't have been surprised if the top 7 had been the 7 tracks from Bat Out of Hell.
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Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 5 - #15's have been posted. Link in OP. (23 Viewers)
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
That's pretty much his only album that I know - I do know a few random songs outside of BooH.
Chaos34
Footballguy
I'm waiting for one co-written by John 5. I didn't take it so we wouldn't get it twice. It's a "later" Meatloaf hit.
Eephus
Footballguy
Michael Head #15 - Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - "Fluke" (2021)
Heading back to the current decade with another song from Head's late-career "breakout" Dear Scott, an album named after the greeting of a motivational note that F. Scott Fitzgerald penned to himself while he was a down and out screenwriter in Hollywood.
I don't know if Mick has ever been to Los Angeles which is an unusual thing to say about a musical lifer and the global center of the music industry. But as far as I'm able to tell, none of Head's bands have ever played so much as a show in America; he's played UK dates almost exclusively with an occasional gig in France or Belgium. I don't know if he doesn't like to fly or whether the right opportunity never presented itself but he's not exactly cosmopolitan.
"Fluke" is a journey to the Hollywood of Mick's dreams. Although there's a reference to Al Pacino, the song's nostalgic tone seems to place it in an earlier era. The song is another reference to Fitzgerald; it's Head's version of "The Homes of the Stars", a 1940 short story by Fitzgerald about his fictional alter ego, Hollywood screenwriter Pat Hobby who pretends to be a Hollywood tour guide to earn some money to fix his car. The song begins slow and tranquil but busts into an instrumental bridge that sounds like something Jimmy Webb might have written in 1967 before returning back to Head's Hollywood.
Heading back to the current decade with another song from Head's late-career "breakout" Dear Scott, an album named after the greeting of a motivational note that F. Scott Fitzgerald penned to himself while he was a down and out screenwriter in Hollywood.
I don't know if Mick has ever been to Los Angeles which is an unusual thing to say about a musical lifer and the global center of the music industry. But as far as I'm able to tell, none of Head's bands have ever played so much as a show in America; he's played UK dates almost exclusively with an occasional gig in France or Belgium. I don't know if he doesn't like to fly or whether the right opportunity never presented itself but he's not exactly cosmopolitan.
"Fluke" is a journey to the Hollywood of Mick's dreams. Although there's a reference to Al Pacino, the song's nostalgic tone seems to place it in an earlier era. The song is another reference to Fitzgerald; it's Head's version of "The Homes of the Stars", a 1940 short story by Fitzgerald about his fictional alter ego, Hollywood screenwriter Pat Hobby who pretends to be a Hollywood tour guide to earn some money to fix his car. The song begins slow and tranquil but busts into an instrumental bridge that sounds like something Jimmy Webb might have written in 1967 before returning back to Head's Hollywood.
zamboni
Footballguy
You took the words right out of my mouth.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Is that the title of a Meatloaf tune?
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I’d say Google is your friend but Google kind of sucks nowadays.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Definitely the title of a Meatloaf tune.
Chaos34
Footballguy
Who says AI is a bad thing?
On a restless midnight, under a sky of shattered stars,
I stood before you, my heart a battlefield of scars.
I had a thousand vows, carved deep within my soul,
But your eyes locked on mine, and my tongue lost control.
I was gonna swear my love, till the heavens turned to dust,
But your gaze stole my breath and filled my heart with trust.
You took the words right out of my mouth,
My soul’s on fire, but my voice can’t get out
You took the words right out of my mouth,
Oh, you tore them out
Knew what my dreams were about
I’m lost in silence with nothing to shout
You took the words right out of my mouth,
Oh, you stole every sound and removed all doubt
You took the words right out of my mouth
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
What song is that?
Chaos34
Footballguy
I just asked AI to write a Meatloaf song with that title. It took 5 seconds.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Ewwww. Steinman must be spinning up as we speak.
Chaos34
Footballguy
Glad I just cut and pasted to the chorus. AI was serious and gave me a massive wall of text I didn't finish reading.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I love this one, too. Great melody and vibe.Might be top 3 Doobs for me.[td]The Doobie Brothers[/td][td]New Binky The Doormat[/td][td]Dark Eyed Cajun Woman
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Oliver Humanzee
Footballguy
Worlds collide! Give him a kiss for me!
-OZ-
Footballguy
'Cause I'm eighteen
I get confused everyday
Good list, a bit down from 19 but an enjoyable listen nonetheless
New to me, added to likes
Mood of the morning
Rotating heads - although as a Ferris bueller fan is this really new?
Lessons learned from Rocky
Favorite known - this one was tough. crackin Rosie, skid marks, badge, and the winner until it
I get confused everyday
Good list, a bit down from 19 but an enjoyable listen nonetheless
New to me, added to likes
Mood of the morning
Rotating heads - although as a Ferris bueller fan is this really new?
Lessons learned from Rocky
Favorite known - this one was tough. crackin Rosie, skid marks, badge, and the winner until it
Mt. Man
Footballguy
MA-D Round 5: Metallica
#15: To Live Is To Die
Album: …And Justice For All (1988)
(Youtube version) To Live Is to Die (Remastered)
(Live Version) Metallica: To Live Is To Die (San Francisco, CA - December 7, 2011)
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world
These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer
Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?
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Hey guys, I kept the songs under 10 minutes! Technically. Not every playlist can say that! Heck, this is just barely the longest song in the group of 15s.
So many choices for live versions too! Yeah, I kid there. To date, Metallica have played this live the one time in the link above. Well, the interlude has been played, but above is the only time we see it in its entirety. Even getting that performance took time, consideration, and some healing. One can only dream what an S&M version might have sounded like, but to say that this is a difficult song for Metallica to perform due to the memories it stirs up is putting it extremely mildly.
For fairly obvious reasons, this is the only song on AFJA where Cliff Burton gets co-credit. The bass line on this song is based on a medley of unused recordings from Burton, though they were rough enough that it’s Jason Newstead playing them on the album. For a while it was believed that Burton wrote the song’s only lyrics (see above) too, but that’s only half true. The first line comes from the film “Excalibur”, and the second stems from the novel “Lord Foul’s Bane” by Stephen R. Donaldson.
Needless to say that this is a personal favorite that still sticks with me. Finding my own appreciation for progressive music in college probably helped with that, given this song's feeling of having multiple “acts”. Naturally I have to credit a number of other bands for that rather than Metallica, but just saying.
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Next on the countdown, a pure instrumental that Burton had under his belt.
#15: To Live Is To Die
Album: …And Justice For All (1988)
(Youtube version) To Live Is to Die (Remastered)
(Live Version) Metallica: To Live Is To Die (San Francisco, CA - December 7, 2011)
When a man lies, he murders some part of the world
These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer
Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home?
--
Hey guys, I kept the songs under 10 minutes! Technically. Not every playlist can say that! Heck, this is just barely the longest song in the group of 15s.
So many choices for live versions too! Yeah, I kid there. To date, Metallica have played this live the one time in the link above. Well, the interlude has been played, but above is the only time we see it in its entirety. Even getting that performance took time, consideration, and some healing. One can only dream what an S&M version might have sounded like, but to say that this is a difficult song for Metallica to perform due to the memories it stirs up is putting it extremely mildly.
For fairly obvious reasons, this is the only song on AFJA where Cliff Burton gets co-credit. The bass line on this song is based on a medley of unused recordings from Burton, though they were rough enough that it’s Jason Newstead playing them on the album. For a while it was believed that Burton wrote the song’s only lyrics (see above) too, but that’s only half true. The first line comes from the film “Excalibur”, and the second stems from the novel “Lord Foul’s Bane” by Stephen R. Donaldson.
Needless to say that this is a personal favorite that still sticks with me. Finding my own appreciation for progressive music in college probably helped with that, given this song's feeling of having multiple “acts”. Naturally I have to credit a number of other bands for that rather than Metallica, but just saying.
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Next on the countdown, a pure instrumental that Burton had under his belt.
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