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I know everything from Kick because it seemed like EVERYONE had that album when I was in high school. The others, I only know the radio songs and this wasn't one of them, at least where I grew up. It should have been. Seems like they added the best elements of U2 to their own sound for this one.
I just started this up, and OH said, "Are you listening to Operation Ivy? That was one of my favorite bands when I was 16."
I only know a few things post-Green and pre-Buckingham Nicks, so this was a first for me. Love the guitars on this one.2.14 - Fleetwood Mac - Child of Mine (1972)
https://youtu.be/F--ImFAn8oU
This band had about 5-6 incarnations and I wouldn't second guess any pick from their early days as a blues rock band, like Rattlesnake Shake, The Green Manalishi or Oh Well. Nor from the bridge period with Bob Welch (who the so-called Rock and Roll Hall of Fame didn't invite to the Fleetwood Mac induction ceremony). Nor from their later hits period with Buckingham/Nicks.
However my selection is from the brief time when their ill-fated lead guitarist Danny Kirwan was fronting the band. He was mentally unstable and had a complete breakdown on the US tour supporting the LP Bare Trees (from which this song was taken) and was kicked out of the band and the tour cancelled (which led their manager to send out a fake band who called themselves Fleetwood Mac to finish the tour...but I digress).
Anyway, Kirwan, who was the best lead player they ever had (others may disagree) penned this song which talks about how he and his mom were abandoned by his father when he was a small child. Kirwan, himself, had just become a father at 19 and was promising his child the same would not happen.
Little child of mine
You'll be lovin' like your little Mother did
Heard it somewhere before
I won't leave you no not like my Father did
I only know a few things post-Green and pre-Buckingham Nicks, so this was a first for me. Love the guitars on this one.On 11/11/2021 at 6:12 PM, squistion said:
2.14 - Fleetwood Mac - Child of Mine (1972)
https://youtu.be/F--ImFAn8oU
This band had about 5-6 incarnations and I wouldn't second guess any pick from their early days as a blues rock band, like Rattlesnake Shake, The Green Manalishi or Oh Well. Nor from the bridge period with Bob Welch (who the so-called Rock and Roll Hall of Fame didn't invite to the Fleetwood Mac induction ceremony). Nor from their later hits period with Buckingham/Nicks.
However my selection is from the brief time when their ill-fated lead guitarist Danny Kirwan was fronting the band. He was mentally unstable and had a complete breakdown on the US tour supporting the LP Bare Trees (from which this song was taken) and was kicked out of the band and the tour cancelled (which led their manager to send out a fake band who called themselves Fleetwood Mac to finish the tour...but I digress).
Anyway, Kirwan, who was the best lead player they ever had (others may disagree) penned this song which talks about how he and his mom were abandoned by his father when he was a small child. Kirwan, himself, had just become a father at 19 and was promising his child the same would not happen.
You'll be lovin' like your little Mother did
Heard it somewhere before
I won't leave you no not like my Father did
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Interesting....
If it's not on Electric Warrior, chances are I don't know it. This sounds like Donovan on steroids.
When my turns in rounds 2 and 3 came up while I was swamped at work, my theme quickly became "favorites from randoms."
When trip hop was in its heyday, I wasn't in the right mindset for it. I was too angry. I am in a much better headspace for it now. This is brilliant. Your description pretty much says anything else that needs to be said.Pretty sure this is the song I've listened to the most over the past 20 years. It even seems to follow me around. Tame Impala surprised me with a brilliant live cover. For years the Laker's sound person used the (killer, dark and urgent) bass line on loop during replay delays. Adidas used it in a commercial. It's used in a video game my kid played for a few years. It's in several movies I've seen -- Anti-Trust, Pi, Snatch, Go. Heard it on West Wing, Third Watch and a few more. The smuggler's stand-off in Flight of the Phoenix may be the best scene with it. Hah! I'm watching Click Bait right now and there's that bass line again. What the?? Doo nuh nuh nuhnuh nununu, Doo nuh nuh nuh nuhnuh nununu. It's a cover of the bass.
Mezzanine is the Kind of Blue of TripHop. Massive Attack has 8 tracks that have charted higher than their best song. I think it's brilliant. It's slow and sulty some. It's a banger too. That bass line starts out so soft you can't help but turn up the volume. Slick mastering there. Then the percussions set a tone. Wall of guitars, synth effects and suddenly it's much louder than what you listened to before it. The lyrics depict romantic obsession, the music a romantic session. I like the outro as much as the intro. A drop dead moment rather than a climactic finale. Love this song too much really and the love/sutlry/sex thing is hopefully going to be a theme on my playlist. A "little" challenging finding artists whose best fits that, but I'm having fun and this band was snipable fo sho.
2.27 Massive Attack - Angel
play it loud or you miss a bunch. headphones or hi fi recommended
The song I almost took at 2 overall is still available but doesn't fit with the 3 I've taken since.
Just give him the "best" Motley Crue song and move on.
Stop the spotlighting!!
I was seriously considering, after the obligatory Neil pick, to see how long I could ride with "artists I don't really care for except for that one song." That probably would have pissed a few people off.
As an interested observer/music lover/non-draft participant I couldn't believe R.E.M. lasted until pick #104!
Radio Free Europe (Hib-Tone version) and Fall on Me are my 1A and 1B for them.
We have a Belgian beer bar here that always serves Delirium Tremens in the proper glassware, meticulously poured, in a great environment and charges like $9 a pint for it which is probably the going rate.
Both great songs! The bolded one is from Eponymous. I found the album at a Garage Sale recently, I was thrilled.
Look to both be true West Coast IPA's.
I drink it from the bottle just like this $200 Gran Cru I just opened.
"Kick" was huge, but "Listen Like Thieves" and "Shabooh, Shoobah" are better albums imo.
Pfriem and Breakside both have delicious pilsners as well.
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