Zevon- This one’s a killer. What a beautiful, haunting goodbye. His voice is a bit strained in the beginning (and reminds me of Dylan) but then he kicks it into gear later in the song. I love the gentility of the central plea…”for a while.” And all of the metaphors and imagery of hope yet inevitability. Wow.
DEVO- Quirkfest! I was digging the rhythms of the arpeggiated keys and then the vocals start. Kraftwerk of course came to mind as well as Laurie Andersen– that vocal has a pretty high pitched melody. Lots of juicy dissonance which meshes well with the songs theme.
Warren Zevon – Keep Me in Your Heart
It’s close to perfect. Simple, emotive. “These wheels keep turnin’, but they’re running out of steam.”
DEVO – S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)
The intro reminds me of Gentle Giant’s “Giant for a Day.” I can relate to the herky-jerkyness and general cacophony. I also get a little of The Go-Gos’ “We Got the Beat.” Devolved.
“Keep Me in Your Heart”by Warren Zevon: sad , moving and lovely
“S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)” by DEVO: DEVO signature sound. Used that midi beat and a multitude of sounds to great effect. Fun to come back to DEVO for a spell.
catchup round
“Keep Me In Your Heart”/W. Zevon. Jesus. This is almost unbearably tender. How many songs were written by someone who knew they were dying? (Sources say this is the last one he wrote and recorded.) Funny thing is, he was writing lots of songs about mortality on the great “Life’ll Kill Ya” LP even before he knew he was terminally ill. this one is heartrending even if you don’t know the story. I’m not sure they needed the flanger or whatever on the acoustic. But I’m not gonna argue with a dead genius.
“S.I.B”/D.E.V.O. I’ve never been too into them, but they were visionaries. I love the way the chord progression (swelling, woozily) suggests the ailment. Except the instrumental and vocal interjections are mostly comical, mocking the singer’s trauma (“torture”). Part pop, part art rock, part performance-art project. And now is zee time on “Shprockets” ven vee dahnce.
Zevon- This one’s a killer. What a beautiful, haunting goodbye. His voice is a bit strained in the beginning (and reminds me of Dylan) but then he kicks it into gear later in the song. I love the gentility of the central plea…”for a while.” And all of the metaphors and imagery of hope yet inevitability. Wow.
DEVO- Quirkfest! I was digging the rhythms of the arpeggiated keys and then the vocals start. Kraftwerk of course came to mind as well as Laurie Andersen– that vocal has a pretty high pitched melody. Lots of juicy dissonance which meshes well with the songs theme.
WZ – Great song. sad circumstances. He went out with a bang.
Devo, to be honest, I believe I have only ever heard whip it. Yeah, vocals are a little rough. Can’t say I like this, give me the anxieties!
Warren Zevon – Keep Me in Your Heart
It’s close to perfect. Simple, emotive. “These wheels keep turnin’, but they’re running out of steam.”
DEVO – S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)
The intro reminds me of Gentle Giant’s “Giant for a Day.” I can relate to the herky-jerkyness and general cacophony. I also get a little of The Go-Gos’ “We Got the Beat.” Devolved.
“Keep Me in Your Heart”by Warren Zevon: sad , moving and lovely
“S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)” by DEVO: DEVO signature sound. Used that midi beat and a multitude of sounds to great effect. Fun to come back to DEVO for a spell.
catchup round
“Keep Me In Your Heart”/W. Zevon. Jesus. This is almost unbearably tender. How many songs were written by someone who knew they were dying? (Sources say this is the last one he wrote and recorded.) Funny thing is, he was writing lots of songs about mortality on the great “Life’ll Kill Ya” LP even before he knew he was terminally ill. this one is heartrending even if you don’t know the story. I’m not sure they needed the flanger or whatever on the acoustic. But I’m not gonna argue with a dead genius.
“S.I.B”/D.E.V.O. I’ve never been too into them, but they were visionaries. I love the way the chord progression (swelling, woozily) suggests the ailment. Except the instrumental and vocal interjections are mostly comical, mocking the singer’s trauma (“torture”). Part pop, part art rock, part performance-art project. And now is zee time on “Shprockets” ven vee dahnce.