RP- Great song that I have long forgotten. worth a couple extra listens. Really love the guitar. (Led Zeppelin)
Blondie – My dad was a big fan of Debbie Harry (Blondie) so I listened to this group a lot. Not really familiar with this song. I believe there is some evil trickery going on here though. This is a Blondie song, and the video states it is Blondie. So it is not Debbie Harry because she was Blondie first, Well almost first. (I believe she was in 2 bands prior to forming Blondie). What else could it be? Trickery I say. ….and all of a sudden we are hiding videos.
We had a discussion, back in the beginning of MyFive Song Edition, about the videos distracting from the music. With the live tracks round it was overlooked as most of the stuff was concert footage. The Dr. Dre clip had too many versions for me to make a reasonable substitution. I may have forgotten here or there, but I have tried to present just the audio.
-TrickEd Out
P.S. Don’t forget that the base artist doesn’t have to be just a current or former member. (See Tangential Orbit parameters)
Robert Plant – Big Log
Soft rock is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of this gentleman’s career, but, listening to this closely, that’s the feel I get. More in line with Toto or some of the late 70s ballads than the rock and roll purveyed by the band he led. That said, there are things that set this apart from something like Lady in Red – the same kind of thing that makes the mellower tracks on Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms a cut above similar tracks. The simple, but affecting, guitar and Plant’s unmistakable voice do it for this one. Always liked this track.
Blondie – Fade Away and Radiate
Probably a surprise to the casual Blondie fan. Certainly a bit different than the hits – though the shift to the island feel towards the end does foreshadow The Tide is High. From their classic album, Parallel Lines, which saw them land their first hits – their Nerves cover “Hanging On the Telephone” and disco-beated “Heart of Glass”, this one sits firmly in the New Wave. Debbie Harry is a pretty great vocalist. The music is a tastefully intricate background painting until the flourish of the bridge with the masterful strokes of the guest guitarist testing the limits of the pop song. Rewards repeated listening.
Blog- This song brought me back to a very particular mental place. I’m not exactly sure where that place is, but it was very familiar. I recall this song and the album and associate it strongly with Phil Collins who, in addition to his duo with Phillip Bailey, sat in with Plant around this time and was kind of a big solo de However, unless he is doing a dead-on drum machine impersonation, he is not on this song. I also recalled the piercing, clear and unadulterated treblely tone of that guitar and the laconic beauty of the lead riff and solo. Thinking about it now, I wonder if both the mechanistic drums and clean guitar were in some fashion the ‘anti-Zeppelin’ (base artist giveaway?). Robert is in good voice on this one. Hypnotic lyrics. It certainly marks a transition that presages his later, excellent work with Allison Krause. One last recollection from way back when is wondering how I might have enjoyed the song even more if it did not have such a scatalogically referenced title. Or just a title that is more flowing or poetic. How do you not think of a turd?
Blondie- Lots of Blondie talk these days among some of us with them touring and opening for Elvis Costello this summer. This one is not one of my favorites from this awesome album. Scary, nuclear-fear title. Swirly and synthy. Vocals sweet and then a dittle dystonic. Odd reggae-ish ending. I don’t think I could ever get over or appreciate the weirdness of this one. And maybe I just listened to “Hanging on the Telephone” and “11:59” too much. I seem to recall that either Fripp played guitars or Eno played keys on this album so I’ll go with King Crimson as the base artist.
“Fade Away and Radiate” / Blondie. Despite my teenaged crush on Debbie Harry (from when she sang “Heart of Glass” on SNL”), I actually don’t know Blondie beyond the hits, so the feel of this one surprised me. Very moody, even a bit proggy. Harry sounds a bit like Patti Smith at some points here, getting into her lower registers. I like it. Base artist: No idea.
Plant – Clean, efficient adult contemporary music. Wouldn’t turn the dial if it came on while I was driving about, but not sure I’d seek out on my own.
“Big Log” by Robert Plant: I remember this one from way back. I’ve always been drawn to it. Has a slow, drifting flow like a fine, hot summer day.
“Fade Away and Radiate” by Blondie: This one feels vaguely familiar. Slow groove with cool swirling patterns and textures that radiate. I enjoyed this one a bunch
Finally, some music I know
RP- Great song that I have long forgotten. worth a couple extra listens. Really love the guitar. (Led Zeppelin)
Blondie – My dad was a big fan of Debbie Harry (Blondie) so I listened to this group a lot. Not really familiar with this song. I believe there is some evil trickery going on here though. This is a Blondie song, and the video states it is Blondie. So it is not Debbie Harry because she was Blondie first, Well almost first. (I believe she was in 2 bands prior to forming Blondie). What else could it be? Trickery I say. ….and all of a sudden we are hiding videos.
We had a discussion, back in the beginning of MyFive Song Edition, about the videos distracting from the music. With the live tracks round it was overlooked as most of the stuff was concert footage. The Dr. Dre clip had too many versions for me to make a reasonable substitution. I may have forgotten here or there, but I have tried to present just the audio.
-TrickEd Out
P.S. Don’t forget that the base artist doesn’t have to be just a current or former member. (See Tangential Orbit parameters)
Robert Plant – Big Log
Soft rock is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of this gentleman’s career, but, listening to this closely, that’s the feel I get. More in line with Toto or some of the late 70s ballads than the rock and roll purveyed by the band he led. That said, there are things that set this apart from something like Lady in Red – the same kind of thing that makes the mellower tracks on Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms a cut above similar tracks. The simple, but affecting, guitar and Plant’s unmistakable voice do it for this one. Always liked this track.
Blondie – Fade Away and Radiate
Probably a surprise to the casual Blondie fan. Certainly a bit different than the hits – though the shift to the island feel towards the end does foreshadow The Tide is High. From their classic album, Parallel Lines, which saw them land their first hits – their Nerves cover “Hanging On the Telephone” and disco-beated “Heart of Glass”, this one sits firmly in the New Wave. Debbie Harry is a pretty great vocalist. The music is a tastefully intricate background painting until the flourish of the bridge with the masterful strokes of the guest guitarist testing the limits of the pop song. Rewards repeated listening.
Blog- This song brought me back to a very particular mental place. I’m not exactly sure where that place is, but it was very familiar. I recall this song and the album and associate it strongly with Phil Collins who, in addition to his duo with Phillip Bailey, sat in with Plant around this time and was kind of a big solo de However, unless he is doing a dead-on drum machine impersonation, he is not on this song. I also recalled the piercing, clear and unadulterated treblely tone of that guitar and the laconic beauty of the lead riff and solo. Thinking about it now, I wonder if both the mechanistic drums and clean guitar were in some fashion the ‘anti-Zeppelin’ (base artist giveaway?). Robert is in good voice on this one. Hypnotic lyrics. It certainly marks a transition that presages his later, excellent work with Allison Krause. One last recollection from way back when is wondering how I might have enjoyed the song even more if it did not have such a scatalogically referenced title. Or just a title that is more flowing or poetic. How do you not think of a turd?
Blondie- Lots of Blondie talk these days among some of us with them touring and opening for Elvis Costello this summer. This one is not one of my favorites from this awesome album. Scary, nuclear-fear title. Swirly and synthy. Vocals sweet and then a dittle dystonic. Odd reggae-ish ending. I don’t think I could ever get over or appreciate the weirdness of this one. And maybe I just listened to “Hanging on the Telephone” and “11:59” too much. I seem to recall that either Fripp played guitars or Eno played keys on this album so I’ll go with King Crimson as the base artist.
“Fade Away and Radiate” / Blondie. Despite my teenaged crush on Debbie Harry (from when she sang “Heart of Glass” on SNL”), I actually don’t know Blondie beyond the hits, so the feel of this one surprised me. Very moody, even a bit proggy. Harry sounds a bit like Patti Smith at some points here, getting into her lower registers. I like it. Base artist: No idea.
Plant – Clean, efficient adult contemporary music. Wouldn’t turn the dial if it came on while I was driving about, but not sure I’d seek out on my own.
Blondie – One of my favourite Blondie tracks
“Big Log” by Robert Plant: I remember this one from way back. I’ve always been drawn to it. Has a slow, drifting flow like a fine, hot summer day.
“Fade Away and Radiate” by Blondie: This one feels vaguely familiar. Slow groove with cool swirling patterns and textures that radiate. I enjoyed this one a bunch