xp: it's undoubtedly my personal hangup. don't worry about it too much.
― love is how's life tonight (how's life), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:08 (ten years ago) link
You think so? On a record with 1983, both versions of Voodoo Chile, and Watchtower?(xp)
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:09 (ten years ago) link
1983 is sooooooo good.
― love is how's life tonight (how's life), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:10 (ten years ago) link
I mean Gypsy Eyes is a good song without a doubt but there is a wealth of great stuff on it...on the other hand, why choose?
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:10 (ten years ago) link
watchtower was my #1. probably my favorite track ever by anybody. the rhythm is awesome, the atmosphere is spooky, and of course the guitar solos. It makes me thinking of riding into a stormy valley (either on horseback or in like a chevy nova)
― brimstead, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:12 (ten years ago) link
aiui he heard the original at a party and right there was all 'we gotta record that, I gotta do that', like he'd envisioned it all in his head instantly
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:15 (ten years ago) link
I was slagging off Brit Blues bassists earlier, but Noel Redding is pretty solid I think
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:16 (ten years ago) link
He didn't play bass on that track, though, Jimi did!
According to Hendrix’s regular engineer Eddie Kramer, the guitarist cut a large number of takes on the first day, shouting chord changes at Dave Mason who had appeared at the session and played guitar. Halfway through the session, bass player Noel Redding became dissatisfied with the proceedings and left. Mason then took over on bass. According to Kramer, the final bass part was played by Hendrix himself.
― brimming with misplaced confidence (Phil D.), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:23 (ten years ago) link
You think so? On a record with 1983, both versions of Voodoo Chile, and Watchtower?
I think Gypsy Eyes is one of his underrated classics that could have been a big hit in an alternate universe. I can see why Hendrix thought it had more potential. Plus, I prefer Jimi in fast mode vs. slow blues mode.
― Darin, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:24 (ten years ago) link
Haha! That reminds me that Andy Rourke's basslines were actually written by Johnny Marr.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:24 (ten years ago) link
yeah gypsy eyes is killer
― David Schramm (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:25 (ten years ago) link
speaking of inventing chords, did Jimi invent the chord fingerings that start out castles made of sand? it also shows up on little wing.
― David Schramm (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:27 (ten years ago) link
Pretty much the video version of gr8080's awesome thread images:― pplains, Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:23 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― pplains, Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:23 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ha! swear to god i haven't seen those opening credits in over a decade.
that's Cooper Black though, the classic rock of typography.
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:30 (ten years ago) link
Out on the road today I saw a "deadmau5" sticker on a Cadillac.
No Idea what the heck "deadmau5" is, so here's our next result:
http://i.imgur.com/gdmOKb6.jpg
27. Don Henley – Boys of Summer1347 points, 25 votes, 1 first place vote
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:31 (ten years ago) link
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, July 31, 2014 2:15 PM ( minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
nah Jimi was obsessed with the whole John Wesley Harding album, also covered "Drifter's Escape"
― some dude, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:32 (ten years ago) link
This was my #2! So classic.
"1983" is my OPO from EL.
xpost "All Along the Watchtower" was my #2, not "Boys of Summer".
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:32 (ten years ago) link
lol
― love is how's life tonight (how's life), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:33 (ten years ago) link
oh man we need C. Grisso now
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:33 (ten years ago) link
"Boys of Summer" -- one of my favorite synthesized backing tracks ever. Love that seagull sound before the last verse, interrupted by Mike Campbell's little three-second solo.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:34 (ten years ago) link
Boys of Summer shockingly too high
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:34 (ten years ago) link
as a kid i swore this song was called "Poison Summer"
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
In an interview with Knoxville.com, Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar's guitarist and husband, says that Henley came in the studio while he was in the process of recording the song "Love Is a Battlefield" using an up tempo beat, and asked Giraldo if he could steal the sound for use in his song, "The Boys of Summer", to which Giraldo gave his permission.[7]
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
ILM <3s synthpop iirc.
2xpost
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
"Gypsy Eyes" never really stood out to me tbh, as much as I love Electric Ladyland through and through.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:37 (ten years ago) link
also this is a GREAT end-of-the-night-everyone's-wasted-but-still-dancing-2nd-or-3rd-to-last-song
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:37 (ten years ago) link
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080)
don't look back you can never look back
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:38 (ten years ago) link
Boys of Summer was my no.3. I had a Jimi track higher though.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:38 (ten years ago) link
I'm guessing that the #1 song will be something that is tagged as 'new wave' by Wikipedia and/or AMG.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:40 (ten years ago) link
wonder what boys of summer would have been if petty hadn't passed on it...
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:44 (ten years ago) link
Sund4r don't like it
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:45 (ten years ago) link
Kind of stunned there hasn't been any Aerosmith yet. I voted for what are probably the 3 most famous 70s Aerosmith songs iirc, but none have shown yet.
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:45 (ten years ago) link
Anyhoo boys of summer pretty much redeems Henley's existence imo. maybe the Eagles too. more proof of mike campbell's greatness. a chart of his influence on the entire classic rock playlist would be telling.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:48 (ten years ago) link
I don't mind "Boys of Summer", although I'm not that passionate about it.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:48 (ten years ago) link
was catching up, and going 'Jane'?! then saw 'Boys of Summer'. so happy.
― campreverb, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:49 (ten years ago) link
I'm starting to worry about Eddie Money. If there was a pool I'd be betting BOC wins.
― campreverb, Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:50 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, don't understand the new wave dig upthread. I get it with the Cars or the Knack, even if I disagree, but are Don Henley's CR bona fides really in dispute because there are synths on the track?
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:52 (ten years ago) link
I'd put my money on Boston, but BOC feels like a lock for top 5
hey Don the asshole is you:
"I was driving down the San Diego freeway and got passed by a $21,000 Cadillac Seville, the status symbol of the Right-wing upper-middle-class American bourgeoisie – all the guys with the blue blazers with the crests and the grey pants – and there was this Grateful Dead 'Deadhead' bumper sticker on it!"[
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:53 (ten years ago) link
I don't have anything against Boys of Summer really, but I'm a bit shocked it came up so high.
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:55 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, don't understand the new wave dig upthread.
It was a prediction, not a dig.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:56 (ten years ago) link
Would have never guessed there was that much love for it.
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:56 (ten years ago) link
I'm not one of the people who thinks that new wave is not CR, btw. I gave high votes to the Police and the Cars and ranked a synth-heavy Peter Gabriel song in my top 10.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:58 (ten years ago) link
wasn't there a 'punk' remake of this?
― David Schramm (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 31 July 2014 18:59 (ten years ago) link
The Ataris. It was terrible.
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 31 July 2014 19:01 (ten years ago) link
not a bad single for an ex-Eagle, but insufficiently classic or rock for this ranking
(shakes head, furrows brow, revs Chevy Nova pensively)
― Brad C., Thursday, 31 July 2014 19:02 (ten years ago) link
would you rather hear the Eagles?! hehe.
― campreverb, Thursday, 31 July 2014 19:05 (ten years ago) link
#1 five weeks on album rock radio in '84/85 btw
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 July 2014 19:05 (ten years ago) link
It'll be interesting to see whether The Eags make an appearance here
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 19:08 (ten years ago) link
When I heard this song as a kid, I assumed the Boys of Summer were serial killers or something: "Out on the road today I saw a dead head sittin' on a Cadillac/A little voice inside my head said don't look back, you can never look back". And just keep running, Don!
― Kool-Ranch! flavor Kool-Aid® drink mix (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 July 2014 19:08 (ten years ago) link
then you realized the killer was Don
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 July 2014 19:08 (ten years ago) link