tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239910173455706271.post6108130167065936982..comments2024-03-17T08:00:53.335-04:00Comments on One Base on an Overthrow: Something To Fall Back OnBrushbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439601217855895036noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239910173455706271.post-2310753230346493842008-11-01T21:06:00.000-04:002008-11-01T21:06:00.000-04:00The mp3 files on this post are now listen-only (no...The mp3 files on this post are now listen-only (non-downloadable) files. For those of you who missed the boat, I will do my best to respond to any e-mailed requests for the original files.Brushbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439601217855895036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239910173455706271.post-19315280344234531022008-09-02T15:08:00.000-04:002008-09-02T15:08:00.000-04:00Funny you should mention Big Star!When I first rea...Funny you should mention Big Star!<BR/><BR/>When I first read that, I was like, "What, that doesn't sound anything like Big Star!?" Then I remembered the "Live in Columbia" record, and it hit me that the Cheap Trick song sounds a lot like the reformed Big Star's cover of "Slut" by (whaddya know).. TODD RUNDGREN!<BR/><BR/>So there you go. The circle is closed.<BR/><BR/>Also: you probably didn't know this, ib, being in the UK, but Cheap Trick re-made Big Star's "In The Street" as the theme song for a fairly successful American TV show (for which both LX and Cheap Trick have probably cashed many much-needed royalty checks for). Strange world sometimes, isn't it?Brushbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439601217855895036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239910173455706271.post-4704368525484777802008-09-02T14:51:00.000-04:002008-09-02T14:51:00.000-04:00Hey!Thanks for the tip re the Steve Albiniremaster...Hey!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip re the Steve Albini<BR/>remaster (?)! I will be looking into that, for sure. I need to clear up some HD space; I've been saying this for months, and every time I do I fill it straight back up again. Damn.<BR/><BR/>The sample kind of reminds me of Big Star, a connection I wouldn't have made off my own bat.<BR/><BR/>As for Frampton: yeah, "Holy Christ!!" sums it up perfectly - more raw ingredients for the cheese factory, sadly. More of that later over at my place.ibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788986697776895039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239910173455706271.post-60590410469152758382008-09-01T20:46:00.000-04:002008-09-01T20:46:00.000-04:00Speaking of live stuff (Peter Frampton?!? Holy chr...Speaking of live stuff (Peter Frampton?!? Holy christ!!), there's a Cheap Trick bootleg called "Samurai Rock Band" that captures them live and loud in all their glory-- here's a sample:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://brushback.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d09e553660be2b00fae8cfeed1000b.html" REL="nofollow">Cheap Trick, "C'mon C'mon"</A><BR/><BR/>I know they've also re-recorded "In Color" with Steve Albini, to cover up some of those production mis-steps, but it's never been officially released (you can Google it, though).Brushbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439601217855895036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239910173455706271.post-24184825083328644472008-09-01T18:08:00.000-04:002008-09-01T18:08:00.000-04:00I was listening to "In Colour" and "Surrender" fai...I was listening to "In Colour" and "Surrender" fairly recently. In spite of how I remembered it, the production was surprisingly muddy.<BR/><BR/>Recently, too, I heard the remastered version of "Frampton Comes Alive" - an album I openly laughed at when it first arrived. The sound on the reissue is outstanding, even though much of the material is lame.ibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788986697776895039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239910173455706271.post-85738441704239925612008-08-31T21:34:00.000-04:002008-08-31T21:34:00.000-04:00Despite their proclivity for the occasional really...Despite their proclivity for the occasional really crappy recording, Cheap Trick = all time greats.<BR/><BR/>I used to listen to "Next Position Please" (the album they recorded with Rundgren) endlessly when it came out. I wish I still had a copy.Brushbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439601217855895036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239910173455706271.post-17944547997898488012008-08-31T15:25:00.000-04:002008-08-31T15:25:00.000-04:00I have a bit of a soft spot for Cheap Trick too!I have a bit of a soft spot for Cheap Trick too!ibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788986697776895039noreply@blogger.com