Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 3)

[Alex_UK]

That made me smile! Going to have to dig out that album now too, I remember buying it, but doubt I have played it since then.

[Barry]

I think (IMHO) it deserves a little more than just "OK." To me, it's an album that bridges the gap between nu-metal, rock and pop punk. The mix of songs contained on it are excellent, the singers voice is very good (really suits the music) and some of the playing is great (love the short guitar solo in the song called "The Distance"...... very Van Halen/ish!!) It will CERTAINLY BE STAYING IN MY COLLECTION.................... there is a version of the album with a CD and a DVD of live footage etc. if you can find it/get hold of it.

I'm afraid I'm as not as 'forensic' as you when it comes to music: I don't even know what "nu-metal" and "pop punk" is meant to be - I just listen to any new CD and if I like what I hear then that is enough for me.

I'm away from my system at the moment, and will be for about another week. But upon my return I'll dig out the CD and give it another spin and a reappraisal.

[Macca]

In a February 2021 interview, drummer Ralph Molina remembers how the group ended up collaborating with Young:

"Neil would come out to (Billy Talbot's) house in Laurel Canyon, after he left the Springfield, and play acoustic with us and talk. After we became the Rockets, we were going to play the Whiskey in Hollywood. We asked him to come sit in with us, which he did. We then formed into Crazy Horse and recorded Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. The sessions went free and easy, like they are to this day. No rehearsals. Neil walks in with a song, then we jump in. We get it in one, two takes. After that, the feel, heart and emotion are lost. Any more takes, and now you're just playing a part. When you're young, there are no politics, nothing to get in the way. We just had fun playing- no thinking, just playing."

[Dom66]

[Macca]

[Pigmy Pony]

In a February 2021 interview, drummer Ralph Molina remembers how the group ended up collaborating with Young:

"Neil would come out to (Billy Talbot's) house in Laurel Canyon, after he left the Springfield, and play acoustic with us and talk. After we became the Rockets, we were going to play the Whiskey in Hollywood. We asked him to come sit in with us, which he did. We then formed into Crazy Horse and recorded Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. The sessions went free and easy, like they are to this day. No rehearsals. Neil walks in with a song, then we jump in. We get it in one, two takes. After that, the feel, heart and emotion are lost. Any more takes, and now you're just playing a part. When you're young, there are no politics, nothing to get in the way. We just had fun playing- no thinking, just playing."

Really like this album. Guitar interplay with Young and Danny Whitten on "Down by the River" is really something - Wow, check out that stereophonic sound!

[Macca]

Really like this album. Guitar interplay with Young and Danny Whitten on "Down by the River" is really something - Wow, check out that stereophonic sound!

It really is just so good isn't it?

[Macca]

Heard 'Beast Of Burden' on the radio yesterday and it really stood out against all the pap so thought I'd give this a spin. Under-rated LP IMO.

[Us-&-Them]

I'm afraid I'm as not as 'forensic' as you when it comes to music: I don't even know what "nu-metal" and "pop punk" is meant to be - I just listen to any new CD and if I like what I hear then that is enough for me.

I'm away from my system at the moment, and will be for about another week. But upon my return I'll dig out the CD and give it another spin and a reappraisal.

No worries; as I've said before, we're all different........... we like what we like and that's it. You may even think it's worse second time around !!

[Us-&-Them]

Classic alb from The Clash.