Styx: 1. Amazing Video 2. I think male rompers are making a comeback. 3. never liked/disliked Styx. 4. Followed them more after a bunch of Adam Sandler Movies.
NeilYoung: 1. Love Neil. 2, My wife hates his voice.
Styx- I am going to use all of my will to try to not reference the video (until after talking about the song). Of course, I heard this a ton when it came out. Listening now there are a lot of cool elements to it. The weird synth intro sliding into the pulsing synth bass sound is cool. The guitar licks answering the vocal melody. The harmonies are well done and the guitar lead is very tasty. I was finally moved to look up the one lyric I never understood: “Is it any wonder I’m null and void.” Nice little flourish with the singing of “T-t-t-icking away.” Nice to have this to revisit.
But sweet fancy moses, that video. I was going to rationalize that it came out at a time when most videos sucked. It came out the same year that MTV started so, okay. But other videos that came out the same time were better- In the Air Tonight, A Woman in Love (Petty), even Centerfold (J Geils). Bad acting. Bad performance. Bad costumes. At least they recovered with Mr. Roboto.
Neil Young- I think if this song was done by anyone other than Neil Young I would not have liked it. But that is the power of his inimitability (is that word Bill?). His guitar playing, singing and contibution to harmony is so singular and it has a quality that is amazing. I know there are many parodies of his work, but I’m stretching to think of a good cover.
Styx: 1. Amazing Video 2. I think male rompers are making a comeback. 3. never liked/disliked Styx. 4. Followed them more after a bunch of Adam Sandler Movies.
NeilYoung: 1. Love Neil. 2, My wife hates his voice.
Styx- I am going to use all of my will to try to not reference the video (until after talking about the song). Of course, I heard this a ton when it came out. Listening now there are a lot of cool elements to it. The weird synth intro sliding into the pulsing synth bass sound is cool. The guitar licks answering the vocal melody. The harmonies are well done and the guitar lead is very tasty. I was finally moved to look up the one lyric I never understood: “Is it any wonder I’m null and void.” Nice little flourish with the singing of “T-t-t-icking away.” Nice to have this to revisit.
But sweet fancy moses, that video. I was going to rationalize that it came out at a time when most videos sucked. It came out the same year that MTV started so, okay. But other videos that came out the same time were better- In the Air Tonight, A Woman in Love (Petty), even Centerfold (J Geils). Bad acting. Bad performance. Bad costumes. At least they recovered with Mr. Roboto.
Neil Young- I think if this song was done by anyone other than Neil Young I would not have liked it. But that is the power of his inimitability (is that word Bill?). His guitar playing, singing and contibution to harmony is so singular and it has a quality that is amazing. I know there are many parodies of his work, but I’m stretching to think of a good cover.