no, nitty gritty dirt band also not terrible, though i personally prefer "i'll search the sky" to their quadruple album whatever whatever
knowing me it's probably some group that maybe three people ever have heard
― Jaki Liebowitz (rushomancy), Saturday, 13 April 2019 19:29 (five years ago) link
"I'll Search the Sky" is nice. Could have been a tune on the Association's Renaissance album.
― timellison, Saturday, 13 April 2019 20:15 (five years ago) link
oh dammit there's another one, the first vocal line of "pandora's golden heebie jeebies" reminds me of another song that has a similar vocal line. like the same key or something, that's not a common key to write pop songs in, is it? anyway whatever song it is, it's brilliant, and i can't focus on the association song, which is very nice in its own right and has, you know, good harmonies, because there's the ghost of this other song there
― Jaki Liebowitz (rushomancy), Saturday, 13 April 2019 21:56 (five years ago) link
fuck, got it, "the scorpion lament" by the roches. great fucking song.
sorry, i know i'm derailing the thread seriously, but what else is there to say about gary puckett? most pederasty-driven songs in pop music, and that's a category with some fierce competition, also some good tunes. does he have any deep cuts? he ever do anything better than "lady willpower"?
― Jaki Liebowitz (rushomancy), Saturday, 13 April 2019 22:02 (five years ago) link
Their producer wrote or co-wrote those big hits that kinda sound the same and I think their Wikipedia page says there was the usual story of the band wanting to do their own material. Seems like there are the most self-written songs on the first and fourth albums, which bookend their short career.
― timellison, Saturday, 13 April 2019 22:31 (five years ago) link