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| From | "*Bill Holmes*" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Ian Lloyd's "Slip Away" |
| Date | Mon, 14 Jun 2004 15:21:47 -0400 |
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> The 1979 album from which it was culled, *Goose Bumps*, is supposed to be
a
> lost classic -- although I could be basing that in part upon a dim
nostalgia
> vibe.
LOVE the Ian Lloyd records - I still pull out "She Broke Your Heart" for mix
tapes. Also a great cover of "Stop In The Name Of Love" in addition to the
Adams/Vallance stuff (I prefer Lloyd's take on "Lonely Nights"), albeit from
3WC (Third World Civilization).
> A whole bunch of big names play on *Goose Bumps*, from Orr and Ocasek to
> Randy Brecker to some of the guys in Foreigner. In fact, in addition to
> Orr's and Ocasek's instrumental contributions to "Slip Away", the guitar
> solo is performed by Jimmy Crespo. Right around that time Crespo was being
> tabbed to fill the shoes of the departed Joe Perry as Aerosmith's lead
> guitarist. The funny thing is that Crespo's solo sounds so much like one
of
> Elliott Easton's in terms of its tone and New Wave angularity that it
> enhances further the whole Cars vibe of the song.
Crespo was from the underrated (hell, maybe UNKNOWN) band Flame, speaking of
great soul covers ("This Old Heart Of Mine"), whose records I wore out.
Never liked his Aerosmith work that much, although it wasn't a particularly
inspirational time for the band, anyway.
b
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