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| From | "Aaron Milenski" <amilenski@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Big Star - In Space |
| Date | Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:53:02 -0400 |
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>there's just no excuse for things like the covers of "Whole Lotta Shakin'
>Goin' On," "Femme Fatale," "Nature Boy" and "Til the End of the Day," all
>of which range from basically competent to completely pointless. ("Downs,"
>of course, is only interesting as evidence of how out of it Alex Chilton
>was by the end of the sessions, not as a song.)
You see, I grew up with the PVC version of this album,
which only had "Femme Fatale" from the above, and in that
tihgter, better (IMO) incarnation, that one cover version was
the only really dispensable song on the album.
>Even on the album proper, I can't stand up for "Big Black Car,"
I absolutely love this song to death, and it
makes an amazing downer trilogy stacked up next
to "Kanga Roo" and "Holocaust."
>or "Nightime," or "Blue Moon,"
Hmmm...I guess these are the two "OK" songs on the album.
Fair enough--three dispensable songs.
>and only the string section saves "Stroke It Noel" from the same fate.
Gee, I always loved this song too.
I may be a lone voice out there, but I don't see any filler
on RADIO CITY at all...even the last two songs, which
seem like mini-throwaways, really add something to the
feel of the album.
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