I Went...SI--SI--SIRIUS...All The Way Home (again) #66
(a short jaunt)
"Dark Star" - Crosby, Stills & Nash / "CSN" (1977)
"Forgive me if my fantasies might seem a little shopworn.
I'm sure you've heard it all before. I wonder what's the right form."
I love the build-up to the dance. Tiptoe congas and snares. Cock-strutting guitar. Shoulder-tapping drums. All leading up to Stephen Stills cutting to the chase. We know each other all too well. And with his partners, Graham Nash and David Crosby, they knock it outta the park. As much as I like "Shadow Captain," this one should've been the opening track. And I would've voted for an extended intro. This was CSN's 2nd studio effort in this teamwork combination...and the one I play most often. (OWN)
"Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" - Terry Reid / "Bang, Bang You're Terry Reid" (1968)
"You grew up, and I left town. I would always call you mine.
You would always laugh and say,
'Remember when we used to play Bang Bang.'"
"Holy Schnikes!" This version turned into a beast. And I'll be honest, I like Cher's version, too. I mean Sonny wrote the song after all. But Reid's vocals are killer. And along with Reid's band...they turn this song into a much different kind of salad. Like a manic, twisted late-nite movie of the week. Turn it up! (NEED)
"Pretzel Logic" - Steely Dan / "Pretzel Logic" (1974)
"I would love to tour the Southland
in a traveling minstrel show."
This gem was buried on side two. A bluesy groove that's nothing particularly special, yet I'm tranced all the way through it. The lyrics, like most of Steely Dan's lyrics, are always on the fringes of opaque fooling all of us into thinking we understand it. But it's only our version of what happened at the scene of the crime. Nothing more. That's why we feel so smart when Steely comes home. So good. They're the pride of the neighborhood. But that's a different story altogether. This album falls under number three in the Steely Dan catalog. (NEED)
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