80 Degree Rawk
...was an absolute blast. Granted it was only the third CD in the Ol' Blitzeroo, but it also carries the distinction of being the first CD to be played twice. Well, most of the way.
First, it was an absolutely manic and off-the-meds experience. I'm sure most mixed collections will seem this way from the outside, but this CD in particular felt a little like a crazy person running through the mall, shouting nonsense and improvising a little dance as they go. Goonies and Ratt and NKOTB and, well...Countdown to Love. I'm not sure what your stream of consciousness was when you built this CD or what connections you were making piling these tracks together. Sure, there's the 80's connection (and the Streets of Fire connection in particular,) but still... I'd love some explanation if you have any. No, scratch that - it's better not to know.
Some tracks in particular warrant a closer examination:
Hold That Snake - Holy crap, is he singing about what I think he's singing about? And is he singing about it like it's that much fun to do? This might be the dirtiest (and happiest) pop tune I've heard since Jack U Off.
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young - I knew right away, but still had to be certain, that this song came from the same crew as most of the Meatloaf catalogue. My God, so much sappy melodrama and so many over-the-top rock flourishes. It's easiest to imagine everybody involved running around the studio as they're recording, doing those high-Flashdance type kicks. This is probably the biggest guilty pleasure on the CD. Emphasis on the pleasure. Or maybe the guilty. Forget it, it's equal parts both.
Countdown to Love - It bugged me the first time, but more the second time, that he never actually counts down all the way to 1. The last verse pretty much finishes at two. I can understand why, but as a math nerd, it kind of rankled me.
Nowhere Fast - Now this is what I'm talking about. When I saw the 80 in the title of this CD, I expected 80's tunes and more than likely stuff I already knew pretty well. What I didn't expect was music that was new to me and yet soooo familiar sounding. This is the 80's sound that I obsess about. In fact, ugly as it sounds, this is precisely the sort of driving 80's rock tune that I would have devoured in 1987, all the while imagining it was something I wrote and performed (including those random Bonnie Tyler-style drum fills.) Basement lip-synching would've been involved. Ugh, what an awkward confession.
First, it was an absolutely manic and off-the-meds experience. I'm sure most mixed collections will seem this way from the outside, but this CD in particular felt a little like a crazy person running through the mall, shouting nonsense and improvising a little dance as they go. Goonies and Ratt and NKOTB and, well...Countdown to Love. I'm not sure what your stream of consciousness was when you built this CD or what connections you were making piling these tracks together. Sure, there's the 80's connection (and the Streets of Fire connection in particular,) but still... I'd love some explanation if you have any. No, scratch that - it's better not to know.
Some tracks in particular warrant a closer examination:
Hold That Snake - Holy crap, is he singing about what I think he's singing about? And is he singing about it like it's that much fun to do? This might be the dirtiest (and happiest) pop tune I've heard since Jack U Off.
Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young - I knew right away, but still had to be certain, that this song came from the same crew as most of the Meatloaf catalogue. My God, so much sappy melodrama and so many over-the-top rock flourishes. It's easiest to imagine everybody involved running around the studio as they're recording, doing those high-Flashdance type kicks. This is probably the biggest guilty pleasure on the CD. Emphasis on the pleasure. Or maybe the guilty. Forget it, it's equal parts both.
Countdown to Love - It bugged me the first time, but more the second time, that he never actually counts down all the way to 1. The last verse pretty much finishes at two. I can understand why, but as a math nerd, it kind of rankled me.
Nowhere Fast - Now this is what I'm talking about. When I saw the 80 in the title of this CD, I expected 80's tunes and more than likely stuff I already knew pretty well. What I didn't expect was music that was new to me and yet soooo familiar sounding. This is the 80's sound that I obsess about. In fact, ugly as it sounds, this is precisely the sort of driving 80's rock tune that I would have devoured in 1987, all the while imagining it was something I wrote and performed (including those random Bonnie Tyler-style drum fills.) Basement lip-synching would've been involved. Ugh, what an awkward confession.
posted by J. at 8:34 PM
1 Comments:
Ah, if your second-last post made me smile, this made me giddy - not only for your blitzeroo experience but for mine upcoming. I'm on "Heat" in my soundtracks, by the way - with only Star Wars/Star Trek staring me down in the months ahead.
Now - don't worry about me telling you what my inspirations or plans were at the time of making that CD. It's so far gone in my memory I can't even take a stab at it. Ratt. Wow.
As I expected, the best part of this blitzeroo might just be hearing things in each other's collection that we didn't think to examine ourselves. He really doesn't count down to 1?
The Meat Loaf / Todd Rundgren / Bonnie Tyler connection is a strong one, almost as if they're a Holy Trinity of Super Duty Rock Balladry. I might as well make a big-ass cd of all three of them someday.
Finally, from the "you showed me yours, so ..." department: my lip-synching shame is "It's Only Love" by Bryan Adams and Tina Turner. I don't recall if I did both parts, but I did have a badminton racquet for a guitar. Unfortunately for you, that song is still coming up. Just try shaking that image from your head as you listen to it.
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