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A change of pace for a while. Spirit have been guests on th' IoF© intermittently, but they deserve their own dedicated timeshare accommodation. They're just a magical magic band I've loved forever, always found time to listen. I'll be uploading everything I have, one per diem. Extra tracks versions where available, but I'll be avoiding the Mick Skidmore barrel-scraping exercises.
hahaha--was lit-er-al-ly talking about them today with a (sweriously) random dude at the pharmacy who asked if I knew who was on my shirt (uhm, Porter Wagoner....) and then asked me what my favorite Steely Dan song was (interesting segue) and when I allowed as how if I could only pick one, being a Philistine and all, I'd go with "Reeling in the Years" for the solo to which his response was, wait for it, "not as good as 'I've Got a Line on You,'" which is not exactly wrong but felt a bit like a non sequitur...turns out this guy saw the band I was in 1979 in Austin, which is no mean feat, since we were not, erm, exactly chartbusters (though we were loud...very, very loud andopened for some folx), though the punk scene at that point was pretty small, confined to a coupla clubs on a good day, 21st Street co-op, and the Lazy Daisy...
ReplyDeleteTh' 4/5G© are invited to guess the name of Eric. S's band.
DeleteEric S And His S-Types! (featuring the Ericettes)
First album: https://workupload.com/file/cY3392TD9jP
ReplyDeleteI well remember my older brother coming home with Randy California – Kapt. Kopter And The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds. I learned very soon, he was in Spirit before that and went searching. Great stuff. Though the very first time I hear Rain from that album....first cut etc.
ReplyDeleteOne of my all time favourite bands from when I first heard them .. oh, back in the day!! Though always managed to never hear about UK tours until they'd left!! Doh!!
ReplyDeleteIt's the only band I can think of offhand that trimmed down to basically just a duo (plus after-market bass) and kept on making great records.
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