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Little Feat's first album was inspired by Exile On Main Street, and best listened to with that in mind. Incredible to think that it was recorded just two years before the Stones' masterpiece. It's had a frankly fahbulous dahling makeover, which you need more than groceries right now. There's a remastered version, because of course there is, but the second disc holds the juicy stuff. A steaming slewage of alternate versions and outtakes, and thank the Baby Jesus no live tracks. They constitute a genuine alternative album, in no way inferior (except in the sense of not being quite as good). And a shitload of guitar!
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It's been a real pleasure revisiting this album - it tends to be less played than their other Lowell era records, and it shouldn't be. File under: much better than I remembered it. Included in today's Deliverable O' Excellence™ at no extra cost is the band's previous incarnation as The Factory, their unreleased album Demonstration Not For Sale on Uni with the original cover. Everything @ a sparkling 193mHz for total audio satisfaction! What a time to be alive!
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DeleteThe walrus was Davy
Deletethat would explain so much
DeleteLet's ask Little Nicola
DeleteFirst Four Or Five Guy© to suggest the topic for Mass Debate gets to establish today's topic for Mass Debate!
ReplyDeleteIf the Monkees had a fistfight with the Beatles, who would win, and why?
ReplyDeleteGood question. Of the Beatles, I think only George could throw a punch, and then only out of fury at his tax returns. John, Paul and Ringo are softies. Paul runs like a girl. In the Monkees camp, I think Davy would be the surprise pugilist. As an ex-jockey, he'd have something of the sporting spirit about him, and he's already been in the ring against Sonny Liston. Peter would burst into tears, Mickey would dance about and fall over, but Mike has form in punching holes in drywall, plus he's a Texan. So finally it would be Mike and Davy in the ring against George, and unless George had a tax demand waved in front of him, we're looking at a comedy KO in the first, with Mike planting a straight right and George falling backward over Davy on all fours behind him.
DeleteThe proposed fight would depend on the time. If Hamburg Beat club era I would back John and Ringo.Post Maharishi Beatles became calmer so no contest.Thanks for the treasure Farq!
ReplyDeleteI think Babs would win, she'd promote, host, sell the tv rights to the highest bidder, get the boys a band aid and a kiss to ease the pain. Give the monkees a golden banana and the silver beatles their name back
ReplyDeleteBack before the term "cross promotion" was ever uttered by one of those suave PR types, the Factory actually appeared, and performed, in an episode of a US TV sitcom, F-Troop. For you doubting Thomases, here's the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXP7JSmGr_4
ReplyDeleteAlso Gomer Pyle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSl7xOK2Qs
DeleteGot to wonder if George was the weed man for Hollywood execs at that time. Btw - that Gomer clip is where I learned my dance moves.
DeleteThis is how it goes down :
ReplyDeleteRingo knocks out Davy, Paul knocks out Peter (let’s face it, even Paul could do that). So now it’s the four Moptops vs Mickey and Michael. John (a fan of ‘The Bowery Boys’) shouts, "Routine seven, boys!", and they proceed to open a can of Whoop-Ass™ (ask for it by name). Mickey gets taken out first, when Ringo kicks him, where his mother wouldn't kiss him. Michael gets thrown to the ground. Paul and John have Michaels hands, while George and Ringo have his feet. Together they swing Michael back and forth a few times before sending him flying into the crowd; taking out on Don Kirshner.
Disgraceful. You should be ashamed.
DeleteSounds like a Three Stooges skit.
DeleteMoe! Larry! The Cheese!
Deletesomebody, anybody needs to take out Kirshner.
DeleteNesmith is a Texan and a rich white boy; he shoots all their asses and walks.
ReplyDeleteOr flick some Liquid Paper™ in their eyes...
Deletewell played
DeleteOne of the great things about having slightly older and wiser friends is they’ll often recommend a musician or band you’ve never heard, this happened when at my friends house (probably mid 90’s), he couldn’t believe I didn’t know Little Feat and played Feats Don’t Fail Me Now. I eventually purchased secondhand copies of all the albums up to Waiting For Columbus. Great band, I don’t play them enough.
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ReplyDeleteI can't find, too hard or ur fan with us. here's a link which I assume u will not publish!
"ur fan with us"????
DeleteThe link is the exclamation mark (!) at the end of the first para, after "guitar".
You sneaky devil!
DeleteNever will I cast shade at nobody for SteathLink© problems, 'cause I've found some of the most obscure and missed some of the more obvious ones. Tricky li'l devils!
DeleteThanks for the deliverables, the descriptions of the fight, and the bon mots.
D in California
listening now. sorry 2 b bitchy but was jonezing for the bonus shit :)
ReplyDeleteBitch away! The bonus stuff is awesomely awesome.
Deleteindeed + the pre feat album thnx again 4 all u do
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