Back in February, in some fit of lunacy, I decided that I was going to abstain from social networking for Lent. Mind you this the most Catholic thing I've done since they put me in a dress and dunked me in the baptismal, but there you have it. I'm observing Lent and avoiding the Tweetbook until Zombie Jesus rolls back that rock.
The problem is, I wrote an article about my favorite Bob Seger record for this week's dead-tree edition of the Scene, and I want to talk about it. But my cat is disinterested and my wife can recite my Bob Seger monologue from memory. Add that to the fact that most, if not all, of my friends have real jobs where they have to do things other than talk about Bob Seger and you can see my predicament.
This is one of those moments that social networking was invented for, but alas I am still committed to getting right with the God I don't really believe in. That, and my wife has the password to my site blocker and the lock-out won't expire for another 86 hours and 20 minutes. BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BOB SEGER!!!
So, go listen to the track above and let's chat about how this version takes the classic "Turn the Page" and turns it into a sax-powered deep-space journey before the band totally wigs out like they've been shotgunning Bitches Brew all night. Please? I'm lonely.
More classic Seger clips after the jump.
BobSeger and the Silver Bullet Band Mid to late 70's. Rare Performance ala Live Bullet, Let It Rock From Smokin' O.P.'s.
Bob Seger and the Last Heard Heavy Music Parts 1 and 2
I've heard many attempts to put one and two together. Always as if they are a continuation of the other part 1 and then part 2. But parts 1 and 2 are the same backing tracks just a different vocal take and slightly different mix and that extra finger pop at the beginning of part 2. They don't sound good as 1 and then 2 as the song build volume and energy. SO I cut this to include all parts of both sides. The only edit that bothers me was the abrupt stopping of the fade of part 1 to begin the fade of part 2. But after a few plays I began to like it. THE COMPLETE parts 1 and 2 are included. To sustain the building of volume and energy it is part 1 for a verse than part 2 then part 1 and so on.
Forgive me if I gloat but sometime when I hear popular music on commercials edited to fit I often say I could WAY better than that. This is not about being as technically accurate as it is HEARING THE MUSIC and how it moves. ENJOY About 5 minutes of Bob Seger and the Last Heard as NEVER BEFORE HEARD.
If you were wondering As far as the video YES I GOT LAZY and borrowed some others slide show and then made a slide show from some pictures I have. The quality difference is obvious and yes some actually put up a video of playing the record. came in handy.
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band performing live in San Diego 1978 to an ecstatic audience.
BONUS CLIP: The Boss covers "Get Out of Denver" ... in Denver:
Pepsi Center - Denver, CO - 11/19/12
