Gentlemen; good evening.
I have been working hard and even have a few 'spares' on the possibles list so for once im ahead of the game - and with my lappy restored to its former glories after the old man "tidied it up a bit" its all go.
From the last 10, which were solid as usual - there was some real class. Favourites to these ears were 'over the rainbow' (you boys were spot on this guy has or indeed had a voice like molasses, silky smooth and beautiful), 'California Dreamin'' (stone cold classic, great switches from minor to major keys), 'Newborn'(great voice, even better track), 'Bad Boy' (The Clapton version - never heard much of his earlier stuff - very cool) and 'Bad Boy' (the theme from the film, wicked - loved it from seeing that - Will SMith was so good he even made Martin Lawrence look good !!)
Ok my next selection...
'North' Paul Mounsey
Spotters badge if you can tell where I got this from, but it was a true 'I have to know that tune' type moment. Took me a while to appreciate the rock guitar in the middle but great as the rest of it is, you do need something in the middle to break it up and give some variety. Wonderful melody.
'The Dawn' Tony de Vit
A late entry this one, inspired by a recent email from Hodge about the "late, great, Tony de Vit" as he was known posthumously. Ive never been a big fan and of course this track is boshing hard house, but stick with it - the break is utterly immense, as is the 2nd half of the track. A marmite track, especially for you lush melodic fans. Hope you like it.
'Intergalactic' Beastie Boys
This is a contender for their best tune for me and the competition is strong. Their lyrical interplay is as slick and clever as ever and the strings in the background are brilliantly judged. The rawness of the delivery and the smoothness of the melody contrast wonderfully - the dj cuts and scratches are just the coup de grace. And the end of the second verse is quality.
'You're the Voice' John Farnham
Fuck me how epic is this record ? Contender for best song of the 80's I would say - the soaring bridges, the even bigger chorus - even the bagpipes sound utterly ace. Massive, massive tune - singalongtastic and demanding to be played LOUD !
'Santa Cruz' Fatboy Slim
This is one of my favourite ever records. Thankfully not a popular track and from definitely his best, first album 'Better Living Through Chemistry' I could easily lose it to this record given the right set of circumstances. All of it is ace, the driving tune, the crashing breakbeats and the regular changeup. But the break, oh lordy the break. Gives me proper chills every single time, its the filter that does it I think. But the whole track has been wonderfully crafted even down to the extra crashing breakbeats towards the end. I love this record and I could never grow tired of it.
The dee to the you to the double eff...
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