I've been posting a lot of music lately, some from 78. After re listening to Some Girls and Handsome Girls and other 78 shows, it has become obvious, to me, that Some Girls was more influenced by country music at that time vs. punk.

Aside from the obvious Far Away Eyes, Imaginatation and Whip and even Respectable have a distinct country feel. I mean, Imagination sounds a lot like a Waylon Jennings song.

Thoughts?

Que?

Yeah, Whip is a Hank Williams cover . . .

what!?!!?

Cafaro - you got some serious 'splainin' to do...

I dont thinnk that when the whip comes down is country , but bridge kind of has a country melody to it. That song has a short bridge. its early, it comes before the song is half way over. ]

I wouldnt categorize Imagination as country either, but it does sound like theres a fiddle in there or something. parts of it are country-esque.


respectable, I dont reallly see. its more chuck berry than anything else...



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2006-04-06 05:26 by ryanpow.

Shattered, though - pure country!

I read in this book that shattered was inspired by Devos cover of satisfaction. although I dont think really sounds like devo at all, I can see how it could have been infulenced. the repetative "shidubee shidubee shattered shattered" its kind of delivered like lyrics in a devo song. almost robotic. and they made a really unusual gituar sound that they havnet used before or since.

Miss You - more of a western feel to it. But, like they said in the Blues Brothers, "we like both kinds of music here - country AND western!"

the only song on SG that isn't country-influenced at all is Far Away Eyes.

I want to sing far away eyes at Karioke. Ive already thought how I would do it. Id have a laid back style of delivery. I would do it sitting down. theres a keroke bar I know that has it.

two shots at spelling karaoke and you blew it twice - NEXT!

yep, sit down & growl deeply....


...listening to karaoke music on the karaoke radio station
and the preacher said " You know you always have the karaoke by your side"
I was so pleased to be informed of this...

I think I like that idea! I dont know if id use it that fully but at least some of it.

Im not a strong speller.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-04-06 06:40 by ryanpow.

naught a strawng spelar?

Surely Mick and Mostly Keith were influenced by country music at that time...i mean keith Toronto sessions, Your angels steps out of heaven version wich i think is a Some Girls outtake, but only Far Away Eyes ended up on that album...

farawayeyes2 Wrote:
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> Surely Mick and Mostly Keith were influenced by country music at that time

Absolutely. Check out "Do You Think I Really Care", "No Spare Parts", "You Win Again", "Claudine", etc...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-04-06 17:07 by erikjjf.

ok, ok,....with all of the comedians on this board, it's amazing that comedy clubs go out of business!

My point is...Some Girls is more influenced by country music than punk music.

Now for my explanation:

Imagination sounds like a rework of Waylon's tune "I don't think Hank did it that way".

Whip does a country sort of bridge.

The only "punk" influenced song on this disc is Lies. I mean, Whip and Imagination are over 4 minutes long. (what punk song worth it's weight is longer than 3 1/2 minutes?). Maybe the driving guitars on Respectable fit the mold.

Miss You..disco. Before They Make Me Run..classic 70s Stones, Some Girls...bluesy. Respectable....Chuck Berry( who made a living melding COUNTRY music and blues). And of course, Far Away Eyes.

Many of the guitars on the disc as a whole have that "phased" sort of sound that Waylon, Willie, and the boys were using in the 70s as well.

Also, re-reading Flippo's book, he alludes to an incident when Mick did a press op at a country western store. Why did he do that?


There it is. Re-listen to the disc with these factors in mind and you will "See the Light"

P.S. I just finished the book about Hank Williams called Lovesick Blues. Good read.

The break in "Whip" is pure country, but the song isn't even near country. The guitars on Imagination are heavily country-influenced, but then again; the song isn't IMO.

Ronnie played pedal steel on a lot of the songs.

Dandelion...that is my point. The country influence is to me, far more prevelant that the punk influence

I think there is more a punk attitude than influence.

And I don't see it more "country" than others.

C

Cafaro Wrote:
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> ok, ok,....with all of the comedians on this
> board, it's amazing that comedy clubs go out of
> business!
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> >
> Whip does a country sort of bridge.
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>

ummmm....HELLO? thats EXACTLY what I Said....

Just kidding. but I did say that.

ryanpow Wrote:
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> I dont thinnk that when the whip comes down is
> country , but bridge kind of has a country melody
> to it. That song has a short bridge. its early,
> it comes before the song is half way over. ]
>
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see, right there thats where I said it.

The album isnt country but sure as hell,does have a country feel,I agree,I think ES has that also!