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I for two also LOVE Bridges!!!!!!!
I, for one, love "Thru and Thru"
No, you are not the only one, with mixed emotions.................
Agree all that. Great vocal too. Probably my fav track on B2B.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010-07-20 16:31 by KSIE.
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revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
theimposter
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Date: July 20, 2010 05:14
So Bridges To Babylon was one that, when it came out in 1997, I desperately wanted to love. But I simply didn't. Lack of focus, too many undercooked tracks - it just didn't have the consistency of classic like Sticky or Some Girls, or even Voodoo for that matter. I DID like it mind you, but I wanted to like it more.
Over the years I have softened in some areas. "Lowdown" was one that I held out on for years. Boring lyrics, a somewhat generic hook - it felt like pure filler to me.
These days I am warming up to it. For starters, it is a great SOUNDING track. Keith's guitar is captured beautifully, I love the loudness of Charlie's drums, the prominent bass runs. I really dig the mix. Plus, there's all kinds of other little things, like Ronnie playing around on slide, that are more buried in the mix and sound better with head phones.
Okay, so it's still filler. The lyrics are still silly, and the chorus sounds better than it really is. But the song has a nice groove, and it's held up a lot better for me than say, "Let Me Go" or "Rock In A Hard Place".
Over the years I have softened in some areas. "Lowdown" was one that I held out on for years. Boring lyrics, a somewhat generic hook - it felt like pure filler to me.
These days I am warming up to it. For starters, it is a great SOUNDING track. Keith's guitar is captured beautifully, I love the loudness of Charlie's drums, the prominent bass runs. I really dig the mix. Plus, there's all kinds of other little things, like Ronnie playing around on slide, that are more buried in the mix and sound better with head phones.
Okay, so it's still filler. The lyrics are still silly, and the chorus sounds better than it really is. But the song has a nice groove, and it's held up a lot better for me than say, "Let Me Go" or "Rock In A Hard Place".
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
skipstone
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Date: July 20, 2010 05:21
Hell of a lot better song than:
Rock And A Hard Place
Winning Ugly
Rain Falls Down
Sweet Neo Con
Sparks Will Fly
Streets Of Love
Can't Be Seen
Thru And Thru
Rock And A Hard Place
Winning Ugly
Rain Falls Down
Sweet Neo Con
Sparks Will Fly
Streets Of Love
Can't Be Seen
Thru And Thru
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
tumblingdice
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Date: July 20, 2010 05:34
Lowdown is one I just could never really get into. I like alot on the album though. Even though I liked Voodoo Lounge much better.
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
Marhsall
()
Date: July 20, 2010 06:59
I for one LOVE Bridges!!!!!!!!!
"Well my heavy throbbers itchin' just to lay a solid rhythm down"
"Well my heavy throbbers itchin' just to lay a solid rhythm down"
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
baxlap
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Date: July 20, 2010 07:45
It's better than everything on Steel Wheels and Bigger Bang and anything on Voodoo Lounge other than Thru and Thru. But it ain't no Out of Control!
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
vudicus
()
Date: July 20, 2010 10:57
Quote
Marhsall
I for one LOVE Bridges!!!!!!!!!
I for two also LOVE Bridges!!!!!!!
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
teleblaster
()
Date: July 20, 2010 11:09
Quote
skipstone
Hell of a lot better song than:
Rock And A Hard Place
Winning Ugly
Rain Falls Down
Sweet Neo Con
Sparks Will Fly
Streets Of Love
Can't Be Seen
Thru And Thru
I, for one, love "Thru and Thru"
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
DandelionPowderman
()
Date: July 20, 2010 11:16
I love Can´t Be Seen! Am I the only one?
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
KeithNacho
()
Date: July 20, 2010 14:48
Quote
DandelionPowderman
I love Can´t Be Seen! Am I the only one?
No, you are not the only one, with mixed emotions.................
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
CousinC
()
Date: July 20, 2010 15:59
I like Bridges and I like Lowdown!
It's not a classic but a real good tune if you can get into the groove . .
It's not a classic but a real good tune if you can get into the groove . .
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
windmelody
()
Date: July 20, 2010 16:18
Btb is a solid album. How many albums from 1997 can still be listened to with joy? Not many, but Btb is one of them.
Re: revisiting "Lowdown" (and others from the era if you're so inclined)
Posted by:
KSIE
()
Date: July 20, 2010 16:30
Quote
theimposter
These days I am warming up to it. For starters, it is a great SOUNDING track. Keith's guitar is captured beautifully, I love the loudness of Charlie's drums, the prominent bass runs. I really dig the mix. Plus, there's all kinds of other little things, like Ronnie playing around on slide, that are more buried in the mix and sound better with head phones.
Agree all that. Great vocal too. Probably my fav track on B2B.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010-07-20 16:31 by KSIE.
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