The Kinks / JB connection here is fun - can’t wait to listen for it now. As to the Who, I’ve always thought that JB already is maximum R&B, so the Who’s slant was redundant (if not still fun in context), which you detail well here. Last, a fun Beatles connection I just discovered: in working up playlists of my favorite covers of the last 5 of the fab 4’s albums, I discovered JB’s cover of “Something,” and read that it was apparently George’s favorite version. The inventive
All these extra connections are important because they really show how great melodies rarely appear out of the blue - in reality, it's nearly always a process of slow gradual evolution which we are rarely aware of, because usually we are only familiar with the final stage.
At last, after 5 months of waiting (since your Hollies review), George gives a glowing review to an album that it seems like he loves! Great review
Well, 1961-1962 is hardly the greatest period in American pop music, so it's certainly a bit of a slog. But who's gonna persevere about it if not me?
That’s why you’re the best rock n roll reviewer in the world! Keep it up!
The Kinks / JB connection here is fun - can’t wait to listen for it now. As to the Who, I’ve always thought that JB already is maximum R&B, so the Who’s slant was redundant (if not still fun in context), which you detail well here. Last, a fun Beatles connection I just discovered: in working up playlists of my favorite covers of the last 5 of the fab 4’s albums, I discovered JB’s cover of “Something,” and read that it was apparently George’s favorite version. The inventive
…ness of the interpretation gave me yet another level of appreciation for the man’s genius.
All these extra connections are important because they really show how great melodies rarely appear out of the blue - in reality, it's nearly always a process of slow gradual evolution which we are rarely aware of, because usually we are only familiar with the final stage.
Yes, particularly in music I think, inventiveness is doing something new with the old.