That is the cover l remember.
Thanks for that.
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Hopkins was my equal favourite rock pianist. He did great work not only with The Stones, but also with Steve Miller way back when he made interesting music and not the radio friendly crap he became better known for. Listening to this l can see why l never really rated Jerry Garcia as a guitarist, and after hearing this, l still donāt.
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Wild Horses. Canāt say l really enjoy this version. It has something to do with the fiddle and the banjo, but also the vocals are too far back in the mix and the tempo is too quick. All the charm of the original has been lost.
I will give the early Steve Miller a listen this week.
Nicky Hopkins must of been a wild child to be asked to leave Garciaās given the culture surrounding Garcia/dead.
Iām finding Garcia to be one of the biggest hit or miss musicians, and I canāt seem to figure out why. The dead and Jerry still have a massive following considering heās been gone for nearly 30 yrs.
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Gave this excellent album a run this morning to celebrate Keithās 80th birthday.
Put shuffle on my Spotify playlist and this a sleeper from the last decade.
So is this:
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Mondo Rock - Live at Billboard 1985
Doobie Brothers - Down along the tracks (Live Album - 1979)
On a recent trip to Sydney, I did my customary pop-in to Redeye Records and (as usual) walked out substantially cash poorer. Playing over the shop sound system was this raw, jangly, punchy fusion of early Devo, early REM, early B-52ās and The Fall. Loved it, asked what it was and duly purchased it. A one-man band from Sydney called R.M.F.C with an album called Club Hits.
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1981, frenetic loose jangly fun.
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I recommend the first 5 albums and Recall the Beginningā¦A Journey from Eden. Hopkins also played with Quicksilver Messenger Service at times.
@wimmera1 and @BAAKKEERRRR do you have any suggestions for similar songs? Iāve been on a war path looking for some songs similar. Owner of a lonely heart and Rebel yell give me the same vibeā¦
@Maxx
Trevor Horn (who produced Welcome To The Pleasuredome) had a very distinctive āsoundā (lush & almost overproduced) through the 80ās and into the early 90ās. Anything he worked on has a similar vibe, so that includes things like:
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes (soā¦ tick)
Slave To The Rhythm - Grace Jones
Two Tribes or Relax or Power of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Poison Arrow or Look Of Love or All Of My Heart - ABC
Crazy - Seal
All The Things She Said - Tatu
Dr Mabuse - Propaganda
Belfast Child - Simple Minds
Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys
Cry - Godley & Creme
The Trevor Horn remix of Instinction - Spandau Ballet
As far as similar lush, OTT productions from the 80ās generally go, you could try things like:
Red Rain or Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Pour Some Sugar On Me or Photograph - Def Leppard
Rio or Hungry Like The Wolf or Wild Boys - Duran Duran
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
Out Of Touch - Hall & Oates
Who Wants To Live Forever or One Vision - Queen
Forever Young - Alphaville
Sowing The Seeds Of Love or Shout - Tears For Fears
Drive - The Cars
Wood Beez or Absolute - Scritti Politti (get stuffed swoodsā¦ just thought Iād get that in)
Infected - The The
Here To Go (Go Mix Version) - Devo
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If youāre after that sort of production, Iād recommend Billy Idolās Donāt Need A Gun, To Be A Lover, and the B Side/Album track Beyond Belief.
I mean you probably already know them, given you said Rebel Yell, but you might have forgotten them.
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Thatās a great list.
Throw in Art of Noiseās Paranoimia, particularly a fan of the 12".
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Yeah, good callā¦ Close To The Edit too.
Iām trying to think of songs with Pino Pallidino playing bassā¦ his fretless, heavily chorused and reverbed bass was really the sound of mid-80ās big productions (well, that and Phil Collinsā big, gated drum sound I sāposeā¦).
I canāt quite remember examples of Pino right now other than pretty much Paul Youngās entire catalogue (but especially Wherever I Lay My Hat and Everytime You Go Away) and Tears For Fearsā Woman In Chainsā¦
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His Love of the Common People, yeah.
So different to the original.
I know itās cutesy and mawkish, (and soooo overproduced, obviously) but I really like it.
Donāt Come Around Here No More?
Or am I getting a little off trackā¦