stringfelowhawk
03-26-2006, 09:38 PM
I'm curious about something I've noticed lately and now I'm wondering who else has caught on to this.
I was going through some of my mp3 cd's and I found an unmarked cd that a friend gave me. When I say unmarked I mean it didn't have listed what was on it. I remember him scribbling on it so that's how I knew where it came from. But I forgot what was on it so I gave it a listen and something caught my attention. He threw all these 80's songs on it by practically everyone. It had a Crue album on it and since there were no song titles I had to wait for the first few notes to tell what song was playin then I skip to the next song etc. I came across "You're All I Need" and it's been years since I've heard that song. It dawned on me that alot of bands have one song that would be a b side way back when. You know tha one song that is just a kickass song that has a "cult" status with most fans? The one that should have been their "Stariway" or "Freebird". It rarely, if ever gets played live or ends up on a hits cd as a bonus track but is never released as a single or anything. If they're ever put on record it's just one of the album tracks ya know?
Van Halen's "Angel Eyes", Crue's "You're All I Need". Hell, "Freebird" was released but it was the live version that made it a classic. IMO Dave's hidden gem is either "Black Sand" or "Tell The Truth". It made me wonder why bands sit on songs like that. I'm not a hardcore Crue fan but I think that song is a great one. If more bands would have done a ballad like that it would have made the hair band era a little more tolerable. That song is not a cliche' ballad like most every other was back then. Mick Mars is a sloppy guitar player without question but I think this is his moment. It just fits the song perfectly. If you've never heard it before give it a listen. Vince even stays on key and sings it like he means it. Opinions?
I was going through some of my mp3 cd's and I found an unmarked cd that a friend gave me. When I say unmarked I mean it didn't have listed what was on it. I remember him scribbling on it so that's how I knew where it came from. But I forgot what was on it so I gave it a listen and something caught my attention. He threw all these 80's songs on it by practically everyone. It had a Crue album on it and since there were no song titles I had to wait for the first few notes to tell what song was playin then I skip to the next song etc. I came across "You're All I Need" and it's been years since I've heard that song. It dawned on me that alot of bands have one song that would be a b side way back when. You know tha one song that is just a kickass song that has a "cult" status with most fans? The one that should have been their "Stariway" or "Freebird". It rarely, if ever gets played live or ends up on a hits cd as a bonus track but is never released as a single or anything. If they're ever put on record it's just one of the album tracks ya know?
Van Halen's "Angel Eyes", Crue's "You're All I Need". Hell, "Freebird" was released but it was the live version that made it a classic. IMO Dave's hidden gem is either "Black Sand" or "Tell The Truth". It made me wonder why bands sit on songs like that. I'm not a hardcore Crue fan but I think that song is a great one. If more bands would have done a ballad like that it would have made the hair band era a little more tolerable. That song is not a cliche' ballad like most every other was back then. Mick Mars is a sloppy guitar player without question but I think this is his moment. It just fits the song perfectly. If you've never heard it before give it a listen. Vince even stays on key and sings it like he means it. Opinions?