funny thing about this one: the song was a b-side on an EP released in 2019 and wasn't widely known for a few years, before it somehow went viral on TikTok last year and entered several charts as a result, including Billboard 100. Weird how these things go these days, but I won't complain. Killer song.
I'm torn between New Order and Peter Hoot + The Light being the better live experience. Hooky is my favourite member so it's cool to see him play bass, and arguably he's got a better voice than Bernard does now. Peter's drummer can't hold a candle to Stephen Morris though.
In the days before a hapless studio technician erased Steely Dan’s “The Second Arrangement” in 1979, Roger Nichols, the band’s late, great longtime engineer, made a rough mix of the track on a cassette tape. The song was nearly complete. Horns and a fade would soon be added. Producer Gary Katz already was imagining it as the band’s next single. When Nichols returned to his apartment at 30 Lincoln Plaza in New York, he set the tape aside and forgot about it.
One of those songs that I liked at the time, but have a much greater appreciation for it now. Particularly the extended version.
Another song that falls into this category for me is George Michael's "Fastlove". Really liked it at the time, but now I think it's an absolute classic. That and "Freedom". I've been listening to both a ton lately. Never cared much for him, but feel like I should explore more of his work past the big hits.
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This was amazing. Popped up in my YouTube suggestions. A band at their peak. Billy actually seems kind of normal and not the pompous weirdo he would later become.
