Red Angel Dragnet appreciation thread
Red Angel Dragnet appreciation thread
Great song.
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Drinking this early?
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Must be stronger than drink.
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Against all sense, I really dig it. I understand why it's mocked and dismissed, but it possesses a goofy appeal.
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Seems appropriate to listen to the Ranking Roger version.
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It is a good song. Paul's dubbed out bass, Topper's one drop rhythm. Paul's delivery is so off kilter, but strangely charming. Toss in Kosmo's Travis Bickle and Joe/Mick's somewhat sloppy backing vocals and you've got a really fun, goofy, weird song. I think the music is a great match for the dark, dingy tale of crime and justice that Paul sings about. You can almost feel yourself moving through NYC at night on the grimy subway - shadowy figures appearing and disappearing. An underrated track.
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Anyone who puts this song over the majority of CtC are just wrong, sorry.
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Right. It’s terrible song that I like anyway.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑08 Apr 2019, 6:25amAgainst all sense, I really dig it. I understand why it's mocked and dismissed, but it possesses a goofy appeal.
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I think it would have benefited from a spacier/dubbier mix than the CR version. That Ranking Roger version rules. Fab tone poem thing.
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The music bed, at least, is outstanding. One of the songs I show to any drummer I'm about to work with about the kind of drumming I like.
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Topper is great on it. I remember a Terry interview where he said that song was too hard for him to learn. Too bad everything else on it is a clusterfuck.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Okay, all the vocals are god awful except Joe/Mick's little backing vocals.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I quite enjoy Paul's struggling-to-pass-his-ESL-final-exam approach.matedog wrote: ↑10 Apr 2019, 10:06amOkay, all the vocals are god awful except Joe/Mick's little backing vocals.
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