Their song I'd Die Babe is good example of the mix of light and dark in power pop such as the glistening acoustic guitars, mixed with the heavy guitar licks and hard rock changes of pace. The lyrics are directly about dying for lost love, sung earnestly form lead vocalist Pete Ham who would tragically take his own life four years after this album.
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Badfinger (1971) I'd Die Babe
From their best album, 1971's Straight Up, it's another lost album of 70's gems from the group once tipped to follow on form The Beatles. Signed to the Beatles record company, Apple, produced by George Harrison and with Paul McCartney writing their first hit, Come and Get It, they had a lot to live up to. And though some of their songs sound like the Beatles mainly due to the vocals, the Welsh outfit had their own style best represented on this album. It is called Power Pop and along with The Who and Big Star were one of the earliest examples and arguably the best mixing heavy guitar riffs and solos with pop harmonies and light melodies.
Their song I'd Die Babe is good example of the mix of light and dark in power pop such as the glistening acoustic guitars, mixed with the heavy guitar licks and hard rock changes of pace. The lyrics are directly about dying for lost love, sung earnestly form lead vocalist Pete Ham who would tragically take his own life four years after this album.
Their song I'd Die Babe is good example of the mix of light and dark in power pop such as the glistening acoustic guitars, mixed with the heavy guitar licks and hard rock changes of pace. The lyrics are directly about dying for lost love, sung earnestly form lead vocalist Pete Ham who would tragically take his own life four years after this album.
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