The second half is just a straightforward flamenco guitar piece that is very pastoral, peaceful and placid until Ralphs' guitar again goes very Iommi-esque with some Jazzy blues wails fluttering against the acoustic backing reminiscent of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
Thursday 29 March 2018
Mott the Hoople (1973) I'm a Cadillac/El Camino Dolo Roso - LOST 70s GEMS
A sturdy blues pop rocker with singer Ian Hunter declaring very blankly in the lumbering verses that 'I'm a Cadillac, I'm just holding back'. The pop chorus has great lines such as 'Lovin' you is hard enough, Lovin' you is strange, love is strange' it has an rousing, Glam Rock/ T Rex gospel backing vocal driven vibe that is very melodic. The urban blues rock riff that opens the track is very dystopian and indicative of Mott's dark blues menace and that characterised their fiery, jam based late 60s era before their Glam Rock famedom. That stately riff is a heavy rock guitar figure winding back and forth in a deep Tony Iommi-esque wail; Could Mott be Heavy Metal? Mick Ralph's guitar does squeal a lot in the verses building up in pitch and vibrato, so..
The second half is just a straightforward flamenco guitar piece that is very pastoral, peaceful and placid until Ralphs' guitar again goes very Iommi-esque with some Jazzy blues wails fluttering against the acoustic backing reminiscent of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
The second half is just a straightforward flamenco guitar piece that is very pastoral, peaceful and placid until Ralphs' guitar again goes very Iommi-esque with some Jazzy blues wails fluttering against the acoustic backing reminiscent of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.
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