The Aislers Set - "Chicago New York"
Here The Aislers Set play a twee shuffle, like Belle and Sebastian with just a touch of Phil Spector pop percussion.
The weeks-long alcoholic bender reminds me of the pathetic binges of The Beautiful and Damned. [Buy]
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Ike and Tina Turner - "River Deep Mountain High"
Whereas the Ronettes were swept along by Spector's production, their voices like finger snaps or hand claps, violins or booming bass drums, merely one part of Spector's epic soundscapes, Tina Turner sings over the bombast. The grandiose arrangement serves as a platform on which she can express the depth of her feeling, the height of her devotion. To get a sense of the latter c.f. 1:16 to 1:35, to get a sense of the former just listen to the unhinged timbre of her voice, to her unrestrained cries as the song comes to an end. [Buy]
Posted by Jordan at December 13, 2005 2:41 PM"River Deep Mountain High" is the best Phil Spector-produced song for the reasons you mentioned. Thanks for posting this.
Posted by Lindsay at December 13, 2005 4:41 PMNice to see some Aislers Set love- their music definitely brings out some interesting associations; the song 'Catherine Says' from "How I Learned to Write Backwards" always reminded me of Bernini's 'Ecstasy of St. Theresa'...
Posted by Kevin at December 13, 2005 10:18 PMHey guys,
Love the new layout. (Is it called 'design' when it's online?)...
I'm a Spector-Lover, which makes me hated among my Leonard Cohen worshiping friends who can not forgive him for "Death of a Ladies Man"--possibly my favorite Cohen album, although I've always considered him a novelist/poet first and foremost--so thanks for the nod.
Spector/Murdoch might be the best combo pop music ever saw, sighs the gramophone-commenter.
Posted by jeff at December 14, 2005 2:26 AM
and it will begin playing. All songs are also available to download: just right-click the link and choose 'Save as...'
