Swami (2013)
Here we are on part 5 of the Hits The Monkey Island tour 7" series. This one was originally sold at Rocket From The Crypt's December 6th 2013 show in London. The band that Rocket tackled this time out was Status Quo and the song is "Shy Fly." Status Quo is another band I'm not particularly familiar with, though having listened to their version of "Shy Fly" I'll say that aside from the Buzzcocks, they've got the best of the originals that Rocket has decided to cover.
The Rocket From The Crypt version is a mid temp song. It alternates between big crunchy chords and single note guitar lead riffs. There's an odd start/stop thing going on in the verse that holds back the momentum of the song a bit, but once they hit that chorus...look out. It's a huge piano and horn driven chorus that really makes the song. It lacks some of the vaguely psychedelic notes that the original version of the song has, but the Rocket version is significantly louder, fuller and more powerful.
All in all, another great 7". We've only got 1 more tour date and one last 7" to go to wrap up the series, but that will have to wait until Monday.
Rocket From The Crypt - Shy Fly:
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/120760050%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-YxjTP
Status Quo - Shy Fly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlt8jryWf0Y
Here we are on part 5 of the Hits The Monkey Island tour 7" series. This one was originally sold at Rocket From The Crypt's December 6th 2013 show in London. The band that Rocket tackled this time out was Status Quo and the song is "Shy Fly." Status Quo is another band I'm not particularly familiar with, though having listened to their version of "Shy Fly" I'll say that aside from the Buzzcocks, they've got the best of the originals that Rocket has decided to cover.
The Rocket From The Crypt version is a mid temp song. It alternates between big crunchy chords and single note guitar lead riffs. There's an odd start/stop thing going on in the verse that holds back the momentum of the song a bit, but once they hit that chorus...look out. It's a huge piano and horn driven chorus that really makes the song. It lacks some of the vaguely psychedelic notes that the original version of the song has, but the Rocket version is significantly louder, fuller and more powerful.
All in all, another great 7". We've only got 1 more tour date and one last 7" to go to wrap up the series, but that will have to wait until Monday.
Rocket From The Crypt - Shy Fly:
https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/120760050%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-YxjTP
Status Quo - Shy Fly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlt8jryWf0Y
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