In one of my earlier posts I commented that I rarely buy entire albums on iTunes; in fact I have only bought one complete studio album online (Doo Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars). Also, I have only purchased one EP as well, and that was the “Foo Fighters Greatest Hits EP”. It is strategic as an EP in that it includes only the tracks off the full Greatest Hits album that did not appear on previous albums; this allows potential buyers to purchase only these tracks if they have the already-released tracks and want to add to their collection without duplicates.
The EP includes an acoustic rendition of the popular hit “Everlong”, unreleased track “Word Forward”, and, as an avid Paul McCartney fan, I appreciated the inclusion of a cover of Wings’ “Band on the Run”. However, the song that introduced me to this EP (and my personal favorite) is “Wheels”.
Wheels found its way to me when my band and I were preparing for our first gig, and each member was allowed a certain number of cover choices to add to the setlist. Our lead guitarist proposed it, we played it in the gig (with me on the bass AND backing vocals), and I was hooked from the first listen.
The beauty of “Wheels” is the steady pace that carries it; the brief rests in the song are extremely effective and well timed. Every part naturally plays an important role, but for once I’d like to highlight a part outside of the bass; the drums. The drum beats are even-keeled yet purposeful, and the pickups leading into the choruses and guitar solo carry the momentum. It is a song that doesn’t rush itself because it doesn’t have to be fast to be enjoyable. This is one of my favorite songs and I dedicate this one to Scott, my lead guitarist.
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One song that spoke to me from this week’s iTunes free music selection is “Happily Ever After” by pop duo He is We. I was pulled in by the sweet, upbeat female vocal performance; it skips along though the track and comes to a soft landing at the end with a brief “hm” of laughter. It is probably one of the best tracks in the past couple weeks (definitely one of the cheeriest), and with the weather starting to look nicer, it is a good compliment to the coming springtime weather.
I love the Foo Fighters. They have such quality songs, unfortunately, they have not had any new music recently. You did a great job playing wheels. I don't know if the songs don't have a bass in them or not, but when you play your bass to the song, it seems a lot more pronounced. In that sense I think that you are making society more aware to a background instrument.
ReplyDeleteThe Foo Fighters are a great band, and I'm sure their cover of 'Band on the Run' is great. I am a huge Wings fan, so I will surely look into getting this cover.
ReplyDeleteI think a song that would be fun to play would be 'White Rabbit' by Jefferson Airplane. My little brother plays the bass and has started to learn it, and it sounds really good!