tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post4674598660013233531..comments2024-03-23T18:29:54.952-07:00Comments on ON THE FLIP-SIDE: Dave Alvin - Perdido Street BluesOn The Flip-Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-7822847956191725502009-12-10T19:24:34.164-08:002009-12-10T19:24:34.164-08:00"It is slightly tense at first but then loose..."It is slightly tense at first but then loosens up, a lot like a lady on a barstool."<br /><br />Oh, I've got to use this one someday.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-18109568610209799532009-12-10T17:31:31.769-08:002009-12-10T17:31:31.769-08:00If I were to hear this song first anywhere else be...If I were to hear this song first anywhere else besides SoTW, I would have thunk, 'this is down Morgon's alley'. I know you roll down many alleys but......this song has a western-style story behind. It is slightly tense at first but then loosens up, a lot like a lady on a barstool.Serenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156685250713156494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-28550337636162612062009-12-04T09:04:43.091-08:002009-12-04T09:04:43.091-08:00Construction wise, I agree, the song is a bit hard...Construction wise, I agree, the song is a bit hard to get the head around. I need to do the same...sit down and figure out the song.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-52294086010911957512009-12-02T21:17:24.851-08:002009-12-02T21:17:24.851-08:00This really is a fantastic song and arrangement. ...This really is a fantastic song and arrangement. As you noted it switches between minor (rooted in Em) and major (rooted in G) blues progressions, which had a kind of disorienting affect on this listener, until i picked up a guitar to ground my ear. I grabbed the guitar mainly to understand what was going on as the tune switched from minor to major, and basically it's a walk down from Em to D before it lands on the G, a really wonderful idea. And through the leads are superb, its the perky, inventive drums that really drive this arrangement for me. Thanks for the post!Flipsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983978215194067317noreply@blogger.com