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Post by moorlock2003 on Aug 27, 2019 5:46:37 GMT
"Long Cool Woman" became a giant hit in the US, Canada, and Australia, and for good reason. What makes it so appealing is quite simple; as with many old blues and R & B songs, first and foremost, it is a sexy record. People relate to a song about the hottest "hottie" they've ever encountered. That, I think, is why it was such a huge hit, and why it remains popular today. Like an article on the internet says, "LCW sums up what we love about Rock & Roll". I agree.
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Post by allanangel on Aug 27, 2019 16:29:34 GMT
LCW is a brilliant song to dance to. At every dance I ever attended, everyone let out a yell and got on the floor when we heard that awesome opening riff.
We also loved Allan's voice. No one sings with more expression than he does! And then when we saw him sing it on tv....WOW!!!
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Post by cameron on Aug 27, 2019 22:08:08 GMT
I think it's incredible to think that this was a "throwaway album track" done in more or less one take by the Hollies on their own, the bulk of it written in about 15 minutes and producer Ron Richards thought it was rubbish! Yet look what happened! How can anyone hear this song and dismiss it? I actually think it was ahead of its time, just missing the glam rock/rock and roll revival by a couple of years. I wish the Hollies had stayed more on this path rather than venture down the black hole of ballads forevermore. It blows my mind that the 1973 LCW-esque 'Tip Of The Iceberg' was canned until 1997 too! How did anyone fail to see the merits of that track? I think that could have been a big hit single with some tweaked lyrics.
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Post by madprofessorblyth on Aug 28, 2019 0:26:29 GMT
I can't recall exactly what song it was but the other day I heard a great CCR song on the radio, an a totally unique style only they had...until it occurred to me how much it sounded like LCW... I always heard that quote about how it was 'Creedence inspired' but I never heard the correlation. Don't know if that's 100% accurate or not anyways (whether that inspired Allan and/or Cook/Greenaway) but it certainly did it very well. Sadly I think the original tapes wouldn't exist without all that echo but I'd love to hear how it would sound stripped of that reverb (so well-baked in it that you could confuse it for being produced by Phil Spector!)
Of course, maybe it's that heavy-echo, rushed, gruff yet easygoing sound that makes it so special; that a song about being downtown on a Saturday night really sounds like it was recorded there...!
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Aug 28, 2019 7:45:43 GMT
LCW is a brilliant song to dance to. At every dance I ever attended, everyone let out a yell and got on the floor when we heard that awesome opening riff. We also loved Allan's voice. No one sings with more expression than he does! And then when we saw him sing it on tv....WOW!!! Have you tried this extended live version......? |
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Post by allanangel on Aug 28, 2019 15:01:30 GMT
LCW is a brilliant song to dance to. At every dance I ever attended, everyone let out a yell and got on the floor when we heard that awesome opening riff. We also loved Allan's voice. No one sings with more expression than he does! And then when we saw him sing it on tv....WOW!!! Have you tried this extended live version......? Yes, I have danced to this one a lot. I have put it in my dance off a few times. Thanks for sharing! It is an awesome audio version!!! |
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Post by moorlock2003 on Aug 28, 2019 20:26:01 GMT
I think it's incredible to think that this was a "throwaway album track" done in more or less one take by the Hollies on their own, the bulk of it written in about 15 minutes and producer Ron Richards thought it was rubbish! Yet look what happened! How can anyone hear this song and dismiss it? I actually think it was ahead of its time, just missing the glam rock/rock and roll revival by a couple of years. I wish the Hollies had stayed more on this path rather than venture down the black hole of ballads forevermore. It blows my mind that the 1973 LCW-esque 'Tip Of The Iceberg' was canned until 1997 too! How did anyone fail to see the merits of that track? I think that could have been a big hit single with some tweaked lyrics. Yes. If only US Epic had been as adventurous in '73 and '74 as when they plucked LCW off "Distant Light" out of nowhere. Both the incredible "Tip of the Iceberg" and "Mexico Gold" should have been singles (and, for that matter, "If It wasn't for the reason".) |
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Post by dirtyfaz on Aug 28, 2019 23:02:38 GMT
I picked up from somewhere 5 separate FLAC files for this track being each of 5 tracks in the recording. Bass, Drums, Guitar, Backing Vocals & Allan's lead vocal. The backing vocal track is only 3 seconds long and no sound. That makes sense as there were not any backing.
Listening to Allan's voice on it's own is nice. Sadly it was recorded with all that reverb/echo stuff is on the track.
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Post by JamesT on Aug 29, 2019 5:52:02 GMT
With 'Iceberg' being tucked away in the vaults for so long despite it's brilliance, I'm intrigued by the likes of Salvation Band and Father Machine. Will they ever see the light of day? I think it's incredible to think that this was a "throwaway album track" done in more or less one take by the Hollies on their own, the bulk of it written in about 15 minutes and producer Ron Richards thought it was rubbish! Yet look what happened! How can anyone hear this song and dismiss it? I actually think it was ahead of its time, just missing the glam rock/rock and roll revival by a couple of years. I wish the Hollies had stayed more on this path rather than venture down the black hole of ballads forevermore. It blows my mind that the 1973 LCW-esque 'Tip Of The Iceberg' was canned until 1997 too! How did anyone fail to see the merits of that track? I think that could have been a big hit single with some tweaked lyrics. Yes. If only US Epic had been as adventurous in '73 and '74 as when they plucked LCW off "Distant Light" out of nowhere. Both the incredible "Tip of the Iceberg" and "Mexico Gold" should have been singles (and, for that matter, "If It wasn't for the reason".) |
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