I don't know what's more awesome, the Impossibles' record cover or their song "Mr. Slow." I know absolutely nothing about Thai music; pop, funk, or otherwise. But, after running into a couple of Thai related posts, I had to put this up. "Mr. Slow" winds my weird watch in so many ways, I don't know where to start. First, it's totally foreign to me. Yet another unexplored genre, that's strange enough to spice up a shuffle. Then, there's the wah-wah. This song is so packed with wah-wah that it's as if it was the first pedal in Thailand. It reminds me of the early adopters of the ARP2000 synthesiser. They just knew it made weird sounds, but didn't really know how to incorporate it. (Think the Who's "Who's Next" LP and Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein"). Oh, and the song has much flair. Check the "WoooOOOoo..deeee!" at :47 seconds into it, followed by a very cool horn section. That's about where you fall under the spell of the Impossibles. You will either really dig it, or think I've lost it.
Three Thai-Mes Dope - six various cuts, loosely described as Thai Funk, at SoulSides~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~
This just in (11/3/11):
Chicago - Sing A Mean Tune Kid at YouTube In the comments, it was pointed out that this Chicago tune is practically the same song as "Mr. Slow." Listen for yourself. Prance, whoever you are, you've got a good ear. (In case you're wondering, both were released in 1971, but the Chicago song was released in January of that year, so it seems that the Impossibles were the borrowers in this case.)
4 comments:
i love this :-)
Okay, so the unofficial early score is:
Really Dig it: 1
You've lost it: 0
Check this out, the tune "Mr. Slowly" is musically a direct cover of Chicago's "Sing A Mean Tune Kid" from Chicago III. The Impossibles nail it pretty nicely, I'd say!
Wow. Sonofabitch you're right! Just checked out a clip on Amazon and it's a dead ringer! Thanks for the tip. (Thankfully it was early Chicago. I stopped at the Live at Carnegie Hall album!)
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