Aquarius Rising

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The Pop Open sixties group - revealed and reviewed...

TRACK ONE: Lyme & Cybelle - "Follow Me" - the most "sixties-ish" track in the group, full of sonic touchstones, but the eager vocal interplay is what makes it. Probably my winner since I'd already heard...

TRACK TWO: Gloria Jones - "Tainted Love" - Monster Northern Soul stomper dramatises a crisis point to tremendous effect - horn builds really well used. There's a darker undertow which maybe someone could bring out in a cover version or something.

TRACK THREE: Terry Callier - "Johnny Be Gay If You Can Be" - amazing atmosphere and use of space but it doesn't really keep my attention over all five minutes - would have got a vote in a less strong group though, and still close between this and....

TRACK FOUR: Wilson Simonal - "Nem Vem Que Nao Tem" - also very big on atmosphere (and I wouldn't have immediately thought "sixties"), sly and slinky at the same time. Probably gets my second-place vote.

The poll is running until Monday lunchtime (my time) - so keep on voting!

[Poll #1064664]

And you can get the tracks here: http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/10/pop-open-week-10/

Comments

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

It took me forever to work out where I know the Wilson Simonal song from. It was covered by Brigitte Bardot as "Tu veux ou tu veux pas".

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

I've also just realised I've heard it on the City of God soundtrack. Thought it was vaguely familiar

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

*smacks forehead* OH! (Thanks for pointing that out!) Still counts as "haven't heard it" though.