**Rockpile- Seconds of Pleasure**- Official album discussion

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by JuniorNB, Feb 18, 2008.

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  1. aoxomoxoa

    aoxomoxoa I'm an ear sitting in the sky

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    Listening to this right now. Great album!!!
     
    aoxomoxoa, Aug 4, 2008
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  2. andy749

    andy749 Senior Member

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    Love the album, bought it when it first came out.

    I know this may sound crazy, but I'm thinking Rockpile appeared on American Bandstand...or do i just remember hearing "Teacher Teacher" on there?
     
    andy749, Aug 4, 2008
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  3. stereoptic

    stereoptic Anaglyphic GORT Staff

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    At the time (1978) "slinical" was selling (Fleetwood Mac, Boz Scaggs, Linda ROnstadt, ETC [IMO!]), so I think that Nick and Dave felt that it was OK to 'sell out' a little in order to "sell". I agree, it is missing the edge of Jesus of Cool, or Git It, but IMO there is not a clunker on Side 1 or Side 2. I still play this album a lot (so does my wife) - including the bonus EP songs. The original SONY CD sounds very good.

    I caught that lineup in NY.

    Wasn't 'They Called it Rock' credited to Rockpile. It was on Pure Pop For Now People, but since it was already released on a single inthe UK, it was not on Jesus of Cool (a slower tempo veresion called 'Shake & Bop' was the substitute)
     
    stereoptic, Aug 5, 2008
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  4. stereoptic

    stereoptic Anaglyphic GORT Staff

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    You remember correctly!
     
    stereoptic, Aug 5, 2008
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  5. The Panda

    The Panda Forum Mutant

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    When Rockpile broke up, Nick was critical of how 'everything' had to be put in a certain tempo--Heart and They Called it Rock were singled out by him as better without the Rockpile re-arrangements. Don't agree, but he wrote them originally, so he's entitled.
     
    The Panda, Aug 5, 2008
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  6. il pleut

    il pleut New Member

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    i suppose if i had to pick one, i'd pick the slow version of heart on "nick the nife", but i like the fact that there are two very different versions, both of them good.
     
    il pleut, Aug 5, 2008
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  7. The Panda

    The Panda Forum Mutant

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    I just adore the guitar solo on the fast Heart, otherwise, I'd feel like you, that it's a draw. BTW, there's a third version--Nick's original demo is on Wilderness Years.
     
    The Panda, Aug 5, 2008
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