Video of the Week: Band On the Run–Literally

(Reprinted from Paste magazine)

People do some crazy things while they’re in traffic; shaving, putting on makeup, reading a book, curling their hair — you get the idea. But a couple of Russians have taken what’s possible to do on the highway to an unprecedented new level with their mobile rock band.

Observe as the guy who took the video, driving down the Russian highway, comes up on a motorcycle with a rather large passenger pod attached to its side. As he moves to pass it, it turns out, lo and behold: There’s a guy playing a full drum set and a guy playing an amplified electric guitar on the platform, rocking out in hardcore fashion as they speed down the freeway.

They don’t sound all that incredible as far as technical chops go, but if what they’re doing isn’t rock ‘n’ roll, I don’t think anything is. (By the way, we’re not sure this is legal, so we don’t necessarily recommend trying it yourself.)

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Songs You May Have Missed #144

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Joe Jackson: “Kinda Kute” (1979)

 

“I’m the guy with the big feet but plenty of nerve” sings Joe as he tells the cutest girl in the room to go ahead and dance without him while he watches. Jackson’s first two albums, Look Sharp! and I’m the Man, both released in 1979, were full of seemingly effortless pop ditties like this.

He’s explored a lot of other territory since, from Louis Jordan-style big band jazz to his latest release, a tribute to Duke Ellington. But for fans of pure pop, the early stuff is essential.

See also: https://edcyphers.com/2016/04/27/songs-you-may-have-missed-586/

Songs You May Have Missed #143

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Chris Spheeris: “Carino” (1997)

Greek-American producer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Spheeris can be categorized either as New Flamenco (if you think he’s good) or New Age (if you think he’s lame). While not a huge fan of his stuff in general, I find this song to be one of the most beautiful of its kind that I’ve come across. I think of it as New Flamenco…

Songs You May Have Missed #142

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Ocean Colour Scene: “The Day We Caught the Train” (1996)

Britpop band OCS wear their devotion to 70’s music on their sleeves. Like counterparts Pulp (Songs You May Have Missed #101) and Stone Roses (#121) they were part of a wave that never really washed ashore in America. But they carry on, having released an album as recently as 2010. They make highly listenable–if unfashionable–stuff.

“The Day We Caught the Train” is from their most successful album, the 1996 UK triple platinum Moseley Shoals. From the sound of it, I’m thinking they’re fans of Big Star.

Here’s a nice live TV performance of the same song with a little more guitar snarl. They sound more like Jellyfish (another unheralded British band) here:

 

See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/02/08/songs-you-may-have-missed-324/

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