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The Unband
Everybody Wants You
Album: Retarder
Genres: Rock
A roughed-up version of the Billy Squier classic, which keeps the handclaps but otherwise lacks the flamboyance of the original. Could "Lonely Is The Night" be next? |
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Ah, Billy Squier was great, wasn't he? Surfacing at a time when Led Zeppelin had just ended and Queen was becoming increasingly disco-fied, Squier created a chart-friendly fusion of the two that served as a more than adequate substitute for rock-starved heshers everywhere. Then came the "Rock Me Tonight" bodystocking video fiasco, and Billy was history. Here, The Unband pay throat-burning tribute to one of the great unsung rockers of the early '80s. Their Motorhead-esque version (which is included on their Retarder CD) is pretty straightforward -- they even leave in the opening handclaps -- but ultimately lacks the mousse-headed flamboyance that made the original such a gas. It's fairly funny the first time, and would certainly make for a humorous mid-set digression, but why put it on your album? I guess that's what they make CD remotes for.
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Dan Epstein |
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Dan Epstein is a Los Angeles-based journalist and pop-culture historian whose work has appeared in L.A. Weekly, BAM, Raygun, Guitar World and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. His first book, Twentieth Century Pop Culture, was published in 1999 by Carlton Books.
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I'm having flashbacks...but it's just not the same. maybe if these guys made new material for me to hear- I could tell you if they were good or not- how is it possible to judge when they're playing music that isn't theirs.
Kristin
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for The Unband
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All Music Guide: The Unband
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The Unband at TVT Records
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