This week I'm fixing a gaping hole in the Hidden Treasure playlist. A playlist so obvious that it should have arguably been the very first post ever done on this site. That’s right, this week we're finally getting more cowbell!
This "instrument" was made infamous due to a Saturday Night Live skit which was intended to be a parody of VH1's "Behind The Music" series. Here’s the skit...
Problem is that I've never really thought of Don't Fear The Reaper as a "cowbell" tune. Seems Dickinson did in fact lose the cowbell battle in the final mix. So let’s fix it!
You've got a fever and this is the prescription! Click the playlist and feed your fever!
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Jane - Geez Louise...I never realized that Jane featured a cowbell. Love the song. Still belt it out when it comes on the radio. But absolutely never noticed the cowbell. The keyboard riff is killer. Mickey Thomas at his finest on vocals. Flawless track.
Holy Water - Also never noticed the cowbell here. But I've certainly not heard this song nearly as much as I have Jane. It is kind of hard to pick up on this song. I can hear it, but I can see why I missed it as well. Definitely more noticeable on Jane, especially now that you have pointed it out. But there's nothin' wrong with this song.
St. George - Awesome pick. I don't have this album and had never heard the song until I bought the Toto 35th Anniversary Live album earlier this year. I thought it was killer live and I'm ecstatic to hear the studio version. I can hear the cowbell here, but I don't remember noticing it on the live recording. I'll have to check that out now. This is just a killer song. The vocals are terrific.
Madness - Yet another song that's new to me. I wasn't a Maiden fan growing up. I'm gaining a serious appreciation for them now. I heard this song somewhere, on the radio I think. Anyway, I thought it was killer. Cowbell is definitely driving the beat of this song. I love this song's hook. And how freakin' cool are those time signature changes?
Sad - Definitely have heard this, but only a few times. That is some serious cowbell percussion. I'd rate this the weakest of the five tracks here, but I'd rate the working of the cowbell best.
Song ranking (the number in parenthesis reflects my ranking of the actual cowbell playing:
1. Jane (2)
2. St. George (4)
3. Madness (3)
4. Holy Water (5)
5. Still I'm Sad (1)
Very nice post bro. Probably a Top 5 performance.
Thanks boss... Hydra is a great Toto album, a bit of an anomaly and it has more rock and prog (sans 99) tendencies than their more commercial efforts. I think I remember you saying that White Sister was a cool tune you liked on their live release as well, that song can also be found on Hydra....
Really? Did you actually read the review of SSOASS on allmusic.com? I'm thinking you read part of it but not the whole thing. The internet is just full of people trying to start problems when there isn't a problem. I am just shocked you're sitting at your computer with your Mountain Dew and Doritos and making up falsehoods like this. Think of the children, dammit!
My grandmother didn't listen to Bad Company! That was (and is) the devil's music. Why would you assume that dear ole mawmaw would listen to stuff like that? Mawmaw was a saint and she sure didn't listen to any music with cowbell.
Oh, and you're a thief as well? Not only that, you destroyed the stolen item? What kind of person are you??????
You promised an extra-special version of SHT, but I wasn't expecting this. Liar. Thief. Destroyer.
I must distance myself from this SHT.
5/5.
Norma Jean Fox
(11/30/1945-9/7/2010)
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