[Intro] Em F#m/E G/E [Verse] Em F#m7 G D C Eight miles high and when you touch down G D C C6 C C6 You'll find that it's stranger than known Em F#m7 G D C Signs in the street that say where y Tomorrow I’m going to put on my LK John Fahey Peter Lang LP on Max volume. Roger McGuinn), and David Crosby. Una prima versione di Eight Miles High era stata incisa agli RCA Studios di Los Angeles il 22 dicembre 1965, ma la Columbia Records, l'etichetta dei Byrds, si era rifiutata di pubblicarla perché non era stata registrata in uno studio di proprietà della compagnia, e si dovette procedere ad una seconda incisione. Album There are songs on their albums from this era that try to incorporate two or even three of those things. He has an album literally titled One Guitar, No Vocals to give you some idea of his commitment to instrumental music.) (Kottke normally plays instrumental music and only occasionally sings. A posteriori, nei primi anni ottanta, sia Crosby che Clark ammisero che la tematica della canzone non era poi così innocente come avevano originariamente dichiarato all'epoca, e che era stata scritta sotto l'effetto di varie droghe. [2][3], Nel 2004, la rivista Rolling Stone ha inserito Eight Miles High alla posizione numero 151 nella lista delle 500 migliori canzoni di sempre da loro redatta. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Eight Miles High fu pubblicata su singolo il 14 marzo 1966 negli Stati Uniti e il 29 maggio 1966 in Gran Bretagna, raggiungendo la posizione numero 14 della classifica Billboard Hot 100, e la numero 24 della Official Singles Chart. I have seen nearly every band that matters over the last 20 years, and I have only one regret: not seeing "Zen Arcade" era Husker Du live. I Byrds e il loro addetto stampa Derek Taylor, continuarono ripetutamente a negare qualsiasi intento provocatorio o inneggiante alla droghe nel testo di Eight Miles High, ma senza troppo successo. Another interesting cover found here is "Love is All Around," aka the Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2001. Additional taxes may apply. You should too. #leokottke #mikegordon #noon Recorded in Minneapolis, MN and Burlington, VT Written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn, David Crosby ©℗ 2020 Megaplum & Round Wound Sound. I loved it too, played it a thousand times at maximum volume, but never would have thought a track so raw would hold up over time. Turn!" And while his recorded output is substantial, for a man who’s been recording for fifty-plus years, you might expect there to be more. This EP sounds better on vinyl, but it's hard to come by in that format. Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon perform “Eight Miles High” from their new album Noon, which is out now digitally. The Byrds originally recorded Eight Miles High written by Gene Clark, David Crosby and Roger McGuinn and The Byrds released it on the single Eight Miles High in 1966. Secondo quanto affermato da Clark, il testo fu principalmente opera sua, con un contributo minore da parte di David Crosby (nello specifico la strofa: «Rain grey town, known for its sound», un riferimento a Londra come città simbolo della British invasion che aveva conquistato le classifiche americane dell'epoca). Questa pagina è stata modificata per l'ultima volta il 3 ott 2019 alle 14:22. This is awesome and it stands as one of the best cover songs I've ever heard. © 2003-2020 Mike and Leo have a few choice covers under their belts – Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh Well,” Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion,” and Merle Haggard’s “I Am A Lonesome Fugitive” come to mind, as well as a perennial in Kottke’s catalog, Pete Seeger’s “Living In The Country.” And as a solo artist, Leo has gotten a lot of mileage out of Tom T. Hall’s “Pamela Brown,” the Allmans’ “Little Martha,” and Paul Siebel’s “Louise,” which is exquisite. 4 very good songs....but too short for a cd. This song showcases the Huskers displaying a rarely seen naive innocence, and I love the fact that they use both a tambourine and a heavily distorted guitar in the same song, and it actually works. Sold by Amazon.com Services LLC. This EP combines two singles from the 1984-1985 period, "Eight Miles High" and the single version of "Makes No Sense At All." THrashy loud and fast one would think recording a cover song apposite in astyle to the original would lead todisaster. The result is something close to what we might imagine as akin to the original version of the song, before the Indian and jazz influences transformed it into a revolutionary piece of work. Bob Mould's cries throughout the latter half of the song are a distillation of all the rage, fury, and angst in every rock song that preceded it. Every person for whom I have ever played this song (OK, every male) has purchased this EP. Released in March of 1966, “Eight Miles High” was one of the Byrds’ biggest hit after they abandoned their signature folk rock for riskier sounds. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. What do you get when you shove oceans' full of adrenaline, melancholy, anger, joy, yearning, nihilsm, optimism, surrender, ecstasy all into one 45 rpm single? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Instead of McGuinn’s Coltrane-inspired runs, Kottke adds an extended instrumental break with his trademark finger-picking. this is my favorite thing by Huskar Du. They didn't expect to ride around in limos drinking champagne on their way to the "Tonight Show" and they didn't expect their independently released 45s and LPs made to make them millionaires. In aggiunta, la canzone contiene un'ipnotica linea di basso suonata da Chris Hillman, la chitarra ritmica di Crosby, e le eteree armonie vocali del gruppo.[14][15]. Maybe it's the combination of the innocence the lyrics suggest and the nostaligia associated with a band that made great records in a day when the big corporate overlords didn't totally suffocate rampant creativity for the sake of "selling product." (A radio ban due to its controversial lyrics is usually credited for this lack of commercial success.). Eight Miles High esibisce anche l'influenza del suonatore di sitar Ravi Shankar, per quel che riguarda la melodia vocale del brano e il suono "orientale" della chitarra di McGuinn. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The Byrds' "Eight Miles High" is sometimes called the first psychedelic song. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Before the Byrds were a psychedelic band they were a folk-rock band, of course, famous for their “jangle” that has inspired numerous bands both in the ’60s and in the ’80s/’90s jangle-pop revival. Husker Du's cover of "Eight Miles High" is, IMHO, the greatest single recorded song in rock history. "Eight Miles High" is a song by the American rock band the Byrds, written by Gene Clark, Jim McGuinn (a.k.a. All the neighborhood record-store and rock band hipsters, who rarely looked for music produced outside New York and London, were talking about the band from Minneapolis and their incredible cover of "Eight Miles High." Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Eight Miles High / Makes No Sense at All (Single). Where the original version demonstrated a fear of flying, this version is pure paranoia. written by Gene Clark, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn (solo guitar) Rickenbacker 360/12 C63 & Vox AC30, The Beatles - Rain Bassline (Original Speed), "A Hard Day's Night" - The Beatles - Cover by Buddy Clontz, "Nowhere Man" by The Beatles - Cover by Buddy Clontz, "She Said She Said" The Beatles - Cover by Buddy Clontz, The Byrds - Eight Miles High (acoustic cover), "It Won't Be Long" by The Beatles - Cover by Buddy Clontz, Turn, Turn, Turn Lesson - The Byrds - Part 1, "Ticket To Ride" by The Beatles - Cover by Buddy Clontz, R.E.M.

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