Do you have a favorite rock/pop song that you think is perfect?
By perfect I mean the song is complete, no filler, no calculated sounding hooks to make it pop, but a song which is beyond scrutiny and kicks royal ass!
I will start off with one song from the 80's by Donnie Iris called Ah Leah.
Ask any musician and they will tell you it is the apex of simplicity, but imo the composition and the feeling behind this tune is flawless. What makes it more interesting is for the solo he opts for an unusual vocal passage instead of the typical guitar lead masturbation, and at the end of the song he is literally repeating two notes which are far more effective than once again ending with the guitar masturbation lead to fade out.
Btw, this original release video is so fucking geeky its ridiculous. Yes that is Donnie Iris in the yellow polyester suit!
|