tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post3076136972631191454..comments2023-07-05T06:08:47.551-04:00Comments on A Year in the Life: Got to Get You Into My LifeMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17565760365090993595noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-33954806210227321672009-08-19T17:14:40.653-04:002009-08-19T17:14:40.653-04:00It's not all power pop means, but it's som...It's not all power pop means, but it's something of a defining feature of the more distorted-guitar brand that I like. Jason Falkner is excellent at it, and the song at the URL below is a great example of how effectively the technique can set up the moment when the bass joins the guitars:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3tLtF8kyOQ<br /><br />But yeah, a lot of that kind of troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846187742319627525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-19006476508390321662009-08-19T16:35:48.834-04:002009-08-19T16:35:48.834-04:00Honestly, Frank, I don't know why Paul would s...Honestly, Frank, I don't know why Paul would sing TO pot like it was a girl. It's a little... lame. But hell, I prefer to focus on the music anyway.<br /><br />You're welcome for Kampuchea, Troy. As far as the bass lines... I can see that, actually. Is that what "power pop" means? (I've never been clear.) But something tells me there might be earlier examples on Help or Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565760365090993595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-20981507499504005832009-08-19T16:18:54.175-04:002009-08-19T16:18:54.175-04:00Well, Meg, if this song is about grass and getting...Well, Meg, if this song is about grass and getting stoned, then, well ... okay. I've heard that story before. And whether it's true or not doesn't change the fact that it's a cool song and i like it. I always thought it was about a girl. And, it works better for me that way.Frank Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564007564601986631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-8589677668968165112009-08-19T14:50:28.371-04:002009-08-19T14:50:28.371-04:00Thanks for the Kampuchea video. Now I know what Da...Thanks for the Kampuchea video. Now I know what Dana Carvey modeled his Paul McCartney impression on.<br /><br />Was this the first song (well, this and Tomorrow Never Knows) where Paul started just staying on the octave on bass -- in this case, Low G, high G -- instead of following the progression, which in both songs goes down a step (here, G-F)? Because that idea pretty much founded the power troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846187742319627525noreply@blogger.com