{"id":321,"date":"2019-10-14T18:13:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T18:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/?page_id=321"},"modified":"2019-10-14T18:13:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T18:13:18","slug":"mod-hippie-saturday-show-shimmering-sound","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikedeangelis.com\/2019\/mod-hippie-saturday-show-shimmering-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Mod Hippie: “Saturday Show” & “Shimmering Sound”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This Big Stir Records Digital Single of the Week<\/strong> will be available for download on Friday, October 18th, and can be pre-ordered now on the Big Stir Digital Singles Page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the six-minutes-plus “Saturday Show,”<\/em><\/strong> the band consists of singer\/songwriter Doug McGuire<\/strong>, plus Teresa Cowles<\/strong>, Jason Berk<\/strong>, D.J. Bonebrake<\/strong>, David Marks<\/strong>, Adam Marsland<\/strong> and Mike Schnee<\/strong>. You may recognize them as former members of X<\/strong>, The Beach Boys<\/strong>, Cockeyed Ghost<\/strong>, Wormstew<\/strong> and Pacific Soul LTD<\/strong> . The flip side, “Shimmering Sound,”<\/em><\/strong> features an earlier edition of the band, including Probyn Gregory<\/strong> on Theramin (which you’ll remember from “Good Vibrations”<\/em><\/strong>). The inconceivably groovy cover art is courtesy of Ridley Broome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Saturday Show”<\/em><\/strong> has the big, bold sound of a classic rock anthem. Lead guitars constantly swirl over a steady rhythm section. and Doug McGuire’s<\/strong> vocals are a true highlight, bending and stretching to wrap themselves around the constantly-in-motion music. The production is rich and layered, with a full, melodic and rocking sound. There’s a very cool transition around the 4:30 mark, where the bombast melts into a hazy, laid back, gentle euphoria. If you’re wondering where the Beach Boys influence came into play, your answer’s right here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Shimmering Sound”<\/em><\/strong> begins with a sweet psychedelic folkie sound…plus the aforementioned Theramin. It has strong echoes of Brian Wilson’s<\/strong> adventurous, post-“Pet Sounds”<\/strong> Beach Boys<\/strong> studio wizardry. Brian heard the siren call of what was happening at Haight-Ashbury in the late 60s, and wasn’t shy at all about adding some of those elements to his own toolkit. The vocals here are also a little reminiscent of Mike Love<\/strong>, with a chaser of Carl Wilson<\/strong>. Think Jefferson Airplane<\/strong> jamming with The Beach Boys<\/strong> and you get the picture. Very trippy, 100% Summer of Love energy coming back to say “howdy” in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is absolutely a “Double A-Side Single” worthy of that designation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Big Stir Records Digital Single of the Week will be available for download on Friday, October 18th, and can be pre-ordered now on the Big Stir Digital Singles Page. On the six-minutes-plus “Saturday Show,” the band consists of singer\/songwriter Doug McGuire, plus Teresa Cowles, Jason Berk, D.J. Bonebrake, David Marks, Adam Marsland and Mike… <\/p>\n

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