The intro on alchemy is simply brilliant. I mean, don't get me wrong, the rest of the song is great as well, but everything up to the point where he starts singing is really the best part of the whole thing. I don't like the Making Movies version much at all, but the live version ROCKS.
Well, for me the studio version is just palinly brilliant. It's as if it never stops. It looks to increase the speed all the time, gives no break at all, yet it's simple and consistent like a hammer kick. It's a bit like a Chuck Berry or Gene Vincent song, and as short as it can be done, with no extra time or display added. A bit like "We will rock you", a bit "That's it and it's all".
I also love the garage sound and Roy Bittan's piano is perfect, and Pick Whiters is also perfect, givin it just the...
Well, for me the studio version is just palinly brilliant. It's as if it never stops. It looks to increase the speed all the time, gives no break at all, yet it's simple and consistent like a hammer kick. It's a bit like a Chuck Berry or Gene Vincent song, and as short as it can be done, with no extra time or display added. A bit like "We will rock you", a bit "That's it and it's all".
I also love the garage sound and Roy Bittan's piano is perfect, and Pick Whiters is also perfect, givin it just the correct amount of rythm.
As it's a perfect frame or chassis, further developements, as with Eric Clapton on the scene, are fantastic. But the the original version is as good if not better. I also love one of the first live versions, one with eight times of battery and nothing else till the guitar starts.
The intro on alchemy is simply brilliant. I mean, don't get me wrong, the rest of the song is great as well, but everything up to the point where he starts singing is really the best part of the whole thing. I don't like the Making Movies version much at all, but the live version ROCKS.
Well, for me the studio version is just palinly brilliant. It's as if it never stops. It looks to increase the speed all the time, gives no break at all, yet it's simple and consistent like a hammer kick. It's a bit like a Chuck Berry or Gene Vincent song, and as short as it can be done, with no extra time or display added. A bit like "We will rock you", a bit "That's it and it's all". I also love the garage sound and Roy Bittan's piano is perfect, and Pick Whiters is also perfect, givin it just the...
Well, for me the studio version is just palinly brilliant. It's as if it never stops. It looks to increase the speed all the time, gives no break at all, yet it's simple and consistent like a hammer kick. It's a bit like a Chuck Berry or Gene Vincent song, and as short as it can be done, with no extra time or display added. A bit like "We will rock you", a bit "That's it and it's all". I also love the garage sound and Roy Bittan's piano is perfect, and Pick Whiters is also perfect, givin it just the correct amount of rythm. As it's a perfect frame or chassis, further developements, as with Eric Clapton on the scene, are fantastic. But the the original version is as good if not better. I also love one of the first live versions, one with eight times of battery and nothing else till the guitar starts.