Single of the Week: ELO and Uriah Heap
Posted on July 3, 2007Definitely going old school with the singles this time around, so hang on. This post is inspired by an excellent tv show I’ve been watching courtesy of the BBC, Life on Mars, about a Manchester detective who gets hit by a car, and wakes up a detective in 1973. Is he in a coma dream, did he travel back in time, or is he just crazy? It is a mystery. The show has a kickin’ soundtrack from the early ’70s British rock scene though, so it’s definitely a worth checking out. Our first single of the week is Electric Light Orchestra’s “10538 Overture“. This cut has that great descending guitar riff, and with the horn in there, it bears a resemblance to Rod Stewart’s “Hand Bags and Glad Rags” or the Faces’ “Flying”. There’s a nutty cello running all through the track that plays well off of the acoustic guitar. It’s a neat song, even during the bizarre breakdown towards the end.
The second single for the week is Uriah Heep, with “Gypsy“. For some reason, I never imagined myself listening to Uriah Heap, but here we are. This track has a great pulsing beat that just hammers away. The electric organ in this song thrashes all over the place. It’s a great song that sets a certain tone for a scene.
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My dad keeps raving about Life on Mars but so far I haven’t caught it. I am finally digging Doctor Who, though.
As for ELO, I think the Diary of Horace Wimp is an all-time, but overlooked, classic.
I got both serieses off of a perfectly legal, not-isohunt.com, not-bit-torrent-with-over-a-hundred-seeds-for-each-series website. It is a fantastic show, though I have to admit I found myself occasionally rewinding to figure out what the hell the Mancunians were saying.