801: Rongwrong-->Sombre Reptiles [1976]
from 801 Live, recorded at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3 September 1976
"Rongwrong" was written by Quiet Sun-drummer and This Heat-founder Charles Hayward. Genius melody and chords. A drummer wrote that? :)
It occurs to me that in addition to "Sombre Reptiles", I also listened to Peter Gabriel's "Excellent Birds" yesterday. How many adjective/animal jams can you name?
Three little birds
ReplyDeleteDire wolf
Tiny dancer
famous mockingbird
ReplyDeletegod...
ReplyDeletein this lifetime, i won't ever shake the grip of a rich, flavourful Eno vocal delivery.
really masterful.
...oh yeah, forgot my "animal" jam submission...
ReplyDeletein point of fact, Pink Floyd's "Sheep" will blow your balls off--and crush your big, stooopid head.
i just love when gems appear on albums labeled "difficult", "inaccessible",or "dense".
Hey, that sounds like #9 Dream!
ReplyDeleteApe Man
ReplyDeleteMonkey Man
Peace Frog
Tiny Dancer
Heavy Horses
ReplyDeleteLost Sailor
ReplyDeleteNever realized how different this version of sombre reptiles is from the one on Another Green World.
ReplyDeleteLet's not forget...
The Fish
hi
ReplyDeletewhat's the source for this photo?
did the musical group also use this cover, of the dada publication from 1917?
Hi Veronica,
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure where the photo's from... I found it using google image search, somewhere. To my knowledge the band never used this image, but presumably the song title "Rongwrong" is a Marcel Duchamp reference. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Emmett