There you stood on the edge of your feather
I said this at work the other day when it came on, and I think my coworkers thought I was joking, or at least exaggerating. But I don't think I was; I think "Expecting to Fly" by Neil Young (in the guise of Buffalo Springfield) may be the best song ever. If I had the time right now for a The Blue in the Air-style lauding, well, babe you know I'd try.
I saw the post title on your blog and hoped it was about this song. We are truly twins as I tell anyone who has not heard this song to immediately listen to it as it is most likely the best song in the world and a very early pre-cursor to dream pop and shoegaze (it makes Slowdive sound outdated!). Big ups to you for mentioning this Ian.
Oh and I think I owe you an email from early December - woops.
Merry Xmas my friend,
Cam
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:59 PM
I think you do, which is a great relief as I felt a major twinge of guilt at first - did I owe Cam an email?
I agree wholeheartedly on this one. The production is just fucking amazing, from that opening swell on, and although I wasn't thinking of it in dream pop/shoegaze terms, I think you're absolutely right - Slowdive didn't top or capture the feeling of it until Pygmalion, if at all. Hope you guys had a good xmas!
Posted by
Ian |
12:48 PM