Great spooky, spectral backing vocals add to the songs off kilter pop feel – the song is the last before their series of glam stompers and was a number 16 hit- I can remember being sat by the radio wiling this single up the charts in those days when that kind of thing really mattered!
The Elvis in Vegas end of pier croon is very much part of the band shtick here but there’s also that whiff of beer and fags British club circuit to the sound and that great stomping slapback drum back beat and the churning guitars dealt out by the rather camp looking Rob Davis – the band’s guitarist who would turn up again in the last decade co-writing many pop hits.
It’s an epic work and a perfect hour of dark, sparse neo-pop that instinctively matches a death disco, dark shadow pop, crooned vocals and a swapping melodramatic drama that soundtracks these melancholic and dystopian times. For the American computer scientist, see Mud are typical of this- often derided as not being ‘cool’ and are ceremoniously dumped as the outsiders of glam rock.Of course they were older than many of their contemporaries having been around the block a few times since their first single release in 1967 and their name was hardly as clever or poetic as ‘Trex’ plus they were certainly no pinups but, as is so often the case, in pop music – some of the best stuff lurks in the most unlikely places.It’s hard to credit it now- especially with the severely edited history of the period but in the mid seventies Mud were one of the biggest selling singles bands in the UK – teaming up with the genius Chinn Chapman songwriting team in 1973 their future was assured and they were catapulted into an unlikely teen single market with a machine gun of great hits that peppered the pre punk high water mark of glam rock.Dressing as ersatz teddy boys with added glam trinkets they had a certain beer n fags cool about them and they could really play.
1 mainstream rock singles in the United States. Mud were a great band to secretly admire as an avowed heavy metal fan.
In a 30 year music writing career, John was the first to write about bands such as Stone Roses and Nirvana and has several best selling music books to his name. Rothe and Twynham had both been members of A short version of "Tiger Feet" was played at the opening ceremony of the "Dave Mount" redirects here. Mud was founded by singer Les Gray and drummer Dave Mount.They formed a band with bass player Ray Stiles and guitarist Rob Davis.On being discovered by producer Mickie Most during a gig, they were hooked up with writer / producer partners Chinn And Chapman.In 1980, after declining success and a replacement for Les Gray, the band decided to quit.
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Was in Luton in the early 80s. Complete song listing of Mud on OLDIES.com. Agree, In the Mood great and their akapelo (spelling?? Albums include Tiger Feet / Mr. Bagatelle, Mud Rock, and Lonely This Christmas / I Can't Stand It. In 1967 they released their first single, Flower Power, a truly fab piece of psychedelic pop which is the great lost psyche single from the summer of love with its exquisite and brilliantly beautiful harmonies. When the break arrived with Crazy and Chinn Champman’s songwriting touc the band ran with it This is the pre teddy boy mud- dressed in night club twenties gangster style they look very much like a 1972 band- there is a touch of glam to their look with Les with his smudged eye liner looking like an oddly sexy nightclub bouncer- or about as sexy as the band could- like cold fish and chips. Rob, Ray, Dave and Les all grew up in and around Mitcham and Carshalton, Surrey, England.
It’s an epic work and a perfect hour of dark, sparse neo-pop that instinctively matches a death disco, dark shadow pop, crooned vocals and a swapping melodramatic drama that soundtracks these melancholic and dystopian times. Kicked In The Teeth live review.
A telling feature of their success is the number of folk who can recall the lyrics of their songs.