This review is for the biggest Sloan fanboy I know and that’s Aaron from KeepsMe Alive. For this past Xmas he graciously bought me a copy of Commonwealth (Sloans latest) I have yet to review the full album but for now check out this great track ……
So Sloan just keep on going and going. When I mentioned that to Aaron that the last studio album I bought of there’s was Navy Blue back in 1998 he told me in no uncertain terms I needed to hear the double album Commonwealth (2014)as each band memeber (Chris Murphy,Jay Ferguson,Andrew Scott and Patrick Pentland) gets there own side of music, kinda like a solo album in a double album for each member! Get it?
From past listening experience I knew that Patrick Pentland was the rock guy in Sloan and let’s be honest here! I’m a rock guy so his songs on the Sloan records always resonated with me as he can write a pretty cool riff and he sings a good lead vocal as well!
So when I spun Commonwealth for the first time this tune Keep On Swinging (Downtown) totally caught my ear. I love how the song starts with Pentlands guitar and man listen to that piano it’s so simple but sometimes simple is all Ya need! I mean I’m a sucker for it it’s kinda like the silly piano that Kiss used on Christine Sixteen(studio version) on there Love Gun album.
The song features some real cool warm fuzzy bass lines from Chris Murphy and the rest of the band with Scott on drums and Ferguson on second guitar drive it along! Love the chord changes and the chorus is friggin catchy as well!
This is a deadly well written piece of good OL Rock !
Crank it……and thanks Aaron!
Nice surprise here Deke!!! I got this album in a CD/LP/deck of cards set! It’s a really cool and special album, and you picked a great lil’ number here to play.
Have a great Sunday Dekester!
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Thanks Buddy….I remember you and Aaron talking about the Lp set and the palying cards! Pretty impressive they went all out on there release…..
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Yup Mike scooped the last one. Said he felt bad about that… I don’t believe him… hahaha! Good on him.
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They sure did. Great little number for this long weekend eh.
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Also agreed about the Christine Sixteen comparison and I would bet that was their intent, knowing what HUGE Kiss fans they all are.
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Yep I agree……you can’t beat Christine 16 and her piano!
Hahahaha
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When Gene saw her walking out of school that day…
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Still don’t have this one. I’ll get it one of these days…
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I like the fact that they each took a portion of the record to do there own stuff!
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Kiss could have/should have done that.
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Bingo….but two Guys egos would not allow it! That would be Ace and Peter…hahahaha
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Right on Deke, that is a great track on an album full of them. Looking forward to your review of the whole thing! 🙂
Also, good call on the KISS thing – the Sloan boys are huge fans.
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Yeah I gotta get on the Review album especially the 17 minute jam out by the drummer!
He looks like a interesting chap by the sounds of it……
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