#david briggs

[rolandrockover]

Ironing Girls in Hell

Who's in the mood for Hotter Than Hell (1974), again? This time I'm talking about the title track, but actually only its end part, the one intoned with that fabulous gong.

Paul himself occasionally claims that he got the necessary inspiration for that one from Black Sabbath's Iron Man (1970), but united fans all over the world are steadily saying that he must have mercilessly ripped it off from Neill Young's Cinnamon Girl (1969).

And I can't exactly blame them for that. I mean, if Cinnamon Girl had never existed, well, I'd probably be grasping at any straw I could get and squeezing what I could out of Paul's Iron Man myth. Just like that little chickenhawk tries his luck with Foghorn Leghorn every now and then, just as convinced of myself as he always is. At the very least.

But since this is less the case, I think that Paul must have had the idea of Sabbath during an extensive walk through the Sahara, and the acute lack of water there was probably responsible for what I can only call a delirium.

Which brings us right back to Neil Young, because his riff is indeed not unlike the doomy, ponderous writing of a Tony Iommi, and differs from Paul's Hotter Than Hell riff in almost no way, except that Paul has given it a good oiling and made it run a bit smoother. I mean, Neil Young himself put the doom into it, from Kiss on the other hand comes this oriental, oppressive hot mood, which Paul probably brought along from one of those walks (1).

GOOONG!!! I can picture Foghorn Leghorn tearing Barnyard Dawg out of his sleep with that.

Side Note:

(1) I think Leon Sphinx did indeed have his raison d'être when he gave 80s Kiss in the Hot in the Shade days a fairly new and yet absolutely klassik flair.

The links are all highlighted except for Cinnamon Girl, and if you want you can also listen to some Black Sabbath for direct comparison:

Hotter Than Hell (1974)

Cinnamon Girl (1969)

Iron Man (1970)

[mitjalovse]

That Neil Young's producer? His name was – he died a long time ago – David Briggs. He was actually more than a production sideman of Neil Young, he also collaborated with many others thanks to his status there. However, do not mention his name in front of Nick Cave. Their project, Henry's Dream, was apparently a communication disaster, though you cannot tell that from the songs there who are incredible and I think the production serves them well. Then again, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds were in one of their better phrases, so one is allowed to think anyone could've produced them at that point and make the similar sounding album. You see, I somehow wish Nick Cave would've called Brian Eno then, what would've happened there …

[closetofcuriosities]

Twin Peaks (1990-2017)

[behindthescreamz]

behind the scenes of the finale of “twin peaks” (1991)

[smilesbag]

"I'm talking about seeing beyond fear, about looking at the world with love." s2ep11

[minacoleta]

All I’ve been thinking about this week is comics and twin peaks

[blogandmablog]

"An evil that great in this beautiful world. Finally, does it matter what the cause?"

"Yes. Because it's our job to stop it."

"Maybe that's all Bob is: the evil that men do. Maybe it doesn't matter what we call it."

🎥 "Twin Peaks" (S2 E09)

[incorrectquotesconaisseur]

and I'm right about this

[kylemaclachlanfanatic]

In 1989, Gus Van Sant took these Polaroids while he was meeting with actors for roles in "Drugstore Cowboy". ❤️✨

[angelswouldnthelpyou]

[insatiablexi]

[owls-are-not-what-they-seem]

Pinup fellas of Twin Peaks by Emma Munger

[mitjalovse]

Should musicians surprise us? Bonobo, for instance, does that by making the slight variation on himself througout his opus. The same can be applied to Neil Young, yet he makes things tougher for us, when he have to deal with Trans. The latter is – I have to be honest with you – one of my favourite records that shouldn't be considered as one of my favourites according to all the rules of the cognoscenti thanks to the sheer is-he-actually-for-real-or-something. True, that factor does not, ha, factor in the way of Dazzle Ships, but mind the context here – this is Neil Young, showing himself to tackle the 80's on his own terms. Sadly, many misinterpreted this statement of his and he retreated to the familiar sounds soon afterwards.

[texaschainsawmascara]

Dana Ashbrook & Mädchen Amick

[riotgrrrlkat]

"Did you know Laura was seeing someone else? That's what you two fought about last week. Look at these pictures, look how happy she is." Dale Cooper clocking Laura and Donna the moment he moved to Twin Peaks.

[vizual-demon]

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

(1992) dir. David Lynch