Comments on: The Tenth Day of Mellowmas: Eye Of The Santa http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/ The Music That Taste Forgot Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Michael http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-27145 Michael Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:25:29 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-27145 I also thought it sounded like Henley. The vox are definitely "Henleyish" It's a stupid song, but wow are those two beautifully recorded acoustic guitars. The intro is genuinely nice. Then the vocals come in. The Joe Walsh-esque slide solo also seems a bit tacked on. Actually, it sounds like they ran the song, and ran it through Don Felder's patented "Eagletron 6000" machine. It will tack slide guitars and 5 part harmonies onto ANYTHING. I also thought it sounded like Henley. The vox are definitely “Henleyish”

It’s a stupid song, but wow are those two beautifully recorded acoustic guitars. The intro is genuinely nice. Then the vocals come in.

The Joe Walsh-esque slide solo also seems a bit tacked on.

Actually, it sounds like they ran the song, and ran it through Don Felder’s patented “Eagletron 6000″ machine. It will tack slide guitars and 5 part harmonies onto ANYTHING.

]]> By: David http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26985 David Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:59:06 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26985 Feel. Not fell. Damn. Feel. Not fell. Damn.

]]> By: David http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26984 David Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:58:30 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26984 As a devotee of Survivor, Night Ranger, Foreigner AND Journey (sometimes), I fell I must offer my own take on re-heating: This is early 90's Don Henley. Ew! Ew! Ewwww! As a devotee of Survivor, Night Ranger, Foreigner AND Journey (sometimes), I fell I must offer my own take on re-heating:

This is early 90’s Don Henley. Ew! Ew! Ewwww!

]]> By: Dw. Dunphy http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26977 Dw. Dunphy Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:29:41 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26977 There's a montage of Santa running laps, using a side of beef as a punching bag and pumping iron somewhere in this song. He should also have "Hoh!" tattooed on the left knuckles and "Oho!" tattooed on the right. There’s a montage of Santa running laps, using a side of beef as a punching bag and pumping iron somewhere in this song. He should also have “Hoh!” tattooed on the left knuckles and “Oho!” tattooed on the right.

]]> By: EightE1 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26976 EightE1 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:28:16 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26976 Oh, come on, boys. This is good stuff. Certainly not in the league of Captain and Tennille and Jim-fucking-Nabors on the crapitude scale. A little hokey, yeah, but it's "A Classic Rock Christmas" -- whaddyawant? It's Jimi Jamison singing -- Rotating Vocalist Number Two. The one thing I don't particularly care for is the slide guitar solo. It's like they brought Joe Walsh into the studio, got him loaded on spiked egg nog, and gave him a guitar, which he promptly proceeded to play with his belt buckle. Rob EightE1 Oh, come on, boys. This is good stuff. Certainly not in the league of Captain and Tennille and Jim-fucking-Nabors on the crapitude scale. A little hokey, yeah, but it’s “A Classic Rock Christmas” — whaddyawant?

It’s Jimi Jamison singing — Rotating Vocalist Number Two.

The one thing I don’t particularly care for is the slide guitar solo. It’s like they brought Joe Walsh into the studio, got him loaded on spiked egg nog, and gave him a guitar, which he promptly proceeded to play with his belt buckle.

Rob
EightE1

]]> By: Old Davy http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26964 Old Davy Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:45:37 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26964 Jeff: This sounds like reheated Journey. Jason: Isn’t that what Survivor has been all along? Uh, no. Survivor is reheated Night Ranger, Night Ranger is reheated Foreigner, and Foreigner is reheated Journey. Jeff: This sounds like reheated Journey.

Jason: Isn’t that what Survivor has been all along?

Uh, no. Survivor is reheated Night Ranger, Night Ranger is reheated Foreigner, and Foreigner is reheated Journey.

]]> By: Py Korry http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26959 Py Korry Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:20:23 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26959 Jason: That’s sketchy, right?? Like Santa’s quietly masturbating in the corner? I don't think Santa CAN be quiet if he's masturbating in the corner. That whole "Ho, ho, ho" thing is kind of hard wired in the old guy's brain. Jason: That’s sketchy, right?? Like Santa’s quietly masturbating in the corner?

I don’t think Santa CAN be quiet if he’s masturbating in the corner. That whole “Ho, ho, ho” thing is kind of hard wired in the old guy’s brain.

]]> By: Dave Lifton http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26957 Dave Lifton Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:17:03 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26957 The only justification for Survivor is that the original lead singer went on to provide the voice for Bud Light's Real Men Of Genius campaign. However, like Frankie Laine singing Blazing Saddles, I don't think he was told it was a joke. The only justification for Survivor is that the original lead singer went on to provide the voice for Bud Light’s Real Men Of Genius campaign. However, like Frankie Laine singing Blazing Saddles, I don’t think he was told it was a joke.

]]> By: Beau http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26952 Beau Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:35:31 +0000 http://jasonhare.com/2007/12/10/the-tenth-day-of-mellowmas-eye-of-the-santa/#comment-26952 I could've sworn it was neither of Survivor's rotating vocalists, but this was released in 2002, and they didn't break down and get a third guy until the past 12 months. Glad I checked, because I'd forgotten all about this classic ad: http://starbucks.com/grocery/dblshot.mov I could’ve sworn it was neither of Survivor’s rotating vocalists, but this was released in 2002, and they didn’t break down and get a third guy until the past 12 months.

Glad I checked, because I’d forgotten all about this classic ad:
http://starbucks.com/grocery/dblshot.mov

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