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I hadn't been a Jethro Tull fan back in my undergraduate years of studying nocturnal anatomy and occasionally Economics, which was my major [I actually made it to the Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society for International Academic Achievement In The Field Of Economics! They'd probably let their guard down...] . I was more interested in conventional Top 40 and falling into the wondrous web of soul, funk and Motown.
Needless to say, when the song "Bungle In The Jungle" came out, it was such a raucous departure from their typical, introverted medieval-inspired flute and lyre madrigal material (think about "Thick As A Brick," for example, which bored the guts out of me, as opposed to "Brick House," one of Lionel Richie's later efforts which had true soul pulse running through it and partly catalyzed my conversion to The RadioDAZZ guy -- a living one-person/ multiple personalities study in racial and ethnic diversity and confused confunktion.
I was listening to Eddie Harris, Wilson Pickett, The Gap Band, The Brothers Johnson, The Isleys and some of the incredible harmonies and beats of The Four Tops and The Temptations -- I was leaning toward the darker side of the Top 40, but I left a great space in my heart for some jazz/rock/brass groups... Tower Of Power; Chase; Ten Wheel Drive; Blood, Sweat And Tears; and Chicago. I loved the fiery sound of brass and the emphasis that all of these 'big band groups" were putting on electric bass riffs.
But this one purely white (but it's alright!) song (even more than "Teacher" or "Aqualung") had an uncharacteristically progressive, humorous, hidden funkiness that I found as humorous (thematically) as I found captivating.
It is a bit sneaky, with great dynamics and a bright (key of G Major) bridge. Click, listen and enjoy a smile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJhAyg2LTEk
Thank you for listening to RadioDAZZ - "Great Music Is Always Great" - DC
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