I have always been intrigued with them. There is something about them that would work in todays industry. They might have been one of the first musical acts that had personas that had a life of its own. They wore black stockings with holes, had weapons in their hair and under their tongues, hickies on their necks from guys, always chewing/smacking gum while talking with a strong bad ass new yorker attitude and accent to boost. I think their producer Shadow Morton kicks Phil Spector's ass( don't kick me off the board for that) . Walking in the sand, leader of the pack, give him a great big kiss are masterpieces for me that sounded like what the ronettes and crystals were doing but Shangri- Las had a dark edge that made their songs more interesting imo. Any fans of the girls on here?
walking in the sand ( early use of wall of sound?)
give him a great big kiss
Leader of the pack
Re: Any love for the Shagri- Las?
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:08 am
by Jerry
Me, Geoff! Thanks for posting these.
Re: Any love for the Shagri- Las?
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:27 am
by blueonblue
One of George "Shadow" Morton's greatest teen melodrama's....Ludwig would have been proud.
(seriously)
"blue"
Re: Any love for the Shagri- Las?
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:29 pm
by geoff85
blueonblue wrote:One of George "Shadow" Morton's greatest teen melodrama's....Ludwig would have been proud.
(seriously)
I abhor soliloqy and extended spoken word in songs. The Shangri Las are one of my few exceptions. Authenicity goes a long way. They were like every other girl their age and wanted to be in love but they were girls from the wrong side of town and rather than hide it they embraced it and made it " good to be bad".]
Past Present and Future is masterpiece of spoken word that just realizes everything i said previously.
My fave song of theirs is a song that I imagine would be a good representation of what a Bacharach/Spector collabo would be like.
Take a listen and comment.