Got something to say or just want fewer pesky ads? Join us... 😊

Register Log in

[Music] Band on the Run.



Leekbrookgull

Leekbrookgull

Well-known member
Jul 14, 2005
16,247
Leek
No doubt apart from a few here on NSC i can't play a note but like many love live music and pub band's even better. The question is from writing and playing just how good is Band on the Run musically ? A simple tune or work of art ?
 






Ooh it’s a corner

Ooh it’s a corner

Well-known member
Aug 28, 2016
4,866
Nr. Coventry
Still have it on cassette would you believe. I deffo liked it at the time but haven’t played it in ages - I think it had quite a few good tunes personally - I thought they were largely simple tunes but am not really qualified to answer technically - BOTR and Jet were great pop singles
 




Herr Tubthumper

Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 11, 2003
59,481
The Fatherland
Leekbrookgull said:
No doubt apart from a few here on NSC i can't play a note but like many love live music and pub band's even better. The question is from writing and playing just how good is Band on the Run musically ? A simple tune or work of art ?
Click to expand...

These terms are not mutually exclusive…a simple tune can be a work of art.
 




Pavilionaire

Pavilionaire

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
30,564
A work of art. Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
 


Jam The Man

Jam The Man

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
8,123
South East North Lancing
Love the song, but prefer Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five from the same album.
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
NSC Patron
Oct 8, 2003
49,909
Faversham
Shite.
 




Beach Hut

Beach Hut

Brighton Bhuna Boy
Jul 5, 2003
71,959
Living In a Box
17:15 BBC1 Weekdays and meeting daily objective
 










LamieRobertson

LamieRobertson

Not awoke
Feb 3, 2008
46,673
SHOREHAM BY SEA
Gawd just thinking about when this was released 1973…I bought my copy in early 74 when I was working Saturdays at WH Smith in Churchill Sq …if memory serves me correct the record section was downstairs and I kept on deserting my post to thumb through the vinyl…sacked two weeks later
 
Last edited:






Is it PotG?

Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker
Feb 20, 2017
23,297
Sussex by the Sea
LamieRobertson said:
.....and I kept on deserting my post to thumb through the vinyl
Click to expand...

ooh-matron-kenneth-williams-carry-on-camping.gif
 


GT49er

GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
46,715
Gloucester
Pavilionaire said:
A work of art. Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
Click to expand...
They're only the band The Beatles could have been ................ if it had been dragged on long after its course was run, but fortunately John,George and Ringo had the sense to know when it was time to bale out.
 










Barnet Seagull

Barnet Seagull

Luxury Player
Jul 14, 2003
5,928
Falmer, soon...
To answer the original question, it's relatively simple with nothing particular interesting going on in the progressions.

If you want something which sounds simple but is complex, Nik Kershaw's The Riddle is interesting. Not many people notice that the last chorus is a half-note higher than the first. To make that happen requires a very interesting middle eight and progression

For anyone who has a grasp of music theory, there's an interesting walkthrough here.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSjjlPi_FBA
 
Last edited:


You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Albion and Premier League latest from Sky Sports


Top
Link Here