Surprised about the lack of love (so far) for Kit. The guitar riff is gorgeous and the vocal, with its intriguing story, is haunting. Just wish there was a really clean version out there. It was a toss-up between that and Striptease, for me.
I'd love the know the reasons behind why he dumps some of these gems. I reckon it must be either bad blood, bad memories or money, or a combination of any or all.Agreed 100%. Kit is not just his best unreleased song - it’s one of his best songs period. How I wish it’d get a proper release.. oh but dreams have a knack of..
I'd love the know the reasons behind why he dumps some of these gems. I reckon it must be either bad blood, bad memories or money, or a combination of any or all.
That may be so, but Kit was from the Maladjusted era and Striptease even earlier.I think recently he's been consciously moving away from what's considered the typical morrissey sound starting around the refusal period
That may be so, but Kit was from the Maladjusted era and Striptease even earlier.
Steve's version of " I love LA" Randy Newman cover
Agreed 100%. Kit is not just his best unreleased song - it’s one of his best songs period. How I wish it’d get a proper release.. oh but dreams have a knack of..
It is interesting, at this later stage of his career, that "I Know Who I Love" has eluded leaking in some fashion or other. Simon Goddard has heard/described it. Both Spencer Cobrin and Jonny Bridgwood are alleged to have it on cassettes or CDRs, which could also presumably contain the original recording of "No One Can Hold A Candle To You," "The Leeches Go On Removing," "Hanratty" and "Nightmare." It's very tantalizing.
Personally, I wish that "I'm Playing Easy To Get" would have been finished. The Janice Long version is a bit muddy and unfinished. It had potential as a nice time capsule of his early LA years coupled with some trademark arch wit. Certainly it would have fit awkwardly on Ringleader. But obviously by then he had moved on, geographically and, somewhat, stylistically.