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The Spotnicks — Classical Gas
Album: The Spotnicks
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Released: 1976
Length: 2:42
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 cbazinet wrote:


My GOD!  That was amazing!  Thank you!!


Well said.  Yes.
Posted 1 year ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
no disrespect to Mason's version, but this is really refreshing!
Posted 1 year ago by nancy.misner    [ Reply ]
so good
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
just looked these guys up on Wikipedia.  Never heard of them before.  They've sold 18 million records.  Amazing!
Posted 1 year ago by Clark_Novato    [ Reply ]
 cbazinet wrote:


My GOD!  That was amazing!  Thank you!!


Spiders & Snakes! Hadn't thought of Jim Stafford in decades!
Posted 1 year ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
 Alchemist wrote:

Much prefer Mason's version.



Yeah, but still...
Posted 1 year ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
 cbazinet wrote:


My GOD!  That was amazing!  Thank you!!



I Agree!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:

I always dug this performance by Jim Stafford on Johnny Carson's couch.



My GOD!  That was amazing!  Thank you!!
Posted 2 years ago by cbazinet    [ Reply ]
Spotnicks - Space is the Place.... crazy how many members there has been in this band over the years.... did we loose some during a fiery reentry?  
Posted 2 years ago by zepher    [ Reply ]
The percussion on this version is pretty decent.  Lacks the detail of the original, though.
Posted 2 years ago by cbazinet    [ Reply ]
The original is hard to beat - except, after hearing it a million times, this version is a breath of fresh air.
Posted 2 years ago by fotd    [ Reply ]
I like it!!  Weird, but good!  Thanx RP!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I always dug this performance by Jim Stafford on Johnny Carson's couch.
Posted 2 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
more like Nudnicks
Posted 2 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Mason Williams would be disappointed.
Posted 2 years ago by nottheusual1    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:

This is no improvement on the original.

Then again, it's no worse than the original.



It's slower than the original. Doesn't work for me, the spirit is gone. 
Posted 2 years ago by robin_at_domani    [ Reply ]
 TerrorGovernor wrote:
Ive got some classical gas of my own
 
Mine's premium.
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
TerrorGovernor wrote:
Ive got some classical gas of my own
 

I "think" you are saying you are old, or wretched.  Thanks for sharing ;)
Posted 4 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
This is no improvement on the original.

Then again, it's no worse than the original.
Posted 4 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 stalfnzo wrote:
Interesting. My first response was fascination; I'd never heard a cover of Classical Gas before.

The more I learned about The Spotnicks, the more I liked them. Active since 1958?!? I'm older than that, yet I'd never heard of them. Moreover, they're considered one of the top instrumental rock bands from the1960's?! From Sweden?! And they played in space suits?

Ok, I'm hooked.
 My thoughts exactly. I'm a little younger, but otherwise...
c.

Posted 4 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
They release 42 albums? Wow! And like many others, I've never heard of them. Thank you RP!
Posted 5 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
Interesting. My first response was fascination; I'd never heard a cover of Classical Gas before.

The more I learned about The Spotnicks, the more I liked them. Active since 1958?!? I'm older than that, yet I'd never heard of them. Moreover, they're considered one of the top instrumental rock bands from the1960's?! From Sweden?! And they played in space suits?

Ok, I'm hooked.

dublanica wrote:


Don't even have to listen past 30 seconds to know I was right.  They suck!
 

Posted 5 years ago by stalfnzo    [ Reply ]
umm... nope
(reminds me of the time I was DJ-ing in northern Wisconsin; to which the locals were drunken gleefully bellowing "Slow Cousin Walter" - to Deep Purple "Smoke on the Water")
Posted 5 years ago by john_m_hopkins    [ Reply ]
Why?
Posted 5 years ago by nook    [ Reply ]
 TerrorGovernor wrote:
Ive got some classical gas of my own
 
care for an ancient air biscuit?
Posted 5 years ago by Ditch999    [ Reply ]
 dublanica wrote:
Before I even listen; no one can ever do better than Mason Williams version.
Now, I will listen.
 

Don't even have to listen past 30 seconds to know I was right.  They suck!
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
Before I even listen; no one can ever do better than Mason Williams version.
Now, I will listen.
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
Ive got some classical gas of my own
Posted 5 years ago by TerrorGovernor    [ Reply ]
1958 - present? Holy cats!

This is kind of cool, but seems a bit low-energy.
c.
Posted 5 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Sitting in my hotel room in Dhaka. What a contrast, what a joy.
Posted 6 years ago by pe0mot    [ Reply ]
Oh Yay!  What a great song to hear on this beautiful Saturday.  What a way to lift my spirits!!  
Posted 6 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
I was traveling between Lake Louise and Jasper Canada and early one morning there was a young man practicing the intro to that song never left me 1979. Always loved that tune.
Posted 6 years ago by Delph    [ Reply ]
Much prefer Mason's version.
Posted 6 years ago by Alchemist    [ Reply ]