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


My GOD!  That was amazing!  Thank you!!


Well said.  Yes.
no disrespect to Mason's version, but this is really refreshing!
so good
just looked these guys up on Wikipedia.  Never heard of them before.  They've sold 18 million records.  Amazing!
 cbazinet wrote:


My GOD!  That was amazing!  Thank you!!


Spiders & Snakes! Hadn't thought of Jim Stafford in decades!
 Alchemist wrote:

Much prefer Mason's version.



Yeah, but still...
 cbazinet wrote:


My GOD!  That was amazing!  Thank you!!



I Agree!!  Thanx RP!   
 cosmiclint wrote:

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



My GOD!  That was amazing!  Thank you!!
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?  
The percussion on this version is pretty decent.  Lacks the detail of the original, though.
The original is hard to beat - except, after hearing it a million times, this version is a breath of fresh air.
I like it!!  Weird, but good!  Thanx RP!
I always dug this performance by Jim Stafford on Johnny Carson's couch.
more like Nudnicks
Mason Williams would be disappointed.
 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. 
 TerrorGovernor wrote:
Ive got some classical gas of my own
 
Mine's premium.
TerrorGovernor wrote:
Ive got some classical gas of my own
 

I "think" you are saying you are old, or wretched.  Thanks for sharing ;)
This is no improvement on the original.

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

They release 42 albums? Wow! And like many others, I've never heard of them. Thank you RP!
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!
 

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")
Why?
 TerrorGovernor wrote:
Ive got some classical gas of my own
 
care for an ancient air biscuit?
 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!
Before I even listen; no one can ever do better than Mason Williams version.
Now, I will listen.
Ive got some classical gas of my own
1958 - present? Holy cats!

This is kind of cool, but seems a bit low-energy.
c.
Sitting in my hotel room in Dhaka. What a contrast, what a joy.
Oh Yay!  What a great song to hear on this beautiful Saturday.  What a way to lift my spirits!!  
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.
Much prefer Mason's version.