Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Off the Record # 5 - The Girls of War


 Sometimes you gotta jump on the bandwagon when the wagons bangin'.... so to speak. With Chocolate Skateboards' Pretty Sweet video hot on the premiere tour, it seems fitting to share one of the short, but pretty sweet parts from Mouse, featuring the bosses themselves - Mike Carroll & Rick Howard, and the soundtrack that helped to create a classic. Choosing Slippin' into darkness by War for the music in their part, the Girl guys kept it all quality... while keeping it funky. 


  I got this random blue vinyl for about $6- at Red Cat a couple years ago, almost solely for Slippin' into darkness, although there's lots of great tracks on this promo compilation. Slippin' was the 1st big single War recorded after the departure of Eric Burdon, selling over a million copies and appearing on their 1971 All Day Music album. The heavy drum beat falls at an ideal pace for some of the most stylish skateboarding ever condensed into a minute and a half... leaving the viewer/listener wanting a bit more of both.





  ... would have loved to see more of the O.G. Girl guys in Pretty Sweet... maybe the bonus DVD has some surprises. Congrats to Guy for bangin' it out hard as hell instead of fading away, dude is unbelievable. Go listen to some War.

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