A great song from a band I don't really like. In saying that they do have 4 tracks on my iPod. A strange prog rock band from the early seventies who used a flute as a lead instrument this band was massive. And inescapable. Even my English teacher at High School played them in class. Their music went over my head I guess. I was more into pop music and singles.
I first heard this song at school. The older kids were playing it in the Art Room. I was in there helping out with something. The art room was a great escape from the race race that was the schoolyard. I wasn't into sports so I was drawn to the library and the art room. I was lulled into serenity by that long jazzy piano intro and then bang..in comes the heavy guitar riff. And it's one of those guitar riffs one learns in the seventies.
I don't think they had much of a handle on Art at my old high school. When I was doing it for my HSE (year 12) the teacher left halfway through the year. They didn't replace him so me and Pete, who was the other art student, there were only 2! had to finish the year by ourselves with no teacher. Just us and Gombrich's The Story of Art.
At the Art exam when we had to create a piece Pete was behind me. 20 minutes near the end I heard the sound of ripping behind me. With no time to finish his grand concept, he decided to half his painting. Further distractions came in the form of Our Lady of Sion girls taking the exam with us. All those years of no girls at school and they turn up at the exams.
I did alright and became the first to pass HSE Art at Box Hill High School in 4 years. When I went around to see Pete H to ask about his results he was playing Thick as A Brick. Enough said.
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