Dirty Movies vs Sinner's Swing!

[I Coulda Hada VH]

How about a thread with no potential for a Dave vs Sam debate? Which of these back-to-back tracks from side one of Fair Warning do you prefer and why?

[Number 47]

ss

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

That one is super close. "Dirty Movies" by a hair. But both are easily in my top 20 all time favorite VH tunes.

[Darrin Stephens]

Sinners swing but close

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[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

That terrific drum intro with Ed's "chirpy" guitar effects and his use of the slide for the catcall whistle help give DW the nod, barely.

[I Coulda Hada VH]

Eddie's killer guitar riff gives SS the slight edge over DM for me.

[Number 47]

That one is super close. "Dirty Movies" by a hair. But both are easily in my top 20 all time favorite VH tunes.

DM for the opening jungle, SS for the street feel. Put them together on a 45 rpm and it'll sell like hot cakes.

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

DM for the opening jungle, SS for the street feel. Put them together on a 45 rpm and it'll sell like hot cakes.

Two of the best back to backs in the discography, as are AFU and CW in the other thread, IMO. Cant go wrong picking any of them.

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

Eddie's killer guitar riff gives SS the slight edge over DM for me.

Love his ascending solo in it, too. That truly is a prime example of CVH(particularly Ed here) sounding like a speeding train coming sooooo close to going off the rails but still managing to hang on going around the corner.

[I Coulda Hada VH]

I can still remember exactly where I was the first time I heard both of them way back on Friday, April 24, 1981.

[Number 47]

where?

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

I'm always a little surprised there isnt more love for the drum tones on FW. I think after WACF, its my favorite drum sound on an album for Al. The first album they recorded after he acquired his 1980 Tama Rosewood snare(filmed in LWAN) and really that first taste of the famous AVH snare tone that drummers either really love or really hate. HAIL being the best example on FW of having that snare tone.

STIL he really has his snare tuned up super HIGH, but it fits the tune. PCTS is the opposite, but again fits the vibe of the tune perfectly.

The B&W MONSTER Ludwig kit is probably still my sentimental all time fav AVH kit, although the old hardware pales in comparison to the awesome rack systems of his modern kits. Cool fact, it was actually a Ludwig Vistalite kit, a la Bonham, but was painted solid B&W.

I wonder how many of the tracks he recorded with the Rosewood snare on this album?

[Number 47]

ss

[I Coulda Hada VH]

where?

Ceramics class at my high school for Dirty Movies and in my parents' old lime green Chrysler at the intersection of Granada Ave and La Mirada Blvd for Sinner's Swing! One of my best friends was with me for Sinner's Swing! He passed away from melanoma at the way too young age of 39 back in June of 2003. I miss him.

[Pacfanweb]

Sinner's Swing and it's not close for me. Dirty Movies is okay, but Sinner's Swing rocks, and I prefer that.