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Alternative 4 · Post by **Alternative 4** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:06 am

I have to say this is my favourite version of the song. The contemporary take on the jam in the middle is amazing. The keyboard swells are comparable to something from Porcupine Tree's The sky moves sideways. The clarinet (?? Probably wrong) solo was a nice addition, giving a lovely feel comparable to Pompeii. Although snowy's solo was a little more restrained than on ITF and the tone was different it was still great. All in all it sounds like a classic song reinterprited to suit a bigger stage and different time period. Maybe Roger still is a genius.

Tenniru · Post by **Tenniru** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:11 am

Agreed. A new guitarist, a new band, and a lack of gong hasn't stopped Roger; and instead of reverting to the old BBC/ASOS version, he's taken the liberty of making a new arrangement to suit him. I LOVE the 2006 incarnation of StC; it's one of my favorite versions, alongside Rotterdam 1971.

I wish he'd do the same to his other stuff to fit his voice, as opposed to Dave's or his young voice. The remakes of WYWH, Pigs, Machine, and the like come to mind.

Alternative 4 · Post by **Alternative 4** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:20 am

How about careful with that axe eugene?

Tenniru · Post by **Tenniru** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:42 am

A song based around a young voice that no longer exists would be hard to re-adapt... unless it was reworked into a funeral dirge (moreso than usual) and the scream was replaced with a half-hearted "eeeeeeeeeeegh". (In his new, real "Have A Cigar" voice.)