These YouTube Saturday’s were supposed to be easy. They were meant as a cop-out, a cheap and quick way I could post on Saturday and not have to upload mp3′s, fight for a good description of the music or search out something new. But it turns out these are pretty hard. I have to walk the line between bands that are well known enough to have YouTube videos but not so well known to attract the wrong crowd to S:I.
The Silo’s are perfect then. At their peak they were a critically acclaimed band on a flawed major label. Their songs, mostly written by Walter Salas Humara, were hook laden but precise in their storytelling or scene setting. Bob Rupe added some songwriting but mainly a massive and slashing guitar sound.
The band minus Rupe continue to play live and record new songs. They’re just not the same. I hope there’s a reunion in the works. They are currently working with Bloodshot Records. Here’s two from their Bloodshot release Come On Like the Fast Lane.
Just This Morning (w/Bob Rupe – 1989-90)
“Any Way You Choose Me”
“South by Southwest”
“Susan Across The Water”
“Commodore Peter”
good call on the silos. your readers might also like the vulgar boatmen (humera was in an early version of the band and the silos play a boatmen cover on the recent rerelease of silo).
Excellent choice. Although I have not kept up with their more recent work, Cuba remains in heavy rotation. Excellent record by a very unsung band.