Splitting my concentration is something I have been unable to do well for the most part. Music comes into this majorly. For instance, I could be writing this article and have music playing in the background, could hear it but it would wash over me.
I wouldn't take it in and it sucks that I don't have this ability. Those people who have the split visual ability are even more gifted. They claim to be able to browse Facebook and watch some TV show simultaneously.
@bingbabe claims to be able to do this, but I am not sure I believe her. If I had music videos playing, I wouldn’t even hear them while writing as that demands even more concentration from my split mind.
What I can do is drive a car and become engrossed in the music, and at times enter a trance. I remember coming out of the other side and thinking, 'what the fuck happened?'
The car is still driving and I'm not in hospital. Maybe I do boast a limited split concentration after all?
Running with the Night – Lionel Ritchie (Can’t Slow Down – 1983)
Talk about mainstream. My late father was quite obsessed with 'Can't Slow Down' around 1984 and played it to death in his lounge at my parent's house. I have memories of coming down the stairs and this song being played a little loud with his speakers booming close to the end, where it tends to get bass-heavy.
What strikes me now is that he was listening to the music and doing little else. Was he also confined to a single concentrated mind stream just like me? When we were in the car, it was always the radio playing and never those pre-recorded cassettes you could buy.
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...'thanks Steve, you improved this song no end, and in one go... quite remarkable'...
I don’t think he ever got around to ripping music off and placing his tunes on blank tapes like I did.
While this song may be mainstream, it was the ripping guitar solo close to the end that got my attention. Unknown to me at the time, that was performed in a single take by Steve Lukather of Toto who claimed the first iteration was just a ‘warm-up’. What talent that bloke has!
Lionel had heard 'Beat It' and Eddie Van Halen's contribution to the Michael Jackson hit and wanted his own rendition in one of his songs. I prefer this one. Sorry, Eddie.
I Got You – Split Enz (True Colours – 1980)
This one ‘got me’ after a single play, quite unusual even all those years ago. The clipped guitar ruff intro followed by the eerie backdrop caught my attention right away. The song was not a major hit in the UK, reaching just the top twenty but was critically applauded down under hitting the number one slot.
Not surprising as 'Split Enz' are a bunch of Kiwis and had been trying to make the big time since the early seventies.
If anything, the chorus lets this song down somewhat by easing up and stepping off the gas. I have found a few tunes like this, with a reverse attraction. Isn’t it supposed to be the chorus that drags you in?
Hypocrite – Lush (Split – 1994)
Do you know how hard it is to find another song containing the word ‘Split’? As this post is related to that topic I had to find something and eventually relented to using one of my favourite bands and a track from their excellent ‘Split’ album.
As this is NOT an Alternative Weekend post, I used probably the most accessible track on that album which is mostly stuck in their 'shoegaze' period, that is apart from 'Hypocrite' which was an example of their future vision.
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...'Miki is no longer young, I wonder if she's still got the voice?'...
Selling out to 'Brit-Pop' was a wise idea in 1994 and this was just the beginning. Their next and final album, before the tragic suicide of drummer Chris Acland, was a deliberate change in style and gave them more success than anything before.
I have listened to 'Lovelife', and although it has its moments, I do consider it a sell-out. This band was unique in terms of sound, and in my mind excelled at the former genre.
Miki Berenyi still administers the 'Lush' Facebook page and personally responds to questions regularly. She also tours at small intimate venues, sometimes close to where I live. I have yet to go see her live. Without Emma Anderson, it would not be the same.
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