Friday, November 13, 2015

Song of the Day

MOUSE AND THE TRAPS - A Public Execution - YouTube:

9 comments:

Scott Cupp said...

I listen to this album a lot, particularly A Public Execution and Maid of Sugar, Maid of Spice. The whole Fraternity Years album is great.

mybillcrider said...

Were those national hits or just Texas hits? I've liked the group ever since I first heard "A Public Execution" way back when.

Cap'n Bob said...

Like Bob Dylan but lacking his articulation.

Todd Mason said...

"Execution" was a minor national hit, at least, as noted on FB.

Todd Mason said...

WIKIPEDIA: Upon release [1965}, "A Public Execution" bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100 at number 121. It was a tremendous regional hit for the group and proved to be their most successful release.[1] The tune has since gained wider recognition for being featured on the groundbreaking album Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 in 1972, along with other Nuggets releases More Nuggets, Volume 2 and Nuggets: Volume 6, Punk Part 2. In later years, the song has appeared on the compilation albums Public Execution and The Fraternity Years.[3]

mybillcrider said...

I knew it was a huge hit in Texas. It was all over the radio in 1965.

Scott Cupp said...

On the early songs, Bugs Henderson was doing lead guitar, another Texas guitar hero, particularly with his use on "Maid of Sugar, Maid of Spice" which precedes the guitar shredding of Jimi Hendrix by about a year.

mybillcrider said...

That's another classic!

Todd Mason said...

I imagine George Kelley might endorse the video component here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuF_3fxDznI