But it s not about whom these harmonies sound like, but rather the impact they have. Change is a solid album in many respects but the back-ups mingling voices are what turn the album into something more valuable than just time well spent, they validate the whole listening experience. Sorry ladies, but these harmonies are just like the best part of getting laid for the first time they re like getting to tell your friends. Of course, the Flashing Lights overall songmanship is the foundation that makes it all work. The title track exemplifies this, as it opens briefly a capella and allows a short but significant chord burst and guitar solo in its mid-section, all the time wrapping its roots around standard three chord pop rock.
Problem is, the damn song is actually enjoyable.
These guys could probably make an infomercial jingle work. Never Let You Live it Down. What this one is tied to, though, is a range of classic rock elements. It borrows its rainy riff from the Beatles, its keys and solo break from Zeppelin and its straight-line inertia from the Troggs, Eric Burdon, and the like. Maybe that s the key.