Song of the Day 10/12/08

The countdown continues as we make our way from #666 all the way to the #1 song of alltime (the full list is at the top of the page, growing at the snail’s pace of one a day). Today’s song is #653:

Bob Seger – The Fire Down Below

NOT the single, a clichéd piano/guitar blues that so-called “classic rock radio” still plays from time to time. This is the ferocious, searing live version from Seger’s 1981 album Nine Tonight. The production is stupendously good – it’s hard to tell, at least on the vinyl album, where the guitar and where the sax are. Blended together, they make a single evil, screaming voice. Play this LOUD for maximum effect. Available at all the file-sharing sites (the live version is about 1mb longer than the studio version), or check the cheapo bins at your local used vinyl purveyor.