Without any halt or bridge the verses go over into the chorus, which features the typical half screamed vocals by Jim, and some more or less strange guitar noises for Sparta after the first one. The feel is quite happy IMO, with a nice flow.
#Sparta remix all d note version full#
After about 20 seconds the song kicks in with full instrumentation. It starts with some kind of sound effect and drums, guitar picking over that. "Vacant Skies" is the only 'new' song so to say. Musically the song is basically the same though, not much difference here. Still the variations regarding the singing are (again) a nice alternative to the album version. If you heard the latter version before this, you'll miss a certain drive to it. Speaking of the chorus, on 'Wiretap Scars' it was screamed, but here it's sung normal. They sound a bit tin-like at first, rather normal on the chorus though.
This get's clearest when the vocals kick in. Very different sound, almost a bit muffled. The verses seem shorter, the song faster. The guitar on the first chorus sounds a bit more indie like so to say, and in the background there are guitar parts to spice it up. This starts with the different guitar sound and more dominant bass on the intro/verse sections. Different singing by Jim, fancier guitar line here and there. The version of "Mye" is a bit rougher IMO, and has some nice little twists added compared to the later album version. I hoped it would feature more 'unknown' songs. It took me quite some time to find this one. I think it's ok, as this is a really hard to get (at least it was for me) and most people will know Sparta from Wiretap Scars or Porcelaine anyways. I usually don't write 'em, so don't bash me too bad if it sucks ) Plus, I will compare this a lot to the later versions on 'Wiretap Scars'. Just a quick note: I decided to go Track by track here, as this thing only has 4 tracks in it. Most people will think now: "Why should I go and try to find this one? I have Wiretap Scars, so I only get one new song". It featured four songs, of which three re-occured on the debut LP "Wiretap Scars" (all apart from 'Vacant Skies').
This was the first sign of life by the follow up band of At the Drive-In, gathered around Jim Ward.