Randy Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Got a question that only a few may know the answer to, (although Eric should). When the Raspberries were on VH1 and played an acoustic , slowed down version of "IWBWY", they recorded several others for the show. What happened to Overnight Sensation," "Last Dance," "Should I Wait" and "Nobody Knows?" Will they ever turn up or are they in the VH1 vault? Were they played acoustic too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherberries Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Great question! I'd like to know that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sllvnbil Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 All the songs were recorded acousticlly. Jim's drum fill on "Overnight Sensation", he played on the congas and it worked great. I'm not sure if those other songs ever aired or what happened to them. Perhaps Al can answer that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 If you bought the limited or special edition cd/dvd set we got special downloads of Overnight Sensation, Last Dance and Should I Wait ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sllvnbil Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 That's right!!! I forgot!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al K Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 ...and a couple of pretty cool unreleased interview clips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightman Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 While it was really cool these were offered as bonus items, it was unfortunate they admitted they were intentionally 'degrading' them to download in a rather poor quality, supposedly to prevent bootlegging. I'm not sure what was done to prevent the expensive official DVD from being bootlegged, but...I still hold out faint hope that someday this full show might be offered in pristine TV-watchable quality the way nature and technology intended, maybe as a website-only limited DVD or higher-quality download. I'd buy it, as I'm sure many, many others would... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Nightman,The clips were originally intended to be included on the DVD itself, but VH1 "lost" the masters. The source material they provided was not good enough for anything besides the Quicktime downloads. Everyone (including the band) was understandably upset when the masters could not be located, but in the end the band agreed to offer the clips to buyers as they were originally promised when the sets were pre-sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris hess Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 i'll say the guys should be upset to say the least..hard to believe in this day and age they were "lost"!!! unreal..lol,chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightman Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Thanks Raspbernie for the astonishing story! As Chris Hess says, it's difficult to grasp that a show just recorded a few years back by one of the largest TV networks wouldn't be backed up on disc or a computer...SOMEwhere at VH-1, or that none of the guys in the band requested and received copies of the full performance at the time they filmed it. I'd be very surprised if someone at VH-1 doesn't have a copy of the show somewhere; hopefully a pristine copy will turn up eventually and they can then either offer high-quality downloads or possibly even it as a DVD, maybe with some additional footage from the renuion tour, rehearsals, etc. That would probably be complicated due to VH-1's involvement and ownership of the show's footage, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Yeah, Bernie -- thanks for the background. It is odd, as Nightman points out, that master tapes can be "lost" today. We always hear about unfortunate problems with record companies having lost classic 1950s and '60s recordings. And the lost Boats Against the Current tapes are legendary around here. But to lose a new recording made at VH1's studios here in the 21st century? Hard to fathom.... I LOVE that ballad version of "I Wanna Be with You." It's been posted here many times before, but it's worth repeating.... That was the perfect Raspberries moment (IMHO), considering it came three decades after the original and that the band's playing was so good and that the harmonies sounded so awesome.... And isn't it nice to see a chick (if I can use a '70s term) on stage with Raspberries? And I love the "feel" of "IWBWY" as a ballad --- the way Raspberries replaced urgency with something almost spiritual. Ah, what a great moment.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 To me, The Raspberries regular version of IWBWY is the perfect Berries moment. That song is power pop personified. I must confess, I prefer rockin Raspberries over ballad Raspberries anyday of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Don't get me wrong --- I will always love the original, and I also prefer rockin' Raspberries, but... hearing a different take on "IWBWY" is awesome, especially because it was done by the original lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 To this day (and Darlene will confirm this), NO 'berries song gets the feet moving for me like "I Wanna Be With You." Pop perfection indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris hess Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 i agree with the regular version..interesting slowed down w/the original lineup,but not the same..it's like them doing a rockin' version of "lets pretend"..not the same!!! lol,chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bessieboo Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I enjoy the original version but I Love the acoustical too, it has such warmthIWBWY is such a great song it seems to slip effortlessly into acoustic version, the mark of great music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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