I bought "Mirage" on vinyl and wore out the grooves on "Straight Back" so I picked up the CD in Germany a few years ago because I was homesick and wanted to listen to it badly for some reason. The CD version of "Straight Back" totally shocked me- I was not expecting those extra vocals and the extra guitar solo at the end. Personally I think it's a really lame guitar part, and it definitely does not sound like something Lindsey would do. I suspect that's Ray Lindsey's noodling because Ray is given "additional guitar" credit on the song.
I have loved this song since the first time I heard it. It has such a haunting, ethereal quality... and such a passionate vocal. And the production is lushly textured... it's ear candy!
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