Glasgow Mega-Snake

Glasgow Mega-Snake

Song infobox
Name = Glasgow Mega-Snake


Artist = Mogwai
Album = Mr. Beast
Released = flagicon|Europe 6 March 2006
flagicon|USA 8 March 2006
track_no = 2
Recorded = Castle of Doom Studios
Glasgow, Scotland flagicon|Scotland
Genre = Post-rock
Alternative metal
Length = 3:35
Writer =
Label = Play It Again Sam
PIASX062CD
Matador
OLE-681
Producer = Tony Doogan
Chart position =
Tracks =
#"Auto Rock"
#"Glasgow Mega-Snake"
#"Acid Food"
#"Travel Is Dangerous"
#"Team Handed"
#"Friend of the Night"
#"Emergency Trap"
#"Folk Death 95"
#"I Chose Horses"
#"We're No Here"

"Glasgow Mega-Snake" is a song by Scottish Post-rock band Mogwai from their sixth album, "Mr. Beast".

Overview

Some see "Glasgow Mega-Snake" as a return to some of the heavier sounds of 1997's "Young Team", along with the rest of "Mr. Beast". "Glasgow Mega-Snake" is a live favourite. It originally had the working title of "Glower of a Cat". [ [http://brightlight.youngteam.co.uk/eng/mrbeast.php Bright Light page on "Mr. Beast"] ] The song is featured in the Tony Hawk video game, "Tony Hawk's Project 8". Stuart Braithwaite has commented on the song, sayingcquote|We had this idea to promote Glasgow by genetically modifying a sea-creature and somehow make it into a roller coaster, People will flock to Scotland when it's made. We wrote the song in the hope that we can sell it to Channel 5 when they do "The Making of the Mega-Snake" programme. We've got it sewn up. ["Kerrang!" #1091, p.8]

Musical structure

The song begins with a fuzzy, distorted minor key guitar riff which launches into the most straightforward rock song Mogwai have ever released.

External links

* [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/m/mogwai/glasgow_mega-snake_tab.htm "Glasgow Mega-Snake" Guitar Tablature]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Mogwai/_/Glasgow+Mega-Snake "Glasgow Mega-Snake" on Last.fm]

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