- Glasgow Mega-Snake
Song infobox
Name = Glasgow Mega-Snake
Artist = Mogwai
Album =Mr. Beast
Released = flagicon|Europe6 March 2006
flagicon|USA8 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]Notes
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