Austin prog rock! I had not heard of Transit Method before, but Spotify thought I’d dig it, and I do! The song is a cover of a Sweet song which turned 50 this year. You know Sweet, they wrote and recorded Ballroom Blitz so that, years later, Crucial Taunt could cover it and get their big record deal. Also the Beastie Boys could use a line from it in Hey Ladies.

The video is a recording studio shoot, but it’s a pretty cool looking room. They also do some split screen stuff so you can see some dueling squeadlies and meadlies. The guitarist on the Les Paul looks a little nervous at the start but gets into it after the solo which is nice. Also the vocals are nice and crunchy with some great falsetto harmonizing.

It’s rad a 50 year old song can shred this much, you think it’d be like… on a restricted diet and trying to exercise regularly or something.

And for good measure, here’s Sweet’s version!