About this episode

This episode explores the evolution of the Band's song 'Get Up Jake' from a studio outtake to a live performance staple.

In our series Odds & Ends we dig into Band deep-cut, “Get Up Jake”. You’ll hear how a scrappy LA studio outtake grew into a live showstopper on Rock of Ages, and even survives as a raw hotel-room demo. We’ll break down its driving groove, Helm’s backbeat, Danko’s bouncing bass and that shout-along chorus and compare the lean, two-minute studio take to the full-throttle live version and the stripped-down Calgary jam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Band: A History

Topics covered

• Band deep-cut
• studio outtake
• live performance
• music analysis
• song structure

Keywords

• Get Up Jake
• Band
• Rock of Ages
• music analysis
• live performance
• studio outtake
• song structure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rock of Ages

Books & works: Get Up Jake

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