Head East, Never Been Any Reason, Sterling, IL, June 2013 Never Been Any Reason is the first track on Head Easts début album Flat as a Pancake, composed by the bands guitarist, Mike Somerville. It is often considered Head Easts signature song, peaking at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and continues to be played on classic rock radio stations in the US a generation after it was recorded. The song features keyboardist Roger Boyds double-tracked Minimoog solos throughout the song. Asked about the solos via the bands official web site, Boyd said they were created due to an accident during mixing: It is two Minimoogs. Back in those days we did not have computerized mixing and had to mix on the fly; we forgot to mute one of the moog solos and when it went by we thought WOW! so we decided to go back and record the second part to match/compliment the primary solo part. Lead vocals are alternated between drummer Steve Huston singing the first two lines of the verses and lead vocalist John Schlitt on the remainder of the song. Both the last line of each verse and the choruses feature signature multi-part vocal harmonies sung by all the members of the band. The song was featured in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused, and later in the 2005 film Sahara. youtu.be/5RIid22_D7c
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