SPED’S RESIDENT CRANK, MIKE,
WITH HIS INCLINATIONS TOWARDS THE TAYLOR/CROCE/ DENVER SCHOOL OF MUSIC, DELIVERS
THE SOFTER SOUNDS OF SAME PANTS EVERY DAY. SHOUTS
OF “PICK IT UP, MAN” ARE TYPICALLY HOLLERED IN HIS DIRECTION. WISPS, AS WELL AS
BLATANT AND OUTRIGHT PLAGIARISM OF BRAGG/MOULD/POLLARD, TOO, CAN BE HEARD IN
HIS SONGS. BUT IT’S THE HARMONIES OF MIKE, PAUL AND JIM THAT ARE BOTH SPED’S TRADEMARK AND CONTRIBUTION TO TODAY’S WORLD OF
POP. THOUGH REALLY IT’S MORE OF A GIMMICK. MIKE WEARS THE SAME PANTS EVERY DAY. AND HE WEARS THE PANTS OF
YOUTH. (BACK)