Song:Something In The Air
Album:Almost Famous: Music From The Motion Picture
Something In The Air was the only hit by the very short lived British trio Thunderclap Newman. The band was created by Pete Townsend and was on The Who's label Track Records. Roadie John "Speedy" Keen (born Mar. 29, 1945 in Ealing, South London, England) had written Armenia City In The Sky for The Who Sell Out so Townsend decided to create a band around him. he brought in Keen's pal from school pianist Andy "Thunderclap" Newman (born Nov. 21, 1942 in Hounslow, England) and teenage guitarist Jimmy McCullogh (born June 4, 1953 in Glasgow, Scotland). Keen wrote Something In The Air and Townsend produced the album. The song was a number one hit in England and has been a staple on oldies radio for years. But the band only made one album. Townsend never intended to have them tour and when he put together a touring band, the three guys didn't get along. That was the end of Thunderclap Newman. Something In The Air has been used in plenty of films and this soundtrack for Almost Famous is a very good oldies comp from the early 70s. Keen and Newman recorded solo albums in the early 70s. Keen later produced Motorhead albums. He died in 2002. McCullogh joined Stone The Crows and then joined Paul McCartney's Wings in 1974. He died of a heroin overdose in 1979 at age 26. Here's the video for Something In The Air by Thunderclap Newman.
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