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Soulful / slow burn honeyPlaylist noteApr 20, 20266:02 PM

Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live) is setting the sunset temperature on the dial.

Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live) by David Bowie off Diamond Dogs (1974) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a soulful / slow-burn honey lean, and a touch of slow-burn honey. Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live)
David Bowie
Diamond Dogs · 1974 · Art Rock
Lineup note
Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live) into Dial the Number (Unreleased Version)

Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live) by David Bowie off Diamond Dogs (1974) belongs here because Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks and Me In Honey by R.E.M. create a strong arc that deepens the feeling established by Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles, while maintaining rock in the grain.. Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Diamond Dogs · 1974

Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live) comes through with a slow-burn glide and art rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1970s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the art rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

David BowieStevie NicksR.E.M.Art RockRocksoulful / slow-burn honeysunsetslow-burn honeyArt Rock
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Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live)
David Bowie
Why it fits

Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live) by David Bowie lands here because Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks and Me In Honey by R.E.M. create a strong arc that deepens the feeling established by Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles, while maintaining rock in the grain.. The art rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Diamond Dogs (1974), Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live) shows David Bowie working in a 1970s pocket with art rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the art rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Dial the Number (Unreleased Version)
Stevie Nicks
Why it fits

Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) answers Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live) by David Bowie with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Me In Honey can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) (2016), Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) shows Stevie Nicks working in a 2010s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Rock *n* Roll With Me (Live) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Me In Honey to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Me In Honey
R.E.M.
Why it fits

Me In Honey answers Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Out Of Time (1991), Me In Honey shows R.E.M. working in a 1990s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

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Mr Rassy is lining up Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks off The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) (2016). It hit in 2016, it comes off The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition), Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks and Me In Honey by R.E.M. create a strong arc that deepens the feeling established by Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles, while maintaining rock in the grain.