Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
which I should note to @Eephus is the supergroup, as opposed to Smog, which is Bill Callahan.
That was gonna be my first comment in my writeup!!!!
which I should note to @Eephus is the supergroup, as opposed to Smog, which is Bill Callahan.
I’m honored to be part of this triplicate with you and OH.
The Rannouses are stuffing the ballot box on this one.
You have your arch nemesis Jann Wenner and the rest of the contemporary music press to thank for that. In the music guides and such, Wynne was always identified as “the lead singer of the Spinners” but in fact he shared those duties with Bobby Smith. And Smith was lead on I’ll Be Around, Could It Be I’m Falling in Love and Games People Play, among others.I've never heard Bootsy sing in falsetto, but his voice was elastic (he was in the Rubber Band, after all) so maybeIt had to be performed in their live sets. And it's a VERY difficult task for the lead singer. G.C. Cameron displayed insane range on that song, including some very hard-to-reach notes (see 2:24 of that clip). And then he left the group. So they needed someone with ridiculous range who could perform it as well as Cameron. And as wild as Bootsy's voice is, he has that range. And so, of course, did Philippe Wynne.
I'm probably really wrong on this, but my impression is that most people think Wynne was the lead on all of their hits (until he left the Spinners to smoke dope with George Clinton). Out in the wild, whenever I have mentioned the Spinners, the most common response is some form of "that Philippe Wynne was a great singer".
I originally said it in my thread but I stand by it.
One summer a really long time ago (really long, I’m old) we rented a shore house on Spring Lake Heights that was on 10th Avenue. My friend Brian got Bruce Springsteen’s phone number from a friend of his that did some babysitting for Bruce. I called him and left a message inviting him to a big party we were throwing that Saturday, stressing the 10th Avenue connection. He did not show up.
It’s been too long. Welcome back my GBs.
I was going to say “threesome” but figured that may raise some questions.I’m honored to be part of this triplicate with you and OH.
So, it's the mid-1990s and there I am minding my own business doing the usual - hating (in no particular order): whatever was left over from the grunge movement, Celine Dion, yet another fake British Invasion more pretentious than the last, the lack of good funk, the lack of razors amongst the Lilith Fair(e?) crowd, and - of course - Billy Joel, because that's never out of season.
Tuesday's musical musings listNumber 10:
krista4:
Return of the Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons
(duplicate – third vote)
Just Win Baby:
The Man Who Sold the World (1995), from MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana
(new song)
simey:
Gentle on My Mind - Glen Campbell
(new song)
scorchy:
Time to Pretend – MGMT
(new artist)
neal cassady:
Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder
(new song)
Uruk-Hai:
Until You Came Along - Golden Smog
(new artist)
Yankee23Fan:
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
(duplicate - third vote)
Manster:
The Woman in You - Ben Harper
(new artist)
shuke:
At Least That's What You Said - Wilco
(new song)
rockaction:
The Rat - The Walkmen
(new artist)
Mrs. Rannous:
Veracruz - Warren Zevon
(new song)
New Binky the Doormat:
No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
(new artist)
Pip’s Invitation:
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
(new song)
Dr. Octopus:
Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
(duplicate - second vote)
Val Rannous:
Paper in Fire - John Mellencamp
(duplicate - second vote)
Chaz McNulty:
Sabotage - Beastie Boys
(duplicate - second vote)
Don Quixote:
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
(duplicate – second vote)
Sullie:
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
(new song)
jwb:
Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground
(duplicate - second vote)
DrIanMalcolm:
10th Avenue Freeze-Out, Bruce Springsteen
(new song)
Hawks64:
New Light - John Mayer
(new artist)
MAC_32:
In The Ghetto - Elvis Presley
(new song)
falguy:
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
(new song)
(@falguy , I have previously listed them at least sometimes as "Simon and Garfunkel," but I noted today that the ampersand is correct instead)
simsarge:
Ticket To Ride - Carpenters
(new song)
worrierking:
Born on the Bayou - Creedence Clearwater Revival
(new song)
Eephus:
Simple Twist of Fate - Bob Dylan
(duplicate - second vote)
Hov34:
Everlong - Foo Fighters
(duplicate - third vote)
ditkaburgers:
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
(duplicate – third AND fourth votes today!)
AAABatteries:
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
(duplicate – fourth vote)
landryshat:
Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale - Love
(new song)
Zegras11:
Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult
(duplicate – fourth vote)
(@falguy , umlaut warning)
Ilov80s:
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
(new song)
Oliver Humanzee:
The Ballad of El Goodo - Big Star
(new song)
The Dreaded Marco:
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
(new song)
Doug B:
Can't Get There from Here - R.E.M.
(new song)
KarmaPolice:
Precious Stones - Mastodon
(new artist)
Their first album (not the EP) is one of my personal favorites. As a huge Wilco and Jayhawks fan I was immediately drawn to these guys. So good.So, it's the mid-1990s and there I am minding my own business doing the usual - hating (in no particular order): whatever was left over from the grunge movement, Celine Dion, yet another fake British Invasion more pretentious than the last, the lack of good funk, the lack of razors amongst the Lilith Fair(e?) crowd, and - of course - Billy Joel, because that's never out of season.
I was in the back seat of a car on the way home from a divorce proceeding between two great friends (she was driving, he was handing out beer from the passenger seat - it was amicable). They asked me to be the witness.
Anyway, she had on this radio station on out of Annapolis, MD. They were playing all kinds of stuff that didn't format. I asked what the hell it was. Turns out it was WRNR owned by Jake Einstein, who used to run the legendary WHFS out of D.C. - one of the original free-form FMs in the country. And Jake had put the band back together: his son Damien, Cerph, John Hall, etc....
And I hear this lovely, jangly guitar line come out of the speakers. Then a big drum slam. And they're off.
I asked "who the HELL is this?".
Betty: "Golden Smog". (she didn't say: "not Bill Callahan, but the supergroup", but now that addendum is pasted on my memory) .
Afterwards, anywhere I could find a jukebox with this on it I would spend an obscene amount of money playing it. It has one of the great barroom singalong choruses of all time. The lead vocal is slightly out of tune and the unison singing doesn't quite line up, but that damned guitar locks in. It's neat and sloppy, busted and beautiful, and all heart.
It's an opera
This was one of my favorite car-radio songs as a kid, and then as a teen when I discovered there was an 11-minute version, I was all . As I said when it was picked in Doc Oc's countdown, it's one of the most powerful mixtures of music and lyrics that you can imagine. The vocal interplay is astounding and Funk Brothers are in top form here.
Did not know this as it sounds like Nels Cline's style.The glorious noises on this song and some others on that album are from him
Could be why Cline agreed to join the band. It wasn’t an obvious pairing at the time.Did not know this as it sounds like Nels Cline's style.The glorious noises on this song and some others on that album are from him
I just read he joined, to tour, after the record was released. I thought that was the first album he was on.Could be why Cline agreed to join the band. It wasn’t an obvious pairing at the time.Did not know this as it sounds like Nels Cline's style.The glorious noises on this song and some others on that album are from him
Ironically the first album he was on was Sky Blue Sky, their “dad rock” album.I just read he joined, to tour, after the record was released. I thought that was the first album he was on.Could be why Cline agreed to join the band. It wasn’t an obvious pairing at the time.Did not know this as it sounds like Nels Cline's style.The glorious noises on this song and some others on that album are from him
Did you also book accommodations??Got drunk last night and booked a flight to Amsterdam in January.
Did you also book accommodations??Got drunk last night and booked a flight to Amsterdam in January.
So you travel like you buy and sell houses...on a whim, and that's awesome!Did you also book accommodations??Got drunk last night and booked a flight to Amsterdam in January.
Yes.
In my partial defense, I had been talking about trying to get away somewhere in January, though I was thinking someplace warm. Then I got an email from Delta yesterday with a big sale on fares to various spots, and OH was encouraging me to take advantage of the one to Brussels because of all the cool day trips I could do from there (I've been to Brussels before). Then I decided on Amsterdam instead because it would only involve one flight, and I can do the same day trips (I've also visited Amsterdam twice before).
Will I keep this reservation? Unsure.
Got drunk last night and booked a flight to Amsterdam in January.
Are you visiting George Harrison's favorite hash bar?Got drunk last night and booked a flight to Amsterdam in January.
It would have been a lot less expensive if you'd live-blogged Give My Regards to Broad Street instead.Got drunk last night and booked a flight to Amsterdam in January.
Got drunk last night and booked a flight to Amsterdam in January.
At first I assumed I made a mistake lol, but do see it in the daily lists for today and that of round 22.
I got a smile out of seeing "Golden Lady" immediately followed by a song from Golden Smog, which I should note to @Eephus is the supergroup, as opposed to Smog, which is Bill Callahan
One summer a really long time ago (really long, I’m old) we rented a shore house on Spring Lake Heights that was on 10th Avenue. My friend Brian got Bruce Springsteen’s phone number from a friend of his that did some babysitting for Bruce. I called him and left a message inviting him to a big party we were throwing that Saturday, stressing the 10th Avenue connection. He did not show up.
Eephus:
Dylan has a ton of great songs, so if you'd asked me beforehand, I don't think this would have made my top 30 of his songs most likely to receive multiple votes in this countdown.Simple Twist of Fate - Bob Dylan
(duplicate - second vote)