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Genrepalooza Presents: FG Radio - Tons of Lithium but very little Chill (4 Viewers)

I apologize in advance if I get the rounds mixed up.  I think I missed a day in my notebook, and then might have mixed up days when I went back through. 

 
They changed "and I felt like getting high" to "and I felt like I could cry" because drug references weren't going to fly with the country audience in 1999. 
Dolly is the one who wanted to change the lyric, and Neil was fine with it. They made him some $ off the tune.

 
Subjective of course, but on most days what I would say is a top 5 RH song is buried on an album I don't like at all.  

DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH

495.xx:  RADIOHEAD - PYRAMID SONG

Link

 
Happy belated 500th round, everybody!   Been a fun, crazy trip we went on, and this really did help me keep some sort of balance and sanity during the COVID months. 

 
I'm going to see Tre Burt, The Marcus King Band, and Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats tonight in Raleigh. It's going to be hot and humid out.  I wish more outdoor shows were in the Fall, and not the summer.  I have a cooling towel I could wear around my neck. I have to snap it periodically to keep it cool. If someone is blocking my view, I could snap them in the ### with it to get them to move. Maybe I will take it.

 
I'm going to see Tre Burt, The Marcus King Band, and Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats tonight in Raleigh. It's going to be hot and humid out.  I wish more outdoor shows were in the Fall, and not the summer.  I have a cooling towel I could wear around my neck. I have to snap it periodically to keep it cool. If someone is blocking my view, I could snap them in the ### with it to get them to move. Maybe I will take it.
Nice- hope you have a great time! I've seen the Marcus King Band a few times and always enjoy them. Never heard of the other artists mentioned.

 
505.8 or 12 - Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You  (Trio)

Young, judgemental Eephus dismissed Ronstadt's 1980 New Wave album Mad Love as a crass commercial career move which it probably was. But I was wrong--listening back forty years later reveals a strong Power Pop album.  The Costello covers are just so-so but the singles are terrific.

 
506.8 or 12 - Beatnik Beatch - Beatnik Beatch  (Beat This)

Closing out the Beat This channel with a rare quadruple Beat.

This band were local Bay Area faves in the mid 80s. We saw them a few times as openers back in the day, even then I thought their name was ridiculous. They finally got a major label deal after the New Wave had receded.  Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning went on to form Jellyfish.

 
Round 506.xx

Category: Beat This

Song: Never Miss A Beat

Artist: Kaiser Chiefs 

I think this band suffered from an over-saturation of bands like them, because they were pretty darn good.

 
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KarmaPolice said:
Subjective of course, but on most days what I would say is a top 5 RH song is buried on an album I don't like at all.  

DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH

495.xx:  RADIOHEAD - PYRAMID SONG

Link
Interesting. What do you think of Kid A? I don't know many people who like one and hate the other. 

 
Interesting. What do you think of Kid A? I don't know many people who like one and hate the other. 
I vividly remember hating Kid A when it came out.  There was some sort of midnight stream on the satellite and another FBG and I were in school together, were RH fans, and listened basically going...   :unsure:   <_< :penalty:  .    Anyway, seeing them a couple times on that tour really made me love the songs, and now I dig it, but it's still probably my 4th -5th favorite.   At least it's consistent and flows.   To me Amnesiac is a mish mash of songs that plays like a b-side compilation, and probably has 4-5 of my least favorite RH songs on it.  

 
Thursday last chance

  1. Breakup Songs
  2. Free Your Mind- psychedelic songs or stuff you listen to while drunk,high or tripping balls.
  3. Five Word Song Titles
  4. NASA Mission Control (Songs about space, being spacy or taking up space)
  5. This is the End -- songs with great endings, codas, etc.
  6. Beat It (Great drums and/or percussion parts)
Roll set 1
Die rolls: 1
Roll subtotal: 1
Roll total: 1


Breakup Songs - LAST CHANCE

 
Thursday regulars

Roll set 1
Die rolls: 878, 461, 865
Roll subtotal: 2204
Roll total: 2204
Bring In 'Da Funk (Funky songs duh)

Side 2, Track X (Great album closers)

Scissors XM: women playing songs about women.

 
BEAT THIS BONUSES BEFORE IT RETIRES SO IT CAN NO LONGER BE CONFUSED WITH THE DRUMMING CATEGORY

She Likes the Beatles -- William Clark Green

Second line: "And I like the Stones."

My Heart Skips a Beat -- Buck Owens

He hasn't been drafted yet. 😲

Heartbeat -- King Crimson

This song may have been my first exposure to them. I remember seeing the video on MTV. 

Nobody Beats the Biz -- Biz Markie

RIP. This song title is actually a pun on defunct NYC-area electronics chain Nobody Beats the Wiz. 

Beating Heart -- Ellie Goulding

She hasn't been drafted yet either. 😲

Beat Down Babylon -- Junior Byles

Byles worked with Lee "Scratch" Perry after Perry's association with Bob Marley came to an end. 

The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) -- The Doors

One of my favorites from LA Woman. 

Bad News Beat -- Neil Young

Neil only wrote one song that qualifies for this category, and it appears on one of his worst albums. It's not terrible but, like everything else on Landing on Water, it suffers from overproduction.

Beating Off in A Minor -- Bo Burnham

Dedicated to @KarmaPolice

And that gets us to 30 songs. 

 
Somehow my Road Trip radio playlist had not loaded, so for today's jaunt around the island we started instead with Microphone #2.  Hmmmm.  I'm the one who suggested this channel.  Hmmmm.  For the most part kinda see why these folks were relegated to rarely doing vocals (exceptions include Faces and Traffic songs).  Also, actual conversation:

OH:  "Utopia.  So who was the lead singer in Utopia?"

Me:  "I dunno, I think that guy who just got into the Hall of Fame...?"

Me:  "..."

Me:  "Something with a T..."

Me:  "Todd Rundgren!"

OH:  "Well...OK."

Us:  [listening...song finishes...]

Another Utopia song comes on.

 
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