KarmaPolice
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And I was just about to post some snark about another of my top 5 going down..
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Eephus
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They only released six albums (including Cut the Crap) but with the double and triple record sets and B-sides, they have 91 songs to choose from.
titusbramble
Footballguy
Yeah I've not gone into much of a deeper Clash dive beyond the singles CD I have and other bits and pieces, namely what has popped up on jukeboxes (I think the Clash track I used in the UK countdown was Guns of Brixton?) and what showed up on the live at Shea album I "acquired"
John Maddens Lunchbox
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#31 - Robyn - Robyn is Here
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Producer - Christian “Falcon” Falk
Writer - Robyn/Christian Falk
Chart Positions - Album Track Only
Album - Robyn is Here
Year - 1995
Collaborator History - Christian Falk, producer and co-writer of this track, is one of the most important people in Robyn’s career. She considers him her mentor. He will appear in some form later on. His death in 2014 from pancreatic cancer rocked her hard. She was working on an album with him at the time. The sessions eventually produced the Love is Free EP with La Bagatelle Magique
Key Lyric -
Wake up people there's something new in the air
Can you hear it, smell it, feel it, Robyn is here
Provin’' I'm alive when I'm comin' with the spring
Makin' my debut summer '95, startin' to sing
Better wake up 'cause I will make you feel alright
Will get you in that freaky mood, will make you make love tonight
I am here to sing, joy is what I bring
Comin' with a positive feelin' Cause this is a Robyn thing
Robyn is here
Notes - The opening track for this list was either this track or Curriculum Vitae which I used as the introduction to Robyn earlier in the thread. The style on this track fits the 90s r&b sound big at the time and which dominates her debut album. Don’t expect this sound on anything but her 90s material. The variety and breadth of her material will become evident soon
Next up - The only track we will see from her second album, 1999’s My Truth.
Pip's Invitation
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31. I Can Survive
Album: Progressions of Power (1980)
Writers: Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore
Lead vocals: Gil Moore
Chart History: US Hot 100 #91
Video?: No
Lyrical categories: Rocking out / Inspirational/hockey coach
Triumph blended hard rock, heavy metal, AOR, prog and even pop, but Progressions of Power (1980) tilts way more to the metal side than their other records. As I said in the introductory essay, much of it could pass for a Judas Priest album.
But the band didn't forget its other sides entirely on this record. "I Can Survive" is the most melodic of its uptempo songs and was the logical choice as U.S. single, reaching the lower rungs of the Hot 100 (what's now known as the Mainstream Rock chart didn't exist until the following year). It opens with an acoustic section until the guitars start crunching around 45 seconds in, soon after which we are treated to a tasty and brief guitar solo. The main riff is a simple one that lodges itself in your brain and doesn't leave, and the song's chorus features some excellent harmonies. The longer guitar solo in the middle of the song features some speedy runs without ever taking the listener out of the song's momentum. Then the main riffs and melodies return and soar to the song's crucial line: "You've got the power, baby, in your hands."
"I Can Survive" combines Gil Moore's favorite lyrical theme of rocking out with Rik Emmett's favorite lyrical theme of keeping positive in the face of adversity. It tells a story of someone who was doubted because they didn't want to play by the educational system's rules nor those of the music industry, but stayed true to themselves and their musical vision, and succeeded. It's essentially the story of the band itself.
"I Can Survive" was played on the 1980 Progressions of Power tour, and a few times on the 1982 leg of the Allied Forces tour, but not after that.
At #30, a song that was an outlier in many ways.
Album: Progressions of Power (1980)
Writers: Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore
Lead vocals: Gil Moore
Chart History: US Hot 100 #91
Video?: No
Lyrical categories: Rocking out / Inspirational/hockey coach
Triumph blended hard rock, heavy metal, AOR, prog and even pop, but Progressions of Power (1980) tilts way more to the metal side than their other records. As I said in the introductory essay, much of it could pass for a Judas Priest album.
But the band didn't forget its other sides entirely on this record. "I Can Survive" is the most melodic of its uptempo songs and was the logical choice as U.S. single, reaching the lower rungs of the Hot 100 (what's now known as the Mainstream Rock chart didn't exist until the following year). It opens with an acoustic section until the guitars start crunching around 45 seconds in, soon after which we are treated to a tasty and brief guitar solo. The main riff is a simple one that lodges itself in your brain and doesn't leave, and the song's chorus features some excellent harmonies. The longer guitar solo in the middle of the song features some speedy runs without ever taking the listener out of the song's momentum. Then the main riffs and melodies return and soar to the song's crucial line: "You've got the power, baby, in your hands."
"I Can Survive" combines Gil Moore's favorite lyrical theme of rocking out with Rik Emmett's favorite lyrical theme of keeping positive in the face of adversity. It tells a story of someone who was doubted because they didn't want to play by the educational system's rules nor those of the music industry, but stayed true to themselves and their musical vision, and succeeded. It's essentially the story of the band itself.
"I Can Survive" was played on the 1980 Progressions of Power tour, and a few times on the 1982 leg of the Allied Forces tour, but not after that.
At #30, a song that was an outlier in many ways.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
As I mentioned in my intro, trying to ease a bit into the Tim Maia playlist. This one is in English and only 1:15 long. Quick poppy ditty. Thought this one placed well at #31, as almost like a teaser.
Tim Maia Don Quixote Broken Heart
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Love and former loves a recurring theme in Tim Maia’s music. But, he was married five times, so broken hearts a theme he presumably knew well.
Mister CIA
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I did a little rearranging and need to check out the new acoustics. Here we go.
Uruk-Hai
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Nice! Sounds like a Four Tops song.As I mentioned in my intro, trying to ease a bit into the Tim Maia playlist. This one is in English and only 1:15 long. Quick poppy ditty. Thought this one placed well at #31, as almost like a teaser.
Tim Maia Don Quixote Broken Heart
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Love and former loves a recurring theme in Tim Maia’s music. But, he was married five times, so broken hearts a theme he presumably knew well.
Mister CIA
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As usual, I'm pleased to have submitted my list sorted correctly. Not gonna lie, it feels pretty good, @New Binky the Doormat.
Yambag
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I chose this song to leadoff the list as I feel it best represents Ryan’s musical styles. He started in an alternative rock band, transitioned to a solo career mainly with piano, moved into more radio friendly rock and lastly a blend of all three, which I feel is his best version.
In case anyone missed part of my intro: Ryan Stahr Kulchinsky, known professionally as Ryan Star, is originally from Long Island, NY. At the height of his musical journey, he was dubbed “The Alt-rock Frank Ocean” by Paper Magazine due to his very personal lyrical themes of love, longing, youth, innocence, loneliness, desire and nostalgia. An open book with his song writing, his music has appeared prominently in films such as P.S. I Love You and hit television shows like The Vampire Diaries, as well as the theme song to Lie To Me. Given his live-show prowess, he's been tapped to share the stage with many incredible artists, from Imagine Dragons to Bon Jovi to Maroon 5.
Tau837
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Eddie Vedder Tau837 Without You
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"Without You" is a song by Eddie Vedder from his 2011 solo album "Ukulele Songs." This album fis a unique project in Eddie's solo discography, as it focuses almost entirely on the ukulele, giving the album a stripped-down, intimate feel. The album was critically praised for its vulnerability, and "Without You" is one of the more emotionally direct tracks on the album. The ukulele’s gentle, melodic sound contrasts with Vedder’s deep, gravelly voice, creating a juxtaposition that intensifies the song’s emotional impact.
The song is a heartfelt, simple ballad about love, loss, and longing. It showcases Eddie's ability to convey deep emotion with minimal instrumentation, as the ukulele-driven track lets his raw vocals and poignant lyrics take center stage. Vedder’s stripped-down approach highlights the emotional intimacy of the song, allowing the message to resonate deeply without the need for complex production.
The chorus ("But without you, I’d rather be gone") lays bare the central emotion of the song -- life without the other person is unthinkable. This simple line reflects the deep emotional dependence the speaker feels, implying that life would lose all meaning if he were to lose his partner. The lyrics emphasize the idea of partnership, with one partner uplifting the other during difficult times. This theme resonates a lot with me.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
As I mentioned previously, this is The Tourists track I picked as a representative sample. I figured I didn't really need a top lead-off for people to know who Annie Lennox is. Things will get peppier, i promise.
titusbramble
Footballguy
Not gonna lie I am interested in terms of where you would have put various tracks, will be interesting to see how things pan outAnd I was just about to post some snark about another of my top 5 going down..
Eephus
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I chose this song to leadoff the list as I feel it best represents Ryan’s musical styles. He started in an alternative rock band, transitioned to a solo career mainly with piano, moved into more radio friendly rock and lastly a blend of all three, which I feel is his best version.
In case anyone missed part of my intro: Ryan Stahr Kulchinsky, known professionally as Ryan Star, is originally from Long Island, NY. At the height of his musical journey, he was dubbed “The Alt-rock Frank Ocean” by Paper Magazine due to his very personal lyrical themes of love, longing, youth, innocence, loneliness, desire and nostalgia. An open book with his song writing, his music has appeared prominently in films such as P.S. I Love You and hit television shows like The Vampire Diaries, as well as the theme song to Lie To Me. Given his live-show prowess, he's been tapped to share the stage with many incredible artists, from Imagine Dragons to Bon Jovi to Maroon 5.
It took me until today to realize this wasn't the same Ryan Starr from the first season of American Idol.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
PM incomingNot gonna lie I am interested in terms of where you would have put various tracks, will be interesting to see how things pan outAnd I was just about to post some snark about another of my top 5 going down..
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I threatening my wife with a wall of album covers that I think are funny when we get the kid and my dad out of the house and have space for listening to music. I dig 70s/early 80s covers with pictures of the bands, which is another huge reason I liked the early Journey albums. The cover for Next is fantastic. So far @Yo Mama and @Pip's Invitation are bringing the goods in that department. 
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Yambag
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Happens(ed) a lot, one of my song writeups discuss this from Ryan's perspective.I chose this song to leadoff the list as I feel it best represents Ryan’s musical styles. He started in an alternative rock band, transitioned to a solo career mainly with piano, moved into more radio friendly rock and lastly a blend of all three, which I feel is his best version.
In case anyone missed part of my intro: Ryan Stahr Kulchinsky, known professionally as Ryan Star, is originally from Long Island, NY. At the height of his musical journey, he was dubbed “The Alt-rock Frank Ocean” by Paper Magazine due to his very personal lyrical themes of love, longing, youth, innocence, loneliness, desire and nostalgia. An open book with his song writing, his music has appeared prominently in films such as P.S. I Love You and hit television shows like The Vampire Diaries, as well as the theme song to Lie To Me. Given his live-show prowess, he's been tapped to share the stage with many incredible artists, from Imagine Dragons to Bon Jovi to Maroon 5.
It took me until today to realize this wasn't the same Ryan Starr from the first season of American Idol.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
The cover of the first Triumph album is almost Orleans-like. But Spotify uses the cover from the 1995 reissue, which is different.I threatening my wife with a wall of album covers that I think are funny when we get the kid and my dad out of the house and have space for listening to music. I dig 70s/early 80s covers with the bands, which is another huge reason I liked the early Journey albums. The cover for Next is fantastic. So far @Yo Mama and @Pip's Invitation are bringing the goods in that department.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
WTF is the laugh emoji when we need it??The cover of the first Triumph album is almost Orleans-like. But Spotify uses the cover from the 1995 reissue, which is different.I threatening my wife with a wall of album covers that I think are funny when we get the kid and my dad out of the house and have space for listening to music. I dig 70s/early 80s covers with the bands, which is another huge reason I liked the early Journey albums. The cover for Next is fantastic. So far @Yo Mama and @Pip's Invitation are bringing the goods in that department.
Eephus
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The cover of the first Triumph album is almost Orleans-like. But Spotify uses the cover from the 1995 reissue, which is different.I threatening my wife with a wall of album covers that I think are funny when we get the kid and my dad out of the house and have space for listening to music. I dig 70s/early 80s covers with the bands, which is another huge reason I liked the early Journey albums. The cover for Next is fantastic. So far @Yo Mama and @Pip's Invitation are bringing the goods in that department.
I read your long band posts earlier but must have missed that Derek Smalls was a member of Triumph before joining Spinal Tap.
krista4
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Well, like many, my selection this round isn't my 31st favorite. I chose Feeling the Sunlight to kick off my Ringo solo list because it would make a great bookend for my #1, for reasons that anyone who read my post-Beatles Beatles countdown, which is none of you, would probably understand. In a "real" list I'd have it slightly higher.
I hadn't heard this song until yesterday, when I listened to all of Ringo's output since 2019. Purposefully avoiding reading anything in advance about what I'd listen to, I was bopping along with this one thinking, "That bass player sounds very familiar," and as I suspected, it was Paul McCartney. In fact, in typical Paul style, he not only plays bass on the song, but adds electric guitar, keyboards, zither(!), and backing vocals, and was also the songwriter!
The song comes from Ringo's 2023 EP, "Rewind Forward." This is the second song I've chosen from that EP, with "Miss Jean" making it onto my Last Five Out. The title, "Rewind Forward," was, like "A Hard Day's Night" and "Tomorrow Never Knows," what John called a "Ringoism," which were slightly odd verbal missteps that Ringo would blurt out. Ringo later tried to explain what he meant by "rewind forward" as being that sometimes that you have to go back before you can move forward, but he then admitted that was BS and he had no idea what it meant.
One review stated that this song sounds like it could be a B-side on Revolver or Let It Be. I think the former is a stretch, but I could see it slotting well into the latter.
I hadn't heard this song until yesterday, when I listened to all of Ringo's output since 2019. Purposefully avoiding reading anything in advance about what I'd listen to, I was bopping along with this one thinking, "That bass player sounds very familiar," and as I suspected, it was Paul McCartney. In fact, in typical Paul style, he not only plays bass on the song, but adds electric guitar, keyboards, zither(!), and backing vocals, and was also the songwriter!
The song comes from Ringo's 2023 EP, "Rewind Forward." This is the second song I've chosen from that EP, with "Miss Jean" making it onto my Last Five Out. The title, "Rewind Forward," was, like "A Hard Day's Night" and "Tomorrow Never Knows," what John called a "Ringoism," which were slightly odd verbal missteps that Ringo would blurt out. Ringo later tried to explain what he meant by "rewind forward" as being that sometimes that you have to go back before you can move forward, but he then admitted that was BS and he had no idea what it meant.
One review stated that this song sounds like it could be a B-side on Revolver or Let It Be. I think the former is a stretch, but I could see it slotting well into the latter.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I do wonder if Harry Shearer based his look partially on Mike Levine. I know those guys were familiar with Triumph because in the '90s they parodied the guitar solo of "Rock & Roll Machine".The cover of the first Triumph album is almost Orleans-like. But Spotify uses the cover from the 1995 reissue, which is different.I threatening my wife with a wall of album covers that I think are funny when we get the kid and my dad out of the house and have space for listening to music. I dig 70s/early 80s covers with the bands, which is another huge reason I liked the early Journey albums. The cover for Next is fantastic. So far @Yo Mama and @Pip's Invitation are bringing the goods in that department.
I read your long band posts earlier but must have missed that Derek Smalls was a member of Triumph before joining Spinal Tap.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
When CDs first came out they were packaged in cardboard long boxes with full album art. Ended up with 30+ of them on my wall before they switched to indestructible plastic racks for packaging.I threatening my wife with a wall of album covers that I think are funny when we get the kid and my dad out of the house and have space for listening to music. I dig 70s/early 80s covers with pictures of the bands, which is another huge reason I liked the early Journey albums. The cover for Next is fantastic. So far @Yo Mama and @Pip's Invitation are bringing the goods in that department.
Leroy Hoard
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I remember those. I always assumed it was to make it harder for thieves to conceal them but I guess they preferred the plastic packaging.When CDs first came out they were packaged in cardboard long boxes with full album art. Ended up with 30+ of them on my wall before they switched to indestructible plastic racks for packaging.I threatening my wife with a wall of album covers that I think are funny when we get the kid and my dad out of the house and have space for listening to music. I dig 70s/early 80s covers with pictures of the bands, which is another huge reason I liked the early Journey albums. The cover for Next is fantastic. So far @Yo Mama and @Pip's Invitation are bringing the goods in that department.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
Probably did it for cost and security. You could just rip the cardboard ones open but practically need metal shears to open those plastic things.I remember those. I always assumed it was to make it harder for thieves to conceal them but I guess they preferred the plastic packaging.When CDs first came out they were packaged in cardboard long boxes with full album art. Ended up with 30+ of them on my wall before they switched to indestructible plastic racks for packaging.I threatening my wife with a wall of album covers that I think are funny when we get the kid and my dad out of the house and have space for listening to music. I dig 70s/early 80s covers with pictures of the bands, which is another huge reason I liked the early Journey albums. The cover for Next is fantastic. So far @Yo Mama and @Pip's Invitation are bringing the goods in that department.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I wrote down some notes while listening, unfortunately I can't read my own handwriting. I'll salvage what I can.
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- Using free Spotify, boy are they proud of those ads.
- Motley Crue and Journey triggered guilty pleasures.
- Listening to the playlist on rando, I expected to be stumped by several of the artists. Surprised Annie Lennox was one of those
- R.E.M, Stand. Love R.E.M., but not this one. Glad it's out of the way.
- The Johnny Marr song was great. He's one of those artists I think I should like, but kinda don't, but maybe I will if I give him a run. So far so good.
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- Cadillac Eldorado: Bee Gees, Jive Talking
- Set of Steak Knives: The Pretty Reckless, Take Me Down. This is a new to me band (unless they're related to Reckless Kelly) and I like what they are doing. More.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Roundup of selections from artists I know well:
Yes -- Sweet Dreams is a banger from their second album. Chris Squire's bass is thunderous. Those who are allergic to the proggiest of the prog don't have much to worry about here.
Jeff Tweedy/Wilco -- I agree with everything Doc Oc said, and "The ashtray said/You were up all night" may be my favorite Tweedy lyric. This always gets the crowd enthusiastic when performed live.
My Morning Jacket -- This was the second MMJ song I ever heard, as I had heard one song before playing the burned CD of At Dawn that someone gave me; the title track leads it off. It's perhaps the ultimate example of their love of reverb while recording, and sets the tone for the laid-back but subtly intense vibe of the album.
P-Funk -- If someone asked you to explain P-Funk, this is as good a track any to exemplify them. It rocks, it funks, it's silly and it's memorable.
Bee Gees -- Jive Talkin' is my #1 from them. I took it in the British Isles countdown, and in a soul/funk/R&B song draft I did on another board.
What I said in the British Isles countdown: "I loved this when I was little and I love it now. It's the pinnacle of disco for me, and is extremely strong not only rhythmically but melodically."
I also think The Judybats' cover is a lot of fun:
Yes -- Sweet Dreams is a banger from their second album. Chris Squire's bass is thunderous. Those who are allergic to the proggiest of the prog don't have much to worry about here.
Jeff Tweedy/Wilco -- I agree with everything Doc Oc said, and "The ashtray said/You were up all night" may be my favorite Tweedy lyric. This always gets the crowd enthusiastic when performed live.
My Morning Jacket -- This was the second MMJ song I ever heard, as I had heard one song before playing the burned CD of At Dawn that someone gave me; the title track leads it off. It's perhaps the ultimate example of their love of reverb while recording, and sets the tone for the laid-back but subtly intense vibe of the album.
P-Funk -- If someone asked you to explain P-Funk, this is as good a track any to exemplify them. It rocks, it funks, it's silly and it's memorable.
Bee Gees -- Jive Talkin' is my #1 from them. I took it in the British Isles countdown, and in a soul/funk/R&B song draft I did on another board.
What I said in the British Isles countdown: "I loved this when I was little and I love it now. It's the pinnacle of disco for me, and is extremely strong not only rhythmically but melodically."
I also think The Judybats' cover is a lot of fun:
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Mt. Man
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Candlebox #31
Song: Elegante
Album: The Long Goodbye (2023)
(official visual) Candlebox - Elegante (Official Visual)
(live version) Candlebox - Elegante’ - Long Goodbye Tour - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH - 07/09/23
I see you in my dreams
Vivid when I'm sleepin'
Envy and never green
Give me somethin' to believe in
–
Elegante is a song that might benefit from my decision to include only six songs from Candlebox’s first album. It’s a song I’m still settling on, as far as my opinion. After all, the album’s barely a year old. So I possibly doubled the number of listens for this during my research.
This also means that instead of picking a song that might be familiar with folks, I’m instead throwing you all in the deep end. Though at least you’ll get a taste of post-90s Candlebox. You know, for those of you who didn’t get to the Last 5 Out. (No shame if you didn’t, considering how many I missed). Anyway, just as an aside the live version on the "A Little Longer Goodbye" album has Kevin calling this their Spanish song. It's meant as a bit of humor, as naturally only the title is in Spanish.
Next on the countdown, I came very close to having a title crossover. Instead I suppose I’ll do this alone.
Song: Elegante
Album: The Long Goodbye (2023)
(official visual) Candlebox - Elegante (Official Visual)
(live version) Candlebox - Elegante’ - Long Goodbye Tour - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH - 07/09/23
I see you in my dreams
Vivid when I'm sleepin'
Envy and never green
Give me somethin' to believe in
–
Elegante is a song that might benefit from my decision to include only six songs from Candlebox’s first album. It’s a song I’m still settling on, as far as my opinion. After all, the album’s barely a year old. So I possibly doubled the number of listens for this during my research.
This also means that instead of picking a song that might be familiar with folks, I’m instead throwing you all in the deep end. Though at least you’ll get a taste of post-90s Candlebox. You know, for those of you who didn’t get to the Last 5 Out. (No shame if you didn’t, considering how many I missed). Anyway, just as an aside the live version on the "A Little Longer Goodbye" album has Kevin calling this their Spanish song. It's meant as a bit of humor, as naturally only the title is in Spanish.
Next on the countdown, I came very close to having a title crossover. Instead I suppose I’ll do this alone.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
There could be some fudging since it’s a good opening song to introduce the Clash.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
It worked on me. Fun tune.
zamboni
Footballguy
The Levine look was certainly possible, although I thought that it was well documented that the Shearer character (at least the mannerisms) was largely patterned after Steve Dawson of Saxon, right down to the pointing at the audience.I do wonder if Harry Shearer based his look partially on Mike Levine. I know those guys were familiar with Triumph because in the '90s they parodied the guitar solo of "Rock & Roll Machine".The cover of the first Triumph album is almost Orleans-like. But Spotify uses the cover from the 1995 reissue, which is different.I threatening my wife with a wall of album covers that I think are funny when we get the kid and my dad out of the house and have space for listening to music. I dig 70s/early 80s covers with the bands, which is another huge reason I liked the early Journey albums. The cover for Next is fantastic. So far @Yo Mama and @Pip's Invitation are bringing the goods in that department.
I read your long band posts earlier but must have missed that Derek Smalls was a member of Triumph before joining Spinal Tap.
zamboni
Footballguy
Yeah, I had it higher originally but it was a strategic decision to put them at #31 - wanted to start them off with some familiarity for their disco material before venturing into their other genres. It’s a great tune.
I’ll do my write up tomorrow although I should just copy yours - lol
kupcho1
Footballguy
The Clash kupcho1 This is Radio Clash
Thanks for the setup. Much like with the Decemberists, this isn't really my 31st favorite song of theirs; it'd be a tad higher. However, it is a great opener, particularly with the scream at the start (now and for when I post The Clash 31-1 playlist at the end of this exercise). It also tees up a lot of the themes to come
This sound does not subscribe
To the international plan
In the psycho shadow of the white right hand
Then that see ghettology as an urban Vietnam
Giving deadly exhibitions of murder by napalm
Good night all. I'm absolutely exhausted as I just got home from the Steelers dismantling of the Jets. I can't wait to dive into the playlist late tomorrow after I sleep in.
Zegras11
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Ok guys and gals, I'll try my best to stay on schedule, but I booked a 13 day vacation a month ago starting 10 21. And tonight I made it a 22 day vacation. I was going to go to Seoul, at the end of November to see my son but friends at my birthday brunch today talked me into leaving right from Honolulu to Seoul. Made sense being cheaper and shorter flight...
So..... Oct 21to 27 Vegas, Oct 27 to Nov 3 Waikiki, Nov 3 to 12, Seoul.
So..... Oct 21to 27 Vegas, Oct 27 to Nov 3 Waikiki, Nov 3 to 12, Seoul.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Which is mostly why there is only one song from The Tourists. Her voice just isn't showcased very well. You gotta know that will be changing.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Sounds groovy. Perhaps a bit of K-pop while you are there?
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John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
Im surprised either of the UK Top 10 hits wasnt chosen. I know she has a deep catalog.
I only Want to Be With You was also top 10 in Oz.
Surprised the heck out of me when I saw the same singer in front of another band soon after.
You might have some of their stuff later.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
Watch out for those Korean women.
Hope you have a ball.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I have sillier coming up. In fact, my next selection............
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Enjoy, man. And happy birthday!
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I may have said it earlier in this thread, but your reveals are those I'm most looking forward to.
Anyone who's read my posts know I despise genre labels (there are more exceptions than there are rules). To me, most of what folks think about as "disco" is just the same kind of R&B-flavored dance music that's flopped all over the pop charts for 100 years. If I had to label disco, it would be the more Euro version - stuff like Cerrone or Moroder. But that's just me...
"Jive Talkin'" is a magnificent piece of music and a great way to lead this off.
zamboni
Footballguy
Thanks, GB. I was a bit sloppy in my use of “disco” there. As you and I well know, and have discussed for years, JT (and other "disco" songs of that era) are really just a derivative of R&B. I used the term disco there because there will always be an association of the Bee Gees with that genre term (in a pejorative way) and I hope to dispel some of that with my selections for them.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Nah, don't listen to me. You know I value your opinion on music (or anything else) as much as anyone's.
I realize we have to use genre terms to make things simpler and give a common ground to discuss the music we love. As usual, I blame Jann Wenner for poisoning our minds with that crap.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
31. Eternal Love (from the Paul Jabara and Friends album, 1983)
Paul Jabara is not a name I was familiar with until now, and for those who don't recognize his name, in addition to being a actor (Midnight Cowboy, The Out-of-Towners, The Lords of Flatbush and Thank God it's Friday among others) singer and dancer, he also caught lightning in a bottle three times by writing the Donna Summer hit Last Dance, the Barbra Streisand hit No More Tears (Enough is Enough) and the iconic It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls. FWIW, another of his songs appears in the movie Mother, Jugs and Speed.
Despite working as a fashion model while still in high school, Whitney's singing career officially stayed on hold until she got her diploma, though she periodically performed on stage with her mother. Between her mother's reputation and her own talent, she began receiving other recording offers despite not being a professional singer at the time, and one such offer was for this song, which she recorded at the age of 16, nearly four years prior to the album's release.
What strikes me about her performance on this song is that even at age 16, her voice was 'wise' beyond its years, in that she was able to give feeling to the lyrics that someone her age couldn't possibly have actually experienced yet feels 'genuine' anyway.
Finally, credit where it's due. Tip of the cap to @Eephus for reminding me that Whitney recorded material prior to her debut album. I would have missed both this song and the next one, otherwise.
Paul Jabara is not a name I was familiar with until now, and for those who don't recognize his name, in addition to being a actor (Midnight Cowboy, The Out-of-Towners, The Lords of Flatbush and Thank God it's Friday among others) singer and dancer, he also caught lightning in a bottle three times by writing the Donna Summer hit Last Dance, the Barbra Streisand hit No More Tears (Enough is Enough) and the iconic It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls. FWIW, another of his songs appears in the movie Mother, Jugs and Speed.
Despite working as a fashion model while still in high school, Whitney's singing career officially stayed on hold until she got her diploma, though she periodically performed on stage with her mother. Between her mother's reputation and her own talent, she began receiving other recording offers despite not being a professional singer at the time, and one such offer was for this song, which she recorded at the age of 16, nearly four years prior to the album's release.
What strikes me about her performance on this song is that even at age 16, her voice was 'wise' beyond its years, in that she was able to give feeling to the lyrics that someone her age couldn't possibly have actually experienced yet feels 'genuine' anyway.
Finally, credit where it's due. Tip of the cap to @Eephus for reminding me that Whitney recorded material prior to her debut album. I would have missed both this song and the next one, otherwise.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Agreed. If genre labels didn’t exist, someone would invent them anyway, because they make it easier for music to be discussed, promoted, marketed and sold. The problem comes when people like Wenner and his minions push a narrative that some genres are inherently better than others and that people should make those distinctions a part of their identity.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
This multiplied x 8 bazillion.
What Rolling Stone has done over the decades has formed a warped and corrupt version of what popular music is - what's "important" and what's not. Boomers and Gen Xers are so locked into it that there's no way out. Music made by women, hillbillies, and black artists got othered, even if they were making the most exciting music of their eras.
I think younger generations are more free to like what they like, and not what they are "supposed" to like.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Didn't like them as much. And I really liked the other stuff so much more.
zamboni
Footballguy
@Pip's Invitation I didn't see a writeup in the previous threads, but feel free to add/detract from the below:
The Bee Gees zamboni Jive Talkin'
"Jive Talkin'" was the lead single off their 1975 album Main Course, which proved to be a major comeback album for the band after their commercial success had waned since 1971, and reinventing themselves (again) in the process. According to several accounts, the song was originally titled “Drive Talkin,” with the rhythm having been modeled after the sound their car made when crossing I-195 each day from Biscayne Bay to Criteria Studios in Miami. The title was changed to “Jive Talkin'” after Barry Gibb accidentally sang “Ji-Ji Jive Talkin'” while recording. The scratchy opening guitar was done by Barry himself and the funky bass line was courteous of brother Maurice (essentially the Fredo of the band). And the memorable keyboard riff was an early use of the bass synthesizer, constructed and performed by Blue Weaver, who would remain a fixture of the Bee Gees sound for some time. Incidentally, back in 1971, Weaver replaced Rick Wakeman in the influential band The Strawbs when Wakeman left to join <crossover artist alert> Yes (@Yo Mama ).
The tune proved to be a huge one for them, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and holding for two weeks. The song would also be used a few years later on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, which we'll obviously get to later on.
In my research, I learned that Lindsey Buckingham was supposedly influenced by Jive Talkin', notably on "Second Hand News" off Rumours few years later. You can kind of hear it in his own scratchy opening guitar there.
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