Mrs. Rannous
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I'm not sure how you missed that one. He went everywhere, man.
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Uruk-Hai
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I liked both equally when they first came out. I had known some Uncle Tupelo, but not a lot. But I paid really close attention to Son Volt and Wilco. To me, they were just such a breath of fresh air at the time. I couldn't get into grunge at all (which basically dominated the discussion in the early 90s), so they helped fill the gap in my guitar band fandom.
-OZ-
Footballguy
First 3 songs came out banging. Ryan Starr, Pearl Jam and Wilco immediately go into the liked list. Then Lindsey came on, followed by Whitney. I’m not a fan of Ms Houston but absolutely respect her talent.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Greg Kot's book about Tweedy and Wilco, Learning How to Die, is not flattering to Jay at all. He had (has?) issues.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Did he cross the deserts bare?
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I think I may have it topped 6 or 7 times to come
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KarmaPolice
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#29 JOURNEY - GIRL CAN'T HELP IT
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Based on looking at charts and album rankings around the web after I did my research and lists, this is the album I seem to disagree with most from the masses. Maybe a 3rd track made it to my huge initial list, but I can't remember. Only 2 from Raised on Radio in my final MAD31. Even now looking at my next wave of 31 songs, I am a little surprised this one is on the, but that is trying to think about it. When I made the playlist I was going for heart and I couldn't discount how much I was singing this to myself throughout the day. The last minute or so really digs into my head.
Next up: we will have a Perry-less run of 4 songs. First we get back to a song I remember putting in one of our Music League playlist for "what are you listening to now". Then one from the debut and 2 back to back from what became my favorite album of the first 3: Look Into the Future.
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Based on looking at charts and album rankings around the web after I did my research and lists, this is the album I seem to disagree with most from the masses. Maybe a 3rd track made it to my huge initial list, but I can't remember. Only 2 from Raised on Radio in my final MAD31. Even now looking at my next wave of 31 songs, I am a little surprised this one is on the, but that is trying to think about it. When I made the playlist I was going for heart and I couldn't discount how much I was singing this to myself throughout the day. The last minute or so really digs into my head.
Next up: we will have a Perry-less run of 4 songs. First we get back to a song I remember putting in one of our Music League playlist for "what are you listening to now". Then one from the debut and 2 back to back from what became my favorite album of the first 3: Look Into the Future.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
I'm shallow; if they don't sing or play on the song, I don't pay much attention to them.
What I meant was more like I wanted to see if I could learn why/how he became the star-maker he is. It's like George Martin with The Beatles. I know his name and that he was instrumental in much of their studio work, but even he is small potatoes compared to Clive. I originally wanted to just come away with a few lines or a paragraph at most, but what I did learn opened up a can of worms for me, and given the arc of Whitney's career, I felt there's a bit of a cause and effect that at least partially belongs at Clive's feet, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
When Dance of the Clairvoyants was released thought it sounded like the Heads. Still do but PJ pulls it off.
Pip's Invitation
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Not that I have heard a ton of it, but this is easily my favorite post-Frontiers Journey song. The melody is incredible, and the coda, as you said, is really something.#29 JOURNEY - GIRL CAN'T HELP IT
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Based on looking at charts and album rankings around the web after I did my research and lists, this is the album I seem to disagree with most from the masses. Maybe a 3rd track made it to my huge initial list, but I can't remember. Only 2 from Raised on Radio in my final MAD31. Even now looking at my next wave of 31 songs, I am a little surprised this one is on the, but that is trying to think about it. When I made the playlist I was going for heart and I couldn't discount how much I was singing this to myself throughout the day. The last minute or so really digs into my head.
Next up: we will have a Perry-less run of 4 songs. First we get back to a song I remember putting in one of our Music League playlist for "what are you listening to now". Then one from the debut and 2 back to back from what became my favorite album of the first 3: Look Into the Future.
KarmaPolice
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#29: LORD HURON - ACE UP MY SLEEVE
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This was a new discovery on my research and a huge whiff last night during our instrumental interlude. This is from a movie I've never heard of or seen titled The Starling Girl. Ben scored the movie, and I guess I just did an initial pass of the album writing it off as such, but this tune was on the soundtrack at the end.
I get by on the dreams I conceive
I defy my bad luck with the will to believe
I just know that I'm destined to be something more
I was born with an ace up my sleeve
Next up we get a track from the album following Strange Trails, Vide Noir. There is a little different sound, but the themes are still in place.
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This was a new discovery on my research and a huge whiff last night during our instrumental interlude. This is from a movie I've never heard of or seen titled The Starling Girl. Ben scored the movie, and I guess I just did an initial pass of the album writing it off as such, but this tune was on the soundtrack at the end.
I get by on the dreams I conceive
I defy my bad luck with the will to believe
I just know that I'm destined to be something more
I was born with an ace up my sleeve
Next up we get a track from the album following Strange Trails, Vide Noir. There is a little different sound, but the themes are still in place.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
We aren't far off, it's my 2nd favorite. Great way to kick off the album and I thought I was going to have another set of 5-6 songs to painfully cut, but I didn't click with much after. Mid-80s, so IMO the synth sound gets more attention than it should and not enough Neal goodness for my ear holes.Not that I have heard a ton of it, but this is easily my favorite post-Frontiers Journey song. The melody is incredible, and the coda, as you said, is really something.#29 JOURNEY - GIRL CAN'T HELP IT
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Based on looking at charts and album rankings around the web after I did my research and lists, this is the album I seem to disagree with most from the masses. Maybe a 3rd track made it to my huge initial list, but I can't remember. Only 2 from Raised on Radio in my final MAD31. Even now looking at my next wave of 31 songs, I am a little surprised this one is on the, but that is trying to think about it. When I made the playlist I was going for heart and I couldn't discount how much I was singing this to myself throughout the day. The last minute or so really digs into my head.
Next up: we will have a Perry-less run of 4 songs. First we get back to a song I remember putting in one of our Music League playlist for "what are you listening to now". Then one from the debut and 2 back to back from what became my favorite album of the first 3: Look Into the Future.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
tuffnutt
Footballguy
29.
Turn you Inside Out- R.E.M.
from Green (1988)
This is one of the heavier songs on Green... to me the sound foreshadows what would become Monster. From the Bucks opening riff this one pulls you in. Berry beats the hell out of that snare drum, Stipe's sneering lyrics and Mills bass line and backup vocals make this one a true banger. not much left to say about this one, just hit play and turn the volume up
Turn you Inside Out- R.E.M.
from Green (1988)
This is one of the heavier songs on Green... to me the sound foreshadows what would become Monster. From the Bucks opening riff this one pulls you in. Berry beats the hell out of that snare drum, Stipe's sneering lyrics and Mills bass line and backup vocals make this one a true banger. not much left to say about this one, just hit play and turn the volume up
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
When I saw them live (around 88/89) at MSG Michael sang this song into a mega-phone on stage.
It’s one of their heaviest songs overall, I’d say.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
Favorite 29s
Knowns
Another One Goes By
Try Not To Breathe
All I Need
Less knowns
A Thousand Beautiful Things
Balanco
Ace Up My Sleeve
Knowns
Another One Goes By
Try Not To Breathe
All I Need
Less knowns
A Thousand Beautiful Things
Balanco
Ace Up My Sleeve
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
Catching up on my Built To Spill songs....
30. In Your Mind - from Ancient Melodies of the Future (2001)
This is from the album released after their "Big 3" run of albums that most consider their best. I listen to this album as often as those 3 as well as the one after it. Great 5 album run.....
29. Still Flat from The Normal Years (1996)
This is from a compilation album of singles, b-sides and live songs, so not a great "album" but this song would have fit nicely on one of their proper albums.
30. In Your Mind - from Ancient Melodies of the Future (2001)
This is from the album released after their "Big 3" run of albums that most consider their best. I listen to this album as often as those 3 as well as the one after it. Great 5 album run.....
29. Still Flat from The Normal Years (1996)
This is from a compilation album of singles, b-sides and live songs, so not a great "album" but this song would have fit nicely on one of their proper albums.
jwb
Footballguy
Sometimes cover tunes are kind of a cop-out. If you're a remotely popular band, you can whip out a well-known tune and if you do a halfway decent job it's very likely going to be a hit (especially a studio version, and we'll see one and a half of those later. I say half because one of the three Crüe covers in this list went a bit deeper.)
Anyway, this one was live (and a teeny bit NSFW due to a bad word or two), and included on the Girls Girls Girls album. It's actually pretty good. I originally wasn't going to include it, but in the end I like it more than most of the songs on their later / lesser known albums that I was trying hard to get in, so it makes the list.
krista4
Footballguy
Oh man, I completely forgot to post pet updates. We ended up with another cat about a month ago. I had healed enough from Ripper leaving too soon to miss having something with fur to pet. There was a persian cat I was eyeing up in the area that was at a foster company and they were having an event, so we went there with the off chance that she was there. Instead, we met THIS guy. We wanted another weird name (Ripper's name was actually Dr. Rupert Fluffenstein). He took to me right away so I said I wanted his initials to be PTA. What we all came up with is: Purrcival Toebeans Ainsworth III, or Purrcy.
In my expert opinion, orange male tabby cats are the best cats.
krista4
Footballguy
Didn't know any of this - very interesting!
krista4
Footballguy
I ended up with this album despite not having heard of Uncle Tupelo at the time. Great move by me!
krista4
Footballguy
29. February Sky from Crooked Boy (2024)
Previously ranked - N/A
Crooked Boy is Ringo's most recent EP. All four songs were written, produced, and mostly performed by the previously mentioned Linda Perry. Ringo said that she wrote and recorded everything and then sent to him to add vocals and drums. Seems like an odd process. In any case, this is the only selection I'll have from this EP, and I have to admit, Ringo's vocal on it isn't so good. But I liked the feel of the song and the lead guitar as well as Perry's backing vocals and Hammond organ parts, so it made my list. It's a much heavier and moodier song than most of those that I'll have in the countdown, though Rolling Stone magazine somehow called this song "uplifting."
Previously ranked - N/A
Crooked Boy is Ringo's most recent EP. All four songs were written, produced, and mostly performed by the previously mentioned Linda Perry. Ringo said that she wrote and recorded everything and then sent to him to add vocals and drums. Seems like an odd process. In any case, this is the only selection I'll have from this EP, and I have to admit, Ringo's vocal on it isn't so good. But I liked the feel of the song and the lead guitar as well as Perry's backing vocals and Hammond organ parts, so it made my list. It's a much heavier and moodier song than most of those that I'll have in the countdown, though Rolling Stone magazine somehow called this song "uplifting."
Eephus
Footballguy
Not really. Martin was a brilliant producer, composer and arranger who was integral to the Beatles expanding their sound.
Clive Davis was one of the great record men who discovered artists and guided their careers but he was more of a suit than an artist. He got a number of credits as a producer but it was more in an A&R sense than a studio engineer. He's more akin to John Hammond Sr. or David Geffen in this regard.
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Eephus
Footballguy
I think I may have it topped 6 or 7 times to come
He doesn't play on today's Funkadelic jam but happy 73rd birthday to William Earl "Bootsy" Collins.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
It's hard to believe two people could be so different. Landers never seemed to have much empathy. Her twin, Abigail van Buren, was just the opposite. They spent much of their lives estranged from one another. (I'm trying not to call Landers a doosh, but I guess I just gotta.)
krista4
Footballguy
I was oddly obsessed with reading both of these columns when I was a child. I remember them the same way you do.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
The music industry rightly got criticized for vultures, snakes and bottom feeders exploiting artists and ruining lives.
Then you have people like Clive Davis who knew how to identify talent. Knew how to develop it and knew the music industry backwards
Whitney may have been the crowning jewel in Clive Davis’s career. Unfortunately she met Bobby Brown. Like a lot of artists their self destructive streak is easily exploited. If it wasn’t Bobby Brown it would have been somebody else.
Before anyone venerates Clive Davis, like anyone who has been successful in the industry for this long there are notable skeletons. Just ask Kelly Clarkson. He was also responsible for creating the monster that was P Diddy. Many have criticised his role in Whitney Houstons demise. Kanye West is another to freak out about the guy, but thats another matter.
On the whole though, he should be revered for his style, passion for music and ability to identify and nurture talent.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Morris bias.Oh man, I completely forgot to post pet updates. We ended up with another cat about a month ago. I had healed enough from Ripper leaving too soon to miss having something with fur to pet. There was a persian cat I was eyeing up in the area that was at a foster company and they were having an event, so we went there with the off chance that she was there. Instead, we met THIS guy. We wanted another weird name (Ripper's name was actually Dr. Rupert Fluffenstein). He took to me right away so I said I wanted his initials to be PTA. What we all came up with is: Purrcival Toebeans Ainsworth III, or Purrcy.
In my expert opinion, orange male tabby cats are the best cats.
krista4
Footballguy
Laugh emoji.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Fred Eaglesmith Mister CIA Alcohol And Pills
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Mt. Man
Footballguy
Candlebox #29
Song: He Calls Home
Album: Candlebox (1993)
(youtube version) He Calls Home
(live version) He Calls Home - Paramount Theatre - Seattle - 7-22-2018
And I wonder does he know
Does he even care
That his family's safe at home and they wonder where
As he wanders through his life ever searchin' for
A warm blanket on warm fields and he wanders on
–
“He Calls Home” is the final track on the band’s debut album. The main subject of the song is homelessness, though there’s aspects of desperation and loneliness along with that. But also a touch of hope. And perhaps it’s that hope that speaks to me?
Though the strong point for me is the section I gave above. Kevin Martin’s singing becoming introspective yet powerful, combining with the guitar work. It feels like an acoustic song though it isn’t. There’s just this way it raises my spirits despite the subject. Then again I’m not immune to really loving a sad song, including some ones that will appear in other countdowns. The song perhaps runs out of steam to me to put it (much) higher, but I knew this was making it somewhere.
–
Next on the countdown, the Dio countdown had title tracks show up very high, but this is the only one on this countdown.
Song: He Calls Home
Album: Candlebox (1993)
(youtube version) He Calls Home
(live version) He Calls Home - Paramount Theatre - Seattle - 7-22-2018
And I wonder does he know
Does he even care
That his family's safe at home and they wonder where
As he wanders through his life ever searchin' for
A warm blanket on warm fields and he wanders on
–
“He Calls Home” is the final track on the band’s debut album. The main subject of the song is homelessness, though there’s aspects of desperation and loneliness along with that. But also a touch of hope. And perhaps it’s that hope that speaks to me?
Though the strong point for me is the section I gave above. Kevin Martin’s singing becoming introspective yet powerful, combining with the guitar work. It feels like an acoustic song though it isn’t. There’s just this way it raises my spirits despite the subject. Then again I’m not immune to really loving a sad song, including some ones that will appear in other countdowns. The song perhaps runs out of steam to me to put it (much) higher, but I knew this was making it somewhere.
–
Next on the countdown, the Dio countdown had title tracks show up very high, but this is the only one on this countdown.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
I went into this project with strong negative feelings about Bobby Brown, but I also agree with your point that it could have easily been someone else, and the fact that she was in a vulnerable position is something I feel comfortable giving Clive the lion's share of blame. While I can't argue with his track record, I will say he also enjoyed certain protections from himself due to his ability to make those around him filthy rich, and it was his hubris that led him to ultimately overlooking/disregarding some real danger signs.
But I'm getting ahead of myself, as we're just into her inevitable climb to the mountaintop and there's so much beauty we get to hear along the way.
Eephus
Footballguy
Johnny Marr #29 (Collaboration #10) - Talking Heads - "(Nothing But) Flowers"
Marr left the Smiths in May 1987. Reportedly, one of the areas of tension in the band was Johnny's willingness to take on outside gigs. Marr's account downplays this citing burnout and management issues as bigger factors. Whatever the case, he certainly didn't let any grass grow under his feet when the Smiths ended. Before the year was out, he had joined Pretenders and recorded sessions with Talking Heads for their final album. Shortly thereafter, Matt Johnson asked him to join The The and Marr teamed up with Bernard Sumner to form Electronic.
David Byrne and producer Steve Lillywhite brought Marr in as a hired hand by to contribute to Talking Heads' Naked album. When Johnny arrived in the studio in Paris, there was just a bassline and a bit of percussion for this song. His initial instinct was to play his guitar like a Talking Heads record because he'd always admired the band. When that didn't click, he walked around the city for a while and decided to come back and play like himself. "I walked back into the studio, plugged in my Gibson 335 twelve-string electric and told Steve to roll the tape again. The intro started, and without thinking I played the very first thing that came to me. Steve gave me a smile and a thumbs-up, and when it came to the next section I dived straight into a riff off the top of my head...
The song came to life and everyone was grooving. After that it was plain sailing."
Marr's bubbly guitar line animates the song--one of the finest from the late-period Heads. It sounds like Marr but it also has an Afrobeat flavor that he rarely exhibited elsewhere. Talking Heads were a studio-only affair by this point so they never toured to promote Naked. Johnny had to settle for appearing in the video sporting a cool asymmetrical hairdo.
Marr left the Smiths in May 1987. Reportedly, one of the areas of tension in the band was Johnny's willingness to take on outside gigs. Marr's account downplays this citing burnout and management issues as bigger factors. Whatever the case, he certainly didn't let any grass grow under his feet when the Smiths ended. Before the year was out, he had joined Pretenders and recorded sessions with Talking Heads for their final album. Shortly thereafter, Matt Johnson asked him to join The The and Marr teamed up with Bernard Sumner to form Electronic.
David Byrne and producer Steve Lillywhite brought Marr in as a hired hand by to contribute to Talking Heads' Naked album. When Johnny arrived in the studio in Paris, there was just a bassline and a bit of percussion for this song. His initial instinct was to play his guitar like a Talking Heads record because he'd always admired the band. When that didn't click, he walked around the city for a while and decided to come back and play like himself. "I walked back into the studio, plugged in my Gibson 335 twelve-string electric and told Steve to roll the tape again. The intro started, and without thinking I played the very first thing that came to me. Steve gave me a smile and a thumbs-up, and when it came to the next section I dived straight into a riff off the top of my head...
The song came to life and everyone was grooving. After that it was plain sailing."
Marr's bubbly guitar line animates the song--one of the finest from the late-period Heads. It sounds like Marr but it also has an Afrobeat flavor that he rarely exhibited elsewhere. Talking Heads were a studio-only affair by this point so they never toured to promote Naked. Johnny had to settle for appearing in the video sporting a cool asymmetrical hairdo.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
At first, I was going to let KP know he had the wrong song links when Talking Heads started until I went back to the post with the list that this was part of the Johnny Marr list. Had no idea he collaborated on this.Johnny Marr #29 (Collaboration #10) - Talking Heads - "(Nothing But) Flowers"
Marr left the Smiths in May 1987. Reportedly, one of the areas of tension in the band was Johnny's willingness to take on outside gigs. Marr's account downplays this citing burnout and management issues as bigger factors. Whatever the case, he certainly didn't let any grass grow under his feet when the Smiths ended. Before the year was out, he had joined Pretenders and recorded sessions with Talking Heads for their final album. Shortly thereafter, Matt Johnson asked him to join The The and Marr teamed up with Bernard Sumner to form Electronic.
David Byrne and producer Steve Lillywhite brought Marr in as a hired hand by to contribute to Talking Heads' Naked album. When Johnny arrived in the studio in Paris, there was just a bassline and a bit of percussion for this song. His initial instinct was to play his guitar like a Talking Heads record because he'd always admired the band. When that didn't click, he walked around the city for a while and decided to come back and play like himself. "I walked back into the studio, plugged in my Gibson 335 twelve-string electric and told Steve to roll the tape again. The intro started, and without thinking I played the very first thing that came to me. Steve gave me a smile and a thumbs-up, and when it came to the next section I dived straight into a riff off the top of my head...
The song came to life and everyone was grooving. After that it was plain sailing."
Marr's bubbly guitar line animates the song--one of the finest from the late-period Heads. It sounds like Marr but it also has an Afrobeat flavor that he rarely exhibited elsewhere. Talking Heads were a studio-only affair by this point so they never toured to promote Naked. Johnny had to settle for appearing in the video sporting a cool asymmetrical hairdo.
Eephus
Footballguy
Speaking of Afrobeat, I happened upon a concert in a downtown park while riding my bike today. It turned out to be London-based R&B outfit Kokoroko who incorporate Afrobeat, Jazz and Carribbean influences in their music.
I'd never heard of them but they have 800,000 monthly streams on Spotify, more than double that of Johnny Marr lol. Fun band, good crowd, excellent vibes.
I'd never heard of them but they have 800,000 monthly streams on Spotify, more than double that of Johnny Marr lol. Fun band, good crowd, excellent vibes.
Eephus
Footballguy
Marr's the only person who's recorded with Tom Jones, Drake, Pet Shop Boys, Blondie and The Cult. He even appears with Pearl Jam on their encore of "Fortunate Son" when they toured Australia together in 2003.
Tau837
Footballguy
Listened to the #29 playlist a couple times. Other than my own song:
- Favorites already known to me:
- Radiohead - All I Need -- top 10 RH song for me, love it
- Favorites new to me:
- The Pretty Reckless - Just Tonight -- 3 for 3
- Our Lady Peace - Happiness & the Fish -- as I noted previously, I know and like some OLP songs but this was unfamiliar to me
rockaction
Footballguy
We didn’t get Dear Abby so I was treated to the syndicated Miss Manners. I happened to love her and think manners are as important as almost anything in society. Miss Manners was my alternate education. I used to win the “manners” award in elementary until fifth grade. Then I used to get notes home for all the fights I was in. They started bussing in the special education kids and trying to mainstream them. What a disaster for our grade. Richie M. My God, Richie M. introduced everybody to eye gouging and face punching, which was a no-no at our school (manners, of course—if you fought you wrestled or fought like gentlemen). Things did not go well.
Believe that manners thing!
eta* We used to get Ann Landers as our advice columnist. I got her and Miss Manners confused. I liked both, but Miss Manners was my favorite by far. From what I remember (and this is sketchy) I hadn’t really read anything by Dear Abby until high school because of the aforementioned reason of non-syndication in our local paper. I remember it now. Her and Ann Landers were very different now that it’s been mentioned. I was confusing Ann with Miss Manners for a moment. They each wrote separate columns. In my defense, I read them when I was really, really young, so my memory is a bit faulty. More like toddler than teenager for the newspaper, which I used to read to see the baseball box scores, comics, and Miss Manners. Weird kid.
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Uruk-Hai
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I didn't include any concert cuts for my artist. My first thought was to do ALL live, but that was a rabbit hole I was afraid I wouldn't come back out of. Then I thought I might sprinkle a few in, but that also proved problematic. If anyone's interested in what their live shows were like, there are a bunch of youtube videos out there. They are something to behold. There's also the commercially-released Live: P-Funk Earth Tour LP that was a big hit in 1977. They were one of the wildest live bands of their era, and one of the best.
Then there's the P-Funk Mythology, in which they created a bunch of characters and ideas that spread across multiple albums. The rock concept albums intrigued him, so he toked up and decided to give it a whirl. Clinton tried it first on the early Funkadelic records, but that was more theme-based. He re-set and went deep with Parliament's Mothership Connection. From there, the characters would "develop" for years. To try and explain all of this would be a futile gesture on my part. It's knotty, dense, silly, and some of it makes no sense. Also, the way I ordered my songs won't help as I didn't go in order.
There's a Wiki page that tries to lay it all out, if anyone's interested.
Then there's the P-Funk Mythology, in which they created a bunch of characters and ideas that spread across multiple albums. The rock concept albums intrigued him, so he toked up and decided to give it a whirl. Clinton tried it first on the early Funkadelic records, but that was more theme-based. He re-set and went deep with Parliament's Mothership Connection. From there, the characters would "develop" for years. To try and explain all of this would be a futile gesture on my part. It's knotty, dense, silly, and some of it makes no sense. Also, the way I ordered my songs won't help as I didn't go in order.
There's a Wiki page that tries to lay it all out, if anyone's interested.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Just link some standouts in thread. Works for me. I will have this problem bigly when I take a turn with Neil Diamond. He's an A-list live performer.
rockaction
Footballguy
Add me to the list of people whose first concert memory was Neil Diamond, plus or minus one. He and John Denver both played the Hartford or Springfield Civic Center and my parents took us to their respective shows. I think Neil did “Forever in Blue Jeans” twice or three times. Or was it “America”? I don’t remember. Again, just like for Miss Manners, these are a toddler’s memories.
But my friend recently sent me a song (a Jewish spiritual) from The Jazz Singer, and it was pretty intense and moving. I won’t post it because I don’t want to post anything you might have selected, but it was haunting and wonderful. So was the scene right after it.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Yes, you will
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
There’s a nearly four-hour show from 1978-ish in Passaic, NJ on YouTube. George doesn’t even show up until about 45 minutes in. It’s basically P-Funk fronted by Gary Shider opening for P-Funk fronted by George Clinton.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Also, in later years, how the band was billed varied based on who was present. Bernie Worrell won (or settled favorably , I forget which) a lawsuit against George over writing credits and unpaid royalties. The terms included that Worrell now had rights to the names “Parliament” and “Funkadelic.” So when they were billed as “George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic,” it meant Worrell was in the band that night. When they were billed as “George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars,” it meant he wasn’t.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
The Kol Nidre and this scene. When his baritone comes in, it's magic.
I haven't picked anything yet. I'm working on umlauts for the theme draft.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
A lot of folks thought Shider was Clinton because he was out front so often. He was also a better singer than George. For anyone watching the video Pip mentioned, Shider's wearing a diaper and Clinton has the long blond hair.
rockaction
Footballguy
Exactly. I had written my friend wishing him a blessed Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and I linked to both Phish’s and Mogwai’s version/re-working of the Avinu Malkeinu, which were totally different (of course) from each other. But yeah, on Yom Kippur he sent me back that song from The Jazz Singer, and I watched the bit after the song on YouTube.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Add me to those who didn't know that Marr played on NBF, one of my favorites from Talking Heads. But I did see him in a video with Bryan Ferry.
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