KarmaPolice
Footballguy
NM Doc Oct -- I am making this too hard. I just sat down on break and thought of about 40 albums. Nothing else - 10 each from Opeth, Dino, PUTS, Mastodon...
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Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 5 - #17's have been posted. Link in OP. (9 Viewers)
- Thread starter Zegras11
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Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I think you can throw something together but I get it if you can’t. I’m giving over a month to get lists in.Fantastic idea, bad timing for me. 80s and I are working on a 21st century movie list and that will probably take all my obsessive mental bandwidth.Were you planning on doing something similiar? Not sure if that's a good or bad "duuuuude".Duuuuuuude.My music people - hope you all will participate:
simey
Footballguy
Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) - Live at Carnegie Hall, NY, NY 1977
Billy wrote this song for his 1976 album Turnstiles. This is a live version at Carnegie Hall in '77. He was inspired to write this song when New York was on the verge of default in the 70s, and they asked the federal government for help, and the government said no. He said it is about the apocalypse of NY, and grandchildren asking their grandpa, who moved to Miami from NY during the disaster, what happened back then. I loved when he played this song during the Concert for New York City after 9/11. He said during the show this song was written as science fiction, and he never thought it would happen, but unlike the ending of the song, they weren't going anywhere.
Seen the lights go out on broadway
I saw the Empire State laid low
And life went on beyond the Palisades
They all bought Cadillacs
And left there long ago
They held a concert out in Brooklyn
To watch the island bridges blow
They turned our power down
And drove us underground
But we went right on with the show
Billy wrote this song for his 1976 album Turnstiles. This is a live version at Carnegie Hall in '77. He was inspired to write this song when New York was on the verge of default in the 70s, and they asked the federal government for help, and the government said no. He said it is about the apocalypse of NY, and grandchildren asking their grandpa, who moved to Miami from NY during the disaster, what happened back then. I loved when he played this song during the Concert for New York City after 9/11. He said during the show this song was written as science fiction, and he never thought it would happen, but unlike the ending of the song, they weren't going anywhere.
Seen the lights go out on broadway
I saw the Empire State laid low
And life went on beyond the Palisades
They all bought Cadillacs
And left there long ago
They held a concert out in Brooklyn
To watch the island bridges blow
They turned our power down
And drove us underground
But we went right on with the show
zamboni
Footballguy
I’ve got an MTV music video countdown in mind, but going to save that for late summer/early fall due to vacations and to avoid countdown overkill/saturation.Fantastic idea, bad timing for me. 80s and I are working on a 21st century movie list and that will probably take all my obsessive mental bandwidth.Were you planning on doing something similiar? Not sure if that's a good or bad "duuuuude".Duuuuuuude.My music people - hope you all will participate:
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Artist Who Should Have Recorded This: Ralph Kramden and Ed NortonMiami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) - Live at Carnegie Hall, NY, NY 1977
Billy wrote this song for his 1976 album Turnstiles. This is a live version at Carnegie Hall in '77. He was inspired to write this song when New York was on the verge of default in the 70s, and they asked the federal government for help, and the government said no. He said it is about the apocalypse of NY, and grandchildren asking their grandpa, who moved to Miami from NY during the disaster, what happened back then. I loved when he played this song during the Concert for New York City after 9/11. He said during the show this song was written as science fiction, and he never thought it would happen, but unlike the ending of the song, they weren't going anywhere.
Seen the lights go out on broadway
I saw the Empire State laid low
And life went on beyond the Palisades
They all bought Cadillacs
And left there long ago
They held a concert out in Brooklyn
To watch the island bridges blow
They turned our power down
And drove us underground
But we went right on with the show
This song should've been broken up into a metal/rap record, with Ralph singing the cookie-monster vocals and Ed rapping over him with "address the ball!" on whatever passes for a chorus.
Mt. Man
Footballguy
MA-D Round 5: Metallica
#22: Atlas, Rise!
Album: Hardwired… To Self-Destruct (2016)
(Youtube version) Metallica: Atlas, Rise! (Official Music Video)
(Live Version) Metallica: Atlas, Rise! (Baltimore, MD - May 10, 2017)
What have you become?
Blame the world and blame your maker
Wish 'em to the undertaker
Crown yourself the other savior
—
From this album, it’s usually “Spit Out the Bone” (which was on my last 10 out) or perhaps “Moth Into Flame” (a song inspired by an Amy Winehouse documentary of all things) that get the biggest accolades. To no surprise considering it ended up at #21, it was “Atlas, Rise!” that really caught my attention from the very first listen. I don’t know if I can point to a particular thing why, though the vibe of the chorus was doubtlessly a reasonable part of it. From what I read, this song was partially influenced by Iron Maiden’s “Hallowed Be Thy Name”.
The “Atlas” in the title is naturally referencing the Greek Titan Atlas, who in mythology was tasked with carrying the weight of the sky on his shoulders. So there’s a sense of strength both physical and mental in this song. There’s some bitterness and anger in that (it IS a metal song, after all), but also an attitude of “don’t let things grind you down”, of perseverance no matter what’s thrown at you.
—
Next on the countdown, back to Garage, Inc. with another song that ends in a question mark.
#22: Atlas, Rise!
Album: Hardwired… To Self-Destruct (2016)
(Youtube version) Metallica: Atlas, Rise! (Official Music Video)
(Live Version) Metallica: Atlas, Rise! (Baltimore, MD - May 10, 2017)
What have you become?
Blame the world and blame your maker
Wish 'em to the undertaker
Crown yourself the other savior
—
From this album, it’s usually “Spit Out the Bone” (which was on my last 10 out) or perhaps “Moth Into Flame” (a song inspired by an Amy Winehouse documentary of all things) that get the biggest accolades. To no surprise considering it ended up at #21, it was “Atlas, Rise!” that really caught my attention from the very first listen. I don’t know if I can point to a particular thing why, though the vibe of the chorus was doubtlessly a reasonable part of it. From what I read, this song was partially influenced by Iron Maiden’s “Hallowed Be Thy Name”.
The “Atlas” in the title is naturally referencing the Greek Titan Atlas, who in mythology was tasked with carrying the weight of the sky on his shoulders. So there’s a sense of strength both physical and mental in this song. There’s some bitterness and anger in that (it IS a metal song, after all), but also an attitude of “don’t let things grind you down”, of perseverance no matter what’s thrown at you.
—
Next on the countdown, back to Garage, Inc. with another song that ends in a question mark.
titusbramble
Footballguy
A fair bit behind on write ups, so let me catch up rapid style:
Corsten 26/25/24: Ferry Corsten - Pocket Damage, Ferry Corsten/Armin van Buuren - Minack, Ferry Corsten - Fire
Will group 24 and 26 together in a brief description. These are both tracks which would likely have been, if I'd been ordering the list, towards the back end of the list regardless, and it's just coincidence that they've ended up early in the playlist. Pocket Damage is a 2002 track which was more plugged as a track by Eon (yet another Corsten alias), while Fire was a 2006 single off of an album L.E.F. released in Corsten's own name. These are both basically tracks I think are alright that were completing the playlist. Minack is a bit more interesting, a collaboration with hugely respected (and I think already mentioned) Dutch producer Armin van Buuren, this is an unusual one in that the record has a very weird initial drop, not like anything I've heard before or after, it's so long and simple, then it doesn't really build up to any sort of high afterwards - almost as if this is a record designed to be played at the end of a DJ set or something like that.
Corsten 23/22: Gouryella - Walhalla, Gouryella - Tenshi
We then continue with another couple of tracks which are, like the previous three, tracks where Ferry was the producer as opposed to just a remixer, and both of these come under the Gouryella handle, early enough in both cases where Tiesto was involved in both of them. Released in 1999/2000 respectively, Walhalla and Tenshi both charted in the UK, and I have no doubt that if I was actually ranking the tracks they'd both end up a lot higher in the countdown than where they actually are in these playlists.
Coming up in the next few picks, we have our first dive into remixes of clearly out of genre music, and a track which, if not heard before, is probably the one that'll make you think "what the heck is this" more than anything else in the countdown.
Corsten 26/25/24: Ferry Corsten - Pocket Damage, Ferry Corsten/Armin van Buuren - Minack, Ferry Corsten - Fire
Will group 24 and 26 together in a brief description. These are both tracks which would likely have been, if I'd been ordering the list, towards the back end of the list regardless, and it's just coincidence that they've ended up early in the playlist. Pocket Damage is a 2002 track which was more plugged as a track by Eon (yet another Corsten alias), while Fire was a 2006 single off of an album L.E.F. released in Corsten's own name. These are both basically tracks I think are alright that were completing the playlist. Minack is a bit more interesting, a collaboration with hugely respected (and I think already mentioned) Dutch producer Armin van Buuren, this is an unusual one in that the record has a very weird initial drop, not like anything I've heard before or after, it's so long and simple, then it doesn't really build up to any sort of high afterwards - almost as if this is a record designed to be played at the end of a DJ set or something like that.
Corsten 23/22: Gouryella - Walhalla, Gouryella - Tenshi
We then continue with another couple of tracks which are, like the previous three, tracks where Ferry was the producer as opposed to just a remixer, and both of these come under the Gouryella handle, early enough in both cases where Tiesto was involved in both of them. Released in 1999/2000 respectively, Walhalla and Tenshi both charted in the UK, and I have no doubt that if I was actually ranking the tracks they'd both end up a lot higher in the countdown than where they actually are in these playlists.
Coming up in the next few picks, we have our first dive into remixes of clearly out of genre music, and a track which, if not heard before, is probably the one that'll make you think "what the heck is this" more than anything else in the countdown.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
22. Always See Your Face
Albums: Four Sail (1969), Black Beauty (incorporated into cover of "Walk Right In"; recorded 1973, released 2012)
"Always See Your Face" was not released as a single* and never got much radio airplay. So why is it the third-most-streamed Love song on Spotify, with more than 22 million listens? Because it appeared in High Fidelity (playing in the background during one of the scenes in the record store) and on its soundtrack album.
The closer of Four Sail is one of Arthur Lee's loveliest but most gut-wrenching songs. It hints at a breakup but is also reflective of the general despondency he was feeling at the time, which I went over in the previous entry.
Won't somebody please
Help me with my miseries
Can't somebody see, yeah
What this world has done to me
And I know I know
And I say, oh, I say
That no matter where I go
I will always see your face
The presence of horns makes "Always See Your Face" one of the few songs from the 1968-69 warehouse sessions that sounds a little like the Forever Changes incarnation of the band, but the stately guitar figures are every bit as prominent in the mix. It's got a memorable melody and boasts another emotional Lee vocal, especially at the end. If Lee had come up with this in 1966 or 1967, who knows what could have been.
Lee re-recorded part of "Always See Your Face" during his 1973 sessions that were belatedly released in 2012 as Black Beauty, intertwining it with a cover of Gus Cannon's "Walk Right In" (best known as a #1 hit for the Rooftop Singers in 1962). The twangy melange just bears the "Walk Right In" title but really should have been labeled as "Walk Right In/Always See Your Face." Perhaps Lee would have had something to say about that had he been alive in 2012.
"Always See Your Face" appeared occasionally in setlists between 1970 and 2003, including at both Lee/Love shows I saw. At the 2002 NYC show, it was part of an acoustic medley with "I'll Get Lucky Some Sweet Day," a song that Lee wrote and began performing in the early '80s but never released. It was picked up again by The Love Band with John Echols starting in 2022.
* - Elektra released no singles from Four Sail because Love had left them for Blue Thumb and Elektra execs felt no need to promote what to them was just a contractual obligation album.
Incorporated into the cover of "Walk Right In" on Black Beauty: https://open.spotify.com/track/4kwkaS3hfOob29MMhzheOr?si=277af039b88f4daf
Live version from San Francisco in 1970 (appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slMIZME-s1I
Live version from London in 2003 (with horns because it was the Forever Changes tour): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdoaC4gHU3o
Live version from The Love Band from Liverpool in 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxB0RZINjXE
At #21, a collaboration that was sadly not everlasting.
Albums: Four Sail (1969), Black Beauty (incorporated into cover of "Walk Right In"; recorded 1973, released 2012)
"Always See Your Face" was not released as a single* and never got much radio airplay. So why is it the third-most-streamed Love song on Spotify, with more than 22 million listens? Because it appeared in High Fidelity (playing in the background during one of the scenes in the record store) and on its soundtrack album.
The closer of Four Sail is one of Arthur Lee's loveliest but most gut-wrenching songs. It hints at a breakup but is also reflective of the general despondency he was feeling at the time, which I went over in the previous entry.
Won't somebody please
Help me with my miseries
Can't somebody see, yeah
What this world has done to me
And I know I know
And I say, oh, I say
That no matter where I go
I will always see your face
The presence of horns makes "Always See Your Face" one of the few songs from the 1968-69 warehouse sessions that sounds a little like the Forever Changes incarnation of the band, but the stately guitar figures are every bit as prominent in the mix. It's got a memorable melody and boasts another emotional Lee vocal, especially at the end. If Lee had come up with this in 1966 or 1967, who knows what could have been.
Lee re-recorded part of "Always See Your Face" during his 1973 sessions that were belatedly released in 2012 as Black Beauty, intertwining it with a cover of Gus Cannon's "Walk Right In" (best known as a #1 hit for the Rooftop Singers in 1962). The twangy melange just bears the "Walk Right In" title but really should have been labeled as "Walk Right In/Always See Your Face." Perhaps Lee would have had something to say about that had he been alive in 2012.
"Always See Your Face" appeared occasionally in setlists between 1970 and 2003, including at both Lee/Love shows I saw. At the 2002 NYC show, it was part of an acoustic medley with "I'll Get Lucky Some Sweet Day," a song that Lee wrote and began performing in the early '80s but never released. It was picked up again by The Love Band with John Echols starting in 2022.
* - Elektra released no singles from Four Sail because Love had left them for Blue Thumb and Elektra execs felt no need to promote what to them was just a contractual obligation album.
Incorporated into the cover of "Walk Right In" on Black Beauty: https://open.spotify.com/track/4kwkaS3hfOob29MMhzheOr?si=277af039b88f4daf
Live version from San Francisco in 1970 (appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slMIZME-s1I
Live version from London in 2003 (with horns because it was the Forever Changes tour): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdoaC4gHU3o
Live version from The Love Band from Liverpool in 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxB0RZINjXE
At #21, a collaboration that was sadly not everlasting.
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Chaos34
Footballguy
I liked this one too. It made me remember a girl I thought was gonna be the one. We'd planned our whole lives together. Then we screwed them up and broke up. She had a great face and I feared I was always gonna see it. That only lasted for about half the summer. Oh to be 19 again.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
F-it, I gave myself a playlist title. I don't think I've done that yet in the main MADs.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Since there are fewer participants than playlists, there's no shame in that.
Mt. Man
Footballguy
Friday I’m in love with the #22s. Another strong playlist, and here’s a sampling of what I enjoyed:
Selected Favorites:
Quicksand - Caro Emerald
Letter To My Son - PUTS
Jane - Golden Smog
Sexx Laws - Beck
Floyd - Lynyrd Skynyrd (/John 5). Came right before the Metallica song for extra synergy.
Red Red Wine - UB-40 (/Neil Diamond)
Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf
No Alibis - Eric Clapton
Small spotlight:
Once again, I’m going for a song that got shuffled near the top. City and Colour’s “Mizzy C” had a bit of blues to it, but also a… spacey feel, for lack of a better word. Another band that I’ve been enjoying the whole way.
Selected Favorites:
Quicksand - Caro Emerald
Letter To My Son - PUTS
Jane - Golden Smog
Sexx Laws - Beck
Floyd - Lynyrd Skynyrd (/John 5). Came right before the Metallica song for extra synergy.
Red Red Wine - UB-40 (/Neil Diamond)
Midnight at the Lost and Found - Meat Loaf
No Alibis - Eric Clapton
Small spotlight:
Once again, I’m going for a song that got shuffled near the top. City and Colour’s “Mizzy C” had a bit of blues to it, but also a… spacey feel, for lack of a better word. Another band that I’ve been enjoying the whole way.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Three known-to-me favorites from #23:
Dark Star (Beck) -- The Information seems to be an underrated album and this is one of my favorites from it. It's got a little bit of all the Beck elements -- beats, spaciness, folkiness, and some of those Sea Change-style atmospherics.
Galapogos (Smashing Pumpkins) -- One of their best ballads.
Enter Sandman (Metallica) -- Yeah, yeah, it's chalk. But it's still held up. And as I mentioned in MAD 4, Triumph did the riff first. When the Lights Go Down
Three new-to-me favorites from #23:
General Public (General Public) -- That bass is bumpin'.
What'Cha Gonna Do About It (Small Faces/Steve Marriott) -- Bristling with energy.
Smile (Luna) -- Great melody.
Dark Star (Beck) -- The Information seems to be an underrated album and this is one of my favorites from it. It's got a little bit of all the Beck elements -- beats, spaciness, folkiness, and some of those Sea Change-style atmospherics.
Galapogos (Smashing Pumpkins) -- One of their best ballads.
Enter Sandman (Metallica) -- Yeah, yeah, it's chalk. But it's still held up. And as I mentioned in MAD 4, Triumph did the riff first. When the Lights Go Down
Three new-to-me favorites from #23:
General Public (General Public) -- That bass is bumpin'.
What'Cha Gonna Do About It (Small Faces/Steve Marriott) -- Bristling with energy.
Smile (Luna) -- Great melody.
Tau837
Footballguy
Eric Clapton #22:
Eric Clapton - No Alibis
This song is a track from his 1989 album Journeyman, which marked a strong return to form for Clapton after a commercially quieter period in the 1980s. It is one of the standout songs from that album, blending polished production with Clapton’s signature blues-rock sensibility. Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates) provides harmony/backing vocals. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
The lyrics are about refusing to accept excuses in a relationship that’s falling apart; they are about a man asking his girlfriend or wife not to lie to him further, suggesting that all the lies she tells make the situation worse. Clapton sings from the perspective of someone who has reached a breaking point and demands honesty. In Clapton's autobiography, he indicates that the song was at least partially about betrayal by his former partner, Lory Del Santo.
Clapton’s lead guitar is understated but tasteful, featuring clean, melodic lines with a soulful tone. The song doesn’t have a blazing solo, but his fills and textures throughout are elegant and emotive. Production is very slick, in line with late-80s mainstream rock. Layers of keyboards, backing vocals, and a polished rhythm section give it a modern sheen for the time. Think of it as blues with a pop-rock jacket. Clapton sings with a sense of restraint and maturity. His voice carries a quiet intensity, well-suited to the song’s theme of emotional accountability.
“No Alibis” is Clapton in his “adult blues” phase — reflective, emotionally restrained, technically flawless. It’s not about shredding or showmanship, but about tone, maturity, and emotional nuance.
Eric Clapton - No Alibis
This song is a track from his 1989 album Journeyman, which marked a strong return to form for Clapton after a commercially quieter period in the 1980s. It is one of the standout songs from that album, blending polished production with Clapton’s signature blues-rock sensibility. Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates) provides harmony/backing vocals. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
The lyrics are about refusing to accept excuses in a relationship that’s falling apart; they are about a man asking his girlfriend or wife not to lie to him further, suggesting that all the lies she tells make the situation worse. Clapton sings from the perspective of someone who has reached a breaking point and demands honesty. In Clapton's autobiography, he indicates that the song was at least partially about betrayal by his former partner, Lory Del Santo.
Clapton’s lead guitar is understated but tasteful, featuring clean, melodic lines with a soulful tone. The song doesn’t have a blazing solo, but his fills and textures throughout are elegant and emotive. Production is very slick, in line with late-80s mainstream rock. Layers of keyboards, backing vocals, and a polished rhythm section give it a modern sheen for the time. Think of it as blues with a pop-rock jacket. Clapton sings with a sense of restraint and maturity. His voice carries a quiet intensity, well-suited to the song’s theme of emotional accountability.
“No Alibis” is Clapton in his “adult blues” phase — reflective, emotionally restrained, technically flawless. It’s not about shredding or showmanship, but about tone, maturity, and emotional nuance.
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Chaos34
Footballguy
There's an extended dance version, just 6 and half minutes or so, and that bass gets absolutely filthy. Also this is a stomp. 1984 release, LP is All The Rage - it'll be on my albums list.
Eephus
Footballguy
I think "General Public" is the Dave & Rog song that sounds the most like their former tourmates The Clash.
Eephus
Footballguy
Another night, another concert. I apparently agreed some time ago to accompany Mrs. Eephus to see The Damned again. She loves the band a lot more than I do but I love her so there we were up against the rail again. She got hit in the head by a crowd surfer but is alright.
It was fun to go out but it was my least favorite of the five concerts we've seen this month. They played their Arthur Lee/Love cover with Captain Sensible singing the trumpet part.
I also said I would bake a cake for some event ditkaburgers is going to tomorrow so I have to wait for it to come out of the oven before not being able to sleep. I've probably baked more than a thousand cupcakes for various kid events over the years but haven't grown out of that phase yet.
It was fun to go out but it was my least favorite of the five concerts we've seen this month. They played their Arthur Lee/Love cover with Captain Sensible singing the trumpet part.
I also said I would bake a cake for some event ditkaburgers is going to tomorrow so I have to wait for it to come out of the oven before not being able to sleep. I've probably baked more than a thousand cupcakes for various kid events over the years but haven't grown out of that phase yet.
rockaction
Footballguy
Much LOL. This is a really funny sentence due to its uniquely aware introspection.
Chaos34
Footballguy
Who knew there was a whole song dedicated to that introspection?
Mister CIA
Footballguy
This some sort of travel league for middle-aged dummies?Fantastic idea, bad timing for me. 80s and I are working on a 21st century movie list and that will probably take all my obsessive mental bandwidth.Were you planning on doing something similiar? Not sure if that's a good or bad "duuuuude".Duuuuuuude.My music people - hope you all will participate:
rockaction
Footballguy
Aw shoot. That's a song quote?
Yambag
Footballguy
22s
Known
UB40: Red Red Wine
Otis Redding: A Hard Day's Night
Metallica: Atlas, Rise!
Waterboys: Sweet Dancer
Caught My Attention
Belinda Carlisle: Runaway Horses
Charlie Wilson: Infectious
Humble Pie: Silver Tongue
Doobie Brothers: White Sun
John5/Lynyrd Skynyrd: Floyd
Waterboys: Sweet Dancer
Eric Clapton: No Alibis (Agree with another poster who said these have been some great choice so far)
Known
UB40: Red Red Wine
Otis Redding: A Hard Day's Night
Metallica: Atlas, Rise!
Waterboys: Sweet Dancer
Caught My Attention
Belinda Carlisle: Runaway Horses
Charlie Wilson: Infectious
Humble Pie: Silver Tongue
Doobie Brothers: White Sun
John5/Lynyrd Skynyrd: Floyd
Waterboys: Sweet Dancer
Eric Clapton: No Alibis (Agree with another poster who said these have been some great choice so far)
Chaos34
Footballguy
no, it was a chaos quote about a song on that topic. i thought it was a funny memory too.
Chaos34
Footballguy
When I lived in Vegas this was my hideaway. Not on the strip but close. Not exactly a locals casino, but kinda 50-50. I was never much for the tables and machines, but sportsbooks accepted plenty of my money. Back then, 2000 or so, that sportsbook had a hot dog cart off to the side with best andouille cajun dog ever - $1. Make your bets, find a comfy spot in front of the screens, have free beer delivered and a few cajun dogs. Those were some therapeutic Sundays.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Three known-to-me favorites from #22:
Sexx Laws (Beck) -- Midnite Vultures is basically one long Prince homage, but he pulls it off well.
I Am One (Smashing Pumpkins) -- Has great dynamics while rocking the hell out. Not a fan of the rants in the live versions, but Billy's gonna Billy.
No Alibis (Eric Clapton) -- An exquisitely well-constructed song with a great melody.
Three new-to-me favorites from #22:
A Hard Day's Night (Otis Redding) -- Had not heard this cover before, of course he killed it.
I Was One (The Babys) -- This should have been a hit.
We're in Yr Corner (Cornershop) -- Fantastic blending of Eastern and Western music.
Sexx Laws (Beck) -- Midnite Vultures is basically one long Prince homage, but he pulls it off well.
I Am One (Smashing Pumpkins) -- Has great dynamics while rocking the hell out. Not a fan of the rants in the live versions, but Billy's gonna Billy.
No Alibis (Eric Clapton) -- An exquisitely well-constructed song with a great melody.
Three new-to-me favorites from #22:
A Hard Day's Night (Otis Redding) -- Had not heard this cover before, of course he killed it.
I Was One (The Babys) -- This should have been a hit.
We're in Yr Corner (Cornershop) -- Fantastic blending of Eastern and Western music.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
Favorite 23s:
Son
Something Vague
Galapagos
Take It
Smile
Walhalla
Overall favorite list so far. Tough to narrow to 5 or 6.
Son
Something Vague
Galapagos
Take It
Smile
Walhalla
Overall favorite list so far. Tough to narrow to 5 or 6.
titusbramble
Footballguy
Nice. Kind of weird that an English guy who I've known off the internet through poker whose blogs and software helped me a lot in the early days is also out in Vegas right now and playing pretty much anything that isn't NLHE, and got to think that the two of you will either already have, or will, cross paths at some point. If you see a guy in his 50s repping QPR or Leyton Orient, he knows what he is doing
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
The Babys should've had a bunch of hits. They made a ton of good records. A case of "right band, wrong time".
Zegras11
Footballguy
21's PLAYLIST
21's
[td]Belinda Carlise[/td][td]Zegras11[/td][td]Capture The Light
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[td]Michael Head[/td][td]Eephus[/td][td]Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band -- Artorius Revisited
open.spotify.com
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[td]People Under the Stairs[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]Trippin' at the Disco
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[td]John Waite[/td][td]Charlie Steiner[/td][td]White Lightning
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[td]Golden Smog[/td][td]Dr. Octopus[/td][td]Reflections on Me
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[td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]Gash Gash Gash - The GAP Band
youtu.be
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[td]The English Beat Family Tree[/td][td]Yo Mama[/td][td]Hands Off…She’s Mine
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Artorius Revisited
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band · Artorius Revisited · Song · 2013
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Hands Off... She's Mine - 2012 Remaster
The English Beat · I Just Can’t Stop It (2012 Remaster) · Song · 1980
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The Wonderful In You (Acoustic)
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Cherub Rock - 2011 Remaster
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I've Got Dreams to Remember
Otis Redding · The Very Best of Otis Redding · Song · 1992
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[td]Hugh Dillon[/td][td]Mister CIA[/td][td]Cubically Contained
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[td]Luna[/td][td]landrys hat[/td][td]Tracy I Love You
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[td]Metallica[/td][td]Mt. Man[/td][td]Am I Evil?
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[td]The Doobie Brothers[/td][td]New Binky The Doormat[/td][td]Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
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[td]Billy Joel[/td][td]simey[/td][td]Turn the Lights Back On
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[td]Arthur Lee and Love[/td][td]Pip's Invitation[/td][td]The Everlasting First
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[td]Eric Clapton[/td][td]Tau837[/td][td]Key to the Highway
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[td]Ferry Corsten[/td][td]titusbramble[/td][td]The KIllers - Human (Ferry Corsten Club Remix)
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I Don't Know How I Made It
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Human - Ferry Corsten Club Remix
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#21 - Otis Redding - I’ve Got Dreams to Remember
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JML Rank - #36
Krista4 Rank - #15 to 21
Uruk-Hai Rank - #13
Album - Second Posthumous record, the immortal Otis Redding
Recorded - December 1967
Is this a Cover? - No
Songwriter - Otis Redding, Zelma Redding, Joe Rock
Notable Covers - Prince Buster, The Hoochie Koochies, The Nite Liters, Jerry Williams, Delbert McClinton, Bill Medley, Robert Palmer, Etta James, Percy Sledge, Gary U.S. Bonds, Angelique Kidjo, Paul Rodgers, Melissa Etheridge
Comments - This is the last track I have ranked outside the top 31 to make the chart.
One of the Co-writers here was Zelma Redding, the spouse of Otis. They had 3 children together. I can’t imagine it was easy to be married to Otis. An attractive and charismatic young man. All reports indicate it was a happy marriage though so who knows?
This is just one of many songs to be recorded just before his death.
Next Up - Another posthumous release, again recorded in his last 3 weeks.
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The title would make one think this is a cover from some wholesome Broadway show that ran in the 1930s. Nope. Welcome to abject misery, boys and girls!#21 - Otis Redding - I’ve Got Dreams to Remember
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JML Rank - #36
Krista4 Rank - #15 to 21
Uruk-Hai Rank - #13
Album - Second Posthumous record, the immortal Otis Redding
Recorded - December 1967
Is this a Cover? - No
Songwriter - Otis Redding, Zelma Redding, Joe Rock
Notable Covers - Prince Buster, The Hoochie Koochies, The Nite Liters, Jerry Williams, Delbert McClinton, Bill Medley, Robert Palmer, Etta James, Percy Sledge, Gary U.S. Bonds, Angelique Kidjo, Paul Rodgers, Melissa Etheridge
Comments - This is the last track I have ranked outside the top 31 to make the chart.
One of the Co-writers here was Zelma Redding, the spouse of Otis. They had 3 children together. I can’t imagine it was easy to be married to Otis. An attractive and charismatic young man. All reports indicate it was a happy marriage though so who knows?
This is just one of many songs to be recorded just before his death.
Next Up - Another posthumous release, again recorded in his last 3 weeks.
Redding doesn't get enough credit as a songwriter and arranger, IMO. By this point in his career, he knew exactly what he wanted to say and exactly how the record should sound.
If an alien landed and asked me "what did Southern Soul sound like?", I'd put this on and watch his little Martian *** curl up into the fetal position crying.
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Round 21 - Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
All the way from tha land of umlauts, our guest performer is DJ Ötzi! Dig that party mix!
(So I lied.)
All the way from tha land of umlauts, our guest performer is DJ Ötzi! Dig that party mix!
(So I lied.)
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21.
Song: Reflections on Me
Album: Weird Tales
Songwriter: Dan Murphy
Smog Lineup:
Kraig Johnson – guitar
Jeff Tweedy – guitar, background vocals
Gary Louris – background vocals, guitar
Dan Murphy – lead vocals, piano
Marc Perlman – background vocals, bass
Jody Stephens – drums
A nice little ditty from Dan.
Song: Reflections on Me
Album: Weird Tales
Songwriter: Dan Murphy
Smog Lineup:
Kraig Johnson – guitar
Jeff Tweedy – guitar, background vocals
Gary Louris – background vocals, guitar
Dan Murphy – lead vocals, piano
Marc Perlman – background vocals, bass
Jody Stephens – drums
A nice little ditty from Dan.
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David Lee Roth, like many songwriters, has a file of songs he’s never recorded. He even has several recorded (w/J5) that he’s kept private. His solo career was successful in the mid to late 80s but experimenting with grunge produced a dud in 94. In 97 he published an autobiography, Crazy From the Heat. He leveraged it to get back to his roots.
John 5 was reading Crazy From the Heat when he noticed a contact number for Roth’s management on the back cover. He called to see if there was interest in some songs. They said send a demo. So he did with EVH-type playing. Roth called a couple days later to set up a meeting.
Getting back to his roots included making a record the way VH did with their debut - fast. Back then they couldn’t afford studio time. Roth felt doing it fast contributed to live shows sounding like the album while getting the best out of musicians working under pressure. He’s often quoted with, “If you can’t do it in two takes, you can’t do it.” John had spent a decade selling studio work with a slogan recommended by his teacher, also a studio musician, twice as fast for half the price. That’s how producer Bob Marlette got John through so many doors. It also trained John for Roth’s thinking.
Dave asked who played bass on the demos. John said it was him. Dave signed him. John called Marlette with the news. Marlette tapped a young studio drummer, Ray Luzier (later of Korn), and the trio was dubbed The DLR band. The studio was booked in a month. The album finished in a couple weeks.
John co-wrote six of the songs, plays lead on 7, bass on all, and provides some flourishes and soloing to the rest. I have another favorite off this album that’s not on Spotify. This one fits nicely here anyway.
DLR Band - Little Texas
An article called this track a highlight and an “***-tight country rocker.” I agree and prefer John being John to John being Eddie. It’s a rollercoaster avoider working nicely with the Dolly/Skynard part of my list. Interestingly, it has 3 co-writers: DLR, John and Bob Marlette.
John 5 was reading Crazy From the Heat when he noticed a contact number for Roth’s management on the back cover. He called to see if there was interest in some songs. They said send a demo. So he did with EVH-type playing. Roth called a couple days later to set up a meeting.
Getting back to his roots included making a record the way VH did with their debut - fast. Back then they couldn’t afford studio time. Roth felt doing it fast contributed to live shows sounding like the album while getting the best out of musicians working under pressure. He’s often quoted with, “If you can’t do it in two takes, you can’t do it.” John had spent a decade selling studio work with a slogan recommended by his teacher, also a studio musician, twice as fast for half the price. That’s how producer Bob Marlette got John through so many doors. It also trained John for Roth’s thinking.
Dave asked who played bass on the demos. John said it was him. Dave signed him. John called Marlette with the news. Marlette tapped a young studio drummer, Ray Luzier (later of Korn), and the trio was dubbed The DLR band. The studio was booked in a month. The album finished in a couple weeks.
John co-wrote six of the songs, plays lead on 7, bass on all, and provides some flourishes and soloing to the rest. I have another favorite off this album that’s not on Spotify. This one fits nicely here anyway.
DLR Band - Little Texas
An article called this track a highlight and an “***-tight country rocker.” I agree and prefer John being John to John being Eddie. It’s a rollercoaster avoider working nicely with the Dolly/Skynard part of my list. Interestingly, it has 3 co-writers: DLR, John and Bob Marlette.
John Maddens Lunchbox
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You relented or had it planned all along?
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I'm still agrravated that Billy and the Boingers weren't on Spotify.
Mrs. Rannous
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I found this gem afterwards. I just couldn't let it go. Sort of like Rickrolling, isn't it?
KarmaPolice
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#21: PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS - TRIPPIN' AT THE DISCO
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Finally - a playlist title!! Such a fun song. Here we have another from Carried Away and the third of a trio of songs that flow into each other that have been on the playlist so far. Tracks 5-7 of the album are Trippin' at the Disco - 80 Blocks from Silverdale - Beer. The next one is Weed, but sorry to disappoint Pip by saying that won't be making an appearance. I get an eyeroll from my daughter every time this song comes on and I start in with Double K:
Ho! Right now, on the mic tonight
Young handsome brotha on the disco hype
Got the butterfly collar and the skins to match
Ten crates in the booth, got a break to catch
Add to that a great beat that I know you all are at least nodding to, Tribe Called Quest sample, and Saved By the Bell reference?? I am all in. As I said, this was going to be my theme song until I decided I was going to do PUTS for Round 5 and wanted to save my favorites for this.
NEXT: the last of the songs before we go to chronological order mode on the playlist. Is that a nod to a Beck album I hear?
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Finally - a playlist title!! Such a fun song. Here we have another from Carried Away and the third of a trio of songs that flow into each other that have been on the playlist so far. Tracks 5-7 of the album are Trippin' at the Disco - 80 Blocks from Silverdale - Beer. The next one is Weed, but sorry to disappoint Pip by saying that won't be making an appearance. I get an eyeroll from my daughter every time this song comes on and I start in with Double K:
Ho! Right now, on the mic tonight
Young handsome brotha on the disco hype
Got the butterfly collar and the skins to match
Ten crates in the booth, got a break to catch
Add to that a great beat that I know you all are at least nodding to, Tribe Called Quest sample, and Saved By the Bell reference?? I am all in. As I said, this was going to be my theme song until I decided I was going to do PUTS for Round 5 and wanted to save my favorites for this.
NEXT: the last of the songs before we go to chronological order mode on the playlist. Is that a nod to a Beck album I hear?
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#21: BECK - GIRL
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Yeah, you all probably know this one. I am pretty sure I heard this one in a car commercial as well, but this is also a song that found its way onto both of my kid's playlist that we would listen to, so it's always been a favorite in the KP household.
I saw her, yeah I saw her with her black tongue tied
Round the roses
Fist pounding on a vending machine
Toy diamond ring stuck on her finger
With a noose she can hang from the sun
And put it out with her dark sunglasses
Walking crooked down the beach
She spits on the sand where their bones are bleaching
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Yeah, you all probably know this one. I am pretty sure I heard this one in a car commercial as well, but this is also a song that found its way onto both of my kid's playlist that we would listen to, so it's always been a favorite in the KP household.
I saw her, yeah I saw her with her black tongue tied
Round the roses
Fist pounding on a vending machine
Toy diamond ring stuck on her finger
With a noose she can hang from the sun
And put it out with her dark sunglasses
Walking crooked down the beach
She spits on the sand where their bones are bleaching
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21. White Lightning (Head First, 1978)
The fourth consecutive song from the Head First album, White Lightning was written by freelance songwriter Billy Nicholls, who had previously written the song I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try), which Leo Sayer rode to #6 on the British charts in 1978 and Phil Collins to #1 on the US Contemporary charts in 2002.
Despite some hokey lyrics, I like the vibe of this one and would have ranked it somewhere between 10-15 if I were going by preference instead of chronologically.
The fourth consecutive song from the Head First album, White Lightning was written by freelance songwriter Billy Nicholls, who had previously written the song I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try), which Leo Sayer rode to #6 on the British charts in 1978 and Phil Collins to #1 on the US Contemporary charts in 2002.
Despite some hokey lyrics, I like the vibe of this one and would have ranked it somewhere between 10-15 if I were going by preference instead of chronologically.
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My bro who was in The Greek for HAN is the biggest ND fan I know. He told me about 20 years ago that he wanted to retire to some Caribbean island, sit on the beach and listen to Neil every day until he died. Strange dude, my bro. He is 72 now. He isn't very plugged into the world and despises watching sports late in life. When I told him what was going on with Sweet Caroline at sporting events all over Europe, he didn't believe me. So I pulled it up on Youtube and showed him a title fight at Wembley, a soccer match in Madrid, etc. It warmed his heart so much. He just couldn't believe Neil was getting all this love and for about a month he kept sending me vids of Sweet Caroline being sung by various crowds.
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This song rocked.
I've been very (pleasantly) surprised by The Baby's.
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Turn The Lights Back On
Billy wrote this song with Freddy Wexler (who also produced the song) last year, and it was released as a single. It's the first time he had collaborated with someone in writing a song, and he said he is open to it again in the future. He said the song is one of regret, and that he has many regrets, and owes lots of people an apology. The song has a double meaning, and he said one is about a relationship with a woman, and the other is about his life and can he have a second chance with his music again. He has never liked his voice, and said he is always disappointed when he hears it on a recording, but for the first time he doesn't hate his voice on this song. He said he isn't saying he likes it, but he doesn't hate it. I've always liked his voice at any age, and I like this song.
Please open the door
Nothing is different, we've been here before
Pacing these halls
Trying to talk over the silence
And pride sticks out its tongue
Laughs at the portrait that we've become
Stuck in a frame, unable to change
I was wrong
I'm late, but I'm here right now
Though I used to be romantic
I forgot somehow
Time can make you blind
But I see you now
As we're laying in the darkness
Did I wait too long
To turn the lights back on
Billy wrote this song with Freddy Wexler (who also produced the song) last year, and it was released as a single. It's the first time he had collaborated with someone in writing a song, and he said he is open to it again in the future. He said the song is one of regret, and that he has many regrets, and owes lots of people an apology. The song has a double meaning, and he said one is about a relationship with a woman, and the other is about his life and can he have a second chance with his music again. He has never liked his voice, and said he is always disappointed when he hears it on a recording, but for the first time he doesn't hate his voice on this song. He said he isn't saying he likes it, but he doesn't hate it. I've always liked his voice at any age, and I like this song.
Please open the door
Nothing is different, we've been here before
Pacing these halls
Trying to talk over the silence
And pride sticks out its tongue
Laughs at the portrait that we've become
Stuck in a frame, unable to change
I was wrong
I'm late, but I'm here right now
Though I used to be romantic
I forgot somehow
Time can make you blind
But I see you now
As we're laying in the darkness
Did I wait too long
To turn the lights back on
Don Quixote
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#21 Gash Gash Gash (Spotify) - The GAP Band
I’ve talked a lot about Charlie Wilson in my list, but this is Robert Wilson’s song. He is the only one credited as a writer on it and sings lead (if you can call it that). He was the youngest of the three and the bass guitarist. They would occasionally just give him a song and let him do whatever he wanted; in an interview on the making of the album, the engineer compared it to The Beatles with Ringo.
The GAP Band took a lot of influence from P-Funk, and this is one of their P-Funkiest (maybe the second most on my list). Cartoon noises are reminiscent of something like Parliament’s Sir Nose. Robert liked a party atmosphere, so they threw in a bunch of party noises too. This is from Gap Band III, which also had “The Way” on my list earlier, which was Doobie Brothers-like. So, the album has a pretty full range of genres that they could get into.
I’ve talked a lot about Charlie Wilson in my list, but this is Robert Wilson’s song. He is the only one credited as a writer on it and sings lead (if you can call it that). He was the youngest of the three and the bass guitarist. They would occasionally just give him a song and let him do whatever he wanted; in an interview on the making of the album, the engineer compared it to The Beatles with Ringo.
The GAP Band took a lot of influence from P-Funk, and this is one of their P-Funkiest (maybe the second most on my list). Cartoon noises are reminiscent of something like Parliament’s Sir Nose. Robert liked a party atmosphere, so they threw in a bunch of party noises too. This is from Gap Band III, which also had “The Way” on my list earlier, which was Doobie Brothers-like. So, the album has a pretty full range of genres that they could get into.
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They are good. The song "Every Time I Think of You" in round 23 is 70s gold. I remember that song so well, but didn't realize The Baby's sang it.
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I dunno. No thumper but it's about a boy with a toothache going to the dentist. The most unexpected lyrics I've encountered.
Also wish I could find lyrics to the Michael Head song. I liked that one alot. The string instrument (low violin or high cello?) is a smooth backbone to a rough and odd arrangement that worked for me. Almost like something Nick Cave might do. Right Eeph? Maybe I'm way off here and need my coffee. Anyway, been waiting to really like a Head song and this is my favorite so far.
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Smashing Pumpkins #21
Song: Cherub Rock
Album: Siamese Dream
Summary: Probably much lower than some expected but for whatever reason, it never stuck with me and I find it one of the lesser played songs in my library. This was the lead single from Siamese Dream and many people’s first introduction to the band. Cherub Rock was one of the last songs written for the album, and the lyrics relate to Corgan's relationship with his perception of the indie rock community and larger media. According to Corgan, the song's introductory drum riff is a direct lift from Rush's 1975 song "By-Tor and the Snow Dog."
Song: Cherub Rock
Album: Siamese Dream
Summary: Probably much lower than some expected but for whatever reason, it never stuck with me and I find it one of the lesser played songs in my library. This was the lead single from Siamese Dream and many people’s first introduction to the band. Cherub Rock was one of the last songs written for the album, and the lyrics relate to Corgan's relationship with his perception of the indie rock community and larger media. According to Corgan, the song's introductory drum riff is a direct lift from Rush's 1975 song "By-Tor and the Snow Dog."
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