tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80254312172223749232024-02-18T23:41:38.051-08:00TEN's SPOTJust thought I'd make a place to expound on my love of music, sports, etc; and express some thoughts about life and society in general.TENSPOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755950245423102298noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025431217222374923.post-52941969874349031132017-06-03T09:08:00.002-07:002017-06-03T09:09:11.718-07:00Buckingham McVie- On with the Show
this one catches my ear the most. It would have made a great Fleetwood Mac summer single. I can picture Stevie Nicks joining in on the chorus, maybe a little more spacious production. Lindsey's production these days can seem a bit confined and claustrophobic.
On tour for a brief run this Summer. I'm looking forward to the concert, so "on with the show"!...
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Some are complaining about the female lead vocals, but I think it lifts his work above and appeal beyond the "guitar nerd" level of expression.<br>
The lyrics are topical and current. This isn't a guy just resting on his laurels.<br>
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<a name="more"></a><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Joe Vitale</b></i> had been playing with Joe Walsh since the Barnstorm days and toured with the Eagles on their last tour as an auxiliary musician</span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;">Wikipedia lists the recording of Vitale's solo album "Plantation Harbor" as 1979-80 (probably in spurts around Eagles/Walsh commitments). Produced by Bill Szymczk , longtime Eagles/ Walsh producer. more on this album later...</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Szymczk also stayed busy taking on the monumental task of producing The Who's first album since Keith Moon's death <span style="color: #b45f06;">"Face Dances".</span> </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Criticized at the time for not rocking enough and sounding more like a Townshend solo album, the album still has some moments. "You Better You Bet" is still in their live setlist today and Entwistle's contributions provided the most energetic moments.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1981 also saw the release of <u><b>Mickey Thomas</b></u> (from Jefferson Starship) solo album "<b><span style="color: red;"><i>Alive Alone</i></span></b>", also produced by Bill Szymczyk. This is was a contractual album Thomas owed Elektra Records. </span><div><font size="4"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREdS3S69umgAVe-0Bvk8MpuVn8jPxVYxUeOPAxdNDWSPSXX1m-nRhiG_dXlHAOHy3hjAEwAfLDH0JVlfxcNxf3x0NwZADOV9qk94V_5QEj-_3HXhqTSmIpRT-OVB3QqY-ZXAfmuZxZNk/s640/blogger-image-605948941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREdS3S69umgAVe-0Bvk8MpuVn8jPxVYxUeOPAxdNDWSPSXX1m-nRhiG_dXlHAOHy3hjAEwAfLDH0JVlfxcNxf3x0NwZADOV9qk94V_5QEj-_3HXhqTSmIpRT-OVB3QqY-ZXAfmuZxZNk/s640/blogger-image-605948941.jpg"></a></div><br></font>
<span style="font-size: large;">Musicians include Vitale on Drums, keyboards and percussion, Don Felder, & George "Chocolate" Perry. It features a Henley/Frey song "Too Much Drama". I enjoy the cover of Cream's "Badge" and </span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;"> the title track written by Jules Shear, "Alive Alone".</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Add to that Vitale and Walsh's extensive involvement with John Entwistle's 1981 solo album <span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>"Too Late the Hero"</i></b></span>. </span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;">While not a commercial success, it featured the rock radio track "Talk Dirty' and the epic title track (one of Enwistle's best).</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course Walsh, with heavy involvement from Vitale and producer Bill Szymczyk , also released his solo album <i><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>"There Goes the Neighborhood" </b></span></i>in the Summer of 1981 . </span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;">It featured the single "a Life of Illusion" and the album rock radio track "Rivers of the Hidden Funk" . I'd also recommend "Made Your Mind Up", one of Walsh's greatest ballads, and "Things", combining his humor with bittersweet feelings.</span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;"> "A Life of Illusion"</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I highly recommend the previously mentioned "Plantation Harbor" album. I discovered in the late 90's. (I found an album in great shape and later sold on EBay for around $75!)</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was like getting extra Joe Walsh record. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are some strong memorable songs and features some great guest appearances from Mickey Thomas, Don Felder, the Chicago horn section, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Timothy B. Schmit. Marilyn Martin, probably best best known for her #1 duet with Phil Collins "Separate Lives' contributes some excellent backing vocals reminiscent of Stevie Nicks. </span><br>
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;"> "Man Gonna Love You" </span></span></b><br>
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;"> " Never Gonna Leave You Alone" </span></span></b><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to stretch out the timeline a little, in 1982 Joe Walsh contributed one of the iconic guitar solo's to ex-bandmate Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry". All of the Eagles, except Glenn Frey contributed songs to the "Fast Times at Ridgemont high" soundtrack. Walsh's <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>"Waffle stomp"</b></span> was a silly romp that Summer. </span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;">1982 also saw Walsh and Vitale (on one track) record with <b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Ringo Starr</span></b> for his <i><b>"Old Wave"</b></i> release. Walsh produced and played on most tracks. Released in certain countries in 1983, the album didn't get released in the US until the 90's. </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Ringo Starr "In My Car"</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was fortunate enough to see Joe Walsh live last week in Washington,D.C. Joe Vitale was back playing drums and keyboards with him. </span><br>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: large;"><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">The aforementioned conundrum I described was for a </span></span><b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span class="s4" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="bumpedFont15">Martha Davis & the Motels</span></span></span></b><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"><span style="color: #a64d79;">, </span>with </span></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span class="s4" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="bumpedFont15">Greg</span></span></b></span><span class="s4" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="bumpedFont15"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b> Hawkes </b><span style="color: black;">o</span></span>f the Cars</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"> opening at </span></span><span class="s5" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="bumpedFont15">the Hamilton</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"> in Washington DC. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: large;"><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">While not a huge fan, I do think Martha created some fine, somewhat quirky pop music</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"> and I saw her perform a brief set last summer as part of the “</span></span><span style="color: red;"><span class="s6" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15">R</span></span><span class="s6" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15">eplay America</span></span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">” Tour that was very good and </span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">left</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"> me wanting to see more.</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: large;"><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">But it’s just too much for me to work an 8 </span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">hr</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15"> day and then drive to DC and then have to be at work at 8:30 the next morning</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont15">….</span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Heard this one on Sirius today. The Human League had a few really good deeper cuts (also check out "louise" and "life on Your Own").</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Pretty much every song on "<span style="color: red;">War</span>" is a winner. </span></b><br>
<b><span style="font-size: large;"> The Edge shares lead vocals with Bono on this one.</span></b><br>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Yes, we still constantly hear the ubiquitous "Your Love", but these guys had some other decent songs....</span></b><br>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Producer/Engineer William Wittman had a recognizable sound.</span></b><br>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">He also worked with The Fixx, Patty Smyth and Scandal, The Hooters and more. </span></b><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> I admit, as a person that was a big John Cougar Mellencamp fan in the 80's, I've been disappointed as he has been moving away from Rock into Folk and Americana styles of writing and performing, but I've realized he's older and it's his choice... He's probably not going back to the "Crash boom bam" anytime soon. </b></span><br>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">In this song, the protagonist has loved and lost; won and been defeated..but ,the song has hope.... Just as things can go bad in a "new york minute", things can turn around for you just as fast. You have to hang in and be open to new opportunity....</span></b><br>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Irish hard rockers Thin Lizzy covered the tune on their 1975 release "Fighting". The Lizzy boys add some distortion and speed the song up a little. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ex- Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, always a rocker at heart, covered the tune live and even thru in Thin Lizzy's "Cowboy Song" for good measure. Taylor has always professed his love for Lizzy and is essentially covering their version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Phil Lynott's raspy voice really captures the energy needed to sell the song, so I think you've got to give the "win" to Thin Lizzy for dusting the song off and making it a great rockin track.</span><br />
<br />TENSPOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755950245423102298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025431217222374923.post-53310025153834875302014-10-04T08:13:00.007-07:002014-10-04T08:13:52.086-07:00"Do these songs sound alike?" Aerosmith "Jaded", John Hiatt "My Baby Blue"<span style="font-size: large;"> There has always been litigious activity when it comes to songwriting. There are only so many chords and notes..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tend to notice when songs have the same chords or melodies, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So these songs are in different keys but the chord progressions are the same to my ears. Not complete throughout, but there are enough similarities.<i><b> </b></i>The <i><b>"Jaded" </b></i>chorus goes from<b><span style="color: red;"> A-F#m-C#m-D</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"<i><b>My Baby Blue"</b></i> goes from<span style="color: blue;"> <b>F-Dm-Am-C</b>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span>When transposed to the other key, the progressions are the same. Those who know theory could explain better (Major to relative Minor to ?, etc..)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Aerosmith song came out first. Hiatt's song came out in 2003. I think it is entirely possible John Hiatt heard this song and unconscionably "<b><i>borrowed</i></b>" from it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even taking the "<i>my baby blue</i>" from the chorus of "Jaded"! He seems to take the chord progression from the chorus as well and use it for the verses and choruses of his song.</span><br />
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<br />TENSPOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755950245423102298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025431217222374923.post-28542773721241706252014-01-19T10:48:00.001-08:002014-01-19T10:48:27.070-08:00Rock n Roll Tonite- TV show 1983 <span style="font-size: large;">So does anyone remember watching a late night concert show called "Rock n Roll Tonite" that started in early '83?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I can't remember what night it was on (most likely a weekend) but it was on late night. I thought it broadcast on regular TV but it might have been cable (?)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> It was recorded at <i>Perkins Palace in Pasadena, Ca</i>. The show was only on one season I think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">MTV used to play a concert on Saturday nights, but this show was cool in that it would feature 2 or 3 acts per episode. Another cool thing is that our local rock station here used to simulcast the audio in stereo. I used to turn down the TV and put on the headphones!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I remember really being sold on <i><b>INXS</b></i> watching the episode they were in. <span style="color: #741b47;"><i><b>Ric Ocasek</b></i></span> released a solo album that didn't do as well as a Cars album. I dug seeing him on there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b>Red Rider</b></i></span> lead by Tom Cochrane were one of my new favs at the time. They were featured on an episode playing songs from their newly released "<b>Neruda</b>" album, still one of my favorite albums from that era.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I thought <span style="color: #783f04;"><i><b>Night Ranger</b></i></span> was a decent melodic rock band with an edge (this was pre-Sister Christian) I remember it was a big deal that their guitarist Brad Gillis, had played with Ozzy briefly after the death of Randy Rhodes. They really "<i>brought it</i>" on their spot on the show. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">They featured a ot of new wave acts but also some older acts like Todd Rundgren, Stephen Stills and even Les Paul (!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm such a nerd that in the 90's, I even mailed away to purchase some old VHS tapes of the show from a collector. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So which brings us to now. I just noticed <span style="color: red;"><i><b>VEVO</b></i></span>, who seem to be recognized as one of the biggest official posters
of music videos, have been posting clips from the show Rock N Roll Tonite on <span style="color: red;"><i><b>You Tube! </b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(You can search by each bands VEVO channel: ex: TheCallmusicVevo, Zebravevo,etc.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I suppose, like many I am a sucker for music, movies, TV shows, etc from I guess what I consider the most enjoyable time in my life; the ages between 15-20 years old. </span><br />
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some of the entertainment and fashion cheesy? sure, but it still takes
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coming off the huge success of the Cars "Shake it Up' album, Ric Ocasek signed a solo deal with Geffen and released "<i>beatitude</i>". More stripped down and quirky than The Cars stuff, but still containing some nice hooks. Greg Hawkes from the Cars was along for the "ride" (sorry, couldn't resist)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>"Connect Up to Me"</b></i></span> (live 1983)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember when even old guys like CSN tried to go "new wave"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Stills- Nash <span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>"War Games"</b></i></span> live </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Quarterflash were certainly benefactors of the arrival of MTV, enjoying brief success in the early 80's</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Joe Walsh himself admits this wasn't the best time in his life, but any Joe is better than none!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b> "All Night Long"</b></i></span> live 1983</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Marshall Crenshaw from his 2nd album </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hey how about Michael Been and the Call?! "ay yi yi yi ya Yi yi"</span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">"Walls Came Down"</span> (live 1983)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Zebra had kind of a Zeppelin- meets- Prog rock sound. Really good band. Lead singer Randy Jackson is still out there gigging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Scandal </span>back when they had their main lineup still together. Patty and Keith Mack still tour these days as "Scandal"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: red;"><b>"All I Want"</b></span> (live 1983)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">um, long before the infamous "Rock me Tonite" video, Billy was prancing around in a pink top. Sorry Billy.. (no one can get away with that except Jagger)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <i><span style="color: #674ea7;"> "My Kinda Lover"</span></i> (live 1983</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Red Rider's</b></span> "Neruda" is one ofmy favorite albums of the 80's. Ken Greer was/is such a fantastic sympathetic player. he's Tom Cochrane's "<i>David Lindley</i>". </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Trivia: bassist Jeff Jones was in an early version of RUSH (I think?) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b>"Light in the Tunnel/Human Race"</b></i></span> live 1983</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>INXS </b></span>"Shabooh Shabah". Such a great new wave album. They were never as good after that ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Psychedelic Furs finally break America with some help from Todd Rundgren</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b> <i><span style="color: orange;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">"Love my Way"</span></span></i> </b>live 1983 </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't quite get the Divinyls at first. I found Chrissie Amphlett more scary than sexy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #741b47;"><i><b> "Boys in Town"</b></i></span> live 1983</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can laugh, but they laugh last. They still pack em in at concerts and they are a lot better than Poison....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">one of my favorite Tubes songs</span> . <span style="font-size: large;">a sort of a "Money for Nothing" type song (2 years before)</span><br />
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TENSPOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755950245423102298noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025431217222374923.post-90332377058410732562013-10-14T07:13:00.001-07:002013-10-14T07:13:53.220-07:00Feels like a Sunday to me: tunes from The Dream Academy, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend Doobie Brothers<span style="font-size: large;">I'm off today, so it feels like Sunday morning to me....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the Dream Academy's terrific debut. David Gilmour was involved with some of the production.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since I was going to see the Doobie Brothers this week, I've been listening to some back catalog. I confess, I was mostly familiar with the hits and some albums tracks, but by no means an expert on them.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I like this one from the beginning of the crossover from Tom Johnston leaving the band and Michael McDonald becoming the main frontman.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Understandably, John Enwistle's writing was always over shadowed by Pete Townshend's, but John wrote some good stuff. His solo career was a bit spotty and you had to look for the strong stuff. Dark humor in much of it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b>"The Best"</b></i></span> were an odd conglomeration of famous musicians, a "<i>supergroup</i>" if you will. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">John Entwistle, Keith Emerson, Joe Walsh, Jeff Baxter, Simon Phillips. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I think they just did one tour of Japan... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This one is from one of Entwistle's solo albums that Joe Walsh helped produce and play on. (Joe doesn't seem to do much here though..)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the 80's, Pete Townshend was changing. his writing style was no longer completely suited to the WHO. </span><br />
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<br />TENSPOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755950245423102298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025431217222374923.post-85756832636959763232013-10-12T07:02:00.000-07:002013-10-12T07:02:08.483-07:005 tunes for the morn: The Bible Alan Parsons Project Patrick Simmons<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This album really captures the bittersweet feeling of being on the losing end of a relationship. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Similar in sound to some groups like the Blue Nile, Love and Money, and like a smoother sounding Del Amtri. Lead by singer <i><b>Boo Hewerdine</b></i>, the band has reunited for some shows in recent years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From Alan Parsons Project 1986 release "Stereotomy". Lead vocals by Gary Brooker of Procol Harum</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Procol Harum reunited in 1991 and released a very good album that didn't really do anything. <i><b>Gary Brooker</b></i> is one of the most unheralded voices in rock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the Doobie Brothers broke up Patrick Simmons released his first solo album featuring some backing vocals from Michael McDonald and Chris Thompson of Manfred Mann's Earth Band.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well he dropped the "Project" from the name but a lot of the same cast were involved and while some of the material wasn't as strong, I did like this one featuring <span style="color: #351c75;"><i><b>Chris Thompson </b></i></span>of Manfred Mann's Earth Band on lead vocals</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Hoodoo Gurus released their most commercial sounding album in 1987. This was a good track from it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the Who's 2006 studio album "Endless Wire", their first in 24 years (!). Not bad. Some parts sound like a Pete Townshend solo album. Zak Starkey wasn't available to record the album. i think he would have added some flair but I would say the same if they asked Kenney Jones to participate. This one had a good minor key vibe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At times the Golden Earring catalog can be frustratingly spotty. You have to dig thru each album to find some of the good tracks. This one from 1979 is nothing amazing, but I do like the pre-chorus section with the keyboards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I heard this one on the way home tonight. Forgot about this one. I liked some of Joni's 80's "produced" stuff. This one features David Baerwald from <span style="color: #990000;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">David & David</span> </i><span style="color: black;">on</span><i> </i></span>backing vocals. Joni's husband-at-the-time and bass player, Larry Klein was working with Baerwald at the time. Love the bittersweet lyrics and mood of the music </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1986 previously mentioned Larry Klein produced the only solo album from Cars singer-bassist <span style="color: purple;"><i><b>Ben Orr</b></i></span>. The production is of it's time but the songs were surprising strong, especially since Ric Ocasek wrote all of the Cars material! To me this is still the strongest solo release from any Cars member. I saw Ben live in 1995 in a club. He was very good. He graciously signed my "Heartbeat City" cd. His passing was a sad loss of a talented and charismatic performer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I only know this cd because I got it as a promo. It's not bad. I was looking for the song "Sweet Accident' but couldn't find it posted. He was on the IRS label. Of course, it didn't do anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remember getting a promo cassette of this young unknown guy named Gregg Alexander. He combined pop hooks with some alt rock guitars, a little bit of Prince and the polished production by noted producer Rick Nowels. Of course, it got no exposure. Surprisingly, 5 or 6 years later this "band", the New Radicals ,have a huge hit with "You Get What You give". Gregg Alexander had finally hit the big time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The singer from Frozen Ghost had been in the band Sheriff. This band sounded someone like a more commercial version of "The Fixx". The songs tackled some deeper subject matter and there was a moodiness to the music. They were certainly better than other pop bands of the era like Cutting Crew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second single from the Stones much maligned "Dirty Work" album. in retropect, Steve Lillywhite (of U2, Simple Minds, Big Country, Peter Gabriel, XTC fame) does seem like a strange choice for producer. I heard this one Sirius the other day. Loved it when it was out and I think it is still a great rock track. Jimmy Page on lead guitar, Bruce Springsteen's wife/backup singer Patti Scialfa on backing vocals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On old corny favorite from the "Born in the USA" era. A humorous sad-but-true description of a deteriorating relationship. <i>"you used to love to drive me wild, but lately girl you get your kicks from just a drivin me down..</i>."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A song with the same chord progression as Springsteen's "I'm Goin Down". Another joyful passionate performance. Saw them on this tour. They had a horn section and John Cougar Mellencamp's backing singers. Don't know if they've ever been this good again..I don't care what Tom might say, Stan Lynch's drumming was a key component to their sound. </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">the Michael Stanley band were kind of Cleveland's answer to Springsteen and the E Street band. They probably went more in the AOR/ Melodic Rock area. Kevin Raleigh wrote and sang some of their catchiest songs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saw the Romantics last weekend. 3 of the 4 original members (with Brad Elvis from the awesome Elvis Brothers on drums). </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I read an interview with producer Peter Solley. he felt this track was more a standout song than "What I like About You"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Talking in Your Sleep" was the "Hit" but this is probably a better rock song. The first song on side 1 of their "<i><b>In Heat</b></i>" album.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Rock You Up". Okay so their lyrics aren't Shakespeare or Robert Browning, etc., but this one has a cool guitar riff and driving beat with strong production. Sounds good in the car with the windows down. Sung by drummer Jimmy Marinos who is no longer with the group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Beatles helped invent "power pop". Using great chord changes like the ones in this tune. This is a McCartney gem. The switch to major chords in the pre-chorus adds some light.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bill Lloyd was one half of the successful country duo Foster and Lloyd. His solo work is a power pop revelation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Produced by <span style="color: purple;"><b>Todd Rundgren,</b></span> <span style="color: red;"><b>The Pursuit of Happiness</b></span> made a small splash with what became an alternative novelty hit, "I'm an Adult Now". I was more partial to the"Utopia-like" 2nd single </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heard this one on SiriusXm Deep Tracks this morning. A great Gabriel-era track.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw Roger McGuinn live this week. He was part of Frampton's Guitar Circus tour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was his last full studio album on a major label. Michael Penn guests on backing vocals on this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">David Rhodes is best known for playing guitar in Peter Gabriel's band for over 25 years.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He has released some pretty good solo stuff too. His latest cd has just been released. This one is from his previous.</span><br />
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<br />TENSPOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755950245423102298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025431217222374923.post-18808228890415000712013-08-04T07:56:00.001-07:002013-08-04T08:18:10.815-07:00Paul Weller : 9:30 Club 7-30-13<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I confess, I really haven't listened to <i><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Paul Weller</span></b></i> on a regular basis since the mid-late 90's. His trifecta of great solo albums: <span style="color: #783f04;"><b><i>"Wild Wood"</i></b></span>, <span style="color: blue;"><i><b>"Stanley Road"</b></i></span> and <span style="color: #e69138;"><i><b>"Heavy Soul"</b></i></span> were some of the better albums of authentic music released in that decade...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After that, he lost me a bit. Things started sounding a bit repetitive, hooks not as strong..</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did give a quick listen to 2010's <i>"Wake up the Nation"</i>, liking the title track...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I recently won tickets to see him at the <i><b>9:30 Club</b></i> in Washington DC. I have never seen him and figured this would be a great opportunity.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Driving to DC to and from Baltimore on a weeknight and standing for 3 + hours is probably a bit much for me these days, but I'm glad I went. The <i><b>9:30 Club</b></i> is a pretty cool place. If you get there early, you really have your choice of good places to stand. The neighborhood is a bit sketchy and I was worried when I parked my car on a side street and saw "<i>RIP Trayvon</i>" spray painted walls of the adjacent building (tensions are high these days..)...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Weller didn't disappoint. Every song was presented with power and passion. The newer stuff sounded much fresher and vital live. To his credit, it was impressive that he managed to jell such a diverse catalog into one strong uniform sound throughout the evening.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Checking the internet (<i>www.setlist.fm</i>) it seems like Paul was shaking up the setlist order during this brief tour. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">He opened with <i>"<b>Peacock Suit</b>"</i> from "Heavy Soul". </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rising from the keyboard and strapping a Telecaster on, Paul launched into<i><b> "A Town Called Malice"</b></i>. the place erupted in to a frenzy as the crowd shouted out the choruses with him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After over 35 years of performing, Weller proved his talent that night. While he is not revered here in the States like he is in the UK, the fans that attended the show surely showed their appreciation for the <i><b>"Modfather"</b></i> and left very satisfied by the performance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">It was a warm and humid evening last night. Just after 8pm
Sting and<span> </span>his band hit the stage to a
packed house at Pier Six Pavillion in Baltimore.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The crowd was mostly an older probably somewhat affluent
crowd. Even the Mayor of Baltimore was there. She arrived a couple of songs into the set and sat
right next us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sting himself alluded to his on wealth half-jokingly when
introducing “Fields of Gold” saying one day he was at his house, “well, it’s
not really a house, it’s more of a castle..”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Overall, the show was very professional. The core of the
band </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">, have been playing with him since 1990</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <i> Dominic Miller</i> on guitar </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> and <i>David Sancious</i> on
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Young violin player <i>Peter
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<span style="font-size: large;">At his age (he turns 62 in October!) and with his level of
wealth,<span> </span>Sting is obviously a settled and
contented man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I prefer music to have a little angst, edge, desperation,
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<span style="font-size: large;">At this point, Sting’s music lacks some of those elements. It
is understandable that he wouldn’t be the same as he was when he was 29. He
can’t fake that he is a desperate young man trying to make his way in the
world. The music is a pleasure for him. He seems to be enjoying himself,
especially when the band goes off on some tangents, jamming a bit, trying throw
each other for a musical loop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Frankly the high
point were the Police hits. The crowd enthusiasm rose
when he played them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Message in a Bottle”</b></i></span></span></div>
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especially <span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b>“Every Breath you Take”</b></i></span><span> </span>took
the show to another level.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Solo hits like “<i>Shape of My Heart”</i>, <i>“Fields of Gold”</i> and
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whether intentional or not, <i>“Driven to Tears”</i> was played at
a similar pace and key as “<i>Demolition Man”</i> played earlier in the evening . He
also threw in some <i>“Driven to Tears’</i> chording and pacing into <i>“Roxanne”</i>;showing
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when you copy from yourself it is “style”.” </i>So Sting seems indeed to have a
“style” to his writing....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the crowd stayed and cheered for what seemed a full
five minutes, the house light remained down, adding to the possibility of him
returning for one more, but it was not to be. But after a full two hour show,
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<span style="font-size: large;"> ~all pictures and vids by me~</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No more developing film, or wondering what your shots look like. (Remember the anticipation of waiting for the 1 hr photo ?!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got my <i><b>Pentax K1000 </b></i>as a gift in 1984, (I think). </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you ever took a photography class, this was the camera usually recommended. Affordable, fairly easy to use, solidly constructed, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Was sad to see that Divinyls lead singer<span style="color: red;"><i><b> Christina Amphlett</b></i></span> succumbed to cancer. I had read she had MS a few years ago. She was a true "rock star" and an 80's icon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a shame that most only remember for one song, that seems like a bit of a novelty hit. <span style="color: magenta;"><i><b>The Divinyls</b></i></span> had better songs than that. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Guitarist <i><b>Mark McEntee</b></i> was Chrissy's main collaborator and partner for the duration of the group's life and they were in a relationship for at least some of that time.</span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;">I think I became aware of her and the Divinyls back in 1983.<i><b> </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>"Boys in Town" </b></i>was their single. Kinda punky but melodic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think I saw them on the syndicated concert show "Rock n Roll Tonite"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Chrissy seemed crazy, dangerous, damaged! I wasn't sure about the sexy part and I wasn't quite sold on her or the ba<span style="font-size: large;">nd yet..</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> The lyrics did seem like they could be autobiographical... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1985 they released <span style="color: red;"><i><b>"What a Life"</b></i></span>. The first single was <span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b>"Pleasure and Pain"</b></i></span>, written by noted songwriters Holly Knight and Mike Chapman (record company pressure for a hit?).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Chrissy had changed her look a bit and was going for a more sexy image, emphasizing her, ahem, attributes more..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hey sex (and sensuality) sells and it Worked on me! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She reminded me of some hot girls I knew that I was intimidated by. lol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Still having trouble cracking the US market, Chrysalis Records gave it one more shot with 1988's <span style="color: red;"><i><b>"Temperamental"</b></i></span>, still probably the band's strongest release. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Chrissy again, played up the sexpot angle; dangerous, dirty, but she a<span style="font-size: large;">lways had</span> some hints of vunerabilty..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The record didn't do much in the States and it could have been the end for the band but a new record label gave them a shot for 1991's self titled release.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Chrissy and McEntee streamlined the band and used studio musicians to accompany them including Chrissy's future husband <i><b>Charley Drayton</b></i>, who had played with Keith Richards and Neil Young, and <b><i>Randy "Dawg" Jackson</i></b> on bass. (Yes, that Randy Jackson from American Idol who tries to act like he is Mr R&B. He was a rocker..).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With the help of professional songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, the band had a huge hit with the overly-obvious "I Touch Myself". Chrissy was going for the fullon sex image now..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The masses always like something that stands out like this song. I think it became an albatross though even to this day as the headlines say "<i>singer of "I Touch Myself" dead at 53</i>"...Reducing them to a one-hit wonder in many eyes...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The album did have some of that Divinyls rock n roll fire. Sort of Stones -meet- Chrissie Hynde -meet the Kinks -sound.</span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> "Make Out Alright"</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This success didn't seem to be enough to hang on to a US label, as they never released another full album in the US.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In 1995 they were able to get a track on the "Melrose Place" soundtrack. (Again with the help of Steinberg and Kelly)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 1996 they released "Underworld" , but not in the US market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Again, if you were a fan of edgy new wave rock n roll and liked frontwoman with a real appeal and presence, today was a big loss for the rock world... She was one of Rock's great 'vamps" and I mean that in the best way...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sympathies to Chrissy's family and friends. And thanks for the music....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Some dam<span style="font-size: large;">n catchy </span>power pop from the Deal sisters. They are touring this year, playing this album in it's <span style="font-size: large;">entirety</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Cheap Trick</b></span> <span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b>"Didn't Know I Had It"</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Summercamp were a fantastic 90's Power Pop group on Madonna's Maverick Label. In a just world, they would have been huge. Their <span style="color: blue;"><i><b>"Pure Juice"</b></i></span> cd is one of the best of the decade.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>The Grays </b></span>were a Power Pop "<i>supergroup</i>" featuring Producer <span style="font-size: large;">extraordinaire,</span> Jon Brion, and noted power popper Jason Falkner. They only released one cd that required repeated listening to find <span style="font-size: large;">a few worthwhile tracks<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: blue;">The Grays</span> <span style="color: red;"><i><b>"all that you Wanted"</b></i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The aforementioned Jason Falkner, who spent time in the Three O'Clock and Jellyfish. Jason went solo after his Grays experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jellyfish's "Spilt Milk" cd is a Power pop masterpiece and one of the better released in the 90's</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are a power pop fan, Adam Schmitt is an essential. not a household <span style="font-size: large;">name but a real genius.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, so maybe the name wasn't the best choice ( i don't think "Hooters" had <span style="font-size: large;">achieved</span> it's status as a euphemism for women's breasts quite yet when they came on the scene. thanks Al Bundy!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The guys released a good album in 1993 and the masses stayed away. On that tour, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I saw them </span>play a local club where they had to compete with the disco music playing in the other half of the club! ridiculous...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> They were still great. They played at floor level, no big stage and they "killed it" as the kids say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These guys were playing mandolins when Mumford and the other beardy hipsters were still in diapers!</span><br />
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<br />TENSPOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755950245423102298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025431217222374923.post-69531228676692179792013-02-10T06:30:00.000-08:002013-02-10T06:30:25.632-08:00a Sunday morning 5 #Supertramp #FleetwoodMac #Genesis #BruceSpringsteen<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">li<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">stening to some tunes to start the day...</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Drummer Phil Collins asked the other guys if he could have a go at. "Why not?" they thought.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Ripples" is a beauty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was listening to SiriusXM Big 80's top 40 countdown this morning. They pick a year from the 80's from and play the Top 40 from this month in that year. They must have picked 1980 today and I heard this song. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Music is funny. You hear certain songs and they take you back to a different time in your life.This is the kind of song that reminds me of riding the school bus and the bus driver would have the radio on and you might here this tune or Reo Speedwagon or Styx etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I read an <span style="font-size: large;">interview with <i>Don Henley</i></span> where he said he thinks this song is about him and his relationship with Steve Nicks. He thinks she got pregnant and had an abortion but named their unborn child "Sara"<span style="font-size: large;">! </span>He said he was building a house at the time, so the line "when you build your house, call me" is about him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've also read that<i> Mick Fleetwood</i> thinks it's about him and his clandestine relationship with Steve Nicks! He thinks 'the great Dark Wing" refers to him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whatever the story, it's a great song, very dreamlike, wistful and a bit melanc<span style="font-size: large;">h</span>oly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1984 "Born in the USA" came out and made Bruce Springsteen an even bigger superstar. He released 6 Top 40 singles from the album in 1984-85. This was not one of them, but it's a great song. One of Bruce's best.<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">..</span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></i> If you've felt ever felt really down, you can relate to this one... "I had a job, I had a girl, I had something goin mister in this world"...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">sometimes life leaves you feeling pretty barren... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remember when I was young, the local Rock radio station used to have something called "The all-night album Special". During the week at midnight, they would play an album in it's entirety. On the weekend, they would play like 5 albums in a row in their entirety! This was in the early days of home taping on your cassette deck. I remember staying up late to record albums. I could only afford to buy an album once in a while or wait for Christmas and birthday to get some.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For some reason this song reminds me of those nights. Supertramp's live album, "Paris" was probably one of those albums they played. It's a classic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Singer -songwriter Paul Brady has never been well know in this country but his songs have been covered by the likes of Bonnie Raitt and Tina Turner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">His song "Steel Claw" is a rockin barnburner. Dave Edmunds did a cool version and Tina Turner's features some awesome playing from Jeff Beck. Tina even shouts out "Jeff Beck!" before the solo.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A great tune that sings of the struggle...</span><br />
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<br />TENSPOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755950245423102298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025431217222374923.post-79066600836026077492013-01-26T16:45:00.002-08:002013-01-26T16:46:50.837-08:00Vinyl Exam- The Dream Academy (1985)<span style="font-size: large;">T<span style="font-size: large;">h</span>is cold weather often brings memories of certain albums. The Dream Academy's 1985 self-titled release is one of them. Released in the Fall/into <span style="font-size: large;">W</span>inter of late 1985 and co-produced by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. Gilmour had a pretty good track record of helping young talent. He was an early supporter of Kate Bush and bands like Unicorn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It featured the smash hit they are still known by <span style="color: blue;"><i>"life in a Northern Town"</i></span>. The song was apparently inspired by Nick Drake and supposedly composed on a guitar he had once owned by singer Nick Laird-Clowes and keyboardist Gilbert Gabriel. The trio was rounded out by the beautiful Kate St-john on woodwinds and backing vocals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The song and the video feel like a snowy winter day but there is an underlying positive, uplifting feeling to it. "..it felt like the world would freeze..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remember hearing this one in Old Navy last year and feeling happily surprised. Apparently is was used in "Ferris Bueller"? I was never a fan of that movie and even though I saw most of it, dont remember.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A realistic examination of " all the lonely people, living in the world getting nowhere"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More melancholy. A break up song. Guy Pratt who played with later day Pink Floyd plays the rubbery bass line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many of us have been to a party or bar with a <span style="font-size: large;">significant</span> other and things go <span style="font-size: large;">awry</span>. She barely pays attention to you; gabbing with girlfriends, her mean streak comes out; maybe she flirts with other guys, etc.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The one really captures those nights. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"he may fire imagination in your eyes, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We'<span style="font-size: large;">ve got a good thing going let's keep on tryin.."</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The band released two more albums that contained some gems before breaking up. Laird-Clowes went on to work on Brian Wilson's <span style="font-size: large;">much</span> heralded comeback album as well as co-writing some songs with David Gilmour for Pink Floyd's "Division Bell" release.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But largely he has stayed out of the limelight. He is on Twitter but rarely tweets. He has 214 followers while the likes of G<span style="font-size: large;">ag<span style="font-size: large;">a, Bieber, Kardashian, a<span style="font-size: large;">d nauseum,</span> ha<span style="font-size: large;">ve millions?</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think he's a real talent that deserved greater acclaim. I wish Warner Brothers would have let him do a solo album etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Apparently he was going under the moniker Trashmonk for a 2001 cd, but I say "why be so obtuse"? You are a pop craftsman with a gift , get to it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 2009 he released a protest/cause song with help again from David Gilmour, who must still believe in him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I never really liked songs the songs I knew by him like "Can We Still Be Friends" and "Hello it's Me". I thought they were wimpy. ..Sounded like a guy begging. As a guy, you want to try to avoid being a beggar. The women might think it's pathetic.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Of course this was all before I had really experienced and romantic angst and longing...lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In '85 I did really like "Something to Fall Back on" and in the late 80's a dude I worked with turned me on to a bunch of good Rundgren stuff as well as Utopia stuff. I finally "got it". I also learned of all the great production work he had done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">from Utopia's 1982 excellent self-titled album</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> "There Goes my Inspiration"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Nearly Human</i></span>" was a great comeback for Todd. It featured members of Bourgeois Tagg (he had produced their last album)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #674ea7;"> "Parallel Lines" </span>(live 1989)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1985's "<span style="color: red;"><i>A Cappella</i></span>" was very experimental in the sense that Todd sampled his voice to create all of the instrument sounds and played the samples back on synthesizers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> from the same album</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>"Johnee Jingo"</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Personally, I am sick of Rundgren's other big hit "Bang on the Drum All Day" but the album it is from is pretty good. Musicall<span style="font-size: large;">y, </span> this one is not unlike some of the stuff the Cars were doing at the time.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> "Chant"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> His 1981 "Healing" album has some great lyrics and digs deep.This one is a little more <span style="font-size: large;">sarcastic and wry but still ki<span style="font-size: large;">nda sad und<span style="font-size: large;">erneath..</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> also from "Healing"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know he has other great ones, but i wanted to limit myself to 10!</span><br />
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Mark Knopfler's Strat playing as well. Knopfler doesn't use a pick ,he
squeezes the notes out of the guitar with his fingers. Makes a big
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I was into hard rock at the time as we<span style="font-size: x-large;">ll, <span style="font-size: x-large;">of course, b<span style="font-size: x-large;">ut I <span style="font-size: x-large;">have always had pretty eclectic taste since I was young.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some of the Straits stuff t<span style="font-size: x-large;">ook patience to listen to and I grew to like and <span style="font-size: x-large;">appreciate</span> as I grew older and experienced more life.</span> </span></span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">originally on 1980's "making Movies"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><b> "Solid Rock"</b></i></span></span> live 1988 Concert for Mandela</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heard this one the other day on Sirius. Took me back. Great song of trying your best to be honest and care for someone but maybe they still turn away...</span><br />
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<b><i>" If I been hard on you I never chose to be<br />I never wanted no one else<br />I tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to<br />Hand in hand like lovers are supposed to"</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b> "Hand in Hand"</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From their second album "Communique"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i><b>"Once Upon in the West" </b></i></span>original line-up</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was 12 or 13 this was my favorite Dire Straits song. The verses have that "all Along the Watchtower" chord progression you can never go wrong with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remember when I first heard "Money for Nothing" I thought "oh, this is the satire song on the album, just like "Industrial Disease" was on the last album (love Over Gold)".</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Except "Industrial Disease" is the better song and holds up better all these years later...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b> <span style="font-size: x-large;">"Industrial Disease"</span></b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The title track from "Love Over Gold" is always a beautiful piece of music</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #351c75;"><i> "love Over Gold"</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can remember when rock radio actually used to play the almost 15 minute long "telegraph Road"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I guess that would never happen these days.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> A great song, also from "Love Over Gold' always reminds me of cold winter nights, cold beer and pretty girls who might keep you warm, if you were lucky...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"You know, I'd sooner forget, but I remember those nights<br />
When life was just a bet on a race between the lights<br />
You had your head on my shoulder, you had your hand in my hair<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is one of my favorite live performances ever recorded. I remember watching it the day it was on TV. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There is a sense of sadness and tension to the performance. It was at the Concert for Mandela who was still imprisoned at the time (1988) + it has <span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Eric Clapton</i></span> in the band at the second guitarist for the show. If Eric Clapton is your Rhythm Guitarist, you are doing pretty well. The last 3 minutes is guitar bliss...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Brother in Arms" </span><span style="color: red;">w/Eric Clapton</span> live 1988</span><br />
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