I'm looking out the window and seeing Venus chasing the moon to the
other side of the sky. I love full moon nights to which I like to base
my bargain hunts on road trips. Plus it's easier to see the road.
As
it stands I'll doubt if I will hit the 61 Drive In this year. Summer
has actually slipped away faster than originally thought. I'm trying to
cut back on miles driving every which way since I average sixty miles
every day of going to work and back. I haven't been to Davenport since
Thanksgiving of 07, and if all they offer is CO OP records and tapes,
then why go? Waste of time since last CDs I bought there were scratched
up. Scratched up 8 dollar cds are a burr in my ass and pisses me off
more than the fucking red lights on the Marion Bypass. Ames and Madison
are on the menu of going places but going to Des Moines, nah. Sorry
Maura (but then again I doubt if Maura reads any of our blogs anymore).
People move on in life I guess with family but unless you're into top
tens and have no life, you're more than welcome to hang around for the
next installment of Tunes R Us. And thank TAD for a great top ten last
week.
The Songs Of The Week.
1. It's A Long Way
There-The Little River Band (1975) But was a minor hit in 1976 and the
first of many from this Aussie band. I finally got around the hear the 8
minite album cut the other day and I'm surprise THE FOX never played
it. But unless your name is Zeppelin or The Who or if you dabbed in MOR
music THE FOX ignores you.
2. Beautiful Future-Primal Scream
(2009) You know we waited forever to get the latest Primal Scream album
to which Best Buy didn't have it and Wal Mart? Bwahahahaha! It's
tough to follow your favorite bands when the Four Monopoly Record
companies hold back product or give us worthless shit such as Lil Wayne
or Britney Spears. Finally got the album, where you ask? Half Priced
Books of course.
3. Yesterday When I Was Young-Roy Clark (1968)
One of many 45s that I bought my Dad when Town Square Books would sold
the old jukebox records. Roy Clark was the Brad Paisley of his time,
excellent guitar player but loved to do banal ballads that ruined his
reputation more did Hee Haw. But Hee Haw, gave us country artists of
the past and present when it was on the air and it was fun to see Roy
and Buck pick and grin with the bad jokes. However this bittersweet
lament to lost youth is a reminder that no matter what you do, time
flies and the young get old and bypassed if not careful. Clark would
once in a while would do a album with the late Clarence Gatemouth
Brown and leave the sappy ballads behind. But I'll give Roy credit for
coming up with Thank God And Greyhound You're Gone. And forgive him for
coming up with the Lawrence Welk/Hee Haw Counter Revolutionary Polka.
4.
Run Myself Out Of Town-George Thorogood And The Destroyers (2009) What
the hell is George still doing on a major label? Ain't he washed up
and thrown to the casino and fair crowds? Piss off punks, this is the
new King Of Boogie so show some respect for the rock n roll elders.
Certainly your not going get that thinking man's stuff from Radiohead
or Mars Volta, just the good stuff I grew up with. Rock on!
5.
Lessons-Rush (1976) 2112 was that album that everybody had in their
collection during my high school years and although I was NOT a Rush fan
back then (sorry russ), I did have this album in my collection
(although I think I gave my copy to Russ, I know I gave him Permament
Waves). One of the few straight 4/4 numbers that Peart and company did
and I enjoy the beginning of the guitar riffs and neil follows in.
Could have a top 40 hit had Mercury decided to go for it but this is one
of my top 5 all time Rush songs.
6. Wasting Time-Collective
Soul (1993) I've heard horror stories of teenagers rediscoveing Third
Eye Blind and to each their own. Third Eye Blind never did much for me
but I did follow Collective Soul throughout their Atlantic period and
the one thing Ed Roland is good at is making decent and catchy chorus
lines. Kinda of wish that today's generation would go after Collective
Soul rather than Stephen Jenkins and 3EB but it could be lots worse.
Again that falls under Britney and the Autotune gang.
7. The
Curse Of Neglect-The New Westerns (2008) Taken from a ZIA's compliation
of new bands this one captured my attention by the way they sounded a
bit like Giant Sand and the Sand Rubies put together. But then again
y'all probably don't know who I'm talking about so let's move on to the
next item on the list.
8. My Mountain Dew-Willie Nelson (1972) A
failed hit for Willie on RCA to which at that time RCA gave up and
showed Willie the door but he did a few more sessions which would hint
of the outlaw movement that he and Waylon would start up. But then
again what other top ten would you come across which would have Roy
Clark, Rush, Collective Soul and The New Westerns in it? If you can
come across another one on the net besides mine, let me know and soon
please.
9. The Red And The Black-Blue Oyster Cult (1973)
Classic guitar rock and roll. The original BOC blew everybody away in
terms of rock/metal. Originally done as I'm On the Lamb But I Ain't No
Sheep on their first album. Recorded loud even in 1973 standards. In
your face mutherfucka.
10. Will The Be Enough Water-The Dead
Weather (2009) New project from Jack White and this might be even
better than the Rancontuers or even the last White Stripes album. Get
your copy now before they run out, or you can wait till HP Books brings
in a shipment of overstocked imports. I have concluded my nights
activites a couple times with this brooding number and dark too. Dark
and brooding, my kind of music.
