The Performance Rights Act - which would require radio stations to pay
royalties to artists and labels for songs they broadcast over the air -
will be reintroduced into the new 111th Congress this week, according to
a letter signed by members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee.
Songwriters
already receive royalties when their songs are broadcast but the
legislation is aimed at ending the exemption that terrestrial radio
currently enjoys from paying royalties to artists, musicians and master
recordings copyright owners.
Webcasters,
satellite radio, cable radio services and all other non-terrestrial
broadcasters already pay both performance and songwriting royalties, as
does terrestrial radio in every one of the 30 countries that comprise
the Organization of Economic Cooperation & Development, except for
the U.S., according to a primer that A2IM sent its members today.
The
planned legislation, which will be submitted by the chairman of the
Judiciary Committee John Conyers; Rep. Howard L. Berman; Rep. Darrell
Issa; Rep. Marsha W. Blackburn; and Rep. Paul W. Hodes, was previously
introduced in the prior 110trh congressional session as H.R. 4789, and
in the Senate as S. 2500 on Dec. 18, 2007.
Artists
and labels have been lobbying for artist performance royalties from
radio stations for years, while the National Assn. of Broadcasters has
long opposed paying such royalties under the claim that radio play
serves as promotion that drives music sales.
..
By Ed Christman NY
More
backward thinking from your friendly Major Labels who look out for the
best interest of their artists right? In a perfect world perhaps but in
this world no. The Major Labels refused to believe that we are in a new
Great Depression and they can't seem to give up their
Limos and Jets and contributing to Global Warming. Is it going to be
the point that the fucking idiots are going start asking people putting
their favorite songs up just in top tens for fucking royalties too???
Now that the artists and labels have finally gotten their congressmen in
due to their contributions I suppose it's time for Congress to return
the favor and give bailouts to the big 4 labels for their hookers and
blow. Sure ain't going to help the minor selling artists on the labels.
Music
is the only thing I know that people can't enjoy listening to without
copilous amounts of bullshit from lawyers, accountants and CEOs who have
no fucking clue about music but the bottom dollar. We have seen the
Four Horsemen of the Music Apocalypse, or at least three of them. 1.
The Telecommunications Act of 1996, 2) Polygram being bought out by
Edgar Brotman and evetually turned it into the giant beast Universal and
number 3) The Sony Copy Protect CD Rootkit of 2005 that started the big
downtrend in music. Is this Performance Rights Act the final Horsemen
that will kill off music once and for all? Wasn't radio supposed to be
the promoting of new artists and music? From what I hear when I turn on
the radio, it sure isn't doing a good job of promoting anything outside
of playlists that are 25 to 30 years old.
The music you hear on
free radio today, or top forty is shitty at best and nobody remembers
it. Remember My Love is like Wo? No you don't, nobody does. We have
Lady GaGa at number one for weeks with her crap but you won't remember
her at the end of the year or five years from now. I think the NAB, The
National Association of Broadcasters might have it wrong, radio doesn't
promote the new artist or the rock artist of today but they have a good
argument in opposing this stupid law aiming to try to pad the profits
for the major labels who simply are on borrowed time and still try to
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs or make it difficult for down-loaders to download music. Fuck the major labels anyway.
Buy used.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Buddy Holly 50 Years Later
There's a old picture of a plane crash that was taken on a barren and
snowblown field in Iowa. You may have seen it on the web but it is
perhaps the most unsettling reminder of the day that the music died. In
reality the music didn't die in 59 on a cold windy day in Iowa, after
Buddy Holly, tired of cold buses with no heaters decided to rent a
airplane to catch up on some laundry and get ready for another show in
the barren of winter. Sad to say that night at the Surf Ballroom turned
out to be the final showing of what could have been something that
could have changed the face of rock n roll. Buddy along with Richie
Valens were on their way to bigger and better things and JP Richardson
stuck big with a novelty hit but The Big Bopper was also a very good
songwriter and producer. Sadly that night, an Alberta Clipper was
coming from Canada and bringing the chill of a quick snowfall and heavy
winds and big drop in temps and with a pilot too eager to please and not
enough experience, it all led to the final finale.
It's a sad feeling beyond knowing when you see the up and coming rock stars laying face down in a cornfield, hoping they didn't suffer upon impact. Being thrown out of the plane, I'm sure that may have been the cause but Roger Peterson the unlucky pilot fared worse to the point that he was tangled inside the plane. In front of the plane laid Richie, while Buddy was to the side and wearing a lighter coat. The Big Bopper, got thrown across the fence. All the promises of a new and exciting rock and roll laid in the wasteland of some cornfield northwest of Mason City. And so the story begins.
Driving home tonight from work, I felt the weather that Buddy and JP and Richie may have gone through. We had a Clipper go through, had a bit of a snowstorm, and felt the winds blow stronger and the skies cleared off to reveal a chilly half moon. Not unlike when they boarded the plane and headed into the teeth of a Alberta Clipper, if only they would have waited.......
In my band's I always wanted to be more like Buddy than Elvis but also growing up with the sounds of The Who, I wanted to make something that sounded like Buddy leading The Who and probably failed at that attempt. I wondered tonight as I try to type this out, what made Buddy decide to take a winter tour through the Midwest, into the dead of winter when before global warming, the winters were just as a bitch as they are today. It was the dark ages back then, no internet, no cds and no My Space to showcase the happenings. Would have been wonderful had it was possible. I suppose the great debate remains if Richie Valens would have been the new king of rock and roll, or Buddy would have continued his path with his general ideas from the Apartment tapes. Perhaps Richie Valens would have defined rock and roll more so but with Buddy and Richie passing away, rock and roll didn't die but it certainly was in critical condition. Elvis Presley would go into the Army and never would return to the wild rockabilly rock he did in the mid 50s, Jerry Lee Lewis would marry his 13 year old cousin and piss off the world and Little Richard gave up rock and roll at that time to be a preacher against the devil music. And the only ones who carried on the rock and roll spirit were Frankie Avalon, or Fabian or the ghastly Paul Anka and their sanitized bubblegum rock.
It has been said that Elvis was the king of rock and roll but to my Buddy Holly may not have not known it at the time, but the British kids across the pond took his music to heart and they started coming up with what would be known as the British Invasion four years later with The Beatles leading the way and The Hollies with their close knit harmonies to which you can hear in Buddy's songs. But Buddy himself did follow the lead of Elvis Presley by covering his songs out in his garage in Lubbock with Jerry Allison. But although Elvis did choose great cover versions, Buddy stood out by writing his own material which might led him to be into rock royalty and so did Richie Valens. One of these two had they live may well replace Elvis to the throne but in the course of history, Elvis did return from the Army and still have the ladies and a fired up performances but most of his music after was not the same as it was in the wild 50s.
50 years later, there was a sold out crowd at the Surf Ballroom to celebrate the fifty years since Buddy's last performance and even some of the guys that were there did show up to be there. Tommy Allsup, Dion, Bobby Vee, they returned and so does the fans of the music, braving the 5 degree weather just like it was back then. Funny place about Iowa, it's paradise in the fall but hell in the wintertime with the frozen fire that is snow and the biting winds from the northwest that could turn your skin to frostbit blue in minites. I hope someday that I could make a pilgrimage to Mason City and retrace the steps from the Surf to the cornfield that became the next to last resting place for three up and coming musicians whose lives were cut short before their time. Best I can do right now is to celebrate their memory by playing their music and remembering how good they were and still are today.
Because, if you think about it the music never did die. It still lives.
It's a sad feeling beyond knowing when you see the up and coming rock stars laying face down in a cornfield, hoping they didn't suffer upon impact. Being thrown out of the plane, I'm sure that may have been the cause but Roger Peterson the unlucky pilot fared worse to the point that he was tangled inside the plane. In front of the plane laid Richie, while Buddy was to the side and wearing a lighter coat. The Big Bopper, got thrown across the fence. All the promises of a new and exciting rock and roll laid in the wasteland of some cornfield northwest of Mason City. And so the story begins.
Driving home tonight from work, I felt the weather that Buddy and JP and Richie may have gone through. We had a Clipper go through, had a bit of a snowstorm, and felt the winds blow stronger and the skies cleared off to reveal a chilly half moon. Not unlike when they boarded the plane and headed into the teeth of a Alberta Clipper, if only they would have waited.......
In my band's I always wanted to be more like Buddy than Elvis but also growing up with the sounds of The Who, I wanted to make something that sounded like Buddy leading The Who and probably failed at that attempt. I wondered tonight as I try to type this out, what made Buddy decide to take a winter tour through the Midwest, into the dead of winter when before global warming, the winters were just as a bitch as they are today. It was the dark ages back then, no internet, no cds and no My Space to showcase the happenings. Would have been wonderful had it was possible. I suppose the great debate remains if Richie Valens would have been the new king of rock and roll, or Buddy would have continued his path with his general ideas from the Apartment tapes. Perhaps Richie Valens would have defined rock and roll more so but with Buddy and Richie passing away, rock and roll didn't die but it certainly was in critical condition. Elvis Presley would go into the Army and never would return to the wild rockabilly rock he did in the mid 50s, Jerry Lee Lewis would marry his 13 year old cousin and piss off the world and Little Richard gave up rock and roll at that time to be a preacher against the devil music. And the only ones who carried on the rock and roll spirit were Frankie Avalon, or Fabian or the ghastly Paul Anka and their sanitized bubblegum rock.
It has been said that Elvis was the king of rock and roll but to my Buddy Holly may not have not known it at the time, but the British kids across the pond took his music to heart and they started coming up with what would be known as the British Invasion four years later with The Beatles leading the way and The Hollies with their close knit harmonies to which you can hear in Buddy's songs. But Buddy himself did follow the lead of Elvis Presley by covering his songs out in his garage in Lubbock with Jerry Allison. But although Elvis did choose great cover versions, Buddy stood out by writing his own material which might led him to be into rock royalty and so did Richie Valens. One of these two had they live may well replace Elvis to the throne but in the course of history, Elvis did return from the Army and still have the ladies and a fired up performances but most of his music after was not the same as it was in the wild 50s.
50 years later, there was a sold out crowd at the Surf Ballroom to celebrate the fifty years since Buddy's last performance and even some of the guys that were there did show up to be there. Tommy Allsup, Dion, Bobby Vee, they returned and so does the fans of the music, braving the 5 degree weather just like it was back then. Funny place about Iowa, it's paradise in the fall but hell in the wintertime with the frozen fire that is snow and the biting winds from the northwest that could turn your skin to frostbit blue in minites. I hope someday that I could make a pilgrimage to Mason City and retrace the steps from the Surf to the cornfield that became the next to last resting place for three up and coming musicians whose lives were cut short before their time. Best I can do right now is to celebrate their memory by playing their music and remembering how good they were and still are today.
Because, if you think about it the music never did die. It still lives.
Monday, February 2, 2009
The Super Bowl Commericals
I think the commercials we seen this super bowl were a lot better than the garbage they spewed out last year but for three million dollars per 30 second they better hold me attention. Some did, most didn't but oh well.
Faves
The Bud Light Office Meeting-Most of the time Bud Light's commericals make me switch the channel but this little ditty about the dood making fun of the economy and watching him get thrown out of the building got laughs from myself and Russ, my best friend.
Doritos Crystal Ball Commerical-I think this one got the biggest laugh and was the best. Uh, don't wish on the cystal ball and throw it at the boss' gonads, you might find yourself in the uneployment line.
The Teleforia Box of Roses commerical. Nothing says I love you like Dead Flowers tellin you how ugly you are. Funny.
The Budweiser Clydesdale Commericals, I think I like the Generations of Clydesdale better than the other ones but usually we get quality when Budweiser decides to show the horses off.
Denny's Breakfast Commercial with Martin Scorace: This one had me LOL. When martin trying to tell the rest of the guys of what he's going to do, the waitress keeps adding more ready whip to his pancakes. However, we don't have anymore Denny's up here, they're all closed up, so have to go to IHOP or Perkins'.
Bridestone Mr Potato Head and Mrs Potato Head losing her lips due to a bump.
The Coke Zero Polamulu Parody of Mean Joe Greene
The annoying.
The E Trade Baby-I can't imagine this being the best of the commericals but since there's a lot of folk out there that like computer generated talking babies you can add it to your list of best but it's on my worst of. Every time I see this Etrade Baby, I switched the channel. Fucking scary.
The Pepsi Bob Dylan/Will I Am Forever Young thingy.
The Pepsi MacGruber Parody....These commericals make me want to drink Coke. My best friend wife Debbie cracked a rib laughing at that remark of mine.
GO Daddy.Com Nothing more annoying then seeing these commericals saying if you want to see the rest of this log on to a computer. Nice if you have highspeed but since it's TV MA for commericals better not to access it at work.
The Coke Bug Commerical...Makes me want to drink RC Cola.
Career Builder.Com Some people this is classic, I think it got more annoying as it went on. There's a fine line between clever and stupid, and this commerical goes both ways till the end when it stays over on the side of stupid.
What was missing. The Miller High Life Guy although he appears in a 10 second thingy yelling HIGH LIFE. Guess Miller's was on a budget.
Bring back, The Budweiser Froggies.
Faves
The Bud Light Office Meeting-Most of the time Bud Light's commericals make me switch the channel but this little ditty about the dood making fun of the economy and watching him get thrown out of the building got laughs from myself and Russ, my best friend.
Doritos Crystal Ball Commerical-I think this one got the biggest laugh and was the best. Uh, don't wish on the cystal ball and throw it at the boss' gonads, you might find yourself in the uneployment line.
The Teleforia Box of Roses commerical. Nothing says I love you like Dead Flowers tellin you how ugly you are. Funny.
The Budweiser Clydesdale Commericals, I think I like the Generations of Clydesdale better than the other ones but usually we get quality when Budweiser decides to show the horses off.
Denny's Breakfast Commercial with Martin Scorace: This one had me LOL. When martin trying to tell the rest of the guys of what he's going to do, the waitress keeps adding more ready whip to his pancakes. However, we don't have anymore Denny's up here, they're all closed up, so have to go to IHOP or Perkins'.
Bridestone Mr Potato Head and Mrs Potato Head losing her lips due to a bump.
The Coke Zero Polamulu Parody of Mean Joe Greene
The annoying.
The E Trade Baby-I can't imagine this being the best of the commericals but since there's a lot of folk out there that like computer generated talking babies you can add it to your list of best but it's on my worst of. Every time I see this Etrade Baby, I switched the channel. Fucking scary.
The Pepsi Bob Dylan/Will I Am Forever Young thingy.
The Pepsi MacGruber Parody....These commericals make me want to drink Coke. My best friend wife Debbie cracked a rib laughing at that remark of mine.
GO Daddy.Com Nothing more annoying then seeing these commericals saying if you want to see the rest of this log on to a computer. Nice if you have highspeed but since it's TV MA for commericals better not to access it at work.
The Coke Bug Commerical...Makes me want to drink RC Cola.
Career Builder.Com Some people this is classic, I think it got more annoying as it went on. There's a fine line between clever and stupid, and this commerical goes both ways till the end when it stays over on the side of stupid.
What was missing. The Miller High Life Guy although he appears in a 10 second thingy yelling HIGH LIFE. Guess Miller's was on a budget.
Bring back, The Budweiser Froggies.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Crabb Bits: Christgau, Kings Of Leon, Nick Lowe, Amy Bokowski
Robert Christgau is getting to be an old fuddy duddy. I've been reading
his Consumer Reports since high school which shows you how far we go
back but I'm beginning to think that he's becoming more worthless as the
years go on. He listens to rap listens to world music and seems to
hate rock and roll in this day and age. Most baby boomers do now but we
certainly disagree on his month outlook. He gives GnR's Chienese
Democracy a B plus, poopoos Fall out Boy (B minus-turd of the month) and
gives more turds to Mudcrutch and Secret Machines and basically The
Secret Machines fall under the prog rock and Christgau prog rock
anyway. He didn't like The Killers' Day and Age (I took a pass myself)
or the Offspring (I think I agree with him for once this month). But
then again I disagreed with him on TV on The Radio's last album (He gave
it a A, I gave it two turds), so basically it's critic vs critic this
month. Maybe Jay Reatard might be worth a look but I blew this month's
allowance on jam band Tea Leaf Green's massive 3 CD album that came out
last month. Or (ahem, Mr. Christgau) Mudcrutch Live to which I enjoyed
the 14 minute version of Crystal River up till the forever ending which
gave me nightmares of Bruce Springsteen extending the end of his
showstoppers. Even Paraphernalia quit doing 8 minute endings to Rocky
Mountain Way.
On the subject of Kings Of Leon, I finally decided to leave it at a B minus and sold my copy and the Fleet Foxes in exchange for the SCTV DVD that I have seen for 15 bucks at Half Priced Books. Which is why I didn't buy SCTV at full price, Shout Factory's inventory has been seeing itself into the cutout bins at HP Books or FYE. I could have gotten brand spankin new reissues of Marshall Tucker or Johnny Guitar Watson for 8 bucks sealed. I did buy Bill Cosby's long forgotten 1969 first season for 10 bucks and managed to get two box sets DVDs of SCTV although I passed on the one that had Martin Short. SCTV was classic TV when they appeared on Friday nights on NBC in 1980, but once Martin Short jumped on and Rick Moranis left the show went downhill although not as down in the cesspool like Saturday Night Live of the 1990s and this decade before Tina Fey gave it new life with her Sarah Palin act.
Nick Lowe was on Austin City Limits Saturday Night and amazing to see him go from Jesus Of Cool to a folk troubadour. He'll be forever in my eyes, part of the best rock band of the late 70s in Rockpile with Dave Edmunds and he did a fine job reinventing some of his old songs to the folk guitar sound but he was always a bit of a folkie with Brinsley Schwartz, Britain's answer to Creedence if you think about it. He's has not interest me since 1989's Party Of One but he did a funny version of All Men Are Liars. He kinda looks like Fred Glynne from the Munsters era at age 60 with completely sliver but not gray hair.
I spent super bowl Sunday with Russ and Deb and we got to watch a classic game although the Cardinals lost. But it all goes to show that Big Ben the QB may have the best QB coming out of the draft that gave us Eli Manning and Phillip Rivers. I actually like Big Ben better than the others and although he's now won two super bowls, we all know that in college football, he never did beat the Iowa Hawkeyes ;-)
And finally my take on the Fleet Foxes album that everybody is raving about. I played it this weekend and although I like some of the harmonies and it starts out pretty good, although the comparisons have been to CSNY and Brian Wilson Pet Sounds era Beach Boys, the lead singer sound like the guy from My Morning Jacket and it's very echoery. Good for mellowing out but then again I think if I want to hear music like this I will stick with CSNY or Pet Sounds, or even British folk like Nick Drake or John Martyn. The Fleet Foxes remain a B grade.
On the subject of John Martyn, as much as I like British folk music, I tended to think Martyn was a bit too eccentric for even me to appreciate him although I did pull out his Road To Ruin album, recorded with ex wife Beverley Martyn. It's a bit more jazzier and Beverley sings a bit more than she did on Stormbringer, the John Martyn album that I reference more often than his solo stuff. Don't expect Universal to rush reissue John's cds, but they're still available on imports.
And finally, The superbowlsupergirl website will probably be shut down now that Amy Bokowski didn't raise enough money but she did provide some interesting blogs and kept us up to date on her search for Mr. Soulmaterightguy. Again I don't take stock on the Mr Right/soulmate hoo ha, I find that being with Mr or Miss Right is not all going to be fun and games. And it's not my way of telling people what to do about love and realtionship, I'm the last source who would know. And Miss Bokowski would ignore me anyway if I came down her way and promise an everlasting love but not an everlasting bank account. Soulmate? Get real. A everlasting friendship? Perhaps. But usually that what leads to be a soulmate, a good friend. But then I'm better off doing top tens and giving the finger to Rush Bimboo, the Oxycondin right wing bullshotter. It's what I do best. And I do it damn well don't cha think?
PS: And finally, the grand total. $6,340 was raised for Amy Bokowski's superbowl add campaign which means she was 2.4 million short but CNN Headline News did air her commerical. Too bad I didn't see it, we don't get Headline News. So Amy, we here at Crabb Incorporated are sad you didn't get your add on Super Bowl Sunday but here's hoping you will find Mr. Right eventually. Probaly not me but then again, I'm not for everybody. But I still love everybody.
a comment from one of y'all out there on Rush Dimbulb Superstar American.
Rush is simply an obese frustrated blowhole who hasn't seen his winkydo in over 30 years. He has however, seen Ann Coulter's many times.
Even Sarah Palin couldn't see Rush's manspam from her house if Rush was standing on her deck chowing on pork rinds.
On the subject of Kings Of Leon, I finally decided to leave it at a B minus and sold my copy and the Fleet Foxes in exchange for the SCTV DVD that I have seen for 15 bucks at Half Priced Books. Which is why I didn't buy SCTV at full price, Shout Factory's inventory has been seeing itself into the cutout bins at HP Books or FYE. I could have gotten brand spankin new reissues of Marshall Tucker or Johnny Guitar Watson for 8 bucks sealed. I did buy Bill Cosby's long forgotten 1969 first season for 10 bucks and managed to get two box sets DVDs of SCTV although I passed on the one that had Martin Short. SCTV was classic TV when they appeared on Friday nights on NBC in 1980, but once Martin Short jumped on and Rick Moranis left the show went downhill although not as down in the cesspool like Saturday Night Live of the 1990s and this decade before Tina Fey gave it new life with her Sarah Palin act.
Nick Lowe was on Austin City Limits Saturday Night and amazing to see him go from Jesus Of Cool to a folk troubadour. He'll be forever in my eyes, part of the best rock band of the late 70s in Rockpile with Dave Edmunds and he did a fine job reinventing some of his old songs to the folk guitar sound but he was always a bit of a folkie with Brinsley Schwartz, Britain's answer to Creedence if you think about it. He's has not interest me since 1989's Party Of One but he did a funny version of All Men Are Liars. He kinda looks like Fred Glynne from the Munsters era at age 60 with completely sliver but not gray hair.
I spent super bowl Sunday with Russ and Deb and we got to watch a classic game although the Cardinals lost. But it all goes to show that Big Ben the QB may have the best QB coming out of the draft that gave us Eli Manning and Phillip Rivers. I actually like Big Ben better than the others and although he's now won two super bowls, we all know that in college football, he never did beat the Iowa Hawkeyes ;-)
And finally my take on the Fleet Foxes album that everybody is raving about. I played it this weekend and although I like some of the harmonies and it starts out pretty good, although the comparisons have been to CSNY and Brian Wilson Pet Sounds era Beach Boys, the lead singer sound like the guy from My Morning Jacket and it's very echoery. Good for mellowing out but then again I think if I want to hear music like this I will stick with CSNY or Pet Sounds, or even British folk like Nick Drake or John Martyn. The Fleet Foxes remain a B grade.
On the subject of John Martyn, as much as I like British folk music, I tended to think Martyn was a bit too eccentric for even me to appreciate him although I did pull out his Road To Ruin album, recorded with ex wife Beverley Martyn. It's a bit more jazzier and Beverley sings a bit more than she did on Stormbringer, the John Martyn album that I reference more often than his solo stuff. Don't expect Universal to rush reissue John's cds, but they're still available on imports.
And finally, The superbowlsupergirl website will probably be shut down now that Amy Bokowski didn't raise enough money but she did provide some interesting blogs and kept us up to date on her search for Mr. Soulmaterightguy. Again I don't take stock on the Mr Right/soulmate hoo ha, I find that being with Mr or Miss Right is not all going to be fun and games. And it's not my way of telling people what to do about love and realtionship, I'm the last source who would know. And Miss Bokowski would ignore me anyway if I came down her way and promise an everlasting love but not an everlasting bank account. Soulmate? Get real. A everlasting friendship? Perhaps. But usually that what leads to be a soulmate, a good friend. But then I'm better off doing top tens and giving the finger to Rush Bimboo, the Oxycondin right wing bullshotter. It's what I do best. And I do it damn well don't cha think?
PS: And finally, the grand total. $6,340 was raised for Amy Bokowski's superbowl add campaign which means she was 2.4 million short but CNN Headline News did air her commerical. Too bad I didn't see it, we don't get Headline News. So Amy, we here at Crabb Incorporated are sad you didn't get your add on Super Bowl Sunday but here's hoping you will find Mr. Right eventually. Probaly not me but then again, I'm not for everybody. But I still love everybody.
a comment from one of y'all out there on Rush Dimbulb Superstar American.
Rush is simply an obese frustrated blowhole who hasn't seen his winkydo in over 30 years. He has however, seen Ann Coulter's many times.
Even Sarah Palin couldn't see Rush's manspam from her house if Rush was standing on her deck chowing on pork rinds.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
History of Music 2000
As we begin the final two months of this decade it's time to look back
at the releases that were reviewed at that time. Naturally, I have
later bought some albums of such year but due to limitations didn't
include them in the list. Please note that the grades may have been
changed due to change of music tastes. But as far as I know, these were
the albums of note and review of 2000. Later blogs will include the
next years up till 2009.
Also note there are reissues that at the time were part of the year reviews.
1. Soundtrack to Man On The Moon (WB 37:10) B
2. Primus-Antipop (Interscope 63:15) B
3. Yes-The Latter (Beyond/Snapper 60:22) B plus
4. The Clash UK S/T (Epic 35:22) A plus
5. Sting-Brand New Day (A & M 48:54) B
6. Mike Viola & Candy Butchers-Falling Into Place (RPM/Sony 45:05) B Minus
7. Paul Revere & The Raiders-Hard And Heavy (Sundazed 51:56) B minus
8. Paul Revere & The Raiders-Alias Pink Puzz (Sundazed 49:27) B Plus
9. Teddy Morgan-Lost Love And Highways (Hightone 43:45) B Plus
10. The Suicide Machines (Hollywood 33:19) C plus
11. The Who BBC Sessions (MCA 71:20) B plus
12. The Byrds-Further Along (Columbia Reissue 46:02) B
13. Rollins Band-Get Some Go Again (Dreamworks 55:20) B plus
14. 3 Doors Down-The Better Life (Universal/Republic 40:53) B
15. Stir-Holy Dogs (Capitol 50:00) B
16. Iggy Pop-The Heritage Collection (Arista 38:30) B
17. Heard It On The Radio Volume 3 (Renassaince 78:43) B plus
18. The Pirates-Land Of The Blind (Angel Air 39:38) B minus
19. Robert Bradley Backwater Surprise-Time To Discover (RCA 48:24) B
20. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Looking Forward (Reprise 53:25) C
21. Stroke 9-Nasty Little Thoughts (Universal 48:00) C minus
22. Supergrass (Island 45:36) B plus
23. Clash-From Here To Enternity (Epic 63:47) B plus
24. Paul McCartney-Run Devil Run (Capitol 40:48) A minus
25. 10 Years After-Solid Rock (Capitol 56:45) B plus
26. Mott The Hoople-Greatest Hits Live (Purple Prymird 73:55) B
27. Jayhawks-Smile (American 53:20) C
28. Hank Williams 3-Rising Outlaw (Curb 43:55) B plus
29. Backsliders-Southern Lines (Mammoth 51:00) A minus
30. Blink 182-Enema Of The State (Geffen 35:23) A minus
31. Matthew Sweet-In Reverse (Volcano 55:30) B plus
32. Roger Clyne & AZ Peacemakers-Honky Tonk Reunion (Emma Jamma 48:53) A-
33. MxPx-The Everlasting Moment (A & M 40:00) A minus
34. Shelter-When 20 Summers Pass (Victory 30:28) B minus
35. Marah-Kids In Philly (E Squared 37:20) B
36. Lou Reed-Estacy (Reprise 77:24) B minus
37. Short Music For Short People (Fat Wreck Chords 50:18) B plus
38. Unamerican (Universal 48:19) C
39. Old 97s-Early Songs (Bloodshot EP 25:18) B plus
40. King's X-Please Come Home Mr Bulbous (Metal Blade 45:00) B minus
41. Bad Religion-The New America (Atlantic 40:19) A minus
42. Steve Earle-Transcental Blues (E Squared 49:55) A minus
43. ALL-Problematic-(Epitaph 34:45) B minus
44. Queens Of The Stone Age-R (Interscope 42:15) C
45. Motorhead-We Are Motorhead (CMC International 38:29) B plus
46. Los Bravos-Bring A Little Lovin (Sindrome 29:39) B
47. Big In Iowa-Banging And Knocking (Blue Rose 45:50) A minus
48. Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet-(Sundazed 50:14) B plus
49. Santana-Supernatural (Arista 75:00) B minus
50. Atomic Opera-Gospel Cola (Metal Blade 50:30) B
51. Samatha 7 (Portrait/C2 29:28) B plus
52. Rich Hopkins & Luminarios-Personality Crisis (San Jacinto 70:33) B plus
53. John Hiatt-The A & M Years (A & M 77:45) A minus
54. Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Pay Attention (Island 51:17) B minus
55. The Byrds-Live At The Fillmore 1969 (Legacy 51:42) C plus
56. Face To Face-Reactionary (Beyond 37:13) B plus
57. Randy Weeks-Madeline (Hightone 46:02) B plus
58. Asia-Heat Of The Moment (Geffen 77:14) B minus
59. Eve 6-Horroscope (RCA 41:11) B plus
60. Dash Rip Rock-Hits And Giggles (Dash Rip Rock 72:00) B minus
61. Charlie Major-444 (Dead Reckoning 41:18) B
62. The Amazing Royal Crowns-Royal (Time Bomb 37:15) B
63. Black Oak Arkansas-Raunch And Roll (Wounded Bird 36:43) B plus
64. Badfinger-Say No More (Real Reissue 37:13) A minus
65. Almost Famous S/t (Dreamworks 70:56) A minus
66. UFO-Coventent (Sharpel 48:43) B plus
67. Mars Electric-Beautiful Something (Portrait 45:34) B minus
68. Fastball-The Harsh Light Of Day (Hollywood 42:19) B minus
69. Marvleous 3-Ready Sex Go (Elektra 55:14) B
70. Steely Dan-Two Against Nature (Giant 51:30) A minus
71. Evan And Jaron (Columbia 44:44) B plus
72. Green Day-Warning (Reprise 41:14) A minus
73. Gov Mule-Life Before Insanity (Volcano 73:56) B plus
74. Mest-Wasting Time (Maverick 46:15) B
75. Collective Soul-Blender (Atlantic 39:16) B plus
76. Dio-Very Beast Of (Rhino 78:39) B plus
77. Nine Days-Maddening Crowd (Epic 53:50) C minus
78. Palo Alto (American 53:17) B minus
79. Ass Ponys-Some Stupid With A Flare Gun (E Squared 50:19) A minus
80. Todd Snider-Happy To Be Here (Oh Boy 38:01) B plus
81. Elastica-The Menace (Atlantic 38:44) A minus
82. Four Tops Collection (Hip O 76:15) B
83. Matthew Sweet-Time Machine Best Of (Volcano 70:31) A minus
84. Offspring-Conspircy Of One (Columbia 37:41) B
85. Teddy Thompson-(Virgin 46:46) B plus
86. OC Supertones-Loud And Clear (BEC Recordings 48:22) B minus
87. Blur-The Best Of Blur (Virgin 77:15) A minus
88. Thelonious Monk-Ken Burns Jazz (Columbia 75:33) A plus
89. Chumbawamba-WYSIWYG (Republic/Universal 47:48) A minus
Also note there are reissues that at the time were part of the year reviews.
1. Soundtrack to Man On The Moon (WB 37:10) B
2. Primus-Antipop (Interscope 63:15) B
3. Yes-The Latter (Beyond/Snapper 60:22) B plus
4. The Clash UK S/T (Epic 35:22) A plus
5. Sting-Brand New Day (A & M 48:54) B
6. Mike Viola & Candy Butchers-Falling Into Place (RPM/Sony 45:05) B Minus
7. Paul Revere & The Raiders-Hard And Heavy (Sundazed 51:56) B minus
8. Paul Revere & The Raiders-Alias Pink Puzz (Sundazed 49:27) B Plus
9. Teddy Morgan-Lost Love And Highways (Hightone 43:45) B Plus
10. The Suicide Machines (Hollywood 33:19) C plus
11. The Who BBC Sessions (MCA 71:20) B plus
12. The Byrds-Further Along (Columbia Reissue 46:02) B
13. Rollins Band-Get Some Go Again (Dreamworks 55:20) B plus
14. 3 Doors Down-The Better Life (Universal/Republic 40:53) B
15. Stir-Holy Dogs (Capitol 50:00) B
16. Iggy Pop-The Heritage Collection (Arista 38:30) B
17. Heard It On The Radio Volume 3 (Renassaince 78:43) B plus
18. The Pirates-Land Of The Blind (Angel Air 39:38) B minus
19. Robert Bradley Backwater Surprise-Time To Discover (RCA 48:24) B
20. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Looking Forward (Reprise 53:25) C
21. Stroke 9-Nasty Little Thoughts (Universal 48:00) C minus
22. Supergrass (Island 45:36) B plus
23. Clash-From Here To Enternity (Epic 63:47) B plus
24. Paul McCartney-Run Devil Run (Capitol 40:48) A minus
25. 10 Years After-Solid Rock (Capitol 56:45) B plus
26. Mott The Hoople-Greatest Hits Live (Purple Prymird 73:55) B
27. Jayhawks-Smile (American 53:20) C
28. Hank Williams 3-Rising Outlaw (Curb 43:55) B plus
29. Backsliders-Southern Lines (Mammoth 51:00) A minus
30. Blink 182-Enema Of The State (Geffen 35:23) A minus
31. Matthew Sweet-In Reverse (Volcano 55:30) B plus
32. Roger Clyne & AZ Peacemakers-Honky Tonk Reunion (Emma Jamma 48:53) A-
33. MxPx-The Everlasting Moment (A & M 40:00) A minus
34. Shelter-When 20 Summers Pass (Victory 30:28) B minus
35. Marah-Kids In Philly (E Squared 37:20) B
36. Lou Reed-Estacy (Reprise 77:24) B minus
37. Short Music For Short People (Fat Wreck Chords 50:18) B plus
38. Unamerican (Universal 48:19) C
39. Old 97s-Early Songs (Bloodshot EP 25:18) B plus
40. King's X-Please Come Home Mr Bulbous (Metal Blade 45:00) B minus
41. Bad Religion-The New America (Atlantic 40:19) A minus
42. Steve Earle-Transcental Blues (E Squared 49:55) A minus
43. ALL-Problematic-(Epitaph 34:45) B minus
44. Queens Of The Stone Age-R (Interscope 42:15) C
45. Motorhead-We Are Motorhead (CMC International 38:29) B plus
46. Los Bravos-Bring A Little Lovin (Sindrome 29:39) B
47. Big In Iowa-Banging And Knocking (Blue Rose 45:50) A minus
48. Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet-(Sundazed 50:14) B plus
49. Santana-Supernatural (Arista 75:00) B minus
50. Atomic Opera-Gospel Cola (Metal Blade 50:30) B
51. Samatha 7 (Portrait/C2 29:28) B plus
52. Rich Hopkins & Luminarios-Personality Crisis (San Jacinto 70:33) B plus
53. John Hiatt-The A & M Years (A & M 77:45) A minus
54. Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Pay Attention (Island 51:17) B minus
55. The Byrds-Live At The Fillmore 1969 (Legacy 51:42) C plus
56. Face To Face-Reactionary (Beyond 37:13) B plus
57. Randy Weeks-Madeline (Hightone 46:02) B plus
58. Asia-Heat Of The Moment (Geffen 77:14) B minus
59. Eve 6-Horroscope (RCA 41:11) B plus
60. Dash Rip Rock-Hits And Giggles (Dash Rip Rock 72:00) B minus
61. Charlie Major-444 (Dead Reckoning 41:18) B
62. The Amazing Royal Crowns-Royal (Time Bomb 37:15) B
63. Black Oak Arkansas-Raunch And Roll (Wounded Bird 36:43) B plus
64. Badfinger-Say No More (Real Reissue 37:13) A minus
65. Almost Famous S/t (Dreamworks 70:56) A minus
66. UFO-Coventent (Sharpel 48:43) B plus
67. Mars Electric-Beautiful Something (Portrait 45:34) B minus
68. Fastball-The Harsh Light Of Day (Hollywood 42:19) B minus
69. Marvleous 3-Ready Sex Go (Elektra 55:14) B
70. Steely Dan-Two Against Nature (Giant 51:30) A minus
71. Evan And Jaron (Columbia 44:44) B plus
72. Green Day-Warning (Reprise 41:14) A minus
73. Gov Mule-Life Before Insanity (Volcano 73:56) B plus
74. Mest-Wasting Time (Maverick 46:15) B
75. Collective Soul-Blender (Atlantic 39:16) B plus
76. Dio-Very Beast Of (Rhino 78:39) B plus
77. Nine Days-Maddening Crowd (Epic 53:50) C minus
78. Palo Alto (American 53:17) B minus
79. Ass Ponys-Some Stupid With A Flare Gun (E Squared 50:19) A minus
80. Todd Snider-Happy To Be Here (Oh Boy 38:01) B plus
81. Elastica-The Menace (Atlantic 38:44) A minus
82. Four Tops Collection (Hip O 76:15) B
83. Matthew Sweet-Time Machine Best Of (Volcano 70:31) A minus
84. Offspring-Conspircy Of One (Columbia 37:41) B
85. Teddy Thompson-(Virgin 46:46) B plus
86. OC Supertones-Loud And Clear (BEC Recordings 48:22) B minus
87. Blur-The Best Of Blur (Virgin 77:15) A minus
88. Thelonious Monk-Ken Burns Jazz (Columbia 75:33) A plus
89. Chumbawamba-WYSIWYG (Republic/Universal 47:48) A minus
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Top Ten Of The Week: And Then There Was One
Billy Powell, the pianoist of Lynyrd Skynyrd passed away yesterday at
the age of 56 due to a heart attack. Which means that Gary Rossington
is the sole survivor of the band he formed with Billy and Ronnie Van
Zant years ago. It's hard to understand the circle of life sometimes,
to find that you fight for most of your life to get somewhere and
finally when you feel that you're content in life, that's when God calls
you up to the Great Beyond. Billy will be missed by the fans and
tribute bands of Skynyrd. Now, getting on the original program of this
week..
The big hubnub of the week happens to be Bruce Springsteen's Working On A Dream album and the reviews have been five star from Rolling Stone to Two Star from a LA Times review. From what I gathered so far, it has been the perfect followup to Human Touch which pretty scared me off from reviewing it and the usual digipak bullshit that confirmed and deny reviewing it. I went instead with the Buddy Holly box set called Down The Line to which it comes a week before Buddy decided to come up to the mid west and gave himself to entirety. Upon listening to disc one, Buddy could have been a very good hillbilly artist with the cuts he did with Bob Montgomery, sounds somewhat in the tradition of Reno And Smiley or the Louvin Brothers. The second half showcases some early garage covers of the rockabilly he was listening to and yep, he probably had Elvis' first album. In other words Buddy covers Elvis and not essensial by any means but a lotta fun and a peak into the development of Mr. Holly. The second cd contains what is called the Apartment Tapes, a cache of songs Buddy was working up and was still working on as late as January 20th, not barely two weeks before his passing. It seems that we'll never get The Complete Buddy Holly album of 30 years ago due to the usual major label and lawyers messing things up, but for it matters, Down The Line may just be the final chapter of the recordings of Buddy, going back as far as 1949 to which as a 13 year old, he may have been messing around a Hank Snow number but that recording would shed just a little light into what Buddy would become and sadly 10 years later what could have been. Certainly, Elvis Presley may have been the King Of Rock n Roll, but had Buddy lived on, things would be a lot different. I'm sure the UK bands of that time probably think of Buddy more of the King, since he influenced most of them. Without Holly, The Beatles or The Hollies wouldn't be as we know them today.
On the subject of Mr. Springsteen, Working On A Dream might be the biggest bomb of the year, or the most overexposed. Sure BS will be playing at the Super Bowl with the usual hits, I certainly don't expect him to trot out Outlaw Pete, the 8 minute disco song that Springsteen leads off WOAD. His fans complain about Brendan O'brien's production to which I thought worked well on The Rising and not so much on Magic, last year's five star album which rated as a C plus in my book and raised the wrath of Bruce's fans. O'Brien is a very good producer, he's done wonders with most of the 90s rock and roll you hear on KRNA and elsewhere but from what i heard of this album, it's been Bruce's songwriting which has fallen apart this time out. Perhaps Bruce is no longer the Hungry Heart who was Born To Run to The Cadillac Ranch. Style is over substance on WOAD and a 2 star BS album qualifies as a one star for any other artist out there. And radio is not going to play this album, they didn't with Magic, nor Devils and Dust. I don't consider Bruce to be the saviour of Rock although I did buy albums from him off and on, And even on his best ones, (The River, Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Born To Run) there was a lotta filler between the hits. But I paid attention up till Tunnel Of Love and then the interest wained. The Bruce of this decade is far more different than the 70s and 80s, or even the 90s. He's not going to come up with a Born To Run 2 or even Tunnel Of Love 2, but I thought he'd do better than Human Touch 2. Chances are it will probaly make number one, and then take a dive south. The way things are in the Great Depression 2, people will probaly choose to eat rather than pay 11.99 for a flimsey digipak full of subpar material.
As another Bruce would sing: That's just the way it is.
To Russ, got your note, thank you for the birthday shout. I figured you'd eventually remembered bro ;-)
The Top Ten Of The Week in Crabbland.
1. My Two-Timin Woman-Buddy Holly 1949 When you hear this song, you will not believe that this is Buddy in the beginning. Before puberty, but then again I think I sounded like that when I was 13 years old. The major difference was that Buddy got lots better before I did.
2. Jail Bait-Wishbone Ash 1972 Do you believe that I have four Wishbone Ash 45s in my collection? I cannot recall where I got this one at although I'm thinking it may have been Rock N Bach in the 80s. Or maybe uptown at Town Square Books when they were selling the juke box 45s they got next door from Ole's Ham and Egger. Kids today don't understand the thrill of buying records nowadays, it's easier to download things from the net. Guess that makes me an old fuddy duddy.
3. I Want You Back In My Life Again-Cooper Dodge Band 1980 Another of who the fuck are they, this band made this MOR single for ATCO which sounded like Minite by Minite Doobie Brothers or Player of Baby Come Back fame. Outside of that, these guys are unknown. Betcha nobody else plays this song in the world anywhere. And I do mean anywhere kiddies.
4. Please Send Me Somebody To Love-Fred Neil 1968 Neil was a hotshot songwriter who had a hit with Everybody's Talking but he was a reclusive from the word go and when I read books about the 60s, people don't speak a lot about him and if they do it's not very nice. Made a decent S/T for Capitol and the followup was a custerfuck at best. But Fred, when he did put his mind to it does a very fine slow bass vocal to this song with has only a standup bass and another guitar to it. This was the B side to Felicity, a failed single.
5. Lucid Dreams-Franz Ferdinand 2009 The first album of the year and the first song of this year to hit the Top Ten and it's one of the more advantureous that this Scottish band has attempted, a 8 minite electronia jam. And the way, things are going this year, there won't be too many cds reviewed this year. Blame it all on digipaks, a sucky economy or shitty music. All the above.
6. The Long Race-Bruce Hornsby and The Range 1986 This is probaly the hardest rocking song off The Way It Is, our introduction to Bruce and company. I don't think it has dated as badly as say Huey Lewis and The News but sometimes I do remember about the past.
7. Front Me Some Love-Joe King Carrasco And The Crowns 1983 Party time rock and roll from one of the more entertaining musicians that ever came out of Texas. This was off the second album Joe did for MCA, he would do a killer album a few years later but that one has been extremely hard to find.
8. Singer Of Sad Songs-Waylon Jennings 1970 Produced by Lee Hazlewood, this album if you ever get around hearing it, is the most stripped down Waylon that RCA put out at that time and even in the digital age have refused to reissued it but Diggy Kat, my good friend sent me the complete album to which this song was the most polished of all songs on this. But I think on the final track of this album Rock, Salt And Nails it's Lee that's dueting on it, not Kris Kristofferson. Lee's a bit more tuneful shall we say? Yes Diggy it's Lee doing the other vocals in his own unmistakeable voice! ;)
9. Sister James-Nino Tempo And the 5th Ave. Sax 1973 Another forty five that I rediscovered over my birthday weekend, this made the top twenty on the KCRG Super 30. Tempo had a hit back in the 60s with Deep Purple, but by this time, he went in a more jazz direction. You know I can make bout 10 volumes of Hard to Find 45s and not duplicate them as the damn major labels do. Sing along to the lyrics...Don't Play No Games, With Sister James. Uh-haaaa.
10. Baby Don't You Do It-The Who 1972 Out of all the compilations I have seen from Universal or MCA, they never have put this B side to Join Together on any of them. I mean any. This was taken from a live performance (an show at San Francisco I think) and is famous for Keith bashing away on a 20 inch crash ride. The Who attempted to do this song a couple times in the studio, once in 1965 and second when Leslie West came on as a guest around 1971 but for all it's worth, this 6:54 live version remains the bomb. Too bad, The Who doesn't do this song live anymore but then again, I don't think Pete could play that fast.
DIGGY KAT repiles:
oh man, RIP Billy =(
wow i don't even know that Buddy Holly song! wow what a treat!
is that Lee singing on Rock, Salt And Nails? out of the albums i got that's the only one that doesn't list additional musicians/singers. i'm not familiar with Lee Hazelwood at all besides his producing with Waylon. the vocals caught me off guard at first too lol "who's this? oh...must be Kris" lol GREAT Waylon song by the way, i also swoon for Times Between Bottles Of Wine and If I Were A Carpenter ;-) and hey! another harpsichord appearance in She Comes Running! brilliance! pure brilliance!
The big hubnub of the week happens to be Bruce Springsteen's Working On A Dream album and the reviews have been five star from Rolling Stone to Two Star from a LA Times review. From what I gathered so far, it has been the perfect followup to Human Touch which pretty scared me off from reviewing it and the usual digipak bullshit that confirmed and deny reviewing it. I went instead with the Buddy Holly box set called Down The Line to which it comes a week before Buddy decided to come up to the mid west and gave himself to entirety. Upon listening to disc one, Buddy could have been a very good hillbilly artist with the cuts he did with Bob Montgomery, sounds somewhat in the tradition of Reno And Smiley or the Louvin Brothers. The second half showcases some early garage covers of the rockabilly he was listening to and yep, he probably had Elvis' first album. In other words Buddy covers Elvis and not essensial by any means but a lotta fun and a peak into the development of Mr. Holly. The second cd contains what is called the Apartment Tapes, a cache of songs Buddy was working up and was still working on as late as January 20th, not barely two weeks before his passing. It seems that we'll never get The Complete Buddy Holly album of 30 years ago due to the usual major label and lawyers messing things up, but for it matters, Down The Line may just be the final chapter of the recordings of Buddy, going back as far as 1949 to which as a 13 year old, he may have been messing around a Hank Snow number but that recording would shed just a little light into what Buddy would become and sadly 10 years later what could have been. Certainly, Elvis Presley may have been the King Of Rock n Roll, but had Buddy lived on, things would be a lot different. I'm sure the UK bands of that time probably think of Buddy more of the King, since he influenced most of them. Without Holly, The Beatles or The Hollies wouldn't be as we know them today.
On the subject of Mr. Springsteen, Working On A Dream might be the biggest bomb of the year, or the most overexposed. Sure BS will be playing at the Super Bowl with the usual hits, I certainly don't expect him to trot out Outlaw Pete, the 8 minute disco song that Springsteen leads off WOAD. His fans complain about Brendan O'brien's production to which I thought worked well on The Rising and not so much on Magic, last year's five star album which rated as a C plus in my book and raised the wrath of Bruce's fans. O'Brien is a very good producer, he's done wonders with most of the 90s rock and roll you hear on KRNA and elsewhere but from what i heard of this album, it's been Bruce's songwriting which has fallen apart this time out. Perhaps Bruce is no longer the Hungry Heart who was Born To Run to The Cadillac Ranch. Style is over substance on WOAD and a 2 star BS album qualifies as a one star for any other artist out there. And radio is not going to play this album, they didn't with Magic, nor Devils and Dust. I don't consider Bruce to be the saviour of Rock although I did buy albums from him off and on, And even on his best ones, (The River, Darkness On The Edge Of Town, Born To Run) there was a lotta filler between the hits. But I paid attention up till Tunnel Of Love and then the interest wained. The Bruce of this decade is far more different than the 70s and 80s, or even the 90s. He's not going to come up with a Born To Run 2 or even Tunnel Of Love 2, but I thought he'd do better than Human Touch 2. Chances are it will probaly make number one, and then take a dive south. The way things are in the Great Depression 2, people will probaly choose to eat rather than pay 11.99 for a flimsey digipak full of subpar material.
As another Bruce would sing: That's just the way it is.
To Russ, got your note, thank you for the birthday shout. I figured you'd eventually remembered bro ;-)
The Top Ten Of The Week in Crabbland.
1. My Two-Timin Woman-Buddy Holly 1949 When you hear this song, you will not believe that this is Buddy in the beginning. Before puberty, but then again I think I sounded like that when I was 13 years old. The major difference was that Buddy got lots better before I did.
2. Jail Bait-Wishbone Ash 1972 Do you believe that I have four Wishbone Ash 45s in my collection? I cannot recall where I got this one at although I'm thinking it may have been Rock N Bach in the 80s. Or maybe uptown at Town Square Books when they were selling the juke box 45s they got next door from Ole's Ham and Egger. Kids today don't understand the thrill of buying records nowadays, it's easier to download things from the net. Guess that makes me an old fuddy duddy.
3. I Want You Back In My Life Again-Cooper Dodge Band 1980 Another of who the fuck are they, this band made this MOR single for ATCO which sounded like Minite by Minite Doobie Brothers or Player of Baby Come Back fame. Outside of that, these guys are unknown. Betcha nobody else plays this song in the world anywhere. And I do mean anywhere kiddies.
4. Please Send Me Somebody To Love-Fred Neil 1968 Neil was a hotshot songwriter who had a hit with Everybody's Talking but he was a reclusive from the word go and when I read books about the 60s, people don't speak a lot about him and if they do it's not very nice. Made a decent S/T for Capitol and the followup was a custerfuck at best. But Fred, when he did put his mind to it does a very fine slow bass vocal to this song with has only a standup bass and another guitar to it. This was the B side to Felicity, a failed single.
5. Lucid Dreams-Franz Ferdinand 2009 The first album of the year and the first song of this year to hit the Top Ten and it's one of the more advantureous that this Scottish band has attempted, a 8 minite electronia jam. And the way, things are going this year, there won't be too many cds reviewed this year. Blame it all on digipaks, a sucky economy or shitty music. All the above.
6. The Long Race-Bruce Hornsby and The Range 1986 This is probaly the hardest rocking song off The Way It Is, our introduction to Bruce and company. I don't think it has dated as badly as say Huey Lewis and The News but sometimes I do remember about the past.
7. Front Me Some Love-Joe King Carrasco And The Crowns 1983 Party time rock and roll from one of the more entertaining musicians that ever came out of Texas. This was off the second album Joe did for MCA, he would do a killer album a few years later but that one has been extremely hard to find.
8. Singer Of Sad Songs-Waylon Jennings 1970 Produced by Lee Hazlewood, this album if you ever get around hearing it, is the most stripped down Waylon that RCA put out at that time and even in the digital age have refused to reissued it but Diggy Kat, my good friend sent me the complete album to which this song was the most polished of all songs on this. But I think on the final track of this album Rock, Salt And Nails it's Lee that's dueting on it, not Kris Kristofferson. Lee's a bit more tuneful shall we say? Yes Diggy it's Lee doing the other vocals in his own unmistakeable voice! ;)
9. Sister James-Nino Tempo And the 5th Ave. Sax 1973 Another forty five that I rediscovered over my birthday weekend, this made the top twenty on the KCRG Super 30. Tempo had a hit back in the 60s with Deep Purple, but by this time, he went in a more jazz direction. You know I can make bout 10 volumes of Hard to Find 45s and not duplicate them as the damn major labels do. Sing along to the lyrics...Don't Play No Games, With Sister James. Uh-haaaa.
10. Baby Don't You Do It-The Who 1972 Out of all the compilations I have seen from Universal or MCA, they never have put this B side to Join Together on any of them. I mean any. This was taken from a live performance (an show at San Francisco I think) and is famous for Keith bashing away on a 20 inch crash ride. The Who attempted to do this song a couple times in the studio, once in 1965 and second when Leslie West came on as a guest around 1971 but for all it's worth, this 6:54 live version remains the bomb. Too bad, The Who doesn't do this song live anymore but then again, I don't think Pete could play that fast.
DIGGY KAT repiles:
oh man, RIP Billy =(
wow i don't even know that Buddy Holly song! wow what a treat!
is that Lee singing on Rock, Salt And Nails? out of the albums i got that's the only one that doesn't list additional musicians/singers. i'm not familiar with Lee Hazelwood at all besides his producing with Waylon. the vocals caught me off guard at first too lol "who's this? oh...must be Kris" lol GREAT Waylon song by the way, i also swoon for Times Between Bottles Of Wine and If I Were A Carpenter ;-) and hey! another harpsichord appearance in She Comes Running! brilliance! pure brilliance!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
What I Did On My Birthday 2009
Another day another year survived. I'll turn 48 tonight at 10:50 PM.
Used to be that birthdays meant something when you're younger, it meant that Grandpa and Grandma would send you some money and a card. My aunt Cindy and Virginia sent card all along the way but for the first time there wasn't any money in it. Not that it matters, I'd rather had the card just for the thought. In this great depression we now live in, we have to watch our money.
I guess you reach a certain age the fun of birthdays just seem to fade on out and that special day is nothing more than surviving another year of back problems, colds and a attitude that borders on insane and eccentric and erratic. I'm sure my co workers would have something planned on Friday but since I had to go get my back put back into place by the chiropractor, I needed some time away and besides my car has a broken strut so I didn't venture anywhere. I stopped at Happy Joe's Pizza for a rare buffet meal and ran into a woman up there that actually works in B n D in our department. Took me a while to notice her and finally it did sent in. Small world it is.
I don't triumph the BIG DAY in the net, I only point it out just for reference sakes. I did blog the top ten under the Birthday Crabb banner and left it at that. I do have a couple highs and lows of birthday memories. One when I turned 33 and my ex GF Penny took me up to Shakey's Buffett and treated me to dinner but she complained about paying for it. The next year the replacement exGF Clarice made it a night to remember, the Royal Fork Buffet (RIP), some dancing afterward. But mostly it has been myself going to selected mexican restarants or just ordering up a pizza and watching ball games that way. It's a bitch when you get older meaning too old to go clubbing but even I was in that age it was a rareity.
I can't think of any other worse time to be born is when its in the dead of winter and it's four below outside with a howling wind. Wishing that I could have been someplace warmer such as St Louis or the desert rather than on old Route 66 on the way to Lincoln in a howling blizzard to which I should came to my parents in a dream and tell them not to do the nasty in June, cuz usually what's planned for in the summer comes in the winter and vice versa. Certainly did nobody any favors that way but when it's time to go into the world.
Each year it seems that the years go by faster than the year before. Here we are again, another spin around the sun and for the seasons? If you can stop and drop me off at early fall and let's forget the rest of the seasons thank you. I'm sick of the snow and floods that follow. Every year it's a wishing and dreaming of being younger again and trying to make up for past mistakes and try to find the right one to spend the rest of your years with. But fact remains is that the high school sweethearts we once knew are nothing like they are now. Being with Penny on that 33rd year proved that.
So, here I am at the 48th year of existence and wondering where things will lead. I always think that it will be my final year till we go around the world once again and meet at this day, and some day it will be the final year. Funny how the only thing remains the same is the ticking of seconds that never change. To the readers out there, thanks for being a part of the ride and feel free to stop by and see the latest in blogs at here or at Multiply or Blogspot and as I see each and every one of you jumping the My Space sinking ship like rats, perhaps facebook. I'm sure links will be supplied once something intelligent pops up over there.
And if any of y'all were here, you could have joined me with some decent burritos at El Rancho in Iowa City. I'll even let you buy too. ;-)
I didn't do too much myself, went to Happy Joe's for a buffet on friday and ran into somebody that works up there but also works at Pearson. Her name is Kathi and I can remember that name since the head senior in Inserting is Kathy. Buffet was pretty good since I didn't have to run to the toilet 10 minites later. Plus went to the chiropractor and got my back put into place, just in time for the Texas folders to come knock it out of wack once again.
Saturday pretty much slept most of the day but did go into Anamosa to McOttos for a Chimi dinner that wasn't that bad. Lots of sour cream and salsa works as well plus went to Wally World to pick up a new showerhead and the new Franz Ferdinand cd. And then sunday celebrated the birthday with the folks. Diggy Kat called me Saturday and sang Happy Birthday and later sent me a whole batch of Waylon Jennings cds that I didn't have and I do believe that all the pieces of the puzzle are now in place. Thanks DK. Ya da man.
The people that I work with at Pearson are one of a kind. Steve Rasmussen made not one but two birthday cakes, one Cherry and one Boston Pie and both were excellent. He won't admit to this but he does luv Da Crabb and his antics at work enough to go out of his way to make a couple cakes. Of course, ole garbage gut Christopher came out of Warehouse to eat about ten pieces but there was still enough left over. But jeez, Steve can do it all, do senior work and still go home and bake goodies. He's amazing. Thank you thank you thank you.
Anyway kiddies, the car got fixed and the broken strut has been replaced but there's a big hole in the hood where it bounced up. But at least I can now drive the speed limit and have a smooth ride. Um, other things I see everybody's favorite big mouth Terrill Owens will have his very own reality show on VH1 this summer thus making VH1 even more worthless than MTV. Who watches them anymore? When you get this generation Stephen Fetchit getting his own reality show, then it's time to block it or stock up on DVDs since TV today sucks and digital TV ain't going be any better. I wish that Obama would ban parmacuetual drug commericals since that's all they show on TV anymore. That's why drugs are so high, damn drug companies gotta pay for that commerical time. But VH1 sucks even more than MTV and we just can't get rid of the douchebags. TO can just FO or PO cuz all TO is a big ZERO. Nuff said.
For fans of Yrdbird Roost at Multiply, Vinyl King has submitted his very own top ten of the week and it will be for your viewing on Saturday. Look for surprises.
For the first time in 9 weekends, we did not have one snow or icestorm. That's news.
Used to be that birthdays meant something when you're younger, it meant that Grandpa and Grandma would send you some money and a card. My aunt Cindy and Virginia sent card all along the way but for the first time there wasn't any money in it. Not that it matters, I'd rather had the card just for the thought. In this great depression we now live in, we have to watch our money.
I guess you reach a certain age the fun of birthdays just seem to fade on out and that special day is nothing more than surviving another year of back problems, colds and a attitude that borders on insane and eccentric and erratic. I'm sure my co workers would have something planned on Friday but since I had to go get my back put back into place by the chiropractor, I needed some time away and besides my car has a broken strut so I didn't venture anywhere. I stopped at Happy Joe's Pizza for a rare buffet meal and ran into a woman up there that actually works in B n D in our department. Took me a while to notice her and finally it did sent in. Small world it is.
I don't triumph the BIG DAY in the net, I only point it out just for reference sakes. I did blog the top ten under the Birthday Crabb banner and left it at that. I do have a couple highs and lows of birthday memories. One when I turned 33 and my ex GF Penny took me up to Shakey's Buffett and treated me to dinner but she complained about paying for it. The next year the replacement exGF Clarice made it a night to remember, the Royal Fork Buffet (RIP), some dancing afterward. But mostly it has been myself going to selected mexican restarants or just ordering up a pizza and watching ball games that way. It's a bitch when you get older meaning too old to go clubbing but even I was in that age it was a rareity.
I can't think of any other worse time to be born is when its in the dead of winter and it's four below outside with a howling wind. Wishing that I could have been someplace warmer such as St Louis or the desert rather than on old Route 66 on the way to Lincoln in a howling blizzard to which I should came to my parents in a dream and tell them not to do the nasty in June, cuz usually what's planned for in the summer comes in the winter and vice versa. Certainly did nobody any favors that way but when it's time to go into the world.
Each year it seems that the years go by faster than the year before. Here we are again, another spin around the sun and for the seasons? If you can stop and drop me off at early fall and let's forget the rest of the seasons thank you. I'm sick of the snow and floods that follow. Every year it's a wishing and dreaming of being younger again and trying to make up for past mistakes and try to find the right one to spend the rest of your years with. But fact remains is that the high school sweethearts we once knew are nothing like they are now. Being with Penny on that 33rd year proved that.
So, here I am at the 48th year of existence and wondering where things will lead. I always think that it will be my final year till we go around the world once again and meet at this day, and some day it will be the final year. Funny how the only thing remains the same is the ticking of seconds that never change. To the readers out there, thanks for being a part of the ride and feel free to stop by and see the latest in blogs at here or at Multiply or Blogspot and as I see each and every one of you jumping the My Space sinking ship like rats, perhaps facebook. I'm sure links will be supplied once something intelligent pops up over there.
And if any of y'all were here, you could have joined me with some decent burritos at El Rancho in Iowa City. I'll even let you buy too. ;-)
I didn't do too much myself, went to Happy Joe's for a buffet on friday and ran into somebody that works up there but also works at Pearson. Her name is Kathi and I can remember that name since the head senior in Inserting is Kathy. Buffet was pretty good since I didn't have to run to the toilet 10 minites later. Plus went to the chiropractor and got my back put into place, just in time for the Texas folders to come knock it out of wack once again.
Saturday pretty much slept most of the day but did go into Anamosa to McOttos for a Chimi dinner that wasn't that bad. Lots of sour cream and salsa works as well plus went to Wally World to pick up a new showerhead and the new Franz Ferdinand cd. And then sunday celebrated the birthday with the folks. Diggy Kat called me Saturday and sang Happy Birthday and later sent me a whole batch of Waylon Jennings cds that I didn't have and I do believe that all the pieces of the puzzle are now in place. Thanks DK. Ya da man.
The people that I work with at Pearson are one of a kind. Steve Rasmussen made not one but two birthday cakes, one Cherry and one Boston Pie and both were excellent. He won't admit to this but he does luv Da Crabb and his antics at work enough to go out of his way to make a couple cakes. Of course, ole garbage gut Christopher came out of Warehouse to eat about ten pieces but there was still enough left over. But jeez, Steve can do it all, do senior work and still go home and bake goodies. He's amazing. Thank you thank you thank you.
Anyway kiddies, the car got fixed and the broken strut has been replaced but there's a big hole in the hood where it bounced up. But at least I can now drive the speed limit and have a smooth ride. Um, other things I see everybody's favorite big mouth Terrill Owens will have his very own reality show on VH1 this summer thus making VH1 even more worthless than MTV. Who watches them anymore? When you get this generation Stephen Fetchit getting his own reality show, then it's time to block it or stock up on DVDs since TV today sucks and digital TV ain't going be any better. I wish that Obama would ban parmacuetual drug commericals since that's all they show on TV anymore. That's why drugs are so high, damn drug companies gotta pay for that commerical time. But VH1 sucks even more than MTV and we just can't get rid of the douchebags. TO can just FO or PO cuz all TO is a big ZERO. Nuff said.
For fans of Yrdbird Roost at Multiply, Vinyl King has submitted his very own top ten of the week and it will be for your viewing on Saturday. Look for surprises.
For the first time in 9 weekends, we did not have one snow or icestorm. That's news.
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