Another reason why we’ll have four dollar a gallon gas...I have
planned a week vacation in Arizona one last time. Going via Allegiant
Airlanes, let’s hope that they don’t go bankrupt or I’m up shit creek.
Instead of heading to Sky Harbor, the plane lands at Mesa Airport.
Should be interesting and will play a role in wether or not I ever fly
again. Another body cavity search and no more no more.
If you care, Al Bundy is taking his Married With Children show over
to Spike TV. No big shakes, since FX still has Hank Hill and King Of
The Hill to waste our analog tv hours.
And now, this weeks songs in the player.
1. Wash It Away-Black Lab 1997 One hit wonder band who was supposed
to make it big right? But instead had one hit and the public bought and
then got rid of their album, thus ushering in the digital download
era. People wanted the single and not the rest of the album. No great
shakes.
2. Don’t Take It Home-The Townedgers D/B/A Route 66 1983 Had to
change the Route 66 name, this is from the album that started a 25 year
career of being legends in their own mind. Strange to hear R.Smith’s
voice back then.
3. Sometimes A Fantasy-Billy Joel 1980 Can’t stand Piano Man but I
did like Glass Houses, BJ’s most rock sounding album. I still think it
holds up to date but again taste is in the ears of the beholder.
4. Prisoners Of Rock And Roll-Neil Young/Crazy Horse 1987 The last
album he did for Geffen. All of the Geffen albums were spotty and WTF
at best and this one is no different although this song does hint at a
return to the garage rock that would become Ragged Glory.
5. Planet Love-The Dylans 1991 Riding on the coattails of the
Charlatans UK was this band from the UK. Found this for a buck at Best
Buy years ago and still like this album a bit. Alternative rock back in
the early 90s was pretty good, at least that’s what I think.
6. Baby, Stop Crying-Bob Dylan 1978 Speaking of the other Bob,
this was a minor hit off his problematic Street Legal album, made just
before he became a gospel star. The tip off, the background black
female singers on this song.
7. Her Eyes-Pat Monahan 2007 Train rocks.
8. Found Love-The Darkside 1991 No relation to The Darkness, these
guys owe more to the Dylans and Charlatans UK but a bit more abstract.
And from this sounds, a way bit more drugs too. Alternative rock in the
early 90s, as I said before was the last true final frontier of real
good music before Nu Metal and Britney Spears ruined everything.
9. Cashbox-Big Head Todd And The Monsters 2007 Free music always
sounds great. Have no idea if All The Love You Need will get a true
release date but I still think this album is Big Head Todd’s best since
Sister Sweetly. And I got it for free too just by writing in.
10. The Blue Mask-Lou Reed 1982 More noise please. Nothing cleans
the old eardrum better than a nice blast of feedback. But what pisses
me off is that on the reissue of this cd, that they didn’t bother to
include the lyrics to this album to which you have gotten on the vinyl
version of this album. Liner notes can be a bit bloated and self
serving, at least Buddha Records when they issued Growing Up In Public
they added the lyrics.
Deeds not words dammit.
