Just in time for the first true weekend that kicks off summer. Memorial Day Weekend. Where's the party at?
1. Mother Mary-Foxboro Hot Tubs 2008 Green Day incognito. After
spending four years promoting American Idiot, the boys go into their 60s
roots and dig up loads of garage rock that's fun to listen to. Not as
fun as say Len Price 3 nor Insommiac, but still more worthwhile than
anything on radio.
2. Famous In A Small Town-Miranda Lambert 2007 Congrats to Miranda
for getting Album Of The Year from the ACMs Sunday night. No need to
apologize for overtaking Kenny Chesney, your album was ten times better
than his.
3. Sniffin About-Ace 1975 B side to How Long and my favorite song
from the Paul Carrack led pub band of that time. While followups were
not good or as chart ranking as How Long, this B side actually got some
airplay on the FM underground stations of that time. Back when radio
was good.
4. Switch Board Susan-The Searchers 1979 Another forgotten album
classic, The Searchers have their Sire albums now reissued once again.
There's good music out there. Too bad you have to find it online since
most of the record stores closed up shop around here. And Best Buy
doesn't carry Wounded Bird product. They didn't have The Coolest Songs
In The World Volume 5 either today.
5. What's Wrong With Yo Yo-The Van DeLecki's 1996 A side project
featuring Jamie Hoover of the Spongetones this cd sat for months at Half
Priced Books till they slashed the price down to a dollar. Very
Rockpileish sounding and nice harmonies to boot. Dollar well spent I
think.
6. Anytime U Want Me-Alvin Lee 2007 Former Ten Years After frontman
makes a pretty good album of late. Still sounds better in voice than
Mick Jagger so to speak.
7. Love/Sex-Pearls Before Swine 1972 Hippy Dippy music from that
era led by Tom Rapp. Kinda of a backhanded slap at Steve Stills Love
The One You're With. Acquired taste to boot but Tom Rapp has his share
of fans. I'm not too sure I'm one of them.
8. Packet Of Good Times-Livingston Taylor 1970 James Taylor's
brother to which I have never heard anything from till I found his CD at
Goodwill the other day. Again a truckload of hippy dippy on this album
(Doctor Man? eck) but there are some songs that do have a good hook or
two. And Livingston sounds a bit more earnest than his brother,
although not as successful as James.
9. Lonely Street-EmmyLou Harris 1989 Found this on vinyl. EmmyLou
is hit and miss for me although it seems on this album she caught me
offguard with her sweet vocals on this Carl Belew classic song. But
then again it seems that I can be had at anytime this spring when I hear
a lonesome female vocal. Think I have done more crying the past month
than the last five years put together. So where's this place called
Lonely Street? Just down County Home Road dood.
10. Hit Me Like A Train-Dan Baird 1994 Dan Baird has done wonderful
things since Georgia Satellites. This is one of them. Also he has a
My Space site too.
Be safe.
Comment love from Lizzy Williams
Great taste my friend. And ears too. :p
