If CD sales are down, you can blame the big box stores. Target and Best Buy have really shrunk their cd section now to simply two racks with the greatest hits or best known albums from artists. And not much variety or new albums. But then again, the major labels aren't exactly helping with subpar crap from country, rap or rock stars.
Russia must be busy, coming back to prop up past archives favorites such as Hee Haw, the Joe Cocker Memorial blog and of course My City Was Gone. I somehow have gotten 1000 views the past two days. While recent posts have gotten 10 to 14 views, the 2014, and 2015 blogs have been more. I'm not sure why stats are touting the archives. Perhaps when Blogger does switch over to the new stat tracker, we'll get a better understanding but for now, if I'm getting a lot of Russian views, I tend to be suspicious. The majority seems to be from Turkmenistan, not exactly a rock and roll country. But they higher on the chart list of viewership than Great Britain Canada, Japan and China. And number one for overall views, more than the US. Makes you wonder.
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If you survived mud bowl games at Kezar Stadium, then you're immune to the CORVID virus.
The CORVID virus stats are also going up,and this wonderful state is now one of the places not to visit, or if you go to Chicago to visit, then you have to quarantine yourself for two weeks. For myself I continue to use a mask whereever I go out but I may have to stock up on Perry Mason DVD reruns before we get shut down once again. Whatever the situation, this virus, and Fool 45 has really fucked up this year. In more ways than imagined.
(NFL Films)
Five Star Mud Bowl-Washington 15 Pittsburgh 10 (12/10/1967-Pittsburgh)
Best known for the Bill Saul mic up game. It was a rainy afternoon at Pitt Stadium to which the field would become a major mud bog for both teams. Saul played for five seasons at MLB and had to wear those embarrassing sunflower Steelers uniforms, being mic'ed up did enable him to be remembered, however the defense star was Paul Krause, with three interceptions. While Pitt outgained the Skins', it was their five turnovers that would do them in. Plus a late Sonny Jurgenson to Charley Taylor 33 yard TD pass would be the victory for Washington. To which a dejected and pissed off Saul would go tell a kid no autographs are permitted after the game.
Next Up: A Collection of Forty Fives
You Better Think Twice-Poco (Epic 5-10636) #72 1970
Good Lovin-The Young Rascals (Atlantic 45-2321) #1 1966
You're Still On My Mind-Nate Holmes (ABC-11223) 1969
Because Of You (the sun don't set)-Kracker (Dunhill D-4329) 1972
Better Place To Be-Harry Chapin (Elektra EK-45628) 1972
I Do Believe That I'm Losing You-One'sy Mack (Atlantic 45-2938) 1972
The Way You Look Tonight-The Lettermen (Capitol 4586) #13 1961
Razzle Dazzle-Bill Haley/The Comets (Decca 9-29552) #15 1955
Leader Of The Pack-Shangai-las (Eric 144) #1 1964
You Better Think Twice, is a butchered 45 edit of the Poco minor hit single. Nate Holmes' took over for Lowell Folsom for the Blues Barons I believe and was the only male singer in Ray Charles band. You're Still On My Mind is a lost soul classic. Alice Jean "One'sy Mack did a one off soul ballad that Atlantic purchased from Aristo Record and Arif Marlin overdubbed strings. Kracker is interesting for being on Rolling Stones Records, but in the Us they recorded two singles for Dunhill Records. Harry's Better Place To Be was issued in 1972 in the full six minute version but ended up being a FM underground hit. In 1976, released again and made the charts at number 86. That would be Harry's last top 100 till Sequel came out in 1982. And then we lost Harry.
I basically bought The Lettermen's single due to That's My Desire, the B side. I had an earlier copy but it was too far gone. And the Bill Haley 45 was cheap and lots of fun to hear.
Albums from my youth: The Blues Brothers OST (Atlantic 1980)
John Belushi and Dan Akroyd always had a love of R and B, mostly on the Atlantic side and when Briefcase Full Of Blues took off, it give a second wind to the likes of Ray Charles or Aretha Franklin. Some people like the movies as a all time classic, I fell asleep at certain points and wouldn't change the channel if it came on cable. Kinda hard to picture James Brown as a Gospel Reverend but James can rave an old gospel hymm to new heights. This would be the last time we get to hear Cab Calloway rave about Minnie The Moocher, and Brother Ray has fun with Shake a Tail Feather. It makes great sense for them to tap Steve Cropper and Donald Duck Dunn for the remakes. The Blues Brothers didn't parody R and B, they loved this too much to ever do that. This album did hope that the listener if they liked this, would seek out the originals.
B+
Bob Marley And The Wailers-Legend (Expended Edition-Tuff Gong 2002)
The original LP, stockpiled some new Eric Thorngren mixes to add clarity to the times at hand. But in the CD era, Legend has continued to sell, (it still makes the Billboard top 200 each week) and you can find any copy at the thrift store, such as with this copy, 50 cents for a still sealed version, don't mind if I do. I'm not sure if the bonus tracks Easy Skanking and Punky Reggae Party are as essential, The 2nd reissue left them off, The Thorngren mixes did make it to the Legend/Rarities that came out later on and is a worthwhile companion. It seems Marley found his groove after Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer moved on with the I-Threes but he had the Carlton rhythm section with him through it all. Barrett Carlton, the best 'one drop' reggae drummer. Certainly Island did picked the best songs of Marley's career in the first place, from One Love/People Get Ready to Jamming. Marley knew his grooves quite well. I do feel compelled that the bonus tracks did cheapen the album but still an A album is a A album. Even with lesser interesting songs.
A
Joni Mitchell-Point/Counterpoint
Hits [Reprise, 1996]
Would it were modesty that inspired her to release the hour-long Hits and Misses rather than the usual multi-CD doorstop. But given that she's fed her enormous ego hunks of what was once an equally enormous talent for 20 years now, figure the opposite. Unable to abide the thought of superceding any portion of her catalogue, much less adjudging some of it less worthy than the rest, the Grammy-winning Billboard and BMI awardee elected to concentrate beloved older songs in one compilation and leaden newer ones in another. The result is an uncommonly fabulous educational tool for the Ani DiFranco fan on your list that does more for the two post-1980 items it tacks on than Misses does for the seven that weigh it down. But since the cream of the 15 selections can also be found on her four prime early-'70s albums--For the Roses, Court and Spark, Blue, and Ladies of the Canyon--it's docked a notch for inutility. A-
Robert Christgau and his passion for ten dollar words. The guys in Foreigner are the prototype for inutility, with their repackaging and constant Greatest hits live crapola. Trying to find a decent Joni Mitchell album is trying to find a decent Dave Clark Five 45 that's not all scratched up. It's out there somewhere. Mitchell has always been the fussiest artist that I have listened to. This is probably the best album to hear Both Sides Now, Cheslea Morning, and the Circle Song without going to the original albums..Out of all the Joni albums, Court And Spark has been the go to album, Blue and For The Roses a distant second or third. Christgau may have a point, none of the Asylum albums after Court and Spark are not represented and the Geffen sides, bore me, especially Come In From The Cold. Find a cheap copy at the thrift store and you'll be fine. Even inutility albums do have some value...unless you're Foreigner.
B+
Speaking of inutility, Christgau continues to write under the pay to read And It Don't Stop at substack.com. Which is where you can read his reviews of unknown world music and rap acts.
BTW you still have five days to check out Comet Neowise before it starts the long journey to the other side of the universe and won't be back for another 8,000 years. Charlie Chaz Lemm took this stunning shot of the comet.
Beaker Street Playlist 7-17-2020 (Tyler Vincent compiled)
Blue Oyster Cult-ME 262
Cream “Politician”
Chicago “Dialogue (Part I & Part II)”
Second hour:
1. The Chambers Brothers “Time Has Come Today” (Complete Version)
2. Brewer & Shipley “Witchi-Tai-To”
3. The Neville Brothers “Fire On The Mountain”
4. Chris Rea “Burning Feet”
5. Mickey Hart “Where Love Goes (Sito)”
6. The Byrds “Chestnut Mare”
7. Climax Blues Band “Reaching Out”
8. Jeff Beck “Beck’s Bolero” (Live)
9. Captain Beyond “Voyages of Past Travelers”
10. Michael Brewer “Rolling With The Punches”
third hour
1. Styx “I Am The Walrus” (Live – Big Bang Theory)
2. The Dino Kruse Band “Only Come Out At Night”
3. Abraxas Pool “Jingo”
4. David Lindley and El Rayo-X “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” (Live- Very Greasy)
5. Eric Burdon and The Animals “Sky Pilot”
6. Grateful Dead “Wharf Rat” (Live- Skull & Roses)
7. Styx “The Serpent Is Rising> Krakatoa> Hallelujah Chrous”
8. Kula Shaker “Baby You’re A Rich Man” (Live)
final hour
1. Wishbone Ash “The King Will Come” (Live)
2. The Corporation “I Want To Get Out Of My Grave”
3. Gordon Lightfoot “The No Hotel”
4. The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown “Prelude- Nightmare/ Fanfate- Fire Poem/ Fire”
5. The Who “A Quick One While He’s Away” (Live At Leeds)
6. Steeleye Span “The Prickly Bush”
7. Blue Oyster Cult “E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)” (Live- Some Enchanted Evening)
8. Rotary Connection “Lady Jane”
9. Jefferson Starship “Women Who Fly”
Notes:
Beaker Street started earlier than usual with BOC leading off with ME 262. But Clyde gave us the full 11 minute version of Time Has Come Today and the Beaker Street fave Witchi Tai To. Sky Pilot was debuted for the first time that Clyde came back this summer. A few folks complained about the Styx songs but I like their Wooden Nickel albums better than the radio ready crap later on. A few surprises, a couple duds but it is Beaker Street as we all know and love.
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