The Beaker Hour from KCCK and Big Mo
Old Moon Madness-Thin Lizzy
Dead Babies-Alice Cooper
Medicated Goo-Traffic
Deteroia-National Lampoon
Time Has Come Today-Chambers Brothers
Slippin' Into Darkness-War
Piece Of My Heart-Big Brother And The Holding Company with Janis Joplin
For Ladies Only-Steppenwolf
Soul Love-David Bowie
While we await for the complete list of last night's Beaker Street show from Arkansas. Big Mo came back to do the Friday night show and threw a few surprises. Mostly For Ladies Only from Steppenwolf, which never gets played. Big Mo tends to have more R and B songs in his show, but it's always cool to see War's Slipping Into Darkness as a song. Perhaps Big Mo can find Mandrill's Fence Walk?
Clyde Clifford's Beaker Street (incomplete)
Includes John Cage 4 33
9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
1. Captain Beyond “Dancing Madly Backwards (On A Sea Of Air)”
2. Yes “Yours Is No Disgrace”
3. Blind Faith “Can’t Find My Way Home”
4. Credence Clearwater Revival “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”
5. Talking Heads “Take Me To The River” (Live)
6. Blind Faith “Sea of Joy” (Featuring digital gremlins in the new studio)
*Lengthy pause for technical difficulties on the stream.. Clyde said he played Proto-Kaw “Relics Of The Tempest” Nothing came through on stream. It appears it went out over regular radio*
7. Proto-Kaw “Relics Of The Tempest”
8. Blue Oyster Cult “Sole Survivor”
9. Lucifer “Solomon’s Ring”
10. Renaissance “Prologue”
10 p.m. to 11 p.m.
1. Jethro Tull “Cross-Eyed Mary” (Live)
2. Oingo Boingo “Dead Man’s Party”
3. Neil Young “Living With War”
4. Michael Brewer “Rolling With The Punches”
5. Mountain “Mississippi Queen”
6. Mickey Hart “Island Groove”
7. The String Cheese Incident “Black Clouds” (Live)
8. Yes “Homeworld (The Ladder)”
9. Pure Prairie League “Falling In And Out Love/ Amie”
10. Vanilla Fudge “Ticket To Ride”
11. Tommy Bolin “Gypsy Soul”
11 p.m. to Midnight
1. The Yardbirds “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago”
2. Steeleye Span “The Weaver And The Factory Maid”
3. Steely Dan “Bodhisattva”
4. Rainbow “Starstruck”
5. Scallion “Dragonfly”
6. Audience “The House On The Hill”
7. Procol Harum “In Held ‘Twas In I: I- Glimpses of Nirvana” (excerpt)
8. Chicago “Questions 67 & 68”
9. Dr. John “Babylon”
10. Trout Fishing In America “No Matter What Goes Right”
There was technical problems to which John Cage 4"33 would be the so called song of the night. Rainbow's Starstuck makes a rare debut on Beaker Street. Kudos to Clyde for keeping the music of Blue Oyster Cult alive outside of the usual two that classic rock radio runs into the ground.
(joe robbins/getty images)
In College Football, Iowa continues to dominate their opponents, ending a six game losing streak by destroying Penn State 41-21. The running duo of Mikil Sargent and Tyler Goodson ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns giving the much maligned coach Kirk Ferentz his 100th big ten victory, joining the likes of Woody Hayes, Bo Schembecker and Alonzo Stagg as the only coaches to do that. Daviyon Dixon put the exclamation point with a 71 yard pick six to send Penn State to an 0-5 record, the worst in their history. Hawks play Nebraska this Friday. We expect a victory since Illinois popped the Cornhuskers 41-23. Ohio State had to hold on to defeat the surprising Indiana team and Northwestern still having a chance to make the CFP by manhanding Wisconisn.
AC DC-PWR UP (Columbia/Albert Productions 2020)
An AC DC album is as reliable as Motorhead, you know you're going to get an album of guitar riff songs, but the albums do vary of technique or production. In the age of digital recording, the sound will vary. Last time we heard from the guys, they made Rock Or Bust, an album that didn't convince the critics that it was one of their best but I always thought it rocked. The crisis came forward, Malcom Young had to retire and later died from dementia, Brian Johnson was losing his hearing and Phil Rudd had gotten arrested and Chris Slade came to rescue him on a tour and Stevie Young replaced Malcolm and Axl Rose took over vocals and Cliff Williams retired. Or so he thought. Six years later, Brian found a way to hear himself, Williams unretired and Phil Rudd reclaimed his drummer's spot again. And the end result is a brand spanking new AC DC album. While the raves have been very positive, (their best since Back In Black? That's a reach) PWR UP does keep the riffs and Rudd's straight ahead beats (he might be the most bland drummer in rock history, he doesn't break much of a sweat on this) keeps it simple. 12 songs that go to 41 minutes, which vary of outstanding to good to great and whatever my mood is, passable. This time out, Brendan O'Brien's production and sound is a bit on the harsh side (blame long time sound guy Mike Fraser as well) and hard on these 60 year old ears. Realize starts off the party and Rejection are a good one two punch, but perhaps it's Fraser and O'Brien going deaf as well. They do end things on a up note, with Code Red, which seems to be a rewrite of sorts of Back In Black. In between, there's nothing close to that album of 40 years ago that turned a new chapter of AC DC into one of the longest lasting bands even before the passing of Malcolm Young but Stevie Young does fine with the sound n tone. It's great to hear the guys rocking again, perhaps next time they could get their damn producer and engineer to make it sound like Back In Black.
B
Record from the past: Radiohead/Pablo Honey (Capitol 1993)
They wanted to be Dinosaur Jr or the Pixies more so than Pink Floyd at this time and good for them. The Nirvana rip offs were not their calling, nor being Bush, to which the latter band was much better aping College rock better. Never cared for this record till I found this cheap in the dollar bins to see if I was right about forgetting these guys. History has been more kind tho, it seems Kid A is their classic rather than OK Computer. Is It You? reminded me of Idlewild, who wanted to be Nirvana in the worst way before finding their own groove and ID later on. I might overlook my distain for KID A if I find that in the cheap bins but perhaps I'll be more openminded than I was when Bruce Stanley was alive and we were slamming this record being played on KUNI. And if you listen to this album to the end, you'll be rewarded with another version of Creep, easily their best song, ever.
B-
Five Star Mud Game: Green Bay 20 Chicago 3 11/10/74 Milwaukee
Green Bay has had their share of mud bowls but when they would venture to County Stadium in Milwaukee, they would have a few of their own in that stadium. I remember seeing this on TV and the Bears got blown to bits, Gary Huff sacked four times and the Bears fumbling 5 times and losing 4 of them. Steve Odom fumbled a punt and then proceeded to run it back 95 yards for a TD, with perhaps Bob Parsons making one of the most timid tackles, which Odom shook off and laughed his way to the end zone. The Bears D did play fairly well but John Hadl to John Staggers pass went for 63 yards and a John Brockington TD. Meanwhile the baseball infield turned into a big ole Mud puddle as Huff got a faceful of it from a angry Packer DE for a sack. Rained a lot that day in Milwaukee.
The New And Improved R Smith Show Playlist: 11/22/2020
Alice's Restaurant (the massacree revisited)-Arlo Guthrie (dedicated to Maki Dervo)
AC/DC PWR Up album
Realize
Rejection
Shot In The Dark
Through The Mists Of Time
Kick You When You're Down
Witch's Spell
Demon Fire
Wild Reputation
No Man's Land
Systems Down
Money Shot
Code Red.
You Lost Me-The Townedgers
After The Dance
Isabella
Hour 2
Looking For A Leader 2020-Neil Young
Creep-Radiohead
How Do You?
Up Against The Wall-Tom Robinson Band
Better Decide Which Side You're On
Marvin
Glad To Be Gay
Right On Sister
Loser-Beck
King Of The Hill-Roger McGuinn
Commit a Crime-Howlin Wolf
Won't Get Fooled Again (Kids Are Alright version)-The Who
