Buck Owens-Sweet Rosie Jones
Ministry-Mortal Hygiene
Toots And The Mytals-Got To Be Tough
Marty Stuart-The Pilgrim
Lee Hazelwood-The Complete MGM Years
Dr. Feelgood-Live At The BBC
Avey Grouws Band-Tell Tale Heart
Buck Owens-The Singles 1967-1970
Buck Owens-Tall Dark Stranger
The Bobbettes-I Shot Mr. Lee
Since I cannot trust the local stores to have the latest in new music I have gone to Collector's Choice Music into finding new music from the likes of Ministry and Toots, who's album nobody has had sine it's release of last year. Robert Christgau gave it a A minus but I found it to be a B plus. I wasn't not pleased with the overall bass sound of this album but it is a robust final effort from the departed Toots Hibbert, who gave us some of his toughest songs since Funky Kingston. I should up this to an A minus due to Zak Starkey, former Who and Oasis drummer turned into guitar player and paid the cost of these recordings. Ministry continues to get back into a more heavier sound that reminds one of the Psalm 69 album, full of samples, crazy drum machines and heavy riffing. All Music wasn't impressed but I think it might be Al Jourgenson's best since that Psalm 69.
Marty Stuart, I'm beginning to piece his MCA albums together and The Pilgrim does begin Marty's real digging into country music and bluegrass by having legends George Jones, Johnny Cash and Bill Monroe to appear on this record. Supposely a concept album, Stuart actually added 10 more tracks to the 2019 edition but I got the original. Not bad tho I think his Columbia album Country Music was a bit better. But I have yet to hear a bad Marty Stuart album. The Lee Hazelwood Complete MGM Sessions shows the first cd of his first two MGM albums sounding very good, with the exception of S. J Hoakam being the female counterpoint and more cynical sounding then Nancy and Lee having fun with his take on These Shoes Are Made For Walking. The second CD is his import only Something Special, which is stripped down Lee without Billy Strange around and using his own vocals through a harmonizer instead of a lead guitar. This is probably his thumb at the nose for the odious Mike Curb, who was head of MGM at that time. But then again Mike Curb did managed to destroy MGM anyway. From the the folks at Cherry Red/Big Beat Records.
Ron Tutt passed away. He was the drummer for Elvis' TCB band and later Neil Diamond. Most recently he did one of those Elvis Hologram shows which was fun to look at. Now he gets to join Elvis in the great beyond.
(This bud's for Greg Long , thank you PO'ed Hawkeye fan) Bryon Houlgrave: Photo Cred.
Last week, Iowa came back from behind to beat Penn State 23-20 and was ranked number two in the nation. But then again the naysayers cried out OVERRATED. Paul Finebaum probably one of them. So for homecome week, Iowa hosted and got owned by Purdue 24-7, to which exposed the Iowa offense and Spencer Patras, who threw four interceptions and the feared Iowa Defense fell apart to a wild and wooly Purdue offense. Aidan O'Connell throwing for 375 passing yards and two TDs and rushed for one himself. David Bell had 240 yards receiving against a Iowa D that was rock solid, but cracked over all the field. Purdue has taken 4 out of the last 5 games from the Hawks. Petras, threw three INTs in the fourth quarter, killing the drives there. Needless to say with this shit performace, Iowa still controls its own playoff destiny, but Minnesota, which beat Nebraska 30-23 and forthcoming Wisconsin up next do have some sort of incentive to come up with their own upsets. This year has been a disappointment as well (Chicago Cubs anybody?) but hopefully Iowa will get their act together. But it would not surprise me to see them getting bounced from the Top 10 list. For being number 2, they played like number 2. Speaking of playing like number 2, Arizona State forgot to play the second half against Utah and got smacked 35-21. They might be out of the top 25 for their shit performance. And they did get bounced. Iowa fell to 11th in the top 25. So much for the feel good story of beating Penn State.
And until Michigan beats Ohio State, I will not be convinced of their season.
And the LA Chargers stunk it up in Baltimore 34-6. Tristian Vizcaino can't kick extra points worth a fuck. Six missed XPs this season. He wasn't the only turd. Nothing worked on offense or defense. That concludes the weekend of our teams taking a number 2 and looking like shit.
For the former Marion Indians team, now Wolves, this season has been a exercise in disappointment as well. For their final game at Thomas Park Field, they fell 22-21 to Mason City, as their FG kicker missed a 45 yard attempt in the waning moments of that game. It hasn't been a fun season, since they lost by a point in their opening game to Clear Creek Amana 36-35 and this bookend to their final game, a one point loss. They go to Waterloo East to conclude a one and whatever season. Next year, they won't have to dress at the high school and get bused to Thomas Park Field; they will have their own stadium and their own artificial turf and join the ranks of the other teams and their spiffy stadium and turf. As for myself, I will relish the history of the old Indians and their WAMAC domination, which sadly, ended years before the WAMAC broke up.
Now that we're all depressed of the crappy games, Jane Dillon will cheer you up with a catty costume. Meow indeed. Look but do not touch.
Billy Lee Janey now hosts the Sunday Acoustic Open Mic at Dharma's in beautiful Troy Mills, which is a thirty minute trip from CR. However, the jams have had below average turnout and even Whisky Jo's to which the host drummer had to carry the show since yours truly is back working during the fall peak season. Since I live closer to Stone City, I go to that open mic more often then not. And of course, it's about that time for me to do the Crabby's, which is best of what CR has to offer. But then again, I'm sure it will be the usual suspects that won the pervious few. Maybe some surprises.
New music isn't over yet. Neil Young And Crazy Horse new album Barn is out December 10th. This week, the new Doobie Brothers. With family and health issues bothering me, I don't foresee another bargain hunt for the time being. Life ain't fair.
Just ask Scott Rockenfeld, who is suing his Queensryche band mates for unfair termination after he left in 2017 due to a family issue. Rockenfield didn't play on the last album, (Todd De La Torre actually played drums on that effort). We'll see how this plans out. Since jettisoning Geoff Tate, they have been splintering up left and right, although the De La Torre led albums are their most heaviest since the days of Operation Mindcrime and before. Casey Grillo (Kamelot) has been the Queensryche drummer since Rockenfeld left on family leave.
Ever since starting up this blog, I had made a case of the reissuing of the first album by The Brains, a band led by Tom Gray, who eventually learned to played national steel guitar and reinvent himself with Mark Johnson as Delta Moon, who have made 9 great albums of swamp rock and blues. Saturday Night, Tom Gray lost his battle with cancer which came back in August this year. Gray will forever be known for writing Money Changes Everything, which was a bigger hit for Cyndi Lauper, to which the royalties led Gray to learn to play the national steel guitar. For years, we tried our best to convince the idiots at Polygram, later Universal to reissue their albums to which fell on deaf ears (but Mercury could reissue those Bon Jovi and Rush albums) and it was hoped that we could see those albums on CD before we passed on. Alas, Tom won't get to see them on CD (unless you make a copy from a tape to which I did years later) tho there was talk that he and Jeff Calder (of Swimming Pool Q's) were in the process of readying them for release back in 2020. Nevertheless, Delta Moon was his prime band and if you ever come across a copy of their CDs, check them out. Tom joins Charles Woolf in the great band gig in the skies somewhere. Fare thee well Tom.
Fun Fact: The Brains were the first band signed as one of the early Athens/Atlanta new wave bands, beating REM. Here's a nice tribute to Tom https://www.ajc.com/life/tom-gray-led-a-musical-life-in-two-chapters-first-new-wave-then-blues/N6HBMF2A6VD6JCV3XR4GFUFWMI/
Five Star Mud Game. Houston 47 Oakland 16 Candlestick Park SF 12/17/61
The Oakland Raiders were not very good in 61. Their coach was the first AFL coach to be fired and those Chicago Bears knockoff jerseys were not helping things either. Most of the time, the Raiders found themselves playing at Candlestick Park, which like Kezar, had a field of poor drainage which led to plenty of mud baths in December when the rainy season came to be. Clem Daniels had a decent game, 80 yards rushing and one touchdown. But this was George Blanda's day and he torched the Oakland Defense for 350 yards and four touchdowns, (he did throw two Interceptions, one led to a pick six TD), plus he kicked six extra points and one FG. If you had him at a fantasy football player you would have blown out your opponent. Marty Feldman replaced Eddie Erentz as coach, who wasn't related to the actor but this game would have bugged his eyes out anyway.
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