Good find! Actually that movie soundtrack record (Brimstone and Treacle) had three new Police tracks which at the time were like found treasure inbetween albums to a fan like me. Even just a weird little instrumental studio jam like this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0kUlxK4Q6Y
Excellent, what a great photo! That early Seger stuff is really interesting–all over the map, not by any means uniformly good but almost never dull. And some of it is incredibly good.
Mod, we’re all waiting for the cover for the Great Lost New Wave Seeg Album.
I found this today while doing a bit of web research on the power pop band Cherry Twister:
Their second CD, At Home With Cherry Twister, gained an entry in the Top 200 powerpop lists of 1999.
Am I the only guy that sees the fact that there’s an ANNUAL TOP 200 POWERPOP LIST as a really stupid thing? I swear, powerpop critics are about as demanding as drunks in a karaoke bar.
How’d you like to have released a power pop album in 1999 and not made the list? How badly would you have to suck? “Uhh, sorry, but you came in 201st. Better luck next year!”
Speaking of Seger, while we can all agree that Old Time Rock and Roll is an abomination, I did not know that (according to the wikipedia entry):
“Old Time Rock and Roll”…has since become a standard in popular music, being named by the Amusement & Music Operators Association the most played song ever by a male artist, and ranking #2 on their list of Top 40 Jukebox Singles of All Time. It was also listed as one of the Songs of the Century in 2001.
Did any of you catch Terry Gross’ recent interview with Anna McGarrigle? I didn’t realize that she had written “Heart Like A Wheel”? She said it was the first song she ever wrote. What a way to start!
I did not hear that one. Those McGarrigle Sisters never did anything for me when they appeared in the late-’70s. I’m amazed at their staying power. Actually, I’m amazed at the collective staying power of that entire McGarrigle-Wainwright Axis of Wry Folk.
METAPHYSICAL AUTHORS MASQUERADING AS ROCK STARS DEPT.
Quick! Which beloved instrumentalist wrote the book summarized thusly by Amazon.com? The answer may surprise you!
We perceive time differently according to our state of being. The analogy of the incomprehensibility of a higher physical dimension to a lower physical dimension (Abbot’s “Flatland” novel) suggests a model for dimensions to time and the same relationship between them. The question is – how to access “higher” dimensions of time? The book explores answers and practices relevant to this question.
Good find! Actually that movie soundtrack record (Brimstone and Treacle) had three new Police tracks which at the time were like found treasure inbetween albums to a fan like me. Even just a weird little instrumental studio jam like this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0kUlxK4Q6Y
Seger Seger Seger Seger
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/bob-seeger-bootleg-compilation/Content?oid=3770583
Excellent, what a great photo! That early Seger stuff is really interesting–all over the map, not by any means uniformly good but almost never dull. And some of it is incredibly good.
Mod, we’re all waiting for the cover for the Great Lost New Wave Seeg Album.
I found this today while doing a bit of web research on the power pop band Cherry Twister:
Their second CD, At Home With Cherry Twister, gained an entry in the Top 200 powerpop lists of 1999.
Am I the only guy that sees the fact that there’s an ANNUAL TOP 200 POWERPOP LIST as a really stupid thing? I swear, powerpop critics are about as demanding as drunks in a karaoke bar.
How’d you like to have released a power pop album in 1999 and not made the list? How badly would you have to suck? “Uhh, sorry, but you came in 201st. Better luck next year!”
They don’t sound very demanding, if they let 200 albums a year onto their list.
Speaking of Seger, while we can all agree that Old Time Rock and Roll is an abomination, I did not know that (according to the wikipedia entry):
“Old Time Rock and Roll”…has since become a standard in popular music, being named by the Amusement & Music Operators Association the most played song ever by a male artist, and ranking #2 on their list of Top 40 Jukebox Singles of All Time. It was also listed as one of the Songs of the Century in 2001.
Alas.
And speaking of Linda Ronstadt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDrkUmxrxpQ&feature=related
Did any of you catch Terry Gross’ recent interview with Anna McGarrigle? I didn’t realize that she had written “Heart Like A Wheel”? She said it was the first song she ever wrote. What a way to start!
A friend just posted this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql6Hv5U2Tn0&feature=share
Twee! And nicer than the original, I think.
I’d never heard this song before. The newer version does a better job of maximizing the hooks, but check out how The Kidz grooved to the original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFopQdUXQl0&feature=related
I did not hear that one. Those McGarrigle Sisters never did anything for me when they appeared in the late-’70s. I’m amazed at their staying power. Actually, I’m amazed at the collective staying power of that entire McGarrigle-Wainwright Axis of Wry Folk.
Ha! Is it just my imagination or do teens from the 60’s look older than teens of today?
METAPHYSICAL AUTHORS MASQUERADING AS ROCK STARS DEPT.
Quick! Which beloved instrumentalist wrote the book summarized thusly by Amazon.com? The answer may surprise you!
We perceive time differently according to our state of being. The analogy of the incomprehensibility of a higher physical dimension to a lower physical dimension (Abbot’s “Flatland” novel) suggests a model for dimensions to time and the same relationship between them. The question is – how to access “higher” dimensions of time? The book explores answers and practices relevant to this question.
Dee Dee Ramone?