What are you listening to? January 2023
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The Cure - Disintegration (1989)
axolotl
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Is her shoe levitating? What does that guy claim to be doing in that position?Musica Antiqua Koln (Reinhard Goebel, Dir.) - French Baroque Concertos (1983)
Delightful pieces that belie the obscurity of these composers.
Zeeba Neighba
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Ten Songs From...Lizzo
1) "Truth Hurts"
2) "Juice"
3) "Boys"
4) "Good as Hell"
5) "Rumors" (feat. Cardi B)
6) "About Damn Time"
7) "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
8) "Special"
9) "Tempo" (feat. Missy Elliott)
10) "Cuz I Love You"
1) "Truth Hurts"
2) "Juice"
3) "Boys"
4) "Good as Hell"
5) "Rumors" (feat. Cardi B)
6) "About Damn Time"
7) "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)"
8) "Special"
9) "Tempo" (feat. Missy Elliott)
10) "Cuz I Love You"
if it was on RYM, but it moves too slow and hasn't gotten there yet.
Ojai Sam
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Looks to me like she kicked it off and he's raising his hat to defend himself.
Ojai Sam
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Bobby Pedrick Jr. - From The Beginning (rec. 1958-63, Cat King Cole comp 2009)
Bobby's first hit was "White Bucks And Saddle Shoes" in 1958 when he was just 12 years old. He went on to a long career that included name changes to "Bobby And The Consoles" and "The Inferno". His final change to "Robert John" in the 70's brought him a top 50 hit with "If You Don't Want My Love" and a gold record for his cover of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". This collection focuses on his early work, well crafted teen (and preteen) pop.
Bobby's first hit was "White Bucks And Saddle Shoes" in 1958 when he was just 12 years old. He went on to a long career that included name changes to "Bobby And The Consoles" and "The Inferno". His final change to "Robert John" in the 70's brought him a top 50 hit with "If You Don't Want My Love" and a gold record for his cover of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". This collection focuses on his early work, well crafted teen (and preteen) pop.
Zeeba Neighba
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Ten Songs from...the 1977 Charts
1) "Lido Shuffle" by Boz Scaggs
2) "The Things We Do For Love' by 10 cc
3) "After the Lovin'" by Englebert Humperdinck
4) "Heard it in a Love Song" by The Marshall Tucker Band
5) "The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners
6) "Don't Give Up On Us" by David Soul
7) "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac
8) "Weekend in New England" by Barry Manilow
9) "Couldn't Get it Right" by Climax Blues Band
10) "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon
So now four days in, enjoying taking an artist and listening to a random variety of songs - some hits, some album tracks. Today, applying it to the year 1977 - wanted to get a fair variety of the charts for that year which, yes, for 1977, means some AM schmaltz (giggled when I put David Soul on the list). Didn't want to concentrate on an artist that could easily fill a Ten Songs list on their own, but would be hard to have avoided Rumours singles in 1977.
1) "Lido Shuffle" by Boz Scaggs
2) "The Things We Do For Love' by 10 cc
3) "After the Lovin'" by Englebert Humperdinck
4) "Heard it in a Love Song" by The Marshall Tucker Band
5) "The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners
6) "Don't Give Up On Us" by David Soul
7) "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac
8) "Weekend in New England" by Barry Manilow
9) "Couldn't Get it Right" by Climax Blues Band
10) "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon
So now four days in, enjoying taking an artist and listening to a random variety of songs - some hits, some album tracks. Today, applying it to the year 1977 - wanted to get a fair variety of the charts for that year which, yes, for 1977, means some AM schmaltz (giggled when I put David Soul on the list). Didn't want to concentrate on an artist that could easily fill a Ten Songs list on their own, but would be hard to have avoided Rumours singles in 1977.
axolotl
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Always good to hear from Hutch.
Ojai Sam
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How are you selecting the songs?
Zeeba Neighba
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With artists, I try to mix it up between know hits and some album tracks. With pop artists, I'll make sure I hit their charting songs
Today, with 1977, just pulled up Billboard's top 100 singles of the year and tried to pick a varied bunch but reflective of radio (in this case AM radio) of the year. Groups like ABBA and Fleetwood Mac all over the charts that year but, as I mentioned, they could fill their own Ten Song list so didn't go too heavily with such groups.
After all, how often does one breakout Climax Blues Band and Marshall Tucker Band? Trying to keep it a bit fun
Ojai Sam
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Zeeb, you missed your calling as a program director.With artists, I try to mix it up between know hits and some album tracks. With pop artists, I'll make sure I hit their charting songs
Today, with 1977, just pulled up Billboard's top 100 singles of the year and tried to pick a varied bunch but reflective of radio (in this case AM radio) of the year. Groups like ABBA and Fleetwood Mac all over the charts that year but, as I mentioned, they could fill their own Ten Song list so didn't go too heavily with such groups.
After all, how often does one breakout Climax Blues Band and Marshall Tucker Band? Trying to keep it a bit fun
The Carter Family - Three Generations (1974)
Vinyl Rip Of The Day. My scan is much better but too large to upload.
This must be one of the few Johnny Cash productions that never got digitized. Maybelle, Helen and Anita are all in fine form but grandkids Lorrie Davis and David Jones were not blessed with memorable voices.
on the Sam-O-Meter.
Zeeba Neighba
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Saturday morning classical listening:
Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Job
Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 3
Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Job
Sergei Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 3
Zeeba Neighba
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Ten Songs From…The Talking Heads
1) “Psycho Killer”
2) “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel”
3) “I Zimbra”
4) “Life During Wartime”
5) “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes on)”
6) “Burning Down the House”
7) “Girlfriend is Better”
8) “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)”
9) “Road to Nowhere”
10) “(Nothing but) Flowers”
1) “Psycho Killer”
2) “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel”
3) “I Zimbra”
4) “Life During Wartime”
5) “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes on)”
6) “Burning Down the House”
7) “Girlfriend is Better”
8) “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)”
9) “Road to Nowhere”
10) “(Nothing but) Flowers”
Ojai Sam
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Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart - s/t (1976)
Vinyl Rip Of The Day.
After reading exhaustively about The Beatles post-breakup, it was heartening to remember that The Monkees were somehow able to put aside their differences to entertain their many fans in the years after Monkeemania. Maybe economic necessity has an upside after all.
This record mashed up the two more commercial simians with one of the lightest weight duets ever to grace the Top 40. I wasn't aware of this record back in the day. If I had been, I doubtless would have found lots to criticize as I spun my copy of "Hold Your Head Up" yet another time.
Today, I'm a lot more charitable. The songs are nothing to write home about, although Mickey and Davy did manage to create a couple of tunes without the aid of Boyce and Hart. The reggae-inflected cover of "Teenager In Love" is quite nice too. Their only real mistake was taking on The Coasters' "Along Came Jones".
on the Sam-O-Meter. Pleasant if not memorable.
Vinyl Rip Of The Day.
After reading exhaustively about The Beatles post-breakup, it was heartening to remember that The Monkees were somehow able to put aside their differences to entertain their many fans in the years after Monkeemania. Maybe economic necessity has an upside after all.
This record mashed up the two more commercial simians with one of the lightest weight duets ever to grace the Top 40. I wasn't aware of this record back in the day. If I had been, I doubtless would have found lots to criticize as I spun my copy of "Hold Your Head Up" yet another time.
Today, I'm a lot more charitable. The songs are nothing to write home about, although Mickey and Davy did manage to create a couple of tunes without the aid of Boyce and Hart. The reggae-inflected cover of "Teenager In Love" is quite nice too. Their only real mistake was taking on The Coasters' "Along Came Jones".
on the Sam-O-Meter. Pleasant if not memorable.
axolotl
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Didn't Boyce and Hart write that galloping classic: "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight?"
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