I had never heard of this group until the were part of the opening act at the recent Grammy Awards. Checked then out and have purchased a couple of their albums. Good, gritty blues-rock. Check 'em out!
The Top 10 from this week in 1979, and then re-calculating a new Top 10 today based upon total lifetime streams:
New single from the Black Crowes. Good to see the brothers Robinson kicking some A together again:
See my post under Simple Pleasures for further context...
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Digging their music, did NOT expect that look for her or the band.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Aerosmith announces their retirement citing Steven Tyler's vocal cord injury recovery issues.
As with any band that has had the longevity as Aerosmith I will tip my hat to them. Overall I'm not a big fan of their work but you can't count them out as one of the most influential American rock bands. While rap rock got a bad name in the late 90's/early 00's, that genre may not have happened without the collaboration of Run DMC and Aerosmith.
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Someone made mention of the The Wallets on FB and it brought back so many memories of the local music scene back in the day. The Wallets, The Suburbs, Husker Du, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, Babes in Toyland, Tina & The B-sides, The Time, Prince (before he blew up), Trip Shakespeare, and surely others I've missed.
Atmosphere...
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Atmosphere...
Love those guys. But if mentioned in any way related to my previous post they were not around in the 80's. 😀
A bit more modern of a playlist so far today:
Erika Wennerstorm – Twisted Highway
Shame – Angie
Joan As a Police Woman – Christobel
Sloan – Penpals
TORRES – Sprinter
Lambchop – Grumpus
Wolf Parade – You Are a Runner
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Sometimes Always
The Inbreds – Any Sense of Time
Broken Social Scene – 7/4
Delta Spirit - Trashcan
Been a very uplifting playlist so far today:
Erika Wennerstorm – Twisted Highway
Shame – Angie
Joan As a Police Woman – Christobel
Sloan – Penpals
TORRES – Sprinter
Lambchop – Grumpus
Wolf Parade – You Are a Runner
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Sometimes Always
The Inbreds – Any Sense of Time
Broken Social Scene – 7/4
Delta Spirit - Trashcan
Linkin Park reemerges with new lineup
https://blabbermouth.net/news/linkin-park-announces-new-lineup-music-and-tour
I'm not sure how I feel about this. I have my own opinions about bands that continue after the passing of a band mate. Chester was the face of Linkin Park but by no means was the only person that made that train roll down the tracks. I'm not surprised that Shinoda and Hahn decided to move forward with a different iteration of LP because it was no secret they've been working on something the last seven years.
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Navarro and Farrell still don’t get along.
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I heard while listening to their Anthology 3 release, that Rocky Raccoon originally came from Minnesota but it was later changed to Dakota. I wonder if Paul was familiar with the Rocky and Bullwinkle show at the time of writing it. Incidentally he wrote the bulk of the song when they were on sabbatical in India, but you wouldn't pick up on that at all when listening to the song. It's obviously a very Americana/folksy sounding tune.
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I heard while listening to their Anthology 3 release, that Rocky Raccoon originally came from Minnesota but it was later changed to Dakota. I wonder if Paul was familiar with the Rocky and Bullwinkle show at the time of writing it. Incidentally he wrote the bulk of the song when they were on sabbatical in India, but you wouldn't pick up on that at all when listening to the song. It's obviously a very Americana/folksy sounding tune.
If Jay Ward had known this he would have demanded The Beatles sue him and insist the lyrics be changed to include Mooslvania!
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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I was recently informed by a GPLer that I'm related to Airey
Nobody wrote more meaningful lyrics than Kris.
"I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday"
"From the rocking of the cradle to the rolling of the hearse, the going up was worth the coming down"
CW McCall's Convey just played on SiriusXM's Road Trip Radio.
I (think) I heard it was requested by @zwak from the Twin Cities.... 😎
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Saw this on twitter and it’s remarkably accurate. 🤣
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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(seeing this late, obviously)CW McCall's Convey just played on SiriusXM's Road Trip Radio.
I (think) I heard it was requested by @zwak from the Twin Cities.... 😎
It was the dark of the moon, on the 6th of June in a Kenworth pulling logs...
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
I asked my wife this yesterday, but who would you name as the weakest link in the Travelling Wilburys?
'29, '40, '74, '76, '79, '02, & '03
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I asked my wife this yesterday, but who would you name as the weakest link in the Travelling Wilburys?
Oof that’s tough.
I was forced to frame this as a different question (who had the biggest impact) in my mind to get to an answer I still don’t like.
I think a lot of people would say Jeff Lynne, but I can’t with the whole project being his and George’s idea. The name is even a play on what Jeff would typically say when he’d hear a bad note when recording. “We’ll bury it in the mix.”
After thinking long and hard from a few different perspectives, I keep landing on Tom Petty. Which I hate because I really like Tom Petty, and I can’t imagine “End of the Line” with anyone else singing the chorus.
Petty is an underrated song writer.
It’s like determining the weakest link on Detroit’s Russian line….there wasn’t one
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Each member of the Wilbury's have/had their strengths and their two albums kind of showcase that. I think people who really don't know Jeff Lynne and his catalog would say he is the weak link but really dig into what he has done in his lifetime as a performer and producer and it's impressive. Putting him along with his good friend George Harrison, genius himself and probably the most underrated Beatle, made the Wilbury's short successful history what it is.
I think this question of who the weak link can get mixed up with who was your favorite Wilbury and then you rank them in a list which isn't really proper. For instance I don't like Bob Dylan's singing at all. I got to see him perform here in Mankato when I worked as an usher. I saw him...checked that box, don't need to see him again. That said...I do understand his place in the music world, he matters and his music does as well. It's like some on GPL who don't like Prince and what he and his music left as a legacy in the history of music.
So I can appreciate each Wilbury and I don't believe any of them to be a weak link.
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I just saw the news. That sucks. 😥
I just saw the news. That sucks. 😥
he was married into the Cargill family, His wife at the time wanted to be married to a musician, they had 3 daughters they got divorced and he inherited a great deal of money after the divorce
Aloha!
February 9, 1964. The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS television network. Despite Montgomery Burns' thoughts on the subject ("Beatles, eh? Oh yes, I seem to remember their off-key caterwauling on the old Sullivan show. What WAS Ed thinking?"), the world changed forever 61 years ago tonight.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Not to date myself (oh, what the hell, that ship has sailed) but I do have a fairly clear memory of that evening. Wish I had a clear enough memory to recall what my parents thoughts were.
@chris83 Reminds me of the poster here who claimed the Beatles were nothing but a boy band every time they were brought up. Can’t think of the name but he lived in Texas. I think he did something and got banned.
They were a boy band until a certain point. Can't remember the name of the 2 compilation albums that came out, but it was the same picture, of the 2 different eras, and their looks were night and day.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Yes. Had both of these.@chris83 Reminds me of the poster here who claimed the Beatles were nothing but a boy band every time they were brought up. Can’t think of the name but he lived in Texas. I think he did something and got banned.
They were a boy band until a certain point. Can't remember the name of the 2 compilation albums that came out, but it was the same picture, of the 2 different eras, and their looks were night and day.
I remember going to school the next day. That's all anyone could talk about.
From a few years back. I'm torn. He doesn't need the money, but is he just hanging on to glory, or is it really the love of playing? Either way, one of my fave songs ever:
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
@chris83 Reminds me of the poster here who claimed the Beatles were nothing but a boy band every time they were brought up. Can’t think of the name but he lived in Texas. I think he did something and got banned.
They were a boy band until a certain point. Can't remember the name of the 2 compilation albums that came out, but it was the same picture, of the 2 different eras, and their looks were night and day.
They were never anything like Backstreet, NSYNC or any K-pop groups. Yes their music and look changed once they stopped touring > Rubber Soul, but they were always subversives and wrote most of the songs they played.
btw I just so happened to be listening to Abbey Road before this and then watched someone react to The Medley from Side 2, which I think is one of the GOATs for musical arrangements.
This is a very good write-up (but lengthy) on not just Abbey Road and the medley, but contextualizes both with all their prior history. Very cool.
Here are the 2025 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Bad Company
- The Black Crowes
- Mariah Carey
- Chubby Checker
- Joe Cocker
- Billy Idol
- Joy Division/New Order
- Cyndi Lauper
- Maná
- Oasis
- Outkast
- Phish
- Soundgarden
- The White Stripes
It will be no surprise to those who know me that I am VERY happy that Billy Idol got nominated and he better get in! 😄
The Abbey Road Medley is pure genius. Talk about going out on top.@chris83 Reminds me of the poster here who claimed the Beatles were nothing but a boy band every time they were brought up. Can’t think of the name but he lived in Texas. I think he did something and got banned.
They were a boy band until a certain point. Can't remember the name of the 2 compilation albums that came out, but it was the same picture, of the 2 different eras, and their looks were night and day.
They were never anything like Backstreet, NSYNC or any K-pop groups. Yes their music and look changed once they stopped touring > Rubber Soul, but they were always subversives and wrote most of the songs they played.
btw I just so happened to be listening to Abbey Road before this and then watched someone react to The Medley from Side 2, which I think is one of the GOATs for musical arrangements.
This is a very good write-up (but lengthy) on not just Abbey Road and the medley, but contextualizes both with all their prior history. Very cool.