1969 on Wed 4/13/05

[RGMike]

Woo Hoo! finally some 60s this week.

[RGMike]

starting with some 5-D for Gaz!

[Gazoo]

Immediate BOS vote to "Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In": that transition between the two still gives me chills.  Genius, this production.  (Bones Howe?)

[RGMike]

Immediate BOS vote to "Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In": that transition between the two still gives me chills.  Genius, this production.  (Bones Howe?)

indeed it was Mr Bones.  Dick Bartley did his semi-annual 5-D spotlight a few weeks back, and while he didn't honor my request for "If I Could Reach You" (he didn't have clips of Marilyn McCoo discussing that particular tune), it was the usual fab assortment.  Marilyn specifically credited Howe with coming up with the idea of making A/LTSSI a medley. They had seen Hair and immediately wanted to do the song, but were warned that several artists had tried to have a hit with it to no avail.

[Gazoo]

Gosh, it seems like just yesterday I was bitching about how much I hate "Lay Lady Lay."  I'll skip the grammar lesson today and just say that if anyone entered my bedroom sounding like that, he'd be dismissed forthwith.

[mshray]

Immediate BOS vote to "Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In": that transition between the two still gives me chills.  Genius, this production.  (Bones Howe?)

indeed it was Mr Bones.  Dick Bartley did his semi-annual 5-D spotlight a few weeks back, and while he didn't honor my request for "If I Could Reach You" (he didn't have clips of Marilyn McCoo discussing that particular tune), it was the usual fab assortment.  Marilyn specifically credited Howe with coming up with the idea of making A/LTSSI a medley. They had seen Hair and immediately wanted to do the song, but were warned that several artists had tried to have a hit with it to no avail.

Yesterday I stuck with the regular Drive stream post set & Bob was discussing how difficult medleys are to pull off (He played "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature").   After the song he said a he toook a call form someone reminding him about "Waitning For The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago", and Bob said that was one of the very few other good ones.  Iwanted to mention the Kings, but I didn't try to find the number to call in.

[RGMike]

I realize there's a play-the-hits factor to any 10@10, but "Spinning Wheel" is probably my least favorite song from this LP.  I'd love to hear "Sometimes in Winter", er, sometimes.

[Gazoo]

I'd rather ride a Stone Poney than a Painted Pony.

"Do you know what latitude, longitude, latitude,
Do you know what latitude, longitude means?"

[RGMike]

I'd rather ride a Stone Poney than a Painted Pony.

"Do you know what latitude, longitude, latitude,
Do you know what latitude, longitude means?"

actually that musical couplet at the end is an old German drinking song, "Ach du leibe Augustine" or something like that.

[ggould]

Joss she ain't

[Gazoo]

Yuck, Crazy Elephant.  Stephen Hawking could play a better guitar solo than this.

[RGMike]

Joss she ain't

and thank God(dess) for that.  Would love to hear "Kozmic Blues" in some future '69 or '70 set.

[Gazoo]

Joss she ain't

LOL!  Meant to be appended with "And that's a good thing"?

[RGMike]

Yuck, Crazy Elephant.  Stephen Hawking could play a better guitar solo than this.

it ain't yer day, bub.  at least it's the short version.

[mshray]

Yuck, Crazy Elephant.  Stephen Hawking could play a better guitar solo than this.

 The bass player is mostly playing the melody line though, which I kinda like.  I've got that whole 4-disc Nuggets collection & been listening to it a lot.   There's quite a bit of amateurish guitar playing on there but I still like it.