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Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 10:00:14 AM
This must be the week we catch up on our post-1980 sets, since we only had one last week.
Title: she's got the look hook
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:01:33 AM
the very beginning of the song the jangly guitar figure sounded kind of like a Bizzaro world version of 'last train to clarkesville.'
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:02:47 AM
I'm shocked! KFOG misses an opportunity for shameless self-promotion.

And yes, "The Look" does start out sounding like "Clarksville".
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:06:15 AM
'88 Wish List:

Debbie Harry, "Liar Liar"
Kylie, "I Should Be So Lucky"
Yazz & the Plastic People, "The Only Way is Up"

fat chance on any of those actually being played.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 10:07:05 AM
there's that sexy voice again!
(i know. i'm late)
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 10:08:54 AM
oh, yeah! i forgot! kfog is *the* bay area station that plays robert cray. i'm glad someone does...
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 10:09:34 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
I'm shocked! KFOG misses an opportunity for shameless self-promotion.

And yes, "The Look" does start out sounding like "Clarksville".


True, but I don't get the feeling that they've been flogging the Spring Break thing with quite the same enthusiasm as they have in the past. Fine by me. Low key is better.

(Btw, I heard a promo for it the other night with a tag at the end that said "it's a wing-ding thing"  so maybe they haven't abandoned that franchise name entirely.)
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:09:56 AM
I got here just in time for "The Night Patrol," boring me to tears.  "Oh, they're homeless, that's sad."  Songs like this tend to have a "Noble Savage" streak that always irks me -- see "Mr. Wendal" for the case exemplar.

So I missed "U Got the Look," then?  Damn!
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Alicat on March 24, 2005, 10:11:10 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
I got here just in time for "The Night Patrol," boring me to tears.  "Oh, they're homeless, that's sad."  Songs like this tend to have a "Noble Savage" streak that always irks me -- see "Mr. Wendal" for the case exemplar.

So I missed "U Got the Look," then?  Damn!

Beg to differ. LOVE Robert Cray.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 10:12:11 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
I got here just in time for "The Night Patrol," boring me to tears.  "Oh, they're homeless, that's sad."  Songs like this tend to have a "Noble Savage" streak that always irks me -- see "Mr. Wendal" for the case exemplar.

So I missed "U Got the Look," then?  Damn!


you're so weird, bobby. desperation in "the night patrol" bores you, but chapin makes you cry? maybe you don't like upbeat sad songs....

BOS: MINISTRY!!!!!
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:12:23 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
I got here just in time for "The Night Patrol," boring me to tears.  "Oh, they're homeless, that's sad."  Songs like this tend to have a "Noble Savage" streak that always irks me -- see "Mr. Wendal" for the case exemplar.

So I missed "U Got the Look," then?  Damn!


no, you missed "The Look" by Roxette.  IF ONLY Dave would play Prince & Sheena some day *sigh*.
Title: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:12:33 AM
what the hell is this?
Title: Re: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:14:25 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
what the hell is this?


You answered your own question.

From the same folks who would late give us "Psalm 69."
Title: Re: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:15:22 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
Quote from: "ggould"
what the hell is this?


You answered your own question.

From the same folks who would late give us "Psalm 69."
sorry, my cluelessness is legend; please identify song and artist (sic)
Title: Re: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 10:16:17 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
what the hell is this?


Ministry.

And here's a bit of trivia: Ministry's drummer, Bill Rieflin, is now the regular sticks-man for Scott McCaughey's & Pete Buck's popcentric Minus 5.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:17:41 AM
Dylan or Wilburys?
Title: Re: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:18:20 AM
Quote from: "urth"
Quote from: "ggould"
what the hell is this?


Ministry.

And here's a bit of trivia: Ministry's drummer, Bill Rieflin, is now the regular sticks-man for Scott McCaughey's & Pete Buck's popcentric Minus 5.
KFOG's 10@10 is a very popular workplace radio I would guess.  If you listened hard (after turning off the radio) you would hear the sound of radios all over the bay area being turned off or changed.  Where's my fucking advil?
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:18:42 AM
Ewww.  A Wilbury Twist with my diet coke.  WOS2 following the Ministry.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 10:19:11 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Dylan or Wilburys?


The latter. But I thought Dylan at first too.
Title: Re: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:21:05 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "urth"
Quote from: "ggould"
what the hell is this?


Ministry.

And here's a bit of trivia: Ministry's drummer, Bill Rieflin, is now the regular sticks-man for Scott McCaughey's & Pete Buck's popcentric Minus 5.
KFOG's 10@10 is a very popular workplace radio I would guess.  If you listened hard (after turning off the radio) you would hear the sound of radios all over the bay area being turned off or changed.  Where's my fucking advil?


Just another example of Dave's sometimes maddening perversity. He's afraid to play perfectly obvious pop hits from a number of different years but he'll play that song, which surely KFOG didn't play at the time of release.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:21:07 AM
Sad that it takes some Katrina Oil to light this set up.  I don't want to give BOS to "Blue Sky Mining" but I may have to.

Let's have some Whitney, for fuck's sake.  She needs the support now.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:21:48 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
Sad that it takes some Katrina Oil to light this set up.  I don't want to give BOS to "Blue Sky Mining" but I may have to.

Let's have some Whitney, for fuck's sake.  She needs the support now.


WRONG YEAR ALERT!

"Blue Sky Mine" is from 1990.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Beej on March 24, 2005, 10:22:02 AM
I'm gonna HM "Blue Sky Mine" at least.
Title: provisional BOS?
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:23:02 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
Sad that it takes some Katrina Oil to light this set up.  I don't want to give BOS to "Blue Sky Mining" but I may have to..
My sediments exactly.
Title: Re: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 10:23:44 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Just another example of Dave's sometimes maddening perversity. He's afraid to play perfectly obvious pop hits from a number of different years but he'll play that song, which surely KFOG didn't play at the time of release.


I would suspect that, If KFOG had EVER played this song outside of a 10@10 set, it was probably on some long-departed Sunday night Metal specialty show (if there ever were such a thing). I can't picture Ministry ever being part of the daily KFOG rotation.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:23:55 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
Sad that it takes some Katrina Oil to light this set up.  I don't want to give BOS to "Blue Sky Mining" but I may have to.

On second thought, it's probably all the more important to hear this now.  Every person who has ever voted in favor of bringing a Wal-Mart in their community should be subjected to regular doses of this song.
Title: Re: provisional BOS?
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:24:25 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "Gazoo"
Sad that it takes some Katrina Oil to light this set up.  I don't want to give BOS to "Blue Sky Mining" but I may have to..
My sediments exactly.

Cute.   :D
Title: Re: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 10:25:24 AM
Quote from: "urth"

I would suspect that, If KFOG had EVER played this song outside of a 10@10 set, it was probably on some long-departed Sunday night Metal specialty show (if there ever were such a thing). I can't picture Ministry ever being part of the daily KFOG rotation.


headbanger's ball, baby! i remember sneaking that in on saturday nights after snl. or was it friday night??

vhm: tdd!
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Beej on March 24, 2005, 10:25:28 AM
Oh, Lord- it's "Wishing Well".
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:25:55 AM
It's by now obvious that Dave owns "Wishing Well" either as a cassingle or on a compilation CD, given his refusal to play anything from this album except this and "As Yet Untitled."
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:26:10 AM
Yikes!  TTD, "Katrina Well". SO many other great tracks on this LP.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 10:26:33 AM
More sound clips of dubious audio-quality. The Commodore 64 ad sounds as though it were recorded using the condenser mic on someone's cassette boom-box.

Dave must have a new source for clips, but they're not exactly, ummm, pristine.
Title: Re: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:27:05 AM
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
Quote from: "urth"

I would suspect that, If KFOG had EVER played this song outside of a 10@10 set, it was probably on some long-departed Sunday night Metal specialty show (if there ever were such a thing). I can't picture Ministry ever being part of the daily KFOG rotation.


headbanger's ball, baby! i remember sneaking that in on saturday nights after snl. or was it friday night??

vhm: tdd!

Headbangers' Ball was Friday night.  Saturday night, IIRC, was 120 Minutes with the annoyingly-accented host Dive Kendall.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Alicat on March 24, 2005, 10:27:38 AM
Geoff gets the crankypants today! This is what the 80's does to 60's-70's music people, including me.

I do like Wishing Well
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:27:53 AM
Quote from: "urth"
More sound clips of dubious audio-quality. The Commodore 64 ad sounds as though it were recorded using the condenser mic on someone's cassette boom-box.

Dave must have a new source for clips, but they're not exactly, ummm, pristine.

My guess is that Dave recently bought someone's home recordings at a yard sale or off eBay.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 10:29:05 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
It's by now obvious that Dave owns "Wishing Well" either as a cassingle or on a compilation CD, given his refusal to play anything from this album except this and "As Yet Untitled."


ha! dave gets cassingled out! likes those people in high school who prentended to own an entire album. "yeah, yeah - i know that song!"
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 10:29:27 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Yikes!  TTD, "Katrina Well". SO many other great tracks on this LP.


And the "1988" bumper stepped all over the end of the tune. Now that's something you rarely hear happen--the 10@10 production values are usually spot-on.
Title: I'll wear it with pride!
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:29:39 AM
Quote from: "Alicat"
Geoff gets the crankypants today! This is what the 80's does to 60's-70's music people, including me.

I do like Wishing Well
but seriously folks, I really do have a headache now!
Title: Re: fuckin' nails on a blackboard!
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 10:30:26 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"

Headbangers' Ball was Friday night.  Saturday night, IIRC, was 120 Minutes with the annoyingly-accented host Dive Kendall.


oh, yes. then ministry would have appeared on 120 minutes, too...
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 10:31:08 AM
hey, is this ian mccullough? "neither here nor there."

where's mshray? he would know.
Title: Commodore 64
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:31:09 AM
the heady glory days of affordable computing!  I played Jumpman to death, wrote my own payroll, and production control programs to run on the C64.  Wow.
Title: Re: I'll wear it with pride!
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 10:32:33 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "Alicat"
Geoff gets the crankypants today! This is what the 80's does to 60's-70's music people, including me.

I do like Wishing Well
but seriously folks, I really do have a headache now!

I'm right there with you.  Anyone got a suggestion for a Sunshine Pop station after this?  (Sunshine Pop = Fifth Dimension, Peppermint Rainbow, Free Design, Monkees, Association, Montanas, Brasil '66, Orpheus, et al -- basically, anything with airy harmonies and pop sensibilities)
Title: anybody know the bass player on this Robert Plant song?
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:35:11 AM
the fretless zoop caught my ear, but I guess not every UK fretless track comes from Pino.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:35:33 AM
VHM Percy.  Ship of Fools, indeed.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:36:08 AM
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
hey, is this ian mccullough? "neither here nor there."

where's mshray? he would know.


I thought it was the Church (?)
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 10:36:53 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
hey, is this ian mccullough? "neither here nor there."

where's mshray? he would know.


I thought it was the Church (?)


you're probably right. i don't think solo mccullough happened until '90.
Title: Percy's full name?
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:38:35 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
VHM Percy.  Ship of Fools, indeed.
I think he did some awesome work with Eno.
Title: Re: anybody know the bass player on this Robert Plant song?
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 10:38:50 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
the fretless zoop caught my ear, but I guess not every UK fretless track comes from Pino.


Thought it might have been, but not in this case. AMG says it's Phil Scragg.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 10:39:26 AM
i think the brothers finn own susquehanna.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:39:52 AM
Sister Katrina, Katrina Madly, Crowded Katrina...
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:40:46 AM
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
i think the brothers finn own susquehanna.


Maybe we can get them to fill in for Ralph Barbieri.
Title: Re: Percy's full name?
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 10:42:25 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "RGMike"
VHM Percy.  Ship of Fools, indeed.
I think he did some awesome work with Eno.


You mean the guy who was in Brand X? Percy Jones. Phil Collins' fusion side project. GREAT bassist.

I think Mike was referring to Plant's nickname, Percy.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 10:42:43 AM
Thank God THAT'S over...

I think I'll SmoothFM it today.
Title: I'm headed for my iPod's "reading music" playlist
Post by: ggould on March 24, 2005, 10:43:42 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Thank God THAT'S over...

I think I'll SmoothFM it today.
the headache is subsiding.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: mshray on March 24, 2005, 12:58:54 PM
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
hey, is this ian mccullough? "neither here nor there."

where's mshray? he would know.


Sorry gang.  I apparently tore a muscle in my calf yesterday while playing hookie in the city (on my way into Amoeba Records, no less).  Today is all about doctor visits & getting fitted for crutches.  No camping trip this weekend with the extended family afterall.

The only upside, I'll qualify for a temporary handicapped parking pass.

I think the song in question is the Church, if I'm right Dave played it once last year.

catch y'all tomorrow.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: RGMike on March 24, 2005, 01:15:00 PM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
hey, is this ian mccullough? "neither here nor there."

where's mshray? he would know.


Sorry gang.  I apparently tore a muscle in my calf yesterday while playing hookie in the city (on my way into Amoeba Records, no less).  Today is all about doctor visits & getting fitted for crutches.  No camping trip this weekend with the extended family afterall.

The only upside, I'll qualify for a temporary handicapped parking pass.

I think the song in question is the Church, if I'm right Dave played it once last year.

catch y'all tomorrow.


Feel, better, bub!  You certainly didn't miss anything spectacular in this '88 set.  But the Drive's '74 was nice.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: urth on March 24, 2005, 01:25:39 PM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
hey, is this ian mccullough? "neither here nor there."

where's mshray? he would know.


Sorry gang.  I apparently tore a muscle in my calf yesterday while playing hookie in the city (on my way into Amoeba Records, no less).  Today is all about doctor visits & getting fitted for crutches.  No camping trip this weekend with the extended family afterall.

The only upside, I'll qualify for a temporary handicapped parking pass.

I think the song in question is the Church, if I'm right Dave played it once last year.

catch y'all tomorrow.


Well I hope you didn't let that stop you from picking up a few CDs at Amoeba before hobbling off to the medics.

And now I guess you'll just have to spend the weekend in front of the TV seeing how your picks do in the NCAA. At any rate, hope you feel better and are up and around soon.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Gazoo on March 24, 2005, 01:36:25 PM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
hey, is this ian mccullough? "neither here nor there."

where's mshray? he would know.


Sorry gang.  I apparently tore a muscle in my calf


Sympathy pains for Barry, doubtless.    :P

Heal up soon!
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: princessofcairo on March 24, 2005, 01:40:07 PM
Quote from: "Gazoo"

Sympathy pains for Barry, doubtless.    :P

Heal up soon!


most assuredly psychological. :)

feel better, mshray.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on March 24, 2005, 02:28:27 PM
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
Quote from: "Gazoo"

Sympathy pains for Barry, doubtless.    :P

Heal up soon!


most assuredly psychological. :)

feel better, mshray.


Old and tired, old and tired, gets us all in the end. :)

Get well quick.
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: Alicat as Alicat on March 24, 2005, 03:17:46 PM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
hey, is this ian mccullough? "neither here nor there."

where's mshray? he would know.


Sorry gang.  I apparently tore a muscle in my calf yesterday while playing hookie in the city (on my way into Amoeba Records, no less).  Today is all about doctor visits & getting fitted for crutches.  No camping trip this weekend with the extended family afterall.

The only upside, I'll qualify for a temporary handicapped parking pass.

I think the song in question is the Church, if I'm right Dave played it once last year.

catch y'all tomorrow.


Well, that will cancel tonights Great America escapade for you. I got four tickets but not planning to go. I wouldn't get there till after 6pm and just can't figure out what the point in going would be. I'm feeling slighlty old and cranky today.
Get better soon!
Title: Thursday March 24--it's 1988
Post by: mshray on March 25, 2005, 09:56:47 AM
Quote from: "Alicat as Alicat"

Well, that will cancel tonights Great America escapade for you. I got four tickets but not planning to go. I wouldn't get there till after 6pm and just can't figure out what the point in going would be. I'm feeling slighlty old and cranky today.
Get better soon!


Au contraire, I still went, chatted with Greg, Renee, Peter, Dave & Rosalie.  I saw the Collective Soul show & it turned out that the 2 guys in front of my in line work at one of my main customers (SanDisk) & we knew people in common.  So I had someone to hang with & sit with at the show.  My cousin was supposed to join me, but at the last minute he got sent away on a business trip.

Collective Soul started a bit slow, but got going towards the end & eventually had the whole place rocking.  For their penultimate song they actually got a large chunk of the audience up on stage with them, like at least 100 people!  The sound was badly mixed though.  I was in the 4th row somewhat to the left, where the lead guitarist hung out, and for the life of me I could never be sure I was able to hear anything that the rhythm guitarist on the other side was doing.  Vocals were mixed in a bit too low as well.

But even a mediocre show isn't too bad when it's free & you're in the 4th row.