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Main Discussion Area => KFOG's 10@10 => Topic started by: RGMike on April 30, 2013, 09:16:45 AM
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I'm guessing mid-to-late '70s today. Which would be nice.
ETA: RR's clue: "the first test-tube baby", which would appear to mean 1978
*DING DING DING!*
And we head "Straight On" with Heart. BOS1 -- one of my fave 45s of theirs.
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TOTHK - Heart "Straight On"
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LN1: da Straits and da Sultanz.
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Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing"
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Blues Brothers "Hey Bartender"
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John Belushi blows each and all of his friends. Do tell!
I know that 35 years down the road many are down on this whiteface/blackface blues but at least we didn't get "Soul Man" or "Rubber Biscuit".
VHM Keith goes to court; BOS2 "Respecta-ball"
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John Belushi blows each and all of his friends. Do tell!
Always wondered about that line.
Was that intro bit from the Blues Bros. movie, or from SNL? If it's the former, def. not legal for '78.
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John Belushi blows each and all of his friends. Do tell!
where's gaz? isn't this a gimmick band to end all gimmick bands?
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Rolling Stones "Respectable"
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Was wondering if we were going to hear any Stones. Then the Keith's bust in Toronto clip started. Respecta-bowl?
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John Belushi blows each and all of his friends. Do tell!
Always wondered about that line.
Was that intro bit from the Blues Bros. movie, or from SNL? If it's the former, def. not legal for '78.
I had the same thought, but Briefcase Full o' Blues was actually recorded live at the Universal Ampitheater. I'd forgotten that.
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Devo can't get no satisfaction
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Was wondering if we were going to hear any Stones. Then the Keith's bust in Toronto clip started. Respecta-bowl?
Much rejoicing in 'snipes-land, I assume. And there's plenty of time for some Broooce.
ooo, nice segue to "Satisfaction" by Devo. BOS3. Is this really a decent set or am I over-caffienated?
Memories of Meg Griffin on WNEW-FM, who LURVED this cover version and nearly single-handedly dragged that station into the 1980s.
Oy: uber-uber-uber-LN2 "Heart of Glass", pain in the ass.
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Blondie "Heart of Glass"
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Was wondering if we were going to hear any Stones. Then the Keith's bust in Toronto clip started. Respecta-bowl?
FB jinx, urth. I said the same thing, sorta
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Blondie "Heart of Glass"
a song that's in regular rotay on KFOG, K-Fox, Kiss-FM and Oldies 103.7. Mucho mistrust, indeed.
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Bob Marley "Is This Love"
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VHM Robin Williams when he was good.
LN3 Marley, "Is This Love?", tho' the segue was pretty good.
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Elvis Costello "Pump It Up"
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BOS4 "Pump it Up", tho' Rob played the less-overplayed "Lipstick Vogue" in his 1978 set this morning.
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Bob Seger and his old time rock & roll
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Lawd knows I didn't need "Old Time RnR" today -- I'll give Renee points if this is a tribute to George Jackson, its songwriter, who passed away a few weeks back, but I'm sure she's blissfully unaware. uber-LN4.
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Mark of a balanced set? >> Three or four good ones, and three or four that make you go "KEEEEE-RIIIIST!"
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VHM Sniff'n'the Tears. One of the great New Wave OHWs.
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Sniff 'n the Tears "Driver's Seat"
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Sniff'n the Driver's Seat. There's a name for guys who do that.
Heard this a fair amount in the DM era, still BOS-worthy.
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"a decent time" sez Renee, and for once I agree.
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"a decent time" sez Renee, and for once I agree.
Maybe she just needed a little time off?
(Except that she's not writing the menu, she's just serving the food, to paraphrase Big Rick from several years back.)
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Rhymin' Renee sez Sniff 'n the Tears gets BOS, VHM to Elvis Costello.
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1. Heart - Straight On
2. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
(Movie: Blues Brothers)
3. Blues Brothers - Hey Bartender
(News: Keef faces 7 years for smack)
4. The Rolling Stones - Respectable
5. Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
6. Blondie - Heart of Glass
(TV: Mork and Mindy)
7. Bob Marley - Is This Love?
8. Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
9. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Old Time Rock and Roll
10. Sniff N The Tears - Driver's Seat
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1978. Bleagh. The best I can say is that it could have been much worse. A tolerable collection
of mostly-overplayed songs, with the Blues Brothers & Bob Marley "rarities."
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LN1: da Straits and da Sultanz.
I think it's important to remember how jaw-droppingly gripping this sounded coming out of KSAN back in the day, when this was an undiscovered band. I saw their first couple of gigs at The Old Waldorf, site of other debuts I saw (Elvis Costello, Tom Petty).
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1978. Bleagh. The best I can say is that it could have been much worse. A tolerable collection
of mostly-overplayed songs, with the Blues Brothers & Bob Marley "rarities."
Any '78 set that avoids "Thunder Island" and "Dreadlock Holiday" is halfway to being decent, IMHO, but yeah it coulda been far more adventurous.
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LN1: da Straits and da Sultanz.
I think it's important to remember how jaw-droppingly gripping this sounded coming out of KSAN back in the day, when this was an undiscovered band. I saw their first couple of gigs at The Old Waldorf, site of other debuts I saw (Elvis Costello, Tom Petty).
I remember rooting for it to climb the charts when I was in fifth grade. I think it reached number four. I still enjoy it every time because of the sentimental value, though it certainly has enjoyed a hefty amount of airplay over the years.
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LN1: da Straits and da Sultanz.
I think it's important to remember how jaw-droppingly gripping this sounded coming out of KSAN back in the day, when this was an undiscovered band. I saw their first couple of gigs at The Old Waldorf, site of other debuts I saw (Elvis Costello, Tom Petty).
While I can't address the KSAN aspect, you make a good point about context. Part of my problem
with popular music in 1978 is that "rock" was largely tired and played-out, with little creativity
in evidence from many long-established bands. Punk & funk, particularly the harder core examples,
understandably didn't get much mainstream airplay. New Wave was just a tiny ripple. And disco
was very polarizing. Against that backdrop, groups like Dire Straits and The Cars sounded fresh
and exciting. Still, there was relatively little new stuff overall, and thus as soon as 1979 both
those bands were well on their way to being overplayed.