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Title: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:02:21 AM
Generals & 'Trinas.  Nowhere to go but up from here.   
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:03:27 AM
XTC "Generals And Majors"

No wonder it felt so LN-y: it was played in the last '80 set back on June 20th.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: Nate on July 29, 2013, 10:05:07 AM
Still a fun song and an epic video.

'As John Lydon once said, everything's "ho ho chortle chortle" with Branson, isn't it? Jolly japes.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCW6Kte2o1A
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:06:50 AM
VHM Police: "Canary in a Coalmine" is hardly rare but It's one of my fave tracks of theirs.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:07:56 AM
That's Incredible into The Police "Canary in a Coalmine"
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: yessongs on July 29, 2013, 10:08:34 AM
VHM Police: "Canary in a Coalmine" is hardly rare but It's one of my fave tracks of theirs.

Mine too...  :-)
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:09:57 AM
Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love"
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:10:18 AM
BOS Dire Straits, love the way "Tunnel of Love" begins with Rogers & Hammerstein.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: Nate on July 29, 2013, 10:11:33 AM
"Tunnel Love, it's driving me mad, it's making me crazy."
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:11:43 AM
That's Incredible into The Police "Canary in a Coalmine"

given that the show was a very early harbinger of the crappy reality TV we have now... that's a great segue, assuming it was Renee's intention.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:13:13 AM
Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love"

(http://www.nordicware.com/img/itm/P/401_5fc653448aa1102aaa910002b3267ad7.jpg)
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: Nate on July 29, 2013, 10:16:14 AM
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/269241/fudge-packer
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:17:15 AM
LN2: Split Enz, "Ah Gotchoo"
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:17:28 AM
Split Enz "I Got You"
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:20:32 AM
NOOOOOOOO!!  uber-uber-LN3 "Tide is High". 
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:20:54 AM
Blondie "The Tide Is High"

Renee played this back on November 1st.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: Nate on July 29, 2013, 10:21:37 AM
THE BILE IS HIGH. I'M GOING TO BE YER #1... NIGHTMARE.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:22:57 AM
Blondie "The Tide Is High"

quick: how many #1 songs have the phrase "number one" in the lyrics?  (I've no idea, actually)
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: yessongs on July 29, 2013, 10:24:35 AM
NOOOOOOOO!!  uber-uber-LN3 "Tide is High".

Maybe so, but big BOS from me.  Always liked this song -- maybe haven't heard it as often as some other 10@10 listeners...
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:25:35 AM
Always a BOS(2) for "Love Stinks", truly a fabulous song, no matter how many times I hear it.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:26:58 AM
Carter/Niagara Falls Love Canal news clip into J. Geils Band "Love Stinks"
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: Nate on July 29, 2013, 10:27:13 AM
Love Canal -> Love Stinks (all following Tunnel of Love).

Is Renee starting to do patterns? If so, this is a welcome change, even if this particular combo was already done by Morey or Annaliza.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on July 29, 2013, 10:27:47 AM
BOS, J. Geils, on general principle.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:29:51 AM
Pete Townshend "Rough Boys"
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:30:20 AM
Love Canal -> Love Stinks (all following Tunnel of Love).

Is Renee starting to do patterns? If so, this is a welcome change, even if this particular combo was already done by Morey or Annaliza.

Just watched Tootsie over the wknd which has the immortal line (in reference to Michael Dorsey's play about Love Canal): "Nobody wants to see people living next to toxic waste -- you can go to New Jersey and see that!"
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:31:17 AM
It still astounds that nobody realized what a gay song "Rough Boys" was in 1980.  VHM Pete.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:33:15 AM
Devo "Whip It"

Renee played this November 1st.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: yessongs on July 29, 2013, 10:34:42 AM
Devo "Whip It"

Big BOS from me... an all-time fave.  Actually I liked pretty much everything on this album -- Whip It most of all.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 29, 2013, 10:35:19 AM
It still astounds that nobody realized what a gay song "Rough Boys" was in 1980.  VHM Pete.

Why, what do you mean??   ???

Devo, another LN.   
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:35:53 AM
good lord: "Whip it" (LN4) followed by "Alabama Getaway" (LN5). Sheesh.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:36:16 AM
Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway"
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: ggould on July 29, 2013, 10:36:50 AM
Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway"
Gotta give a little love for this rocker before Mike chips in!

ETA: Too late!
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: Tinka Cat on July 29, 2013, 10:39:20 AM
Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway"
Gotta give a little love for this rocker before Mike chips in!

ETA: Too late!

hehe, I like this one.   Jerry's not bad on this!  :)

Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:39:22 AM
VHM Ramones commercial
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:41:51 AM
The Ramones "Do You Remember Rock And Roll Radio?"

Renee last played this February 13th.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: RGMike on July 29, 2013, 10:44:17 AM
Some early promise that was dashed against the rocks, mostly. 
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 10:59:23 AM
Renee: BOS Ramones; VHM GD and PT
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: Nate on July 29, 2013, 11:14:10 AM
Well, I've always got the below audio from 5 years ago today, thanks to Dave Morey.

http://root.org/~nate/10at10_bday.mp3
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: CapnJack on July 29, 2013, 09:50:37 PM
Monday, July 29, 2013 - 1980  (AUDIO COMING SOON)

1. Generals and Majors - XTC
2. Canary in a Coal Mine - The Police
3. Tunnel of Love - Dire Straits
4. I Got You - Split Enz
5. The Tide is High - Blondie
6. Love Stinks - J. Geils Band
7. Rough Boys - Pete Townshend
8. Whip It - Devo
9. Alabama Getaway - Grateful Dead
10. Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio - Ramones
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: dischead on July 29, 2013, 10:22:22 PM
Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway"

Double ugh.  There are a small number -- a very small number -- of Dead songs that are worse,
but this is certainly in the bottom five.  And as is too often the case on 10@10  these days, there
are far better alternatives.  Althea  has made several appearences, but would have been
welcome. Feel Like A Stranger would have been good bust-out.  And the bolder choice of
playing Lost Sailor/Saint of Circumstance would have driven the Deadheads into an apoplectic
frenzy.

And why not?  The apparent corporate-driven homogeneous play lists ignore the significant
and unique local populations in the area's listener base.  It goes beyond the fact that there
are a lot of Deadheads in the Bay Area.  San Francisco is one of the top cities in the country
for music.  There are a lot of musicians, and a lot of ancillary people in the music business.
I would think that deeper tracks are not as likely to be too obscure for this audience, nor do I
think that they always want nothing but the hits.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: ggould on July 29, 2013, 10:27:33 PM
Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway"

Double ugh.  There are a small number -- a very small number -- of Dead songs that are worse,
but this is certainly in the bottom five.  And as is too often the case on 10@10  these days, there
are far better alternatives.  Althea  has made several appearences, but would have been
welcome. Feel Like A Stranger would have been good bust-out.  And the bolder choice of
playing Lost Sailor/Saint of Circumstance would have driven the Deadheads into an apoplectic
frenzy.

And why not?  The apparent corporate-driven homogeneous play lists ignore the significant
and unique local populations in the area's listener base.  It goes beyond the fact that there
are a lot of Deadheads in the Bay Area.  San Francisco is one of the top cities in the country
for music.  There are a lot of musicians, and a lot of ancillary people in the music business.
I would think that deeper tracks are not as likely to be too obscure for this audience, nor do I
think that they always want nothing but the hits.

I agree about those deeper tracks, DM used to play Althea a lot, but what's the problem with such a simple fun song?  Double-ugh?
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: dischead on July 29, 2013, 10:38:00 PM
Another 1980 set that doesn't make the grade for me.  Between the LNs, the up-tempo jangly
numbers, and the songs I just don't like, none of the choices gets a BOS from me.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: dischead on July 29, 2013, 10:50:20 PM
Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway"
Double ugh.  There are a small number -- a very small number -- of Dead songs that are worse,
but this is certainly in the bottom five.  And as is too often the case on 10@10  these days, there
are far better alternatives.  Althea  has made several appearences, but would have been
welcome. Feel Like A Stranger would have been good bust-out.  And the bolder choice of
playing Lost Sailor/Saint of Circumstance would have driven the Deadheads into an apoplectic
frenzy.

And why not?  The apparent corporate-driven homogeneous play lists ignore the significant
and unique local populations in the area's listener base.  It goes beyond the fact that there
are a lot of Deadheads in the Bay Area.  San Francisco is one of the top cities in the country
for music.  There are a lot of musicians, and a lot of ancillary people in the music business.
I would think that deeper tracks are not as likely to be too obscure for this audience, nor do I
think that they always want nothing but the hits.
I agree about those deeper tracks, DM used to play Althea a lot, but what's the problem with such a simple fun song?  Double-ugh?

It's so over-played that its limited charm has been completely offset.  I don't find it particularly
representative of the Dead in general, and it has most of the qualities in their music that I
don't care for, and too few of the ones that I do enjoy.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: ggould on July 30, 2013, 01:23:18 PM
Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway"
Double ugh.  There are a small number -- a very small number -- of Dead songs that are worse,
but this is certainly in the bottom five.  And as is too often the case on 10@10  these days, there
are far better alternatives.  Althea  has made several appearences, but would have been
welcome. Feel Like A Stranger would have been good bust-out.  And the bolder choice of
playing Lost Sailor/Saint of Circumstance would have driven the Deadheads into an apoplectic
frenzy.
And why not?  The apparent corporate-driven homogeneous play lists ignore the significant
and unique local populations in the area's listener base.  It goes beyond the fact that there
are a lot of Deadheads in the Bay Area.  San Francisco is one of the top cities in the country
for music.  There are a lot of musicians, and a lot of ancillary people in the music business.
I would think that deeper tracks are not as likely to be too obscure for this audience, nor do I
think that they always want nothing but the hits.
I agree about those deeper tracks, DM used to play Althea a lot, but what's the problem with such a simple fun song?  Double-ugh?
It's so over-played that its limited charm has been completely offset.  I don't find it particularly
representative of the Dead in general, and it has most of the qualities in their music that I
don't care for, and too few of the ones that I do enjoy.
Join the club!  Lots of people here share your opinion.
Title: Re: 29 July 2013: it's... 1980
Post by: dischead on July 30, 2013, 10:14:34 PM
Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway"
Double ugh.  There are a small number -- a very small number -- of Dead songs that are worse,
but this is certainly in the bottom five.  And as is too often the case on 10@10  these days, there
are far better alternatives.  Althea  has made several appearences, but would have been
welcome. Feel Like A Stranger would have been good bust-out.  And the bolder choice of
playing Lost Sailor/Saint of Circumstance would have driven the Deadheads into an apoplectic
frenzy.
And why not?  The apparent corporate-driven homogeneous play lists ignore the significant
and unique local populations in the area's listener base.  It goes beyond the fact that there
are a lot of Deadheads in the Bay Area.  San Francisco is one of the top cities in the country
for music.  There are a lot of musicians, and a lot of ancillary people in the music business.
I would think that deeper tracks are not as likely to be too obscure for this audience, nor do I
think that they always want nothing but the hits.
I agree about those deeper tracks, DM used to play Althea a lot, but what's the problem with such a simple fun song?  Double-ugh?
It's so over-played that its limited charm has been completely offset.  I don't find it particularly
representative of the Dead in general, and it has most of the qualities in their music that I
don't care for, and too few of the ones that I do enjoy.
Join the club!  Lots of people here share your opinion.
Well you asked...

I greatly enjoy most of the Dead's catalog.  But they do have a handful of clunkers.