10at10 Club
Main Discussion Area => KFOG's 10@10 => Topic started by: RGMike on August 12, 2013, 09:14:18 AM
-
"Weebles, Clackers and the 'hot pink and cool blue' Etch-a-Sketch". Well, that narrows it down to... early '70s?
'71 it is! "Jeepster" beats "Bang a Gong", certainly. VHM
-
TOTHK - T. Rex "Jeepster" - 1971
-
Nilsson "Jump Into The Fire"
Will it be the long version?
ETA: Nope
-
oo! uber-BOS1 Nilsson, "Jump into the Fire". I adore this one.
-
Traffic "The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys"
-
and speaking of "long versions": Traffic, "Low Spark/High Heeled"
-
and speaking of "long versions": Traffic, "Low Spark/High Heeled"
I was thinking the same thing.
BOS from me. I vividly remember the summer I "discovered" this one. It wasn't in '71, probably 74 or 75. Listened to it to death.
-
and speaking of "long versions": Traffic, "Low Spark/High Heeled"
I was thinking the same thing.
BOS from me. I vividly remember the summer I "discovered" this one. It wasn't in '71, probably 74 or 75. Listened to it to death.
BOS from me too. My first 10at10 after three weeks on vacation in the UK. Suweet!
-
Grateful Dead "Bertha"
Proxy of Geoff
-
My first 10at10 after three weeks on vacation in the UK. Suweet!
pictures? Stories? inquiring minds...
-
Gotta chime in, been just lurking so far and really enjoying this set. Big BOS for Bertha!!
-
VHM "Bertha". I was still a Dead fan at that point.
-
and speaking of "long versions": Traffic, "Low Spark/High Heeled"
I was thinking the same thing.
BOS from me. I vividly remember the summer I "discovered" this one. It wasn't in '71, probably 74 or 75. Listened to it to death.
BOS from me too. My first 10at10 after three weeks on vacation in the UK. Suweet!
Welcome back Dave!!
And you definitely picked the right 10@10 to begin again...
-
Cat Stevens "Bitterblue"
Interestingly, no sound clips so far...
-
OMFG: rare Cat Man -- a bustout, maybe. uber-BOS2 "Bitterblue". I worshipped him at that time.
-
OMFG: rare Cat Man -- a bustout, maybe. uber-BOS2 "Bitterblue". I worshipped him at that time.
Man, this set just keeps gettin better (IMHO).
-
I'll tell some stories when I manage to dig myself out of the trench I'm in at work. Twas a fine trip.
-
Very brief TV theme clips into Sweet "Co-Co"
Is this a bustout, too?
-
Very brief TV theme clips into Sweet "Co-Co"
(too short) BOS for the TV themes
-
Very brief TV theme clips into Sweet "Co-Co"
Thanks for the ID -- this is Bustout-of-the-Year territory. Doubt there were 3 radio stations in all of the US playing that song in '71. (it charted and peaked at #99!)
-
Willie Mays hits HR 621 / Giants win the division into J.J. Cale "Call Me The Breeze"
-
BOS4 JJ Cale's orig "Call Me the Breeze"
-
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose "Treat Her Like A Lady"
-
"Treat her like a ladle -- spoon with her!" -- Dan Ingram, 1971. VHM Cornelius Bros/ Sister Rose. Bro's before Rose!
-
David Bowie "Queen Bitch"
-
Damn, this is maybe RR's best effort to date.
-
BOS5 Bowie.
-
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen "Hot Rod Lincoln"
-
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen "Hot Rod Lincoln"
OMG this just keeps gettin better -- big BOS for Hot Rod Lincoln (I know all the words by heart)!!!!
-
Closest to an LN today: Commander Cody. This was quite wonderful.
1.Jeepster-T Rex
2.Jump into the Fire- Nilsson
3.Low Spark of High Heel Boys-Traffic
4.Bertha-Grateful Dead
5.Bitterblue-Cat Stevens
(TV Theme montage)
6.Co-Co-Sweet
(The Giants win the PENNANT)
7.Call Me the breeze-JJ Cale
8.Treat Her Like A Lady-Cornelius Bros
9.Queen Bitch-David Bowie
10.Hot Rod Lincoln-Commander Cody
-
Damn fine set. My only complaint was with the backsell: Honey, it's pronounced "shmillson," not "smillson." These kids today...
-
Renee: BOS Traffic; VHM Dead & Bowie
-
Renee: BOS Traffic; VHM Dead & Bowie
I wonder how many votes that Sweet song got? ;)
Seriously, I have to wonder who is picking these welcome-yet-headscratching obscurities? talk about a 180-degree turn from the what-did-DC-hear-on-Oldies 103.7-yesterday? method.
-
Closest to an LN today: Commander Cody. This was quite wonderful.
One of the best sets we've had in weeks, and one of the best of the year, IMO. Of course,
as I think 1971 is (by a very small margin) the best year, it would actually take more effort
to make a bad 1971 set than a good one. However this was still a superior effort. Let's go
to the tape...
(Arrgh! A few weeks ago some nameless person started listing the sets as [song title] - [artist]
instead of [artist] - [song title] and now every one is copying them.)
1. T Rex - Jeepster
A frequent flyer and still a great song. Good start.
2. Nilsson - Jump Into the Fire
Another staple, but prior to RR was played in '72 sets. Half-point off for not playing the long
version.
3. Traffic - Low Spark of High Heel Boys
As a point of interest, my records back to 2002 show that DM only played the Jim Capaldi version.
4. Grateful Dead - Bertha
Bust-out. I am surprised it didn't take BOS.
5. Cat Stevens - Bitterblue
Bust-out #2.
6. Co-Co-Sweet
Bust-out #3! Not snoozy rarities, and not one, not two, but three excellent bust-outs in a row.
7. JJ Cale - Call Me the Breeze
Is there a pattern here? This is the second frequent flyer that previously appeared in 1972 sets.
8. Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Treat Her Like A Lady
Only one previous appearence.
9. David Bowie - Queen Bitch
A second song with only one previous occurrence.
10.Commander Cody - Hot Rod Lincoln
A third frequent flyer that until RR was only played in 1972 sets (and "Car Tunes" sets).
In summary, three excellent bust-outs, two good rarities, two more good regulars, and
three frequent flyers from a different year. All are strong material, and nothing has a
particularly high LN rating. Oh, that they would all be this good...
Ack! As I write this during the PM replay, it was abruptly terminating during "Queen Bitch,"
going directly a commercial block.
-
Closest to an LN today: Commander Cody. This was quite wonderful.
One of the best sets we've had in weeks, and one of the best of the year, IMO.
4. Grateful Dead - Bertha
Bust-out. I am surprised it didn't take BOS.
a fine analysis overall, and I'm shocked that "Bertha' was a bustout -- I'd've sworn we heard it at least once, but it's not in the Shraytabase nor has it been played by AL or RR. Kind of amazing, actually.
-
Closest to an LN today: Commander Cody. This was quite wonderful.
One of the best sets we've had in weeks, and one of the best of the year, IMO.
4. Grateful Dead - Bertha
Bust-out. I am surprised it didn't take BOS.
a fine analysis overall, and I'm shocked that "Bertha' was a bustout -- I'd've sworn we heard it at least once, but it's not in the Shraytabase nor has it been played by AL or RR. Kind of amazing, actually.
I'm completely guessing, but I suspect DM wasn't a big Dead fan, although he certainly considered
the interests of his audience. The great thing AL was doing was going deeper in the catalog of
the big name artists, and I think she might have eventually gotten to it.
This is a good example of the kind of song that should appear more often. For a show like
10@10, and particularly in this market, this is not some obscure rarity. There are many big
name artists that have a large body of solid work, and it should be heard instead of the usual
chart-topping hits.
-
Closest to an LN today: Commander Cody. This was quite wonderful.
One of the best sets we've had in weeks, and one of the best of the year, IMO.
4. Grateful Dead - Bertha
Bust-out. I am surprised it didn't take BOS.
a fine analysis overall, and I'm shocked that "Bertha' was a bustout -- I'd've sworn we heard it at least once, but it's not in the Shraytabase nor has it been played by AL or RR. Kind of amazing, actually.
I'm completely guessing, but I suspect DM wasn't a big Dead fan, although he certainly considered
the interests of his audience. The great thing AL was doing was going deeper in the catalog of
the big name artists, and I think she might have eventually gotten to it.
This is a good example of the kind of song that should appear more often. For a show like
10@10, and particularly in this market, this is not some obscure rarity. There are many big
name artists that have a large body of solid work, and it should be heard instead of the usual
chart-topping hits.
I think tracks from the Skull and Roses album as well as Europe '72 have suffered a lot on radio. I think there's an aversion to playing live albums, like they don't qualify as a 'real' release. In the case of the Dead, these were the main vehicles for releasing new songs. Bertha, Me and My Uncle, Me and Bobby McGee, Jack Straw, Brown Eyed Woman, and Tennesse Jed were just a few of the major songs released, that did not come out on a 'studio' disc.