The Drive, week of 10/10/11

[RGMike]

Mon 10/10/11: 1974

abawakakwa, pussy pussy. or something.

Yer bloody well right that she's some kinda wonderful.

WOS Black Oak Arkansas.

OK, for the last time: wherethefuck is the Tropic of Sir Galahad??

I don't remember the Doobs' "Eyes of Silver" getting much play in '74 -- too obvious a "Listen to the Music" clone, I guess -- but now it sounds just fine on the radio. VHM.

Mushroom omelete, Bonnie Bramlett! BOS "Life is a Rock" -- Sam is Cooke-in'! Lesley's Gore-y!

James Dean, James Dean/You were a closet queen.

Come'n'git yo' Redbone. But don't lose that number.

John Lennon - No. 9 Dream 
Supertramp - Bloody Well Right
Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful 
Black Oak Arkansas - Jim Dandy   
America - Tin Man 
Doobie Brothers - Eyes of Silver 
Reunion - Life is a Rock 
Eagles - James Dean   
Redbone - Come and Get Your Love 
Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number 

[RGMike]

Tue 10/11/11: Bob gets Touchy-Feely

Expecting "Touch Me". If he plays "Feelings" I'll plotz.

And of COURSE we start with "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'"  Eeek.

Zho Co-KAIR is Feelin' Alright.

WOS1 "Touch of Grey".

WOS2 Foreigner, "Feels" like the million-and-oneth time.

As expected Mr Mojo Risin' "Touch"es himself.

BOS Brooooce, "Human Touch".

uber-BOS2 BJT's orig "Hooked on a Feeling" -- nicest surprise of set.

WOS3 Genesis' ode to the heartbreak of psoriasis, "Invisible Crust", er, "Touch".

VH's "Feels So Good" is quite the rarity, actually.

Mmmm... cheeze for breakfast: BOS3 Ambrosia "How Much I Feel". YachtRock at its finest.

Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' 
Joe Cocker - Feeling Alright 
Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey   
Foreigner - Feels Like the First Time 
Doors - Touch Me 
Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch 
BJ Thomas - Hooked on a Feeling 
Genesis - Invisible Touch   
Van Halen - Feels So Good   
Ambrosia - How Much I Feel

The Drive intern incorrectly identified "Hooked..." as being the Blue Swede version. For shame.

[RGMike]

Wed 10/12/11: 1987

expecting yeesh, sheesh and beyond. Well, this should make AL's '87 set seem free-form by comparison.

INXS wonder how the other half die. I see that they fired the guy they found on that reality show.

yeesh: Whitesnake, WOS1.

George's "Got My Mind Set" is a 'trina, but VHM in honor of the HBO docu.

Satriani wants to be always in me. Not without a condom, bub.

Why do ugly rock stars always hook up with daddy's little cutie? WOS2 Aerosmith.

VHM F.Mac, gettin' it up for love. It ain't '87 (with or) without U2.

WOS3 Foreigner. VHM G'n'R, sweet child.

sheesh: I've heard Floyd's "Learning to Fly" one too many times in the past couple weeks.

INXS - Devil Inside 
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again   
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You 
Joe Satriani - Always With Me, Always With You 
Aerosmith - Rag Doll 
Fleetwood Mac - Big Love 
Foreigner - Say You Will   
U2 - With or Without You 
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine 
Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly 

[RGMike]

Thur 10/13/11: 1971

Just an old-fashioned '71 set. VHM 3DN, doing right by Paul Williams as always.

Percy meets a flaming horde. or a flaming whore. or something.

Bob gets his cheeze on: "Gypsies Tramps & Thieves". VHM and a couple bottles of Dr Good.

BOS the 'oo, gettin' in tune. BOS2 the 5 Man E-Band's *other* hit, "Absolutely Right".

yeah, yeah, yeah, whooo! Coulda done w/out "Brown Sugar" again.

BOS3 EJ's always-lovely "Friends", 2nd Morey fave of the morning.

Mr Mojo Risin's wit a little girl in a Hollywood bungalow.

VHM Van the Man


BOS4 Rod the Bod.

3 Dog Night - An Old Fashioned Love Song 
Led Zeppelin - Black Dog 
Cher - Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves 
Who - Getting in Tune 
5 Man Electrical Band - Absolutely Right 
Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar 
Elton John - Friends 
Doors - L.A. Woman   
Van Morrison - Blue Money   
Rod Stewart - Reason to Believe

[RGMike]

Fri 10/14/11: 1980

eek. Please, Bob, some New Wave to offset the AOR crapola.

and you may find yourself, listening to a shotgun set.

The Kinks' live "Lola" has always seemed quite worthless to me.

Hell is for -- HELL!!! WOS Ms Benatar: "They blacken your eyes/And then 'pologize" is one of the most deliriously bad lines in rock history.

WOS2 Eagles overdubbed live, on the 7 Bitches Road.

Freddie saves the day: uber-BOS Queen, "Play the Game". Bless you Bob for eschewing the 2 overexposed hits from this LP.

VHM the Manfreds, nearing the end of their Springsteenophilia with "For You". Changing "lick my sores" to "fight my wars" was probably a good choice.

WOS3 707, "I Could Be Good For You". Er, no you couldn't!

VHM Pete, opening the door.

VHM the Police in deep Da-doo-doo-doo.

Seger has somethin' you should know, you haughty bitch!

Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime 
Kinks - Lola (live) 
Pat Benatar - Hell is for Children   
Eagles - Seven Bridges Road (live) 
Queen - Play the Game 
Manfred Mann - For You 
707 - I Could Be Good For You 
Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open the Door 
Police - De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da 
Bob Seger - You'll Accom'pny Me