The Drive week of 1/9/12

[RGMike]

Mon 1/9/12: 1981

today's Tom Sawyer, mean mean TOTHK. WOS1, of course. "Catch the spirit, catch the spit"?? Er, ewww.

VHM Stones, "Slave".

aaack: WOS2 Starship, "Find Your Way Back".

we welcome Roger Daltrey with open arms and open legs.

Winwood arcs like a diver.

uber-unnecessary: "Centerfold"; WOS3 Aldo Nova.

uber-uber-unnecessary: "Under Pressure". Sheesh.

WOS4: Moodies, "Gemini Dreams". More unnecessary-ness: Cars.

Rush   Tom Sawyer   13.0%
Rolling Stones   Slave   6.3%
Jefferson Starship   Find Your Way Back   5.3%
The Who   You Better You Bet   8.1%
Steve Winwood   Arc of a Diver   18.6%
J. Geils Band   Centerfold   8.8%
Aldo Nova   Fantasy   6.7%
Queen   Under Pressure   13.7%
Moody Blues   Gemini Dream   17.2%
Cars   Shake It Up 

One of Bob's crappier '80s crapfests.

[RGMike]

Tue 1/10/12: City to City

Road trip!

"Sweet Home Chicago" to start, natch. (an ENDLESS f---ing version, to boot)

eeek! WOS Journey's "Lights", no matter what city Bob thinks it's about.

BOS1 Kiss, representin' Detroit, yo.

From "Hollywood Nights" to a "NY Minute" -- no cliche left unturned this morning.

"Philly Freedom" and "Viva Las Vegas". Somebody had some "obvious juice" for breakfast.

WOS2: Boston, representin'... er... Boston.

VHM Macca's "London Town" just for being slightly off the beaten path amongst these overexposed classics.

By the time we got to "Woodstock" I was quite exquisitely bored (and not in LA).

Blues Brothers - Sweet Home Chicago 
Journey - Lights 
Kiss - Detroit Rock City 
Bob Seger - Hollywood Nights 
Don Henley - New York Minute 
Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom 
Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas 
Boston - Feelin' Satisfied 
Paul McCartney & Wings - London Town 
CSNY - Woodstock 

[RGMike]

Wed 1/11/12: 1972

woo hoo!  I won't sit *this* one out. Tull's love's in the sink.  Eric Carmen's love goes, um, further.

VHM "Doctor My Eyes". Unnecessary: "Smoke on the Water".

Awwww....  BOS L&M, "Danny's Song", just because.

Doobs! you rawk! (down the highway, that is)

Skool's out fo' summah -- in wintah? BOS2 Alice.

VHM everybody's favorite pedophile. (Hey, they still play him at Sharks games)

Gots to roll him: Call Mick da Tumblin' Dice.

BOS3 America, "Sandman"

Tull - Thick as a Brick 
Raspberries - Go All the Way 
Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes 
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water 
Loggins & Messina - Danny's Song 
Doobie Brothers - Rockin' Down the Highway 
Alice Cooper - School's Out 
Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Part 2 
Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice 
America - Sandman

[RGMike]

Thur 11/12/12: 1984

Bob (as always) plays live T-Heads, which I still consider a bit of a cheat.

Chrissie breaks a few rocks.

Honeydrippers, Glenn Frey, Steve Perry... eek.  Gotta bail for an 8:30 meeting and I couldn't be happier.

Talking Heads - Take Me To The River (Live) 
Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang 
Honeydrippers - Sea of Love 
Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues   
Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie 
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. 
Van Halen - Hot for Teacher 
Bob Seger - Understanding 
Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55
Cars - Drive

good lawd -- 2 '80s uber-crapfests from Bob this week, not to mention that dreadful '89 set on The Sound.

[RGMike]

Fri 1/13/12: 1967!

Proxy of geoff: Youngbloods in their orig year of release.

unnecessary: "Gimme Some Lovin'" AND "Light My Fire"

BOS1 Monkees.

BOS2 Jimi; BOS3 the Lemon Pipers -- talk about "true variety"!


Ree-Ree 'bout to give you all her money. Score!


uber-BOS4 the Hollies, "On a Carousel" -- closest to a rarity in this set and absolutely fab, as is all their stuff from this period. 

BOS5 Mr Dylan

Youngbloods - Get Together 
Spencer Davis Goup - Gimme Some Lovin' 
Doors - Light My Fire 
Monkees - (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone 
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary   
Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine 
Aretha Franklin - Respect   
Beatles - A Day In The Life 
Hollies - On A Carousel   
Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower