The Drive week of 1/16/12

[RGMike]

Mon 1/16/12: 1973

a nice start to the week, even if Bob rarely surprises...

...and then he does: ELO's "Showdown" in its first chart go-'round. BOS1.

Brownsville Station are smokin'; the Allmans are ramblin'. Daniel is travelin' tonite with a 'trina.

BOS2 ELP, 7 virgins, a mule, a blade of grass...

Having heard Chicago's "Just You'n'Me" on AT40 Saturday, it's not so special this morning.

VHM Stones; BOS3 Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone".

unnecessary: "Long 'Trina Runnin'".

the lunatic is in my head. And so is the Floyd. VHM.

[RGMike]

Wed 1/18/12 1974

wow 2 '74s in a row -- that hasn't happened in a while. Crapton, you shot the f---ing SHERIFF; sparing the deputy is a moot point.

You say you hear Supertramp? Yer bloody well right.

BOS1 the Eagles in one of their finest moments: "Ol' '55"

BOS2 BTO, lettin' it ride.

BOS3 Mr Lightfoot and that stank 'ho "Sundown".  VHM Tull, skatin' away.

Don' ask Skynyrd no questions.

WOS Aerosmith -- same old same old indeed. VHM Dave Mason on the watchtower.

[RGMike]

Thur 1/19/12: 1978

eeek: Blooz Bruddahs to start. Please gawd, no "Dreadlock Holiday".

aaack: Journey in the 2nd slot.

BOS the 'oo: "New Song" is as close to a rarity as we'll come this morning, I'll wager. But it's welcome.

BOS2/proxy of shray: REO's "Roll With the Changes" -- one of Bob's Midwest AOR classics that I actually enjoy hearing.

BOS3 Mr Loaf by the dashboard with Ellen Foley.

BOS4: "Blue Morning/Blue Day", one of my fave Foreigner songs.

LN: Nick Gilder. 

VHM Seger, who's still the same.

VHMFRA VH, "Ice Cream Man" -- lick mah popsicle, baby!

Blues Brothers - Soul Man 
Journey - Feeling That Way/Anytime 
Who - New Song 
REO Speedwagon - Roll With The Changes 
Meat Loaf - Paradise By the Dashboard Light 
Foreigner - Blue Morning, Blue Day   
Nick Gilder - Hot Child in the City   
Bob Seger - Still the Same 
Van Halen - Ice Cream Man 
Cars - Just What I Needed 

[sundaygal]

Thur 1/19/12: 1978

BOS3 Mr Loaf by the dashboard with Ellen Foley.

Mrs. Dash always makes everything better!

[RGMike]

Thur 1/19/12: 1978

BOS3 Mr Loaf by the dashboard with Ellen Foley.

Mrs. Dash always makes everything better!

Mick Jones would agree, no doubt.

[RGMike]

Fri 1/20/12: 1971

and Bob's goin' to Cali with Percy. BOS.

Carlos is the hose! Santana is an HM.

LN1: Van the Man goes "Wild"

LN2: 3DN's uber-unnecessary musical Jeremiah-d.

Praise da lawd: something from Janis besides "Bobby McGee" -- BOS2 "Move Over"

BOS3 EJ, burnin' it down. Per Rob, who played this on the Peak the other day, this was EJ trying to write like Laura Nyro.

Beep Beep!  Pete T's just a hippie gypsy. Who would later sell this song to a phone company for millions.

Long John Baldry's ".... Boogie Woogie/ King of RnR" ain't the same without the spoken intro, Bob -- 10@10 FAIL!

But wow, hearing a Firesign Theater clip (however brief) reminded me how often Dave used to insert them into 10@10. Has AL ever played a FT bit?

YES! -- BOS4 Yes, "Starship Trooper"

LN3: Doors, "Love Her Madly", be her daddy, eat her candy, or whatever.

Led Zeppelin - Going to California 
Santana - Everybody's Everything 
Van Morrison - Wild Night 
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World 
Janis Joplin - Move Over 
Elton John - Burn Down the Mission 
Who - Going Mobile   
Long John Baldry - Don't Try to Lay No Boogie-Woogie on the King of RockNRoll
Yes - Starship Trooper 
Doors - Love Her Madly