The Drive, week of 3/18/13

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Mon 3/18/13: 1981

LN1: TP with the Goat. fave mondegreen: "this doesn't have to be the big gay fever"

WOS1: .38 Special.

WOS2: Triumph -- the only Canadian band worse than Rush.

Billy Squier actually sounds good in this company. VHM.

Not my favorite LRB tune: "Night Owls"

VHM Foreigner, "Urgent" -- BOS Jr Walker's smokin' sax.

relative rarity: Genesis "Like it or Not". I don't, actually but at least it wasn't "Abacab"

uber-uber-uber-LN2: Journey.

another rarity: Point Blank, "Nicole" -- one I've only ever heard on the Drive, it certainly got zero attention from NYC radio.   And boy is it typical AOR crapola of the period. They're imitating .38 Special, it would seem. WOS3.

LN3: the Cars.  "you're so sen-shoo-ess"

S Nicks/T Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around 
.38 Special - Fantasy Girl 
Triumph - Magic Power 
Billy Squier - Lonely Is The Night 
Little River Band - The Night Owls 
Foreigner - Urgent 
Genesis - Like It Or Not 
Journey - Don't Stop Believing 
Point Blank - Nicole 
Cars - Since You're Gone   

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Tue 3/19/13: 1975

fingers crossed for a treat or 2.

instant LN: Iggles.

VHM Macca, "V&M Rock Show", tho' I'd've kvelled for "Magneto & Titanium Man"

BOS Jigsaw, some welcome pop.

uber-LN2, "Dream Weaver"

"Man on the Silver Mountain" gets a VHMFRA

VHM Chicago "Old Days"

uber-LN3: "Low Rider"

BOS2 Foghat, "Fool fo' da City"

"I hurt my hoo-hoo!" -- BOS3 MTM, Chuckles the Clown.

OMG: uber-BOS4 and proxy of Gaz, "Play on Love"

BOS5 Zep "Houses of the Holy". Why, yes, Percy, I *am* dizzy when I'm stoned.


Eagles - One Of These Nights 
Paul McCartney & Wings - Venus And Mars/Rock Show 
Jigsaw - Sky High 
Gary Wright - Dream Weaver 
Rainbow - Man On The Silver Mountain 
Chicago - Old Days 
War - Low Rider 
Foghat - Fool For The City   
Jefferson Starship - Play On Love 
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy 

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Wed 3/20/13: 1971!

Commander Cody drives me to drinkin'.  Let's go upstairs and read Rod's PowerPoint.  Both LNs, more or less.

uber-uber-LN: the 'oo. A "Won't Get Fooled LN", ya might say.

butweregonnatakethebeginningofthissong... and do it... eeeeeeaseeee. Tina's pumpin' 'tane; Ike's snortin' 'caine.

what's the over/under on Bob following Tina's "Proud Mary" with a CCR song?

The James Gang walk away. VHM. At least it's not "Funk 49"

LN4 EJ, "Tiny Dancer" -- virtually anything else from this LP would be automatic BOS.

quite the frequent-flier-fest toDay After Day. LN5: Badfinger.

BOS the Stones, "Bitch", just for not being "Brown Sugar" (of which it was the B-side iirc)

BOS2 Stevie, "If You Really Love Me"

belated CCR: "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" VHM.

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Rod Lincoln 
Faces - Stay With Me 
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again 
Ike and Tina Turner - Proud Mary 
James Gang - Walk Away 
Elton John - Tiny Dancer 
Badfinger - Day After Day   
Rolling Stones - Bitch 
Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me 
CCR - Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

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Thur 3/21/13: No set today -- "Album Side Thursday"

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Fri 3/22/13: 1980

"Driven To Tears" indeed.

Chris Cross breaks like the wind.

VHM U2 "I Will Follow" -- maybe the New Waviest this set will get.

AAAAAAAAACK! WOS Rush, but of course.

BOS Broooooooooce, goin' down to da rivah.

Most Annoying od Set: the Kinks' live version of "Lola" which is (a) cheating, IMHO and (b) in half the 1980 sets Bob does.

LN and WOS2: Iggles.