29 Sept 2011: It's...1991

[Davefish]

It never occurred to me how much this Warren Zevon song sounds like Bruce. I bet either Bruce produced it, or Bruce's producer produced it (but I don't know who that is). It's so much like "Dancing in the Dark"...

produced by Waddy Wachtel!

Yup, looks like I lose my bet.

The LP, Mr Bad Example (I was thisclose to requesting the title track) was on the short-lived Giant Records -- WZ had been dropped by Virgin after 2 albums. Not a bad LP.

Turns out the song I was thinking of (which was very hard to think of while other songs were playing) was "Brilliant Disguise". No real connection to Waddy Wachtel there either, but at least I can set the record straight.

[RGMike]

It never occurred to me how much this Warren Zevon song sounds like Bruce. I bet either Bruce produced it, or Bruce's producer produced it (but I don't know who that is). It's so much like "Dancing in the Dark"...

produced by Waddy Wachtel!

Yup, looks like I lose my bet.

The LP, Mr Bad Example (I was thisclose to requesting the title track) was on the short-lived Giant Records -- WZ had been dropped by Virgin after 2 albums. Not a bad LP.

Turns out the song I was thinking of (which was very hard to think of while other songs were playing) was "Brilliant Disguise". No real connection to Waddy Wachtel there either, but at least I can set the record straight.

I can def hear that. But it's also similar to earlier Zevon ballads.

[radical347]

Will have to tune in this evening...but looks like a good set.  I wasn't surprised to see "There's No Other Way" because that's one of their "different" songs that's been getting hella regular rotation lately (seems to be a trend to put those into 10@10.)  I also fully expected "See the Lights," which was why I requested "Let There Be Love" instead.  "Alive" wasn't too necessary IMO, but everyone on FB seems to love it.  At least most of the standards were pretty upbeat.  I echo RGMike's sentiments about REM but I guess I can let this one go since it's not too overplayed.

[RGMike]

9/29/11-Thursday! 20 (could it be?) 20! Back to...1991!

 1.  Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit (Happy 20th, Nevermind)
 2.  Big Audio Dynamite II- Rush
 3.  Blur- There's No Other Way
(Movie: The Fisher King/ Jeff Bridges/Mercedes Ruehl)
 4.  Dire Straits- The Bug
 5.  REM- Texarkana
 6.  Simple Minds- See The Lights
(News: Baltic States/Soviet Union)
 7.  Jesus Jones- Right Here, Right Now
 8.  U2- Even Better Than The Real Thing
(Movie: City Slickers/ Billy Crystal)
 9.  Warren Zevon- Searching For a Heart
(Movie: Fisher King/Robin Williams/Amanda Plummer)
10.  Pearl Jam- Alive

[ggould]

listening to replay

Not a big fan of REM, but like the little bass lick in this song.

[radical347]

This Zevon song is NTM, but I get the Bruce comparisons too.  It's pretty good, BOS'ing it & Simple Minds.

[ggould]

I really miss Warren Zevon.  I never got to meet him, but did get to talk to him on the phone at least once.  We made him a guitar, all done in battleship gray!  His songs were so poignant and tender.

[urth]

9/29/11-Thursday! 20 (could it be?) 20! Back to...1991!

 1.  Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit (Happy 20th, Nevermind)
 2.  Big Audio Dynamite II- Rush
 3.  Blur- There's No Other Way
(Movie: The Fisher King/ Jeff Bridges/Mercedes Ruehl)
 4.  Dire Straits- The Bug
 5.  REM- Texarkana
 6.  Simple Minds- See The Lights
(News: Baltic States/Soviet Union)
 7.  Jesus Jones- Right Here, Right Now
 8.  U2- Even Better Than The Real Thing
(Movie: City Slickers/ Billy Crystal)
 9.  Warren Zevon- Searching For a Heart
(Movie: Fisher King/Robin Williams/Amanda Plummer)
10.  Pearl Jam- Alive

Anyone know which song won the popular BOS vote? I'd love to think it was the Zevon tune, but my guess would be U2 or Pearl Jam.  


I agree about missing Warren, Geoff. I didn't get to see him a lot, but I've always really enjoyed his work, throughout his career. And Searching For a Heart is one of his best, imo.  I read his biography (penned by his ex-wife Crystal) earlier this year. It pulls no punches--he was a drunkard of the first order, then became totally OCD once he sobered up. And he wrote amazingly touching songs that could have come from no one else.

[urth]

Had the good fortune to tune into the re-run stream in time to catch the last three songs of Wednesday's 83 set (including the Shannon tune--very nice) which meant that this set followed hard on its heels. Pretty fine set, which is something I rarely say about 90s sets. Very evocative of the time. I'd have BOS'd the Zevon tune, if I didn't already. VHM for the REM and BAD tunes.

Wish I'd realized in '91 how quickly the next 20 years would pass.