the Sound, week of 4/23/12

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Mon 4/23/12

AM (Larry): 1982

Hurts So Good - John Mellencamp
Heat of the Moment - Asia
Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs
It's Raining Again - Supertramp
Rock the Casbah - Clash
Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
Open Arms - Journey
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Rosanna - Toto

utterly Y&S  -- BTW, I got dissed in g-snipes by Mr Springsteen-lover for saying snarky things about Asia. I thought he was some kind of purist (Bruce, Stones, Ramones -- that I can respect) but ASIA? Watered-down, commerciallized "prog" done by a manufactured "supergroup"? That sort of thing is what made rock radio suck in the early '80s -- and the reason Alternative formats came into being.

PM (Rita): 1988

When Love Comes to Town - U2
Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
Under the Milky Way - The Church
Ship of Fools - Robert Plant
The Flame - Cheap Trick
Forever Young - Rod Stewart
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Kokomo - Beach Boys
New Sensation - Inxs
Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys

even more yeesh-worthy than the '82 set...

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Tue 4/24/12

AM (Larry): 1975

Good Lovin' Gone Bad - Bad Company
Fire On High - ELO
Third Rate Romance - Amazing Rhythm Aces
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John
Fool for the City - Foghat
Don't Call Us, We'll Call You - Sugarloaf
Killer Queen - Queen
Say You Love - Fleetwood Mac
Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan

ha -- there's yer "Kashmir", Rod.  EJ appeared opposite himself. AL won this one hands down.

PM (Rita): 1977

Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy
Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
Jungle Love - Steve Miller
Even in The Quietest Moments - Supertramp
Pigs (3 Different ones) - Pink Floyd
Turn to Stone - ELO
Alison - Elvis Costello
Long Long Way from Home - Foreigner
Changes in Attitudes… - Jimmy Buffett

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Wed 4/25/12

AM (Larry): 1988

Desire - U2
Under the Milky Way - The Church
Say You Will - Foreigner
The Flame - Cheap Trick
Simply Irresistble - Robert Palmer
Born To Run (Live) - Bruce Springsteen
Stand - REM
Finish What You Started - Van Halen
Tall Cool One - Robert Plant
The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics

Larry shares a year (and a track --"Desire") with AL 2 days in a row. But AL wins again.

PM (Rita): 1985

She's Waiting - Eric Clapton
R.O.C.K. in the USA - John Mellencamp
Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
And She Was - Talking Heads
Don't Come Around Here - Tom Petty
Your Love - Outfield
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves
Tonight She Comes - Cars
Take Me Home - Phil Collins

Y&S-in extremis. and there's that damn Outfield song yet again.

But I noticed that this week Larry and Rita are in synch, decade-wise. Dunno if that a conscious (or permanent) change.

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Thur 4/26/12

AM (Larry): 1967

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
Sgt. Pepper/A Day In the Life - Beatles
Alone Again Or - Love
The Letter - The Box Tops
Love Me Two Times - Doors
Happy Jack - The Who
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
Strange Brew - Cream
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

"1967 for Dummies"

PM (Rita): 1974

It's Only Rock and Roll - Rolling Stones
Help Me - Joni Mitchell
Same Old Song and Dance - Aerosmith
Wishing You Were Here - Chicago
Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
Working Man - Rush
The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John
Let It Ride - Bachman Turner

when the only rarity is the early Rush tune...

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Thur 4/26/12

AM (Larry): 1967

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
Sgt. Pepper/A Day In the Life - Beatles
Alone Again Or - Love
The Letter - The Box Tops
Love Me Two Times - Doors
Happy Jack - The Who
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
Strange Brew - Cream
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

"1967 for Dummies"

I think Alone Again OR and Happy Jack save it from completely mundane.  Good Vibrations is always welcome. It's a great song, PLUS I have special fondness for it b/c my high school glee club sang it. (It was AWESOME, trust me.)   

I'm a little tired of The Letter, frankly, but I never tire of the Jimi or that Spencer Davis, which is a fab TOTHK.

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Fri 4/27/12

AM (Larry): Gee-tar solos

Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
Killer Queen - Queen
You Really Got Me - Queen
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Crazy Train - Ozzy
Hideaway - John Mayall & THe Bluesbreakers

funny: Mayall showed up in Bob's "Harmonica solos" set the other day.

PM (Rita): 1969

Beginnings - Chicago
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Games People Play - Joe South
We're Not Gonna Take It - The Who
Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Beatles
Crossroads - Cream
Atlantis - Donovan
Freedom - Richie Havens
Monkey Man - Rolling Stones
Midnight Special - CCR