22 May 2014: it's ... 1973!

[CapnJack]

3-way for BOS between Brooooce, Tom Waits, and F. Mac.

[CapnJack]

1. Tower of Power - What is Hip
    (Ad: Wolfman Jack for new Stones LP)
2. Rolling Stones - Dancing with Mr.D
    (Ad: Mercury for 1973)
3. Marshall Tucker Band - Take the Highway
4. Tom Waits - Ol' 55 (BOS!!!)
    (Movie: Magnum Force)
5. Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotized (BOS!!!)
6. Steve Miller Band - Mary Lou
    (Movie: Paper Moon)
7. Eddie Kendricks - Keep on Truckin
    (TV: The Partridge Family)
8. Bruce Springsteen - Growin' Up (BOS!!!)
    (TV: The Partridge Family)
9. Marvin Gaye - Lets Get It On
10. J. Geils Band - Give It To Me

[ggould]

Funny... I was just reading in the All Music Guide... they described MTB as "derivative southern rock" at its worst.... I very much disagree.

Maybe not the worst...

[dischead]

TOTHK: "What is Hip?", TOP.  I feel like we just heard this recently.

ETA: RR played it (also as TOTHK) in Feb., in one of her better '73 sets.  But it's a bit of an FF, wonderful as it is.

Yeah, it seems like it appears a couple times a year, which probably does qualify it as an FF.  But can you think of anything better to have to hear once every six months?

Nope.  I think it's one of best songs of all time, and the only downside to hearing it a couple
of times a year on 10@10 is that it is an indication of a lack of effort to break new ground.

[dischead]

Funny... I was just reading in the All Music Guide... they described MTB as "derivative southern rock" at its worst.... I very much disagree.

How in hell is MTB "derivative?"  Sheesh... whoever wrote that sounds like an idiot.

[dischead]

I think this set would have been improved with more synths...

[Big Fingers McGee]

Funny... I was just reading in the All Music Guide... they described MTB as "derivative southern rock" at its worst.... I very much disagree.

How in hell is MTB "derivative?"  Sheesh... whoever wrote that sounds like an idiot.

While on the whole AMG is very good, every so often personal bias creeps in.

[ggould]

Funny... I was just reading in the All Music Guide... they described MTB as "derivative southern rock" at its worst.... I very much disagree.

How in hell is MTB "derivative?"  Sheesh... whoever wrote that sounds like an idiot.

While on the whole AMG is very good, every so often personal bias creeps in.

I have seen too many errors in AMG to put much stock in what they say.  And sorry, MTB is certainly not very original, if you don't like the word 'derivative.'  I saw them back in their heyday, opening for the ABB, and it was a pretty pale comparison.

[dischead]

Funny... I was just reading in the All Music Guide... they described MTB as "derivative southern rock" at its worst.... I very much disagree.

How in hell is MTB "derivative?"  Sheesh... whoever wrote that sounds like an idiot.

While on the whole AMG is very good, every so often personal bias creeps in.

I have seen too many errors in AMG to put much stock in what they say.  And sorry, MTB is certainly not very original, if you don't like the word 'derivative.'  I saw them back in their heyday, opening for the ABB, and it was a pretty pale comparison.

My quarrel is with the term "derviative," which implies that MTB is not Southern rock, just
something similar and related to it.  However I think they are squarely in that genre, with no
qualification needed.  While I enjoyed hearing Take the Highway in this set, I am not
familiar enough with their work overall to render an informed opinion on whether they are
original and/or talented.  Their few appearances on 10@10 are evenly divided between this
song and Heard It In A Love Song.