The Drive, week of 9/26/11

[RGMike]

Mon 9/26/11: 1976

Seger makes a move(s).

eeek: live Skynyrd. WOS for cheating.

BOS/proxy of Alicat: Neil, "Long May You Run".

How many times have I heard "Don't Fear the Reaper" in the last 35 years?

golden Bowie, wop-wop-wop. golden memories: the Seasons 4 remember '63.

BOS2 ELO's "So Fine", sounding, er, fine -- a welcome semi-rarity.

Stevie W looks back.

Iggles: brutally handsome and terminally pretty.

Mickey Thomas before he became annoying: VHM Elvin Bishop, "FA&FIL" -- the looong version.

Bob Seger - Night Moves 
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special (live) 
Stills-Young Band - Long May You Run   
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper 
David Bowie - Golden Years 
Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) 
Electric Light Orchestra - So Fine 
Stevie Wonder - I Wish   
Eagles - Life in the Fast Lane 
Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell in Love 

[RGMike]

Tue 9/27/11: Cover Me

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing 
Dave Mason - All Along the Watchtower 
Honeydrippers - Sea of Love 
Manfred Mann - Spirit in the Night 
Cheap Trick - Daytripper 
Talking Heads - Take Me To The River 
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World 
Eric Clapton - Cocaine   
Grand Funk Railroad - The Loco-Motion 
Van Halen - You Really Got Me 

Feh. Not sorry I missed this one, tho' Cheap Trick's "Daytripper" is an ATBB, methinks.

[Tinka Cat]

Tue 9/27/11: Cover Me

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing 
Dave Mason - All Along the Watchtower 
Honeydrippers - Sea of Love 
Manfred Mann - Spirit in the Night 
Cheap Trick - Daytripper 
Talking Heads - Take Me To The River 
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World 
Eric Clapton - Cocaine   
Grand Funk Railroad - The Loco-Motion 
Van Halen - You Really Got Me 

Feh. Not sorry I missed this one, tho' Cheap Trick's "Daytripper" is an ATBB, methinks.

Cheap Trick covered Magical Mystery Tour when they did the "Bonehead BBQ" last month.  Robin Zander wore his white Dream Police outfit! 

I was this close to buying tix from a guy called Mike Damone.

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Cheap Trick covered Magical Mystery Tour when they did the "Bonehead BBQ" last month. 

and Bone Bash #whatever has Judas effin' PRIEST! Duuuuude!

[RGMike]

Wed 9/28/11: 1981

eek. Moodies past their, er, you know.

VHM H&O, watchin' you -- they see yo' every MOVE, girl!

This is no social crisis -- it's another VHM for the 'oo.

WOS Journey -- again I ask: WTF are "streetlight people"?

Petty: feh. Police: famished en Francais.

"now everybody/have you heard?/if you're in the game/then the stroke's the word" -- er, WTF does that even mean??

VHM LRB, "Night Owls" just for breaking the AOR-crapola logjam here.

aaaack! WOS2 Styx.

Moody Blues - The Voice 
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes 
Who - Another Tricky Day 
Journey - Don't Stop Believing   
Tom Petty - A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) 
Police - Hungry For You 
Foreigner - Urgent 
Billy Squier - The Stroke 
Little River Band - The Night Owls 
Styx - Rockin' the Paradise

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Thur 9/29/11: 1973!

get up! stand up! VHM Marley.

Rock out! Percy up! BOS Zep.

The Preachah! the Teachah! Lawd! They a caution!

BOS2 Alice -- no mo' mistah nice guy-eeee.

BOS3 Todd is Godd.

Billy P goes 'round in sukkles; Billy J plays piano, man. BOS4 the latter, tho' this is becoming an Oldies 103.7-fest

Joe Walsh is out to pasture. or something.

My glove does it good, sez Macca.  It's all in the lube.

BOS5 the Dan, on the Wolverine up to Annendale.

Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up 
Led Zeppelin - The Ocean   
Doobie Brothers - China Grove 
Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy 
Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me 
Billy Preston - Will It Go Round in Circles 
Billy Joel - Piano Man   
Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way 
Paul McCartney - My Love 
Steely Dan - My Old School 

[urth]

Wed 9/28/11: 1981

eek. Moodies past their, er, you know.

VHM H&O, watchin' you -- they see yo' every MOVE, girl!

This is no social crisis -- it's another VHM for the 'oo.

WOS Journey -- again I ask: WTF are "streetlight people"?

Petty: feh. Police: famished en Francais.

"now everybody/have you heard?/if you're in the game/then the stroke's the word" -- er, WTF does that even mean??

VHM LRB, "Night Owls" just for breaking the AOR-crapola logjam here.

aaaack! WOS2 Styx.

Moody Blues - The Voice 
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes 
Who - Another Tricky Day 
Journey - Don't Stop Believing   
Tom Petty - A Woman In Love (It's Not Me) 
Police - Hungry For You 
Foreigner - Urgent 
Billy Squier - The Stroke 
Little River Band - The Night Owls 
Styx - Rockin' the Paradise

Someone should point a certain FbPoster to the Drive. I'm thinking he would dig most of this.

[RGMike]

Fri 9/30/11: 1977

Hoping for some cheezy pop to offset the sure-to-be-played Foreigner, Steve Miller, yadda yadda.

ELO on the "Line"; F.Mac have some "News"

VHM Ms Ronstadt's Zevon cover -- sorta like a Waring Blender.


Speak Steve Miller's name and... he'll bring you a crate o' papaya.

BOS Heart's "Love Alive".

proxy of shray: live REO, "Ridin' the Storm Out". DUUUUUDE!

Rod the Bod needs a shot o' Vittamin E. VHM "Hot Legs". And what are hot legs without "Red Shoes"? BOS2 EC.

uber-BOS3 Glen Campbell and Allen Toussaint. Just as good even when closed your eyes.

Supertrina: "Give a Little Beet".


ELO - Telephone Line 
Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News 
Linda Ronstadt - Poor, Poor Pitiful me 
Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love 
Heart - Love Alive 
REO Speedwagon - Ridin' The Storm Out 
Rod Stewart - Hot Legs 
Elvis Costello - (The Angels Want to Wear My) Red Shoes 
Glen Gampbell - Southern Nights 
Supertramp - Give A Little Bit