The Drive, week of 12/19/11

[RGMike]

Mon 12/19/11: 1966!!

woo hoo, you Wild Thing you.  It's sunshine, Superman -- must be summer in the city.  Everybody must get stoned!

BOS Jr Walker.  BOS2 "Mother's Little Helper"

I'm so glad Cream is glad. BOS3 and proxy of Geoff

Troggs - Wild Thing 
Donovan - Sunshine Superman 
Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City 
Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35 
Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville 
Rolling Stones - Mother's Little Helper 
Junior Walker & The All-Stars - (I'm a) Road Runner   
Beach Boys - Sloop John B 
Cream - I'm So Glad 
Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally   

[RGMike]

Tue 12/20/11: 1974

Bob Seger - Get Out of Denver 
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet 
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel 
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me the Breeze 
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 
Wet Willie - Keep on Smilin' 
Bad Company - Can't Get Enough 
Stevie Wonder - Boogie on Reggae Woman 
Aerosmith - Train Kept a Rollin' 
Doobie Brothers - Black Water   

except for the Seger (which I've always liked), and the Genesis, a compendium of "never need to hear again" tracks.

[RGMike]

Wed 12/21/11: 1983

Def Leppard ain't f-f-f-foolin'. ZZT want all yo' lovin'

"New Year's Day" comes 10 days early.

WOS Journey; VHM Jackson Browne "For a Rocker".

VHM JCM; WOS2 Yes, of course.

I'm so excited Elton's still standing!  BOS.

Def Leppard - Foolin' 
ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' 
U2 - New Year's Day 
Journey - Send Her My Love 
Jackson Browne - For a Rocker 
Police - Every Breath You Take 
Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another 
John Mellencamp - The Authority Song 
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart 
Elton John - I'm Still Standing   

[Here'sToYa!]

Wed 12/21/11: 1983

Def Leppard ain't f-f-f-foolin'. ZZT want all yo' lovin'

"New Year's Day" comes 10 days early.

WOS Journey; VHM Jackson Browne "For a Rocker".

VHM JCM; WOS2 Yes, of course.

I'm so excited Elton's still standing!  BOS.

Def Leppard - Foolin' 
ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' 
U2 - New Year's Day 
Journey - Send Her My Love 
Jackson Browne - For a Rocker 
Police - Every Breath You Take 
Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another 
John Mellencamp - The Authority Song 
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart 
Elton John - I'm Still Standing

This is the 1983 that had me listening almost exclusively to late 60's/early 70's rock at the time (ninth grade for me).

[RGMike]

Thur 12/22/11: 1971


Who - The Song is Over
James Gang - Walk Away 
Paul McCartney - Uncle Albert
Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen
Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
James Taylor - You've Got a Friend
5 Man Electrical Band - Signs
Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath
Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 

wow, "Stairway to Heaven", which you don't actually hear that much anymore (well, maybe on K-Fox)