10@10: Alternative Takes

[CapnJack]

While today's set is better than average, I still have to give it mixed marks.  In the beginning
I thought we might finally be getting more of a rock set, but it quickly swerved back into pop
territory and never looked back.  However we did get three good bust-outs, and just about
everything else was a relative rarity on 10@10 -- a very low LNQ.

There's so much stuff happening in 1970 that it would be possible to have great 10@10 sets
from each of many genres:  pop, soul, funk, ten different kinds of rock... so it's frustrating that
'60s sets have been notably pop-heavy.  It's also disappointing because there are bands like
Jethro Tull, Chicago, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, etc., whose later material gets regular play on
KFOG, but their early work -- the releases that established them as big artists -- is all but ignored,
even on a specialty show like 10@10.  I just don't understand that.  It seems like KFOG has
become afraid of rock music in the past few years.

DING DING DING!

Triple-A has been, essentially a mellow-rock-leaning version of Hot A/C for some time now, and I think that, in Cumulus' corporate mind, KFOG's job is to share as few songs with The Bone as possible. So while they may play a lot of the same artists, we get the "mellow" side of those artists on KFOG (see: Zep's "Tangerine" or "Going to California"). This new PD seems to understand the importance of pop cheeze in the context of 10@10 -- it makes for great "oh wow" songs -- better than DC did, and I salute him for that  (but then, I *like* pop cheeze). But yeah, there could be more deep rock and prog tracks, esp in '70s sets. My other request yesterday was Ten Years After "Love Like a Man" -- I'll have to keep flogging that one.

There's also the '60s and '70s For Dummies factor: People in the younger demos are probably more familiar with stuff they heard on Oldies stations growing up (the "classics") than with obscure LP tracks that guys like us remember fondly.

And with the above comments in mind, here is my 9th visit to 1970:

 1. Ten Years After - Love Like A Man (per RGMike)
 2. James Taylor - Lo And Behold
(Commercial: NYC Mayor John Lindsay on ear pollution)
 3. Jethro Tull - To Cry You A Song
 4. Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole
(Movie: Love Story)
 5. Chicago - Memories Of Love
 6. The Presidents - 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love) (per Big Fingers McGee)
 7. Elton John - Amoreena (per dischead)
(TV: Sesame Street - traffic lights)
 8. Cat Stevens - I Think I See The Light
 9. Mountain - Theme For An Imaginary Western
(News: Elvis Presley on the state of rock and roll)
10. Elvis Presley - The Wonder Of You

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/207-10-10-1970

Let's see if this set would pass the test -- this set is dedicated to Lightin' Rod.

[CapnJack]

5th visit to 1993:

 1. Texas - So Called Friend
(News: The Beach Boys)
 2. Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet - God Only Knows
(TV: The Late Show with David Letterman - Robin Williams)
 3. Frank Black - Hang On To Your Ego
(News: Erik and Lyle Menendez)
 4. Linda Ronstadt - Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
 5. Tears For Fears - Brian Wilson Said
 6. SWV - Right Here / Human Nature
(TV: Bee Gees sing for John Wayne Bobbitt)
 7. Catherine Wheel - Crank (per radical347)
 8. Mavis Staples - The Voice (per RGMike)
 9. Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes (per Big Fingers McGee)
(News: Tina Turner on her biopic)
10. Lulu - I Don't Wanna Fight

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/208-10-10-1993

Enjoy!

[CapnJack]

3rd visit to 2001:

 1. The Go-Go's - Unforgiven
 2. Rufus Wainwright - Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk
(News: FiFi Awards - Joan Rivers and Rex Reed)
 3. The Von Bondies - No Sugar Mama
 4. Dolly Parton with Nickel Creek - Shine
(News: Robin Williams meets Koko the gorilla)
 5. David Byrne - Like Humans Do
 6. Janet Jackson - Someone To Call My Lover
(News: Rudy Giuliani vs. New Yorkers)
 7. Old 97's - Up The Devil's Pay
 8. Colin Hay - Waiting For My Real Life To Begin
(TV: Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
 9. Whiskeytown - Don't Be Sad
10. Electric Light Orchestra - All She Wanted

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/209-10-10-2001

Let me know what you think!

[CapnJack]

First trip back to 1961 (!):

 1. Frank Sinatra - Ring-A-Ding-Ding!
 2. Sam Cooke - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
 3. The Shirelles - Mama Said
(News: Super Surf Carnival in Australia)
 4. The Bel-Airs - Mr. Moto
 5. Chuck Berry - Thirteen Question Method
 6. Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
 7. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
 8. Del Shannon - Runaway
(Movie: Pocketful Of Miracles)
 9. Ann-Margret - I Just Don't Understand
10. Ricky Nelson - Travelin' Man
11. Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
(News: JFK on the space race)
12. Judy Collins - Maid Of Constant Sorrow
13. Dion - Runaround Sue
14. The Duals - Stick Shift
15. Elvis Presley - Little Sister

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/210-10-10-1961

Due to the length of the songs, this set went to fifteen.  Let me know what you think!

[CapnJack]

Fresh off AL's set (and because dischead likes to rock and likes 'em lengthy), here's my 6th visit to 1969:

 1. Chicago Transit Authority - Introduction
 2. Bob Dylan - To Be Alone With You
 3. Steppenwolf - Monster / Suicide / America (per RGMike)
 4. Barry Goldberg and Mike Bloomfield - Jimi The Fox (Dedicated To Jimi Hendrix)
 5. Jefferson Airplane - Hey Fredrick (per dischead)
 6. Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man (per RGMike)
 7. Joe Cocker - Dear Landlord
(TV: Woody Allen interviews Billy Graham)
 8. Neil Diamond - Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show (per RGMike)
(Radio: WBCN Boston aircheck)
 9. Aretha Franklin - The Weight (per RGMike)
10. The Who - Underture (per dischead)

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/213-10-10-1969

The set is balanced out with some of RGMike's requests.  That said, this set clocks in at over 56 minutes -- enjoy!

[dischead]

(and because dischead likes to rock and likes 'em lengthy)

Oh, I don't have any particular fetish for long songs, but if something is good, who doesn't
want a lot more of it?  No, when RGMike mentioned a couple of long songs it reminded me
of several others,  and I even forgot to mention King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King
and Do What You Like and Had to Cry Today from Blind Faith.  And there were another
half-dozen that I thought might qualify but it turned out they were from 1968.  It seems like
everybody was putting long tracks on their albums at the time, and it was viewed then as a
radical departure from the previous singles-oriented world.

[CapnJack]

First trip back to 2006 (!):

 1. The High Strung - The Luck You Got
(TV: SNL - Justin Timberlake and Amy Poehler)
 2. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
(Radio dial: James Blunt - You're Beautiful)
 3. Beck - Think I'm In Love
(TV: TMZ - Harvey Levin interviews Paris Hilton)
 4. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
(News: Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondent's Dinner)
 5. Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint - Six-Fingered Man
 6. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Riddles
(Radio dial: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy)
 7. Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)
(Radio dial: Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away)
 8. Rihanna - SOS
 9. Lily Allen - LDN
(News: CBS Evening News with Katie Couric first show)
10. Primal Scream - Country Girl

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/215-10-10-2006

Feel free to comment on this one and/or do a LNQ grade.

[Big Fingers McGee]

First trip back to 2006 (!):

 1. The High Strung - The Luck You Got
(TV: SNL - Justin Timberlake and Amy Poehler)
 2. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
(Radio dial: James Blunt - You're Beautiful)
 3. Beck - Think I'm In Love
(TV: TMZ - Harvey Levin interviews Paris Hilton)
 4. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
(News: Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondent's Dinner)
 5. Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint - Six-Fingered Man
 6. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Riddles
(Radio dial: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy)
 7. Sandi Thom - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)
(Radio dial: Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away)
 8. Rihanna - SOS
 9. Lily Allen - LDN
(News: CBS Evening News with Katie Couric first show)
10. Primal Scream - Country Girl

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/215-10-10-2006

Feel free to comment on this one and/or do a LNQ grade.

I only remember KFOG playing the Beck, although it's certainly possible Costello got a few plays. While there are a few pop hits here, I wouldn't say anything is LN... yet. I do think "SexyBack" will eventually become the golden oldie our descendants will never want to hear again.

[CapnJack]

6th visit to 1979:

 1. The Shirts - Laugh And Walk Away
 2. Dobie Gray - All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You
(TV: The Ropers)
 3. GQ - Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)
 4. Shoes - Tomorrow Night
(News: George Harrison interviewed at the race track)
 5. George Harrison - Here Comes The Moon
 6. Donna Summer - Dim All The Lights
(TV: NBC Casey Kasem promo)
 7. Rachel Sweet - Who Does Lisa Like?
 8. Lowell George - Two Trains
 9. Billy Joel - Zanzibar
(News: Paul McCartney honored by the Guiness Book of World Records)
10. Rockestra - Rockestra Theme

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/211-10-10-1979

Enjoy!

[CapnJack]

And I would've welcomed a first-day-of-autumn set, which I don't think has ever been done on any 10@10. Many summer sets, of course, and once AL did a first-of-winter one that was awesome.

I was thinking about putting together a set like that.  If anyone wants to make requests, it would make it a lot simpler for me.

[CapnJack]

For Friday, since AL is away, I decided on a theme set... of Kinks (Ray Davies) covers:

 1. Gary Lewis and the Playboys - All Day And All Of The Night
 2. Holly Golightly - Tell Me Now So I Know
(Dave Davies 1965)
 3. The Records - See My Friends
 4. Mott The Hoople - You Really Got Me
 5. Fountains Of Wayne - Better Things
(Ray Davies 1977)
 6. Buster Poindexter - Alcohol
 7. Big Star - Till The End Of The Day
(Ray Davies 1983)
 8. Boss Hog - I'm Not Like Everybody Else
 9. Sir Douglas Quintet - Who'll Be The Next In Line
10. The Jam - David Watts
(Ray Davies 1990)
11. Dwight Yoakam - Tired Of Waiting For You
12. Elvis Costello - Days

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/220-10-10-kinks-covers

Enjoy!

[CapnJack]

A third round of Beatles covers:

 1. Little Richard - I Saw Her Standing There
 2. The Smithereens - Little Child
(George 1969)
 3. Charles Wright - Here Comes The Sun
 4. Lena Horne & Gabor Szabo - Rocky Raccoon
(Paul 1966)
 5. Dwight Yoakam - Things We Said Today
 6. Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever
(Ringo 1963)
 7. The Supremes - You Can't Do That
 8. Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones - Day Tripper
(George 1964)
 9. Junior Parker - Taxman
(John 1967)
10. Adrian Belew - If I Fell
11. Valerie Simpson - We Can Work It Out
(John 1965)
12. The Feelies - She Said She Said
13. Bryan Ferry - It's Only Love
(Paul 1968)
14. Black Heat - Drive My Car

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/225-10-10-beatles-covers

Enjoy!

[Here'sToYa!]

A third round of Beatles covers:

12. The Feelies - She Said She Said

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/225-10-10-beatles-covers

Enjoy!

Yes!

[urth]

First trip back to 1961 (!):

 1. Frank Sinatra - Ring-A-Ding-Ding!
 2. Sam Cooke - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
 3. The Shirelles - Mama Said
(News: Super Surf Carnival in Australia)
 4. The Bel-Airs - Mr. Moto
 5. Chuck Berry - Thirteen Question Method
 6. Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
 7. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
 8. Del Shannon - Runaway
(Movie: Pocketful Of Miracles)
 9. Ann-Margret - I Just Don't Understand
10. Ricky Nelson - Travelin' Man
11. Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
(News: JFK on the space race)
12. Judy Collins - Maid Of Constant Sorrow
13. Dion - Runaround Sue
14. The Duals - Stick Shift
15. Elvis Presley - Little Sister

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/210-10-10-1961

Due to the length of the songs, this set went to fifteen.  Let me know what you think!

This was brilliant. Particularly loved the Sam Cooke and Frankie. But all was great.

[RGMike]

First trip back to 2006 (!):

wait, did I miss or forget a 2005 set?

Next time ya do 2005 may I suggest Amy Rigby, "Dancing With Joey Ramone"?