The Drive, week of 12/27/10

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Mon 12/27/10: 1973

Nice way to start a (vacation) week.  Queen's "Keep Yourself Alive" always gets a BOS.

Percy arrives to dance the hootchie-koo and Todd says "Hello".

The preacher and the teacher -- lawd! -- they a caution.

Bop-a-doo-da-woh-mop-shoop! BOS2 the mighty 'berries, "Tonight"

 Paul Simon - Kodachrome  
 Queen - Keep Yourself Alive  
 The Isley Brothers - That Lady  
 Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same  
 Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me  
 The Doobie Brothers - China Grove  
 The Raspberries - Tonight  
 Eagles - Tequila Sunrise  
 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps  
 Stories - Brother Louie  

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Wed 12/28/10: 1970!

God-damn well I declare!  "Uncle John's Band" sounds lovely when you haven't heard it in a while. Where *does* the time go? The song that made me say "who are these grateul dead guys anyway?"

BOS the Partridges, of course. Whah think ah love yew!

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"Uncle John's Band" sounds lovely when you haven't heard it in a while.

Ditto ELP's "Lucky Man" -- proxy of shray.

a-woman-a-touch-a-mah-soul-now: VHM "Tighter, Tighter"

BOS2 Neil, "When You Dance I Can Really Love".

OTOH, "Lola" really should be mothballed for a year or 2.

Van Morrison - Domino 
Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band 
Partridge Family - I Think I Love You 
Joe Cocker - The Letter 
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man 
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop the Rain 
Rare Earth - Born to Wander 
Alive & Kicking - Tighter and Tighter 
Neil Young - When You Dance 
Kinks - Lola 

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Thur 12/30/10: 1979

pretty crappy so far: Cars, Journey...

ZZT are bad and not-quite-nationwide in '79. Clash call London, Parsons is damned if he do and AC/DC are on the highway to you-know-where. And the woman filling in for Bob says Roots premiered in '79 -- oops, it was '77, babe.

Well, the Iggles' "Sad Cafe" is a rarity if nothing else. VHM.

We don't need no edjumacayshun; Mr Cougar needs a lover. VHM JCM.

Ending with the only-on-The Drive "Full Moon Turn My Head Around" by Off Broadway, who sound a bit like Men at Work.

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Fri 12/31/10: 1966

damn, a NTM rarity to start: "You Wouldn't Listen", by an early incarnation of Ides of March. VHMFRA

I see right thru Roger's plastic mack; Micky's made your reservation -- don't be slow. Mr Leatch coulda tripped out easy.

BOS "Time Won't Let Me". Ditto "Eleanor Rigby"

OMG! BOS3 Lightnin' Lou!  Lesley Gore's erstwhile beard "Strikes" again.

uber-BOS4 the Electric Prunes -- one of the greatest singles evah.


God Only Knows the BBs deserve BOS5.

I never much cared for the Leaves' version of "Hey Joe", garage classic tho' it may be.

Ides of March - You Wouldn't Listen 
Who - Substitute 
Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville 
Donovan - Sunshine Superman 
Outsiders - Time Won't Let Me 
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby 
Lou Christie - Lightning Strikes 
Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night 
Beach Boys - God Only Knows 
Leaves - Hey Joe