The Drive, week of 7/4/11

[RGMike]

Mon 7/4/11: Fab Fourth

Bob gets all patriotic on yo' ass.

Simon & Garfunkel   America   14.5%
Elton John    Philadelphia Freedom   8.5%
David Bowie   Young Americans   3.4%
John Mellencamp   Rock in the U.S.A.   9.4%
Charlie Daniels Band   In America   8.5%
Linda Ronstadt   Back in the U.S.A.   4.3%
Neil Diamond   America   16.2%
Bruce Springsteen   Born in the U.S.A.   6.8%
Ray Charles   America The Beautiful   23.1%
Paul McCartney   Freedom

[RGMike]

Tue 7/5/11: 1977

Sanford/Townsend - Smoke From a Distant Fire 
Bad Company - Burnin' Sky 
Heart - Barracuda 
Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy 
Rush - Closer to the Heart 
Eddie Money - Baby Hold On 
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight 
Doobie Brothers - Echos of Love 
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain 
Queen - Spread Your Wings 

the Queen gets BOSFRA. Bob never misses a Rush-ed opportunity. Sheesh.

[Tinka Cat]

Tue 7/5/11: 1977

Sanford/Townsend - Smoke From a Distant Fire 
Bad Company - Burnin' Sky 
Heart - Barracuda 
Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy 
Rush - Closer to the Heart 
Eddie Money - Baby Hold On 
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight 
Doobie Brothers - Echos of Love 
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain 
Queen - Spread Your Wings 

the Queen gets BOSFRA. Bob never misses a Rush-ed opportunity. Sheesh.

Goon onya, Bob!

[RGMike]

Wed 7/6/11: 1983

Yeesh-worthy, I'm betting.  Def Leppard to start. Gunter glieben glauchen globen!

JCM buys a pink house.

Journey go their separate ways -- hah! if only! WOS.

Live LPs on 10@10 are almost always a cheat: PG on "Solsbury Hill" is a connection I should cut.

WOS2 Yes. Bowie dances, the Romantics talk in their sleep, ZZT dress sharp and Percy has a big log.

AAAACK! WOS3 Tubes, your "Beauty" on duty 2 days in a row.

Def Leppard - Rock of Ages 
John Mellencamp - Pink Houses 
Journey - Separate Ways 
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill 
Yes - It Can Happen 
Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep 
David Bowie - Let's Dance 
Robert Plant - Big Log 
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man 
Tubes - She's a Beauty 

[RGMike]

Thur 7/7/11: 1970

gotta be better than yesterday...

Sugarloaf to start. The loooong version!

We've got a Mystery Date with a Mississippi Queen! Do Tell!

The Ides march on. BOS the Guess Who's "Share the Land" which I somehow never tire of.

LedZep: Hey Hey BOS2

James Gang bring da "Funk"; ELP get "Lucky".

hey 3DN: yo' Mama!

I'll "Glad"ly BOS3 Traffic

CSNY - Teach Your Children 
Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady 
Mountain - Mississippi Queen 
Ides of March - Vehicle 
Guess Who - Share the Land 
Led Zeppelin - Hey Hey What Can I Do 
Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not To Come 
Traffic - Glad 
James Gang - Funk #49 
ELP - Lucky Man   

[RGMike]

Fri 7/8/11: 1978

Oy.

We got "Thunder Island" last time out, iirc, so bracing myself for "Dreadlock Holiday"

Oy²: Blues Bros.

Oy³: "Werewolves" and the Cars.

Oy⁴: Macca gets "Luck"y.

Thorogood arrives. I give up.

Stones get "Beast"ly. As this set certainly has been.

When REO is your best, you're in trouble. BOS and proxy of shray, "Roll With the Changes", a Drive-trina fo' sho'.

BOS2 a Dire Straits song that's not "Sultans".

Not very respectable: Styx pretend to be blue collar, man.

Blues Brothers - Soul Man 
Van Halen - Jamie's Crying 
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London 
Cars - My Best Friend's Girl 
Wings - With a Little Luck 
George Thorogood - Who Do You Love 
Rolling Stones - Beast of Burden 
REO Speedwagon - Roll With the Changes 
Dire Straits - Down to the Waterline 
Styx - Blue Collar Man