I don't know if Spike Jones really compares accurately to Weird Al -- not that the comparison does either artist any disservice. But he did do parody renditions of well-known songs, drawing from a variety of genres. His takes on The 1812 Overture and Pagliacci ("Pal-Yat-Chee") are hilarious. And it's a rare artist, in any era, who would record a duet for violin and garbage disby Delvin
In Robbie Robertson's song "Somewhere Down the Crazy River," the singer reminisces about "listening to Little Willie John." Although Little Willie John charted quite a few times in the '50s, I still suspect more music fans are familiar with Robbie Robertson (at least through his work with The Band) than with the R&B singer.by Delvin
Thanks, Fam! Yes, I did turn to the Moon catalog quite a bit. And why not! I don't know what happened to my copy of Skarmageddon 3. If you have any extras from the Moon catalog that you'd be willing to sell or trade, kindly drop me an email at delvin@kser.orgby Delvin
By request, an all-ska show! "Concrete Jungle" – The Specials "Mirror in the Bathroom" – The English Beat "On My Radio" – The Selecter "One Step Beyond" – Madness "Tick Tock" – General Chaos "Guns of Navarone" – The Skatalites "Hot Summer Night" – Arsenals "Ryddim Drop" – Public Service "Worryby Delvin
Maybe Todd really is that difficult to work with as a producer. I looked over the list of his production credits on Wikipedia. It includes only four artists who went into the studio with him more than once -- The New York Dolls, Grand Funk, The Tubes and The Pursuit of Happiness. (Sparks would make five.) Granted, that list is pretty short -- only about 45 albums. The list of his production cby Delvin
In every instance, one or more bands/artists are mentioned in the lyrics. But songs that reference other songs would be a cool concept too! Any other recommendations?by Delvin
"All the girls in this here bar Will treat you like you're a star Don't get excited, it's just luck They'll ignore you if the guy from The Cult shows up."by Delvin
I think I could find enough to fill a sequel -- especially if I use a few high-profile selections (such as "Smoke on the Water").by Delvin
The Name-Droppers! Thanks to all my TP colleagues for the great recommendations. "I Go Crazy" - Queen (The Rolling Stones) "Someone to Love" - Fountains of Wayne (Coldplay) "London's Brilliant" - Wendy James (Joe Strummer and Mick Jones) "Now I'm Here" - Queen (Mott the Hoople) "Breakup Song" - American Hi-Fi (My Bloody Valentby Delvin
> Would the album be BETTER if trimmed down? Sure, the batting > avg would be better... but would the album itself be better? > I vote no. I generally prefer the Beatles pre-1966, but White > Album might be my favorite of their albums. The dross adds > character and texture, just like with Sandinista. The key difference here is that the weirder songs on Sandinista! aren&by Delvin
I enjoyed hip-hop through the '80s, but lost interest with the gangsta-rap movement. (Some may say that this attitude just points up my white privilege. Maybe it does; I won't argue. But I simply turned away from that particular genre of music as it became less ... musical.) For me, Digital Underground was the last really bright spot in hip-hop. Their debut long-player, Sex Packets, reaby Delvin
AKA Greg Jacobs, AKA Humpty Hump -- founder, principal rapper (in whatever guise) and producer of the hip-hop group Digital Underground. Found dead in a hotel room in Tampa yesterday; cause of death unknown. Details here.by Delvin
> Journey had no idea how ridiculous and cliched they were. Steinman was consciously playing around with cliches. Yeah, because he knew that clichés sell.by Delvin
Now that you mention it, S is the biggest block in my record shelves as well. B is a very close second ... what with the Beatles and Bowie.by Delvin
> I am afraid of my wife's reaction if I suddenly came into possession of 450 LPs. Well, it helps that my wife sees it as our music collection. Plus, she knew I wouldn't be keeping all of them, or even most of them.by Delvin
From the article: > “I’ve never been so sick in all my life,” Nugent said. He went on to suggest > there is no point in being tested for COVID-19 and downplayed the need for > social distancing, mask wearing and being vaccinated against the virus. Either that's a wildly mis-edited paragraph, or Nugent has not let his illness prevent him from bravely keeping his head up hisby Delvin
Yes, I did acquire my neighbor's record collection before starting that thread about the White Album. But the two events weren't really associated.by Delvin
I recently acquired a cache of about 450 albums and about 100 seven-inch singles. The records came from one of my neighbors, who's retiring and moving to his vacation house in Hawaii. It would've been exorbitantly expensive to ship his collection of vinyl, so he gave it to me. "I just don't want to see my records end up at Goodwill or someplace!" he told me. "I figurby Delvin
My approach pretty much matches yours, Bip, except that I don't peruse the blues or folk sections. I also tend to favor record stores that separate the used merchandise from the new albums. I can understand why some stores choose to mix them together in the bins, but to me, it just makes my treasure-hunting that much more time-consuming. And oh yeah, I know that regret of not buyingby Delvin
I love it too. The covers of "It's All Too Much" and "Hiroshima Mon Amour" make it a worthy purchase.by Delvin
"Best of Both Worlds" – Midnight Oil (for Peter Garrett's birthday) "Sloop John B" – Me First & the Gimme Gimmes "Danseparc (Every Day It's Tomorrow)" – Martha & the Muffins "Nothing Without You" – Cloud Nothings "Brickfield Nights" – The Boys "Riptown" – The Hold Steady "Cartoon" – Soul Asylum (for Dby Delvin
> I would cheat by not only removing the above mentioned (and most def “Obladi”!) > but adding the outtake “What’s The New Mary Jane.” Great tune, why’d they leave it > off and decide, nah, we need to make room for “Wild Honey Pie”? Well, since "Wild Honey Pie" clocks in under a minute, it might not have been a case of "making room" for it.by Delvin
> Just not a fan of the White album. Gimme Abbey Road any day of the week! Agree with Zoo. Abbey Road is a more enjoyable listen, although track for track, it's not as good as Revolver. The White Album debate is one I've engaged in more than once, with some serious Beatles fans. It astonishes me to encounter people who still see it as such a musical touchstone. To me, it hasby Delvin
I added up the times; each side comes in under 25 minutes. Pushing it for an LP, but not beyond the range of possibility. At least one side of the White Album is 24 minutes and change. So are two sides of the Blue Album. (Side Two of that compilation exceeds 26 minutes.)by Delvin
Maybe I'm opening up a massive can of worms, but what the hell, I'm feeling feisty today. Reducing the White Album to a single LP -- what songs would you keep? For me, it'd be: SIDE ONE Back in the U.S.S.R. Dear Prudence. Glass Onion. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da While My Guitar Gently Weeps Blackbird Martha My Dear Julia SIDE TWO Birthday Everybody's Got Sometby Delvin
Yes. In Another World just came out Friday.by Delvin
"Boys & Girls & Rock 'n' Roll" – Cheap Trick "Almost with You" – The Church (by request) "Magneto" – Messer Chups "Everything's Alright" – David Bowie "Into the Blue" – The Joy Formidable "Hands Off, She's Mine" – The English Beat "Zoom In" – Dan Markell "Waydown" – Catherine Wheeby Delvin
Silver Platters is one of the more popular record stores in the Seattle area. The SoDo location is right next door to Ghostfish, a brewery that not only specializes in gluten-free beer but has an entire gluten-free menu for lunch and dinner. When she realized this, she began to propose a Sunday afternoon plan, pretty regularly: we'd go down to SoDo, where I'd shop for a couple hoursby Delvin
> How many times have I been at a local record shop > and seen the hipster doofus who brought in his/her > significant other and watched them grimace as you > hear “oh look, Kenny Loggins!” “...yup” What hipster gets excited about Kenny Loggins records?by Delvin
> So many of my record store visits > in big cities have been with impatient > and unsympathetic family in tow... Yeah, I hear ya. I never go to record stores accompanied by anyone, unless I know they're as much of a freak about music-shopping as I am.by Delvin
