What Are You Listening To?

[lordstanley]

On 11/6/2021 at 7:27 AM, Cruzer1 said:

Badlands...

Keeping with the flow of young girls/70's. Great movie, and Sheen/Spacek are great.

Electric performances by both of them

And of course Springsteen turned the movie into the title song of his Nebraska album.

"I saw her standing on her front lawn, just a twirling, her baton ..."

 

 

 

 

[lordstanley]

On 11/4/2021 at 12:41 PM, oblong said:

Bill Burr did a great bit about Thin Lizzy and The Boys are Back in Town.

 

Cracks me up that apart from Boys Are Back In Town, arguably the best-known song of the band from Ireland is their cover version of a song about a CKLW DJ.

 

[Biff Mayhem]

It's actually a shame that they are the "Boys Are Back In Town" band when they have so many other great songs. Even the spin off Black Star Riders is fantastic. Still, Burr's take on it is hilarious. I'd like to hear his breakdown of Jailbreak.

Scotty Gorham is such a great guitarist who was often overshadowed by Gary Moore and John Sykes.

[chasfh]

This'll wake you up in the morning. Or the afternoon or night, for that matter.

 

[Motor City Sonics]

♫ Johnny, go get your gun

Cause the Commies are in our hemisphere today

Ivan, go fly your Mig

Cause the Yankee Imperialists have come to play ♫

[Mr.TaterSalad]

A Christmas classic if you ask me and one of my favorite tunes all around. Some think John Prine's Christmas In Prison doesn't qualify as a Christmas song, but I disagree.

 

[John_Brian_K]

I heard that George Lynch was back with Dokken on a few stops on the tour so decided to take a listen to one of my favorites from one the recent concerts "Heaven Sent" and George sounded great...Don was basically talking the lyrics though...it was pretty brutal.  I was actually going to check out tickets to a show that was as close to us as possible before he started talking the lyrics.  I do not want to see that.  And George was probably my favorite guitarist from that era of rock, maybe even more so that Eddie.

If they end up playing Detroit I MAY grab some tickets, but I think the closest was Ohio.  

[chasfh]

Here’s another song to wake you up in the morning.

 

[1984Echoes]

I prefer a little more mellow in the morning... just a little bit:

 

[1984Echoes]

Some Christmas favorites by Sting:

 

 

 

Burning Babe & Hounds of Winter are also good from this album (I even like Lullaby for an Anxious Child).

[CMRivdogs]

For your Thanksgiving enjoyment, or annoyance...

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Popped on the new Brandi Carlile album yesterday and damn, what an album. Thus far, Letters to the Past is my favorite tune.

 

Edited December 21, 2021 by Mr.TaterSalad

[pfife]

David Bowie, space oddity

Crazy it's made in 1969.

[pfife]

On 12/21/2021 at 12:08 PM, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Popped on the new Brandi Carlile album yesterday and damn, what an album. Thus far, Letters to the Past is my favorite tune.

 

Saw her on snl earlier this evening... uh she was incredible 

[Motor City Sonics]

6 hours ago, pfife said:

David Bowie, space oddity

Crazy it's made in 1969.

So he made this album in 2001 of re-done versions songs he wrote before Space Oddity.    It's called Toy.   His record company rejected it.   About 10 years later much of it leaked (Bowie himself leaked it) and it is part of a box set.   It's a great album.  Why they rejected it, I don't know.    Record companies also told Ben Folds that he couldn't do a solo piano tour, it would kill is career.     They also told Sarah McLachlan putting a festival tour together with all female artists would end her career.  She made millions off it.     

Toy gets a stand-alone release the day before what would have been Bowie's 75th birthday, January 7th, 2022. 

Creepy cover, though.  

   

[pfife]

"Hey, here's a plan.   Here's one of the best ever, with a bunch of unreleased music from his best era ever.   Let's not release it".

those dudes are a freaking joke.   

[Motor City Sonics]

4 hours ago, pfife said:

"Hey, here's a plan.   Here's one of the best ever, with a bunch of unreleased music from his best era ever.   Let's not release it".

those dudes are a freaking joke.   

I would love to know the reason.   He took those songs and modernized them.  Great songs and it sounds contemporary. 

 

[Motor City Sonics]

Neil Young used to fight with his label.  He did the Trans album with the computerized voice and electronic stuff.   Label rejected it.  He left the label.   Weird album, no hits, but he's freaking Neil Young.  Geffen signed him and let him release it. He came back and gave them real Neil Young albums after that.   He wanted to make a Kraftwerk album.  Dude's a legend, leave him alone. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

On 12/26/2021 at 1:54 AM, pfife said:

Saw her on snl earlier this evening... uh she was incredible 

She's an incredibly talented singer and songwriter. There isn't much she has done that I don't like. You tell people you listen to country music and they assume you listen to the bro country BS on FM radio with repetitive songs about tailgates, trucks, and Coors Lite from the same cadre of terrible artists like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia-Line, etc. I want people to understand, appreciate, and support artists like Brandi who are putting in the effort to put out good music like she has been for over a decade.

[Motor City Sonics]

On 12/27/2021 at 4:20 PM, Mr.TaterSalad said:

She's an incredibly talented singer and songwriter. There isn't much she has done that I don't like. You tell people you listen to country music and they assume you listen to the bro country BS on FM radio with repetitive songs about tailgates, trucks, and Coors Lite from the same cadre of terrible artists like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia-Line, etc. I want people to understand, appreciate, and support artists like Brandi who are putting in the effort to put out good music like she has been for over a decade.

I'm thrilled for her.   Back when she was getting started she would come by our station whenever they were touring.  She'd always have Phil & Tim and they're all still together to this day.   Extremely nice people.  

[Motor City Sonics]

My Under The Radar Radio Picks Of The Year for 2021 

(In other words, stuff I liked for the show but nobody else probably likes)

 

1. GOAT GIRL - On All Fours

2. ARLO PARKS - Collapsed In Sunbeams

3. ZOLAS - Come Back To Life

4. PARQUET COURTS - Sympathy For Life

5. KINGS OF CONVENIENCE - Peace Or Love

6. GEESE - Projector

7. SNAIL MAIL - Valentine

8. THE HOLD STEADY - Open Door Policy

9. INHALER - It Won't Always Be Like This   

10. POND - 9  

 

Honorable Mention to Lindsey Buckingham's self-titled album, which didn't really fit our general format, but it's a great album.  

 

Under The Radar Radio can be heard Sunday nights at 7pm on Ann Arbor's 107one (annarbors107one.com) and The Q-94-5 in Grand Rapids (thisisqmusic.com) and if you're in New Zealand you can hear it on 107.5 AndHow.fm (I can't remember what time it airs when you translate it to our time, probably in the middle of the night).  

 

 

Edited December 31, 2021 by Motor City Sonics

[oblong]

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/12/17/fox-producer-who-got-the-nfl-to-jam

You guys know I am into jam bands and yesterday people were noticing the bumper music for the Fox NFL games.... and here's a year old article that talks with the producer who is responsible.  I think it's great because many of these bands rely on word of mouth and this kind of thing is very exciting and has a direct impact to their quality of life. They tour because now that's the only real way to make a living in the business.

I get excited when I hear some of these bands show up in commercials, in movies, etc.   

 

[John_Brian_K]

Andy Timmons - A Night to Remember

[John_Brian_K]

Thank god for drugs for artists...truly

 

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Of all the celebrity and artist deaths of the past couple of years Justin Townes Earle was one of the ones who effected me the most. So thankful for the time he was here on this planet and the phenomenal music he was able to produce.