From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2001 #11 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send e-mail to majordomo@xnet2.com with "unsubscribe bomp-digest" in the body X-Bomp-web-site: http://www.bomp.com X-BompList-Administrator: efd@xnet2.com bomp-digest Friday, January 5 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 011 This the digest version of the Bomp list. ***HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE:*** Send an e-mail with the words "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com or go to . Here's what people are yacking about in this digest: Re: so that's that new wave stuff ??? Moreen5000@aol.com A Beagle and a Brain in a Box Moreen5000@aol.com Real Don Steele Heyjoerein@aol.com SF Sorrow in the garage; the Wild Thing on Elektra etc Moreen5000@aol.com Real Don Steele Heyjoerein@aol.com Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... Moreen5000@aol.com Re: Maybe why the Zombies weren't more popular... "James Bond" Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... Iam Fuzzco Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... Andies Candies Re: MopTop and Classic Rock Radio Sknoof@aol.com Re: A Beagle and a Brain in a Box "Astroboy" Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... Joan_Coraccio@lotus.com Re: you damn FREAK! HOODOO3005@aol.com Re: Mooney Suzuki Sknoof@aol.com Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... "Astroboy" Re: Real Don Steele brian marshall Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... brian marshall Re: Maybe why the Zombies weren't more popular... brian marshall More thoughts on that Classic Rock Radio stuff.... Sknoof@aol.com Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... "Lenny Smith" The Castaways - no, not Gilligan "James Bond" Mr T rules! "Linda" Orangu-Tones news.. "Garrett Brittenham" Re: More thoughts on that Classic Rock Radio stuff.... "Blair Buscareno" Re: you damn FREAK! "Lenny Smith" Re: More thoughts on that Classic Rock Radio stuff.... "Astroboy" Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... Moparlary@aol.com RE: bomp-digest V2001 #10 Alan Wright Re: Nuggets From The Golden State "Massimo Baseotto" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 07:20:07 EST From: Moreen5000@aol.com Subject: Re: so that's that new wave stuff ??? In a message dated 1/3/01 1:18:52 PM, ratpfink@akamail.com writes: << Most music categories are usually marketing bullshit rather than actually being based on similarities in the music itself. Unless I'm starting to go senile I seem to remember that back in the late '70s the record labels were actually marketing stuff like Tom Petty and Dire Straits as "new wave"... >> Yup hard to believe, but as others posted earlier as well, in the late 70's when stuff like Billy Joel, Boston, Kansas and the like were what was playing on the "classic rock " FM stations, and the the top 40 stations were even worse except for the occaisional Stones or Mitch Ryder " oldie ", bands like Dire Straits and Tom Petty and The Cars and even believe it or not AC / DC were being sold for a short period of time as " new wave " right alongside Dr. Feelgood and The Clash and Johnny Thunders and The Jam, The Ramones, Buzzcocks,Elvis Costello, the B52's and even Tom Petty's labelmates The Dwight Twilley Band. Seems slightly deranged with , and I still cant believe it, some 20 or so years hindsight now, but it sure made for a strange, and interesting and amusing " new wave " section for awhile in some of the stores I shopped in back then in CT. Rock Lobsters done dirt cheap !!!! maureen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 07:39:17 EST From: Moreen5000@aol.com Subject: A Beagle and a Brain in a Box In a message dated 1/4/01 3:16:26 PM, sugarshack_66@yahoo.com writes: << You forgot to mention "The Smallest Astronaut," where Snoopy volunteers for a decoy space flight to throw off the Russians while Armstrong and company land on the moon. At the end, a voice names off the astronauts of the Apollo space program, ending with the names of the three who died in that '67 launchpad fire in Apollo 1. Dave >> Hey Dave !!! I forgot about that one !!! I put it on a tape I made for my nephew, who's a big fanatic on space and flight stuff a few years back. Every year he goes to space camp, can actually fly his dad's plane and he'll probably work fer NASA some day. Every year I make him a CD or tape of rock and/or roll songs with a space and rockets and sci-fi theme, except this year I got him that " Brain in a Box " box set from Rhino, heck I bought one for myself. It get's my vote for most out of this world packaging of the past year, with a holographic images of a brain all wired up like in " They Saved Hitler's Brain " on 3 sides and graphics of dials and switches etc on the other panels really neat. Inside there's 5 CD's of sci-fi tv and movie themes, rockin tunes, pop tunes even lounge tunes and a real nice book that looks like an old sci fi book or comic fulla kool notes and stuff. Definately a blast !!! By Grabthar's hammer ... maureen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:02:57 EST From: Heyjoerein@aol.com Subject: Real Don Steele Speaking of Real Don Steele. I'm looking for his 45, "Cecil The Unwanted French Fry" Did he do any other stuff like this? Joe > I remember seeing them on > the Real Don Steele show or was it ABandstand? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:24:20 EST From: Moreen5000@aol.com Subject: SF Sorrow in the garage; the Wild Thing on Elektra etc Hey John, like evryone else I was glad to offer a little help and info. As for labels and all for different types of music, I think it helps as a starting point, even more so if one can further clarify things by saying that the band is similar to another band/ artist for reference. If anything whatever you said or did, the end result was that you got your friend listening, in this case SF Sorrow, great LP !!! , and some other great stuff as well, and that's what really matters !!! As for anything I haven't done, and I've done some incredibly wild and wacky things, that's tuff to say. As a kid, I was a sort of Wild Thing combination of Beaver Cleaver/ Patty Duke loose on some exotic concoction ofcrystal meth and LSD. My Mom used to be afraid to answer the phone I got into so many misadventures. From being the first kid in town busted for glue sniffing ( good thing Dad was the mayor ) to nearly drowning 2 of my best friends little brothers when we tried to build a submarine in the pond ( seemed like a brilliant idea at the time to our over imaginative 9 year old minds ) to nearly incinerating them months later when we tried to build a rocketship that worked ( and yeah the fire department had to put that one out too ) there's at least one thing I haven't done yet !!! Get that furniture outta the pool right now !!!! maureen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:04:03 EST From: Heyjoerein@aol.com Subject: Real Don Steele Speaking of Real Don Steele. I'm looking for his 45, "Cecil The Unwanted French Fry" Did he do any other stuff like this? Joe > I remember seeing them on > the Real Don Steele show or was it ABandstand? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:54:50 EST From: Moreen5000@aol.com Subject: Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... In a message dated 1/4/01 10:57:28 PM, buscareno@earthlink.net writes: << >"Stairway To Boredom" (I say insert any Zep song, but this one makes me >vomit profusely) >"All Right Now" >"Layla" (the original is bad enough, but how about the prozac shufflebeat >rendition?) >"Whipping Post" (In my book, there is "blues", and then there is >"BLOOZ"...) >"Aqualung" (no comment) I'm almost completely with you there, Mike. But "All Right Now" doesn't bother me as much as "Hotel California". (But, then, that might be 'cuz of certain guys I went to high school with who thought The Eagles were the greatest thing ever.) And, as Mike knows due to a discussion on another list, I rather like some Led Zeppelin stuff... But "Stairway To Heaven" may be my most hated song of all time. Besides the fact that it's played a gazillion times a day, the damn thing takes *forever* to actually GET anywhere! If that Stairway is what it takes to get to Heaven, burning forever is starting to look mighty good. >> I gotta agree with Mike and Blair on most of these, tho' I love Free. I just wish radio would play something else by them other than " All Right Now ". I know it's supposed to be their " most popular " song but it wouldn't hurt to play " The Hunter" or " Fire and Water " or anything else off their first few LP's. That's the main reason I hate all the above named tunes myself, except "All Right Now " tho' I am more than likely to change the station cause I've heard it a zillion times already. I like the first 3 Allmans LP's, and the first few Jethro Tull Lp's too, and for me Clapton lost it after Cream anyway, but all those songs drive me up the wall because every time I turn on the radio that's what's playing. All those songs suffer immensely from radio over-exsposure, particularly " Stairway to Heaven" . I love the first few Zep LP's myself, but when I was in high school every kid with an acoustic guitar was out there on the hillside plunking away that thing , and to make matters even worse, there was a radio station in Hartford, I'm pretty sure it was WCCC, that used to play the song not only a whole lotta the day, but every night of the week at midnight. It was great for knowing what time it was if you were all out getting destroyed on alchohol, chemical substances and weed down by the oil storage tanks and no one had a watch but otherwise I got real sick of hearin it all the time. You can also add " Smoke on the Water " to that list too, a pretty neat riff by a pretty kool band until I had to hear every time I walked into a music store let alone turned on the radio. " What's that ya wanna hear ??? Freebird ??? " maureen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 09:03:26 +0000 From: "James Bond" Subject: Re: Maybe why the Zombies weren't more popular... > i disagree - i really think that "whenever you're ready" is one of the > most brilliantly constructed pop songs of the sixties - great melody, superb > lead singing, & that totally cool descending chord thing into the > middle-eight ("but if you call me..."). this thing was just screaming for > am-radio. totally catchy, totally memorable. I'm not saying the Zombies aren't the bees knees Rob, and of course there are exceptions to my earlier statement. Speaking in general terms however, the magical 'riff' is oft missing from early to mid-period Zombies material - - a lot of the songs seem to almost start in mid-stride without the catchy intro that is so crucial to audience recognition. BTW, "Whenever You're Ready" IS a great song...I'm surprised that no Motown type act picked up on it and slowed the pace some - imagine Smokey Robinson or the Temptations, etc. doing the vocals...would be great! Crazy how "Desiree" only charted at 98! Can anyone tell me with which single the Count 5 followed "Psychotic Reaction" with and how it charted? I've always wondered that. Same with the Castaways and "Liar, Liar". James B. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 06:18:25 -0800 (PST) From: Iam Fuzzco Subject: Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... - --- Blair wrote: > > >"Stairway To Boredom" (I say insert any Zep song, > but this one makes me > >vomit profusely) > >"All Right Now" > >"Layla" (the original is bad enough, but how about > the prozac shufflebeat > >rendition?) > >"Whipping Post" (In my book, there is "blues", and > then there is > >"BLOOZ"...) > >"Aqualung" (no comment) > > I'm almost completely with you there, Mike. But "All > Right Now" doesn't > bother me as much as "Hotel California". I hear ya there, brother. I heard "All Right Now" a couple of months ago on a jukebox and though how with a little re-working it could be a really good song (or how about a much better song). > I rather like some Led Zeppelin stuff... But > "Stairway To Heaven" may > be my most hated song of all time. Please refer to recent Fleshtones shows to hear their version of "Communication Breakdown", with vocal ala Keith Streng. It's great. As for Zep, I always kinda liked "Fool In The Rain". Fuzzco (who is proud of the fact that he knows the names of only five LZ songs) __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 06:23:08 -0800 (PST) From: Andies Candies Subject: Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... This song makes me see red. Another contender is "Hotel California" - an ex-neighbor of mine used to play an EXTENDED version of this, every night! Argh! - -Andrea Mike Markesich wrote: "Layla" (the original is bad enough, but how about the prozac shufflebeat rendition?) - --------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 10:22:12 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: Re: MopTop and Classic Rock Radio Markesich opines: <<"Stairway To Boredom" (I say insert any Zep song, but this one makes me vomit profusely) "All Right Now" "Layla" (the original is bad enough, but how about the prozac shufflebeat rendition?) "Whipping Post" (In my book, there is "blues", and then there is "BLOOZ"...) "Aqualung" (no comment) There are a lot more, but these were across the board victors. And likely your older brother's all time fave songs.>> Hey, Mophead!! **I'M** yer older brother.....and I will have to gently chastise you by, ironically, AGREEING wholeheartedly with your choices there. You forgot quite a few, of course. "Free Bird"....AIIGGH!!! At least they don't play the Outlaws' "Green Grass & High Tides" anymore. That one was a REAL pain in the ass for a whole lotta years. Respect yer elders, ya punk-ass!! :) Mike F. Where's my dang Geritol??? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 10:35:11 -0800 From: "Astroboy" Subject: Re: A Beagle and a Brain in a Box I was wondering how that set was. It gets my vote for best/wildest package design of 2000. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 4:39 AM Subject: A Beagle and a Brain in a Box > > > In a message dated 1/4/01 3:16:26 PM, sugarshack_66@yahoo.com writes: > > << You forgot to mention "The Smallest Astronaut," where > Snoopy volunteers for a decoy space flight to throw > off the Russians while Armstrong and company land on > the moon. At the end, a voice names off the astronauts > of the Apollo space program, ending with the names of > the three who died in that '67 launchpad fire in > Apollo 1. > > Dave >> > > Hey Dave !!! I forgot about that one !!! I put it on a tape I made for my > nephew, who's a big fanatic on space and flight stuff a few years back. Every > year he goes to space camp, can actually fly his dad's plane and he'll > probably work fer NASA some day. Every year I make him a CD or tape of rock > and/or roll songs with a space and rockets and sci-fi theme, except this year > I got him that " Brain in a Box " box set from Rhino, heck I bought one for > myself. It get's my vote for most out of this world packaging of the past > year, with a holographic images of a brain all wired up like in " They Saved > Hitler's Brain " on 3 sides and graphics of dials and switches etc on the > other panels really neat. Inside there's 5 CD's of sci-fi tv and movie > themes, rockin tunes, pop tunes even lounge tunes and a real nice book that > looks like an old sci fi book or comic fulla kool notes and stuff. Definately > a blast !!! > By Grabthar's hammer ... maureen > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 10:51:15 -0500 From: Joan_Coraccio@lotus.com Subject: Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... Sounds like you grew up in the 70's. Someone at work is playing Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" - How irritating can you get to actually play this within earshot of co-workers ?! >"Stairway To Boredom" (I say insert any Zep song, but this one makes me >vomit profusely) >"All Right Now" >"Layla" (the original is bad enough, but how about the prozac shufflebeat >rendition?) >"Whipping Post" (In my book, there is "blues", and then there is >"BLOOZ"...) >"Aqualung" (no comment) I'm almost completely with you there, Mike. But "All Right Now" doesn't bother me as much as "Hotel California". (But, then, that might be 'cuz of certain guys I went to high school with who thought The Eagles were the greatest thing ever.) And, as Mike knows due to a discussion on another list, I rather like some Led Zeppelin stuff... But "Stairway To Heaven" may be my most hated song of all time. Besides the fact that it's played a gazillion times a day, the damn thing takes *forever* to actually GET anywhere! If that Stairway is what it takes to get to Heaven, burning forever is starting to look mighty good. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:06:23 EST From: HOODOO3005@aol.com Subject: Re: you damn FREAK! In a message dated 1/5/01 6:36:55 AM Central Standard Time, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: << T. Valentine--Hello, Lucille, are you a Lesbian? (hahaha; this actually generated one complaint--not from a woman, but from some dude who apparently doesn't realize that in street jargon, a "freak" is a way kinky chick!) >> Yes, but that's the way Rick James meant it in "Super Freak." When T. Valentine called Lucille a "freak," he meant in the old-time, abnormal way (like what you used to see under a circus tent). I don't care what the fuck that caller said, it's still a great song! J. Porter ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 11:18:36 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: Re: Mooney Suzuki Dave raves: <> Those are phantom ads. All their dates in Jan/Feb (and there were a lot of them) have been cancelled. It's a shame. Interesting "psychology of advertising" twist here, though: they had a pretty high-profile show booked in NYC in January, and it's either pretty funny or pretty sad to look at the ads for that venue NOW. I won't embarrass either the venue or the performer by naming 'em, but the Mooneys were supposed to play on a Saturday in January, okay? And the Friday night act is now playing BOTH nights, with the large blurb "Second show added due to unprecedented demand!!" or something like that. Hopefully this all gets ironed out and we get our boys back soon. Mike F. Hopin' ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:24:52 -0800 From: "Astroboy" Subject: Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... Songs which singe the stubble from my brain: Hocus Pocus by Focus (art rock yodelling?) Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas Once you Understand by Encounter Run Joey Run by (I forget...but just thinking of it turns my stomach) This stuff reminds me of a friend of mine. He has a habit of introducing imaginary segments of The Midnight Special in his best Wolfman Jack voice. He can come up with these combinations endlessly on road trips, sort of like 99 bottles of beer, only weirder. Just think of several 70s bands (incongruity is a plus, be sure to include some one-hit wonders), insert any standup comic that had their 15 minutes of fame, add a mention of the endlessly recycled footage they used of Jim Croce or Freddie Prinze and top it off with any forgotten TV sitcom personality, and volia, "It's Da Midnight Special". Here's an example: (use your best gravelly Wolfman Jack imitation) "Tonite... on Da Midnite Special... The Music of Abba... The Starland Vocal Band... The Captain and Tenille... Frank Zappa and the comic genius of Willy T and Lester plus clips of the late Jim Croce and a tribute to Freddie Prinze. And now your host... Adrienne Barbou!" (Hope my spelling is right) Anyway, maybe it doesn't translate when you read it, but it cracks me up. (the younger folks on the list may have trouble relating.) - ----- Original Message ----- From: Andies Candies To: Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 6:23 AM Subject: Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... > > > This song makes me see red. Another contender is "Hotel California" - an ex-neighbor of mine used to play an EXTENDED version of this, every night! Argh! > > -Andrea > > > Mike Markesich wrote: > "Layla" (the original is bad enough, but how about the prozac shufflebeat > rendition?) > > > > --------------------------------- > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:34:34 -0800 (PST) From: brian marshall Subject: Re: Real Don Steele - --- Heyjoerein@aol.com wrote: > > Speaking of Real Don Steele. I'm looking for his 45, > > "Cecil The Unwanted French Fry" > Did he do any other stuff like this? I have a 45 by him on Cameo called "Tina Delgado Is Alive." "TINA DELGADO IS ALIVE! ALIVE!" Brian NFTG > > Joe > > > I remember seeing them on > > the Real Don Steele show or was it ABandstand? > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to > majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:38:39 -0800 (PST) From: brian marshall Subject: Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... - --- Astroboy wrote: > > Songs which singe the stubble from my brain: > Hocus Pocus by Focus (art rock yodelling?) (Hmm, this one's actually a guilty pleasure with me. Call me weird.) > Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas (No argument here. Heard enough of that thing to last me about three or four lifetimes.) > Once you Understand by Encounter (The name of the group who does that is not Encounter, but Think. But it might as well be, because this thing is bad performance art before its time.) > Run Joey Run by (I forget...but just thinking of it > turns my stomach) David Geddes, and yes, it's guaranteed to turn even the strongest of stomachs.) > Brian NFTG > __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:47:05 -0800 (PST) From: brian marshall Subject: Re: Maybe why the Zombies weren't more popular... That would be "Peace of Mind," which did not chart, and neither did any of their other singles. - --- James Bond wrote: > > 98! > > Can anyone tell me with which single the Count 5 > followed "Psychotic > Reaction" with and how it charted? That would be "Peace of Mind," and no, it didn't chart. Neither did any of the Count Five's other singles. "Psychotic Reaction" was the only thing that charted. I've always > wondered that. Same with the > Castaways and "Liar, Liar". "Goodbye Babe." It didn't chart either. Again, "Liar, Liar" was their only charting song. Brian NFTG > > > James B. > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to > majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > . > mp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > . > __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 12:20:25 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: More thoughts on that Classic Rock Radio stuff.... First of all, thank you Blair....how could I have forgotten "Hotel California"??? That's way up there on any "worst" list. This phenomenon is more far-reaching than we sometimes realize. Granted, most of us hated these songs we're talking about the FIRST time we heard 'em. But that's US. We consider ourselves Conoisseurs Of Fine Toonz. And, whether we're kidding ourselves about that or not, we BOMPers are certainly more well-informed about music in general than your average blob of protoplasm on the street might be. But, how about THIS: Consider. Ask anybody who professes to be able to tolerate Classic Rock radio. Or, if you can find one, ask anybody who claims to actually LIKE it. They will ALL tell you the same thing....that they are sick to death of a lot of songs they used to LOVE. "Stairway" and "Hotel C" being chief among these tunes. Yes, I know, we HATE those, and (I, at least) hated 'em from the get-go. But how many people who USED to love 'em are now sick to death of them, thanks to these radio stations that only play the same 20 songs over and over??? And, if these guys are making EVERYONE sick, then WHO IS STILL LISTENING???? For my part, songs I honestly **DID** used to like, or even love, might include...off the top of my head...."Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"....."Southern Man"......a whole BUNCH of Steve Miller songs.....sound familiar? They haven't managed to make me hate the Beatles or Stones yet, but here's my favorite Damn Spot regarding Classic Rock Radio: If you use Classic Rock Radio as your reference point, here is your thumbnail history of The Who. The Who only recorded six songs.....and KENNEY JONES IS THE DRUMMER ON THREE OF THEM. Oh, please....DO start breathing again....I didn't mean to kill any BOMPers.... Mike F. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:27:36 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... Joan wrote: >Sounds like you grew up in the 70's. Someone at work is playing Crosby, >Stills, Nash & Young's "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" - How irritating can you get >to actually play this within earshot of co-workers ?! I worked for a while this summer with a dude with giant Misfits skull tattoos on his shoulders who ASTONISHED me by insisting on playing a ghastly Live DOUBLE cd by Phil Lesh and whoever else has outlived bloated ol' Jerry Garcia. Marred what would have been an otherwise pleasant enough work day with about 150 minutes of squirm and headache inducing hell. They should be SHOT for what they did to Wilson Pickett's "In the Midnight Hour" and Martha and the Vandellas' "Dancing In the Street." (So, for that matter, should the evil bastards who killed Motown for me by making "The Big Chill"). MopTop Mike wrote: >>"Stairway To Boredom" (I say insert any Zep song, but this one makes me >>vomit profusely) Me too--Stairway to Gilligan is the only form I can stomach that riff in anymore (and I'd say that's been true for more than 20 excruciating years of FM radio overkill now). >>"All Right Now" Heh... I remember seeing none other than Thundertrain and Mach ("I wanna RAWK! I wanna RAWK! I wanna RAWK! Hey... who hit me with the RAWK?") Bell blast through this number back in the late '70's, LOL. Can't hear it now without remembering that show. Also, I don't know about Classic Rock radio where YOU live, but here, anytime we hear "All Right Now," Argent's "Hold Your Head Up" is never far behind. and Astroboy wrote: >Songs which singe the stubble from my brain: >Hocus Pocus by Focus (art rock yodelling?) Ah, now THIS one I can still listen too. Never thought of it as art rock; actually, it rocks rather well. The yodelling is just a bonus, hehehe. Also, it's one of the few songs I've ever heard Howard Stern play in it's entirety (remember when DJ's played records?), on a show featuring Mary Snyder (Schneider? Karl or anybody else down under, how DO ya spell her name? She's GREAT), the yodelling queen of Australia, promoting her "Yodelling the Classics" album. Lenny ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 12:34:19 +0000 From: "James Bond" Subject: The Castaways - no, not Gilligan Thanks for the info Brian... I have all the Count 5 stuff - but lordee be, I don't think I have even HEARD anything else by the Castaways. Has their stuff ever be re-issued? is any of it as good as 'Liar, Liar'? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:42:58 +0000 From: "Linda" Subject: Mr T rules! Watching the A Team (yeah, slacking today!). The guys are posing as window washers and have a radio playing the Police's "Roxanne". Mr T is annoyed with the music. He tells Murdock if he doesn't turn down the radio, he's gonna smash it, fool. Murdock says, "you wouldn't do that", and sure 'nuff, Mr T takes that Sting-playing radio and smashes it to the ground! YEAH! - -Linda ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 10:56:38 -0700 From: "Garrett Brittenham" Subject: Orangu-Tones news.. Hey! Denver area bomp-types are cordially invited to attend our show this Saturday night at the Lion's Lair! 2022 E. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80206 Phone: (303) 320-9200 It'll be a couple sets of pure R&B/Frat/Soul/Surf with plenty o' twistin' and drinkin' to go with it. Hope to see ya there. Also, here's a recent brief article: http://multihome.www.desert.net/csindy/2000-12-28/playingaround.html And watch out for www.theorangu-tones.com Coming Soon!!! And re. this "most-hated" thread, I'm surprised noone's mentioned Supertramp! I'm a pretty mellow guy, but as soon as I hear that twerp's voice I wanna kill people... Thanks! Garrett ABG/OCB ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:06:03 -0500 From: "Blair Buscareno" Subject: Re: More thoughts on that Classic Rock Radio stuff.... > Consider. Ask anybody who professes to be able to tolerate Classic Rock > radio. Or, if you can find one, ask anybody who claims to actually LIKE it. > They will ALL tell you the same thing....that they are sick to death of a lot > of songs they used to LOVE. "Stairway" and "Hotel C" being chief among these > tunes. Yes, I know, we HATE those, and (I, at least) hated 'em from the > get-go. But how many people who USED to love 'em are now sick to death of > them, thanks to these radio stations that only play the same 20 songs over > and over??? It'd be great if there was some way to get the Classic Rock stations to do a study and ask this very question. Maybe they could even ask what their listeners would prefer to hear in place of these overplayed tracks. > For my part, songs I honestly **DID** used to like, or even love, might > include...off the top of my head...."Saturday Night's Alright For > Fighting"....."Southern Man"......a whole BUNCH of Steve Miller > songs.....sound familiar? Sure, tho', I still like Steve Miller. But, then, I'm only in contact with Classic Rock radio for a few hours a week (and about half that time I'm tuning it out 'cuz I've got a book in front of me.) > If you use Classic Rock Radio as your reference point, here is your thumbnail > history of The Who. The Who only recorded six songs.....and KENNEY JONES IS > THE DRUMMER ON THREE OF THEM. AAAAUUUUUGGHHHH! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:03:23 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: you damn FREAK! James wrote: ><< T. Valentine--Hello, Lucille, are you a Lesbian? (hahaha; this actually > generated one complaint--not from a woman, but from some dude who apparently > doesn't realize that in street jargon, a "freak" is a way kinky chick!) >> > >Yes, but that's the way Rick James meant it in "Super Freak." When T. >Valentine called Lucille a "freak," he meant in the old-time, abnormal way >(like what you used to see under a circus tent). Shhhhhhhhh, James, don't tell our caller that, hehehe. I wanna see this number in heavy rotation at the station! And it's a plausible explanation/excuse (by '85, when Valentine did this, the use of "freak" in the "Super"-sense was in full swing!). ; ) >I don't care what the fuck that caller said, it's still a great song! Damn straight! By the way, I really enjoyed your write up of his surreal show recently. Man, I'd LOVE to see him perform, be it straight up or an off the wall display like you got to see, LOL! Lenny ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:12:44 -0800 From: "Astroboy" Subject: Re: More thoughts on that Classic Rock Radio stuff.... I hate to say it, but a monotonous drone is EXACTLY what these stations want. They want there to be just enough going on to keep a person listening, but not really paying attention. This way the ads have a stronger impact. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Blair Buscareno To: Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 10:06 AM Subject: Re: More thoughts on that Classic Rock Radio stuff.... > > > Consider. Ask anybody who professes to be able to tolerate Classic Rock > > radio. Or, if you can find one, ask anybody who claims to actually LIKE > it. > > They will ALL tell you the same thing....that they are sick to death of a > lot > > of songs they used to LOVE. "Stairway" and "Hotel C" being chief among > these > > tunes. Yes, I know, we HATE those, and (I, at least) hated 'em from the > > get-go. But how many people who USED to love 'em are now sick to death of > > them, thanks to these radio stations that only play the same 20 songs over > > and over??? > It'd be great if there was some way to get the Classic Rock stations to > do a study and ask this very question. Maybe they could even ask what their > listeners would prefer to hear in place of these overplayed tracks. > > > For my part, songs I honestly **DID** used to like, or even love, might > > include...off the top of my head...."Saturday Night's Alright For > > Fighting"....."Southern Man"......a whole BUNCH of Steve Miller > > songs.....sound familiar? > Sure, tho', I still like Steve Miller. But, then, I'm only in contact > with Classic Rock radio for a few hours a week (and about half that time I'm > tuning it out 'cuz I've got a book in front of me.) > > > If you use Classic Rock Radio as your reference point, here is your > thumbnail > > history of The Who. The Who only recorded six songs.....and KENNEY JONES > IS > > THE DRUMMER ON THREE OF THEM. > AAAAUUUUUGGHHHH! > > > > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 13:13:39 EST From: Moparlary@aol.com Subject: Re: ARRGGHH! Just gotta say it.... Nothing can take the top spot of boring and as ponderous as a constipated dinosaur like Zepplin's Kasmir. That song is enough to make me rip the radio out of my car and hurl it into the street in a John Cusack-'Better off Dead' fashion. proud of the fact he has never owned a Zepplin LP...Moparlary ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 10:45:49 -0800 From: Alan Wright Subject: RE: bomp-digest V2001 #10 Speaking of Cream Puff war, but this time the mag, what's up with that? I heard a rumor a long time ago that Jud and Alec had a big falling out. Is it true? Anyone know? Alan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 19:42:27 +0100 From: "Massimo Baseotto" Subject: Re: Nuggets From The Golden State Rob wrote: one thing i would really love to see come out as a part of this series is the mainstream label comp "a pot of flowers," w/ the otherside, the harbinger complex, the family tree and somebody else...can't remember who. that's a real rosetta stone of early SF sounds...i've heard rumors for quite awhile of a boot CD of the LP, but i've never seen one. anybody ever seen one of these? that really is a superb series, though.... I think the above bands (at least the grrreat Harbinger Complex) should be included on the long announced comp ""East Bay Teens N' Twenties" on Big Beat records. That's the info I got from Alec Palao: "Anyway, the "East Bay Teens N' Twenties" CD is scheduled for some time next year but I am still researching the ownership of some key tracks (Just Six, Soul Vendors etc). Also, it's tied in the the publication of a book that a fellow is writing about that period in the East Bay. But I think I'll get it out as soon as all the licenses are cleared." By the way who is this fellow that is writing the book?Maybe Domenic Priore? Mass ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2001 #11 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com