From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2001 #14 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 Saturday, January 6 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 014 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: CD player Jason Mata Re: MopTop and Classic Rock Radio brian marshall Re: Sorrow in C major "Kip Shepherd" RE: hated bands... Rat Pfink Re: smash hits...and their soundalike followups "Lenny Smith" Re: MopTop and Classic Rock Radio "Lenny Smith" Re: most hated "Lenny Smith" Re: MopTop and Classic Rock Radio troggman@webtv.net (Todd Lucas) Re: Castaways (no, not that new Tom Hanks movie) Re: The song remains the same (no, not Ded Zep) Let's All Pat Ourselves On The Back Right Now! Sknoof@aol.com Re: Sucking in the 70s (and beyond) Re: smash hits...and their soundalike followups Jason Mata styx apologists Kim Re: smash hits...and their sound alike follow-ups "Jeffrey Lemlich" Re: Castaways (no, not that new Tom Hanks movie) troggman@webtv.net (Todd Lucas) Re: smash hits...and their soundalike followups "Joey Beretta" Re: most hated "Joey Beretta" Re: Lewd in Seattle!! "Joey Beretta" Re: Dolemite "JOE ABRAMS" Re: Let's All Pat Ourselves On The Back Right Now! Rat Pfink Re: smash hits...and their soundalike followups "Lenny Smith" Re: smash hits...and their sound alike follow-ups Rat Pfink Re: The Suck List/Elton John MaximumMarshak@cs.com RE: bomp-digest V2001 #13 Alan Wright RE: gorilla profile Alan Wright Mr. Fornatale: The subject is "Queen". Let's set the record "straight"... Cavestomper@aol.com The Legends: High Towers (Arf Arf-087/88) Two CD set Cavestomper@aol.com Re:classic rock and worse ronald and karen sanchez The Yawn List jschwart@voicenet.com Re: The Yawn List Rat Pfink ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:12:39 -0800 (PST) From: Jason Mata Subject: Re: CD player I don't think that CDs are good conductors of electricity so I don't think it'll cause a fire. Taking out the CD is a simple task-just remove the screws that secure the housing (there should be about five or six) and your CD should be right there. There isn't that much room for a CD to get lost in there so if it ain't there maybe somebody stole your CD and didn't tell ya about it. - -Jason Mata - --- Michael Bennet wrote: > > I recently lost a CD inside my CD player. It's one > of those five disc players, and the disc must not > have been slotted properly and slipped off the tray > and into the mechanism. The CD player still works, > and I don't really care about retrieving the CD (an > "alternative" Xmas comp which I can certainly do > without), but I'm wondering what kind of damage I > might be causing by leaving a disc inside there. > Can it cause an electrical fire? Is it worth > attempting to open up or taking to a repair shop? > Any thoughts or advice are quite welcome. > > Thanks, > mb > > np: Pretty Things (Parachute) > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to > majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:18:41 -0800 (PST) From: brian marshall Subject: Re: MopTop and Classic Rock Radio - --- Todd Lucas wrote: > > >it's a real Q-95 classic, maybe brian, todd and > >mark & other indy-area folks can volunteer > >some other jimmy "mad-dog" matis show > >classics i've neglected to mention I don't think I could be of much help there. I don't listen to Q-95 and I do whatever I have to do to avoid listening to that godawful station. However, I do remember a time when the station first started (in 1978...before that, they were automated Top 40) that you could hear Elvis Costello and Cheap Trick along with Zeppelin and the rest. That time, of course, is no longer. And I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE Bob and Tom. Most annoying, unfunny morning radio show anywhere. Brian NFTG > > Ha, the one Mad Dog "classic" that kills me is that > awful REO Speedwagon > song where the singer keeps going "doo doo doo da da > doot" for what > seems like an eternity. Can't remember the title > but it seems like it > had a street address in it or something. > > Dog used to play a record everyday at 5 pm that he'd > then "blow-up". > Usually it was some real stiff but occasionally > (like the scmuck he is) > he'd blow-up something better than his entire > playlist like the Go-Go's > "Head Over Heels". > > About the only cool thing I ever heard him play was > "Friday On My Mind" > every so often on a (what else?) Friday afternnon. > In fact, I remember > him playing it about a dozen years ago, before I > knew the song and being > so impressed with it that I immediately went out and > found it on CD. > > Todd > > > > > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to > majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > . > bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > . > __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 22:22:07 -0600 From: "Kip Shepherd" Subject: Re: Sorrow in C major - ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda To: Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 2:57 PM Subject: Re: Sorrow in C major > > There's nothing inherently wrong with classification - hell, I'm a librarian by > training. But I despise the excessive classification of music. Another one! How many librarians are on this list? At least 3, I think. I don't count, I work for a company that works for libraries. As for classifications-LC!!! No Dewey!!! Seeya, Kip ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 23:23:26 -0500 From: Rat Pfink Subject: RE: hated bands... I'd drop Pat Metheny from this list, not because I like his music but because he's waged an anti-Kenny G campaign (I think it's been mentioned on this list before. Check out http://www.saxon.com/stephen/pat-story.htm) Let's add: - - Boston - - Jefferson Starship Oh yeah, we're not giving the ladies equal time. Here's my distaff list of Classic Rock artists that suck: - - Heart (okay, I'll admit I like a couple of their songs) - - Pat Benatar - - Quarterflash - - Patty Smythe (Scandal) At 05:29 PM 1/5/01 -0800, you wrote: > >Right, right, you're bloody well right! When I hear that voice, I >wanna kill the singer! > > Other hated musical entities: > Kenny G. > almost anything by Elton John > Pat Metheny or any Windhim Hill "jazz" > any "new age" jazz > Kansas > Emerson, Lake and Palmer > E.L.O. > the Eagles > anything by Pink Floyd after "More" - yes, I even hate "Dark Side of the Moon"!!!! > Air Supply > REO Speedwagon > Doobie Brothers > Foreigner > Probably some more when I think of them.... > > Alan - ----------------------------------- | Rat Pfink ratpfink@akamail.com | - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 23:25:15 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: smash hits...and their soundalike followups James wrote: >What made performers back then THINK they could follow up a hit with a ripoff >of the same song? "Goodbye Baby" is obviously "Liar, Liar" turned inside out. >But I LOVE when artists (used to) do that, even if the followup was never a >TENTH as big as the hit. Other notable examples: Good call, James! This is a topic that's interested me, too. A couple of more mainstream examples off the top of my head: The Classics IV do "Sunny"... and then continue in a weathered vein with "Stormy"... both of which also follow their pattern of hits with two-syllable words that start with "s," as in "Spooky"... There's also that song (sorry, don't recall the artist or correct title) "one two three... it's so elementary... [blah blah blah] It's easy... Like taking candy from a BAYYYYY-by". Whoever that was had another, lesser hit that sounded just like it and continued with the nurseryland metaphors. This latter one I happened to catch on a "twin spin" Tuesday, haha. Lenny - -----Original Message----- From: HOODOO3005@aol.com To: bomp@screamer.xnet2.com Date: Friday, January 05, 2001 9:27 PM Subject: Re: smash hits...and their soundalike followups > >In a message dated 1/5/01 6:52:52 PM Central Standard Time, >owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: > ><< "Goodbye Babe." It didn't chart either. Again, > >"Liar, Liar" was (the Castaways) only charting song. >> > >What made performers back then THINK they could follow up a hit with a ripoff >of the same song? "Goodbye Baby" is obviously "Liar, Liar" turned inside out. >But I LOVE when artists (used to) do that, even if the followup was never a >TENTH as big as the hit. Other notable examples: > >"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra ><> > >"Vehicle" by the Ides Of March (UNDISPUTED BOMPLIST FAVE!!!) (heh heh) ><> > >"We're A Winner" by the Impressions ><> > >"Land Of 1000 Dances," Cannibal & the Headhunters ><<"Nau Ninny Nau">> > >"Let's Dance," Chris Montez ><<"Some Kinda Fun">> > >"Wooly Bully," Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs ><<"Ju Ju Hand">> > >"Get On Up," Esquires ><<"And Get Away">> > >"Skinny Legs & All," Joe Tex ><<"Men Are Gettin' Scarce">> > >"Simon Says," 1910 Fruitgum Co. ><<"May I Take A Giant Step Into Your Heart">> > >"I'm Your Puppet," James & Bobby Purify ><<"You Can't Keep A Good Man Down">> > >HONORABLE MENTION: The Turtles, who kept repeating themselves with different >songs ("It Ain't Me Babe" = "Let Me Be," "Elenore" = "You Don't Have To Walk >In The Rain," "Happy Together" = "She's My Girl," etc.) > >IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT: the Newbeats churned out several songs that >aped "Bread & Butter." Tony Joe White must have rewritten "Polk Salad Annie" >numerous times. Jumpin' Gene Simmons' self-titled Hi album included his 1964 >hit "Haunted House"...plus other songs that reworked the same basic riff. > >J. Porter > >===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 23:29:52 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: MopTop and Classic Rock Radio Blair wrote: >> ok, maybe this is too obvious, but has anyone mentioned the mighty REO >>speedwagon? REO suckwagon? > >Weren't they the ones who were on Saturday Night Live for what seemed like >*years* before they actually had real hits? Or maybe it just seemed like it >'cuz they sucked so badly. Actually, didn't they start kinda metal, and then go big for the bloated power ballad thing? Didn't they have an early moment of glory with "O.D.'d on Life Itself" (great TITLE if nothing else!!!). Lenny ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 23:38:05 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: most hated brian marshall wrote: Great list, although I would grant these two cases a stay of execution for the following reasons: >8. Richard Harris' "MacArthur Park" (7.5 minutes of >true self-pitying torture) Sure it's incredibly tedious, bloated and overlong, but it's also gloriously incomprehensible! That's a plus in my book! >12. Pat Boone (Hearing his version of "Ain't That A >Shame" has left a permanent imprint on my mind, and >not in a good way.) No, but he won big points in my book with his fab album of heavy metal covers! I mean, even HE'S gotta know how funny that is! Lenny ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 23:40:32 -0500 (EST) From: troggman@webtv.net (Todd Lucas) Subject: Re: MopTop and Classic Rock Radio >I don't listen to Q-95 and I do whatever I have >to do to avoid listening to that godawful station. >However, I do remember a time when the >station first started (in 1978...before that, they >were automated Top 40) I remember that automated format at WFBQ. There were a chain of those stations across the country, I think. Green Bay had one until at least the mid 1980's. >you could hear Elvis Costello and Cheap Trick >along with Zeppelin and the rest. That time, of >course, is no longer. Yeah, as usual, things seem to get worse with time. Even the awful (and that adjective hardly does justice to its current state) alternative station in town, X 103, started out playing some Clash, Ramones, etc., along with the usual drivel that goes with that format. Todd ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 01 15:41:17 +1100 From: Subject: Re: Castaways (no, not that new Tom Hanks movie) >You're right about "Peace of Mind," but "Man's Gotta >Be A Man" was the B-side, not the A. "Goodbye Babe" >was the A-side. > >Brian >NFTG Thanks Brian. Someone mentioned a Castaways CD - that's a bootleg tho', right? Or have Sundazed finally done the guys justice? - -Peter M ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 01 15:43:44 +1100 From: Subject: Re: The song remains the same (no, not Ded Zep) >IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT: the Newbeats churned out several songs that >aped "Bread & Butter." Tony Joe White must have rewritten "Polk Salad Annie" >numerous times. Jumpin' Gene Simmons' self-titled Hi album included his 1964 >hit "Haunted House"...plus other songs that reworked the same basic riff. > >J. Porter I believe Chuck Berry & Little Richard only had three original songs between 'em, but I think this has been discussed befo' - -Peter M ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 23:44:00 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: Let's All Pat Ourselves On The Back Right Now! Ha! I bear some responsibility for letting this Classic-Rock Rant out of the box.....(though MopTop started it) but one thing is very very clear from these posts, and I think it needs sayin'. Even though some of us do differ on some of these artists (I'm with you, Blair, I love a lot of the early Queen stuff....in small doses) we seem to be in pretty tight accord on about 95 percent of all the stuff we talked about. But what strikes me most is how well-informed most of ya's seem to be about stuff you HATE. It really legitimizes your position when you know your shit. Even when, as in this case, it's someone ELSE's "shit." I mean......for someone on this list to be conversant with some Alan Parsons song titles........to me that's just cool. By the way, do I stand alone on "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"?? Shit, that record represents a good chunk of my high school years. Well. You'll forgive! Mike F. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 01 15:48:45 +1100 From: Subject: Re: Sucking in the 70s (and beyond) >Full of hate (as usual), > >Brian >NFTG Excellent shit list. I'd add Billy Joel and Guns & Posers, although there are people on this list who dig them so I'll keep quiet. - -Peter M ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:50:07 -0800 (PST) From: Jason Mata Subject: Re: smash hits...and their soundalike followups How about The Troggs' 'Wild Thing' and 'I Want You'? And also ? & The Mysterians have other songs that a lot like 96 Tears. - -Jason Mata __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:50:27 -0800 (PST) From: Kim Subject: styx apologists "For Styx fans, these are the best of times" http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/tuesday/life_entertainment_2.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:01:28 -0500 From: "Jeffrey Lemlich" Subject: Re: smash hits...and their sound alike follow-ups A few more: THE CHIFFONS (66) - Sweet Talking Guy = Out Of This World MARVELETTES (61) - Please Mr. Postman = Twistin' Postman SUNRAYS (65) - I Live For The Sun = Andrea Please check out my web page at: http://www.limestonerecords.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:19:35 -0500 (EST) From: troggman@webtv.net (Todd Lucas) Subject: Re: Castaways (no, not that new Tom Hanks movie) >Thanks Brian. Someone mentioned a >Castaways CD - that's a bootleg tho', right? Or >have Sundazed finally done the guys justice? >-Peter M I think it was on Plum, who also have released various other things from the Soma catalogue. Todd ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:21:44 -0800 From: "Joey Beretta" Subject: Re: smash hits...and their soundalike followups > There's also that song (sorry, don't recall the artist or correct title) > "one two three... it's so elementary... [blah blah blah] It's easy... > Like taking candy from a BAYYYYY-by". Whoever that was had another, lesser > hit that sounded just like it and continued with the nurseryland metaphors. > This latter one I happened to catch on a "twin spin" Tuesday, haha. > > Lenny > That's Len Barry with "1-2-3"--the follow-up was called "Like a Baby," so not only did it sound the same but it also had a lot of the same words... Joey ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:22:16 -0800 From: "Joey Beretta" Subject: Re: most hated Loverboy! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:24:48 -0800 From: "Joey Beretta" Subject: Re: Lewd in Seattle!! > where was this at joey??? i may have been at that one too As Alan said, it was at the Paramount. It was a KISW Catch a Rising Star Concert (99 cents? $1.99?), as was the next show I attended, a week or two later, Elvis Costello (with Rubicon opening). Joey ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 00:38:06 -0500 From: "JOE ABRAMS" Subject: Re: Dolemite OK I'm real slow getting round to these so this has surely been talked into the ground but what the heck- "Dolemite"'s really just Rudy's best known picture, not definiely the best tho truly classic- I like the sequel "Human Tornado" alot more. Double take of Rudy's fat ass tumbling over a hill nekkid... and "Petey Wheatstraw" features Rudy using the Devil's power to terrorize a comedy club full of gangsters. I taped all these off of BET Stars. > The thing is, if this is the best film that Rudy Ray Moore >made, what are the others like? > >"Can ya dig it!" > >Steve > _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 00:58:54 -0500 From: Rat Pfink Subject: Re: Let's All Pat Ourselves On The Back Right Now! Nope, you're not alone there. I really despise most anything by CSN&Y/CS&N, although I mostly like Neil Young's solo stuff... At 11:44 PM 1/5/01 EST, you wrote: > >By the way, do I stand alone on "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"?? Shit, that record >represents a good chunk of my high school years. - ----------------------------------- | Rat Pfink ratpfink@akamail.com | - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 01:05:58 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: smash hits...and their soundalike followups Joey Beretta wrote: >That's Len Barry with "1-2-3"--the follow-up was called "Like a Baby," so >not only did it sound the same but it also had a lot of the same words... THANK you, Joey, that's it exactly! I felt kind of lame posting such a vague description, but it was such a blatant case in point, I wanted to mention it. Lenny ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 01:09:13 -0500 From: Rat Pfink Subject: Re: smash hits...and their sound alike follow-ups I guess the most intentional example of this (sorry if someone already mentioned this) is "It's The Same Old Song" by the Four Tops, which actually is the same song as "I Can't Help Myself", but with different words. - ----------------------------------- | Rat Pfink ratpfink@akamail.com | - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 01:37:31 EST From: MaximumMarshak@cs.com Subject: Re: The Suck List/Elton John I remember donating plasma for beer money 7 or so years ago and the "Classic Rock" station was playing throughout my entire first visit. During that time (4 hours or so) they played candle in the wind 3 times. It was the ultimate hell-Elton John, Crackheads, fluorescent lights, and weird pod like machines that sucked your blood. Do those classic rock/oldies station own a "best of" type CD that just continually plays all day?? Chad Chadwick ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 22:45:12 -0800 From: Alan Wright Subject: RE: bomp-digest V2001 #13 That's what I love about this list! Totally contradicting opinions! Hey, if you guys both start calling each other "fag" and "assshole," it'll be just like banana-truffle! Yes, there stuff was reissued on CD last year. I don't remember who did it >but it is pretty widely available. >Jeff Shore The CD's not that great. Some of their other '60s stuff (about half the CD) is okay, but man, the recent stuff is awful! Talk about heinous crimes of the overly synthesized! A disco-techno version of "Liar, Liar!?!" It's bad beyond belief. What were they thinking? Compare it to the Fendermen disc on which there's some recent stuff also, but it's actually listenable, albeit more country, but I was surprised, kinda expecting it to be hideous. This happened to me a few weeks ago. I lost my new copy of the Incredible Shrinking Dickies in the 5-disc player, and, well I was kinda stoned, and so I'm standing there pushing the tray back in, gets halfway, stops. I repeat the process, oh, 50 times. Finally I shrug, turn on the TV and give up. The next day, with a more lucid mind, I took the top off of the player, and discovered the CD jammed in the back, effectively stopping the tray from closing all the way. I retrieve said CD, which is completely trashed, and has two big gouges in it! I put the player back together, and I try to play the Dickes CD anyway. Doesn't work, just skips all over. Oh, well. You might wanna get the one in yours out anyway, because it might shift around and jam something up inside. So, just take the top off by removing the screws on the top and sides (unplug it first!), retreive the CD, put it back together and you should be back in business! Alan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 22:51:05 -0800 From: Alan Wright Subject: RE: gorilla profile I took it again, and this time I became The Adventurer! Alan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 02:01:09 EST From: Cavestomper@aol.com Subject: Mr. Fornatale: The subject is "Queen". Let's set the record "straight"... In a message dated 1/5/01 8:09:30 PM, owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com writes: << Hey, This far I've agreed with everything on this classic- rock- suck-list- topic, except for Free. I think they were great. Nobody has mentioned the worst of them all: QUEEN. There so much wrong with this band I don't were to start. Mercury's teeth, guitar solos, clothing... you all know the list is endless. Pekka >> Uh-uh-uh-no-no-no...Queen were kings!!!!!! Tie Your Mother Down, Brighton Rock, Sheer Heart Attack, to name only a mere few was some sincere head bobbing- fist pumping hard rock that effortlessly wiped the floor with their overly serious and self indugent "god" like contemporaries. Make no mistake: in an era of swollen and bloated self important rock bands, Queen (like any really great rock-n-roll band), laughed harder at themselves and their self image they created than we ever could. The name alone was a well aimed and intentional shot in the foot. Totally in on their own joke, they preened but delivered the goods in a high glam/metal style that would have made The NY Dolls proud. And in fact, it did. At that time, both bands shared pretty much the identical fan base here in NYC. A fan base which was comprised largely of Max's Kansas City rejects and Club 82 types about to make the transition from glam to punk following the lead of a certain Mr. Jeffrey Hymen, as he segued out of Sniper and metamorphosed into Joey of The Ramones. I was a junior in HS when Queen's Sheer Heart Attack album came out. And it was a welcome change for all of us who hated with a passion, the boring crap that ruled the FM radio rock programmer's playlists at the time. Against a backdrop of Yes and their J.R. Tolkeinesque bullshit, Led Zep Zofo mystical hogwash, Duane Allman outlaw bumpkin adoration /Eric Clapton'sjunkie noodlings, and Chicago (yeah, fucking Chic-a-go?!!), Queen were mean, lean, funny, and cool as Iggy. Of course, they weren't immune to being pretty awful themselves...can you say, "Radio Ga-Ga"? And much more no doubt, stuff most of us probably haven't even heard and don't want to. I know I lost track of them sometime in the early '80's. But back in the pre-historic '70's they were great. ( Hmmm...I think I'll go watch Wayne's World...NOT! ). Jon Weiss ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 02:13:26 EST From: Cavestomper@aol.com Subject: The Legends: High Towers (Arf Arf-087/88) Two CD set In a message dated 1/4/01 4:28:44 PM, Doug_Sheppard@tax.org writes: The Legends: High Towers (Arf Arf-087/88) Two CD set Release date: February 1, 2001 Some people know 'em as the spawning ground for Dan Hartman of Edgar Winter/"Free Ride"/"I Can Dream About You" fame. Other people know 'em for their four excellent singles. But until you've heard Arf! Arf! Records' new double-CD High Towers compilation retrospective, you haven't gotten the full perspective on the Legends. >From '64 to '73, the Legends were as synonymous with Central Pennsylvania as a Hershey Bar with almonds, and every bit as tasty. They got the audiences dancing with their mix of pop, rock and soul in the mid-'60s, freaked 'em out with heavy psychedelia in the late '60s, then rocked 'em back outta their shells with even harder rock in the early '70s. All phases are documented on High Towers, which traces the rise of the Legends from their garage band roots playing teen hops and fire halls into seasoned rockers blowing the doors off larger venues. Featuring their four ultra-rare singles and an even rarer promo flexi from 1970, the first CD documents the Legends from 1967 to 1973, their most renowned era. But the listening pleasure doesn't end with rare 45 sides like the stompin' freakbeat cover of "Baby Get Your Head Screwed On" from '67 and the quirky wah-wah piano of "High Towers" from '69. CD number one is rounded out by a bevy of previously unreleased material, including seven more power-trio psych-outs from 1969, three pounding hard rockers from 1973 that should have the stoner rock crowd in air-guitar heaven, and even a CD-ROM of a video made by band ally Jerry King Musser in 1972 to promote "Rock and Roll Woman," a regional smash that almost got the Legends on American Bandstand. And then there's the second CD, which throws a life preserver to those '60s fanatics who abandon ship when the captain's into psychedelia or hard rock. Fear not, garage fiends, as CD number two completes the Legends' voyage with 26 previously unissued cuts from 1965 and 1966, including a few band originals and teen-fueled renditions of "Shakin' All Over," "You Really Got Me" "I Need You," "Don't Bring Me Down" and even the Shadows of Knight's fuzz ripper, "I'm Gonna Make You Mine." Perhaps the coolest garage vault find of all, however, is a pair of cuts by the Donshires (featuring future Legend Joe Caloiero) from 1965, "Sad and Blue" and "Tripeline," which would be lighting up eBay if the songs had ever been pressed on a single. The musical experience is only enhanced by a 24-page booklet lined with pictures, memorabilia and a detailed band history (including interviews with six former members) by Doug Sheppard of Discoveries/Ugly Things. Whether you're into garage, psych, hard rock or even Dan Hartman himself, High Towers is guaranteed to scale the rock and roll heights for you. - ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: Received: from rly-xd03.mx.aol.com (rly-xd03.mail.aol.com [172.20.105.168]) by air-xd01.mail.aol.com (v77.31) with ESMTP; Thu, 04 Jan 2001 16:28:44 -0500 Received: from mail.tax.org (mail.tax.org [205.177.50.7]) by rly-xd03.mx.aol.com (v77.27) with ESMTP; Thu, 04 Jan 2001 16:28:21 -0500 Received: by mail.tax.org(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.7 (934.1 12-30-1999)) id 852569CA.0075E8D8 ; Thu, 4 Jan 2001 16:27:53 -0500 X-Lotus-FromDomain: TAX ANALYSTS From: Doug_Sheppard@tax.org Sender: Doug_Sheppard@tax.org To: Cavestomper@aol.com Message-ID: <852569CA.0075E776.00@mail.tax.org> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 16:18:16 -0500 Subject: updates Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 01:05:17 -0700 From: ronald and karen sanchez Subject: Re:classic rock and worse You guys sure spend a lot of time fretting about some really god awful music, and you seem to actually know the bands. Look, I worked in record stores from '72-80, and managed to not listen to most of that crap. I just put 'em up on the shelves and collected the loot. I didn't have to really listen. But then, do you know what it's like having to be nice to George Thorogood when he comes in to do a live radio broadcast? I know some man's favorite is another man's worst feared, but radio has really ruined it for some bands. See: Free. Now there is a band that was actually pretty damn good, but all you ever hear is one song. ( but then there is Bad Co, who I will not tolerate) The guy or gal on your local radio station has nothing to do with the music they play. They may actually like it. Just think, who else would want that job? But they ain't picking it. I have this theory about the diminishing pool of oldies that we see. That's because everything you hear has been tested, so if no one knows it, it doesn't get good numbers. Result it doesn't get played. We have a album rock-AAA station here, and i swear the PD thought Foreigner and Guess Who were the origins of rock. Really. They fired my pal who was the number one dj in the state, 'cause he had the nerve to play a Duane Eddy song that wasn't on the consultants playlist!!! My friend Sean's dad was the same Tom Donahue who promoted the Beatles last gig at Candlestick. Go figure. When Sean died in a car smash last year, the same station had the gall to treat it like a station "promo'! I nearly thumped Sean's replacement who came to a wake at my house, and then proceeded to insult me. Oooh, don't get me started. Meanwhile go back to what you like, and don't dwell on the crap the mindless masses are force fed. Who ever said it was right: there are people who do only want to hear the same 20 songs that make them comfortable. That's why they do the research, they are only broadcasting to the lowest common denominator. Earth dogs will rule the world. You elected him..Jokes on you. RS - -- - -- The Donovan's Brain Web Site: http://www.btinternet.com/~manband.archive/brains/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 03:20:51 From: jschwart@voicenet.com Subject: The Yawn List Thanks for everybody contributing to the ongoing lists of "suck" songs. >From the obvious groaners of early-mid '70s "fish-in-a-barrel" Top 40 pap (haven't had this much fun since, uh, reciting the same lists of songs at college parties 20 years ago) to FINALLY sticking it to the Man about how commercial radio plays the same songs too many times (I always thought the SAME EXACT THING about "Stairway To Heaven"! LOL!!). No sacred cows on the Bomp list! And man, thanks for straightening me out on whether well-crafted, melodic songs like "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" were any good. I was foolishly flirting with the notion that it wasn't that far a leap from The Byrds and Hollies. Someone patiently explained to me off-list that acoustic guitars are only cool on Nick Drake or Skip Spence records! Thanks once again, Bomp listers, for clearly sanctioning the boundaries of what is cool and what ain't. Every now and then I lose track of the ever-contracting definition of "Bomp-worthy," but I can count on you guys to bring me "back from the grave." ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 04:43:02 -0500 From: Rat Pfink Subject: Re: The Yawn List Being well-crafted and melodic does not preclude a song from becoming nauseating upon repeated exposure. Think Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, The Carpenters, etc. Being not-far-removed from The Byrds and Hollies isn't necessarily a good thing, either (The Eagles come immediately to mind.) At 03:20 AM 1/6/01, you wrote: > >And man, thanks for straightening me out on whether well-crafted, melodic >songs like "Suite Judy Blue Eyes" were any good. I was foolishly flirting >with the notion that it wasn't that far a leap from The Byrds and Hollies. - ----------------------------------- | Rat Pfink ratpfink@akamail.com | - ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2001 #14 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com