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Options July 30, 2018: Gordon Is a Moron

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Laurie Spiegel & Don Christensen   Donnie & Laurie   Options 12" single  Unseen Worlds  2018  12"  1980?  *   0:00:00 ()
Konrad Kraft  Arc 10   Options Arctica  Tal Music  2018  CD  From 1987  *   0:07:32 ()
The Synth Sisters  Until the World Breaks Up   Options Euphoria  Em  2018  CD    *   0:12:02 ()
SM Corporation  Fire from Above   Options Strange Passion: Explorations In Irish Post Punk, DIY and Electronic Music 1980-1983  B-Music  2012  CD  From 1983    0:17:50 ()
Martha and the Muffins  Whatever Happened to Radio Valve Road?   Options Danseparc  RCA  1983  LP      0:21:33 ()
Altered Images  Legionaire   Options Happy Birthday  Epic  1981  LP      0:23:50 ()
 
The Chills  Bad Sugar   Options Snow Bound  Fire  2018  CD    *   0:34:54 ()
The Chills  Lord of All I Survey   Options Snow Bound  Fire  2018  CD    *   0:37:39 ()
Hamish Kilgour  Dream Sequence   Options Finklestein  Ba Da Bing  2018  CD    *   0:40:29 ()
The Wedding Present  Catwoman   Options Watusi  Island  1994  CD      0:44:33 ()
Swimming in Bengal  Ghosting Out   Options Deeper Deeper  Lather  2018  CD    *   0:51:24 ()
The Choir  I Only Did It 'Cause I Felt So Lonely   Options single  Norton  2018  45  acetate version, 1967  *   0:55:49 ()
Big Audio Dynamite  E=MC2   Options This Is Big Audio Dynamite  Columbia  1985  LP      0:59:25 ()
Al Caiola  For a Few Dollars More   Options For a Few Callers More: Morricone Island 2018 Marathon Premium  WFMU  2018  CD-R    *   1:04:20 ()
Eva Pilarová  Padni na kolena   Options Czech Up! Vol. 2: We'd Be Happy  Vampisoul  2018  CD  From 1970  *   1:06:39 ()
Linda Clifford  Tonight's the Night   Options Linda  Curtom  1977  LP      1:09:07 ()
Millie Jackson  Kiss You All Over   Options Exposed: The Multi-Track Sessions Mixed By Steve Levine  Southbound  2018  CD  original version from 1978  *   1:13:05 ()
Hot Chocolate  Man to Man   Options Man to Man  Big Tree  1976  LP      1:17:42 ()
True Loves  Famous Last Words   Options Famous Last Words  True Loves  2017  CD      1:21:34 ()
 
 
Single File: a bunch of 45s lined up in a neat, orderly row for your listening pleasure
Wilson Pickett  Three Time Loser   Options single  Atlantic  1966  45      1:34:05 ()
Claire Hamill  We Gotta Get Out of This Place   Options single  Konk  1974  45      1:36:05 ()
Jilted John  Jilted John   Options single  EMI  1978  45      1:39:18 ()
John Fred & His Playboy Band  When the Lights Go Out   Options single  Paula  1967  45      1:42:15 ()
Grace Jones  Slave to the Rhythm   Options single  Island/ZZT  1985  45      1:44:19 ()
George Jones  The Battle   Options single  Epic  1976  45      1:48:31 ()
Green on Red  No Free Lunch   Options single  Mercury/Phonogram  1985  45      1:51:13 ()
Thunderclap Newman  The Reason   Options single  Track  1970  45      1:54:24 ()
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters  Deep Blue Sea   Options single  King  1961  45      1:58:14 ()
 
 
Some Songs I Think Are OK from Albums I Bought That I Don't Really Like All That Much (a.k.a. One and Done)
Hudson-Ford  Petro Rock   Options Worlds Collide  A&M  1975  LP      2:14:29 ()
Black Oak Arkansas  Back to the Land   Options High on the Hog  Atco  1973  LP      2:17:23 ()
Billy Walker  Circumstances   Options Billy Walker's All-Time Greatest Hits  MGM  1973  LP      2:20:05 ()
Megan McDonough  Stay in Touch   Options In the Megan Manner  Wooden Nickel  1972  LP      2:22:48 ()
The Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida  One Note Samba   Options Collaboration  Atlantic  1966  LP      2:25:11 ()
Beat Rodeo  Song for an Angry Young Man   Options Home in the Heart of the Beat  I.R.S.  1986  LP      2:30:14 ()
Baldwin and Leps  Headin' West   Options Baldwin and Leps  Vanguard  1971  LP      2:32:55 ()
Noel Redding Band  After All   Options Clonakilty Cowboys  RCA  1975  LP      2:35:37 ()
The Three Degrees  Loving Cup   Options International  Philadelphia International  1975  LP  This also has "MFSB" on it, so it actually has two good songs    2:40:11 ()
New Musik  All You Need Is Love   Options Warp  Epic  1982  LP      2:43:15 ()
Lamb  The Least I Could Do   Options Lamb  Messianic  1973  LP      2:48:20 ()
Sunday Funnies  We're All on the Same Side of the Fence   Options Benediction  Rare Earth  1972  LP      2:55:31 ()

Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:02am holland oats:

nope
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:02am Davee:

Hi Joe......
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:02am Vincent Nifigance:

Hi.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:02am fred:

Good morning Joe and Yipsters
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:02am annie:

good morning noisy ones!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:02am pantz:

Happy Monday!
  Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:02am 12539:

Yip yip!
  Mon. 7/30/18 9:02am yip:

youth international party
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:04am Krys O.:

Buzzzzzzzzip!!! Howdy, Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:04am northguineahills:

Laurue Spiegel, instant clicky-star!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:04am Brian in UK:

Hey Joe.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:05am Brian in UK:

The sounds are dancing around the speakers.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:06am melinda:

morning! This reminds me of the opening part of a song from Flashdance, but way better.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:07am Ken From Hyde Park:

Good morning, yip yip. Let's hope for a good signal to noise ratio.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:07am Joe McG:

@melinda: It reminds Clay Pigeon of Devo. Me, New Order.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:08am fred:

It reminded me of Nisennenmondai
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:08am Joe McG:

Oh, hi, everybody, by the way! I hope your Monday is off to an OK start.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:08am Lixiviated Life:

France wins the WorldCup.
A Welshman wins the Tour de France.
Looks like "The Old World" is making a come back!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:09am The Oscar:

I imagine the Yip Yip aliens especially enjoying this set so far.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:13am pantz:

Metronome Monday
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:14am karlward:

The part of my brain that is devoted to appreciation of analog synthesizers is enjoying this immensely. Beep bloop beep beep wooosh.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:15am Wild Neil||Peace All:

IS the theme 80's music?
  Mon. 7/30/18 9:15am Brendan:

Synthetic waveforms detected. Alert . Dancing imminent.
  Mon. 7/30/18 9:19am Morphe:

Hey Joe,

where are you going with those 45s in your hand????
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:21am The Oscar:

Will have to investigate this comp-- sounds amazing!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:21am Jude in JC:

Never heard SM Corp before. Really, really like them. Thanks Joe for broadening my musical horizons once again!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:23am karlward:

I know what happened to Radio Valve Road.
  Mon. 7/30/18 9:23am Listener Alexandra:

Left Coast checking in...good morning, Joe :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:26am thedunkel:

Good Morning Joe! Good Morning All!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:26am Joe McG:

Glad you liked that, Jude and Oscar! Hey Karl! Hey Alexandra! Hope you all had a great weekend.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:27am pantz:

Is this the B-Side to Birthday?
  Mon. 7/30/18 9:30am queems:

sounds great so far
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:32am Lixiviated Life:

is it badder to be scene and not herd?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:33am Lixiviated Life:

wait... ok i'm ready now
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:37am coelacanth∅:

good morning Joe and surfactants

(i agree about that altered images album)
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:38am Joe McG:

@lLixiviated: This is Sprockets and this is how we dance.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:40am northguineahills:

For some reason, I love that Altered Images record. Never heard of them until a former roommate gifted it to me a few years ago.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:43am Wild Neil||Peace All:

Hamish K sure reminds me of Brian Jonestown Massacre!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 9:44am Ken From Hyde Park:

Dreamy!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:48am coelacanth∅:

ngh to be fair i don't know what i'll think of it if i put it on now. i just know that maybe 1-2 years after i bought it i picked out 2 songs for a home use mixtape, put the record away and forgot about it. that was a few decades ago.
  Mon. 7/30/18 9:50am Doobois:

Oh, happy day! This rocker just reminded me: I got my swag!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:54am Joe McG:

@Doobois: Good news! Swag is still being sent daily, folks, if you haven't gotten yours yet....
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:56am Wild Neil||Peace All:

Swimming in Bengal sure sounds a lot like The Byrds.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 9:57am βrian:

It's Monday morning, a beautiful breezy day, and my garage is plumb.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:00am steveo:

good morning; always happy to hear some of that eponymous surface noise
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:01am steveo:

i went to a rock concert this weekend, but thankfully my ears still work
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:02am Joe McG:

Hey steveo! I stick tissues in my ears.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:03am steveo:

i have "drummers earplugs" but i forgot them, of course
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:03am SeanG:

great show Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:03am coelacanth∅:

steveo who'd you see?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:04am Greg from ZONE 5:

Morning, gang!
My favorite BAD song…
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:05am ChrisB.:

"You're Jack the Lad!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:05am steveo:

the hold steady; a buddy treated me; they seem competent at what they do, if you're into that
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:06am Itzall Ablurr:

Good morning Joe and friends- busy 2 busy morning but had to punch in to say howdy. Thanks for the great music, sir!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:06am steveo:

i liked the opening band better, japandroids, possibly because their set was shorter :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:08am βrian:

Do Japandroids eat Japancakes?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:08am The Oscar:

Why are Eastern European covers of classic pop songs always so good?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:09am Howard F:

Hey Joe! Good morning.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:09am steveo:

i keep calling them japanamaniacs; oscar: incongruity
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:09am Sebastian:

just checking in to clicky-star this!
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:10am judy from croton:

I wish it didn’t sound like “bite Me”
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:10am Joe McG:

My pleasure, Itzall! Hey, Howard! Hey, Sebastian and Judy (ha ha)!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:11am coelacanth∅:

hey this is better than the original!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:12am coelacanth∅:

steve i never heard of either of those, but i guess you're not so impressed anyway!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:14am doctorjazz:

Great Neil Young cover!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:15am Joe McG:

@drjazz: Ha ha! It would be cool if she'd tried that.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:15am karlward:

Man I love that drum sound.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:15am Mick:

I caught the Hold Steady at White Eagle Hall in JC last week - thought they were great. Earplugs were needed (by me, anyway). We didn't have Japandroids open though.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:16am steveo:

i think the hold steady is probably more interesting when you can understand the lyrics, but I probably won't explore much further (at least until they show up in joel st. g's heavily played email haha)
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:17am karlward:

Oh yeah, highlight those drums! Great mix.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:17am coelacanth∅:

at any given moment when i'm out i'm more likely to have some earplugs with me than a cellphone.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:18am holland oats:

hold up what was that about ankles millie?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:18am PKNY:

I was hoping Millie was going to take this 'out' in some way, so she threw in some ankle biting!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:18am Mick:

steveo - agreed re lyrics, and the frustrating paradox of 'this is so loud i can't hear anything.' Not to be all pete seeger about it or anything...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:20am Sem:

Hello, Joe, McGaskoes everywhere and in the ether, those on the ether, and those w/ nominally normal consciousnesses. Greets from Canada's Ocean Playground: Nova Sauna.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:20am doctorjazz:

My bad, just jumped into my head, and posted quickly ,but, yeah, would that be a great idea! (just got and listened to Neil Young's Tonight's the Night - Live at the Roxy, it's great, probably why it stuck in my head ..)
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:21am Morphe:

Must you make old folks horney?????

I might use that hole in the 45'''

Or

A glass mik bottle filled with fresh calves liver!!!

Wecome to the north of Spain - where the men are men ..
and the sheep are nervous...

A bit of old - inappropriate - Bklyn himour..

Morphe
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:21am Joe McG:

Greetings, Sem! @PKNY: Can always count on Millie J!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:23am Henry in Hopatcong:

Hey Joe! Diggin these tunes!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:25am Joe McG:

@Henry: I'm glad! I like the alliteration, btw. I wish I were Joe from Johnstown or Joe from Jasper.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:26am steveo:

joe mc g. in jersey c.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:27am Henry in Hopatcong:

Right now you're Joe in JC!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:27am Joe McG:

Hey that works! :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:28am Henry in Hopatcong:

@steveo - I like that! Nice.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:28am sinner:

Joe.
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:30am Morphe:

JC =
Jesus Christo
po box#######
Jesus walks into a hotel....
throws 3 nails upon the counter and says_>
Can you put me up for the night????
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:31am PKNY:

@Joe - speaking of slowing down 45s to 33s, I finally pulled the trigger while on vacation and picked up a $1 copy of the Osmonds' "Crazy Horses". Evilest thing ever!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:32am The Oscar:

Can't wait to get that premium-- love me some Ennio!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:32am Davee:

10:30
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:33am Lewis:

@The Oscar - roger that!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:37am LilyAbigale:

Wicked Pickett A SEXY BEAST
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:38am Itzall Ablurr:

I ALREADY like this version better than da' Animules'.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:38am steveo:

another amazing cover tune!
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:39am melinda:

Yes, great cover
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:39am pantz:

That's some fancy geetar pickin' too!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:39am steveo:

for myself, it's not fair to compare a version I've never heard to one i've heard 300 times; the 'new' one can't lose
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:40am Mick:

This is kind of fantastic
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:40am Brendan:

I hope you play the Claire Hamill B side too
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:40am The Oscar:

GORDON IS A MORON.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:40am coelacanth∅:

yeah, what seeming everyone (^) on earth said.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:40am Krys O.:

Yay! Jilton John!!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:41am holland oats:

sleaford mods! oh wait...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:41am Brian C.:

Poor Jilted John!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:41am The Oscar:

Safe to say, the best "fake" punk song ever?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:42am northguineahills:

This is the most British song I've heard this morning....
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:42am Brian C.:

I'd love to have this 45!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:42am pantz:

To be fair, Gordon IS a moron.
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:42am Apple:

https://grahamfellowsmusic.com/gigs/
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:42am Itzall Ablurr:

Wouldn't "fake punk" be the MOST punk of all!?!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:42am coelacanth∅:

hahaha! i love this!
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:42am queems:

ah yes mras of history
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:42am rando charlie:

in my mind the Gordon he's talking about is Sting
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:43am frozen_peas:

@ngh: anything that mentions the chip shop
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:43am melinda:

@steveo I wonder if she could rehabilitate House of the Rising Sun
Avatar Mon. 7/30/18 10:44am dfb:

i have never heard that jilted john, how did i miss that one, reminds me of being 16.
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:44am David in London:

Jilted John, ha ha! The great Martin Hannett at the controls.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:46am holland oats:

@oscar for my $ the best fake punk was the monks (not those monks, the other monks)
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:46am Brendan:

That cover of ‘We Gotta Get Out” produced by Ray Davies
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:48am coelacanth∅:

Brilliant man, that Ray.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:48am Lixiviated Life:

"She that was a princess among the provinces is become tributary" 1:1 (to the rhythm apparently)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:50am Davee:

Loving this George Jones.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:50am βrian:

I like that G Jones² segue.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:50am Krys O.:

I also like Graham Fellowes other persona, John Shuttleworth.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:51am pantz:

The Ole Possum.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:51am Brian C.:

@holland oats: Agreed! Bad Habits is great
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:51am northguineahills:

what Davee said....
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:51am northguineahills:

@frozen_peas: yep!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:53am Davee:

HEE HAA!
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:53am Listener Alexandra:

I have seriously not heard this song since probably 1987. Well done, Joe!
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:54am Dean:

Another contender for best "fake" punk song: John Dowie's "British Tourist" http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/05/john_dowies_hat.html
  Mon. 7/30/18 10:55am melinda:

I love No Free Lunch, heard it on local station years ago while I was taping a show but couldn't figure out who the band was.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:56am Itzall Ablurr:

That reminds me, I need a thunder-nap.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:56am ChrisB.:

Gas, Food & Lodging due for a reissue on Run Out Groove.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:57am coelacanth∅:

and, speaking of fake punk - steveo, i just checked out 46 seconds of "stay positive" by the hold steady. i liked it! though if he yells every song, as some bands do, then i will change my mind and call it shit! ...and i don't know what he's/they're saying. but i'd go see them in a small bar, for sure.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 10:57am holland oats:

@brian for whatever reason, i have that record memorized
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 10:58am coelacanth∅:

so, thunderclap newman had more than one song after all! and it's pretty good!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:00am KP:

Gordon is still a moron!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:00am Davee:

Hank Ballard - this is great!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:00am Joe McG:

@ChrisB: That's welcome news!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:02am holland oats:

actual surface noise!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:02am karlward:

Now that's some surface noise!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:03am coelacanth∅:

i recognise this particular surface noise, before the bed music kicks in!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:04am coelacanth∅:

(or is this my imagination...)
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:05am jess:

I love that green on red song!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:05am mb:

Morning Joe and all. Surfacing late today.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:10am Jay:

What song is playing in the background here?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:10am Krys O.:

Mia is excellent. She was in Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:10am Lewis:

a new take on drum and bass...
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:11am Dean:

Bob Brainen has been playing tracks from the Rose Garden record.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:13am Dean:

I followed suit and bought it, too. It's great.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:13am Sean B.:

Excellent show today Joe. I love Hollywood Dream, such an underrated band that I would have like to hear more from. Hank Ballard is the bomb. That is the best idea for a premium @JoeMcG I think you would have to do 3 or 4 premium to cover that subject. The Stroke!. Thanks again for the morning sounds. :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:14am karlward:

Joe: call the segment ONE AND DONE
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:15am Joe McG:

Thanks Karl! I'll use that!
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:16am V Priceless:

Wow Hudson Ford! Hey Joe!
  Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:16am tadpoles:

#Krys O. agree about Mia W. Very ethereal...great as Jane Eyre with Michael Fassbinder.....and she's Australian which surprised me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:16am ChrisB.:

Wow. This sounds like Game Theory. Until you hit the chorus.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:17am Brian in UK:

I think we all have albums like Joe was talking about. Make a mixtape of the best tracks and flog off the albums.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:18am Listener Scott:

Joe, some other time you could play the 8 or so songs from each album that you *didn't* like and call that segment GARBAGE TIME. Oh wait.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:19am Dean:

You didn't like "Jim Dandy"?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:19am Itzall Ablurr:

*choke*
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:20am Joe McG:

@Dean: Not a lot!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:20am βrian:

Black Oak R-Kansas.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:21am Joe McG:

I guess it goes without saying that this is very subjective. The one song I like on the album another person may think is the worst one!
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:23am Brendan:

Great cover of Rush’s Circumstances
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:23am Joe McG:

@Brendan: Ha ha ha!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:23am JakeGould:

Hey Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:24am holland oats:

that escalated quickly
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:24am ChrisB.:

So far I think you're safe to jettison these albums without fear of remorse.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:25am JakeGould:

Hey Joe! Quick question: Is registering to “The Boomtown Rats” discography in release order a worthwhile effort?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:26am Lewis:

this is the *good* song?! from the Megan McDonough...
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:26am Joe McG:

@Jake: Hmm. Maybe for the first couple of albums.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:26am Joe McG:

@Lewis: I have a weakness for songs about people dying from drugs, I guess.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:27am JakeGould:

@JoeMcG: So the first 3 it is. That is my general rule: Even for great bands the first 3 albums are really the bulk of what anyone should care about.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:27am northguineahills:

@Joe: So does SM Ken.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:28am northguineahills:

@Jake: Difficulty, the Beatles, Miles Davis, John and Alice Coltrane..., but yeah, they are the exceptions....
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:28am Dean:

I enjoy only one track on "Metal Machine Music."
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:29am Itzall Ablurr:

I am hearing multiple notes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:29am steveo:

@coel - the lead singer never really sings as far as i could tell. i think there's a literary quality that appeals to people about the lyrics. they were a very tight straight-up hard-charging rock and roll band please never bring them up again :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:30am Joe McG:

This album's OK, but like a lot of MJQ, it's sleepy time. I don't need more than 2 MJQ LPs. This one has to go.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:30am Sem:

I like all the note, in any order.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:31am JakeGould:

Is the doctor ready to see me yet?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:31am northguineahills:

It's hard to fuck up One Note Samba...
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:32am Mark in Toronto:

Thanks for playing (not forgetting) Beat Rodeo. Love that band.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:33am Joe McG:

@Mark: I don't love these lyrics (not sure who they're about), but mostly this LP doesn't do it for me. Love the first one, though.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:34am Davee:

Heeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaa!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:34am JakeGould:

“Some Songs I Think Are OK from Albums I Bought That I Don't Really Like All That Much” SUCH A GOOD IDEA!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:34am steveo:

cliff westhall and girls on grass last week, in a small bar, however were both fantastic
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:35am fred:

@ngh: The name "one note samba" always reminds me of Rhys Chatham's Guitar Trio, because it an E chord throughout. Of course the results are quite different
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:35am JakeGould:

This sounds like an old family member’s middling bluegrass attempts. Did I ever tell you someone in my family I am not really fond of once attempted to be a bluegrass artist?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:36am Joe McG:

@Jake: This song is part of a side-long suite about a girl who falls in love with a drug dealer.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:37am JakeGould:

*mic drop* Goodnight folks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:38am The Oscar:

@Dean One night in college I had a paper due and my roommate was watching TV, so I just put MMM on my headphones and listened to it on repeat. By the fourth or fifth go-round (probably around dawn), I found myself skipping to the parts that I was convinced were my favorites.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:38am Mark in Toronto:

I agree with you, the first album is a killer. Was lucky enough to see them when they played a small bar in Toronto in the 80's.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:38am Krys O.:

I used to play Fat Mattress, Noel's other band.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:39am Joe McG:

@Krys O: I like Fat Mattress!
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:40am Dean:

@The Oscar: I'd love to read that paper.

Agreed re: Fat Mattress. Redding was in another band, wasn't he? Some hotshot?
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:42am David in London:

I always liked Noel Redding’s advice to young, aspirant musicians - buy a gun and get a good accountant. Sad but true.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:43am pantz:

You must have been in a really good mood to choose this 3 Degrees song, Joe.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:44am Joe McG:

@pantz: It's happy!
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:44am lilmaloulou/ Mike tp:

love the unknown noel
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:45am Mike tp:

great fst matress song I don't mind.....
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:45am Dean:

So, "Two and Through"?
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:46am JakeGould:

I like 1980s synths. But… This is like borderline cult music.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:46am Dean:

And what's so bad about borderline cults?
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:47am Johnzon:

Wow
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:47am JakeGould:

Full cult or GTFO.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:47am northguineahills:

I went crosseyed and was about to ask if Warp Recs was around in '82???
Avatar Mon. 7/30/18 11:48am robin:

new musik! most ungooglable band ever
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:48am Dean:

You'd think The The, but no.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:49am Listener Scott:

The The may be more ungoogleable
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:49am Hughie Considine:

New Musik got a lot of play on WPIX in NYC with "Straight Lines" -- amazing singles band. Bob Stanley writes rapturously about Tony Mansfield's songwriting in his book "Yeah Yeah Yeah."
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:50am The Oscar:

The self-titled album by Love pretty much drove me crazy in the filesharing days.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:50am Hughie Considine:

Girls was extremely Google unfriendly.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:50am fred:

@robin and Scott: 10 (Korean/Japanese duo) beats both by a few lengths
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:50am Dean:

Sad but interesting news about the Fantasy Studios building here in Berkeley: http://www.berkeleyside.com/2018/07/29/berkeleys-fantasy-studios-an-internationally-renowned-film-and-music-studio-to-close-its-doors

Interesting group of commenters, including Damon Smith.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:51am queems:

mmm jesusy
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:51am Joe McG:

This song is sort of like "Get Ready" done Jesus-style.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:51am David in London:

I remember New Musik’s ‘Living by Numbers’ being a huge smasheroo when it came out.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:52am Dean:

Gotta Cream thing going on, too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:52am Joe McG:

@queems: Maybe I should give this album to Micah for his inevitable Jews for Jesus special.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:52am duke:

This is obviously not the Andy Barlow and Lou Rhodes Lamb
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:53am steveo:

hey @coel sorry if that sounded mean, i'm just being silly and feeling self-conscious about blabbing so much
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:53am northguineahills:

Mmmm, going to make some lamb vindaloo tacos (from Indian leftovers). Thanks Joe!
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:53am queems:

@joe mcg an excellent idea
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:53am Dean:

Lamb vindaloo is...heavenly!
  Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:55am 12539:

Thanks, Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:55am northguineahills:

I'm adding ghost peppers, crema, my own tomatoes, and some refried beans, and queso Oaxaca....
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:55am Brendan:

Joe I admire your courage. I too, like some of these almost cringe worthy songs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:55am Sem:

See you and all next time, Joe. As usual, delicious spins and a scintilatting comments board takes the sting out of Monday blues.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:56am Dean:

Is queso Oaxaca a good melter? Or crumbly? Asking for the next time I make black bean enchiladas.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:56am northguineahills:

@Dean: It's akin to fresh Mozarella.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:57am northguineahills:

so, very melty!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:57am Joe McG:

@duke: No, definitely not!
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:57am Dean:

Perfect, @ngh. Mental note to pick some up.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:57am queems:

the verse stole the melody from the holly and the ivy
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:58am Joe McG:

Hey, thanks for listening to my closet cleaning today. Have a great week, everybody! Happy August!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 11:58am Brian in UK:

Joe, thanks. Hope you get good bids on (unmentioned) formerly auction site now given over to businesses.
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:58am queems:

thanks joe!!
  Mon. 7/30/18 11:58am Dean:

I would keep the Sunday Funnies, if only for the label.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥   Mon. 7/30/18 11:59am pantz:

Thanks for another great show, Joe.
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 12:00pm duke:

Thanks Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 12:00pm JakeGould:

L-ove
A-ngel
M-usic
B-aby
Avatar Swag For Life Member Mon. 7/30/18 12:01pm JakeGould:

Thanks Joe!!!
  Mon. 7/30/18 12:01pm Dean:

Guilty pleasure, that Gwen Stefani
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