tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post4223059123567815945..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania: Special Best-Of Lists Are Bullshit, So Here's a Best-Of List! EditionNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-41885965227609918952017-02-26T08:55:53.812-05:002017-02-26T08:55:53.812-05:00In chronological order, and there are many many MA...In chronological order, and there are many many MANY more. Each carries a charge (for me) that stops time for however long it takes to realize that I should focus on whatever business is at hand, like for example, driving.<br /><br />1. Omaha by Moby Grape 1967<br />2. Hurry On Sundown Hawkwind 1970<br />3. The Mad, Mad Moonlight Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel 1975<br />4. Underwater Moonlight The Soft Boys 1980<br />5. When It Hits Shoes 1981<br />6. Here We Go Again The Elvis Brothers 1983<br />7. Mr. Malcontent Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 1987<br />8. Kerosene Man Steve Wynn 1990<br />9. Marcia and Etrusca The Loud Family 1994<br />10. Bohemian Like You The Dandy Warhols 2000<br />11. The News Carbon/Silicon 2007<br />12. Avant Gardener Courtney Barnett 2013<br />13. Rock And Roll Genocide Acid 2015Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063639986915628650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-32941461512504648112017-02-26T00:25:40.574-05:002017-02-26T00:25:40.574-05:00Not a single but sandwiched between a bunch of noi...Not a single but sandwiched between a bunch of noisier tracks on the Nod As Good As A Wink record are some Ronnie Lane tunes that are some of the most beautiful songs of the era. Debris being the first that comes to mind. Don't know what critics think of this but it's one of my favs. I remember rocking out to that album when it fist came out and finding that the Ronnie Lane tunes just grew on me and stayed. <br />DannyGuamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-29512938623848405292017-02-25T22:42:07.570-05:002017-02-25T22:42:07.570-05:00This oddity from 1967 which I first heard a few y...This oddity from 1967 which I first heard a few years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXV5KSgJH9MdSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407278458580956678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-15165833924863538112017-02-25T21:06:42.581-05:002017-02-25T21:06:42.581-05:00Great list!Great list!petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-41198893324743413152017-02-25T21:02:26.520-05:002017-02-25T21:02:26.520-05:00As long as we are bringing up The Easybeats let...As long as we are bringing up The Easybeats let's mention my single favorite rock and roll track of all time (and it was a single) "Gonna Have A Good Time"!<br /><br />Rock out MF's!<br /><br /> Captain AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12090819692321283432017-02-25T18:13:04.351-05:002017-02-25T18:13:04.351-05:00mainuh --
The Easybeats "land of make believ...mainuh --<br /><br />The Easybeats "land of make believe" is a long time fave. I'll see if I can find the version by the band you roadied for back in the day...steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-72945689794395648622017-02-25T13:14:16.805-05:002017-02-25T13:14:16.805-05:00A third "tip of the hat" for Omaha. Grea...A third "tip of the hat" for Omaha. Great song from an eclectic first album.<br />I owned it then, original cover ;-), have it still along with the CD.<br /><br />robmainuhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800467177103342162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-30922609063899588372017-02-25T12:29:42.710-05:002017-02-25T12:29:42.710-05:00I'd go with Under The Ice by Nazz. What a gre...I'd go with Under The Ice by Nazz. What a great song! It blew me away in 1969, and it still does so today. The album track on Nazz Nazz is very thin, but boy! What I wouldn't pay for a full-sounding version.<br /><br />And Omaha by Moby Grape? Also on the list.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063639986915628650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-66814544983238960352017-02-25T12:15:52.842-05:002017-02-25T12:15:52.842-05:00Steve, you overlooked perhaps the two best songs e...Steve, you overlooked perhaps the two best songs ever recorded for 45rpm listening only - Paperback Writer and Rain.<br />I noted your Easybeats inclusion - as a teen in the 60's I had "Friday...".<br />During that time I roadied (lol) for a hometown band signed to Buddha records - "Jennifers Friends". Their first single was written by Vanda/Young (Easybeats) "The Land of Make Believe". <br /><br />rob mainuhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800467177103342162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-27532729658946395652017-02-25T10:09:51.021-05:002017-02-25T10:09:51.021-05:00Great list. The inclusion of Lady Friend is well d...Great list. The inclusion of Lady Friend is well deserved however, while I don't consider myself a purist, this version seems a bit odd when compared to the original. It's not the drumming so much as the fact that it seems slightly speeded up which makes the vocals sound a bit like a Byrds / Chipmunks hybrid to these aging ears.<br /><br />What, no Procol Harum? Homburg, A Salty Dog or, perhaps, Pilgrim's Progress? <br /><br />And, finally, I would propose a new, related Listomania titled: POST-ELVIS POP/ROCK/SOUL SONGS (by Marshall Crenshaw) THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY CRITIC'S LIST OF THE GREATEST THINGS OF ALL TIME BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON RARELY ARE!!!Mr. Minimachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724955657916492135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-3349134249505250052017-02-24T21:51:21.708-05:002017-02-24T21:51:21.708-05:00Sweet list, Steve. Just picked up a promo copy of ...Sweet list, Steve. Just picked up a promo copy of the Marcus Hook 45. Incredible. <br /><br />As I'm wont to do, I'll put forth Sonic's Rendezvous Band with their lone golden single, "City Slang." You'd be hard-pressed to find a song that rocks anywhere near as hard.<br /><br />Also, "Since You're Gone" by Nolan Strong & the Diablos (though most anything from them could apply). I believe Lou Reed said something to the effect of - "If I could really sing, I'd be Nolan Strong." J. Lewellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825954460204646408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-28792251865113569492017-02-24T17:55:00.636-05:002017-02-24T17:55:00.636-05:00I'll be jiggered.
:-)I'll be jiggered.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-45583513415353727192017-02-24T17:37:31.172-05:002017-02-24T17:37:31.172-05:00Actually, "Under The Ice" WAS a single: ...Actually, "Under The Ice" WAS a single: SGC 45-006, the full five-and-a-half minute album version of the song on the A-side, with "Not Wrong Long" on the B-side (thank you, Discogs). And I agree with you emphatically about the drumming.<br />:) :)<br /><br />J. LagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-30029805315230719552017-02-24T17:10:53.259-05:002017-02-24T17:10:53.259-05:00"Under the Ice" has some of the most ama..."Under the Ice" has some of the most amazing drumming in rock history. Unfortunately, I don't think it was a single.<br />:-)steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-69504427874279909142017-02-24T16:54:44.020-05:002017-02-24T16:54:44.020-05:00Steve,
Re: That swap
Nah, those songs are so grea...Steve,<br />Re: That swap<br /><br />Nah, those songs are so great, you really need 'em both.<br /><br />J. Lag Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-15400904517953163832017-02-24T14:41:07.325-05:002017-02-24T14:41:07.325-05:00Cthulhu-- I almost swapped Open My Eyes for Under ...Cthulhu-- I almost swapped Open My Eyes for Under the Ice.<br />😀steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86765064144485979232017-02-24T13:34:39.649-05:002017-02-24T13:34:39.649-05:00I love "Open My Eyes" but I think that &...I love "Open My Eyes" but I think that "Rain Rider" surpasses it. Some of the most kick-ass drums you could find outside of Keith Moon. Wikipedia says it wasn't released as a single but I'll risk your wrath anyway - hey, it gets played regularly on Little Steven's Underground Garage, and that's good enough for me :-)<br /><br />Wikipedia also says that "California Man" was the Move's last single (with "Do Ya" on the B-side!), and while I love it, I confess that I'm partial to Cheap Trick's cover, which was a single. <br /><br />"Empty Pages" from Traffic is just marvelous, and was actually a single. One of the highlights of my musical life was seeing Winwood perform this song live a couple of years ago in a small amphitheater setting. And speaking of Traffic, "Medicated Goo" was a single and should have been a huge hit; it works up a killer groove. <br /><br />I could easily name a dozen Chris Whitley songs here but won't because they weren't released as singles. cthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1206991709535958322017-02-24T12:04:32.605-05:002017-02-24T12:04:32.605-05:00I know you already feel this way, but it's a s...I know you already feel this way, but it's a shame that Moby Grape's "Omaha" isn't more well-known outside of a circle of people a certain age. Bg in Qnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-49081931479888994742017-02-24T12:00:03.950-05:002017-02-24T12:00:03.950-05:00Did Landau say "I have seen the future of roc...Did Landau say "I have seen the future of rock and roll, and his name is Robert "Stewkey" Antoni"? I forget...<br /><br />Pretty great off-the-toppermost list, Steve!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205542596513500104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1022841107001954972017-02-24T10:58:45.825-05:002017-02-24T10:58:45.825-05:00Don't need to add a single song (alright I mig...Don't need to add a single song (alright I might over the weekend) because you totally nail this list!<br /><br />Captain AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com