tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post4493307395131499158..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-59273203197228435232012-03-26T14:38:20.263-04:002012-03-26T14:38:20.263-04:00For those who want their "Rock Show" una...For those who want their "Rock Show" unadulterated, may I recommend this little YouTube experience:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOJ4CoH7YoY&sns=em<br /><br /><br />A decent little combo, that Wings.<br /><br />If you can look past the three tons of stagecraft for the Over America bit, o' course. . . .mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8710108238906923622012-03-26T13:42:35.713-04:002012-03-26T13:42:35.713-04:00Those Darn Accordions do a version of that Grand F...Those Darn Accordions do a version of that Grand Funk song that totally redeems it. Yep, "We're An Accordion Band".zombie rotten mcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601960953323752278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65435044593013931182012-03-25T23:20:57.723-04:002012-03-25T23:20:57.723-04:00Haik -- actually I didn't know about the avail...Haik -- actually I didn't know about the availability of the Zevon broadcast at the Internet Archive.<br /><br />I just downloaded it, and thanks.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31187535633310692682012-03-25T12:50:21.511-04:002012-03-25T12:50:21.511-04:00Worst: Jackson Browne, "The Load-Out/Stay.&qu...Worst: Jackson Browne, "The Load-Out/Stay."<br /> <br />Related to above, but nearly so bad: Bread, "Guitar Man" Cake's version too. <br /><br />Maybe not the best, but good: Wilco, "Heavy Metal Drummer"<br /><br />Maybe not the best, but really good: David Bowie, "Lady Stardust"<br /><br />Ha ha: Billy Joel, "Piano Man"<br /><br />No-longer-guilty pleasure since Hugh Grant performed it: "Killing Me Softly"Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906710180344953412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-74356738430435673392012-03-25T12:05:17.802-04:002012-03-25T12:05:17.802-04:00Steve - you may know this already, but that entire...Steve - you may know this already, but that entire, amazing Zevon at the Record Plant show is available here, free:<br /><br />http://archive.org/details/wz1978-07-27.sbeok.flac16<br /><br />And BTW, is there any live show that has not been greatly enhanced by the presence of Waddy Wachtel?Haik Mendelovichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-71887642004975487582012-03-24T14:38:49.174-04:002012-03-24T14:38:49.174-04:00Of all the entries on Todd Rundgren's resume, ...Of all the entries on Todd Rundgren's resume, the most impressive has to be making Grand Funk sound real.petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-91981565260872519862012-03-24T09:21:35.832-04:002012-03-24T09:21:35.832-04:00The Stones' "I Know It's Only Rock &a...The Stones' "I Know It's Only Rock & Roll"<br /><br /><i>If I could stick my pen in my heart<br />I'd spill it all over the stage<br />Would it satisfy ya or would it slide on by ya?<br />Or would you think this boy is strange?</i>Mrs. Peelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68434203279022677782012-03-24T00:27:54.859-04:002012-03-24T00:27:54.859-04:00I could have sworn the ELP set was three discs. I...I could have sworn the ELP set was three discs. It's interminable either way.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-14863927416986577502012-03-23T22:32:03.470-04:002012-03-23T22:32:03.470-04:00Let's not forget some of that Chicago progress...Let's not forget some of that Chicago progressive pop/ rock<br /><br /> Styx - The Grand IllusionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-23912810970994060672012-03-23T17:54:32.633-04:002012-03-23T17:54:32.633-04:00My favorite is Manfred Mann's "The One In...My favorite is Manfred Mann's "The One In The Middle". Ray Davies also wrote a very good band-on-the-road song called "All Night Stand" which a group called The Thoughts did. It's popped up on a couple of the Brit pop/psych complications over the years.JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830586696690222760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86243692848491834762012-03-23T17:43:14.331-04:002012-03-23T17:43:14.331-04:00I'd like to second that vote for Cheap Trick&#...I'd like to second that vote for Cheap Trick's "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrZHXYowMAU" rel="nofollow">Hello There</a>". Actually, I'd like to third, fourth, and fifth it as well. I think it's the ideal song to open a rock concert.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694593832483511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-76433155142771872072012-03-23T17:38:10.826-04:002012-03-23T17:38:10.826-04:00"4. Emerson Lake and Palmer -- Welcome Back M...<i>"4. Emerson Lake and Palmer -- </i>Welcome Back My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends<i><br /><br />I dislike this crap so profoundly I refuse to post any audio or video from it. And may I simply say that the title of this bloated live double album always sounded kind of like a threat to me."</i><br /><br />Sort of like the Eagles saying "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVXfVjBTwSI&t=4m14s" rel="nofollow">You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave</a>."Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694593832483511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-3269807124002685242012-03-23T17:20:01.076-04:002012-03-23T17:20:01.076-04:00"You know, these Wings guys were pretty good....<i>"You know, these Wings guys were pretty good. I wonder if any of them ever did anything else?"</i><br /><br />Yep. The keyboardist and her husband created a range of vegetarian foods.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694593832483511316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-90739578462199349882012-03-23T15:26:27.663-04:002012-03-23T15:26:27.663-04:00Be Bop Deluxe, "Axe Victim".Be Bop Deluxe, "Axe Victim".buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67072954850494963282012-03-23T15:16:09.678-04:002012-03-23T15:16:09.678-04:00Patti Smith used to do a kickass take-no-prisoners...Patti Smith used to do a kickass take-no-prisoners version of So You Want to Be a Rock'n'Roll Star live. Her studio version pales by comparison.<br /><br />It's a bit metaphorical, but Paul McCartney often opens concerts with Magical Mystery Tour, which is kind of a "let's start the show!" song.Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-16719898146985061512012-03-23T14:27:26.769-04:002012-03-23T14:27:26.769-04:00I'm Just a Singer in a Rock in Roll Band - Moo...I'm Just a Singer in a Rock in Roll Band - Moody Blues<br /><br />Take it to the Stage - Pfunk<br /><br />Tour Spiel - the Minutemen<br /><br />TreyTMinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221261635305430323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31748645733176270062012-03-23T13:11:22.871-04:002012-03-23T13:11:22.871-04:00...or "Just A Singer (in A Rock 'N' R......or "Just A Singer (in A Rock 'N' Roll Band)" by The Moody Blues or The Byrds, "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star."<br /><br />Personally, I'd go with The Rugburns, "The Ballad of Tommy & Marla, but oddly enough, The Rugburns opened many shows with "The National Anthem," their way.Oxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17508091965277602173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87364635096964850752012-03-23T12:08:40.743-04:002012-03-23T12:08:40.743-04:00Hokey smokes! No one's mentioned "Traveli...Hokey smokes! No one's mentioned "Travelin' Band" by Creedence???dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86889240967693849032012-03-23T12:03:37.602-04:002012-03-23T12:03:37.602-04:00"Turn the Page" by Bob Seger has always ..."Turn the Page" by Bob Seger has always been a kind of guilty pleasure... also the "Travelin' Man/Beautiful Loser" combo he did live.dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-51258492732752871092012-03-23T11:06:37.850-04:002012-03-23T11:06:37.850-04:00Ray Davies says it all:
Hey, hey, hey...
Give the...Ray Davies says it all:<br /><br />Hey, hey, hey...<br />Give the people what they want<br /><br />Well, it's been said before, the world is a stage<br />A different performance with every age.<br />Open the history book to any old page<br />Bring on the lions and open the cage.<br /><br />Give the people what they want<br />You gotta give the people what they want<br />The more they get, the more they need<br />And every time they get harder and harder to please<br /><br />The Roman promoters really did things right.<br />They needed a show that would clearly excite.<br />The attendance was sparse so they put on a fight<br />Threw the Christians to the lions, sold out every night<br /><br />Give the people what they want<br />You gotta give the people what they want<br />The more they get, the more they need<br />And every time they get harder and harder to please<br /><br />Give 'em lots of sex, perversion and rape<br />Give 'em lots of violence, and plenty to hate<br />Give the people what they want<br />Give the people what they want<br /><br />When Olswald shot Kennedy, he was insane<br />But still we watch the re-runs again and again<br />We all sit glued while the killer takes aim<br />"Hey Mom, there goes a piece of the president's brain!"<br /><br />Give the people what they want<br />You gotta give the people what they want<br />Blow out your brains, and do it right<br />Make sure it's prime time and on a Saturday night.<br />You gotta give the people what they want<br />You gotta give the people what they want<br />Give the people what they want<br />Give the people what they want<br />Give the people what they wantBrooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-9237165133162215932012-03-23T09:46:11.630-04:002012-03-23T09:46:11.630-04:00Feel Like A Stranger:
Well the musics thunderin,...Feel Like A Stranger:<br /><br /><br />Well the musics thunderin, restless and hot<br />You keep firin me glances across the room<br />And I cant stop wonderin just what you got<br />Get the feeling Im going to find out real soon<br />But I feel like a stranger (feel like a stranger)<br />So lets get on with the show, lets go<br /><br />Yes, and the wheels its smokin round midnight<br />You show me a look that says lets go<br />Yes, and it feels about like running a red light<br />Now there aint no point in looking behind us, no!<br />Still I feel like a stranger (feel like a stranger)<br />You know its gonna get stranger, lets get on with the show<br /><br />Always knew it was gonna be a hot show when the Dead opened with this one.Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8564289720121569982012-03-23T09:45:46.850-04:002012-03-23T09:45:46.850-04:00"Hello Hooray" by The Alice Cooper Group..."Hello Hooray" by The Alice Cooper Group -- how could you have forgotten that one?<br /><br />and add another vote for "Talent Show".<br /><br />And, who could forget "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show"? <br /><br />"Just Another Town" by Flo & Eddie is a terrible depressing song about shows.<br /><br /><br />And, I lurve "Rollers Show". Always have. Always will...Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908213967283171538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-23292181447426632812012-03-23T09:29:14.203-04:002012-03-23T09:29:14.203-04:00Ramones: Danny Says and I Wanna Be Sedated
Costel...Ramones: Danny Says and I Wanna Be Sedated<br /><br />Costello: Clubland<br /><br />T-Bone Burnett: Euromadedwardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-25190140451763398812012-03-23T09:27:02.896-04:002012-03-23T09:27:02.896-04:00your mileage will definitely vary, but the awesome...your mileage will definitely vary, but the awesome live Royal Crescent Mob opened their third record with a song about a well known tv show<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_yKAxeb_goAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-91069345546009541242012-03-23T09:16:34.834-04:002012-03-23T09:16:34.834-04:00Ooh -- I'd forgotten the Dunlap. Love that EP....Ooh -- I'd forgotten the Dunlap. Love that EP....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.com