tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post5864858646530112113..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Wednesday Lovin' Spoonful KaraokeNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-30001803975284940662011-06-22T14:08:14.378-04:002011-06-22T14:08:14.378-04:00Very very cool. Thanks for posting.
The amazing t...Very very cool. Thanks for posting.<br /><br />The amazing thing about the Spoonful is that despite their incredible songwriting and authentically eclectic chops, they were actually successful.<br /><br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-49694258423780525202011-06-22T12:04:02.708-04:002011-06-22T12:04:02.708-04:00I coulda sworn that was a French horn. Kinda like ...I coulda sworn that was a French horn. Kinda like when the Who would use it every now and thenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-51551905968139835022011-06-22T10:16:56.075-04:002011-06-22T10:16:56.075-04:00The one thing that always impressed me about the S...The one thing that always impressed me about the Spoonful is how their singles never really sounded alike.<br /><br />And the one thing that always disappointed me about them was that the quality of their single releases never really drilled down to the rest of their albums.<br /><br />Rhino's 26 (I think) track Anthology? Essential.<br /><br />Were they missing anything? Not to my ears. (Well, except maybe "Night Owl Blues" -- but only because the TV Horror Host "The Ghoul" used it ever week...)Shrinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843553710427657926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12542511760207582022011-06-22T09:15:24.310-04:002011-06-22T09:15:24.310-04:00Heh.
And I say that as somebody who actually endu...Heh.<br /><br />And I say that as somebody who actually endured an REO Speedwagon show at the height of their commercial moment.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31663538713746749852011-06-22T09:11:27.653-04:002011-06-22T09:11:27.653-04:00if a similar thing happened at an REO Speedwagon s...if a similar thing happened at an REO Speedwagon show, they'd have played "Ridin the Storm Out," and someone would have said the same thing, and to them it would have been true. I'll take John Sebastian any day.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378528518778247285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-78743338304168486192011-06-22T07:11:19.199-04:002011-06-22T07:11:19.199-04:00Three summers ago. Little outdoor ampitheater wit...Three summers ago. Little outdoor ampitheater with a tin roof. John Sebastian (squat, bow-legged, thick-necked, now) doing a solo set. Thunder. Lightning. Downpour. He looks up, listens for a moment, and says, "Well, there's only one thing for me to play now." He fingerpicks and sings a gentle "Rain on the Roof". Perfect moment.Fazenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79758151969610817692011-06-22T02:58:35.813-04:002011-06-22T02:58:35.813-04:00So lovely. Sounds unmixed or an alternate take. Yo...So lovely. Sounds unmixed or an alternate take. You're so correct about it standing on it's own!<br /><br />Party on.<br /><br />ROTP(lumber)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-84893662969106610552011-06-22T00:33:47.233-04:002011-06-22T00:33:47.233-04:00These guys were SO influential.These guys were SO influential.petenoreply@blogger.com