tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post6793694626291980282..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Fun With Mp3s (An Occasional Series): The Godfrey Daniel Experience -- Part INYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-39002743621904819012014-06-07T20:12:37.982-04:002014-06-07T20:12:37.982-04:00As is quite evident, the Royal Teens thing is vast...As is quite evident, the Royal Teens thing is vastly inferior to Godfrey Daniel.<br /><br />Gotta rustle up a first-rate beef chimichanga con mucho caliente salsa,<br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63104909785813979802014-06-07T19:00:12.745-04:002014-06-07T19:00:12.745-04:00Yep. Good call Voxtron. The LP came out in 1970 as...Yep. Good call Voxtron. The LP came out in 1970 as far as I know. Les Paul Jr. produced it. Here's the tunes from the 45 that was lifted from it.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGyLRWQ929A<br /><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GBHs2vCTKA<br /><br />It's not the same artist. But they do cover Proud, Mary, Honky Tonk Women and Hey Jude and seven others.<br /><br />Too much ink and not enough iron. Beauty is pain.<br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-2639160046788157082014-06-07T17:26:31.403-04:002014-06-07T17:26:31.403-04:00I'm not sure this was such an original concept...I'm not sure this was such an original concept. There was an album called "newies but oldies" by the Royal Teens in 1969 with the same concept and a lot of the same songs. I never heard the album, so maybe it was the same recordings with a different artist credited.Voxtronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-51715688486328568882014-06-04T01:17:01.353-04:002014-06-04T01:17:01.353-04:00Re: Tulsa County - here's the alternate versio...Re: Tulsa County - here's the alternate version with John York lead vocals.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYpVo-tnFJU<br /><br />Steve, do you have Pamela's version?<br /><br />Vickie Rock<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-59569775046711499722014-06-03T23:42:20.520-04:002014-06-03T23:42:20.520-04:00Re: the Chi Coltrane tune
Along with the late gre...Re: the Chi Coltrane tune<br /><br />Along with the late great Larry Knechtel on bass<br /><br />Pre-Crazy Mother Stabbing Jimmy Gordon drums<br /><br />Ben Benay [ex-Ceyleib People] guitar<br /><br />Jim Horn horns<br /><br />One of the first things recorded at Armin Steiner's Sound Labs in Hollywood<br /><br />BTW producer Toxey French is now a registered sex offender for lewd acts with a 14 year old girl. He should have never gone to San Bernardino.<br /><br />Guys, if that's your trip, just find a girl who's over eighteen that could pass for fourteen.<br /><br />Or, ... well I better not say it in today's PC world.<br /><br />Vickie Rock waitin' on the garlic bread to go with my unmatched homemade spaghetti. Buon appetito!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1144403425993515912014-06-03T00:05:26.283-04:002014-06-03T00:05:26.283-04:00Re: the deliciously torrid Chi Coltrane tune. Kudo...Re: the deliciously torrid Chi Coltrane tune. Kudos to Larry Knechtel for the super fine bass playing.<br /><br />And Toxey French for the production. Nice job of makin' sure Chi kept her undies on.<br /><br />In musical terms of course. <br /><br /><br />Vickie Rock<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-42999569941131244352014-06-02T23:24:22.028-04:002014-06-02T23:24:22.028-04:00Re: Pamela - The Ash Grove stuff with Cooder is ve...Re: Pamela - The Ash Grove stuff with Cooder is very nice bluesy folk.<br /><br />Oh yeah, "Tulsa County"! I saw the Rising Sons open for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs at the Riverside Youth Center in early 1966.They did this tune. But the fave rave dance number was I Got a Little. A couple of local bands also played. I don't remember whether either band was The Bush. Probably not.<br /><br />The Rising Sons used to play The Trip a lot, while that lasted. They were pretty much the house band. I think they opened for the Byrds there at least once. Probably where Roger heard the tune first.<br /><br />Your favorote version was by the short-lived John York Byrds. I'm not sure if he still does, but John lived in Claremont for a long period of time. I met him at an art and framing shop out there a few times. He gave me lots of cassettes, and later, CD's, of unreleased sessions he had worked on. A really nice guy. He also cut a solo version of "Tulsa County". And he sang it on tour.<br /><br />The Ballad of Easy Rider version is just another example of Clarence's prowess and taste, with nice touches by Byron Berline. Not to take away anything from the rest of the band.<br /><br />She Sang Hymns Out of Tune is playing in the Rover. Have you ever heard any of the Jesse Lee Kincaid solo stuff?<br /><br />Enjoying the Seal Beach sunset,<br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-40851311704834329772014-06-02T20:17:30.679-04:002014-06-02T20:17:30.679-04:00Re: Pamela Polland.
Tulsa County"
As done b...Re: Pamela Polland.<br /><br />Tulsa County"<br /><br />As done by the Rising Sons (Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal) but more importantly one of the later incarnations of the Byrds.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_12IyhedQs<br />This is actually my favorite thing the not original Byrds ever did.<br /><br />steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-38843408047177747142014-06-02T19:03:42.208-04:002014-06-02T19:03:42.208-04:00Here's that Chi Coltrane song:
"Thunder ...Here's that Chi Coltrane song:<br /><br />"<a href="http://youtu.be/xze0QhGBidc" rel="nofollow">Thunder And Lightning</a>"<br /><br />Splendid.Peter Power Pophttp://peterspowerpop.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68070071110687243712014-06-02T18:42:48.999-04:002014-06-02T18:42:48.999-04:00Did you rather like Pamela Polland on a personal l...Did you rather like Pamela Polland on a personal level or a musical level?<br /><br />Gentle Soul was pretty nice. Her uneven solo LP had a few high points. "Out of My Hands" got some FM play around L.A., and deservedly so. It's pretty much a product of the times. You know, hippie chick music, with a touch of gospel. It didn't sell at all and that was pretty much it for her. <br /><br />Sandy and I saw her live early on, pre-solo album, probably even pre-Mad Dogs & Englishmen. She was playing on a bill with Jackson Browne [also pre-album] in a folk club / coffee house in the San Fernando Valley that I can't remember the name of. Apparently it was short-lived. I remember Taj Mahal was in the small crowd that night. He kinda stood out.<br /><br />Chi Coltrane came out around the same time with a lot more sauce. I loved the incredible hit. You know:<br /><br />"I'm feelin' dizzy and weak. You make me forget how to speak. I can feel it happening. Thunder and Lightning. I tell you it's frightening. It's Thunder and Lightning. And you're in control. <br />I don't know how to handle it. It's more than I would dare. I wouldn't try to run from it. It reaches everywhere. Oooh! What a good thing I've got. Oooh! It's such a good thing I've got. I don't think I can stand it. Thunder and Lightning.I tell you it's frightening. It's Thunder and Lightning. And you're in control."<br /><br />Such a fine, fine, fine three minutes of sizzle,<br /><br />The surf kinda sucked today, so were gonna pack up and head to Laguna for dinner.<br /><br />BTW, I think the Godfrey Daniel thing came out in the Spring of 1972 circa April-May, post Dr. John Gumbo and the Roberta Flack / Donny Hathaway LP.<br /><br />Salut from a most venerable beach bunny, <br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65983728356615067262014-06-02T18:08:09.153-04:002014-06-02T18:08:09.153-04:00All the more brilliant because of when it was done...All the more brilliant because of when it was done. Brooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-66744887482316191722014-06-02T18:01:48.430-04:002014-06-02T18:01:48.430-04:00Steve: Stop panicking if we don't respond for ...Steve: Stop panicking if we don't respond for a few hours to the blog, most of us are at work or getting our lobotomies during the day.<br /><br />Allan R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-42651558557383547382014-06-02T17:59:19.807-04:002014-06-02T17:59:19.807-04:00I play this for my friends and students, telling t...I play this for my friends and students, telling them these were the original versions. It's a lot of fun to see their expressions of bewilderment.<br /><br />Readers: if you haven't listened to these tracks do so, you'll be glad you did.<br /><br />Allan R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-84846732143985698962014-06-02T17:39:07.799-04:002014-06-02T17:39:07.799-04:00I rather liked Pamela Polland, now that you mentio...I rather liked Pamela Polland, now that you mention.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-51257704392307570932014-06-02T17:28:29.273-04:002014-06-02T17:28:29.273-04:00In the summer of 1972, just before school let out,...In the summer of 1972, just before school let out, I made a record run to Aron's Records in Hollywood with a fellow music freak and quasi-albino named Willie. I dubbed him Snowflake after an albino gorilla in National Geographic. <br /><br />http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a535/VanessaStone/To%20the%20Nth%20Degree/AronsonMelrose_zps8037e782.jpg<br /><br />I couldn't find anything good or arousing, so I figured I'd take a chance on some cheapie cut-outs. On that day I scored Nick Drake's "Pink Moon," Pamela Polland's self-titled LP, Randall's Island's "Rock 'N' Roll City", Finnigan & Wood's "Crazed Hipsters", Spooner Oldham's "Pot Luck" Bob Seger's "Smokin' O.P.'s" and the Godfrey Daniel LP. I know this exact data because, at that time, I had a card file for my albums and they were all entered into the "Collection" on the same day. <br /><br />I know it's anal, but I had a side business in high school of making custom 8-track tapes and this was part of my organization. This would cease after high school.<br /><br />So, it was a cool album to play for people who knew a little bit about music, ie. record nerds. I still think of it as a novelty because they are all cover tunes. It's sort of in the vein of Run C&W, who did bluegrass versions of Motown standards. But the Godfrey Daniel album is better.<br /><br />The fact that the guys who did it were in the Amboy Dukes for Journey to the Center of Your Mind and such only adds to its legend. <br /><br />T'anks for the Mammaries Steve<br /><br />Vickie Rock at Doheny baking my withering hideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48724885425345155352014-06-02T15:54:58.720-04:002014-06-02T15:54:58.720-04:00Ha! From former members of the Amboy Dukes!Ha! From former members of the Amboy Dukes!MJConroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372576965208949072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-19065932932915050902014-06-02T12:30:40.506-04:002014-06-02T12:30:40.506-04:00Testing...testing...
Is anybody out there?
Buel...Testing...testing...<br /><br />Is anybody out there?<br /><br /><br />Bueller....Bueller....<br />:-)<br />steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.com