tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post1632240774326898124..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania's Greatest Hits: Special Zounds, What Sounds! EditionNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-51039404169808092302014-06-19T19:35:00.146-04:002014-06-19T19:35:00.146-04:00Re: the Tannerin
Named after its creator Paul Tan...Re: the Tannerin<br /><br />Named after its creator Paul Tanner who also played it for the sessions.<br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61315387837028182982014-06-19T14:25:46.746-04:002014-06-19T14:25:46.746-04:00pedantically:
It's not a Theramin on "Go...pedantically:<br /><br />It's not a Theramin on "Good Vibrations", it's a Tannerin (which, just to confuse things, is sometimes called an Electro-Theramin).<br /><br />Apparently (according to BW) they spent $15,000 on the sessions for that instrument alone.senormediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01040380992477305061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-74831804114859008992014-06-18T15:34:16.845-04:002014-06-18T15:34:16.845-04:00Okay, I'm VERY late to this (damn vacation), b...Okay, I'm VERY late to this (damn vacation), but I feel compelled to chime in with the wonderful use of an Optigon by Elvis Costello and Crowded House (amongst others, I'm sure).<br /><br />Elvis on "So Like Candy," and CH on "Nails in My Feet," for example. <br /><br />Maybe it's the Mitchell <br />Froom connection?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-27499949670079243682014-06-17T11:10:44.261-04:002014-06-17T11:10:44.261-04:00The bagpipe solo on AC/DC's "It's a L...The bagpipe solo on AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Want to Rock 'n Roll)"! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-72003291841016261652014-06-16T21:18:32.019-04:002014-06-16T21:18:32.019-04:00I am not hijacking anybody. I am just really enthu...I am not hijacking anybody. I am just really enthusiastic about the subjects at hand and somewhat knowledgeable. I only am here for fun. You read me completely wrong.<br /><br />I don't know the meaning of the word "huffy". It's not in my world. I'm the most easy-going girl in the world. I'm just trying to be sociable and playful. That's all.<br /><br />When reading this do not take my tone as harsh but very calm. Because I am. You simply mystify me. It seems that no matter what I do, you don't like it. Why?<br /><br />Can't we be friends?<br /><br />Vickie Rock<br /><br />P.S. regarding the subject of this post:<br /><br />For one of the most atmospheric pedal steel performances I nominate John Neff for his wonderful playing on the Drive-by Truckers' "The Opening Act."<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFmKf9j50Yw&feature=kpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-70520502356649771762014-06-16T16:10:07.915-04:002014-06-16T16:10:07.915-04:00Vickie,
Of the 40 comments here, 18 are yours. Th...Vickie,<br /><br />Of the 40 comments here, 18 are yours. This is typical --- you hijack every thread with either your opinions, your endless lists, your argumentativeness, or your life stories. It takes all the fun out of being here. I would have thought you would have learned your lesson the last time; sooner or later, you piss people off and then you get all huffy about it.<br /><br />GET YOUR OWN BLOG. PLEASE. Or if you have an overwhelming need to hang out here, at least show some respect for your hosts and the other people who post here, instead of spending all your time trying to one-up everyone.<br /><br />BGBrooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-55133313770454082552014-06-16T05:33:39.321-04:002014-06-16T05:33:39.321-04:00Jeez,
Tjay Cantrelli [Contrelli] just popped into...Jeez,<br /><br />Tjay Cantrelli [Contrelli] just popped into my head like lightning!!!!<br /><br />Da Capo side one wouldn't be the same without him and his flute and sax work. And that side is a mother in recorded history.<br /><br />He was in Geronimo Black too. And the Grandmothers. Great musician.<br /><br />http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a535/VanessaStone/To%20the%20Nth%20Degree/TjayCantrelli_zps74de0195.jpg<br /><br />Time for another session and attempt to connect with Augoeides till the golden dawn,<br /><br />Vickie Rock<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79136524239154007552014-06-16T05:19:10.948-04:002014-06-16T05:19:10.948-04:00Great post! Will bookmark it!Great post! Will bookmark it!Coldplay lyricshttp://alphabetlyrics.com/artists/coldplay.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-71451549230828848672014-06-15T23:05:19.527-04:002014-06-15T23:05:19.527-04:00cthulhu:
De gustibus non est disputandum.
It was...cthulhu:<br /><br />De gustibus non est disputandum.<br /><br />It was just a rant. <br /><br />Happy Father's Day. :) <br /><br />BTW, nothing beats a love-hate relationship. It ain't real if it isn't. That applies to the arts as well as people.<br /><br />I always liked Bernie Leadon's pedal steel guitar on the Eagles "My Man". Very subdued and tasty.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4OeyRpMLU<br /><br />And the Paul Beaver Moog on the Monkees' wonderful Daily Nightly.<br /><br />Sweetwater - Motherless Child - Albert Moore - flute; August Burns - cello. perennial openers in L.A. circa 1967-1969. In a Rainbow is also interesting.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26b5CMMzdcw<br /><br />Vickie Rock, roller skater of dreamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-86072177123944706712014-06-15T18:23:57.624-04:002014-06-15T18:23:57.624-04:00Vickie, politely, you are full of shit. Diarrhea ...Vickie, politely, you are full of shit. Diarrhea of the mouth...cthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-25646543578850594582014-06-15T18:08:02.050-04:002014-06-15T18:08:02.050-04:00Speaking of the Who:
Dave Arbus - violin Baba O&#...Speaking of the Who:<br /><br />Dave Arbus - violin Baba O'Riley if you can stand hearing it one more time.<br /><br />The Who By Numbers seems more like a Townshend record than a Who record. And it's the beginning of the quick decline. "Squeeze Box" sure aint no "I Can See For Miles."<br /><br />What an unproductive band are the Who. Classic rock radio has made more than a few of us loathe every Who song played on its airwaves. It used to be blow up your tv. Now it's blow up your radio. <br /><br />Plus, how many farewell tours has this band had? Cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching. What a joke. Now it's Half the Decrepit Who. They should have had the decency to hang it up when Keith Moon died. But they haven't a shred as proven after Entwistle's "blow and hookers" death.<br /><br />Townshend has written some of the most annoying songs in rock history and it becomes all too apparent under repeated listening. "Who Are You" is torture for me. "You Better You Bet," is excruciating.<br /><br />Too bad he didn't die before he got old. He could have stopped after Quadrophenia and we'd all be the better off.<br /><br />Either the salt is rotten or the meat,<br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-54944659589120775252014-06-15T14:10:38.571-04:002014-06-15T14:10:38.571-04:00(coming into this very late, I know...)
Well, the...(coming into this very late, I know...)<br /><br />Well, there's the machine gun at the end of Tonio K.'s anthem to happy marriage, <i>H-A-T-R-E-D</i>...<br /><br />And going back to the Who one last time, there's the very nice accordion and banjo on <i>Squeeze Box</i>. I recall that Steve has inveighed against that song on more than one occasion here, and it's certainly lightweight compared to most of Townshend's output up to that time (though it's still no <i>Faith in Something Bigger</i>), I find it to have a sweet charm that always puts a smile on my face. And the banjo solo is really quite good. If you want more accordion, check out Townshend's demo on his fabulous "Scoop" collection of demos.cthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-20490178176513733632014-06-15T08:28:25.152-04:002014-06-15T08:28:25.152-04:00No Smoking?
I guess trouser press beats all, but...No Smoking? <br /><br />I guess trouser press beats all, but it's not something I wanna listen to over and over. Whatevs..<br /><br />Blind Faith - Sea of Joy - Ric Grech gorgeous violin <br /><br />The late great Captain Beefheart used to play a lot of weird wind instruments and Chinese Gongs.<br /><br />Re: Roy Wood and the oboe here are some more oboe hits ---<br /><br />Pretty Ballerina - The Left Banke - played beautifully by George Marge of the Gil Evans Orchestra <br /><br />Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe - George Poole (wrecking crew associate)<br /><br />The Cake - Tides of Time (which features a duet of oboe-like instruments and baroque-ish arrangement).BTW Jeanette Jacobs rocked! God rest her soul. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RrjS5BqORg<br /><br />Roxy Music - Sea Breezes and others - Andy Mackay<br /><br />More cowbell tunes:<br /><br />Beatles - Drive My Car<br /><br />Creedence - Down On the Corner<br /><br />Mountain - Mississippi Queen<br /><br />Montrose - Rock the Nation<br /><br />Three Dog Night - Black & White - Floyd Sneed was a badasss drummer and cowbell tinkler. Most of you here probably hate this song, but it has an interesting history. Check this out if you don't already know:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_White_(Three_Dog_Night_song)<br /><br /><br />Even more cowbell tunes:<br /><br />Nazareth - Hair of the Dog<br /><br />Humble Pie - Hot 'N' Nasty, Stone Cold Fever & Red Light Mama Red Hot<br /><br />Guns 'N Roses - Night Train<br /><br />Jefferson Starship - Cruisin'<br /><br />Black Crowes - Wiser Time, High Head Blues (the latter gets a bonus point for triangle)<br /><br />Fleetwood Mac - Homeward Bound<br /><br />Steve Miller Band - Steppin' Stone<br /><br />Grand Funk - We're an American Band<br /><br />It seems limitless.<br /><br />So, Mott the Hoople - One of the Boys - best use of telephone ever<br /><br />B-52's - walkie talkies and smoke alarms<br /><br />How about the vibraslap:<br /><br />Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower<br /><br />Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion<br /><br />Grand Funk's rendition of Feeling Alright - I guess Joe Cocker's too<br /><br />Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine<br /><br />Police whistle:<br /><br />Bob Dylan - Highway 61<br /><br />Reaping the wind and floating like a feather,<br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-71463923181181514392014-06-15T02:18:43.368-04:002014-06-15T02:18:43.368-04:00How come I'm the first one in with the canonic...How come I'm the first one in with the canonical, untoppable Clavioline solo in Del Shannon's "Runaway"? It truly makes the song. I heard they wanted an actual Ondes Martenot but there wasn't one stateside...<br /><br />And kudos to Roger Ruskin Spear for providing the only rock and roll solo ever on the titular contraption of the Bonzo Dog Band's "The Trouser Press". Which spawned a whole media empire, lest we forget.<br /><br />(Of course, the Bonzos are their own universe when it comes to obscure instruments in a pop rock setting, giving prominence to bass sax, euphonium, rhythm pole and tap dancing-- in addition to Eric Clapton on ukulele. But even in that group, Spear's fearless trouser press solo stands out. "Go on, give it all you can/ It's so much better than/ A prefabricated concrete coal bunker").<br /><br />Nosmo KingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-18725211629091983542014-06-14T20:30:49.061-04:002014-06-14T20:30:49.061-04:00Jimi Hendrix Experience Stone Free has a cowbell b...Jimi Hendrix Experience Stone Free has a cowbell banging like the sexiest metronome in history.<br /><br />Uptempo cowbell can be heard on Deep Purple's "You Fool No One". but it's still not as quick B.J. Wilson. A good one for a vigorous belly dance and strip tease combination. I can say that with some experience. Done privately and discreetly, of course:)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXTopchIrNY<br /><br />Elementary melodica can be heard on the Red Hot Chili Pepper's Oh Mercury, which is a pretty good track. RHCP haters should listen.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30_bPABzm9E<br /><br />Is that a melodica on Sunny Afternoon? I think on the Band's Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, too.<br /><br />Speaking of off-beat instruments, Garth Hudson played a bunch as did Levon and the rest of the boys. <br /><br />Time to Light the Lamp and Fire Mellow. <br /><br />Cabin Essence Timely Hello,<br /><br />Vickie Rock<br /><br />P.S. I can't strip to Elvis Costello:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-71827153655329205422014-06-14T19:32:58.489-04:002014-06-14T19:32:58.489-04:00There's cowbell in "Hard Day's Night&...There's cowbell in "Hard Day's Night" and "You Can't Do That" --Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8917227317879803402014-06-14T15:21:59.629-04:002014-06-14T15:21:59.629-04:00The Move, Roy Wood on oboe, "The Words of Aar...The Move, Roy Wood on oboe, "The Words of Aaron."salhepaticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416493911808240683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-70364594665223546402014-06-14T13:24:05.271-04:002014-06-14T13:24:05.271-04:00Yeah, that flute solo in "California Dreaming...Yeah, that flute solo in "California Dreaming" is really wonderful. It's done by the late Bud Shank, a light jazz guy who was also a ubiquitous session man in L.A. Very tasty. Is this the earliest recorded version of a flute solo in a rock song? <br /><br />I dunno, but this record was playing on L.A. radio before Christmas 1965. Same time frame as Rubber Soul, Turn! Turn! Turn! As Tears Go By, Day Tripper, The Little Girl I Once Knew, The Sounds of Silence, Lies, My Generation, Uptight (Everything's Alright) if that helps crystallize it.<br /><br />Hollywood will fuck you when no one else will,<br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61556315550351574882014-06-14T11:01:19.375-04:002014-06-14T11:01:19.375-04:00Flute solo in "California Dreaming" by T...Flute solo in "California Dreaming" by The Mamas and the Papas.danny1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/18215075133064151133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31054976342147071002014-06-14T01:16:54.221-04:002014-06-14T01:16:54.221-04:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-b3fRisu50https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-b3fRisu50petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-1471324506465660222014-06-13T23:26:49.134-04:002014-06-13T23:26:49.134-04:00As far as early flute in rock, the Association'...As far as early flute in rock, the Association's wonderful take of Tandyn Almer's "Along Comes Mary", should never be counted out. <br /><br />Or Eric Burdon & War's "Spill the Wine". <br /><br />Peter Gabriel for the lovely flute in "Firth of Fifth"<br /><br />Ian McDonald just for being Ian McDonald In the Court of the Crimson King.<br /><br />Chris Wood for Forty Thousand Headmen.<br /><br />Also:<br /><br />Van Morrison's "Slim Slow Slider" for the SOPRANO sax by John Payne, (not the Fred Gailey one).<br /><br />You also have to love the early Pearls Before Swine stuff for a variety of unconventional instruments and songs.<br /><br />And I think fuzz steel guitar qualifies the late Sneaky Pete.<br /><br />We'll Always Have Paris but you gave up your right to rest in peace when you signed this contract,<br /><br />Vickie Rock<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-17498976022562322502014-06-13T18:13:33.508-04:002014-06-13T18:13:33.508-04:00If cowbell's in the game, "Low Rider"...If cowbell's in the game, "Low Rider" by War, and "Honky Tonk Women". First instrument heard in each song. And both with great grooves.<br /><br />Walking Into Your Gin Joint,<br /><br />Vickie RockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-51836355908282554632014-06-13T17:09:43.603-04:002014-06-13T17:09:43.603-04:00I always had a soft spot for the Hooters in their ...I always had a soft spot for the Hooters in their prime. That keyboard harmonica thing (technically a Melodica, I guess) was a whole lot of fun in And We Danced and elsewhere. <br /><br />Am I cheating if I nominate the lowly Cowbell? And is there any doubt that BJ Wilson was the fastest Cowbell in the West? While Whiskey Train is not anywhere near my top 10 Procol Harum songs, it contains a Cowbell tour de force! Mr. Minimachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724955657916492135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-37063014753312374692014-06-13T16:52:49.131-04:002014-06-13T16:52:49.131-04:00Musical director Colin Fretcher played the one-tak...Musical director Colin Fretcher played the one-take ocarina solo on Wild Thing in the studio. Reg did it on tour.<br /><br />It's periwinkle pussycat, don't you just looove it?<br /><br />Vickie Rock<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-12457396009480861122014-06-13T16:37:40.145-04:002014-06-13T16:37:40.145-04:00Pretty sure I said this the first time you posted,...Pretty sure I said this the first time you posted, but just about anything by Tom Waits in the last 30 years.<br /><br />Tubular Bells anyone?edwardnoreply@blogger.com