tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post6310059979923836656..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Weekend Listomania (Special Smashing Pumpkins-Free Tales From the Crypt Non-Video Edition)NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-62380946912851110822008-09-23T02:13:00.000-04:002008-09-23T02:13:00.000-04:00Probably so late that no one will see this, but:De...Probably so late that no one will see this, but:<BR/><BR/>Debbie Harry's "tease me like you do - ooo" and "ooo-ooo-ooo-oh" on 'Heart of Glass'<BR/><BR/>Using Joan Jett's 'Bad Reputation' as the theme song for the TV show 'Freaks & Geeks'<BR/><BR/>F@*king Liz Phair on the entire 'Exile in Guyville' album<BR/><BR/>The sublime bridge of 'Our Lips Are Sealed', with Jane Wiedlin singing: "Hush, my darling, don't you cry..."<BR/><BR/>Linda Thompson's voice, particularly on 'Did She Jump or Was She Pushed?'<BR/><BR/>Dancing like mad to Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson naming the principal '52 Girls' of the U - S - A<BR/><BR/>Neko Case singing, well, anything, but 'Star Witness' probably gives me the most chills<BR/><BR/>Chrissie Hynde's snarl on 'Middle of the Road'<BR/><BR/>And a couple of covers:<BR/><BR/>Exene Cervenka & X doing 'Wild Thing'<BR/><BR/>The Bangles doing 'Going Down to Liverpool'<BR/><BR/><BR/>OK, clearly a themed set, but still, Things I LikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-33106289681510279182008-09-16T02:50:00.000-04:002008-09-16T02:50:00.000-04:00The drum breaks into the choruses on "Hurdy Gurdy ...The drum breaks into the choruses on "Hurdy Gurdy Man"<BR/><BR/>Jimi Hendrix's solo on "Are you experienced"<BR/><BR/>Cee-lo Green saying "I remember when I lost my mind" on Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy"<BR/><BR/>The cello break after "writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear" in "Eleanor Rigby"<BR/><BR/>D Boon's acoustic solo "Cohesion" on the Minutemen's "Double Nickels"<BR/><BR/>Art Tripp and Bill Harkleroad making crazy marimba and guitar sorcery on the whole "Lick my Decals off Baby" album.<BR/><BR/>Judy Henske switching instantaneously from comedy to tragedy on "Love Henry"<BR/><BR/>Half Japanese's so wrong it's right double cover of Grieg's "Hall of the mountain King" and "Louie Louie"<BR/><BR/>Just a few off the top o' my head. Great idea for a post, sorry I'm late to the party.<BR/><BR/>--Nosmo KingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-79214786835593917762008-09-14T18:01:00.000-04:002008-09-14T18:01:00.000-04:00steve --I bet it's Nicky Hopkins.I mean, weren't t...steve --<BR/><BR/>I bet it's Nicky Hopkins.<BR/><BR/>I mean, weren't they all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-53949274714787084852008-09-14T13:51:00.000-04:002008-09-14T13:51:00.000-04:00Gummo:I actually downloaded "The Wind" from iTunes...Gummo:<BR/><BR/>I actually downloaded "The Wind" from iTunes a few months ago. Totally holds up -- whoever the piano player is, he's great.<BR/><BR/>They were Jerry Jeff Walker's psych band, BTW, before he turned into the mellow country rock guy. The album isn't terribly good except for that one cut, but it's been reissued which I guess is a net positive.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-25939163317988248692008-09-14T12:14:00.000-04:002008-09-14T12:14:00.000-04:00Back when radio was the pretty much the only way t...Back when radio was the pretty much the only way to hear new music, late at night on freeform FM radio stations you could hear songs you never heard anywhere else or at any other time -- and since they often didn't announce song titles, it could be years before you found out what those songs were.<BR/><BR/>Consequently, some of those songs took on a unique late-night quality that was truly magical (often unrelated to the quality of the songs themselves) -- some of the ones that used to transport me to a different place were "The Wind" by Circus Maximus, "Gilbert Street" by Sweet Thursday, anything by Lothar and the Hand People, "Hypnotized" by Fleetwood Mac (it was decades before I put artist & song together), and even "Celluloid Heroes" by the Kinks....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-61693297263097604162008-09-14T09:41:00.000-04:002008-09-14T09:41:00.000-04:00Elvis Costello's drunken bellowing of the seco...Elvis Costello's drunken bellowing of the second chorus on "Big Tears".<BR/><BR/>Simon Nicol's dulcimer part on Fairport Convention's "Percy's Song".<BR/><BR/>The way that "Detroit Star-Lite" by Sarge, one of the great punk-pop singles ever, just keeps seeming to rock harder and faster after every verse.<BR/><BR/>"Be My Baby".<BR/><BR/>The nod to "Then He Kissed Me" at the end of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart". <BR/><BR/>The tension between the shaky, vulnerable vocals and the shiny, streamlined music on the original recording of "Temptation" by New Order.<BR/><BR/>Chrissie Hynde's bangs and eyeliner. Also James Honeyman-Scott's guitar playing on "Kid".<BR/><BR/>The alternating two-bar solos - hammered dulcimer, electric guitar, mandolin, accordion, and crumhorn(!) - at the end of Richard & Linda Thompson's "When I Get To The Border".<BR/><BR/>The weird harmony vocals on "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" by Parliament.<BR/><BR/>Paul McCartney's bassline on "Silly Love Songs".<BR/><BR/>The great, Verlaine-like guitar solo by Peter Holsapple that starts under the second verse of "Love Is For Lovers" and continues through the rest of the song.<BR/><BR/>Myrna Marcarian's mournful, defiant singing on "(Say No To) Saturday's Girl" by Human Switchboard.<BR/><BR/>Johnny Rotten rhyming "anarchist" and "Anti-Christ" and asking us if we wanna make something of it, pal.<BR/><BR/>Don Dixon's amazing production job on James McMurtry's "Where'd You Hide The Body" album.<BR/><BR/>"Rockaway Beach".<BR/><BR/>The pensive organ intro to The Loud Family's "Motion of Ariel".<BR/><BR/>The ferocious swing of Dion's "Runaround Sue".<BR/><BR/>David Hidalgo.<BR/><BR/>The high harmonies on the chorus of "I Wanna Destroy You" by The Soft Boys.<BR/><BR/>The way the relaxed drumming, clipped rhythm guitar, and hyper-active bass work together on James Brown's "Sex Machine".<BR/><BR/>The British version of the first album by The Clash.<BR/><BR/>Finding out 30 years after you first heard it that the line in "Tears Of A Clown" is "Just like Pagliacci did". Also the oboe part.<BR/><BR/>The simple, ineffable sadness of Bruce Springsteen's vocal on "One Step Up".<BR/><BR/>The crazy propulsion of "Pumping (My Heart)" by Patti Smith.<BR/><BR/>Neil Young's downstroke guitar chords on the riff to "Hey Hey My My (Into The Black)" that sound like car doors slamming or construction equipment breaking concrete. When I first listened to this in July 1979 I immediately leapt to the stereo because I figured that something was wrong with the needle.MBowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992038501958547302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-27919949029073301142008-09-14T06:43:00.000-04:002008-09-14T06:43:00.000-04:00In his earlier years, Springsteen's tendency to sn...In his earlier years, Springsteen's tendency to snap an e string and then change it onstage as the band maintained the beat of the song.cosmic tumblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832812931341074611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-72221114535467978542008-09-13T19:45:00.000-04:002008-09-13T19:45:00.000-04:00TMBG- just after the intro when the drum kicks in ...TMBG- just after the intro when the drum kicks in on "Birdhouse in my Soul"<BR/><BR/>Lucksmiths- "Even Stevens" when they sing "I know it’s a consequence<BR/>Of clinging to consonants<BR/>But P R L N Q F C<BR/>Spells trouble to me"<BR/><BR/>The Bangles cover of "Going Down to Liverpool" with Susanna Hoff's backing vocal on the chorus<BR/><BR/>Matt Pond PA- the rhythm guitar on "Halloween"preznithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112468490241139292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-28803385564142135912008-09-13T17:06:00.000-04:002008-09-13T17:06:00.000-04:00The beginning of the second verse of the Beach Boy...The beginning of the second verse of the Beach Boys,' I can hear music', when either Al or Carl sing,"loving you". Comes in on the downbeat.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Simels,, thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-18981066262762333912008-09-13T09:34:00.000-04:002008-09-13T09:34:00.000-04:00Noam Sane said... The first few notes of Nina Simo...<I>Noam Sane said... <BR/>The first few notes of Nina Simone's piano intro on her version of "I Got It Bad, and That Ain't Good<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Nina Simone's piano solo on "My Baby Just Care's For Me" -- impeccably swinging, and yet somehow JSBach comes smiling through...steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-88186952287614668922008-09-13T05:17:00.000-04:002008-09-13T05:17:00.000-04:00WEB SHERIFFProtecting Your Rights on the InternetT...WEB SHERIFF<BR/>Protecting Your Rights on the Internet<BR/>Tel 44-(0)208-323 8013<BR/>Fax 44-(0)208-323 8080<BR/>websheriff@websheriff.com<BR/>www.websheriff.com<BR/> <BR/>Hi Steve,<BR/> <BR/>On behalf of Exile Productions and Exile Publishing, many thanks for plugging Van Morrison and, for your readers’ info, up-to-the-minute news on Van’s latest album - Keep It Simple - and 2008 shows is, of course, available on www.vanmorrison.com and www.myspace.com/vanmorrison and, for a limited period, you can still see Van's exclusive BBC sessions at http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/vanmorrison/video/ . We’re also pleased to announce that an increasing archive of exclusive film footage of Van Morrison performances has now been made available for fans on Exile’s official YouTube channel at http://uk.youtube.com/user/OfficialExileFilms . <BR/> <BR/> Thanks again for your support.<BR/> <BR/>Regards,<BR/> <BR/>WEB SHERIFFWEB SHERIFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650064481919290484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-28955608684630379842008-09-12T23:55:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:55:00.000-04:00The first few notes of Nina Simone's piano intro o...The first few notes of Nina Simone's piano intro on her version of <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8KPwADL5_k" REL="nofollow">"I Got It Bad, and That Ain't Good"</A>.<BR/><BR/>Hendrix's impeccably-feedbacked ending on the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_hwjgB6XgU&feature=related" REL="nofollow"><BR/>live version of "Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire" from the Royal Albert Hall, Feb 24, 1969. </A>Just killer.<BR/><BR/>Dave Davies' final guitar chord on<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNBZirn3AWs" REL="nofollow"> "'Til The End of the Day".</A>Noam Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078219408896745687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-70858578094351426602008-09-12T23:35:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:35:00.000-04:00What a pleasure to read these things. My contribu...What a pleasure to read these things. My contributions:<BR/><BR/>- Donovan's stammering on "a y-y-you can just sit there thinkin' on your velvet throne"<BR/><BR/>- finding those messages imprinted in the runout grooves on vinyl records<BR/><BR/>- Debbie Harry in the Heart Of Glass video (sure they had better songs, but at the age of 11 this vision changed my life forever)<BR/><BR/>- any use of the farfisa organ in a rock and roll song<BR/><BR/>- Milt Turner's drumming on Ray Charles' What'd I Say<BR/><BR/>- the opening bars of Be My Baby by the Ronettes<BR/><BR/>- James Brown: "I can do wheeling...I can do dealing...but I don't do no damn squealin!"<BR/><BR/>- John's primal scream in I Want You (She's So Heavy)<BR/><BR/>- Roy Orbison's voice<BR/><BR/>- Bob Dylan looking like the coolest human being in the history of the planet, ca. 1965<BR/><BR/>- Scotty Moore's two guitar solos on Hound Dog<BR/><BR/>- James Burton's guitar solo on Hello Mary Lou<BR/><BR/>- Billy Zoom, great hair and great guitar<BR/><BR/>- the opening lick in AC/DC's Shoot To Thrill<BR/><BR/>- when a really great song clocks in at under 2 minutes<BR/><BR/>- Carl Perkins and his band being completely out of it on Her Love Rubbed Off<BR/><BR/>- the ring-wear cover of Elvis Costello's Get Happy!! album<BR/><BR/>- Tattooed Love Boys<BR/><BR/>- the fact that Iggy Pop is still alive<BR/><BR/>- the fact that Jerry Lee Lewis is the last Sun pioneer still standing<BR/><BR/>- the fact that the Damned were a lot of fun<BR/><BR/>- Spike JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-70011893357707710622008-09-12T23:15:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:15:00.000-04:00You guys are amazing.But this one's my favorite so...You guys are amazing.<BR/><BR/>But this one's my favorite so far..<BR/><BR/><I>Liesl said... <BR/><BR/>The scratch of a tele being plugged into an amp at the beginning of XTC's Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead</I><BR/><BR/>God, I love that...<BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>And Andy P going "Let's begin!"steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-31615695098679737662008-09-12T23:00:00.000-04:002008-09-12T23:00:00.000-04:00hurricane be damned. here comes things i(ke) like:...hurricane be damned. here comes things i(ke) like:<BR/><BR/>13 floor elevators jugs<BR/><BR/>the cover of down by the jetty by dr. feelgood<BR/><BR/>the sax solo on 'take a walk on the wild side' (not to mention what the colored girls say)<BR/><BR/>every reference to ronnnie reagan in american punk rock music.<BR/><BR/>the bass line of 'i will dare' by the replacements<BR/><BR/>the line "two-tone shoes on my feet, big old smile on my face" in 'when i write the book' by rockpile<BR/><BR/>crying every time i hear 'these. arms. of. miiiiiiiine.'<BR/><BR/>the title 'jesus of cool'<BR/><BR/>'doot doot doot doot doot doot dootee doot doot' in love's little red book<BR/><BR/>'wild thing' FLUTE SOLO!<BR/><BR/>when roger daltrey goes "LILY! oh, lily!" on 'pictures of lily'<BR/><BR/>the very idea of the mc5ms. rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428672537206412958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-28948584498758388952008-09-12T17:09:00.000-04:002008-09-12T17:09:00.000-04:00thank you. humming a few bars of most of these son...thank you. humming a few bars of most of these songs until i got to the AH! moment just took my mind away from the dire predictions that Ike has inspired and that seem to be unfolding on the local news.<BR/><BR/>i agree with all references to keith moon, keith richards, the davies' brothers, the non-vocalizations and howls, handclaps, and references to female bodies. i'm sure my list will have alot of those moments (and btw brooklyn girl, if its the break in 'my sherona ' that you're referring to, you beat me to the punch). alas i'll have to do my list from memory since i left all my records behind (i evacuated to a place further inland, but still 'in the action'). can't think of a better way to occupy my mind. i'll call my list 'the ike list' and if i can i'll post before the power goes out.<BR/><BR/>but if i don't it'll still be welcome therapy...thanks again.ms. rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428672537206412958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-21761384503794804842008-09-12T14:42:00.000-04:002008-09-12T14:42:00.000-04:00I too remember that articleWhat a brilliant idea f...I too remember that article<BR/>What a brilliant idea for Listomania<BR/><BR/>the drum intro in The Who's "Baba O'Reilly" (can there be any argument that it is the best drum intro ever)<BR/><BR/>the very short, very precise drum rolls in Syd Straw's "The Train That Takes You Away"<BR/><BR/>the screeching guitar right at the end of The Who's "Love Reign O'er Me"<BR/><BR/>the whistle in Terence Trent D'Arby's "Wishing Well"<BR/><BR/>the mumbling that ends with Strummer? singing "What're we gonna do now" at the beginning of The Clash's "Working For The Clampdown"<BR/><BR/>the piano that starts Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" - and then everything else about the song<BR/><BR/>listening to The Doors "Riders On The Storm" while driving down a lonesome highway late at night<BR/><BR/>and finally<BR/><BR/>Ian Hunter saying "'ello" at the beginning of "Once Bitten Twice Shy"<BR/><BR/>so many others, so little timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-91643708219621639962008-09-12T13:49:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:49:00.000-04:00Outstanding list! I could kiss whoever posted Bad...Outstanding list! I could kiss whoever posted Bad Examples.<BR/><BR/>I'll add:<BR/><BR/>Ralph Covert - even his new children's music for Disney Sound is fantastic ("M-o-m-m-y needs C-o-f-f-e-e").<BR/><BR/>The scratch of a tele being plugged into an amp at the beginning of XTC's Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead.<BR/><BR/>The "blick-um blick-um blick-um blick-um" on Matthew Sweet's Sick of Myself.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139076991003999542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-32407471328107218512008-09-12T13:19:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:19:00.000-04:00jimi hendrix playing guitar at monterey pop gonna ...jimi hendrix playing guitar at monterey pop <BR/><BR/>gonna take a miracle - laura nyro w/ labelle <BR/><BR/>paul revere and the raiders on "where the action is"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-53437194177050221202008-09-12T13:17:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:17:00.000-04:00Jeff Beck's scritchy-scratchy guitar frenzy at the...Jeff Beck's scritchy-scratchy guitar frenzy at the end of "I'm A Man" is also pretty great ...<BR/><BR/>And of course the Yardbirds' scene in "Blow Up".<BR/><BR/>The instrumental part of "My Sharona" ... just when you think it can't get crazier, it does.<BR/><BR/>The Band's "I'm Saved" on Moondog Matinee.<BR/><BR/>Jim Fielder's bass at the end of "I Can't Quit Her".<BR/><BR/>James Brown's dancing, and the Cape Thing.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-39815129249745247102008-09-12T13:13:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:13:00.000-04:00Jeff Beck's opening train whistle on you know what...Jeff Beck's opening train whistle on you know what ...<BR/><BR/>Keith Richards' "whoomp" at the end of his solo in "Sympathy for the Devil" ...<BR/><BR/>John Entwistle's bass solo on "My Generation" ...<BR/><BR/>"Suzie? Suzie Creamcheese?"<BR/><BR/>The Edge's guitar swoops on "Kite" ...<BR/><BR/>The opening of "Alison" ...<BR/><BR/>The first four notes of "Gimme Some Lovin' " ...<BR/><BR/>"Hey, mistah! Can we have our ball back?" (Actually, most of "Hard Day's Night" fits on this list).<BR/><BR/>"Ticket to Ride" ... just because.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282613112168154071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80248558773455883472008-09-12T13:11:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:11:00.000-04:00tom petty "BREAKDOWN" when he says "i dont care ...tom petty "BREAKDOWN" when he says "i dont care if you DUNT "<BR/><BR/>anything by graham parsons and emmylou harrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-60160539829656802352008-09-12T13:02:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:02:00.000-04:00Anyone Who Had a Heart The tenor solo ascending th...Anyone Who Had a Heart <BR/>The tenor solo ascending through the fog spewing fairy dust<BR/><BR/>I'm a King Bee <BR/>Snare bouncing off the barn wall. Bass zooms. One note "sting it" guitar solo.<BR/><BR/>Please Please Me <BR/>The extemporaneous energy and ultimate perfection.<BR/><BR/>I Can See for Miles <BR/>Guitar/drums artillery. "the Eiffel tower.." modulation<BR/><BR/>Town w/out Pity - Gene Pitney<BR/>The shallow pain in his voice.<BR/><BR/>Good Vibrations - Beach Boys<BR/>Genius arrangement of disparate sounds. Rhythm cellos.<BR/><BR/>Love & Happiness - Al<BR/>Dry and natural opening. The stomping to the guitar lick. B3 coverage. He's correct about the whole thing too.<BR/><BR/>The vocal reverb on Little Anthony records. Where was that recorded?<BR/><BR/>I guess that about covers it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-37558980874494735322008-09-12T12:56:00.001-04:002008-09-12T12:56:00.001-04:00Holy crap!!!! I remember this one so well! I read ...Holy crap!!!! I remember this one so well! I read it when I was 12 and it's stuck with me ever since. I mean that literally. I've had at least half a dozen of your selections, down to the exact wording, rattling in my brain to this day. That's good writing, my man. Summer '75 was when I bought my first LPs (with allowance and lawn-mowing moola), started reading dad's Stereo Review, and rejected my first haircut. It was all downhill from there, baby. Based on your words here, I must have bought a dozen albums in the next few months (we had a fairly extensive lawn, and it was only $3.99 per LP, $6.99 per double at the late lamented Listening Post in Pittsburgh). In the years since (hell, 33 and 1/3, almost) I managed to corral most of the rest. I believe this is the first piece of yours I ever read. What a freakin' time-machine-experience to see it again! You made my day, sir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-66974357300002973142008-09-12T12:56:00.000-04:002008-09-12T12:56:00.000-04:00-- the SK-1 sampler/guitar in Timbuk 3's Sample th...-- the SK-1 sampler/guitar in Timbuk 3's Sample the Dog.<BR/>-- the crowd performing "Oprah Winfrey just won't do" in Bad Example's Sammy the Dog (Cheap Beer Night version)<BR/>-- The cat in Adrian Belew's Big Electric Cat<BR/>-- the part where Steely Dan swears in Show Biz Kids<BR/>-- The intro to 'What's the #' by Apples in Stereo<BR/>-- the drumming in Klark Kent's "Don't Care"<BR/>-- David Byrne's, "Let's Go" in <A>"For Artists Only"</A>, and his <A HREF="http://journal.davidbyrne.com/" REL="nofollow">blog</A><BR/>-- the reference to Madonna in Steve Simel's original write up of Something Fierce, and his blogDavid Rasmussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652293916468672552noreply@blogger.com