Thursday, May 06, 2010

Ohmigod, It's the Most Hideously Awful Early Clue to the New Direction Ever!!!

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From 1966, please enjoy Napoleon the XIV and the B-side of his classic novelty hit "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!"...
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Lost in Translation

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And speaking as we were last week of Brenda Lee 's rather astonishing cover of "What I'd Say," (featuring Jimmy Page ), Br...
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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

In Search of Eddie Riff (An Occasional Series): Sometimes Less is Less

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From 1969, please enjoy the opening title track from Quicksilver Messenger Service 's Shady Grove , featuring the inimitable piano styli...
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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Voices From the Tomb

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From their 1971 Message from the Country , please enjoy The Move -- featuring sepulchral-voiced drummer Bev Bevan -- and the faux Johnny C...
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Monday, May 03, 2010

In Search of Eddie Riff (An Occasional Series): It is to Swoon

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From 1964 and Beatles For Sale , arguably the first great album in modern rock, please enjoy the once and future Fab Four and their exquisit...
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Friday, April 30, 2010

A Little Help for a Good Cause

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I happened across this kind of accidentally : THE STORY: Nothing Can Hurt Me: The Big Star Story is a feature-length documentary about the m...
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Weekend Listomania (Special Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding Edition)

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Well, it's Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental amanuensis-with-benefits Fah Lo Suee and I will be off to beautiful S...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

An Early Clue to the New Direction: Special Radical Chic Edition

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From 1972, a better and nobler time to be sure, here's Her Nibs, Ms. Joan Baez , and the haunting revolutionary call-to-action anthem ...
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Let's Face It -- Everything Below the Waist is Kaput!

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From 1958, here's Ann Cole and her remarkable answer to Muddy Waters , the rueful yet optimistic ode to female self-empowerment "I...
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Tales From the Under the Counter Culture

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From 1964, please enjoy once and future Little Miss Dynamite Brenda Lee and her reading of Ray Charles ' "What I'd Say." ...
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