What are you listening to? The world really needs to know. #7

[d gray]

I listen to this before bed every night. And first thing every morning.

 

[mjp]

Little Richard is still kicking.

Good god almighty! Mr. Penniman! How could I forget.

Apologies to all the flat top cats and the dungaree dolls.

 

[d gray]

that carpenters clip is unbelievable, man. i couldn't get through it.

the douche chills set in before i even pressed play.

it's rare that the tune and the video are so perfectly matched.

well done, sir...

 

[Pogue Mahone]

 

[Pogue Mahone]

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...acuate-george-w-bush-home-piano-a8019586.html

 

[PhillyDave]

And Jerry Lee

 

[PhillyDave]

power-pop.

 

[mjp]

Jerry Lee

I don't know that I'd include Jerry Lee Lewis in a group seen as the founders of rock and roll. Pretty sure rock and roll was already a thing by the time he made a rock and roll record. Weren't his first records country? Or country swing? Anyway, I vote no.

 

[d gray]

i think he was the founder of lighting your instrument on fire. and marrying your underage cousin....

 

[PhillyDave]

I don't know. I do know he's one of the early r n' r guys still alive.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Damned if you wanna have fun, damned if you wanna be clean...

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Quite different from Nighthacks.... in a good way.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

 

[Black Swan]

ON, RIGHT NOW!
Tribute to Leonard Cohen on CBC Radio 2
http://www.cbcmusic.ca/radio2

 

[Pogue Mahone]

 

[Andreas]

 

[PhillyDave]

Saw this guy Sunday. V entertaining. It was kind of funny/silly how enthusiastic he was considering it's singer-songwriter music but still he brought the songs with skill & verve & joy.

 

[PhillyDave]

this and this

 

[Achala]

 

[Short Bus]

 

[mjp]

Minneapolis band NNB single from 1978, and a compilation track from Twin Tone's Big Hits of Mid-America Volume III in 1979.

Skip to 2:35 in "Slack" to hear the greatest I-think-I'll-just-close-my-eyes-and-make-seagull-noises-with-the-guitar-in-this-part guitar solo of all time. How can you not admire that?

The second one, "Listen," is just an awesome layered crunchy noise attack from front to back. "No dancing! Please remain in seats."

 

[Pogue Mahone]

For all the L.A. boys and girls out there

 

[Johannes]

 

[mjp]

Little Richard is still kicking.

Funny how things come to you. I was in the kitchen eating a grapefruit when I remembered this song. One of the first 45s I can remember playing over and over and over and over...

 

[PhillyDave]

 

[Johannes]

 

[d gray]

this is alot of fun -

 

[Johannes]

 

[Purple Stickpin]

I remember back in the '90s when Branford Marsalis was the bandleader for Leno's Tonight Show and Newt Gingrich was a guest. Branford kicked off So What as his entrance music. I still wonder how many people that were watching made the connection.

 

[PhillyDave]

Listening to some power-pop. R.I.P Tommy Keene.