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Planning on protesting this weekend? I made you a soundtrack. Stand together, stand for love, and be safe out there!
If you’re like me, you are experiencing a mix of fear, anger, and resistance on this most odious of Inauguration Days. Well here’s a mix of fear, anger, and resistance to soundtrack that experience. Donald Trump stands for everything that Rock and Roll stands against. To all those protesting this we...
The Doors released their dark and doom-laden debut exactly 50 years ago today. Of the many unsettling moments on this pioneering 1967 release, perhaps the “Alabama Song” is the creepiest. That makes pretty good sense considering it was actually written in Germany in the 1920s. If you think Morrison’s version is kind of icky, check out the original recording. Written by legendary German opera composer Kurt Weill and sung here by his wife Lotte Lenya, “Alabama Song” cranks the ick-factor up to eleven.
If you're planning a beach weekend and you have 23 spare minutes to spend in a trance-like state of hypnosis, check out Pink Floyd's "Echoes" set to a 1973 Australian surf epic. Enjoy!
http://thelinernote.net/2016/06/pink-floyd-echoes-the-crystal-voyager-version/
Another cloudy day here in the East. Whatever the version, wish I was in California. Anyway, fun trivia here: Mamas & the Papas only sang backup vocals on the original version before recording their own smash hit.
New post (Hump Day Quintuple Play: Summertime) has been published on The Liner Note
George Gershwin feat. Abbie Mitchell (1935)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMHWEcSKEPI
Sidney Bechet (1939)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUqc9FLCL0c
Billy Stewart (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2J5FjopWqM
Big Brother & The Holding Company (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl3wPVTb-hM
Sublime – Doin’ Time (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF1628qACPM
I may be a bit biased, but I agree with everything this reviewer has to say. Do what he says and check out immediately!
http://huff.to/1ESA3Xk
New post (Weekend Playlist: Sunday Kind of Love) has been published on The Liner Note
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New post (Hump Day Quintuple Play: The Last Time/Bittersweet Symphony) has been published on The Liner Note
The Staple Singers – This May Be The Last Time (1955)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1jGF-6bFpI
The Rolling Stones – The Last Time (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu1NuUJqdC0
Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra – The Last Time (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKC5cdGBY04
The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx3m4e45bTo
Jay-Z vs. The Verve – Bittersweet Dirt Off Your Shoulder (cir. 2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T72BPZGNW6M
New post (Hump Day Double Play: Love Buzz) has been published on The Liner Note
Shocking Blue (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x4DExYv35c
Nirvana (1989)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLthJDXbq6Y
New post (Hump Day Triple Play: Regulate) has been published on The Liner Note
Chuck Jackson – I Keep Forgettin’ (1962)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDlogCcye98
Michael McDonald – I Keep Forgettin’ (1982)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnjEzx7Glr8
Warren G. ft. Nate Dogg – Regulate (1994)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY
New post (Hump Day Double Play: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In )) has been published on The Liner Note
Teddy Hill (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL5LAT9cN-U
Kenny Rogers & the First Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od_6M8cFdUA
New post (Hump Day Quadruple Play: Apache) has been published on The Liner Note
The Shadows (1960)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzgbcyfJgfQ
The Incredible Bongo Band (1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfqZtSZZn00
Sugarhill Gang (1981)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fd9qP-sHbQ
Sir Mix-A-Lot (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmCKnVaU7H0
Prepare to be rocked and riveted friends!! announces the release of their forthcoming album . Pre-order yours today if you know what's good for you.... Sorry if that sounded like a threat.
New post (Hump Day Double Play: Fight Test) has been published on The Liner Note
Cat Stevens – Father and Son (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kea0ghm7Z4E
The Flaming Lips – Fight Test (2003)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fye1XtXQn9s
http://thelinernote.net/2015/01/hump-day-double-play-fight-test/
Working on a project involving Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots today. Seemed like a good time to post this one. Before you get mad at the Lips, Yusuf Islam does enjoy partial royalties for the song. Happy Hump Day!
New post (Hump Day Triple Play: Soothe Me) has been published on The Liner Note
The Soul-Stirrers – Lead Me Jesus (1956)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS2f5YKSVRs
The Simms Twins – Soothe Me (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti2V2mT259U
Sam and Dave – Soothe Me (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-lXyNYTZso
Dear friends,
As we embark upon the long weekend, I want to wish all a happy, healthy, safe and satisfying holiday season. As a token of my gratitude to all the wonderful people in my life, here's some recycled s**t that I wrote last year.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
My family doesn't stand too much on ceremony when it comes to Thanksgiving. There is, however, one tradition that persists in my household, that is cherished, and that does take some commitment. Thanksgiving morning is time for the annual airing of A...
New post (Hump Day Triple Play: Sloop John B) has been published on The Liner Note
Cleveland Simmons Group – Histe Up The John B Sail (1935)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0NisLamB3M
The Weavers – The Wreck of the John B. (1950)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CvTloNDFFg
The Beach Boys – Sloop John B (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09dQmeB_NgU
New post (Hump Day Double Play: Iron Man) has been published on The Liner Note
Black Sabbath (1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHW6qL67R2M
The Cardigans (1996)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3gQSPMHPm0
New post (Hump Day Double Play: Love Hurts) has been published on The Liner Note
The Everly Brothers (1960)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUro7H6IHus
Nazareth (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soDZBW-1P04
New post (Weekend Playlist: Feed My Frankenstein) has been published on The Liner Note
They say the dead rise from their graves every year at this time and wander our neighborhoods, taking selfies and posting them on Facebook.
If you’re like me, you’ll spend most of this holiday gorging on the candy that you’re supposed to be giving out to neighborhood children.
Whatever your plans, Halloween falls on a Friday this year, which means a whole weekend of costume-wearing, cavity-inducing, apple-bobbing (I know kids don’t do it anymore because it’s unsanitary but remember apple-bobbing?) fun.
Here’s a super-long, extra-scary, tooth-rotting monster mix for your All Hallows Weekend. I recommend putting this one on shuffle.
Happy Halloween!
New post (Rock and Roll Trivia, because Tuesday.) has been published on The Liner Note
The half-life of a Rock band seems to be of an atomic nature. Some of the greatest bands in history have only lasted a few years. The Beatles lasted only a decade before parting ways, Brian Jones drowned to death merely 6 years into what would be a 50 year plus active history for the Rolling Stones, and Nirvana made it seven years before Kurt Cobain took his own life.
This brings us to Aerosmith. After forty-one years of s*x, drugs, and rock & roll, the classic Aerosmith lineup has continued to tour and release records. That’s right, everyone in Aerosmith is still alive, by definition, and continues to identify as a member of the band. We have only identified one other Rock band (arguably two) that have held it together with their original lineup for over forty years.
Can you name a Rock band that has lasted as long or longer than Aerosmith? To qualify they must have toured or r ...
New post (Weekend Playlist: See the Light) has been published on The Liner Note
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In other news...
Martin Scorsese will co-executive produce an authorized feature documentary on the Grateful Dead in honor of the band’s 50th anniversary. Deadline Hollywood is reporting that the film...
New post (Throwback Thursday: Guess Who!) has been published on The Liner Note
I know the answer and part of me still wants to guess that this is Weird Al Yankovic. I can assure that it is not, however. Guess Who!!!
New post (Hump Day Double Play: The Lion Sleeps Tonight) has been published on The Liner Note
Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds – Mbube (1939)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrrQT4WkbNE
The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3khhdsOj0Y
New post (Hump Day Double Play: Stairway to Heaven) has been published on The Liner Note
This one’s actually in the news right now. After many years of trying, the estate of the deceased Randy California (of Spirit) has finally succeeded in getting a court to hear their case against the “songwriting team” of Page and Plant.
Spirit-Taurus (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8AVbwB_6E
Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven (1971)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8
New post (Hump Day Double Play: I Only Have Eyes For You) has been published on The Liner Note
Ben Selvin & His Orchestra (1934)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE9rAcI_agY
The Flamingos (1959)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIh4lAXwx-o
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