Artist: Scorpions
Album: Love at First Sting
Cut: "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
February 1984 Harvest Records/Mercury Records

Saw Joe live in a small venue in 1987. Incredible guitar player. Here's a live cut from his second album Surfing with the Alien...

(05-13-2016 09:13 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Artist: Scorpions
Album: Love at First Sting
Cut: "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
February 1984 Harvest Records/Mercury Records

Those guys really cranked out a lot of classic rockers.

Artist: R.E.M.
Album: dead letter office
Cut: "Bandwagon"
April 27, 1987 I.R.S. Records

(05-13-2016 11:45 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Artist: R.E.M.
Album: dead letter office
Cut: "Bandwagon"
April 27, 1987 I.R.S. Records

They hit their prime when I was in high school through my first few years in college. I never truly got their appeal. My HS friends were all about them though...

Tunes I actually liked from them were

Orange Crush
Radio
Dive
Man on the Moon
Everybody Hurts
*Stand wasn't too bad
*Losing my Religion was ok till it got played out...
*Shiny Happy People was better with the video to go with it.

(05-14-2016 10:09 AM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  They hit their prime when I was in high school through my first few years in college. I never truly got their appeal. My HS friends were all about them though...

Tunes I actually liked from them were

Orange Crush
Radio
Dive
Man on the Moon
Everybody Hurts
*Stand wasn't too bad
*Losing my Religion was ok till it got played out...
*Shiny Happy People was better with the video to go with it.

Their former drummer Bill Berry wrote "Everybody Hurts" which is a truly amazing song. here's an example of how universal that song really is:

Artist: Paul Anka (the guy who wrote "My Way")
Album: Rock Swings
Song: "Everybody Hurts"
May 31, 2005 (Canada) Verve Music Group

Artists: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
Album: Lounge-A-Palooza
Song: "Black Hole Sun"
October 7, 1997 Hollywood Records





Eydie Gormé died on August 10, 2013, six days shy of her 85th birthday.

Anka also recorded a version of "Black Hole Sun"

(05-14-2016 10:23 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Artists: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
Album: Lounge-A-Palooza
Song: "Black Hole Sun"
October 7, 1997 Hollywood Records





Eydie Gormé died on August 10, 2013, six days shy of her 85th birthday.

Anka also recorded a version of "Black Hole Sun"

Chris Cornell cries in his hands LOL.

But I could actually buy that as some kind of lounge remix.

(05-14-2016 02:08 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  

(05-14-2016 10:23 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Artists: Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme
Album: Lounge-A-Palooza
Song: "Black Hole Sun"
October 7, 1997 Hollywood Records





Eydie Gormé died on August 10, 2013, six days shy of her 85th birthday.

Anka also recorded a version of "Black Hole Sun"

Chris Cornell cries in his hands LOL.

But I could actually buy that as some kind of lounge remix.

I

Nope. I think Cornell would be proud he wrote such a versatile song that could stand the test of time. How about this version:

Artist: Stella Starlight Trio (feat. Karen Souza)
Album: Jazz and 90s
Song: "Black Hole Sun" (Jazz version)
September 5, 2006 Music Brokers Records

"Artists": The Honeybees
"Album": Don't Bug the Mosquitoes
Song: "You Need Me"
1965 Gilligan's Island

Scotland + Raw + Power + Rock = Nazareth. Before there was Brian Johnson on vocals, there was Dan McCafferty. I saw these guys live in 1986 in Cincinnati. They rocked!

Came up on the Dahbeed playlist when I was out walking my dog Pepper.

Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight

(05-15-2016 06:22 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Scotland + Raw + Power + Rock = Nazareth. Before there was Brian Johnson on vocals, there was Dan McCafferty. I saw these guys live in 1986 in Cincinnati. They rocked!

DAMN, he does sound a like lot Brian Johnson.

(05-15-2016 07:21 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  Came up on the Dahbeed playlist when I was out walking my dog Pepper.

Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight

...and the 1972 original version:

Artist: King Harvest
Album: Dancing
Cut: "Dancing In The Moonlight"
July 9, 1972 Perception Records

The track used a Wurlitzer electric piano throughout.

(05-16-2016 12:02 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  ...and the 1972 original version:

Artist: King Harvest
Album: Dancing
Cut: "Dancing In The Moonlight"
July 9, 1972 Perception Records

The track used a Wurlitzer electric piano throughout.

I like the original version best. Yes, the electric piano is cool.

The King Harvest cut reminded me of this tune (also released in 1972)...

Love it!

(05-16-2016 01:32 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Love it!

they did a good job with that cover!

I know this guy gets a lot of grief in the press, sometimes portrayed as a prick but I really like his stuff. This one came up on the playlist while I was mowing the other day. It's one of his more recent items but I've liked his music since the first time I heard him play.

Which was probably Seven Nation Army. I believe that's the first time I heard the White Stripes.

Jack White - Lazaretto





The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army





The Raconteurs - Level

(05-16-2016 12:02 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(05-15-2016 07:21 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  Came up on the Dahbeed playlist when I was out walking my dog Pepper.

Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight

...and the 1972 original version:

Artist: King Harvest
Album: Dancing
Cut: "Dancing In The Moonlight"
July 9, 1972 Perception Records

The track used a Wurlitzer electric piano throughout.

That original version is right in my wheelhouse. I think I like the newer one better though. Both are enjoyable visits to the past. The newer one reminded me of when I enjoyed the first one and those were some good times.