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Tonio K : "Life in the Foodchain"
The Knack: "Zoom"
Rush: "Signals"
Burning Spear: "Resistance"
Sand Rubies: "Sand Rubies"

Sudden Sam wrote:

Jay in Phoenix wrote:[Sand Rubies: "Sand Rubies"

Sand Rubies is also an excellent album. I play that pretty regularly. If I'm not mistaken, some of those guys either became or came from a band called Sidewinder. Can't recall the timeline on that. I have one of their CDs, too.

never heard it, but I remember a friend of mine recommending that album/disc.....may have to see if I can pick it up.....

somehow, a George Strait disc (Blue Clear Sky) worked it's way into the rotation this week......

Sudden Sam wrote:Got "Life..." on LP. Great album.

Sand Rubies is also an excellent album. I play that pretty regularly. If I'm not mistaken, some of those guys either became or came from a band called Sidewinder. Can't recall the timeline on that. I have one of their CDs, too.

They started as The Sidewinders and became the Sand Rubies. A rock solid band out of Tucson. Often confused in the early days with the Gin Blossoms, though the Sidewinders rocked harder. Songs are hooky and have a permeable southwest vibe. They have a new packaging of "Mas Cuaca" out now.

Felix, check them out as Sidewinders first, then Sand Rubies. It's Rich Hopkins all the way, and the Rubies reflect his changes.

Sudden Sam wrote:
Shows how much country I hear.

listening to country is an acquired taste, but Strait's songs were different from many of his contempories.....I received the disc because all my buddy remember when I was spinning up country on a local readio local radio station and used to call up relentlessly requesting George Strait and Alan Jackson songs. Kind of like what George was doing and my wife bought me Blue Clear Skies, which has been sitting unopened for the last 20 years,,,,,stubled across it and gave it a spin.....pretty decent disc......

Jay in Phoenix wrote:
Felix, check them out as Sidewinders first, then Sand Rubies. It's Rich Hopkins all the way, and the Rubies reflect his changes.

any particular Sidewinders disc you'd recommend over another?

Felix wrote:any particular Sidewinders disc you'd recommend over another?

There are really only two. "Auntie Ramos; Pool Hall" and "Witch Doctor" Both are excellent. There is also a Sidewinders/Sand Rubies compilation disc that you can get through Amazon or other sources. This disc contains most of the Sidewinders songs plus most of the Sand Rubies titles. You can't miss with any of them.

New week, new albums cued up in Winamp.

1. Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out
2. John Hay - John Hay And The Rhythmkings
3. The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
4. The Grass Roots - Anthology: 1965-1975
5. King Biscuit Boy - King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar

Sudden Sam wrote:I have the Sidewinders' Auntie Ramos..." disk...very nice.

I'll let y'all know how the Release the Hounds CD sounds soon as it arrives.

I'll give it one of my "in depth" reviews that Marty appreciates.

How much did you end up paying for it Sam? That is the only group release I haven't heard. I can't believe I omitted "Cuacha", the first release. I would still start with "Pool Hall" or "Witchdoctor". Even saying that, you have to give that first Sand Rubies disc a listen. "Guns in the Churchyard" is a great song that is a nice departure from the harder, faster riffs.

Since I'll be seeing him open for Bob Dylan, etc. in a few weeks I DL'd a couple of albums by Ryan Bingham

Mescalito
Roadhouse Sun

He got some big exposure in 2011, with a Grammy, Academy Award, Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Award (along with T Bone Burnett) for the theme song from Crazy Heart. I guess he's had some earlier critical acclaim for his first couple of albums but, being pretty much out of the loop, I had not heard of him.

Country, blues, American roots influences. Gravelly voice, good songwriting skills, excellent band. It's the kind of music that, while maybe not easy listening background music, really grows on you as you listen. Definitely looking forward to hearing the live performance.

Sudden Sam wrote:Update for those waiting with bated breath:

My Sand Rubies "European special" CD just shipped today. I will report on it as soon as I've had the opportunity to listen to it.

Can't wait for the update Sam. I have just gone back through my Sidewinders/Rubies discs and listened to all of them again. Great stuff, so I imagine the live disc will be good too. Let me know if it is worth the extra shekels.

Current 5-disc lineup:

Was (Not Was) - "What Up Dog?"
Yes - "Drama" (Japanese Import)
Ambrosia - "Ambrosia"
Synergy - "Sequencer"
John Fogerty - "Wrote a Song for Everyone"
bonus disc...Good Rats - "From Rats to Riches"

My 5 for this week

The Stooges - Fun House
Michael Schenker Group - Michael Schenker Group
Jesus & Mary Chain - Barbed Wire Kisses
The Zombies - The Zombies Collection: Vol. 1
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Lost In The Ozone

Sudden Sam wrote:Never listened to Was (Not Was). I recall reading about Don Was back then and what they were doing, but I never checked them out.

Sam, Was (Not Was) released about 4 or 5 discs of their own material, but "What Up Dog?" was by far their best effort. Nearly every song on it could have been, and should have been a hit single. There were of couple of strange tracks on it that were spoken word over instrumentation, that came off as odd-ball comedy drops, but the rest of the disc was gold. Soul, funk and pop all mixed together. There were two "hits" with "Walk the Dinosaur", a novelty that gained popularity due to MTV, and "Spy in the House of Love", a solid dance number. Marshall Crenshaw and Elvis Costello helped pen a couple of other songs, and Frank Sinatra Jr. lends vocals to "Wedding Vows in Vegas", arguably the best song on the record.

You can find a copy for just a couple of bucks, well worth the investment.

Jay in Phoenix wrote:

Felix wrote:any particular Sidewinders disc you'd recommend over another?

There are really only two. "Auntie Ramos; Pool Hall" and "Witch Doctor" Both are excellent. There is also a Sidewinders/Sand Rubies compilation disc that you can get through Amazon or other sources. This disc contains most of the Sidewinders songs plus most of the Sand Rubies titles. You can't miss with any of them.

got witchdoctor and you're right an excellent listen.....Sand Rubies will be my next get....

thanks

Sudden Sam wrote:God, this board is slipping into oblivion...

oblivion, not quite yet but no doubt the undertaker is biding his time

Sudden Sam wrote:Air France - No Way Down (the UK version, of course)

you didn't think you'd slip this by without someone noticing did you?


The Road to Escondido-Eric Clapton and JJ Cale
The Very Best of J.J. Cale
Boys & Girls Alabama Shakes
Always on My Mind Willie Nelson

Sudden Sam wrote:You ever get the Sand Rubies album?

haven't been able to find it.....I might have to pirate peer to peer it

Sudden Sam wrote:I've never been a Bad Company fan.

really? this is the first time in a long time we've differed on something....I'm a big BC fan

saw them twice in concert and put on a really good show....I agree that Paul Rogers is one of the more underappreciated vocalists in rock.....I think the reason he was underappreciated is because there were so many phenomenal vocalists at the time Bad Company was peaking as a band.....

I remember seeing him fronting Queen on some PBS show a couple of years back.....while he's no Freddie Mercury, I thought his vocals meshed very well with Queen's style of music.....it was a really good show

Felix wrote:

Sudden Sam wrote:You ever get the Sand Rubies album?

haven't been able to find it.....I might have to pirate peer to peer it

Just go through Amazon for it Felix. Most record stores can order it for you too, if you have any in your area. Thier discs are all easily available, except for the one Sam picked up. And like Sam, I can get it for you too, if you want to go that route.

Jay in Phoenix wrote:

Felix wrote:

Sudden Sam wrote:You ever get the Sand Rubies album?

haven't been able to find it.....I might have to pirate peer to peer it

Just go through Amazon for it Felix. Most record stores can order it for you too, if you have any in your area. Thier discs are all easily available, except for the one Sam picked up. And like Sam, I can get it for you too, if you want to go that route.

would one of you mind sending me one of your favorite cuts from the album before I dole out the cash for it
you can send the file to enigmatroll@yahoo.com.....

tia

rolling stones exile on main st
lloyd and will cole live acoustic (sister gave it me, it's good, i kinda liked the first lloyd lp back inna day)
sam and dave box set
ken vandermark V
syd barret opal

hon men sproton layer destroy all monsters

Sudden Sam wrote:Jay, I'll send Felix some stuff this afternoon. If you are sending him anything before then, let me know, okay?

thanks for the songs Sammy, the album is definitely worth a buy so I'll order it through amazon.....

I'm still amazed I'd never heard of them, they're fucking great.......

Sudden Sam wrote:Glad everyone is carrying this on for Scritti...

Nobody is "carrying this on for Scritti" except you and that other stupid cunt Felix, who seem to have completely misplaced and misunderstood Cuda's intention of re-setting this thread on a cosmic, meta level.

Because you are a retard, as usualm.

I've been listening to ABBA - "Greatest Hits" as of late.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael wrote:Nobody is "carrying this on for Scritti" except you and that other stupid cunt Felix, who seem to have completely misplaced and misunderstood Cuda's intention of re-setting this thread on a cosmic, meta level.

Because you are a retard, as usualm.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael wrote:

Sudden Sam wrote:Glad everyone is carrying this on for Scritti...

Nobody is "carrying this on for Scritti" except you and that other stupid cunt Felix, who seem to have completely misplaced and misunderstood Cuda's intention of re-setting this thread on a cosmic, meta level.

Because you are a retard, as usualm.

that's not very nice.....

you've become very bitter since you became jewish......

Sons of Bill-Sirens
Sand Rubies-Sand Rubies
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion-Plastic Fang
(I owe ya Sammy)
Gilded Palace of Sin-Flying Burrito Brothers
Seconds of Pleasure-Rockpile

Trivium - In Waves
Five Finger Death Punch - American Capitalist
Korn - Issues
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Slipknot - Slipknot

buckeye_in_sc wrote: Slipknot - Slipknot

people purposely listen to slipknot????? who'da thunk :)

Sudden Sam wrote: Moody Blues - Question of Balance

one of my favorite MB albums along with seventh sojourn.....

Slipknot is funny. It is heavy metal's "Quest for Fire."

yeah I listen to them...have seen them live 2 or 3 times...

I like em...

going to check out Trivium and Devil Driver in October at the Fillmore in CLT...

Sudden Sam wrote:Leftover Salmon - Leftover Salmon

Smoking weed these days?

Letters-Jimmy Webb
Only-Tommy Emmanuel
12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus-Spirit
6 & 12 String Guitar-Leo Kottke
Sailin Shoes-Little Feat

Felix wrote:Seconds of Pleasure-Rockpile

Great album

Smackie Chan wrote:

Felix wrote:Seconds of Pleasure-Rockpile

Great album

it really is....bought it on a flyer based on one of buds recommendations...was pleasantly surprised....

have added
Stormbringer-Deep Purple
Night at the Opera-Queen
Innervisions-Stevie Wonder
to the mix this week.....

still digging on Sirens-Sons of Bill (thanks once again Sammy, I owe ya big time)

Smackie Chan wrote:

Felix wrote:Seconds of Pleasure-Rockpile

Great album

Concur, Nick Lowe and company produced a fantastic record.

This week--

Pistoleros - "Hang On to Nothing"
Klaatu - "EST 347"
Yes - "Drama"
City Boy - "The Day the Earth Caught Fire"
The Replacements - "Tim"

Sudden Sam wrote: Alice Cooper - Love It to Death

love that disc-always thought Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce we're seriously underrated guitarists

Harvest-Neil Young
Brothers in Arms-Dire Straits
Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen
Supernatural-Santana
Joshua Tree-U2

Felix wrote:

Sudden Sam wrote:

Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen
Joshua Tree-U2

I just threw up into my mouth.

Two truly awful pieces of crap.

On the player for this week...

Grateful Dead - American Beauty and Workingman's Dead
Strawbs - Burning for You
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Synergy - Sequencer

Sudden Sam wrote:

Jay in Phoenix wrote:On the player for this week...

Grateful Dead - American Beauty and Workingman's Dead
Strawbs - Burning for You
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
Synergy - Sequencer

My two favorite Dead albums...beautiful stuff. Really the only 2 Dead albums I listen to.

And Argus is on my shortlist of "island" albums.

No Mars Hotel? Blues for Allah? Terrapin Station?

BSmack wrote:No Mars Hotel? Blues for Allah? Terrapin Station?

Oh most assuredly, those go into rotation all the time for me. This week, I just was in the mood for those particular two. I would imagine Sam would express a similar opinion, but like him, those are my favorites. "Argus" is a gem, a true classic, and I get why Sam has it as one of his "island" albums. It wouldn't be in my list, but it is fantastic. While "Sequencer" doesn't fit into the rock genre, this album by Larry Fast is beautiful synth work, especially the cut "Chateau" and his cover of "Classical Gas" is very, very nice.