Don't Wait Up For Me- The Beat
No You Don't- Sweet
Rain When I Die- Alice In Chains
Tried To Love- Peter Frampton
Ain't That Pretty At All- Warren Zevon
We Meet, We Part, We Remember- The Holmes Brothers
Hold On Tight- Lil' Band O' Gold
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Don't Wait Up For Me- The Beat
Paul Collins utilizes every hook in the book for this three minute pop gem. A great opener!
No You Don't- Sweet
A far cry from the bubblegum glam of "Little Willy," this track is more my speed. Sweet's records were mostly uneven, but that trio from "Sweet Fanny Adams" to "Give Us A Wink" are essential. You'll find this one on "SFA" in the U.K. or "Desolation Boulevard" in the U.S.A..
Rain When I Die- Alice In Chains
I've bought and sold, rebought and resold, re-rebought and re-resold AIC's "Dirt" quite a few times. I did it again last week. I love Side One, and this track, which I think is the greatest of their short career. Layne Stayley's vocal performance is massive. I never play Side Two. Might be up for sale soon. Stay tuned...
Tried To Love- Peter Frampton
I thought I might get into a Frampton fest after last week's post and the first thing that came to mind was this song. A personal fave with a little help from Michael Philip Jagger.
We Meet, We Part, We Remember- The Holmes Brothers
Sweet and simple with lovely harmonies, a Holmes Brothers specialty.
Hold On Tight- Lil' Band O'Gold
LBOG, the Traveling Wilburys of Louisiana, and their perfect take on ELO's hit. It's as if it was originally a Cajun rocker and Jeff Lynne covered it.
6 comments:
Very nice! Thanks Sal
You forgot to comment on Warren's tune!
That Beat debut is one of the finest debuts ever. More hooks than a tacklebox!
C in California
@C in California
I sure did! Oops.
"Talking to a friend in Arizona, re: the COVID mess, he said things ain't looking pretty and I replied, nope...it...Ain't That Pretty At All."
Better late than never.
Played a lot of Frampton the past few days thanks to this blog & this one with Jagger is a bonus. Missed out on The Beat somewhere along the way but their track is a little belter. Thanks for zipping up. Cheers!
"More hooks than a tacklebox!" NIce! That made me laugh and the closest I get to fishing is when I watch or read A River Runs Through It.
I struggle to think of alternatives. More hooks than a vaudeville house? More hooks than a knitting circle? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Was worried that you had forgotten that you had a Zevon song in your mix. :)
That Envoy, while not one of Zevon's better-known albums, has some great songs on it. I remember driving to NYC to see him play at the Bottom Line in support of the album. Someone in the audience kept yelling out "How 'bout them Hula Hula Boys?"
The song remained unplayed.
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