Songs Of The Week, 2025: 10/4-10/10

 

King's Call- Philip Lynott
Crippled Inside- John Lennon
A Whole New Thing- Big Star
Great Big Kiss- Johnny Thunders
Hot Biscuits & Sweet Marie- NRBQ
Consolation Prizes- Iggy Pop & James Williamson
Rollaroll- John Cale

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King's Call- Philip Lynott
(I love Phil's solo debut album more than a few Thin Lizzy albums and only recently discovered it received a stellar vinyl reissue on the Music On Vinyl label. That pressing is highly recommended. Here's the second single from it, featuring Mark Knopfler.)

Crippled Inside- John Lennon
(I have a friend who always plays the "Imagine" album by skipping "Imagine" and starting with this, track two. I think he is on to something. It's a better opener, I think.)

A Whole New Thing- Big Star
(This one's from the not bad reunion album with a few Posies in the band. I love the chorus and those harmonies. It's so silly, it's genius.)

Great Big Kiss- Johnny Thunders
("Gonna wawk right up tuh huh. Give huh a great big kiss. Wow!" Johnny Thunders, ladies and germs. And if you've never heard "So Alone," get on it. One of the 10 best punk records of all time;)

Hot Biscuits & Sweet Marie- NRBQ
(Try not to smile too hard.)

Consolation Prizes- Iggy Pop & James Williamson
(If "Kill City" was a six track E.P, people would be talking about it a lot more. Maybe not in the same conversation as "Fun House" and "Raw Power," but more than a blip in Ig's career.)

Rollaroll- John Cale 
("Paris 1919" is such a rich listen, every single time I play it, I forget just how great "Slow Dazzle" is. Actually, though Cale is not mainstream enough to be included in that "five great records in a row" game, an argument could be made for "The Academy In Peril," "Paris 1919," "Fear," "Slow Dazzle" and "Helen Of Troy.")