-WALLSTREET PART OF TOWN – Ry Cooder - Does Ry Cooder get
revenge on Stones’ theft of Honkytonk womae here? Who knows? He shows what he
can do with a rock riff that will kill. It is a tribute to the Wall Street
Occupiers (seems like ancient history, but was just a mere year ago). From a
concept album. But this is beyond concept. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMT1SQA7dBE
-NORTH SIDE GAL – J.D. McPhersen – He is a reformed punk I
hear tell. I dig the sound cause, well it brings back Little Richard. I
understand they did this all analog. There truly is something about the sound,
it is of the studio era of 1948 – 1960 –when the art was high. By the way, I am
from the North Side, myself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZGn4LncY0g
- COME ON BACK JESUS – Willie Nelson. A take on the world
gone mad. It’s getting real hairy. Time to
call the cavalry. “C’mon back Jesus and pick up John Wayne on the way. The
world its gone crazy and seems to get worse every day. Time to take off the
gloves - they just don’t want peace anymore. C’mon back!” Also more than
immortal on this lp: “Roll me up and smoke me when I die.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYwL3HEIT9w
- MY LAST DAYS ON EARTH – David Grisman. His tribute record
to Bill Monroe. I had this by Bill and lost it somehow along the way. Don’t
know if it is in release now. David Grisman’s take is fine. Kind of heavy
sonar. As with many remakes the effort was to focus a bit more on one aspect of
the number. So it is over slow. Anyway it is faithful in a nice way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M01cx-Sq2z4
- DUSQUESNE WHISTLE – Bob Dylan - gets Carbondale in there,
that is interesting, that down needed a booster shot. Not a big step past his
more recent CDs – except that there are two immensely great things on the lp
this came from : Tempest (about Titanic) and Roll on John. The latter evokes
John Lennon in every breath (and beat) , and could only have been done by a
superior poet like Bob. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mns9VeRguys
- WATCHING THE LATE LATE SHOW – The Fondas - Don Covay’s
Watching the Late Late Show was the B-side of Sookie Sookie. And it had always
evoked Dr Cadavarino and Elvira and nugatory time. Couldn’t find it by Don, but
found the Fondas did it in 2012. These guys might be from Detroit. Hell if I
know nuthin about the Fondas. But at least we got a girl singer in the list here,
yknow!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBS3Cwe4jes
- THE HEROIC WEATHER-CONDITIONS OF THE UNIVERSE – Alexandre
Desplat - This movie has to be seen in theatres: Moonlight Kingdome. Mostly Ben
Brittain and Hank Williams. Got that/ This out-tro owest something to the Bonzo
Dog Band and their riff on the key of A. Who had to be where? “Thank you very
much for listening!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycNCAslpZF4
- FARMER JOHN - Doug
Sahm – Well Doug left us with a cold on the road…but.. here he is through the
miracle of media from Stockholm one night out there on that cold road – calling
the sound guy for the drummer’s mike (x3) - when he was playing with Rocky
Morales, Fran Cristina, his son Shawnie and
others – but released in 2012 – so it fits our format - doing the Tex-Mex Tome
Farmer John. “Farmer John, I’m in love with your daughter. The one with the
champagne eyes.” God bless-ee, Dougie, where eber thou art there is art! No Tenga Nada
- DIM LIGHTS, THICK SMOKE – Dwight Yokum – Try to ignore the
crazy Yokum whooping hiccups. I like the screams. This is a great update on the
song I know best by Lester and Earl (but Vern Gosdin and Joe Maphis and others
would be prior). Member: Rock n roll will not necessarily save your soul. But
it can shake your libido. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMdykccUuMQ
-THE WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN – Jimmy Cliff - Another take on
the world gone mad. But damn essential. Jimmy Cliff walked out of history to
sing and create on the top notch in the year 2012 of our lord. Don’t let people
tell you he is retired. My friend saw him play at Oracle World. And check out
the sound of this – my fave rave of the year past- which coulda-woulda hit pay
dirt in any damn time ever. “They say the world is spinning around, I say the
world is upside down!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC8Q1DuJVYg&list=OLAK5uy_kFKuvvswVH-UC_cVf67qqTUep5YPgcw_I
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what stuff did you like this year? Let everyone know.
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