Time for another plunge into the depths of my frozen-in-time music library!
"The History of Utah" by Camper Van Beethoven (1986)
Ooh, getting fancy with your changing meters, guys.
"First Tube" by Phish (2000)
This track may be give one an idea of what this long-lived jam band is like live, which I'm told is where they shine.
"Ramblin' On My Mind" by Robert Johnson (1936)
90 years on, RJ's records still hit hard.
"Knock on Wood" by Michael McDonald and Phoebe Snow (1991)
The Rock and Soul Revue live recording just keeps delivering.
"Get Rhythm" by Johnny Cash (1956)
This was the B side to "Walk the Line"...that's a hell of a B side!
"On Every Street" by Dire Straits (1991)
Dire Straits with a sax?!
"Jeopardy" by Greg Kihn Band (1982)
I sure remember the Weird Al parody (and its video) far more than the original.
"Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders (1979)
No, I sure didn't remember that this song wasn't called, "I'm Special".
"On the Bound" by Fiona Apple (1999)
Perhaps not Apple's best but it's such a densely produced groove that goes on a tad too long.
"You Look Marvelous" by Billy Crystal (1985)
Wow, soooo dated but I did laugh at this and remember how the video for this sound was in heavy rotation back in the day.
"Drowning in the Sea of Love" by Boz Skaggs (1991)
Another "Rock and Soul Revue" tune. I tended to skip over the non-Donald Fagan tracks at the time this came out, which was a mistake. A really good cover.
"House of Cards" by Radiohead (2007)
I don't revisit this band very often, but maybe I should.
"Either Side of the Same Town" by Elvis Costello & The Imposters (2004)
Way better late-period EC than I remember.
"Ecstasy" by Lou Reed (2000)
Hey, it's Lou Reed with ... a CELLO!
"It Never Rains" by Dire Straits (1982)
This LP was when Mr. Knopfler really perfected his studio polish.
"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder (1972)
The hooks and horn figures never fail to amaze me.
"The Way" by Fastball (1998)
What ever happened to this band?
"Superman's Song" by Crash Test Dummies (1991)
Yes, a song besides the hit, MMM MMM MMM MMM; a quiet meditation on superheroes.
"White Sister" by Toto (1979)
The LP this comes from is maybe the hardest or most pure rock sound the band ever had. And Lukather's guitar work smokes. As usual, the lyric writing isn't amazing, but who cares?
"Alabama" by Neil Young (1972)
Yeah, it's "Southern Man II"
