We can see for miles. We can also hear for miles.After more than twenty-five years of doing whatever it is that This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio does, it's cool to be able to look at a new week's playlist and see that twenty-one tracks--more than a third of the show--are things never before played on TIRnRR.
New releases account for a lot of our fresh spins, of course. We always, always like to mix in a little bit of the latest and greatest alongside our familiar classics, fave raves, and golden oldies. But there are also vintage tunes we just somehow never got around to programming in our preceding 1220+ shows. Before this week, we'd never played the Four Tops' '70s hit "Keeper Of The Castle," nor Linda Ronstadt's cover of Elvis Costello's "Talking In The Dark," nor Millie Small's cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home To Me," nor the Ramones' End Of The Century album track "All The Way," nor the Easybeats' "Heaven And Hell," and so on.
Man, I love what we do here.
Maybe it's bad form to declare that you're a fan of your own work. But I love this show. I love the seemingly random combinations that combust from the selections Dana and I make, and I'm always delighted that the resulting blend winds up sounding like some deliberate master stroke of meticulous, premeditated programming.
But it ain't. I play a record. Dana plays a record. The mix takes care of itself. The Best Three Hours Of Radio On The Whole Friggin' Planet. Stuff ya know, stuff ya don't know...
...yet.
Listen, my children, and you will hear. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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TIRnRR # 1224: 3/10/2024
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
CARLA OLSON: I Can See For Miles (BFD, single)
THE WHO: The Kids Are Alright (MCA, My Generation)
THE FOUR TOPS: Keeper Of The Castle (MCA, Keeper Of The Castle: Their Best 1974-1978)
TALKING HEADS: Wild Wild Life (Rhino, The Best Of Talking Heads)
THE YARDBIRDS: Little Games (Rhino, Ultimate!)
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THE AMPLIFIER HEADS FEATURING BARRENCE WHITFIELD: They Came To Rock (Rum Bar, single) YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS: You're Not Supposed To Laugh (Frontier, Totally Lost)
THE SPONGETONES: Inevitable You (Loaded Goat, Scrambled Eggs)
YO LA TENGO: I Should Have Known Better (Matador, I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass)
MILLIE SMALL: Bring It On Home To Me (Caroline, The Best Of Millie Small)
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THE BUSBOYS: In My Heart (n/a, single)
LINDA RONSTADT: Talking In The Dark (Asylum, Mad Love)
WARREN ZEVON: Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Rhino, Genius)
VIC GODARD AND THE SUBWAY SECT: Parallel Lines (Motion, Twenty Odd Years)
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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: Beginning To See The Light (Polydor, Peel Slowly And See)
P. P. ARNOLD: Soul Survivor (Metrophonic, single)
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THE VINTAGE YELL: Time Of Death (On This Love) (Mesquite St, single)
ABBA: S.O.S. (Polydor, ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits)
SWEET: Fox On The Run (Capitol, The Best Of Sweet)
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MATTHEW SWEET AND SUSANNA HOFFS: Care Of Cell # 44 (Shout Factory, Under The Covers, Vol. 1)
MATTHEW SWEET: Sick Of Myself (Zoo, 100% Fun)
THE RAMONES: All The Way (Rhino, End Of The Century)
SUSANNA HOFFS: Stuck In The Middle With You (London, Susanna Hoffs)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
EDDIE COCHRAN: Somethin' Else (Razor & Tie, Somethin' Else: The Fine Lookin' Hits Of Eddie Cochran)
T. REX: Ride A White Swan (Hip-O, MARC BOLAN & T. REX: 20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection)
MARY LOU LORD: Western Union Desperate (Work, Got No Shadow)
THE FIVE AMERICANS: Western Union (Sundazed, Western Union: Best Of The Five Americans)
THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS: Inside Out (Sire, World Without End)
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THE MOVE: I Can Hear The Grass Grow (Westside, Movements)
LITTLE RICHARD: Ready Teddy (Specialty, The Georgia Peach)
MICHAEL CARPENTER: That's Alright By Me (Not Lame, VA: Full Circle: A Tribute To Gene Clark)
THE MOTORS: Forget About You (Virgin, Approved By The Motors)
CAROLYNE MAS: Quote Goodbye Quote (Renaissance, Carolyne Mas)
THE BEATLES: Cry Baby Cry (Apple, The Beatles)
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