10 Songs is a weekly list of ten songs that happen to be on my mind at the moment. The lists are usually dominated by songs played on the previous Sunday night's edition of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl. The idea was inspired by Don Valentine of the essential blog I Don't Hear A Single.
This week's edition of 10 Songs draws exclusively from the playlist for This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio # 1261.
THE KINKS: You Really Got Me
As loathe as I am for our playlists to turn into something resembling the Obituary of the Week, it feels important to mourn the passings of musicmakers whose efforts had such impact upon our lives, and to acknowledge that impact by playing a few of those incredible records yet again.
The late Shel Talmy's work as producer of classic early sides by the Kinks, the Who, the Easybeats, the Creation, and more was of enormous importance to us, and to what we do each week on This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio. We had to honor that, and we begin with a spin of the Kinks' incredible "You Really Got Me," in memory of its storied producer. Godspeed Shel Talmy.
A three-fer that provides a working illustration of This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio's synergy in action. Our weekly playlists are built from a back-and-forth exchange between Dana and me, as I pick a record, Dana responds by picking a record, then me again, then him again, and it becomes rockin' rock 'n' roll radio, LET'S GO!
Over the past several weeks, I've been programming Carla Olson and Tall Poppy Syndrome's cover of Brenda Lee's "Is It True" with jackhammer frequency. We play the hits. Making its eighth consecutive appearance here, I planned to circle back later in the same set for a spin of Tall Poppy Syndrome guitarist Vince Melouney's Shel Talmy-produced cover of the Easybeats' "Women (Make You Feel Alright)."
But Dana elected to follow "Is It True" with "Idea," as recorded by the Bee Gees when their guitarist was none other than the same Vince Melouney. Serendipity! And a mighty fine three-in-a-row courtesy of Vince Melouney.
KID GULLIVER: I Started A Joke
And with that Vince Melouney three-fer in place, why not finish the set with an ace cover of a song from Vince's time with the Bee Gees? Dana knows that Kid Gulliver are just the right aces for that job! No joke, man. No joke.
THE HUMBUGS: Be Careful What You Wish For
The Humbugs should rightly be considered long-time TIRnRR Fave Raves, and their 2006 gem "She's Not Sad" would be an essential component of any legit list of this little mutant radio show's all-time defining individual tracks. Their new album AM Operetta lives up to the Humbugs' own daunting legacy, and its supercool lead-off track goes straight on to the playlist. That's whatcha do with Fave Raves.
SLYBOOTS: If We Could Let Go
This just might be my favorite new track of 2024, and if it ain't, it's for damned sure a contender. Slyboots are a great, great group from New York, and they're deserving of much wider notoriety. "If We Could Let Go" is nothing short of stunning. Their best one yet.
THE COWSILLS: Maybe It's You
FOR THOSE WHO CAME IN LATE: The Cowsills' under-recognized and hard-to-find 1998 release Global is my favorite album of the '90s. Global was recently (FINALLY!) reissued by the good folks at Omnivore Recordings, it's an absolutely essential purchase for any self-respecting rockin' pop afficionado, and its inherent essentialness is enhanced to uber essentialosity with the superb addition of three previously-unreleased tracks from that same Global epoch. We played one of those three enhancements on last week's show. We play another one this week. We'll complete that Global trifecta this Sunday night.
And now, you're fully and Globally up to date. So: BUY IT!!!
THE KINKS: All Day And All Of The Night
The Greatest Record Ever Made!
THE ARMOIRES: Ridley & Me After The Apocalypse
Still waiting on that "after" part. Fasten your seatbelts. Crank up the Armoires. This ride's gonna get bumpy.
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