TheGoodRev

Yes!! Thank you sir!!

Does anybody know what this is all about? Was this an official release any time, or is it a bootleg? Is "Echoes" the box that they announced last week, SK? CAN I ASK ANY MORE QUESTIONS?

:grin: Well, I try to anyway. Last week it was more like 7 by the time I was on the air. I'm in line for a new timeslot, that should happen in about a month or so.

In no particular order, I'm partial to:

Helm

Copeland

Chambers

Ward

Benjamin

for me it would be Crazy Train by Ozzy. i think the only reason anyone likes him is because he always has a technical proficient(but terrible otherwise) guitarist. i guess thats the reason people like Vai/Satriani/Yngwie etc.

i guess his voice is somewhat unique too. BAH!

Ozzy isn't a guitar player, dude. The guy playing on that song (and album) was Randy Rhoads.

Phish, Oysterhead, The North Mississippi Allstars, My Morning Jacket...Ryan Adams, The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Gov't Mule etc...

That looks like a typical playlist on my radio show, but I play the classic stuff too, and lots of blues.

The way I see it, commercial radio is shit, but I don't expect them not to be shit any more than I expect the latest Hollywood cookie-cutter romantic comedy, or the latest pop group's new album, not to be shit. These are all vehicles to make money, it so happens that Q107 et al are using something that is dear to many of us to make that money. It's shitty, and it pisses me off, but what can you do?

Ooops...fixed it. Thanks Booche.

It's funny, I bought a copy of the first album (with no liner notes) from Cash Converters for $2 when I was younger. The only song I knew was No Rain and I listened to it a couple times before putting the album on the shelf. A couple years later a friend of mine was on a big BM kick and got me into that first record. I went back and listened to my copy and realized that No Rain was probably the tune I like least on it. I still skip it most times when listening. I remember getting my hands on a copy of Soup but not really getting it, figuring it was a shitty sophomore release, and gave it back to the person I borrowed from.

Then last year I heard the album again and couldn't believe it was the same album. Clearly my tastes have changed somewhat over the past few years, because I love it. It has been like new Blind Melon music for me, because I never really heard it. I think I probably like it better than the first one now.

tribalstar, I have 1995-09-29 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN. I don't remember what the quality is like, I haven't listened in a while, but if you're interested, shoot me a PM. I assume you've also seen the DVD, there are some great interviews, both interesting and hilarious, and some great live footage. They also talk extensively about the recording of Soup with Andy Wallace in New Orleans.

p.s. check out the Allmusic review of Soup, it's cool.

Most '90s rock bands that enjoyed massive breakthrough success with their debut album seemed to follow it up with an effort similarly styled to its predecessor, hence guaranteeing repeat success. This proved not to be the case with Blind Melon. It appeared as though the band rejected the jovial spirit of "No Rain" and focused on much darker material for their follow-up, Soup. While it did not match the commercial success of the debut, Soup proved to be a challenging, gripping record that is just as strong and perhaps even more rewarding. Shannon Hoon was in the throes of drug addiction (which would prove fatal only two months after the album's release), and his experience at a drug detox is clearly detailed in the Zep-groover, "2x4." Hoon's lyrics often examine his growing sense of mortality, as evidenced in "The Duke," "St. Andrew's Fall," and "Car Seat," while "New Life" shows Hoon hoping that the birth of his baby daughter will put his life back on track. The country-tinged "Skinned" is written from the standpoint of notorious killer, Ed Gein, the anthemic rocker, "Galaxie," appears to deal with a troubled relationship, and "Vernie" is a tribute to his grandmother. Some of the tracks prove hopeful ("Walk"), while others are steeped in despair ("Toes Across the Floor," "Wilt"). Soup deserved to be another big hit, but due to MTV and radio's abrupt abandonment of the band, harsh reviews from close-minded critics, and worst of all, Hoon's untimely death mid-tour, all hopes of the album receiving the attention it deserved were extinguished. Soup is one of the most underrated and overlooked great rock albums of the '90s.

The New Pornographers are playing at the Phoenix.

i bet Miles would have been like "you motherfuckers take me off that motherfucker right now"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

-Lynyrd Skynyrd

- Black Sabbath

- Dave Clark Five

I'm also surprised to learn that these three aren't in yet. Dave Clark Five, people! "Catch Us If You Can"! A very important British Invasion group. Dave Clark must have been the first singing drummer in pop music history.

I love both Skynyrd and Sabbath a lot, but if I had to pick one, I think Sabbath belongs there first because of the scope of their influence. The original Sabbath lineup are the godfathers to an entire metal movement. Skynyrd were awesome, but they had no element of progression. Two fucking great bands.

A friend played me the K'naan disc last week, it's really good! I'd be interested to check out this show.

Happy birthday dude, keep on keepin on.

what show do you run on 933 goodrev?

It's called The Reverend's Attic, on Friday mornings from 6 to 9am.

The 93.3 interview is with me, Booch. Looking forward to it.

I taped the show. Is there anybody out there who could help me with a setlist? Band's website is down, not sure who else to ask.

Dear Hamilton,

Nevermind.

Regards,

Rev

Thanks dude!

Coming right up, after the Bros.

My pleasure for the Gourds, E. Thanks for the praise, both E and DEM.

Well I've got about 45 minutes left and I'm running out of ideas. Requests, anybody?

Word. I is on the air as we speak, yo.

The Gourds! I'll try and spin some for ya Esau.

On another note, we've done a little of the sleeping in over here. We'll be on-air by 7, looks like. Tune in!

So I'm back on the air at CFMU with my morning mix of variously varied types of rock music, from your Buddy Holly to your Beatles to your Hendrix to your Dead to your Neil to your Band to your blusier shit like your BB or your Albert if you like, to that good shit from the likes of Booker T, to your Tull, which leads to your Zappa, to your later harder shit, which can sometimes border on your Thrush Hermit, or even your Soundgarden.

Show is called The Reverend's Attic and I'm back on Friday mornings from 6 to 9 on CFMU, 93.3fm in Hamilton. Webcast at http://cfmu.mcmaster.ca . Hoping for a less shitty timeslot soon, but that's where I'm at for the time being. Co-host Captain Isaac isn't in this week, but with any luck I'll be dragging kookycanooky out of bed in approximately 4 hours to do the show with me. Ok, there's a chance I'll be alone.

The show website seems to be down, and it'll likely be for a good long while, but I've just registered thegoodrev.ca so watch out for that! And tune in this AM if you are vertically inclined at that hour!

I had never seen D&T before, I thought they were top notch. I agree, whitey, the drummer was particularly good, just rockin the shit out of a four-piece kit. It's the kind of show I have to be in the mood to see, but I was in the mood last night so it was great.

I heard the Zoobombs gig went well too, despite almost losing them to the border, eh?

YES

Thank you Greg for letting me know about this, I had no idea it was in the pipeline. I have been a Band fan for a good long while, but in the past year I've become insatiable. The Brown Album is my bible, my shrine, the inanimate object to which I pray as it spins on my turntable. I picked up the DVD of the making of the Brown Album (an episode of that VH1 show Classic Albums) from Future Shop for $9.99, and it's pretty awesome, I highly recommend it. Levon and John Simon sit in the studio and separate the different channels so you can appreciate all the little bits and pieces that come together to make the music. When they get to "Rockin Chair", it's particularly awesome. Richard Manuel sings the verses in his rich, soulful tenor, but then when the chorus comes along, he goes way up to sing this impossibly high harmony in his classic falsetto, with Levon singing the melody and Rick Danko in the middle. They also go through "When You Awake" and a load of others. Then there is also Robertson in a different studio, he goes through Cripple Creek, Dixie, and a few others. Rick Danko was still alive too, so there's plenty of him in there.

Anyway, I want this box set. Any word on how much $$$?

You have made my life distinctly better...by allowing me to hear this Buju Banton album that I haven't heard in years and have been dying to hear:

Thanks Dima. As I'm sitting here though, I'm suddenly struck by the thought that this site may be pumping my computer full of spyware shit. Is this a legitimate concern, or am I paranoid?

Either way, fuck there's a lot of tunes up here! Where'd you get the link dude?

They'd probably think, "You fool, faith is so late twentieth century."

GOLD, DAVID

That last bit was top-notch, as well. Carry on.