Hartamophone

#255 Songs about going to a show (concert) as a performer. 1. ACDC - It's a long way to the top(If You Wanna Rock and Roll) 2. Jackson Browne - The Load-Out 3. Queen - Let Me Entertain You (featuring Freddie Mercury, the best male rock and roll singer of all time) 4. 13 Days - J.J. Cale 5. Woodstock - Joni Mitchell 6. Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

What I had in mind was the one song (or one of a few songs) that the general music-listening public automatically thinks of when a given artist is mentioned - even though, often times, these songs are anomalies in the artist's deeper catalogue. I used "No Rain" as an example because it is the only Blind Melon song that *most* people are familiar with, yet it doesn't sound like most of the rest of their catalogue.

#254. Songs with a number and a colour in the title. 1. Nena - 99 Red Balloons 2. Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning 3. White Stripes - 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues 4. James Brown - Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud), Pts. 1 & 2 5. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots pt. 2 6. Prince and the New Power Generation - 3 Chains O' Gold 7. Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band - Blue Yodel #9 (Standing On The Corner) 8. The Bad Plus - 1972 Bronze Medalist 9. Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash - Blues Yodel #1 10. Dylan - highway 61 blues 11. Jethro Tull - One Brown Mouse 12. Blind Willie McTell - B and O Blues #2 #254: But that's not what they sound like: Songs widely associated with a given artist that aren't an accurate representation of the artist's overall sound. 1. Blind Melon - No Rain 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. (I hope that, with the example of #1, this theme will make sense).

River indeed. Glad you guys are alright.

I was at Coventry, with shit on my feet and piss in my ears. That said, it wasn't all bad, and I'm glad I was there for the end (or at least what is presently known as the end). I'm looking forward to someday telling my kids about having to "walk ten miles through the mud to get to rock and roll shows back when I was your age. We didn't have no fancy hovering crafts, neither."

Sending positive thoughts your way, guys.

Mophone, Harta (concurring)

Happy Birthday, Olliemophone.

I found it absolutely hilarious when these became such a fashion accessory (especially with the campus crowd) a few years ago. Looks like I'm not the only one: The Onion's take

I was stoked to be able to see them in Montreal last week, but I'm now shaking my fist at a lack of West Coast dates (as that's where I'll be come Fall).

#253. Songs about or mentioning a non-Christian religion or spiritual path 1. David Byrne & Brian Eno - Quran (Islam) 2. Frank Zappa - A Token Of My Extreme (First Church Of Appliantology) 3. Ween - Reggae Junkie Jew 4. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 5. Ben Harper - Burn One Down 6. Dar Williams - The Christians and the Pagans 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

#254. Songs About Unions 1. Old Crow Medicine Show - Union Maid 2. United Steel Workers Of Montreal - Union Man 3. Billy Bragg & Wilco - I Guess I Planted 4. Drive-By Truckers - Uncle Frank 5. Uncle Tupelo - Coalminers 6. The Band- King Harvest 7. The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. 8. The Grateful Dead - Cumberland Blues 9. Ani DiFranco / Utah Phillips - Bread and Roses 10. Bruce Springsteen - The River 11. 12.

Beauty! Thanks, Brad. I'm looking forward to reliving such a wicked night.

How was the show?

Cheers, brother! Happy birthday.

Belated but sincere nonetheless. Happy birthday!

I don't have a full setlist, since I'm not familiar with enough of their entire repertoire, but here (from memory and in rough order) are the ones I know for sure we heard: Rambler's Anthem If There's still Ramblin in the Rambler (Let him Go) Hit Parade of Love If Loving You is Killing Me Jesus on the Mainline Red Bird (this was the first encore, I believe) It was a two-set show, with a two-song encore. They were tuning up for more when the venue told them they had to stop.

If last night's Montreal show was any indication, y'all are in for a hell of a time on Thursday night.

Hot DAMN what a show. Super intimate venue with a small but supportive crowd. Having the band play the last few tunes of the night unplugged was a real treat, and you could tell that they were really diggin' their first trip to the Great White North. I'll try and get a full review up today, but suffice it to say that if you're at all on the fence about Toronto, you'd be crazy not to hit these guys while they're around.

I think he has learned from Jerry's mistakes. He did, after all, choose to break the band up before it got so big that he couldn't (which was one of Jerry's big problems) and he thanked his arresting officer and readily sought treatment when he got busted.

Thanks bro, will do!

WOO HOO! Day of show bump. It's a beautiful sunny day in the Adirondack Mountains - perfect for a tune-infused road-trip to la Belle Province for some rippin' bluegrass.

I'm not entirely sure I'll be there, but with no work for me on Tuesday and a late start on Wednesday, the two-hour drive isn't much of a factor. I've seen some killer bluegrass so far this summer, and I think a little Yonder might make a nice addition to the mix. Who's in?

According to http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=DIXIE|CHICKS&sql=11:hzfixqw5ld0e~T1 (Though the use of "Chickens" rather than "Chicken" in the reference makes me suspicious.) Aloha' date=' Brad[/quote'] Yea though I am not a Dixie Chicks head, I remember seeing an interview with them years back that said they got their name from the song, though they shortened "Chicken" to "Chicks" to make it clear that they was womens.