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Friday, August 30, 2013

What's Next?? #44 Playlist 08/30/13- The "Bang the Drum all Day" Edition

What's Next??  Show #44
The "Bang the Drum All Day" Edition
AIR DATE: 08/30/13 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
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PROGRAM NOTES:
The first part of the show is in tribute to my Mom, who passed away earlier this week- She loved Herb Albert and Al Hirt.  "Let it Be" was one of her favorite rock songs, so I started the show with it.  The rest of the show was based around songs that featured drums and rhythmic elements.
  • The Beatles- "Let It Be"  Let It Be, 1970, Apple
  • The Beatles- "Ob La Di Ob La Da"  The Beatles, 1968, Apple
  • Herb Albert and Tijuana Brass- "Tijuana Taxi"  Greatest Hits, A&M
  • Chuck Mangione- "Hide And Seek (Ready or Not Here I Come)"  Feels So Good, 1978, A&M
  • Al Hirt- "Sweet Georgia Brown"  At Dan's Pier 600, 1960, Audio Fidelity
  • Herb Albert and Tijuana Brass- "A Taste of Honey"  Greatest Hits, A&M
  • Herb Albert and Tijuana Brass- "South of the Border"  Greatest Hits, A&M
  • Peter Gabriel- "Washing of the Water"  US, 1992, Geffen
  • Peter Gabriel- "Sky Blue"  UP, 2002, Geffen
  • Peter Gabriel-  "San Jacincto"  Plays Live, 1983, Geffen
  • Peter Gabriel- "The Rhythm of the Heat"  Plays Live, 1983, Geffen
  • Michel Sanchez- "Procession"  Windows, 1996, Tomato
  • Tor Dietchricson- "Tambo/Carnival Rhumba"  Global Village, 1987, Global Pacific 
  • Stewart Copeland- "Gong Rock"  The Rhythmatist, 1985, A&M
  • Genesis- "Los Endos"  Seconds Out, 1977, Atlantic
  • Rhythm Devils- "The Beast"  Play River Music, 1989, RYKO
  • Earth, Wind and Fire- "Drum Song"  The Essential Earth, Wind and Fire, 2002, Columbia
  • James Brown- "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose"  In the Jungle Groove, 1986, Polydor
  • Bernard Purdie- "Soul Drums"  Soul Drums, 1967, Date
  • Santana- "Oye Como Va"  Abraxas, 1970, Columbia
  • Fela Kuti/Nigeria '70 with Ginger Baker- "Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die)"  Live!, 1971, Universal
SIDE 2@2: Ginger Baker- Middle Passage, 1990, Axiom
Track 1- Alamout
Track 2- Basil
Track 3-South to the Dust
  • Dead Can Dance- "Oman"  Toward the Within, 1994, 4AD
  • King Curtis- "Whole Lotta Love"  1970, Atco
  • Captian Sensible- "Wot"  A Day in the Life Of..., 1984, A&M
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- "Black Betty"  The Singer, 1986, Mute
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- "All Tomorrows Parties"  Kicking Against the Pricks, 1986, Mute
  • Herbie Hancock- "Hang up Your Hang Ups" V.S.O.P., 1977, Columbia
  • John Scofield- "Jungle Fiction"  Uberjam, 2002, Verve
  • Bela Fleck and the Flecktones- "UFO Tofu"  Live Art, 1996, Warner Bros
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Friday, August 23, 2013

What's Next?? #43 Playlist 08/23/13- The "Once in a Blue Moon" Edition

What's Next??  Show #43
The "Once in a Blue Moon" Edition
AIR DATE: 08/23/13 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
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PROGRAM NOTES:
This week's show featured new music from recent releases from The Civil Wars, Charles Bradley, The Tedeschi Trucks Band and Unknown Mortal Orchestra- as well as a selection of other new and older releases thrown in.
  • The Civil Wars- "I Had Me A Girl"  The Civil Wars, 2013, Columbia
  • The Civil Wars- "From This Valley"  The Civil Wars, 2013, Columbia
  • The Civil Wars- "Disarm"  The Civil Wars, 2013, Columbia
  • The Civil Wars- "Dust to Dust"  The Civil Wars, 2013, Columbia
  • The Decemberists- "Eli, The Barrow Boy"  Picaresque, 2005, Kill Rock Stars
  • The Decemberists- "Leslie Anne Levine"  Castaways and Cutouts, 2002, Hush
  • The Avett Brothers- "Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise"  I And Love And You, 2009, American/Columbia
  • Deer Tick- "Mirror Walls"  Negativity, 2013, Partisan
  • Iron and Wine- "Grace for Saints and Ramblers"  Ghost on Ghost, 2013, 4AD/Nonesuch
  • Daft Punk- "Get Lucky"  Random Access Memories, 2013, Columbia
  • Charles Bradley- "Love Bug Blues"  Victim of Love, 2013, Daptone
  • Charles Bradley- "Dusty Blue"  Victim of Love, 2013, Daptone
  • Charles Bradley- "Confusion"  Victim of Love, 2013, Daptone)
  • Charles Bradley- "Where Do We Go From Here"  Victim of Love, 2013, Daptone
  • Alabama Shakes- "Rise to the Sun"  Boys and Girls, 2012, ATO
  • Alabama Shakes- "You Ain't Alone"  Boys and Girls, 2012, ATO
  • Booker T.- "Feel Good"  Sound the Alarm, 2013, Concord
  • The Heavy- "How Do You Like Me Now?"  The House that Dirt Built, 2009, Counter
  • Robert Randolph and the Family Band- "Take The Party"  Lickety Split, 2013, Columbia
  • The Chambers Brothers- "Everybody Needs Somebody"  Love, Peace and Happiness, 1969, Columbia
  • The Chambers Brothers- "To Love Somebody"  Love, Peace and Happiness, 1969, Columbia
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band- "Made Up Mind"  Made Up Mind, 2013, Sony Masterworks
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band- "Do I Look Worried?"  Made Up Mind, 2013, Sony Masterworks
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band-  "Part of Me"  Made Up Mind, 2013, Sony Masterworks
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band- "Whiskey Legs"  Made Up Mind, 2013, Sony Masterworks
  • Antibalas- "Dirty Money"  Antibalas, 2012, Daptone
SIDE 2@2- Unknown Mortal Orchestra, 2011, Fat Possum
Track 1: How Can You Luv Me
Track 2- Nerve Damage!
Track 3- Little Blu House
Track 4- Strangers Are Strange
Track 5- Boy Witch
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra- "From The Sun"  II, 2013, Jagjaguwar
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra- "Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark)"  II, 2013, Jagjaguwar
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra- "So Good At Being In Trouble"  II, 2013, Jagjaguwar
  • North Mississippi Allstars- "Boogie"  World Boogie is Coming, 2013, Songs of the South
  • North Mississippi Allstars- "Snake Drive"   World Boogie is Coming, 2013, Songs of the South
  • Little Walter- "You're So Fine"  The Best of Little Walter, 1958, Checker
  • Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite and others- "My Babe"  Remembering Little Walter, 2013, Blind Pig
  • Quantic Presents Flowering Inferno- "Westbound D Train"  Death of the Revolution, 2008, Tru Thoughts
  • Jorge Ben- "Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)"  Brazil Classics, Vol. 1: Beleza Tropical, 1989, Sire
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Friday, August 16, 2013

What's Next?? #42 Playlist 08/16/13- The "Rock 'n' Roll the Way It's Meant to Be" Edition

What's Next??  Show #42
AIR DATE: 08/16/13 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Rock 'n' Roll the Way It's Meant to Be" Edition
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PROGRAM NOTES:
With the nice Summer weather upon us, I had been driving around with the windows down and the volume cranked up!  This brought back memories of the rock radio stations that I used to listen to years ago. So this show is based no that.  Classic rock the way is used to be.  I tried to play songs that the rock stations don't play anymore.
  • Traffic- "Glad/Freedom Rider"  John Barleycorn Must Die, 1970, Island
  • Vanilla Fudge- "Some Velvet Morning"  Near the Beginning, 1969,  Atco
  • Steely Dan- "Show Biz Kids"  Countdown to Ecstasy, 1973, MCA
  • Billy Thorpe- "Children of the Sun"  Children of the Sun, 1979, Capricorn
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Susie Q"  Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1968, Fantasy
  • The Doors- "The Soft Parade"  The Soft Parade, 1969, Elektra
  • Robin Trower- "Bridge of Sighs"  Bridge of Sighs, 1974, Chrysalis
  • Spirit- "I've Got a Line On You"  The Family that Plays Together, 1968, Epic
  • The Rolling Stones- "Dead Flowers"  Sticky Fingers, 1971, Rolling Stones
  • The Rolling Stones- "Can't You Hear Me Knocking"  Sticky Fingers, 1971, Rolling Stones
  • Elton John- "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"  Honky Chateau, 1972, Rocket/Island
  • Elton John- "Burn Down the Mission"  Tumbleweed Connection, 1970, MCA/Universal
  • Frank Zappa- "Joe's Garage"  Joe's Garage, Act 1, 1979, Zappa
  • Frank Zappa- "Flakes"  Sheik Yerbouti, 1979, Zappa
  • Robert Palmer- "Sailing Shoes> Hey Julia> Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley"  Robert Palmer, 1974, Island
  • Sugarloaf- "Green Eyed Lady"  Sugarloaf, 1970, Liberty
  • The Tubes- "What Do You Want From Life?"  The Tubes, 1975, A&M
SIDE 2@2: T. Rex- "Electric Warrior", 1971, Reprise
TRACK 1- Bang A Gong (Get it On)
TRACK 2- Planet Queen
TRACK 3- Girl
TRACK 4- The Motivator
TRACK 5- Life's A Gas
TRACK 6- Rip Off
  • The Who- "We're Not Gonna Take It"  Tommy, 1970, MCA
  • Yes- "Long Distance Runaround/The Fish (Shindleria Praematurus)"  Fragile, 1972, Atlantic
  • Wings- "Venus and Mars/Rockshow"  Venus and Mars, 1975, Capitol
  • Dire Straits- "Romeo and Juliet"  Making Movies, 1980, Warner Bros
  • Traveling Willburys- "Tweeter and the Monkey Man"  Vol. 1, 1988, Willbury/Warner Bros.
  • Alan Parsons Project- "Breakdown"  I Robot, 1977, Arista
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Friday, August 9, 2013

What's Next?? #41 Playlist 08/09/13- The "Revolving Psychedelia" Edition

What's Next??  Show #41
AIR DATE: 08/09/13 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Revolving Psychedelia" Edition
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PROGRAM NOTES:
There was a lot going on in this week's show- the first 2 tracks were in tribute to Jerry Garcia, who passed away on this date 18 years ago.  Secondly, the show paid tribute to 3 albums that were released this week in history- The Beatles "Revolver" (1966), Pink Floyd's "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967) and The Moody Blues "A Question of Balance" (1970).  Also, we paid tribute to keyboardist George Duke, who passed away this week- George's body  of work was impressive- I knew mainly of his work with Frank Zappa.  I played a couple of tracks from a recording of his trio from 1975- as well as a couple of Zappa tunes. Finally- I also played a short set of local music after the Pink Floyd set.  I don't usually split up the playlist into parts- but this week seemed to warrant it.

PART 1- Tribute to Jerry:
  • Grateful Dead- "To Lay Me Down"  Reckoning, 1981, Arista
  • Grateful Dead- "Brokedown Palace"  Dead Set, 1981, Arista
PART 2- The Piper at the Gates of Dawn:
  • Pink Floyd- "Astronomy Domine"  The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1967, EMI 
  • Pink Floyd- "Pow R. Toc H."  The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1967, EMI
  • Pink Floyd- "Lucifer Sam"  The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1967, EMI 
  • Pink Floyd- "Interstellar Overdrive"  The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1967, EMI
  • Pink Floyd- "Bike"  The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1967, EMI
PART 3- Local music selections:
  • Stark Raving Lulu- "Shangri-Las"  Welcome to the Fun-O-Sphere, 2012, Self-Released
  • Stark Raving Lulu- "All Hail to the Sucker Queen"  Welcome to the Fun-O-Sphere, 2012, Self-Released
  • Frank Critelli Band- "Watch the Signs"  The FCB EP, 2010, Self-Released
  • Calley McGrane & The Exiles- "We Both Go Down Together"  No Turning Back, 2007, Self-Released
  • Guava Canoe- "Picture Show"  Guava Canoe, 2001, Self-Released
PART 4- Revolver:
  • The Beatles- "I'm Only Sleeping"  Revolver, 1966, EMI
  • The Beatles- "I'm Only Sleeping (Take 1)"  Anthology 2, 1996, Apple
  • The Beatles- "Taxman"  Revolver, 1966, EMI
  • The Beatles- "Taxman (Take 11)" Anthology 2, 1996, Apple
  • The Beatles- "Tomorrow Never Knows"  Revolver, 1966, EMI
  • The Beatles- "Tomorrow Never Knows (Take 1)"  Anthology 2, 1996, Apple
  • The Beatles- "She Said She Said"  Revolver, 1966, EMI
  • The Beatles- "Yellow Submarine"  Revolver, 1966, EMI
  • The Beatles-  "Eleanor Rigby"  Anthology 2, 1996, Apple
PART 5- Tribute to George Duke:
  • George Duke Trio- "Oh, Cambodia"  Live at the Village Gate, New York, 1975, No Label
  • George Duke Trio-  "Feel"  Live at the Village Gate, New York, 1975, No Label
  • Frank Zappa- "Apostrophe"  Apostrophe, 1973, Ryko
  • Frank Zappa- "Sharleena"  Chunga's Revenge, 1970, Bizarre/Reprise
PART 6- Side 2@2:
SIDE 2@2- The Moody Blues- A Question of Balance, 1970, Threshold
Track 1- It's Up to You
Track 2- Minstrel's Song
Track 3- Dawning is the Day
Track 4- Melancholy Man
Track 5- The Balance

PART 7- Some Odds and Ends:
  • The Moody Blues- "Departure/Ride My See Saw"  In Search of the Lost Chord, 1968, Deram
  • The Moody Blues-  "Dr. Livingstone I Presume"   In Search of the Lost Chord, 1968, Deram
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra- "Sleep and Swim Like a Shark"  II, 2013, Jagjaguwar
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra- "So Good At Being In Trouble"  II, 2013, Jagjaguwar
  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra- "One At A Time"  II, 2013, Jagjaguwar
  • Radiohead- "No Surprises"  OK Computer, 1997, Capitol
  • Radiohead- "All I Need"  In Rainbows, 2007, Self-Released
  • Phish- "Light Up Or Leave Me Alone"  Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07-06-12, 2012, No Label
  • Frank Zappa- "Muffin Man"  Bongo Fury, 1975, DiscReet

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Friday, August 2, 2013

What's Next?? #40 Playlist 08/02/13- The 'Long Strange Trip' Edition

What's Next??  Show #40
AIR DATE: 08/02/13 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Long Strange Trip" Edition
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PROGRAM NOTES:  
August 2nd would have marked Jerry Garcia's 71st birthday.  To celebrate Jerry's birth anniversary, "What's Next??" and "Oh Boy- 3AM" joined forces and played 6 hours of Grateful Dead and some of Jerry's solo and side projects. There was no "Side 2@2" this week.
  • Grateful Dead- "Scarlet Begonias> Fire on the Mountain"  6/21/95,  Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY *
  • Grateful Dead- "He's Gone"  2/23/1974, Winterland, San Francisco, CA *
  • Grateful Dead- "Truckin'"  Europe '72, 1972, Warner Bros.
  • Grateful Dead- "Brown-Eyed Woman"  9/22/91, Boston Garden, Boston, MA *
  • Jerry Garcia Band- "Sugaree"  7/27/80, Palace Theater, Albany, NY *
  • Legion of Mary- "Finders Keepers"  5/21/75, Keystone, Berkeley, CA *
  • Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band- "Ripple"  Almost Acoustic, 1987, Jerry Garcia Family LLC
  • Jerry Garcia and David Grisman- "The Thrill Is Gone"  Garcia/Grisman, 1991, Acoustic Disc
  • Jerry Garcia and David Grisman- "Whiskey in the Jar"  Shady Grove, 1996, Acoustic Disc  
  • Grateful Dead- "China Cat Sunflower> I Know You Rider"  Dicks Picks, Vol. 11 (9/27/72), 1998, Grateful Dead 
  • David and the Dorks- "Deep Elem Blues"  12-20-70, Matrix Theatre, San Francisco, CA *
  • Grateful Dead- "Eyes of The World"  Without A Net, 1990, Arista
  • Grateful Dead- "Jack Straw"  5/17/77, Univ of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL *
  • Grateful Dead- "Estimated Prophet"  5/8/77, Barton Hall- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY *
  • Grateful Dead- "Scarlet Begonias> Fire on the Mountain"  5/11/77, St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN * 
* Denotes a recording that has not been officially released.  Selections listed as "Song Title"  Date of Recording, Venue, City,State

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