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Friday, February 27, 2015

What's Next?? #121 Playlist 02/27/15- "The Noisy Helicopters Flying to the Hamptons" Edition

What's Next??  Show #121
AIR DATE: 02/27/15 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Noisy Helicopters Flying to the Hamptons" Edition
TWITTER: @whatsnextwwuh

PROGRAM NOTES:
This week would have marked the 72nd birthday of former Beatle Geoarg Harrisson.  To commemorate George's birthday, in the second hour, I featured a set of George's solo music.  Other than that, just a classic "What's Next??" musical mix.
  • Weather Report- "Birdland"  Heavy Weather, 1977, Columbia
  • Herbie Hancock- "Hang up your Hang Ups"  V. S. O. P., 1977, Columbia
  • Chuck Mangione- "Hide and Seek"  Feels So Good, 1977, A&M
  • Eric Burdon and War- "They Can't Take Away Our Music"  The Black Man's Burdon, 1970, Avenue
  • Average White Band- "Pick Up the Pieces"  AWB, 1974, Atlantic
  • Electric Light Orchestra- "Can't Get it Out of My Head"  Eldorado, 1974, Jet
  • Electric Light Orchestra- "Strange Magic"  Face The Music, 1975, Jet
  • Roxy Music- "Love is the Drug"  Siren, 1975, Atco
  • Squeeze- "Tempted"  East Side Story, 1981, A&M
  • The Buggles- "Video Killed the Radio Star"  The Age of Plastic, 1981, Island
  • Hozier- "Like Real People Do"  Hozier, 2014, Columbia
  • George Ezra- "Angry Hill"  Wanted on Voyage, 2014, Columbuia
  • The Middle East- "Beleriand"  The Recordings of the Middle East, 2009, Spunk
  • King Khan and the Shrines- "Darkness"  Idle No More, 2013, Merge
  • The Amazing- "To Keep it Going"  Picture You, 2015, Partisan
  • King Crimson- "I Talk to the Wind"  In The Court Of The Crimson King, 1969, EG
  • George Harrison- "Isn't it a Pity"  All Things Must Pass, 1970, Apple
  • George Harrison- "When We Was Fab"  Cloud Nine, 1987, Warner Bros
  • George Harrison- "I Remember Jeep (Apple Jam)"  All Things Must Pass, 1970, Apple
  • George Harrison- "Greece"  Gone Troppo, 1982, Warner Bros
  • George Harrison- "All Things Must Pass"  All Things Must Pass, 1970, Apple
  • Echolyn- "Island"  Echolyn, 2012, Velveteen
  • Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention- "Inca Roads"  One Size Fits All, 1975, RYKO
  • Frank Zappa- "Willie the Pimp"  Hot Rats, 1969, RYKO
  • Frank Zappa- "Baby Snakes/Tryin to Grow a Chin/ City of Tiny Lights"  Sheik Yerbouti, 1979, Zappa
  • Quiet Sun- "Mummy Was an Asteriod, Daddy was a Small, Non-Stick Kitchen Utensil"  Mainstream, 1975, Antillies
  • Steely Dan- "King of the World"  Live at the Record Plant, 1974, (Unreleased)
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Friday, February 20, 2015

What's Next?? #120 Playlist 02/20/15- The "Let's Take A Flamethrower to Warm Things Up" Edition

What's Next??  Show #120
AIR DATE: 02/20/15 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Let's Take A Flamethrower to Warm Things Up" Edition
TWITTER: @whatsnextwwuh

PROGRAM NOTES:
Next week marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti album.  The band is releasing a remastered, expanded edition of the album.  The first hour featured songs from the original vinyl copy of the album, plus a remastered bonus track that is on the new edition.  The second and third hours featured a mix of new music, and 70's progressive rock.
  • Led Zeppelin- "Down By the Seaside"  Physical Graffiti, 1975, Swan Song
  • Led Zeppelin- "Kashmir"  Physical Graffiti, 1975, Swan Song
  • Led Zeppelin- "Black Country Woman"  Physical Graffiti, 1975, Swan Song
  • Led Zeppelin- "In My Time of Dying"  Physical Graffiti, 1975, Swan Song
  • Country Dick Montana- "The Definitive A Cappella Led Zeppelin Medley"  The Home of Country Dick Montana, 1987, MCA
  • Led Zeppelin- "Boogie With Stu" Physical Graffiti, 1975, Swan Song
  • Led Zeppelin- "Brandy & Coke (Trampled Under Foot)"  Physical Graffiti (2015 reissue), 2015, Atlantic
  • Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills- "Albert's Shuffle"  Super Session, 1968, Columbia
  • David Gilmour- "There's No Way Out of Here"  David Gilmour, 1978, Columbia
  • Jose Gonzalez- "Afterglow"  Vestiges and Claws, 2015, Imperial
  • Jerry Garcia and David Grisman- "The Thrill is Gone"  Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, 1991, Acoustic Disc
  • Grateful Dead- "Mountains of the Moon"  Aoxomoxoa, 1969, Warner Bros
  • Midlake- "The Old and The Young"  Antiphon, 2013, Bella Union
  • The Amazing- "Broken"  Picture You, 2015, Partisan
  • Tame Impala- "The Bold Arrow of Time"  Innerspeaker, 2015, Modular Recordings
  • The Budos Band- "Magus Mountain"  Burnt Offering, 2014, Daptone
  • Dengue Fever- "Deepest Lake on the Planet"  The Deepest Lake, 2015, Tuk Tuk
  • Mariachi El Bronx- "Right Between the Eyes"  Mariachi El Bronx (2014), 2014, ATO
  • The Decemberists- "Till The Water's All Long Gone"  What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, 2015, Capitol
  • Father John Misty- "When You're Smiling and Astride Me"  I Love You Honeybear, 2015, Sub Pop
  • Elephant Stone- "Worlds Don't Begin And End With You"  The Three Poisons, 2014, Hidden Pony
  • The Alan Parsons Project- "I Robot"  I Robot, 1977, Arista
  • Gentle Giant- "Proclamation"  The Power and the Glory, 1974, Capitol
  • Brian Auger & The Trinity- "Tropic of Capricorn"  Genesis, 1974, Polydor
  • Camel- "Nimrodel/The Procession/The White Rider"  Mirage, 1974, Deram
  • Yes- "Siberian Khatru"  Close to the Edge, 1972, Atlantic
  • Mott The Hoople- "Sweet Jane"  Shades of Ian Hunter, 1977, Columbia
  • Hawkwind- "Levitation"  Levitation, 1980, Bronze
  • Wishbone Ash- "Warrior"  Argus, 1971, Decca
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience- "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"  Winterland 1968, 2011, Experience Hendrix/ Sony Legacy
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Friday, February 13, 2015

What's Next?? #119 Playlist 02/13/15- The "Mid-Winter Musical Gumbo" Edition

What's Next??  Show #119
AIR DATE: 02/13/15 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Mid-Winter Musical Gumbo" Edition
TWITTER: @whatsnextwwuh

PROGRAM NOTES:
Today is Friday the 13th, so I threw some theme-related songs in the later part of the show.  There were a few new releases that I particularly liked, so I featured several of them- Rhiannon Giddens' "Tomorrow is My Turn,"  The Amazing's "Picture You," and Dengue Fever's "The Deepest Lake" to name a few.  Also, I had attended a performance of "The Musical Box" last weekend- they are an amazing band who painstakingly recreates 1970's era Genesis shows.  In the 2:00 hour I played a couple of live Genesis songs from their 1972-1973 tour.
  • The Who- "I'm Free"  Tommy, 1969, MCA
  • Traffic- "Glad/Freedom Rider"  John Barleycorn Must Die, 1970, Island
  • Elton John- "Philadelphia Freedom"  Single, 1975, MCA
  • The Decemberists- "Carolina Low"  What A Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, 2015, Capitol
  • Rhiannon Giddens- "She's Got You"  Tomorrow Is My Turn, 2015, Nonesuch
  • Dixie Dregs- "Odyssey"  What If?, 1978, Capricorn
  • Kansas- "Magnum Opus"  Leftoverture, 1978, Kirschner
  • Emerson, Lake and Palmer- "Tank"  Emerson, Lake & Palmer, 1970, Cotillion
  • Dengue Fever- "Rom Say Sok"  The Deepest Lake, 2015, Tuk Tuk
  • Beck- "Sound And Vision"  Live at 20th Century Fox Studios
  • The Amazing- "Safe Island"  Picture You, 2015, Partisan
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Graveyard Train"  Bayou Country, 1969, Fantasy
  • Howlin Wolf- "I Ain't Superstitious"  The London Howlin Wolf Sessions, 1971, Chess/MCA
  • Manfred Mann- "I Put A Spell On You"  Down The Road Apiece: The EMI Recordings, 2007, EMI
  • Midlake- "Some of Them Were Superstitious"  Bamnan and Slivercork, 2004, Bella Union
  • Atomic Rooster- "Friday the 13th"  Atomic Rooster, 1970, B&C
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins- "Whistling Past The Graveyard"  Screamin Jay Hawkins: Portrait of A Man, 1995, Edsel
  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins- "Voodoo"  Screamin Jay Hawkins: Portrait of A Man, 1995, Edsel
  • B. B. King- "Bad Luck Soul"  Single, 1961, Kent
  • John Lee Hooker- "Graveyard Blues"  Graveyard Blues, 1992, Specialty
  • Genesis- "Watcher of the Skies"  Genesis Live, 1973, Charisma
  • Genesis- "Supper's Ready (Live)"  Genesis Archive 1967-75, 1998, Atlantic
  • Night Terrors of 1927- "Running in Place"  Everything's Coming Up Roses, 2015, Atlantic
  • Night Terrors of 1927- "Shine"  Everything's Coming Up Roses, 2015, Atlantic
  • Iron and Wine- "The Hungry Blackbirds"  Archive Series Volume 1, 2015, Black Cricket
  • JD McPherson- "Bridgebuilder"  Let The Good Times Roll, 2015, Rounder
  • The Society Islands- "Gone"  The Big Sleep, 2015, TRC
  • The Juliana Hatfield Three- "I'm Shy"  Whatever, My Love, 2015, American Laundromat
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Friday, February 6, 2015

What's Next?? #118 Playlist 02/06/15- The "Conquering the Snowbank" Edition

What's Next??  Show #118
AIR DATE: 02/06/15 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Conquering the Snowbank" Edition
TWITTER: @whatsnextwwuh

PROGRAM NOTES:
February 3, 1959 is known as "The Day the Music Died."  On that Day, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper perished in a plane crash.  I heard a few shows that featured songs by those artists, or about artitst that left us too soon.  So, I put together my own "Left Us Too Soon" show.  The list is far from complete, so if I overlooked anyone, it wasn't on purpose.
  • Buddy Holly- "That'll Be The Day"  Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits, 1996, MCA
  • Buddy Holly- "Maybe Baby"  Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits, 1996, MCA
  • Buddy Holly- "Peggy Sue"  Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits, 1996, MCA
  • Patsy Cline- "Walking After Midnight"  The Patsy Cline Story, 1971, MCA
  • Patsy Cline- "I Fall to Pieces"  The Patsy Cline Story, 1971, MCA
  • Patsy Cline- "Your Cheatin' Heart"  The Patsy Cline Story, 1971, MCA
  • Otis Redding- "Try a Little Tenderness"  Classic Recordings, 1989, Atco
  • Otis Redding- "Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)"  The Very Best of Otis Redding, 1992, Rhino
  • The Rolling Stones- "Ruby Tuesday"  Through the Past, Darkly, 1969, London
  • The Rolling Stones- "Paint It, Black"  Singles Collection: The London Years, 1989, London
  • Big Brother and the Holding Company- "Combination of the Two"  Monterey Pop, 1970, CBS
  • Janis Joplin- "Cry Baby"  Pearl, 1971, Columbia
  • Big Brother and the Holding Company- "Piece Of My Heart"  Cheap Thrills, 1968, Columbia
  • The Doors- "The Crystal Ship"  The Doors, 1967, Elektra
  • The Doors- "Love Her Madly"  L. A. Woman, 1971, Elektra
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience- "Third Stone From the Sun"  Are You Experienced?, 1967, Reprise
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience- "Little Wing"  Axis: Bold As Love, 1967, Track/MCA
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble- "Little Wing"  The Sky is Crying, 1991, Epic
  • The Who- "Amazing Journey> Sparks"  Tommy, 1969, MCA
  • The Who- "The Seeker"  My Generation- The Very Best of the Who, 1996, MCA
  • Chicago Transit Authority- "South California Purples"  Chicago Transit Authority, 1969, Columbia
  • Elvis Presley- "Don't Be Cruel"  The 50 Greatest Hits, 2002, RCA
  • Elvis Presley- "Viva Las Vegas"  The 50 Greatest Hits, 2002, RCA
  • Elvis Presley- "Crying in the Chapel"  The 50 Greatest Hits, 2002, RCA
  • Sam Cooke- "Chain Gang"  The Best of Sam Cooke, 1962, RCA
  • Sam Cooke- "Bring it on Home to Me"  The Best of Sam Cooke, 1962, RCA
  • Chet Baker- "Time After Time"  My Funny Valentine, 1991, Pacific Jazz
  • Amy Winehouse- "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"  Lioness: Hidden Treasures, 2011, Universal Republic
  • Marvin Gaye- "Inner City Blues"  What's Going On, 1971, Tamla
  • Marvin Gaye- "Mercy, Mercy Me"  What's Going On, 1971, Tamla
  • Bob Marley and the Wailers- "No Woman, No Cry"  Live 1973-1975, 2007, Universal/Tuff Gong
  • Nick Drake- "Pink Moon"  Pink Moon, 1972, Island/Rykodisc
  • The Pretenders- "Message of Love"  Pretenders II, 1981, Sire
  • The Pretenders- "Mystery Achievement"  The Pretenders, 1980, Sire
  • Joy Division- "Atmosphere"  Substance (1977-1980), 1988, Factory/Warner Bros.
  • The Ramones- "We Want the Airwaves"  Pleasant Dreams, 1981, Sire
  • The Sex Pistols- "Anarchy in the UK"  Never Mind the Bullocks- Here's the Sex Pistols, 1977, Virgin
  • The Sex Pistols- "My Way"  The Great Rock and Roll Swindle, 1979, Virgin
  • Nirvana- "In Bloom"  Nevermind, 1991, DGG
  • Blind Melon- "No Rain"  Blind Melon, 1992, Capitol
  • INXS- "I Send A Message"  The Swing, 1984, Atco
  • John Lennon- "(Just Like) Starting Over"  Double Fantasy, 1980, Geffen
  • The Grateful Dead- "Brokedown Palace"  American Beauty, 1970, Warner Bros
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