I Can't Stand A Little Rain by Joe Cocker
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Somebody snorting phlegm back into themselves. 
That is actually quite a big hit in the Indie charts.
Rave On John Donne by Van Morrison
Funk Pop A Roll by XTC
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ September 20 2013, 8:56 AM BSTHearts Of Stone by Los Lobos
Class. The guitar is reminiscent of something else. Thought it was "Summer Breeze" but now not so sure.
Also:
Poco - Heart Of The Night, Groundhogs - Crosscut Saw, Manassas - So Begins The Task, John Mayall - Plan Your Revolution, Barclay James Harvest - Ra, Blue Öyster Cult - Veteran Of The Psychic Wars, Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November, Alan Parsons Project - Gemini, Rubinoos - Revenge Of The Nerds, Willy DeVille - Hey Joe, Patti Smith - Redondo Beach, Oliver Onions - Fantasy, Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling, The Band - Rag Mama Rag, Acadian Driftwood and Katie's Been Gone, Neil Young - Old Man, King Crimson - Heartbeat, Frank Zappa - Heartbeat, Nine Inch Nails - Echoplex, Thin Lizzy - Hollywood (Down On Your Luck)
I don't think Poco were huge in Britain. I quite like the song you included but it would have suited 1976 here and not 1979 when it was released. The vocals on the Groundhogs' track have the nervy appeal of a Talking Heads or Arcade Fire. Not quite the bluesier Tony McPhee - and what a character he has been - but still effective, especially with that very organic sound. The Manassas track is pleasant. Liked the John Mayall song. He is 79 now. Interestingly, he didn't really get a foot in the door until 1962 when he was almost 30.
BJH shifted huge units but I've never actually met a fan of theirs. Think they were regarded as a bit too monolithic in the UK but not "in Europe". I'd choose them over many prog rock bands. They had harmony and there is also something quite stately about their recordings. Blue Oyster Cult's album cover is great but I prefer "Don't Fear The Reaper". I didn't know the Wyclef John song at all and was surprised how much I liked it. Sweet singing. Nice strings. A Bob appearance in the video. But Canibus only featured in the remix.
Love all of APP's "Eye In The Sky" - one of the best albums of its genre. The Rubinoos' song is ok and the Willy DeVille track is fun. The Patti Smith track is a reminder of a classic, groundbreaking, album. It also now clearly indicates that the CBGB sound was more distinctive than it seemed by the late 70s. Didn't like Oliver Onions much. The Black Keys' "Gold on the Ceiling" was done much better as "Blockbuster" by The Sweet.
The three tracks by the Band and Neil Young's "Old Man" are all from outstanding albums. Definitely my kind of thing. I like the Band's "Acadian Driftwood" and the Roches' version of that brilliant song about equally. The King Crimson video is an eye opener as it predates Godley and Creme's video for "Cry" by three years. Disappointing actually in view of the plaudits the latter received. There is only so much Trent Reznor I can manage and I prefer Zappa in either classical or way out mode but you can't knock Thin Lizzy. Enjoyed that!
Quote: Horseradish @ September 26 2013, 2:07 PM BSTthe Groundhogs
I used to go and see them at pub gigs in north London. The band would sit in the bar before the gig, and it looked like they only went up on stage when they'd completely filled their table with empty pint glasses.
Quote: Nogget @ September 26 2013, 2:15 PM BSTI used to go and see them at pub gigs in north London. The band would sit in the bar before the gig, and it looked like they only went up on stage when they'd completely filled their table with empty pint glasses.
I've met a couple of people at different times who have seen them live in that kind of setting.
Both thought they were brilliant.
(I think now the Los Lobos guitar is "Haitian Divorce" - sort of)
Brilliant? Yes. There again, you can't beat seeing a brilliant band at a small gig, which is why I gave up going to big shows a long time ago.
Quote: Horseradish @ September 26 2013, 2:07 PM BSTThe Black Keys' "Gold on the Ceiling" was done much better as "Blockbuster" by The Sweet.
Quote: George Kaplan @ September 25 2013, 2:35 AM BSTAlabama Shakes - Always Alright (Live on SNL)
Quality.
Quote: Tursiops @ September 26 2013, 2:52 PM BST
That's nice. She was a fine singer.
I possibly achieved a first this morning by managing between 6am and 9am to listen to a few minutes of every breakfast show on BBC Local Radio. There are 40 stations in all. None of the programmes were dire but many were virtually identical as feared. I hadn't realised that there is one signature tune for them all.
Among those worthy of a mention, Sussex and Jersey for sound presentation, Solent and Lancashire for breeziness but only if you like that kind of thing and particularly Newcastle, Coventry/Warwickshire and Cornwall for daring to have just a little bit of character. But my winner - by some way - was Somerset.
Emma Britton is not the only woman presenter at breakfast time on BBC Local Radio but she has a natural style with some considerable warmth and an accent which represents the county. It turns out she was the first woman appointed when Tony Hall announced that he wanted more women presenting breakfast shows.
Good luck to her in the future.
Quote: Gordon Bennett @ September 20 2013, 8:56 AM BSTHearts Of Stone by Los Lobos
Not a band that has ever really been on my radar; probably should have been.
I have struggled to find a decent wake up station since Sir Tel retired. Chris Evans is unbearable; at that time in the morning I am not up to the doom and gloom of Radio 4; and I can't be doing with adverts. Sean Keveney on 6 is tolerable but because of the brief to be inclusive about every fourth track makes me want to launch the radio out of the bedroom window.
Quote: Tursiops @ September 26 2013, 3:25 PM BSTNot a band that has ever really been on my radar; probably should have been.
They're more eclectic than they are given credit for. They're basically a roots rock band doing also a lot of traditional mexican stuff...but they know how to get funky or even poppy when they feel like doing so.
Quote: Nogget @ September 26 2013, 2:15 PM BSTI used to go and see them at pub gigs in north London. The band would sit in the bar before the gig, and it looked like they only went up on stage when they'd completely filled their table with empty pint glasses.
When was that?
Quote: Horseradish @ September 26 2013, 2:07 PM BSTI didn't know the Wyclef John song at all and was surprised how much I liked it. Sweet singing. Nice strings. A Bob appearance in the video.
I normally hate Mr. Jean's stuff...but this one is outstanding and surprisingly sophisticated for a commercial pop song of the 00s. And yes, Bob Dylan's appearance in the video is a nice bonus that makes us more traditional rocksters being a bit more openminded.