Jesse, get out of my mind! I was just coming to post that.

Hee!

A far as the Lost in the Grooves category goes, remember that you don't have to write the article, or even justify your choice, except to yourself. Just restate it to be "pick a song from an album you feel hasn't gotten its due."

I also feel a little odd "choosing" something for Lost in the Grooves when the (sometimes a teensy bit persnickity) editor is also involved, but that could just be me.

Perkins echoes my concerns about the "Lost in the Grooves" category.

::enters looming judgmentally::

WHAT?!?

I'm not invested in keeping the category, but keep in mind the book itself has pieces on musicians as twee as Aaron Carter (little brother of one of the Backstreet Boys) as obvious as the Beach Boys and as potentially mockable as Pac Man Fever. It's simply being the advocate for some music which has gotten overlooked. Could be Megadeath. Could be Dream Warriors. Could be something from a genre which has fallen out of vogue like...I don't know. Acid Jazz or 70s MOR or 90s country.

Plus I solemnly promise not to mock should we keep that category.

You don't own "Honky Tonk Women"?

Not only do I not own "Honky Tonk Women", but a search through my iTunes library for the word "honky" only turns up one result (Neko Case's "Honky Tonk Hiccups"). Does that seem right to you??

Kate -- don't you have "Hey Ladies"? Best. Cowbell. Ever.

No, which means you must post it as your cowbell contribution! I'm sorely lacking in the Beastie Boys, actually (and wouldn't have even known it was the BB if I hadn't found the song on the list Jesse posted).

Okay, that list is a huge help. Who knew "Take My Breath Away" had cowbell? Anyway, I'm sure I can find something good, but I wouldn't mind losing the category either, if it got cut. On the other hand, I'd really like to keep the LITG category. I think that one's going to be fun.

I think I'll try to make the conceptual leap from more cowbell to all cowbell and pick 27 category-appropriate songs featuring cowbell. I may need to cover multiple categories with the same recording, but I'll give it a shot... a whack. A big clanging whack.

"Hey Ladies" is the AWESOME cowbell song! Cowbell I'm not so worried about. I'm sure I have something.

My concern with the Lost in the Grooves category is that I really don't know what has been overlooked and what hasn't. (Not that I think people will be judge-y about what I pick. I just don't want to get it wrong!)

Well, "Lost in the Grooves" is the name of Hec's second book, about a certain framework of albums and songs. So it's kind of directed at him.

As the person who suggested the category, I can say with great certainty that it was NOT directed at him. It was directed at the approximately one-third of the people in the round robin who contributed to the book -- one of whom was Hec, obviously -- and those who might have wanted to but didn't, or who just might think the idea of the book was a cool one. I wouldn't suggest any category that was just about one person.

It was in no way meant as a quiz, a test, or something someone could "get wrong." Honestly.

Very nice job picking categories, Corwood!

And no time to procrastinate for me. I'm excited to use this as a way to look busy when I should be working this week. Excellent.

Thanks, Tina!

Yeah, I think the Lost In The Grooves category means "you people need to listen to this RIGHT NOW," not anything to do with Rock Snobbery. Can everyone live with that definition? There's no need to go check Bob Christgau's buying guide to get an idea about rock canon or anything. It's way more subjective.

Also, with the cowbell link in place, are y'all alright with that?

I guess what I'm trying to say is that the more I think about it, the more I'm disinclined to change things. But, on the other hand, I don't want anyone to drop out.