So, how popular was Off Broadway outside of the Chicago area?
They did have a track on Rhino's Power Pop compilation, but basically they're only known to power pop nerds.
So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
DavidS - Oct 12, 2015 1:10:49 pm PDT #6046 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tom Scola - Oct 13, 2015 2:44:56 am PDT #6047 of 6436
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Gutterdämmerung trailer. Looks quite silly.
Fred Pete - Oct 13, 2015 5:26:03 am PDT #6048 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
Off Broadway did "Stay in Time," correct? I remember that song from about the time I graduated high school, but I don't remember hearing anything else from them.
But my part of Wisconsin was well within the range of Chicago AM (John Records Landeker, anyone?) and Rockford FM stations. So I had at least some exposure to bands like Cheap Trick and REO Speedwagon before they broke nationwide.
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2015 5:31:40 am PDT #6049 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Off Broadway did "Stay in Time," correct?
Yes. I love that song and hadn't heard it for 35 years or so.
eta: "Full Moon Turn My Head Around" is from the same album and is also great.
Fred Pete - Oct 13, 2015 5:50:48 am PDT #6050 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
I remember not caring for it at the time. But that was early in my Adult Contemporary/Big Band period, which was also the period of my reaction against things Midwestern. I might react very differently if I heard it again today.
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2015 10:00:49 am PDT #6051 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Now that I'm dating someone who's 58, we've been listening to quite a lot of '60s and '70s rock and psychedelic music. While I'm pretty familiar with all the popular bands of those genres, Anne has turned me on to all sorts of more obscure stuff. And stuff I heard as a kid but haven't since.
DavidS - Oct 13, 2015 3:17:51 pm PDT #6052 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
While I'm pretty familiar with all the popular bands of those genres, Anne has turned me on to all sorts of more obscure stuff.
There's a great box set by Mojo called Acid Drops, Space Dust and Flying Saucers which covers a ton of the Brit psych era. I'm a fan of the sole Tomorrow album.
tommyrot - Oct 14, 2015 6:36:38 am PDT #6053 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That looks amazing!
Liese S. - Nov 05, 2015 10:06:23 am PST #6054 of 6436
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ok, y'all, I just got the call I've been waiting for -- it's an opportunity for songwriting for an indie movie. But I need hivemind help for it -- one of the specs is for New Orleans style blues. I know the basics, like Professor Longhair, James Booker. But I could use some cites from the music peeps here and the N'awlins crowd. Period stuff, but maybe also some more modern references? You got ideas?
Dana - Nov 05, 2015 10:28:22 am PST #6055 of 6436
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Earl King.