Dear Kent;
10 things I
think I know ...
Over the
past 25 years the Rolling Stones have taken the raw, pulsating, thunder out of
"Gimme Shelter" and made it a very lazy, run of the mill rock song.
I truly
can't stand the playlists on Sirius-XM along with the laborious boredom of
Cousin Brucie.
If you like
.38 Special, subscribe to Sirius. The group gets played about 13 times a day.
The rock
outlets I dig (besides you tube) are "Malt Shop Oldies" and "6o's Revolution" on
Direct TV. Malt Shop feeds my need for Chuck Berry, Dion and early Beach Boys
while the 60's will toss in nuggets like the Music Machine's unforgettable "Talk
Talk." I doubt "Talk Talk" has been played on oldies radio in Chicago in 35
years - if ever.
Is there any
rock jock in Chicago right now who qualifies as appointment radio? I wish 25
year olds could hear a young Dick Biondi, Joel Sebastian, Jim Stagg or Ron
Britain.
No, I will
not toss a bouquet to Larry Lujack. The guy's level of cruelty was
overwhelming.
CSN's most
underrated song has got to be "Dark Star", followed closely by David Crosby's
mournful vocal on "Long Time Gone." Meanwhile, I
have never understood the fascination with "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes."
Damn, I
haven't heard Steve Miller in nearly five minutes.
You want to
know why the Beatles' "White" album is so remarkable. No group ... none ... not even
the Brian Wilson led Beach Boys ... could have turned out a four sided tour de force
with so much great material on the heels of Sgt. Pepper and Magic Mystery Tour.
Poor Brian went nuts with "Pet Sounds."
Rock 'n roll
is mean to be Tom Petty doing "Running Down a Dream." It is not meant to be
anything by Wham or Soft Cell.
