I’ve never been much of a Kiss fan … but I’ve gotta chime in on this one.
It’s really a shame that a band that has had this remarkable a fifty year career can’t go out on a high note with all players on deck.
Kiss has been performing their farewell tour for almost five years now … and it all comes to a dramatic conclusion on December 2nd at Madison Square Garden. (This concert will now be available for view thru Pay Per View service.)
But original founding members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss won’t be with them, despite numerous invitations to all perform together again. (Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have been performing together as part of this tour … and, in all fairness, Frehley’s and Criss’ replacements have already been with the band for over twenty years now … in fact, this current lineup of Simmons, Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer has been the longest standing lineup in the band’s fifty year history!)
But still … with all of the original members still living, it just seems a real shame (and a REAL slap in the face, not only to Simmons and Stanley but to ALL the fans who have stood behind Kiss for all these years … and made them what they are today.) Why not just suck it up do it for the fans as a final thank you and farewell? Why have THIS be their final memory of you?
Simmons has been quite vocal about the whole situation and admits that he’s both hurt and angry. (Excuses about the original guys being on stage wearing the same make-up as their replacements seem pretty lame … I’m sure SOMETHING could be worked out … even if it just meant Stanley and Frehley coming out to replace them on stage for a final two-song encore or something.)
C’mon, guys … show your fans (and each other) some respect … and remember what you all did it for in the first place. (Funnily enough, all four original members got back together again for a VERY lucrative 1996 Reunion Tour, after which Frehley stuck around till 2002 and Criss till 2004.)
Would it be SO bad to do it again … one last time … for the fans??? (kk)
Finally, Neil Young fans can rejoice …
The long out-of-print box set of Neil rarities is being made available again …
Neil Young Archives Vol. I: 1963-1972 is the first in a series of archival box sets was originally released on June 2, 2009, in three formats: A 10-disc deluxe edition in either Blu-ray or DVD and an 8-disc CD box.
Out of print for over a decade, the 8-CD box set is now available once again in its original format – housed in the “Garypak,” a unique package designed by Young’s long-time art director, the late Gary Burden. Each CD has its own custom sleeve. Neil Young Archives Vol. I: 1963-1972 is available from Young’s Greedy Hand online store, all retail outlets, and on most DSPs. Hi-res digital audio is available at Xstream download store through Neil Young Archives. All Greedy Hand Store purchases come with free hi-res digital audio downloads from the Xstream Store © at NYA.
Neil Young Archives Vol I: 1963-1972 TRACKLISTING:
DISC 1 EARLY YEARS (1963-1968):
1 Aurora The Squires
2 The Sultan The Squires
3 I Wonder The Squires
4 Mustang The Squires
5 I’ll Love You Forever The Squires
6 (I’m A Man And) I Can’t Cry The Squires
7 Hello Lonely Woman Neil Young & Comrie Smith
8 Casting Me Away From You Neil Young & Comrie Smith
9 There Goes My Babe Neil Young & Comrie Smith
10 Sugar Mountain Neil Young
11 Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing Neil Young
12 Runaround Babe Neil Young
13 The Ballad Of Peggy Grover Neil Young
14 The Rent Is Always Due Neil Young
15 Extra, Extra Neil Young
16 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong Neil Young
17 Burned Buffalo Springfield
18 Out Of My Mind Buffalo Springfield
19 Down, Down, Down Neil Young
20 Kahuna Sunset Buffalo Springfield
21 Mr. Soul Buffalo Springfield
22 Sell Out Buffalo Springfield
23 Down To The Wire Neil Young
24 Expecting To Fly Buffalo Springfield
25 Slowly Burning Neil Young
26 One More Sign Neil Young
27 Broken Arrow Buffalo Springfield
28 I Am A Child Buffalo Springfield
DISC 2 TOPANGA 1 (1968-1969):
1 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young
2 The Loner Neil Young
3 Birds Neil Young
4 What Did You Do To My Life? Neil Young
5 The Last Trip To Tulsa Neil Young
6 Here We Are In The Years Neil Young
7 I’ve Been Waiting For You Neil Young
8 The Old Laughing Lady Neil Young
9 I’ve Loved Her So Long Neil Young
10 Sugar Mountain Neil Young
11 Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing Neil Young
12 Down By The River Neil Young with Crazy Horse
13 Cowgirl In The Sand Neil Young with Crazy Horse
14 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young with Crazy Horse
DISC 3 LIVE AT THE RIVERBOAT (TORONTO 1969):
1 Sugar Mountain Neil Young
2 The Old Laughing Lady Neil Young
3 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong Neil Young
4 On The Way Home Neil Young
5 I’ve Loved Her So Long Neil Young
6 I Am A Child Neil Young
7 1956 Bubblegum Disaster Neil Young
8 The Last Trip To Tulsa Neil Young
9 Broken Arrow Neil Young
10 Whiskey Boot Hill Neil Young
11 Expecting To Fly Neil Young
DISC 4 TOPANGA 2 (1969-1970):
1 Cinnamon Girl Neil Young with Crazy Horse
2 Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets) Neil Young with Crazy Horse
3 Round And Round (It Won’t Be Long) Neil Young with Crazy Horse
4 Oh Lonesome Me Neil Young with Crazy Horse
5 Birds Neil Young with Crazy Horse
6 Everybody’s Alone Neil Young with Crazy Horse
7 I Believe In You Neil Young with Crazy Horse
8 Sea Of Madness Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
9 Dance Dance Dance Neil Young with Crazy Horse
10 Country Girl Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
11 Helpless Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
12 It Might Have Been Neil Young with Crazy Horse
DISC 5 NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE–LIVE AT THE FILLMORE EAST (NEW YORK 1970):
1 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
2 Winterlong
3 Down By The River
4 Wonderin’
5 Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown
6 Cowgirl In The Sand
DISC 6 TOPANGA 3 (1970):
1 Tell Me Why Neil Young
2 After The Gold Rush Neil Young
3 Only Love Can Break Your Heart Neil Young
4 Wonderin’ Neil Young
5 Don’t Let It Bring You Down Neil Young
6 Cripple Creek Ferry Neil Young
7 Southern Man Neil Young
8 Till The Morning Comes Neil Young
9 When You Dance, I Can Really Love Neil Young with Crazy Horse
10 Ohio Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
11 Only Love Can Break Your Heart Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
12 Tell Me Why Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
13 Music Is Love David Crosby, Graham Nash & Neil Young
14 See The Sky About To Rain Neil Young
DISC 7 LIVE AT MASSEY HALL (TORONTO 1971):
1 On The Way Home
2 Tell Me Why
3 Old Man
4 Journey Through The Past
5 Helpless
6 Love In Mind
7 A Man Needs A Maid/Heart Of Gold (Suite)
8 Cowgirl In The Sand
9 Don’t Let It Bring You Down
10 There’s A World
11 Bad Fog Of Loneliness
12 The Needle And The Damage Done
13 Ohio
14 See The Sky About To Rain
15 Down By The River
16 Dance Dance Dance
17 I Am A Child
DISC 8 NORTH COUNTRY (1971-1972):
1 Heart Of Gold Neil Young
2 The Needle And The Damage Done Neil Young
3 Bad Fog Of Loneliness Neil Young with The Stray Gators
4 Old Man Neil Young with The Stray Gators
5 Heart Of Gold Neil Young with The Stray Gators
6 Dance Dance Dance Neil Young
7 A Man Needs A Maid Neil Young with the London Symphony Orch.
8 Harvest Neil Young with The Stray Gators
9 Journey Through The Past Neil Young with The Stray Gators
10 Are You Ready For The Country? Neil Young with The Stray Gators
11 Alabama Neil Young with The Stray Gators
12 Words (Between The Lines Of Age) Neil Young with The Stray Gators
13 Soldier Neil Young
14 War Song Neil Young & Graham Nash with The Stray Gators
At the time of release in 2009, 13 of the songs had never been released before. A further 34 tracks were previously unreleased live or alternate versions. The repertoire covers the first decade of Neil Young’s career, including material from the Squires, Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and his early solo albums.
The box set comes with a 24-page booklet and a large fold-out Archives poster.
Rick Gershon
Warner Records
Got this from a brand new Forgotten Hits Reader ...
Wow, am I glad I found your page!
I am a collector of WABC SURVEYS.
Ultimate Classic Rock just ran an article about a subject very near and dear to our hearts …
Boy, these sure aren’t the songs YOU guys picked as your favorites!!! (Not even close!)
For a better representation of a consensus of Oldies Nation (and not just the “staff picks”), check out this list … where The Top Ten ‘70’s TV Themes are as follows:
# 1 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show
# 2 – Cheers
# 3 – M*A*S*H
# 4 – WKRP In Cincinnati
# 5 – Happy Days
# 6 – The Rockford Files
# 7 – The Brady Bunch
# 8 – The Jeffersons
# 9 – The Partridge Family
#10 – Lavern and Shirley
http://forgottenhits.com/your_top_100_all-time_favorite_tv_themes_based_on_our_2020_poll
You guys already know my thoughts on the matter ... and quite honestly, it even sounds out of place on the new "blue" greatest hits album, "1967 - 1970" ... but I guess they had to stick it somewhere. (It also makes the album title a complete misnomer!!!)
Yes, it's great to finally hear it ... but that doesn't necessarily mean that the song itself is "great" ... or that THIS is the last legacy The Beatles want to be remembered for. Always creative, inventive and ahead of the curve, it almost seems like a desperate move to "clean out the drawers" of whatever is leftover. As a curiosity, conversation piece, it's fine ... as the last testament of the world's greatest rock band ever, I find it to be (in the words of Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys when "Smiley Smile" followed "Pet Sounds" because Brian couldn't get the REAL "Smile" album together), it's "a bunt instead of a home run."
(Let's put it this way ... I am MUCH more looking forward to next year's almost certain "Rubber Soul" box set! I think we'll find THOSE outtakes to be FAR more innovative and interesting!) kk
Timmy sent us this very cool candid shot of George Harrison, Carl Perkins and Jeff Lynne, just strummin’, at George’s Friar Studio, 1989.
From Ross On Radio ...
A couple of vintage radio clips from New York from two broadcasting legends ...
I’ve really appreciated the airchecks posted by Ellis B. Feaster, the morning host at Christian AC WPOZ (Z88.3) Orlando, Fla. On Feaster’s front page, you’ll find a lot of big-names: WCBS-FM New York with Harry Harrison from 1984 and Scott Shannon from his first day in 2014.
TO MY FLORIDA FRIENDS & FANS (and friends and fans who may be in South Florida next February)
I've been sitting on this for more than a month, waiting for the official announcement.
Now it can be told:
I'll be headlining next year's South Florida Folk and Acoustic Festival. The two day event runs the first Saturday and Sunday in February (the 3rd and 4th) in Davie, Florida. I will be closing the show on either Saturday or Sunday.
Needless to say, I'll be sending reminders and more specifics as the time gets closer ...
But I'm letting you know now because I can't keep my mouth shut about it.
There are going to be some high-quality acts there and it's an honor to be asked to be among them, much less be a featured performer.
So, if you're a long-term planner, save the date.
If not, as I say, I'll send subsequent notices out with a lot more particulars.
Hope to see a mess of you there.
Love to you all,
Bob Lind
From Tom Cuddy …
Cass Elliot's Daughter to Publish Memoir About Her Mother — and Dispel the Ham Sandwich Rumor
https://people.com/cass-elliot-daughter-to-publish-memoir-about-her-mother-8402277
Musician Jackie DeShannon on her incredible career: ‘It was really difficult being a woman’
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/15/jackie-deshannon-singer-career
kk ...
Check This One Out ...
"HOLIDAYS WITH LOVE --- MERCEDES BENZ"
"I'LL BE SEEING YOU" / FRED PARRIS & FIVE SATINS
They Play The Whole Song, Without Mentioning The Car.
Backround = Holiday Pictures
FB
