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06-10-06 Footnotes
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1 This week in the news, there was a major turn of events for the music industry. For almost as long as rock has existed, Elvis Presley has been “The King.” He earned this moniker not just for being worshipped by fans, but also for being the reigning leader in record sales. Well now it looks like the king is about to be overthrown…by Garth Brooks. According the RIAA the country star is only 2.5 million copies shy of reaching Elvis' record of 118.5 million albums sold. Jim notes that some “fuzzy math” is responsible for this achievement (as is often the case with the election of new leaders). Brooks’ recent five-CD boxed set, The Limited Series, has been repackaged and remarketed, and while profits have not been huge, each boxed set actually counts for FIVE separate sales. So at that rate, Brooks (and Gaines?) is sure to catch up to our original down-home legend. Greg is concerned that come Armageddon, when we are judged not by our sins, but by our music purchases, we will all face a very dark fate.
2 Residents of the Sydney suburb, Rockdale, face no less dark a fate. It was recently announced that for the next six months, the music of Barry Manilow will be blasted throughout the streets in order to curb the bad behavior of the local rif raf. The city council hopes that this “daggy” music will send the young “hoons,” who enjoy cruising the streets and blasting their own “doof” music, back home where they belong. The idea had been tried before down under, that time with the the un-cool croonings of Bing Crosby. But Jim and Greg have their own version of torture. Jim thinks that the relentless cacophony of Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music, would send citizens running. And for Greg, it’s simple—he only needs to hear the opening violin riff in “Ants Marching” by the Dave Matthews Band, and he’s gone.
3 Soul singer and keyboardist Billy Preston passed away this week at the age of 59. Preston is best known as “The Fifth Beatle,” because of the recording credit he received for performing “Get Back” with the band. But, as Jim and Greg explain, this title overshadowed his other contributions to music. Preston had his own hits with “Will It Go Round in Circles” and “Nothing From Nothing”, and he co-wrote Joe Cocker’s chart-topper, “You Are So Beautiful.” He also recorded with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Sly & the Family Stone, and earned the distinction of being the first musical guest invited to appear on Saturday Night Live. Greg will particularly remember Preston’s pioneering use of the synthesizer in songs like “Outa Space”
4 Next up Jim and Greg begin to unearth their Buried Treasures. This is one of their favorite shows, so they’ve been digging deep for musical gems that you may not have heard, but certainly should. This time around the booty includes:
Franz Ferdinand & Jane Birkin, Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Midlake, Bamnan & Slivercork
Joan Jett, Sinner
Parts & Labor, Stay Afraid
tapes ‘n tapes, The Loon
Eleventh Dream Day, Zeroes and Ones
Goldstars, Purple Girlfriend
Calexico, Garden Ruin
Rainer Maria, Catasrophe Keeps Us Together
Tom Verlaine, Around
5 We also heard some Buried Treasure picks from callers. These listeners recommend you check out the following:
Apostle of Hustle, Folkloric Feel
Richard Hawley, Coles Corner
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, The Dust of Retreat
The Living Things, Ahead of the Lions
Guillemots, Trains to Brazil
Songs Featured in Show #28
Garth Brooks, “Friends in Low Places,” Fences, 1990
Barry Manilow, “Looks Like We’ve Made It,” This One’s For You, 1976
Barry Manilow, “Mandy,” Barry Manilow II, 1974
Lou Reed, “Metal Machine Music Pt. 1” Metal Machine Music, 1975
Dave Matthews Band, “Ants Marching,” Under the Table and Dreaming, 1993
Billy Preston, “Will It Go Round in Circles,” Music is My Life, 1972
Billy Preston, “Out of Space,” I Wrote a Simple Song, 1971
Franz Ferdinand & Jane Birkin, “A Song for Sorry Angel,” Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited, 2006
Midlake, “Roscoe,” Trials of Van Occupanther, 2006
Joan Jett, “Change the World,” Sinner, 2006
Parts & Labor, “The Great Divide” Stay Afraid, 2006
Apostle of Hustle, “Animal Fat,” Folkloric Feel, 2004
Richard Hawley, “Cole’s Corner,” Cole’s Corner, 2005
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s, “Skeleton Key,” The Dust of Retreat, 2006
Tapes ‘n Tapes, “The Illiad,” The Loon, 2005
Eleventh Dream Day, “Lately I’ve Been Thinking,” Zeroes and Ones, 2006
Goldstars, “Purple Girlfriend,” Purple Girlfriend, 2006
Goldstars, “Fire,” Purple Girlfriend, 2006
Calexico, “Letter to Bowie Knife,” Garden Ruin, 2006
Living Things, “End Gospel,” Black Skies in Broad Daylight, 2004
Guillemots, “Trains to Brazil,” From the Cliffs, 2006
Rainer Maria, “I’ll Keep it With Mine,” Catastrophe Keeps Us Together, 2006
Tom Verlaine, “From Her Fingers,” Songs and Other Things, 2006
Credits: Presets, “Steamworks,” Beams, 2006
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