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09-26-08 Footnotes
Show 148: Joan as Policewoman, Metallica Review, Greg's DIJ Pick
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1 The labels are still holding onto the idea of selling physical media and have rolled out a new music format called SlotMusic. Each memory card will contain albums and other extras that can be played on mobile phones, computers and some portable MP3 players. So far listeners can only purchase these SlotMusic cards at big box stores like Walmart, but the big labels are certainly hoping they can entice digital music fans to actually purchase more than a single mp3. SlotMusic mp3s are higher quality than most purchased by consumers, but Jim and Greg aren’t sure that will be enough incentive to walk into a store to buy music when you can simply do it online from your own home.
2 Keyboardist Rick Wright, founding member of Pink Floyd and psychedelic rock genius, passed away recently at the age of 65. As Jim explains, Wright was a quiet figure in a larger than life band, but he deserves to be honored. Wright was a huge jazz fan and brought a lot of those musical influences to Pink Floyd’s sound. You can hear this in the song, “Summer ‘68” from the band’s 1970 album Atom Heart Mother.
3 Joan as Policewoman, otherwise known as Joan Wasser, stops in for a visit this week. The singer/songwriter has many fans, including Lou Reed, Rufus Wainwright, Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons, and of course Jim and Greg. It’s easy to hear why after sampling her live performance, which includes songs from her latest album Real Life. Joan, who began as a classically trained violinist, describes her music as “American Soul.” Check out what she means here.
4 Metallica’s 9th album Death Magnetic has already soared to the top of the charts, but did it deserve to? As Jim and Greg explain, there’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the way the album sounds. It was mixed for radio, rather than headphone listening, and is much louder and more distorted than it should be. But that’s not even its biggest problem. Both Jim and Greg were shocked at how bad and insincere singer James Hetfield’s lyrics are. So awful sound + awful lyrics = a Trash It, right? Well, not quite. Jim and Greg were impressed by the guitar playing and think that the album is better than other recent Metallica efforts. Death Magnetic gets two Burn Its.
5 The Desert Island Jukebox pick this week marks another passing of a musical great. Legendary drummer Earl Palmer passed away this week at the age of 83. Like Buddy Harman who was discussed on the show a few weeks ago, Palmer was an unsung hero. Greg credits him with establishing the sound he defines as rock and roll. You can hear this primitive, brutal style of early rock in the Little Richard track “Ready Teddy.”
Songs Featured in Show #148
Elvis Presley, "Return to Sender", Girls! Girls! Girls!, 1962
Pink Floyd, "Us and Them," The Dark Side of the Moon, 1973
Pink Floyd, "Summer '68," Atom Heart Mother, 1970
Joan as Policewoman, "Magpies," To Survive, 2008
Mary Timony, "Dungeon Dance," Mountains, 2000
Joan as Policewoman, "To Be Loved," To Survive, 2008 Live in the Studio
Joan as Policewoman, "Holiday," To Survive, 2008
Joan as Policewoman, "Honor Wishes," To Survive, 2008
Antony and the Johnstons, "Cripple and the Starfish," Antony and the Johnsons, 2000
Joan as Policewoman, "Hard White Wall," To Survive, 2008 Live in the Studio
Jeff Buckley, "Hallelujah," Grace, 1994
Joan as Policewoman, "Furious," To Survive, 2008
Metallica, “Broken, Beat & Scarred,” Death Magnetic, 2008
Metallica, “All Nightmare Long,” Death Magnetic, 2008
Little Richard, “Ready Teddy,” Here's Little Richard, 1957
De La Soul, “Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey),” De La Soul is Dead, 1991
AC/DC, “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, 1976
Ladytron, “I’m Not Scared,” Velocifero, 2008
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby, "Men in Sandals," Wreckless Eric & Amy Wrigby, 2008
Ludlow Lions, “I Wanna Be Bicycles,” Ludlow Lions
The Naked Brothers, "Banana Smoothie," Naked Brothers Band, 2007
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