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10-14-11 Footnotes
Show 307: Hero Worship, Reviews of Van Hunt & Mastodon
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1 Today’s theme is Hero Worship. The genesis of this idea was that we here at Sound Opinions started noticing that a lot of artists have written songs about their own heroes. Think of Bob Dylan’s “Song To Woody.” It’s the kind of love only one rocker could express to another. Though when it comes to name-checking important musical figures, critics like Jim and Greg come a close second. Here are their favorite moments of musical Hero Worship.
Jim
The Replacements, “Alex Chilton”
Television Personalities, “I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives”
Cheap Trick, “Surrender”
Robyn Hitchcock, “I Saw Nick Drake”
Greg
Van Morrison, “Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)”
The Hold Steady, “Constructive Summer”
Frank Black, “I Heard Ramona Sing”
Stevie Wonder, “Sir Duke”
2 After being cut loose from his major-label deal, singer/songwriter Van Hunt has a new independently released album out called What Were You Hoping For. Jim and Greg received exactly what they were hoping for – a musically inventive album that doesn’t fit into one particular genre. Van Hunt is finally free to let his freak flag fly, and fly it does. Jim and Greg compare him to George Clinton and Prince and encourage you to Buy It.
3 Some call Mastodon the saviors of metal. Others...hipster sellouts. But Jim and Greg just think they make terrific music. Combining a little Black Sabbath with a little Melvins, they are experimental and hard rocking without losing their sense of melody and harmony. Their new album The Hunter marks five successful releases in a row. Jim and Greg say Buy It.
Songs Featured in Show #307
Bob Dylan, “Song to Woody,” Bob Dylan, Columbia, 1962
The Replacements, “Alex Chilton,” Pleased to Meet Me, Sire, 1987
Van Morrison, “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile),” Saint Dominic’s Preview, Warner Bros., 1972
Television Personalities, “I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives,” And Don’t the Kids Just Love It, Rough Trade, 1981
The Hold Steady, “Constructive Summer,” Stay Positive, Vagrant, 2008
David Bowie, “Song for Bob Dylan,” Hunky Dory, RCA, 1971
LCD Soundsystem, “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House,” LCD Soundsystem, DFA, 2005
Cheap Trick, “Surrender,” Heaven Tonight, Epic, 1978
Frank Black, “I Heard Ramona Sing,” Frank Black, 4AD, 1993
Robyn Hitchcock, “I Saw Nick Drake,” A Star for Bram, Editions PAF!, 2000
Stevie Wonder, “Sir Duke,” Songs in the Key of Life, Tamla, 1976
The Fall, “I Am Damo Suzuki,” This Nation's Saving Grace, Beggars Banquet, 1985
Van Hunt, “Watching You Go Crazy is Driving Me Insane,” What Were You Hoping For, Godless Hotspot, 2011
Van Hunt, “Designer Jeans,” What Were You Hoping For, Godless Hotspot, 2011
Mastadon, “Blasteroid,” The Hunter, Reprise, 2011
Mastadon, “Dry Bone Valley,” The Hunter, Reprise, 2011
Four Tet, “Locked,” Fabriclive 59, Fabric, 2011
Wilson Pickett, “634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.),” The Exciting Wilson Pickett, Atlantic, 1966
Gladys Knight and the Pips, “Midnight Train to Georgia,” Imagination, Buddah, 1973
Ghost in the Water, “Break It Down,” Shooting Stars and Battle Scars, skulls/talons/skeletons, 2011
The Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter,” Let It Bleed, Decca, 1969
Jeff Beck, “Over the Rainbow,” Emotion & Commotion, ATCO, 2010
U2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” The Joshua Tree, Island, 1987
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