Fade Into You

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Mazzy Star. Lead singer Hope Sandoval was the lead singer of the 80’s alternative rock band Opal. “Fade into you” was probably their biggest hit. Rumor has it that she’s related to trumpter Arturo Sandoval but I can’t confirm that. Check out those American thighs…

Always on the Run

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Lenny Kravitz. He will always be famous for two things, marrying Lisa Bonet and not having a neck. You can clearly see the lack of a neck in this picture. As for Ms. Bonet, the lyrics say it all. Apparently every single thing his mother told him to do, he did the opposite. But, that’s what rock and roll is all about, not listening to your mother, and nobody is more rock and roll than Lenny Kravitz. With Slash from Guns ‘n’ Roses helping out on guitar.

Radio Clash

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The Clash, “Radio Clash”. The original leather jacket funk-punk rockers. They also wrote “The Magnificent Seven”, “Rock the Cashbah”, you can tell it was Mick Jones’ musical style on those songs. Joe Strummer provided the social commentary. Later, when they split up and Mick Jones formed B.A.D and B.A.D.2, you can tell it was Mick’s muisc all along. But the references to “Apocaplyse Now”, Joe Strummer wrote the lyrics. John Lennon vs. Paul Mc Cartney? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Wonderwall

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Oasis. It takes a few seconds for the song to start playing, when I first started digitizing my record collection, I left a lot of dead air at the beginning of each track. Anyway, this is another 12-inch, 45rpm single. It’s been a long weekend and I’m really tired, so I won’t say much about the record except that it’s great sound quality and it’s certainly become a classic. Enjoy.

Answer Me Question

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A true Jamican rude boy. The picture looks like it could have been taken inside any number of clubs in New York City in 1977.

Later in his career, Dillinger would become more influenced by disco, R&B, funk but not for this record. He is still mashing it up strictly roots and culture. Let em know!

Devil’s Haircut

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The 7″ single cover. My guess is that this song deals with his disappointment and disillusionment with the music industry in in society as a whole. If you don’t know, a “Devil’s Haircut” is when the hair is cut short and pushed up towards the middle, almost like a mohawk, but it comes to a point, forms a ridge over the top of the head. Some people dye it red. When Beck says “Hitching a ride with the bleeding noses, coming to town with the briefcase blues”, he is talking about the music industry. The guy with the devil’s haircut is probably the same type of guy who called Curt Cobain in “Sliver”.

Brooklyn Queens

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3rd Bass: MC Serch and Pete Nice. The 12″ is much funkier than the single version, check out the intro “Brooklyn’s in the house”. This song is from the 80s’. A had a request for 80’s music. A friend said, “people always like 80’s music, it’s fun”. This song is fun, especially the 12-inch remix version. Love those horns.

“Girls setting up dollars for their summer fling”. Well, that’s exactly what’s happening right now in New York City. Some things never change.

Miss You

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The 12″ version of this song, which is what you see above, has an extra verse after the “asking people, what’s the matter with you boy?” part. Clubs and radio stations would always play the longer version. It’s a 12″ record playing at 45 rpm, the absolute best sound quality possible. It’s good to get better sound quality, an interesting photo or cover art, a special remix, but when you get extra verses, that’s a special 12″ single. The picture shows all 5 band members. Is this the original lineup or is there a Rock and Roll death here?

Say It Ain’t So

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This one has a little extra dead air to start, my apologies. By the way, Rock and Roll still rocks. Don’t forget that. There was a time when Rock was scared of Disco, there was a time when rock was scared of New-Wave, there was a time when rock was scared by Hip-Hop. I never understood why rock was ever afraid of anything. Rock and Roll is so simple, if you rock, you rock, if you don’t you don’t. Nothing else matters. You want proof? Think of Chuck Berry and Weezer, each of whom was the most unlikely scene changing rock stars of their time and each of whom will live for ever (rock and roll ain’t noise pollution).

Fantastic Voyage

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The “special disco mix”. From 1981, the last days of disco. This song goes out by request, someone wanted to hear some of the of funk to disco crossovers of the late 70s’/early 80’s; Carl Carlton, “She’s a bad mama jama”, the Whispers, “And the beat goes on”, Crown Heights Affair “Galaxy of Love”. I have them all on 12-inch singles, but this is the only one that has a picture of the band on the cover. Enjoy.