Program 4
August 1, 2009
Ministry does The Grateful Dead – Friend of the Devil
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings do Murray McLauchlan – Down By The Henry Moore
Eric Ambel does Neil Young – Revolution Blues
Kathleen Edwards does AC/DC – Money Talks
Greg Hawks & The Tremblers do Bruce Springsteen – Tougher Than The Rest
Jimmy Webb does himself and Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman
Saturday nights at 7 on 97-7 WEXT
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The dude that did Everyday Is Halloween does The Grateful Dead’s Friend of the Devil. Odd…and not very good, but who can resist a hippie song done by an industrial metal guy? Of course, its obvious that the only reason Al Jourganson tackled this was because of the devil. This is from one of Neil and Peggy Young’s fabulous Bridge School Benefit concerts. Does Neil help book the bands?
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings is the triumvirate of Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing, and Tom Wilson. On their own they’re pretty good. Together, they bring the rock like no other triumvirate that I’m aware of north of the 45th parallel. Tom Wilson is to rock vocals what a Harley Davidson is to pavement. I don’t think anyone has ever said the same thing to Murray McLaughlan, but the guy wrote a great song or two nonetheless, including Down By The Henry Moore.
Eric Roscoe Ambel, one part of the legendary bar band The Yayhoos, and a member of Steve Earle’s band The Dukes, does downer Neil Young like nobody’s business. As well, let’s not forget that the coolest thing about a moody Neil Young track like Revolution Blues is the guitar wank that accompanies. Go Roscoe.
Kathleen Edwards is just about the coolest AAA chick out there. Add to her resume a AAA cover of Money Talks by AC/DC and I’m in LLL love.
What happened to Greg Hawks and the Tremblers? Anyone? Still in Chapel Hill? Their honkytonk cover of Springsteen’s Tougher Then The Rest, is, quite simply, better than the original.
I will stand on Paul McCartney’s piano and say that Jimmy Webb’s Wichita Lineman is the single greatest song ever written. Here we have the songwriter himself with his own take on the tune, as well as the definitive original by Glen Campbell. Sigh.
Because I screwed up with my timings the unannounced 2:19 by Tom Waits, sung by the great John Hammond Jr., ends the program. You lucky people.
Wayne