Sunday Random 10 (Catching up - October)

Almost caught up...

Let's...Hit...Shuffle!


10/07/2012
Wilco - Comment (If All Men Are Truly Brothers)
Brian Wilson - Love and Mercy
This Train - Like It or Not 
Gear Daddies - Minnesota Polka
Neil Young - Southern Man
Patty Griffin - Flaming Red
Lost Dogs - No Ship Coming In 
Girlyman - The Person You Want
Peter Gabriel - Family Snapshot 
Lookbook - Real Love

We have the lead tracks from Brian Wilson's first solo record and the Lost Dogs' second (and best), a tune from This Train, one of our very favorite bands (Please, please, please make that threatened new record, guys!), and the Gear Daddies goofing around in the studio. Once again, if you don't own Flaming Red, go get it! The kid turned us on to Girlyman and their wonderful vocal harmonies.

10/14/2012
Marshall Crenshaw - Monday Morning Rock
Crowded House - Into Temptation
Crowded House - Twice If You're Lucky
Nate Houge - Redemption
The Del Fuegos - Fade to Blue
Jonathan Rundman - Little Bible
Dar Williams - Teen for God
The Decemberists - Dear Avery
Southside Johnny with La Bamba's Big Band (feat. Tom Waits) - Walk Away
Girlyman - Break Me Slow

A tw0-fer from Crowded House (we'll come back to them later in this post), then the religious themes kick in this Sunday, with Houge, Rundman and Williams. That spectatular Southside/Waits duet has some hints of repentance, as well. Enjoyed seeing the Del Fuegos' play that song at their reunion tour back in February. More Girlyman, too!

10/21/2012
Yes - And You and I
This Train - Jazz
The Beatles - Two of Us
Arcade Fire - Une Annee Sans Lumiere
The Rolling Stones - Good Times, Bad Times
The Replacements - Achin' to Be
Bettye LaVette - It Don't Come Easy
Wilco - You Are My Face
Fountains of Wayne - Cold Comfort Flowers
Shawn Colvin (w/Mary Chapin Carpenter) - One Cool Remove

After 10 minutes of classic Yes, we get This Train's stream-of-consciousness minute-and-a-half rant, then some Beatles and Stones. Saw the terrific Bettye LaVette at the Minnesota State Fair this year, and yes, that's a Ringo Starr cover.   

10/28/2012
David Bowie - Five Years
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Dar Williams - Better Things
Wilco - Outta Mind (Outta Sight)
Daniel Amos - (What's Come) Over Me
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)
Dan Zanes - Blow Ye Winds In the Morning
Los Lobos - Wicked Rain (Live)
The Baseball Project - The Closer

Dar covers a Kinks song that should have been a huge hit, Daniel Amos channels "I Should Have Known Better", a tune from Abandonded Luncheonette, an album you really need if you all you think of is "Maneater" when you hear "Hall & Oates" mentioned, and we close with a Baseball Project song on the same day Sergio Romo closed out the Detroit Tigers to complete a sweep and make the Giants the World Series champs again.

Whew! We're all caught up!

We now return you to This Week's Discussion Question ("Why the hell isn't Neil Finn a huge international megastar?"), already in progress.