I'm on it.
The hard stuff is done.
Mailing next week?

 ColdMiser wrote: I'll do that.

CD players are on the cheap.
I had to replace mine a few back.

So I seem to be having some technical difficulties getting discs burned. I may need to purchase a new CD player to work with my laptop. So I'm going to move to the open March slot. Kurt from LaQuinta is now up to the plate for February. 

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

My January mix is complete, need to burn, artwork and ship. should be out the door next week sometime. 

My February mix is in production...

 kurtster wrote:
Your commitment to vinyl is pretty awesome. I can imagine how your eyes lit up when you stumbled upon the Grand Funk album at that record fair. One mans trash is another mans treasure! My review as the mix unfolded before my ears:

Grand Funk Railroad - Like Mr LaQuinta I am mostly familiar with their hits but feel like I should know more. The lone GFRR in my vinyl collection is a beat up copy of their live album from a dollar bin long ago. End of the listen, I think this song is heads above their normal music. Nice find!
Meadows - Rocky Mountain Way gets all the attention but I think this song is his best solo tune. I wish he stuck with the James Gang, would have been cool to see how they could have evolved along with Joe. 
Easy on my Soul - The only Free album without Andy Fraser who was only 15 when the band started out and he co-wrote most all of their songs with Paul Rodgers. Good Selection!
Al Kooper - This guy had one hell of a career didn't he? 
The Kinks and McCartney - Both songs are quintessential "English" rock. 
Can't you hear me Knockin - Greatest Keith Richards opening riff! And perfect Mick Taylor jam to close it out. Legend has it that the jam wasn't planned but they kept it from the first take.
Eminence Front - My college roommate played this song to DEATH. Took me years to actually enjoy it again. 
The Width of a Circle - Killer Mick Ronson! He really made early Bowie tick. 
It Can Happen to You - I saw Yes on this tour. However excess alcohol consumption renders the memory dim :(
Kinks - Father Christmas is timeless and one of the few songs I look forward to hearing every holiday season.

Speaking of holidays, a Happy 2025 to you and the missus Kurt! Nice to see you continue your "Segue This" series. I owe it to myself to dig out Volumes 1 - 3 (if I have all of them) and give them a spin again. Your yearly contribution to the RPMCC is MUCH appreciated! 

 kurtster wrote:

Grand Funk Railroad- Never cared much for Grand Funk. Probably because of their overplayed music back in the day. But this is something I’ve never heard before. It’s “fresh” and different. Not bad. Explains the "From the GFRR album Survival, that nobody ever really heard of."

Joe Walsh- I love this guy! This is one of my favorites from him and one of my all time favorites. The instrumentation from this one is really what I like. What a great  album this came off of.

Free- Kind of like Grand Funk for me. But when you put a deeper cut here… something not played to death… I like it.

Brewer and Shipley- I never heard this before until I started listening to Radio Paradise way back. This is a William Goldsmith favorite. It’s time I added this one to my  playlist.

Al Kooper- Not a blues man here. Never liked being depressed. And them blues give me the blues.

Kinks- Big Kinks fan here. This album “Word of Mouth” came out when things were looking bad for nations, including England. Then things bounced back.  Ahh. The cycle of life. No blues for me dammit!

Paul McCartney- I’ve always like this one for its English quirkiness. I just realized I don’t have this in my playlist. Will add it.

Cream- Another band I became burnt out on because of heavy rotation back in the day. But… after ignoring “Classic Rock” for years, I’ve started to appreciate them more.

Rolling Stones- See GFRR, Free and Cream above. But… I really enjoy their deeper cuts. Which are many. I have 26 of them on my playlist.

INXS- This sure sounds like the 80’s all over the place. We’ll it was recorded in ’89. This was a KROQ-FM staple for me.

The Who- Never cared much for this album this one came off of. Seemed like a “contractual obligation” effort to me. Another “Classic Rock” played too many times for
my ears. But I like The Who most times

David Bowie- Another deeper cut. Most excellent!

Yes- Yes! Another one I don’t have. Why is that? I need to add to the playlist. Love the sitar in this one.

The Kinks- Again! One of my favorite Christmas tunes.

Thanks for the work on this CD Kurt. Great music here!
Liked the shot of the " Sisters" volcanoes. I actually hiked that area way back in the 70's.
I just wish you could do more than one month a year because I enjoy your mixes.

Pheww! I finally got caught up on my reviews!

 kurtster wrote:

been listening while driving
brings back some good memories
nice flow

Here is the cover and playlist.



The only intentional song was the GFRR track.  I scored the album at the record fair that I went to in November after looking for a copy on vinyl for around 30 years for this song in particular.  It is just one of those songs that just hit me the right way so powerfully way back when it was new in 1975.  Have no idea were the original copy went and the CD just didn't do it rightly.  From the GFRR album Survival, that nobody ever really heard of.

The rest of the playlist just built itself after coming up with Meadows, which is another one of these songs with similar power to me and the only song that I could come up with as a bridge to the rest of the songs since the first track is not exactly one that plays well by itself out of the context of the album. So for lack of a conscious theme I went back to the well with the old Segue This theme from back in the early days of the RPMCC. Perhaps the theme might be catharsis if anything.

The cover is also a reprise from the earlier volumes of the Segue series with a picture of Oregon's Smoking Sisters volcanos.  The original picture I used I took from the plane as I was returning from a visit to hippie in Portland is lost somewhere in the piles of files on a computer somewhere.  

They're all deep personal favorites and I hope that they played together nicely for a mix suitable for a drive or a lazy Sunday afternoon.

  Y'all

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The digital version of the mix with the artwork for those who might want it in this form.  It expires on Jan 22.

CLICKY

 kurtster wrote: Where is the listing and intentions?

Lazy8 Influences Disc 1 - (Love the influencer pic on the inside)

Little Sadie- Hedy West: sometimes the banjo thing clicks for me, but not always
Marie’s Wedding: cute little pleasant thing
Cuckoo Bird: like this more than the West tune. Just the tonality
Ian and Sylvia: totally digging this
I Walk the Line: That hummmm always annoys me. Otherwise, great.
John Stewart: Nice. Always appreciated him, even when he was just a daydream believer.
C.S.N.&Y: Have always loved this one. Idealism is dead, tho. No one writes songs about four dead in Ohio any more.
The Who: I love how this shows off Townsend's use of chords, not leads.
Babylon- Don Maclean: hard to listen this guy any more based on his history
Alice Cooper: old school r&r. Although I like his later stuff a bit better.
Cat Stevens- I compare him to Chrissy Hynde - gruff voice, emotional, heartfelt lyrics. Lovely.
Queen - Teo Torriatte: A nice showcase for his voice (like they all are) and staying in the operatic world.
TVC-15: The beginning of college. I wore a Station to Station T-shirt (alternating with ELPs Trilogy) everywhere.
As- Steve Wonder: Again, college. I remember sitting in the dorm room with a few other fellows, gobsmacked by this.
Wood- Jethro Tull: There is little on god's green earth that will ever make me like Tull. Still not there.
Artist Only- Talking Heads: I DON'T HAVE TO PROVE that I love this album. 
Steely Dan: Always loved the Oh Michael, Oh Jesus. This came on a reel to reel when I bought my first unit. Along with Who's Next. Wow.
The Cars:  Take me to the River meets Get it On.

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote: A damn’d defeat was made. Am I a coward?
Who calls me villain? breaks my pate across?
Plucks off my beard, and blows it in my face?
Tweaks me by the nose? gives me the lie i’ the throat,
As deep as to the lungs? who does me this?
Ha!
‘Swounds, I should take it: for it cannot be
But I am pigeon-liver’d and lack gall...

 Steely_D wrote:

I wasn't trying to insult you...
well, maybe a little.

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

A hit! A touch, I do confess't.

Traveling, no CD player available.
Now, no longer a Wilbury and I can start spinning the stacks o wax again.

Apologizing for a late review here once again… but I’m getting them done finally!
Love the “Alternative Music”.

Alt Something

Oliver Malcolm- Sounds like… Dang. There’s a song on my playlist that sounds a lot like this guy.
I’ll figure it out one of these days. To that point, I kind of get upset when someone says- “This sounds like so and so.” And here I am doing it.

Tommy Newport- I just discovered “Indie Pop Rocks” on SOMA- FM. And they just played this song today. Nice.

Jack White- There’s only a few songs I like from Jack. When he starts off with his screeching voice... as in most of his songs… it makes me cringe. So, this one he’s not doing that. Not too bad.

Fever Doll- Never heard this unit before. Not bad.

Mystic Braves- A 60’s flashback! That organ reminds me of ? and the Mysterians and many others from those 60’s. Dang. There I go again.

Palace- Another one I’ve heard recently on “Indie Pop Rocks”. Me likey! That singer sure sounds like the guy from Band of Horses. There he goes again.

The Backseat Lovers- Always liked quirky guitars.

Ivy- I’ve heard of this band before. Never heard this song before. Very Alt. Very nice.

Allah-Las- I have a few from these guys on my playlist. Even this one. Good choice.

Almost Monday- More quirky guitars/ keyboards. Nice.

Built to Spill- I really like this band and have a few of their stuff on my playlist. Not this one… yet.

Quivers- Australian Jangle! Miamizun wrote “who knew!” I have! I have a lot from these guys on my playlist… including this one. One reason… I listen to “It’s A Jangle Out There” MAIN-FM Castlemain, Australia. What a great source for a Jangle Junkie like me.

Royel Otis- I tend to get turned of with songs when they continually drop F bombs. This would be a pretty decent song except for that.

Low- I like Low. I even have a song I used from them on my “California Songs” MCC submission a while back. And there’s a banjo in there too!

Gigi Perez- A nice, pleasant one.

Little Man Tate- Never herd of these guys before. I like this one a lot. My favorite new one here.

Engineers- Agree with Mr. Miser on this one. Really nice. A Shoegaze vibe going on here.

Great stuff Mr. Zsun! I liked a lot of your mix.
Thanks for the work done on it, and for turning me on to a few really good ones.

 Steely_D wrote:

“…my last submission got crickets except for one hardy soul.”
Well, crickets have been flowing out from your reviews for a while now.

But I digress…

#1

10cc- I’ve always been a fan of this group. Haven’t been a fan of live recorded music much.
Gentile Giant- Yes, I thought this sounded a lot like Genesis also. I hear the Prog Rock effect going on here. Well, I know this is the theme of your mix.
Crack the Sky- Haven’t listened much to these guys before. But I liked this one.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer- This is my favorite song from them. My “College Day”. Yep. Six months’ worth. Lots of memories.
Garth Hudson- This guy… awesome!

#2

Metheny& Mays- Not a fan much of Pat. But this was interesting and spacey. And the title is great.
Todd Rundgren- The first time I’ve heard this. He is all over the place on this one. Great on the headphones.
Phil Manzanera- A bouncy ditty. Sounds really nice.
Jon Anderson- Yes! Love the acoustic guitar in this. A nice, hippy dippy message.
King Crimson- The definition of Progressive Rock… King Crimson and a long song.

Thanks for getting this out. I know you’ve been busy with travels and much more.
I showed you mine. Can we see yours? 

This reminds me how late I am reviewing other discs.  I'll try and get on that this week.

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
Well, younger than me! It's a '74 RD350. My first bike.


Oh yes it is. Took this from an appearance on a short-lived TV show hosted by Pete Seeger.


An Irish band singing a Scottish song. I've heard dozens of versions of it but this is the standard I judge them by.


I watched a few episodes of Andy Griffith back in the day but had no idea they were featuring music like this—but damned if they didn't!


Chicago. Came to me via a cutout bin in a record store in Fairfax, VA. Until the age of the internets I had always associated them with the soul music I heard on the radio out of DC. They inspired a cult following; this came from a Japanese import reissue.


I can go on and on about Alice. Don't get me started.


First time I heard him was on the 8-track player on a school bus. The school district hired high school kids to drive the busses, and my route's driver had excellent taste. He also introduced me to George Carlin.


Never even looked up the lyrics until just now.


You are the second RPsian I've "met" who ever heard of Tonio K!

He wandered off to the land of christian rock. Haven't heard from him in years.


I had a car named after this song. Drove it for 4 years and sold it (well, most of it) for $75, still running.


This is as close as they ever came to a hit, at least in the states.


They were New England folkies, same era as the music my parents enjoyed but different coast. Didn't run into them until I was in my 20s.


Their flavor is more eastern European. From Seattle. I uploaded another one of their waltzes to RP back in the upload days and it started a furious flame war in the comments.


They are 2/3 Canadian, but they have broad tastes. This one is by Annabelle Chvostek, who was only in the band for one album. As far as I know they dropped all her songs from their repertoire after she left.


This is Eva Holbrook, late of the family band SHEL. She's a genius mandolin player and terrific singer.


We're missing a generation; my son's influence is pretty heavy here. But the two of them have introduced me to some great music. Moguk. Whatever.

 Lazy8 wrote:

Well this took me way too long to get out.

Sorry.

Lazy 8 Influences:
Looks like your parent’s influences? Early.
I can also tell there’s a 2 stroke street bike underneath you. Very old. 

Disc 1
Little Sadie- Hedy West: This is old, isn’t it?
Marie’s Wedding: Sounds like early Pogues to me.
Cuckoo Bird: Another way early.
Ian and Sylvia: I remember their version of Early Morning Rain the best.
The Dillard’s: Andy Griffith Show?
Shady Grove: This was also performed on the Andy Griffith Show by the Dillard’s.
I Walk the Line: Classic Johnny Cash. I always liked the pitch changes in this song.
John Stewart: Nice one from John. He had a lot of songs I liked from him. A great songwriter for sure.
C.S.N.&Y: A Graham Nash song. He had a few gems through- out his career. My favorite from his was “Military Madness”.
The Who: Got to get a classic rock one in! They had some memorable tunes. This is one of them. Love Pete Townsend.
Babylon- Don Maclean: Not a common song from him. But a dandy one indeed. He lives a couple of towns away from me. I haven’t run into him yet.
Freak’s Prayer: I’ve never heard this hippie prayer before. Sounds like something straight from Haight- Asbury.
Alice Cooper: More Cooper? Between you and Mr. Miser we’re getting inundated! That’s all good to me. Not a hit either. Nice deep cut. I might be influenced to do the same soon.
Cat Stevens- My first girlfriends’ favorite artist. I kind of blew him off for years, but I rediscovered those 70’s classic albums a few years back and added some of his deeper tracks to my playlist. This is one of them.
Teo Torriatte: Over the top Japanese Queen. Nice.
TVC-15: This was a KROQ- FM mainstay for me. I just looked up the meaning of this song… say no to drugs. Lol!
As- Steve Wonder: There’s a few songs I liked from him. Usually, it wasn’t his hits.
Wood- Jethro Tull: Same as with Stevie Wonder. Their hits I grew tired of. So this is refreshing because it wasn’t a “hit”.
Artist Only- Talking Heads: Another KROQ-FM standard! A very short time space where I heard this on the radio. Them good ol’ days! Memories of “simpler times”. Or were they really? Thank for putting this one on.
Steely Dan: Oh yes! What an album. I have this on LP/ cassette/ CD. I even had it on an 8 track. Every track is a classic.
The Cars: More KROQ-FM memories. Nobody else was playing these New Wave classics at the time. Those first albums were awesome.

DISC 2 Later, Baby!
I can relate to most of these songs. And when anybody acknowledges the Beat farmers… I’m in!
E. Costello- Always liked Elvis. Again, KROQ-FM was the only radio station around that played him at his beginning. His first three albums were classic's.
Warren Zevon- Another artist I always admired. I always good to hear him. And most of his songs one never hears played. Nice deeper cut.
Tonio K.- I bought this L.P. when it came out. Again, another KROQ turn on for me. That station really influenced me back then.
Modern Lovers- Not my favorite from these guys... but I like the subject matter.
Stones- A hit from the Stones. Not my favorite from them because it was way too popular.
Tom Petty- Miss Tom. Sort of a hit… but it doesn’t get played a lot anymore.Once again a KROQ-FM regular back then.
Beat Farmers- One of my favorite bands. Never had any hits so I like them even better. Plus they played my kind of “country” music.
Bok, Mui and Tricket- Now for something completely different. Never heard of these guys before. Sounds like a flashback from your good old days.
Greg Brown- I probably would have never heard of him except for Radio Paradise teaching me. And you introducing this song to me.
Hot Rize- Now for something completely different. Mountain Music!
Indio Girls- Another KROQ first for me. Nobody played them before them.
Nirvana- Nice deep cut you don’t hear every day. Nothing says grunge like a cello.
KGB- I thought Mike Bloomfield was in this band. This doesn’t sound like his music. Oh. Another KGB. You seem to like this mountain/ highlands music.
Wailin’ Jennys- A Radio Paradise staple. More mountain music!
Jason Isbell- I really like this guy. This song is in my big playlist.
Lady Moon- New to me. And I like. I’m a sucker for the harmonies.

Moguk Disc 3

Seems your grandson has the same eclectic taste as you. Who's the influence there?

Pastime Paradise- Not a really big fan of “Motown”. But here’s one I like.
You Are My Sunshine- There’s a classic we all can sing along with.

Your two 5’s threw me off here.

Buddy- I just can’t get into things rap.
Banana Boat Song- Who can’t like this one?
Que Sera Sera- Who can’t like this one?
Forty-Six and 2- I’m a sucker for acoustic guitar. Nice.
Serpent Charmer- Love Sam Beam’s music. Nice one.
A Field of Shooting Stars- Another appearance of KGB. Very pleasant.
Freak on a Leash- Korn’s hit! Not much of a fan of abrasive metal. I rub’s me the hard way.
Summertime Sadness- There’s an abrupt segue from Korn. Which I needed.
Lampshades on Fire- Always liked Modest Mouse. Quirky.

Good job here Marty. Nice and eclectic. Thanks for your work!

 Lazy8 wrote:
Me too!

Hey! I got one! Thanks Santster!