― Hildy, Thursday, 30 October 2003 00:32 (twenty years ago) link
(Who I wonder who) taught her how to talk like that(Who I wonder who) gave her that big idea
Nothing you can't handle nothing you ain't gotPut the money on the table and drive it off the lotTurn on that ole lovelight and turn a maybe to a yesSame old schoolboy game got you into this messHey son better get back to townFace the sad old truth the dirty lowdown
(Who I wonder who) put those ideas in your head(Who I wonder who) yeahCome on back down little sonDig the low low low low lowdown
You ain't got to be so bad got to be so coldThis dog eat dog existence sure is getting oldGot to have a Jones for this Jones for thatThis running with the Joneses boyJust ain't where it's atYou gonna come back aroundTo the sad sad truth the dirty lowdown
(Who I wonder who) got you thinking like that boy(Who I wonder who)(Who I wonder who said who I wonder who)Oh look out for that lowdownThat dirty dirty dirty dirty lowdown(Who I wonder who ohh ohh)Got you thinking like that
― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 October 2003 12:52 (twenty years ago) link
So...Silk Degrees vs the 1980 Hits? Quick!
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 12 June 2007 23:21 (sixteen years ago) link
well, I'd guess that Hits would be the one for you Alfred, just from what I know about your kinda radical pop-ism - you're not much of an album-as-form dude are ye? 'cause Silk Degrees is very much in the album/auteur mode - the sequence is immaculate, the transitions weightless, the flow from start to finish as smooth as ghee. It is one of my ten favorite albums of all time.
Hits: 1) has an appalling cover vs. SD's completely bitchin' & iconic cover, but 2) has "you make it so hard to say no," which is one of my favorite boz tunes, but 3) is otherwise kinda weird - where's the stuff from Down Two, which you're also gonna need?
I say Silk Degrees but you and I disagree so often that you might accordingly wanna zag here
― J0hn D., Tuesday, 12 June 2007 23:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Silk Degrees all the way. I was just playing it yesterday. Among all the great stuff mentioned above, there's also a couple of curves, including the almighty blues-rockin' "Jump Street." Hits! always felt a little half-assed to me, particularly in comparison.
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 00:58 (sixteen years ago) link
well, I'd guess that Hits would be the one for you Alfred, just from what I know about your kinda radical pop-ism - you're not much of an album-as-form dude are ye
Gee, that couldn't be more wrong! I had no idea I created tha timpression. "Radical popism" and "album-as-form" (which I do believe in) are not binarities!
Speaking of disagreeing...we can't arguge about how bitchin' Boz looks in a pink blazer, no?
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 01:10 (sixteen years ago) link
It's all about "Loan Me A Dime". Classic
Incredibly accurate statement.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 01:32 (sixteen years ago) link
there was some amazing stuff on the set he put out last year, too, although the re-recorded "Lowdown" was quite poor
I'd listen to Boz sing anything though really, dude has one of the all-time great rock voices & killer phrasing
― J0hn D., Wednesday, 13 June 2007 02:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Reminds me of Van Morrison, without the listen-to-the-lion mannerisms.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 02:19 (sixteen years ago) link
anyone ever heard that first ultra-rare folkie album he made which only came out in Sweden??
― Stormy Davis, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 02:22 (sixteen years ago) link
he & Morrison have comparably excellent pitch, yes
― J0hn D., Wednesday, 13 June 2007 02:54 (sixteen years ago) link
"wunn moe tahm, gonna get it…wunn fo' the rohh-hoe-oh-oh-oh-ode…"
"LIDO…WHOA OH OH OH OH-oh…"
awesome keyb arpeggios floow…
― Veronica Moser, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 12:18 (sixteen years ago) link
"Dime a Dance Romance" off Steve Miller's "Sailor" was Scaggs, I think, and is a great song.
― Bill Magill, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Total C and Silk Degrees over Hits. I've been listening to Silk Degrees, Some Change, and Come on Home off and on for two weeks.
― Jaq, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Has SIlk Degrees had the remaster treatment lately?
― Jon Lewis, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:24 (sixteen years ago) link
A couple of years ago.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:25 (sixteen years ago) link
<i>Has SIlk Degrees had the remaster treatment lately?</i>
Also, Hits, last year. Black and white houndstooth blazer instead of pink :(
― Jaq, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Black and white houndstooth blazer instead of pink
in a just world there'd be rioting in the streets over this kind of shit
― J0hn D., Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:50 (sixteen years ago) link
I have to thank this thread and a coworker of mine for making me figure out he was the guy singing "Lido Shuffle" (and what the song itself was called) -- a mystery I rank on the level of figuring out that the one song was called "Baker Street" and was sung by Gerry Rafferty.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 16:52 (sixteen years ago) link
can I saw how great "Harbor Lights" is? Thanks.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 22 November 2008 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link
oh HELL yes
― J0hn D., Saturday, 22 November 2008 14:25 (fifteen years ago) link
I never did buy Silk Degrees, John: I chose the updated Hits instead, which has got his not-so-good '88 Top 40 single. I shouldn't have been so shocked that apart from the singles I knew the guy is some kind of near genius.
I can't listen to Danny Wilson again either.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 22 November 2008 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link
there is no better amusement park song than "Lowdown"...
― henry s, Saturday, 22 November 2008 15:36 (fifteen years ago) link
if all you ever did in your entire life was the 3:57 featured in this youtube clip, your classic status would be unimpeachable:
check out j. porcaro. he's probably like 20 in this.
― my inbox so hot (will), Saturday, 22 November 2008 16:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Yes, this is an absolute classic. Love Boz's dance as he comes out on stage - folks had much better moves way back when. Also, love the reveal of the orchestra. When was the last time a band unveiled a funky orchestra in such a dramatic fashion?
― Moodles, Saturday, 22 November 2008 18:01 (fifteen years ago) link
note: that's new year's eve, oakland 1976. kind of the perfect storm of awesome, that show.
― J0hn D., Saturday, 22 November 2008 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
haha this:
nice build up. ends with what appears to be the same NYE show from above.
― my inbox so hot (will), Saturday, 22 November 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
"Jojo"
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Saturday, 22 November 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
TS: Scaggs vs. Fagen
― The New Herb Stempel (PappaWheelie V), Saturday, 22 November 2008 19:51 (fifteen years ago) link
John D's and others comments have made me resolve to pick up the two albums I constantly see by him in the used record shop down the road.
"Silk Degrees" and the other one with the white cover with the photo in the middle... 1 euro each..
― Jack Battery-Pack, Saturday, 22 November 2008 20:43 (fifteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:52 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Ha, I went through the same process right around the same time! Was one of those "what the hell IS that" for the longest time, because, I mean, who would guess to google "Lido" and not, y'know "Leo" or "Woah oh"?
Song never fails to put me in a good mood though.
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 23 November 2008 14:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Did Warren G. sample "Jojo" in one of his tracks?
― Moodles, Sunday, 23 November 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
the other one with the white cover with the photo in the middle
Is it Slow Dancer or Down Two Then Left? Slow Dancer's good-not-great (opening track fantastic though and more gems throughout) but Down Two is nearly as good as Silk Degrees.
― J0hn D., Sunday, 23 November 2008 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
"What Do You Want The Girl To Do!!!
Thanks so much, John.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 24 November 2008 15:22 (fifteen years ago) link
It's this one which looks like Down Two Then Left..
http://img.mp3fiesta.com/covers/12/12417/alb_65400_big.jpg
Thanks John.. Will go find these two tomorrow..
Great sleeve design - which is what actually attracted me to the record in the first place..
― Jack Battery-Pack, Monday, 24 November 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Those two new years clips are fucking awesome. What a shit hot band Boz had.
― Bill Magill, Monday, 24 November 2008 16:13 (fifteen years ago) link
holy shit, the live tracks on the Silk Degrees reissue smoke.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 24 November 2008 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link
I think I'll need to get that Silk Degrees reish after having seen those live clips. It's funny, I've been meaning to pick it up on vinyl for years (rare is the used bin that has no copy), but recently chanced on the two cd anthology from '97 at an antique shop for a few bucks. It has like 2/3s of SD on it already, so my quest ended. I'd unintentionally known "We're All Alone" for years via the Rita Coolidge cover, but never linked it as the same song Boz did (and wrote). I've got the early albums on vinyl. The first few Columbia ones weren't out long on cd in the states.
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 03:01 (fifteen years ago) link
gah i need to upgrade my silk degrees vinyl.. i should at least trade in my cd for the new remaster; i've heard the sound and liner notes are really top notch.
that 2cd anthology you mention is really the shit; i don't think it's available anymore, which is a shame.
his new album is a diana krall type jazz standards snoozer.. he pulls it off, i'll give him that.
― winston, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 06:51 (fifteen years ago) link
I have to thank this thread and a coworker of mine for making me figure out he was the guy singing "Lido Shuffle" (and what the song itself was called) -- a mystery I rank on the level of figuring out that the one song was called "Baker Street" and was sung by Gerry Rafferty.― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:52 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkHa, I went through the same process right around the same time! Was one of those "what the hell IS that" for the longest time, because, I mean, who would guess to google "Lido" and not, y'know "Leo" or "Woah oh"?Song never fails to put me in a good mood though.― Doctor Casino, Sunday, November 23, 2008 9:45 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, November 23, 2008 9:45 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark
I used to sing "whoa-oh-a-ohhhhh" constantly form memmory, but couldn't figure out what it was until recently after hearing it in Ikea and going on a mad google+youtube+wiki hunt.
When I found it was on Silk Degrees, an album I own on vinyl (solely to play Lowdown in clubs), I felt ridiculously dumb.
― i am truley sorry for your lots (PappaWheelie V), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 07:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Have always loved this album cover, but can someone explain to me what's going on? Has he gotten over his shyness (on the front sleeve) to join (on the back) the woman attached to that hand?
― If Timi Yuro would be still alive, most other singers could shut up, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 11:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I've been working on trying to play the shuffle beat from "Lido Shuffle" these last few days. Let me tell ya, it's a bitch!
― Moodles, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 15:32 (fifteen years ago) link
recently picked up his second or third album - "Moments" - from 71. could easily fit in the west coast post-country/folk thread or even the balearic beach cannon thread. pretty nice.
― tennis anyone? (jaxon), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 18:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Got Middle Man (home of "Jojo" and "Breakdown Dead Ahead") this afternoon.
Another iconic cover:
http://img.snowrecords.com/lp/4/36764.jpg
― Throwing Muses are reuniting for my next orgasm! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 17 April 2010 18:45 (fourteen years ago) link
"Look What You Done To Me" = supermarket fare for the ages
― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 4 October 2010 02:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Nice guy, btw
― A Reclaimer Hewn With (Michael White), Monday, 4 October 2010 14:12 (thirteen years ago) link
I assumed he was a reggae artist for ages based on his name.
― Rob Liefeld pose (chap), Monday, 4 October 2010 14:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Harbor Lights is killing me
― VegemiteGrrl, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
but seriously, I cannot stop listening to Silk Degrees.
It is perfect. It slays me every time.
― five gone cats from Boston (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link
my jam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO26sQ5UkiU
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 1 November 2015 21:01 (eight years ago) link
Simone is sweet, it popped up on my spotify playlist last night
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Sunday, 1 November 2015 21:19 (eight years ago) link
that Paich synthscape in the middle is a thing of beauty
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 1 November 2015 21:29 (eight years ago) link
His new album is really nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmj6khcLM2Y
― Brad C., Thursday, 2 August 2018 13:30 (five years ago) link
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3a/81/53/3a8153d87e29d1cbc47df95598a08a23--suitcases-new-girl.jpg
reminds me of molly shannon on seinfeld. "what's wrong with her arms? they just hang like salamis."
― andrew m., Thursday, 2 August 2018 14:21 (five years ago) link
I've never heard anyone say that about Boz Scaggs before
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 2 August 2018 14:53 (five years ago) link
apparently Boz can't lift his hands above his shoulders, though sometimes he tries
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/60/dc/25/60dc253d55149627e083f0cda404eb96--music-music-music-lyrics.jpg
― Brad C., Thursday, 2 August 2018 15:49 (five years ago) link
The shoulder pads in the suit he wore on the cover of Hits probably fucked him up.
― brimstead, Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:25 (five years ago) link
Nice song, that new one!
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:36 (five years ago) link
even if he sucked -- which he very much doesn't -- his name is boz scaggs
― mookieproof, Monday, 23 December 2019 06:19 (four years ago) link
Is it short for Boris?
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 23 December 2019 06:30 (four years ago) link
William Royce
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 December 2019 06:45 (four years ago) link
boz scaggs
― mookieproof, Monday, 23 December 2019 07:10 (four years ago) link
respect
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 23 December 2019 07:33 (four years ago) link
What do you need? These songs.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 21 November 2020 03:33 (three years ago) link
Nice! I liked a few recent ones, can’t remember what Xgau said.
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:55 (three years ago) link
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:56 (three years ago) link
one of my hobbyhorses is that his 2004-ish iirc Fade Into Light is massively underrated, esp.the title song, one of his best.
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Saturday, 21 November 2020 04:57 (three years ago) link
_boz scaggs_
― Indieland Phil and Indieland Don (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 November 2020 05:18 (three years ago) link
how do we feel about some change? i think it’s rather good. good tunes, diverse sounds, his voice sounds really cool. thumbs up. “sierra” has gotta be up there with the top boz ballads.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 12 May 2021 22:48 (two years ago) link
Prob somewhere upthread, but I was always pretty taken with this, esp. the shift (which galvanizes but doesn't bust the vibe), when Duane Allman eventually shows up (spoiler)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGGvlTXGERA
― dow, Thursday, 13 May 2021 00:12 (two years ago) link
Some have wings and others singThe rest do lazy ballets in the air
― brimstead, Tuesday, 18 May 2021 02:37 (two years ago) link
Boz rocks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8R19JVuwmQ
― stuffing your suit pockets with cold, stale chicken tende (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 19 November 2023 16:15 (five months ago) link