didn't vote for it but it's a great cover version, keeping the good stuff from the original, excising the bad, and adding a few fun elements (like the faint little "ooh" backing vocals during the intro).
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:28 (three years ago) link
lol yeah that medieval plucking is incredibly cheesy xp
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:29 (three years ago) link
it really is!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link
I found the quote of Paul talking about Bob's fingers, may post later.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:45 (three years ago) link
I didn't vote for "Black Diamond" because I decided to go with no covers. But it is GREAT and many times better than the original.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:47 (three years ago) link
Yup. I broke my no cover rule for that one
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:54 (three years ago) link
can't remember which song has a solo that Bob starts in the wrong key, then bends and mangles to make it work.
all of them?
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 12 October 2020 17:55 (three years ago) link
Ha!So I am reminded that Bob's stagewear choices of dresses, tutus and trenchcoats was directly influenced by Captain Sensible.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 17:56 (three years ago) link
my appreciation for kiss began with "beth" and the replacements' "black diamond."
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 12 October 2020 18:00 (three years ago) link
It’s pretty impressive, for what amounts to be a fairly straight cover version, how much better they made that song.
Believe I had it in my top 20 but there were moments I had “Black Diamond” a lot higher as it almost perfectly captures their whole act. A blistering rock number that, oh by the way, is a Kiss song.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 12 October 2020 19:33 (three years ago) link
Yup
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 19:43 (three years ago) link
I love the story in Trouble Boys about how the 'mats were doing some relatively high-profile label-showcase-type show in NYC, and Gene Simmons slinked in, trying to go unnoticed. The soundperson recognized him, and told the 'mats on their monitors (so that the audience couldn't hear) that Simmons was there. They immediately stopped whatever song they were playing and launched into "Black Diamond," while a baffled Simmons -- "How'd they know I'm here?!" -- slinked back out.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link
The rest of that story is great too!
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:15 (three years ago) link
She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs) at 8:38 12 Oct 20One of my favorite of Bob's many squealing leads. How to describe, like Johnny Thunders trying to be Prince?
was off brand but I believe Bob was a big Yes fan
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:18 (three years ago) link
Yes, that is correct. Big Steve Howe fan.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
Some webpages say he was also influenced by Prince, which is news to me. Trouble Boys says The Replacements were Prince fans and has stories about Paul and Tommy but nothing in particular about Bob.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:27 (three years ago) link
feels pretty convenient, I doubt it.bob was 20 by by time Prince was getting bigfeel like you're true influences come earlierand tbh it's not like Prince (though great) was really sui generis as a lead guitarist. like Bob would have grown up listening to Hendrix on KQRS
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:31 (three years ago) link
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#37 Take Me Down to the Hospital from Hootenanny (1983) Score: 138Votes: 10 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 20:33 (three years ago) link
It makes sense, but I was still a little surprised to see Johnny Winter cited in Trouble Boys as a formative influence on Bob.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link
I love the story in Trouble Boys about how the 'mats were doing some relatively high-profile label-showcase-type show in NYC, and Gene Simmons slinked in, trying to go unnoticed.
ultimately, it was his bold black/white makeup that gave him away
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:37 (three years ago) link
Ha. Jesperson was at the soundboard, saw him and told the 'Mats on the talkback.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:42 (three years ago) link
Robert Neil Stinson. Born 12/17/59. Replacements founder, guitarist extraordinaire: “I ended up sounding like Johnny Winter but I like to put a Steve Howe lick in. Really, I sound like me. I like the guitar. When I'm in a certain mood I can pick it up and it sounds like me." pic.twitter.com/ADawsDzrZS— Bob Mehr (@BobMehr) December 17, 2018
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:43 (three years ago) link
one of the defining things about Minnesota punk was that there was no "year zero" movement, all those bands held sometimes unfashionable pre punk influences, and just regular 70s dirtbag midwest rocker shit
huskers obv repping the beatles in hardcore, etc...suicide commandos were def "a quick one while he's away" etc etc
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:45 (three years ago) link
What was the deal with the suicide commandos? Steve Almaas always seemed to be some kind of shadowy figure. He started some band I used to go see a lot long after he had since left, that being Beat Rodeo. Maybe once somebody pointed him out in a crowd to me.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 20:48 (three years ago) link
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#36Portlandouttake from Don't Tell a Soul sessions (1989) Score: 146Votes: 12 (0)Youtube: audio track 1Youtube: audio track 2 (Bearsville Version)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 20:55 (three years ago) link
still a little surprised to see Johnny Winter cited in Trouble Boys as a formative influence on Bob
if you were in high school in the mid '70s and you were a serious rock and roll dude, johnny winter and yes were both very present in your life. and bad company. and the doobie bros. and jeff beck. and the entirety of the ILM classic rock poll.
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 12 October 2020 21:00 (three years ago) link
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, October 12, 2020 3:48 PM (nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
to me they are the fucking greatest....Make a Record one of the smartest, funniest, best written punk records...they were so melodic and had a real 60s sensibility even as they were hyper
Chris Osgood (singer) was really the most influential man in Mpls punk, he mentored a lot of people including Bob Mould, the Suburbs, etc.
the Replacements/Husker Du are really second generation, the original (Jay's Longhorn as opposed to 7th St Entry) scene were older people, more kinda intellectual boomers like the NY scene
the Commandos were THE band when the Replacements etc were still forming
but I don't know, the record is out there and it's definitely a favorite of mine and glad I got to see them do reunions over the years.
Aalmas wasn't around as much he moved to NY and would come back for reunions but that's about it so I don't know too much about him...but I def got a "vibe" that he might have been into darker stuff...
here's a great interview with Osgood with Mary Lucia (aka Mary Westerburg, Paul's sister)
https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2017/05/16/mary-lucia-chris-osgood-the-godfather-of-punk
here's "Complicated Fun" from Big Hits of Mid America Vol. 3 on Twin Town, about the best Mpls rock song still to me at least
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiWqT7a0EjM
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:05 (three years ago) link
also a recent doc on the Jay's Longhorn scene, pre Mats/Huskers Mpls punk & new wave etc
https://www.amazon.com/Jays-Longhorn-Peter-Jesperson/dp/B0817KMH4W
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:06 (three years ago) link
XPS I think my surprise came from thinking of Winter as a Blues Guy, despite spending loads of time with his '68-'74 stuff and knowing--if not necessarily acknowledging--what a hot shit Rock player he was.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:07 (three years ago) link
i voted for Portland! not sure why that one didn't make it onto DTAS?
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:18 (three years ago) link
Hello by the way. LOL. I'm little behind schedule so will just keep them coming...
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#35I Don't Know from Pleased to Meet Me (1987)) Score: 149 Votes: 12 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 21:19 (three years ago) link
didn't vote for this but i'm glad it made it.
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:20 (three years ago) link
I Don't Know snuck into the bottom of my ballot as well. i think i mentioned it on the voting thread, but i love its relentless energy. did they ever perform it live with the baritone sax? i would love to hear a looser, even more intense version.
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:23 (three years ago) link
didn't vote for it but have always smiled at the baritone sax and "whatcha gonna do with your life? nothin'!"
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 12 October 2020 21:26 (three years ago) link
"one foot in the door, the other foot in the gutter" is one of many paul lyrics that could double as a one-line description of his band
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:34 (three years ago) link
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#34Seen Your Video from Let It Be (1984) Score: 160Votes: 8 (1)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 21:37 (three years ago) link
I had it at #10
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:41 (three years ago) link
definitely voted for this one, it rocks so hard.
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:42 (three years ago) link
I sometimes want to think it’s a trite lyric, but the track is so great.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:43 (three years ago) link
It’s trite in the manner of “Higgle-Dy - Piggle-Dy,” meaning awesome.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:45 (three years ago) link
My #1!
i fucking love this song. the instrumental part for the first couple minutes gives little indication of where it's going to wind up. i think i just really appreciate the act of burying a really catchy anthem of a chorus. self-sabotage in musical form
― president of my cat (Karl Malone), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:46 (three years ago) link
I certainly voted for it myself. The last 3-4 actually, I believe.
I suspect that photo is slightly more recent than the song but it features TV ANTENNAE, see!?
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 21:48 (three years ago) link
i never think about that outre guitar-piano duel that comes in right before the anthemic chorus, but it really works.
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:49 (three years ago) link
love "Seen Your Video"
I missed the appearance of "Take Me Down to the Hospital" earlier ... I love that one too, it might be the song in which their comedy and desperation combine most effectively
― Brad C., Monday, 12 October 2020 21:50 (three years ago) link
the opening/closing riff is the best part, i commend their discipline in only unleashing it twice.
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:52 (three years ago) link
I like this one and could easily have included it - it's a pretty good synopsis of Let It Be, part silly and part great songwriting.
I've still only had two songs place from a 30 song ballot - waiting for my ship to come in!
― aphoristical, Monday, 12 October 2020 21:53 (three years ago) link
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#33If Only You Were Lonelyfrom "I'm in Trouble" single (1981) Score: 175Votes: 12 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 21:56 (three years ago) link
I had “Take Me Down to the Hospital” at #22. Love the “eight of my lives” holding pattern before the big finale.“If Only You Were Lonely” at #7, because it was their earliest more sensitive but not too sensitive song.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 21:58 (three years ago) link
the way they turn what could've been a throwaway rant into a full-on anthem with the repeated "we don't wanna know"s is a nice turn.
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 12 October 2020 21:59 (three years ago) link
Yes
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 22:06 (three years ago) link