Show 69 - Self-Titled....But Not Debuts

[Rick and Roll]

We've got a special show by Dinosaur and an Ozrics show or two coming up, plus a couple of themes and probably a few mixed bag shows. A lot of prog gets missed in the name of themes, so that's why I'll just play a few mixed shows. Rosfest is around the corner, so no shortage of material.

This week is a show I cobbled together after listening again to Joe Satriani's self-titled record. I thought, this should be on the Moon. Well it actually is. However, I don't know where his first three CD's are...I'll check, if they're not on the Moon I'll get them here

Anyway, I was thinking about artists who later in their careers, just name their records the name of the band. So silly. So let's honor their lack of effort with a show!

Genesis -Genesis

The much villified post-Duke era of Genesis had their moments. On this one we'll hear a few of them.

Mama
Home By The Sea/Second Home By The Sea
Just A Job To Do
Silver Rainbow
It's Gonna Get Better

King's X - King's X

Their fourth studio, sandwiched in between "Faith Hope Love" and "Dogman", two of their great ones. Four songs from this one...

The World Around Me
Not Just For The Dead
What I Know About Love
Dream in My Life

Deep Purple - Deep Purple

Record # 3 in 1969, the last one with Rod Evans...we'll hear it all -

Chasing Shadows
Blind
Lalena
Fault Line
The Painter
Why Didn't Rosemary?
Bird Had Flown
April

Jon Lord and Ian Paice shine on this record. Just great stuff. Lalena is a Donovan song, very much sounding like the times. Rosemary, about Rosemary's baby, has a great line ("Why didn't Rosemary ever take the pill"). Would have been interesting to see what turn the band would have taken if they kept Rod Evans, but I think they turned out just fine.

dada - dada

Baby Really Loves Me
The Ballad of Earl Grey and Chamomile

Their fourth release, song-oriented with great musicianship. Adds up to a great live show. Not really proggy, but a personal favorite.

Metallica - Metallica

Nothing Else Matters
Of Wolf And Man

This is the record where they changed their sound quite a bit, never to go back. A ballad and a tight rocker represented here.

Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani

Cool #9
Down, Down, Down
Luminous Flesh Giants
S.M.F.
Home
Moroccan Sunset
Killer Bee Bop
Slow Down Blues
(You're) My World
Sittin' Round

Missing one song on the Moon...not sure whether that was intentional so I left it out (Look My Way is the name). A CD that marks a chang in direction for Satch...The first two were balls-out rockers with incredible solos, featuring Stu Hamm, the monster, on bass. His third "The Extremist" had some pounding tunes but some softer ones. And the fourth, "Flying In A Blue Dream", more of the same. This is part-bluesy, part subtle, a few rockers. Manu Katche, in my top 10 of drummers, gives a fresh feel to his music.

Enjoy!

[Rick and Roll]

Before the Satriani plays, I forgot to mention these:

Peter Gabriel - White Shadow, Family Snapshot

One of Robert Fripp's best guitar leads, and a great Gabriel song.

The management regrets the omission.