What Are You Listening To Right Now (Part IV)

[Zzzptm]

Made me look up what was #1 this week in 1967.

It's this track.

Got half way through it before I cried "enough!"

[Zzzptm]

Cleaning up the speakers with something much more exciting:

https://killerkin.bandcamp.com/album/killer-kin



The chick with the chains is the rhythm guitar player and wrote the songs. 

It's a sound like Motorhead meets Motorhead with an influence from Motorhead. But in a punk rock way, you understand.

[Vyn]

There are a few songs that I have heard of over the years that I actively refuse to listen to. Jim Jone's wife made some that I have never heard nor will I. Same with Charles Manson. Windy would fit as well, except I have heard it already.

Unlike Killer Kin, whom I had never heard of before.

Their tune MÖTORBANGER:

Kickstart My Heart meets Bomber with the production quality of Welcome to Hell and the bass-tone from any Talas song. As punk music.

Cool find, thanks!

[Zzzptm]

Yeah, all right! I'd like to make them honorary 2024 releases since this one dropped in August 2023, so I'll mention them but not rank them. But if I was to rank them, they'd be up there in the rankings, all right.

I was about to put them on then remembered my wife's still sleeping and this kind of stuff really messes with her REM sleep. To this day, I can't play Motorhead's "I'll Be Your Sister" without her yelling at me to shut that damned "nightmare song" off, on account it gave her nightmares.

[Zzzptm]

There's Something in Roswell - Saxon

On account of this being 77 years since July of 1947. I tie that in with my oldies show because I have a running gag that it was early, early rock and roll that got the aliens to check out earth. And the big R&B hit of the week was "Jack, You're Dead" by Louis Jordan, so I'm playing that next.

[Charger]

I think I've gone a whole month without listening to Hell, Fire And Damnation...that's waaaay tooooooo long so I think I'll crank it up tonight!

[Zzzptm]

Played the whole album today, yeah, it's still a banger!

[Vyn]

First song I learned to dance more than a slow dance to:

[Zzzptm]

^ I really enjoy that song, as well as the original version by The Drifters and the cover Donald Fagen did on The Nightfly. It's one of those songs that deserves different treatments.

Speaking of which, check out "Send Me Some Lovin" by Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Stevie Wonder, and Otis Redding, in that order. Once you hear Otis Redding's version, you'll know why I specified that order. But they're four different versions, each with their own life and spirit to them.

[Vyn]

Just got this in for a trade - interesting timing. WLP on red vinyl - I bet Z has one in the stacks at the radio station!



It sounds hella better than the Youtube experience!

[Vyn]

Speaking of which, check out "Send Me Some Lovin" by Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Stevie Wonder, and Otis Redding, in that order. Once you hear Otis Redding's version, you'll know why I specified that order. But they're four different versions, each with their own life and spirit to them.

So, I followed the trail you described, in order. Pretty cool progression, especially noting how each performer imprinted their style on it beyond a shadow of a doubt. And even listening to, "the same song," four times, it didn't feel like it at all.

[Charger]

This for today! Perfect!

[Zzzptm]

Speaking of which, check out "Send Me Some Lovin" by Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Stevie Wonder, and Otis Redding, in that order. Once you hear Otis Redding's version, you'll know why I specified that order. But they're four different versions, each with their own life and spirit to them.

So, I followed the trail you described, in order. Pretty cool progression, especially noting how each performer imprinted their style on it beyond a shadow of a doubt. And even listening to, "the same song," four times, it didn't feel like it at all.

That's what great singers do with their material. Make it their own. In a good way. I go through so many cases of bands doing a version of a song that was a hit back in the day and just falling flat. But then there's one that comes along and it's like WOW that made a huge difference and I like it.

Referring to Mr. Dio, pictured above, there's a certain song Deep Purple did called "Mistreated." I love it. Coverdale does an outstanding job with that song, both in Purple and Whitesnake.
HOWEVER...
Ronnie James Dio ran away with it and made it one of his signature songs. Even without Blackmore on guitar, Dio's versions are golden.

Rainbow with Dio did the same thing with "Still I'm Sad". Took the Yardbirds' chant and gave it a great edge. Transformed it.

[Charger]

Black Sabbath - Shaking Off The Chains (Remix)

Goddamn..I mean GODDAMN!!!!

[Zzzptm]

Sons of Arrakis - Volume II