The new turntable has me digging into a lot of different stuff. Pulled out the Wild Tchoupitoulas, (1976) which is, of course, the Nevilles and the Meters along with Mardi Gras Indians, the Wild Tchoupitoulas. Also, its successor, Fiyo on the Bayou, by the Neville Brothers,(1981) arguably the best album they've ever done. Both have versions of New Orleans mainstay "Brother John" ,with the Nevilles adding "Iko Iko" (same song, basically), to their version. Both have "Hey Pocky Way." (BTW, Gio, if you all play that again, get BJ to add about 20 BPMs to what it's fallen into). The Neville's album has a couple of Aaron Neville ballads--I gotta believe in 1981, they were still thinking they could maybe get another "Tell it Like It Is."
Also "CDing" a lot of my old Allman Bros. vinyl. (more on that later).
Tonight's project is All Mitch Ryder Hits. The Detroit Wheels were a great band. Jim McCarty on guitar. A bunch of white guys who played like they were on speed, but still kept it in the pocket. High energy meets Motown groove. It was really innovative for its time. I can still listen to this stuff. I still have the same album my buddy Dave Morton bought in the eighth grade. It was brought out at parties--always a dancing hit--from time to time in the 70's and 80's. This one's going to be a test to see just how much noise Audacity can remove.
Speaking of the '60's, I've also been catching Tom Petty's "Buried Treasure" show on XM. They've wised up and started playing his shows, along with Bob Dylan's and Marty Stuart's (both of which I also really like) all day long on one of their channels. Petty's show replays all day on Thursday. He pulls out some cool stuff: chestnuts you haven't heard in a while, and some other eclectic stuff. Those three shows are worth the price of XM for me.
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I told BJ what you said and he agreed that the live version is much faster but that it was you who originally set the groove when we did it, saying it was funkier.
Also, I have Rhino's Best of MR&tDWs CD and love it. It holds up well. Did I ever tell you that I heard Mitch Ryder's and The Young Rascals' versions of In The Midnight Hour before I ever heard Wilson Pickett's! Oh well, I guess they were the Pat Boones of our generation ...
BJ has become quite mellow with age (haven't we all?). He doesn't push down on the back beat like he once might have (even harder with an electronic snare), so slower grooves don't fall into the pocket as well. 20 bpm would help.
Which tunes does the Rhino version have? Mine's on the New Voice label--probably released in '68.
Tunes are:
Devil w/Blue Dress; Jenny Take a Ride; Joy; Breakout; Midnight Hour; Sock it to Me; Latin Lupe Lu; Takin All I Can Get;Too Many Fish; Rather go To Jail; Shake A Tail Feather.
My first "real" band, Tomorrow's Reality, worked up several of these, most of them the hits, but "Rather Go To Jail" was an interesting selection for a cover band.
Mine has 1. Jenny Take A Ride! 2. Little Latin Lupe Lu 3. Shakin' With Linda 4. I Like It Like That 5. I Had It Made 6. Break-out 7. Shake A Tail Feather 8. Just A Little Bit 9. Takin' All I Can Get 10. You Get Your Kicks 11. Sticks And Stones 12. Baby Jane (Mo-Mo Jane) 13. Joy - Mitch Ryder 14. Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly 15. Sock It To Me-Baby! 16. Too Many Fish In The Sea & Three Little Fishes 17. I'd Rather Go To Jail 18. Liberty - Mitch Ryder 19. Long Neck Goose 20. Rock and Roll.
Seems the only song missing is Midnight Hour, but I have the mp3.
Go here to see the CD:
http://www.amazon.com/Rev-Up-Mitch-Ryder-Detroit-Wheels/dp/B0000032RU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1195141761&sr=8-1
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