ROXY MUSIC was seminal in ways too numerous to mention, but in particular provided the perfect UK bridge from progressive bands like KING CRIMSON to glam artists like DAVID BOWIE and GARY GLITTER. Hear many of their finest moments, along with excellent solo work by BRIAN ENO and PHIL MANZANERA on this look back to the future, 1970s-style. Go ProGlam, fellow music geeks!
For the exciting finale of a long string of GE shows examining the mysteries and joys of collaboration, amazing vinyl archivist Miss Deena playfully spars with your host The Rock’N’Roll Nurse to play the best (and most surprising) recorded collaborations ever! Thrill to the sounds of creativity in collision and collusion, fellow music geeks!
STEVEN KALINICH and JON TIVEN have been around various and sundry elements of the rock’n’roll scene since the swinging ’60s, hanging with the likes of several BEACH BOYS, some ROLLING STONES, ALEX CHILTON, PAUL MCCARTNEY and many others across the years. They’ve also written over 1000 songs together, and a small portion of those songs have appeared on 2 remarkable albums released over the past few years, most notably on their most recent release Each Soul Has A Voice. You’ll hear that entire record with discussion/commentary by its creators on this unexpectedly spiritual and philosophical GE episode. Inner/outer peace never rocked so hard, fellow music geeks!
Songwriting duo CHRIS DIFFORD and GLENN TILBROOK wrote the vast preponderance of the catchy/witty repertoire for their band SQUEEZE circa 1978-1981, and this episode of GE celebrates some of their best work on the 4 LPs released during those years. Ride that New Wave, fellow music geeks!
Criminally overlooked despite producing one of the most stellar power-pop singles of the 1970s (“I’m On Fire”), DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND is finally getting its due in films like Diary Of A Teenage Girl 40 years later. The 2 LPs that were the total output of the band between 1974-1978 are quite amazing in their songcraft from beginning to end, and you can hear both Sincerely and Twilley Don’t Mind in their entirety in this episode of GE. Make TOM PETTY move over, fellow music geeks!
Many think of REGINALD DWIGHT (aka ELTON JOHN) as a cheesy over-the-top pop-rock lightweight, but on closer inspection his early collaborative work with lyricist BERNIE TAUPIN holds up well more than 40 years on. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is arguably their most ambitious and successful work, a sprawling 2-LP set that took the world by storm in 1973. Hear this surprisingly eccentric album in its entirety with commentary by your humble host The Rock’N’Roll Nurse in yet another exploration of the power of collaboration. EJ rockin’ with your DJ, fellow music geeks!
For the past 30 years or so, DAVID GREENBERGER and CHANDLER TRAVIS have been friends and collaborators, originally in 2 similarly-minded bands (MEN & VOLTS and The INCREDIBLE CASUALS) based in Massachusetts. Over time, they built up an impressive collection of wonderful songs sporting GREENBERGER’s playful and smart lyrics and TRAVIS’s surprising and rich musical arrangements. Many of the most successful of these collaborative efforts are featured on a recent release Bocce And Bourbon, which is featured in its entirety with commentary by its creators on this revelatory episode of GE. Collab can be fab, fellow music geeks!
In 1972-3, the world was getting pretty heavy, and teeny-bopper brother sensations THE OSMONDS were not immune to the music trends of the time. They released 2 LPs in succession that surprised fans and foes alike with their ferocity and their odd presentation of Mormon Church doctrine. This episode of GE features those two albums (Crazy Horses and The Plan) in their entirety for your listening “pleasure” and religious cult edification. The LDS never rocked so hard, fellow music geeks!
Brothers Ron and Russell Mael have been amazing musical collaborators since 1968, when they started HALFNELSON together. In the ’70s that band became SPARKS and exists to this day. From their first LP produced by TODD RUNDGREN in 1971, they produced a plethora of irreverent and visionary records over the following 30+ years, with many songs co-written with each other. This episode of GE compiles some great tunes from 1971-2006 for your listening pleasure. Enjoy the dada-pop with fangs, fellow music geeks!
The album The Last Day Of Winter is an extraordinary document of a particularly difficult experience. Friends and collaborators GEORGE USHER and LISA BURNS created a strong set of subtly poetic songs created in a time of struggle and uncertainty. Snippets from discussions with both authors are presented along with the entire album in this special episode of GE. Art out of tragedy, fellow music geeks!