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FOTS-POD#23 - “I Just Called To Say I Robson’d You”
Episode 23 of the Friends of the Stars podcasts breaks new technological ground, being the first recorded entirely over Skype.
Campbell, Craig & Executive Producer Robson discuss a variety of topics, including Campbell’s brief stint as the Milk Tray Man and his dalliance with a make-up artist called Kindly. The boys then push the boundaries of Voice Over IP technology by trying (and failing) to make beer appear over the internet. There is also a lot of bickering and swearing.
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TRACKLISTING:
Blindness - The Fall
Ridin’ In my Car - She & Him
Night of the Long Knives - AC/DC
That Makes It Tough - Buddy Holly
I Can’t Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles
Every Day As We Grow Closer - Alex Chilton
Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman
Tennessee Blues - Bobby Charles
LINER NOTES:
Blindness - The Fall
Especially for anyone who doesn’t believe the recent chat that Mark E Smith is putting out great, career-high stuff at the moment. I must admit I was one. A few too many late 90s, early naughties dawgs put me off the scent. But I’m like a Bisto kid again with The Fall. MIGHTY
Ridin’ In my Car - She & Him
Don’t tell the Missus but I reckon I may have fallen in love with Zooey Deschanel. This from her and M Ward’s terrific second LP. Her singing really reminds of someone - suggestions on a postcard because I can’t for the life of me place it. What I do know is she is legit. I love her style - not brassy or sassy but just confident and classy.
Night of the Long Knives - AC/DC
They’ve never done a Best Of - criminal really because lots of sniffy people who dismiss AC/DC as metallers would probably then realise that they are one of the greatest rock n roll bands, of all time, no comebacks, period. Question is, would this awesome tune even get on it?
That Makes It Tough - Buddy Holly
Just got the Complete Buddy Holly studio recording box set. Buddy Holly is awesome. AWESOME. Again, purists get sniffy about some of the overdubbing that went on with his demos after he died. Like this one. BUT, excuse me but this sounds like Highway 61 Revisited. Also shows you what an incredible artists Buddy Holly would have become through the 60s. Hard to grasp just how further amazing he would have been
I Can’t Stand The Rain - Ann Peebles
Ann Peebles is a fine singer but what really marks her out from the Southern Soul crowd back then is the fact she wrote the tunes. Now, that’s fine and dandy if those tunes are pleasant ditties. But Ann wrote “I Can’t Stand The Rain”… as you can plainly hear, that tune kicks your face off.
Every Day As We Grow Closer - Alex Chilton
I don’t know much about this tune. I think it’s a post Box Tops and pre Big Star Alex Chilton solo thing. Anyway, see my thoughts about Alex Chilton below. This tune is really beautiful and probably meant absolutely fuck all to him. Whattaguy. x
Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman
Every POD I do seems to need Randy Newman. I love him so much. This one is just so beautiful and quietly angry, righteously angry, I can barely believe how great it is. If you need to get into the vibe, think of Katrina and then remember this was recorded 30 years before it. Then get righteously angry yourself.
Tennessee Blues - Bobby Charles
Where to begin? One of the very greatest songwriters to take a breath. Walking to New Orleans? See You Later Alligator? This tune is from his eponymous LP, very hard to find these days, which was recorded up in Woodstock with guys from The Band in the early 70s. This is basically Triple XXX Catnip for me.
By the way, this and the two previous tunes (and the customary secret track at the end) are a ramshackle, free association tribute to the recently late, very great Alex Chilton & Bobby Charles.
New Orleans is the right flavour for these blues.
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