The Boneys Part Three The Songs #40-#1
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 6:03 pm
Into the Top 40 we go..
#40) Purple Sky-Kid Rock
I have never been a fan. Lately he has reinvented himself into a 3rd-rate Bob
Seger. But there ARE a couple of tunes on his latest that elevate him to 2nd-rate
Seger. This one in particular could even slide in with the tracks on "Stranger in
Town", or even more appropriately, John Cougar Mellencamp's "Scarecrow". OK, Kid,
I'll give ya this one. It's a nice piece of Midwestern rock & roll.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BC ... 3&sr=301-1
#39) Hurts Like Hell-American Bang
This is rock & roll the way guys my age used to like it back in the day (and
still do when the air guitar urges strike). This would not be out of place with
my old Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult, and Nazareth albums. I betcha Wayne & Garth
would love these guys.
http://www.amazon.com/Hurts-Like-Hell/d ... 87&sr=1-17
#38) Celebrity Status-Marianas Trench
Cool pop-rock. A pounding drum bed in the verses lead into a hooky chorus. Nice
guitar riff in the bridge, too.
http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Theat ... 906&sr=1-1
(track 9)
#37) Little Star-Shplang
Despite the weird band name, this is a very gentle and pretty melodic midtempo
ballad. It was featured on a compilation album, International Pop Overthrow Vol.
13.
Unfortunately, I can't find a soundbite.
#36) Acts of Man-Midlake
This harkens back to the late 60's/early 70's British Folk stylings of bands like
Pentangle and Fairport Convention, although most of their songs tend to lean more
to the more somber side of those artists' works. This is a pretty yet morose
haunting of a song with mournful flutes and vocals that is eerie yet at the same
time lovely.
http://www.amazon.com/Acts-Of-Man/dp/B0 ... 886&sr=1-2
#35) Going the Right Way-The Iveys
Not to be confused with the band that started out with this name and were
rechristened by Paul McCartney as Badfinger, this is a Texas trio of siblings
who recall Fleetwood Mac fronted by a singer who is a Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
soundalike. Pretty pop.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039P ... mu_dp_trk3
#34) Second Best-Courtney Murphy
More shimmering 70's-styled pop from the big Australian.
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Best/dp/B0 ... 436&sr=1-5
#33) Far From Home-Doobie Brothers
From the Tom Johnston-led days of "Listen to the Music" and "China Grove" to the
Michael McDonald era then back to Johnston, one constant has been Mr. Patrick
Simmons. He's been the unsung Offensive Line allowing quarterbacks Johnston and
McDonald to make the big plays. His biggest hit as lead vocalist with the Doobs
was "Black Water", and that wasn't even supposed to be a single. It was a B-side
until some DJ somewhere flipped it over and started a groundswell of attention.
Here Pat takes the lead on a pretty accoustic number. If you liked "South City
Midnight Lady", you'll want to check this out.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043J ... 2&sr=301-2
#32) What's the Drawback?-Silver Seas
Loved this band's last cd. Their latest isn't too bad, either. My favorite track
on it is this 70's throwback that has more than a passing resemblance to ELO's
"Evil Woman". In fact, the song namechecks ELO, so it's intentional.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003QW ... 1&sr=301-1
#31) Creep Along Moses-Mavis Staples
Jeff Tweedy of Wilco's collaboration with the Gospel/R & B legend produced a
nice cd. This track is my favorite of the lot. At 71, Ms. Staples proves that
she still has enough gas in the tank to school the so-called singers of this era.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041S ... mu_dp_trk5
#40) Purple Sky-Kid Rock
I have never been a fan. Lately he has reinvented himself into a 3rd-rate Bob
Seger. But there ARE a couple of tunes on his latest that elevate him to 2nd-rate
Seger. This one in particular could even slide in with the tracks on "Stranger in
Town", or even more appropriately, John Cougar Mellencamp's "Scarecrow". OK, Kid,
I'll give ya this one. It's a nice piece of Midwestern rock & roll.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BC ... 3&sr=301-1
#39) Hurts Like Hell-American Bang
This is rock & roll the way guys my age used to like it back in the day (and
still do when the air guitar urges strike). This would not be out of place with
my old Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult, and Nazareth albums. I betcha Wayne & Garth
would love these guys.
http://www.amazon.com/Hurts-Like-Hell/d ... 87&sr=1-17
#38) Celebrity Status-Marianas Trench
Cool pop-rock. A pounding drum bed in the verses lead into a hooky chorus. Nice
guitar riff in the bridge, too.
http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Theat ... 906&sr=1-1
(track 9)
#37) Little Star-Shplang
Despite the weird band name, this is a very gentle and pretty melodic midtempo
ballad. It was featured on a compilation album, International Pop Overthrow Vol.
13.
Unfortunately, I can't find a soundbite.
#36) Acts of Man-Midlake
This harkens back to the late 60's/early 70's British Folk stylings of bands like
Pentangle and Fairport Convention, although most of their songs tend to lean more
to the more somber side of those artists' works. This is a pretty yet morose
haunting of a song with mournful flutes and vocals that is eerie yet at the same
time lovely.
http://www.amazon.com/Acts-Of-Man/dp/B0 ... 886&sr=1-2
#35) Going the Right Way-The Iveys
Not to be confused with the band that started out with this name and were
rechristened by Paul McCartney as Badfinger, this is a Texas trio of siblings
who recall Fleetwood Mac fronted by a singer who is a Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
soundalike. Pretty pop.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039P ... mu_dp_trk3
#34) Second Best-Courtney Murphy
More shimmering 70's-styled pop from the big Australian.
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Best/dp/B0 ... 436&sr=1-5
#33) Far From Home-Doobie Brothers
From the Tom Johnston-led days of "Listen to the Music" and "China Grove" to the
Michael McDonald era then back to Johnston, one constant has been Mr. Patrick
Simmons. He's been the unsung Offensive Line allowing quarterbacks Johnston and
McDonald to make the big plays. His biggest hit as lead vocalist with the Doobs
was "Black Water", and that wasn't even supposed to be a single. It was a B-side
until some DJ somewhere flipped it over and started a groundswell of attention.
Here Pat takes the lead on a pretty accoustic number. If you liked "South City
Midnight Lady", you'll want to check this out.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0043J ... 2&sr=301-2
#32) What's the Drawback?-Silver Seas
Loved this band's last cd. Their latest isn't too bad, either. My favorite track
on it is this 70's throwback that has more than a passing resemblance to ELO's
"Evil Woman". In fact, the song namechecks ELO, so it's intentional.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003QW ... 1&sr=301-1
#31) Creep Along Moses-Mavis Staples
Jeff Tweedy of Wilco's collaboration with the Gospel/R & B legend produced a
nice cd. This track is my favorite of the lot. At 71, Ms. Staples proves that
she still has enough gas in the tank to school the so-called singers of this era.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041S ... mu_dp_trk5