I Went...SI--SI--SIRIUS...All The Way Home (again) #40
(a short jaunt)
"Glad And Sorry" - Golden Smog / "Down By The Old Mainstream" (1995)
I remember rescuing this CD from a tall Walmart wire basket filled to the brim with dozens of other lesser-known artists. Golden Smog has been one of my go-to's ever since. The band was a bit of an Americana supergroup that included...Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Gary Louris, Marc Perlman, and Kraig Johnson, (The Jayhawks), Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum), and Noah Levy (Honeydogs) And the guys play like they really enjoy being together. You can actually hear it. Fun and loose, but definitely not sloppy. "Glad and Sorry" was written by Ronnie Lane for the Faces' last album..."Ooh La La" (1973) And with this cover, Golden Smog gets to honor one of their heroes. (NEED).
"Rockin' Round the World" - Country Joe and the Fish / "CJ Fish" (1970)
"Zomby Woof" - Frank Zappa And The Mothers / "Over-Nite Sensation" (1973)
"Didja ever wake up in the mornin'
with a zomby woof behind your eyes?
Just about as evil as you could be."
Frank Zappa rattles off his supernatural question like he's just mailed an urgent letter to Dear Abby and is expecting a logical answer. The song is just badass all way around. The keyboards. The percussion. The guitar blistering. The sinister vocals and insane lyrics. I dig it. But 'troof' be told...the song took a little while to grow on me. Whaddyagonnado? Anyway, this was Zappa's 14th album, not including live ones, unofficial ones, and other flibbity-floos. Hey, your mileage may vary. (OWN)
"WILMA, I'M HOME!"
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