Controversy - National Geographic Reports on Human - Animal Hybrids

A Mouse with a Human Ear


See the report in full at National Geographic.


Chinese scientists at the Shanghai Second Medical University in 2003 successfully fused human cells with rabbit eggs. The embryos were reportedly the first human-animal chimeras successfully created. They were allowed to develop for several days in a laboratory dish before the scientists destroyed the embryos to harvest their stem cells.


In Minnesota last year researchers at the Mayo Clinic created pigs with human blood flowing through their bodies.

And at Stanford University in California an experiment might be done later this year to create mice with human brains.

Scientists feel that, the more humanlike the animal, the better research model it makes for testing drugs or possibly growing "spare parts," such as livers, to transplant into humans.

What new subhuman combination should be produced and for what purpose? At what point would it be considered human? And what rights, if any, should it have?

There are currently no U.S. federal laws that address these issues.

Wow! The world sure is getting strange. If scientists can do these things, what can the millitary do? I can see them creating the locusts with teeth of lions from Revelation just to see if they could. Make sure you check out this article. The hypothetical mice creating human children was a strange speculation.

No More Jams From Traffic - Jim Capaldi Passes Away

Jim Capaldi


Jim Capaldi Dies of Stomach Cancer at Age 60

From Sound Generator

Traffic, who were inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of Fame in March 2004, made a name for themselves in the 1960s and into the 1970s as one of the UK's foremost bands. Made up of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason and Chris Wood, Traffic were formed in 1967 and continued until 1974.Drummer, singer and songwriter Capaldi, who went on to have a successful solo career had been fighting stomach cancer for a short while. Late last year the band had planned to rehearse for a tour set to start in San Francisco in October. The planned tour was canceled when Capaldi was diagnosed with the illness.Traffic shot to fame with their seminal brand of British rock. Progressive, bluesy un-uniformed, psychadelic and at times folk laden, their sound brought them many fans on both side of the Atlantic. Their debut album in 1967 'Mr Fantasy' saw the coming together of four great musicians and gave a hint of what was to come. The next year saw the band release their self titled 'Traffic'. In 1969 came "Last Exit' and 'Best of traffic'. 1970's 'John Barleycorn Must Die' developed from a solo Steve Winwood project and saw the band embrace folk in their own special way. 'John Barleycorn' was originally an old folk song that Wood brought to he band as early as 1968.'Welcome To The Canteen' and 'The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys.' both came in 1971. 'Canteen' was a live album recorded in London with the latter's title track probably the bands most famous track. It also saw Jim Capaldi sing two tracks 'Rock & Roll Stew' and 'Light Up Or Leave Me Alone'. This signaled Capaldi's new role. Dave Mason had gone for good and the three piece expanded their line up with the inclusion of Rick Grech on bass, Rebop Kwaku Baah on percussion and James Gordon also on drums.1973's 'Shootout At The fantasy Factory' was recorded in Jamaica and rang the bell of change or at least transition. Perhaps an end to the previous incarnation and sound of Traffic. This album was darker and featured one of the bands longest and without doubt the standout track of the album 'Roll Right Stones' at 13 minutes and 40 seconds.As the band seemed to produce darker music the final year 1974 saw the release of 'Traffic On The Road.' A live album recorded in Germany and 'When The Eagle Flies.' This was a true concept album and reflected the tone of the early to mid seventies. An indication that perhaps the dreams of the sixties never really materialised or had at least been trampled on by the coming of the seventies. One track featured the Dali-esque lyrics of the late great Vivian Stanshall. The album still showed the band's cohesion and abilities but was perhaps a fitting end to an extraordinary band.Capaldi was the first to go solo. On his first two albums he didn't touch the drums. He was singer/songwriter. A role he prized into traffic albeit unnoticed at times. His first album was 'Oh How We Danced' released in 1972 when still part of Traffic followed by 'Whale Meat Again' in 1974.His third album produced by Capaldi and Chris Blackwell was 'Short Cut, Draw Blood' in 1975 followed by 'Daughter Of The Night' as well as 'The Contender' in 1978. A year later 'Electric Nights' was released with 'Let The Thunder Cry' in 1981, 'Fierce Heart' in 1983 and 'One Man Mission' in 1984. A four-year gap heralded Capaldi's return with 'Some Come Running' in 1998 and saw his band 'The contenders' tour during this period.Capaldi was working on his twelfth solo album when he was approached by former band mate Steve Winwood who asked him to be part of his forthcoming solo album. This led to the subsequent reformation of Traffic in 1993 and the release in 1994 of the album 'Far From Home'. The band went on the road for an extensive five month US tour where they headlined seventy-five shows to over 500,000 people and appeared at Woodstock and played ten shows together with fellow rock legends 'The Grateful Dead'Capaldi's 2001 studio album 'The Outside' featured a host of great musicians including George Harrison, Ian Paice, Paul Weller, Steve Winwood, Gary Moore, Jon Lord.Jim Capaldi will be remembered as founder and the solid basis of Traffic but also as a vocalist, an award winning songwriter and solo artist with hits on both sides of the Atlantic.

From Jim Capaldi's site

After Glow

I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when day is done.
I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.

I’d like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun,
of happy memories that I leave behind when day is done.

You may leave your tribute to Jim there as well.

More Jim Capaldi info:
Telegraph UK

Teenage Tragedy singer Ray Peterson dead at 65


Tommy Jett, Ray Peterson, and Reverend Gene Coleman
Photo courtesy of Tommy Jett.

Ray peterson best known for the teenage tragedy song Tell Laura I Love Her has died in his Smyrna, Tennesee. Ray had been suffering from cancer. Ray's Corrina, Corrina was later recorded by Steppenwolf whose lead singer, John Kay, lives within minutes away from where Ray lived. Ray had his hit The Wonder of You covered by Elvis Presley. Ray was funny in describing his career and quite fascinating in the interview that Tommy Jett and I conducted with him.

From Ray Peterson's site.
Ray Peterson has a unique voice and a great string of hits. He scored with everything from "heart wrenching" songs like "Tell Laura I Love Her" and the easygoing folk of "Corinna, Corinna" to the dramatic Roy Orbison influenced, "I Could Have Loved Her So Well."

Born in Denton, Texas, April 23, 1939, Ray contracted polio as a youngster, and was told he would never walk again. But that was not the case, and he was left with only a slight limp. In later life, he even became an accomplished golfer. While he was being treated for the polio at Warm Springs Foundation Hospital in Texas, Peterson began to sing to amuse himself and the other patients. When he was finally released, he began to work in local clubs before moving to Los Angeles, where he met longtime manager Stan Shulman.

Ray Peterson's remarkable 4-1/2 octave voice intrigued executives at RCA Records and they signed the singer in 1957. His first single was an unusual, almost gospel version of the Little Willie John 1956 hit, "Fever", which fell somewhere between the bluesy John arrangement and the later, sexier take by Peggy Lee.

"Fever" cooled in the marketplace and a new single "Let's Try Romance" and "Shirley Purly" were issued but also found little response. Despite the lack of interest in Ray's early records, he remained with RCA, finally scoring his first hit in 1959 with his seventh single, a gentle ballad by veteran Baker Knight," The Wonder Of You", which reached the Top 30 in both the U.S. and the U.K. Elvis Presley was so impressed with the song, and Ray's heartwarming rendition, he called him and asked if he could record the song too. Ray told him he didn't have to ask - he was Elvis. Elvis replied, "Yes I do - you're Ray Peterson". Elvis went on to have a Top 10 hit with it in 1970.

Ray Peterson closed out 1959 with another success when he had a small hit with a version of the classic Jesse Belvin love ballad, "Goodnight My Love". That modest success set the stage for what would become his biggest hit. was a classic teen song about young Tommy trying to raise the money to buy a ring for his beloved Laura by winning a car race. But, as bad luck would have it, the car overturned in flames. The quietly effective production and Peterson's dramatic vocal combined in a song that caught the ear of numerous teens and made it a No. 7 hit on Billboard's Hot 100. "Tell Laura I Love Her" was composed by Jeff Barry, who went on to write and produce hits like "Sugar Sugar" for The Archies and "Rock Me Gently" for Andy Kim. There was also a "Tell Laura I Love Her" album that featured the big hit, and earlier singles.

Despite the success of "Laura", the next single "Teenage Heartache" by veterans Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman didn't chart. When "My Blue Angel" also failed to hit, Peterson and his label parted company. Leaving RCA was hardly the end of Peterson's recording career. In association with publishing giant Hill and Range Music and manager Shulman, he formed New York City based Dunes Records, a name inspired by his work at Las Vegas' Dunes Hotel. His first record was produced by the relatively unknown Phil Spector, who had recently moved to New York to apprentice with proucer-writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

"Corinna, Corinna" was an old Scottish folk song that had been adapted as "Corine, Corinna" by Red Nichols and his jazz band, and later by Joe Turner, who had a Top 2 rhythm and blues record with it in 1956. Spector's production had a lightly Latin feel, as strings and a chorus swelled up behind Peterson's strong performance. Issued as Dunes 2002 in late 1960, it quickly became a Top 10 pop record. The next single, "Sweet Little Kathy", was written by Peterson and Tommy Boyce and was a minor hit in the spring of 1961. Ray did much better with "Missing You", a nice updating of the 1957 Webb Pierce country hit.

In late 1961 Ray Peterson again teamed up with Phil Spector on "I Could Have Loved You So Well", an emotional love song by Barry Mann and Gerry Goffin. Unaccountably, it only peaked at No. 57 during its eight week run on Billboard. Other singles, like "You Know Me So Well, "Is It Wrong" and "Where Are You?" didn't fare well in the marketplace. But Ray returned to the charts in the summer of 1963 with "Give Us Your Blessing", another Jeff Barry teenage heartbreaker. An equally anguished version by The Shangri Las was a Top 30 success in 1965.

As for Ray Peterson, he went back on the charts one more time, in the spring of 1964, when RCA reissued "The Wonder Of You", reaching No. 70 on the pop charts. In late 1964, Ray signed with MGM Records and cut a number of singles. In 1969 he did "Together" for Reprise and then moved to UNI for three more records. He also recorded a single for Decca in 1971, and the album "Peterson Country," that featured straight country material, produced by Joe Johnson and arranged by veteran Bill Walker. While his records weren't doing well, there was still an audience for his live shows. In 1971 based in Nashville, after years in California he told Cash Box Magazine he was amazed at the reaction he still received when he did his greatest hits live.

In his live show, Ray not only performs the songs that made him famous, he pays tribute to his idol, Roy Oribison and to Elvis Presley. Ray Peterson has been called an "Entertainer's Entertainer" and a "Singer's Singer", but most of all he is "The Golden Voice of Rock 'N' Roll".



Ray was a great guy. Tommy Jett and I interviewed him about 3 years ago on the radio show we co-hosted at GT108 when Ray was in town to appear at the Reverend Gene Coleman's Carpenters Cowboy Church. I will miss him.

Peace

Ringo Starr Super Hero?

Stan Lee the man who created Spiderman is now with his POW! Entertainment creating his latest super hero, Ringo Starr, or Super Ringo, or Ognir RRats, or whatever yo want to call him. Stan lee had dreams years ago of drawing the Beatles and recently approached Ringo with the ideaof creating a cartoon of him. 'You're known all over the world, and you've got the most distinctive way of talking, and I think if we did a cartoon of you it would be fantastic," the comic-book legend said. "Wouldn't it be cool if we could make you a superhero?"
Being the star of the show, Starr had a request regarding his animated alter-ego, Lee said: He wants to be a "reluctant superhero," just your average, world-famous musician who gets dragged into saving the world between sets. Ringo did not provide the vocals for his character in the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, but did provide the narration and had a briefly animated part in The Point that used his vocals.
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NCAA's Strength of Schedule Final Stats: Auburn 5th hardest, Oklahoma 11th hardest, USC 18th hardest

Auburn Should Be National Champs


From John Pruett, Huntsville Times
Texas A&M, which was blown out by Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl, was judged to have played the most difficult schedule in 2004. The Aggies opened with Utah, which finished the season just as undefeated as USC and Auburn, then faced Wyoming, Clemson, Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas and Tennessee.

North Carolina (6-6) was No. 2 with a schedule that included William & Mary, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, FSU, N.C. State, Utah, Miami, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Duke and Boston College.

No. 3 was 3-8 Arizona, which played Northern Arizona, Utah, Wisconsin, Washington State, UCLA, Oregon, Cal, Oregon State, Washington, USC and Arizona State.

No. 4 was Arizona State (9-3). The Sun Devils met UTEP, Northwestern, Iowa, Oregon State, Oregon, USC, UCLA, Cal, Stanford, Washington State, Arizona and Purdue.

Guess who had the fifth hardest schedule, based on the final NCAA stats? Yep. Auburn. By whatever computer-human methods the NCAA uses, it was determined that any team that beats Mississippi State, LSU, Tennessee (twice), Arkansas, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Georgia and Alabama rates high marks, regardless of its non-SEC schedule.

For the record, Oklahoma's schedule was ranked 11th and USC's was 18th.

Adam and the Ants 

Album Rock Tracks A - F

From 1981 to 1995 Album Rock was a dominant format on the radio. The format typically played “deep cuts” or non-hits from an album by artists that were considered rock, those that mostly played songs that were not dance oriented, but did contain guitar solos. The following is a list of songs that I preferred by artists that charted on the Album Rock charts. Keep in mind that the format began in 1981. A lot of the established artists best songs were behind them. I am only selecting a track from each artist from the Album Rock era. Also keep in mid that when you leave out multiple listings by the legends, the list weakens. Otherwise, enjoy!
AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
(brothers Angus and Malcolm Young were the brothers of George Young who had a hit with the Easybeats, Friday on my Mind, that helped finance their first 4 albums)

Adam and the Ants - Dog Eat Dog (Drummer Chris Hughes later produced Tears for Fears)

Bryan Adams - It’s Only Love (With Tina Turner)

Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator (Steven Tyler’s daughter Liv grew up with her step-father Todd Rundgren)

Allman Brothers Band - Good Clean Fun (1989 comeback song was the band’s first since 1981)

Jon Anderson - Cage of Freedom (From Metropolis soundtrack)

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe - Brother of Mine (Yes members)

Animals - The Night (Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994)

April Wine - Just Between You and Me (Canadian quintet)

Asia - Heat of the Moment (Song seemed retro when it first came out with the date check 1982 in the lyrics. Former members of Yes, ELP, Atomic Rooster, Buggles, Uriah Keep, amd Pat Travers Band were in Asia)

Axe - Rock ‘N’ Roll Party in the Streets (Band disbanded in 1984, lead guitarist Michael Osborne died in a car crash in 1984)

Dan Baird - I Love you Period (Former Georgia Sattelites front man)

Marty Balin - Hearts (Member of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and KBC Band - thank goodness not Starship)

Russ Ballard - Voices (Former Argent guitarist)

Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (Bassist Michael Steele’s second all girl band following the Runaways)

Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man (Written by Tony Carey)

Beat Farmers - California Kid (Drummer Country Dick Montana died in 1995 at age 40)

Jeff Beck - Gets us all in the End (Screaming guitars and the vocals of Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie)

Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice (married her guitarist, Neil Giraldo)

Big Country - Look Away extended version (Scottish quartet)

Big Head Todd and the Monsters - Bittersweet (Big Head Todd Mohr)

Black Crowes - Remedy (First check form first professional gig in Chattanooga bounced)

Blind Melon - No Rain (Lead singer Shannon Hoon died in 1995)

Blondie - Rapture (Only album rock track, the man from Mars plays guitars)

Blue Oyster Cult - Perfect Water (They don’t play the song anymore. Perhaps the only tune to name check Jacques Cousteau)

Blues Traveler - Hook (Nice to hear harmonicas again, NYC band)

Gary U.S. Bonds - This Little Girl (Produced by Bruce Springsteen)

Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive (Jon’s mom lived in Daytona next to my aunt)

Boston - Cool the Engines long version (Never play the single edits. Bands third of four tracks from their comeback Third Stage album)

David Bowie - Under Pressure (With Queen. Video used footage from the original Nosferatu.)

Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy (Remake of a Strangeloves tune based on the Bo Diddley beat. Band had 3 members from Adam and the Ants.)

Box of Frogs - Back Where I Started (All musicians in the band were members of the Yardbirds. Jeff Beck plays on this track.)

Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians - Mama Help Me (Edie married Paul Simon)

Martin Briley - The Salt in My Tears - (You ain’t worth the salt in my tears is a catchy pop tune from the Nick Lowe school of rock.)

Jackson Browne - For America (Politics. Jackson was born in Germany.)
Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane (Fleetwood Mac member. Title track of a very eccentric concept album that will really test the limits of your speakers.)

Bunburys - Fight (No Matter How Long) (Band may have influenced George Harrison to form the Traveling Wilburys as it included George Harrison, Elton John, Eric Clapton, and the Bee Gees.)

Kate Bush - Rocket’s Tail (Discovered by David Gilmour who plays guitar on this track.)

John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band - Tender Years (AKA Eddie and the Cruisers)

The Call - The Walls Came Down (Featuring Garth Hudson of the Band)

Jim Capaldi - Something So Strong (Reunites with former Traffic mate Steve Winwood on this track.)

Tony Carey - I Won’t Be Home Tonight (Ex-Rainbow keyboardist, also records as Planet P. Project)

The Cars - Hello Again EP version (Contains Looney Tunes sound effects)

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (Fresh folk approach that unfortunately has now been copied over and over again by way too many later artists.)

Cheap Trick - The Flame (Fun band that covers some fun tunes like Elvis’s Don’t Be Cruel and the Move’s Brontosaurus)

Church - Under the Milky Way (beautiful tune that shimmers by this Australian quintet)

Cinderella - Shelter Me (One of the best hair bands that is often overlooked. They are as diverse as the Allman Brothers.)

Eric Clapton - I’ve Got a Rock ‘N’ Roll Heart (I just haven’t heard this one in a while, Another Ticket is an excellent track as well.)

Clash - Rock the Casbah (Perfect Combat Rock)

Tom Cochrane - Life is a Highway (Red Rider lead singer)

Bruce Cockburn - If I had a Rocket Launcher (Canadian Bob Dylan type, perfect war song)

Phil Collins - I Don’t Care Anymore (Former Genesis drummer who once tried out for the Monkees)

Concrete Blonde - Joey (Johnette Napolitano provided vocals for the Heads a band composed of the former members of the Talking Heads. Also Concrete Blondes cover of Beware of Darkness is awesome.)

Alice Cooper - Poison (the Vincent Price of rock)

Elvis Costello - The Other Side of Summer (Instead of a Beach Boys happy feel we get the poisonous surf.)

Counting Crows - Mr. Jones (A follow-up to Dylan’s Ballad of a Thin Man that was previously referenced in the Beatles’ Yer Blues)

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Remake of the Velvet Underground classic, best version was by Mitch Ryder)

Cranberries - Zombie (Nice anti-war tune by Irish band originally called Cranberry Saw Us)

Robert Cray Band - Smoking Gun (Robert was the bass player in Otis Day and the Nights and can be seen in Animal House.)

Crosby, Stills and Nash - Wasted on the Way (David Crosby was a Byrd and Graham Nash was one of the Hollies.

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - American Dream (Interesting but skip this track and buy the déjà vu CD that included members Dalls Taylor and Greg Reeves instead.)

Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do (Perfect pop by the former background vocalist for Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton and Don Henley)

Cure - Friday on My Mind (Lead singer Robert Smith was a singer for Siouxie and the Banshees.)

Roger Daltrey - After the Fire (Written by fellow Who member Pete Townshend)

Damned - Alone Again Or (Cover of a Love classic)

Damn Yankees - High Enough (Former members of the Amboy Dukes, Night Ranger, and Styx)

Charlie Daniels Band - Still in Saigon (post Million Miles Reflection era, Charlie started as a session musician and played on albums by Bob Dylan and Ringo Starr)

David and David - Welcome to the Boomtown (Baerwald and Ricketts, an L.A duo)

Deep Purple - Knocking at Your Back Door (Lead singer Ian Gillan returns to the band after a short respite with Black Sabath)

Def Leppard - Photograph (Drummer Rick Allen lost his arm in an accident in 1984, yet returned to play for the band. The band, the Barbarians, found on Rhino’s Nuggets compilation, had a member with a similar ailment in the 60’s and released a song called Moulty about it.)

Devo - Working in a Coal Mine (This only Album Rock entry for the band is due to its inclusion in the movie Heavy Metal. it’s a remake of a Lee Dorsey hit.)

Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen (Insert joke here.)

Dennis DeYoung - Desert Moon (This song got so many requests that I was amazed that it would be this singer and keyboardist of Styx’s only chart listing.)

Dio - Last in Line (Rainbow in the Dark is equally deserving. Ronnie James Dio had been a singer for Rainbow and Black Sabath.)

Dire Straits - Skateaway (Anything but Money for Nothing. If you were a DJ you would hate it too.)

Dokken - Alone Again (Guitarist George Lynch and drummer Mick Brown left singer Don Dokken and bassist Jeff Pilson to form Lynch Mob in 1990.)

Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me with Science (Thomas was born in Cairo, Egypt.)

Doobie Brothers - The Doctor (I prefer this line-up over the Michael McDonald years. It rocks.)

Doors - Gloria (Naughty version of the song, though not as naughty as Jimi Hendrix’s version, from Alive, She Cried)

Duran Duran - A View to a Kill (I tend to like all the off kilter James Bond Tunes. The band is named after a robot in the Jane Fonda movie Barbarella.)

Bob Dylan - Band of the Hand (Its Dylan and all of his post 1981songs could be listed. I chose one I haven’t heard in a while from the movie of the same name. A good but more popular choice is Everything is Broken, but on the negative side this was the beginning of Dylan using a new style of singing that does not hold up to his past.)

Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away (Written by ELO’s Jeff Lynne. Dave is a rock historian and very cordial and entertaining to talk to.)

ELO - Hold on Tight (Later a coffee commercial. From the concept album Time which seems modern. It seemed strange to listen to lyrics such as …remember the good old 1980’s when things were so uncomplicated…back in the 80’s, so the meaning changed with time.)

Emerson, Lake, and Powell - Touch and Go (Keith Emerson of the Nice, Greg Lake of King Crimson, and Cozy Powell of Whitesnake who briefly replaced Carl Palmer of the Crazy World of Arthur Brown)

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (are Made of This) (Synth Pop Duo that was mainstream but talented that evolved from the Tourists.)

Extreme - More than Words (For some reason this song always reminded me of Spirit’s Nature’s Way)

Fabulous Thunderbirds - Wrap it Up (Guitarist Jimmie Vaughn was older brother of Stevie Ray Vaughn)

Falco - Der Kommisar (Favorite German song, although if you listen carefully you will hear some English dialogue.)

Don Felder - Heavy Metal (Takin’ a Ride) (I never knew an Eagle could rock this hard.)

Firm - Radioactive (Bnad members from Zeppelin, Bad Company and Manfred Mann)

Fixx - How Much is Enough (I picked this one because it is usually the one that gets left out by them. Red Skies is cool.)

Fleetwood Mac - Big Love (Their best stuff was earlier. Rivaled the best of them with line-up changes.)

Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (The keyboard job seemed easy with this band. Good thing the song was not called I Raq.)

John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls (Playful lyrics, fun tune by the ex-Creedence singer)

Lita Ford - Close My Eyes Forever (Another former Runaway member, duet with Ozzy)

Foreigner - Jukebox Hero (A rocker from a band that is now best known for its ballads)

Glenn Frey - Party Town (Do not quote this tune to your boss. If you have the album read the scribbles on the inner grooves.)

Frida - I Know there’s Something Going On (Formerly of Abba with guest Phil Collins on drums)

Peter Gabriel

Album Rock Tracks G - M

Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey (Also, almost every song on So)

Gary O’ - Shades of 45 (The O’ stands for O’Connor)

J. Geils Band - Flamethrower (J. Geils is guitarist Jerome Geils band, singer Peter Wolf married Faye Dunnaway)

General Public - Tenderness (Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger were
formerly members of the English Beat)

Genesis - Mama (Post Peter Gabriel era, I also enjoyed the extended version of Tonight, Tonight, Tonight)

Georgia Satellites - Battleship Chains (Fronted by Dan Baird. I saw guitarist Rick Robards juggle his guitar.)

David Gilmour - Murder (David replaced Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd.)

Giuffria - Call to the Heart (From the Journey school of rock, named for keyboardist Greg Giuffria.)

Go-Go’s - Our Lips are Sealed (Actually I do not remember them making the Album Rock charts. I prefer their performance from Urgh! A Music War.)

Golden Earring - Twilight Zone (Little did the reader know, they were actually typing this.)

Lou Gramm - Midnight Blue (From Foreigner, not the guy from Mary Tyler Moore, Lou Grant.)

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (Perhaps the only reggae song that begins with the word “hoy”. Eddy did the songs from Romancing the Stone.)

Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey (The bands only number one pales in comparison to their older material.)

Great White - Once Bitten Twice Shy (Remake of the Ian Hunter classic.)

GTR - When the Heart Rules the Mind (Steve owe of Yes and Steve Hackett of Genesis, name is short for guitar. J.D. Considine reviewed the record with just three letters, SHT.)

Guns ‘N Roses - Civil War (What we have here is a failure to communicate.)

Sammy Hagar - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (I picked this one because I used to play it on an AC based college station before the boss woke up.)

Hagar, Schon, Aaronson, Shrieve - Whter Shade of Pale (Sammy later of Van Halen, Neal of Journey, Kenny of Stories, and Michael of Santana.)

John Hall Band - Crazy (Former founder, leader of Orleans)

George Harrison - All Those Years Ago (Features Ringo and Paul as well)

Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night (Canadian)

Jeff Healey Band - Full Circle (Jeff and band performed in Roadhouse.)

Heart - What About Love (Really syrupy, check earlier days.)

Don Henley - Sunset Grill (Well, all of Building the Perfect Beast.)

Roger Hodgson - Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy) (Cool track from the former Supertramp leader, reminds me of Pink Floyd.)

Honeydrippers - Rockin’ at Midnight (Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Nile Rodgers.)

Honeymoon Suite - Feel it Again (Canadian quintet)

Hooters - All You Zombies (Philadelphia band does a great cover of Love’s She Comes in Colors.)

Human League - Don’t You Want Me (English band, became more dance oriented with later albums.)

Ian Hunter - All of the Good Ones are Taken (Former leader of Mott the Hoople.)

Billy Idol - White Wedding (Ex-Generation X man, Billy Idol seems to channel Jim Morrison on this track.)

INXS - The One Thing (Australian band’s American debut, Shabooh, Shoobah was fantastic.)

Donnie Iris - Love is Like a Rock (Former leader of Jaggerz)

Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes to Midnight (Leader Bruce Dickinson went solo in 1993.)

Mick Jagger - Ruthless People (From the movie Ruthless People.)

Jefferson Airplane/ Starship - Planes (1989 reunion of the 1966 line-up.)

Garland Jeffreys - 96 Tears (Remake of the ? And the Mysterians classic)

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Bad Reputation (3rd former Runaway following Michael Steel and Lita Ford. Starred in Light of Day.)

Billy Joel - Pressure (Formerly of the Hassles.)

Elton John - Sad Songs (Say So Much) (The part where he sings “gentle touch” in the songs sounded like he sang “genitals” when he was in concert.)

Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better (English singer and synthesizer wizard.)

Journey - Stone in Love (Greg Rollie and Neal Schon were originally in Santana.)

Judas Priest - You’ve Got Another Thing Coming (I wish Breaking the Law was on the list.)

Kajagoogoo - Too Shy (Band destined for failure when leader Limahl left within months after this hit. He would sing the theme to Neverending Story.)

Kansas - Play the Game Tonight (Topeka band)

Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine (I prefer Is That It, but it wasn’t an option and we are forever cursed with this commercial ditty.)

KBC Band - America (Kantner, Balin, Cassidy - My copy is autographed.)

Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (If it were videos I was choosing from, Jeopardy would win.)

King Crimson - Sleepless (Best of the Adrian Belew era.)

Kinks - Destroyer (Fun Sequel to Lola, rocks hard. I love this era of the Kinks.)

Kiss - I Love it Loud (Prefer the original lineup.)

Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule (Lenny came out swinging. Who would have known Lisa Bonet would have had such great taste?)

Krokus - Midnight Maniac (Swiss band that seems to have disappeared on all retro play lists.)

Cyndi Lauper - She Bop (You know why!)

Led Zeppelin - Ozone Baby (From Coda)

Alvin Lee - Detroit Diesel (10 Years After ex-singer scores with a tune recorded in Chattanooga.)

John Lennon - Nobody Told Me (Strange days it was indeed, unfortunately. Perhaps December 8, 1980 was the day the music died.)
Julian Lennon - Valotte (More Billy Joel music structure than John Lennon. It turns out Julian did not have artistic freedom.)

Huey Lewis and the News - Do You Believe in Love (Song starts out like ELO’s Sweet Talkin’ Woman. Bassist Mario Cippolino’s brother was Quicksilver Messenger Service’s guitarist John Cippolino.)

Little Feat - Hate to Lose Your Lovin’ (My favorite Little Feat period was between 1989 and 1992 when former Poco singer Craig Fuller traded vocals with Paul Barrere. Frank Zappa named the band.)

Little River Band - The Night Owls (Prefer Man on Your Mind from earlier. Glenn Shorrock loves popcorn. He ate tons of it in my station’s tent.)

Living Colour - Cult of Personality (Black rock group at a time when there were not many. Vocalist Corey Glover acted in Platoon.)

Kenny Loggins - Don’t Fight It (with Steve Perry. Kenny was once a member of the Electric Prunes.)

Lone Justice - Ways to be Wicked (Maria McKee has a very unique voice and has worked a lot with Dwight Yoakum. Maria’s brother was Bryan Maclean of Love who changed his name to look more professional. Tom Petty wrote this song.)

Los Lobos - Will the Wolf Survive (Song became a hit for Waylon Jennings. Los Lobos career took off after the La Bamba soundtrack took off.)

Loverboy - Turn Me Loose (There was a time when if you saw someone in a mall wearing a bandana, it was either Mike Reno of Loverboy or Pat Benatar.)

Nick Lowe and his Cowboy Outfit - I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll) (Great rockabilly tune. The video shows scenes of Nick and wife singer Carlene Carter getting married. There was not a follow-up video of their break-up.)

Jeff Lynne - Every Little Thing (Features George Harrison on guitar and background vocals.)

Madness - Our House (They were ska-rock before ska-rock was cool.)

Marillion - Kayleigh (Lead singer “Fish” later went solo but was perhaps overlooked because of “Phish.”

Nick Mason and Rick Fenn - Lie for a Lie (Nick was drummer of Pink Floyd and Rick was guitarist for 10cc.)

Paul McCartney - No More Lonely Nights (Not the best stuff by Paul. David Gilmour’s guitar solo helped influence this pick.)

Delbert McClinton - EveryTime I Roll the Dice (Became a bar band classic. It features background vocals by Melissa Etheridge and guitar by Bonnie Raitt.

Roger McGinnis - King of the Hill (Former Byrd makes a comeback with this song that shares vocals with Tom Petty.)

Bob and Doug McKenzie - Take Off (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas of SCTV with help from fellow Canadian Geddy Lee.)

Meat Loaf - I’d do Anything for Love (But I Won’t do That) (Meat Loaf sang lead vocals on Ted Nugent’s Free-For-All album.)

John Mellencamp - Human Wheels (John was made to use the last name Cougar by his record label. He was a ble to reclaim his name due to his popularity.)

Men at Work - Who can it be now? (Won 1982 best new artist Grammy and it was all down hill from there. Refreshing pop that sounds like an upbeat, jazzy, Harry Belafonte.)

Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning (Disturbing vision of the Apocalypse.

Mike + the Mechanics - The Living Years (Sadsong by band that was made up by members of Genesis, Squeeze, and Van Morrison’s band.)

Steve Miller Band - I Want Make the World Turn Around (Mellow but pretty)

Missing Persons - Words (Former Frank Zappa band members)

Mr. Mister - Kyrie (L.A. quartet)

Modern English - I Melt with You (English new wave band)

Eddie Money - Take me Home Tonight (Former NYC cop. Do you think he is going deep undercover?)

Moody Blues - The Voice (Patrick Moraz of Yes replaced Mike Pinder on the keys. Great bunch!)

Gary Moore - Still got the Blues (Former guitarist of Thin Lizzy.)

Van Morrison - Tore Down a la Rimbaud (It’s difficult to listen to Van for pronunciation clues.)

Motels - Take the L (Lover - L = Over)

Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home (Band has recently regrouped following Vince Neil’s plastic surgery.)

Van Morrison

Album Rock Tracks N to Z

Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me (R. B. Greaves cover)

Nena - 99 Luftballons (Translated it means 99 Luft balloons, I think.)

Stevie Nicks - Leather and Lace (With Don Henley)

Night Ranger - Sister Christian (Bassist Jack Blades later was a Damn Yankee.)

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Grunge Begins)

Aldo Nova - Fantasy (Where’s Aldo? Perhaps back in Montreal.)

Ted Nugent - Little Miss Dangerous (Backed with a version of My Little Red Book)

Ric Ocasek - Something to Grab For (Nice video with wife Paulina Porizkova)

Sinead O’Connor - Nothing Compares to You (Prince written song where restaurant has 11 syllables)

Roy Orbison - You Got It (Roy co-wrote the song with Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty.)

Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (Ozzy was in a band called Magic Lantern which had the song Country Woman prior to his Black Sabath experience.)

Outfield - Your Love (London trio)

Outlaws - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (Henry Paul had departed prior to this period but would resurface in Blackhawk.)

Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love (Might as well face it you’re a _____ in love.)

John Parr - Naughty, Naughty (Perhaps John was a casualty of the St. Elmo’s Fire when he provided the song for the soundtrack.)

Alan Parsons Project - Stereotomy extended version (This version was cooler than the album version. Alan cut his teeth helping out in the production of the Beatles Abby Road.)

Michael Penn - No Myth (Future Mr. Aimee Mann had a bit part in Footloose.)

Steve Perry - Oh Sherry (She could have been Sherry Perry.)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Rebels (Tom sounds more like Dylan than ever on this track. I just don’t hear it anymore.)

Tom Petty - It’s Good to be King (If you don’t believe him ask Mel Brooks.)

Pink Floyd - Your Possible Pasts (Do you remember it? How it used to be? Do you think it could be…)

Planet P Project - Why Me (Great concept album followed by an even better one, Pink World. Tony Carey has released more Planet P Project tunes recently.)

Robert Plant - Burning Down One Side (That he did. Pictures at 11 rocks. Plant is a huge Love fan and has recently covered Love’s A House is not a Motel.)

Poco - Call it Love (Band reformed in ‘89.)

Poison - Every Rose has its Thorn (Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson found this out the hard way when a rose was tossed to him onstage and one of its thorns pierced one of his eyes.)

Police - Spirits in the Material World (Too bad materialism continues and people have not re-humanized themselves. Drummer Stewart Copeland’s father was big in the CIA.)

Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One) (Former Stooge)

Pretenders - My City was Gone (Originally a B-Side only song. Now the city is still gone, and even worse, the song is being held hostage by Rush Limbaugh.)

Prince and the Revolution - Let’s Go Crazy (Doc Everything’ll be Alright)

Psychedelic Furs - Love my Way (From fantastic LP Forever Now)

Quarterflash - Take me to Heart (Lead singer Rindy Ross, a household name, not)

Queen - Life is Real (Song written for Lennon. See earlier material for best results.)

Queensryche - Silent Lucidity (Started the Bellevue, Washington scene.)

Quiet Riot - Bang Your Head (Metal Health) (Kevin Dubrow, singer, did the station ID for Rock 105.)

Radiohead - Creep (Better Karma lay ahead for this band. Tears for Fears would cover this tune.)

Rainbow - Stone Cold (Tony Carey would evolve from this band.)

Ratt - Lay it Down (LA hair quintet)

Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne (Lou with a dance hit?)

R.E.M. - Man on the Moon (Andy are you goofing on Elvis?)

REO Speedwagon - Tough Guys (Contains a Little Rascals sample at the beginning as well as the s word.)

Robbie Robertson - Showdown at Big Sky (Former Band singer Robertson has the BoDeans providing background vocals.)

Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night (Violent video that rocked)

David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo/ I ain’t got Nobody (remke of Ted Lewis’s 1931 #1 hit and Marion Harris’s 1921 #3 hit, but their videos were not as hot.)

Roxy Music - More Than This (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, and Andy MacKay)

RTZ - Until your Love Comes Back Around (Return to Zero, 2 former Boston members)

Todd Rundgren - Bang the Drum all Day (Todd produced albums by Badfinger, Grand Funk, Meat Loaf and others.)

Rush - Time Stand Still (With Aimee Mann of course. They have recently remade Love’s 7 & 7 Is.)

Saga - On the Loose (Toronto band)

Santana - Winning (Alex Ligertwood vocalist from 1981 - 1990)

Scandal Featuring Patti Smyth - The Warrior (Bang Bang)

Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Sequel to Bowie’s Space Oddity)

Scorpions - Wind of Change (Best Berlin Wall is down hopeful song)

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Tryin’ to Live My Life Without You (Live in Boston 1980)

Charlie Sexton - Beats so Lonely (Teen guitar wonder)

Paul Simon - Graceland (Fantastic album too. Everly Brothers provide background vocals on this.)

Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me) (Breakfast Club soundtrack, leader Jim Kerr married Chrissie Hynde. It did not last.)

Slade - Run Runaway (The one with the chameleon in it.)

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (Later remade by Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme.)

Spirit - I Got a Line on You (Remake of their 60’s hit on their Spirit of ‘84 album.)

Rick Springfield - Jessie’s Girl (Skinny tie days. I liked better in the cartoon Mission Magic.)

Bruce Springsteen - Johnny 99 (Johnny Cash sounding tune)

Billy Squier - Emotions in Motion (One I haven’t heard in a while)

Rod Stewart - Love Touch (From Legal Eagles, not his best era.)

Sting - Fortress Around Tour Heart (I prefer his Police days.)

Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut (Cool guys. I spent time with them when they recorded an album in Chattanooga. Brian Setzer says he was sold on the 50’s sound when he heard the B-Side of Be-Bop-A-Lu-La.)

Styx - Too Much Time on my Hands (From Paradise Theatre, an album in which some copies had special album cover designs etched in the vinyl.)

Supertramp - Cannonball (James Bond feel)

Survivor - Eye of the Tiger (Jim Peterik, the keyboardist was the singer of the Ides of March.)

Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (All 365 degrees of this song were accidentally played on a religious station in Chattanooga when I visited a friend to copy the song on a cart for another station where I was employed.)

Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels (Band has recently reunited.)

Tesla - Signs (Five Man Electrical Band cover)

38 Special - Teacher Teacher (Teachers soundtrack)

George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Gear Jammer (Delaware based band)

‘til Tuesday - Voices Carry (Aimee Mann is even greater as a solo artist performing some of the best rock today. Look for the Forgotten Arm soon.)

Timbuk 3 - The Future’s so Bright, I gotta Wear Shades (Husband and wife duo recorded this track on their tape machine.)

Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/ Jenny (Tommy Heath lead singer)

Toto - Rosanna (Written for Rosanna Arquette)

Traveling Wilburys - Tweeter and the Monkey Man (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison in a band. Dylan wrote this tune channeling Bruce Springsteen.)

Twisted Sister - We’re not Gonna Take It (Dee Snider does better here than on the band’s re,ake of Leader of the Pack.)

Ultravox - Reap the Wild Wind (Midge Ure’s band)

Urge Overkill - Sister Havana (Track from Saturation, an album that rocks about as hard as it gets.)

U2 - New Years Day (First American video and first hit. The band does not always live up to its potential, but, perhaps it has a better potential than all others.)

Van Halen - Why Can’t this be Love (actually Van Hagar)

Stevie Ray Vaughn - Superstition (Stevie Wonder cover)

Vaughn Brothers - Tick Tock (A song of peace.)

Waitresses - I Know what Boys Like (the late Patty Donahue sang with
Alice Cooper on I Like Girls on his Zipper Catches Skin LP.)

Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio (Leader Stan Ridgway still releases great albums.)

Joe Walsh - Ordinary Average Guy (Recorded in Chattanooga, funny tune.)

Wang Chung - To Live and Die in L. A. extended version (Originally known as Huang Chung)

Roger Waters - 5:01 (The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking Pt. 10) (Former Floyd co-vocalist namedrops Yoko in the lyrics.)

Whitesnake - Still of the Night (David Coverdale does a convincing Zeppelin clone that eventually results in Jimmy Page recording with him.)

Who - You Better You Bet (You better bet your life or….)

Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver (See Steve’s Traffic material first.)

World Party - Put the Message in a Box (Karl Wallinger was a Waterboy.)

X - Hungry Wolf (Ray Manzerek of the Doors produced this band at one time.)

Yes - It Can Happen (From 90125 not 90210.)

Neil Young - This Note’s for You (Won video of the year on MTV even though they did not play the tune since it criticized them.)

Frank Zappa - Valley Girl (This tune was criticizing people who talked that way not romanticizing it. Unfortunately we had to endure what was to come.)

Zebra - Who’s Behind the Door (Zeppelin style New Orleans trio.)

ZZ Top - Delirious (The trio appeared in Back to the Future III.

Frank Zappa

Censorship!!! Rolling Stone refuses to allow the Bible to be advertised

Rolling Stone refuses ad for the book where the stone was rolled away


Rolling Stone magazine, a magazine that I have held in the highest regard, a magazine that I am a lifelong subcriber, that has published my comments in the past, has refused to allow a version of the Bible to be advertised. It is hypocritical that this magazine that in the past has protested about censorship of any kind would censor the Bible.
See the entire article at CNN.
Here is the copy that was to be used:
"In a world of almost endless media noise and political spin, you wonder where you can find real truth. Well, now there's a source that's accurate, clear and reliable. It's the TNIV -- Today's New International Version of the Bible. It's written in today's language, for today's times -- and it makes more sense than ever."
Media outlets that agreed to carry the ad include Modern Bride, The Onion, MTV.com and AOL.
protest at letters@rollingstone.com

With Mitch Ryder and Cub Koda 

Free Ipod Site Now Has Instant Credit Sources

I noticed today that the Free Ipod site now has two instant credit inexpensive deals.

One is get free walkie talkies and sign up to great fun for $1 for a month. You may cancel anytime or stay on for more money. It is a restaurant and amusement discount coupon site.

Basically, you could join and get 5 friends to do the same and you would have your free $299 Ipod.

The other deal is you get a free digital camera when you join NetMarket for $1.

So sign up at
Free Ipods so I can get mine and you will get credit for yourself as well.

Chance?


Thanks to Marta for these humorous emails. Enjoy the pics folks.

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Freedom?

I am posting comments I made at Mighty Marvell's blog, Incorporeal Works. He is a great intellect, and I enjoy his blogs quite a bit. My prose will never be as savvy as his. I tend not to spend as much time, so I tend to have my share of grammatical errors adn (lol) stream of conscience blah blah blah!!!!

Let's cut to the chase.

If religion is not taught, then most certainly citizenship should be taught. Freedom my friend, existed to a greater extent when devotion was taught in schools. Now, we have cameras everywhere: at intersections, parking lots, check-outs, restrooms (I know for a fact that the movie theaters and some clothing stores have them there, just not pointed at the stalls), etc. We have all telephone conversations taped, all emails, blogs, etc recorded and kept. We have satellites in space. We are about to have to at least put our finger prints on our national ID's and perhaps iris scans and DNA. We even have to use our finger prints to cash checks. We are to have biometric (chip) data implanted unless Americans cause an uproar. Our purchases are stockpiled by Bonus Cards, Checking Accounts, and Credit Cards. Even money has tracking devices, and soon presciption drugs. Everyone needs to wake up and realize that freedom is dead. We force a country to be democratic which means they are not free, but democratic. Sound familiar? On another subject, the weather sure is strange. Luke 21:25.