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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Approx. start time
peter frampton  breaking all the rules   Favoriting breaking all the rules  a&m  1981    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
ac/dc  thunderstruck   Favoriting the razor's edge  atco  1990    0:06:39 (Pop-up)
night ranger  sing me away   Favoriting dawn patrol  boardwalk  1982    0:11:40 (Pop-up)
kill for thrills  rockets   Favoriting dynamite from nightmareland  mca  1990    0:15:34 (Pop-up)
twisted sister  i wanna rock   Favoriting stay hungry  atlantic  1984  RIP drummer A.J. Pero  0:19:46 (Pop-up)
 
twisted sister  be chrool to your scuel   Favoriting come out and play  atlantic  1985    0:25:07 (Pop-up)
sea hags  half the way valley   Favoriting s/t  chrysalis  1989    0:28:54 (Pop-up)
billy squier  lonely is the night   Favoriting don't say no  emi  1981    0:31:39 (Pop-up)
queensrÿche  warning   Favoriting the warning  emi  1984    0:36:15 (Pop-up)
 
circus of power  gates of love   Favoriting vices  rca  1990    0:43:29 (Pop-up)
fastway  the world waits for you   Favoriting waiting for the roar  columbia  1986    0:46:11 (Pop-up)
judas priest  turbo lover   Favoriting 7"  columbia  1986    0:52:18 (Pop-up)
skid row  youth gone wild   Favoriting s/t  atlantic  1989    0:56:14 (Pop-up)
tyketto  forever young   Favoriting don't come easy  geffen  1990    0:59:43 (Pop-up)
 
y&t  summertime girls   Favoriting down for the count  a&m  1985    1:11:31 (Pop-up)
rainbow  jealous lover   Favoriting jealous lover 12" ep  polydor  1981    1:14:41 (Pop-up)
the london quireboys  7 o'clock   Favoriting cd single  capitol  1990    1:17:51 (Pop-up)
helix  the kids are all shakin'   Favoriting long way to heaven  capitol  1985    1:21:29 (Pop-up)
zebra  tell me what you want   Favoriting s/t  atlantic  1983    1:25:26 (Pop-up)
 
deep purple  knocking at your back door   Favoriting perfect strangers  mercury  1984    1:32:57 (Pop-up)
saga  on the loose   Favoriting 7"  portrait  1981    1:39:36 (Pop-up)
coney hatch  devil's deck   Favoriting s/t  mercury  1982    1:42:54 (Pop-up)
honeymoon suite  new girl now   Favoriting s/t  warner bros  1984    1:47:52 (Pop-up)
white lion  wait   Favoriting 7"  atlantic  1988    1:50:51 (Pop-up)
 
rhino bucket  beg for your love   Favoriting s/t  reprise  1990    1:59:05 (Pop-up)
salty dog  lonesome fool   Favoriting every dog has its day  geffen  1990    2:03:28 (Pop-up)
ratt  shame shame shame   Favoriting ratt & roll 8191  atlantic  1991  greatest hits comp; orig 1990  2:07:21 (Pop-up)
shotgun messiah  nowhere fast   Favoriting s/t  relativity  1989    2:12:16 (Pop-up)
cinderella  shake me   Favoriting night songs  mercury  1986    2:15:59 (Pop-up)
 
bon jovi  let it rock   Favoriting slippery when wet  mercury  1986    2:22:09 (Pop-up)
peter cetera  living in the limelight   Favoriting s/t  full moon/warner bros  1981    2:27:00 (Pop-up)
sammy hagar  i can't drive 55   Favoriting voa  geffen  1984    2:31:19 (Pop-up)
love/hate  blackout in the red room   Favoriting blackout in the red room  columbia  1990    2:35:15 (Pop-up)
johnny crash  hey kid   Favoriting neighbourhood threat  wtg  1990    2:38:10 (Pop-up)
 
mötley crüe  dr. feelgood   Favoriting dr. feelgood  elektra  1989    2:42:53 (Pop-up)
warrant  down boys   Favoriting dirty rotten filthy stinking rich  columbia  1988    2:47:07 (Pop-up)
rpla  last night a drag queen saved your life   Favoriting s/t  collision arts/giant  1993    2:50:58 (Pop-up)
autograph  that's the stuff   Favoriting that's the stuff  rca  1985    2:54:06 (Pop-up)
 


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Listener comments!

  9:01pm
JakeGould:

Ooo! Nice! Frampton feels like summer…
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Stevel:

From whaaaa??

Great song.
  9:02pm
john:

Gosh. Starting with the '80s. It must be April Fools' Day.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
Stevel:

Oh. I'm slow. Very nicely played.

Not so familiar with this song.
Avatar 9:02pm
Loretta:

good evening!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
chris_in_space:

What up everyone. And now it's time for tha fonk!
Avatar 9:04pm
Danne D:

Whoa EFD Breaking The Rules with a song from 1981!??!
Avatar 9:04pm
Holly in NC:

@john - 10 steps ahead of me- kudos!

Hi everyone!
Avatar 9:04pm
Danne D:

It's almost like it's a certain day or something ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:05pm
Stevel:

john FTW!

DanneD a close second
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:05pm
tomasz.:

joke's on you, it's April 2 here!
Avatar 9:05pm
Danne D:

Hopefully this isn't the theme for Evan's plans for tomorrow's EFDHHDYDTY Fantasy Baseball Draft :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:05pm
Stevel:

I fucking hate April Fools day. ALWAYS got taken.
Avatar 9:06pm
Danne D:

Love the Avi, Tomasz :) The New Jersey Knuckles appreciate the support for the team.
  9:06pm
john:

Actually, it is, Danne. Evan's drafting Peter Frampton.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
Stevel:

That was a great song. It appeals to my inner... thing.
Avatar 9:07pm
Danne D:

If ever there was a night where I thought Evan would be playing Tales From Topographic Oceans...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:08pm
efd:

It's April Fool's Day, Danne, not Impossible Day.
  9:08pm
JakeGould:

Happy B-Day Angus Young!
Avatar 9:08pm
Holly in NC:

Hi Danne :-)

I think efd's only playing things he actually likes :-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12pm
tomasz.:

Evan "Metal" Davies! \m/
Avatar 9:13pm
Toddophonic:

Crap, this is the Night Ranger song I was going to open my show with this week!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:14pm
Hoboken Jack:

Proof positive that you can still rock in America.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:16pm
efd:

@Toddophonic, I had to get my revenge for you playing the better Sarah Bethe Nelson song on Saturday!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:17pm
Stevel:

Obviously, the TOT/efd beef is ON!!
Avatar 9:19pm
Danne D:

Btw, Hi EFD :) Hi Everyone :)
Hi Holly :)
Avatar 9:19pm
fleep:

Greetings from dried up Southern California, EFD and rockers.
  9:20pm
JakeGould:

You know what ISIS can’t do? ISIS CANNOT STOP THE ROCK!
  9:21pm
JakeGould:

Evan, thanks for the “Twisted Sister.”
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
Hoboken Jack:

EFD, is that a Twisted Sister pin on your uniform?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
Stevel:

Twisted Sister was better than most, punch wise.
Avatar 9:22pm
Holly in NC:

TS always improved by accompanying video:
www.youtube.com...

And btw I have this 7'' w picture sleeve, yes I do ;-)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:25pm
chris_in_space:

This. Is. Amazing.
Avatar 9:26pm
fleep:

The Metal "District"? Can we vote?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:27pm
Cubicle Carl:

btw, I'm playing my official WFMU air guitar, from a few marathons ago.
  9:27pm
JakeGould:

What’s the air rights in the metal district like? Do they sell macarons on the metal district?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:29pm
Stevel:

I like where this is going.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:30pm
courtneynoir:

oh man this is the best night ever
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:30pm
Cubicle Carl:

Jake, is that macarons or macaroons?
  9:31pm
JakeGould:

@CubicleCarl: Macarons are the trendy food meringue cookie in artisanal land nowadays. Macaroons are Kosher for Passover.
  9:32pm
JakeGould:

Billy Squier’s bare feet and riffs make an appearance!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32pm
courtneynoir:

I think I need beer or something
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:33pm
Stevel:

Very small step from Billy Squire to Rush. Just saying.
  Swag For Life Member 9:33pm
Lonely Planet Boy:

macarons are almond-flavored pastel-colored French cookies with a filling. macaroons are coconut.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:33pm
Cubicle Carl:

The vinyl of Frampton's breaking all the rules sells for $2.75 on Amazon. Good time to invest.
  9:33pm
john:

Lonely is the night. Four of us. Air guitar. College talent show. 1983. We should have won. No film exists. Thankfully.
Avatar 9:35pm
Holly in NC:

STROKE!
Avatar 9:35pm
Toddophonic:

I like the best Piper songs more, but this Squier cut is definitely not w/o merit.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:35pm
efd:

Carl you know it's gonna go up tomorrow after the EFD bump kicks in!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:36pm
Cubicle Carl:

@ JakeGould: ah yes, I think I've seen them a coupla times. I doubt they sell those in the metal district.
  9:36pm
JakeGould:

Billy Squier is going to wake up 6 months from now, see an extra $10 in a royalty check and say, “Hey…”
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:38pm
Cubicle Carl:

Yes, efd. That was no joke. I know how to call 'em. His appearances on Top of the Pops have gone viral.
Avatar 9:38pm
Holly in NC:

Perhaps first time a video wrecked a man's career?
Poor Billy.

www.youtube.com...
Avatar 9:38pm
Richard from Venezuela:

Amazing set list!!!
  9:39pm
john:

The man had his early 80s low-rent Led Zeppelin moment. At least he was way better than the real thing.
  9:40pm
JakeGould:

Early 1980s metal is fine. It’s what happened after 1985 or so that’s… Meh…
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:40pm
jmd:

If you can squeeze in some Fastway, Saxon, or old Quiet Riot (with RR) you could be a DJ on KKDJ (Fresno, CA) in 1984.
Avatar 9:41pm
Danne D:

Hola Richard :)
Avatar 9:41pm
Danne D:

I like to think Evan "Snake" Davies has the jacket to match.
Avatar 9:41pm
Richard from Venezuela:

Saludos Danne D.
  9:43pm
JakeGould:

Anyone want to bet on whether “Zebra” makes an appearance?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:44pm
Cubicle Carl:

And my consumer dollars have definitely been steered by the EFD bump, in genuine capitalist terms.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:45pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

The note on my calendar indicates today is April "Funk" Day.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:46pm
efd:

did somebody say Fastway?!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:46pm
jmd:

Thank you
  9:47pm
JakeGould:

This is where I would go out to get a slice.
  9:49pm
JakeGould:

U68 Metal Block.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:51pm
efd:

3 primary influences for this show:

WAPP signing on in NYC, summer of 198...3(?)
U68 Power Hour
Z-Rock syndicated hard rock radio at 1480 AM.
Avatar 9:51pm
Holly in NC:

Can one weigh Metallica's assholeness vs. the majesty of the Ride the Lightning lp? Also, "Am I Evil".
Avatar 9:52pm
fleep:

That's one long generic song.
  9:53pm
JakeGould:

@EFD: “U68 Power Hour” Yes! Thanks for remembering that exact title. Without that I could not keep up with my high school chums who went to L'Amours back then.
Avatar 9:53pm
Danne D:

Never realized how much Turbo Lover sounds like a Sparks song...
  9:54pm
john:

I'm gonna go wtih '82 for WAPP. They sponsored the Who shows at Shea that summer (with the unlikely duo of Santana and The Clash opening).
Avatar 9:54pm
Danne D:

Ah the commercial free summer that WAPP opened their format with.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:54pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

There must be some Blue Öyster Cult in here somewhere.
  9:55pm
john:

I take part of it back. Those shows were in October '82.
Avatar 9:56pm
Danne D:

Tull in the 11 o'clock hour, EFD?

(For the record, you'd hear Yes on that '82 APP summer - just not Tales. More like All Good People) :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:57pm
efd:

Wikipedia has it as '82 though, john, so you get partial credit.
  9:58pm
john:

I'll take it! I almost don't remember that I was once nineteen. I'm still not convinced of it.
Avatar 9:59pm
Danne D:

That WAPP summer gave me an appreciation for commercial-free radio :)
  9:59pm
CinNYC:

This once popular genre is now under appreciated - for good reason!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00pm
Figgsrock:

I'd venture a guess that I'm one of the few (or the only person) on this board that saw Skid Row on this tour.
  10:00pm
JakeGould:

You can’t stop the rock, CinNYC.
Avatar 10:00pm
Danne D:

Hope we maybe hear a little Rainbow tonight :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:01pm
efd:

Figgs, I saw them open for AC/DC at the Meadowlands, I'm pretty sure. Or maybe they were opening for Aerosmith.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02pm
efd:

coming up in a bit, Danne D!
Avatar 10:03pm
Holly in NC:

Bon Jovi? Too pop?
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Danne D:

Awesome :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:03pm
efd:

also coming, Holly!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:04pm
efd:

Ken, I have Blue Oyster Cult outside my personal fence on this one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:04pm
Figgsrock:

Ha--yes, on the Aerosmith tour. I saw them in Syracuse just a week after "The Bottle Incident" in early 91.
  10:04pm
JakeGould:

Some Ozzy? Maybe “Over the Mountain” the opening track from “Diary of a Madman?”
Avatar 10:04pm
Danne D:

@Holly - nooooooo Runaway not too pop for sure. Definite fit.

That was when they were the Jersey boys making good.
Avatar 10:05pm
Danne D:

Burnin' for You woulda fit EFD - gotta disagree. I mean the dude spontaneously combusted in a car! That's pretty metal of him to have done ;)
  10:05pm
Tommy:

Where's my big hair wig when I need it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05pm
courtneynoir:

Quiet Riot? Anyone?
  10:07pm
JakeGould:

And for those who don’t know what U68 was, it was a UHF low-rent MTV station. 100% Jersey-based. www.youtube.com...
Avatar 10:08pm
Danne D:

I recall Evan Snake Davies being something of a Ratt aficianado.
  10:08pm
JakeGould:

And here is another excellent U68 promo reel. www.youtube.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:09pm
courtneynoir:

BAD NEWS www.youtube.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:10pm
Cubicle Carl:

U68 was the first place I saw (or heard) the rap version of Beastie Boys with the video for She's On It.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:10pm
Isaac Warthog Hell:

Oh no, is this WFMU's new format, competing with WSOU? Bummer, dude! :(
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:11pm
Isaac "Warthog" Hell:

Oops, I forgot to put quotation marks around "Warthog."
  10:11pm
JakeGould:

@CubicleCarl: Yeah, for a while it was the only Beastie Boys video on U68 it seems. And here is Johnny Lydon for U68. www.youtube.com...
Avatar 10:12pm
Danne D:

No :( 's in the Metal District, Isaac!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:12pm
Figgsrock:

OH HELL YEAH. Y&T.
  10:13pm
JakeGould:

And for me another 1980s metal memory for a non-metalhead like me: Zig Zag Records. www.sheepsheadbites.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:15pm
Isaac "Warthog":

That's "Mr. 'Warthog'" to you, King of Kearny! I'm outta here! I'm switching over to the Indie District show on WFMU's Hot Indie Hits webstream.
Avatar 10:15pm
fleep:

Tight segue.
  10:16pm
JakeGould:

@fleep: That’s what she said.
Avatar 10:17pm
Holly in NC:

@fleep - you are swimming in time to Rainbow, which is freaking me out.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17pm
efd:

No lie, I made that exact segue on a mix tape I made myself in 1986.

And on a CD-R mix I made in the early 2000's.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:18pm
jmd:

Gonna start swingin' the Hatchet anytime tonight?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:18pm
Ike:

BTW, you missed a good gag there when you could've announced Billy Jam's show as "The Hip-Hop District" and Rob W.'s show as "The World District."
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:20pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

How's about some Black Sabbath with Dio or Ian Gillan on vocals?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:22pm
efd:

Sorry, no Hatchet, jmd.

Ken will you settle for some solo Dio and Deep Purple with Gillan?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
efd:

Ike, it's not for me to assign other peoples' shows to districts.
  10:23pm
JakeGould:

Would be appropriate and acceptable to hear some 1980s “we should cash in on this Quiet Riot buzz” era “Slade.”
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24pm
Figgsrock:

Oh man, with the Gillan reference now I want to hear something from Perfect Strangers.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:24pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Those choices work for me just fine. This show is so much fun tonight.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25pm
Cubicle Carl:

Ah, Zig Zag. Despite it's bias towards classic rock and metal, I bought my original copy of the Paul Collins' Beat album at Zig Zag sometime in the late 70's.
  10:25pm
JakeGould:

ZEBRA!!! YES! I KNEW IT! USA! USA! USA!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:27pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

I saw Zebra at SUNY New Paltz, probably early 90s.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:27pm
Wretch:

New Orleans' own!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:27pm
jmd:

Nice for Zebra. Maybe some Saga? Please, no Asia.
  10:27pm
JakeGould:

@CubicleCarl: ZigZag just always had a nice selection of “where did they get that?” stuff. Like I got an import copy of Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” back in 1986 in one of those “loose but sealed” plastic bags for $4.99. WHAT A BARGAIN!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:28pm
efd:

we're on the same wavelength, jmd.
  10:28pm
herb.nyc:

internet has crashed...
  10:28pm
herb.nyc:

...due to wfmu overload!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:28pm
Figgsrock:

I have to say EFD, the fact that you put this much effort into a one night only show just proves I made the right decision with directing my entire donation this year to your show. Thank you for putting this amazing show together.
  10:29pm
JakeGould:

Is Clay Pigeon listening? I want him to reference Zebra tomorrow.
  10:30pm
Alex Skramble:

rad show!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:31pm
Uncle Michael:

Playlist needs more umlauts.

And more gratuitous x, y and z letter substitutions.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:32pm
Cubicle Carl:

@JakeGould: Loose but sealed...funny. It was like the collector's shrink wrap.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:33pm
Uncle Michael:

Social Media Diamond Dave Scream?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:33pm
Figgsrock:

I MAY WEEP FOR JOY. 1984 DEEP PUIRPLE.
  10:33pm
JakeGould:

@CubicleCarl: Yeah, it was not tight sealed and the sleeve cardboard was clearly lighter like some foreign paperback. Loved that LP. And it was the first piece of vinyl I owned that was physically “heavy” like good quality vinyl. Sounded great when I dubbed it to tape.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:34pm
Cubicle Carl:

I think efd just fessed up to swiping a disc from the WNYU record library.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:35pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Yes, Z-Rock with their head bang, bang, banging music! First heard them on vacation in Denver and later when they broadcast in Poughkeepsie for a time.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:35pm
rsj:

holy David Lee Roth
  10:36pm
JakeGould:

”Common cunning linguist.” Now THAT’s shitty lyrics.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38pm
Figgsrock:

The greatest shitty lyrics ever.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:39pm
efd:

CCarl, I'm hopeful that the statute of limitations has expired. Otherwise maybe I can grab one cheap on discogs ahead of the EFD Bump.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:39pm
Figgsrock:

Also, I cannot get enough of Blackmore's solo on this.
  10:39pm
JakeGould:

“A master of many tongues. And now she eases gently from her Austin to her Bentley. Suddenly she feels so young.”
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:40pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

RIP Jon Lord - He really played the keyboards.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:40pm
Cubicle Carl:

@JakeGould: Yes, the quality of the cassette dub was the proof of a good album pressing. Because then you could listen to it on your car speakers.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:40pm
rsj:

I've wanted to hear this for a long time
  10:41pm
Michael from the Left Coast:

Did Saxon actually sell any records? I remember On the Loose was in heavy rotation at MTV but I really don't know if they sold any records or not
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41pm
jmd:

Hurrah!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42pm
Cubicle Carl:

Not sure efd, NYU is pretty litigious. They might repossess the House of Today.
  10:42pm
Michael from the Left Coast:

Sorry, Saga not Saxon
  10:42pm
JakeGould:

@CubicleCarl: In my case it was an Aiwa walkman with Sony “Sport” yellow earbuds.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42pm
Stevel:

Saga=near perfect hair metal/dance-waver fusion
Avatar 10:43pm
Danne D:

Asia was the MUCH bigger album in 1982...just sayin'
Avatar 10:43pm
Danne D:

Though more in the WAPP district than in, say, the Metal District. :)
  10:43pm
JakeGould:

@DanneD: Too many things for fans of bands with 4 letter names to choose from in 1982.
  10:44pm
Michael from the Left Coast:

I know you played Rainbow already but it would be criminal not to include Since You've Been Gone
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:44pm
Chop Scott:

EFD! I thank you for this!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:45pm
jmd:

Crazy. I was just trying to remember Coney Hatch. I saw them open for Judas Priest. Great show EFD
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46pm
efd:

I'm afraid I'm going to be guilty of that crime, Michael!
  10:46pm
JakeGould:

Coney Hatch: The Loudest Band in Toronto. coneyhatch.com
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:48pm
Figgsrock:

Sweet Jebus. Honeymoon Suite. (I will admit to liking "Feel It Again" more.)
Avatar 10:49pm
Danne D:

Great song :)
Avatar 10:50pm
Holly in NC:

Owning that Asia concert baseball-T with the eyes right over my breasts taught me a LOT about certain of my male HS teachers, let me tell you. #disillusioned
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:50pm
efd:

I listened to "Feel It Again" this afternoon to refresh my memory, but I like this one better.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:51pm
Figgsrock:

They are both excellent tracks. And "New Girl Now" works better in this block.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Thinking of Canadian bands, did Triumph have any good albums during the 80s?
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efd:

false ending got me!
  10:55pm
JakeGould:

Gonna throw another one out there… Mama’s Boys, “Needle in the Groove.”
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Figgsrock:

I was a fan of Triumph's 1986 lp The Sport of Kings. "Somebody's Out There" is killer.
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Danne D:

Shocked that 80s teachers would act in such a manner, Holly.
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courtneynoir:

Oh Evan Oh Evan This is Heaven This is Heaven
  10:58pm
Dave:

GNR: Mr. Brownstone, PLLEEEEAAAASSE
  11:00pm
P-90:

I did not know that there even were any Motley Crüe instrumental tracks. One learns something new every time one turns on WFMURock.
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Joel:

Some early Blue Oyster Cult... PLEAAASEEEEEEE !!!
  11:00pm
Theo:

Can you play Faster Pussycat 'Bathroom Wall'?
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Chop Scott:

EFD--what, no Triumph?
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Danne D:

whoopsie - safe harbor :)
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Chop Scott:

Damn--Rhino Bucket!!! Again I thank you...
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Ignore Function:

I'd like to hear something from the Ninja Warriors of Rock lp if that's in the station's library.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

AC/DC-inspired for sure. Sounding very similar.
  11:06pm
Carmichael:

Evan, hey! Hi peeps.
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efd:

Theo - don't have any Faster Pussycat with me, sorry to say.

Dave - I *might* play a GnR track, but it won't be "Mr. Brownstone."

Chop Scott I think that Rhino Bucket is going to have to take the place of Triumph.
  11:08pm
BitchGoddess:

Evan!!!! You have played songs I haven't heard in YEARS! I was dancing around my living room wishing I was at a live venue to truly enjoy all this music from days past. If you can please oblige me, on your next show, would you play something from Dangerous Toys, Bang Tango, Vain and if you're so inclined< Metal Church?
Your show ROCKS!!!!!

BC
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Holly in NC:

@Danne D - I assume that was sarcasm ;-). My excellent high school was closed my junior year, and I was unanimously elected head of stage crew at new shitty school by both my old crew and the new crew (all guys, all of whom I'd worked with before), and principal at new school told me I couldn't be head because "I was a girl". No lie. I didn't care to fight, too much other stuff in my life, so crew & I worked out that my friend Rob became titular head to appease the asshole, but I still ran everything ;-)
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Chop Scott:

EFD--Understood. Just keep doing what you are doing!
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Danne D:

@Holly you sound like you were a regular Evita ;)
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Danne D:

Hopefully I am sure EFD realizes any 'protests' on my part are in good humor - wouldn't wanna get kicked out of the metal district (presumably after a wedgie or 5)
  11:10pm
Carmichael:

Triumph? I'm young, i'm wild, and I'm free? THAT Triumph?
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Julie:

What have I wandered into here??
  11:10pm
P:

Sea Hags and Circus of Power? Perhaps Junkyard makes an appearance.
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Danne D:

The Metal District, Julie!
  11:11pm
P-90:

The fact that Autocorrect actually recognizes the proper name "Motley Crüe", and puts the umlaut in so you don't have to, tickles my funny bone in a way few things do anymore. If we can have such marvels, can world peace truly be beyond our grasp?
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efd:

Theo, maybe the next song will scratch your Faster Pussycat itch, so to speak; I tend to think of them at the same time, at least.
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Julie:

I am frightened. But at least I have a lot of hair
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Can someone explain how Tidal is supposed to be better than this. I'm having a hard time believing anything could be better than this.
  11:12pm
Dave:

EFD: OK, I though one of the few tracks out of AFD that doesn't have swear words (and yet is one of the funkiest heroin songs ever) would make the cut. But I trust you. By the way, you do know GNR covered Whole Lotta Rosie live, don't you?
  11:13pm
Carmichael:

Ratt ... I have nothing to say ....
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Holly in NC:

Hi @Julie! Show us your hair! ;-)

@Danne - heh. Hardly.
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Chop Scott:

Ratt--perfect execution of the LA rock template.
  11:15pm
P-90:

OK, no Triumph, but I know there's gotta be a Vandenberg song coming up somewhere...?
  11:15pm
Dave:

Tesla - Heaven's Trail (No Way Out)
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Figgsrock:

Nice deep cut on the Ratt. I interviewed Stephen Pearcy when his book came out. He led an, um, *interesting* life.
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Harry Cataracts:

Cranked all the way up !!!! NOT LOUD ENOUGH... I need my old equipment. You, how do they say ROCK, ESD !!!
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Julie:

People mention Tidal I think, why is everyone talking about the first Fiona Apple album, epic though it may be.
  11:16pm
Dave:

Yeah!!! Shake Me. I'll take it.
  11:17pm
Carmichael:

Tesla are my hometown homeys, ha ha ....
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Figgsrock:

HELL YEAH. (This is reference to the greatness that is Cinderella.)
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courtneynoir:

Oh. Yes.
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efd:

ooh, P-90, not sure if I'm gonna be able to squeeze that in! We're at the point where I'm trying to fit in all the "must-plays" I had in my head that I didn't get to yet!
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efd:

alright Dave, deal!
  11:17pm
JakeGould:

@HollyinNC: Sorry to hear about the shitty teachers. But hey, you are here and they are… Where?
  11:18pm
Carmichael:

This sounds like Clay Pigeon :).
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courtneynoir:

I feel like I should, like, fix a car right now
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efd:

Clay Pigeon and I will have to do a hair metal throwdown sometime...
  11:19pm
Carmichael:

Yeah Holly. You are you, and they're stuck with being them.
  11:19pm
Dave:

Questionable fashion senses and all, Tom Keifer rocks!!!
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Figgsrock:

Okay, I assume I am the only person on here that saw Cinderella on the Night Songs tour? Still the loudest show I've been to, non-Bob Mould division.
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efd:

... but I've already used all my best material on this show!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:21pm
Joel:

You could hit Clay with some Loudness from Japan.. definitely not your standard issue metal.. But really rocking
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Danne D:

YES!!
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Holly in NC:

About time, efd ! ;-)
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Figgsrock:

Definitely the most Deep Purple-ish intro in the Jovi catalog.
  11:23pm
Dave:

Slippery When Wet on Vinyl? Well, it did sell millions of copies
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efd:

I KNOW!!
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efd:

(that "I KNOW" directed to Holly, but also applies to Figgsrock's comment)
  11:24pm
Carmichael:

I stand in awe of all you rockers. I am old enough to have partied with their dads.
  11:24pm
JakeGould:

@HollyinNC: Best to clicky star that. When is the next time that would show up?
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Danne D:

Just realized no Def Leppard yet...
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efd:

Def Leppard LP is in the studio, we'll see if it makes it to a turntable!
  11:26pm
Dave:

Waiting for Love Bites here...or Hello America. Or Rocket (crazu Burundi drum samples)
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Danne D:

DIO!
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Danne D:

Not DIO ugh
  11:27pm
JakeGould:

Peter Cetera? Whoa… “Miami Vice Metal” in effect.
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Danne D:

Sorry thought it was Holy Diver for a second there...
  11:28pm
Dave:

That's what I thought.
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Danne D:

Peter Cetera ripping off Dio? :)
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Figgsrock:

Peter Cetera tried to rock? What the hell?
  11:28pm
Dave:

This should be called The Holy Power of Love
  11:29pm
JakeGould:

Peter Cetera ripping off [anything while wearing a Bauhaus t-shirt under a jacket].
  11:29pm
Carmichael:

So when we call you and ask who plays the most rock, your answer is "WFMU!!!!"
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efd:

I should point out this actually pre-dates "Holy Diver" by a couple of years.
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Julie:

Precious Metal?
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courtneynoir:

I have a pal who would say "I can't even with this" and I might finally not wanna slap her
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Danne D:

Peter Cetera getting in a time machine and ripping off Dio? ;)
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efd:

Steve Lukather with the axe-work on this one, not surprisingly.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

We need to petition $mall ¢hange to continue Metal District for an hour or two after midnight.
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Danne D:

WFMU where the music's so hot, you might get scalded! Unless you wear protective clothing.
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Figgsrock:

Wow, I never knew the story of this album: en.wikipedia.org...
  11:31pm
Dave:

Wasn't that guy on everything that made money back then? Didn't he also play the riff to M Jackson's Beat It? (I know the solo was EVH)
  11:31pm
BitchGoddess:

EFD, My MAN, Theo turned me on to your show JUST tonight! I heard "Youth Gone Wild"and ran downstairs and started singing (quite poorly) along. Was enjoying the variety until Peter Cetera... HUH?!
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Danne D:

I think a $mall ¢hange April Fool's show would have to start off with Lee Greenwood, no?
  11:33pm
Michael from the Left Coast:

Wait a minute--no Montrose?!
  11:33pm
BitchGoddess:

This song is quite nostalgic, especially now that the speed limit is 65 in NJ. =)
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efd:

Glad you're enjoying (mostly?) the show, BitchGoddess - it's a once in a lifetime opportunity!
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efd:

Montrose is too early, Michael!
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Stevel:

Killer show to do my taxes to (woo!)

Also, welcome from Indiana. Perhaps you're heard of us? If you think boycotting anything about our state will help drive our governor to fix the stupid shit he's done, KEEP POURING IT ON!! We can take it. He doesn't give a shit about what people here think. Money? It works, every time.

Thank you.
  11:35pm
BitchGoddess:

You mean you don't play EVERY Wednesday night?! =(
  11:35pm
Dave:

NO WAY
  11:36pm
Dave:

So you woke up blind...
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Danne D:

EFD is here every Wednesday night - The Metal District, not so much :)
  11:36pm
JakeGould:

@efd: This show should be bootlegged on two 90 minute cassettes and sold outside of the Meadowlands with a xeroxed cover.
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efd:

the production on this Love/Hate record is so weird.
  11:37pm
BitchGoddess:

I concur Jake!
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Stevel:

JakeGould: Premium extra!!
  11:38pm
JakeGould:

And when someone buys that bootleg, the seller should say, “This stuff is kid’s music… Here’s $10 change. Bye.”
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efd:

BitchGoddess, I am on every Wednesday but my regular show sounds nothing like this. Check your calendar. ;)
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courtneynoir:

yes
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Stevel:

Loving the Johnny Crash vocal.
  11:39pm
johnk77:

i can't drive 55 was part of Hagar's live show
at least as early as 1980
i know because i was bass&drum tech
on Hagar's UK and Europe tour that year
Sammy not the easiest front guy to work with
but the band was killer with
Chuck Ruff on drums
and Bill Church on bass
  11:40pm
Dave:

I think EFD might be the only other person outside of Diane Kamikazee to kick this kind of shinola
  11:40pm
JakeGould:

Will say, WFMU might be a decent home for a 1 hour metal power hour. Maybe done in the past? What about a 1/2 hour of metal?
  11:40pm
Michael from the Left Coast:

Wow--Chuck Ruff--a killer player notably with Edgar Winter
  11:41pm
BitchGoddess:

I WANT MORE Metal Edge! It should be a nightly event..
It even burns calories and you don't even have to think about it, so much fun dancing around the living room. My commentary was a much needed breather.
  11:41pm
Dave:

At least for today:(
  11:41pm
JakeGould:

@Dave: Of course I forgot about Diane Kamikazee’s show. Damn me!
  11:41pm
johnk77:

yep, drummer on Frankenstein:>
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Julie:

I have mini guitars signed by Steve Lukather
  11:43pm
ScottC:

I can almost smell the beer soaked shag carpet and stale cigarette smoke in the basement practice studio...
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map:

something about that love/hate song sounded like proto butt-rock (creed, nickelback, etc.)
  11:44pm
Carmichael:

Jaysis. Grandpa's gotta lay down ...
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jmd:

wrap the show with something off of I Against I?
  11:47pm
Dave:

Cowbell Metal should be a genre of its own. Dr. Feelgood, Shake Me...Um. Nightrain. It's So Easy. Um. Welcome To The.. Ok, I like Appetite a lot. Sue me.
  11:47pm
ScottC:

Actually all the metal bands in SF practiced at Turk St Studios in the absolute heart of the Tenderloin. People were living in cubby holes in the walls. They should make a movie about that place. Right across the street from the Sound Of Music which was a tranny bar that booked punk bands...
  11:47pm
Dave:

map: you're onto something.
  11:48pm
P:

Something off the Cult's Electric album?
  11:49pm
Dave:

Was 1991 the cut-off year for this style of music?
  11:49pm
BitchGoddess:

Thanks for the heads up EFD, and thanks for playing Warrant. They were a huge part of my generation of music. I will definitely check out your next show. ;)
  11:51pm
ScottC:

I'm working on some Whitesnake art production right now for the upcoming tour - there is no cut-off date for this kind of music...
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Next chance for EFD's April Fools mayhem will be April 1, 2020. Just five years away!
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efd:

Last two songs are already cued up, everyone.

Thank you all for the great comments and enthusiasm - I wasn't sure how this show would be received, I'm psyched that you enjoyed it so much!
  11:52pm
JakeGould:

@efd: Thanks for this. Best “prank” in decades!
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efd:

I will go to sleep wondering if I should have played Enuff Z'nuff instead of Warrant.
  11:53pm
Michael from the Left Coast:

A few hours of unironic metal and hard rock--what could be wrong about that?
  11:53pm
JakeGould:

@Dave: 1991 was the year that punk broke, right? So yes.
  11:54pm
Dave:

EFD: Jokes's on whom? I mean I actually like... Hey!!!
  11:54pm
johnk77:

@scottc
wally heiders san francisco
later hyde st. studios
was also in the tenderloin
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jmd:

X2 Michael/Left Coast comment.
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efd:

There's a website called Sleaze Roxx that has bios of all the bands from this era, and nearly every single one has a line like "but then grunge became popular and the band broke up."
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Danne D:

Great Show EFD :)

Feel free to go "Dukes of Stratsophear" on us and do this again some other time ;)
  11:56pm
JakeGould:

I believe that Soundgarden was the first non-metal/not-really-punk band to bridge the divide before grunge became a full-on thing.
  11:57pm
ScottC:

@johnk77 Yea, Hyde St Studio was production right around the corner - well down the block a ways... A lot of punk bands recorded at Hyde St Studios.
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Chop Scott:

Killer show, again I thank you EFD!!!! Cheers!
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Danne D:

Bye EFD :)
Bye Everyone :)
Bye Holly :)
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Yep, a very cool show.
  12:08am
Theo Stieve:

Hey Evan:

No probs with the Faster Pussycat. Just thought it was fitting. I have to tell you that my girl Bitch Goddess and I danced for hours in our living room. Thank you for that!
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tonyb:

great archive for late morning adrenaline!

just have to spin "gypsy road"
and
i can go catch my train
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Kat in Chicago:

Sorry I missed this live but looks like a great one to rock in the office later today (on headphones of course).
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Iikka from Helsinki:

Listening from the archives, but I strongly feel Snake should visit Metal District at least once a year. AT LEAST.
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jljl:

It's all about Uncle Tom's Cabin for Warrant.
Who saw Skid Row open for Bon Jovi?
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