best of 2018 part 1!: Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock

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12:01pm Bluesman:

HELLO JOE B!!!!!!!

12:03pm Krys O.:

Hey, Joe B.!

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12:04pm Hoboken Jack:

Wassup rockers!! We gather here for the final time in 2018! Yo Joe and Krys O!

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12:05pm tim from champaign:

Hey Joe! Off to a killer start! I'm seeing Redd Kross for the first time tonight in Seattle. Would you be able to throw in some Redd Kross if you get thechance?

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12:07pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Let's rock with Joe Belock!

12:09pm CTEmpress:

Hey Joe: good to have ya making Monday go loud'n'fast!
RunHideFight playing in Jan I believe

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12:10pm Hoboken Jack:

Howdy Ken!

12:11pm Fashion Tashjian:

Good afternoon Joe & co. I think this is my first time checking in in years to this program, but a spate of late working from home allows such. Killer start so far, love from Yerevan.

12:16pm northguineahills:

Hank's Saloon was my dig forever, miss that place (now I'm no longer local).

12:18pm Joe B:

greetings all, thanks for tuning in today!

12:19pm Joe B:

the RunHideFight show is jan 19 with paul collins beat, 1 800 band and American darlings at kingsland

12:22pm Tim from LH:

Tokyo Bay! Performed in Jersey City twice in the span of 5 months!

12:23pm CTEmpress:

Thanks Joe: I have that show on my calendar fo sho! Love 1800Band! And thanks for the non-stop killer tunes!!

12:26pm Chris M. Junior:

Thanks for playing "Tokyo Bay" -- almost forgot that one came out in early 2018.

12:27pm CTEmpress:

Good video for Tokyo Bay too

12:31pm DonJuanTijuana:

Super great PT#2 of today's POW, POW....TOPT in the AM, @JoeB in the PM

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12:33pm Ken From Hyde Park:

Greets, Jack. Happy Monday!

12:34pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

I don't care what Shatner says, Belock is a punk!

12:34pm Ambassador Feelgood:

I'm shaking the dust off this sorry-ass year and looking forward to what comes next. Great to see you at YLT Hanukkah, Joe! All the best to us in 2019!

12:36pm northguineahills:

2018 the best year in the last 5, looking forward to 2019 being better....

12:38pm Joe B:

2019 already shaping up to be great -- new albums from daddy longlegs, the rubinoos and others already in the pipeline

12:39pm northguineahills:

(and that includes the political situation and me being severely ill for 3 months, aun asi, un gran ano!)

12:45pm Morphe:

Thanks Joe... Just tuned in. Are you not in next week? For the rest: my mission this week is to get everyone to read about a "band?" called "THREATIN>>" to sadly funny BBC, Rolling Stone and elsewhere (good photos on both sites....

12:52pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Ron's dad is hilarious.

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12:55pm tim from champaign:

Hey Kool-Aid!!!!

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12:57pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Joe, I use your 2018 best of playlist to create my own 2018 best of playlist. Thanks for the inspiration!!!

12:58pm Joe B:

i'm sure we have some overlap!

12:58pm Dungaroos Kipawah:

Happy Holidays Joe—loving the ‘18 recap & look forward to its inevitable & needed part 2. Anyway, hear ya on the other side of the new year.

12:59pm V Priceless:

JB! Hey!

1:14pm Morphe:

Lovely sound .. thought it from long ago!

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1:15pm Hackensack Slim:

Hey Joe,
Thanks for another fantastic year of the Three Chord Monte program. Happy Christmas to you and yours.

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1:15pm tim from champaign:

I've been enjoying this Fascinations Grand Chorus quite a bit. A nice Blondie style update.

1:18pm Krys O.:

Hey, Hoboken Jack. I met Lori (sp?) at a Bloomfield charity event on Friday night and she mentioned she was a friend of yours.

1:18pm heyitschris:

This Music City track is probably my favorite of the year. Hoping for a full length or even an EP soon.

1:18pm CTEmpress:

@heyitschris: gorgeous ain't it? This set is dreamy!

1:18pm Joe McG:

I'm with heyitschris on this one!

1:19pm heyitschris:

@CtEmpress It is. These year-end shows give me a chance to catch up on what I've missed. Thanks Joe!

1:22pm Joe B:

thanks Chris. Looking forward to nate k's tomorrow night to see what i missed!

1:24pm northguineahills:

Although from the South, I spent many summers/xmases at my cousins at West Milford as a kid....

1:25pm Joe B:

was about to make a joke about jungle habitat but that was new milford, not west milford, i think

1:28pm Bill in W.O.:

Great set, but the whole show's been great. Thanks for 2018, Joe. I'm a faithful listener every Monday, but that surprise Thursday midnight show you did the night of the snowstorm saved my sanity while I was stuck in I-280 hell, and I'll never forget it. Cheers, and Happy 2019!

1:30pm GeorgeSimian:

Love some Wreckless Eric! This is a great one.

1:30pm Bluesman:

@Bill in W.O., I guess we could say Joe Belock is a PEOPLE PLEASER!

1:32pm Bill in W.O.:

@Bluesman - ain't no guess about it!

1:32pm Joe B:

apparently jungle habitat was in west milford!

1:35pm Bluesman:

Eric has been amazingly consistent in his last bunch of record releases.

1:35pm Johnzon:

i like that one..." i just sold my bass guitar... they moved everyone out to the edge of town where the busses run but nobody knows where they are"

1:35pm GeorgeSimian:

I've seen him a few times in concert too. Always delivers.

1:39pm Joe B:

Bluesman, i agree. the shows and records the last 8 or 10 years have just been fantastic

1:39pm Parq:

Eric played the last Record Fair, and did that number, along with a few more from the new album. To tell the truth, I liked his stripped-down performances of the songs better than the heavily produced album versions. Just IMO.

1:40pm GeorgeSimian:

I don't know. I was digging that horn section. And I usually hate that.

1:41pm GeorgeSimian:

Horn sections always remind me of the Mike Cotton Sound, which mucked up some great Kinks records.

1:46pm KP in DC:

Least likely subject for a song ever

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1:52pm tim from champaign:

Oh wow! This is an excellent cover.

1:54pm growlroo:

Wow. That was some DOA cover. Sucked the life right out of the song.

1:55pm Morphe:

Most melodic "CLASS WAR" song I've ever experienced ... Hopefully, should it ever come down, it will be peaceful... Tim - what is the original???

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1:57pm tim from champaign:

@Morphe - It's a Dils cover. Originally from late 70s. I'd highly recommend checking out the Dils if you are unfamiliar. Two other great Dils songs are You're Not Blank and I Hate The Rich. Great melodies underneath some great slapdash punk playing.

1:57pm Joe B:

doa? you have the wrong song. by the dils

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1:58pm tim from champaign:

Which reindeer knows Morse code?

1:59pm northguineahills:

Can't clicky-star anything, they're already clicky-starred!

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2:00pm tim from champaign:

Dasher!

2:02pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Yeah, but you got the Run Hide Fight band.

2:03pm growlroo:

You're right Joe. I forgot that DOA's version was a cover of the Dils song.

2:03pm Joe B:

was that on war on 45?

2:03pm Morphe:

Thanks Tim - byb- my name is also Tim...

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2:07pm tim from champaign:

Hiya Tim Morphe!

2:07pm Tom from Annapolis:

Joe - Don't forget the Screaming Females' great 2018 release.

2:08pm Joe B:

thanks for the reminder tom!

2:15pm growlroo:

Yep. A great DOA record.

2:23pm Michael 98145:

echoing those Dils recommendations -

2:31pm Tim from LH:

This Sloan album might be THE best record of the year, I couldn’t stop listening to it.

2:33pm CTEmpress:

Sunshine & The Rain: genuinely talented, nice and innovative! Love them!

2:36pm GeorgeSimian:

Is this a cover?

2:36pm Tommy in Neversink:

I can always count on your show being consistently awesome Joe

2:37pm GeorgeSimian:

Love it

2:37pm lilmaloulou:

good clam

2:38pm growlroo:

Gonna have to get that Screaming Females and GBV release. Great stuff

2:39pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

James Hunter Six at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City on January 23rd!

2:39pm Bluesman:

Methinks I have some record buying catching up to do. Vinyl, CD and cash contributions are welcome!

2:40pm CTEmpress:

Oh yeah The James Hunter Six kills! And Shannon and The Clams. Thanks @Todd-o-phonic Todd marked on the calendar! Any other bookings we should be noting?

2:44pm northguineahills:

It wouldn't be Joe B or WFMU w/o questionable segues!

2:46pm Michael 98145:

@ngh, another excellent billboard logo!
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2:49pm northguineahills:

@Michael: tesekkur ederim!

2:51pm Joe B:

there will definitely be a part 2 -- plenty of great 2018 material we didn't get to today

2:52pm Krys O.:

Thanks, Joe B. for all your hard work. Best wishes for 2019!

2:53pm Joe B:

thanks Krys and thanks everyone for tuning in!

2:54pm Mark in Toronto:

This My Underground song is really good. Who are the Crack Pipes? Where are they from?

2:54pm V Priceless:

Stan The Man and King Kirby shout-outs! Thanks for all your great work, Joe!

2:54pm Michael 98145:

yes. thanks again, Joe B. ♫

got the Doctor Who on the VHS

2:54pm northguineahills:

I'm a simple man, I clicky star whenever I hear the words miles davis and/or john coltrane.

May your holidays be bright, and enjoy the new year Joe!

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2:55pm Hackensack Slim:

Any suggestions on local NY/NJ stores to get some of these great 2018 releases.

2:58pm queems:

abandoned!

10:57am Miss Georgia Peach:

Every year I think "THIS IS THE BEST 'BEST OF' EVER!!!!"

Artist	Title	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
Best of 2018 part 1!
The Rebel Set	Sunday Driver	Smidgen Pigeon	Outro	2018, duh!		0:01:33 Pop-up)
Jacques Le Coque	You Better Move	Positively Jacques Le Coque	King Pizza	2018	part of an amazing five band bill friday night at Hank's Saloon in brooklyn!	0:02:20 Pop-up)
Low Doses	Weekend Warrior	single	Hidden Volume	2018	part of an amazing five band bill friday night at Hank's Saloon in brooklyn!	0:04:37 Pop-up)
RunHideFight	He's a Jerk	single	Hidden Volume	2018		0:06:42 Pop-up)
Kurt Baker Combo	Let's Go Wild!	Let's Go Wild!	Wicked Cool	2018		0:10:13 Pop-up)

Barrence Whitfield & The Savages	Slowly Losing My Mind	Soul Flowers Of Titan	Bloodshot	2018		0:16:23 Pop-up)
Thee Dagger Debs	As Long As I'm Moving	s/t	Damaged Goods	2018	ruth brown cover	0:17:57 Pop-up)
Nick Lowe with Los Straitjackets	Tokyo Bay	ep	Yep Roc	2018		0:20:48 Pop-up)
William Shatner	Garbageman	Dr. Demento Covered in Punk	Demented Punk	2018	wfmu's own dennis diken on drums!	0:23:07 Pop-up)
Reverend Beat-Man & the New Wave	If I Knew	Blues Trash	Voodoo Rhythm	2018		0:26:24 Pop-up)

Bodega	How Did This Happen	Endless Scroll	What's Your Rupture?	2018		0:33:22 Pop-up)
Borzoi	The Tonsure Twist	A Prayer For War	12XU	2018		0:35:47 Pop-up)
Lithics	Excuse Generator			2018		0:38:36 Pop-up)
Missing Pages	Long Way Down	single	12XU	2018		0:40:58 Pop-up)
Bad Sports	Everything We Wanted	Constant Stimulation	Dirtnap	2018		0:44:17 Pop-up)
Ron Gallo	It's All Gonna Be OK	Stardust Birthday Party	New West	2018		0:48:08 Pop-up)

Joy Cleaner	Car Crashing Through the Door	Easter Tuesday	Dromedary Records	2018	live here on the show jan 7!	0:55:10 Pop-up)
The Love-Birds	Tommy's Theme	In the Lover's Corner	Trouble in Mind	2018		0:56:02 Pop-up)
Frankie Cosmos	Ballad of R&J	Vessel	Sub Pop	2018		0:58:29 Pop-up)
The Whips	Hey Rusty	City Wide Special	Burger	2018		1:00:01 Pop-up)
When Particles Collide	Good Girl	Fade To Gold		2018		1:03:49 Pop-up)

Paul Collins	Just Too Bad You're Leaving	Out of My Head	Alive	2018		1:11:03 Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus	Until I Found You	single		2018		1:13:22 Pop-up)
Music City	Pretty Feelings	single	Static Shock	2018		1:17:00 Pop-up)
Long Neck	Elizabeth	Will This Do?	Tiny Engines	2018		1:21:01 Pop-up)
Courtney Barnett	Walking On Eggshells	Tell Me How You Really Feel	Mom + Pop	2018		1:24:30 Pop-up)
Wreckless Eric	Gateway To Europe	Construction Time & Demolition	Southern Domestic	2018		1:28:50 Pop-up)

The Spires	Telepathic Guitars	Obscured View	Artificial Light	2018		1:38:58 Pop-up)
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks	Bike Lane	Sparkle Hard	Matador	2018		1:42:52 Pop-up)
Juliana Hatfield	Totally Hot	Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John	American Laundromat	2018		1:46:43 Pop-up)
Ty Segall	Class War	Fudge Sandwich	In the Red	2018	dils cover	1:51:19 Pop-up)
La Luz	Mean Dream	Floating Features	Hardly Art	2018		1:54:00 Pop-up)
Yo La Tengo	Shades of Blue	There's a Riot Going On	Matador	2018		1:58:16 Pop-up)

Amy Rigby	New Sheriff	The Old Guys	Southern Domestic	2018		2:04:35 Pop-up)
Resounding No	Ya Blew It	Gross Dominance	State Champion	2018	playing live on the show Jan 21!	2:08:40 Pop-up)
J. Mascis	Sky Is All We Had	Elastic Days	Sub Pop	2018	intro sounds like ridin in my car by nrbq	2:11:30 Pop-up)
Screaming Females	Agnes Martin	All At Once	Don Giovanni	2018		2:14:40 Pop-up)
Guided By Voices	Colonel Paper	Space Gun	Guided By Voices, Inc.	2018		2:18:50 Pop-up)

Sunshine & the Rain	All We Need	Beneath The Stars	Ernest Jenning Record Co.	2018	check the live video on the wfmu homepage!	2:25:00 Pop-up)
Sloan	Have Faith	12	Yep Roc	2018		2:28:29 Pop-up)
The Orange Peels	All Our Tomorrows	Trespassing	Mystery Lawn/Minty Fresh	2018		2:31:33 Pop-up)

Shannon and the Clams	The Boy	Onion		2018		2:35:28 Pop-up)
James Hunter Six	Whatever It Takes	Whatever It Takes	Daptone	2018		2:38:21 Pop-up)
Outrageous Cherry	Quite Far Away	Meet You In The Shadows	Burger	2018	sorry for the questionable segue	2:40:57 Pop-up)
The Nude Party	Paper Trail (Money)	s/t	New West	2018		2:44:05 Pop-up)
The Creation Factory	Ain't Gonna Let You Stay	s/t		2018		2:48:00 Pop-up)
The Crack Pipes	My Underground	Fake Eyelashes	Super Secret	2018		2:51:24 Pop-up)

December 17, 2018

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