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Favoriting November 4, 2019: All the Chords (with Special Guest SUSS)

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
Ebony Steel Band  Tanzmusik (Jump Up)   Favoriting Pan Machine  OM Swagger  2019  MP3    *   0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Steel Harmony  Transmission   Favoriting No Album  No Label  2009  MP3  live at Manchester street parade    0:05:26 (Pop-up)
The Katzenjammers  Cars   Favoriting Music from Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service  Ace  2019  CD  From 2005  *   0:09:58 (Pop-up)
Altin Gün  Süpürgesi Yoncadan   Favoriting single  ATO  2019  45    *   0:13:10 (Pop-up)
Gül Sorgun  Ara Leyli   Favoriting Turkish Ladies - Female Singers from Turkey 1974 – 1988  Sony Music  2018  LP  From 1986    0:17:25 (Pop-up)
Acid Arab  Rimitti Dor   Favoriting Jdid  Crammed Discs  2019  CD  Feat. Sofiane Saidi  *   0:22:22 (Pop-up)
Rachid Taha  Rock the Casbah   Favoriting The Future Is Unwritten: Music from the Julien Temple Film  Sony BMG  2007  CD  From 2004    0:25:54 (Pop-up)
 
Allah-Las  Holding Pattern   Favoriting Lahs  Mexican Summer  2019  CD    *   0:37:25 (Pop-up)
Wished Bone  Cops   Favoriting Sap Season  Wished Bone  2019  MP3    *   0:42:09 (Pop-up)
Hyemen & Metalfunkel  Peace Sells   Favoriting Coasters  Bits and Waves  2019  LP  This one goes out to Sheila B.  *   0:45:56 (Pop-up)
The Chromatics  The Sound of Silence   Favoriting Closer to Grey  Italians Do It Better  2019  CD    *   0:49:43 (Pop-up)
Hyemen & Metalfunkel  Crazy Train   Favoriting Coasters  Bits and Waves  2019  LP    *   0:52:54 (Pop-up)
Kacy & Clayton  The Forty-Ninth Parallel   Favoriting Carrying On  New West  2019  CD    *   0:57:24 (Pop-up)
No Right Turn  Roller Coaster   Favoriting No Right Turn  Em  2013  CD  From 1983    0:59:52 (Pop-up)
Dire Straits  Sultans of Swing   Favoriting The Honky Tonk Demos  Oval  1979  LP  From 1977    1:03:42 (Pop-up)
Dry Cleaning  Sombre One   Favoriting Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks EP  Dry Cleaning  2019  MP3    *   1:09:30 (Pop-up)
Bad/Dreems  Morning Rain   Favoriting Doomsday Ballet  Farmer Owl  2019  CD    *   1:12:59 (Pop-up)
Dan Friel  Auxiliaries   Favoriting Fanfare  Thrill Jockey  2019  CD    *   1:16:11 (Pop-up)
Jona Lewie  Heart of Steel   Favoriting The Best of Jona Lewie  Union Square Music  2002  CD  From 1982    1:18:16 (Pop-up)
David Bowie  Space Oddity   Favoriting 12" single  RCA  1980  12"  1980 revision    1:21:40 (Pop-up)
 
 
Single File: a bunch of 45s all in a row
Ian Matthews  Brown Eyed Girl   Favoriting single  Columbia  1976  45      1:32:13 (Pop-up)
Betty Everett  Better Tomorrow Than Today   Favoriting single  Uni  1970  45      1:35:25 (Pop-up)
Trombones Unlimited  You're Gonna Hear from Me   Favoriting single  Liberty  1966  45  Going out to Clay Pigeon    1:38:12 (Pop-up)
Bunnydrums  Win   Favoriting single  Bunnydrums  1981  45  thanks to Listener Peter    1:40:04 (Pop-up)
Bobby Bare  Miller's Cave   Favoriting single  RCA Victor  1963  45      1:43:34 (Pop-up)
Modulations  I'll Always Love You   Favoriting single  Buddah  1975  45      1:46:21 (Pop-up)
Jan Bradley  Mama Didn't Lie   Favoriting single  Chess  1962  45      1:50:04 (Pop-up)
The Clash  Train in Vain   Favoriting single  CBS  1980  7"      1:52:20 (Pop-up)
 
 
SUSS, live on WFMU. William Garrett (acoustic and baritone guitar), Jonathan Gregg (pedal steel guitar), Bob Holmes (electric mandolin, baritone guitar, fiddle, whistle), Pat Irwin (National Steel guitar, EBow electric guitar, synth, bass), Gary Leib (laptop synth, loops). Engineered by Scott Williams.
SUSS  Wichita   Favoriting Live on WFMU            2:02:28 (Pop-up)
SUSS  Blue Dunes II   Favoriting Live on WFMU            2:06:18 (Pop-up)
SUSS  Late Night Call   Favoriting Live on WFMU            2:10:32 (Pop-up)
SUSS  Sundowner   Favoriting Live on WFMU            2:16:01 (Pop-up)
SUSS  Ursa Major   Favoriting Live on WFMU            2:22:33 (Pop-up)
SUSS  Interview   Favoriting Live on WFMU            2:34:26 (Pop-up)
SUSS  Wetlands   Favoriting High Line  Northern Spy  2019  CD  out this Friday  *   2:34:49 (Pop-up)
Chuck Johnson  Balm of Gilead   Favoriting Psalms  Vin Du Select Qualitite  2017  LP      2:38:01 (Pop-up)
Scenic  Chiriaco Summit   Favoriting Incident at Cima  Independent Project  1995  CD      2:45:03 (Pop-up)
Friends of Dean Martinez  House of Pies   Favoriting The Shadow of Your Smile  Sub Pop  1995  CD      2:50:29 (Pop-up)
Jim Sullivan  Lonesome Picker   Favoriting Jim Sullivan  Light in the Attic  2019  CD  From 1972  *   2:52:49 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 9:02am
Davee:

I love this.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:03am
LastWhiteRhino:

Good Monday morning to ya Joe and Surface people. Calypso Techtonic, yay !
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:03am
Ken From Hyde Park:

And now for a musical interlude brought to you by Techtonic and Mark Hurst!
Avatar 9:04am
Davee:

Now I am confused
Avatar 9:04am
Snoochienucci:

morning yall
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:06am
melinda:

@Ken it took me a few second to place it
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07am
melinda:

Love this version of Transmission.
Avatar 9:07am
ben abs:

Morning Joe & all. 'Pan Machine' is an excellent album title
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:08am
Joe McG:

Hey, good morning, everyone! Coming up at 11 today: Live music from SUSS. Hope you'll stay tuned!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:08am
karlward:

I'd love to hear someone toasting the lyrics over this, probably on a megaphone.
Avatar 9:08am
PKNY:

Just want it publicly known that I'm all-in for 3 hours of steel drums, @Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09am
Joe McG:

@PKNY: One day!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09am
Krys O.:

Greetings!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09am
pantz:

Good morning! You're steeling my heart with this music, Joe.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09am
Krys O.:

Ooh, Do you have the Esso Steel Band?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:11am
LastWhiteRhino:

Nice cowbell in this one !
Avatar 9:11am
Davee:

That was interesting
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:11am
Ken From Hyde Park:

One time, Mary Wing's Three of a Kind segment was "Transmission" and she played this one.
Avatar 9:12am
Davee:

Good cover
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Beast of Boonton:

I need more cowbell
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Ignatatus666:

This is so Fucking cool
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:12am
melinda:

Thank for starting our Mondays with such wonderful themed sets, Joe.
Avatar 9:14am
PKNY:

DJ Shadow has this version of "Cars" on a mix we put out around 2003 or so, genius stuff!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
Joe McG:

@melinda: I forgot my other steel band records, so the theme got a bit shortened today. Maybe I'll try again next week! :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14am
Yes:

Hello!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:15am
Krys O.:

It's all good, Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:16am
JtotheK:

@PKNY - I have that mix (Diminishing Returns from 2003, came with some coasters, right?), nice one!
  9:16am
Brendan:

These guys cover a lot of rock on steel . https://www.panrocks.com
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:19am
melinda:

@Joe that's it, I'm outta here!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:19am
Joe McG:

@melinda: ha ha ha!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:20am
DroneTree:

Check out the live session with Altin Gun that Sheila B did.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:23am
Joe McG:

I agree with Drone Tree. Can someone post the link to that?
Avatar 9:26am
PKNY:

@JtotheK: yup, that's the mix! A great two-part mix, some really nice garage/psych on the 2nd part.
  9:26am
Listener Robert:

That "Transmission" contains a quote from...something I've been trying to place and can't. Like something from the Beatles, but I'm not sure. I can whistle that passage, but can't remember what comes before or after.
Avatar 9:27am
Rev. Turnip Druid:

People.
Avatar 9:28am
PKNY:

Another great 'modern' steel drum band is Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band. They do more covers from the hip-hop/breakbeat angle, great stuff:

bigcrownrecords.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:28am
steveo:

Good morning. Here's the playlist with Altın Gün
www.wfmu.org...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:28am
Joe McG:

@PKNY: Love them!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:29am
Joe McG:

Thanks, steveo! Check out that session, folks, really great.
Avatar 9:30am
sphere:

hello. this Clash cover is better than the original!
  9:30am
Listener Alexandra:

I like this much more than the original :-)
Avatar 9:31am
sphere:

right on alexandra. :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:32am
steveo:

sure thing. that's a "LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I" by the way
Avatar 9:33am
Marc Francis:

NO WAY! I love SUSS!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:33am
LastWhiteRhino:

Is "SUSS" kind, like David??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:33am
steveo:

"Dotted İi and dotless Iı are separate letters in Turkish and Azerbaijani."
  9:34am
robyn and 6-yr old mini glistener ajax:

good morning from kutztown pa (and great songs joe!)
  9:34am
Androu B.:

Damn, funny you played that Clash cover. I just bought "The Story Of The Clash" just recently.
  9:35am
Listener Robert:

Now I remember more of that tune that was quoted in that version of "Transmission". It was with a lot of harmonica. I think it came from a movie.

Now I'm pretty sure it was "Midnight Cowboy".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:39am
Joe McG:

Hey Robyn! Hey Alex! Hey everybody! @Androu: Wow, that comp gets trashed all the time every time I read about it. Is it really that bad?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:39am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Steel Harmony video: youtu.be...
  9:40am
Brendan:

I’m all for Turkish music on Thanksgiving
  9:41am
Listener Robert:

Yes, confirmed by playing another recording! That Steel Harmony's "Transmission" contained a quote from the title track of "Midnight Cowboy".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:42am
Phillippe Bastille:

Good morning, Morning Joe and everyone!
Avatar 9:42am
TheLoneliestMonk:

my god, do the allah-las EVER stop recording?
  9:43am
emily:

nice to hear you this morning, joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:45am
Joe McG:

@emily: Thanks, emily! :)
  9:46am
chresti @griffith Park:

Morning Joe and noisy surfaces!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:50am
Joe McG:

Hi, chresti!
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Ike:

Hi all! I love the Chromatics!
Avatar 9:53am
Malcolm:

hello joe and all the listeners
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:54am
pantz:

These covers are fantastic. Gotta check out H&M
Avatar 9:54am
Marc Francis:

Ay! AY! Ay!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:55am
Brian in UK:

Hey Joe, yes more steel pans, you could do worse than focus on Robert Greenidge and the Desperadoes (Despers). But you knew that already!
www.mailboatrecords.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:55am
Joe McG:

Well done, Brian, thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:55am
The Oscar:

Mornin'! This cover illustrates what I've always thought was the funniest thing about "Crazy Train": It's a mid-tempo, major-key song about peace and understanding that happens to have the most evil guitar riff ever written.
  9:56am
Brendan:

Can’t wait for the fingerpicked acoustic Randy Rhoads solo
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:56am
Joe McG:

@Oscar: Is it totally a hippie peace and love anthem! Perfect for H&M.
Avatar 9:56am
Snoochienucci:

@the oscar yes its weird but also kinda makes sense in this way lol. either way kinda hurting my brain a tad for some reason
  9:57am
Brendan:

Flute! Marshall Tucker, take that!
Avatar 9:57am
PKNY:

I applaud the flute taking on the guitar solo on "Crazy Train"!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:57am
steveo:

this is amazing
Avatar 9:57am
Snoochienucci:

yeah that was some tasty flute action right there
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:59am
Joe McG:

I'm glad you guys like flutes, it gives me ideas for my next premium....
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 9:59am
Hughie Considine:

You could call it "Flauting Convention," @Joe
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00am
pantz:

Just no poopy flute, please. We get enough of that on Wednesdays.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:00am
Brian in UK:

Never understood the need for nose flutes. Messy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00am
steveo:

searched google news and got "Did you mean: Hymen & Metal Funnel"
Avatar 10:01am
Snoochienucci:

@steveo thats quite the rabbit hole to dive down!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02am
steveo:

i already climbed right out!
Avatar 10:03am
Snoochienucci:

glad to hear your safe and sound lol
Avatar 10:04am
Malcolm:

sounds a bit like sandy denny
Avatar 10:05am
thormagma:

creole!
  10:05am
Brendan:

Roller Coaster (of love) owww ... say what?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05am
steveo:

is this some kind of... page refreshes ... demo or something?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:05am
queems:

i love this song
Avatar 10:06am
sphere:

A lot of people find it hard to believe that Ozzy is basically a hippie.
Avatar 10:06am
sphere:

Sultan of Swing is really great.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:07am
Brian in UK:

Never bought many singles but this was one of them. Did not venture any further with DS. Good to hear it after so long.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:07am
steveo:

this is a great song; my spouse loves this song,, we're going to listen to this set at dinner tonight
  10:07am
Brendan:

Would love a show (or premium) full of demos , bed tracks , isolated vocals etc
Avatar 10:07am
Snoochienucci:

Dire Straits are awesome. Had the privelage to see Mark Knopfler this summer at the beacon and he was incredible.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:08am
The Oscar:

Great song, but it just occurred to me how funny the line is "Check out Guitar George / He knows all the chords." That kind of seems like the faintest possible praise for a guitarist.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:10am
Brian in UK:

This came out over here when Pub Rock (sad name if ever there was one) started, it kind of captured the feeling.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:10am
queems:

my mom used to play this one mark knopfler album over and over again- i forget what it's called, but it had a duet with james taylor about the mason dixon line
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:10am
steveo:

@oscar it's like money for nothing
  10:10am
manhattan mike:

Digging the subtle little differences of this Sultans take
  10:11am
sim:

After Mark Knopfler toured with Emmylou Harris, he sounded more Gordon Lightfoot.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:11am
steveo:

i liked the rough edges
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:13am
Joe McG:

@sim: Ha ha ha
Avatar 10:13am
Rocky Horror:

The Rough Edges... Sounds like a good band name
  10:13am
Brendan:

Props to guys like Knopfler and Lindsay Buckingham who hand pick guitar in rock bands and still get amazing tone /attack. They def found their niches.
Avatar 10:14am
Rocky Horror:

:)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:14am
steveo:

"Rough Edges. 183 likes. Our band covers songs from classic rock bands Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Creedence Clear Water, Tom Petty, Thin Lizzy..."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:15am
steveo:

no The though. better with a The.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17am
steveo:

The Rough Edges senden ein dickes Dankeschön an die Villa Nachttanz! Das war ein super Abend mit tollen Bands gestern in Heidelberg!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:17am
steveo:

Check out the Rough Edges String Band and then come see them live in Harrisburg, PA when they play during Susquehanna Folk's Volunteer Celebration on October 22nd at 1-3 PM
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:18am
steveo:

(ok i'll stop -- this set is still blowing me away)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 10:18am
Brian in UK:

Joe, ever tried to play Zaireeka by the Flaming Lips?
Avatar 10:19am
sphere:

@ The Oscar - From what I know about jazz guitar, chord inversions are a real big deal. So "knowing all the chords" is a big compliment.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:20am
The Oscar:

@sphere I stand corrected! Should've known better than to question the Sultans.
  10:22am
Brendan:

@sphere amen. ‘Comping’ chords behind a soloist in jazz is a tightrope act sometimes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23am
pantz:

I give up. I'm just gonna clicky-star the whole ding dang show.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24am
steveo:

IF YOU DARE
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:26am
Joe McG:

Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of the album this song was originally on (in the UK).
Avatar 10:26am
Hubig Pie:

And then it all went wrong
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:26am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...I'ma go on limb & say this Boowie feller was the stuff...
  10:27am
Brendan:

These versions are just magic to me. Like listening to it the first time. Goosebumps.
  10:30am
P-90:

@shere & The Oscar: “Sultans” is a straight-up portrait of a working trad jazz band (although the song itself isn’t in anything like that style.). Guitar George “knows all the chords” and “doesn’t want to make it cry or sing” because those are exactly what sets a Jazzbo apart from a rock/blues/country/etc player.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:31am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Wiki say Bowie album 14th - but Half Century close...better than late!...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:31am
steveo:

the wished bone song was kind of paul simon-y also, i thought
  10:31am
Brendan:

Space Oddity was inspired by a conceptual mashup of The Odd Couple and Lost in Space
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:31am
steveo:

i really liked the lyrics
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:33am
Joe McG:

@RR63: I think it came out in America on the 14th, but I may be wrong!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:33am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Visconti thot 'Space Oddity' too derivative - & passed on Producing the song!...dif assessment later...
  10:34am
P-90:

Lots of Metal songs sound like straight bubblegum pop songs, or even folksy/indie in places, if you peel off the metallic arrangements .
Avatar 10:36am
Hubig Pie:

Me thoughts that Space Oddity was inspired by that poor cosmonaut who burned up upon re-entry
  10:36am
melinda:

Really liked the Hyemen and Metalfunkel
Avatar 10:37am
sphere:

Since many metal tunes use the melodic minor scale, they can make great polkas.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:38am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Well we did go to the Moon. Kind of a big deal - as reflected in my sandbox toys just then...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:40am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

In many ways - Metal borrows from Classical - as in swing towards technical & away from Blues after the 1960s...
  10:41am
P-90:

Bowie has always said Space Oddity was written after seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey, which had a big impact when it was released. The (actual) US space program was also real big in the news and on everyone’s radar (so to speak) at that moment.
Avatar 10:44am
βrian:

Damn, it's still October!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:44am
pantz:

It seems like I remember Bunnydrums being featured on Urgh! A Music War. I could be wrong.
Avatar 10:45am
Snoochienucci:

@Joe i was waiting for some country to come out!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46am
Joe McG:

@Snoochie: Not only country, but murderin' country!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46am
The Oscar:

Jesus, Bobby!
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βrian:

Bobby Bare is just not a polyamorous kinda guy.
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Snoochienucci:

@JoeMcG the best kind!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I'da guessed later than '63!..lot to about Cuntry...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47am
ChrisB.:

Bobby Bare Jr. currently a member of Guided By Voices.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:48am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

*learn about...More Cocaine & Rhinestones I hope...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:48am
Yes:

love this set!
  10:49am
melinda:

My kindergarten playground had a lunar lander, it was cool.
  10:53am
Brendan:

Play faster!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:53am
Joe McG:

@Yes: I'm glad! @melinda: So cool! We just had gravel.
  10:53am
Listener Alexandra:

How funny--this is on my In-Flight playlist for my trip home!
Avatar 10:55am
Hubig Pie:

Joe Strummer had a cameo in "The King of Comedy"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:55am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...Punk died when The Clash signed to a major label!...snort...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:55am
steveo:

have train in vain and greg kihn's jeopardy ever been seen together in the same room?
  10:56am
Greg from ZONE 5:

Morning, Joe! Checking in from our kitchen in Yosemite...
  10:56am
paul:

@Hubig Pie: Wasn't the whole group in the KOC, along with Ellen Foley?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:57am
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Ain't seen much - but Yosemite the most bootiful Nature I know...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:58am
DroneTree:

What is the b-side to train in vain?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:00am
mariano:

@paul: Yeah, I think the Clash were credited as "street riff raff" or something like that. A very brief scene where Sandra Bernhard tells them to shove off iirc.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:01am
mariano:

PS: was reading the comments in backwards order, so when I first saw "KOC" I thought it stood for Knights of Columbus, so for a brief second I was like "The Clash were in the KoC?"
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sphere:

without the Clash, there would be no Green Day. discuss.
  11:02am
Brendan:

The train in vain falls mainly on the plain
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Hubig Pie:

@paul, there was a scene with De Niro and Sandra Bernhard arguing and they were in the background street tableau
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:02am
steveo:

Without Green Day there would be no Nickelback
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:04am
mariano:

Rancid were the real Clash emulators, I thought. First time I heard one of their songs on "modern rock radio" in the 90s, I thought someone had discovered some unreleased Clash material. Green Day always seemed to be ripping of SoCal bands like the Descendents. Till they broadened their horizons and started ripping off lots of other earlier bands.
Avatar 11:04am
TheLoneliestMonk:

@steveO that's a GOOD thing?!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:05am
steveo:

not sure i ever heard nickelback, so can't comment, monk
  11:05am
paul:

@mariano and @hubig pie: That's what I recall. Love that movie.
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Malcolm:

this is howyou remind me is my jam
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@SO you have'nt missed nuthin'!!!
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Malcolm:

my haircut was modelled on chad kruger
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:07am
steveo:

kenzo played nickelback 2 weeks ago (sped up 20%)
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@malcolm so you're into lesbian chic then?
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Malcolm:

fully
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sphere:

My hypothesis: After the Clash opened up the scope of punk, all those SoCal folks could do just about whatever they wanted and call it punk.
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TheLoneliestMonk:

oh, kenzo does like to torture us every now & then.
was that payback for not making the october hellraiser in full??
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paul:

"Street Scum" LOL!
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P-90:

And who among us is not into lesbian chic?
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Joe McG:

SUSS, btw, have a gorgeous web site that features several pictures of Veronica Lake, God bless 'em: www.sussband.com
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TheLoneliestMonk:

@P90 kristen stewart
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12539:

Hey, these guys sound pretty good.
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P-90:

Mwah ha ha
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tim from champaign (now washington):

Hi Joe and everybody! I'm digging this SUSS set. It has a bit of a LaBradford vibe.
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jeff-m:

Beautifulness
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Ike:

Very nice!
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Marc Francis:

I was on a roadtrip with a friend this summer and tried to explain Boards Of Canada to them. I was having trouble doing that. The next day we heard SUSS and when I looked them up I found this on their website: "The catalyst behind SUSS, Holmes views electronic acts like Boards of Canada and shoegaze icons like My Bloody Valentine as more recent avatars of the “high lonesome” vibe that we typically think of strictly in terms of traditional roots music. In that light, you can trace the melancholic sprawl of classic titles by both of those acts back to Hank Williams. And in reverse, what is twang if not a form of ambience?"
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tim from champaign (now washington):

@P-90 - I'm more into the Iron Chic vibe. He rightly took the belt away from that Marine meathead Bob Backlund but then was unconsionably robbed by that jingoistic overblown lunkhead Hulk Hogan. I got your vitamins and prayers right here, Hogan!
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Brian in UK:

SUSS reminds me of the sounds on CDs that accompany some of Willy Vlautin's books.
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Brian in UK:

Joe, any pictures of Loretta Young?
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mariano:

Loretta Young...<homer_simpson_drooling.gif>
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Joe McG:

@Brian: I don't see any, but I'll suggest it!
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Cmurtha:

SUSS is lynchcore
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Art Venable:

SUSS IS DOPE
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Snoochienucci:

this is real nice on the ears
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Snoochienucci:

its reminding me a bit of the intro of "Have you seen the stars tonight" by Kantner/Jefferson Starship. also kinda floyd'y but im loving this
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melinda:

So good. I like this movie that I’m in right now.
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Hubig Pie:

The video from their website pairs well with these lovely tunes
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Art Venable:

Come see them play 11/20!
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TicklePolyester:

Hey everybody! Buy tickets to see 'em live in NYC at The Sultan Room – NOV 20. I think it's going to be a great setting and the sound will be top.

www.eventbrite.com...
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TomDash:

Lovely set from SUSS. Perfect Monday morning jams...
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melinda:

Eno + Morricone is a great combination.
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βrian:

Madison? I can see it from here.
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Ike:

I believe there was a band in the 90s (or early 00s?) that tried to achieve a similar sound, wasn't there? But based on what we've heard here, this sounds like a better, more realized version of this idea to me.
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melinda:

They should come to Portland ME
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Hubig Pie:

Throw in an Angelo Badalamenti vibe too.
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Sailor:

This is really wonderful
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βrian:

If that's the relocated supper club you were talking about, it's not Madison. Hayward, I think.
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coolsoule:

love this trippy calexico meets eno (airport tunes) vibe
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Snoochienucci:

@Joe i feel like you are totally opening my ears to a new genre of music im going to dive into now
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Joe McG:

I'm glad you guys enjoyed the set! They don't do many live shows, so if you have a chance to catch them, do! @Brian: Thanks! I couldn't remember. I've never been to Wisconsin, unfortunately.
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Brian in UK:

SUSS aka The Drifting Cowboys.
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βrian:

I'm hearing Daniel Lanois.
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DroneTree:

Fans of ambient country could check out Texas band Silver Pines
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P-90:

This is excellent
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Joe McG:

@Brian: I passed that along to Pat Irwin, he enjoyed that: The Drifting Cowboys!
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Brian in UK:

Joe. Great show as ever.
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12539:

Great show and fantabulous guests! Thank you, Joe and SUSS.
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Brian in UK:

Killing it Joe. John Stewart rules.
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Joe B:

Pat Irwin rules!
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Snoochienucci:

Awesome show today Joe! such great stuff. SUSS killed it! ill be looking up that new album for sure
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Joe McG:

Thanks for listening and commenting, everyone! See you next time. Have a great week!
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steveo:

THANKS JOE!
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officina:

Great show Joe....adding Suss to my FODM and Small Good Thing music.
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mariano:

Thanks Joe, great show as always!
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pantz:

Thanks for the show, Joe. Excellent, as always.
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Ike:

There was a Bruce Nauman exhibit with ambient-sounding steel pedal playing on a loop at PS1 a while back. The actual artist playing the instrument was not Nauman, however. It was hypnotic and Suss really reminded me of that.

@officina, ah thanks, I was thinking of A Small Good Thing but I couldn't remember their name!
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Marc Francis:

What a show. Thank you Joe.
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P-90:

Thanks Joe McG and SUSS!
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Brendan:

Thanks.
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Krys O.:

Thanks, Joe!
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P-90:

Long slow fade-out appropriate this time
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