Live music from Fascinations Grand Chorus!: Three Chord Monte with Joe Belock

Listener comments!

12:03pm sufferwords:

peace

12:04pm Yes:

12:05pm steveo:

All Joes, all the time. Sounding real good, sir, and hello!

12:07pm Phillippe Bastille:

Howdy

12:08pm dave wuz here:

easy to forget Flamingo came out in 1970.

12:08pm Carmichael:

Heya Joe and music luvahs. Let's raise a glass to Roy.

12:10pm Krys O.:

Good afternoon. RIP, Roy Loney.

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12:11pm Hoboken Jack:

Lonely without Loney

12:12pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

There was nobody like Roy...a really fascinating character as I'm sure all who knew him will attest to.

12:14pm Rich in Washington:

Well, I clearly have no choice but to clicky-star this entire episode.

12:14pm steveo:

ah, sorry to hear about Roy

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12:14pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Hey Joe and everybody. It's so crazy to think about a band like Flamin' Groovies came out of late 60s San Francisco. Plus they had a great sense of humor.

12:14pm Gaylord Fields:

I'm a lucky fella: I had the privilege of once sharing a stage with Roy in the Bay Area and a swimming pool in Las Vegas! Just two of the ways in which Mr. Roy A. Loney has enhanced my existence — as he has done for anyone who has fallen under his spell.

12:16pm Will:

Slow Death! (Greatest song ever written.)

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12:18pm Ken From Hyde Park:

When I found my swimming pool sharing company, remind me not to call it Airpnp.

12:21pm Gaylord Fields:

@Ken: I will make sure do just that, and then I'll steal the idea.

12:27pm SeanG:

this song rules

12:28pm Joe B:

greetings all! thanks for tuning in!

12:29pm Joe B:

Live set from Fascinations Grand Chorus coming up at 1:30! gonna be a great one!

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12:29pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Slow Death is up there with Reggae Reggae and City Slang for inspired songs.

12:29pm Joe B:

Tim, exactly

12:30pm Joe B:

Well said Gaylord. I was just thinking I think I've seen him perform/got to chat with him in four or five different states, three time zones.

12:31pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Great version of "Slow Death".

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12:32pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Excellent tribute to Roy Loney, Joe.

12:34pm Joe B:

dave wuz here, exactly, Flamingo remains a timeless classic

12:36pm Joe B:

After this show, I highly recommend everyone check out Todd-o-phonic Todd's show archive from June 2015 with Roy in the studio hanging out and picking records, telling great stories

12:39pm KP in DC:

Caught Groovies in Village within somewhat recent memory.

12:46pm Bluesman:

Roy IS/WAS ROCKANDROLL! That is all.

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12:50pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I've never heard t he Phantom Movers. This stuff is so great! They give all the UK pub rock bands a run for their money!

12:50pm Joe B:

correct Bluesman!

12:50pm Gaylord Fields:

@Bluesman: No lies detected.

12:54pm johnk77:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/GRIMSHAW-IGGY-STOOGES-Concert-Poster-ALICE-COOPER-Commander-Cody-/392272132343
link to poster for 1 of the greatest $2- rock shows ever? Iggy & Stooges, Groovies, Commander Cody!!! old Fillmore nice venue.

1:07pm Mark in Toronto:

Do you have Roy doing Driving Wheel? On Fast and Loose.

1:10pm Mark in Toronto:

Was lucky to see Roy in the late 80's (early 90's?) here in Toronto at Lee's Palace, with the great Danny Mihm on drums. Such an amazing high energy rock'n'roll show.

1:10pm Dominick:

Oh Boy!

1:16pm Matt Clarke:

Just checking in and saying thanks for this great tribute to Roy, Joe.

1:17pm Kenny rotten:

Great show Joe, Merry Christmas!

1:17pm Joe B:

sorry mark, missed this, will try to get to it in the coming weeks.

1:18pm Joe B:

thanks Matt, thanks kenny!

1:18pm Joe B:

that sounds like it was great Mark!

1:20pm SeanG:

wild billy!

1:20pm blee:

THEE HEADCOATES!!!!

1:21pm KP in DC:

Wyldlife is a superb find

1:24pm McGroovey:

I have a different Billy Childish Xmas doing on a 7", "Santa Claus". It's Davy Crockett with different words. I think it's a picture disk. Now I'm going to have to go home and dig it out of the trunk is in

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1:35pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

@McGroovey, is that the one where they do the "Quick One (Pete Townsend's Christmas)" on the flip?

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1:41pm Hoboken Jack:

Stephanie and Andrew sounding great!! They need to play some shows for this album!!

1:42pm Dominick:

Groovy sounds!

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1:43pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Damn this song is catchy

1:43pm Gaylord Fields:

"Until I Found You" is pop perfection.

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1:44pm Hoboken Jack:

Hey Jeff, McGroove, Matt, Gaylord, HP Ken, Todd, Krys, everybody! Thanks as always for the rock, Joe!

1:44pm Nate K.:

@Gaylord, I concur. Classic tune.

1:44pm Joe B:

agreed Gaylord. it was my favorite song last year when it came out as a digital single. since it is on their new album, it will be my favorite song for this year too

1:47pm Gaylord Fields:

Joe, when they sent me the digital single last year, it absolutely knocked my socks off! This heard-it-all guy was skeptical that songs with indelible hooks like that were still possible and was happy to be proved wrong.

1:49pm Eric from Lake Hiawatha:

Compelling vocals

1:49pm ashley morey:

Set sounds great! Congrats Stephanie and Andy and wonderful engineering by Ernie too!

1:50pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Great set!

1:51pm Joe B:

great sleigh bells on this one!

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1:53pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Are you on sleigh bells, Joe?

1:56pm Beast of Boonton:

What kind of guitar is Dennis Pierce playing today?
It sounds great!

2:00pm Dennis Pierce:

Thanks! It's a custom Telecaster built by Gerard Egan.

2:01pm Joe B:

Dennis, thanks for coming out and playing great!

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2:04pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Joe, I bet you are a fan of the Happy Birthday Baby Jesus comps.

2:05pm Joe B:

of course, the muffs, dead moon etc

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2:06pm James in ATL:

Very funny conversation! Great show Joe. Thanks

2:07pm Dennis Pierce:

Thanks for having us! Had a blast. Love the sound Ernie got.

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2:08pm tim from champaign (now washington):

This Beach Boys song started out like the Velvets' Train Round the Bend.

2:09pm Stephanie Cupo:

Thanks so much for the support everyone! We had a blast playing!

2:11pm Nate K.:

I wonder how many takes it took Dennis to get that PSA in the can.

2:11pm Bluesman:

@tim from champaign (now washington): Ya gotta love the Devil Dogs' "inclusive" version of "I wish it could be Xmas..."

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2:13pm tim from champaign (now washington):

@Bluesman - haha, you know it! My favorites are The Go-Nuts "Snackin' Santa" and El Vez's "Feliz Navinada".

2:13pm Gaylord Fields:

@Stephanie Cupo: Great set, and thanks for stanning for Karen Carpenter! I'm right there with you.

2:15pm Phillippe Bastille:

I had this Carpenters CD on yesterday...

2:17pm Todd-o-phonic Todd:

No offense to Andy, but glad this isn't his show.

2:17pm Joe B:

I think my extent of bing crosby fandom starts and ends with Bing's appearance on the Gerry Todd Show on SCTV

2:18pm Carmichael:

Joe, I think you can tack on to the SCTV reference if you play some Perry Como.

2:19pm Joe B:

perry como's still alive! and more relaxed than ever!

2:20pm Gaylord Fields:

Joe, it's one of the few Gerry Todd Show songs without a Michael McDonald backing vocal.

2:20pm McGroovey:

@Jeff from Rahway I don't remember

2:20pm Hubig Pie:

Little baby Jesus goin""HO HO HO"

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2:22pm Hackensack Slim:

Der Bingles "Round and Round The Christmas Tree" had visions of the kids being chased by a belt wielding Bing dancing in my head. Happy Holidays all.

2:22pm Dominick:

Awful lot going on in these 2 minutes

2:22pm Gaylord Fields:

Was Stephanie's second pick The New Surfsiders, as revenge on Andy?

2:22pm Joe B:

ha!

2:25pm Stephanie Cupo:

@Todd-o-phonic Todd this is how I feel when I'm driving and Andy's DJing :-) So much 70s Bing, and Beach Boys post-1980

2:27pm Stephanie Cupo:

@Gaylord Fields I should have picked a Sunrays song, haha. Not sure if they have any Christmas tunes. I should have picked "Snowflakes" by American Spring if anything, there was too much pressure to decide!

2:28pm SeanG:

summertime is just around the corner, Joe B!

2:33pm Gaylord Fields:

@Stephanie Cupo: I'll be happy to play "Snowflakes" for you on my show — but that'll have to be in January (still works). A consolation for waiting is that I'll play no Andy selections.

2:35pm Joe B:

SeanG - I wish!

2:35pm Jett:

It's also Tony Hicks of The Hollies birthday today.

2:36pm Joe B:

stephanie thanks to you and andy so much for playing such a fantastic set!

2:40pm Jett:

Other birthdays today include Billy Gibbons of The Moving Sidewalks and ZZ Top, and Benny Anderson of Abba,

2:41pm PJ:

Shakin All Over reminds me very much of another song - new wave era - methinks, but I can't put my finger on it

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2:44pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I'm going to see X for the first time in my life tonight. Billy Zoom's on guitar and Los Straightjackets are opening.

2:45pm Joe B:

nice, should be great

2:46pm Stephanie Cupo:

@Joe B: Thank you so much for having us! It was the best time, as always! and it sounded awesome, special thanks to Ernie for making that happen!

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2:46pm Hoboken Jack:

Great song title and great mellower offering from the Joy Cleaner boys!

2:55pm SeanG:

Hey Joe B. what song is that for your bed music? was diggin that

2:56pm Gaylord Fields:

I was so hoping you'd choose "Jesus (Venus)"!

2:56pm Nate K.:

Who's singing?

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2:56pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Ha! Who's playing on this?

2:57pm Gaylord Fields:

Amanda Nazario vox

2:57pm Micheal:

So much better than the original! Thanks for a great show!

2:57pm KevinfromBayRidge:

Whadda great finish. Go Amanda!

2:58pm Joe B:

sam elwitt guitar, fiveash bass, matt clarke organ, dave lindsay drums

2:58pm Nate K.:

Go Amanda, go!

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2:59pm tim from champaign (now washington):

That was awesome! Thanks for the great show, Joe!

3:26pm coelacanth∅:

Thanks Joe

Artist	Title	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
RIP Roy Loney
Flamin’ Groovies	Teenage Head	Teenage Head	Kama Sutra	1971		0:00:24 Pop-up)
Flamin’ Groovies	Second Cousin	Flamingo	Kama Sutra	1970		0:02:17 Pop-up)
Flamin’ Groovies	Have You Seen My Baby?	Teenage Head	Kama Sutra	1971		0:06:05 Pop-up)
Flamin' Groovies	Around and Around	Flamingo reissue	Buddha	1970/1999		0:08:18 Pop-up)
Flamin' Groovies	Doctor Boogie (Live at the Fillmore)	California Born and Bred	Norton	1995	June 30, 1971 - final show at the Fillmore West	0:11:14 Pop-up)
Flamin' Groovies	Shakin' All Over	California Born and Bred	Norton	1995	from the 1970 Matrix rehearsals	0:14:13 Pop-up)

Flamin' Groovies	Slow Death	The Flamin' Groovies In Person!!!!	Norton	1971/1997	June 30, 1971, Fillmore West	0:26:01 Pop-up)
Flamin' Groovies	My Girl Josephine	Flamingo reissue	Buddha	1970/1999		0:30:02 Pop-up)
Flamin' Groovies	Golden Clouds	California Born and Bred	Norton	1995	live at The Matrix, san francisco in 1968!	0:32:38 Pop-up)
Flamin' Groovies	Somethin' Else (single mix)	Supersnazz reissue	Sundazed	1969/2000		0:36:35 Pop-up)
Flamin' Groovies	Comin' After Me	Flamingo	Buddha	1970		0:38:33 Pop-up)

Roy Loney and The Phantom Movers	Born To Be Your Fool	Out After Dark	Solid Smoke Records	1979		0:45:27 Pop-up)
Roy Loney	Hundred Miles an Hour	Artistic As Hell	A-F Records	1978	backed by The Groovies	0:47:48 Pop-up)
Roy Loney and The Phantom Movers	Scum City	Out After Dark	Solid Smoke Records	1979		0:50:04 Pop-up)
Roy Loney and The Phantom Movers	Ruin Your Shoes	The Scientific Bombs Away!	Norton	1989		0:52:45 Pop-up)
Chuck Prophet w/ Roy Loney	Temple Beautiful	Temple Beautiful	Yep Roc	2012		0:55:53 Pop-up)
The A-Bones with Roy Loney	Stop It Baby	Daddy Wants a Cold Beer ... and Other Million Sellers	Norton	1993/2004		0:59:16 Pop-up)
Roy Loney and the Young Fresh Fellows	I Couldn't Spell !!*@!	various - Turban Renewal: A Tribute to Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs	Norton	1994		1:01:28 Pop-up)
Roy Loney and The Longshots	Baby Du Jour	Shake It Or Leave It	Career Records	2007	w/ Deniz Tek AND the Young Fresh Fellows!	1:04:06 Pop-up)
Roy Loney and The Longshots	She's The One	Drunkard in the Think Tank	Career Records	2004	chartbusters cover	1:06:59 Pop-up)

Wyldlife	Peppermint Schnapps	single	Wicked Cool	2019	friday night at union pool! with the elevator operators, piggies, jay vons jacques le cocque, margaret and the co pilots!!!!	1:15:26 Pop-up)
Thee Headcoats	Reindeer Are Wild	Heavens to Murgatroyd Even! It's Thee Headcoats (Already)	Sub Pop	1990		1:18:56 Pop-up)
Color TV	This Christmas	single		2016	not the minneapolis punks but from l.a.	1:21:18 Pop-up)
Mariya May	Christmas Everyday	s/t	Ten Dollar Recording Co.	2018		1:24:14 Pop-up)

Fascinations Grand Chorus live in the studio!
Engineer: Ernie Indradat
Stephanie Cupo - vocals, keyboards; Andrew Pierce - drums; Dennis Pierce - guitar; Justin Morey - bass; Ashley Morey - sleigh bells
new album Presentations of Electrical Confectionery out now! check their bandcamp page!
Fascinations Grand Chorus live on WFMU!	Can't Let Go					1:29:03 Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus live on WFMU!	Back Again					1:32:27 Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus live on WFMU!	Future World					1:35:50 Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus live on WFMU!	Echoes				great pet sounds vibe on this one	1:39:24 Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus live on WFMU!	Until I Found You				a number one hit if there ever was one!	1:41:27 Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus live on WFMU!	Merry, Merry Christmas					1:44:48 Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus live on WFMU!	This Christmas (Underneath the Christmas Tree)					1:47:39 Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus live on WFMU!	Holidays Are Here					1:50:09 Pop-up)
Fascinations Grand Chorus live on WFMU!	interview					2:01:32 Pop-up)
Beach Boys	Christmas Time Is Here Again	Ultimate Christmas	Capitol	1977/1998	Joe's pick	2:06:11 Pop-up)
Beach Boys	Santa's Beard	The Beach Boys' Christmas Album	Capitol	1964	Andy's pick	2:09:41 Pop-up)
Carpenters	Merry Christmas Darling	Christmas Portrait	A&M	1978	Stephanie's pick	2:12:11 Pop-up)
Bing Crosby	Round and Round The Christmas Tree	A Time To Be Jolly	Daybreak/RCA	1971	Andy's other pick	2:14:50 Pop-up)
The New Surfsiders	Little Saint Nick	7"	Norton	2012	from Norton's 'Popular Demand Series'	2:17:27 Pop-up)
Beach Boys	Friends	live in Chicago, 1968		1968/2018		2:19:12 Pop-up)
The Rubinoos	Early Winter	Paleophonic	Varese Sarabande	1998/2000	happy birthday jon rubin! also best wishes to al chan from the rubinoos	2:21:42 Pop-up)

The Elevator Operators	Freudian Knowledge	debut EP	13 O'Clock Records	2019	at union pool friday on a stacked bill!	2:33:26 Pop-up)
Baby Shakes	Let's Go, Jetglo	Cause a Scene	Lil' Chewy	2019		2:35:53 Pop-up)
The Whiffs	Shakin All Over	Another Whiff	Dig!	2019		2:38:30 Pop-up)
The Muffs	Sick of This Old World	No Holiday	Omnivore Recordings	2019		2:41:12 Pop-up)
Joy Cleaner	So Much For the Quiet Car	You're So Jaded	Jigsaw	2019		2:43:51 Pop-up)

Hamilton, Joe Frankincense & Myrhh	Jesus			2018		2:54:26 Pop-up)
Daddies	She Sings			2019		2:56:56 Pop-up)

December 16, 2019

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