Album of the Week 3-29-25
Afternoon folks!
This week we've got a bunch of good stuff, starting out with a couple of classic albums. The first is John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat's early 70's double album and then there's an Etta James album from 1960. Following that is an album from the somewhat obscure rock 'n roller Roy Head followed by a more recent album from a fellow local to me, Big Joe Maher, who is an excellent drummer and vocalist. After that there's some Funkadelic and a somewhat peculiar but amusing album from King Curtis. You may think you know country music, but you ain't heard nothin' until you hear King Curtis do Tumblin' Tumbleweeds. Heh. After that we've got some rock from Alvin Lee (formerly of Ten Years After) and we finish up with some prog rock from Gentle Giant.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!
Here 'tis:
Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker ~ Hooker 'N Heat
Big Joe & The Dynaflows ~ Good Rockin' Daddy
Comments
Thanks for sharing your albums
Looking forward to listening.
Enjoy your weekend!
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afternoon qms...
i hope that your listening is going well, have a great rest of the weekend!
Ok, joe, I took the bait.
I know nothing 'bout no country music now that I have heard king Curtis play Tumblin' Tumbleweeds.
Funny...a deer far away at a feeder gave me a strange look when Raunchy was playing, but went back to calmly eating when High Noon started.
Thanks so much for the music, dear friend!
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afternoon otc...
glad you (and the deer) enjoyed the music. i had never really much thought of the possibilities of the saxophone as a lead instrument in country music, but i guess there's a place for everything.
Roy Head?? Yeow, I am getting old! Oh well.
I've got 2 original vinyl copies of that P-Funk classic, One Nation Under A Groove. It's a classic!! The title song should be the National Anthem!
Always glad to Rec'd your music programs, joe. Take care.
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afternoon orlbucfan...
glad to hear that i'm not the only one that remembers roy head. i remember being pretty surprised when i was in a bar in boston back in the 80's and a band of kids started playing "treat her right."
i've always liked funkadelic, their guitarists were pretty amazing. have a great weekend!
Thanks for the music joe
I think bbqs and albums of the week will become somewhat of a tradition here, at least for as long as the weather accommodates.
Almost got distracted by Roy Head while cooking kebabs on the bbq ; ). Today's bbq experiment went better. I finished with fresh roasted chestnuts in season, my favourite nut.
Enjoy the weekend
afternoon janis...
glad to hear that your bbq went well, kebabs sound like a great idea that i may have to investigate soon.
have a great weekend!
Late reply joe to your last album of the week
In case you're still interested here was my kebab experience -
I marinated chicken, cut into kebab size pieces, with a sauce made from -
White miso, soy, lime zest and juice, crushed garlic, grated ginger, chili, and maple syrup.
You can cut up whatever veggies you like, lightly coat them with olive oil, and add to skewers with the chicken. I thought it was delicious.
Cheers
great Funkadelic!
Hi Joe,
The Funkadelic album was awesome. I have listened to it a couple times in last decade or so on utube. Someone in my circle had it, and we loved it then at the time. It stands the test of time as very good creative original music. George, Bootsy and Bernie... holy cow.
Bootsy would be glad his name gets a red squiggle under it.
My roommate got Pump Iron when it came out. I was disappointed in it at the time, as a big TYA fan. So great to hear it again fresh after all these years. I still think it was weak tea. Ten Years light. Of course there are great moments and a few good songs, but far from TYA hot tight on another level.
An interesting connection he made which we talked about then at the time... us guitar people anyway... About the song Time and Space. The main base chords are E, G, A, B, C D, E. Which may seem familiar as the last TYA huge hit, was Love to Change the world, which is E, G, A, B, C, then down back to B, and back to E. So only the last two notes differ. Of course Love to Change the World was on the album A Space in Time. I see what Alvin did there...
Thanks for the great sounds Joe!
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