Playlist 11.09.09
I've been having fun listning to The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998, a box set on Rhino that reveals some of the creative sauce that the singer was imbibing. After 1975 and 'Atlantic Crossing' the art was rourinely overlooked in favour of the leopardskin and posturing, but that still means you get a full CD of excellence and intrigue.
The jewel is a work-in-progress version of 'Maggie May' that carries the recogniseable tune, lead guitar and tumbling drums. But the lyrics are frankly dreadful. "I don't need to tell ya, you look like a fella," he gurgles, with little conviction. Happily, the setting changed to late September, the storyline gained a deal of pathos, and a classic was born.
The Cribs record isn't as special as I was hoping but still there is Johnny Marr with his singular guitar and some squalling anthems.
BBC Radio Ulster, 92-95 FM
Online: www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster
Fridays, ten - midnight
PLAYLIST 11.09.09
Tommy McClain - Before I Grow Too Old (Ace)
The Cribs - Victims Of Mass Production (Wichita)
Lou Reed - September Song (A&M)
The Swell Season - Low Rising (Anti)
Rod Stewart - Maggie May (early version) (Rhino)
Noah And the Whale - Love Of An Orchestra (Young And Lost)
Prefab Sprout - Sweet Gospel Music (Kitchenware)
Ash True Love - 1980 (Atomic Heart)
Choir Of Young Believers - Action/Reaction (Tigerspring)
Lucinda Williams - Happy Woman Blues (Smithsonian)
Johnny Allen - South To Louisiana (Ace)
The Twang - Encouraging Sigh (b unique )
Nell Bryden - Second Time Around (cv)
Phoenix - Fences (V2)
Madness - Bed And Breakfast Man (Stiff)
Fanfarlo - The Walls Are Coming Down (Fanfarlo)
Little Feat - Easy To Slip (Warners)
Aaron Shanley - Oh My Girl (White Mountain)
Prefab Sprout - The Last Of The Great Romantics (Kitchenware)
Noah And The Whale - I Have Nothing (Young And Lost)
Rod Stewart - Girl From The North Country (Warner)
Raphael Saadiq - Never Give you Up (Columbia )
Tinariwen - Tahult In (Independiente)
Paul Simon - One Man's Ceiling (Warner)
The Cribs - Last Year's Snow (Wichita)
The Os You've - Got Your Heart (Idol)
Alice Russell - Got The Hunger (DJ Vadim Remix)
Comment number 1.
At 20:38 13th Sep 2009, norriemaclean wrote:Stuart - I liked the tracks you played, bought the CD today but need to give it a fair cahnce!
Rod really gave up after 75 which was a shame , I think....anyway he murdered a good few songs after that not least Downtown Train. Grrr...
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Comment number 2.
At 20:15 14th Sep 2009, Reggie Chamberlain-King wrote:My love affair with new Prefab Sprout album continues.
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