rock nerd Archives - My Lloydminster Now https://www.mylloydminsternow.com/tag/rock-nerd/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:05:02 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Liner Note Leftovers #22- Tantrums & Tiaras https://www.mylloydminsternow.com/podcast-episode/liner-note-leftovers-22-tantrums-tiaras/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:05:02 +0000 https://www.mylloydminsternow.com/?post_type=podcast&p=49112

This week: The story of Ten, which is now 30!  Keith Moon's most infamous birthday party! The infamous 1970 Isle of Wight shows, which was the best or worst concert ever, depending on who you are! I'm really pumped to tell you these stories...and more!


This Week's Menu:

Part I- Mr. Moony's Most Infamous Birthday Party!: Looking back on Keith Moon's 21st birthday, which starting with cake and swimming and ending with a Lincoln Continental in the swimming pool and The Who being banned from Flint, MI for life. It's funnier than it looks on paper.

Part II- Scaramouche, Scaramouche, Will You Do the Fandango?: Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody is their defining song, but more specifically, it's Freddie Mercury's defining song. We dig deep into the liner notes of one of rock's most iconic songs. Can you believe they were FOUGHT on making a rock opera?

Part III- Tantrums and Tiaras: Long before Elton John was a Sir, he was a fledgling singer doing one last ditch show at at The Troubadour. If it went wrong, Elton might be a shoe salesman today. Here's how it went SO right, and history was changed in the nick of time.

Part IV- "We Put This Festival, You Bastards! With A Lot of Love!": The story of the 1970 Isle of Wight shows, which went so well, and so wrong, at the same time. This was the last time you'd see some greats, the first times you'd see others and it still left some time for Rick Farr to lose it on stage. Featuring a rare Jimi Hendrix cut you can only hear there.

Part V- Ten!: Can you believe Pearl Jam's legendary debut "Ten" is 30 years old now? Feel old yet? Look back on some things you might not know about this groundbreaking album. Some details you may find quite unexpected.


Thanks for coming along once again! If you’ve got a story you want featured on Liner Note Leftovers, have some feedback or you just wanna chat music, give me a shout at my day job 106.1 The Goat or email me at danielmsoul@gmail.com, I’d love to hear from you!

Also, if you can, leave a rating where you listen to the cast! It helps the show out a TON in getting more traction.

See you in the next one!

SONGS FEATURED THIS WEEK:

  • My Generation- The Who
  • Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
  • Your Song- Elton John
  • Dolly Dagger [Live at Isle of Wight]- Jimi Hendrix
  • Alive- Pearl Jam

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Liner Note Leftovers #16- Phantom Power & the Heavy Metal Thunder https://www.mylloydminsternow.com/podcast-episode/liner-note-leftovers-16-phantom-power-the-heavy-metal-thunder/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:25:08 +0000 https://www.mylloydminsternow.com/?post_type=podcast&p=48304

This week: How Janis begat Stevie, how Canada begat heavy metal, and how Phil Collins saved the day at Live Aid and took hell for it!

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Part I- How Janis Began Stevie: EVERY musician that wants to "make it" knows they gotta take their beats from time to time. Most wouldn't call it "the greatest experience of their life," but Stevie Nicks DID, in the case of Janis Joplin.

Part II- Heavy Metal, A Canadian Invention: It's not always acknowledged south of the 49th how many inventions are Canadian: lines on a road, garbage bags, the entire sport of basketball, and possibly, in a nomenclature way, heavy metal itself.

Part III- Those Himalayas of The Mind: A look at the recording, liner notes and lyrical mastery of The Tragically Hip's Phantom Power. It's been referred to as "Year Zero" of the Hip, and for good reason.

Part IV- Like Cats on a Hot Driveway: How do you get 200,000 fans to swarm a semi-abandoned airport runway on a hot day in July? Get Bob Dylan to show up for the first time in 12 years. Some facts about the Blackbushe Aerodome show, and how it wouldn't have been the most...ideal show.

Part V- Phil Collins Saves the Day, and Gets Hell For It: Artists like Queen, Madonna and David Bowie get a lot of love for what they did at Live Aid. Not enough credit is given to Phil Collins though, who put in a ton of work, including being in two countries in ONE DAY, to make a lot of the distinct performances we love a reality. He's a true MVP.

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Thanks for coming along for another virtual crate dig! As always, I love having you along, and if you have a story you think would be cool to share with the music nerd masses, gimme a shout! You can hit me up at my day job, 106.1 The Goat, or drop me an email at danielmsoul@gmail.com .

See you in the next one!

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