tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post970273047710454158..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: Random Record Reviews: Volume 1Joe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-20364280148056439092018-08-31T17:45:34.886-05:002018-08-31T17:45:34.886-05:00Comparing the dates for unusual yet similar titles...Comparing the dates for unusual yet similar titles Sub Rosa Subway (Klaatu, 1976) and Red Rose Speedway (Wings, 1973) does suggest that Klaatu might have been pushing the analogy a bit too far. Incidentally, Sub Rosa Subway was the B-side to Klaatu's Calling Occupants... single, the A-side of which is better known as a Carpenters song. Karen Carpenter, before she fronted a band as a singer, Casparhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173076840562762680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-20840385196487786342018-08-21T13:36:41.700-05:002018-08-21T13:36:41.700-05:00Drew, thanks for the extra info on Spirit, meant t...Drew, thanks for the extra info on Spirit, meant to respond here sooner. I ended up getting Spirit of 76 and also got "The Original Potato Land," and I'll admit I downloaded that one because it was only released on CD and the CD appears to be OOP now. I'm sure you are familiar with it -- basically the unreleased followup to Kapt Kopter with druggy Cheech and Chong-esque Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-11616882053922219762018-08-16T12:31:20.694-05:002018-08-16T12:31:20.694-05:00Hey Joe!
Thanks for turning people on to the 00ind...Hey Joe!<br />Thanks for turning people on to the 00individual site and and for the cool accolade!<br />If I am, then so are you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671793096552968980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-30486387509607322252018-08-14T14:43:34.319-05:002018-08-14T14:43:34.319-05:00I got off my butt - it is Fuzzy Knight - and guess...I got off my butt - it is Fuzzy Knight - and guess what! The companion piece to Spirit Of 76 I'm raving about is FUTURE GAMES - Farther Along is prior to those, and a good album but not in that out there class...<br /><br />Sheesh, calls himself a writer...Age Of Aquariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776093741594779732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-59032973885670821282018-08-14T14:35:49.162-05:002018-08-14T14:35:49.162-05:00Joe, you won'r be disappointed by either of th...Joe, you won'r be disappointed by either of thiose Spirit albums - Farther Along (my English spelling first time around) is a real companion piece to Spirit of '76 - it dates from the following year, and to me it sounds like he was working on triple album and Mercury baulked at the prospect of trying to ship that... And yes, saving your son from a killer wave surfing at the expense of Age Of Aquariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776093741594779732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-23334511846080336622018-08-14T13:03:37.508-05:002018-08-14T13:03:37.508-05:00Had to break this up into two posts because Blogge...Had to break this up into two posts because Blogger appears to be having issues…<br /><br />Steven – Thanks for sharing! You might be interested in checking out that 00individual blog I mentioned above, as he too was a record store manager – has some great posts about his adventures in that capacity, in the early ‘70s. You can find the first one <a href="https://00individual.wordpress.com/2013Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-33760278212998655352018-08-14T13:00:40.722-05:002018-08-14T13:00:40.722-05:00Thanks for the comments, everyone!
Zwolf -- I&#...Thanks for the comments, everyone! <br /><br />Zwolf -- I'm a big Black Sabbath fan myself...Ozzy era only, at least! As for those other groups, thanks for the suggestions! I was really into proto-metal at one time (which is why that phrase pops up so many damn times in the post), so through the Julian Cope site I found out about Sir Lord Baltimore (he even made that giant silhouette figureJoe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-67792426706212412822018-08-14T07:03:09.459-05:002018-08-14T07:03:09.459-05:00I distinctly remember being in High School and the...I distinctly remember being in High School and the local rock radio station played an hour-long "expose" on the Klaatu and dissected and examined the clues to determine if they were indeed The Beatles. There were many discussions around the lunch room table at the time leading up to the special, which aired on a Friday night. We all showed up at lunch the following Monday and dismissed Steve Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354997639456484459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-57310507569038863312018-08-13T15:55:03.749-05:002018-08-13T15:55:03.749-05:00Some excellent stuff in there, and to be honest I ...Some excellent stuff in there, and to be honest I could bore for years about this kind of thing, so I'll restrict myself to a few comments... Thankfully...<br /><br />First off, to hark back to something you said a few posts back - yes indeed, Aphrodites Child's 666 is one hell of an album, and in my personal pantheon of out there genius prog records comes second only to Secondhand's Age Of Aquariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776093741594779732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-4414529967118698962018-08-13T12:38:29.135-05:002018-08-13T12:38:29.135-05:00In a former life I managed a secondhand record sto...In a former life I managed a secondhand record store & I still haunt them regularly. Great reviews.Stephen Mertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531248810283345577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-92004912877581009272018-08-13T09:04:41.443-05:002018-08-13T09:04:41.443-05:00I always like to read about obscure or underrepres...I always like to read about obscure or underrepresented albums. I'm old enough to remember some of the buzz about Klaatu. As teenagers we got our records from independent neighborhood record stores and I remember employees sometimes mentioning them. But I was a dumbass kid then and bought stuff by Blue Oyster Cult instead. By the time I was almost done with high school Klaatu was a joke like Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13890931403701897892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-77032315330120630862018-08-13T08:10:38.542-05:002018-08-13T08:10:38.542-05:00Good reviews. :) I vote for keep doin' '...Good reviews. :) I vote for keep doin' 'em. I could recommend some stuff, but I'm weighted toward the Black Sabbath end and I don't know if you go that heavy. But, if you do, look into Buffalo, Iron Claw, Sir Lord Baltimore, Captain Beyond, Pentagram, Leaf Hound, Wicked Lady, Groundhogs, Edgar Broughton Band, Bloodrock, Stray, Atomic Rooster, Dust, Budgie... okay, I guess I Zwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364540771153476179noreply@blogger.com