Happy New Year! Welcome to Episode 5 of the Sneaky Dragon Listening Party!
This week Dave and Mary start Side One of Nick Pond’s second mixtape. This episode is pretty long as they chatted away on a pleasant Boxing Day morning in the Listening Party lounge.
Please join them there. Bring a blanket and a cup of your favourite beverage, and listen to some wonderful songs with Dave and Mary.
- Daddy Cool – “Eagle Rock” – Daddy Who? Daddy Cool?, 1971
- The Smiths – “Still Ill” – The Smiths, 1983
- The Who – “Greyhound Girl” – Lifehouse Chronicles, 2000
- Wimple Winch – “Save My Soul” – single b/w “Everybody’s Worried ’bout Tomorrow”, 1966
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Upon the Tidal Wave of Young Blood” – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, 2005
- Talulah Gosh – “Beatnik Boy” – single b/w “My Best Friend”, 1986
- The Boo Radleys – “Monuments for a Dead Century” – Kingsize, 1998
- Gal Costa – “Taureg” – Gal Costa, 1969
- Sloan – “C’mon, C’mon (We’re Gonna Get It Started)” – Navy Blues, 1998
- Temples – “Sand Dance (Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve Reanimation)” – Sun Restructured, 2014
Thanks for listening.
Dept. of Corections:
Yes, sometimes speaking and thinking are hard to do, and Dave meant the Prince album “Controversy” when he mentioned a non-existent Prince album called “Conspiracy”
The show was really long this week so we opted to link to this video of “Sand Dance’ from Temples 2014 album Sun Structures so listeners can hear the differences between the two versions (Mary prefers the original; Dave the remix; what do you think?):
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The last show had me running off to find more Destroyer – this time’s it’s Gal Costa and other Tropicalia artists. ‘Taureg’ was wonderful. I expect the Taureg band you were thinking of, Dave, was Tinariwen – brilliant group and well worth catching live if you get the chance.
Really good to hear the Smiths again. I’m with Mary on the Hatful of Hollow version of Still Ill being better. It’s not just the harmonica, though that’s great. There’s more space between the instruments, and it sounds like Morrissey’s vocal is mixed a little further back. Both are great though. You’re right that Morrissey’s lyrics capture adolescence perfectly, and they do it with a droll, mordant wit that few have matched since, including him.
Is that really Daltrey singing Greyhound Girl? I was unfamiliar with the song, but it sounded like a Townshend vocal to my ears. I like Roger’s voice, but he does tend to bellow, and this performance was nicely restrained.
Wimple Winch is the one from this list that I’d be happy not to hear again. Still glad to have heard it though. Why would I listen to a music show that only plays stuff I like?
Did David Byrne or David Bowie say what they thought of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah? It’s one thing to check a band out, another to enjoy what you hear. There was such a debt to Talking Heads there that I wouldn’t be surprised if Byrne felt like McCartney must have done when he first heard Oasis.
Temples reminded me more of Spirit than the Beatles – like an outtake from Dr Sardonicus. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Original version gets my vote for sure – waaay better. And I like how the album cover parodies Who’s Next.
Thanks for another sneaktastic podcast, guys.
Chris! You got me! It is Pete Townshend singing “Greyhound Girl”. Why did I think it was Roger Daltrey???
Really glad you enjoyed Gal. She’s one of the greats
I’m Australian and I know Eagle Rock! How much do you know about Aussie music, Dave? I’m heading back there in 2 months, can I keep an eye out for anything for you? Some Kylie perhaps? 😀
You see??? Australians do know “Eagle Rock”! Unlike everyone else in the world!
Thanks for the offer, Canaan. Let me see if I can get Lezah to move out. Then Kylie can move right in!
Great show again, dear Dedricks!
I am with Mary, “Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah” (I believe that is the one with all the repeating and “Youngbloods”) must be a David- only song…. As a Daniel– which is close to David, I did not enjoy it. Oh, well, that’s fine.
I also had a similar reaction as Mary to”Beatnik Boy” I did not like the beginning, but I started loving it halfway through. I just love (adult) girls and guitars– and girls with guitars. The Bangles, The Donnas, The Runaways, Scandal, Quarterflash, etc. Maybe now I’ll add Talulah Gosh!
As a big fan of The Who, I enjoyed Greyhound Girl. I don’t think I’ve herd it before.
Like Chris above, I’d rather not hear Wimple Winch (or is it Witch?) again.
Tremendous!
Thanks,
Danny
Well, eight out of ten is pretty good, Danny! I’m surprised how many people reacted negatively to Wimple Winch, who, I guess, were a fairly run of the mill group of the time, but I think that song is really exciting! Oh well.
Thanks for listening!
Another great show! I’ve listened to this one twice now. Fortunately I’m on vacation so I could listen the first time in pretty much one go, which is how I prefer to listen to them. I, too, am with Mary on her preference to The Smiths’ Hatful of Hollow version of ‘Still Ill’. Loved Daddy Cool’s Eagle Rock – I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard that before. The Who is always good, but you can keep your Wimple Winch. I quite liked the Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah song – I thought it had a real David Byrne sound to it. I think I saw them in concert about ten years ago and was a bit let down, if I remember correctly. Sloan never disappoints, and i did like the Temples song (although again, i believe I also saw them live and was not so impressed). Anyway, can’t wait ’til the next installment.
We did see Clap Your Hands Say Yeah at The Imperial last year. There was a drunk girl who leaned heavily on our table and knocked over everyone’s drinks. It was okay though – she told us it was all right (hic!). Later on, she was ejected for throwing a glass across the room!
After the show, as we were walking to our car, a different girl turned to us and said, “Clap your hands and say yeah!” So I clapped my hands and said, “Yeah.” She told me I was so cool. Truer words were never spoken.
We also saw Temples. We saw them at The Fox last summer. I thought they were okay, but not nearly as good as this episode’s song made me think they would be!
Quite enjoyed Wimple Winch, a band I’ve heard of but not heard. Interesting history to them too. Liked several other cuts but can’t recall which just now as I listened a few days ago.
Have to go with Mary on the Who cut. They’re no Kinks but I’m a fan of the band more or less though I wouldn’t mind a bit had they packed it in after the “Dogs” single. Love everything to that point, past that not so much.
Oh, there’s the odd track here and there on “By Numbers” and “Quad.” Even have a soft spot or sorts for the two post Moon albums no one seems to rate. Partly cause I like a few of the songs, mostly for nostalgic reasons.
“Who’s Next?” Always fallen in the meh column on that one. Rate “Leeds” though probably not as much as when I was 15. “Tommy” is all right when the mood hits, which rarely. And anyway, “Arthur,” from the same year, kicks it to the curb.
Blame Townshend’s creeping concept albumitis. Daltrey too whose voice was never all that though it worked a treat on those early Who sides. Roundabout “Tommy,” however the arena-rock bellow makes an unwelcome appearance and sadly never leaves. I’ll take “Rough Mix” and “Empty Glass” instead please.
But I’m with David on the ’90s blow bandwagon, a very few exceptions excepted. Did like the Sloan cut though must say.
Worst musical decade in my opinion. I’d list my why for reasons, but we’d be here all night. Some other time perhaps.
Well, loving the series, looking forward to the next, and the Christmas 2019 episode.
Matt, I think all true Kinks fan have a bit of a love/hate relationship with The Who – especially Tommy. Arthur is way more coherent a story with better songs than Tommy and it never gets the props it deserves! Grrr! That said; I still love The Who all the way up to their final albums.
Unlike Mary, who has a Dad-curated view of the 90’s, we had to live through them as music fans. However, if you break it down, there was actually quite a bit of good music from that time – Sloan is an example of a fantastic scene based in early-90’s Halifax that was a real shot in the arm for music in Canada. What really causes my memory of the decade to curdle is the horrible blight of grunge music. That garbage really casts a pall over some pretty great stuff.
Glad you’re loving the show!