Bringing Music to the Cavern
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On March 5th, we will present a selection of tracks from albums that have no filler on them. Those albums are both rarer, and more frequent than might be expected: some of the “usual suspects” not having produced a single such album, whereas there are quite a few largely unknown artists who have almost made a hobby out of making them, despite never breaking into the upper end of the charts.
See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse
As a result of a request from the audience, we produced a set of One-Hit Wonders, always a risky category as you can end up mired in novelty songs, which are generally uninspiring out of their context. However, not only did we manage to assemble a good set of tracks, we had a large audience as well, with up to fifteen in the cavern and a top number of 33 listeners – the first time I can recall where we had more listeners outside the cavern than on the plaza. We also had a new recruit to the team, Root Beer, who shared announcements with us.
The preshow was all Mal’s doing, and a right good mixture it was too
| Let There Be Drums | Sandy Nelson | Single | 1962 |
| Thomas The Rhymer | Steeleye Span & Maddy Prior | A Rare Collection 1972-1996 | 1999 |
| Lights and Thunder | White Lion | Mane Attraction | 1991 |
| Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) | Three Dog Night | Hard Labor | 1976 |
| That’s The Way That It Is | Uriah Heep | The Best Of…Part 2 | 1998 |
| Would the Christians Wait Five Minutes? The Lions Are Having a Draw | Man | Man | 1970 |
The show itself had more tracks than usual, as one-hit wonders are generally of the 3-minute single format, so we ended up with 30 tracks. Actually we ran over time a bit, but nobody complained, not even the neighbours.
| Relax | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Welcome to the Pleasuredome | 1984 |
| The Rockford Files | Mike Post | 100 Greatest TV Themes | 1995 |
| Fire | The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown | The Crazy World of Arthur Brown | 1968 |
| Float On | Floaters | Floaters | 1977 |
| My Sharona | The Knack | Get The Knack | 1979 |
| Take On Me | A-Ha | Hunting High and Low | 1985 |
| Woodstock | Matthews’ Southern Comfort | Later That Same Year | 1970 |
| Echo Beach | Martha and the Muffins | Metro Music | 1980 |
| Tainted Love | Soft Cell | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret | 1981 |
| Standing in the Road | Blackfoot Sue | Nothing to Hide | 1973 |
| She Blinded Me With Science | Thomas Dolby | single | 1982 |
| Blinded by the Light | Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | The Roaring Silence | 1976 |
| The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades | Timbuk3 | Greetings From Timbuk3 | 1983 |
| Safety dance | Men Without Hats | Rhythm of Youth | 1983 |
| Doctorin’ The Tardis (7″ Edit) | The Timelords | single | 1988 |
| Cotton Eye Joe | Rednex | Sex & Violins | 1994 |
| Mickey | Toni Basil | Word of Mouth | 1981 |
| Resurrection Shuffle | Ashton, Gardner & Dyke | single | 1971 |
| Nut Rocker | B. Bumble & The Stingers | single | 1962 |
| Muleskinner Blues | The Fendermen | Muleskinner Blues | 1960 |
| Je t’aime … moi non plus | Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg | Single | 1969 |
| In The Summertime | Mungo Jerry | single | 1970 |
| Walking on Sunshine | Katrina & The Waves | Walking on Sunshine | 1983 |
| It’s Raining Men | The Weather Girls | Success | 1983 |
| Ca plane pour moi | Plastic Bertrand | single | 1977 |
| I’m Gonna Be | The Proclaimers | Sunshine on Leith | 1988 |
| Stuck In The Middle With You | Stealers Wheel | Stealers Wheel | 1972 |
| Come On Eileen | Dexy’s Midnight Runners | Too-Rye-Ay | 1982 |
| Down Under | Men At Work | Business as Usual | 1981 |
| Sunshine Reggae | Laid Back | Keep Smiling | 1983 |
The postshow had another Man track – I think Mal may be heading towards a Man show
| C’mon | Man | Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day | 1972 |
| Drums A Go-Go | Sandy Nelson | Single | 1965 |
| Hanging By a Moment | Life House | No Name Face | 2000 |
| Great Day | Paul McCartney | Flaming Pie | 1997 |
As per request of a couple of shows ago, Sunday’s show will be featuring various one-hit wonders, complete with the usual background info on them. And possibly a few surprises in there, though we did try not to include too many novelty songs, which alsmost by definition end up making their artists one-hit wonders, if they make it into the charts at all.
See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse
Radio Free D’ni’s 60th show coincided with the 7th anniversary of MOULa’s revival, and in honour of that we had a selection inspired by playing the game – adventure games mostly, and the various Uru incarnations especially.
The preshow was selections from the end of the ‘D’ section and the start of ‘E’ from my CD stash. The Nightfly is on later than we are and has to deal with much wierder callers.
| Track | Artists | Album | Year |
| The Nightfly | Donald Fagen | The Nightfly | 1982 |
| Trans-Island Skyway | Donald Fagen | Kamakiriad | 1993 |
| Take the ‘A’ Train | Duke Ellington | Ain’t Misbehavin’ | 2000 |
| Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression, Part 2) | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Brain Salad Surgery | 1973 |
| Knife-Edge | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake and Palmer | 1970 |
| No Alibis | Eric Clapton | Journeyman | 1989 |
The show reveals my like of jazz, prog and guitarists. This should be no surprise by now.
| Track | Artists | Album | Year |
| Expresso | Gong | Gazeuse! | 1976 |
| Age of information | Bill Bruford | Gradually Going Tornado | 1980 |
| One of These Days I’ll Get an Early Night | Camel | Rain Dances | 1977 |
| Playing The Game | Gentle Giant | The Power and The Glory | 1974 |
| Walking Shoes | Gerry Mulligan | The Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker | 1952 |
| Gonna Buy A Hat | Chris Rea | Dancing With Strangers | 1987 |
| The Road She Walked Before | Colosseum | Those Who are About to Die Salute You | 1969 |
| Panic Station | Allan Holdsworth | Metal Fatigue | 1985 |
| The Sliding floor | Bill Bruford | Gradually Going Tornado | 1980 |
| Equinoxe Part 4 | Jean Michel Jarre | Équinoxe | 1978 |
| Slow Walker | Béla Fleck & the Flecktones | Left of Cool | 1998 |
| Slightly Dirty | Larry Carlton | Sapphire Blue | 2003 |
| Fun In The Dark | Lee Ritenour | Larry & Lee | 1995 |
| Unorthodox Behaviour | Brand X | Unorthodox Behaviour | 1976 |
| Night Illusion | Gong | Gazeuse! | 1976 |
| Curse Of The Traveller | Chris Rea | Dancing With Strangers | 1987 |
| The Road Less Traveled | Joe Sample | Ashes to Ashes | 1990 |
| Turn It Up | Robert Plant | Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar | 2014 |
| Far From The Beaten Paths | Jean-Luc Ponty | Individual Choice | 1983 |
| Dancing | Decameron | Tomorrow’s Pantomime | 1976 |
| Let’s Dance | Chris Rea | Dancing With Strangers | 1987 |
The postshow had some of the tracks that almost made it into the show. Rush’s Farewell to Kings is obvious, Places to Go is what we all have, the Cannonball is found in Teledahn (in the gun) and could also be the imitation stone of Sisyphus in the Path of the Shell. Several places could be a Temple of the Winds. Running on Three is what it feels like when you can’t quite solve a puzzle and Available Light is needed in Kadish Tolesa, in the moon room and the pyramid.
| Track | Artists | Album | Year |
| A Farewell To Kings | Rush | A Farewell To Kings | 1977 |
| Places to Go | Tony Levin | Resonator | 2006 |
| Cannonball | Sky | Sky | 1979 |
| Temple Of The Winds | Bill Bruford’s Earthworks | All Heaven Broke Loose | 1991 |
| Running on Three | Brand X | Unorthodox Behaviour | 1976 |
| Available Light | Rush | Presto | 1989 |
Up to 33 listeners for this show, boosted by the Anniversary events. Do come and listen again.
This is the playlist for the show I ran on Saturday 4th February, the start of the celebrations. It’s theme was a journey through the ages of MOUL through the eyes of a player, in musical form.
| Track | Artist | Album | Year | Age |
| Myst Theme | Robyn Miller | Myst – Soundtrack | 1998 | Myst |
| Winds On The Mountain | Incantation | On The Wing of a Condor | 1982 | Cleft |
| Burn You Up, Burn You Down | Peter Gabriel | Single | 2003 | Cleft |
| Home | Allan Holdsworth | Metal Fatigue | 1985 | Relto |
| Convergance | Tim Larkin | Uru – Ages Beyond Myst OST | 2003 | Gahreesen |
| Bridge of Sighs | Robin Trower | Bridge of Sighs | 1974 | Gahreesen |
| Derelict Station | CIALYN | The Descent Unseen | 2015 | Gahreesen |
| Spore Me | Tim Larkin | Uru – Ages Beyond Myst OST | 2003 | Teledahn |
| Pipeline | The Alan Parson Project | Ammonia Avenue | 1983 | Teledahn |
| Pipeline | Dave Pegg & PJ Wright | Galileo’s Apology | 2007 | Teledahn |
| Hole In The Wall | Béla Fleck & The Flecktones | Flight of the Cosmic Hippo | 1991 | Teledahn |
| Gravel Road | CIALYN | A Night Of A Short Wave Listener | 2016 | Eder Gira/Kemo |
| Rainmaker | Michael Chapman | Rainmaker | 1969 | Eder Gira/Kemo |
| After The Rain | Lee Ritenour | Larry & Lee | 1995 | Eder Gira/Kemo |
| The Gold Bug | The Alan Parsons Project | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 1979 | Eder Gira/Kemo |
| Swarm | CIALYN | E.P. “The Dew Garden” | 2015 | Eder Gira/Kemo |
| Labyrinth | Béla Fleck & The Flecktones | The Hidden Land | 2006 | Kadish Tolesa |
| Pyramid | David Sanborn | Close-Up | 1988 | Kadish Tolesa |
| Dancing On A High Wire | The Alan Parson Project | Ammonia Avenue | 1983 | Kadish Tolesa |
| Kadish Vault 2/Great Tree | Tim Larkin | Uru Soundtrack | 2003 | Kadish Tolesa |
| Abandoned Hall | Iain Ballamy | MirrorMask | 2005 | Ae’gura ‘City’ |
| Local Transmitter | CIALYN | A Night Of A Short Wave Listener | 2016 | Ae’gura ‘City’ |
| Er’cana Harvester | Tim Larkin | Uru Soundtrack | 2003 | Er’cana |
| Windmill | Lee Ritenour | Portrait | 1987 | Er’cana |
| Silicia | Turjan Aylahn | Prolepsis | 2011 | Minkata |
| Soline et le desert de Minkata | Olivier Maurey | L’Age des Sons | 2010 | Minkata |
| I’ll Find My Way Home | Jon And Vangelis | The Friends of Mr Cairo | 1981 | Minkata |
| Elyme et les spheres d’Ahnonay | Olivier Maurey | L’Age des Sons | 2010 | Ahnonay |
| Sphere Of Innocence | Allan Holdsworth | Wardenclyffe Tower | 1992 | Ahnonay |
| Secret Garden | The Alan Parsons Project | Eve | 1979 | Eder Delin/Tsogal |
| Le projet d’UglyDog a Tsogal | Olivier Maurey | L’Age des Sons | 2010 | Eder Delin/Tsogal |
| Back in Secret Garden | CIALYN | A Night Of A Short Wave Listener | 2016 | Eder Delin//Tsogal |
| Dance on a Volcano | Genesis | A Trick of the Tail | 1976 | Cleft |
After the main event, people wanted to dance, and why not? So, a further selection from the stash was played, selected as we went, including some Madness for Max 🙂
| Track | Artists | Album | Year |
| Take the Money and Run | Steve Miller Band | Fly Like An Eagle | 1976 |
| The Lone Ranger | Quantum Jump | Quantum Jump | 1977 |
| To Cut A Long Story Short | Spandau Ballet | Journeys to Glory | 1981 |
| Heart To Heart | Kenny Loggins | High Adventure | 1982 |
| One Step Beyond | Madness | One Step Beyond | 1979 |
| Mustang Sally | The Commitments | The Commitments OST | 1991 |
| Love Like A Man | Ten Years After | Cricklewood Green | 1970 |
| Baggy Trousers | Madness | Absolutely | 1980 |
| Waiting For An Alibi | Thin Lizzy | Black Rose | 1979 |
| House of Fun | Madness | Madstock! | 1992 |
| Standing In The Road | Blackfoot Sue | single | 1972 |
| Can’t Get Enough | Bad Company | Bad Company | 1974 |
| The Riddle | Nik Kershaw | The Riddle | 1984 |
| Walking On Sunshine | Katrina and the Waves | Walking On Sunshine | 1983 |
| My Sharona | The Knack | Get The Knack | 1979 |
| Roxanne | The Police | Outlandos d’Amour | 1978 |
| Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | Thriller | 1983 |
| Big Time | Peter Gabriel | So | 1987 |
| Slip Kid | The Who | The Who By Numbers | 1975 |
| Chinatown | Thin Lizzy | Chinatown | 1980 |
| Whatever You Want | Status Quo | Whatever You Want | 1979 |
| Superstition | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | 1972 |
| I Love To Boogie | T. Rex | Dandy In The Underworld | 1977 |
| Dancing In The Moonlight | Thin Lizzy | Bad Reputation | 1977 |
And a good time was had by all. 29 listeners on the Aegura server plus up to seven on Ez’s relay which I will interpret as maybe 36 in all 🙂
The connections from the show:
Dire Straits (Terry Williams on drums) → Rockpile (Williams with Dave Edmunds) → Dave Edmunds → Dave Edmunds with Mark Knopfler (who was the front man of Dire Straits) → John Fogerty with Mark Knopfler (Kenny Aronoff on drums, who also filled in for Dave Mattacks a few times) → Steeleye Span (Dave Mattacks on drums) → Chris Rea (Dave Mattacks on drums) → Chris Rea with Elton John → Olivia Newton-John with Elton John → Olivia Newton-John with ELO → ELO (Jeff Lynne guitar/vocals) → Traveling Wilburys (Jeff Lynne guitar/vocals, Jim Keltner drums) → Pink Floyd (Jim Keltner drums on 1987 album).
Back to Jeff Lynne: first solo album produced by Dave Edmunds → Dion (1989 album produced and guitars by Edmunds, Terry Williams drums) → Man (Terry Williams drums), bringing us back to our starting point.
Back to Dave Mattacks: Fairport Convention → Richard Thompson (John Kirkpatrick accordion) → Steeleye Span (Kirkpatrick accordion, Maddy Prior vocals) → Jethro Tull (Maddy Prior vocals on 1976 album).
And the next bunch of connections will therefore most likely be focused on Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull.
On a side note, Terry Williams and Dave Edmunds have worked together since 1970 when Williams replaced Bob „Congo“ Jones on drums with Edmunds’ band Love Sculpture, and has played on many Edmunds solo albums, as well as with the other members of Rockpile (Nick Lowe, Billy Bremner). We would have loved to explore those connections a bit further, but since we only have 2 hours of air time per show, we stuck to the stuff farther afield. Edmunds also produced the first demos of Motörhead, and there will be quite a bunch of seemingly weird connections from Jethro Tull, some back to the English Electric Folk scene, which could well rate its own Connections show in the future.
And an apology to all those who want more Connections shows (we heard you…), these shows unfortunately require a particularly large amount of research, so they will be spaced out a little. There will be more, though.
Our second set of Connections showing the often complex interactions in world of Rock, this time centred on Dave Edmunds. Pre- and post-show are tracks by artists we also see during the show proper. And I will post a follow-up of the track of connections we followed this time. We topped out at 25 listeners, so that was not too bad.
| # | Name | Total Time | Artist | Album | Year |
| Pre-show | |||||
| 101 | A Woman In Love | 04:24 | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | A Woman in Love | |
| 102 | Lookin’ for the Heart of Saturday Night | 03:56 | Dion | Return of the Wanderer | 1992 |
| 103 | Deja Vu (All Over Again) | 04:13 | John Fogerty | Deja Vu All Over Again | 2004 |
| 104 | Gulliver Gentle and Rosemary | 04:44 | Steeleye Span | Dodgy Bastards | 2016 |
| 105 | Raising Steam | 04:07 | Jethro Tull | Crest Of A Knave | 1987 |
| 106 | Many Are Called but Few Get Up | 07:29 | Man | Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In? | 1971 |
| 107 | Wish You Were Here | 05:40 | Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | 1975 |
| 108 | Come All Ye | 05:03 | Fairport Convention | Liege and Lief | 2002 |
| The Show | |||||
| 201 | Sultans Of Swing | 10:58 | Dire Straits | Alchemy – Live Part One | 1984 |
| 202 | When I Write the Book | 03:20 | Rockpile | Seconds of Pleasure | 1980 |
| 203 | I Got The Will | 04:37 | Dave Edmunds | Plugged In | 1994 |
| 204 | Rock Steady Woman | 04:11 | Mark Knopfler & Dave Edmunds | Rock Masters: Roller Coaster | 2005 |
| 205 | Nobody’s Here Anymore | 04:03 | John Fogerty | Deja Vu All Over Again | 2004 |
| 206 | Lowlands of Holland | 05:58 | Steeleye Span | Hark! The Village Wait | 1970 |
| 207 | Whatever Happened To Benny Santini? | 04:19 | Chris Rea | Whatever Happened To Benny Santini? | 1978 |
| 208 | If You Were Me | 04:23 | Chris Rea & Elton John | Espresso Logic | 1993 |
| 209 | The Rumour | 03:58 | Olivia Newton-John | The Rumour | 1988 |
| 210 | Xanadu | 03:31 | ELO with ONJ | Original Soundtrack | 1980 |
| 211 | Showdown | 04:09 | Electric Light Orchestra | On The Third Day | 1973 |
| 212 | Heading for the Light | 03:37 | Traveling Wilburys | Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 | 1988 |
| 213 | Yet Another Movie | 07:28 | Pink Floyd | A Momentary Lapse Of Reason | 1987 |
| 214 | King Of The New York Streets | 04:52 | Dion | Yo Frankie | 1989 |
| 215 | Bananas (Live in London 1976) | 11:55 | Man | All’s Well That Ends Well Re-release | 1976 |
| 216 | Matty Groves | 08:09 | Fairport Convention | Liege and Lief | 1970 |
| 217 | Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song) | 03:23 | Richard & Linda Thompson | Hokey Pokey | 1974 |
| 218 | The Victory | 08:34 | Steeleye Span | Storm Force 10 | 1977 |
| 219 | Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! | 05:43 | Jethro Tull | Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die! | 1976 |
| Postshow | |||||
| 301 | Don’t Bring Me Down | 04:03 | Electric Light Orchestra | Discovery | 1979 |
| 302 | Angel Easy | 05:03 | Man | Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In? | 1971 |
| 303 | Dodgy Bastards | 03:04 | Steeleye Span | Dodgy Bastards | 2016 |
| 304 | Hollywood | 04:42 | Dion | Fire in the Night | 1997 |
| 305 | Farewell, Farewell | 02:39 | Fairport Convention | Liege and Lief | 1970 |
See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse
Our upcoming show will be our second set of tracks exploring the interconnectedness of the music world, this time centered on Dave Edmunds, who has been quite a busy person and accordingly has had a pretty wide circle of collaborators over the years, quite apart from his solo career.
See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse
Yes, 2016 was notably bad for the passing of many fine musicians who have enthralled and entertained us as we grew. So many, in fact, that it will take several shows to mention even a few of them.
In this show we concentrated on just five: Bernie Worrell (P-Funk and Talking Heads amongst many others), Keith Gemmell (Audience and Stackridge, amongst others). Leon Russel (too many to mention), Greg Lake (ELP mostly) and Rick Parfitt (Status Quo).
Preshow was put together by Ed from earlier shows – I didn’t have time to do it myself, for reasons that are clear to those who listened to the show.
| Title | Artists | Album | Year | in memoriam | |
| 201 | Flash Light | Parliament | Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome | 1978 | Bernie Worrell |
| 202 | Juicy Fruit | Mtume | Juicy Fruit | 1983 | Bernie Worrell |
| 203 | Burning Down The House | Talking Heads | Stop Making Sense (DVD) | 1984 | Bernie Worrell |
| 204 | Eye To Eye | Audience | The House on the Hill | 1971 | Keith Gemmell |
| 205 | The House On The Hill | Audience | The House on the Hill | 1971 | Keith Gemmell |
| 206 | Rufus T Firefly | Stackridge | Extravaganza | 1975 | Keith Gemmell |
| 207 | Delta Lady | Leon Russell | Leon Russell | 1970 | Leon Russell |
| 208 | Tight Rope | Leon Russell | Carny | 1972 | Leon Russell |
| 209 | Bluebird | Leon Russell | Will o’ the Wisp | 1975 | Leon Russell |
| 210 | Lonesome And A Long Way From Home | Eric Clapton | Eric Clapton | 1970 | Leon Russell |
| 211 | Love | Shy Limbs | single | 1969 | Greg Lake |
| 212 | The Court of the Crimson King (including The Return of the Fire Witch & The Dance of the Puppets) | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | 1969 | Greg Lake |
| 213 | Lucky Man | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | 1970 | Greg Lake |
| 214 | The Endless Enigma (Part One) | Emerson Lake & Palmer | Trilogy | 1973 | Greg Lake |
| 215 | From The Beginning | Emerson Lake & Palmer | Trilogy | 1973 | Greg Lake |
| 216 | I Believe in Father Christmas | Greg Lake | Single | 1975 | Greg Lake |
| 217 | Nuclear Attack | Greg Lake and Gary Moore | Greg Lake | 1981 | Greg Lake |
| 218 | Touch and Go | Emerson, Lake & Powell | Emerson, Lake & Powell | 1987 | Greg Lake |
| 219 | Affairs Of The Heart | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Black Moon | 1992 | Greg Lake |
| 220 | Ice In The Sun | Status Quo | Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo | 1968 | Rick Parfitt |
| 221 | Caroline | Status Quo | Hello | 1973 | Rick Parfitt |
| 222 | Rockin’ All Over The World | Status Quo | Rockin’ All Over The World | 1977 | Rick Parfitt |
| 223 | Whatever You Want | Status Quo | Whatever You Want | 1979 | Rick Parfitt |
| 224 | Paper Plane | Status Quo | Aquostic (Stripped Bare) | 2014 | Rick Parfitt |
Postshow
| 301 | Jackdaw | Audience | The House on the Hill | 1971 | Keith Gemmell |
| 302 | Hummingbird | Leon Russell | Leon Russell | 1970 | Leon Russell |
| 303 | Girlfriend is Better | Talking Heads | Stop Making Sense (DVD) | 1984 | Bernie Worrell |
| 304 | 21st Century Schizoid Man (including Mirrors) | King Crimson | In the Court of the Crimson King | 1969 | Greg Lake |
| 305 | The Only Way (Hymn) | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Tarkus | 1971 | Greg Lake |
| 306 | Still… You Turn Me On | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Brain Salad Surgery (RM) | 1973 | Greg Lake |
Over the year 2016, an unusually large number of great musicians have passed on. This show will try to commemorate them, and point out why they were important to today’s music. Hint: much of today’s pop and Rock music would not exist had it not been for them…
See you in the Cavern,
Malaclypse