Different strokes for different folks, but I thought the Vinyl Kings was a pretty bloodless session hack attempt at The Beatles -- it could have been called With The Toto or something. Competent but not at all inspired. Mike Bennett Blog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com Find out about Chicago shows: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/ > From: zoogang@cox.net > To: audities@smoe.org > Subject: Re: 25 albums...and more... > Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:48:04 -0500 > > I always thought that Deface the Music was created in the spirit of the > Beatles, which is how I've enjoyed it all these years. I agree with you, > Bob, about A Little Trip. Great stuff, and they do pull it off in > spectacular fashion. > > As for Mc, Bob, do you really stop at Ram? Do you have any warm and fuzzies > for, say, Band on the Run? How about Ever Present Past? > > Alan > > The new buhdge, coming December 3, at http://www.buhdge.com > http://www.purepopradio.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > bob > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 10:22 PM > To: audities@smoe.org > Subject: Re: 25 albums...and more... > > Yep...Deface The Music...because he DIDN'T pull it off. That's the beauty of > the CD. Todd as fanboy, missing the mark. A fine, (and normal outcome), for > people that actually think the Beatles are 'easy to do'. > There is only one album that hits the mark, and that's 'A Little Trip' by > the Vinyl Kings, or...if you really want to hear someone nail The Beatles, > try 'Ram', by some guy named Paul McCartney. > Boy, did he let me down after that... > > For fans of Paul McC Beatles period music, check out MeeK...he's French, > he lives in Paris...he makes Paul McCartney sound old and in the way... > > bob > > > Hersh Forman wrote: > Hey Bob: > > I think you mean "Deface The Music" for your #6 pick, a CD that it is > generally agreed killed any chance of commercial success for Utopia after > the fantastic "Adventures in Utopia". I mean, an entire CD of "Beatlesque" > songs tossed off by Todd et al just so Todd could prove he could do it? > > Sheesh... > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: bob > To: audities > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 3:46:10 AM > Subject: 25 albums...and more... > > 1. Running, Jumping, Standing Still - John Koerner and Spider Murphy > 2. Asylum Choir - Leon Russell and Marc Benno > 3. One Man Band - James Taylor (CD and DVD) > 4. Fourplay - Fourplay > 5. Bobby Brown - Bobby Brown > 6. Utopia - Outstanding In Their Field > 7. Nick Danger - The Firesign Theater > 8. Pet Sounds Complete - The Beach Boys > 9. Best Of The Capitol Years - Frank Sinatra > 10. The Complete Mel Torme - Mel Torme > 11. Greatest Hits - The Eagles > 12. 4 - Fourplay > 13. Time Out - Dave Brubeck > 14. Ray Charles - Ray Charles (Atlantic) > 15. Cadence - Cadence > 16. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder > 17. Strange Days/The Doors - The Doors > 18. Younger Than Yesterday - The Byrds > 19. Music From Big Pink - The Band > 20. Rita Coolidge - Rita Coolidge > 21. Accept No Substitutes - Delaney And Bonnie > 22. Revolver/Rubber Soul - The Beatles > 23. Flowers/Aftermath - The Rolling Stones > 24. Something/Anything - Todd Rundgren > 25. Number Ones - Elvis Presley > > The Bonus 5 > > 26. Best Of - Glenn Miller > 27. We're Only In It For The Money/Lumpy Gravy - The Mothers Of Invention > 28. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield > 29. The Merry Go Round - The Merry Go Round > 30. Best Of - Hall And Oates > > ...And The Guilty Pleasures... > > 31. Live At The Appollo - James Brown > 32. The Records - The Records > 33. The Monks - The Monks > 34. Battle Of The Bands - The Turtles > 35. Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees > 37. Good Old Boys - Randy Newman > 38. Still Crazy - Paul Simon > 39. Best Of Motown - Various Artists > 40. Pandemonium Shadow Show/Personal Best - Harry Nilsson > > Enjoy... > > bob > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > ======================================================================= > Detailed Audities-List information: > To manage your Audities List settings or unsubscribe: > > _________________________________________________________________ Your smile counts. The more smiles you share, the more we donate.  Join in. www.windowslive.com/smile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_oprsmilewlhmtagline