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Post by inger on Jun 10, 2023 12:38:21 GMT -5
Jeannie C. Riley: 'Harper Valley P.T.A.'
This 1968 country song, written by Tom T. Hall, inspired a movie eight years after the song's release as well as an early '80s sitcom. In the tune, the judgemental Harper Valley P.T.A. writes a letter to the mother of one of the students at Harper Valley Junior High asking her to stop wearing short skirts and to set a better example for her daughter. The 1978 movie marked the film debut of actor Woody Harrelson in an uncredited role...
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 10, 2023 12:43:02 GMT -5
pipps and inger--great musical history lessons! Wasn't Kenny Rodger's also in the New Christie Minstrels with Barry McGuire? Zager now sells Zager EZ Play Guitars which are rated somewhere between a Martin and and an Esteban TV special, depending on who you ask. Good info on Zager. That's a pretty wide range! Some early cheapies I had included a Kay, a Kent, and a Kingston that had a fretboard that felt like you were playing on concrete. But it gave you calluses in a hurry and when I went from that to a Guild I felt like I was playing on silk. Remember Framus? I had one of those too. What were some of your old ones? The one you used for "Little Red Riding Hood?" |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 10, 2023 12:47:31 GMT -5
The Lemon Pipers: 'Green Tambourine' This psychedelic song featured lead singer Ivan Browne playing the title instrument, much to the delight of audiences. The pop band reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with this one-hit wonder in 1967. The Lemon Pipers went their separate ways in 1969.… Remember their other songs like "Rice Is Nice" and "Jelly Jungle?" That stuff only worked for a few months in 1967 or 1968. How about Bubble Puppy "Hot Smoke and Sassafras?" Status Quo and "Pictures Of Matchstick Men." Lots of mind-bending phasers and wah-wah and other gimmicks. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 10, 2023 12:57:54 GMT -5
The Lemon Pipers: 'Green Tambourine' This psychedelic song featured lead singer Ivan Browne playing the title instrument, much to the delight of audiences. The pop band reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with this one-hit wonder in 1967. The Lemon Pipers went their separate ways in 1969.… Remember their other songs like "Rice Is Nice" and "Jelly Jungle?" That stuff only worked for a few months in 1967 or 1968. How about Bubble Puppy "Hot Smoke and Sassafras?" Status Quo and "Pictures Of Matchstick Men." Lots of mind-bending phasers and wah-wah and other gimmicks. I hate to re-quote myself, but it occurred to me that I should have included "Itchykoo Park" by Small Faces and "Journey To The Center Of Your Mind" by The Amboy Dukes (aka Ted Nugent) for obvious songs from that genre. |
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Post by rizzuto on Jun 10, 2023 13:05:49 GMT -5
The Lemon Pipers: 'Green Tambourine' This psychedelic song featured lead singer Ivan Browne playing the title instrument, much to the delight of audiences. The pop band reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with this one-hit wonder in 1967. The Lemon Pipers went their separate ways in 1969.… Remember their other songs like "Rice Is Nice" and "Jelly Jungle?" That stuff only worked for a few months in 1967 or 1968. How about Bubble Puppy "Hot Smoke and Sassafras?" Status Quo and "Pictures Of Matchstick Men." Lots of mind-bending phasers and wah-wah and other gimmicks. The inspiration for the song "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" was the British artist L. S. Lowry, whose human figures were often referred to as matchstick men:  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 10, 2023 13:17:09 GMT -5
Remember their other songs like "Rice Is Nice" and "Jelly Jungle?" That stuff only worked for a few months in 1967 or 1968. How about Bubble Puppy "Hot Smoke and Sassafras?" Status Quo and "Pictures Of Matchstick Men." Lots of mind-bending phasers and wah-wah and other gimmicks. The inspiration for the song "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" was the British artist L. S. Lowry, whose human figures were often referred to as matchstick men: Well I have learned something new there Rizz. Thank you. I always assumed the concept came from some recreational hallucinogenic drug the Status Quo were using. BTW I did my homework and read "Francis Macomber" yesterday. Most excellent as you noted. I discovered we had it here in the house. Also after re-reading AFTA after about 30 or so years I would give it a higher grade than I did before. The first half is a slog but I found the latter part of it quite powerful. Plus some humor that never struck me before about seeking out "the winter sport." Maybe it seemed funnier because in the interim we've been to the places they are talking about. On the other hand, my wife started going through "A Tramp Abroad" and told me not to bother. We both love "The Innocents Abroad" and are generally on the same page with Twain, so I'll take her word on this one and just watch some baseball. |
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Post by inger on Jun 10, 2023 14:01:31 GMT -5
The Lemon Pipers: 'Green Tambourine' This psychedelic song featured lead singer Ivan Browne playing the title instrument, much to the delight of audiences. The pop band reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with this one-hit wonder in 1967. The Lemon Pipers went their separate ways in 1969.… Remember their other songs like "Rice Is Nice" and "Jelly Jungle?" That stuff only worked for a few months in 1967 or 1968. How about Bubble Puppy "Hot Smoke and Sassafras?" Status Quo and "Pictures Of Matchstick Men." Lots of mind-bending phasers and wah-wah and other gimmicks. Lol. I recall exactly none of those things… |
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Post by Renfield on Jun 10, 2023 14:54:37 GMT -5
Remember their other songs like "Rice Is Nice" and "Jelly Jungle?" That stuff only worked for a few months in 1967 or 1968. How about Bubble Puppy "Hot Smoke and Sassafras?" Status Quo and "Pictures Of Matchstick Men." Lots of mind-bending phasers and wah-wah and other gimmicks. I hate to re-quote myself, but it occurred to me that I should have included "Itchykoo Park" by Small Faces and "Journey To The Center Of Your Mind" by The Amboy Dukes (aka Ted Nugent) for obvious songs from that genre. Since you're talking about the Small Faces, maybe you should include the whole Ogden's Nut Gone Flake album--it's kind of out there too. Don't think Itchycoo Park is on it, though. |
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Post by Renfield on Jun 10, 2023 15:26:18 GMT -5
pipps and inger--great musical history lessons! Wasn't Kenny Rodger's also in the New Christie Minstrels with Barry McGuire? Zager now sells Zager EZ Play Guitars which are rated somewhere between a Martin and and an Esteban TV special, depending on who you ask. Good info on Zager. That's a pretty wide range! Some early cheapies I had included a Kay, a Kent, and a Kingston that had a fretboard that felt like you were playing on concrete. But it gave you calluses in a hurry and when I went from that to a Guild I felt like I was playing on silk. Remember Framus? I had one of those too. What were some of your old ones? The one you used for "Little Red Riding Hood?" Never had a Framus. Heard of them, but never seen one up close. When I was a teen, had a Teisco electric--piece of crap. Later was gifted a low-end Gibson SG, but never could get anyone to make it left-handed suitable. Thus, intonation was terrible and all the knobs and cord jack were in the way. Vowed thereafter to never get a guitar that wasn't made as a lefty to start with. My favorite acoustic is an Alvarez-Yairi DY-67. Great tone, balanced and very loud, but no electronics. When I go to open mic nights, I usually play a Guild D-55 or Martin DPCA-4, which is a cutaway. The Guild is probably my next favorite guitar, but it needs some fret work right now. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 10, 2023 16:05:44 GMT -5
I hate to re-quote myself, but it occurred to me that I should have included "Itchykoo Park" by Small Faces and "Journey To The Center Of Your Mind" by The Amboy Dukes (aka Ted Nugent) for obvious songs from that genre. Since you're talking about the Small Faces, maybe you should include the whole Ogden's Nut Gone Flake album--it's kind of out there too. Don't think Itchycoo Park is on it, though. First, thanks for correcting my spelling of Itchycoo. Unforgivable mistake on my part. Hah, "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake." Good one. Never had that album, but I remember there was an issue because it came in a round cover and was a pain to store. "Itchycoo Park" was on "There Are But Four Small Faces." Lots of talent in that group, first with Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, and then with Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart. No list of psychedelia is complete without Strawberry Alarm Clock -- not only "Incense And Peppermints" but "Tomorrow" and "Sit With The Guru." Remember The Electric Prunes? "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" and "Get Me To The World On Time." It was hard to beat The Moody Blues for pretentiousness, but that never stopped me from buying their albums -- "On The Threshold Of A Dream" and "In Search Of The Lost Chord" and "Seventh Sojourn." The list goes on forever. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 10, 2023 16:14:16 GMT -5
Good info on Zager. That's a pretty wide range! Some early cheapies I had included a Kay, a Kent, and a Kingston that had a fretboard that felt like you were playing on concrete. But it gave you calluses in a hurry and when I went from that to a Guild I felt like I was playing on silk. Remember Framus? I had one of those too. What were some of your old ones? The one you used for "Little Red Riding Hood?" Never had a Framus. Heard of them, but never seen one up close. When I was a teen, had a Teisco electric--piece of crap. Later was gifted a low-end Gibson SG, but never could get anyone to make it left-handed suitable. Thus, intonation was terrible and all the knobs and cord jack were in the way. Vowed thereafter to never get a guitar that wasn't made as a lefty to start with. My favorite acoustic is an Alvarez-Yairi DY-67. Great tone, balanced and very loud, but no electronics. When I go to open mic nights, I usually play a Guild D-55 or Martin DPCA-4, which is a cutaway. The Guild is probably my next favorite guitar, but it needs some fret work right now. Good stuff there Ren. The travails of a lefty guitarist. Hendrix and McCartney had to be inspirations. Good for you for doing the open mics. The first decent guitar I had was a Guild Starfire back when they were still being made in Newark NJ. Played it through a Vox Berkeley Two Amp back in 1965. These days just an Ibanez acoustic and picking chords to anything written in the 50s and 60s. The best way to escape the here and now I've ever found. |
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Post by Renfield on Jun 10, 2023 16:15:39 GMT -5
Since you're talking about the Small Faces, maybe you should include the whole Ogden's Nut Gone Flake album--it's kind of out there too. Don't think Itchycoo Park is on it, though. First, thanks for correcting my spelling of Itchycoo. Unforgivable mistake on my part. Hah, "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake." Good one. Never had that album, but I remember there was an issue because it came in a round cover and was a pain to store. "Itchycoo Park" was on "There Are But Four Small Faces." Lots of talent in that group, first with Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, and then with Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart. No list of psychedelia is complete without Strawberry Alarm Clock -- not only "Incense And Peppermints" but "Tomorrow" and "Sit With The Guru." Remember The Electric Prunes? "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" and "Get Me To The World On Time." It was hard to beat The Moody Blues for pretentiousness, but that never stopped me from buying their albums -- "On The Threshold Of A Dream" and "In Search Of The Lost Chord" and "Seventh Sojourn." The list goes on forever. I'm a huge Faces fan, as is inger. They dropped "Small" from their name when Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart joined and were basically a head taller than the remaining three. Eric Clapton said he ran into them at a music store and said at first thought they were Hobbits. Wood and Stewart joined when Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie with Peter Frampton. |
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Post by Renfield on Jun 10, 2023 16:25:43 GMT -5
Never had a Framus. Heard of them, but never seen one up close. When I was a teen, had a Teisco electric--piece of crap. Later was gifted a low-end Gibson SG, but never could get anyone to make it left-handed suitable. Thus, intonation was terrible and all the knobs and cord jack were in the way. Vowed thereafter to never get a guitar that wasn't made as a lefty to start with. My favorite acoustic is an Alvarez-Yairi DY-67. Great tone, balanced and very loud, but no electronics. When I go to open mic nights, I usually play a Guild D-55 or Martin DPCA-4, which is a cutaway. The Guild is probably my next favorite guitar, but it needs some fret work right now. Good stuff there Ren. The travails of a lefty guitarist. Hendrix and McCartney had to be inspirations. Good for you for doing the open mics. The first decent guitar I had was a Guild Starfire back when they were still being made in Newark NJ. Played it through a Vox Berkeley Two Amp back in 1965. These days just an Ibanez acoustic and picking chords to anything written in the 50s and 60s. The best way to escape the here and now I've ever found. Yes. I find playing guitar relaxing, even if I play mostly for me. Speaking of Hendrix, he supposedly preferred playing on a right handed strat, though it was strung for a lefthander, because he liked where the knobs were. Go figure. Contrary to what many people think, Hendrix did not play a fully righty guitar upside down, but there have been some that do/did--Albert King comes to mind. |
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Post by inger on Jun 10, 2023 16:27:58 GMT -5
Eric Clapton said he ran into them at a music store and said at first thought they were Hobbits…
😂😂🤪🤣😂😂
I didn’t really care the Small Faces so much as I did for the Faces. Stewart made them into a dynamic force and Ronnie was “instrumental” (and sometimes vocal) in that, too. “You’re So Rude” shall be on my playlist forever…
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Post by Renfield on Jun 10, 2023 16:44:37 GMT -5
Eric Clapton said he ran into them at a music store and said at first thought they were Hobbits… 😂😂🤪🤣😂😂 I didn’t really care the Small Faces so much as I did for the Faces. Stewart made them into a dynamic force and Ronnie was “instrumental” (and sometimes vocal) in that, too. “You’re So Rude” shall be on my playlist forever… I agree, inger. But Steve Marriott had a great rock and roll voice. Small Faces also had a number of decent tunes when you dig into them a bit and were almost on par with the Who for a time. In England, of course. |
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