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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 25, 2024 19:03:41 GMT -5
Cat Stevens turned out albums with creative artwork and off-kilter titles like "Tea For The Tillerman" and "Catch Bull At Four" and "Buddha And The Chocolate Box" that could lure an unsuspecting philosophy student into seeing a deeper meaning.
My favorites by him were probably "Wild World" and "Oh Very Young." Probably his most unlikely hit was his cover of Sam Cooke's "Another Saturday Night."
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 19:12:36 GMT -5
Cat Stevens turned out albums with creative artwork and off-kilter titles like "Tea For The Tillerman" and "Catch Bull At Four" and "Buddha And The Chocolate Box" that could lure an unsuspecting philosophy student into seeing a deeper meaning. My favorites by him were probably "Wild World" and "Oh Very Young." Probably his most unlikely hit was his cover of Sam Cooke's "Another Saturday Night." I believe at one point he was denied entry or at least had trouble entering this country when he was on a watch list because he's Muslim. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 25, 2024 19:25:09 GMT -5
Cat Stevens turned out albums with creative artwork and off-kilter titles like "Tea For The Tillerman" and "Catch Bull At Four" and "Buddha And The Chocolate Box" that could lure an unsuspecting philosophy student into seeing a deeper meaning. My favorites by him were probably "Wild World" and "Oh Very Young." Probably his most unlikely hit was his cover of Sam Cooke's "Another Saturday Night." I believe at one point he was denied entry or at least had trouble entering this country when he was on a watch list because he's Muslim. Yep, he was briefly on the watch list shortly after 9-11. My recollection is that it was remedied pretty quickly after the State Department felt rather foolish when it became public. |
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Post by Renfield on Aug 25, 2024 19:27:00 GMT -5
Excellent! They came out of the chute guns blazing--Rock 'n Roll Soul and Footstompin Music and really didn't let up. Played a bit over an hour, but almost no time between songs. Ended the night with We're an American Band. Vocals were outstanding by all. The way rock was meant to be played. |
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Post by kaybli on Aug 25, 2024 19:29:27 GMT -5
Excellent! They came out of the chute guns blazing--Rock 'n Roll Soul and Footstompin Music and really didn't let up. Played a bit over an hour, but almost no time between songs. Ended the night with We're an American Band. Vocals were outstanding by all. The way rock was meant to be played. Glad you had a great time, Ren! |
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Post by Renfield on Aug 25, 2024 20:10:09 GMT -5
great song. at the time thought "tea for the tillerman" was near perfection. perform "wild world". Yeah...I used to do quite a few Cat Stevens songs quite well, if I do say so. Right at my ability level. Still have the songbook...stumble thru a few...not too bad. BTW...I can still do the opening to "Roundabout", starting with the 12th fret harmonics, up to the point it gets real... Teaser and the Firecat is my favorite Cat Steven's album. Peace Train, Tuesday's Dead, Morning has Broken, Bitterblue, Moonshadow--all great songs. There's some nice guitar work on the outro of Peace Train as it fades out. Hard to hear unless you're listening for it. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 25, 2024 20:19:07 GMT -5
Excellent! They came out of the chute guns blazing--Rock 'n Roll Soul and Footstompin Music and really didn't let up. Played a bit over an hour, but almost no time between songs. Ended the night with We're an American Band. Vocals were outstanding by all. The way rock was meant to be played. Great to hear! During my Sunday morning run, I listen to parts of two radio shows that get played every Sunday on Chicago's biggest classic rock radio station. I heard American Band on one and Time Machine on the other. It made me think of you going to their show last night. |
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Post by inger on Aug 25, 2024 20:49:48 GMT -5
I’ll be… no… I’ve BEEN hornswaggled…
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 26, 2024 5:22:34 GMT -5
I’ll be… no… I’ve BEEN hornswaggled… Hornswogglees are the world's largest club. Welcome to the team. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 26, 2024 5:27:48 GMT -5
Excellent! They came out of the chute guns blazing--Rock 'n Roll Soul and Footstompin Music and really didn't let up. Played a bit over an hour, but almost no time between songs. Ended the night with We're an American Band. Vocals were outstanding by all. The way rock was meant to be played. Great to hear! During my Sunday morning run, I listen to parts of two radio shows that get played every Sunday on Chicago's biggest classic rock radio station. I heard American Band on one and Time Machine on the other. It made me think of you going to their show last night. One of my favorites by them is "Bad Time." Great burst of energy. |
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Post by Renfield on Aug 26, 2024 6:51:31 GMT -5
Great to hear! During my Sunday morning run, I listen to parts of two radio shows that get played every Sunday on Chicago's biggest classic rock radio station. I heard American Band on one and Time Machine on the other. It made me think of you going to their show last night. One of my favorites by them is "Bad Time." Great burst of energy. I like that one, too. One of their few hits they did NOT play. This was the 50th anniversary tour of their release of Locomotion. Wonder if they knew Little Eva, who had the original hit with that song, was from Kinston, NC--about 20 miles down the road from where they were playing. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 26, 2024 8:45:55 GMT -5
One of my favorites by them is "Bad Time." Great burst of energy. I like that one, too. One of their few hits they did NOT play. This was the 50th anniversary tour of their release of Locomotion. Wonder if they knew Little Eva, who had the original hit with that song, was from Kinston, NC--about 20 miles down the road from where they were playing. Yeah that song doesn't get the play it deserves considering it was a pretty big hit. Good question of whether or not GFR knew Little Eva. My guess would be no or they would have given her a shout out. Eva had a short career in music and would have been out of the industry even by the time Grand Funk covered "Locomotion" in the 70s. But unlike Kylie Minogue who cashed in on it in the late 80s, they would at least have been aware of the original. She apparently had no idea where the song came from at the time she recorded it. Little Eva had three chart singles in the early 60s, all written by the tandem of Carole King and Gerry Goffin, for whom Eva worked as a baby sitter. "Locomotion" was by far the biggest, the others being "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" (my favorite) and "Let's Turkey Trot." She died long ago and was buried in an unmarked grave near her North Carolina hometown until some music lover found out about it. Not that I've seen it (yet) but her marker is either in the shape of a locomotive or has a locomotive carved onto it. I'll let you know when I get there. Thanks for giving me an excuse to talk about Little Eva, Ren! |
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Post by Renfield on Aug 26, 2024 9:00:08 GMT -5
I like that one, too. One of their few hits they did NOT play. This was the 50th anniversary tour of their release of Locomotion. Wonder if they knew Little Eva, who had the original hit with that song, was from Kinston, NC--about 20 miles down the road from where they were playing. Yeah that song doesn't get the play it deserves considering it was a pretty big hit. Good question of whether or not GFR knew Little Eva. My guess would be no or they would have given her a shout out. Eva had a short career in music and would have been out of the industry even by the time Grand Funk covered "Locomotion" in the 70s. But unlike Kylie Minogue who cashed in on it in the late 80s, they would at least have been aware of the original. She apparently had no idea where the song came from at the time she recorded it. Little Eva had three chart singles in the early 60s, all written by the tandem of Carole King and Gerry Goffin, for whom Eva worked as a baby sitter. "Locomotion" was by far the biggest, the others being "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" (my favorite) and "Let's Turkey Trot." She died long ago and was buried in an unmarked grave near her North Carolina hometown until some music lover found out about it. Not that I've seen it (yet) but her marker is either in the shape of a locomotive or has a locomotive carved onto it. I'll let you know when I get there. Thanks for giving me an excuse to talk about Little Eva, Ren! I can't copy and paste it here, but Google little eva gravestone and you can see it. It's in Belhaven, NC, where she was born. Later lived and died in Kinston, NC. Not too far away. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 26, 2024 9:10:11 GMT -5
Yeah that song doesn't get the play it deserves considering it was a pretty big hit. Good question of whether or not GFR knew Little Eva. My guess would be no or they would have given her a shout out. Eva had a short career in music and would have been out of the industry even by the time Grand Funk covered "Locomotion" in the 70s. But unlike Kylie Minogue who cashed in on it in the late 80s, they would at least have been aware of the original. She apparently had no idea where the song came from at the time she recorded it. Little Eva had three chart singles in the early 60s, all written by the tandem of Carole King and Gerry Goffin, for whom Eva worked as a baby sitter. "Locomotion" was by far the biggest, the others being "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" (my favorite) and "Let's Turkey Trot." She died long ago and was buried in an unmarked grave near her North Carolina hometown until some music lover found out about it. Not that I've seen it (yet) but her marker is either in the shape of a locomotive or has a locomotive carved onto it. I'll let you know when I get there. Thanks for giving me an excuse to talk about Little Eva, Ren! I can't copy and paste it here, but Google little eva gravestone and you can see it. It's in Belhaven, NC, where she was born. Later lived and died in Kinston, NC. Not too far away. Thanks Ren. I'm on my way. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 26, 2024 9:17:24 GMT -5
Very cool well-deserved marker for Little Eva. Kinston is also the hometown of saxophonist Maceo Parker, who famously backed James Brown (James calls out his name in a few songs) and also played with Parliament-Funkadelic and Prince. Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell is also from Kinston.
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