Welcome to the RPM Seven Day Soundtrack, week ending Friday 4th April 2025. It's the tariff free edition...over to...
"Hi folks. Here's my 3 - all from Mark Radcliffe's folk show on radio 2 this week."
Black John by Angeline Morrison -
Our House by Christina Alden and Alex Patterson - "Reminded me of Megson, also tea + chat round the kitchen table chez Tim & Jackie + sort of songwriting with Jayne & Piers - to be resumed, honest."
Fair Maids of February by Jenn Butterworth - "Yes, I know it's early April but easterly winds and clear nights this week have been a bit spiky."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqys0RtUGYc
"Have a great weekend all.
Cheers!"
"Hi folks. I hope everyone is having a splendid time and you are all keeping well as well.
This week I found out that a couple of old soul covers tha I was listening to had been covered by British artistes."
Frederick Knight with I've Been Lonely For So Long - "A favourite Stax track since its release and moderate chart success I was surprised to find that 'I've Been Lonely For So Long' was humourlessly covered by Mick Jagger back in the '90s. Needless to say I wasn't impressed. I wasn't impressed by the Zeppelin cover of 'As Long As I Have You' either."
Garnet Mimms with As Long As I Have You - "Playing GMs classic reminded me that his harmony vocals (oh controversy beckons - I'd better amend that statement!) that when touring, his harmony vocals were provided by a doo-wop band called the Enchanters and searching for something by them brought me to this classic surf track...."
The Enchanters with Tum Tiki - "No idea if that was ever covered by anyone but then... "
"As always, with thanks to RPMers for your contributions."
Juli, Göteborg by Old Amici -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvwuDxdl1MM&list=RDlvwuDxdl1MM&start_radio=1
Looks Like The End of The Road by Alison Krauss and Union Station -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQNPvSNMEyo&list=RDoQNPvSNMEyo&start_radio=1
"Hi RPMers. I hope you're all keeping well and enjoying the fine weather. Here are three tracks that I've listened to this week, all from LPs I haven't listened to in quite a while..."
Changing Of The Guards by Bob Dylan - "From the album 'Street Legal' (1978)."
You Know What I Mean by Jeff Beck - "From the album 'Blow By Blow' (1975)."
Captain Kennedy by Neil Young - "From the album 'Hawks & Doves' (1980)."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pjCvkg6oJ4
"Best wishes to all, as always."
"Music from 3 live performances I saw this week."
Russel Joslin with Waltz Back Again -
Peter Bruntnell with No Place Like Home -
The Delines with Surfers in Twilight -
https://youtube.com/watch?v=l_kad_SeoFQ&si=n2e8qa0RNDWKLGZv
"That's All Folks."
"Hi RPMers, hope all keeping well. Here’s 3 from me this week."
Corduroy Couch by Brown Horse -
(This one's proving popular...chosen 2 weeks running. Tim)
This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us by Sparks -
Our Lips Are Sealed by Fun Boy Three -
"This week, I've listened a lot of music to lessen the tedium and keep my mind off the knee pain of installing a wooden floor in our living room. However, only two albums have been played, plus one other in the car travelling to York one evening. So here's something from each..."
Jig for Sham / The Dawn Wall / Johnny D's / Timewaver by Flook - "Deep listening to the new Flook mini album continued. Morning wood butchery would have it on looped play, so that's prob 5 to 6 times through before lunch time..."
Signify by Porcupine Tree - "Title (instrumental) track from the band's 4th (?) album which accompanied a drive to York. Steven Wilson actually collaborated with the other musicians rather than doing everything himself on this one, apparently."
Never Land by IQ - "I was pretty excited when I saw last weekend that neo-proggers IQ had just released their first new material for about 7 years. 'Resistance', the band's previous outing, was, I felt, far too long...yes, I know Prog is meant to have long songs, but it was just tooooo long. So, I was glad to see that the new opus, 'Dominion', is a mere 50 mins duration and I must say, when the final chords fade away, it doesn't seem that that amount of time has passed. So, a good sign, methinks. Having said that, there are, however, two slight disappointments; although there are five tracks, the lyric melodies seem very similar across each one; and why is keyboardist Neil Durant seemingly restricted to only a few widdly widdly prog-keyboard solos? Addressing my melodies bugbear, if one looked upon each track as a movement, I suppose this would supply an answer. However, I don't think this is the intention of the band...so, does it possibly suggest running out of ideas? On the plus side, Peter Nicholls' lyrics are insightful, melancholic and emotionally charged and have been recorded brilliantly so they are crystal clear....take note 96% of other bands. Here's the album closer. It's not Neverland as in JM Barrie, but Never Land, as in to not come down, the theme of which deals with a couple, one of which has recently died, leaving the survivor to reflect upon their life together and that they never fully acknowledged that one day it would come to an end. This is Prog at it's best; making one think to an epic soundtrack."
'Til Next Time...