Welcome to the second week’s selection of songs for the Isolation Room Listening Booth playlist as selected by RPM-ers, weekending Friday 3rd April 2020. This week it’s in order of submittal, so over to…….
Nina – “My 3 for this week……no mini-theme, just what I've been listening to…..”
End of the Affair by Ben Howard – “Live on Jools Holland. All theatrical, dramatic & swirly.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4yh2NZ0kJw
The Time is Now by Moloko – “Gotta luv the bonkers genius of Róisín Murphy. No idea when I'll be able to go to a music festival, armchair enjoyment for now.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR9Ke02m_zk
Waiting Room by Fugazi – “Tanking great juggernaut of a guitar track, decent bass line & fairly apt lyrics. One of my all-time faves, never gets old. Great to jump around to!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zJ6ElB-MrM
Philip – “A complete change this week... three raucous Rock 'n’ Roll party tunes. If you listen on Saturday morning at breakfast time, please ensure you put any crockery down before cavorting around the kitchen…….all is well here, hopefully the same is true for all other RPM members.”
Let's Have a Party by Wanda Jackson (1958) – “The queen of rockabilly- and more talented than her label-mate Mr. Vincent if you ask me.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ksBcV-qrgo
Quarter to Three by Gary US Bonds (1961) – “Do not adjust your listening device- it's meant to sound like that. Huge inspiration to Bruce Springsteen of course, who produced an album entitled "Dedication" for Gary (real name Anderson) in 1981. Good record too.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoopfp5iaKw
Jenny take a Ride by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels (1965) – “Actually a medley of course with the old blues number "CC Rider." I think you could call this energetic. Another big influence on Bruce.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6s60SForJM
Alan – “Black Swan Sheffield. Them wer't daze!!!!! .…….. great nights with some wonderful memories of buying Mike Patto, Ollie, Clive and John 'dive bombs' (a particularly unhealthy port and Guinness mixture!!) and wondering why they were never a bigger draw!!! Ollie was perhaps the greatest under-rated guitarist in Britain... which is why I selected 'Loud Green Song'. Now, if they had recorded their version of 'Helter Skelter'...… Nick Lowe was perhaps the coolest of the lot and Ducks probably the most derivative but still a great night out. Goin' misty eyed now!!!!”
Surrender to the Rhythm by Brinsley Schwarz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEfAGtpbdZ4
Loud Green Song by Patto – “Local boy made good-ish!!!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOxTeb3-_yA
Coast to Coast by Ducks Deluxe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcSrYKdj_XY
Dave – “Here’s my 3…….”
Stephane Says by The Velvet Underground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn2D4xw3mk8
Just Dropped In by The First Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJAs7-i3H8o
Pillars Were Hollow and Filled With Candy, So We Tore Them Down by Liars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zkG420i_P4
Piers – “These are my favourite plays from the last couple of days.”
Call Me Diamond by Mike Heron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKVyikr9OUQ
A River Boat’s Gone / Bumblebee In A Jug by April Verch Band
Year of Jubilo played by Annie & Mac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K_r0mlAosI
Jayne – “In no particular order……….”
Hatur by Hekla (live at Orange ‘Ear) – “She made it onto PJ Harvey’s playlist last week.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfxducDQzsQ
Way Down in the Hole by DoMaJe – “We’ve finally got round to watching ‘The Wire’ box set. The theme tune is Tom Waits’ Way Down in the Hole with a different version for each of the 5 series (Blind Boys of Alabama, Tom Waits, The Neville Brothers, DoMaJe, Steve Earle).”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybGfjXqp-lA
An Orkney Wedding, With Sunrise by Peter Maxwell Davies – “Heard this on Radio 3 yesterday morning…..hadn’t heard it in a while – sublime.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnnkL1t7PXY
Tony – “Here is my submission to the isolation room. Not themed, just stuff I like to listen to (and it's soooooooooooooo hard to pick just 3).”
The Weight performed by Robbie Robertson and a worldly selection of talent – “In recognition of the global fix we find ourselves in at the moment.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1GU1qQ1zQ
The Ballad of Curtis Loew by Lynyrd Skynyrd – “A track which belies the idea that they were a racist band.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSvKkMs2ieo
Going Back Home by Wilko Johnson with Roger Daltrey – “Simply because it's badass and shows how it ought to be done! If you don't tap your feet to this one, you'd better check that your legs are still there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeoKCJNI-k4
Jean – “Here’s my picks…….theme is Female singers who have a great range.”
Free by Faith Hill (from Cry)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0AKCDObb-I
Stand Back by Stevie Nicks (from Soundstage Sessions)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1BAUbIvA-8
I’ll Be Gentle by Paloma Faith with John Legend (from The Architect)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKDwvHXtWpk
John – “This week I've taken the opportunity to revisit some CD Box sets. Here are my selections....”
Angel of The Morning by P.P. Arnold – “This is from the Immediate Mod Box Set which, quite logically, is a collection of tracks from the Mod era on the Immediate record label.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US94q0e20Us
Song For Suzie by Head Hands & Feet – “This is from Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal: An Island Anthology 1967-1972. I bought an LP by HH&F on the strength of this track but the rest of the album was quite disappointing - but this is brilliant!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf5A2nFhK80
10,000 Words In A Cardboard Box by Aquarian Age – “This is from Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers: Psychedelic Confectionery From The UK Underground 1965-1969. Need I say more.......”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hczmKw0gmG8
Sal – “Here are my 3 tracks........”
Dragging Me Down by Inspiral Carpets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRk0UstxmaY
Shine On by House Of Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMTTXjja68Y
For Love by Lush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5biGenKFFfY
Jackie – “Here’s my 3…………..”
Let’s Wade In The Water by Marlena Shaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL36d0j6b2I
Farewell to Stromness performed by Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Om2GoiUYfw
Don’t Be Cruel by Elvis Presley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d5FW0mUPiM
or alternatively
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ1fx93tW_k
Morra – “………………………..” (hmmmm, Morra is strangely silent!!)
Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd
Oh, I Like It by The Creeps
Beat My Guest by Adam &The Ants
Tim – “A bit of a mini (rock) theme this week……3 songs from bands I should have seen live in the past 10 days…….gigs all cancelled due to Covid.”
Not Forgiven by Magnum – “One of my stand out tracks from the Brummie rockers new album, The Serpent Rings……..tour should have stopped off at the Norwich Waterfront.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyYpjPVYKsA
Hocus Pocus by Focus – “A spot of Dutch prog rock anyone? Why not……..and if you haven’t seen the film Baby Driver; do. This track features during a particularly frenetic chase scene. Should have caught the band at Epic Studios in Norwich.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNSaeHooTAQ
99% by Bad Touch – “Local lads from Dereham, Norfolk making it good. The start of their tour in support of new 3rd album should have kicked off at the Norwich Waterfront…………oh, well. Here’s a fave oldy of theirs to get by on.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gU5sd_qmok