Songs from the Master List Vol. VI - Fan Favorites - Episode 33
Added 2025-01-29 17:32:53 +0000 UTCI'm pleased to share our first Fan Favorites episode of the new year. As in years past, we're starting out with some songs from our Master List. And, we've got some bangers included. There's a great mix of live tracks, studio recordings, classic songs, and newer tunes. I hope you enjoy!
Kansas - Apercu & Death of Mother Nature Suite
Soundgarden - Spoonman
America - Ventura Highway
Santana - Soul Sacrifice
Peter Gabriel - San Jacinto
10cc - I'm Not in Love
Big Big Train - Ariel
Jethro Tull - Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day
Comments
There's a curious little "tea" theme running across the entire 'War Child' album...
Jeff Norman
2025-02-14 04:53:14 +0000 UTCGiven Ian has always had a tight control over the creative process in Tull, I am sure the electric guitar sound is quite deliberate. Don’t know what it signifies, but I doubt it was just Martin Barre going off on one 😊
Chris Gadsby
2025-02-01 14:24:03 +0000 UTCWow. I feel the same as you, Doug. It was almost two hours, and it flew by like nothing. Thanks to everyone who suggested these songs! One small note: I believe that Michael Shrieve, Santana's drummer at Woodstock, was in fact 17 years old at the time. Thank you, Doug! That was a wonderful time!
Bill Brinkmoeller
2025-01-31 09:39:36 +0000 UTCI've never actually heard the "spoons" in the song Spoonman before. Amazing.
Aaron E Austin
2025-01-31 00:45:23 +0000 UTCFabulous episode - and I'm not just saying that because two of my recommendations were featured! :-) A great mix of different moods and styles.
Nick
2025-01-30 22:19:47 +0000 UTCA great listen Doug...I knew already most of those songs, from Kansas through to Tull. But I haven't explored Big Big Train's discography too extensively, so it was good to hear that. I have to confess, that while a fan of Kansas' music, their "noodly" passages get on my nerves - they're in most of their long songs, and I find it distracting when they go off on a weird jig thing. Maybe just me?! The 10cc song was a massive hit in the UK, but almost killed their career as it was in the charts for ages, and punk was coming! I went to Mt. San Jacinto when I was touring S California in 1999, and had a wonderful early morning encounter with a coyote on the road near the mountian mountain. It's pretty much my favourite Peter G song. Looking forward to the next explorations.
Ralph Darvill
2025-01-30 17:21:00 +0000 UTCReally enjoyed this fan favorites episode. Spoon man is a favorite of mine from the past. Although I must comment on the Jethro Tull. Growing up in the 60’s - Ian Anderson was/is a mainstay in my musical journey. He truly is a writer that had great influence. The electric guitar in this selection - in my opinion only - represented the constant drone of “progress without consequences” against the bubbly lighthearted jingle-like tone of the rest of the song. I’m no music expert but that was my observation back in the day. FWIW I am a huge Tull fan. His tongue firmly in cheek writing method was such a source of joy and inspiration to me. He’s ALWAYS had a point to express.
The Nanny named Fran
2025-01-30 16:45:16 +0000 UTCReally enjoyed this episode. Particularly enjoyed the music from Santana and Pater Gabriel. Never get tired of hearing Big Big Train. I've always thought that Ariel would be a great choice for a full choir arrangement. The band have never performed it live due to the complexity of the vocal parts. A project to consider?
Philip Briddon
2025-01-30 11:26:46 +0000 UTCLive, Skating Away tended to have the band playing different instruments. For example, in ‘77 Ian is on acoustic guitar and vocals (of course); John Glascock starts on electric guitar, mostly for light fills, before switching to his usual bass midsong; Barrie(more) is sitting at the front of the stage with the xylophone and light percussion; Martin is playing some marimba and light percussion; and John Evans starts on accordion and then switches to the drum kit. David (now Dee) Palmer is also on the tour, maybe on a little bit of keyboard, if anything. The song itself was from the double album to follow Thick as a Brick that they aborted after recording most of the first three sides. They reconvened and wrote/recorded A Passion Play instead, over a few weeks. The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles was also from those sessions, as was a chunk of A Passion Play, although reworked. I highly recommend the entire Chateau D’Isaster Tapes, as they are known. It is some of my favorite Tull and musically bridges TaaB and APP nicely, making the second seem like less of a departure from the first.
Randy Hammill
2025-01-30 03:22:34 +0000 UTCThanks Adie! I loved this episode!
R. Douglas Helvering
2025-01-30 01:34:58 +0000 UTCWonderful collection of tracks, and a joyful time accompanying Doug through the experience. This is a really beautiful collection of songs, and, although I'm tempted to add some comments of trivia, I'll just say that this is just what I love to be connected to Doug's patreon for.
Adie
2025-01-30 01:33:58 +0000 UTCWhat's even more 'impressive': Carlos was in a full tilt trip on mescaline by the time they were playing their set. He acquits himself well, under the circumstances. And Michael Shrieve - having just turned 20 years old at the time - what an awesome player, in a thoroughly awesome band.
Peter Tutak
2025-01-30 01:12:26 +0000 UTCHearing Ariel reminds me that Angra did an entire album (Aqua) based on The Tempest. I may put it up as a suggestion for an EPL next month. It is definitely worth a listen.
Mark L
2025-01-30 00:17:31 +0000 UTCI am going with the flow, but for me the rhytmic section from Spoonman is something i can here over and over. Simple and efective.
Nicu Ardelean
2025-01-29 18:33:53 +0000 UTC
