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Random Vinyl 11/16-11/20

Posted at 11:45 AM on November 20, 2009 by Jill Riley
Filed under: Random Vinyl


Monday: The Suburbs, "The Suburbs" (1986)
The Suburbs were true to their name, they were actually from the Twin Cities suburbs. Their self titled album was produced by Bobby Z, drummer for Prince and the Revolution and they were even on a major label by this time. This album should've launched their career right? Wrong. Frustration with not breaking out nationally led to the breakup of The Suburbs a year after this record was released. We played "Every Night's A Friday Night."

Tuesday: Stryper, "To Hell With The Devil" (1986)
Christian metal? Yes, that's a genre. Yes, we played Stryper on Random Vinyl. We delighted the audience with the power ballad "Honestly." By accident, no seriously, we meant to play the rocker "Free." Maybe next time.

Wednesday: Smith, "A Group Called Smith" (1969)
Smith covered a number of songs, they even had a hit song with their take on "Baby It's You," sung by their front woman Gayle McCormick. When they covered a song they put their own bluesy, rock sound on them. We played Smith covering the Stones' tune, "Let's Spend the Night Together."

Thursday: Sly and the Family Stone, "Stand!" (1969)
"Stand!" was the breakout album for Sly and the Family Stone. "Sing a Simple Song" was the b-side to "Everyday People." Even though it was a b-side and album track, it's been covered and sampled numerous times over the years.

Friday: Bob Dylan, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" (1963)
This album contains just two covers. One of them is, "Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance," originally by Henry Thomas in 1927. Bob totally "Dylanized" the song by rewriting the majority of it. He also sped up the tempo and added harmonica parts.

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