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(I wrote this down as I listened to the CD last week)
I love the blues. So this is a nice treat.
Box of Frogs. Never heard of them. Nice groove.
Although familiar with the name Musselwhite, I know little of him. Nice and laid back.
John Mayall. Nice change of tempo from the last song. Who needs cowbell when you have harmonica.
Jim Dickinson. Another unknown. Different. Wasn't sure at first with the talk-singing but it got better when he started singing.
Tom Waits. Entertaining as always.
The Nails. Never heard of. I didn't count but it did seem like the song lived up to its title. ð
Fleetwood Mac. Another nice change of tempo from the last song. Love me some old Fleetwood.
ADR. Another unknown. Nice blues tune. Love the trumpet coming out of my right speaker. At least I think it's a trumpet.
Savoy Brown. I like them. I don't listen to them enough. Time to dig some out later on.
Crack The Sky. What a pleasant surprise.
The Pretenders. Know very little outside of Brass In Pocket. But surprised it was instrumental. I was expecting her vocals to kick in at any time. ð
Adrian Belew. Interesting guitarist. Love the peculiar vocals. From Wiki, "he is noted for his unusual approach to the instrument, his playing cited as fluid, expressive..." That's the first thing I noticed in this song...fluid playing.
The Mountain Says No. Unknown to me. But I say yes to fuzzy guitars!
Phish. Love it!
Rough Francis. Another unknown. Rough indeed. But love the guitar work.
Eels. Different from the last 15 tracks. But I Iike it. Foot tapping song.
Peter Gabriel. An artist that I'm slowly getting into his solo stuff. Very nice song.
Roger Klug. First thing that popped in my head was Quincy, M.E. ð Another unknown. As soon as the music kicked in big time (0:41) I thought this sounds like a good song to close out an album. Good choice.
All in all, love it. I liked how the tempo varies. And bluesy, can't go wrong there. I'll be popping this one in my 6-CD work car player with other MCC albums soon.
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Posted:
Feb 15, 2026 - 7:09am
ColdMiser wrote:
I agree the first 2 Crack albums stand head and shoulders above the rest of their catalogue. Animal Notes is in my top 10 all time LP's. Saw them live in 2019 and really enjoyed the shit out of the show. They were great to chat with after the show and I got a picture of Palumbo trying to take a prostate blocking piss in the men's room as a souvenir.
For some idiotic reason (and I bet the answer rhymes with âBon Falumboâs Wegoâ) they release a version of the original superlative âSafety in Numbersâ with Palumbo now doing the vocals and it is unequivocally a step down. Bah.
Saw the Nails once, in Berkeley, back in their hit day. He more or less pretended he was Jim Morrison through the show. âDonât die in France, man.â
and, of course, CTS: âI waved a short hello. They said âyouâre coming with usâ and I said âwell, letâs go!ââ I posit that Jim Griffith was actually the musical engine behind how great those first albums were. Once he was gone, they became flat and uninteresting.
I agree the first 2 Crack albums stand head and shoulders above the rest of their catalogue. Animal Notes is in my top 10 all time LP's. Saw them live in 2019 and really enjoyed the shit out of the show. They were great to chat with after the show and I got a picture of Palumbo trying to take a prostate blocking piss in the men's room as a souvenir.
Saw the Nails once, in Berkeley, back in their hit day. He more or less pretended he was Jim Morrison through the show. âDonât die in France, man.â
and, of course, CTS: âI waved a short hello. They said âyouâre coming with usâ and I said âwell, letâs go!ââ I posit that Jim Griffith was actually the musical engine behind how great those first albums were. Once he was gone, they became flat and uninteresting.
So January is a month of new beginnings. So I thought it was a good time to clean out the old Mix Idea File Cabinet. It was getting a tad untidy anyways. A bit on the actual ideas.
Have Harp Will Travel - I have a friend who plays a wicked harmonica. He has a holster to hold all the different key harps he owns. I found the Box of Frogs LP in a record store this past year and really got into the harp playing on the single from that album. So I figured a tribute to my pal was in order.
Word Salad - Had the Waits and Dickinson songs as an idea for ages but was missing a tune to make a trio. I heard the Nails tune on our trip out west this past fall and it finally fell together.
British Blues - I'm not a big blues fan, can only take it in small doses. But have been getting into old Fleetwood Mac recently and build around them.
Space Oddities - Probably could have done a whole mix disc with this theme. I'm sure it's been done before so a small sample fit my bill instead.
Made in VT - I live pretty close to the VT border and actually get my news from the Burlington station. Saw a segment on the local music scene and did some digging for the mix.
Positive Thoughts - I have always wanted to use this Roger Klug tune on a mix. Figured nobody knows who he is so it was time to share the Positivity.
Cover Art - Mrs. Miser has been messing around with the ChatGPT program of late. She seems to want to redesign our house every week. So I thought we could put it to better use in designing the cover. I told her I wanted a Vermont maple syrup farm with a spaceship in the yard and a guy with a harmonica in a British flag shirt. Presto! Instant cover. If I can figure out how to use it myself it will be another job lost to AI ;-)
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Posted:
Feb 12, 2026 - 9:30pm
SeriousLee wrote:
Played fine for me. It's a bit of a pain for me also to ship to the USA, but not if I ship lettermail. Which I intend to do for my Mixtape. No jewel case but well protected with cardboard.
Going to need your address when it's your turn to get mine.
Hopefully Serious Lee's is OK, shipping to Canada was a pain for some reason. I'll get a new one out to Lazy for now.
Played fine for me. It's a bit of a pain for me also to ship to the USA, but not if I ship lettermail. Which I intend to do for my Mixtape. No jewel case but well protected with cardboard.
