To my ilk
34. Zeal & Ardor, Hania Rani, Nick Cave, Concrete Blonde, XTC, Long John Baldry & Kathi McDonald, The Replacements, The Matthew Good Band, The Rheostatics, The Farm
Season Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year
Occasionally I share a 10 song playlist of grooviness… My idea is to highlight music I love and to post sweet performances, outstanding videos and great audio recordings which tickle the ears and leave a lasting impression. Collectively, this becomes John’s Jukebox.
To My ilk by Zeal & Ardor
2024 Grief
Today it Came by Hania Rani
2019 Esja
Cosmic Dancer by Nick Cave
2020 The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Everybody Knows by Concrete Blonde
1990 Pump Up The Volume Soundtrack
Dear God by XTC
1986 Skylarking
A Thrill’s A Thrill by Long John Baldry (Feat. Kathi McDonald)
1993 Live in Germany
Rock & Roll Ghost by The Replacements
1989 Don’t Tell A Soul
Weapon by The Matthew Good Band
2002 Avalanche
Horses by The Rheostatics
1991 Melville
Altogether Now by The Farm
1990 Spartacus
Wow, what a list, John, thank you. I can imagine sitting all evening playing records as we have similar tastes in many ways, plus you introduce me to music I hadn't heard of or, if I did, hadn't really considered it deeply before. Similarly, listening to NYtheSpirit.com has exposed me to new stuff, or rekindled love for old music.
I wasn't too taken with the tracks by Rheostatics or The Replacements, which is unusual; I'm mostly ten out of ten on your lists.
Zeal & Ardor were completely new to me. A commenter compared them to Red Hot Chili Peppers, which I get. Liked this track, with a dark, brooding energy. I've been passively listening to Hania Rani videos for a few years now, but have yet to find a piece short enough to consider for a blog post. You found it for me!
Cave's nod to Marc Bolan & T. Rex is superb; the Marsbar playing it recently was the first time hearing this cover. And Wow! to Concrete Blonde covering Cohen. I've heard this before, but watching/listening was a treat. Amazing.
XTC's records were just getting big locally at the tail end of my high school years, so I feel reminiscent hearing their music. I don't remember this one as much as I wasn't listening to much new wave by the end of the 80s.
Marsbar has also reacquainted me with Long John Baldry (or LJB as folks in the chat room call him). I remember hearing him a lot back in the day, ut for some strange reason I never really followed him. Love his music. "Weapon" was a powerful track; liked the video, too. Reminded me a lot of the video for Foo Fighters' "The Pretender."
I'd never seen the video for "All Together Now." I wondered if it would go a little hackneyed with stereotypes romanticizing war, but it was powerful and brilliant. And the shot of the vast field of cemetery markers with the title "All Together Now" was like a gut punch that made me gasp at the end.
Bravo!
You have the best taste in music!!! I enjoyed these so much. Have you ever heard this version of Everybody knows? It’s a bit bluegrassy but I thought is was pretty original. I actually am working on a version of this song.
https://youtu.be/e7vE856X3Lg?feature=shared