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Inside Tracks #39: "Found Out About You," Gin Blossoms (Doug Hopkins), 1992 w/Covers by Paolo Santos, Molly Parden, Robin Wilson, Wind in…
Doug Hopkins' aching heartbreak plays out over jangly guitars in two-part harmony. What they used to call "the blues" becomes a new generation's power…
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Inside Tracks #38: Genesis "Jesus He Knows Me" w/Covers by Ghost, Holly Wilson, Fool Moon, Heart Attack, Emil Bulls, Pinxtones
In the span of 32 years, a song that's gone from gentle fun-poking to cynical, mocking, and explicit in its most recent recording. Plus, a look at a…
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Christopher Bradley
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Inside Tracks #37: "Do Anything You Wanna Do," Eddie & The Hot Rods, w/Covers by Huw Gower, Manfred Mann, Flashcubes, Michael Monroe & More
Apparently, punk didn't want them or the song. Fine; marketed in the punk arena, is "Do Anything You Wanna Do" masquerading as one of the best power pop…
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Inside Tracks #36: "Maybe I Know," Lesley Gore, 1964, written by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich w/Covers by TMBGiants, Ellie, Nancy Boyd
She was a singular powerhouse, with emphasis on the "sing"...a one-woman "girl group" who was produced by the jazz giant who was 2 decades away from…
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Inside Tracks #35: Kerry Chater and Gary "Mutha" Withem--Two Members of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
What happens to members of a hot, hit-making 1960s American pop group? We can't presume to know, but we CAN peek a bit into the lives of two former…
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Jim Geschke
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Inside Tracks #34: "Mighty Love"-Jefferson, Hawes & Simmons: The Spinners, 1973, with Covers by Todd Rundgren, Stanford Mendicants, Stuff…
A couple of verses leads to the opportunity to stretch out on multiple choruses, while providing room for rapping, improv, and extended "disco…
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Inside Tracks #33: "Everlasting Love" by Buzz Cason & Mac Gayden: Robert Knight, w/Covers by Love Affair, Carl Carlton, David Ruffin, U2…
It's been malleable enough to be country, soul, pop, and even rock. Who are Cason & Gayden, and what was it about their exhilarating celebration of…
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Inside Tracks #32: Plimsouls, 1983, "A Million Miles Away" w/1990 Cover by Goo Goo Dolls (A Collab with Keith R. Higgons of "Abandoned…
The original or a cover? Like all things musical, it's subjective, and emotions can play a part....heck, they SHOULD! Keith and I share our personal…
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Abandoned Albums Podcast
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Inside Tracks #31: "Rosecrans Boulevard" by Jimmy Webb, 1967-5th Dimension, w/Covers by Johnny Rivers, Gordon Waller, Zumpano
A 21-year-old Oklahoman turns out to be a songwriting genius. Has anyone stopped to wonder how artists and producers, at the time, could recognize that…
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Inside Tracks #30: The Spinners, 1973, "One of a Kind (Love Affair)" by Joseph B. Jefferson w/covers by The MGs, The Velvelettes, Remixes
The Spinners are on a roll with this third hit from their 1973 self-titled LP, all produced, arranged, and conducted by the late Thom Bell. "One of a…
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Inside Tracks #29: Slade, 1974, "When the Lights Are Out" by Noddy Holder, Jim Lea w/Covers by Cheap Trick, Bob Segarini, The Dummies
Usually loud, brash, and even silly, UK's Slade once released a stunning, melodic rocker that would have fit nicely into another British foursome's…
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Inside Tracks #28: "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"-Melvin & Mervin Steals: Spinners, 1972 w/Covers by Donny Osmond, Worlds Apart, Boyz II…
A hat-tip to the new 2023 Rock'n'Roll Hall of Famers with a song written by the Steals twins. With over 30 covers over the decades, "Could It Be" it's…
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