Musings for Thursday 7/19/07

Rock n Roll Circus

Here is the playlist for last night's show on http://www.odu.fm/ :

8:00-8:45 (Dead and Alive)

Wanted Dead or Alive- Bon Jovi
Dead Flowers- Rolling Stones
So Alive- Love and Rockets
Keep Yourself Alive- Queen
Alive- Pearl Jam
Supermans Dead- Our Lady Peace
Living Dead Girl- Rob Zombie

8:45-10:15 (Rock Wars Round 2-Classic Rock)

Big Ten Inch Record- Aerosmith
Mr. Brownstone-Guns n Roses
Highway to Hell-AC/DC
Rock of Ages- Def Leppard
I'm Looking Through You-Beatles
Let it Be- Beatles
Already Gone- Eagles
Take it Easy-Eagles
Run Like Hell- Pink Floyd
Learning to Fly(Live)- Pink Floyd
The Acid Queen-The Who
5'15- The Who
Pink Cadillac- Bruce Springsteen
Old Dan Tucker-Bruce Springsteen
Little T & A- Rolling Stones
Angie- Rolling Stones
American Girl- Tom Petty
Even the Losers- Tom Petty
Immigrant Song- Led Zeppelin
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You-Led Zeppelin

10:15-11:00 (Hair Band Ballads)

To Be With You- Mr.Big
I Won't Forget You- Poison
Love & Affection-Nelson
Love is On the Way- Saigon Kick
Love of a Lifetime- Firehouse
House of Pain- Faster Pussycat

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rmj@odu.fm

Album Review

I originally purchased Maroon 5's It Won't Be Soon Before Long for my 4 year old son, who won't stop singing "Makes Me Wonder". I, personally don't really like the tune, but anything for the kids. Lucky for me, the rest of the album is one of the best pop albums you are likely to hear this year. Out of the twelve songs, "Make Me Wonder" may be the least memorable.

The album has 2 types of songs...one, the slick Justin Timberlake meets 80s Prince soul like "Kiwi" and "Little of Your Time", but the other song type is where the CD really shines. There are no fewer than four perfectly produced Elton John like pop ballads that just knocked my socks off. Few bands can pull off this sound, but Adam Levine and Maroon 5 do it perfectly. Like their first album, these tunes just kind of get in your bloodstream.

Downloaders: "Won't go Home Without You" (highly recommended), "Better that we Break", "Wake Up Call"

Until Tomorrow...