Category: Albums

Bob Dylan’s “Desire” is Album of the Week; After That, It’s Open Stream Sunday, February 2, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s an easy, breezy day here at #BecomeUngovernable Radio, with the exception of our Album of the Week at high noon!

Bob Dylan Desire

Here’s your Sunday line-up:

12:00 noon     Album of the Week: Bob Dylan’s Desire (1976)

Desire was Bob Dylan’s 17th studio album back in 1976, for a little perspective on the breadth and depth of this guy’s career. The woman behind the album was his estranged wife, Sara, but the woman backing him up on the album was also a factor.

Desire was the very first time I heard Emmylou Harris sing anywhere and really paid attention. I was hooked. It is her hauntingly beautiful vocals that stand out for me, along with the gypsy violin played by another woman, Scarlet Rivera. As for Dylan? He’s Dylan, man.

This is a great album. Enjoy.

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Echoes From the Canyon, Our Weekly “Live Dead,” Final Airing of our Album of the Week, and Happy 70th to Mike Campbell on Saturday, February 1, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! The big news is that we celebrate the 70th birthday today of Tom Petty’s sidekick, Mike Campbell. And we celebrate in style with a great play list.

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Here’s your Saturday line-up:

Album of the Week: It’s a Good Night For Singin’ by Jerry Jeff Walker

We bid a fond farewell to this Jerry Jeff Walker gem. Tomorrow we choose a new album.

2:00 p.m.      Echoes From the Canyon: Various Artists

The birth of the California sound we’ve come to know and love.

6:00 p.m.     Tom Petty & Mike Campbell: The Heartbreakers’ Dynamic Duo

Today we pay tribute to Mike Campbell on his 70th birthday, a very important cog in the Heartbreakers’ wheel. Not only was he Tom Petty’s songwriting partner, but he’s one of the best damned guitarists in the history of rock music. And he is about to release his first album with The Dirty Knobs in March. We’ll be all over that one.

10:00 p.m.    Our Weekly “Live Dead” Episode: Dick’s Picks, Volume 32

Tune us in. You will not regret it. I swear.

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A Visit From Jerry Jeff Walker Surrounded by Wide Open Streaming on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! As we prepare for our New Orleans Mardi Gras extravaganza here on #BecomeUngovernable Radio, we have a day of Open Stream!

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Of course, we do have a visit from Jerry Jeff Walker and our Album of the Week:

2:00 p.m.     Album of the Week: Jerry Jeff Walker’s It’s a Good Night For Singin’

I promise you, if you tune us in, it’ll be a good day for singin’ too.

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Janis, The Sweet Soul Sound, Our Album of the Week, and Shawn Colvin on Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! After a day of open stream, we have some excellent musical programming for you all.

Janis 1969

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m.    Janis Joplin Live at Winterland (1968)

2:00 p.m.     That Sweet Soul Sound

The Temptations, Ann Peebles, Fats Domino, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, The Staple Singers, and many others are highlighted in nearly two solid hours of soulful music.

5:00 p.m.     Album of the Week: It’s a Good Night for Singin’ by Jerry Jeff Walker

9:00 p.m.     In The Spotlight: The Music of Shawn Colvin

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Under the Influence, Bonnie Raitt Live in Oakland, Bob Dylan Live at Budokan & Our New Album of the Week, Sunday, January 26, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’ve got some Sunday funday playlists to day, including some great live entries from Bonnie Raitt and Bob Dylan/

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11:00 a.m.      Album of the Week: It’s a Good Night for Singin’, Jerry Jeff Walker

Jerry Jeff Walker is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for writing Mr. Bojangles, but he has had a long and productive career. It’s a Good Night for Singin’ is probably his finest album (in my humble opinion), and Very Short Time is just a great little song that is impossible to dismiss.

True story, and my friend George who is out here from Palm Springs was actually with me that night. We saw Little Feat at the Harvard Square Theater. I can’t even remember when it was, but it was a loooong time ago. Jerry Jeff Walker was the opening act, and he did not disappoint. He was a blast. It was truly one of the best concerts I’ve seen in my life and, yes, we were probably wasted.

Life goes on.

2:00 p.m.       Under the Influence: Various Artists

You know how those music types are. They’re always under the influence. Some is legal. Some is not.

5:00 p.m.       Bonnie Raitt Live at The Oakland Coliseum (1989)

9:00 p.m.       Bob Dylan Live at Budokan (1979)

Roll yourself a fatty and tune us in. No, seriously.

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Cosmo’s Factory’s Last Hurrah, Leon Russell Debuts & Another “Live Dead” on Saturday, January 25, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! Today is Cosmo’s Factory‘s last hurrah before we choose a new Album of the Week tomorrow. Leon Russell makes his debut today.

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Here’s your Saturday line-up:

2:00 p.m.     Album of the Week:  Cosmo’s Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival

5:00 p.m.    Leon Live! Leon Russell at The Long Beach Arena 8-28-72

We welcome Leon Russell’s first live appearance on #BecomeUngovernable Radio.

10:00 p.m   Live Dead: The Grateful Dead From The Universal Ampitheater 7-1-73

Tune us in. NO charges. No commercials. No politicians. No bullshit. Just great music 24/7.

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“An American Treasure,” The Year 1966 in Soul Music, and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck Live on Friday, January 24, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We have some brand new stuff coming up today, as we feature the posthumous Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers boxed set, An American Treasure.

 

Petty Movie Marquis

Here’s your line-up for Friday”

11:00 a.m.     Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: An American Treasure (2018)

Released posthumously after Petty’s untimely death, this box set comprises outtakes, never-before-released music (check out Lonesome Dave and Keep A Little Soul), and alternate recordings of some of your favorites. This was a labor of love by his bandmates, his daughters and his wife.

5:00 p.m.      Sweet Soul Music 1966: Various Artists

Some of the best, like Marvin Gaye, Sam & Dave, The Four Tops, Joe Tex, Lee Dorsey and Wicked Wilson Pickett!

9:00 p.m.      Stevie Ray Vaughan & Jeff Beck: The Fire Meets The Fury

Waste no more time! Tune us in as soon as you can!

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Our House Playlist, Linda Ronstadt and Her Musical Friends, and Our Album of The Week, Thursday, January 23, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s a light programming day as we prepare new playlists here at The Mermaid Lounge. But no matter, because the stream is the best going!

Ronstadt & Harris singing

11:00 a.m.     Album of The Week: Cosmo’s Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival

2:00 p.m.       The #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist

5:00 p.m.       Linda Ronstadt & Friends

Linda Ronstadt has been a force in music, all kinds of music, for decades, and she has had many musical friends over the years. This playlist is a testament to her range.

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George Harrison in the Spotlight, Lucinda Williams at the Fillmore, Dylan & Petty Live in Sacramento, and “Cosmo’s Factory” on Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! This will post earlier than usual because I’m on an opening shift today. We’ve got some great stuff coming your way.

Harrison

Here’s today’s line-up:

11:00 a.m.     In the Spotlight: The Music of George Harrison

The “quiet” Beatle is what he was known as. By the end of The Beatles’ run, George Harrison had become a formidable songwriter in addition to a pretty damned good guitarist.

2:00 p.m.       Lucinda Williams: Live at the Fillmore

5:00 p.m.       Album of the Week: Cosmo’s Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

9:00 p.m.      Bob Dylan with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live in Sacramento, California (6/12/86)

Don’t delay! Pull up a tab because in between we have the best damned stream going.

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The Sixties Rule The Day & Our New Album of the Week, Sunday, January 19, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We’re streaming the Sixties beginning at 11 a.m., and tonight our Album of the Week will debut.

The Sixties Rotation

11:00 a.m.     The Sixties!

The Beatles, Jerry & The Pacemakers, Petula Clark, The Supremes, The Temptations, and everyone who contributed to the greatest generation of original music.

8:00 p.m.     Album of the Week: Cosmo’s Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Cosmo’s Factory was the fifth studio release by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Released in July 1970 by Fantasy Records, this album drove the band’s popularity to new heights, topping the charts in six countries. “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” was the hit single, written by the band’s leader, John Fogerty. “Long As I Can See The Light” appeared on the B-side.

You can learn more details about the albums chosen every week simply by clicking on the album cover in the right sidebar!

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