Late 2 The Party

Hot 106 #14: Who Are You

This week on the Hot 106 Hit List "Who Are You" gets the business, CSI be damned.

"Pete Townshend is at the height of his alcoholism, feeling increasingly irrelevant thanks to punk rockers who stole all his moves and were doing them better than him; Roger Daltrey sits high atop the rock frontman list, just wanting to keep things going like a good working class lad would; John Entwistle is being John Entwistle; and Keith Moon is, well, nearly dead."
Hot 106 #13: Don’t Bring Me Down

This week it's "Don't Bring Me Down" in the crosshairs.

"The snob in me half-way wants to replace 'Don't Bring Me Down' with something fabulous from The Move, but really my power play with The Move is replacing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' with 'Cherry Blossom Clinic Revisited'."
Hot 106 #12: China Grove

Gettin' whacked today in a Yacht Rock showdown: "China Grove" by The Doobie Brothers.

"Nothing against 'China Grove', really, but if I had heard more of Doobie tunes like 'Clear As The Driven Snow' and less of the offerings given out on the radio, I would have been a fan sooner.

August 20, 2012

Hot 106 #1: “The Joker”

Some time ago, in an effort to (futilely) improve "classic rock radio" that ultimately amounted to a lot of primal-scream-type-therapy, I came up with a list of 106 songs that should be banished to "classic rock hell" for all eternity. Being the most excellent stewards of rock that we are, my friend Kent Caudle (of Pirate George Letters fame) and I continue our efforts to replace said songs with much better alternatives.

Taking it from the top, today's entry is all about the first song on that list: "The Joker" by Steve Miller. Kent jumps in by asserting his right to eschew Steve Miller altogether. I weigh in more diplomatically on this one.