Mr. Moderator

When not blogging Mr. Moderator enjoys baseball, cooking, and falconry.

Excluding Records Featuring Members of The Beatles, What’s the Best Single Recording Birthday Boy George Martin Has Produced?

Jan 032013

George and America Do Ringo

This post’s title pretty much asks all I want to ask: Excluding Beatles records, solo Beatles records, and for the sake of argument pre-Beatles records (eg, Goon Squad recordings), what’s the best single recording birthday boy George Martin, who turned 87 today, has produced? It doesn’t need to be an entire album; it can be a single song.

Is it Cheap Trick‘s ~~“Dream Police” (the song)~~ All Shook Up? Is it something by America? Is it Stackridge‘s “Pinafore Days”? Unless something is slipping my mind it may be—I can’t believe I’m typing this—Jeff Beck‘s groundbreaking fusion album, Blow by Blow.

Regardless of the seemingly tremendous gap between his work with the Beatles and any other record he produced after them, Happy Birthday! Your value as the Fifth Beatle far outweighed your contributions as the Fourth American.

What’s the Fonzie’s Light Blue Windbreaker of Rock?

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Jan 012013

Fonzie’s blue windbreaker.

Townspeople of a certain age knows that Fonzie was coolest in his early appearances on Happy Days, when he wore the light blue windbreaker, not the leather jacket. What’s the Fonzie’s Light Blue Windbreaker of Rock, that is, the early, underrated, almost-forgotten stylistic mark (musical or otherwise) that is actually much cooler than what an artist would be known for?

Rock’s Most Polite Band Performs for, Appropriately, Rock’s Most Polite Audience

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Jan 012013

After viewing this concert I can’t think of a band I’d feel more comfortable bringing home to meet my family than 1976-era ELO—and their equally polite audience. Excuse me, Jeff: please pass the salt when you’re done with it.

All-Star Jam

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Dec 312012

Let the countdown begin!

RTH Confessional: What It’s All About

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Dec 202012

If the Mayans were right and Friday, December 21, 2012 marks the end of the world, we should be safe in using our remaining hours to lay down what it’s all about. I’m talking about partying. At rock concerts. Here’s your chance to share a memorable tale (or two) of your most rockin’ wasted time at a concert.

All-Star Jam

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Dec 202012

Just Say Yes.

69 Reasons We Love Keef

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Dec 182012

Type “Keith Richards wasted” into Google and this is the first image result that appears. In honor of Keef’s 69th (heh heh…) birthday, what’s your favorite WASTED Keef moment caught on film or video?

No, seriously, in honor of the man’s birthday, can we list 69 reasons we love Keef? Not 68. Not 70. 69.

As in a Last Man Standing, please limit yourself to 1 entry per post.

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