{"id":2220,"date":"2009-06-19T07:58:44","date_gmt":"2009-06-19T11:58:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-06-19T07:59:09","modified_gmt":"2009-06-19T07:59:09","slug":"rock-town-hall-sounds-of-summer-volume-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/rock-town-hall-sounds-of-summer-volume-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Town Hall Sounds of Summer, Volume 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About 6 months ago now I started a thread that was a lot of fun. It was The Rock Town Hall Christmas Record<\/a><\/i>. Participating in that heated debate was a good way for a newbie like me to get to know all the visitors to RTH, and it produced a tangible result; nothing less than the greatest Christmas record ever (not)made!<\/a><\/i> <\/p>\n

Over the past 6 months I have resisted the temptation to stretch this format to Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day, Arbor Day, MLK Day, Independence Day,<\/b> or even my home country’s beloved “May Two-Four”<\/i>, Victoria Day.<\/b><\/p>\n

But here we are, hours before the official start of Summer. The time is right. The season is right. I summon the collective genius that voted, no insisted, that “Christmas In Suburbia” by Martin Newell secure its place underneath our trees. The genius that would happily hear “Jesus Christ” by Big Star with rum and egg-nog. That wouldn’t dare tie a bow before they heard “Christmas Wrapping” by The Waitresses. I summon this collective brain to produce<\/p>\n

The Rock Town Hall Sounds of Summer, Volume 1.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

The Rock Town Hall Sounds of Summer<\/em> is the 15 greatest songs about Rock and Roll’s rightful season. Spring is for sissies. Girls wear too many clothes in The Fall. I’m Canadian…don’t even talk to me about Winter. Only Summer truly Rocks. <\/p>\n

You know the format. Nominate a song. When another Rock Town Hall member seconds that song, it’s in! <\/p>\n

To kick things off, I nominate “School’s Out”<\/strong> by Alice Cooper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is it just me, or is it getting Hot In Herre?<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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