Kosmik Radiation Radio - Apr 27, 2012 Playlist

Celebrating 7 Years of Kosmik Radiation!
Thanks for listening!


CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Emerson Lake & Palmer "Trilogy" 1972 (UK)

This week is the seventh anniversary of the Kosmik Radiation show's debut on the radio. So the Classic Album this week is my favorite album by one of my favorite guilty pleasures. ELP was one of the most tremendously popular and successful progressive rock bands during the years 1970-1974, selling out stadiums around the globe and moving millions of LP's. At the time, their devotion to cutting-edge technology, spectacular stage shows and virtuoso musicianship made them seem like the "future of rock". However, the styles changed and ELP limped off the stage in the late-1970's performing bombastic light classical pieces and dreadful "adult contemporary" tunes as the group flailed to find a new direction in a world dominated by disco, punk and new wave. Call me a weirdo if you will, but I find the artists who "failed" are often more interesting than the ones who succeeded. ELP's music is incredibly gauche and over-the-top, and often dwarfed by the spectacular too-muchness of their lasers, computerized drum kits, synthesizer and amp stacks the size of small buildings, and even taking a full symphony orchestra out on tour (a move that lost them millions of dollars). One thing you can certainly say about Emerson Lake & Palmer is that they did not lack ambition! Which brings us to Trilogy, perhaps the group's most perfect single LP, containing a catchy hit single ("From The Beginning"), their most ferocious classical adaptation ("Hoedown", based on a theme by Aaron Copland), and a 10+ minute suite about the creation of the universe and the meaning of life itself ("The Endless Enigma")!
The showstopper on this album is Emerson's classical keyboard rave-up "Hoedown" , played even faster in concert! And here's the maestro Keith Emerson in more recent years jamming with another supergroup including the greatest bassist of them all John Entwistle (plus members of Doobie Brothers, Eagles and Toto!) -- on yet another Copland piece, "Fanfare For The Common Man". Next the genial wizard Emerson shows off his vintage moog synthesizer, and Greg Lake performs Trilogy's hit single "From The Beginning". Last but not least, here's Carl Palmer playing -- what else? a drum solo.

(N) = New Release

Artist	Song	Album	Year (label)	Country
Hawkwind	Seven By Seven	B-side 7" single	1972	UK
Blue Oyster Cult	Seven Screaming Diz-Busters (live)	On Your Feet Or On Your Knees	1975	USA
Love	Seven & Seven Is	Da Capo	1967	USA
Shocking Blue	Seven Is A Number In Magic	Scorpio's Dance	1970	Netherlands

Emerson Lake & Palmer	The Endless Enigma, part 1 -> Fugue --> The Endless Enigma, part 2	Trilogy CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1972	UK
Emerson Lake & Palmer	Trilogy	Trilogy CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1972	UK
Emerson Lake & Palmer	Hoedown (based on a theme by Aaron Copland)	Trilogy CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1972	UK

Radiohead	Paranoid Android	OK Computer	1997	UK
The Beatles	All You Need Is Love	Magical Mystery Tour (USA LP)	1967	UK
Pink Floyd	Money (live 1974)	Dark Side Of The Moon (N - reissue "Immersion Box Set")	1973 (2011 Capitol)	UK
Genesis	Dance On A Volcano / Los Endos (live)	Seconds Out	1977	UK
Caravan	If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You	If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You	1970	UK

The Mars Volta	Dyslexicon	Noctournoquet (N)	2012 (Warner Bros)	USA
The Phantom Family Halo	Lightning On Your Face	When I Fall Out (N)	2012 (Knitting Factory)	USA
Wave Sleep Wave	Zip It --> Like Filings To Magnets	Wave Sleep Wave (N)	2012 (Curb Cut)	USA
Pontiak	The North Coast --> Left With Lights	Echo Ono (N)	2012 (Thrill Jockey)	USA
Bobby Conn	Can't Stop The War	Macaroni (N)	2012 (Fire)	USA
Ty Segall	Where Your Head Goes	Goodbye Bread (N)	2011 (Drag City)	USA
White Fence	A Need you	White Fence	2010	USA

Baby Woodrose	Bullshit Detector	Third Eye Surgery (N)	2012 (Bad Afro)	Denmark
Fungi Girls	Velvet Days	Some Easy Magic (N)	2011 (Hozac)	USA
Radar Eyes	Secrets	Radar Eyes (N)	2012 (Hozac)	USA
Black Bananas	TV Trouble	Rad Times Xpress IV (N)	2012 (Drag City)	USA

DJ Food	Percussion Map, part 1 --> Magpie Music --> A Trick Of The Ear	The Search Engine (N)	2012 (Ninja Tune)	UK