January 20, 2021 Playlist

   PAUL STANLEY  Paul Stanley's 69th birthday!
 
"Destroyer" by KISS (1976)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
KISS "Destroyer"  1976 (USA)
WHOAH YEAH! Paul Stanley is SIXTY-NINE years old today, so let's have a ROCK AN ROLL PARTAY!! KISS is a polarizing populist group - basically, if you're not a fan you probably think KISS is stupid. But a KISS fan would probably retort that rock music is supposed to be about fun, not being "smart", and besides you're probably missing the joke. This band literally look like clowns, so don't think they take themselves very seriously! KISS began as a somewhat underground "masculine glam" hard rock band from NYC, but began to reach a mainstream audience with their 1975 double live album. Destroyer was the follow-up to that breakout album, and reached a much higher sonic standard than their crudely-recorded (but still pretty great) earlier studio albums. The key change was working with producer Bob Ezrin, who at the time was responsible for Alice Cooper's increasingly theatrical albums, and would later helm the ultra-bombastic Pink Floyd album The Wall. Ezrin may have added orchestras and child choirs to the KISS sound but he didn't sacrifice the loud guitars and heavy rock beats (except on the song "Beth" which of course would turn out to be their biggest hit!)
(N) = New Release
   
Artist Song Album Year Country
Creedence Clearwater RevivalSuzie Q (Dale Hawkins)Creedence Clearwater Revival1968USA
Iron ButterflyIn The Time Of Our LivesBall1969USA
Gang Of FourEtherEntertainment!1980UK
Camper Van BeethovenNo More BullshitII & III1986USA
Bobby ConnI Love YouBobby Conn (limited edition vinyl version only)1997USA
 
 
Kurt Vile
 		DandelionsSpeed, Sound, Lonely KV EP (N)2021 (Matador)USA
Rose City Band Only LonelySummerlong (N)2020 (Thrill Jockey)USA
Guided By Voices SlaughterhouseStyles We Paid For (N)2020 (GBV Inc.)USA
Osees Dead Medic (live)Live At Big Sur (N)2020 (self released)USA
   
 
KISSDo You Love Me?Destroyer
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1976USA
KISSFlaming YouthDestroyer
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1976USA
KISSGod Of ThunderDestroyer
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1976USA
KISS100,000 Years (live)KISS Alive!1975USA
SladeCum On Feel The NoizeA-side single (Sladest compilation)1973UK
GedoKaori (live)
("Scent")		Gedo1974Japan
   
 
Blue Oyster CultGodzillaSpectres1977USA
Sir Lord BaltimorePumped UpKingdom Come1970USA
The Velvet UndergroundSister RayWhite Light / White Heat1968USA/UK (Wales)
Walter (Wendy) CarlosTitle Music from "A Clockwork Orange"
   / March from "A Clockwork Orange"		A Clockwork Orange (original movie soundtrack)1973USA
Erika EigenI Want To Marry A Lighthouse KeeperA Clockwork Orange (original movie soundtrack)1973USA/UK
   
 
Karlheinz StockhausenRegion 1Hymnen1969Germany
The BeatlesRevolution 9The Beatles (AKA "The White Album")1968UK
   
 
Frank ZappaLumpy Gravy (excerpt)Lumpy Gravy1968USA
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