August 18, 2021 Playlist

"Tres Hombres" by ZZ Top (2973)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
ZZ Top "Tres Hombres"  1973 (USA)
Joe "Dusty" Hill, the bassist and second vocalist from America's longest running band, has passed away. ZZ Top released their debut album 50 years ago, and over all these years have not had a single change in membership: they were the longest lasting group since the dawn of pop music. The "tres hombres" (three men) were always Dusty, Frank (drums) & Billy (guitar and the main singer and songwriter). Although this isn't the end of the road - per Dusty's wishes, the band will continue with longtime roadie Elwood Francis taking over on bass (I hope he has a long beard). Probably inspired by The Jimi Hendrix Experience (but with a laser focus on The Blues), ZZ Top's breakout album was their third, this week's CAOTW, which includes ultra-classic rock tracks like "Waiting For The Bus", "Jesus Just Left Chicago", and their first big radio hit "La Grange".
Also on the show this week: "Flux", the title track from the forthcoming new album by Poppy.
(N) = New Release
   
Artist Song Album Year Country
Guru GuruOoga BoogaKänguru1972Germany
Oh Sees Jettisoned
   / Henchlock (live)		The Chapel, SF 10.2.19 (N)2021 (Castle Face)USA
Grave Flowers Bongo Band SmileStrength Of Spring (N)2021 (Castle Face)USA
 
 
Poppy FluxFlux (N - forthcoming album)2021 (Sumerian)USA
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Interior People
   / Catching Smoke		Butterfly 3000 (N)2021 (Flightless)Australia
Taras Bulba Night Train To Drug TownSometimes The Night (N)2021 (Riot Season)UK
black midi Marlene DietrichCavalcade (N)2021 (Rough Trade)UK
   
 
ZZ TopWaiting For The Bus
   / Jesus Just Left Chicago		Tres Hombres ("Three Men")
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1973USA
ZZ TopBeer Drinkers And Hell RaisersTres Hombres
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1973USA
ZZ TopTen Dollar ManTejas1976USA
ZZ TopBalineseFandango!1975USA
Billy F. Gibbons Spanish FlyHardware (N)2021 (Concord)USA
Billy F. Gibbons Desert HighHardware (N)2021 (Concord)USA
Mdou Moctar Asdikte AkalAfrique Victime (N)2021 (Matador)Niger
   
 
The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceCome On (Part 1) (Earl King)Electric Ladyland1968USA/UK
Creedence Clearwater RevivalPagan BabyPendulum1970USA
The Flowers (later became Flower Travellin' Band)How Many More Times (Led Zeppelin)From Pussies To Death In 10,000 Years Of Freakoutrec. 1969, rel. 1997Japan
DMBQClockwiseAnnular Music2001Japan
   
 
NEU!
("NEW!")		Für Immer
("Forever")		NEU! 21973Germany
Kraftwerk
("Power Station")		StratovariusKraftwerk1970Germany
   
 
Karlheinz StockhausenTrans (live)Trans1971Germany
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