In June, the great and underrated Lou Christie died, so it was time to save him from Masterlist limbo. In this episode, we've picked our favourite bangers by him - most off of the great 1988 anthology Enlightninment - and prepare for his falsetto to appear in every one! There's doo-wop, girl group sounds, and teenage symphonies galore - let's celebrate the great farmboy from Pennsylvania, Lugee Sacco!!

In June, the great and underrated Lou Christie died, so it was time to save him from Masterlist limbo. In this episode, we've picked our favourite bangers by him - most off of the great 1988 anthology Enlightninment - and prepare for his falsetto to appear in every one! There's doo-wop, girl group sounds, and teenage symphonies galore - let's celebrate the great farmboy from Pennsylvania, Lugee Sacco!!

In June, the great and underrated Lou Christie&nbsp;died, so it was time to save him from Masterlist limbo. In this episode, we've picked our favourite bangers by him - most off of the great 1988 anthology Enlightninment - and prepare for his falsetto to appear in every one! There's doo-wop, girl group sounds, and teenage symphonies galore - let's celebrate the great farmboy from Pennsylvania, Lugee Sacco!!

Greatest Greatest Hits!: Lou Christie

The usual format is this: we pick a song from the 1950s or 1960s (genres range from garage, R&amp;B, Girl Groups, Motown and Doo-Wop), and discuss three versions of that song, or sometimes we just play a song we haven’t heard before and react to it. We’ve covered classics like “Little Bit o’ Soul” and “Psychotic Reaction” to rarities like “Jump and Dance” by the Carnaby, and “Ringo I Love You” by Bonnie Jo Mason (aka Cher). Our aim is to discuss what makes these songs interesting, ineffable, or even intolerable. We place special emphasis on the “moments” in these songs where, perhaps, a new interpretation will emerge from. A close look at song structure is also present in our discussions. If that sounds academic, maybe it is a little bit, but we like to keep the analysis in the spirit of the songs we speak of – which means we drink some spirits (for Erik, it’s bourbon, for Weldon, it’s Stambecco) – and that means by the third song, things can get a little wild. Basically, we talk about rock!

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The usual format is this: we pick a song from the 1950s or 1960s (genres range from garage, R&B, Girl Groups, Motown and Doo-Wop), and discuss three versions of that song, or sometimes we just play a song we haven’t heard before and react to it. We’ve covered classics like “Little Bit o’ Soul” and “Psychotic Reaction” to rarities like “Jump and Dance” by the Carnaby, and “Ringo I Love You” by Bonnie Jo Mason (aka Cher). Our aim is to discuss what makes these songs interesting, ineffable, or even intolerable. We place special emphasis on the “moments” in these songs where, perhaps, a new interpretation will emerge from. A close look at song structure is also present in our discussions. If that sounds academic, maybe it is a little bit, but we like to keep the analysis in the spirit of the songs we speak of – which means we drink some spirits (for Erik, it’s bourbon, for Weldon, it’s Stambecco) – and that means by the third song, things can get a little wild. Basically, we talk about rock!

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