Vinyl Rhetoric

For your listening pleasure, we bring you Procol Harum. This goes out to Joe, our first requested album from our listeners. This album goes back a ways, but still carries some interesting weight. Want to thank our listeners who are sending us requests. They are diverse, to say the least. Please enjoy.

1978 saw the emergence of the wildly popular disco group, The Village People. This group won the hearts of many.  They were formed in New York by newly transplanted French composer Jacques Morali. With international success from the debut album, it became clear a live act was necessary for touring and so began the recruitment. What came was a reflection of Greenwich Village in the mid 1970's and the raging disco scene of the time. Here for your listening pleasure and maybe some cool dance moves is Macho Man from the Village People.

The end of July closes out with the 1975 release by the hard rocking UK band Foghat. The Blob thought a nice Slow Ride out of July would be appropriate. It still stands out as the best album in the group's catalog because it matched their road-tested abilities as hard rockers to a consistent set of tunes that were both well-crafted and ambitious. We hope your ears find the quality and musical prowess appropriate for the day.

Todays rhetoric revolves around a rockabilly sound that captured the masses. This was the first US release by the Stray Cats. The tracks on this album come from two previous releases in the UK. Six from Stray Cats and five from Gonna Ball with the title track not having been a UK release. They produced some great music and played an edgy style that appealled to many especially our esteemed Kingcow. Give it a listen, pretty sure you will find the "coolness" in the Stray Cats.

Vinyl Rhetoric is pleased to present the album State of Shock by Ted Nugent. This is the fifth solo album of the hard rock protagonist. His hard charging style lent to some great music and even better live performances. This 1979 release continued to showcase the raw energy that was the Motor City Madman. Put on the headphones and get ready to rock.

In this episode, we present the eponymous second studio album released in 1973. By this time the band had grown to a six piece group that contained several classically trained musicians which added a dense and complex sound to their already unique style. We hope that you resonate with the quality provided by ELO. Please accept this offering as a token of our appreciation of great muisic.

Today, we present the incomparable AC/DC. As live albums go this is no different, in that the recording can be a bit suspect. But, for 1978, it is still rather solid. What makes this one of Blobs favorites is the outright energy they brought to this recording. Mostly recorded in Glasgow, Scotland, this high energy band brought it all when they played. The Blob hopes you find this as stimulating as he does. So without any further delay.....

Our first soundtrack is a spectacular show both on stage and in the theaters. This episode has Kingcow smiling from ear to ear. If you have attended a showing of this production you'll know exactly what he means as his description is rather detailed and he brings it to life. If, like the Blob, you were never exposed to this show I think you will appreciate the rhetoric which provides a unique look at an entertaining musical.

In this episode, the Blob introduces some incredible music from the group, Traffic. This is Steve Winwood at some of his finest. The music and lyrics capture some very esoterical subjects with the titile track derived from the 1600's. Please enjoy this album in the spirit of its making.

On this 4th of July, we want to wish everyone in the US a safe and happy time. With that, episode 18 has brought us to the Thompson Twins. Originally formed in the UK in 1977, playing a new wave type of music,  they switched, in 1983, to a more pop sound. This garnered a greater audience in the clubs of the time. From 1982 through 1986 this 3 person line up was the mainstay and as such produced a string of hits in the US, as well as the UK, with success globally. From the vault of Kingcow, enjoy.