Blogcritics Comments on DJRadiohead Podcast Experience Episode 10: Best of 2005

Comment by DJRadiohead

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:02:13 EST

Thanks to Otis Rush, Saleski, and Sahm for helping me make this a Hot Topic on the front page of BC. Yep, I am a traffic whore and that's part of why I comment back on my own threads. Anyway, I just saw this was on the HT section up front. Right now, with the recurring features not on the front page of BC it's a little tougher to find some of these recurring items.

Comment by DJRadiohead

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:43:50 EST

We didn't get to do a full rundown of my list on Subject2Discussion last night but we did hit a lot of them. It was a lot of fun.

Comment by DJRadiohead

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:17:01 EST

Mr Sahm, thanks so much for coming out of hybernation for to listen to the podcast. I had fun with some of the new features in GB3. I'm still just a boy trying to become a man when it comes to sonics, though. I still need to learn about that filter of which you spoke. I have some ideas floating around in my head for that.

Comment by M. Sahm

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:12:25 EST

DJR: I'm supposed to be in a perfect hibernation of carbonite right now. But I decided to poke my head out just to say that my abbreviated listen of this episode sounded good... very well balanced between voice and music, dig the added effects, and I'm glad to see that the new GB is helping you produce quality material. Keep at it, man.

Comment by DJRadiohead

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:59:29 EST

I get paid to listen to it, or rather I listen to it while I get paid. But I am with you, Brother Saleski. Getting paid to listen to music... that's not a job. It's Heaven. Otis Rush has been one of my real pleasant surprises. I went into 'learning' the blues with having heard his name in passing. I have now become a full-fledged fan.

Comment by Mark Saleski

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:25:45 EST

too damned much good music out there. somebody's got to pay me to listen to it. i swear, i wouldn't call it 'work'.

Comment by DJRadiohead

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:24:35 EST

Mark, that is a good album. Don't let the critics dissuade you on this point. There is one song on there I think is hamfisted ("My Old Lady" blows) but the rest of the album is magic. His cover of BB King's "Gambler's Blues" is slap-somebody good. He also does an instrumental version of an old Aretha Franklin song. The album was recorded not far from me (Muscle Shoals) and Duane Allman sat in on rhythm guitar.

Comment by Mark Saleski

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:18:43 EST

Sundazed has Mourning In The Morning on lp.

Comment by DJRadiohead

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:10:02 EST

You can only imagine how much of the Otis on CD I have came from eBay. I had forgotten about gemm. You need to get a hold of Right Place, Wrong Time. It is still in print on CD (so you don't have to scour eBay) or you can look for vinyl. It is, perhaps, my favorite electric blues CD ever. I listened to our favorite acoustic blues disc last night while uploading the podcast (Muddy Waters' Folk Singer).

Comment by Mark Saleski

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:34:50 EST

dj, go to gemm.com and do a search there. yow.

Comment by Mark Saleski

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:28:14 EST

i haven't looked for that particular artist myself (and a quick ebay search gives only 9 hits) but i bet it's out there.

Comment by DJRadiohead

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:21:42 EST

That's a good point, Mark. Of course, the Wife to Whom I am Married will not be overjoyed at the prospect of me finding another way to collect music. Out of curiosity... how difficult do you think it would be to track down some vintage Otis vinyl?

Comment by Mark Saleski

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:14:23 EST

just got to the Otis Rush bit...and want to say that the lack of back catalog on cd is one of the great reasons to own a turntable. there are mountains of great records out there that'll never see the light of day again. at least in digital land.

Comment by DJRadiohead

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:11:35 EST

Good news (for a change). The links mostly seem to work (for a change)!