GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON WEEKLY E-ZINE
APRIL 19, 2024
MUSIC NOODLES
– Ringo Starr has announced new tour dates for his All Star Band. The new shows will take place in the fall, starting September 12 in Omaha.
– Pearl Jam has released a new single called “Wreckage.” It is from their upcoming album “Dark Matter.”
– The Melvins have a new album called “Tarantula Heart.“
– Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett assured fans he’s doing fine after being rushed to the hospital ahead of a scheduled performance in Phoenix last Saturday.
– A remastered edition of the Beatles’ “Let It Be” film will stream on Disney+ on May 8. It’s the first time the film has been available in over 50 years.
– Journey‘s Greatest Hits album has reached a rare plateau by notching its 800th week on the Billboard 200. Only two other acts – Pink Floyd and Bob Marley – have ever achieved this feat. “The Dark Side of the Moon” did it in 2012, while Marley’s “Legend” hit 800 weeks last September.
– The Eagles are commemorating their “The Long Goodbye Farewell Tour” with “To the Limit: The Essential Collection,” a 6-LP box set featuring 51 studio and live recordings spanning their career.
– Blur frontman Damon Albarn blasted the crowd at weekend one of Coachella, reacting to the audience’s general apathy during his band’s performance. “You’ll never see us again.”
– A new song co-written by Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney – performed by James McCartney – called “Primrose Hill” has been released.
– John Oates says his half-century musical partnership with Daryl Hall has come to an end after months of public, ongoing litigation between the two.
Another Year Gone
Birthdays over the past week…
60 – Maynard James Keenan, frontman for Tool (April 17)
80 – John Kay, frontman for Steppenwolf (April 12)
52 – Staind frontman Aaron Lewis (April 13)
56 – Guitarist Ed O’Brien from Radiohead (April 15)
57 – Singer-songwriter Liz Phair (April 17)
60 – Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls (April 12)
84 – Jazz musician and composer Herbie Hancock (April 12)
62 – Art Alexakis, frontman of Everclear (April 12)
60 – David Pirner of Soul Asylum (April 16)
80 – Singer-songwriter Dave Edmunds (April 15)
89 – Singer and entertainer Bobby Vinton (April 16)
79 – Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow (April 14)
78 – Soul singer and songwriter Al Green (April 13)
Your Answer Is…
Hi Treasonites!
Sometimes our favorites bands and artists are precisely who we go to when we’re feeling good and need music to match that high.
Other times, there are specific performers who may not necessarily be our favorites, but deliver the perfect “feel good” vibes we need at that moment.
Someone comes up to you and asks, “Who is your GO-TO FEEL-GOOD band or artist?”
Your answer is…
RELEASES OF NOTE THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
1966 – Aftermath – Rolling Stones
1973 – Catch a Fire – Bob Marley and the Wailers
1974 – Second Helping – Lynyrd Skynyrd
1976 – Live Bullet – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
1980 – British Steel – Judas Priest
1980 – Iron Maiden – Iron Maiden
1983 – Murmur – R.E.M.
1984 – Grace Under Pressure – Rush
1991 – Temple of the Dog – Temple of the Dog
LATEST TREASON NOODLES
– Bobby has begun the process of getting some MAJOR upgrades in place for his home studio. FINALLY! It’ll take a little time, but it is now in the works!
– The song has been chosen for what will be the band’s third music video from the album “WITHOUT A TRIBE.” (We’ll keep you in suspense for a little while longer…)
– The last five weeks have brought in the highest participation levels for our weekly “Your Answer Is” segment… EVER! Thank you, everyone!
– Among Treasonites, Bobby is readily identified with his prized PRS Angelus guitar. But in recent months, Bobby has been moving into the BREEDLOVE kingdom… and LOVING IT!
– Rumor has it that there may be some live performance footage of the band being shot around Memorial day. That’s just what we hear anyway…
ALBUM COVER PARODIES AND TRIBUTES
Iconic album covers stick with us.
Sometimes, they have such an impact that other artists pay tribute to them… or even parody them.
Here are 15 instances when famous album artwork has been subject to one or the other.
There are TONS and TONS of examples of this. We’ve left out MANY (on purpose). If you want to add to the list, just hit that comments section.
And enjoy!
Color Filter, ‘Blueberry’ (2007) / Simon & Garfunkel, ‘Sounds of Silence’ (1966)
Sesame Street, ‘Born to Add’ (1983) / Bruce Springsteen, ‘Born to Run’ (1975)
Kid Dynamite, ‘Cheap Shots, Youth Anthems’ (2003) / The Who, ‘Odds & Sods’ (1974)
Melinda Doolittle, ‘Coming Back to You’ (2009) / Bob Dylan, ‘The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan’ (1963)
Gorillaz, ‘Demon Days’ (2005) / The Beatles, ‘Let It Be’ (1970)
Sloppy Seconds, ‘Destroyed’ (1989) / Kiss, ‘Destroyer’ (1976)
K.G.B., ‘Fiesta Fiasko’ (2005) / The Rolling Stones, ‘Let It Bleed’ (1969)
Various Artists, ‘Gag Me With a Spoon’ (1995) / Duran Duran, ‘Rio’ (1982)
Alabama, ‘Gonna Have a Party…Live’ (1993) / Crosby, Stills & Nash, ‘Crosby, Stills & Nash’ (1969)
Hellogoodbye, ‘Hellogoodbye’ (2004) / The Velvet Underground & Nico, ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ (1967)
Krautschadl, ‘Im Kraut’ (2007) / Deep Purple, ‘Deep Purple in Rock’ (1970)
Charles Manson, ‘Live at San Quentin’ (1993) / The Beach Boys, ‘Pet Sounds’ (1966)
Kid Rock and the Twisted Brown Trucker Band, ‘Live Truck’ (2006) / Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, ‘Live Bullet’ (1976)
The Clash, ‘London Calling’ (1979) / Elvis Presley, ‘Elvis Presley’ (1956)
Raging Slab, ‘Pronounced Eat-Shit’ (2002) / Lynyrd Skynyrd, ‘Pronounced ‘Leh-‘nerd ‘Skin-‘nerd’ (1973)
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
The boys in the band, Lehigh Valley, PA – 2015
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
An Elm Treason mystery is FINALLY explained! (Do the boys have some kind of… foot fetish?)
Our latest video
“Lock and Load” with the second single from our latest album “WITHOUT A TRIBE.”
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
6 YEARS AGO
Dire Straits is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but with Mark Knopfler skipping the ceremony, nobody inducts them and they do not perform.
8 YEARS AGO
At the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Prince plays his last concert, as he dies a week later. His last song is “Purple Rain.”
12 YEARS AGO
Pop music impresario and American Bandstand host Dick Clark dies of a heart attack at age 82.
14 YEARS AGO
Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele dies of heart failure at 48.
15 YEARS AGO
A jury finds the now 69-year-old Phil Spector guilty of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson.
23 YEARS AGO
Kiss wrap up their “Farewell Tour” with a show in Queensland, Australia. Just two years later, they head out on the World Domination Tour.
23 YEARS AGO
Joey Ramone of the Ramones dies of lymphoma at age 49.
25 YEARS AGO
Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II becomes just the fourth album certified by the RIAA as Double Diamond for sales of over 20 million in the US, following Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, the Eagles – “Their Greatest Hits 1971 – 1975” and Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.”
28 YEARS AGO
Kiss perform at the Grammys in full makeup and glorious costumes. It’s just the second time since 1980 (following their 1995 MTV Unplugged taping) that all four original members have been on stage together.
28 YEARS AGO
Gavin Rossdale of Bush appears shirtless on the cover of Rolling Stone, but the article inside trashes the band, calling them “Nirvanawannabes.”
37 YEARS AGO
It only took six years, but MTV finally acknowledges the existence of heavy metal with the debut of Headbangers Ball, a weekly show dedicated to the genre.
41 YEARS AGO
Felix Pappalardi (bassist, vocalist for Mountain), age 43, is shot and killed by his wife, Gail, in their East Side Manhattan apartment. Gail claims it was an accident and the charge of second-degree murder is lessened to criminally negligent homicide, which lands her a brief stint in prison.
49 YEARS AGO
David Bowie retires, for the second time.
ELM TREASON’S LATEST RECORD
Our latest record WITHOUT A TRIBE is getting some seriously awesome feedback from everywhere. We are STOKED! It is, we believe, our best work to date… and now it can be yours on CD, vinyl or digital formats. CLICK HERE to bring your copy home.
FIRST VIDEO FROM “WITHOUT A TRIBE”
We now have TWO music videos from our new album “WITHOUT A TRIBE.” Here is the first one, “UP TO ME.”
Good grief, he’s right
Show them some love!
Everybody clap now
Hell to the yes
Face Palmer
What do you think, hon?
Yep
Sage Advice
Hurry up and wait
Truth
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Audience
Sweet. Thanks, Tom!
Genesis
Very cool.
Is there a specific era of the band? Peter Gabriel years? Phil Collins years? All of the above?
Bob Seger Pre 1978 (Stranger In Town)
I (Andy) know The four big Seger albums My heart because when I was a little kid, my mom played them all incessantly…
Live bullet
Night moves
Stranger in town
Against the wind
Yep!
The Paper Kites
Very interesting. Do you have a link?
Meatloaf
I (Andy) Actually, a couple of people who have meatloaf as their go to feel good music.
Very nice, Patricia.
One of those questions that can draw different answers at different points in one`s life……….One Band though, that for nearly 55 years has been a band that I play when I am in a great mood and want to bump it up a notch or add extra energy to my already great mood is>>>>>>>>
Humble Pie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqgslos32mk
Outstanding, Rick.
Thanks so much for your response. Love it.
The Beach Boys
Very cool.
I was always in the minority amongst my circle of friends growing up who thought the beach boys had great records in the 60s.
I get around… Fun, fun fun… In my room… Just great records.
Elm Treason if coarse.
❤️❤️
(The money will be in the usual place, Near the schoolyard, behind the building, under the church bell… Small bills. As always).
HEAD
SHOP a band of puresixties I put together in 1988. We played the Manchester NH area for 27 yrs. YAHOO Y’ALL
Appreciate that much, Donald.
Sounds amazing!
Any links to your stuff?
Well it was Bob Dylan until recently then I discovered these two great guitar slingers and now it’s and I truly mean this Elm Treason I’ve been having some issues health and when I get down I listen to one of two of your albums that I own and my toes start tapping and my mood vastly improves your beautiful music just reaches me on so many levels it just grabs me and fills my souls and I love it I just wish you were playing somewhere near my neck of the woods I would come and see you play in a heartbeat I’m sorry I didn’t mean to get all heavy and stuff and I didn’t mean for the answer to be 9 miles long I was just trying to answer your question honestly
that’s beautiful. So glad our music resonates with you on so many levels.
Wow.
I (Andy) got the chills reading that.
Most sincerely.
I was going to make the joke that I had made earlier in this thread about making sure the money was in the same place as always…
Unfortunately, I don’t think I have a response sufficient enough to match the impact of your comment here.
I will have to echo Bobby’s sentiments and say I am as pleased as a mosquito at a nudist convention that our stuff connects with you, David.
It means everything to us. Truly.
We try to create records that are little adventures… Little journeys… A smorgasbord of textures and vibes.
Whether or not we accomplish that is up to the listener… But that’s our goal… To have people dive deeply into our catalog and find favorites, and Hopefully, have the music become a part of listening routine.
Tremendous thanks, David. Sincerely.
It’s great to have you as part of the family.
They’re not in the industry anymore, but when I need to get pumped up, it’s KLF time! They still can make my toes tap away.
Excellent. Music is timeless.
So whether or not they still exist, the music lives on forever.
Third World
That is all kinds of cool, Ira.
Thanks so much.
Elm Treason, of course!
of course 🙂
ElmTreason first, Tanita Tikurum for happy relaxing vibes.
nice! Tanita sounds intriguing; will have to check out.
Hi Shirl!
You got me smiling wide, sister.
Thank you so much. Absolutely stoked that a couple of guitar bangers from the Big Apple are your go to feel good vibe.
❤️❤️
And like Bobby, I’m going to check out Taniya Tikurum
Lately it has been Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band. They are great and just get you moving
Hi Jody!
What a great name. That alone would get me in the door.
Lately I’ve been having a love affair with Röyksopp
And when I need to vent out my frustration, Scandanavian Viking Extreme Metal does just fine. Wholesome lads; although they sing a little too much about the guy downstairs. 😀
Mr. Poposoplous in 3C?
LED ZEPPELIN
I knew someone somewhere in the Elm Treason family was going to pick Led Zeppelin.
Had to be!
Thanks so much, brother.
Many groups…but the goto is RUSH
Simply delicious!
Thanks, Keith
Tonight it’s Billy Joel! Hope to hear Piano Man in its entirety this time.
🤣🤣🤣
What the hell were they thinking?
It was the “Heidi bowl” all over again (very obscure football reference from 1968)
Got it!
So many bands and artists for so many moods! Definitely STING. And if I want to feel upbeat and happy, I’ll go for Chicago, and a little, ‘ Saturday I the Park’ and of course Elm treason is my new go to!
The Dire Straits, Coldplay, Carly Simon, and I’m not sure if you’ve heard of this band…. a bluegrass-vibe. NICKEL CREEK. The Eagles, the Bee Gees, I may even throw in some Charlie Brown jazz Christmas tunes ha ha. 🙂
I (Andy) love your buffet of musical delights.
I suppose people may simply have a feel good go-to playlist They have created as opposed to just one artist.
Very nice, April.
And a true honor to throw in Elm Treason with that killer lot.
Thank you so much.
I do not have an artist/band for this, but I have a playlist; old am ’70’s playlist! Included are old funky Neil Diamond, Dr. Hook, Ray Charles, Jim Stafford, Johnny Rivers and Polk Salad Annie by tony Joe White is a MUST!!!
The universe just threw me (Andy) for a loop, Shelley.
I had been responding to the comments here and had just finished reading April’s (above) when I acknowledged that perhaps there is no single go-to artist For some people… That maybe folks have created playlists of feel good jams.
And then the very next comment I read is you talking about creating a playlist.
Spooky cool.
I will just say, go and find some good music that you love and be open to all sorts. Blues…Zydeco..Old and new rock and roll. Country and folk…Go for it. Whatever, it is waiting to be discovered.
That is the best advice of all.
Whatever your jam, whatever your plan, whatever your Vibe, however, you ride, just slip away into the music… And be sure to play loud… But always listen louder.
Thanks, Ellen!
All of them 🤣, yeah baby
Iggy and the stooges, Raw Power usually jazzes me up pretty good,
Yous guys usually make me smile as well
Oh, so many, as Rick noted below. Depends on the mood. Can’t pick just one. But Elm Treason has definitely joined the list! Great driving music. (The fact that the CDs are in my car on heavy rotation *might* have something to do with that.)
More than a few go to’s for me but I tend to gravitate towards Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mark Selby, The Record Company, The Cult and then my new found go to feel good band Elm Treason. Not kissing up, just a fact. “Firefly, firefly…””Bom Bom Boom…” Throw in some Eric Steckel and of course, Marbin.