GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON WEEKLY E-ZINE
APRIL 26, 2024
THIS WEEK: Gilmour is back! … The rock and roll Hall of Fame has new inductees… Who is NOT in the HALL who should be? … What musical genius died this week 8 years ago? … What singing legend turned 82? … If your time machine was in working order… plus ELM TREASON scammers.
MUSIC NOODLES
– This year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees were announced. They include Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest. Additionally, Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton have been given the Musical Influence Award. Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield earned the Musical Excellence Award, and finally, Suzanne de Passe was given the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
– David Gilmour will release his first solo album in nearly a decade. “Luck and Strange” is due on September 6. His new single “The Piper’s Call” is out right now.
– Motley Crue have announced they have a new song called “Dogs of War.” It’s the first new music from the band since Mick Mars was replaced by John 5.
– The “Experience Hendrix” Tour will return this year after a five-year break. The Jimi Hendrix tribute tour will play two dozen shows across the U.S. starting in September and will include Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Taj Mahal, Zakk Wylde, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa, Mato Nanji, Calvin Cooke, Chuck Campbell and singer Henri Brown.
– Geoff Downes will lead a reformed lineup of Asia on a tour celebrating the group’s platinum 1982 debut. The “Heat of the Moment” Tour will hit 21 North American cities in July.
– Paul McCartney and Wings‘ long-bootlegged “One Hand Clapping” album will finally get an official release. The sessions were recorded in August 1974 at Abbey Road Studios when the band went into the venue to lay down some music for a documentary and a possible live record. It will drop on June 14.
LAST WEEK WE FAILED TO MENTION THE PASSING OF LEGENDARY GUITARIST DICKIE BETTS, CO-FOUNDER OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND. HE DIED ON APRIL 18TH AT AGE 80. HE WAS A FANTASTIC FRET MAN AND WROTE SOME OF THE BAND’S BEST-KNOWN MATERIAL. HE WILL BE MISSED.
Another Year Gone
Birthdays over the past week…
82 – Barbara Streisand (April 24)
74 – Peter Frampton (April 22)
77 – Iggy Pop (April 21)
42 – Singer Kelly Clarkson (the first-ever winner on “American Idol”) (April 24)
73 – Singer-songwriter Paul Carrack (Ace, Squeeze, Mike and the Mechanics) (April 22)
65 – Robert Smith, songwriter and lead vocalist for The Cure (April 21)
Your Answer Is…
Hi Treasonites!
Whether it was because we didn’t have the money, had prior engagements, had different tastes OR simply weren’t born, we all have artists or bands we wish we could have seen live.
So, this week, let’s pretend that time machines are as commonplace as cell phones or news reports about Taylor Swift.
Someone comes up to you and asks, “If you could go back in time and see one artists or band you never saw live before, who would it be?”
Your answer is…
RELEASES OF NOTE THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
1971 – Sticky Fingers – ROLLING STONES
1974 – Diamond Dogs – DAVID BOWIE
1976 – Ramones – RAMONES
1989 – Full Moon Fever – TOM PETTY
1992 – Wish – THE CURE
LATEST TREASON NOODLES
– This past week, some enterprising young scammer decided to create a fake ELM TREASON account, using the same picture and name we use, and hit our main Facebook page by responding to every comment with a link to a “TELEGRAM” account. (Perhaps, this is compliment to the band. Have we actually earned enough cred for scammers to WANT to use us for evil?) We were overwhelmed with friends and fans reporting this piece of human debris to the powers-that-be. THANK YOU ALL for your vigilance.
– Answering the question: Who is that with the long hippie hair in your “GRINS OF NOTHING” music video? The answer: That is our own Andy “White Pants” Roman sporting a three dollar wig.
– One of ELM TREASON’S biggest fans and supporters Bill TBoys died on Wednesday, April 24th. It came as a complete shock to the boys in the band. Bill was easily one of the band’s most enthusiastic champions. His interactions on the band’s Facebook group were abundant, engaging and always fun to read. It is heartbreaking beyond words. We thank him for being a part of the Treason family. It was our honor.
elm treason song of the week
“LILAH” from the album “ACOUSTIC TREASON”
The Hebrew word for “night” is LILAH. And here, it is the night that provides the warmth, solace and comfort of a friend. Features Bobby on lead vocals and harmonium. Buoyant chord phrasing and a dreamy, haunting melody carry this introspective piece.
ROCK HALL SNUBS
Let’s pretend for a moment that the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME actually mattered and truly did represent the best of rock and roll all time.
(Let’s REALLY pretend here)
With this week’s announcement of new inductees, let’s acknowledge some of those artists that are (unbelievably) NOT in the “coveted” HALL of ROCK N ROLL.
We’ve mentioned 15. There are MANY OTHERS we’ve left out (on purpose). We’d love to hear YOUR picks. (When Mary J Blige gets into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME before MOTLEY CRUE, there are problems).
Iron Maiden
REO Speedwagon
Guess Who
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Ronnie James Dio
Jethro Tull
Alice in Chains
Boston
Motley Crue
Styx
Scorpions
Bad Company
Grand Funk
Soundgarden
Weird Al Yankovic
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Serious faces, Staten Island, NY – Summer, 2019
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
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“Lock and Load” with the second single from our latest album “WITHOUT A TRIBE.”
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
8 YEARS AGO
Prince dies at age 57 after overdosing on fentanyl.
14 YEARS AGO
Poison lead singer Bret Michaels suffers a brain hemorrhage that nearly kills him. After almost two weeks in intensive care, he makes a full recovery. Throughout the ordeal, he leaves his headband on, explaining, “If I’m going out, I want to go out rocking.”
19 YEARS AGO
You Tube Launches
22 YEARS AGO
Alice In Chains lead singer Layne Staley is discovered dead in his Seattle apartment after police break down his door to investigate reports that he is missing. Staley, whose addictions led him to cut off contact with friends and family, had died on April 5 of a drug overdose. He was 34.
31 YEARS AGO
Looking to mimic the success of New Kids on the Block, entrepreneur Lou Pearlman sets out to create his own boy band. After auditioning hundreds of performers, he chooses five unknowns to be his Backstreet Boys.
34 YEARS AGO
Paul McCartney sets a new world record for attendance at a concert by a single artist when his tour-ending show at the Maracana Stadium in Rio draws 184,000 people.
38 YEARS AGO
Prince is king. He hits #1 in the US with “Kiss.” The #2 song is “Manic Monday” by the Bangles, which he wrote.
46 YEARS AGO
The Blues Brothers (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd) make their debut on Saturday Night Live, later becoming the first characters from the show to get their own movie.
52 YEARS AGO
Five friends at San Rafael High School in California coin the term “4:20” as a euphemism for smoking pot. April 20th becomes a popular day to spark one up, as does 4:20 pm. Note that the Boston song “Smokin'” clocks in at 4 minutes, 20 seconds, and if you multiply the title numbers in Bob Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women #12 And #35,” you get 420. Dude!
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.”
How Can You Tell?
Pretty Much, Yeah
Dude is Sharp
Must’ve Been Boring
Fact
Multitasker
Sometimes?
Looks Familiar
Grandmas Rule!
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Thin Lizzy
We echo that!
Ronnie James Dio !
Same here, Dave. I (Andy) Never had the pleasure of seeing him live.
SRV
I (Andy) don’t have many regrets in this life.
One of them was passing up a chance to see him live back in the day.
Damn.
Stevie Ray and Double Trouble
Absolutely with you on that, Rod.
I (Andy) will always kick myself with steel tipped boots for missing my chance to see him live back when.
oohh, tough one. Hendrix or the Beatles.
An amen to both!
POTUSA
Saw them back in the day… Maybe 1997 or so?
Good show.
A bit of symmetry there…
I (Andy) think they started off as a drummerless duo.
Led Zeppelin
Yup. Yes. Hell yes.
Ozzy- Black Sabbath plus see Tony Iommi Both legends!
I (Andy) Will sign that document!
There are so many bands/musicians that I wasn
t yet old enough to go see, when they were touring, but the one above all else that I wish I could have seen the Original Lineup for, would have been:Humble Pie
4 energetic players, 3 Great Voices, 2 Great Guitarists, and lots of great Songs and Live delivery of them:
One of the best Live albums ever.....at least for me. Bill Graham was the Man !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HybceNLA1sg
Dont even get me started on Rock
NRoll Snubs…………RnR HoF is a nothing but a caricature of what it is to stand for !Dig it much, Rick! Love humble pie.
And yes… The rock hall means absolutely nothing to me (Andy) personally, as a fan.
Re: RRHOF; Thin Lizzy and George Thoroughgood and the list that you providedof those not in has left disgusted and devastated! But since it is all B.S, I will get over it LOL On a much sadder note, I am so devasted about Bill, because of this group I actually became friends with Bill beyond the fb, the Q and even beyond the music For him I will endeavor to cheer on the Braves, and the Falcons, and he will always be my second favourite ‘wild and crazy guy’
Feeling you sweet Shelley!!
Absolutely heartbroken about Bill.
So affable. So friendly. Incredibly engaging.
Outside of Bobby and myself, he was our Facebook group’s most prolific poster.
We were all the better for knowing him.
Not in the Rock and Roll “Hall of Fame” and should be?—–Little Feat, Uriah Heep
Yes, definitely should be. Without question.
Simon and Garfunkel
How about Three Dog Night in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
RIP Bill! 🙏
Three dog night! Definitely.
Still hurting from Bill’s loss.
Definitely would have loved to see them live.
Love watching those old clips on YouTube of them in their prime.
Aerosmith.
Stellar choice.
From everything I (Andy) have heard over the years, like a lot of bands, they were either incredible or conspicuously not very good.
I have friends who can attest to both sides of that coin.
The Moscow music peace festival
Oh hell, yes! With you there, Vic.
Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and the Beatles.
My condolences for Bill T-boys family and friends, what a kind and generous man he was to give his devotion to Elm treason and his friends. I enjoyed texting him on his post, in comments, rest in peace, brother
All three warrant a “hell yes” from me (Andy).
We hadn’t heard a lot from Bill recently… His absence was very conspicuous… And now to find out that he has died.
Incredibly sad.
He will be missed.
prince or bowie – sign me up
Some of the parts needed to get my Time Machine up and running are Ridiculously proprietary And hard to come by. The aftermarket is brutal.
But I (Andy) will let you know as soon as it is humming.
AC/DC
I (Andy) did see them with Brian Johnson. But I would’ve loved to see them with Bon Scott.
SRV
Hell to the yes!
Michael Bloomfield
Very nice. Agreed. Very underrated guitar player.
Died so young.
I love his work on Bob Dylan’s “tombstone blues.”
SRV 🥰 and Prince 🤩
As soon as this time machine is up and cooking, we will be by to pick you up.
I would have loved to have seen The Beatles live back in the day.
Bill my friend, you’ll be missed. Unitl we meet again, brother. See you on the other side.
Obviously, I (Andy) echo those sentiments.
We will save a front row seat for Bill when we put together our post mortality concerts in the next realm.
Rock on, brother Bill.
Put David Hasselhof in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame
Then it will be the HOF in the HOF.
Easily the best comment of the day.
Robert Palmer
Very nice. Very unique choice, Michael.
Dig it!
Pink Floyd
That’s a great big YES!
I have said it once before in a same sort of question Hounddog Taylor for me, but I will change it up and say something different this time it would be Towns Van Zant, Guy Clark and Steve Earl at the Bluebird Cafe, would love to have been in the audience.
If you get your time machine working before I get mine… Please stop by and pick us up.
We’d love to go along with you.
Hmmm… I am not sure how this site works as I posted my answer to the question and then posted a second comment however, looking at the responses now I only see my second response?? trying again;I cannot not just name one too many so here we go; INXS, biggest regret as it was my snotty attitude that stopped me from seeing them! Queen, Faces, Simon and Garfunkel and Tom Petty
Hey there, Shelley!
We’ve got all of your comments here.
You know we love hearing from you… And you are getting through!
I (Andy) don’t have very many regrets in this life, particularly when it comes to things I didn’t do…
But two of them are… Not seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan when I had the chance… And not seeing Tom Petty when I also had the chance.
I’m still shaking my head
J Geils Band
Hey Kirk! Absolutely great to hear from you.
I (Andy) did not get to see the J Geils band back in the day… But I did see them open for Bob Seger at Madison Square Garden not too many years ago ago.
They were incredibly tight. Sounded fantastic.
In my 60 plus years I have seen many big shows and many many small shows from the Who a few times in the 70’s to most recently Robert Cray 2 nights in a row last month. If I’m a fan I will go to the show. There aren’t many of my favorite acts I haven’t seen. There is one though ……I was born just a tad late for…..The Doors
The Beatles
I wished bad Finger didn’t have so much bad luck, I think they were on there way to a great future, I would have wanted to see them. It”s hard to choose, I love all sorts of music!! I also liked the Raspberries because, the time I heard them first, I was 1-A, number 40 on the lottery list, and had my physical for the Army. Just waiting for my orders, I had the raspberry album playing and, my sister walked in and said, they ended the draft, I felt a big relief, I would have gone, I’m not a draft dodger! Now when I think of those times I put on their music. Eric Carmen was a great singer, and they had a lot of cool chord changes in their songs, And that’s all I have to say about that.
Janes Addiction
LED ZEPPELIN
Thelonius Monk
The Rolling Stones at their peak my other all time idol I’ve seen Bob Dylan but now the group I most want to see play is Elm Treason if you ever venture upstate near Syracuse NY I’d love to come and see you play
I know it’s not back in time and I could see them probably somewhere today if I wanted to Jane’s addiction
Jimi Hendrix