GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON WEEKLY E-ZINE
JULY 19, 2024
THIS WEEK: Legendary studio dies… Dylan tour… Eagles in Vegas… more
MUSIC NOODLES
– A new box set will collect all of Faces’ BBC Recordings from the early ’70s will be released September 6th. The eight CD and one Blu-ray box, “Faces at the BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973” includes the band’s surviving BBC Recordings, more than 80 tracks with most of them previously unreleased.
– The Black Crowes have announced more tour dates for their Happiness Bastards Tour. The upcoming shows will begin on September 28 in Cincinnati and run through February, 2025. More than 20 dates are currently on the schedule for the tour; several dates include the Black Crowes serving as special guests on Aerosmith‘s “Peace Out” tour.
– Due to overwhelming demand, Eagles have added four more dates to their upcoming residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The new dates are scheduled for January 17, 18, 24 and 25 of 2025. Presales will begin July 23rd.
– Bob Dylan has revealed tour dates in Europe and the U.K. for the fall of 2024. The first scheduled show will take place October 4 in Prague, Czech Republic. From there, he’ll make stops in cities like Berlin, Paris, Edinburgh and more. The tour will conclude with three concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
– The revered Record Plant studio in Los Angeles is set to close after 55 years. The groundbreaking facility opened in 1969, but apparently has become a victim of technological changes in the music industry. Fleetwood Mac recorded “Rumours” there. The Eagles tracked “Hotel California” there. Guns N’ Roses later worked on “Appetite for Destruction” there, too. Other clients included Black Sabbath, Kiss, Billy Joel, Deep Purple, Queen, Judas Priest, Whitesnake and Nine Inch Nails.
– Rod Argent, a founder and longtime keyboardist for the British Invasion band the Zombies, has announced his retirement from touring following a stroke.
Another Year Gone
Birthdays over the past week…
68 – Guitarist Joe Satriani (July 15)
72 – Stewart Copeland, drummer for the Police (July 16)
75 – Geezer Butler, bassist lyricist for Black Sabbath (July 17)
78 – Singer Linda Ronstadt (July 15)
82 – Musician, singer, songwriter Roger McGuinn of the Byrds (July 13)
83 – Singer Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas (July 18)
85 – Dion DiMucci, better known as Dion (July 18)
Your Answer Is…
Greetings Treasonites!
Here is the scene.
You are kicking back with friends, enjoying some beverages (or other materials), having a wonderful time…
Or perhaps you’re all alone, treasuring the time away, decompressing…
And THIS is literally the scene you see in front of you.
What is the first song you play?
Your answer is:
RELEASES OF NOTE THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
1968 – Yellow Submarine (film)
1969 – Easy Rider (film)
1981 – Journey – Escape
LATEST TREASON NOODLES
– GOOD NEWS for those who have asked… The band is printing up additional copies of both “THE CAP TANGO SESSIONS” and “WITH YOU” CD SINGLES released earlier this year, both of which completely sold out. This will be an extremely limited run of 25 CDs each. They will be available next week, so keep an eye on your e-mail inbox as well as in the UPTOWN Q Facebook Group. (They will not be made available to the general Facebook page or unsubscribed audiences).
– There will be no GROOVY NOODLES e-zine next week. An airplane trip in the name of music awaits. Time to prepare the noodles will be very limited.
– No other band news to report.
elm treason song of the week
“THESE WORDS” from the album “WITHOUT A TRIBE”
From Elm Treason’s LATEST studio album “WITHOUT A TRIBE,” here is the hauntingly beautiful ode to fractured communication “THESE WORDS.”
Deeply personal, with an elegant blend of chords richly darned with layered, harmonized guitars, this song has become, among fans, one of the best loved “deep tracks” in the band’s catalog.
Featuring Bobby Steel on lead vocals.
FAMOUS ROCK STAR GRAVES
At the risk of coming across as morbid, here are ten of rock and roll’s most famous grave sites. Thankfully, the music lives on forever.
Cliff Burton
Ronnie Van Zant
John Bonham
Brian Jones
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Jim Morrison
Bon Scott
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Bobby at Andy’s Baldwin upright in the band’s early days, February 2013
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
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Our latest video
“Lock and Load” with the second single from our latest album “WITHOUT A TRIBE.”
THIS WEEK’S “TAKE ME BACK TUESDAY” VIDEO
The official music video for the song “FIREFLY” from the band’s fourth studio album “THE VOICE OF TREASON.” Bobby wrote the song as a gift – a genuine lullaby – to his boys.
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
2 YEAR AGO
Two songs from the ’80s land in the US Top 40: “Master Of Puppets” by Metallica (#40) and “Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush (#4). Both songs were revived by season 4 of the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” where they’re used in battle.
6 YEARS AGO
“November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses becomes the first ’90s video to pass a billion views on YouTube. The next closest ’90s video is “Zombie” by The Cranberries, at 739 million.
8 YEARS AGO
As he’s done since 1972, Alice Cooper announces he’s running for president, this time with the campaign slogan “A Troubled Man for Troubled Times.” His platform includes “Adding Lemmy to Mount Rushmore” and “Getting Brian Johnson back in AC/DC.” He loses to Donald Trump, but gains more exposure for his song “Elected.”
14 YEARS AGO
Jewel puts on a disguise and, posing as a shy, nervous businesswoman named Karen, sings her own songs at a karaoke bar to a stunned crowd. Billed as “Undercover Karaoke,” the video quickly goes viral.
33 YEARS AGO
The very first Lollapalooza music festival is held in select locations throughout North America. Bands and artists include Jane’s Addiction, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nine Inch Nails, Living Colour, Ice-T, Butthole Surfers, Rollins Band, Violent Femmes and Fishbone.More
34 YEARS AGO
Trial begins for Judas Priest after they are accused of implanting subliminal messages in their song “Better By You, Better Than Me.” The suit alleges that the messages caused two teenage boys to enter a suicide pact (one of the boys killed himself instantly; the other died three years later from complications related to the suicide attempt). The case is dismissed August 24 after the judge determines that the supposed subliminal message is just an accidental recording oddity.
39 YEARS AGO
The Live Aid concerts take place in Philadelphia and London to raise money for the hungry in Africa. The Beach Boys, The Four Tops, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Elton John, David Bowie, The Who, Queen, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan all take part.
43 YEARS AGO
Harry Chapin dies in a car crash at age 38.
45 YEARS AGO
It’s “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park, where the White Sox and Tigers are playing a doubleheader. The plan is to blow up a bunch of disco albums between games, but it goes horribly wrong when fans become unruly and rush the field, forcing the White Sox to forfeit the second game.
54 YEARS AGO
The local band Fritz opens for Janis Joplin at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in California. The lead singer in Fritz is Stevie Nicks, who is awestruck watching Joplin perform. Nicks credits Joplin for showing her how to connect with an audience from the stage.
62 YEARS AGO
The Rolling Stones make their live debut at the Marquee Club in London subbing for Long John Baldry’s Blues Incorporated. The band members are Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Dick Taylor, Ian Stewart and future Kink Mick Avory.
127 YEARS AGO
A US patent is granted to inventor Guglielmo Marconi for transmitting electrical signals, leading to the invention of radio.
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.”
Magic
We Know THAT face
Favorite Escape
This Stings
Makes Sense, no?
Yes… US!
Bom Bom Boom
Charts Work!
Those Bastards!
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Out in Nature is about the only place that: I Do Not Listen To Music. Nature presents it`s own music, and I try and hear it without anything man made interfering with that process. Something may play in my head, but I let that happen organically without forcing it.
I tend to agree with you… The stillness and dramatic pause from the pace of life is welcomed.
Thank you, April.
Appreciate the comment, Rick.
Rocky Mountain High!
Great song.
If I were playing any music at all, it would probably be something very mellow instrumental, maybe some bluegrass or acoustic guitar. But the song THE EAGLE, by John Denver came to my mind.
Good choice, April. Thanks so much.
I agree with Rick, but immediately thought of Also sprach Zarathustra.
Thanks a ton for the comment, Russell.
As I do agree with enjoying the quiet, I also enjoy musical backgrounds for detaching from the busy world…Nantucket Sleighride by Mountain would be the first song…eventually making my way to Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, most likely ELP’s live version…
Excellent. Thanks, Michael.
Like a rock
Bob Seger. Well done.
Poco, Indian Summer.
Thumbs up on that one, Roger.
You guy’s have a lot of cool information about bands and muscians on the noodle. I remember a lot of these musicians, some I don’t, Seeing their ages now makes my back start to ache “Ben Gay” Anyway, keep up being cool!!
Appreciate it much, Roger
Sunshine on my shoulder…
John Denver‘s music seems to capture the mood and tone for many.
Here
s a little more about your "Disco Sucks” post on Groovy Noodles. I remember that very well ! https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=887844343380904&set=a.596307109201297&rdid=WPos8YKdUyQHYxS5&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2FHDdfYM6bpw98H2h3Thanks, Rick. Appreciate the link.
Well I have to guess what the scenery is… but going with the narrative and my own mind’s picture…I am going with, And it Stoned me by Van Morrison. Of course I can probably have an EP of the first 5 or 6 songs that I would play but that is probably because I am still in the throes of playlist heaven or hell depending where I am at in my playlist making…3800 songs? and some that are just so bizarre they don’t fit anywhere but would be ridiculous played in just one playlist! What is a girl to doLOL
Huge thanks, Shelly.
It’s an outdoor scene with mountains in the background… A lake in the foreground.
Maybe I would play Beautiful World, by one of my favorite lady singer songwriters but sadly it’s not so beautiful at the moment.
Thanks much, Ellen
Rocky Mountain High John Denver
Nights in white Satin. For sure !!!
Country roads
John Prine’s when I get to heaven…
Anything quiet acoustic guitar New Age