GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON NEWSLETTER NUMBER 108
JULY 21, 2023
LAST CHANCE TO PRE-ORDER “WITHOUT A TRIBE” WITH ALL THE EXTRAS
TREASON NOODLES
– Bobby’s summer vacation from school (as a music teacher) is underway… but there’s no “relaxing” on his docket. Major house projects have been consuming his time – far more than even his teaching schedule. This man is non-stop.
– Andy’s mom is doing well.
– For those who have already pre-ordered their copy of “WITHOUT A TRIBE,” digital copies will be e-mailed beginning Monday, July 24th. For those who bought physical copies of the album, they will begin shipping the week of July 31st.
– Starting next week, a general pre-order campaign for “WITHOUT A TRIBE” will begin on our main Facebook page. Some of the “deluxe package” items that were available to the first wave of exclusive pre-order people (those on our e-mail list, members of our online group “The Uptown Q” and those who receive this newsletter) will not be available to the general public as they have already sold out.
Their loss.
However, we are sending out one last announcement to you guys who receive GROOVY NOODLES to pre-order your copy, if you haven’t already, with full access to everything we put together for this campaign. (There are a few left, set aside for you guys).
After this, the page will be taken down and limited pre-order packages will be made available to everyone else next week.
Here’s the link to PRE-ORDER “WITHOUT A TRIBE.”
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OTHER NOODLES
– Tony Bennett died on Friday, July 21st at age 96.
– Fleetwood Mac will release a new album, “Rumours Live,” on Sept. 8. The album will be released on CD and vinyl and includes a concert recorded on Aug. 29, 1977, at the Forum in Los Angeles during the “Rumours” tour.
– Greta Van Fleet’s new album “Starcatcher” will be released on Friday, July 21st.
– The Pretenders will supplement their summer stadium shows opening for Guns N’ Roses with an intimate U.S. headlining tour in support of their upcoming album Relentless. The nine-date club jaunt kicks off on Aug. 16 at New York’s Bowery Ballroom and wraps up on Oct. 6 at San Francisco’s Bimbo’s 365 Club.
– Creed will return to live performance for the first time in more than a decade in 2024 with the Summer of ’99 cruise. The event will take place from April 18-22 and travel from Miami to Nassau aboard Norwegian Pearl.
– Alice Cooper has released “White Line Frankenstein,” the latest song from his upcoming album “Road.” The track features Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, who also co-wrote the song.
– Paul McCartney will discuss some of his best-known songs in an upcoming podcast, “McCartney: A Life in Lyrics,” set to debut on Sept. 20. Each episode will focus on one song featuring McCartney in conversation with poet Paul Muldoon, who wrote the foreword to McCartney’s 2021 book “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present,” which will be released in paperback on Nov. 7.
– Yes will embark on the “Classic Tales of Yes” stateside trek this fall. The voyage begins on Sept. 21 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and concludes on Nov. 4 in Riverside, California.
– The Who will release a massive box set featuring their classic “Who’s Next” album and their shelved Life House project on Sept. 15. “Who’s Next/Life House” will contain a whopping 155 tracks, including 89 that were previously unreleased and 57 that have been freshly remixed. It’s available to preorder now in a variety of formats.
– Mammoth WVH will hit the road this fall for a North American headlining tour with support from Nita Strauss. The trek begins on Nov. 4 in Milwaukee and concludes on Dec. 9 in Los Angeles.
– Dead & Company played their final show on Sunday, July 16th at San Francisco’s Oracle Park.
YOU SAY:
Favorite Female Vocalist
Hello Treasonites!
We CRAVE hearing from you on this one, so PLEASE hit that comments section!
This week, we’re going for the gold. We salute the great ladies of rock and roll (and all genres beyond).
Yup, it’s a HARD question to answer. It’s hard to pinpoint just one… Honestly, who can definitively zero in on one favorite of anything?
But that’s what makes this a ton of fun, no?
Obviously, you can go way beyond the four pictured above.
Someone asks you: “Who is your favorite female vocalist of all?”
You say……
Birthdays This Past Week
Some birthdays we did not mention on our Facebook page…
Celebrating his 84th birthday on Tuesday was singer Dion DiMucci, better known as Dion
Rock drummer Jack Irons (of Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers) had his 61st birthday on Tuesday
On Wednesday, Bernie Leadon, guitarist and vocalist for Eagles, turned 76
Happy 74th birthday to Black Sabbath bassist, Terence “Geezer” Butler on Monday
Singer-songwriter Kim Carnes turned 78 on Thursday
Turning 82 on Tuesday was Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas
Stone Gossard, rhythm guitarist and lyricist for Pearl Jam celebrated his 57th birthday on Thursday
Turning 71 last Sunday was Stewart Copeland, drummer for The Police
Daron Malakian, guitarist, songwriter and vocalist for System Of A Down, turned 48 on Tuesday
Wolfmother lead singer Andrew Stockdale had his 47th birthday on Thursday
Revisiting the era of POLITICALLY INCORRECT ads
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Bobby and Any IN STUDIO during the “electric” sessions for what was to be the debut album… but eventually abandoned. (Feb 2013)
FIVE LIMA BEANS ON HALLOWEEN DRESSED UP AS KERNELS OF CORN … BECAUSE WHY NOT?
5 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
“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.
7 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
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.”
9 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Blues rocker Johnny Winter dies at age 70.
15 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Billy Joel plays the “Last Play at Shea” concert – the final show before Shea Stadium is closed down. Joel is joined on stage by Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and The Who’s Roger Daltrey.
28 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Carole King’s Tapestry album, originally released in 1971, is certified Diamond for sales of 10 million in the US.
33 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
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 eventually dismissed after the judge determines that the supposed subliminal message is just an accidental recording oddity.
39 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
At The Jacksons’ Victory tour stop at Texas Stadium, Eddie Van Halen joins Michael Jackson on stage to play his guitar solo from “Beat It.”
55 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The Beatles’ fourth film, the animated fantasy Yellow Submarine, premieres in London. Although the four band members in the picture are voiced by professional actors, the band itself makes a cameo in the finale, leading movie audiences through the song “All Together Now.”
56 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Jimi Hendrix plays his eighth and final show as the opening act for The Monkees, which understandably does not go well as Monkees fans want nothing to do with Hendrix.
70 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
18-year-old Elvis Presley, a truck driver by trade, stops into Memphis Recording Service (later renamed Sun Studios), and pays $3.98 to record two songs: “My Happiness” and “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin.”
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Helen Reddy! I love her voice, it is so soothing. her songs are phenomenal.
An icon. Wonderful voice.
I’m going to go with Stevie Nicks.
And who can argue, really?
She had me at Rhiannon.
Juice Newton! When I was a child I used to beg my grandpa to play guitar and sing her songs for me.
Playing with the Queen of Hearts! I (Andy) ADORED that song as a boy.
Ann Wilson…still rockin’ it. But there are many…
Yep! That’s the one.
Ann STILL crushes it, yes.
Chrissie Hynde. Her voice touches me in places that very few ever do. It feels exciting and emotional and extremely personal. Love her.
GREAT pick, Chris. LOVE your comment.
Ann Wilson is my favorite because of the songs she, her sister and their friend wrote. Joyce Kennedy of Mother’s Finest, in my opinion, is the best female singer ever.
Well played. Ann Wilson is marvelous.
I’ve checked out Joyce Kennedy’s work in some detail in the past thanks to your suggestions. Outstanding.
I have to go with Anita Baker
Ooooh!! Love your pick, Rich.
Billie Holiday
Her version of “Pennies From heaven” is one of my (Andy’s) all-time favorite recordings. Lots of great memories. 🙂
sorry, just can’t do it. when i think of one there is always another.
Fair enough, Ira. 🙂
Patsy Cline
I (Andy) am ALWAYS walking after midnight.
Bonnie Raitt
LOVE her voice. LOVE her phrasing. So deliciously organic, if that’s even a thing.
I have been thinking about this since yesterday. I don’t know that I have a favorite. I like a lot of different female vocalists for different reasons. That said, the only female vocalist I would probably pay the big bucks to see in person is Barbra Streisand. I don’t have a lot of her music on record or CD, she’s not on any of my devices; but when I hear her sing, I stop and take notice. When she performs “My Man” at the end of Funny Girl it gives me goosebumps and makes me cry. The ultimate Diva!
We took my mom to see her as she was on my moms bucket list and although she was played lot when I was a kid…my mom was ecstatic and cried and it was an amazing show!
She was one of my mom’s favorites too, along with Judy Garland.
❤️
One of the all-time greats, Katie. I (Andy) know the movie very well.
Happy to have you back but Yikes! this is a toughie, so I am going with one of my faves since I will be seeing her in exactly 2 weeks; Stevie Nicks. I am now doing the hardest thing fjor me andposting and not adding another nameLOL
We KNEW Stevie would be mentioned at least once this week. Distinctive, creative, insanely influential… No one sounds like Stevie. And a terrific writer, too.
Karen Carpenter & Annie Haslam have such pure beautiful voices. Karen was a superb drummer as well. I never get tired of their singing. Also Kate Bush is wonderful.
Agreed completely on all counts,
Karen’s voice is so beautiful. Never get tired of it.
I have some cd’s that I put together of my most favorite female singers, I listen to the same ones every night as I go to sleep, and they have been my saving grace so sorry Andy I cannot just pick one…Emmylou Harris. Gretchen Peters, Amy Speace,Eliza Gilkyson and Eilen Jewell.
It’s a difficult task, no doubt.
It’s not an easy task. A tough one, no doubt. Appreciate your picks, Ellen.
Hard to nail it down to one…
Lita Ford
Blondie
Olivia Newton John
Joan Jett
Sheryl Crow
Belinda Carlisle
Ann Wilson
Stevie Nicks
Love ’em all.
Olivia was my (Andy’s) VERY FIRST celebrity crush.
My first instinct is to say Patsy Cline. But I’m go with Debbie Harry. She’s so versatile. She can sing about love with a vulnerability that’s pure. Then turn around a sing with wildness and strength. Yep. Debbie Harry for me.
As a little boy, I had a MAJOR crush on Debbie. As an adult, I just LOVE her as an artist… (and still have a crush, really).
PREVIOUS = ETA JAMES —
LATELY = Cyndi Lauper —– ONCE I HEARD HER “MEMPHIS BLUES” ALBLUM
HERE’S A TASTE —-
(10) Cyndi Lauper – Crossroads – YouTube
Excellent, Brian!
Thanks for the link!
Beth Hart,also Sara Niemietz
LOVE Beth Hart.
But not familiar with Sara. Will have to check her out. Thanks, Jerry!
I’ll have to get back to you on this one… it’s really bending my brain.
It IS a cranium crusher, to be sure.
Karan Carpenter, Julie London
Karen had such an angelic voice.
I (Andy) LOVE ME some Julie London. As a little kid, I remember her being on “EMERGENCY.” My mom said, “You know, she was a singer…”
Karen Carpenter,Tanya Tucker, & Olivia Newton John,top three. Just can’t pick one.
Hi Barb!
Yeah, Olivia was my very very first human crush. (My very first crush EVER was Daphne from Scooby Doo).