GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON NEWSLETTER NUMBER 79
OCTOBER 21, 2022
ELM TREASON TIDBITS
– Nothing to report… other than work on “WITHOUT A TRIBE,” our next studio album, continues.
Your Input: From HELL YEAH to meh…
Once again, a hearty hello to you all!
This week we are going to kind of do opposite of what we did last week.
Name a band or artist you LOVED as a kid (or a young adult ) but have come to feel lukewarm about or “outgrow” as an older one.
Easy Peasy.
HIT that comments section. We WANT to hear from you.
Have fun with it! Thanks, everybody!
Birthdays This Past Week
Some birthdays we did not mention on our Facebook page…
Reggae musician Ziggy Marley turned 54 on Monday.
Richard Carpenter had his 76th birthday last Saturday.
Natalie Maines, lead singer for Dixie Chicks, had her 48th birthday last Friday.
Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues turned 76 last Friday.
John Mayer celebrated birthday number 45 last Sunday.
Singer Gary Puckett was 80 on Monday.
Turning 50 on Monday was Marshall Bruce Mathers – better known as Eminem.
Pop Singer Cliff Richard had his 82nd birthday last Friday.
Celebrating his 51st brithday on Monday was Chris Kirkpatrick of ‘N Sync.
The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir turned 75 last Sunday.
Co-Ed Groups
Just a few of our favorite mixed-sex music makers.
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Groovy Noodles Extra: From the Pen of Bobby Steel
A couple of weeks back, Bobby Steel talked about his top three guitar influences.
This week, he is sending big love to those who beat the skins by honoring the top three drummers who influenced what he does behind the kit.
Bom, Bom, Boom, indeed!
Check it out —> HERE <—-
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Big Apple Boys copping some Texas cool – Cibolo, TX – July 4, 2021
A BUNCH OF NAILS ON A SLICE OF BREAD … AND WHY NOT?
8 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
At the St. Louis club Blueberry Hill, Chuck Berry performs for the last time. He played monthly gigs at the venue beginning in 1996.
21 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Bob Dylan is turned away by security guards at his concert at the Jackson County Exposition Center in Oregon because he doesn’t have credentials. The guards were under orders from Dylan’s security director not to let anyone through without a pass.
21 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Paul McCartney leads “The Concert For New York” (to raise money for victims of the September 11th attacks) in Madison Square Garden. Elton John, Billy Joel, David Bowie, The Who, and Eric Clapton all participate.
22 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
George Michael pays £1.5 million for the upright piano on which John Lennon wrote his classic song “Imagine.”
27 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Rhino releases all 58 episodes of the The Monkees in a deluxe 21 tape VHS box set. It was, at the time, the largest video release of all time ever
31 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Red Hot Chili Peppers kick off their Blood Sugar Sex Magik tour with a show in Madison, Wisconsin. Their opening acts are Smashing Pumpkins and a new band called Pearl Jam.
33 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
During a gig opening for The Rolling Stones in Los Angeles, Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses announces on stage: “Unless certain people in this band get their s–t together, these will be the last Guns N’ Roses shows you’ll f–king ever see. Cause I’m tired of too many people in this organization dancing with Mr. Brownstone.” It’s a sign of things to come – major rifts that will arise between Rose and his bandmates.
54 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
At Liverpool University, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham perform as “The New Yardbirds” for the last time as they assume the moniker Led Zeppelin.
65 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Paul McCartney and John Lennon perform together for the first time after Paul joins John’s band the Quarrymen. The show takes place at New Clubmoor Hall in their hometown of Liverpool, and Paul plays guitar.
Another Funny
From the “sigh” file
Musician’s Truth
True That
That time Alice Cooper and Colonel Sanders spent some time together…
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That’s a hard one. I listened to Billy Squier A LOT as a teenager, but he’s not a go to artist. I still like him, though. ????
Vincent used that phrase earlier in this thread.. and I (Andy) dig it much: “GO-TO ARTIST.” That might be a more palatable or “polite” way of saying that an artists just doesn’t hold the same PIZZAZZ for us as they once did. “Yeah, he isn’t a go-to artists for me anymore…”
Love it.
My first thought was Donny Osmond or the Osmonds, but you don’t hear them anymore so I don’t think they count. I used to love Queen back in the day, and occasionally I still can jam when I hear one of their songs, but anymore I can just take them or leave them.
Hi Katie! I (Andy) will always dig Queen.. but I admit that there are a few songs that I just don’t LOVE as much as I did. Perhaps it’s from overplaying, the fact that the radio only seems to know the same six songs by them… and they play them ad nauseum.
honestly even the kids music i listened to i enthuse to my niece and nephew. everything i loved, i still love but maybe for slightly different reasons
Perfectly fair, Cindy. I (Andy) dig your attitude and approach. VERY positive! There are many ways to love music and many reasons to do so. If it fits the given situation, it cannot be wrong.
Bay City Rollers
That is one I (Andy) ABSOLUTELY agree with. As a boy, I wasn’t DEEPLY into them or anything, but I did like their breakthrough hit “Saturday Night.” Over the years, my reaction to that song has exponentially been turned on its head. LOL.
When I was young I loved gangsta rap now I’m almost embarrassed playing it.
Who were some of the artists you dug during that phase, Jake?
Bon Jovi.
Thanks, Eric! I (Andy) actually have a couple of friends who responded the exact same way as we were formulating this week’s “Your Input” segment.
As a kid, I liked the sound of Herman’s Hermits. Short, punchy tunes with that English accent. And there were a lot of hits. But a few years later I had given up on them as more exciting bands were coming. I did see the Tour that Herman Hermits headlined, the Who was in the middle, and the Blues Magoos opened. Herman’s Hermits stood there like sticks playing their set. Both of the other bands were exciting to hear and watch (especially the Who, still a favorite). Peter Noone went on to play with the Tremblers (an underrated late 70’s band). And since then, I have had several opportunities to see him live, and even speak with him a bit. Peter has a great show, very funny, with all the old Hermits songs and a few surprises. So, what has happened here is that I liked them, then they became passe, but then I liked them again because you can’t keep a good song down.
I’m going to check out The Tremblers. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic comment. Lots of music I (Andy) enjoy is cyclical like that. I can be really into an artist for a period of time… then that artist will slip into temporary “lukewarm” status. The “temporary” can last a long time or be short-lived…. but inevitably, it arises again and tips my “passion” needle deep into the red.
Thanks, Charles!
Partridge Family, and the Archies.
The Monkees and the Jackson 5 survived my early childhood love of music favorably I guess they just had better writers.
yep out of all my TV show bands, The Monkees survived for me too.
Same here.
Great writers… especially the Monkees….Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Carole Bayer Sager, Neil Diamond, David Gates, Carol King, Jerry Goffin, among others…. and let’s not forget Michael Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork and Davey Jones
Cool! had no idea about Gates!
My favorite part of Groovy Noodles is “Groovy Noodles Extra.” Since Elm Treason themselves consider percussion a huge part of what they are, this week’s “Extra” was special to me: Bobby writes about his drumming influences. From this and other comments, that the duo have made, it occurs to me that drums are Bobby’s third instrument. Just re-listened to Eye to Eye. Third instrument? WOW!
Thank you so much 🙂 Glad you enjoyed the article.
At the risk of offending (and even breaking the hearts of) specific instruments in our collective families, let me (Andy) state for the record… we play no favorites in our menagerie of music-making machinery and mayhem. WE love you all equally (he said staring at his Gibson acoustic guitar collection)….
Bands that are less palatable haha, here are the cringeworthy, starland vocal band, styx, Hot chocolate, oh so many more, funny how we grow up and as we learn the ins and outs of music production our tastes change.
Yes. Styx was another band that I listened to a lot as a kid , but now they’ve become a radio station switcher for me. It’s strange how these things happen isn’t it?
TOTALLY with you on that. Hmmmm…
Strange symmetry.
Skyrockets in flight…. a one-hit wonder for the ages!
I (Andy) have to admit (perhaps, with a smidgen of regret) that I, too, have fallen out of deep love for Styx.
When i was in high school up to about 21 years of age i listened to U2 a lot. Now I can hardly stand listening to them at all. I don’t know. I felt like i needed to see other people I guess.
Sorry U2. Didn’t mean to hurt ya, kid.
Aztec Two Step, Creedence…still listen to them….and actually appreciate them more so, especially the B side Creedence blues, and ATS guitar work….
Very cool, Kim. Thank you, brother.
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Working on that whiskey still…..
Tough one…????
I would say speed metal bands like Helloween, Overkill, Anthrax, Slayer, Etc.
Still like them but not go to music….????????????
GREAT way to put…. They may still hold a place in our musical hearts, but they aren’t “GO TO” music anywhere.
Well stated.
Every once in a while I revisit those bands, listen to a few songs, have nostalgic memories and then say “ok that’s enough of that” 🙂
Got my fix. Time to move on.
I know exactly what you mean, brother. Same with me.
I love it guys! Memories, memories, memories that still make me LMAO. Stay safe everyone, find something to laugh at, even if it’s yourself. Be sure I’m entertaining myself, trying to figure out where I set my glasses.
I (Andy) am POSITIVE my glasses are where my car keys love to hang out…. as well as a million cigarette lighters from the previous century…
KISS in 1975. I felt like I had my own music & thought Ace & Peter was all that.
The memories are grand. Wouldn’t trade them for anything… but that “passion” for all of that has waned a bit.
The Eagles and Doobie Brothers. Used to love them but it’s all over now. Used to think Bob Dylan was pretentious but really like him now. I do a spot on impression of him now because I can’t sing either.
LOL. You are one of many who feel that way about the Eagles, it seems. A great band with a great catalog of songs that has been (to many) way overplayed. You are not alone.
I (Andy) have always loved listening to early Dylan. because the imagery he weaves is so vivid in my creative mind. The wit, cynicism, pure poetry has always been something thata has appealed to me deeply.
Same here. Eagles has strangely become a station switcher for me. I don’t think even scientific notation could calculate how many times I’ve heard Hotel California on the radio. It’s ironic Classic rock stations seem to destroy classic rock by overplaying the same 3 songs from certain bands.
The Eagles had six albums during their initial run. Radio stations play the same six songs from their catalog over and over. Either the albums were horrible outside of the hits… or radio program managers are the most unimaginative, uninspired, mundane humans around.
I (Andy) opt for the second.
I used to love Bread and the Eagles, but I just cannot go there now and the big one is the Beatles no can do…
I (Andy) understand completely. There are artists and groups like that for me, Ellen. I completely respect where you are coming from.
But the minute I feel that way about the Beatles (Heaven Forbid), I will then realize that my time on this globe is done.
But that’s just me.
🙂
Rock on, sister.
I feel like that with certain songs from the solo Beatles. And you know who they are and what songs they are….
Sure do.
Oh, hell yes. ‘Nuff said.
Believe it or not, I really felt myself “burning out” on AC/DC. I guess when you’ve heard all their hits about 10,000 times each, it can happen.
yeah. i can’t even listen to You Shook Me All Night Long anymore on the radio and i LOVE AC/DC both Bon Scott and Brian Johnson stuff. Damn that classic rock radio
Agreed.
There are some songs I (Andy) never need to hear again…. or at least not for a very long while.
Yes, it DEFINITELY can happen.
Without question….
No matter how deep our affection or appreciation for a band or artist, any song can become annoying after the ten thousandth play.
Rick Nelson, don’t mind the answer I’m old????????????????
Not old, Rich…..
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