tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post5581171776018334684..comments2024-03-23T15:10:22.313-05:00Comments on The Wonderful and the Obscure: The Best Record I Bought in 2014Bob Pursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00595178670595128341noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-19164330269978394772015-01-29T09:10:10.406-06:002015-01-29T09:10:10.406-06:00Hi Bob,Thanks for this wonderful (and Obscure) sit...Hi Bob,Thanks for this wonderful (and Obscure) site chock full of rare, forgotten but at the very least stimulating records.Most of them to me really are a window into a forgotten era,and seem to represent a wonderful 'can do' spirit. <br />Rodd is such a facinating character,someone who would make a excellent subject of a biopic,he's like the Ed Wood Jr of the song poem 'business'.Where I live in the north of England his record 'Like The Lord Said' is considered a 'Northern Soul' classic,I sometimes wonder what he would of made of seeing hundreds of people dancing to his record on Saturday night.His musical legacy has certainly stood the test of time! best wishes, Martin Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-59184987780693931602015-01-14T20:01:35.349-06:002015-01-14T20:01:35.349-06:00No offense, BobB, but if you are baffled by the ap...No offense, BobB, but if you are baffled by the appeal of "Beatle Boys" AND "It's Shindig" it's you who has no musical taste, and you've broadcast that loud and clear buddy. And seeing that it was hosted as an mp3 on ASPMA way back, that's now three endorsements, not to mention numerous people (both song-poem as well as Beatle fans) I've played it to over the years, never met someone who didn't "get it".<br /><br />By the way, Bob (P), great to see where this falls in the scheme of things, ASPMA had this listed as an unnumbered acetate!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-24116366954938869792015-01-10T22:34:55.300-06:002015-01-10T22:34:55.300-06:00Well, I'll take the high road and simply say I...Well, I'll take the high road and simply say I enjoyed your thoughtful response, BobP. Think you're prolly a real good guy and, yes, we don't see eye-to-eye on this absolutely hideous record/"song poem". So, so-called BobB rates it a D- or F+. <br /><br />As for Anonymous, suspect he's an expert on little more than Rodd records (oops "song poems). Zero knowledge or musical taste, just a guy who's pissin' in the wind. That's why his so-called name is "Anonymous."BobBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628058001587626848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-51103096011832705902015-01-10T18:24:09.989-06:002015-01-10T18:24:09.989-06:00Wow, Bob B, you are WAY off.
This single is, and...Wow, Bob B, you are WAY off. <br /><br />This single is, and has always been, one of my favorite Rodd records. <br /><br />This Bob B is probably someone who just accidentally came here, I seriously doubt he knows what song poems are.<br /><br />Beatle Boys is fantastic, Bob, I totally agree. First off, the whole point of view of the author!! Secondly, he thinks the Beatles play mandolins! Thirdly, the melody is beautiful, and Rodd gives a very sensitive "performance", using his "humble joe" voice (for lack of a better word.) <br /><br />I love how on the b-side, he goes flat ("channel 9"), awesome. Here's a guy who could sing his butt off, but he dials it down for this record.<br /><br />A plus, Bob!!!!!!! Still recovering from the holidays, I'll email you soon!<br /><br />(PS: Don't let so called BobB get you down, Bob, this guy is in la-la land. Almost tempted to call him a name, actually!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-91325571901168942462015-01-04T19:47:25.554-06:002015-01-04T19:47:25.554-06:00Hey, BobB,
I'll grant you that there are all...Hey, BobB, <br /><br />I'll grant you that there are all sorts of things "wrong" with it, technically. What that has to do with a record being singularly wonderful, I'm not sure. As a comparison, virtually anything you'll hear on contemporary radio today will be technically near perfection, and yet the vast majority of it is as hideous as you seem to think this is, with the notable exception of the works of the masterful M. Ward, among few others. <br /><br />Generally speaking, the virtuosity of the performers on a record, and the exceptional nature of a performance, has very little to do with whether I fall in love with a record. Your mileage may vary. <br /><br />I bought hundreds of records in 2014 - given that "The Beatle Boys" has been without question among my favorite 50 records of all time since shortly after I first heard it, I have no doubt that this is my favorite record I actually came to own this year. <br /><br />I assume since you mention attempting rock and roll that you're referring to the flip side, "It's Shindig", since I was pretty specific about what he's singing about in "The Beatle Boys". "It's Shindig" is about the popular music program of the mid '60's "Shindig". I don't hear the comparison you make - I hear a Chamberlin being used as a one-man-band. It works to beautiful effect on "Beatle Boys", not so well on "It's Shindig". <br /><br />I suspect that you and I simply have very different tastes. I have no interest in trading tastes. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />BobBob Pursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595178670595128341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-64141549511809990912015-01-04T18:00:16.454-06:002015-01-04T18:00:16.454-06:00It's obscure, I'll give you that. Technica...It's obscure, I'll give you that. Technically, it's not very good (what the hell is Rodney Keith Eskelin singing about anyway?). Rod(d) seems like a singer who stopped off at a local polka pub, asked the band to attempt rock 'n roll, and turned on a cheap reel-to-reel recorder. It's truly hideous. Just curious, how many records did you buy in 2014?BobBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628058001587626848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13914686.post-86944034120649269582014-12-31T19:08:28.395-06:002014-12-31T19:08:28.395-06:00Wow! Far flickin' OUT! A groove........Wow! Far flickin' OUT! A groove........Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09572040880471629009noreply@blogger.com