Performance

The Stones are Rolling

While not my favorite band, that would be either The Byrds or The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones are pretty damn close. Having not only released some of the greatest albums of all-time The Stones, along with The Who and T. Rex, have one of the absolute best singles discographies. Great tracks like “Let’s Spend the Night Together” and “I’m Free” littered not only their A-sides but their flip-sides as well. While I might differ from most and prefer The Stones folk-psychedelic period that birthed freak-outs like “2000 Light Years From Home” and “We Love You” every single from their years on London, meaning “Come On” in 1963 through 1971’s “Wild Horses,” is utterly fantastic.

1.“Jumpin’ Jack Flash”/“Child of The Moon”



2.“We Love You”/“Dandelion”

3.“Honky Tonk Women”/“You Can’t Always Get What You Want”

4.“Street Fighting Man”/“No Expectations”

5.“Let’s Spend the Night Together”/“Ruby Tuesday”

6.“She’s A Rainbow”/“2000 Light Years From Home”

7.“Paint It, Black”/“Stupid Girl”

8.“Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing the Shadow?”/“Who’s Driving Your Plane?”

9.“Tumbling Dice”/“Sweet Black Angel”

10.“Mother’s Little Helper”/“Lady Jane”

11.“(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”/“The Spider and The Fly”

12.“Miss You”/ “Far Away Eyes”

13.“The Last Time”/“Play With Fire”

14.“Happy”/“All Down the Line”

15.“19th Nervous Breakdown”/“As Tears Go By”

The Byrds in '68

From an episode of Playboy After Dark featuring Roger McGuinn, Clarence White, Gene Parsons and John York.

T. Rextasy

T. Rex, the brainchild of former child actor/model Marc Bolan, released a series of classic singles from 1970,when the band changed from Folk group Tyrannosaur Rex to the Glam Rock band T. Rex, until Bolan death in a car accident in 1977. In my view T. Rex is one of the most underrated bands of all-time, their singles are timeless and still sound fresh and relevant to this day. While the majority of their albums weren’t as strong as the singles, the LPs Electric Warrior, The Slider and Dandy In the Underworld are among the best of the Glam Rock genre.

Ten Favorite T. Rex Singles:
1.20Th Century Boy (1973)

2.Ride A White Swan (1970)

3.Celebrate Summer (1977)

4.Solid Gold Easy Action (1972)

5.Dandy In the Underworld (1977)

6.Telegram Sam (1972)

7.Children of the Revolution (1972)

8.Jeepster (1971)

9.I Love to Boogie (1976)

10.Hot Love (1971)

The Walker Brothers - Nite Flights

Nite Flights by the Walker Brothers featuring the great Scott Walker.
This wonderful song, from their final album also titled Nite Flights, is said to have inspired the Berlin Trilogy by David Bowie and Eno.

Husker Du Live TV Performance

One of my all-time favorite bands, Husker Du, performing on the Late Show with Joan Rivers. The performance, from April 1987, features two songs (Could You Be the One and She's A Woman [And Now He is a Man]) from their classic double album, Warehouse: Songs and Stories. The clip also features the band being interviewed by Joan, very strange.