Speak To Me Of Summer: July 23rd, 2017 Playlist

I did not expect this playlist to sound so trippy and heavy when I put it together. I never listened to it in its entirety, just bits and pieces, at best two or three songs in a row. Following along with all four listeners this past Sunday, I got to hear it in its raw, ragged glory. I'm really happy with it. Stylistically it's all over the place - Jim Carroll to Graham Nash to Yes to Funkadelic - but it all fits together seamlessly (mostly). 

The trippiness takes off with the Monkees' track, "Admiral Mike" and Deep Purple's "No One Came." The CSNY block has two straight ahead rockers and Nash's romantic pop tune, but Crosby's and Young's are heavy duty stoned madness. Coming out of those songs into Julian Cope's "If You Loved Me at All" only seems a release for the first minute or so, but then it veers into wonderfully craziness.

From the Bolero-esque soloing of Steve Howe on "Starship Trooper," to heavy riffing of Eddie Hazel on "Super Stupid" and Alvin Lee on "Going Home," the rest of the show is a showcase for loud, often droning, guitars. I don't know how well my handful of listeners took it, but for me, it was like a bolt was drilled into my head and filled up with stuff weird and wonderful.

Music I Like, vol 1, #4 - Speak to Me of Summer

Song	Artist	Source	Year
Wicked Gravity	Jim Carroll	Catholic Boy	1980
How Low is Low	The Godfathers	More Songs About Love and Hate	1989
See No Evil	Television	Marquee Moon	1976
Admiral Mike	The Monkees	Justus	1996
No One Came	Deep Purple	Fireball	1971
Everybody I Love You	CSNY	Deja Vu	1970
Cowboy Movie	David Crosby	If I Could Only Remember My Name	1971
Right Now	Manassas	Manassas	1972
I Used to Be a King	Graham Nash	Songs for Beginners	1971
Revolution Blues	Neil Young	On the Beach	1974
If You Loved Me At All	Julian Cope	Peggy Suicide	1991
Satellite of Love	Lou Reed	Transformer	1972
Spanish Stroll	Mink DeVille	Cabretta	1977
Just Another Night	Ian Hunter	You're Never Alone With a Schizophrenic	1979
Back in the Night	Dr. Feelgood	Malpractice	1975
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight	Richard/Linda Thompson	I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight	1974
Starship Trooper	Yes	Yes Album	1971
Decline and Fall	Atomic Rooster	Atomic Rooster	1970
Enter the Riffian	Wo Fat	Psychedelonaut	2009
Sin's A Good Man's Brother	Grand Funk Railroad	Closer to Home	1970
Medusa	Trapeze	Medusa	1970
Cherry Red	The Groundhogs	Split	1971
Super Stupid	Funkadelic	Maggot Brain	1970
I'm Going Home	Ten Years After	Undead	1968