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Post by Al Smith on Apr 12, 2021 21:50:56 GMT -5
Howdy Pardners - welllllllll, this is the second last of our Label Debut Survivor series, and it's gonna be a quick one, like, medication required to treat quick.
Stars and Stripes Volume 1, released in August 1996 on River North Records, in who's stable of producers was one Joe Thomas. A strange beast to hot mess of the band providing backing vocals to a famous (for some) stable of country singers + 1 Christian singer, backed by a bunch of Nashville muses. A great concept for a concert perhaps, but not a successful recorded venture - to the extent that Vol 2 got nixed at the expense of Tammy Wynette's cover of in My Room.
I want you all to cut to the chase and vote for YOUR FAVOURITE. Whoever gets the most votes gets the gong and we're done, or we'll go to a tie-breaker if 2 or X songs end up with level votes - I can already imagine what they'll be!
But I'll be goin' against the (assumed) grain and hitching my steed to 409 featuring Junior Brown, which is about the only track I got time for.
Kipee-yi-ay!!!!!
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Post by drbeachboy (Dirk) on Apr 12, 2021 21:58:04 GMT -5
Junior Brown gets my vote too.
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Post by Mikie on Apr 12, 2021 23:14:21 GMT -5
Well I miss bein’ here with y’all but I won’t regret it. Well I’ll be workin’ with Pa ‘till we hear that “Come and get it”. I’ll eat everything that Ma puts on the table. When I get back you won’t believe how I’ve grown! I’ll hit the sack early every night thinkin’ ‘bout tomorrow. Well I’m gonna spend this Summer back home.....
It wasn't easy for me at all to pick one - I really like these country versions of "Don't Worry Baby", "I Can Hear Music", "Caroline No", and the great giddy-up guitar work of "409". But I'll take........."Caroline No". No, wait.........."I Can Hear Music". Wait, no! "Don't Worry Baby".
How much time we got in case I wanna change it?
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Post by Al Smith on Apr 12, 2021 23:30:14 GMT -5
Well I miss bein’ here with y’all but I won’t regret it. Well I’ll be workin’ with Pa ‘till we hear that “Come and get it”. I’ll eat everything that Ma puts on the table. When I get back you won’t believe how I’ve grown! I’ll hit the sack early every night thinkin’ ‘bout tomorrow. Well I’m gonna spend this Summer back home..... It wasn't easy for me at all to pick one - I really like these country versions of "Don't Worry Baby", "I Can Hear Music", "Caroline No", and the great giddy-up guitar work of "409". But I'll take........."Caroline No". No, wait.........."I Can Hear Music". Wait, no! "Don't Worry Baby". How much time we got in case I wanna change it? Ya got until your Wednesday night! |
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Post by Fall Breaks on Apr 13, 2021 2:00:17 GMT -5
Caroline No, without doubt all hands down with no competition.
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Post by Al Smith on Apr 13, 2021 2:23:36 GMT -5
Caroline No, without doubt all hands down with no competition. Coming last at the moment! |
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Post by jk on Apr 13, 2021 2:37:36 GMT -5
Caroline No, without doubt all hands down with no competition. Coming last at the moment! My brain hurts trying to understand how it can be last when only four posters have voted.  Well, never mind. My main problem is that I don't know this album at all. I have it, thanks to a kind former Capital Board poster, and may conceivably have dipped into it. I'm busy right now, but I'll dip into it again before the deadline and then cast my vote.  |
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Post by Al Smith on Apr 13, 2021 2:40:50 GMT -5
Coming last at the moment! My brain hurts trying to understand how it can be last when only four posters have voted. Well, never mind. My main problem is that I don't know this album at all. I have it, thanks to a kind former Capital Board poster, and may conceivably have dipped into it. I'm busy right now, but I'll dip into it again before the deadline and then cast my vote. See above bold & italics! |
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Post by jk on Apr 13, 2021 2:47:44 GMT -5
My brain hurts trying to understand how it can be last when only four posters have voted. Well, never mind. My main problem is that I don't know this album at all. I have it, thanks to a kind former Capital Board poster, and may conceivably have dipped into it. I'm busy right now, but I'll dip into it again before the deadline and then cast my vote. See above bold & italics! Gotcha. It's in second place behind three votes for Junior Brown. (Perhaps the caffeine just needed to kick in.) |
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Post by sneakypete77 on Apr 13, 2021 3:25:03 GMT -5
Perfect backgrounds, lead vocal with raw emotion, and head and shoulders above the rest (plus the hair), not forgetting sheer class. Gotta be Willie (or Willy, if you're maybe compiling this in a hurry Alan)  |
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Post by Al Smith on Apr 13, 2021 4:07:55 GMT -5
Perfect backgrounds, lead vocal with raw emotion, and head and shoulders above the rest (plus the hair), not forgetting sheer class. Gotta be Willie (or Willy, if you're maybe compiling this in a hurry Alan) It’s no typo! |
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Post by #JusticeForDonGoldberg on Apr 13, 2021 6:57:07 GMT -5
I had to go with DWB with Lorrie Morgan, only because it gave us one of the best Mike Love quotes of all...
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Post by Al Smith on Apr 13, 2021 7:11:01 GMT -5
I had to go with DWB with Lorrie Morgan, only because it gave us one of the best Mike Love quotes of all... Nice! Rainboweyez return and vote finds us neck’n’neck across 4 songs! |
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Post by kds on Apr 13, 2021 7:19:42 GMT -5
Willie Nelson's Warmth of the Sun.
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Post by Al Smith on Apr 13, 2021 7:27:52 GMT -5
Thanks to jk, Willy’s pulled ahead!
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Post by jk on Apr 13, 2021 8:00:22 GMT -5
Thanks to jk, Willy’s pulled ahead! What? I haven't voted yet! You're not cooking the books, are you? You must mean kds...  |
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Post by John Manning on Apr 13, 2021 8:27:46 GMT -5
If Caroline No doesn't win by a magnificent margin, we'll know it's a fix f'sure.
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Post by Matt H on Apr 13, 2021 9:21:05 GMT -5
I think there are 3 really good tracks here, 409, Warmth of the Sun and Caroline, No. It is tough for me to decide between these 3, but I will go with Junior Brown and 409.
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Post by Mikie on Apr 13, 2021 10:15:19 GMT -5
Caroline No, without doubt all hands down with no competition. Good choice! Excellent rendition by Tim Schmit with Brian coming in at the end. Definitely a highlight of the album. |
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Post by jk on Apr 13, 2021 15:21:15 GMT -5
I gave "409" a listen and decided anything else would be pretty tame... ...so it gets my vote. |
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Post by Al Smith on Apr 13, 2021 16:38:09 GMT -5
I gave "409" a listen and decided anything else would be pretty tame... ...so it gets my vote. Great work, kds! |
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Post by Al Smith on Apr 13, 2021 16:42:04 GMT -5
If Caroline No doesn't win by a magnificent margin, we'll know it's a fix f'sure. A fresh tinfoil hat is in the mail! |
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Post by Al Smith on Apr 13, 2021 16:43:28 GMT -5
Caroline No, without doubt all hands down with no competition. Good choice! Excellent rendition by Tim Schmit with Brian coming in at the end. Definitely a highlight of the album. It’s very by the numbers. The only version blander than this is Brian’s from the IJWMFTT OST. |
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Post by Will/P.P. on Apr 13, 2021 16:52:34 GMT -5
I was a Poco fan, but Timmy only gets close. The best one is "409".
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Post by Mikie on Apr 13, 2021 17:06:19 GMT -5
I was a Poco fan, but Timmy only gets close. Timothy B kills that sucker! |
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