Steve’s Album of The Day

Admittedly 90% of my diet is fast food. But 95% of all farms and 99% of dairy farms in Wisconsin are family owned. That is why I consistently donate to Farm Aid and always have the Wisconsin Cattleman’s Association ribeye steak sandwich every time I go to the State Fair.

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Milwaukee this weekend had a reported $6million economic impact. It also caused me to wake up very late, exhausted but happy this morning.

Looks like Billy Joel is going to have to reschedule his upcoming Milwaukee show…

This is episode 50, our Season 3 finale. I’ve now done 180 of these. Thanks for watching. I realize not everyone may like them. But as the old saying goes, “styx and stones may break my bones…”

Of course, “Burning Down The House” is a metaphor. Did you know that seeing Parliament Funkadelic at Madison Square Garden in February of 1979 was what inspired that song from the Talking Heads?

Among gas cars, electric cars, Indycar, Nascar, self-driving cars, hybrid cars, matchbox cars, police cars, sports cars, and soap box derby cars… let’s not forget The Cars.

There were a few occasions I just wanted to play only “Feeling That Way" or “Anytime,” which ran into each on Journey’s Infinity album. But it made Two For Tuesday pretty easy.

It is kinda cool to see Alanis Morissette in those US Cellular commercials. It is kinda weird to think this album came out 30 years ago…

Beginning with Sgt. Pepper in 67, Beatles albums all over the world became consistent. While my mom was born in England, I was raised in Wisconsin…so those unique earlier American LP versions still hold great memories for me.

True story: Mark K stopped at a pub south of the river to hear Guitar George playing all the chords and Harry play honky-tonk while others didn’t give a damn about any trumpet playing band.

Prolific. Unique. Versatile. Three words that aptly describe the man… VAN.

If you were going to combine aspects of Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, you would not need to call it something frivolous like Led Company or Bad Zeppelin. You would call it The Firm.

If you didn’t discover Genesis until they started cranking out hits in the 80s, you may have missed some pretty impressive progressive rock from the prior decade.

Once upon a time (1973) a band released an album. They later had a single go to #1. They added the hit to the end of the album which sounded different from the single. But it all ended happily ever after.

In 1982 the Milwaukee Brewers were in their only World Series. In 1986 this Waukesha, Wisconsin band released their debut album. Some other stuff has happened since.

“And so it goes. And so it goes. And so it goes.
But where it’s goin’ no one knows.”
And those lyrics have been stuck in my head since 1978.

If one were to teach a class on songwriting, this might be the perfect textbook. I’m still amazed at all the classic songs on this one album.

You may not be familiar with the results of this two day session in 1968, but it spent 37 weeks on the album charts and was a great influence for many musicians that emulated it.

Between hacks, scams, AI fears and data leaks, I could make the case that my computer scares me more today then it did on 12/31 of 1999. But I still like that Prince song.

The Kinks were so good for so long that it is no wonder they had more than one greatest hits compilation.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Keep in mind that love is like oxygen; you get too much you get too high…not enough and you’re gonna die.

Did you know that every line of the song “Nature’s Way” begins with the phrase "It's nature's way?”

Despite landing in jail seven times for misdemeanors, Johnny Cash was held only one night each time. He did, however, make time easier for others.

With or without any tariffs,… Prepare To Be Rushified!!!

While in nursery school, this young artist drew a picture of his classmate, Lucy O'Donnell in the sky surrounded by stars. Rather than simply placing it on the refrigerator, his father wrote a song about it.

I’m not one of those guys that constantly brings up the Packers winning 3 consecutive NFL championships whenever someone says the Chiefs can win 3 straight Super Bowls.
But Green Bay did. Twice. Here is my album of the day…

Guess which group achieved the most top 10 hits, sold the most records and the most concert tickets from 1969 to 1974?

While football ends this weekend, in spring, AC/DC will play US Bank Stadium, AT&T Stadium, Rose Bowl, BC Place, Allegiant Stadium, Ford Field, Gillette, Acrisure Stadium, Northwest Stadium, Raymond James Stadium, Nissan Stadium, Soldier Field, and Huntington Bank Field.

What would a guy from West Bromwich, Staffordshire born in the 40s have in common with a woman born in the 70s from Decatur, Illinois? Music.