The Big Show, Season 2, Show #8
The eighth installment of the second season of The Big Show features a Southern California, summertime feel. The accompanying photo on the left was taken recently at sunset behind Lifeguard Station No. 30 at La Jolla Shores in San Diego, California.
William Duke kicks off Show No. 8 with the title track from his wonderful long-player, The Dark Beautiful Sun. Drink in the tasty harmonies alternating perfectly with the song’s memorable guitar riff. We’ll be hearing more from Duke in coming shows.
One Like Son follow “The Dark Beautiful Sun” with some late-summer reverie, “Summer Days,” which appears on their excellent, recently released LP, Classic.
Caddy checks in with the first of two tracks from The Better End, one of the finest albums of the year. “Beautiful Strange,” the third song in the show, is a shoo-in for my year-end list of the best songs of the year.
The sunny vibes continue with Summer Fiction doing “On And On” from this year’s Himalaya long-player. Trip Wire and Susan James, featured in Show No. 7, contribute two fine tracks, “330 Days Of Sunshine” and “Truth or Consequences,” respectively.
Gordon Weiss and Identical Suns round out the episode’s recently released music, with “I’m Your Fan” and “Baby I’m Down.”
Make sure to listen to the end of the show. Andy Reed and Brandon Schott do a beautiful acoustic version of the Big Star classic, “Ballad Of El Goodo,” that you most certainly need to hear.
As always, the entire tracklist is below the embed. Crank up the volume, and check out Pop That Goes Crunch radio, streaming the finest in melodic rock n’ roll 24/7.
Tracklist:
1. William Duke, “The Dark Beautiful Sun”
2. One Like Son, “Summer Days”
3. Caddy, “Beautiful Strange”
4. Summer Fiction, “On And On”
5. The Autumn Defense, “Winterlight”
6. Susan James, “Truth Or Consequence”
7. Identical Suns, “Baby I’m Down”
8. Bill Simpson, “It’s Been A Long Time”
9. Cosmic Rough Riders, “Annie”
10. Matthew Shacallis, “Where Were You”
11. Caddy, “Chasing Clouds”
12. Trip Wire, “330 Days Of Sunshine”
13. The Bopp, “Paisley Underground”
14. Gretchen’s Wheel, “The Fourth Wall”
15. The Greek Theatre, “Even You Will Find A Home My Friend”
16. Lightships, “Sweetness In Her Spark”
17. The New Mendicants, “High On The Skyline”
18. Nada Surf, “Whose Authority”
19. Michael Oliver & The Sacred Band, “Neverlast”
20. Gordon Weiss, “I’m Your Fan”
21. Ice Cream Hands, “Embarrassment Head”
22. Andy Reed and Brandon Schott, “The Ballad Of El Goodo”
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