World Wide Woozle episode #537

Welcome back groovers.

I won't lie to you, I have not had an enjoyable week. I managed to go to work on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but the pain and nausea just kept getting worse. As a result I spent Thursday in bed asleep and also feeling sorry for myself! I'm feeling a bit better now but sitting around doing not much isn't a lot of fun! Many thanks to everyone who sent me messages, spoke to me and showed concern. It has all been very much appreciated.

I wasn't really sure what to make of the next song and video but it's rather cool. Old school animation combined with Elvis Costello style rock and roll and a gruff, positive message. Whatever it is, there's no doubt that it's a bit out there but well worth a look.

Idles - Kill Them With Kindness - https://youtu.be/SELdxmlg2Cw

And whilst we're over in left field how about this. What is going on here? A clip that reminds me of the TV show Shameless, an appearance from Action Man and, and...well I don't know. Maybe the description posted by the band says it all: "Mork n Mindy is the sound of the central heating and the dying smells of Sunday dinner in a house on an estate in 1982. Concrete, dinted garages, nicotine. Where beauty mainly exists in small cracks on the shell of your imagination." It's good.

Sleaford Mods - Mork n Mindy ft. Billy Nomates - https://youtu.be/iKcbSOjIzjQ

I found (finally) an old iPod I'd been searching for over the past month or two. Until very recently it was annoying that my car didn't have a CD player and I also couldn't find the iPod. Anyway, it's currently plugged into the rental tank that I've been given to drive around and I've been enjoying a range of different tunes. Rosalie is a great song originally played by Bob Seger and then re-invigorated by Thin Lizzy. Today I heard Motorhead playing it and it just goes to show that a good song is a good song. All three versions simply rock!

Motorhead - Rosalie (live) - https://youtu.be/1hFIx6vpVr0

Angus pointed out the next track. A re-working of one of the best soundtrack tunes of all time. It may or not be your kind of thing but I thought it was a lot of fun and it pushed me to listen to more of the band's output as well as revisiting the original track which you should do as well.

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - I Wanna Be Like You (from The Jungle Book) - https://youtu.be/bD0VpmaSBjs

I mentioned the new Kylie Minogue album a while ago. It's been on heavy rotation here at HQ Woozle and I think it's a very strong effort. There are countless nods to her influences as well as well crafted pop and disco hooks. The album version of the next song borrows a synth line from Queen (in my opinion) but I've chosen this stripped back version because it's a bit different. Enjoy.

Kylie Minogue - Say Something - https://youtu.be/FE4DHUPGq-I

Guns n Roses are coming to Australia next year. Interesting. Axl has shown by playing with AC/DC that he can show up on time for performances so it'll be interesting to see if he maintains that level of respect for his own audiences. Regardless, the Gunners are a hugely influential rock band and if they're on song the shows should be amazing.

Guns n Roses - Raw Power - https://youtu.be/YmtrFnRzn2s

How often do you listen to an album all the way through and think that every song on it could've been a single? I think that'd be very rare but humour me. Yesterday I had a couple of listens to The Angels rather fine effort from 1990 called Beyond Salvation. I submit that every song would've worked as a single and been a hit. Certainly it was a very successful record and I remember seeing the band touring behind it at the Queanbeyan Leagues Club! So many albums have a couple of great songs, a few OK tracks and some filler. This is not one of those albums.

The Angels - Dogs Are Talking - https://youtu.be/lSXYiZsajgI

The Angels - Love Waits - https://youtu.be/rkieMzHe648

That's all folks. Keep smiling.

Rob

"Now go out and get yourself some big black frames

With the glass so dark they won't even know your name
And the choice is up to you cause they come in two classes
Rhinestone shades or cheap sunglasses..." ZZ Top, Cheap Sunglasses, 1979.