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Drawn from the Stampeders' 1976 album Hit the Road, the single "Playin' In the Band" reached #21 on the RPM chart in Canada, with the album rising to #15. The album's title was derived from the band's highly successful single of the previous year, "Hit the Road Jack" (from the album Steamin'). Other singles from Hit the Road were "Sweet Love Bandit" and "San Diego". "Playin' In the Band" charted the highest of the album's three singles.
Intro to "The Messenger", a live version from the House Of Yes: Live From House Of Blues CD/DVD (2000). Recorded Hallowe'en night 1999 at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas. The song is originally from the 1999 studio album The Ladder.
YES - "The Messenger" (live) (J. Anderson/S. Howe/B. Sherwood/C. Squire/A. White/I. Khoroshev)
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From the House Of Yes DVD:
| K-ROCK - Corner Brook, Newfoundland (CKXX 103.9 FM) - "Western Newfoundland's Classic Rock" |  |
| Playlist while I listened: Journey - "Wheel In the Sky" Local Reference: | |
"The Free Electric Band" comes from Albert Hammond's 1973 album of the same name (pictured at right). The song was apparently a pretty big hit back in '73, reaching #48 in the US and #19 in the UK. But I've never heard it played on the radio myself, not back then or any time since, so I guess it didn't get airplay around here.
However, I discovered the tune due to its inclusion on a K-Tel record (also from 1973) I had called Fantastic. K-Tel records will always be part of music nostalgia for people of my generation. Remember the TV commercials? "A great new album from K-Tel!" Here's the TV spot for Fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl8zT2T7yX0 K-Tel albums were full of Top 40 singles, most of which had been edited to ribbons to fit as many songs as possible on the disc. "The Free Electric Band" was no exception, having its third verse trimmed, so that the song went from the Bridge/Chorus directly to the Outro. But having discovered the song that way, I've liked it ever since.
Above is a flock of origami turkeys that I folded myself this week to have as decorations at Thanksgiving dinner.
From the 1985 album Running Wild.
