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15. Bell
Roll the credits. This is the closing tune to some lost 1970s Steve McQueen movie. I can only hope it's "Papillon II"
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14. 777
Greg Conley has written so many cool rock songs. He was one of the first performers I ever saw in this town with his previous band, Puddle Wonderful. They held court at R.T. Quinlan's and we all looked...
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13. Sweat
I'm a sucker for Aaron Ashley's guitar solos. If you can't air jam in a mirror to this one, then something is wrong with you.
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12. The Marina is Too Shallow
THere should be lyrics to this. The riff is sublime and the title has good mystery to it. But what do I know? Lyrics would probably get in the way.
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11. Approach and Attack
If Disney ever does a remake of the 1970 animated film "The AristoCats", Amy would be my first choice for the voice of Marie ... "When you do your scales and your arpeggios" ... "Duluth Does Disney,"...
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10. Idaho
The kid just plain has it, and he wears that nice Bob Dylan hair. Dave has that unsettling 100-yard stare in his eyes that good young musicians are supposed to have.
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9. Free Man
Nothing was cooler than Freddy and the Black Labels at the Red Lion on Wednesday nights back in the day. Free indeed, Freddy, free indeed.
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8. Hey Buddy
My buddies Rich Mattson and Baby Grant Johnson help me out on this number. About three bottles of Tisdale Merlot went into this session. I'm not sure it helped.
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7. The Old Clyde Road
Music, for all the fun involved, should have a sense of discipline. You could learn a ton about traditional Americana from these guys when they play Homegrown.
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6. Never Again
Wouldn't you like to hear this band make a raw recording on an old tape machine in a roadside hotel room a la Springsteen's "Nebraska"? Oddly enough, I feel the same way about Prince.
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5. Great White Dinosaur
When I first heard this song, I didn't know who it was. Tony Derrick, the guy playing the sweet, subtle piano notes, never told me he could play keys when we were in Giljunko together.
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4. Rivalry
A lot of bands from out of town come to Duluth and treat the opening local acts like dogs. Let's thank the Keep Aways for fighting back with this song, and a live act to back it up.
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3. Happy Birthday Universe
The Alrights are Miami Dolphin fans. I'm a Steelers fan. Obviously, we'll never get along. However, props to them for this tune. Catchy, smart and well recorded.
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2. Weird
This song reminds me of when I took the bus to work at a downtown record store every day. You see a lot of weird people wandering the sidewalks.
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1. What She Turned Into
"She cut off her hair ... and burned at the stake." That's sure a creepy lyric to start off a song, but what an amazing vocalist to sing it.
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