What's The Connection? Leap Day 1

I have another one of these ready to go, so look for it in four years. This connection is to celebrate Leap Year or more accurately, Leap Day. I once knew a girl who tried to walk across a lake, no, no, no I digress. I once knew a girl in school who was born on Leap Day. She said it was cool, but completely not cool at all. They celebrated March 1 or Feb 28 depending on if it was a weekend or not and every four years she got a big party. Seemed cool to me, but I didn't have to deal with being four years old (at the time). Anyway, lots of Leap songs. I didn't use any Jump songs or anything to do with multiples of four. That will come next Leap Day.

What's The Connection? Leap Day 1

01 Big Bill Broonzy - Leap Year Blues

02 The Archies - Look Before You Leap

03 Nat King Cole - Leap Here

04 Simple Minds - Great Leap Forward

05 Cheryl Lynn - Look Before You Leap

06 James Taylor Quartet - A Giant Leap

07 Big Country - Leap Of Faith

08 Big & Rich - Leap Of Faith

09 John Mayall - Leaping Christine

10 Bruce Springsteen - Leap Of Faith

11 Etta James - Leap Of Faith

12 Count Basie's Kansas City Seven - Lester Leaps In

13 Sweet - Leap Of Faith

14 Marcia Ball - Look Before You Leap

15 Book Of Love - Leap Of Faith

16 Kenny Loggins - Leap of Faith

17 Paul Kelly - Leaps And Bounds

18 The Dave Clark Five - Look Before You Leap

19 St Cecelia - Leap Up and Down (Wave Your Knickers in the Air)

20 Les Brown - Leap Frog

21 The The - Leap Into The Wind

Big In Japan Family

What with the Super Friends compilation of yesterday, it was time to post this English punk band: Big In Japan. I'm not going to say much about this pick except that no one really knows their music, and they are more famous for who came out of their band and what those people did. So here are the members: Bill Drummond, Jayne Casey, Ian Broudie, Clive Langer, Ambrose Reynolds, Holly Johnson, Budgie, David Balfe. Now figure out what bands they went to. They are not in release order. They are in BPM order. And here's a clue. One track has nothing to do with the band. Not just to throw you off, because it kind of fits, but not really. I do like the track, though.

Big In Japan Family

01 Bill Drummond - Julian Cope Is Dead

02 The Creatures - Right Now

03 Clive Langer & The Boxes - The Whole World

04 Ian Broudie - Song For No One

05 Big In Japan - Big In Japan

06 Original Mirrors - Reflections

07 Holly Johnson - Americanos

08 KLF - Madrugada Eterna

09 Pink Military - Degenerated Man

10 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love

11 Lightning Seeds - Pure

12 Pink Industry - Don't Let Go

13 Lori And The Chameleons - Touch

14 Care - Flaming Sword

15 Echo & The Bunnymen - Rescue

16 Big In Japan - Cindy And The Barbi Dolls

17 Big In Japan - Suicide A Go Go

18 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound

19 Dalek I Love You - Horrorscope

20 Teardrop Explodes - Reward

21 Alphaville - Big In Japan

Super Friends

A fun pick to make, but kinda obvious. I tried to stay with Super Groups that were put together with at least three people who were already famous in another band and came together to record something. I tried to stay away from bands that dumped one guy and just replaced him and changed the name of the band. So no Tones On Tail or Love and Rockets. I tried to stay in the rock field, but strayed a little. Sorry. I picked songs that I liked from each band. Sometimes that was not their biggest "hit" (Sorry, no Lucky Man here). I titled it Friends instead of Groups, because I wanted to use super heroes on the cover. No other reason. And obviously it has nothing to do with any song I picked.

Super Friends

01 Honeydrippers - Sea Of Love

02 Emerson Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery

03 Chickenfoot - Oh Yeah

04 Beck, Bogert & Appice - Superstition

05 The Firm - Radioactive

06 BBM - Waiting In The Wings

07 Traveling Wilburys - Handle With Care

08 Bad Company - Bad Company

09 Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love

10 The Raconteurs - Steady, As She Goes

11 The Power Station - Some Like It Hot

12 Transatlantic - We All Need Some Light

13 Asia - Heat of the Moment

14 GTR - When The Heart Rules The Mind

15 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Our House

16 Black Country Communion - One Last Soul

17 Flying Colors - Mask Machine

18 Audioslave - Cochise

19 Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang

Deep Purple Glover Pick

Here's a more extended Deep dive into Roger Glover on this pick. You'll notice a lot more Deep Purple songs. Some that are not on my Deep Purple Picks, some with different versions. Because he was with the band for so long he had less guest spots. I did include a sampling of his time in Rainbow and his solo albums. Much was also done with Ian Gillan. They kind of came in to Deep Purple together and seem to hang after together. So there are a few tracks with him on here. But also some tracks with Glenn Hughes and Ronnie James Dio. His family pick is just a bit more sparse than say Hughes, who will be coming up soon.

Deep Purple Glover

01 Deep Purple - Maybe I'm a Leo

02 Gillan & Glover - Lonely Avenue

03 Deep Purple - Speed King (Full Length U.K. Version)

04 Deep Purple - The Battle Rages On

05 Glover & Gillan - She Took My Breath Away

06 Roger Glover - The Mask

07 Roger Glover with Dio - Love Is All

08 Rainbow - Stone Cold

09 Rainbow - Street Of Dreams

10 Rainbow - Since You Been Gone

11 Roger Glover with Glenn Hughes - Get Ready

12 Deep Purple - Call Of The Wild

13 Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman

14 Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo

15 Rainbow - I Surrender

16 Gillan & Glover - Telephone Box

17 Deep Purple - First Sign Of Madness

18 Deep Purple - Fire, Ice & Dynamite

Steve Morse Family Pick

I fist saw Steve Morse with the then Dixie Dregs, later as the Dregs. What shows! He ended up playing in a few other bands and playing solo and also guesting with friends. This pick is a family sampling to get you started on the Steve Morse bandwagon. It's been awhile since I saw him live, but definitely worth it in whatever incarnation he comes. You will notice that there are five tracks that are from "tribute" albums. He seems to like participating and he holds his own on every track. More than hold his own, he is excellent.

Steve Morse Family Pick

01 Bob Daisley & Friends (Steve Morse & Ricky Warwick) - Parisienne Walkways

02 Steve Morse, Jim Beard, Randy Brecker & Percy Jones - At The Edge Of The Middle

03 Deep Purple - Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming

04 Steve Morse with Jimmy Hall - Whipping Post

05 Steve Morse - Tumeni Notes

06 T Lavitz - Between Coming And Going

07 Kansas - All I Wanted

08 Dregs - Cruise Control

09 Living Loud - Every Moment A Lifetime

10 Steve Morse - Mood For A Day

11 Steve Morse with Brendt Allman, James Murphy, David Townson - La Villa Strangiato

12 Steve Morse Band - Heightened Awareness

13 Steve Morse - Freeway Jam

14 Joe Lynn Turner featuring Steve Morse - Jungle Love

15 Flying Colors - Mask Machine

Purple Guitar Family

I have been on a Deep Purple dive and this pick is no different. This revolves around the five guitarists that have been in Deep Purple and a sampling of other things they have done. Ritchie Blackmore, Tommy Bolin, Joe Satriani, Steve Morse and Simon McBride. There was one other guy who played in the studio on one track, but no one remembers him. Simon McBride is the most current guitarist, but so far has not appeared on any Deep Purple recordings. Joe Satriani filled in on a tour with them, was invited to stay, but was busy with his solo career. He's so good however that I put in a couple of tracks from him. Solo and with Chickenfoot. We could do a pick just on Joe. Ritchie Blackmore appeared on the most studio albums, but Steve Morse was with the band for more years. Both brilliant guitar players. Tracks 1-5 are Ritchie and tracks 10-15 are Steve. We could do a Morse Family pick on his own and have a bunch of different bands. Blackmore has a few, but mostly Rainbow and Deep Purple.

Purple Guitar Family

01 Deep Purple - Highway Star

02 Rainbow - Man On The Silver Mountain

03 Rainbow - Since You Been Gone

04 Ritchie Blackmore - Apache

05 Screamin' Lord Such & The Savages (Ritchie Blackmore) - Train Kept A Rollin'

06 Deep Purple - You Keep On Moving

07 Tommy Bolin - Savannah Woman

08 Joe Satriani - Surfing With The Alien

09 Chickenfoot - Oh Yeah

10 Deep Purple - Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming

11 Dregs - Cruise Control.mp3

12 Kansas - All I Wanted

13 Steve Morse Band - Heightened Awareness

14 Steve Morse - Mood For A Day

15 Flying Colors - Mask Machine

16 Simon Mcbride - Don't Be A Fool

Deep Purple Pick 3

This pick has some great tracks on it but has the least from each album and I even skipped an album. Not my favorite. This has Mark 3, Mark 4, Mark 5, Mark 6, Mark 7 and Mark 8 versions of the band. Everyone but Ian Paice was replaced, quit or got fired at one time or another. Some cool variations are in here. Great guitarists, singers all cycled through from 1973 to the present. Although for a five year stretch Mark 2 was back in business and after some left Mark 2 came back for an album or two again. Four or five guitar players, one drummer, three bassists, four vocalists and a few keyboard players later and they are still playing and making some killer rock and roll.

Deep Purple Pick 3

27 Deep Purple - Burn

28 Deep Purple - Might Just Take Your Life

29 Deep Purple - Mistreated

30 Deep Purple - Stormbringer

31 Deep Purple - Lady Double Dealer

32 Deep Purple - Soldier Of Fortune

33 Deep Purple - You Keep On Moving

34 Deep Purple - King Of Dreams

35 Deep Purple - Love Conquers All

36 Deep Purple - Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming

37 Deep Purple - Bludsucker

38 Deep Purple - House Of Pain

39 Deep Purple - Rapture Of The Deep

40 Deep Purple - Vincent Price

41 Deep Purple - And The Address

42 Deep Purple - Caught in the Act