Scotts Hidden Treasures #56 - DEAD DEAD DEAD

[Scott]

This was an idea Jon gave me when we posted "SHT LIVE LIVE LIVE" playlist.  Too bad he's out for a while, but he'll catch it when he comes back.

I think it was RJ that mentioned we should probably add a category for the departed Classic Rocks artists because it is happening so often now.  And so this week’s list is homage to some of my favorites who have moved on ...

Just to make this more authentic, I am wearing all black...

PLAYLIST VITALS...

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Length: 45 minutes 47 seconds
Link: http://www.podsnack.com/playlists/23743827edab1736be61debf3a862868
Note:  All information was pulled from Wikipedia where documented.

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TITLE: What You're Doing
BAND: Rush
ALBUM: Rush
YEAR: 1974
LENGTH: 4:23
DID YOU KNOW: Rutsey wrote some lyrics for the debut, but never submitted them to the band and some lyrics had to be thrown together.

John Howard Rutsey (May 14, 1953 – May 11, 2008) - Rutsey died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack, related to complications from diabetes. Rutsey's family wished to keep the funeral a private affair, although an obituary posted in the Toronto Star on May 15 suggested those wishing to pay tribute to Rutsey could do so by making a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Ontario.

TITLE: She's Got Balls
BAND: AC/DC
ALBUM: High Voltage
YEAR: 1976
LENGTH: 4:51
DID YOU KNOW: This song was written about Scott's ex-wife Irene. It was the first AC/DC song for which he wrote lyrics, originally ad-libbed during his first live performance with them.

Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) - Scott, 33 at the time, passed out after a night of heavy drinking in a London club called the Music Machine (currently known as the KOKO). He was left to sleep in a Renault 5 owned by an acquaintance named Alistair Kinnear, at 67 Overhill Road in East Dulwich, South London. The following afternoon, Kinnear found Scott lifeless, and alerted the authorities. Scott was rushed to King's College Hospital in Camberwell, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

TITLE: This Time
BAND: Chicago
ALBUM: XI
YEAR: 1977
LENGTH: 4:43
DID YOU KNOW: Chicago XI is notable for feeling like a collection of solo songs rather than the work of the ensemble whole Chicago had been earlier in the 1970s. Peter Cetera aimed to replicate the success of the Grammy-winning "If You Leave Me Now" with "Baby, What A Big Surprise". This was his only writing contribution to the album.

Terry Alan Kath (January 31, 1946 – January 23, 1978) - Around 5 p.m., on January 23, 1978, after a party at roadie/band technician Don Johnson's home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, Kath took an unloaded .38 revolver and put it to his head, pulling the trigger several times on the empty chambers. Johnson had warned Kath several times to be careful. Kath then picked up a semiautomatic 9 mm pistol and, leaning back in a chair, said to Johnson, "Don't worry, it's not loaded". After showing the empty magazine to Johnson, Kath replaced the magazine in the gun, put the gun to his temple, and pulled the trigger. There was a bullet in the chamber, and he died instantly. It was the week before his 32nd birthday.

TITLE: High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)
BAND: Def Leppard
ALBUM: High 'N' Dry
YEAR: 1981
LENGTH: 3:28
DID YOU KNOW: At the time of his death, Clark was on a six-month leave of absence from Def Leppard.

Stephen Maynard Clark (23 April 1960 – 8 January 1991) - On January 8, 1991, Clark was found dead on his couch by his girlfriend Janie Dean. He was 30 years old. The autopsy revealed he had died from an overdose of codeine and had Valium, morphine and a blood alcohol level of .30, three times the British legal driving limit

TITLE: I'll Supply The Love
BAND: Toto
ALBUM: Toto
YEAR: 1978
LENGTH: 3:46
DID YOU KNOW: According to popular myth, at the first recording sessions, in order to distinguish their own demo tapes from other bands' in the studio, Jeff Porcaro wrote the word "Toto" on them.  David Hungate, after viewing the name on the demo tapes, explained to the group that the word "Toto" in Latin translated to "all-encompassing." Because the band members played on so many different records and many different musical genres, they adopted the name Toto as their own.

Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) - Porcaro died in an accident at the age of 38. The rock star fell ill after spraying insecticide in the yard of his Hidden Hills home and died that evening at Humana Hospital-West Hills. According to the LA Times Report, The Los Angeles County Coroner's office lists the cause of death to be a heart attack from the hardening of the arteries caused by cocaine use, not from an allergic reaction to the pesticides as presumed (and stated by in the band's official history) immediately after his death.[

TITLE: What A Shame
BAND: Foghat
ALBUM: Rock & Roll
YEAR: 1973
LENGTH: 3:51
DID YOU KNOW: Peverett decided to call the band Foghat, a nonsense word he had made up as a child while playing Scrabble with his brother. He used his new word to create Junior Foghat, an imaginary childhood playmate who became an alter ego and therefore the genesis of the "Lonesome Dave" persona that he was to employ as a performer.

David Peverett or Lonesome Dave (April 16, 1943 - February 7, 2000) - Peverett reunited with the original Foghat line-up in 1993, beginning the first of several tours. He continued to write and record songs not only for Foghat, but also for a wide variety of projects, until his death from cancer.

TITLE: Days Gone Down
BAND: Gerry Rafferty
ALBUM: Night Owl
YEAR: 1979
LENGTH: 6:32
DID YOU KNOW: In October 2010, "Baker Street" was recognised by the BMI for surpassing 5 million plays worldwide. "Stuck in the Middle With You" has received over 4 million plays worldwide, and "Right Down The Line" has had over 3 million plays.

Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty (April 16, 1947 – January 4, 2011) - In November 2010, Rafferty was admitted to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, where he was put on a life-support machine and treated for multi-organ failure. After being taken off life-support, Rafferty rallied for a time and it seemed that he might survive and recover. He died at his daughter Martha's home in Stroud, Gloucestershire on 4 January 2011 of liver failure.

TITLE: Used To Bad News
BAND: Boston
ALBUM: Don't Look Back
YEAR: 1978
LENGTH: 2:56
DID YOU KNOW: Delp was also a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, harmonica and keyboards. Additionally he wrote or co-wrote several songs for Boston and many other artists.

Bradley E. Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) - Delp, 55, died from the smoke of two charcoal grills he lit inside his sealed bathroom. Following a string of successive suicide attempts, which began with a parked car connected to a dryer vent,[4] Delp was found by police, lying on a pillow on his bathroom floor with a suicide note pinned to his shirt stating that he was a "lonely soul."

TITLE: Spooky
BAND: Atlanta Rhythm Section
ALBUM: Underdog (Posted track pulled from "Greatest Hits" package)
YEAR: 1979
LENGTH: 4:58
DID YOU KNOW: "Imaginary Lover" proved to be the band's biggest hit, reaching number seven on the charts. A story (possibly an urban legend) has been told of a New York DJ who accidentally played the 33 rpm album cut of Imaginary Lover at 45 rpm and was inundated with calls asking about the new Stevie Nicks sung Fleetwood Mac song. Whether the story was true or not, the single and album both hit the Top 10, with the album going Platinum.

Ronnie Hammond (Nov. 10, 1950 - Mar. 14, 2011) - On December 28, 1998 there was a close call with tragedy. Hammond, who had battled alcoholism and depression off and on over the years, got into a confrontation with the police in Macon, Georgia and forced an officer to shoot him. Hammond was seriously injured, but survived the injury and dealt with the depression. Ronnie Hammond passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 in Forsyth, Georgia of heart failure. He was 60.

TITLE: The Song Is Over
BAND: The Who
ALBUM: Who's Next
YEAR: 1971
LENGTH: 6:14
DID YOU KNOW: Moon died shortly after the release of Who Are You. On the album cover, he is seated on a chair back-to-front to hide the weight gained over three years (as discussed in Tony Fletcher's book Dear Boy). Coincidentally the words "NOT TO BE TAKEN AWAY" appear on the back of the chair.

Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) - Moon took 32 tablets of Clomethiazole (Heminevrin). The medication was a sedative he had been prescribed to alleviate his alcohol withdrawal symptoms as he tried to dry out on his own at home.  The police determined there were 32 pills in his system, with the digestion of 6 being sufficient to cause his death, and the other 26 of which were still undissolved when he died.


Big shout out to Phil Lynott who was left off this list only because I just played them in the last SHT list, otherwise he'd be here as well.  Sadly there’s too many choices when building this type of playlist, but tell me who I didn’t include that I should have?

[RJhog (Admin)]

The first two people that come to mind for me are Freddie Mercury and Ronnie James Dio, but I'll add to my list later.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Probably should have had Jimi Hendrix on there.  Also John Bonham and Eric Carr (although Carr was much less known and didn't really get that much of his stuff on any Kiss records, he still would be on my list).

[Gordon Williams]

I was gonna throw in Hendrix and Zeppelin, but RJhog got to it first. So I will add The Beatles, Uriah Heep, and Savatage.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Gary Moore.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Randy Rhoads (not sure about spelling of last name)

Jim Morrison

Cliff Burton

[RJhog (Admin)]

Ronnie Van Zant/Steve Gaines

Duane Allman

 

[RJhog (Admin)]

Nice playlist Scott.  This is a 50/50 proposition for me, meaning I've heard 5 of the tracks and not heard 5 as well.  For my favorites, I'm going with Days Gone Down by Gerry Rafferty from the songs I have heard.  I don't have that album but I sure would like to.  He has such a great voice, a terrific mix of uniqueness and ability.  As far as my choice in the "haven't heard category, I'm taking Rush and What You're Doing.  There is some fantastic drumming on that track

 

All in all, very well done.  Looking forward to The Dead Part II...

[Scott]

Dead Part II may be a good idea cause it seems Ive forgotten loads of fine people...  thanks for the feedback !

[Jon]

Someone from America passed away recently. That's the band America, not the country. But then again, I'm sure someone from the country America has also passed away recently. Crap, this ain't easy!

[Scott]

Didnt know that so I looked it up...  It was Dan Peek, one of the 3 originals...  Heres what was posted on their web site...

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"I am so sorry to learn of Dan’s passing. Dan, along with Gerry & myself, formed the band “America” as teenagers after being great friends in high school during the late 60’s. It was a joyous time for the three of us, full of excitement and laughter. We created lasting music together and experienced a life that we could never have imagined. Dan was an equal and integral part of that early history, and I have never forgotten the good times we spent making that music and learning about life together. Although we eventually went our separate ways, his contributions to the music of “America” have always been present and will last forever. This news brings great sadness. My sincere condolences go out to his wife, Catherine, and the entire Peek family. May Dan rest in peace, and his memory be cherished forever." -Dewey Bunnell

"I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Dans passing. He was a dear friend for many years. Dan & his music will live on in the great songs he shared with us all. My sincere condolences go out to Catherine and the entire Peek family. May he rest in peace...."
-Gerry Beckley

[Jon]

Have been listening to this while surfing this morning and then Rjhog posts the news about Jani Lane. Evil playlist!