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Old 03-12-2008, 09:08 PM
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Rickter Scale Show 171 - More Fusion, I Robot, Discipline

airing Sunday, March 16 from 8-11 PM EST and Monday, March 17 from 1-4 EST

Let's continue the poltergeist, with Cozy's turn this week doing retro-rock and my doing some Jazz Fusion.

Here's some more suggestions from my friend, Ed -

Apothecary - left For Peru
Frank Zappa and the Mothers - Eat that Question
Mike Keeney Trio - Extreme Aliens
Akira Wada - Hollywood Nightwalker
Hiromi Uehara - Time Out
Billy Cobham - The Pleasant Pheasant
Electric Outlet - Golf III
Jeff Beck - Blue Wind
Fonderia - re-enter
Coste Apetrea - Dofter from Sveavagen
Bad Dog U - It (Wasn't Easy)
Steve Khan - Where's Mumphrey?
Coryell, Coster, Smith - Plankton
Speechless - Spidercrawl
Hectic Watermelon - F Street Fulano
Biological Madness - Psychio
Whoopgnash - Flat Brimmed High-Rider
Kimo Williams and Kimotion - Lasorituptoo

You know I usually have something to say about each song, but this week it's too time-consuming....so here's a clip to whet your appetite - the stunning and obnoxiously talented Hiromi, with some Chick...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRU1o-sCnqY

The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977)

You know the songs.....well you should - if at work, shut the door. If home, place headphones on attached listening devices. And enjoy the classic...

Discipline - Into The Dream (22:03) from "Into The Dream Live"

They just played their first show in nine years, ramping up for their sure to be amazing Nearfest appearance. This is from Phantasmagoria, a now defunct record store/concert venue. So perfect was this performance, it is the same exact time as the studio version...I was honored to be there.