A Colorful Record Night
A while back my vinyl buddies and I converged yet again amidst the picturesque lawns of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin to play music selections at Kevin's "Wall of Sound," this time with the theme of colors. Love may be the most cited word in popular music titles, but the broader category of color may come in a close second. Blue alone could fill up several weeks worth of music (and most of these would have love in the title as well). In fact, I specifically tried (but failed) to avoid blue and black just to force me to listen to songs I hadn't heard before. In a bit of a breach of etiquette, I started with a song by The Boomtown Rats called "Diamond Smiles," except that diamond isn't really a color, is it? But the song is SOOO good.
We will be meeting one last time at the end of August before changing venues entirely as Kevin moves into a new home. The Wall of Sounds has been been good to us the past many years. We shall see if the new abode does the old one justice.
So, without further a do, here's a list from a night of many colors (forgive any typos):
Blue Tip, The Cars, Aaron
Diamond Smiles, The Boomtown Rats, Paul (note: not really a color, but awfully good)
Man on the Silver Mountain, Rainbow, Kevin
Purple Haze, The Cure, Jonathan
Red, Sammy Hagar, Aaron
Put on Your Old Brown Shoes, Supertramp, Paul
Bluebeard, Cocteau Twins, Kevin
The Flurries Wide and White, Matt Beckler, Jonathan
Black Fathom 4, Kansas, Aaron
Cold Grey Morning, Kansas, Aaron
Union City Blue, Blondie, Paul
Blue Jay Way, Beatles, Kevin
Black and Blue, Van Halen, Jonathan
Not a Color, Billy Squire, Aaron
Silver Rainbow, Genesis, Paul
Red Balloon, Faces, Kevin
Black Star, Radiohead, Jonathan
Charlie Brown's Parents, Dishwalla, Aaron
White Lightning and Wine, Heart, Paul
Black Cars, Gino Vannelli, Kevin
Sound and Color, Alabama Shakes, Jonathan
Forever in Blue, Journey, Aaron
Blue Chair, Elvis Costello, Paul
Red Jesus, The Cult, Kevin
Blue Monday, New Order, Jonathan
White and Nerdy, Weird Al Yankovic, Aaron
On the Greener Side, Michelle Shocked, Paul
Pink World, Planet P, Kevin
Sky Blue Sky, Wilco, Jonathan
Red Neck Friend, Jackson Browne, Aaron
Love is a Wonderful Color, Icicle Works, Paul
Silver Tightrope, Amegeddon, Kevin
Bottle of Blues, Beck, John
Red Eye, Moondoggies, Jonathan
And…Somewhere I've never Traveled, Ambrosia, Aaron (note: also no color, but played just to piss off Jonathon, which is entirely within the stated rules of Record Night)
Blue Continental, Shaw Blades, Aaron
Red Fox, Big Country, Paul
Tangerine, Led Zeppelin, Kevin
Golden, My Morning Jacket, Jonathan
Red Light, U2, Kevin
Blue Light, David Gilmore, John
Love over Gold, Dire Straits, Paul
White China, Ultravox, Kevin
Jealous Again, Black Crowes, John
Midnight Blue, Lou Gramm, Aaron
Pink Thing, XTC, Paul
Red Skies At Night, The Fixx, Kevin
Black Diamond, Kiss, Aaron
Silvertown Blues, Mark Knopfler, Kevin
Blue Heart, Peter Murphy, Kevin
Blue Mask, Lou Reed, Kevin
Blue Jean, David Bowie, John
Red Red Sun, INXS, Paul
Crimson and Clover, Joan Jett, Kevin
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John, Kevin
Bluebird, Paul McCartney, Kevin
Green Flower Street, Donald Fagen, Paul
Ruby, Donald Fagen, Paul
Midnight Blue, Styx, Kevin