badfinger

This episode profiles a band that were proteges to The Beatles. Badfinger found immediate success with the help of The Beatles and Apple Records. The band gained a higher profile but bad management undermined the band, who were considered successors to The Beatles. Unfortunately, it didn't happen, and subsequent events turned tragic, leaving the band legacy as one of the saddest in rock history. 

But in this episode, we celebrate the truer legacy of the band, which is the music. 

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It's hard to discuss British rock band Badfinger and NOT focus on the tragic details of their too-short career. This week's guest, legendary Miami music maven Rich Ulloa (Yesterday & Today Records, Y&T Music), doesn't shy away from the dark parts, but much prefers to focus on the wonderful music these four lads from Swansea gifted the world. Their 1971 release 'Straight Up' is as fine an example of lush, meticulously recorded and thrillingly played power-pop as you're ever likely to find. 

Songs featured in this episode: Take It All (Live) - Badfinger; We Can Work It Out - The Beatles; Clowntime Is Over - Elvis Costello; This Broken Heart - The Mavericks; Flagboy - For Squirrels; Thirsty Boots - Bob Dylan; Perfection - Sweet Lizzy Project; Come And Get It, No Matter What, Apple Of My Eye, Take It All - Badfinger; Golden Slumbers - The Beatles; Maybe I'm Amazed (Live) - Paul McCartney and Wings; Baby Blue - Badfinger; Money - The Flying Lizards; Money, Flying, I'd Die Babe - Badfinger; No Matter What - Jellyfish; Name Of The Game - Badfinger; Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers; Suitcase, Sweet Tuesday Morning, Day After Day - Badfinger; No More - Pete Ham; Sometimes - Badfinger; It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Todd Rundgren; Perfection, It's Over - Badfinger; Piano Red - Albert Castiglia Band (Featuring Mandy Marylane); No Matter What (World Version) - Stan Lynch; Eyesight To The Blind - Mose Allison; Name Of The Game - Amanda Green

We continue our series 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history with a band that started off with a string of hit songs, signed to The Beatles' record label, with songs written by The Beatles with many people believing they might BE the new Beatles. But a rash of "whatever could go wrong will go wrong" events struck Badfinger leaving them broke, sidelined, and two members dead. This is the story of the classic rock band Badfinger.

Em mais um episódio do podcast do 'A Hora da Vitrola', André Góis conta a história da banda comparada aos Beatles, apadrinhada por eles, que tinha tudo para ser grande, mas acabou em meio à mentiras, ganância, inveja e traição.

O podcast do 'A Hora da Vitrola' é derivado do programa de mesmo nome, que vai ao ar na Rádio Eldorado (107,3 FM - SP), aos domingos, ao meio-dia, com reapresentação às quintas-feiras, às 23h.

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A case could be made that Led Zeppelin IV is the biggest heavy metal album of all time.  However, "IV" isn't really the name of the album.  The actual title was four symbols, one selected by each band member.  The record company hated the idea for obvious reasons, but what they thought was "professional suicide" turned out to be the best selling album for the band and one of the top rated Rock albums of all time.

The rollout of Led Zeppelin IV without a pronounceable title and without written information on the album sleeve was a reaction to their experience with the previous album.  Led Zeppelin III had been highly anticipated and a commercial success, but received several negative reviews from critics.  This response affected the band, particularly Jimmy Page.  Led Zeppelin stopped touring and returned to Headley Grange in Hampshire, England for recording the new material.  The relaxed environment of the country house was good for removing distractions and encouraging spontaneity.

The result was both a commercial and critical success, and a defining album for heavy metal throughout the 70's.  Every track on this album would be played on AOR and hard rock radio stations.

Folks, this is an album you need to hear in its entirety.

Rock and Roll
The second track on the album is now a rock and roll standard.  It came out of a jam session the band had while producing the album.  John Bonham started with a drum introduction from "Keep A-Knockin'" by Little Richard.  Jimmy Page adds a guitar riff inspired by Chuck Berry.  Ian Stewart, pianist for the Rolling Stones, joins on the song.  It is one of the few songs for which all four band members got writing credits.

Four Sticks
A song for which the name doesn't match the lyrics, "Four Sticks" is so named because John Bonham used two sets of drumsticks - two sticks in each hand - while recording the song.  He recorded only two takes, and Jimmy Page said that "it was physically impossible for him to do another."

Black Dog
Another song for which the name doesn't appear in the lyrics, "Black Dog" received its name from a black Labrador retriever found wandering around Headley Grange mansion while they were recording.  The alternate a cappella vocals and start and stop instrumentation was inspired by Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well."

Stairway to Heaven
This instantly recognizable epic is Led Zeppelin's signature song.  The band was setting out to create an epic when they wrote it, as they wanted a song to replace "Dazed and Confused" as the centerpiece of their concerts.  Amazingly, it did not chart because it was never released as a single.  

ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:

Main theme from the motion picture Diamonds Are Forever
Bond...James Bond!  This Bond film was the last one with Sean Connery as James Bond before being replaced by Roger Moore.

STAFF PICKS:

Hallelujah by Sweathog
Wayne leads off the staff picks a Christian rock crossover, similar to "Jesus Christ, Superstar" and "Godspell."  Sweathog was a band out of San Francisco which became a top opening act for groups like Black Sabbath, Emerson Lake & Palmer, and Grand Funk Railroad.   

Day After Day by Badfinger
Brian's staff pick sounds like the Beatles, perhaps because George Harrison produced this album, and participates on guitar and backing vocals.  It tells the story of a boy daydreaming about a girl "looking out from my lonely room, day after day."

Never Been to Spain by Three Dog Night
Rob's staff pick from Three Dog Night features Cory Wells on lead vocal duties.  Three Dog Night had three singers who would trade off on providing lead vocals.  This song was penned by folks singer-songwriter Hoyt Axton, and discusses places the singer has never been, but compares spots that might be good proxies for these locations.

Peace Train by Cat Stevens
Bruce finishes the staff picks with Cat Stevens' first top 10 hit in the U.S.  After converting to Islam and changing his name from Cat Stevens to Yusuf Islam, he performed the song as a call for a peaceful solution to the Iraq War, as well as playing it at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize concert when Muhammad Yunus received the award for his work in micro-lending to the poor.

INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:

Scorpio by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
A funky instrumental from the film "Scorpio" takes us out of this podcast.  The song was on the charts this month, though the movie would not appear until 1973.

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Groundbreaking singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Todd Rundgren started his career as a guitarist for Nazz, before fronting the band Runt and eventually pursuing a solo career. His first official solo album, Something/Anything (released in 1972 via Warner Bros. Records), stayed on the Billboard 200 for nearly a year and contained some of his most notable hits, including “I Saw the Light” and “Hello, It’s Me.” Todd became one of the most prolific artists of the 70s & 80s, releasing numerous solo albums, as well as critically acclaimed work with his band, Utopia.   Known as a pioneer of music videos, computer software, and internet music delivery, Todd created the first interactive album, organized the first interactive television concert, and founded his own music subscription service. As a songwriter/producer, he’s been behind legendary releases by Badfinger, Grand Funk Railroad, The New York Dolls, and XTC, as well as one of the best-selling albums of all time, Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell.  

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Keith and Dena's 10th episode and B.J. Thomas former #1 song is still holding strong within the Top 10 while Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" holds at #1 for a second straight week.  What other songs are there to discuss?  Download and listen to our latest episode and find out!

John explains The Beatles relationship with Badfinger and how both bands were ripped off for a lot of money. 

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Bad Luck or Bad Apple?: The Tragic Story of Badfinger

Signed to Apple Records.  Aided by contributions from The Beatles.  First 3 singles are Top 10 hits.  Appeared on classic albums such as Imagine and All Things Must Pass.  The band was poised to be the best thing since The Beatles.  Two years later, they were broke, Apple Records disbanded, Warner Brothers sued them and when things seemed like they could not get worse, a band member committed suicide.  In Episode 001 of #1 Fanclub, Craig and Shawn tell the story of Badfinger and try to reconcile how did it go from great to tragic so fast.

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"#1" from Star Collector's album Songs For The Whole Family

Suivez la trajectoire chaotique du groupe Badfinger, de Pete Ham et Tom Evans, le groupe maudit d'Apple Records.

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