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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 11, 2022 1:16:37 GMT
Greetings friends ! I have a radio show called "Bollocks with Bob" on Wednesday nights at 8pm (eastern standard time), and this week's show will be on Roger Taylor's solo career.
The show can be heard live at montcoradio.com, and after the fact as a podcast at bollockswithbob.com. The theme of my show is reexamining things that have been misunderstood throughout music history, so I generally don't play the most well-known pieces. Have a listen to last week's McCartney show to see where I'm generally heading with this concept. With that as a prologue, what Roger tunes would you want me to spin and speak about !?
Hope you can all tune in !
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Post by georg on Sept 11, 2022 3:49:00 GMT
I’ve been listening to a lot of Roger’s stuff lately, so here’s a few: Magic Is Loose, I Cry For You, Cowboys and Indians, Old Men, Life Changes (he didn’t write it, so that might not fly; if not, then Also Rans), Revelation, Where Are You Now, Up, I Know I Know I Know
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Post by Lord Fickle on Sept 11, 2022 8:20:47 GMT
Good luck with it, Bob. 👍 Must admit, I've always fancied doing a radio show.
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Post by macduff77 on Sept 11, 2022 15:54:46 GMT
I’ve always loved “Feel the Force” and wondered why it only appeared in the North American LP.
I also love “Small” - both the QPR and Roger version. I’ve always wondered if this was written for QPR and then re-worked as a solo song, or vice versa.
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Post by BrƎИsꓘi on Sept 11, 2022 17:39:38 GMT
good luck Bob.
anything from the first album is fine by me, but My Country I&II, Future Management (love that reggae) and Magic Is Loose will be appreciated
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Post by aymeric on Sept 11, 2022 18:33:46 GMT
My favourites are : Let's Get Crazy, Man On Fire, Power To Love, Old Men (Lay Down), New Dark Ages, The Key, Is-It Me ?, Small, The Shores Of Formentera, Gangsters Are Running This World (purple version) and Absolutely Anything.
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Post by vh on Sept 11, 2022 19:37:27 GMT
Looking forward to this one Bob. Last week was brilliant. Let’s get Crazy. Magic is Loose. Future Management
Abandon Fire. Foreign Sand (original). You had To Be There. People On Streets. Small. Outsider. Journeys End.
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Post by donovan on Sept 11, 2022 20:16:33 GMT
London Town, C'mon Down! With that great Mervyn Peake reading at the end! <3
Can't wait to listen!
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Post by Vali on Sept 12, 2022 12:43:45 GMT
Good luck Bob, can’t wait to hear the show!
Without thinking too much:
Abandonfire, KillingTime, Final Destination (the version with Yoshiki) and The Whisperers.
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Post by baronlutenvank on Sept 12, 2022 15:23:09 GMT
Sweet! I'll be giving this a listen. Good luck, Bob!
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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 12, 2022 18:02:35 GMT
It's really hard to pick songs from Strange Frontier, as every single one of them is solid ! |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 14, 2022 16:22:40 GMT
And it's TONIGHT ! I'm really looking forward to y'all hearing this.
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Post by Mercury Roadrunner on Sept 15, 2022 1:10:15 GMT
Wow, Bob, your show is really interesting to listen to - here's hoping sometime soon you are to take over the real FM air, still even on the internet radio your storytelling sounds absolutely fabulous and intersesting, thanks so much for a good hour of Roger's solo stuff - personally in my opinion Roger's solo works are the best in Queen Solo Family, and definitely my favourite ones, so this was a true joy, - thank you and all the very best of luck and success in your new upcoming episodes
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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 15, 2022 1:39:46 GMT
Wow, Bob, your show is really interesting to listen to - here's hoping sometime soon you are to take over the real FM air, still even on the internet radio your storytelling sounds absolutely fabulous and intersesting, thanks so much for a good hour of Roger's solo stuff - personally in my opinion Roger's solo works are the best in Queen Solo Family, and definitely my favourite ones, so this was a true joy, - thank you and all the very best of luck and success in your new upcoming episodes I'm honoured !! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
Today a friend told me I have an NPR voice, and another said I should be on Sirius XM. I'm going to take the temperature and see what's out there.
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Post by nickip on Sept 15, 2022 11:59:07 GMT
Thanks Bob - an enjoyable listen. Nice to know I’m not the only person who thinks Roger is an extraordinarily underestimated musician, composer, arranger and vocalist.
Hearing the tracks alone rather than in the context of the albums made me listen extra carefully to them and enjoy them in a new way. Thank you
Ps - anyone else ever wondered if Pressure On was another song (along with at least one of John’s Queen contributions) moaning about Brian?? A discussion for another thread perhaps….
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Post by Vali on Sept 15, 2022 13:30:09 GMT
I was able to listen to the show this morning and enjoyed it very much! Especially the “I Wanna Testify” section and the comparison with the “original” version. Congrats Bob! Roger’solo work has always been my favorite and the only thing I’ve missed was an extra hour to make room for more songs! 😄
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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 15, 2022 15:43:21 GMT
Thanks Bob - an enjoyable listen. Nice to know I’m not the only person who thinks Roger is an extraordinarily underestimated musician, composer, arranger and vocalist. Hearing the tracks alone rather than in the context of the albums made me listen extra carefully to them and enjoy them in a new way. Thank you Ps - anyone else ever wondered if Pressure On was another song (along with at least one of John’s Queen contributions) moaning about Brian?? A discussion for another thread perhaps…. Never thought of that, but indeed anything is possible. But as far as I know, they were on much better terms by the late '90s than they were a few years earlier.
So glad you enjoyed it !!
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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 15, 2022 15:45:15 GMT
I was able to listen to the show this morning and enjoyed it very much! Especially the “I Wanna Testify” section and the comparison with the “original” version. Congrats Bob! Roger’solo work has always been my favorite and the only thing I’ve missed was an extra hour to make room for more songs! 😄 ha, so you can imagine how difficult it was for me to squeeze in as much music as I could !!
Thanks to anderssteen whom I'm pretty sure was the first in the Queen community to track down the Persuasions' version. It looks like he showed up here only to point this out and poof, was never seen again. |
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Post by Arnaldo Ogre- on Sept 15, 2022 23:15:47 GMT
Congratulations on the great show! Me and a fellow Brazilian fan followed it live and chatting online about it. We had a great time.
Excellent song choices and you also did great as a presenter! Thanks a lot!
Cheers,
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Post by billy on Sept 16, 2022 2:18:30 GMT
What a great hour - loved your insights and connecting the dots to contemporaneous events and to the rest of the band. Nice song selection!
I also listened to the Sir Paul show and it’s made me want to listen to more of his solo career - I really only know what I’ve heard on the radio.
I’m looking forward to future episodes.
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Post by 85guild on Sept 16, 2022 2:35:14 GMT
Bob, I believe you are a fellow Lord Elgin guy, this is great stuff, congrats! And, the "special moments only tend to happen now and then" is likely my favourite Queen solo section ever so happy to hear it recognized.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 16, 2022 5:20:31 GMT
What a great hour - loved your insights and connecting the dots to contemporaneous events and to the rest of the band. Nice song selection! I also listened to the Sir Paul show and it’s made me want to listen to more of his solo career - I really only know what I’ve heard on the radio. Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is so bloody outstanding - definitely make that your first stop.
And points for using the word "contemporaneous" in a sentence.
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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 16, 2022 5:21:00 GMT
Bob, I believe you are a fellow Lord Elgin guy, this is great stuff, congrats! And, the "special moments only tend to happen now and then" is likely my favourite Queen solo section ever so happy to hear it recognized. It was a toss-up between that and No Violins - glad I made the right choice !! |
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Post by georg on Sept 16, 2022 15:33:57 GMT
I'm finally getting around to this, Bob, and what a superb episode – excellent choices all around. I've been going through a bit of a RT kick lately, so this is just perfect timing all around. I'm sure my cats – and neighbors, at that – enjoyed me singing along (poorly) at full-throated volume and power!
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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 16, 2022 18:51:28 GMT
And now it's been picked up by the official website, and suddenly it's had nearly 500 listens !
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Post by Mr Badger on Sept 16, 2022 20:45:06 GMT
I listened today Bob and what a great episode. Like last week, fantastic song choices. Loved the backstory on I Wanna Testify and what a gem Foreign Sand is.
Congrats and the voice is spot on for a 1:00am FM DJ in the 1970’s. That’s when they played the best music!
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Post by The Real Wizard on Sept 16, 2022 21:17:38 GMT
My favourites are : Let's Get Crazy, Man On Fire, Power To Love, Old Men (Lay Down), New Dark Ages, The Key, Is-It Me ?, Small, The Shores Of Formentera, Gangsters Are Running This World (purple version) and Absolutely Anything. Looking back on your post - sorry you got completely blanked 
It was tough to fit everything into one hour. I even used a couple single versions to make room for another song. Is It Me? was on the short list, but I went with Pressure On instead because I needed an upbeat song amidst the ballads.
On that note - man, do I ever have an appreciation for the process now. It's not just being a radio show host - it's being a writer, producer, fact checker, and recording engineer. No wonder cats like Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Lewis have entire teams they do their podcasts with. It's an enormous amount of work. And even if I quit after two episodes, I'm really happy with how this has gone.
Thanks everyone for being so wonderfully supportive.
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Post by Plengel on Sept 19, 2022 17:46:19 GMT
Hi Bob, I enjoyed listening to your show when driving back from work this afternoon! It was a fun listen and a great introduction to Roger's solo career. As if I didn't know already, but man does that guy have an impressive solo output! It was a shame you had to omit a few wonderful tracks, but I think you had all the essentials.
I might give the McCartney episode a spin later this week. Being quite familiar with the Beatles' repertoire, I have to confess I never dove very deeply in their solo efforts.
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Post by Mercury Roadrunner on Sept 20, 2022 23:31:00 GMT
And now it's been picked up by the official website, and suddenly it's had nearly 500 listens !
wow, this is definitely a next level, congratulations to you, Bob |
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Post by donovan on Sept 21, 2022 1:59:36 GMT
Brian shared it now. Time spent posting on FB is time taken away from finishing the Miracle box set. /s
Completely kidding of course. Dude this was such a great podcast, really enjoyable and knowledgeable! Reignited my love for Electric Fire. <3
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