WFMU: Michael Shelley: Playlist from October 1, 2011

Michael Shelley: Playlist from October 1, 2011

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October 1, 2011: Includes an interview with George Porter Jr. of The Meters!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Meters, The	Thinking "Thinking" by "Meters, The"
LaBelle	Lady Marmalade "Lady Marmalade" by "LaBelle"
Lee Dorsey	A Lover Was Born "A Lover Was Born" by "Lee Dorsey"
Wild Tchoupitoulas	Brother John "Brother John" by "Wild Tchoupitoulas"
Art Neville	I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You
Dr. John	Right Place, Wrong Time "Right Place, Wrong Time" by "Dr. John"
Lee Dorsey	Gator Tail "Gator Tail" by "Lee Dorsey"
Meters, The	6V6 LA "6V6 LA" by "Meters, The"
George Porter Jr.	INTERVIEW "INTERVIEW" by "George Porter Jr."
Meters, The	Thinking "Thinking" by "Meters, The"
Lee Dorsey	Yes We Can "Yes We Can" by "Lee Dorsey"
Art Neville	Bo Diddley "Bo Diddley" by "Art Neville"
Meters, The	Would You "Would You" by "Meters, The"
Meters, The	Tippi Toes "Tippi Toes" by "Meters, The"
Lee Dorsey	Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further?
A Minute With	Scott Schinder "Scott Schinder" by "A Minute With"
Jerky Boys, The	The Super Across The Way
David Cloud	Siberian Hypnotism "Siberian Hypnotism" by "David Cloud"
Dumb Girl	Alamo Drafthouse "Alamo Drafthouse" by "Dumb Girl"
Commercial	You & Your Johnson "You & Your Johnson" by "Commercial"

Listener comments!
	11:13am mrmucho: hey Mike, those early Meters records really don't capture the bass too well--the drums are sharp in the mix (which is great), but the bass is kind of buried. you can hear the diff on the first two tracks you played. compare vs. james brown tracks of that era.
	11:17am Michael: Mucho - not sure i agree that the JB sound is the one to judge all others against. It's apples & oranges and I like both. I think that Metes mix works 100% for me.
	11:24am seang: all right...ain't nothing wrong with this
	11:29am mrmucho: i hear ya i love both too, but Porter's name doesn't roll off the tongue like Bootsy et al when discussing bass players of that era...always thought this may be why. of course he's just as deserving
	12:30pm BigJay: Wow. So much fun to listen and learn from a great musician and an interviewer who loves knows and loves the music enough to ask cool questions.
	12:32pm drr: very good interview!
	12:43pm drr: whoa, what is this Bo Diddley thing happening here?

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Meters, The	Thinking "Thinking" by "Meters, The"
LaBelle	Lady Marmalade "Lady Marmalade" by "LaBelle"
Lee Dorsey	A Lover Was Born "A Lover Was Born" by "Lee Dorsey"
Wild Tchoupitoulas	Brother John "Brother John" by "Wild Tchoupitoulas"
Art Neville	I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You
Dr. John	Right Place, Wrong Time "Right Place, Wrong Time" by "Dr. John"
Lee Dorsey	Gator Tail "Gator Tail" by "Lee Dorsey"
Meters, The	6V6 LA "6V6 LA" by "Meters, The"
George Porter Jr.	INTERVIEW "INTERVIEW" by "George Porter Jr."
Meters, The	Thinking "Thinking" by "Meters, The"
Lee Dorsey	Yes We Can "Yes We Can" by "Lee Dorsey"
Art Neville	Bo Diddley "Bo Diddley" by "Art Neville"
Meters, The	Would You "Would You" by "Meters, The"
Meters, The	Tippi Toes "Tippi Toes" by "Meters, The"
Lee Dorsey	Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further?
A Minute With	Scott Schinder "Scott Schinder" by "A Minute With"
Jerky Boys, The	The Super Across The Way
David Cloud	Siberian Hypnotism "Siberian Hypnotism" by "David Cloud"
Dumb Girl	Alamo Drafthouse "Alamo Drafthouse" by "Dumb Girl"
Commercial	You & Your Johnson "You & Your Johnson" by "Commercial"

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Listener comments!
	11:13am mrmucho: hey Mike, those early Meters records really don't capture the bass too well--the drums are sharp in the mix (which is great), but the bass is kind of buried. you can hear the diff on the first two tracks you played. compare vs. james brown tracks of that era.
	11:17am Michael: Mucho - not sure i agree that the JB sound is the one to judge all others against. It's apples & oranges and I like both. I think that Metes mix works 100% for me.
	11:24am seang: all right...ain't nothing wrong with this
	11:29am mrmucho: i hear ya i love both too, but Porter's name doesn't roll off the tongue like Bootsy et al when discussing bass players of that era...always thought this may be why. of course he's just as deserving
	12:30pm BigJay: Wow. So much fun to listen and learn from a great musician and an interviewer who loves knows and loves the music enough to ask cool questions.
	12:32pm drr: very good interview!
	12:43pm drr: whoa, what is this Bo Diddley thing happening here?

Michael Shelley: Playlist from October 1, 2011