July 6, 2022 Playlist

"America's Choice" by Hot Tuna (1975)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Hot Tuna "America's Choice"  1975 (USA)
Hot Tuna is Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen, formerly the bassist and lead guitarist of Jefferson Airplane. They started Hot Tuna as a side project for their "blues" jamming around 1969, and after they quit the Airplane in 1973 it became their main gig and has been ever since (they're still touring in 2022!) When they were with the Jeffersons, Jorma had been essentially the 4th songwriter in a group with too damn many songwriters, so Tuna really allowed him to step out as a singer and composer. His riffs are very groovy, but his laconic singing is kind of unusual - maybe it prefigures the slacker rock of the 1990's! (I feel like there are a lot of interesting parallels between Hot Tuna and 80's indie punk band Meat Puppets, another Americana rock power trio led by a tall guitar hero songwriter with his childhood buddy on bass.) America's Choice is something of a companion piece to Yellow Fever, another top shelf Tuna album released the same year.
(N) = New Release
   
Artist Song Album Year Country
The Balloon FarmA Question Of TermperatureA-side single1967USA
Black Oak ArkansasRed Hot Lovin'High On The Hog1973USA
The FlockClownThe Flock1969USA
black midi Nothing Compares 2 Crazy (Prince medley)Cavalcovers (N - covers album)2022 (self released)UK
Haru Nemuri Heart Of Gold
Shunka-Ryougen (N)
("Spring Fire Lighting The Fields Ablaze")
2022 (TO3S)Japan
Gnome AmbrosiusKing (N)2022 (Polderrecords)Belgium
 
 
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard The Dripping TapOmnium Gatherum (N)2022 (Flightless/ATO)Australia
Sonic Youth In & OutIn/Out/In (N)
rec. 2000-2008 (2022 Three Lobed)USA
   
 
Hot TunaFunky #7America's Choice
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1975USA
Hot TunaSerpent Of DreamsAmerica's Choice
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1975USA
Hot TunaInvitationAmerica's Choice
 CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK		1975USA
Jefferson AirplaneGood Shepherd (trad. arr. Kaukonen)Volunteers1969USA
Jefferson AirplaneIce Cream PhoenixCrown Of Creation1968USA
   
 
Meat PuppetsOther Kinds Of Love Out My Way EP1986USA
Meat PuppetsThe Great Awakening Dusty Notes2019USA
Kurt VileBassackwards Bottle It In2018USA
Stephen Malkmus & The JicksReal Emotional Trash Real Emotional Trash2008USA
Jenny Hval JupiterClassic Objects (N)2022 (4AD)Norway
   
 
John Coltrane (with Eric Dolphy)Africa (alternate take)Africa/Brass Sessions Vol. 2rec. 1961USA
Eric DolphyMusic MatadorConversations1963USA
Charles MingusThe Clown The Clown1957USA
   
 
The Free DesignLight My Fire (The Doors)One By One1971USA
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