The Drive's Vinyl Four Weekend Ends Today

Since the National Championship is today, the Vinyl Four ends as well.  Again, you can hear it at www.wdrv.com.  All times are Central.

They play four tracks from each album, and on vinyl.  You can get the list of all four songs they will play on each album at the site.

11  am   GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD--  Elton John

1  pm   1984--  Van Halen

3   pm   RUMOURS--  Fleetwood Mac

The Chain
Dreams
Second Hand News
Gold Dust Woman

4  pm   NIGHT MOVES--  Bob Seger

5   pm  4--   Led Zeppelin

6   pm   LET IT BLEED--  Rolling Stones

B-Ball and Music.  Like It.  --RoadDog

The Drive's Vinyl Four Weekend-- Part 3: "Sgt. Pepper's"

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Well, those sure were two excellent Final Four games last night.  I'll write more about them tomorrow.

But, the Drive's, WDRV 97.1 FM salute to vinyl and classic albums as well as the Final Four continues today and tomorrow.

Today's Albums (Remember, they play four cuts from each album, all, of course on vinyl.):

10 AM   SGT. PEPPER'S--  Beatles

11 AM   STRANGE DAYS--  Doors

Strange Days
Love Me Two Times
Midnight Drive
People Are Strange

1   PM   QUADROPHENIA--  Who

3   PM  PRONOUNCE LEN-NERD SKIN-NERD--  Lynyrd Skynyrd

5   PM   DISRAELI GEARS--  Cream


Snap, Crackle and Pop.  --RoadDog

BIZARRE LAWS IN AMERICA:  In South Dakota you can not fall asleep in a cheese factory.

The Drive's Vinyl Four Weekend, Saturday, April 1

Again, the Drive plays four cuts from each classic album.  Streams at www.wdrv.com.  And, they will be playing them on vinyl.  Tune in today for:

10 AM    BOOK OF DREAMS--  Steve Miller Band

Jet Airplane
The Stake,
Jungle Love
Swingtown

NOON  EXIT ON MAIN STREET--  Rolling Stones

2.  VAN HALEN--  Van Halen

3  PM  BORN TO RUN--  Bruce Springsteen

4 PM  ARE YOU EXPERIENCED--  Jimi Hendrix

6 PM  THE LONG RUN--  Eagles

No Foolin'--  RoadDog

The Drive's Vinyl Four Weekend-- Part 1 "Hotel California"

Wonder why they're calling it Vinyl Four?

Starting at 3 p.m. today, Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM,  The Drive will start spinning four tracks from some of the best classic rock albums of all time.  You can listen to it at www.wdrv.com if you live out of the area.  All times are Central.

And, they will be playing them off of vinyl.

TODAY

3 p.m.  HOTEL CALIFORNIA--  Eagles

4. pm   BACK IN BLACK--  AC/DC

5.  pm  FOREIGNER--  Foreigner

6  pm  SECOND HELPING--  Lynyrd Skynyrd

7  pm  TOYS IN THE ATTIC--  Aerosmith

8   pm  WISH YOU WERE HERE--  Pink Floyd

11  pm  THE DOORS--  Doors

Classic All the Way.  --RoadDig

The Drive's Salute to Record Store Day Last Saturday: Hotel California

Not only was local station WXRT really pushing Record Store Day all last week, but also on Saturday, Chhicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive did their Album Sides where they played nothing but vinyl, one side of a classic album at a time.

Here is a partial list of albums they played and which side:

DARK SIDE OF THE MOON--  Pink Floyd (2)
HYSTERIA--  Def Leppard (1)
SMASH HITS--  Jimi Hendrix (1)
MOVING PICTURES--  Rush (1)
AEROSMITH--  Aerosmith (1)

DREAMBOAT ANNIE--  Heart (1)
VAN HALEN--  Van Halen (1)
DAMN THE TORPEDOES--  Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (1)
BACK IN BLACK--  AC/DC (2)
BORN TO RUN--  Bruce Springsteen (1)

HOTEL CALIFORNIA--  Eagles (1)
MEATY BEATY BIG & BOUNCY--  Who (1)
LED ZEPPELIN IV--  Led Zeppelin (2)
BAND ON THE RUN--  Paul McCartney & Wings (1)

TOYS IN THE ATTIC--  Aerosmith (1)
THE STRANGER--  Billy Joel (1)
10 FROM 6--  Bad Company (1)
IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL--  Rolling Stones (1)

I Sure Remember Playing a Stack of Albums, Turning Them Over and Then Playing the Other Sides.  --RoadDog

YOUR BANK'S IN TROUBLE WHEN:  Your safety box is a Dunkin' Donuts carton wrapped in tin foil.

Check Out WDRV's Album Madness Brackets on My RoadDog's RoadLog Blog

I have been listing these on my RoadDog's RoadLog Blog since last week.  The Drive, 97.1 FM in Chicago started off with 64 classic albums, all of which you will probably recognize.

Even better, you can vote  for your favorites by going to their site.

They are now in the second round.

--RoadDog

And, the Drive's Champion Classic Rock Album...

The results are in now.  The champion classic rock album of all time, as voted by the Drive's, 97.1 FM WDRV in Chicago, listeners is...

It was a Beatles battle pitting Rubber Soul against Abbey Road.

The winner is...  Abbey Road.

Well, I voted for Rubber Soul, but I lost this, and, of course, the NCAA Tournament game when Duke beat Wisconsin.  And, the Sox got blown out as well.

--RoadDog


YOU MIGHT BE A YANKEE IF:  You don't have at least one can of WD-40 somewhere around the house.

The Drive's Final Four and Championship Classic Albums

FINAL FOUR

BEATLES --  Abbey Road
STYX--  Grand Illusion

BOSTON--  Boston
BEATLES--  Rubber Soul

CHAMPIONSHIP

BEATLES--  Abbey Road
BEATLES--  Rubber Soul

I voted for Rubber Soul.

--RoadDog

The Drive's Elite Eight Classic Album Bracket

Somehow, it is not surprising to see so many Beatles albums left.

BEACH BOYS--  Pet Sounds
BEATLES--  Abbey Road

STYX--  The Grand Illusion
BEATLES--  White Album

BOSTON--  Boston
BEATLES--  Sgt. Pepper's

CARS-  Cars
BEATLES--  Rubber Soul

--RoadDog

The Drive's Sweet 16 Classic Rock Albums

Still Time to Vote as they are on the Elite 8 now.

TOM PETTY--    Damn the Torpedoes
BEACH BOYS--  Pet Sounds

ELTON JOHN--  Goodbye Yellowbrick Road
BEATLES--  Abbey Road

WHO--  Who's Next
STYX--  Grand Illusion

BEATLES--  White Album
JOURNEY--  Escape

WINGS--  Band on the Run
BOSTON--  Boston

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL--  Cosmo's Factory
BEATLES--  Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club

CARS--  Cars
DOORS--  Doors

BEATLES--  Rubber Soul
RUSH--   Moving Pictures

CCR sure has its work cut out for it.  I imagine they will be gone by the Elite Eight.

Sure Are a Lot of Beatle Albums.  --RoadDog


YOU MIGHT BE A YANKEE IF:  Instead of referring to two or more people as "y'all," you call them "you guys," even if both of them are women.

The Drive's Greatest Rock Album Bracket-- Part 4

POLICE--  Synchronicity
CARS--  Cars

FOREIGNER--  Foreigner
GENESIS--  Abacab

WHO--  Quadrophenia
BOB SEGER--  Night Moves

LED ZEPPELIN--  Physical Graffiti
DOORS--  Doors

DEEP PURPLE--  Machine Head
METALLICA--  Black

BEATLES-- Rubber Soul
VAN HALEN--  Van Halen

AC/DC--  Highway to Hell
RUSH--  Moving Pictures

NIRVANA--  Nevermind
PEARL JAM--  Ten

Go Vote.  --RoadDog


YOU MIGHT BE A YANKEE IF:  More than two generations of your family have been kicked out of the same prep school in Connecticut.

The Drive's Greatest Rock Album Bracket-- Part 3

* My vote.

LED ZEPPELIN--  Led Zeppelin
JIMI HENDRIX--  Are You Experienced*

WHO--  Who's Next
ROLLING STONES--  Let It Bleed*

DEF LEPPARD--  Pyromania
STYX--  The Grand Illusion*

EAGLES--  Hotel California
PETER FRAMPTON--  Frampton Comes Alive*

BEATLES--  White Album
U2--  Joshua Tree*

LED ZEPPELIN--  Led Zeppelin II*
ZZ TOP--  Eliminator

TOM PETTY--  Full Moon Fever*
PINK FLOYD--  Wish You Were Here

JOURNEY--  Escape
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN--  Born in the USA*

Born in the USA!!  Say It Loud!!  --RoadDog

The Drive's Greatest Rock Album Brackets-- Part 2

Still time for you to vote at ww.wdrv.com.

WINGS--   Band on the Run*
ERIC CLAPTON--  Slow Hand

JOURNEY--  Infinity*
AEROSMITH--  Toys in the Attic

BOSTON--  Boston*
BON JOVI--  Slippery When Wet

STEELY DAN--  Aja*
ROLLING STONES--  Sticky Fingers

FLEETWOOD MAC--  Rumours
REO SPEEDWAGON--  Hi-Infidelity*

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL--  Cosmo's Factory*
BOB DYLAN--  Highway 61 Revisited

DEREK & THE DOMINOS--  Layla
BEATLES--  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band*

AC/DC--  Back in Black*
GUNS 'N ROSES--  Appetite for Destruction

Go CCR!!!  --RoadDog

YOU MIGHT BE A YANKEE IF:  If you'd rather vacation at Martha's Vineyard than Six Flags.

The Drive's Greatest Rock Album Brackets-- Part 1

In conjunction with the NCAA Tournament Brackets, Chicago's own WDRV 97.1 FM is having their own one for greatest rock album of all time and you can cast your own vote.  Go to the site at www.wdrv.com. for details.  *= my pick.

FIRST BRACKET

Rolling Stones--  Exile on Main Street
Doors--  L.A. Woman*

Tom Petty--  Damn the Torpedoes*
Rolling Stones--  Some Girls

Beach Boys--  Pet Sounds
Crosby Stills & Nash--  Crosby, Stills & Nash*

Pink Floyd--  The Wall
Bad Company--  Bad Company*

Elton John--  Goodbye Yellowbrick Road
Steve Miller Band--  Fly Like an Eagle*

Bruce Springsteen--  Born to Run*
Elton John--  Madman Across the Water

Led Zeppelin--  IV*
Def Leppard--  Hysteria

Beatles--  Abbey Road*
Pink Floyd--  Dark Side of the Moon

Who You Votin' For?  --RoadDog