tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post5256094195672012883..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Forgotten Music -- Instrumental Hitsmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-57151508822245327932010-06-24T22:53:11.186-05:002010-06-24T22:53:11.186-05:00I love Duane Eddy. "Rebel Rouser" is she...I love Duane Eddy. "Rebel Rouser" is sheer badass. Not to mention "Ramrod" and "Cannonball" and his "Peter Gunn" cover.Chad Eagletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863680540230538227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-3453832306294642032010-06-24T15:30:00.200-05:002010-06-24T15:30:00.200-05:00Wow, I remember every one of them. I guess "T...Wow, I remember every one of them. I guess "Tequila" (the very first record - a 45 of course - I bought) doesn't count because they say that one word a few times. It's really an instrumental, though.<br /><br />I guess these days they gotta have lyrics. There is trance and such stuff out there, but there's not really a top 40 set-up much any more. I think Todd is right on this one too.Richard R.http://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-25357532283295854402010-06-24T10:49:05.880-05:002010-06-24T10:49:05.880-05:00I'm kind of surprised that Joe Satriani has ne...I'm kind of surprised that Joe Satriani has never had a top-20 hit. I know that quite a few of his songs, like "Satch Boogie" and "Summer Song" got airplay.Graham Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775285782385634486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-21380689103992815032010-06-24T09:27:46.028-05:002010-06-24T09:27:46.028-05:00I always like instrumentals.I always like instrumentals.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-20686935189086157392010-06-24T09:12:12.952-05:002010-06-24T09:12:12.952-05:00Sounds reasonable, Todd.Sounds reasonable, Todd.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-27902404047172845112010-06-24T09:00:10.921-05:002010-06-24T09:00:10.921-05:00It's more a matter of the recording and radio ...It's more a matter of the recording and radio industries, I suspect...all sales lists tend to be fiddled with to suit their aims...while most instrumentals these days are on the dance floor or are in other less-popular forms (jazz, new age, world music etc.). Pop and rap lend themselves to vocal recording, and easy listening stations have mostly given way to oldies and adult contemporary formats.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-61884611695565106552010-06-24T08:54:32.681-05:002010-06-24T08:54:32.681-05:00Some good stuff on there. I wonder why the whippe...Some good stuff on there. I wonder why the whippersnappers don't like instrumentals.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-71998046350176074182010-06-24T08:51:07.595-05:002010-06-24T08:51:07.595-05:00"Stranger on the Shore," along with &quo..."Stranger on the Shore," along with "Loco-Motion," seemed to be on continuous loop at my local swimming pool in early summer 1962. Eric Records has several CD compilations of '50s through '70s instrumental hits. Looks like the first comp, which I bought last year, is about to go OOP. http://www.ericrecords.com/orchestral_1.htmlFred Blosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307848103704970189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-36246136056911758532010-06-24T07:38:33.321-05:002010-06-24T07:38:33.321-05:00You're right about the last one. The first is...You're right about the last one. The first is "Rebel Rouser" by Duane Eddy. The second is "Reveille Rock" by Johnny and the Hurricanes. When I was teaching, I'd occasionally take the tape player into my 8:00 A. M. class and play that one.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-43267761050958095272010-06-24T07:35:24.365-05:002010-06-24T07:35:24.365-05:00I believe that the last one is "Telstar"...I believe that the last one is "Telstar" but could you identify the other 2?Charlie Riccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06930103645729165149noreply@blogger.com