Somewhere Over the Radio
Takoma (1979)
Really funny – albeit somewhat dated – comedy record built around the concept of late-Seventies FM radio. Some of it’s really good and I remember hearing bits of this on my local burnout classic Rock station back in the day.
The production values are great and the humor stays within the lowbrow to highbrow range, with oodles of dope references and lots of slams to the crass commercialization of radio. It reminds me somewhat of The National Lampoon Radio Hour – especially the post-Michael O’Donoghue period.
Some funny bits are one about a giant rock festival with $85 dollar tickets (which is chicken-feed nowadays), a running gag about a punk rock band called Garbage and a rock opera about a duck named Herman.
Ron Stevens and Joy Grdnic (pronounced grid-nick) were a comedy team who also worked in radio. Apparently, they are still working together in the syndicated radio market. Joy is still drop-dead gorgeous, too.
Tracklisting
- Tuning In
- Bogus Concerts
- Ron Pentecost
- Rock & Roll Toy
- No Parking
- Today’s Weather
- Speed Reading
- Steve McNab
- Bend Over Beethoven
- Jesse Jeff Westchester
- Dermadrug
- Hiwater Pants
- Movie Trivia Giveaway
- Do It
- Unisex Stereo
- Miss Information pt.I
- Joe Brackne
- Miss Information pt.II
- Fun & Fresh
- Miss Information pt.III
- Marijuana Helper
- Herman
- Massage Parlor
- Rocko Products
- We’re Really Gonna Make It This Time
- Disco Record Offer
- Tuning Out
Note: My rip varies from the LP with regard to tracks. I separated out a few tracks to make it work better in MP3 playback. This doesn’t affect the order or running time, but makes a few more tracks than that which is listed on the LP.
Download (Re-upped 12/26/12 – when it’s gone, it’s gone. You’re welcome.).
