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| Dave_Mack (Ball of Confusion) | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 15:24 DaveInVA wrote: I had forgotten how bad the singing is on this song... They're kind of a poor man's Cold Blood without the horns, but I still enjoy their stuff. It sounds like they're having such a good time. |
| kurtster (Back in Ohiya, for now ...) | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 15:20 capzfan wrote: Great song. I probably listened to this 1000 times and haven't heard it for 35 years. I resemble this remark. |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 15:18 BTW. here's what you get with the Wikipedia search: |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 15:16 Sounds like Janis in spots. |
| hanssachs (Hawaii) | Posted: Dec 08, 2012 - 13:40 Nice! I remember Joy of Cooking when they were playing, and I had their first two albums (Joy of Cooking and Closer to the Ground). Once I got into cd's I was always looking for them, and it took ten years before I found one ... does anyone else remember music pre-internet, back when you actually had to physically possess a recording? Tempus fidgits ... |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 07, 2012 - 04:38 "Don't The Moon Look Fat And Lonesome" - nope, sorry, it just looks like a big old rock in the sky. I enjoy cooking too, and for sure I'd rather cook than be lullabied into a coma by this (albeit cute) snoozefest  . PSD here we come. |
| ce (The Netherlands) | Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 06:11 Very tasty! Can I have seconds? |
| DoofusGeezer (Pilvimaa) | Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 06:11 Pretty good, but the vocals are kinda weak - maybe just the quality of the recording?? 6 |
| Matyx | Posted: Aug 04, 2012 - 18:57 These lyrics ring true.. |
| philbertr (Roch New York) | Posted: May 01, 2012 - 18:14 An easy 7, and I reserve my right to upgrade in the future.... |
| Andy_B (aboard MV "Horizon," east coast Fla) | Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 08:47 An 8 right out of the box,...I'd never heard this before (I led a sheltered life). |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 08:45 shutter wrote: Actually, it holds up pretty well, I think. A little boogie music, yes indeed. And IMHO a timeless form/genre. This could drop today, and you'd not think it was close to 50 years old. |
| meinthecorner (Past the gravy, far beyond the golden fries) | Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 16:43 Wow, wow, wow! How many years? This group did have some traction. I was in my hometown of Windsor, Ontario, and I remember their music getting a fair amount of air on WRIF, Detroit FM. Saw them live and they put on a great show. Their novelty, I suppose, was the fact that this group had two female vocalists. Thanks for this , Bill & Rebecca! |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 16:26 At first, I thought this was the Allman Brothers.
Vocals are not exactly similar though. |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Oct 24, 2011 - 14:03 Oh, geez, I love this song! I can't help it, though - I hear "Gone Gone Gone" by Allison Krauss and Robert Plant. Except that this is SO much better!  |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Oct 24, 2011 - 14:03 Vocals sound like Janis Joplin before she realized she could just let go... |
| capzfan (Virginia, USA) | Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 21:55 Great song. I probably listened to this 1000 times and haven't heard it for 35 years. |
| shutter (You can't get here from there) | Posted: Jun 20, 2011 - 12:18 Actually, it holds up pretty well, I think. |
| Grammarcop (The Paris of the Midwest) | Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 11:46 Somewhere, Rombauer and Becker are shaking their fists at their computers right now. |
| catsoup (Euclid, OH) | Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 11:46 Any chance Chrissie Hynde heard this growing up? It would explain a lot... |
| lester | Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 11:45 Hey, neat. |
| jmsmy (Music Town, Klein, Texas) | Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 11:42 Where else are you going to hear this great stuff |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Jan 14, 2011 - 05:19 Yea the singing is pretty awful, I like it! |
| haretic (toward Abad, just south of Maitri) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 19:03 Giselle62 wrote: Radical feminists with shaven heads playing "Joy of Cooking" while cooking in the kitchen of an intentional community. Ferron coming on next in rotation. The image you evoked was so vivid I could smell the sweat and the odors of cooking garlic, rosemary and bulgar, and feel the steam on my face from that kitchen. Not that I have spent much time in such a kitchen. What's more, you got me into a Google search with your reference to Ferron, whom I had never heard of. I may have to pick up one of her albums. She sounds like a remarkable artist, in the description on Wikipedia. Of course, there may be a "vibe" there that I cannot relate to. Maybe it's worth a try, though. I love good writing. Thanks! |
| mmoyer (Silicon Valley) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 18:34 Love it! I forgot about this band - my dad had their first album, he played it all the time when I was a tiny tot. |
| oldman (Lost in Northern Virginia) | Posted: Oct 11, 2010 - 06:58 Wikipedia entry |
| run4more (The cave) | Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 12:48 Shesdifferent wrote: Wow, forgot about this one... Forgot about this one,,, because I never heard it. My Gawd what was I doing? Maybe I was a freshman on campus with the football buzz-cut, chewing bubblegum. Maybe Wolfman Jack never played it when I was listening. But hey, what's 40 years? |
| h8rhater | Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 12:36 DaveInVA wrote: I had forgotten how bad the singing is on this song... I had forgotten how bad the commentary is coming out of Damnville... |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 15:11 THis is kind of fun. I don't remember ever hearing it, but apparently I've already rated it a seven. I think I agree with myself there. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 15:10 Wow, forgot about this one... |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Mar 02, 2010 - 18:27 soozbc wrote: I thought this was Bonnie Bramlett too. Thanks for reminding me/us of how great this band was. I have never heard it, but had to give an 8 based on when it was released. I first thought it was Bonnie Raitt singing. Wonder if your Bonnie is related to Randall?? |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Mar 02, 2010 - 18:25 Wow-ee! Takin' me back to great times. They put out some rockin' music! Good times! Thanks RP for sharing the love. |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Jan 30, 2010 - 07:09 I had forgotten how bad the singing is on this song... |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 11:31 Radical feminists with shaven heads playing "Joy of Cooking" while cooking in the kitchen of an intentional community. Ferron coming on next in rotation. |
| soozbc (left coast) | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 11:30 I thought this was Bonnie Bramlett too. Thanks for reminding me/us of how great this band was. |
| sweettone | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 11:27 Lord, it's been years since I have heard this one. Thanks folks! |
| oilydwarf | Posted: Oct 28, 2009 - 01:53 Bill, thanks for this, great way for us to start the day this side of the pond! |
| siandbeth (Santa Cruz California) | Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 15:56 arserocket wrote: Dolly Parton/Janis Joplin lovely beast hybrid totally. I just almost spit water on my keyboard for that image |
| ed (The outskirts of infinity) | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 06:23 I know this song. Always thought it was Bonnie Bramlett |
| casey1024 (Connecticut) | Posted: Apr 21, 2009 - 06:17 The link to "artist website" is very interesting...but not what I was seeking. |
| Photo-John (Nor Cal to SLC) | Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 17:51 Hot damn! I haven't logged in for months. But this song reeled me right in. Awesome. Been a while since I was introduced to something new that I didn't think sucked. This definitely doesn't suck. |
| Randomax (Wimberley, TX) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 11:47 I grew up in Houston and WE knew who Joy of Cooking was! Not just contained to Berkeley |
| fuh2 (salmon land) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 11:47  |
| jim1964 (british columbia, but use to ride the IRT to work) | Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 11:45 Leslie wrote: They were from Berkeley and were pretty well known in the Bay Area. Maybe their music didn't spread very far. I was living in northern Alberta in the late 70's and I remember them being big there for a year or so. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 07:50 i really like this! |
| arserocket (S.O.B in an S.U.V) | Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 07:45 Dolly Parton/Janis Joplin lovely beast hybrid |
| lmic (Sacramento, CA) | Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 16:09 Thought it was Dolly Parton. 8 |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Aug 11, 2008 - 10:04 Fixed the Wikipedia redirect for this one. |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Mar 06, 2008 - 20:10 FlamingLotus wrote: Check out Carolyn Wonderland--she pretty much channels JJ when she wants to. Oh man, you got my number. I remember seeing Carolyn when she fronted 'The Imperial Monkeys' at Dan Electro's in Houston. Tore the place apart. And she is STILL rippin' the paint off the walls. She's something of a personal friend too, through a mutual acquaintance. She gigs at the Saxon Pub regularly. I take all the 'tourists' to see her when I can: every one is amazed at her talent. She does the best JJ impersonation/homage I've ever heard, bar none. Her originals ain't nothing to sneer at either. Check her at Maria's for the Sunday Gospel Brunch too. She's hit-or-miss there, but DANG, she lights the place up when she's in town. Ditto when she backs Ginger Leigh: they did a show at The Parish that tore the roof off, especially compared to 'Rockstar' Patrice Pike's headline performance. c. |
| FlamingLotus (Austin, TX) | Posted: Feb 04, 2008 - 09:53 tawanda wrote: Anyone who sounds that much like Janis Joplin is ok in my book.
Weirdly, their AMG listing says "Similar Artists" include David Cassidy and David Soul. Is there something I should know here?  Check out Carolyn Wonderland--she pretty much channels JJ when she wants to. |
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