Category: Charts

CP BEST OF DECADE – The Bottom Five

I’ve been playing Colorado music on Colorado radio since 1978, but our history of award winning (and award worthy) popular music goes back much further.  Over the past ten years, Colorado has experienced one of the most explosive eras in the history of Colorado music …if not THE MOST explosive era.

This past decade has  arguably produced the most and the biggest hit-makers and award winners in Colorado music history, along with some of the most memorable music of the past fifty plus years.

I picked 30 titles I thought best represented the Colorado Playlist over the past ten years, 2010-2019.  I asked you to order them from 1-30.  I was somewhat surprised at the ones you did NOT vote for.  Maybe it was the songs I selected from their various releases… hmmm.

At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.

The Bottom Five (25-30)

  • Chuck Pyle – Love Will Find A Way
  • Churchill – Change
  • Esme Patterson – No River
  • Gerald Albright – Slam Dunk
  • Otis Taylor – Red Meat

Chuck Pyle, aka the “Zen Cowboy,” passed away at age 70 in 2015 at his home near Palmer Lake.  Over his 40 year Colorado music career he released 13 albums, including “The Spaces In Between” in 2010, his only studio release of the decade.

Churchill was a national breakout band from Denver, that broke up in 2013 with two arena shows and a Jay Leno appearance left on the table, after touring successfully with Pink and signing with major label A&M/Octone.

Esme Patterson was a member of the Denver based indie folk-rock band Paper Bird that she parted with in 2014.  She released three records from 2012-2016.

All Princes, I (2012)
Woman to Woman (2015)
We Were Wild (2016)

Gerald Albright was nominated for a Grammy for “Slam Dunk;” one of eight total Grammy nominations, and the fourth consecutive between 2010-2014. A Colorado based musician since 2006, he released six albums during the decade 2010-2019

Pushing the Envelope (2010)
24/7 with Norman Brown (2012)
Summer Horns with Dave Koz, Mindi Abair, Richard Elliot (2013)
Slam Dunk (2014)
G (2016)
30 (2018)

Otis Taylor is the most awarded musician in Colorado music history and was inducted into the 2020 Colorado Music Hall of Fame class on December 3, 2019. Otis released five albums over the past decade –

Clovis People Vol 3 (2010)
Contraband (2012)
My World Is Gone (2013)
Hey Joe Opus (2015)
Fantasizing About Being Black (2017)

Maybe I just picked the wrong songs to represent this incredible body of award winning and popular music.  Pick any of these five artists and bands to discover some of the best of Colorado music 2010-2019.  And share with your friends, please.

Happy New Year 2020
Chris “K”
aka goat

 

 

 

CP S13 EP49 2019

MONDAY DEC 16, 2019 

Thanks for all the FAN FAVORITE votes for LP, Single, and Video of the year.  Those polls are now closed.  The BEST OF 2019 show will air DEC 28-JAN 03 2020.

Now it’s time to direct your attention to the CP BEST OF THE DECADE 2010 – 2019.  This poll will close on December 28. The Best of the Decade show will air Jan 4-10 2020.

I got asked the other day why I added the new Mary Chapin Carpenter single, “Our Man Walter Cronkite” to this week’s playlist.  Two reasons:  One, it was produced here in Colorado by Jamie Mefford (Gregory Alan Isakov, Nathaniel Rateliff) at Colorado Sound recording studios in Denver.  Two, it’s been reported that she purchased a home in Boulder.  See VIDEO PICK of the Week below.

Equally, Philip Bailey‘s latest also got added, because he’s a Denver native who is one of the country’s top award winning songwriters, and vocalists.  Congratulations to Philip and his bandmates in Earth Wind & Fire for their Kennedy Center Honors.  A somewhat and relatively minor award would be induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, which I can almost certainly see happening once the new Hall is built and open.

Weekly Colorado Spins Music Report 

Roots Music Report is the only publication that allows djs from both internet and terrestrial radio stations around the WORLD to post up their weekly spins.  The chart is updated every Monday.

Week Ending Dec 14, 2019

  1. The Lumineers – III
  2. Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene – City of Love
  3. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Tearing at the Seams
  4. Cass Clayton – Play Nice
  5. Taylor Scott Band – All We Have

At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

You make a big difference in what gets played on the show.  Every week I share some or all of the new music … (D) (N) … played on the show with you here.  You vote to KEEP or DELETE gets factored into my decision in what to maintain in the show’s “for airplay” library.

(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist premier / not available online

Let me know if there’s something you think I should play. Email coloradoplaylist@gmail.com

HOUR 1

Tommy Bolin – Shake The Devil – Private Eyes (1976)
(D) Philip Bailey – Billy Jack – Love Will Find A Way (2019)

piKziL – Can’t Get Started – Songs From My 3rd Life (2016)
Cass Clayton – Play Nice – Play Nice (2019)
The Rifters – Step By Step – Passes And Peaks (2019)
Carolyn’s Mother – Smile – Joy (2000)
Drew Emmitt – Gypsy In My Soul – Long Road (2008)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Baby It’s Cold Outside [feat. Julie Davis] (SINGLE) (2017)
Reverend Freakchild – Dial It In! – Dial It In (2018)
Coal Town Reunion – Eden – Though I’d Die In This Place (2017)
Annie Booth – O Christmas Tree – Festive! (2016)

HOUR 2

Earth, Wind & Fire – I’ll Write A Song For You – All ‘N All (1977)
(D) Mary Chapin Carpenter – Our Man Walter Cronkite (SINGLE) (2020)

The Lumineers – Blue Christmas (2016)
Churchill – The War Within – The War Within EP (2013)
(D) The Catcalls – I Get High (2020)

Dragondeer – Mirage a Trois (2019)
Dianne Reeves – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) – Christmas Time Is Here (2004)
The Soul Thieves – Every Day – Microphone In The Sugar Bowl (2001)
Leftover Salmon – Songs You’ve Left Unsung (2020)
Plume Varia – Hanukkah Light (2019)
Achille Lauro – Hard Pressed – Flight or Flight (2012)
Wayne Wilkinson Trio – Jumpin’ at the Woodside – Proceed to Route (2019)

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACd6MFZyJVE&list=PLjTLYGkfkx3ry51uG8H2YITJsEb1XXP_d

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

See above notes about Mary Chapin Carpenter, and the reason why she made the show this week.  The song alone would be enough to earn high weekly honors, given as it does the subject matter and the relevance to what’s going on socially and politically in our country today.

105.5 The Colorado Sound & the Colorado Playlist Present:

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CP S13 EP47 2019

MMMM = Jackie & the Racket, India.Arie, Lettuce, David Starr + Video Pick from Bodragaz and new chart additions.

MONDAY DEC 02, 2019 – Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend.  While I was snowed in, I put up the  2019 CP Listener Poll for LP/EP.   There are 154 entries this year.  I know it’s very tempting to vote for JUST your friend’s record, or that of your one and only favorite bands or artists, but it would be great if you’d discover and vote for others as well.  You get up to FIVE selections for LP/EP and for VIDEO PICK 2019 and for SINGLE RELEASE 2019.

Congratulations to Tommy Bolin, Zephyr, Otis Taylor and Freddi-Henchi (“Freddi Love” Gowdy and the late Marvin “Henchi” Graves) for their induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame this week.

Weekly Colorado Spins Music Report 

Roots Music Report is the only publication that allows djs and radio stations around the state to post up their weekly spins.  The chart is updated every Monday.

There were some nice chart moves this week, so make sure to visit the website to see who rose, and who dropped.

Week Ending Nov 30, 2019

  1. Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene – City of Love
  2. The Lumineers – III
  3. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – Tearing at the Seams
  4. Cass Clayton – Play Nice
  5. Taylor Scott Band – All We Have

NEW ADDS – RMR Colorado Album  Chart

  • #10 – The River Arkansas – Any Kind of Weather
  • #17 – Sunny Gable – Audience of One
  • #18 – Tyto Alba – Sucker
  • #19 – Bettman & Halpin – 1000 Miles

At Bohemian Foundation, our focus is on building community …by coming together to create and enjoy music.

MONDAY MORNING MUSIC MEETING (MMMM)

You make a big difference in what gets played on the show.  Every week I share some or all of the new music … (D) (N) … played on the show with you here.  You vote to KEEP or DELETE gets factored into my decision in what to maintain in the show’s “for airplay” library.

(D) = debut LP/EP or single
(N) = new track from previously debuted LP/EP
(P) = Colorado Playlist premier / not available online

Let me know if there’s something you think I should play. Email coloradoplaylist@gmail.com

HOUR 1

The Moonrakers – I’m All Right (1964) 
The Astronauts – Our Car Club (1964) 
(N) Jackie & the Racket – Blacked Out & Blue – Tough Luck Cowboy (2020) 

Yarrow – Always – Sit Tight (2018) 
 Chris Daniels & The Kings – Don’t Let Your Mouth Write No Check (Your Booty Can’t Cash In) [feat. Freddy Gowdy] – Funky to the Bone (2015) 
The Lumineers – Life In The City – III (2019) 
Taylor Scott Band – Curiosity – All We Have (2019) 
Dianne Reeves – Testify – Bridges (1999) 
Philip Bailey – Love Is Real – Love Is Real EP (2010) 
(N) Post Paradise – Raindrops – Lonely Worlds (2020)
 Bud Bronson & The Good Timers – End Of Our Lives – Between the Outfield and Outer Space (2018) 
Jeff Austin – What the Night Brings – The Simple Truth (2015) 
Annie Booth – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Festive! (2016) 

HOUR 2

Alpha Centauri – Make It At Rock ‘n Roll – Alpha Centauri (1977) 
Starwood – One Time Band – Home Brew (1975) 
(D) India.Arie – Steady Love – Worthy (2019) 

Oxeye Daisy – Where Your Mind Goes – Oxeye Daisy (2018)
Big Head Todd & The Monsters – Detonator – New World Arisin‘ (2017) 
(D) Lettuce – Ready to Live – Elevate (2019) 

SUCH – Before Dark – Wide Nose, Full Lips (2019) 
Bison Bone – Cryin‘ Shame – Take Up the Trouble (2019) 
(D) David Starr – Rise Up Again – Beauty and Ruin (2020) 


Gregory Alan Isakov – Dark, Dark, Dark – Evening Machines (2018) 
Katey Laurel – Winter Solstice – This Is Christmas (2018) 
Wayne Wilkerson Trio – Proceed to Route – Proceed to Route (2019) 

THIS WEEK ON YOUTUBE

VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK

BODRAGAZ…  It’s no secret that I don’t play metal, or anything close, on the show.  But, occasionally I find a video like this that I need to share with you.  BODRAGAZ has been around awhile now.  They started out in 1996 and have played internationally, as well as having their own Pandora station.

105.5 The Colorado Sound & the Colorado Playlist Present:

  • 10th Annual Holiday Hoedown with Bonnie & Clydes and Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams at Washington’s FoCo Thursday, Dec 12
  • Chris Daniels & The Kings feat. Freddi Gowdy at Swallow Hill Music Dec 21 2019
  • The Copper Children at the Bluebird, March 12 2020
  • Kyle Emerson at Moxi Theater, Greeley Thurs, Feb 20
  • Slim Cessna’s Auto Club at the Hi-Dive on Mon, Dec 30 and Tue, Dec 31
  • Wildermiss, Slow Caves, The Still Tide at Washington’s FoCo Sat, Jan 18, 2020

FOR MORE SHOWS SEE COLORADOSOUND.ORG