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  April 28, 2006 

 In light of the SF Chronicles article today about the top 25 tunes
'Bay Area Essentials'
that IPOD assembled compared with Joel Selvin & Aidan Vaizri's List here is

 Guy's List basically going with the theory that if you can't hum it then it just doesn't make it. Also sticking to the theory that there is no point in putting a song or band up that I am not familiar with.

 
1.) Janis & BBHC - Piece of My Heart 

2.) The Airplane - Somebody to Love

3.) The Dead - Uncle John's Band

4.) Sly & The Family Stone Band - Dance to the Music

5.) Creedence - Up Around the Bend

6.) Santana - Soul Sacrifice

7.) Quicksilver - Pride of Man

8.) Neil Young - Keep on Rockin' in the Free World

9.) Moby Grape - Omaha

10.) Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around & Fell in Love

11.) Youngbloods - Darkness, Darkness

12.) Dan Hicks & his Hot Licks - I Scare Myself

13.) The Tubes - White Punks on Dope

14.) It's A Beautiful Day - White Bird

15.) Rusty Evans and Ring of Fire - Prettiest Train

16.) Beau Brummels - Laugh Laugh

17.) Country Joe and the Fish - Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine

18.) Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues

19.) Eddie Money - Ticket to Paradise     

20.) Bonnie Hayes & the Wild Combo - Shelley's Boyfriend

21.) Journey - City by the Bay

22.) Huey Lewis - Working For a Living

23.) The Sky Blue Band - Rainbow

24.) Chrome Johnson - Shadowspell

25.) Steve Miller - Keep on Rocking

26.) Jumbo - Take Me to the Trailer


  Yes Tower of Power should be in there What is Hip? always the right question.. make them number ... Chris Isaac belongs on there too.

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