Friday, October 31, 2008

A November to Remember

November has arrived, bringing with it a highly-anticipated Presidential Election, Thanksgiving and five Acoustic Storms (come to think of it, a five-weekend month sounds pretty good).

By the way, thank you for the positive feedback on last weekend's 10th anniversary show. The Acoustic Storm has always been a labor of love for me, so your support is truly gratifying. Also, thanks to dan and rushman for their comments on October's A.S. blog.

In case you missed it, here's the playlist for the 10th anniversary Acoustic Storm with song titles and lyrics relating to storms (the program aired 10/25-10/26/08):


Bruce Springsteen Thunder Road (live) Hammersmith Odeon, London '75
Creedence Clearwater Revival Have You Ever Seen the Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival
America Sandman America
Eurythmics (Annie Lennox) Here Comes the Rain Again (live) VH-1 Storytellers
Grateful Dead Box of Rain American Beauty
Melanie Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
Rod Stewart Mandolin Wind (live/acoustic) Unplugged and Unseated
Doors Riders on the Storm L.A. Woman
Cat Stevens The Wind (live) Majikat: Earth Tour 1976
Pink Floyd Pillow of Winds Meddle
Bob Dylan Rainy Day Women #12 and 35 Blonde on Blonde (Remastered SACD)

Hour 2

(not available on all stations)
Artist Song Album
Phil Collins In the Air Tonight (live/acoustic) Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Peter Gabriel Here Comes the Flood Peter Gabriel (1st solo album)
Beatles I'll Follow the Sun Beatles for Sale
Crosby-Nash Traction in the Rain (live) Voyage
Blind Melon No Rain Blind Melon
Lovin' Spoonful Rain on the Roof Best Of
Donovan Catch the Wind (live) The Classics Live
Creedence Clearwater Revival Who'll Stop the Rain Cosmo's Factory
Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now Clouds
Bruce Hornsby Mandolin Rain The Way It Is
Bob Dylan A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan Shelter from the Storm Blood on the Tracks

Hour 3

Artist Song Album
Bob Seger Against the Wind Against the Wind
Scorpions Rock You Like a Hurricane (live/acoustic) Metal Mania Stripped Vol. 2
James Taylor Fire and Rain (live) One Man Band
Rolling Stones She's a Rainbow Their Satanic Majesties Request
Neil Young Like a Hurricane (live/acoustic) Unplugged
Led Zeppelin The Rain Song Houses of the Holy
Fleetwood Mac Storms (acoustic demo) Tusk (Deluxe Edition)
Kansas Dust in the Wind Point of Know Return
Peter Frampton Wind of Change (live/acoustic) Frampton Comes Alive
Bob Dylan Blowin' in the Wind (live) Live 1975: Rolling Thunder Revue
Beatles Here Comes the Sun Abbey Road


And here's the schedule for November's featured artists in the Eye of The Storm....

11/1-11/2: JETHRO TULL
11/8-11/9: EAGLES
11/15-11/16: STEVIE NICKS
11/22-11/29: KINKS
(including our annual airing of "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie)
11/29-11/30: PINK FLOYD
(Thanksgiving Weekend: Some Songs About Home)

Of course, this Tuesday is Election Day...so get out and vote!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Acoustic Storm 10th Anniversary

On October 25, The Acoustic Storm will celebrate 10 years on the air. So we'll commemorate that milestone with a special theme show of "storm-related" songs the weekend of Oct. 25-26. Plus, Bob Dylan will be the featured artist in the Eye of The Storm.

Here's the October schedule for Eye of The Storm artists:

Acoustic Storm #519: JOHN LENNON (10/4-5)
Show #520: JACKSON BROWNE Solo & Acoustic (10/11-12)
Show #521: LED ZEPPELIN (10/18-19) Some Halloween Treats
Show #522: BOB DYLAN (10/25-26) Acoustic Storm 10th Anniversary

By the way, you can check out archived Acoustic Storm listener posts on The Acoustic Storm Web site.

Thanks for your support over the past decade in helping to make acoustic-rock on the radio possible!