For the most part these cover versions are true to the originals.What's really interesting is the choice of songs here. Chester's Make My Life A Little Bit Brighter is a great example. It was a classic Cancon turntable hit. I don't know how many copies were sold, but I do know it was a song that was played an awful lot in the early days of Cancon regulation. Bim's Can't Catch Me is another example. Bim is Roy Forbes and he subsequently recorded under that name. The reason it was such a hit was its length (it's not a bad tune but...). It was 2 minutes long, the perfect Cancon filler.
This album shows us something else. In the early days, Cancon was scoffed at by radio. The songs and production were generally considered inferior, yet they obviously are fondly remembered by the band. I have long felt that musicians view music very differently than their audiences. They appreciate music and don't judge it the same way as mere mortals. These songs clearly made an impact on the band members. Kudos! It's actually a pretty good listen, and you have to love the K-Tel packaging!

Thank you Jody

@Radiowiz  I disagree. The only way to win is to go FM

Randy is a frequent commenter here. It will be interesting to hear if his views are as radical as I remember.


 

The Fan did it in the late 90s

Space was a beauty, a real individual and as Andy said, "a lovely guy." It's hard to believe he's been gone 5 years.

Bill was a great guy. I spent a lot of time with him over the years and I always laughed when I was with him. He will be greatly missed

Really? Bitter? Jealous? Just a dick?

21% is actually pretty good considering most Fox viewers watch only right wing content, and none of them are reporting on this, for good reason. If they tell their audience what's going on, they might start doing dangerous things. Like thinking.

Dave Agar is a newsman, a legendary one. It's my belief that all newsmen are watching this case with interest as there is so much at stake, and it's not just money. I'm not a lawyer so my theory may not hold water, but I believe Fox has not agreed on a settlement for a very simple reason. Dominion Voting Machines are quite likely to demand that Fox air any apology that is agreed upon , most likely for an extended period of time. Fox is more likely to take their chances on the legal case than admit to any wrongdoing on air. Why? Because such an admission would probably cost them a lot more than whatever judgement is made against them.

Yeah Jody. Maureen McGovern did "The Morning After" and Mary McGregor did "Torn Between Two Lovers." I'm embarrassed I know that. They're both crap.And who could forget Jud Strunk's 'Daisy a Day." Lord knows I've tried to forget all three.

I worked  with Mark Burns at CFTR but I can't confirm the date. I thought it was '73 but could have been sometime late in'74. He did go the CJFM in Montreal and I don't know where he went after. I don't think it's the 'QM Mark Burns as the voice sounds different

They're going to simulcast AM and FM and see if the CRTC allows it...if they do, watch for that to happen elsewhere.

I'm sorry but I don't understand "her paycheque is no longer directly controlled by Trudeau." Does that mean the City of Toronto workers paycheques are controlled by John Tory? Or that, heaven forbid, the OPP paycheques are indirectly controlled by Doug Ford? To be fair, I don't think Vassy had any hesitation in calling out Liberal dishonesty and missteps. I actually, with my own eyes, saw her do that on multiple occasions. Maybe show her a little respect.

Let me explain. CFRB is a heritage radio station, a true giant. Look at the talent that has gone through there over the years. What the comment really was referring to is the demise of what was once a great radio station. There is no bench, and no news department. It's like the Blue Jays only ever played with 9 guys (although in this case it's more like 6). Let's say Bo Bichette couldn't play shortstop for some reason and what they did was move him to left field and moved Gurriel to shortstop. If that happened , you'd call them bush league.