Episode 60: Special

This week we try and answer that eternal question; what is hip? Apparently, back in 2004, it was hip to release an album of remixed songs from the 70s. As the summer breeze fades and we leave behind memories of midnight at the oasis, we listen to the music and critique the 2004 Warner Brothers Release “What is Hip, Remix Project Volume 1”. If you were one of these remix artists, would you let go and express yourself, or would the effort just be a masquerade of the original song. Unless the artist was truly a dream weaver, because of our admiration for the originals, it’s gonna take a lotta love to appreciate these tracks. Information about the album featured in this episode: Allmusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/what-is-hip-remix-project-vol-1-mw0000299228 Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/1949451-Various-What-Is-Hip-Remix-Project-Volume-One Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/What-Hip-Remix-Project-1/dp/B0002IQIXS Popmatters: https://www.popmatters.com/various-whatiship-2496139135.html Data Sources: Billboard Magazine, where the charts came from and on what the countdown was based. Websites: allmusic.com, songfacts.com, wikipedia.com (because Mark’s lazy) Books: “Ranking the 70’s” by Dann Isbell, and Bill Carroll “American Top 40 With Casey Kasem (The 1970’s)" by Pete Battistini. Some points of interest we talked about in this episode: Deep Purple Podcast Episode #232 – Glenn Hughes – Live in at the Worcester, MA (2023):https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deeppurplepodcast/episodes/Episode-232---Glenn-Hughes---Live-in-Worcester--MA-2023-e29o1le/a-aad7s6g Glenn Hughes - Mistreated (Vocal Ending): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTBZUTYt2wE Yngwie Malmsteen Shredding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHZQvF2QSRw Yngwie Malmsteen Pick Reload: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxssBqKwBcA