S8E411 - Sweeney Todd S/T Debut with Robert Dayton
Break out your glitter and stick some stars on your face, we're going full-on glam this week as author, artist and performer Robert Dayton (Cold Glitter: The Untold Story Of Canadian Glam) brings us Vancouver, Canada's Sweeney Todd and their 1975 self-titled debut. The band had a revolving door of members throughout the years - including a 16 year old Bryan Adams at one point - but this version with singer Nick Gilder and guitarist Jim McCulloch is the one that started it all...
Songs discussed in this episode: Roxy Roller - Nick Gilder; Free Love - Bobby Conn; Which Way You Goin' Billy - The Poppy Family; Julia Get Up - The Stampeders; Hey You Woman, Sexe Fiction - Aut'Chose; Roxy Roller (w/Bryan Adams), Roxy Roller - Sweeney Todd; Telegram Sam - T.Rex; Amateur Hour - Sparks; Hot Child In The City - Nick Gilder; Broadway Bougie - Sweeney Todd; All The Way - Kiss; Juicy Loose - Sweeney Todd; Juicy, Juicy, Juice - Royal Trux; Tantalize, Short Distance Long Journey, The Kilt - Sweeney Todd; Breakdown - The Sweet; Rock 'N' Roll Story - Sweeney Todd; Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet; Sweeney Todd Folder - Sweeney Todd; C'mon C'mon - Fludd; See What We're Doing Now, Daydreams, Going For A Star, Rue De Chance, Let's Do It All Again - Sweeney Todd; Roxy Roller - Cherie Currie
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