Thanks again Windows Movie Maker for not messing up this video. This is the last video I’ll be using Movie Maker to create. Thanks Seb for the new software.
Part II features the first ever live performance of “The Maiden Song” written by Seb, Dave and Meat. Yours truly on second vocals.
Part I is below:
Without further adieu, I present to you the Top 75 songs from this year’s Countdown. Only a handful of my songs made the Countdown this year: Sound City Players‘ “Your Wife is Calling”, Black Sabbath‘s “Damaged Soul”, “Hush” by Deep Purple, Dio‘s “Rainbow in the Dark”, and “Stonehenge” by Spinal Tap.
| 1 | More Human Than Human | White Zombie |
| 2 | Red Tide Rising | Orange Goblin |
| 3 | Welcome to the Family | Avenged Sevenfold |
| 4 | Awake | Godsmack |
| 5 | Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap) | AC/DC |
| 6 | Detroit Rock City | KISS |
| 7 | Fuck Her Gently | Tenacious D |
| 8 | Give Up the Funk | Parliament |
| 9 | Subdivisions | Rush |
| 10 | A Warriors Call | Volbeat |
| 11 | A Lil Piece of Heaven | Avenged Sevenfold |
| 12 | Back in Black | AC/DC |
| 13 | Dying Earth | The Sword |
| 14 | I | Black Sabbath |
| 15 | Funk 49 | James Gang |
| 16 | War Pigs | Black Sabbath |
| 17 | Hawks and Serpents | The Sword |
| 18 | Red Hot Mama | Funkadelic |
| 19 | Man in the Box | Alice in Chains |
| 20 | Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder |
| 21 | Children of the Damned | Iron Maiden |
| 22 | Snowblind | Black Sabbath |
| 23 | Red Barchetta | Rush |
| 24 | Master of Puppets | Metallica |
| 25 | Seek and Destroy | Metallica |
| 26 | White Rabbit | Jefferson Airplane |
| 27 | TNT | AC/DC |
| 28 | Hooker with a Penis | Tool |
| 29 | Testify | Rage Against the Machine |
| 30 | Le Grange | ZZ Top |
| 31 | Chop Suey | System of a Down |
| 32 | Good Times Bad Times | Led Zeppelin |
| 33 | Seven Nation Army | White Stripes |
| 34 | The Wind Cries Mary | Jimi Hendrix |
| 35 | Aerials | System of a Down |
| 36 | Save Me | Avenged Sevenfold |
| 37 | The Veil of Isis | The Sword |
| 38 | Chapter 4 | Avenged Sevenfold |
| 39 | Wherever I May Roam | Metallica |
| 40 | Are You Mine? | The Arctic Monkeys |
| 41 | The Prisoner | Iron Maiden |
| 42 | Them Bones | Alice in Chains |
| 43 | Carry on my Wayward Son | Kansas |
| 44 | Squonk | Genesis |
| 45 | Losfer Words | Iron Maiden |
| 46 | Damaged Soul | Black Sabbath |
| 47 | Earth Rocker | Clutch |
| 48 | Stonehenge | Spinal Tap |
| 49 | Seasons in the Abyss | Slayer |
| 50 | Under the Sun | Black Sabbath |
| 51 | Tales of Brave Ulysses | Cream |
| 52 | Right Place Wrong Time | Doctor John |
| 53 | A Day in the Life | War |
| 54 | Hush | Deep Purple |
| 55 | Slow Ride | Foghat |
| 56 | Emotional Rescue | The Rolling Stones |
| 57 | Sign of the Gypsy Queen | April Wine |
| 58 | Rainbow in the Dark | Dio |
| 59 | Mongoose | Fu Manchu |
| 60 | Lies | Down |
| 61 | Dogs of War | Motorhead |
| 62 | Money | Pink Floyd |
| 63 | Wife is Calling | Sound City Players |
| 64 | Awaken | Yes |
| 65 | Give it to Me Baby | Rick James |
| 66 | Frankenstein | Edgar Winter Group |
| 67 | Where the Devil Don’t Stay | Drive By Truckers |
| 68 | Machine Gun | The Commodores |
| 69 | Millionaire | Dr Hook |
| 70 | Warriors | Thin Lizzy |
| 71 | Jukebox Hero | Foreigner |
| 72 | Heart of Gold | Neil Young |
| 73 | Intro to Reality/Belly of the Beast | Anthrax |
| 74 | Roller | Sasquatch |
| 75 | Long Way to the Top | AC/DC |
Thank you Windows Movie Maker for not messing up this video. There was so much fantastic footage that I split this up into two parts.
Enjoy Part I, featuring many talented musicians and friends.
The addition of live bands and open jams at Sausagefest has, in my opinion, revolutionized the whole weekend for the better. The good news is this: I recorded so much live footage and got so many great photos that I have more than enough to put together the best Sausagefest video yet. The bad news is this: I recorded so much live footage and got so many great photos that it is going to take me a while to edit it together. Patience is the key.
In the meantime: Here are some more selected photos from this excellent weekend, PLUS my entire list of songs that I voted for. Ultimately this year we only did a Top 75 countdown compiled from all the votes. When that is available I’ll post that too.
In the meantime: THANK YOU to Jeff Woods (The Legends of Classic Rock), Craig Fee (107.5 Dave FM) and Ben Ward (Orange Goblin) for your contributions this year! Above and beyond the call of duty.
LET’S ROCK!
| 1 | Your Wife Is Calling | Sound City Players |
| 2 | Billy Oxygen | Helix |
| 3 | Wish I Could Be There | Helix |
| 4 | Wishing Well | Black Sabbath |
| 5 | Damaged Soul | Black Sabbath |
| 6 | God of Thunder | KISS |
| 7 | Pictures of Home | Deep Purple |
| 8 | Vincent Price | Deep Purple |
| 9 | The Storm | Flying Colors |
| 10 | Kayla | Flying Colors |
| 11 | Shoulda Woulda Coulda | Flying Colors |
| 12 | Vincent Price | Deep Purple |
| 13 | I Miss My Chick | Brant Bjork |
| 14 | MidLife Crisis | Faith No More |
| 15 | Millionaire | QOTSA |
| 16 | In The Fade | QOTSA |
| 17 | It’s Late | Queen |
| 18 | Keep Yourself Alive | Queen |
| 19 | Solitude | Black Sabbath |
| 20 | So Tired | Ozzy |
| 21 | Rainbow in the Dark | Dio |
| 22 | Creatures of the Night | KISS |
| 23 | War Machine | KISS |
| 24 | Lights Out | UFO |
| 25 | Mean Streets | Van Halen |
| 26 | Take Your Whiskey Home | Van Halen |
| 27 | Hear About It Later | Van Halen |
| 28 | Dirty Movies | Van Halen |
| 29 | Sinners Swing | Van Halen |
| 30 | Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers | ZZ Top |
| 31 | Hangover | Max Webster |
| 32 | Blowing the Blues Away | Max Webster |
| 33 | Gravity | Max Webster |
| 34 | Masquerade | Hibakusha |
| 35 | You Don’t Have To Be Old To Be Wise | Judas Priest |
| 36 | Delivering the Goods | Judas Priest |
| 37 | Evil Fantasies | Judas Priest |
| 38 | 18 | Alice Cooper |
| 39 | Dwight Fry | Alice Cooper |
| 40 | Thunder in Rock | Fist |
| 41 | Lay It On the Line | Triumph |
| 42 | Hell Hole | Spinal Tap |
| 43 | Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight | Spinal Tap |
| 44 | Rock and Roll Creation | Spinal Tap |
| 45 | Stonehenge | Spinal Tap |
| 46 | Heavy Duty | Spinal Tap |
| 47 | Big Bottom | Spinal Tap |
| 48 | Cups and Cakes | Spinal Tap |
| 49 | Gimme Some Money | Spinal Tap |
| 50 | Listen To What the Flower People Say | Spinal Tap |
| 51 | Bitch School | Spinal Tap |
| 52 | The Majesty of Rock | Spinal Tap |
| 53 | Break Like the Wind | Spinal Tap |
| 54 | Stinkin’ Up the Great Outdoors | Spinal Tap |
| 55 | Rock and Roll Nightmare | Spinal Tap |
| 56 | Hush | Deep Purple |
| 57 | Kill the King | Rainbow |
| 58 | Long Live Rock and Roll | Rainbow |
| 59 | Big Balls | AC/DC |
| 60 | Dirty Deeds | AC/DC |
| 61 | Ain’t No Fun Waiting Round to be a Millionaire | AC/DC |
| 62 | There’s Gonna Be Some Rockin’ | AC/DC |
| 63 | Squealer | AC/DC |
| 64 | Ride On | AC/DC |
| 65 | Fly on the Wall | AC/DC |
| 66 | Danger | AC/DC |
| 67 | It’s a Long Way to the Top | AC/DC |
| 68 | Let There Be Rock | AC/DC |
| 69 | Soul Stealer | AC/DC |
| 70 | School Love | Anvil |
| 71 | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | The Band |
| 72 | I Stole Your Love | KISS |
| 73 | Cold Gin | KISS |
| 74 | Firehouse | KISS |
| 75 | Keep The Dogs Away | Thor |
| 76 | The Right To Rock | Keel |
| 77 | Hunger | King Kobra |
| 78 | The Oath | KISS |
| 79 | C’mon and Love Me | KISS |
| 80 | Black Diamond | KISS |
| 81 | Mr Speed | KISS |
| 82 | Shock Me | KISS |
| 83 | Hotter Than Hell | KISS |
| 84 | Got to Choose | KISS |
| 85 | Killer | KISS |
| 86 | Rock and Roll Hell | KISS |
| 87 | Rock Bottom | KISS |
| 88 | What the Hell Have I | Alice In Chains |
| 89 | No Excuses | Alice In Chains |
| 90 | When You Wish Upon A Star | Gene Simmons |
| 91 | San Quentin | Johnny Cash |
| 92 | I Got Stripes | Johnny Cash |
| 93 | I Hung My Head | Johnny Cash |
| 94 | Orange Blossom Special | Johnny Cash |
| 95 | Fool For Your Loving | Whitesnake |
| 96 | Crying in the Rain | Whitesnake |
| 97 | Come An’ Get It | Whitesnake |
| 98 | Slow An’ Easy | Whitesnake |
| 99 | Slide It In | Whitesnake |
| 100 | Standing in the Shadow | Whitesnake |
Sausagefest prep continues. Today I scored a minor victory: Mrs. LeBrain found Coleman Biowipes at the Cambridge Walmart!
As I continue to pack, I come down to the really hard decisions. Such as, which T-shirts shall I bring? Below are a small selection. (Einstein glows in the dark!)
Preparation is key! I began picking up and packing supplies for this weekend: SAUSAGEFEST XIII, and hopefully the best one yet.
There will be the annual Countdown. There will be live bands. There will be meat. There will be Uncle Meat.
I was disappointed that nobody in town seems to carry Coleman Biowipes anymore. I had to settle for generic. Hopefully, they are up for the tasks at hand…
I got the hair cut, and I got a flash drive full of tunes. Got my cooler, got some Pop Tarts, my camera and a tripod. 4 days to go….
It gets hot in the valley. I’ll be in the valley in two weeks and I need to be prepared. This is the first step. Let’s rock!
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