Welcome to Season 3 of “Top 5 Records” where music-loving pals and DJs Michael Warren, “bemsha” (Tatsuo Fukutomi), and “Zebrio” Brian Scott Peterson, invite their friends to an afternoon and evening of playing records and counting down their Top 5 Records on various themes!

The Season 3 – Episode 1 theme is “On the Road Again” – songs and albums that relate to being, traveling, traversing, trans-continental-ing and just being on the move! It will be up to our DJ’s to share how they interpret “On the Road Again”, whether that be “Songs about traveling”, “Songs about ‘The Road'” “Albums Covers that feature Cars”, “The most well-traveling artists of my collection”, and so on.

This will be our 5th LIVE and IN-PERSON version of Top 5 Records, and we are happy to announce that we’ll be joined by TWO special guest DJ’s: TBD! Our Talk Show broadcast will be sandwiched by 5 sets of music! 

Join us Saturday, July 6th, 4pm-9pm at Bar Kurage in Shimokitazawa at the Mustard Hotel in the Reload complex and celebrate being “On the Road”!!

MAP

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Brian’s Top 5

(All Tom Waits) – Top 5 Records for 5 “On the Road” subcategories: Cars, Trains, Misc., Intersections, Roads 

  • Cars
    • Ol’ 55 – The Early Years Vol. 2 – 1993 (Bizarre/Straight)
    • Big Black Mariah – Big Time 1988 (Island)
    • The Pontiac  – Tails From the Underground 2 – 1996 (UnOfficial)
    • Eggs And Sausage (In A Cadillac With Susan Michelson) – Used Songs 1973-1980 2001 (Rhino)
    • Spare Parts I, II and Closing – Night Hawks at the Diner – 1975 (Asylum)
      • Bonus – Diamonds On My Windshield – The Heart Of Saturday Night – 1975 (Asylum)
  • Trains
    • Downtown Train – Single, RaIn Dogs – 1985 (Island)
    • Down There by the Train – Orphans, Bawlers – 2006 (ANTI-)
    • Train Song – Frank’s WIld Years – 1987 (Island)
    • 2:19 – Orphans, Brawlers – 2006 (ANTI-)
    • Gospel Train – The Black Rider – 1993 (Island)
      • Bonus – Clang Boom Steam . Real Gone – 2004 (ANTI-)
  • Miscellaneous
    • Get Behind the Mule – Mule Variations – 1999 (AntI-)
    • The Black Rider  – BeautIful Maladies – 1998 (Island)
    • Broken Bicycles – One from the Heart – 1992 (CBS)
    • I Don’t want to Grow Up – Bone MachIne – 1992 (Island)
    • Gun Street Girl – RaIn Dogs – 1985 (Island)
      • Bonus – Hang On, St. Christopher – Single, Frank’s Wild Years – 1987 (Island)
  • Intersections
    • Heart Attack and Vine – Heart Attack and Vine – 1980 (Asylum)
    • Ninth and Hennepin –  RaIn Dogs – 1985 (Island)
    • Crossroads – The Black Rider – 1993 (Island)
    • Bottom the the World – RSD Single, Glitter and Doom 2018 (Epitaph/Anti-)
    • Wrong Side of the Road – Blue Valentine – 1978 (Asylum)
      • Bonus – Big Joe and Phantom 309 (Archers Of Loaf) – Step Right Up – 1995 (Manifesto)
  • Roads
    • Kentucky Avenue – The Asylum Years – 1984 (Asylum)
    • Virginia Avenue – Closing Time – 1973 (Asylum)
    • Road to Peace – Orphans, Brawlers – 2018 (ANTI-)
    • Face to the Highway – Bad As Me – 2011
    • FannIng Street – Glitter and Doom 2009 (AntI-Epitaph)
      • Bonus – On the Road – Mule VaRIations – 1999 (AntI-)
Michaels’s Top 5
  • “Hang Gliding”, Allégresse (2000) – Maria Schneirder Orchestra 
  • “Hello Again”, Hello again e.p.  (2005)  Advantage Lucy
  • ”四面道歌” (Shimendoka), Paraiso (1978) – 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono)
  • “恋はスクーターに乗って” (Koi wa sukūtā ni notte) “抱きしめてオンリィ・ユー” (Dakishiete onryi yu) (1982) –  山下久美子 (Kumiko Yamashita)
  • “Long May You Run”, Long May You Run (1976)  – Neil Young / The Stills-Young Band 
Bemsha’s Top 5
  • “Neal and Jack and Me” – King Crimson – Beat, E.G. (1982)
  • “Blue Train”  John Coltrane – John Coltrane – Blue Train, Blue Note (1958)
  • “Louisiana Blues” – Muddy Waters : Best of Muddy Waters, Chess (1958)
  • “Samba do Avião” – Antonio Carlos Jobim – A Arte de Tom Jobim, Fontana (1976)
  • “Chartered Flight” – Penguin Café Orchestra – Music from the Penguin Cafe, E.G. (1976)
Miho Jonishi’s Top 5
  • At the Opera House (1958) – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Come Fly with Me (1958) – Frank Sinatra
  • Anita O’Day Sing the Winners (1958) – Anita O’Day
  • The Nat King Cole Story  Vol. 1 (1963) – Nat King Cole
  • Reunion In Rhythm (1959) – Frankie Laine With Michel Legrand And His Orchestra 
Kae’s Jonishi’s Top 5
  • Benny… at Home (2007) – Benny Sings 
  • Cradle to the Grave (2015) – Squeeze – 
  • Maailmanloppua odotellessa (2008) – EgoTrippi 
  • The Lilac Years (1969) – Blond 
  • Syracuse Summer (1980)  – The Tear Jerkers

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