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WCJM Free Internet Radio Station: “The ‘Live’ Show” – 2001

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By WCJM Free Internet Radio:

Right after (the same day) the All-American Show, the WCJM cast decided to do the “Live” Show.  This free Internet radio show was originally going to be done live on the internet (note the quotes around “Live”)  but the cast decided to just put live versions of their favorite songs on the show instead.

The members of the cast were the same as the All-American Show and Jim did his Food Critic and World Report segments as well.  Matt contributed his hilarious comedy segments and his special brand of music to add variety to the show.

Stuffy D. Bear came on the show to do another segment, making the cast laugh again and again.  The cast even sang one of Jim Fusco’s songs, “Something Is Out Of My Life” live on the air.  The song came out very good, despite Dave’s crippling singing ability.  (All of Jim Fusco’s songs are copyrighted 2001 by Fusco-Moore Productions, a subsidiary of WCJM Internet Radio Co. and stealing their material is punishable by horrendous acts of discipline).

With a great “live” feel to it, this show came out really well and is a classic for those who love concert versions of songs.  Oh, and for those who like to laugh, this show is up your alley as well!  This free Internet radio show really makes you feel a-“live”!

WCJM Free Internet Radio Station: “The Everything is Christmas Show” – 1999

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By WCJM Free Internet Radio:

Jim Fusco had one favor to ask of Chris Moore. The favor was to have one more Moore Hits in the Morning broadcast before the new millennium. Chris (to Jim’s surprise) readily agreed, and the date was set or November 27, 1999- two days after the start of “Christmas Time”. They decided to do a show solely based on Christmas because of the Thanksgiving “vacation” and the abundance of songs Jim had based on Christmas.

But Jim had made a BIG “mistake”. He mentioned the free Internet radio show in front of Alberto Distefano, who readily wanted to join. Jim said yes out of the goodness of his heart, and Alberto became part of the show. The now four member team arranged at Jim’s house, and the new Moore Hits in the Morning took the air.

For this tape, Jim bought the correct wires to hook up the CD players, and all four of the members had their own microphones (Alberto was put on the karaoke, but they fixed the level problem). This show was packed with over 25 Christmas songs, and a few segments for Chris to read his “Stupid Crooks of America” stories. This tape, although with a lot of feedback at times, came out to near-perfection, inspiring them to do one more tape before the new year.

This is just one of the many excellent shows available at the WCJM website, a virtual treasure trove of free Internet radio delights!

“Rhino Skin” (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Cover)

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By Chris Moore:

Hello and welcome to another all-new Laptop Session! Today is a special treat for me, as I’ve finally summoned up the courage to sing one of my favorite Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers songs. Is it a classic like “Free Fallin'”? Well, maybe not. Is it a great album cut like “A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me)”? Um, no, but I’ll probably cover that one in the future.

This is my version of “Rhino Skin” off of the 1999 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers album Echo. I’ve covered the title track previously (click here to listen!), and I had so much fun doing it (and such a response — it’s my #3 most viewed video!!) that I had to record another one from this album.

As a final note, I’m eagerly awaiting the April 29th release of Mudcrutch, the self-titled debut from Tom Petty’s recently-reformed high school band. I can’t wait!!

For now, though, I’ll look forward to the more instant gratification of the “session-a-day” project at www.guitarbucketlist.com … Be sure to check back tomorrow for a brand new video from Jeff!

See you next session!

“The Man Who Sold The World” (David Bowie Cover)

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By Jeff Copperthite:

That’s right, ladies and gentlemen.  It’s that time…that’s right…Thumpin’ Thursday!  Who doesn’t enjoy a great dose of their Laptop Sessions on the second best day of the week – and it’s right after the best day of the week!

This next song is sort of by request – Jim mentioned it in recent correspondence that this song was covered by Nirvana, and we have not done either Nirvana, or the guy who wrote the song David Bowie.

What better day than Thumpin’ Thursday to fix both of those things in one session?

Therefore, here comes Jeff Copperthite with the “cover of a cover” version of David Bowie’s classic “The Man Who Sold The World” from his album of the same name.  The cover version was featured on the widely played Nirvana edition of the show “MTV Unplugged”.  I thoroughly enjoyed that series when it was on the air, and some of my favorite bands were lucky enough to be featured on that show while it lasted.

I recorded this in the same session as my previous U2 video, and again, I look tired.  I feel a lot better today than how I look in this video.  I couldn’t get a solid take where I played the riff cleanly, and eventually cut out some parts with the riff.  I also came in just a bit too early on one part.  Nobody has pointed it out in my recent video (what I did wrong), but I am very pleased on the positive feedback I have gotten from that video.

But now, you get to enjoy this version on a great Thursday.  I hope you enjoy it, and return for Jim’s fantastic Friday edition tomorrow!

Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, Jeff’s acoustic cover song music videos are no longer on YouTube, but we decided to keep his cover song blog posts up.  We figured these music blog entries would be good for posterity’s sake and because Jeff always gave such insightful posts each Session.  We hope to see Jeff’s impressive catalog of acoustic rock songs here on the Laptop Sessions cover songs and origianal music blog again in the future.  But, for now, please make sure to check-out hundreds of other acoustic cover songs from all of your favorite bands here on the Laptop Sessions music blog!