City Boy was a band that was almost impossible to classify. Imagine if ELO, Queen and Yes got together and decided to get weird and you're in the ballpark. They did manage to hit the pop charts once when the epic "5705" off their third album Book Early reached #27 in the states in 1978. Unfortunately, that was it in terms of the charts, but then again chart success was never the highest priority. This week we talk to bassist Chris Dunn about what fueled their quirky creativity, as well as what it was like having a young, up-and-coming producer named Mutt Lange produce their first five albums. Chris also brings a unique perspective to the show because once the music career ended, he started a successful music equipment rental business that supplied studios and producers with the exact keyboards, mics, compressors, what have you, they needed. Get to know a congenial guy with some great stories and rediscover City Boy!
Episode 467 - Tom Lord-Alge
Episode 466 - Neil Stubenhaus
Episode 465 - Mike Post
Episode 464 - Ken Caillat
Deep Dive - Iain Baker on Jesus Jones's Doubt (1991)
Episode 463 - Dean Pitchford
Episode 462 - Russ Titelman
Episode 461 - Peter Farnan of Boom Crash Opera/Solo
Episode 460 - Zia McCabe of the Dandy Warhols
Episode 459 - Nigel Bennett of the Members/the Vibrators
Book Club - Joel Selvin author of Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon
Deep Dive - Mike Scott on the Waterboys This Is The Sea (1985)
Episode 458 - Josie Cotton
Episode 457 - Rich Travali
Episode 456 - Ian Lloyd of Stories/Solo
Book Club - Jeff Apter author of Don't Dream It's Over: The Remarkable Life of Neil Finn
Episode 455 - Jah Wobble of Public Image Ltd/Invaders of the Heart/Solo
Deep Dive - Bill Wadhams on Animotion's Raise (2017)
Episode 454 - Saffron of Republica/Ian Pickering of Sneaker Pimps
Episode 453 - Budgie of Siouxsie and the Banshees
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