The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio Playlist: Episode 28 (Reed Mullin Tribute)
I didn’t get to say so in the episode itself, but the reason I end the latest edition of The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio with two live tracks is because, although I never knew him, it was always amazing to watch Reed Mullin play, and it was always clear he relished the impact his work had on the crowd.
The entire episode is a tribute to the recently-deceased Corrosion of Conformity drummer, and it was kind of a whim of an idea I had to put it together. I was doing a regular-type playlist and it just kind of felt like I should say something about Mullin passing away — I already did a remembrance post, so I’ll spare you that here — and then I started to think of what song to play to go with that, and come on. Really? One song? I asked if anyone at Gimme had done any kind of special, and next thing I new, I was thumbing through the decades-spanning C.O.C. catalog to get tracks for a full playlist. And that’s where I wound up. Two straight hours of Corrosion of Conformity and zero regrets.
I tried to cover the different eras of the band as much and as broadly as I could. A few of the bigger hits are in there — “Albatross,” “Deliverance,” etc. — but for a band who’ve done so much, obviously there was a ton of ground to cover and no way to get it all in. The only full-length not included, of course, was 2005’s In the Arms of God, on which Mullin didn’t play. Other than that, I hope this stuff serves as a reminder of how special his playing was and how much he brought to the band.
Anyhow, thanks if you get to listen.
The Obelisk Show airs 5PM Eastern today at http://gimmeradio.com
Full playlist:
The Obelisk Show – 02.14.20
Corrosion of Conformity | Deliverance | Deliverance |
Corrosion of Conformity | Prayer | Animosity |
Corrosion of Conformity | Mad World | Animosity |
Corrosion of Conformity | Rat City | Corrosion of Conformity |
Corrosion of Conformity | Trucker | IX |
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Corrosion of Conformity | Lord of This World | Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath |
Corrosion of Conformity | Wolf Named Crow | No Cross No Crown |
Corrosion of Conformity | Born Again for the Last Time | Wiseblood |
Corrosion of Conformity | Eye for an Eye | Eye for an Eye |
Corrosion of Conformity | Albatross | Deliverance |
Corrosion of Conformity | Damned for All Time | Blind |
Corrosion of Conformity | 13 Angels | America’s Volume Dealer |
Corrosion of Conformity | The Snake Has No Head | Wiseblood |
Corrosion of Conformity | The Moneychangers | Corrosion of Conformity |
Corrosion of Conformity | A Quest to Believe (A Call to the Void) | No Cross No Crown |
Corrosion of Conformity | Technocracy | Technocracy |
Corrosion of Conformity | Positive Outlook | Eye for an Eye |
Corrosion of Conformity | Kill Denmark Vesey | IX |
Corrosion of Conformity | The Megalodon | Megalodon EP |
corrosion of Conformity | Dance of the Dead | Blind |
Corrosion of Conformity | Diablo Blvd. | America’s Volume Dealer |
Corrosion of Conformity | Drowning in a Daydream | Wiseblood |
Corrosion of Conformity | Seven Days | Deliverance |
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Corrosion of Conformity | My Grain | Live Volume |
Corrosion of Conformity | Clean My Wounds | Live Volume |
The Obelisk Show on Gimme Radio airs every Friday 5PM Eastern, with replays Sunday at 7PM Eastern. Next new episode is Feb. 28. Thanks for listening if you do.
Tags: Corrosion of Conformity, Gimme Radio, Reed Mullin, The Obelisk Show
i think Jimmy Bower drummed on the “Live Volume” tracks?
Thank you for paying tribute to a fantastic drummer. I listened to “Bottom Feeder” the night i heard he passed. A real talent.
Thank you, too, JJ, for all you do to make The Obelisk my favorite music blog.