…don’t play “Stump the Band” with him for money, whatever you do.

Adam Marsland, the lead singer for LA-based Cockeyed Ghost, played Mead Street Station, a cool little bar in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood, Thursday evening. In addition to doing several cuts from the new Ludlow 6:18 CD and treating us to killer covers from The Beach Boys (“Surfer Girl”), BJ Thomas (“Hey Won’t You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song”), and Elton John (“Better Off Dead” and “Take Me to the Pilot,” both of which were just awesome), he also devoted an hour to taking requests from the crowd. He nailed 20 of 22 (he failed to deliver on the Staind request, and much to his credit he didn’t know Ween’s incomprehensibly stupid “Push Th’ Little Daisies”), although the scoring was perhaps a bit generous on Tom Petty’s “Free Falling.”

The highlight of my musical year so far, though, was when he ripped off a disturbingly accurate rendition of The Divinyls’ “I Touch Myself.” I figured I had him stumped for sure with that one….

Yes, if Adam comes to your town, go see him. He puts on a very entertaining show. And while you’re there, nab yourself a copy of Ludlow 6:18, especially if you like rock & roll that echoes ‘70s-era Elton John and Todd Rundgren. Visit the Cockeyed Ghost Web site…