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krista4
Footballguy
1. No
2. 100% more bang for buck, but I’ve generally avoided live albums. I’ve auditioned some hoping to get that bang for the buck, but often haven’t enjoyed the versions enough to pull the trigger.
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Northern Voice
Footballguy
No, I've just been taking the best albums. I figure some people will just have to deal with Rihanna, Robyn, Taylor Swift and a whole lot of Canadian accents... just like I have to deal with showtunes and jazz.
I've only taken one live album - The Tragically Hip, and they're undoubtedly known as a live band but I was also having a real hard time choosing what album to take so it was a bit of both.
Buffaloes
Footballguy
Played the shuffle hanging out with my special lady friend tonight. These are her reactions...ratings out of 10
the hives - hate to say I told you so it's fine. Not horrible not (makes awesome face) 5/10
scorpions - you give me all I need is this Cinderella? This is like a 1
crowded house - weather like you is this the Rembrandts? Kind of a goofy song. 3
Depeche mode - policy of truth aw, this is a good song. (Spends entire song lip synching, whistling, dancing). This is a freaking 10
sisters of Mercy - this corrosion i kinda like it. It sounds like a mixture of Bowie, ice House and some other band I can't think of. I can just feel the 80s. 8
paul Simon - that was your mother who is this, Paul Simon? Like a 2
david Bowie - look back in anger is it David bowie? I'd give it a 4
my bloody valentine - when do you sleep (editors note: I'm pretty sure I rated this btwn 9 and 10 the other night). I've heard of them but I don't think I've heard their music. I wouldn't change it but I wouldn't put it on either 4
jim Croce - I'll have to say I love you in a song like a 7
the damned - I feel alright it's a little too uh, it's a little crazy for me. 4
the hives - hate to say I told you so it's fine. Not horrible not (makes awesome face) 5/10
scorpions - you give me all I need is this Cinderella? This is like a 1
crowded house - weather like you is this the Rembrandts? Kind of a goofy song. 3
Depeche mode - policy of truth aw, this is a good song. (Spends entire song lip synching, whistling, dancing). This is a freaking 10
sisters of Mercy - this corrosion i kinda like it. It sounds like a mixture of Bowie, ice House and some other band I can't think of. I can just feel the 80s. 8
paul Simon - that was your mother who is this, Paul Simon? Like a 2
david Bowie - look back in anger is it David bowie? I'd give it a 4
my bloody valentine - when do you sleep (editors note: I'm pretty sure I rated this btwn 9 and 10 the other night). I've heard of them but I don't think I've heard their music. I wouldn't change it but I wouldn't put it on either 4
jim Croce - I'll have to say I love you in a song like a 7
the damned - I feel alright it's a little too uh, it's a little crazy for me. 4
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Eephus
Footballguy
Stone Temple Pilots - Shangri LA DEE DA (2001)
Never liked STP, mostly because I don't care for Scott Weiland as a frontman. Sorry about how things turned out, a junkie's life is never easy. Album started promisingly enough with the slash and burn of Dumb Love. Second song slows down a bit with a poppier song Days of the Week. Not terrible so far.
Is that scratching I hear at the start of track #3? Oh God, please don't let Weiland rap. It's the aptly titled Coma. It's a power chord driven rocker that doesn't know if that's really what it wants to be. There's a quiet little synth interlude before a meh guitar solo. "Nobody breathin' in a coma". Well, technically Scott there still is respiratory function. Hollywood #####, oh I guess it's misogyny time. "So fake that she seems real". Sick burn.
New song, new paragraph, let's hope things get better. An acoustic number called Wonderful. It might grow into a power ballad if you water it and cover it in manure. Slide guitar solo was pretty decent and it's building but it hasn't crossed into power ballad territory. Song #6 is called Black Again. Please don't go there guys, not this week. Oh good, it's about depression and not race. What's with another ballad? This has kind of a 1968 vibe to it. Oh crap, seven more songs to go.
Never liked STP, mostly because I don't care for Scott Weiland as a frontman. Sorry about how things turned out, a junkie's life is never easy. Album started promisingly enough with the slash and burn of Dumb Love. Second song slows down a bit with a poppier song Days of the Week. Not terrible so far.
Is that scratching I hear at the start of track #3? Oh God, please don't let Weiland rap. It's the aptly titled Coma. It's a power chord driven rocker that doesn't know if that's really what it wants to be. There's a quiet little synth interlude before a meh guitar solo. "Nobody breathin' in a coma". Well, technically Scott there still is respiratory function. Hollywood #####, oh I guess it's misogyny time. "So fake that she seems real". Sick burn.
New song, new paragraph, let's hope things get better. An acoustic number called Wonderful. It might grow into a power ballad if you water it and cover it in manure. Slide guitar solo was pretty decent and it's building but it hasn't crossed into power ballad territory. Song #6 is called Black Again. Please don't go there guys, not this week. Oh good, it's about depression and not race. What's with another ballad? This has kind of a 1968 vibe to it. Oh crap, seven more songs to go.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
I'll dip into the UK/britpop pool for one more. Like Charly Bliss, I am tempted to take the debut here but I'll go for the bigger, more ambitious follow up. This checks a lot of my familiar boxes. quiet/loud dynamics, huge builds and bigger choruses,horns in the front, strings in the back, production tricks all over, a kids choir for good measure. Some Spotify issues here (8 of 12 songs are on it in Canada) hopefully what I add is playable for you.
47.09 - Suede - Dog Man Star (1994)
1. "Introducing the Band" 2:38
2. "We Are the Pigs" 4:19
3. "Heroine" 3:22
4. "The Wild Ones" 4:50
5. "Daddy's Speeding" 5:22
6. "The Power" 4:31
7. "New Generation" 4:37
8. "This Hollywood Life" 3:50
9. "The 2 of Us" 5:45
10. "Black or Blue" 3:48
11. "The Asphalt World" 9:25
12. "Still Life" 5:23
47.09 - Suede - Dog Man Star (1994)
1. "Introducing the Band" 2:38
2. "We Are the Pigs" 4:19
3. "Heroine" 3:22
4. "The Wild Ones" 4:50
5. "Daddy's Speeding" 5:22
6. "The Power" 4:31
7. "New Generation" 4:37
8. "This Hollywood Life" 3:50
9. "The 2 of Us" 5:45
10. "Black or Blue" 3:48
11. "The Asphalt World" 9:25
12. "Still Life" 5:23
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KarmaPolice
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
I still owe a couple and still equally don't feel like thinking about it, so I'll go with one that I knew I wanted from the beginning and equally knew I wouldn't have to worry about being sniped on.
I told wikkid that we'd see Academy of St. Martin in the Field again, but then realized that the recording of this I love by them is not the entire cantata. Searching for a new, full version now available on CD, I came up with this:
47.25 - J.S. Bach - Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme (composed in 1731) - English Chamber Orchestra (1981)
I wish I had the energy to "sell" this, but I can only say now to set aside any preconceptions about choral music/cantatas and listen. Each of these seven movements sends me into another realm.
I told wikkid that we'd see Academy of St. Martin in the Field again, but then realized that the recording of this I love by them is not the entire cantata. Searching for a new, full version now available on CD, I came up with this:
47.25 - J.S. Bach - Wachet Auf, ruft uns die Stimme (composed in 1731) - English Chamber Orchestra (1981)
I wish I had the energy to "sell" this, but I can only say now to set aside any preconceptions about choral music/cantatas and listen. Each of these seven movements sends me into another realm.
krista4
Footballguy
Oh! I'll go with TTD #2 in the 48th round here. I listened to this a couple of nights ago as a reminder of how much I'd loved it. What an incredible disappointment he's been given his talent. But this is still immeasurably good. And so so so so so sexy.
48.16 - Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987)
If You Let Me Stay
Wishing Well (why not?)
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Eephus
Footballguy
Shangri LA DE ###### DA (2001)
Track #7 - another quiet number called Hello It's Late-the third consecutive non Rocker. Weiland's falsetto sounds pretty good. I wouldn't have guessed this is STP if you gave me a hundred guesses. Guitars get plugged back in for Too Cool Queenie but still pretty mid tempo. I wonder if Too Cool Queenie ever met Hollywood #####.
Regeneration is up next with that terrible nineties snare sound that is like pounding nails in my ears. This song is Porno for Pyros awful. If I can make it through this, there are only four more to go. Checks ahead, the next song is called Bi-Polar Bear and it's the longest song on the album.
Bi-Polar Bear starts off with just acoustic guitar. Is this the manic or depressive phase? It builds in the chorus but returns to just the acoustic guitar for the second time through. I didn't expect this much falsetto from Weiland. Or this kind of wisdom.
Left my meds on the sink again
My head will be racing by lunchtime
Don't sleep behind the wheel at the stoplight
Can't sleep behind the wheel as you're drivin' home
Song #11 is called Transmissions from a Lonely Room and it's got that singing through a megaphone effect that was cool for a while. It wasn't good but it was better than Regeneration.
Two to go. Back to the acoustic set for A Song for Sleeping. Very mellow; a surprising sound from this band. Oh, he's singing to his son. That's sweet, too bad dad couldn't kick. The kid must be around 20 now.
Last song is Long Way Home. It's starts with a Godzilla stomping the city beat. I think Weiland is better at singing the quieter stuff. He's not much of a screamer. And the album ends with a fadeout of a guitar solo. Weak.
To be honest, it wasn't as bad as I thought. The calmer songs showed more depth and variation than I expect. Nothing really jumped out as a hit though. Checks Wikipedia to see track #2 Days of the Week was the single. It was definitely the Poppiest song.
Track #7 - another quiet number called Hello It's Late-the third consecutive non Rocker. Weiland's falsetto sounds pretty good. I wouldn't have guessed this is STP if you gave me a hundred guesses. Guitars get plugged back in for Too Cool Queenie but still pretty mid tempo. I wonder if Too Cool Queenie ever met Hollywood #####.
Regeneration is up next with that terrible nineties snare sound that is like pounding nails in my ears. This song is Porno for Pyros awful. If I can make it through this, there are only four more to go. Checks ahead, the next song is called Bi-Polar Bear and it's the longest song on the album.
Bi-Polar Bear starts off with just acoustic guitar. Is this the manic or depressive phase? It builds in the chorus but returns to just the acoustic guitar for the second time through. I didn't expect this much falsetto from Weiland. Or this kind of wisdom.
Left my meds on the sink again
My head will be racing by lunchtime
Don't sleep behind the wheel at the stoplight
Can't sleep behind the wheel as you're drivin' home
Song #11 is called Transmissions from a Lonely Room and it's got that singing through a megaphone effect that was cool for a while. It wasn't good but it was better than Regeneration.
Two to go. Back to the acoustic set for A Song for Sleeping. Very mellow; a surprising sound from this band. Oh, he's singing to his son. That's sweet, too bad dad couldn't kick. The kid must be around 20 now.
Last song is Long Way Home. It's starts with a Godzilla stomping the city beat. I think Weiland is better at singing the quieter stuff. He's not much of a screamer. And the album ends with a fadeout of a guitar solo. Weak.
To be honest, it wasn't as bad as I thought. The calmer songs showed more depth and variation than I expect. Nothing really jumped out as a hit though. Checks Wikipedia to see track #2 Days of the Week was the single. It was definitely the Poppiest song.
Eephus
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
This and the one you took were by far the best. It's funny because you came so close to sniping me in the 48th round!
Eephus
Footballguy
(The London) Suede has been on my medium list since gimmick #2. Love the over the top emotion on their records. It's strange that this is their only record with unstreamable tracks.
I had all these Britpop era bands on my list but it looks like I'm leaving port without any. Teenage Fanclub fits geographically and chronologically but I don't really associate them with Britpop.
Eephus
Footballguy
I listened to both of the good ones in the past week. I think Neither Fish Nor Flesh is much better than its terrible reputation but it still not as good as numbers 1 and 3.
krista4
Footballguy
timschochet
Footballguy
42. Skip James Devil Got My Woman (1968)
“Devil Got My Woman”
”22-20 Blues”
Oh I’d rather be the devil than to be that woman’s man
If not for Eric Clapton, nobody would remember Skip James. He was from the Mississippi Delta, a contemporary of Robert Johnson and Son House, but his recordings from the 30s never approached their popularity. Then Clapton covered a couple of his songs for Cream and in 1968 James was invited to re-record his old classics. So unlike Johnson we get some clean sounding recordings. His picking guitar style was quite original and I’m pretty sure Jimmy Page ripped it off a few times.
“Devil Got My Woman”
”22-20 Blues”
Oh I’d rather be the devil than to be that woman’s man
If not for Eric Clapton, nobody would remember Skip James. He was from the Mississippi Delta, a contemporary of Robert Johnson and Son House, but his recordings from the 30s never approached their popularity. Then Clapton covered a couple of his songs for Cream and in 1968 James was invited to re-record his old classics. So unlike Johnson we get some clean sounding recordings. His picking guitar style was quite original and I’m pretty sure Jimmy Page ripped it off a few times.
timschochet
Footballguy
43. Ghalia Mississippi Blend (2019)
“First Time I Died”
“Meet You Down the Road”
Now THIS is special. Ghalia is a 20 year Belgian girl with a kick ### voice who loves old fashioned hard guitar blues, ala early Led Zeppelin. So she got together with some of the best session musicians in the Delta and the result is this album which never lets up and is just fantastic to listen to if you like this sort of thing (which I do.)
“First Time I Died”
“Meet You Down the Road”
Now THIS is special. Ghalia is a 20 year Belgian girl with a kick ### voice who loves old fashioned hard guitar blues, ala early Led Zeppelin. So she got together with some of the best session musicians in the Delta and the result is this album which never lets up and is just fantastic to listen to if you like this sort of thing (which I do.)
Hov34
Eephus's Great Great Great Love Child
So when I took my Zeppelin live album (totally not cheating) I made sure not to pick two songs from the 50 or so Zep songs on the mix but it made me wonder if there were any "duplicate" songs in the mix - or different versions of the same song. So, having no life I went through the almost 3000 songs to pick out redundancies and deciding which was the best of the two.
(by the way, there were several duplicate "same" songs by two people putting them on the mix but from different albums versions (deluxe) - I took one off.)
All The Young Dudes - Studio version and Live both by Mott. I preferred the studio - too much talking to the audience in the live version.
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel vs. Paul Simon - Draw
Check Yo Self - Regular version vs. Remix - preferred the remix
Girl from the North Country - Dylan vs Dylan/Cash - Original no doubt
Hands off She's Mine - The English Beat Live vs. Studio - Both great!
Here Comes The Sun - Beatles vs. Richie Haven - maybe my favorite Beatles' song, so I was skeptical but liked the re-make, still Beatles though.
I Never Loved a Man - Aretha vs. The Commitments - wow, hard to mess with the Queen, but I think I like the remake better.
Jeep's Blues - Duke vs. Johnny Hodges - Both wonderful
L.A. Woman - Doors vs. Billy Idol - Doors
Let Down - Radiohead vs. some reggae crap. Stop ruining perfectly good song. #### on your own songs.
Maggie's Farm - Dylan vs. Rage - Closer than I thought it would be, but Dylan
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis vs. Kris - Wow, both great - Draw
Ohio - CSNY vs. Young - Neil's voice gets to me - CSN in a runaway.
Poor Poo Pitiful Me - Zevon vs. Ronstadt - Love both, but Linda just knocks it out of the park - prob my favorite song sung by her.
Ready for Love - Mott vs. Bad Co. - Bad Company by a nose.
Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Live vs. Studio) Studio but close.
Summertime - Doc & Merle Watson vs. Al Green - Both so great and so different - Draw
Things We Said Today - Beatles vs. Paul McCartney - Sort of cheating here, but I love the live older McCartney version. (disclaimer, I picked it)
Where is My Mind? - Pixies vs. Maxence Cyrin - wow, beautiful piano version of a wonderful song - Draw
Whole Lotta Love - Zeppelin vs. Dread Zeppelin - Uhg. :X
Willin' - Little Feat vs. Linda Ronstadt - See above - Linda and it's not even close.
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Dylan vs. The Byrds - Both great, but The Byrds did a super job - Byrds
Your Time Is Gonna Come - Zep vs. Dread Zep - :X :X
(by the way, there were several duplicate "same" songs by two people putting them on the mix but from different albums versions (deluxe) - I took one off.)
All The Young Dudes - Studio version and Live both by Mott. I preferred the studio - too much talking to the audience in the live version.
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel vs. Paul Simon - Draw
Check Yo Self - Regular version vs. Remix - preferred the remix
Girl from the North Country - Dylan vs Dylan/Cash - Original no doubt
Hands off She's Mine - The English Beat Live vs. Studio - Both great!
Here Comes The Sun - Beatles vs. Richie Haven - maybe my favorite Beatles' song, so I was skeptical but liked the re-make, still Beatles though.
I Never Loved a Man - Aretha vs. The Commitments - wow, hard to mess with the Queen, but I think I like the remake better.
Jeep's Blues - Duke vs. Johnny Hodges - Both wonderful
L.A. Woman - Doors vs. Billy Idol - Doors
Let Down - Radiohead vs. some reggae crap. Stop ruining perfectly good song. #### on your own songs.
Maggie's Farm - Dylan vs. Rage - Closer than I thought it would be, but Dylan
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis vs. Kris - Wow, both great - Draw
Ohio - CSNY vs. Young - Neil's voice gets to me - CSN in a runaway.
Poor Poo Pitiful Me - Zevon vs. Ronstadt - Love both, but Linda just knocks it out of the park - prob my favorite song sung by her.
Ready for Love - Mott vs. Bad Co. - Bad Company by a nose.
Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Live vs. Studio) Studio but close.
Summertime - Doc & Merle Watson vs. Al Green - Both so great and so different - Draw
Things We Said Today - Beatles vs. Paul McCartney - Sort of cheating here, but I love the live older McCartney version. (disclaimer, I picked it)
Where is My Mind? - Pixies vs. Maxence Cyrin - wow, beautiful piano version of a wonderful song - Draw
Whole Lotta Love - Zeppelin vs. Dread Zeppelin - Uhg. :X
Willin' - Little Feat vs. Linda Ronstadt - See above - Linda and it's not even close.
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Dylan vs. The Byrds - Both great, but The Byrds did a super job - Byrds
Your Time Is Gonna Come - Zep vs. Dread Zep - :X :X
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timschochet
Footballguy
44. Steve Miller Band Book of Dreams (1977)
“Jet Airliner”
”Jungle Love”
I really like early Steve Miller as well, the bluesy “Space Cowboy” era prior to all the hits. But their cover of Paul Pena’s “Jet Airliner” is my favorite by them and it signifies an era of my life when life was easy, between 7th and 8th grade and every summer day was spent at the beach ogling high school freshmen girls who wouldn’t give us the time of day. Seems like this song was always on the radio all summer long. The album also includes “Swingtown”, another classic.
“Jet Airliner”
”Jungle Love”
I really like early Steve Miller as well, the bluesy “Space Cowboy” era prior to all the hits. But their cover of Paul Pena’s “Jet Airliner” is my favorite by them and it signifies an era of my life when life was easy, between 7th and 8th grade and every summer day was spent at the beach ogling high school freshmen girls who wouldn’t give us the time of day. Seems like this song was always on the radio all summer long. The album also includes “Swingtown”, another classic.
krista4
Footballguy
OK, this was a fun exercise and a fun read.
My "double-up" was Richie Havens, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hard to compare to Beatles, but it would be impossible to choose any version over George's.
PIK95
Footballguy
@timschochet I took this in round 26 I believe. I love Wintertime and I took that one. True Fine Love also.
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timschochet
Footballguy
otb_lifer
Footballguy
Rd 46
Among My Swan - Mazzy Star (1996)
not going anywhere without Hope Sandoval - ever.
this third album of theirs was somewhat less trippy/psychedelic than the previous two, airing a more intimate ambiance from Hope and David Roback (R.I.P.) ... if a more gorgeous being ever warbled into a mic i'd love to see her - Hope's vocals are an instrument all of their own - she weaves a dreamscape with every word ... Roback economized the density for this platter to better accentuate that - been loving these two since 11/87, when i caught them opening up for the Jesus & Mary Chain at the old Ritz theater in the City, as members of Opal (well, 21 yr old Hope was not officially at that time, but there she was).
Look On Down From the Bridge impossibly perfect - best thing they ever laid down. always sends a shiver.
Flowers In December stripped down ambiance killing it here - Hope is quantum.
Rd 47
Metal Circus - Hüsker Dü (1983)
watershed EP purchase for me, clocking in at roughly 19 minutes, but saying more than most could in 4x that amount.
was my gateway drug to all things Dü and Mould (and Hart), serving as a bridge from the more nihilistic hardcore fury of their early releases to the more melodic and textured forays that would start with the thematically ambitious "Zen Arcade" ... but this here influential EP could be heard threading through so much that followed it - long tentacles on this mutha.
Deadly Skies well, that bridge hadn't been totally crossed yet - face ripped better than anyone in the genre, while taking the piss outta the "movement"
Out on a Limb colab writing effort, Mould at his most absolute brilliant here.
PS - need these four to be added to the playlist, plz - TIA ✌
Among My Swan - Mazzy Star (1996)
not going anywhere without Hope Sandoval - ever.
this third album of theirs was somewhat less trippy/psychedelic than the previous two, airing a more intimate ambiance from Hope and David Roback (R.I.P.) ... if a more gorgeous being ever warbled into a mic i'd love to see her - Hope's vocals are an instrument all of their own - she weaves a dreamscape with every word ... Roback economized the density for this platter to better accentuate that - been loving these two since 11/87, when i caught them opening up for the Jesus & Mary Chain at the old Ritz theater in the City, as members of Opal (well, 21 yr old Hope was not officially at that time, but there she was).
Look On Down From the Bridge impossibly perfect - best thing they ever laid down. always sends a shiver.
Flowers In December stripped down ambiance killing it here - Hope is quantum.
Rd 47
Metal Circus - Hüsker Dü (1983)
watershed EP purchase for me, clocking in at roughly 19 minutes, but saying more than most could in 4x that amount.
was my gateway drug to all things Dü and Mould (and Hart), serving as a bridge from the more nihilistic hardcore fury of their early releases to the more melodic and textured forays that would start with the thematically ambitious "Zen Arcade" ... but this here influential EP could be heard threading through so much that followed it - long tentacles on this mutha.
Deadly Skies well, that bridge hadn't been totally crossed yet - face ripped better than anyone in the genre, while taking the piss outta the "movement"
Out on a Limb colab writing effort, Mould at his most absolute brilliant here.
PS - need these four to be added to the playlist, plz - TIA ✌
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zamboni
Footballguy
I'm sure she's a great woman, but you should strongly re-evaluate your long-term plans with her.
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zamboni
Footballguy
48.38: The Hooters - Nervous Night (1985)
A big hit for these guys out of Philly, led by in-demand songwriters Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian. Some may chalk up this album to '80s schlock, but it's a strong collection of tunes. To get a better sense of their sound, including only one of the bigger hits from the album.
All You Zombies
She Comes In Colors (good cover of the old Love song)
A big hit for these guys out of Philly, led by in-demand songwriters Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian. Some may chalk up this album to '80s schlock, but it's a strong collection of tunes. To get a better sense of their sound, including only one of the bigger hits from the album.
All You Zombies
She Comes In Colors (good cover of the old Love song)
Encumbrance
Footballguy
Industry legend has it that this album left them so broke from advances written into the recording contract that they went into massive debt despite millions in sales and massive hits. It's held up as a "do not sign" contract in courses about the entertainment industry. :(
It's a fine album, though.
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zamboni
Footballguy
Interesting - didn't know the behind-the-scenes business dynamics. Hopefully Hyman and Bazilian more than made back their money with their later songwriting/producing efforts.
Encumbrance
Footballguy
I hope so. Perhaps it was another band as I Googled it and it didn't come up, but I think I remember the story being told in my music law class for some reason and remembering that I liked the Hooters when I heard the story. I remember those videos. That was indeeed '85.
Huh. Maybe, maybe not.
https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/31/business/a-long-and-winding-road-band-s-quest-for-stardom.html
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zamboni
Footballguy
I don't doubt it was them - just don't recall hearing much about it in the pre-Internet days.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Lol. I didn't see the part where it was his lady friend doing the rankings. Was surprised they were a little low.I'm sure she's a great woman, but you should strongly re-evaluate your long-term plans with her.
landrys hat
Footballguy
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Round 48 Scary Monsters - David Bowie (1980)
I have to have some Bowie with me, so I'll "settle" for this one. I love this record so it's not such a hardship
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
Ashes to Ashes
I have to have some Bowie with me, so I'll "settle" for this one. I love this record so it's not such a hardship
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
Ashes to Ashes
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simey
Footballguy
I didn't remember that Jeep's Blues had already been drafted with the Ellington album, or I would have picked a different song. Oh well, it's Johnny playing on both tracks, but he is in two different settings. He and Duke wrote the song.
MAC_32
Footballguy
I almost convinced myself to draft Violator just because of 3 songs. They're 3 perfect songs. But then I tried listening to the whole album. And I just couldn't. So I couldn't justify picking the album. Not that early anyway. But those 3 are masterpieces.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Also, full disclosure - when I wrote about my live album picks last night I forgot about Neil Diamond. Unlike the other live albums that pick was very clearly a bang-for-buck selection. But that's also why i waited so long to pick it. The live albums I prioritized are in the rotation. I didn't consider this one until we entered the portion of the draft in which i did not prepare for in advance.
Abrantes
Footballguy
The one Zep album I own.
Thought about this one a couple rounds back! Another one of the bands my college roommate loved and played often. Their fourth album is really solid too.
Totally agree. And "The Laws Have Changed" is still my favorite of theirs. "Divine Right", "Zero and One", "Testament"...so good.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
That was one that came up that I didn't like the sound of the live version and got me thinking about the question.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I am slow to the game on DM. One of my wife's favorite bands, but it was just in the last couple years that I sat down with a couple of their albums, and was surprised how much I liked Violator top to bottom.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
I almost took that one instead. First ~10 songs are real solid but I lose a little interest on the back end, so I took this one instead. I think that one is a little less ska-y.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
49.01: ST. VINCENT - STRANGE MERCY (2011)
Cheerleader
Surgeon
Can't believe there is only 1 pick left...
Cheerleader
Surgeon
Can't believe there is only 1 pick left...
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
49.14: How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All - The Firesign Theater (1969)
The only way I'll stay sane is to have a constant supply of insanity.
For the playlist: only 1 one track, The Further Adventures of Nick Danger. **Warning: this track is 28 minutes, 11 seconds in length and incalculable in depth.**
The only way I'll stay sane is to have a constant supply of insanity.
For the playlist: only 1 one track, The Further Adventures of Nick Danger. **Warning: this track is 28 minutes, 11 seconds in length and incalculable in depth.**
Northern Voice
Footballguy
I guess this is the last official day of the draft. We've covered most of the spring. Who has the next excuse for us to talk about music all summer? I assume this thread will stay pretty active with the playlist, make up picks etc... and as always I'm open to new/continuation ideas.
zamboni
Footballguy
49.03: Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in America [Music from the Motion Picture] (1983)
One of my favorite movies - what enhances it IMO is a haunting and beautiful score.
Once Upon A time In America
Poverty
One of my favorite movies - what enhances it IMO is a haunting and beautiful score.
Once Upon A time In America
Poverty
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
wu-tang was bang for the buck. probably not the best choice, but was having too much trouble deciding on one album.
i think the rest, i really like the live vibe even if the albums aren't unbelievable, though also that a I liked the particular song collections. I guess that's sort of bang for the buck, but about the specific songs, not just volume.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
Dr. Octopus
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