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This sounded good even on my cheap Bose portable speaker.
This sounded good even on my cheap Bose portable speaker.
Lol... I meant CatwalkAgreed. Waterfront is one of their best tunes... across any album of theirs.I always preferred Waterfront (particularly the beginning), but the whole damn album is good.Theme: 31 Best Albums of 1984
29 .Speed Your Love to Me by Simple Minds
But this one is solid top to bottom. Isn't there a VU cover in there too?
Having seen way too many percussion ensemble concerts and watch my kid play everything from a church bell to sandpaper to slapsticks to cell phones... I'll say- depends what you're doing with it.So does a ladle qualify as a mallet? Asking for a friendThis popped in my youtube algorithm for a couple days for some reason. Finally clicked and listened. Then about five more times.
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Do you like the sax yet?
So...like a bunch of the songs on the New York list, this one is about loneliness. It's a recurrent theme and hard to avoid. It also comes near the end of REM's long and illustrious career, and so it has another reason for a touch of the melancholy. However...I'm gonna say "Jesus Just Left Chicago" is better, even if the song isn't all that Chicago-y. So the Windy City now leads, 2-1. (You know I'm gonna find a way to make this a 16-15 final score).
On the NY scale:
Artist connection to New York (1-5 scale): 1. REM is from Georgia, and while Michael Stipe is an ornery *******, the band has little connection to New York.
Song connection to New York (1-10 scale): 3. The song mentions New York and it's wistful, but that doesn't count for much.
So that's a 4, lowest on the NY scale so far.
So you’re saying it’s not the size of the sax that matters, it’s how you use it. Good to know.Do you like the sax yet?
I misread this and thought you were getting cheeky.
I'm not opposed to well-placed sax. Never Tear Us Apart is a great example of using sax well in a pop/rock song.
Good timing I guess. My dad died this morning. In his sleep, so that’s good.MAC_32 - songs to play during (and after) a funeral
I'm very sorry for your loss.Good timing I guess. My dad died this morning. In his sleep, so that’s good.MAC_32 - songs to play during (and after) a funeral
Wee Bros is the name of my friends 6’0” and under men’s rec basketball team (not mine, I’m a FBG so I’m 6’12”) made up of his former frat members.I wasn't quite as keen on the #29s as the prior playlists. I enjoyed "Replay" by Tems and "Disco" by Surf Curse, but the only two songs to make my new-to-me favorites playlist were "Mind Idea" by Jeremy Enigk and "We Bros" by WU LYF. The latter was my favorite by far, but it almost didn't make my playlist due to extreme hesitation in adding something called "We Bros." Really? You couldn't do better than that?
I wasn't quite as keen on the #29s as the prior playlists. I enjoyed "Replay" by Tems and "Disco" by Surf Curse, but the only two songs to make my new-to-me favorites playlist were "Mind Idea" by Jeremy Enigk and "We Bros" by WU LYF. The latter was my favorite by far, but it almost didn't make my playlist due to extreme hesitation in adding something called "We Bros." Really? You couldn't do better than that?
Damn, oz. Sorry for your loss.Good timing I guess. My dad died this morning. In his sleep, so that’s good.MAC_32 - songs to play during (and after) a funeral
Good timing I guess. My dad died this morning. In his sleep, so that’s good.MAC_32 - songs to play during (and after) a funeral
Sylvia Tyson has influenced numerous country and folk singers, so you are probably right.I really liked this one. I think a coupe of current women country singers like Sierra Farrell and Margo Price may have heard this album at some point.Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren
Smiling Wine – Great Speckled Bird
Sylvia Tyson has influenced numerous country and folk singers, so you are probably right.I really liked this one. I think a coupe of current women country singers like Sierra Farrell and Margo Price may have heard this album at some point.Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren
Smiling Wine – Great Speckled Bird
So sorry, Oz... Deepest condolences from the EVilI'm very sorry for your loss.Good timing I guess. My dad died this morning. In his sleep, so that’s good.MAC_32 - songs to play during (and after) a funeral
Good timing I guess. My dad died this morning. In his sleep, so that’s good.MAC_32 - songs to play during (and after) a funeral
We're at the table and she's yelling out her order
movign out of the 80s and into the 20s. From their album "Open Door Policy".
tbh, I'm not sure which instrument they used- I think maybe Vibraphone or Glock (metal) rather than something wood (marimba)- but you can hear it as the song builds, used here in a more orchestral way as part of the larger instrumentation rather than as a stand alone playing a theme or adding tonal percussive highlights.
Yeah,even I liked it!Joining the consensus. This one is a standout.
Greetings fellow HaxPhile. Love her.Reading Carolyn Hax's chat today in the WaPo made me realize that I need to thank you all for providing me with the safe, happy spot that I need right now.
Is that a different mononymous Sylvia that the one who was a big one-hit wonder and Grammy nominee in the early 80s?Sylvia Tyson has influenced numerous country and folk singers, so you are probably right.I really liked this one. I think a coupe of current women country singers like Sierra Farrell and Margo Price may have heard this album at some point.Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren
Smiling Wine – Great Speckled Bird
There's a mononymous Sylvia but she's a different artist who went on to found Sugar Hill Records.
So sorry -OZ-. Condolences to you and your family.Good timing I guess. My dad died this morning. In his sleep, so that’s good.MAC_32 - songs to play during (and after) a funeral
That's because it's a great record. It's full of hooks and all of them work."China Grove" sometimes gets in my head for days and sticks there like rot on cheese.
Wasn't it also her that had a monster hit with "Pillow Talk" in the '70s?Sylvia Tyson has influenced numerous country and folk singers, so you are probably right.I really liked this one. I think a coupe of current women country singers like Sierra Farrell and Margo Price may have heard this album at some point.Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren
Smiling Wine – Great Speckled Bird
There's a mononymous Sylvia but she's a different artist who went on to found Sugar Hill Records.
That's because it's a great record. It's full of hooks and all of them work.
The Doobies got dissed by every major rock critic and music nerd, but they made good records - a lot of them. I wish Binky had been able to do his Doobie countdown (countUP?) in the last MAD exercise.That's because it's a great record. It's full of hooks and all of them work.
From the opening riff on through, it rocks out. I'm not sure whether that's echo or delay that he has on the guitar (it's delay, I just looked it up), but it rules. Doobies!
The Doobies got dissed by every major rock critic and music nerd, but they made good records - a lot of them.
Wasn't it also her that had a monster hit with "Pillow Talk" in the '70s?heSylvia Tyson has influenced numerous country and folk singers, so you are probably right.I really liked this one. I think a coupe of current women country singers like Sierra Farrell and Margo Price may have heard this album at some point.Pip’s Invitation – songs from albums produced and/or engineered by Todd Rundgren
Smiling Wine – Great Speckled Bird
There's a mononymous Sylvia but she's a different artist who went on to found Sugar Hill Records.
Hey @shuke (or anyone else), I’ve liked every song people have picked for King Gizzard in this and other drafts. What’s a good album or two for a new listener to jump into for them?
Sax by band member Ambrose Kenny Smith.
I've barely scratched the surface in getting into their catalog, but this is one of a few songs with sax that have stood out. If you're not sure you like these guys, just listen to the next song of theirs. Style is all over the place.
jwb's pick of Kool and the Gang
Hey @shuke (or anyone else), I’ve liked every song people have picked for King Gizzard in this and other drafts. What’s a good album or two for a new listener to jump into for them?
Sax by band member Ambrose Kenny Smith.
I've barely scratched the surface in getting into their catalog, but this is one of a few songs with sax that have stood out. If you're not sure you like these guys, just listen to the next song of theirs. Style is all over the place.
Like I said, I've barely scratched the surface. I'd recommend something live. They have a bunch of shows on the Relisten app.
I think they have close to 30 albums now (not including live releases). Lots of different genres - here are 3 to check out:Hey @shuke (or anyone else), I’ve liked every song people have picked for King Gizzard in this and other drafts. What’s a good album or two for a new listener to jump into for them?
Sax by band member Ambrose Kenny Smith.
I've barely scratched the surface in getting into their catalog, but this is one of a few songs with sax that have stood out. If you're not sure you like these guys, just listen to the next song of theirs. Style is all over the place.
Like I said, I've barely scratched the surface. I'd recommend something live. They have a bunch of shows on the Relisten app.
IIRC, @landrys hat is the Gizzard Wizard on this board