KarmaPolice
Footballguy
It also seems we are fairly prog-free this time around, so the playlists are more of a breeze to get through in a timely manner.
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Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 3 - #1's have been posted! (5 Viewers)
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Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I still have a few left! I just don't know if I have yoursSo you left off at least one of them. Probably my possible #1 as it's not as well-known as the other two.Uh-oh
Plus, I guess I should've defined "PBS" before I ripped off the idea from krista.
Oliver Humanzee
Footballguy
You gotta check out the Samurai Rock Band bootleg. Tom Peterson sounds like a god.
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simey
Footballguy
I've made some progress with my sister's cat Masie. Yesterday I got her into Wheezie's room, and I offered her some savory salmon pate cat food, and she ate it. I was so excited. Last night she only ate a little over half of it, but that is better than none like she has been doing. This morning I got her in the room again, and she ate most of the food. I hope she keeps this up. Usually taking care of her cats is pretty easy. I feed them, scoop the two boxes, and I'm gone. They all swarm the kitchen when I get there, and then they go to their "stations" to eat. The 2 whites go down in the basement, the tuxedo goes in the laundry room, and the two game cats stay in the kitchen, but Masie is going up to Wheezer's room right now. I did try to see if she would go for her old food in the kitchen beside Max this morning, but she boycotted it. My sister's youngest son calls Masie and Max the "game cats." I guess he calls them that cause they are brownish golden tabby cat's and would blend in with the wilderness, and they were semi-feral when my sister got them. The cats were living under the trailer that she teaches classes in at school, and Masie had kittens. Some of the teachers took the kittens, and to make a long story short we trapped mama cat Masie and Max, they got fixed, and they ended up living with my sister and her family. Anyway, hopefully Masie keeps eating. 
My sister wanted me to come over Saturday to show me some things before they left the next day for their trip. I went over there, and she dropped the bomb on me that their irrigation system broke, and I will need to be the irrigation system while they are gone for her plants and flowers.
It's hot AF outside, and she has tons of plants and flowers. It's like a jungle out there in that yard. I have to use two hoses, cause her husband broke the main one. She told me one of the nozzle's acts up. I'll say. This morning I had to water, and the nozzle sprays forward, sideways, and backwards, and I got drenched. My shoes, shorts, and shirt were soaked. Unless I want to water in my swim suit, I'm gonna have to get another nozzle. She told me there is another one somewhere in their garage, but she can't find it. It thankfully rained on Sunday so I didn't have to water for two days. I have a rain stick somewhere, and if I find it, I'm gonna shake the hell out of it, and do a rain dance. 
My sister wanted me to come over Saturday to show me some things before they left the next day for their trip. I went over there, and she dropped the bomb on me that their irrigation system broke, and I will need to be the irrigation system while they are gone for her plants and flowers.
It's hot AF outside, and she has tons of plants and flowers. It's like a jungle out there in that yard. I have to use two hoses, cause her husband broke the main one. She told me one of the nozzle's acts up. I'll say. This morning I had to water, and the nozzle sprays forward, sideways, and backwards, and I got drenched. My shoes, shorts, and shirt were soaked. Unless I want to water in my swim suit, I'm gonna have to get another nozzle. She told me there is another one somewhere in their garage, but she can't find it. It thankfully rained on Sunday so I didn't have to water for two days. I have a rain stick somewhere, and if I find it, I'm gonna shake the hell out of it, and do a rain dance. 
Scoresman
Footballguy
The Tea Party - #29 - Midsummer Day
Now that we've got the two song intro behind us, let's start with the proper countdown. My 31st ranked song, this one is off their first major label record, Splendor Solis. This album as a whole gives lots of Zeppelin and blues vibes. The band hadn't really found their world music influences yet. The acoustic portions of this song remind me a lot of Led Zeppelin III in its "folkiness", and a little 90s grunge during the heavier part.
MAC_32
Footballguy
Unless my evening breaks right, it looks like the 29's aren't going to get a good listen out of me. Yesterday's attempt was distracting and today's even more so. Skipping town tomorrow, probably not listening to the 28's til Sun / Mon, so let's call this a hastily made medal stand.
Stand
Gold Blue October - Sexual Power Trip, maybe The Tea Party has some competition
Silver Mitski - Class of 2013, on one hand I wish it were longer but on the other perhaps it wouldn't have been as impactful it was
Bronze Susanna Hoffs - This Time, I expected some of her to get added to the library - #1!
Count
Blue October - 2 gold
Tea Party - 1 gold, 1 bronze
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams - 1 silver
Belle & Sebastian - 1 silver
Mitski - 1 silver
Stray Cats - 1 bronze
Susanna Hoffs - 1 bronze
Classic
DMB - Lie In Our Graves, the write up said it all, the studio version is great but the live version takes it to a whole 'nother level
Stand
Gold Blue October - Sexual Power Trip, maybe The Tea Party has some competition
Silver Mitski - Class of 2013, on one hand I wish it were longer but on the other perhaps it wouldn't have been as impactful it was
Bronze Susanna Hoffs - This Time, I expected some of her to get added to the library - #1!
Count
Blue October - 2 gold
Tea Party - 1 gold, 1 bronze
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams - 1 silver
Belle & Sebastian - 1 silver
Mitski - 1 silver
Stray Cats - 1 bronze
Susanna Hoffs - 1 bronze
Classic
DMB - Lie In Our Graves, the write up said it all, the studio version is great but the live version takes it to a whole 'nother level
Eephus
Footballguy
You gotta check out the Samurai Rock Band bootleg. Tom Peterson sounds like a god.
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It's a pretty great bootleg although Bun's drums are buried in the mix. The performance though makes you wish that they'd been in Electrical Audio in 1977 instead of 1997 (although it didn't exist yet).
I missed Cheap Trick playing campus bars in Madison by a year. By the time I was a freshman, they'd gotten signed by CBS.
My #28 would slide nicely into this group.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
This was a banger.Susanna Hoffs
This song is on her 1991 album, "When You're a Boy." Only has 34k Spotify plays. Kinda catchy, "That Thing You Do," vibe to it
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
There's a joke here somewhere, I just know it.My #28 would slide nicely into this group.
MAC_32
Footballguy
SameMy #28 would slide nicely into this group.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Mt. Man
Footballguy
The playlist for the #29s felt really strong to me, or at least connected with me very well. It (in shuffled) form came out strong, with me tempted to put the first 10 or so songs here. For most of them, I did.
Also, a small shout out to other commenters. Perhaps especially, a few brave souls that are shining a light on every song (that’s not theirs). Only so much from me is sustainable around work and Real Life, but whatever you can include, right? Anyway, let’s get to the songs!
Familiar Songs:
You Still Believe In Me - The Beach Boys
He’s a Whore - Big Black (/Steve Albini)
10:15 Saturday Night - The Cure
Love Her Madly - The Doors
New Discoveries:
Wonderful Feeling - Fanny
Midsummer’s Day - The Tea Party - Might be my favorite new discovery of this round.
Earl’s Breakdown - Brian Setzer
Bug - Strand of Oaks
Class of 2013 - Mitski
Dreamer Deceiver - Judas Priest
Shuffle Adventures:
I’m not sure the transition from Destroyer’s “Beggars Must Ride” to DMB’s “Lie in Our Graves” could’ve been smoother. Also helped that I enjoyed both songs.
Also, a small shout out to other commenters. Perhaps especially, a few brave souls that are shining a light on every song (that’s not theirs). Only so much from me is sustainable around work and Real Life, but whatever you can include, right? Anyway, let’s get to the songs!
Familiar Songs:
You Still Believe In Me - The Beach Boys
He’s a Whore - Big Black (/Steve Albini)
10:15 Saturday Night - The Cure
Love Her Madly - The Doors
New Discoveries:
Wonderful Feeling - Fanny
Midsummer’s Day - The Tea Party - Might be my favorite new discovery of this round.
Earl’s Breakdown - Brian Setzer
Bug - Strand of Oaks
Class of 2013 - Mitski
Dreamer Deceiver - Judas Priest
Shuffle Adventures:
I’m not sure the transition from Destroyer’s “Beggars Must Ride” to DMB’s “Lie in Our Graves” could’ve been smoother. Also helped that I enjoyed both songs.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Same lol
Mister CIA
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
Shockingly, I am up to date on playlists! Until...checks calendar...tomorrow. 
Really enjoyed the #29s. Some highlights:
- The harmonies in "Wonderful Feeling" by Fanny
- Mitski going three-for-three with "Class of 2013," and each song sounded very different from the others. But wait, was she in the Class of 2013? Now I want to die.
- Lots of fun from The Moody Blues on "Fly Me High" and Jerry Jeff Walker on "I like to Sleep Late in the Morning"
- An "of course I'm going to like this" song from Brian Setzer, "Earl's Breakdown"
- Somehow a Belle and Sebastian song I don't remember but love with "Sister Buddha"
- Another dreamy tune from Iron & Wine ("Lion's Mane")
- Known favorites from The Beach Boys, The Cure, Andrew Bird, and EWF
- A good Stone Temple Pilots song with "Atlanta." I didn't think I liked this band, but this was quite good.
- My favorites so far from Destroyer ("Beggars Might Rule") and CHVRCHES ("Dead Air")
- The third solid song from each of Blue October ("Sexual Power Trip") and The Tea Party ("Midsummer Day").
- Also a third great song from Curtis Mayfield. This was one of the artists I was most looking forward to, and I haven't been disappointed!
Really enjoyed the #29s. Some highlights:
- The harmonies in "Wonderful Feeling" by Fanny
- Mitski going three-for-three with "Class of 2013," and each song sounded very different from the others. But wait, was she in the Class of 2013? Now I want to die.
- Lots of fun from The Moody Blues on "Fly Me High" and Jerry Jeff Walker on "I like to Sleep Late in the Morning"
- An "of course I'm going to like this" song from Brian Setzer, "Earl's Breakdown"
- Somehow a Belle and Sebastian song I don't remember but love with "Sister Buddha"
- Another dreamy tune from Iron & Wine ("Lion's Mane")
- Known favorites from The Beach Boys, The Cure, Andrew Bird, and EWF
- A good Stone Temple Pilots song with "Atlanta." I didn't think I liked this band, but this was quite good.
- My favorites so far from Destroyer ("Beggars Might Rule") and CHVRCHES ("Dead Air")
- The third solid song from each of Blue October ("Sexual Power Trip") and The Tea Party ("Midsummer Day").
- Also a third great song from Curtis Mayfield. This was one of the artists I was most looking forward to, and I haven't been disappointed!
krista4
Footballguy
Glllllll, bring it home!
simey
Footballguy
One of the fur coat wearing residence at my sister's house left me a puked up hairball on the kitchen floor yesterday. My sister's deaf cat Eddie does this weird ritual before he drinks water. He will stand in front of the water bowl, and then starting moving his front legs (without bending them) like he is digging a hole in front of the bowl, then he gives out a scream, and then he takes a drink. I texted my sister about it, and she said they call it his stiff legged water dance.
Zegras11
Footballguy
Binky does that dance every morning at 3am. , but it's not to get a drink.
My sister's deaf cat Eddie does this weird ritual before he drinks water. He will stand in front of the water bowl, and then starting moving his front legs (without bending them) like he is digging a hole in front of the bowl, then he gives out a scream, and then he takes a drink. I texted my sister about it, and she said they call it his stiff legged water dance.
krista4
Footballguy
My sister's deaf cat Eddie does this weird ritual before he drinks water. He will stand in front of the water bowl, and then starting moving his front legs (without bending them) like he is digging a hole in front of the bowl, then he gives out a scream, and then he takes a drink. I texted my sister about it, and she said they call it his stiff legged water dance.
We had a cat before who did exactly the same thing!
simey
Footballguy
It's freaky and funny. I wonder why he (and your past cat) does that.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Our 16-year-old black cat likes to stand at the bottom of the stairs and howl after she eats. This is usually followed by darting up the stairs to nap in our bedroom. If she is still napping (usually in the closet) by her next meal, someone has to retrieve her from the bedroom because she no longer responds when we call her from downstairs.
For these and other reasons, we think her hearing isn't very good anymore.
For these and other reasons, we think her hearing isn't very good anymore.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Real glad you and others are enjoying Mitski. Not sure why the song is called Class of 2013. Maybe she meant college? She’s turning 33 soon so definitely young but not sooo young.Shockingly, I am up to date on playlists! Until...checks calendar...tomorrow.
Really enjoyed the #29s. Some highlights:
- Mitski going three-for-three with "Class of 2013," and each song sounded very different from the others. But wait, was she in the Class of 2013? Now I want to die.
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
29.ee - Strand of Oaks - "Bug" (2021)
Since all the cool kids were putting covers on their lists, I thought I'd do the same. Strand of Oaks has a handful to choose from that reflect Tim's diverse tastes in music. He covered Moby and 60s folk singer Michael Hurley for Lagniappe Sessions in 2011 and then returned eight years later with covers of Phish, Primal Scream and The Stone Roses. He recorded a couple of Jason Molina songs for his side-project with surviving members of Magnolia Electric Co. He's also contributed to a couple of tribute albums with a version of Joanna Newsom's "81" and this Phish song.
The original version of "Bug" is from Phish's 2000 album Farmhouse. I don't know much about the band even though Spotify now gives me Phish recommendations but the song didn't make the @shuke Phish 31 list. Tim became a Phish head after attending both of the band's Wrigley Field shows in 2017. His version ups the tempo a little and stretches it out to eight minutes with some psychedelic guitar noodling and Krautrock synth textures, both of which we'll hear more of as the countdown continues. I chose this over the other Strand covers because the final three minutes or so take on a blissful almost dancey vibe that anticipates the latest musical direction of his career.
I've never heard this before, thanks. Bug wouldn't be in my top 100 Phish songs, but I really dig this cover.
Eephus
Footballguy
I'm pretty sure she's the youngest member of this countdown. The lass from Chvrches is 37 and Strand of Oaks is 42; everybody else has received their AARP invite in the mail.
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I got my first AARP mailer when I was 36. Wanna make something of it?
(My parents didn't get them; just me.)
Mt. Man
Footballguy
On the other end, we have a fairly decent-sized group of people born in the early 1940s. Including Dio, who would've been 82 yesterday.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Mayfield born in 1942 too.
simey
Footballguy
Jerry Jeff was born in 1942, too.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
The 29's
Known and liked songs
Wonderful Feeling- Fanny
Love Her Madly- The Doors
Imagination - Earth,Wind and Fire
Hoochie Coochie Lady- Elf
New to me likes
Sexual Power Trip- Blue October
Beez- SCoD
Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here - Curtis Mayfield
Bug- Strand of Oaks
Reality- Kenny Chesney - has a nice rock guitar sound
This Time- Susanna Hoffs- sounds like The Stones Satisfaction at the beginning
Known and liked songs
Wonderful Feeling- Fanny
Love Her Madly- The Doors
Imagination - Earth,Wind and Fire
Hoochie Coochie Lady- Elf
New to me likes
Sexual Power Trip- Blue October
Beez- SCoD
Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here - Curtis Mayfield
Bug- Strand of Oaks
Reality- Kenny Chesney - has a nice rock guitar sound
This Time- Susanna Hoffs- sounds like The Stones Satisfaction at the beginning
Round 29
Managed to get this listen completed before the 28's. :yay:
The 30s are still my favourite playlist but I did manage to add a few new ones to my collection
Fanny: Wonderful Feeling
Belle and Sebastian: Sister Buddha
Susanna Hoffs: This Time
Iron & Wine: Lion’s Mane
The Doors: Love Her Madly (surprised to see this one so high (Pinky: Low) in the list)
Enjoyed a few others as well, but not onces I think I'd like to hear over and over.
My tune - Lady Run, Lady Hide, is one of many popular ballads that April Wine had back in their early years. Frankly, it shouldn't be on my list but it's here due to sentimental reasons. There are many better songs that I left off. I do have a number of ballad's still to come, however.
Managed to get this listen completed before the 28's. :yay:
The 30s are still my favourite playlist but I did manage to add a few new ones to my collection
Fanny: Wonderful Feeling
Belle and Sebastian: Sister Buddha
Susanna Hoffs: This Time
Iron & Wine: Lion’s Mane
The Doors: Love Her Madly (surprised to see this one so high (Pinky: Low) in the list)
Enjoyed a few others as well, but not onces I think I'd like to hear over and over.
My tune - Lady Run, Lady Hide, is one of many popular ballads that April Wine had back in their early years. Frankly, it shouldn't be on my list but it's here due to sentimental reasons. There are many better songs that I left off. I do have a number of ballad's still to come, however.
-OZ-
Footballguy
tea party, strand of oaks, and Jerry Jeff Walker are all new to me but I’ve enjoyed each so far. Some other great tunes in 29 including:
Lie in our graves - I don’t remember how it started but this was a party song for my wife and her friends in college, they made up a choreographed dance which for whatever reason included charades “be a ___”, one of which was “be a penis” where they’d go from limp to erect. That part was always a hit.
simey
Footballguy
I'll make this fast. Masie hardly ate this morning, but i left her in the room with her food. I'll check her soon on my way to an appointment. Something is wrong, but I'll do my best with her. Sister gets back on the 21st. It's gonna be a loooong 10 days.
Since I lost my original round 29 thoughts, and I'm running out of time, I'll give my sudden thoughts on 10 songs I didn't know in the 29s....
- I like the cover of "Bug" better than the original.
- "Earl's Breakdown" hoedown by Brian Setzer is banjo pickin' fun.
- Speaking of banjos, I didn't think I'd hear one in a Sweet song, but there is one in "Jeanie," and it fits in well.
- Dig that groove in "Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here" by Curtis Mayfield.
- "Dreamer Deceiver" is a nice slow number by Judas Priest.
- "Hoochie Koochie Lady" by Elf is a rolling piano good time.
- "Lion's Mane" by Iron and Wine is a pretty acoustic song. Hearing the noise from someone's fingers slide on the frets still makes my hair stand up on my arms. I remember how it feels on the fingers. I think I mentioned this with Ryan Adams who does it a lot.
- "This Time" by Susanna Hoffs is a good pop song.
- "He's a Whore" by Big Black is cool sounding, and reminds me of a song that would be in a movie scene.
- I enjoyed "Beez" by the Circus band. My favorite by them so far.
I liked every song in this round.
Since I lost my original round 29 thoughts, and I'm running out of time, I'll give my sudden thoughts on 10 songs I didn't know in the 29s....
- I like the cover of "Bug" better than the original.
- "Earl's Breakdown" hoedown by Brian Setzer is banjo pickin' fun.
- Speaking of banjos, I didn't think I'd hear one in a Sweet song, but there is one in "Jeanie," and it fits in well.
- Dig that groove in "Do Do Wap Is Strong in Here" by Curtis Mayfield.
- "Dreamer Deceiver" is a nice slow number by Judas Priest.
- "Hoochie Koochie Lady" by Elf is a rolling piano good time.
- "Lion's Mane" by Iron and Wine is a pretty acoustic song. Hearing the noise from someone's fingers slide on the frets still makes my hair stand up on my arms. I remember how it feels on the fingers. I think I mentioned this with Ryan Adams who does it a lot.
- "This Time" by Susanna Hoffs is a good pop song.
- "He's a Whore" by Big Black is cool sounding, and reminds me of a song that would be in a movie scene.
- I enjoyed "Beez" by the Circus band. My favorite by them so far.
I liked every song in this round.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Control-z (undo) might be your friend here if you're working on a desktop. Probably too late now.omg i just lost everything I wrote.it happened when I was typing about "I'm a whore" and my right wrist hit something and everything vanished.
simey
Footballguy
Thanks for in the future. It has happened before several times.Control-z (undo) might be your friend here if you're working on a desktop. Probably too late now.omg i just lost everything I wrote.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
My #28 will be the first of three covers on my list and the bands first song to receive any radio airplay.
krista4
Footballguy
I love this noise!
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Just between you and me, it’s ok if you have more ballads.Round 29
Managed to get this listen completed before the 28's. :yay:
The 30s are still my favourite playlist but I did manage to add a few new ones to my collection
Fanny: Wonderful Feeling
Belle and Sebastian: Sister Buddha
Susanna Hoffs: This Time
Iron & Wine: Lion’s Mane
The Doors: Love Her Madly (surprised to see this one so high (Pinky: Low) in the list)
Enjoyed a few others as well, but not onces I think I'd like to hear over and over.
My tune - Lady Run, Lady Hide, is one of many popular ballads that April Wine had back in their early years. Frankly, it shouldn't be on my list but it's here due to sentimental reasons. There are many better songs that I left off. I do have a number of ballad's still to come, however.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I have identified @zamboni 's alias.Just between you and me, it’s ok if you have more ballads.Round 29
Managed to get this listen completed before the 28's. :yay:
The 30s are still my favourite playlist but I did manage to add a few new ones to my collection
Fanny: Wonderful Feeling
Belle and Sebastian: Sister Buddha
Susanna Hoffs: This Time
Iron & Wine: Lion’s Mane
The Doors: Love Her Madly (surprised to see this one so high (Pinky: Low) in the list)
Enjoyed a few others as well, but not onces I think I'd like to hear over and over.
My tune - Lady Run, Lady Hide, is one of many popular ballads that April Wine had back in their early years. Frankly, it shouldn't be on my list but it's here due to sentimental reasons. There are many better songs that I left off. I do have a number of ballad's still to come, however.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Good point. This format certainly lends itself to older artists with a large catalog.
zamboni
Footballguy
My
Only because he said “just between you and me” rather than “just between you and I”. #petpeeveI have identified @zamboni 's alias.Just between you and me, it’s ok if you have more ballads.Round 29
Managed to get this listen completed before the 28's. :yay:
The 30s are still my favourite playlist but I did manage to add a few new ones to my collection
Fanny: Wonderful Feeling
Belle and Sebastian: Sister Buddha
Susanna Hoffs: This Time
Iron & Wine: Lion’s Mane
The Doors: Love Her Madly (surprised to see this one so high (Pinky: Low) in the list)
Enjoyed a few others as well, but not onces I think I'd like to hear over and over.
My tune - Lady Run, Lady Hide, is one of many popular ballads that April Wine had back in their early years. Frankly, it shouldn't be on my list but it's here due to sentimental reasons. There are many better songs that I left off. I do have a number of ballad's still to come, however.
Eephus
Footballguy
Middle Aged Savants
Eephus
Footballguy
@Charlie Steiner has probably already seen it but a video of The Moody Blues 1991 concert in Montreux just went up on Amazon Prime Video.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I'm trying to stand by the no thumper rule, but Spotify does its level best to irritate me.
Yesterday, I'm listening to it on my laptop/dock rig at the office, and I pull up a "made for me" mix. I've heard good things about their algorithm, so I pull up a blend of Bird and other Indie artists. It started to morph into a schmaltzy bag of crap that that would get tossed out of the worst of the coffee house indie scene (pretty sure sure I was one step away from Tears in Heaven). Anyway, I think I need to start downvoting this material to help train the alg. Nope - if I want to downvote something, I have to do it while listening on the mobile app.
And then today, I return from lunch and dial up a playlist, and I hear the music playing, but it's not coming from my speaker, nor the laptop. Took me a moment (queue john Travolta Huh gif), but finally I identified that the sound was coming from my phone in my pocket. Why would anyone want this? I suppose if my phone was connected via bluetooth to the speaker this would be fine, but unnecessary.
And then there's the definition of library. Last week I made a playlist and then go out to hit the trail for a two-hour hike, expecting to play my new playlist, but I could not access it until I went into my profile settings and added the playlist to my library (which I did after I returned home and sat down to futz around with it long enough to figure it out. Why would my playlist not be in my library?
And then back to the desktop app. Five distinct panels and three scroll bars?! It's enough to make ADD lethal.
No more and then. Thanks for tuning into my Consumer Reports talk.
tl; dr: Neat app, Spotify
Yesterday, I'm listening to it on my laptop/dock rig at the office, and I pull up a "made for me" mix. I've heard good things about their algorithm, so I pull up a blend of Bird and other Indie artists. It started to morph into a schmaltzy bag of crap that that would get tossed out of the worst of the coffee house indie scene (pretty sure sure I was one step away from Tears in Heaven). Anyway, I think I need to start downvoting this material to help train the alg. Nope - if I want to downvote something, I have to do it while listening on the mobile app.
And then today, I return from lunch and dial up a playlist, and I hear the music playing, but it's not coming from my speaker, nor the laptop. Took me a moment (queue john Travolta Huh gif), but finally I identified that the sound was coming from my phone in my pocket. Why would anyone want this? I suppose if my phone was connected via bluetooth to the speaker this would be fine, but unnecessary.
And then there's the definition of library. Last week I made a playlist and then go out to hit the trail for a two-hour hike, expecting to play my new playlist, but I could not access it until I went into my profile settings and added the playlist to my library (which I did after I returned home and sat down to futz around with it long enough to figure it out. Why would my playlist not be in my library?
And then back to the desktop app. Five distinct panels and three scroll bars?! It's enough to make ADD lethal.
No more and then. Thanks for tuning into my Consumer Reports talk.
tl; dr: Neat app, Spotify
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
I haven't. I saw them live at Wolf Trap in '87. While it was a great show, my interest in the band was waning by then. Given my renewed attention to them, I may give it a spin. Thanks for the heads-up.
tuffnutt
Footballguy
Round 30
Im already falling behind and am heading to the lake this weekend so this is a quick review:
Known Favorites:
Big Bang Baby- STP- Honestly would possibly be top 10 for me... always loved this one
Gravedigger- Dave Matthews - great tune... love the radio city version with Tim reynolds
Moonlight Drive- The Doors- Just going to reserve the right to love all The Doors tunes... makes me think of the beach scene in the movie
Lay Myself Down- Mazzy Star- Teenage me crushed hard on Hope Sandoval
This round was more about the new to me Artists... some REALLY great tunes.
Unknown Favorites:
Temptation- The Tea Party- Damn! when the the intro is over and the heavy comes in! love it
Your Cover's Blown- Belle and Sebastian- catchy as hell
Tink (I know its you)- The Slambovian Circus of Dreams- How do I not know this band?!?! 1st 2 songs are great
Love Harder- Strand of Oaks- Am I the only one who thinks this could easily be a Springsteen song? so good
Raining- Susanna Hoff- Pre-teen me crushed on Susanna Hoff... dont know any of her stuff outside the Bangles
On to the 29s
Im already falling behind and am heading to the lake this weekend so this is a quick review:
Known Favorites:
Big Bang Baby- STP- Honestly would possibly be top 10 for me... always loved this one
Gravedigger- Dave Matthews - great tune... love the radio city version with Tim reynolds
Moonlight Drive- The Doors- Just going to reserve the right to love all The Doors tunes... makes me think of the beach scene in the movie
Lay Myself Down- Mazzy Star- Teenage me crushed hard on Hope Sandoval
This round was more about the new to me Artists... some REALLY great tunes.
Unknown Favorites:
Temptation- The Tea Party- Damn! when the the intro is over and the heavy comes in! love it
Your Cover's Blown- Belle and Sebastian- catchy as hell
Tink (I know its you)- The Slambovian Circus of Dreams- How do I not know this band?!?! 1st 2 songs are great
Love Harder- Strand of Oaks- Am I the only one who thinks this could easily be a Springsteen song? so good
Raining- Susanna Hoff- Pre-teen me crushed on Susanna Hoff... dont know any of her stuff outside the Bangles
On to the 29s
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Apologies for breaking protocol; I wanted to get my write-up into your minds before you hear the song.
#28: What am I Doing Here? (unreleased, 1967)
While unreleased when it was recorded, it was included as an extra track on their Caught Live +5 album (1977).
I first heard this song at least 35 years ago and it seemed like a song out of time. All those years, I thought of it as simply some Anglo-centric medieval-themed tune that you had to be English to 'get'.
Even though I second-guessed myself for choosing such an oddball song for the list, I went with it anyway, and then I had a crazy epiphany the day the #30's came out: it's an anti-war protest song.
I'm way out a limb with this take, as neither the band nor any subsequent commentaries I found corroborate my discovery; nevertheless, I feel in my bones that I hit on the truth of the song.
When I first heard it way back when, I had no clue what the flower power/hippie/counterculture movement was, and while I still don't fully grasp all of it, I can at least now understand the angle. I believe the Moodies had the sense to know they couldn't pull off "and it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for/don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam", yet still get out their message in a much more subversive way, by dressing it up as the sad tale of a squire to an ill-fated knight of the realm. The futility of the squire is a great parallel to the futility of American soldiers in Vietnam.
The general consensus about this song is that it's 'simply' an existential piece, meant to prompt the listener to think about the futility/meaning of life, but to me, whether they meant it or not, it's a protest song and on a level comparable to the song Waist Deep in the Big Muddy by Pete Seeger, coincidentally released the same year. Fans of the old Smothers Brothers show may remember Seeger performing this song on the show and the controversy it stirred up.
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.
My original purpose of including this song on the list was that this is the first example of the band using a Mellotron, an early synthesizer which Mike Pinder had finally gotten his hands on after being introduced to it when he was briefly employed as a development engineer for the company that sold them, Streetly Electronics, from his hometown of Birmingham. Ray Thomas switched from playing harmonica to flute in order to better complement the Mellotron and thus the band's unique sound was born.
Drawing its sound from tapes of various instruments connected to the keyboard, the Mellotron allowed its operator to produce a wide variety of sounds. Pinder had modified his by removing the factory standard tapes that produced non-musical instrument sounds and replacing them with more stringed instrument tapes, as well as modifying the way the machine played the tapes, so that the sound produced seemed more organic than mechanical. Via Pinder's friendship with John Lennon, The Beatles would also use this instrument in their song Strawberry Fields Forever. Over the years, the Mellotron and similar synthesizers would also be used by Manfred Mann, King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, as well as more modern acts Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse and Radiohead.
With the right array of tapes, one could emulate an entire orchestra, but I digress.
#28: What am I Doing Here? (unreleased, 1967)
While unreleased when it was recorded, it was included as an extra track on their Caught Live +5 album (1977).
I first heard this song at least 35 years ago and it seemed like a song out of time. All those years, I thought of it as simply some Anglo-centric medieval-themed tune that you had to be English to 'get'.
Even though I second-guessed myself for choosing such an oddball song for the list, I went with it anyway, and then I had a crazy epiphany the day the #30's came out: it's an anti-war protest song.
I'm way out a limb with this take, as neither the band nor any subsequent commentaries I found corroborate my discovery; nevertheless, I feel in my bones that I hit on the truth of the song.
When I first heard it way back when, I had no clue what the flower power/hippie/counterculture movement was, and while I still don't fully grasp all of it, I can at least now understand the angle. I believe the Moodies had the sense to know they couldn't pull off "and it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for/don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam", yet still get out their message in a much more subversive way, by dressing it up as the sad tale of a squire to an ill-fated knight of the realm. The futility of the squire is a great parallel to the futility of American soldiers in Vietnam.
The general consensus about this song is that it's 'simply' an existential piece, meant to prompt the listener to think about the futility/meaning of life, but to me, whether they meant it or not, it's a protest song and on a level comparable to the song Waist Deep in the Big Muddy by Pete Seeger, coincidentally released the same year. Fans of the old Smothers Brothers show may remember Seeger performing this song on the show and the controversy it stirred up.
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.
My original purpose of including this song on the list was that this is the first example of the band using a Mellotron, an early synthesizer which Mike Pinder had finally gotten his hands on after being introduced to it when he was briefly employed as a development engineer for the company that sold them, Streetly Electronics, from his hometown of Birmingham. Ray Thomas switched from playing harmonica to flute in order to better complement the Mellotron and thus the band's unique sound was born.
Drawing its sound from tapes of various instruments connected to the keyboard, the Mellotron allowed its operator to produce a wide variety of sounds. Pinder had modified his by removing the factory standard tapes that produced non-musical instrument sounds and replacing them with more stringed instrument tapes, as well as modifying the way the machine played the tapes, so that the sound produced seemed more organic than mechanical. Via Pinder's friendship with John Lennon, The Beatles would also use this instrument in their song Strawberry Fields Forever. Over the years, the Mellotron and similar synthesizers would also be used by Manfred Mann, King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, as well as more modern acts Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse and Radiohead.
With the right array of tapes, one could emulate an entire orchestra, but I digress.
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