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[Chaos34]

Thanks, I've put this on for the rest of the morning. Now playing: The version of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" from U2's Under a Blood Red Sky.

KLOS did this when I was a teen. I had a cheap Sound Design 8 track player in my bedroom and recorded about 50 live shows... on 8 tracks I bought with my allowance.

Right up there with “The Seventh Day” on KLOS, when we couldn’t afford all those albums and had to tape album sides off the radio.

My first car was a 75 Mustang II like the one Farah Fawcett drove on Charlie's Angels. I took it to college early 80s. It had a "great" 8 track player in it. Installed it myself. First week there someone broke in, took the stereo and the case of 8 tracks. I thought he was a sucker since 8 tracks were going out of style, but I wonder what all those recordings might be worth to some collector now.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Thanks, I've put this on for the rest of the morning. Now playing: The version of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" from U2's Under a Blood Red Sky.

KLOS did this when I was a teen. I had a cheap Sound Design 8 track player in my bedroom and recorded about 50 live shows... on 8 tracks I bought with my allowance.

Right up there with “The Seventh Day” on KLOS, when we couldn’t afford all those albums and had to tape album sides off the radio.

My first car was a 75 Mustang II like the one Farah Fawcett drove on Charlie's Angels. I took it to college early 80s. It had a "great" 8 track player in it. Installed it myself. First week there someone broke in, took the stereo and the case of 8 tracks. I thought he was a sucker since 8 tracks were going out of style, but I wonder what all those recordings might be worth to some collector now.

you can take some solace in knowing that the "life span" of 8-track tapes were that of newbie "point men" in Nam on jungle recons.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Tomorrow our cats go to the vet for a prescheduled appointment, but we will ask them whether this is it for our 17-year-old Boo. She has various medical issues for which she is taking steroids and B12 supplements, but has been particularly lethargic and "out of it" for the past few days. And today she did not eat, even treats, though she did drink water. We will see if the vet thinks this is mainly due to the heat and she can bounce back from it, or whether the end is near. Fingers crossed.

It went better than we thought. Boo has a severe infection, related to the kidneys and/or teeth. They think this is the main reason why she has been lethargic recently. Given an antibiotics shot and pills. Also given a topical appetite stimulant. So most likely her condition is temporary and not the beginning of the end.

Nassau, age 15, has a heart murmur but a BNP test showed no sign of heart disease. She was started on the once-monthly solensia shot that Boo has already been getting. It treats pain related to osteoarthritis. Got the same antibiotics shot that Boo did due to signs of tooth infection, but does not need to go on the pills.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

16. Signed D.C.
Albums: Love (1966) and Out Here (1969)

Around the turn of the millenium, Conca got clean for a few years to try to set an example for his daughter. It was during this period where he rekindled his friendship with Lee and at a 2003 gig in LA, played with Lee and Love for the first time in almost 40 years, on a cover of "Smokestack Lightning," a staple of their '60s club sets.

I forgot to mention that the "Smokestack Lightning" reunion with Lee, Conca and Echols appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004) and can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO-2UxJ7oo4

 

[Pip's Invitation]

My friend with the record store named after Forever Changes is selling T-shirts whose designs are based on songs from the album. He unveiled the first two on Facebook today. They are for songs that haven't appeared on my list yet.

 

[tuffnutt]

20s

new to me liked:

Run to Mexico- The Babys
Red headed Stepchild- Golden Smog
Holly Holy- Neil Diamond
Lazy Sunday Marriott/ Small Faces- really enjoyed this one!
Hello I'm in Delaware- City and Colour
Good to Be one the Road- Cornershop- fav new to me song this rd

Known Liked:

Love Man- Otis Redding
Big Shot- Billy Joel
Beercan- Beck- ANOTHER BANGER
Pretending- Eric Clapton- always loved this one

on to 19's hope to catch up this weekend

 

[Zegras11]

11's PLAYLIST

[td]Belinda Carlise[/td][td]Zegras11[/td][td]Circle In The Sand

Circle In The Sand

Belinda Carlisle · Best Of · Song · 2013

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[/td] [td]Michael Head[/td][td]Eephus[/td][td]Shack -- Natalie's Party

Natalie's Party

Shack · HMS Fable · Song · 1999

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[/td] [td]People Under the Stairs[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]Stars in the House

Stars in the House

People Under The Stairs · Sincerely, the P · Song · 2019

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[/td] [td]John Waite[/td][td]Charlie Steiner[/td][td]Missing You

Missing You

John Waite · No Brakes · Song · 1984

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[/td] [td]Golden Smog[/td][td]Dr. Octopus[/td][td]5-22-02

5-22-02

Golden Smog · Another Fine Day · Song · 2006

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[/td] [td]The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson[/td][td]Don Quixote[/td][td]Party Lights - The GAP Band

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The Gap Band · The Gap Band II · Song · 1979

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[/td] [td]The English Beat Family Tree[/td][td]Yo Mama[/td][td]Never You Done That

Never You Done That

General Public · All The Rage · Song · 1984

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[/td] [td]Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw[/td][td]-OZ_[/td][td]Tell me how long

Tell Me How Long

Caro Emerald · The Shocking Miss Emerald (Deluxe Edition) · Song · 2013

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[/td] [td]Neil Diamond[/td][td]Mrs. Rannous[/td][td]Beauiful Noise

Beautiful Noise

Neil Diamond · Beautiful Noise · Song · 1976

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[/td] [td]Steve Marriott[/td][td]zamboni[/td][td]"Afterglow" - Small Faces

Afterglow (Mono Version) (2018 Remaster)

Small Faces · Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake - 50th Anniversary Edition (2018 Remaster) · Song · 2018

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[/td] [td]Conor Oberst[/td][td]Tuffnutt[/td][td]To All the Lights in the Windows

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[/td] [td]Smashing Pumpkins[/td][td]Yambag[/td][td]Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans

Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans - Remastered 2012

The Smashing Pumpkins · Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) · Song · 1995

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[/td] [td]Otis Redding[/td][td]John Maddens Lunchbox[/td][td]Tramp

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Tramp

Otis Redding, Carla Thomas · King & Queen · Song · 1967

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[Zegras11]

[td]Hugh Dillon[/td][td]Mister CIA[/td][td]Ultra-Honesty

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[/td] [td]Luna[/td][td]landrys hat[/td][td]Chinatown

Chinatown

Luna · Penthouse · Song · 1995

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[/td] [td]Metallica[/td][td]Mt. Man[/td][td]Disposable Heroes

Disposable Heroes (Remastered)

Metallica · Master of Puppets (Remastered) · Song · 1986

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[/td] [td]The Doobie Brothers[/td][td]New Binky The Doormat[/td][td]Jesus Is Just Alright With Me

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[/td] [td]Billy Joel[/td][td]simey[/td][td]All for Leyna

All for Leyna

Billy Joel · 50 Years of the Piano Man · Song · 2022

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[/td] [td]Arthur Lee and Love[/td][td]Pip's Invitation[/td][td]She Comes in Colors

She Comes in Colors

Love · Da Capo · Song · 1966

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[/td] [td]Beck[/td][td]KarmaPolice[/td][td]Guess I'm Doing Fine

Guess I'm Doing Fine

Beck · Sea Change · Song · 2002

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[/td] [td]John 5[/td][td]Chaos34[/td][td]Zoinks - John 5 and The Creatures

Zoinks!

John 5, The Creatures · Invasion · Song · 2019

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[/td] [td]City and Colour[/td][td]MrsKarmaPolice[/td][td]Harder Than Stone

Harder Than Stone

City and Colour · The Hurry and the Harm · Song · 2013

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[/td] [td]The Waterboys[/td][td]Ilov80s[/td][td]In Search of a Rose

In Search of a Rose - 2008 Remaster

The Waterboys · Room to Roam (Deluxe Version) · Song · 1990

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[/td] [td]Eric Clapton[/td][td]Tau837[/td][td]White Room

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[/td] [td]Ferry Corsten[/td][td]titusbramble[/td][td]Veracocha - Carte Blanche

Carte Blanche - Extended Mix

Veracocha, Ferry Corsten, Vincent de Moor · Carte Blanche · Song · 1999

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[/td] [td]Cornershop[/td][td]The Dreaded Marco[/td][td]United Provinces of India

United Provinces Of India

Cornershop · Cornershop & The Double 'O' Groove Of · Song · 2011

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[tuffnutt]

11.

To all the Lights in the Window- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
from Outer South (2009)

I'll be honest... I got No Idea what the hell this song is about. Its got Biblical references everywhere. Three bible stories in one song. Moses, Jesus, Solomon. All with fragments of truth and reworked to form….I don’t know. The song doesn’t make sense. But is it cool? HELL YES.

 

[Yo Mama]

The English Beat Family Tree #11

Never You Done That

Artist - General Public
Album - All the Rage (1984)

This is the third single released off the band’s massive debut album, with more to come from this one in my top 10. This would also fit nicely in a Bad Grammar theme.

It’s a pretty upbeat song about self-reflection and regret.

Well who would've guessed?, Well I guess I might
Another cheerless restless night
Another day gone none too bright
Gone two years, do you still remember?
That all the while my mouth was saying "Go"
My heart was screaming no, no, no
Turn around and look at me
You'll find me on my knees
Saying please, please

 

[Mt. Man]

The #12s were overly packed with great songs. Here’s my attempt to whittle that down.

Selected Favorites:
Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel
Debra - Beck. If “Lost Cause” hadn’t tempted me, I probably would’ve spotlighted this.
Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad - Moby & Ferry Corsten
Dark Side of the Doomed - Headstones (/Hugh Dillon)
Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals (/The Beat)
The Black Grass Plague - John 5 & The Creatures
Today - The Smashing Pumpkins
Starman - Golden Smog
Change - John Waite

Small spotlight:

The nice thing about picking “Maybe the People Would Be The Times or Between Clark or Hillsdale” by Love is that this is a fairly long section from just listing the title. No, but seriously, there have been several songs from Arthur Lee and Love that have “hit” me hard, but this might be my favorite so far, as a song that pulls me in right from the beginning.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Round 11 - Beautiful Noise - Neil Diamond

From the 1976 album of the same name.

While we're here, I'd like to give ND a shout-out for his generousity after Hurricane Ike back in 2008. He is a mensch.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

The next 4 songs on the Cornershop playlist are from their 2011 album Cornershop & The Double 'O' Groove Of.

Tjinder Singh likes to bring in guest lead vocalists but this is his first album using the same guest lead vocalist for the entire album. Bubbley Kaur sings lead on all songs and the lyrics are entirely Punjabi.

Cornershop & the Double ‘O’ Groove Of has been in the cards ever since one-time Preston laundrette worker and songstress Bubbley Kaur collaborated on the group’s double A-side single “Topknot” / “Natch” (both tracks are included here) back in 2004. They just had to get the money together. This they managed to do with the help of their fans through pre-orders via PledgeMusic.

Released on the band’s own label, Ample Play, and sung entirely in Punjabi by the pitch-perfect Kaur, Double ‘O’ Groove Of is worth the wait and then some. Cornershop has always been adventurous in the extreme when it comes to incorporating Punjabi folk and traditional Asian instrumentation like the dholki and tamboura with Western influences such as post-punk, deep-funk, hip-hop and synthetic dance beats. Yet over these 10 tracks the group has finally nailed music that has the organic feel of a sound that’s always been, rather than the exotic hybrid it is. This is definitely not “world music” but very possibly “out of this world music”.

Opening track “United Provinces of India” is hypnotic Punjabi folk with the repetitive lyrics of the form melded to a trance-like funky bass line and stereo phasing. This is followed by the excellent, simmering slow groove of “Topknot”. Elsewhere, ’70s deep funk merges with dramatic post-punk throbbing bass and skanking brass on “Supercomputed”...

 

[tuffnutt]

19's

New to me liked:

You Can't Walk in Your sleep- The Go's Go's
San Francisco Knights- PUTS-
Head First- The Babys- back to back likes
Red Light Mama- Humble Pie- My favorite new to me this rd.
Fire in Cairo- Luna
Kansas- The Waterboys- as a boy from Kansas , cant believe I never heard this one.
Queen Matilda- Michael Head

Known Liked:

Pain in My Heart- Otis Redding- Another great song
Fuel- Metallica- absolute one of my favorites!
She's got a way- Billy Joel
Its in the way that you use it- Eric Clapton- ah... the Color of Money

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Small spotlight:

The nice thing about picking “Maybe the People Would Be The Times or Between Clark or Hillsdale” by Love is that this is a fairly long section from just listing the title. No, but seriously, there have been several songs from Arthur Lee and Love that have “hit” me hard, but this might be my favorite so far, as a song that pulls me in right from the beginning.

Awesome. Hopefully the remaining Forever Changes entries will do the same.

And you only got the last two words wrong. That’s better than most people do!

 

[-OZ-]

Fourteen and I'm thinking 'bout God again
In the back of our car
Everyone is so far from me

New likes
Hazy
Do wah diddy
Live with Me
Hard to handle - it was mentioned earlier but I also had no idea this was a cover
Anesthesia
is a
We will not be livers
Who fingered rock and roll
and

Favorite - this was automatic, I put it up there with stairway to heaven, bohemian rhapsody, and the chain. Scenes from an Italian restaurant is my fave Billy song by quite a bit. Others I like - The Captain and me, I get weak, Jonny come home,

 

[Chaos34]

Zoinks! Some of you get the reference. Remember John 5 has a thing for monsters. It's a Scooby Doo reference. It's also another instrumental, but a new discovery for me. The first five instrumental albums were solo. So solo he put down the drum and bass tracks. Those drum tracks were super simple and tapped out on a keyboard into a daw.

This new discovery is John 5 and the Creatures. My favorite discovery of this project. Somewhere around 16-17 John decided to make a trio. It was a good decision. Prior to that he'd started borrowing Tommy Clufetos (late Ozzie, late Sabbath drummer) and Matte Bissonette (Elton John bass) for some of his solo work. But they were busy musicians, so he ran an ad at the Performing Arts Institute in LA for a bass player. Nearly 100 applied but 20 auditions in he found his guy, Ian Ross. Just another LA wannabe with some serious chops. John snatched drummer Logan Miles Nix from his studio contacts and this is the trio I will see in October. Having read john 5 Youtube comments for many years, it was kind of odd to read them now and see the bass player and drummer getting props. In the 00s those comments always elevated John to God status. All three of them just bring it song after song.

Zoinks! is a compilation John put together mostly from watching unknown guitar players on TikTok and Youtube doing experimental things. He'd see something he thought was fresh and cool and work on it. He riffs, he shreds, he slides, he bends, he arpeggios, he taps, he finger picks and it all comes together with some funk. He humbly calls it slapping, tapping and picking. It's off 2019's Invasion LP. I knew he was bass slapper from the DLR album where he plays all the bass, but it sounds really cool on his tele. Again it's the most talked about song on the album. And again...

I have to recommend the video. It's a 3 minute Scooby Doo episode before the song so it goes 8 minutes. He rescues his wife Rita from the evil Nikki Sixx with his super weapon, his guitar. And does this in time for the show.

ZOINKS! John 5 and The Creatures

if you're not into Scooby Doo below is a play through he did for Guitar World prior to a photo shoot with Dave Mustaine. Watching them do it is better than just listening.

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[Charlie Steiner]

11. Missing You (No Brakes, 1984)

After 8 years of trying, John Waite finally got his #1 song, Missing You, which was co-written by Waite along with L.A. based songwriters Mark Leonard and Charles Sandford.

The No Brakes album was just about ready for release, but Waite was unconvinced, believing it still needed a hit single. He paid a visit to Leonard and Sandford, who already had a melody which Waite liked and added lyrics to. According to Waite:

I was singing about New York, and distance, the caving in of my marriage, and the options that I had. It was bittersweet – it was about the end of my marriage and the beginning of something new. Although, when I was singing 'I ain't missing you', it was denial too.

The video for this song got frequent play on MTV, and it contains a true test of how much of a fan of his one really was.

Spoiler

At the 2:43 mark, he walks past a crowd all pointing up towards something. It's a reference to the video of his previous hit and the previous song on the countdown, Change.

The song spent exactly one week at #1, but it was enough to earn him a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance.

Missing You was covered multiple times, first by Tina Turner in '96, then the pop duo E'voke in '98 and finally Brooks and Dunn in '99. John himself covered it in 2006 as a duet with Alison Kraus, who he may or may not be married to since 1999.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Fourteen and I'm thinking 'bout God again
In the back of our car
Everyone is so far from me

New likes
Hazy
Do wah diddy
Live with Me
Hard to handle - it was mentioned earlier but I also had no idea this was a cover
Anesthesia
is a
We will not be livers
Who fingered rock and roll
and

Favorite - this was automatic, I put it up there with stairway to heaven, bohemian rhapsody, and the chain. Scenes from an Italian restaurant is my fave Billy song by quite a bit. Others I like - The Captain and me, I get weak, Jonny come home,

I listened to this playlist again last night while I was waiting on my wife to finish her Duolingo before we watched TV. Almost everything in it has hooked me.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

11's PLAYLIST


[td]Steve Marriott[/td][td]zamboni[/td][td]"Afterglow" - Small Faces

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[/td] [td]Smashing Pumpkins[/td][td]Yambag[/td][td]Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans

Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans - Remastered 2012

The Smashing Pumpkins · Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) · Song · 1995

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[/td] [td]Otis Redding[/td][td]John Maddens Lunchbox[/td][td]Tramp

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Otis Redding, Carla Thomas · King & Queen · Song · 1967

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The heavy sh!t has come out.

 

[Eephus]

Round 11 - Beautiful Noise - Neil Diamond

From the 1976 album of the same name.

While we're here, I'd like to give ND a shout-out for his generousity after Hurricane Ike back in 2008. He is a mensch.

I always found it fascinating that producer Robbie Robertson got a credit on the front cover of the album and in a pretty large font to boot. I don't know if Neil was being especially generous or wanted the rock crit credibility that Robertson offered. Maybe it was just Robbie being an egomaniac.

I can't think of other instance of this happening, even for big name producers like George Martin or Quincy Jones.

 

[Eephus]

MADs adjacent album release night/day

Big week for single named ladies w/ Lorde

Virgin

Lorde · Album · 2025 · 11 songs

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...and Lizzo

MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING

Lizzo · Album · 2025 · 13 songs

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The Boss with seven unreleased albums

Tracks II: The Lost Albums

Bruce Springsteen · Album · 2025 · 83 songs

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Live Zappa & the Mothers from 1974

Cheaper Than Cheep: The Soundtrack (Live)

Frank Zappa · Album · 2025 · 25 songs

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Live Skynyrd from 2022

Celebrating 50 Years (Live At The Ryman)

Lynyrd Skynyrd · Album · 2025 · 15 songs

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A Robin Trower remaster

For Earth Below [50th Anniversary Edition]

Robin Trower · Album · 2025 · 34 songs

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Stockholm Syndrome

Fishbone · Album · 2025 · 12 songs

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Movie soundtrack music from M83

A Necessary Escape (Dakar Chronicles Original Soundtrack)

M83 · Album · 2025 · 12 songs

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New albums from Barbra Streisand and Kan(Ye) (not together), Durand Jones and the Indications, Robert Randolph

 

[Eephus]

My first spin of the week was the new album by New Jersey born and Manchester based songwriter Brian Christinzio who performs under the name BC Camplight. I've liked his previous records a lot and have been looking forward to the new one. Liked it so much I listened to it again.

He's hard to describe but if I had to musically triangulate him with three artists from the current countdown they'd be Arthur Lee, Billy Joel and Meat Loaf. His lyrics and delivery can be hilarious as he grapples with childhood trauma, abuse and sobriety.

A Sober Conversation

BC Camplight · Album · 2025 · 9 songs

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[Mrs. Rannous]

Round 11 - Beautiful Noise - Neil Diamond

From the 1976 album of the same name.

While we're here, I'd like to give ND a shout-out for his generousity after Hurricane Ike back in 2008. He is a mensch.

I always found it fascinating that producer Robbie Robertson got a credit on the front cover of the album and in a pretty large font to boot. I don't know if Neil was being especially generous or wanted the rock crit credibility that Robertson offered. Maybe it was just Robbie being an egomaniac.

I can't think of other instance of this happening, even for big name producers like George Martin or Quincy Jones.

I may be able to help with this in a couple of rounds.

 

[Eephus]

Disc 2 of the new Springsteen box is pretty good. It's 90s Bruce recording mostly at home with synths and drum loops and sort of a stripped-back Tunnel of Love sound.

Steven Hyden wrote an article about the collection

Another Side of Bruce Springsteen

With ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums,’ the Boss finally lets us hear the music that didn’t fit into his narrative—including one very horny ’90s record

www.theringer.com

 

[Uruk-Hai]

For simey:

1. All For Leyna

Billy wrote this song for his 1980 album Glass Houses. This is a fun rocker with a pounding piano. He says the bassline carries a certain amount of what the song is. It's a teenage angst song about a guy who is obsessed with a girl after a one-night stand.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

JML took a little break, but sent me his Otis pick:

#11 - Otis Redding and Carla Thomas - Tramp​

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Tramp​

Otis Redding, Carla Thomas · King & Queen · Song · 1967
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JML Rank - #21
Krista4 Rank - #9 to 14
Uruk-Hai Rank - #4

Album - King & Queen
Recorded - 1967
Is this a Cover? - Yes
Songwriter - Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin
Notable Covers - Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, Salt N Pepa,
Comments - I know some of the lyrics are different to the original, but knowing this is a cover detracts from the song for me. The back and forth is electric and seems so genuine. Best track from the King and Queen album

In Dynamic Duets: The Best Pop Collaborations from 1955 to 1999, author Bob Leszczak describes their rendition:
Otis and Carla gave "Tramp" their own stamp. They exchange quite a bit of dialogue between them in the song, with Carla putting Otis down because he doesn't wear fine clothes and is in dire need of a haircut ... She's obviously a gold digger and laments that he couldn't afford to buy her fine furs and cool cars. She repeatedly calls him a "tramp" from the Georgia woods ... Otis Redding was born, like "Tramp" says, in the Georgia woods in 1941.

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Next Up - The top 10 are half originals, half covers. First up, a cover.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

JML took a little break, but sent me his Otis pick:

#11 - Otis Redding and Carla Thomas - Tramp​

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Tramp​

Otis Redding, Carla Thomas · King & Queen · Song · 1967
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Comments sometimes from Wikipedia, but not this time.

JML Rank - #21
Krista4 Rank - #9 to 14
Uruk-Hai Rank - #4

Album - King & Queen
Recorded - 1967
Is this a Cover? - Yes
Songwriter - Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin
Notable Covers - Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy, Salt N Pepa,
Comments - I know some of the lyrics are different to the original, but knowing this is a cover detracts from the song for me. The back and forth is electric and seems so genuine. Best track from the King and Queen album

In Dynamic Duets: The Best Pop Collaborations from 1955 to 1999, author Bob Leszczak describes their rendition:
Otis and Carla gave "Tramp" their own stamp. They exchange quite a bit of dialogue between them in the song, with Carla putting Otis down because he doesn't wear fine clothes and is in dire need of a haircut ... She's obviously a gold digger and laments that he couldn't afford to buy her fine furs and cool cars. She repeatedly calls him a "tramp" from the Georgia woods ... Otis Redding was born, like "Tramp" says, in the Georgia woods in 1941.

Edit: I don't know why the links didn't copy over.

Youtube

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Next Up - The top 10 are half originals, half covers. First up, a cover.

The thing is that Otis is playing opossum because he starts listing all of the cars he already owns later in the song.

I think this song is hilarious. Never get tired of it. That drum sounds like M-80s going off.

It's kind of true to life, too. Carla was Memphis royalty. Her dad, Rufus, was one of the most important figures in the musical development of that town - DJ, producer, talent scout, performer (he had a million hits), all-around impresario. Carla herself was having hits before anyone knew who Redding was.

 

[Don Quixote]

#11 Party Lights (Spotify) - The GAP Band

The third song on my list from Gap Band II, but the first time back since #28. More of that danceable funk that have seen from The GAP Band, driven by a strong bassline by Robert. Based on this video at a concert, it looks like Charlie on the keyboards and Ronnie on trumpet. You can also see there much of the backing band that I have not said much about mostly because I don’t know too much about. The horns are pretty prominent in this song. Their horn arrangements were by Malvin “Dino” Vice, who worked with them going back to Tulsa.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

11.

Song: 5-22-02
Album: Another Fine Day
Songwriter: Gary Louris, Holly Marilyn, Kraig Johnson
Smog Lineup:

Kraig Johnson – lead vocals, guitar
Jeff Tweedy – guitar, background vocals
Gary Louris – harmony and background vocals, keyboards
Dan Murphy – guitar
Marc Perlman – background vocals, bass
Linda Pitmon – drums

A little yacht rock from the alt-country boys.

 

[Don Quixote]

MADs adjacent album release night/day

Big week for single named ladies w/ Lorde

Virgin

Lorde · Album · 2025 · 11 songs

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...and Lizzo

MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING

Lizzo · Album · 2025 · 13 songs

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The Boss with seven unreleased albums

Tracks II: The Lost Albums

Bruce Springsteen · Album · 2025 · 83 songs

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Live Zappa & the Mothers from 1974

Cheaper Than Cheep: The Soundtrack (Live)

Frank Zappa · Album · 2025 · 25 songs

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Live Skynyrd from 2022

Celebrating 50 Years (Live At The Ryman)

Lynyrd Skynyrd · Album · 2025 · 15 songs

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A Robin Trower remaster

For Earth Below [50th Anniversary Edition]

Robin Trower · Album · 2025 · 34 songs

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Stockholm Syndrome

Fishbone · Album · 2025 · 12 songs

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Movie soundtrack music from M83

A Necessary Escape (Dakar Chronicles Original Soundtrack)

M83 · Album · 2025 · 12 songs

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New albums from Barbra Streisand and Kan(Ye) (not together), Durand Jones and the Indications, Robert Randolph

Not an album, but for any Scotty McCreery fans, Charlie Wilson on his new single…

Once Upon A Bottle Of Wine (feat. Charlie Wilson)

Scotty McCreery, Charlie Wilson · Once Upon A Bottle Of Wine (feat. Charlie Wilson) · Song · 2025

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[Mister CIA]

The new Car Seat Headrest has some long ones (songs, not headrests)

The Scholars

Car Seat Headrest · Album · 2025 · 9 songs

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Stumbled across this band in my feed and man, what a revelation. Unforgiving Girl is the song that reeled me in.

- YouTube

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youtu.be

 

[Yambag]

Smashing Pumpkins #11

Song: Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Album: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Summary: The pumpkins have many epic songs (Silverf***, Starla, For Martha, etc.), but for me, Porcelina stands above them all. This coupled with an upcoming song are the pinnacle of Mellon Collie for me. The influence of another favorite band, Pink Floyd is all over this one and fits with the fact that Billy aimed for Mellon Collie to be his generation’s The Wall. Another very complex song, one where various sections were recorded at various times, with different instruments and recording setups, and then digitally composited together. I would encourage a listen with headphones without distractions to get the full effect. Hear how the guitars are panned strongly left/right at times, and then come crashing together. Hear Billy overdub his own vocals. Hear how well Billy's and James' guitar tones mesh together in the heavy parts. Enjoy the ride.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Song: 5-22-02

corrected the song for this round.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I'm up to the Pumpkins - great song - excellent playlist so far. I even liked the PUTS song this round.

 

[Chaos34]

I'm up to the Pumpkins - great song - excellent playlist so far. I even liked the PUTS song this round.

6am here. I'm going in. I approve of the title of this playlist. Choosing Zionks! from my 31 is brilliant.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

11. She Comes in Colors
Album: Da Capo (1966)

Side 1 of Da Capo has several signs that the rip-roaring hybrid of The Byrds and the Rolling Stones that Love was on their debut album is capable of more diverse sounds than that. Its closer, "She Comes in Colors," sounds like a mix of '60s pop and cocktail jazz. It's one of the best uses of Arthur Lee's "acid Mathis" voice and is propelled by Tjay Cantrelli's graceful flute stylings. The occasional interjections of Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer's harpsichord show this is a band not afraid of the unexpected. This is one of Lee's most gorgeous songs and should have been a hit.

Guitarist John Echols says Lee wrote the song about one of his girlfriends, Annette Ferrel, who liked to wear bright colors. Lee has said it is about a woman's menstrual cycle, but sources differ as to whether he was joking. The chorus, repeated often, is pretty straightforward, but the verses seem to refer to the complexities going on in Lee's head.

When I was invisible
I needed no light
You saw right through me, you said
Was I out of sight?

Whoa-oh-oh-oh
My love, she comes in colors
You can tell her from the clothes she wears

"She Comes in Colors" was released as a single at the end of 1966 immediately after "Stephanie Knows Who" (#20) was withdrawn, but despite being a local hit in LA, did not chart nationally, part of the evidence that Lee's refusal to tour outside of California kept Love from reaching a wider audience.

There are no documented live performances of "She Comes in Colors" before 1991, though one has to think it appeared at some of their LA club gigs in the '60s. It was played at both of my shows, and appeared somewhat regularly between 2002 and Lee's death in 2006. The Love Band with Echols has performed it after Lee's death, most recently in 2023.

The Hooters covered "She Comes in Colors" on their 1985 hit album Nervous Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-b2YymeN0A. As did The Velvet Underground in 1970 -- not THAT one, but an Australian band of the same name that included Malcolm Young, later of AC/DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK0dEUjgu2Y

"This is a song we haven't done for a while, but this young lady brought her flute so I thought I might try it." Live version from Northampton, MA in 1993 (appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYOaRX5oQzg

Live version from London in 2003 (appears on The Forever Changes Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JjS6jCbuZo

Live version from Leeds in 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhT954ThEv4

The Love Band with John Echols live in Birkinhead, UK in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzw3-9QHuvM

At #10, one of Lee's greatest Hendrix-style rockers, which he remade into something more rustic.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

11. She Comes in Colors
Album: Da Capo (1966)

Side 1 of Da Capo has several signs that the rip-roaring hybrid of The Byrds and the Rolling Stones that Love was on their debut album is capable of more diverse sounds than that. Its closer, "She Comes in Colors," sounds like a mix of '60s pop and cocktail jazz. It's one of the best uses of Arthur Lee's "acid Mathis" voice and is propelled by Tjay Cantrelli's graceful flute stylings. The occasional interjections of Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer's harpsichord show this is a band not afraid of the unexpected. This is one of Lee's most gorgeous songs and should have been a hit.

Guitarist John Echols says Lee wrote the song about one of his girlfriends, Annette Ferrel, who liked to wear bright colors. Lee has said it is about a woman's menstrual cycle, but sources differ as to whether he was joking. The chorus, repeated often, is pretty straightforward, but the verses seem to refer to the complexities going on in Lee's head.

When I was invisible
I needed no light
You saw right through me, you said
Was I out of sight?

Whoa-oh-oh-oh
My love, she comes in colors
You can tell her from the clothes she wears

"She Comes in Colors" was released as a single at the end of 1966 immediately after "Stephanie Knows Who" (#20) was withdrawn, but despite being a local hit in LA, did not chart nationally, part of the evidence that Lee's refusal to tour outside of California kept Love from reaching a wider audience.

There are no documented live performances of "She Comes in Colors" before 1991, though one has to think it appeared at some of their LA club gigs in the '60s. It was played at both of my shows, and appeared somewhat regularly between 2002 and Lee's death in 2006. The Love Band with Echols has performed it after Lee's death, most recently in 2023.

The Hooters covered "She Comes in Colors" on their 1985 hit album Nervous Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-b2YymeN0A. As did The Velvet Underground in 1970 -- not THAT one, but an Australian band of the same name that included Malcolm Young, later of AC/DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK0dEUjgu2Y

"This is a song we haven't done for a while, but this young lady brought her flute so I thought I might try it." Live version from Northampton, MA in 1993 (appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYOaRX5oQzg

Live version from London in 2003 (appears on The Forever Changes Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JjS6jCbuZo

Live version from Leeds in 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhT954ThEv4

The Love Band with John Echols live in Birkinhead, UK in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzw3-9QHuvM

At #10, one of Lee's greatest Hendrix-style rockers, which he remade into something more rustic.

I don't know if this is my favorite Love record, but it's damned close. It's so weird, but really melodic. 1966 was not an exactly a non-experimental time in Western pop music, but nobody else sounded like this. It probably gets more airplay today then it did back then.

 

[Tau837]

Eric Clapton #11

Cream - White Room

"White Room" is one of Cream's most iconic and enduring tracks, originally released on their 1968 album "Wheels of Fire." It features a striking combination of psychedelic rock, blues, and progressive elements, making it a hallmark of the late 1960s' experimental rock scene. The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1968.

Bassist Jack Bruce came up with music for the song as a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, and was later surprised when Hendrix visited the group in New York as they were recording it and commented "I wish I could write something like that", only to be told it had been directly inspired by him.

Lyricist Pete Brown drew from a poem he had written about a new apartment he had moved into with white walls and bare furnishings, where he gave up drinking and drugs. The personal demons he battled while living in the white room spawned the imagery of the poem, which was eventually whittled down to a few verses for the song lyrics, which express feelings of isolation, longing, and desperation.

The song is famous for its memorable guitar riff, played by Eric Clapton. It's haunting and distinctive, with sustained notes that capture the psychedelic vibe of the era. Clapton's tone is sharp and expressive, with a spacey reverb that adds to the song’s ethereal quality.

"White Room" was groundbreaking in its fusion of styles. It was both psychedelic and bluesy, but also incorporated elements of progressive rock, with its shifting time signatures and instrumental layers. It showcased Cream at the peak of their creativity, exemplifying Clapton's guitar mastery, Bruce’s haunting vocals, and Ginger Baker’s dynamic drumming.

 

[zamboni]

The Hooters covered "She Comes in Colors" on their 1985 hit album Nervous Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-b2YymeN0A.

Always have been a big fan of The Hooters' cover. For a long time, didn't even know it was a cover until I got into Love.

 

[Ilov80s]

The new Car Seat Headrest has some long ones (songs, not headrests)

The Scholars

Car Seat Headrest · Album · 2025 · 9 songs

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Stumbled across this band in my feed and man, what a revelation. Unforgiving Girl is the song that reeled me in.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Their Teens of Denial album (has unforgiving girl on it) is still one of the best recent albums imo.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

11. She Comes in Colors
Album: Da Capo (1966)

Side 1 of Da Capo has several signs that the rip-roaring hybrid of The Byrds and the Rolling Stones that Love was on their debut album is capable of more diverse sounds than that. Its closer, "She Comes in Colors," sounds like a mix of '60s pop and cocktail jazz. It's one of the best uses of Arthur Lee's "acid Mathis" voice and is propelled by Tjay Cantrelli's graceful flute stylings. The occasional interjections of Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer's harpsichord show this is a band not afraid of the unexpected. This is one of Lee's most gorgeous songs and should have been a hit.

Guitarist John Echols says Lee wrote the song about one of his girlfriends, Annette Ferrel, who liked to wear bright colors. Lee has said it is about a woman's menstrual cycle, but sources differ as to whether he was joking. The chorus, repeated often, is pretty straightforward, but the verses seem to refer to the complexities going on in Lee's head.

When I was invisible
I needed no light
You saw right through me, you said
Was I out of sight?

Whoa-oh-oh-oh
My love, she comes in colors
You can tell her from the clothes she wears

"She Comes in Colors" was released as a single at the end of 1966 immediately after "Stephanie Knows Who" (#20) was withdrawn, but despite being a local hit in LA, did not chart nationally, part of the evidence that Lee's refusal to tour outside of California kept Love from reaching a wider audience.

There are no documented live performances of "She Comes in Colors" before 1991, though one has to think it appeared at some of their LA club gigs in the '60s. It was played at both of my shows, and appeared somewhat regularly between 2002 and Lee's death in 2006. The Love Band with Echols has performed it after Lee's death, most recently in 2023.

The Hooters covered "She Comes in Colors" on their 1985 hit album Nervous Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-b2YymeN0A. As did The Velvet Underground in 1970 -- not THAT one, but an Australian band of the same name that included Malcolm Young, later of AC/DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK0dEUjgu2Y

"This is a song we haven't done for a while, but this young lady brought her flute so I thought I might try it." Live version from Northampton, MA in 1993 (appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYOaRX5oQzg

Live version from London in 2003 (appears on The Forever Changes Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JjS6jCbuZo

Live version from Leeds in 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhT954ThEv4

The Love Band with John Echols live in Birkinhead, UK in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzw3-9QHuvM

At #10, one of Lee's greatest Hendrix-style rockers, which he remade into something more rustic.

From the M-AD covers draft:

25. She Comes in Colors - The Hooters (Love)

I only know this song because it was on the same mix tape as my #31 song, Gloomy Sunday by Peter Wolf, that my friend had made from his overwhelming record collection. This version appears on The Hooters' most famous album, Nervous Night.

Anyway, the original was released in 1966 and didn't chart, which seems unfortunate as it has a lot more going on in it than many pop songs of its time. Not saying it should have been a smash, but it should have at least charted. It's also a rumor turned fact that the song was the 'inspiration' for the Rolling Stones song She's a Rainbow, and that the Madonna song Beautiful Stranger from the Austin Powers soundtrack was a 're-working' of this song.

I forget when I heard the original version, only that it was after the Hooters' version, which is where the bolded comment came from. Seems like it cast a longer shadow than it originally got credit for.

I'm glad you chose Love for this countdown and saved me some legwork in exploring their catalog.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Porcelina might be my favorite off Mellon Collie. Billy at his peak proggy powers.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

11. She Comes in Colors
Album: Da Capo (1966)

Side 1 of Da Capo has several signs that the rip-roaring hybrid of The Byrds and the Rolling Stones that Love was on their debut album is capable of more diverse sounds than that. Its closer, "She Comes in Colors," sounds like a mix of '60s pop and cocktail jazz. It's one of the best uses of Arthur Lee's "acid Mathis" voice and is propelled by Tjay Cantrelli's graceful flute stylings. The occasional interjections of Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer's harpsichord show this is a band not afraid of the unexpected. This is one of Lee's most gorgeous songs and should have been a hit.

Guitarist John Echols says Lee wrote the song about one of his girlfriends, Annette Ferrel, who liked to wear bright colors. Lee has said it is about a woman's menstrual cycle, but sources differ as to whether he was joking. The chorus, repeated often, is pretty straightforward, but the verses seem to refer to the complexities going on in Lee's head.

When I was invisible
I needed no light
You saw right through me, you said
Was I out of sight?

Whoa-oh-oh-oh
My love, she comes in colors
You can tell her from the clothes she wears

"She Comes in Colors" was released as a single at the end of 1966 immediately after "Stephanie Knows Who" (#20) was withdrawn, but despite being a local hit in LA, did not chart nationally, part of the evidence that Lee's refusal to tour outside of California kept Love from reaching a wider audience.

There are no documented live performances of "She Comes in Colors" before 1991, though one has to think it appeared at some of their LA club gigs in the '60s. It was played at both of my shows, and appeared somewhat regularly between 2002 and Lee's death in 2006. The Love Band with Echols has performed it after Lee's death, most recently in 2023.

The Hooters covered "She Comes in Colors" on their 1985 hit album Nervous Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-b2YymeN0A. As did The Velvet Underground in 1970 -- not THAT one, but an Australian band of the same name that included Malcolm Young, later of AC/DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK0dEUjgu2Y

"This is a song we haven't done for a while, but this young lady brought her flute so I thought I might try it." Live version from Northampton, MA in 1993 (appears on Coming Through to You: The Live Recordings (1970-2004)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYOaRX5oQzg

Live version from London in 2003 (appears on The Forever Changes Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JjS6jCbuZo

Live version from Leeds in 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhT954ThEv4

The Love Band with John Echols live in Birkinhead, UK in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzw3-9QHuvM

At #10, one of Lee's greatest Hendrix-style rockers, which he remade into something more rustic.

I don't know if this is my favorite Love record, but it's damned close. It's so weird, but really melodic. 1966 was not an exactly a non-experimental time in Western pop music, but nobody else sounded like this. It probably gets more airplay today then it did back then.

Definitely. I know XPN breaks it out sometimes.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The Hooters covered "She Comes in Colors" on their 1985 hit album Nervous Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-b2YymeN0A.

Always have been a big fan of The Hooters' cover. For a long time, didn't even know it was a cover until I got into Love.

I thought it sounded "off" when I was in high school and college and was first listening to Forever Changes. But my ears today think it's pretty good.

My friend with the record store named Forever Changes has always hated the Hooters cover and still does to this day.

 

[Chaos34]

Taking my requisite break before Metallica. Big love for the 11s so far.
Meat Loaf was a force of nature.
Otis sure exudes something special, not sure what exactly but he exudes it.
Pumpkins smashing.
A favorite from General Public got a heart from me.
I lied saying I only knew two from Waite/Babys. There's been a half-dozen or so. Who knew?
Agree with the nice comment about PUTS. My kid knows I've turned on hip hop. Look forward to sharing them with her.

Extra special call out to Oberst again. Some GREAT lines in that bit of wordsmithing.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Porcelina might be my favorite off Mellon Collie. Billy at his peak proggy powers.

On the days where Muzzle is not my favorite Mellon Collie song, Porcelina is.

 

[Chaos34]

eta: the emojis are right in time with Metallica.

eta again: whoa, that's a war protest right there. Moved way up my list of favorite Metallica.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

The new Car Seat Headrest has some long ones (songs, not headrests)

The Scholars

Car Seat Headrest · Album · 2025 · 9 songs

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Stumbled across this band in my feed and man, what a revelation. Unforgiving Girl is the song that reeled me in.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

Their Teens of Denial album (has unforgiving girl on it) is still one of the best recent albums imo.

I love that album. It will make my top 70....

 

[zamboni]

The Hooters covered "She Comes in Colors" on their 1985 hit album Nervous Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-b2YymeN0A.

Always have been a big fan of The Hooters' cover. For a long time, didn't even know it was a cover until I got into Love.

I thought it sounded "off" when I was in high school and college and was first listening to Forever Changes. But my ears today think it's pretty good.

My friend with the record store named Forever Changes has always hated the Hooters cover and still does to this day.

Interesting - guess it’s just a matter of personal taste. Always have liked The Hooters and thought they were under appreciated, but maybe they’re a bit more polarizing coming from your neck of the woods.