What albums did you listen to today?...continued

Ooh David from Dolly Parton is back; cool!

Good to see yinz again, David! Enjoy the food and the bazooka moozik.

Tonight an old friend came to visit. She’s been one of my little sister’s best friends since junior high school, and she just happens to live near us, so we hang out from time to time. Back in high school, my friend and I went with her and my sister to a Howard Jones concert, and it’s been one of the defining moments of her life (and her first concert, she was probably just 14 at the time). So anyway, she still goes to see Howard whenever she can, so it seemed an apropos 1st selection when I was asked to put on some records while she, my wife and I hung out for a couple of hours. Here’s the music:

Howard Jones | Human’s Lib — his debut. Very solid synth pop with philosophical self-help positive lyrics (notwithstanding the biggest hit’s hook line, “what is love anyway? Does anybody love anybody anyway?”)

Peter Gabriel | So — that extended coda to “Sledgehammer”, about the last 2 minutes or so, is just a great slice of groovy music. Even if the verses and choruses have gotten stale over the years, that coda always delivers.

Various Artists | Lonely is an Eyesore — a compilation of 4AD artists that appeared in the late 80s. I saw it featured on MTV’s “120 Minutes” show back then and thought it was cool enough to get. Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil, Throwing Muses (my fav track on here, “Fish”), Wolfgang Press, and others.

Herbie Mann | Memphis Underground — damn this is a groovy album. Good for any occasion. You don’t even have to like jazz.

OMG I swear any 80's Throwing Muses is beyond dope. Love it!

Guldbamsen wrote: Oh almost forgot! I saw a huge burly man today in pink socks and sandals. Looked extremely quaint and erotic in a very odd manner.

Don’t forget Demis Roussos was also in Aphrodite’s Child .

Quinino wrote: Have a good time, David - and welcome back ! (going south myself today in search of the sun & surf)

I never went South, I'd like to go there someday. Have a nice vacation, I hope you won't spend it trying to put gas in the car :P

There are some nice beaches in mid-Portugal, David. I'm actually looking at the ocean, right now although I came for the beer :D

Weld is in fact one of my very favorite live albums ever. The guitar tone is just incredible.

Had some fun with my daughter today and she showed me some animated stuff on youtube that seemed like a cross between Twin Peaks and Mr Bungle, psychologically speaking. As a dad I had to discuss with her what it all meant (she understood, she’s brighter at 13 than I was at 18), but it was seriously weird and great. If only she had the same taste for weird music. I guess there’s hope.

Albums visited today

Love and Rockets | Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
The Move | Looking On
Mr. Bungle | s/t (so yeah, I already had them on my mind)
Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner | The 2000 Year Old Man ( entertainment in the car on the way to ...)
Cats | live musical witnessed at the Fox Theater in Atlanta

Yes, Cats. It’s not your standard musical (you know, with like a plot and stuff) so it was tough to follow. My daughter didn’t like it much, and I liked it mainly on a theoretical level, but it was a nice afternoon together and we’re both happy we went. If only the soundtrack were more like early 70s Amon Duul II, it would have been kickass.

Nightcap:
Can | Future Days (still my favorite album)
Can | Outtake Edition — bootleg of more more more gimme more Can please

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Finnforest wrote: La Luz - Weirdo Shrine New Order - Power, Corruption, Lies Uriah Heep - Very Heavy

That New Order album is a classic. Recently I’ve been enjoying Peter Hook’s Youtube videos where he talks at length about Joy Division and New Order. He’s an interesting guy with a lot of good stories.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Love Beach — Like this one a lot, actually. I should listen to it more often.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Works Vol 1 — Carl’s side is really cool, better than I remember

David Crosby | If I Could Only Remember my Name... — an impressionistic and lovely bit of artistry. Some of the harmonies give me chills

Fleetwood Mac | Men of the World: The Early Years (disc 3) — live show from the peak of the original band. Crazy good.

Ty Segall & White Fence | Hair — modern psychedelic rock collab by 2 leading underground artists

Anthony Phillips | Wise After the Event — lovely album, and featuring lead vocals by the man himself, something he usually ceded to others

R. Stevie Moore | World War Four — Double CD of works from 2011-2015. The man has an inexhaustible supply of quality work, with literally thousands of songs in all styles from art-pop to noise since the late 60s.

Triumph | In Concert (King Biscuit Flower Hour, 1981) — excellent live document at their peak. Much better than their so-so live album from the late 80s

Bob Dylan | Bootleg Series Vol 13: 1979-1981 — it’s Sunday, so I’m letting Bob preach to me with this excellent package of live material from his gospel phase.