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Prog Sothoth 
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Funny, I didn't know David J actually sang for whatever reason...I guess cause he always looks so stoic next to Peter & Daniel, but yeah, really neat song. Oh, and as an end note to my story concerning "The Ballad of Jackie Cohen" (has a nice ring to it!), I will always listen to an album by any opening acts before attending a gig so that doesn't happen again. Bat For Lashes - Lost Girls: Blind bought this on pre-order to get the fancy autographed vinyl. Was not expecting this to be such an 80's nostalgia trip! Thoughts of albums like "Music for the Masses", "So" and "The Head on the Door" popped into my head quite a bit when checking this beauty out. I swear, 80's fever is becoming quite a deal, I'm going to bet that over half of the professional reviews of this release mention the Stranger Things tv series. I really enjoyed this, some super rad beats going on. Elton John - 21 At 33: Tricky, after Victim of Love this sounds like a masterpiece, but it isn't all that. I do like a few songs, especially the second one which is the first Elton tune I immediately recognized since the Captain Fantastic album. Sort of hovers between adult soft pop and slightly meek AOR...I didn't hate it, and it was welcoming after that last fiasco, but it's no Blue Moves.
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Ahh! the early Doobs were the real deal! My bro played Captain and Me to death, college friend Toulouse Street but I could never get What Were Once Vices off my turntable. "Another Park, Another Sunday" was the song that inspired me to try to learn guitar! And then bleeding into "Daughters of the Sea" and "Flying Cloud" heaven! Not to mention Side One's "Eyes of Silver" and "Road Angel" Wow! have you brought back some memories. Thanks! I even loved/love "Black Water" despite it's being played to death in our HS cafeteria jukebox. Amazing song! Amazing creativity. And then Stampede was great, too. It all went downhill once Tom Johnston left and was replaced by ... by ... by ... I just can't say it ....
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Drew Fisher
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Frenetic Zetetic
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Posted: September 19 2019 at 01:36 |
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Eloy - Ocean Eloy - ColorsEloy - Planets Eloy - Time to Turn
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"I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
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Posted: September 19 2019 at 06:36 |
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^ Nice binge, Jason
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Posted: September 19 2019 at 06:38 |
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^^ Thanks Drew. I enjoyed the Doobies run through in particular. I never figured I'd get into them because I'm burned out with "Listen to the Music" and "Black Water" and "China Grove," but there is a lot more to the Doobies than those.
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Posted: September 19 2019 at 06:44 |
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Final doobage Doobie Bros - Cycles Doobie Bros - Brotherhood Doobie Bros - World Gone Crazy Phase 3 of the Doobs begins with "The Doctor," which is another track that, like China Grove, I really only needed to hear once. But I heard it about 4 million times in the late 80s. That said, Cycles is not as bad as you'd expect from the late 80s. Early 90s "Brotherhood" is the low point for me, more formula, more predictable, more template, but still not a horrible listen. They end their studio run with "World Gone Crazy," which is really quite a lovely album. It sounds reinvigorated, some different style, guest vocals by MM and Willie Nelson. I enjoyed that one. Doobs were one of the easier full discog binges I've done overall. Went down great with late summer weather and a few beers.
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Posted: September 19 2019 at 20:40 |
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Intersystems | Free Psychedelic Poster Inside — abstract late 60s electronics with far out recitations. 3rd of 3 albums they did, all excellent for avant-fans.
United Waters | Your First Ever River - 2011 debut from murky indie psych, almost formless. Feels like listening to music underwater. Love all 3 of their albums. Sunburner is the best album to start with (like I did) Velvet Underground | Sweet Sister Ray (bootleg) — 3 live versions of Sister Ray plus the only known document of mysterious 40 minute “intro” Sweet Sister Ray. Every now and then long noisy Velvet jams are all I need R. Stevie Moore | NUN2 (Innuendos) — early RSM, when he was trying pretty hard to be a low-budget bedroom Zappa disciple. These are all instrumentals, and quite rough but the guy can play. R. Stevie Moore | Homers — more early instrumentals, this time focused on guitar and solos Sloan | Parallel Play — such an amazing band. Every time I hear them I want to rant about it. And though their highest popularity was in the mid 90s, they’re still going strong and albums like this (from 2008) are among my favorites. 4 singers, 4 songwriters, so each guy gets only 3-4 songs per album so the success rate is sky high. Like the classic era Moodies, come to think of it. Not that they sound like them. This is top shelf power pop, like Cheap Trick I guess. John Coltrane | Meditations — a rare jazz spin from me. Have this on LP and felt like hearing it again. I still can’t get excited about jazz, and it frustrates me. John Cale | Sabotage (Live) — kickbutt live album from the 70s with all otherwise unavailable songs. Almost punk. Edited by HolyMoly - September 19 2019 at 21:43 |
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Posted: September 19 2019 at 21:46 |
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@Dave re: Bauhaus/David J
He and Daniel Ash split the singing/writing about 50/50 once they formed Love and Rockets. I may even slightly prefer his songs. |
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I've been getting back into listening to Sloan of late. I had their 90's albums but had not listened to them for a long while. Catching up on their 2000s material though streaming. Currently, listening to and really liking Commonwealth. To me Sloan is a power pop band that rocks, while Cheap Trick is a rock band that power pops. Both good but different flavors of the genre. Edited by mathman0806 - September 20 2019 at 05:48 |
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Commonwealth was an interesting changeup on their standard MO, which was usually to have a fairly even mix of the 4 guys’ songs spread across the album. Pentland got most of the rockin singles, followed closely by Murphy, but Murph would often pen more complex pop concoctions showing him as more well rounded overall. Ferguson (higher pitched, sweet melodies) and Scott (darker, stranger pop) would fill out the difference. For Commonwealth, they decided on a double album format with each guy owning a side. So Ferg gets a sugary pop suite for side 1, Murph plays with the time signatures on Beatlesque pop on side 2, Pentland rocks the anthems (with a side order of psych) on side 3, and Andrew Scott offers a sidelong psych-drama on side 4. But still, I think I like it better when they trade off. The double album “Never Hear the End of it” is a much better long-form expression of their craft. It’s like the Abbey Road medley (all the songs are short & segue into each other, alternating songwriters) over 75 minutes. It’s amazing, frankly. Edited by HolyMoly - September 20 2019 at 16:44 |
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Posted: September 20 2019 at 20:36 |
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Maybe I should go on a Sloan binge, I've hit 80's era Elton and took a break, seems daunting to go on.
Chelsea Wolfe - Birth of Violence: Despite the title and cover with her holding up a ceremonial dagger, this is actually pretty mellow and folk-based, though atmospherically as heavy as any of her stuff. What I dig most is that there's less reverb on her fine vocals, giving her pipes a chance to truly shine, but yeah, there's still some creepy Halloweeny vibes here. Lacuna Coil - In a Reverie: Been well over a decade since I've heard this, but a 20th anniversary purple vinyl edition broke my fast. Quite a nostalgia trip, as I remembered each song once they started. I used to listen to this sort of female-fronted gothic-ish metal a lot more in the early 00's than lately, but I always liked this one, moreso than their newer stuff. Mree - The Middle: Gorgeous atmospheric folk with extra "dreaminess". What sets it apart for me is the vocals; she sounds sooo beautiful, ethereal but with some serious skill. 4AD should be begging for her to join their squad. "Kiki's Song" is the highlight, just wonderful. Sasami - Sasami: Former keyboardist for Cherry Glazerr does her solo thing, and it's rather different than her former band's alt-rockin' style. Lots of shoegaze, but unlike some of her fellow dreampop/shoegazers, she not short of ideas, giving tthe album needed variety. Funny how I thought the album was just pretty cool while listening, but hours later, the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to hear it again. "Jealousy" and the crankin' "Not the Time" got the hooks! The Japanese House - Good at Falling: It's like really sophisticated electropop with future-level production values. I thought it was pretty okay for what it was, with "We Talk all the Time" providing amusing lyrics, but then something like "You Seemed so Happy" kicks in with its guitar strums and I'm knocked off my feet. More modern pop should be like this (cool vibes, no guest rappers, intelligent writing). Jackie Cohen - Tacoma Night Terror Part 2: Self-Fulfilling Elegy: I know, sounds like a Devin Townsend release, but it's a Jackie EP, doing her quirky pop/rock thing with a bit of country flair. Sounds like a lot of fun going on in the studio, with the title track being particularly busy concerning weird scale-runs. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of the Country: Songs from this album used to get played a lot at my favorite after-work bar in the mid-00's. Hardly go there anymore due to working nowhere near the place now, and its overhaul to a pricier trendy joint doesn't suit my gen x needs. Really good indie-pop, sort of like The Sundays in a way.
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Posted: September 20 2019 at 21:19 |
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I like it too. Was so bummed out when she left Cherry Glazerr. She brought a very cool vibe to go along with Clementine's thing.
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Posted: September 21 2019 at 02:11 |
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Eloy - Colours
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Posted: September 21 2019 at 15:13 |
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After the binging work, just playin' some faves... ACDC - Dirty Deeds
Lynyrd Skynryd - Asbury Park 7/13/77 Cars - Candy O |
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Blue Oyster Cult | On Your Feet or On Your Knees
Blue Oyster Cult | s/t The Drones | I See Seaweed TFS | Braindrops TFS | A Laughing Death in Meatspace Bob Mould | s/t Husker Du | Candy Apple Grey On my way to see Bob Mould in concert. |
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Past few days.
Doobie Brothers - Takin' it to the Streets Doobie Brothers - Livin' on the Fault Line Doobie Brothers - Minute by Minute Doobie Brothers - One Step Closer Doobie Brothers - Stampede Quite the bold move for the Doobies to go into that pop/jazz-funk/rock sound with MM. It is easy to see the 2 camps of fans with early Johnston years vs the MM years, although Johnston did write one song on the Streets album. I enjoy both versions of the Bros, although once Skunk left it did not have the same appeal for me, he is sorely missed on One Step Closer. Of the MM albums above, it is sort of a tie to my ears with Streets and Fault Line (have a more sentimental bond with Streets as I saw that tour). Then Minute and lastly Step Closer. MM vocals are indeed have that soul sound. Also, am impressed with Patrick Simmons adaptability to the new style as noticed in some of his song writings as well as his musicianship. You are right Jim, a fun blend of Steely Dan & Doobies. Steely Brothers or Doobie Dan  .After that, I felt a little ghoulish... Jacula - Tardo Pede In Magiam Versus (love Absolution, gets me every time. A favorite to play when burning a brush pile in our field  )Alice Cooper - Schools Out (rock meets West Side Story, good stuff) The Mystery - The World is a Game (I come back to this one a bit, the hooks bring me in) Yes - Going for the One (Awaken!) Aerosmith - Get Your Wings (old memories)
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^^ Jacula! I need to revisit that. What an odd band.
I’m eager to grab more Elton & Doobies LPs now. I have most of Elton’s early to mid 70s records, plus a 2 CD comp that covers all the hits. I only have 2 Doobies albums outside the 2 greatest hits albums (the Captain & Me, Minute by Minute). |
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Crass | Stations of the Crass
Outkast | Stankonia T. Rex | Dandy in the Underworld Tangerine Dream | Tyranny of Beauty Husker Du | New Day Rising Edited by HolyMoly - September 22 2019 at 19:54 |
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 Last week: Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow Quella Vecchia Locanda - Il Tempo della Gioia Eivør - Slør La Coscienza di Zeno - Una Vita Migliore Klaus Schulze - Mirage La Düsseldorf - La Düsseldorf Franco Leprino - Integrati...Disintegrati (I keep forgetting how fascinating this album is  )dreamweapon - dreamweapon Øresund Space Collective - Different Creatures Kosmischer Läufer - Volume One Kosmischer Läufer - Volume Two Kosmischer Läufer - Volume Three Kosmischer Läufer - Volume Four Arena - Contagion Max (CD1) Fiona Apple - Tidal Van der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts King Crimson - Lizard Soft Machine - Third I also saw a local orchestra play Schubert's 8th and some other pieces.
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@ Jim - Doobie Dan . Maybe I need to check out Mystery...I don't think I've heard of that. @ Steve - How was the Mould show? @ Sam - QVL/Tempo was a fave title of my RPI days, though many prefer the first one. What was your gut reaction to that most recent Fiona album? I think I recall seeing that you had played it.
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