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toking
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Stuff you never thought you would like...
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Feb 12 21:25 UTC 1997 |
Have you ever been bored enough to go out and buy a tape of
some band you've never heard of, thought it was gonna suck,
then it turned out to be pretty good?
What was it?
Mine was a group called "Acid Bath"...now I'm mad cause I cant
find anything else they put out <if they did>
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jiffer
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Feb 13 13:09 UTC 1997 |
yes, i did it recently in the cletic/ world music section. I got a latino
cd and a unnamed celtic musicain. Both were surprisingly good!
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omni
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response 2 of 41:
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Feb 13 21:36 UTC 1997 |
I did that with the Cheiftains. Never knew who they were, and now I adore
them although The Long Black Veil is a bit on the bizarre side.
The first one that I bought was The Celtic Harp.
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jiffer
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response 3 of 41:
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Feb 16 14:42 UTC 1997 |
there is this japanease opera i am considering buying..not sure... don't have
much expereince with music of the japan isles
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krj
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response 4 of 41:
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Feb 18 00:15 UTC 1997 |
I really am not sure how to answer the initial question.
If I'm reasonably sure I won't like a recording, I won't get it.
I used to say, 15-20 years ago, that I liked all musical genres
except opera and country. Now I've become an enthusiastic opera
fan, and I'm listening to a good deal of the alt-country stuff..
I bought my first Steeleye Span LP, back in '75, knowing nothing about the
band; a cryptic reference in a SF fanzine indicated that the publisher
thought they were wonderful, but he didn't offer any reasons why he
thought this.
This was probably the most influential LP purchase of my life.
The first Clannad LP I bought, back in 1978, was also a blind buy;
they turned into one of my favorite bands for a few years before
they went New Age.
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katie
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response 5 of 41:
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Feb 20 04:43 UTC 1997 |
I was very pleasantly surprised by George Michael's "Listen Without
Prejudice." A wonderful album. Who'da thunk it.
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rkm
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response 6 of 41:
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Feb 22 10:21 UTC 1997 |
yeah - thats true ! My first foriegner album can just be described as
serendipity ! i actually picked up the album by mistake
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rabs
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response 7 of 41:
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Feb 22 10:21 UTC 1997 |
I once bought a tape of Vanessa mae .Found it to be great ,too good for an
impulse buy.
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bruin
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response 8 of 41:
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Feb 22 14:10 UTC 1997 |
Anybody have any comments on Pat Boone's CD "In A Metal Mood?"
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pez
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Feb 22 18:03 UTC 1997 |
Die Pat Boone!! Die!!
He stole so many songs from the original black artists back in the
time of the "White" cover and made tons of money off it.. Die Pat Boone Die!!
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omni
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response 10 of 41:
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Feb 22 20:29 UTC 1997 |
I do. I think it's kinda cool that he's doing this metal thing, and foo on
people who don't get that it's just a joke. Pat Boone did do some great vocals
in the 50's like "Love Letters in the Sand" and a few others.
Most if not all the covers that he did were terrible, and the people who
bought those records, deserve them. His original stuff was pretty good, now
that I think about it. Lighten up, pez
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pez
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response 11 of 41:
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Feb 23 00:37 UTC 1997 |
i know that this Metal thing is a joke.. but what is it making fun of?
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omni
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response 12 of 41:
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Feb 23 06:56 UTC 1997 |
Himself. It's the old "So-bad-it's-good" thing. Kinda like John Hughes
movies. ;)
I'm sure that he knows he's not the last word in metal, Ok, so roll with it.
As long as it doesn't harm anyone, I don't really care.
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bruin
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response 13 of 41:
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Feb 24 00:33 UTC 1997 |
BTW, wasn't Pat Boone the person who was talking to Earl Butz when Butz made
his infamous remark about African-Americans wanting "a tight p***y, loose
shoes, and a warm place to s**t?"
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bruin
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response 14 of 41:
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Feb 24 01:00 UTC 1997 |
PS I checked "Dr. Demento's" playlist for tonight, and he is playing Pat
Boone's version of "Enter Sandman" on tonight's show (broadcast on WIQB-FM
102.9).
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omni
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response 15 of 41:
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Feb 24 05:45 UTC 1997 |
Where can you do that, bruin? I'd like to know in advance, so I can plan
taping.
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remmers
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response 16 of 41:
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Feb 24 11:55 UTC 1997 |
Re #13: Pat Boone was one of two people in the conversation
where Butz told his infamous joke. The other was former Nixon
aide John Dean of Watergate fame. It was Dean, not Boone, who
blew the whistle. Under pressure as a result, Butz resigned
his post as Secretary of Agriculture.
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bruin
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Feb 24 19:55 UTC 1997 |
RE #15 The Dr. Demento web site is as follows:
http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~jbmorris
Good luck folks.
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jradio
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response 18 of 41:
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Feb 25 17:33 UTC 1997 |
W-ww-wwww-ind up your computers.
I have some of those albums that Dr. Demento put out. There are lots of
repeats.
Anyone know if Demento still comes on in the Atlanta area. I know he used to
come WQXI FM, before it changed to Star 94.
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omni
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response 19 of 41:
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Feb 25 19:21 UTC 1997 |
check the web site. There is lots of stuff there. LOTS of neat things.
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otaking
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response 20 of 41:
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Feb 26 13:16 UTC 1997 |
I got a copy of the Chess musical (London cast) when I was in high school.
I never heard of it except from the friend who made a copy for me. I
loved it and have ever since. I would say that musical greatly influenced
me since it was my first real taste of Broadway musicals and anything
besides rock/pop in general.
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lumen
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response 21 of 41:
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Feb 28 07:16 UTC 1997 |
I never thought I'd get into The Cure. My best friend introduced them to me,
and I thought lead singer Robert Smith sounded like he was about to throw up.
I'm not a lyrics person-- I'm not an aural learner and I have trouble
following lyrics sometime-- so their lyrics don't always grab me like they
do some people. I think I'm gonna have to read their song lyrics a little
more until they sink in. But I will freely admit they have plenty of
talent--LOTS of talent-- more than the band I just about worship (Depeche
Mode). But then again, lots of DM fans I know like The Cure too-- anyone
think there's a connection?
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raven
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response 22 of 41:
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Feb 28 12:11 UTC 1997 |
re #21 Yeah it's called Goth or PIB (person in black). PIB about explains
it I think. Remember to get fresh air sometimes, and that sunshine makes
vitamin D makes for healthy skin, and happy smiles. :-)
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jradio
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response 23 of 41:
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Feb 28 19:24 UTC 1997 |
Would someone please tell me what is so great about Eepeche Mode?
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kewy
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response 24 of 41:
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Mar 1 04:19 UTC 1997 |
not sure, but i love the cure... and i have well..... guess i can't say that
i get plenty of sun.. cause i'm super pale... but i can say that i don't wear
black... hardly ever. oi, i've been conditioned by SEED... silly me (now try
to make sense of that ;))
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