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mew
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response 25 of 268:
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Oct 18 23:36 UTC 1991 |
I heard a few excerpts from it on dave Dixon's show on WDET.
I liked Tina Turner's rendition of The Bitch is Back. I was surprised to
notice that I liked the Rod Stewert version of um... "Your Song?" maybe
it was some other song though. I didn't think I really liked any Rod
Stewart singing. AH, I guess Maggie May is ok (even if ec hates it).
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krj
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response 26 of 268:
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Oct 30 07:48 UTC 1991 |
THE CURSE OF THE MEKONS is a breakthrough album for me. I've been trying
to like the Mekons for years, since they are big favorites of the magazine
FOLK ROOTS, and I have liked parts of what they do, mostly when Sally Timms
sings. But the new album manages to concoct one of the tastiest
folk/rock/roots stews I have heard in ages. Lots of tasty accordion
parts. Maybe I'm just enjoying this one because the sonics are so fine.
Curiously, A&M refused to release this one in the US, because they claimed
it wasn't commercial enough.
RHYTHMS OF THE WOLD by Rod Stradling -- yet *another* accordion album,
this one slightly more focused on folk dance material. Stradling used
to be a part of the band Tiger Moth; in some sense this is the third
Tiger Moth album, much better than the second one but not as good as
the classic first. I need to play it for some dancers and get their
opinions. Polygon?
Anybody got a review of the new Neil Young for us?
I heard a promo copy of parts of U2's ACHTUNG, BABY; I thought parts sounded
promising, and parts sounded like my worst nightmares.
New Stuff for Mike, seen today in the store: (1) a compilation of English
Beat-derived stuff, five tracks from the original band (two remixes) and
one or two tracks each from spinoff artists. (2) The International Beat,
a new album from a new band which contains 3? members from The English Beat
and somebody from General Public and I forget who else.
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mcnally
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response 27 of 268:
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Oct 30 08:17 UTC 1991 |
Hmmm.. I'd seen the International Beat album and toyed with the idea
of picking it up but I have been trying to conserve money lately.
The album of English Beat spinoffs might be interesting, though. I've
never really been interested enough in most of the bands that English Beat
members wound up in to buy their albums but I have liked some of the singles
they produced. If the right assortment made it onto that collection, it
could be a decent thing to pick up.. I'll have to check it out.
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bad
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response 28 of 268:
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Nov 16 23:58 UTC 1991 |
The new Genesis album, "We Can't Dance" is not too bad.
Better than "Invisible Touch", to be sure.
I just wish they'd make up with Peter Gabriel and do a reunion with him.
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mcnally
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response 29 of 268:
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Nov 17 05:13 UTC 1991 |
I don't. There's been enough ego development among band members that
a reunion project would be disastrous. Besides, I like Gabriel's solo
stuff better than I like old Genesis..
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ty
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response 30 of 268:
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Nov 18 00:21 UTC 1991 |
Except for about two tracks, I didn't care for the Genesis album.
Seems like a Phil Collins album and not a Genesis album to me.
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tcc
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response 31 of 268:
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Nov 18 08:25 UTC 1991 |
Peter Gabriel has a whole different tone of music from Genesis.
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response 32 of 268:
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Nov 18 17:37 UTC 1991 |
The last couple of Genesis albums have been heavily Phil Collinsish.
This one wasn't as bad, I thought. I don't like his solo stuff, at
least not lately (too "la la laaaa" soft pop crap).
The earlier stuff, where there was some faster pace, I like more.
I like when the three of them contribute equally to the feel of a song.
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mcnally
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response 33 of 268:
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Nov 18 17:46 UTC 1991 |
re #31: Doesn't mean you can't like Gabriel better and be glad he's
making music alone..
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ragnar
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response 34 of 268:
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Nov 19 05:30 UTC 1991 |
Badlands - "Voodoo Highway". This isn't as incredibly fantastic as the
first disc, it's merely damn good. Rock & Roll straight from the Marshalls.
(I think, anyway, I'll check the booklet for equipment credits...)
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tcc
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response 35 of 268:
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Nov 19 11:27 UTC 1991 |
re 33: I would never claim that [:)
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krj
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response 36 of 268:
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Nov 22 04:38 UTC 1991 |
SCAVENGER, by The Walkabouts -- after a month, and after seeing the band
live, this has been growing on me steadily. There are about five tracks
which are as good as their fantastic previous CD, RAG & BONE / CATARACT;
there are two or three tracks that I'm just never going to get to like.
Once described as "sensitive hippies with big amplifiers", the Walkabouts
start with yer basic folk-rock sensibilities and crank up the energy
level a bit, with a big emphasis on Chris Eckman's lead electric guitar
lines. Carla Torgeson's voice is still a delight. The piano lines from
the new keyboardist have become even more prominent. Namedropping: there's
a fine Randy Newman cover, a harmony vocal line contributed by Natalie
Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs, and Brian Eno contributes a synth part to
the 10-minute-long, exceedingly mellow "Train to Mercy."
Mike and Mary Ellen, I should loan this to you.
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mew
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response 37 of 268:
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Dec 2 02:29 UTC 1991 |
Ooh ooh! OK! We really GOTTA get together at least long enough for a few
of these cross polonizing loans to occur! :-)
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krj
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response 38 of 268:
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Dec 6 06:36 UTC 1991 |
OI DAI, by Varttina -- Finnish/Carelian traditional folk songs arranged for
a small choir of five women. Sometimes they do call & response work, some
times they sound like a perkier version of the Bulgarian women's choirs.
There's a lovely acoustic bass underpinning; it reminds me of Danny Thompson's
work with Pentangle & Mara, or maybe early Clannad. Guitar, flutes and
accordion round out the mix. *Exquisite*, and well worth the trouble I
went to in arranging the barter from a Finnish Usenetter. I'd love to get
the lyrics translated; the original Finnish article in which I learned
about this album said they are quite suggestive.
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mythago
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response 39 of 268:
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Dec 9 12:49 UTC 1991 |
If you like Eurhythmics, be sure you get the UK version of "Best Of"--it's
about a thousand times better than the US version. I found a copy
in a Windsor record store; I think you have to buy it as a special import
over here.
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mcnally
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response 40 of 268:
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Dec 9 21:53 UTC 1991 |
In fact, due to parallel importing laws, it's almost certainly illegal
to import it for sale in the U.S.. I've been looking for the UK version,
too, but it disappeared from the market right after the U.S collection was
released.
Actually the videotape has the best selection of the three; unfortunatelyt
not too many people use videotape as one of their primary music formats..
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katie
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response 41 of 268:
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Dec 10 00:05 UTC 1991 |
I bought an excellent CD yesterday. Kitaro - "Kojiki".
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bad
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response 42 of 268:
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Dec 10 16:52 UTC 1991 |
re #40 - Are you trying to import it via parallel port? :)
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mythago
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response 43 of 268:
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Dec 10 22:12 UTC 1991 |
<swat>
I found it at a record store in Devonshire Mall for about $20 Canadian.
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bad
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response 44 of 268:
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Dec 10 23:31 UTC 1991 |
How much was the GST on that?
About $5?
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mcnally
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response 45 of 268:
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Dec 11 06:18 UTC 1991 |
What does $20(CDN) work out to these days?
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mcnally
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response 46 of 268:
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Dec 11 06:22 UTC 1991 |
re #44: I think there's a way to either
(a) not pay GST, or
(b) get it refunded
if you're going to be taking the item back to the U.S. with you.
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mcnally
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response 47 of 268:
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Dec 11 06:25 UTC 1991 |
BTW, does anyone know anything about the "new" (?) Talking Heads song?
Apparently it's on the soundtrack for something called "Waiting for the
End of the World" or something reasonably close. What's it called? Is
it really new (recently recorded)? Is it any good?
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mythago
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response 48 of 268:
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Dec 11 14:01 UTC 1991 |
You can get your GST refunded through some annoying complicated process.
Since it probably requires you to deal with US Customs agents at the
border, I'll never do it.
I think the total price was about $22 Canadian. The exchange rate is
somewhere between 10%-15% right now, I think.
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morel
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response 49 of 268:
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Dec 11 18:08 UTC 1991 |
You can get the GST refunded at the border by presenting your recipts to
*Canadian* officals, not US. (After all, it's a Canadian tax that's being
refunded, so why would US customs have anything to do with it?) And you
can also get Ontario sales tax refunded if you're a US citizen by filling
out the proper forms and mailing it in. Oh, btw, I don't know about in
Windsor, but in Sarnia, you can get your GST refunded at the duty free shop.
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