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Grex > Music2 > #196: NP #4: Music to Conference By |  |
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mcnally
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response 262 of 503:
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Oct 30 03:58 UTC 1999 |
the Catherine Wheel -- "Adam and Eve"
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scott
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response 263 of 503:
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Oct 30 04:14 UTC 1999 |
The Red Elvises, "Grooving to the Moscow Beat". Yup, the same Russian surf
music band featured in the film "Six String Samurai".
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scott
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response 264 of 503:
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Oct 30 13:00 UTC 1999 |
The Red Elvises again. Not really surf music (that term came off the CD
cover) but early rock with a lot of bluegrass and of course Russian folk
influences.
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mcnally
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response 265 of 503:
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Oct 30 13:10 UTC 1999 |
Sounds interesting.. How was "Six String Samurai"?
the Magnetic Fields -- "Holiday" I'm getting tired of waiting
for "69 Love Songs" to be re-printed..
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scott
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response 266 of 503:
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Oct 30 13:39 UTC 1999 |
"Six String Samurai" is highly recommended by Scott. Nine thumbs up! ;)
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orinoco
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response 267 of 503:
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Oct 30 16:20 UTC 1999 |
"Gone", by Sonia Dada. Have I raved about these guys yet? They're a
blues/soul/rock/gospel/whatever band from Chicago that my Dad discovered last
year. (Bought all three of their albums unheard after reading a good review
of them, and ended up being right). Further proof that Rock Is Not Dead (tm).
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carson
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response 268 of 503:
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Nov 1 13:07 UTC 1999 |
(Handsome Boy Modeling School, _So... How's Your Girl?_. features
Prince Paul of Stetsasonic/De La Soul fame, and the Automator of
Dr. Octagon fame.)
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mcnally
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response 269 of 503:
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Nov 1 14:46 UTC 1999 |
Eno -- "Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)"
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gnat
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response 270 of 503:
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Nov 1 21:50 UTC 1999 |
Whoo! One of my all-time favorite albums!
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mcnally
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response 271 of 503:
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Nov 1 22:26 UTC 1999 |
Our musical tastes seem to have a fair amount in common (and also,
an interesting amount of non-overlap, as well..)
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eeyore
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response 272 of 503:
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Nov 2 00:38 UTC 1999 |
The Wall: Live in Berlin.
We were talking about it at work today, and now I needed to hear it. :)
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tpryan
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response 273 of 503:
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Nov 2 00:38 UTC 1999 |
New Sting CD "Brand New Day". Earlier on-line listening
included the new Big Bad VooDooo Daddy CD. Paul McCarney's
"Run Devil Run" CD is also in the player. A previous listen to
that shows he knows how to rock again. A shuffle play that sent
me to a track in the middle was a welcome distraction, and seemed
to make for a better lead track than his choice.
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gnat
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response 274 of 503:
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Nov 2 01:36 UTC 1999 |
Dressy Bessy, "Pink Hearts Yellow Moons" - sugary girlie pop from
Denver. Their bassist sent it to me in exchange for one of my tinfoil
sculptures. He's a nice guy, so I feel obligated to like it.
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mcnally
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response 275 of 503:
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Nov 2 05:31 UTC 1999 |
Talk Talk -- "Spirit of Eden"
I'm not sure I can over-recommend this album. Nor do I have any idea
(if it were not for their name on the album cover) how you would ever
know that this was the same band that charted with cheesey synth-pop
hits in the early 80s. Despite glowing recommendations and a strong
cult following on Usenet, for many years I avoided it because every
time I thought of Talk Talk (the band) I thought of "It's My Life" or
"Talk Talk" (the single.)
Instead, this album is a lush and layered composition, a perfect
blend of string bass, wonderfully subdued percussion, drifting organ,
and muddy vocals that the band never matched on any other album,
although you can hear shadows of it from time to time. You can hear
hints of it, too, in some of Tim Friese-Greene's production work for
other bands (for instance, Catherine Wheel..)
Happily, I believe "Spirit of Eden" has been re-released in the US
after having been available only on import for many years. I'm not
sure I've ever talked anyone into buying this album, though that's not
for lack of trying. At any rate, someone *should* snap up the used
copy I saw recently at Encore..
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orinoco
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response 276 of 503:
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Nov 2 15:33 UTC 1999 |
Ben Folds Five, "Whatever and Ever Amen".
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dbratman
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response 277 of 503:
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Nov 2 21:56 UTC 1999 |
The new re-release CD of "Yellow Submarine". Remastered; that seems to
mean in this case that it's LOUDER!
gnat 245: I'm about to visit Portland; where's your friend's record
store?
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gnat
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response 278 of 503:
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Nov 2 22:29 UTC 1999 |
I don't remember (since I don't know my way around the city), but it's
called Discover Records - you should be able to find it in the phone book.
Tell Michael Keefe that I sent you... :)
Reviewing for the station: Saturnine, "American Kestrel." I kept
thinking, "Who do these guys sound like?" And then it hit me -
they're like a very quiet, gentle version of the Byrds. The Gene
Clark cover should have clued me in. 3.5 stars, maybe 4.
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mcnally
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response 279 of 503:
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Nov 2 23:22 UTC 1999 |
(3.5/4 out of how many possible?)
Perhaps I'll check that out, I'm a big Byrds fan. Another Byrds-like
album I recommend from recent years is Ride's "Carnival of Light"
I think it pissed off their regular fans, who expected more drony
shoegazer stuff, but at least *I* really liked it..
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gnat
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response 280 of 503:
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Nov 3 03:27 UTC 1999 |
3.5 out of 5. (I don't think they warrant a 4.)
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katie
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response 281 of 503:
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Nov 3 05:12 UTC 1999 |
I'm listening to Dev Singh, "Heartscape."
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eeyore
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response 282 of 503:
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Nov 3 13:57 UTC 1999 |
(Meg thinks that maybe her music isn't exotic enough for this conferance)
Right now it's Montey Python Sings.
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katie
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response 283 of 503:
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Nov 3 14:08 UTC 1999 |
The Best of Mary McCaslin.
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otaking
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response 284 of 503:
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Nov 3 20:23 UTC 1999 |
Gibbon the Troubador, "An Ode of the Troubador" I've seen Gibbon perform at
cons, and at the Blessed Be and Meet Me in '99" event. I love listening to
him perform. He has a cool description too. "Gibbon the Troubador is a
twentieth century characature of a sixteenth minstrel."
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scott
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response 285 of 503:
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Nov 3 21:30 UTC 1999 |
He's also a regular at Ren Fest in Michigan.
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tpryan
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response 286 of 503:
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Nov 4 02:53 UTC 1999 |
The Batman:Beyond soundtrack CD. Just out recently.
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