Pretty cool that he merited a TP entry. Gone but not (completely) forgotten.by cbtaco19
One of my favorite guilty pleasure power pop favorites from early MTV: The Hilly Michaels video for Calling All Girls. Talk about the ash heap of history, never thought I'd see that again.by cbtaco19
I Tivo'd the 12 hours of MTV Day 1 and have been working my way through it. The Shoes rule, I didn't have to rediscover them I still listen to their stuff. Rediscovered Robin Lane and the Chartbusters, really cool folk-rock new wave. Also via VH1 Classic, Tenpole Tudor's Wunderbar. Genius!by cbtaco19
Love X, still great live but Hey Zeus was a pile. The new Knitters album was supposed to be good (I didn't hear it) so maybe there is hope. Love the newish Pearl Jam Live At Easy Street ep. Trotting out John Doe for New World was genius.by cbtaco19
Tempted to say Rockpile although that doesn't really fit Cheap Trick- This fits although there have been many highlights since. Some would say Mudhoney, but not me Pretenders- Definitely X- It's true Van Halen- If you are too alternative to have never played air guitar to Eruption, well, that's just sad The Doors Echo and the Bunnymen Dead Kennedys The Wipers- I love all oby cbtaco19
What is the soulseek URL? www.soulseek.com looks a little fishy.by cbtaco19
Hey, go ahead and get started! I'd love to hear the inside story.by cbtaco19
1. Mudhoney- Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge 2. Yayhoos- Fear Not The Obvious 3. Nick Lowe- Basher: Best Of Nick Lowe 4. Wipers- Box Set 5. Cheap Trick- Cheap Trick '97 6. Pearl Jam- Riot Act 7. Grateful Dead- Without A Net 8. Jesus And Mary Chain- 21 Singles 9. Screaming Trees- Sweet Oblivion 10. Social Distortion- S/T 11. Surf Trio- Forbidden Sounds 12. Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Ragged Gby cbtaco19
I am not that enthusiastic about remastering in general. I have some '89-'90 Stones and Dylan CD's that I re-purchased as SACD remasters and they have not changed my life. That said, I am still pretty blown away by what Jimmy Page was able to accomplish working with 30+ year old vault tapes when he put out the Zep live album and DVD a few years ago. However, I am very enthusiasticby cbtaco19
I listen to Pell Mell and Satan's Pilgrims all the timeby cbtaco19
I'm with you on Sugar. For some reason, Copper Blue did not work for me at first. Subsequently, I warmed to Beaster and then it all made sense. I am not a big fan of Bob Moulds solo albums since Sugar (although the prior ones are pretty terriffic) I kind of wish Sugar would re-form. I have been an REM fan from nearly the beginning but I made fun of Automatic For The People for years. Thisby cbtaco19
Speaking of misguided studio tinkering on the way to CD, how about the 1987 ZZ Top box set Six Pack? They took the first six ZZ Top records (recorded mostly in the 70's as a blues rock power trio) and grafted electronic drums and phased guitars on them in order to bring them in line with the then contemporary band sound of Legs, Sharp Dressed Man, etc. WTF? Post Edited (02-21-06 13by cbtaco19
I challenge anybody to come up with a wimpier song than: Magnet and Steel by Walter Egan Put that sad sack out of his misery! Ballsiest- School by Nirvanaby cbtaco19
The Mystery Trend- SF psychedelic-era band that misheard "Mystery Tramp" in Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone. Dandy Warhols Brian Jonestown Massacreby cbtaco19
When we were high school sophomores, my buddy lived in an apartment complex near a girl who dated a late night KGON DJ named Kerry Kerrigan (then, KGON was the only hard rock station in Portland). For some reason, Kerry kind of took us under his wing and used to pass us free concert tickets that nobody at the station was interested in. This largesse resulted in perhaps the worst concert Iby cbtaco19
First 45: Glen Campbell- Rhinestone Cowboy First 8-Track: My folks had Simon and Garfunkels Greatest Hits, it was a family favorite First 8-Track I bought: Cheap Trick In Color First LP: Beatles 1962-66 (although honestly it could have been, gulp, Barbara Streisand's Greatest Hits Vol. 2- ouch!) First Concert: Van Halen (1981 baby!) First CD: Soundgarden- Louder Than Love Pby cbtaco19
Quote: Counting Crows. Egads. What shite. It's gratifying to see all the derision being poured out on these hacks. God, how I hate them. I bought their first record on the strength of the Rolling Stone review where the damn fool was falling all over himself to call them the second coming of The Band. What an utter letdown. Learning that that pud's dreadlocks were in reality hair extby cbtaco19
I finally saw the movie Dig! For whatever reason, it is really sticking with me and I am diving head-first into this stuff. I used to see the Dandy Warhols in clubs when they were coming up and have kept one eye on their career but have not paid a great deal of attention for the most part. I am enjoying going back to their stuff and giving it another look. I never heard a Brian Jonestown Massacby cbtaco19
I am right in there with you: 1) Velvet Underground And Nico 2) New York Dolls S/T 3) Rocket To Russia 4) Lou Reed: New York Arguably, Some Girls and Sandinista could fit in here too. Also, although I cannot say I love any Sonic Youth album start to finish, you could put together a damn fine career-spanning single disc compilation. For that matter, how about a two disc set containing: "by cbtaco19
Well, I was all set to flesh out this list with fav releases from The Godfathers, Screaming Blue Messiahs, The Pogues and Green River until I did a little research and discovered that all these fondly remembered records came out in '86 or '88. So here is what I came up with: Robbie Robertson- S/T: I don't know what I was expecting from the long dormant leader of the roots rockinby cbtaco19
I have a couple of friends who I always assume are on the same page as me musically. However, one gave me the first Darkness CD (I get the joke but why would you actually inflict the music on your ears?). The other talked up Eminem and told me not to judge him. Huh?by cbtaco19
1) I was not a fan of hardcore in the '80's but there is one classic record that I have always loved: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by the Dead Kennedys 2) The Replacements: Tim, Let It Be, Pleased To Meet Me 3) U2- Boy (still my fav) 4) The Kinks, a great band from the '60's-70's had a sort of alterna-rock last hurrah in the early '80's- One For the Roaby cbtaco19
Tom Petty / Bob Dylan Dylan / Dead The backing bands were great on both tours, Bob was not in peak form Pearl Jam / Neil Young- Went to see Pearl Jam but was blown away by the epic power of Neil Young Jimmy Cliff / Robert Cray / The Grateful Dead John Hiatt / Robert Cray / Stevie Ray Vaughn Duran Duran / David Bowie Girlsschool (sp?) / Iron Maiden / Scorpions- Gotta tell you, the monsby cbtaco19
I just discovered Merry Christmas from the Family by Robert Earl Keen. It is one of the funniest songs I ever heard; it ranks favorably with the Bob and Doug McKenzie version of 12 Days of Christmas (NO, YOU TAKE OFF HOSEHEAD). If you haven't heard it, please go download it. It could be subtitled, A White Trash Christmas.by cbtaco19
The Dandy Warhols are from Portland My vote for The Saints as well. Anybody ever heard of a band called Bob Hund from Sweden? The only reason I know about them is because they did a fantastic and very original cover of Romeo by The Wipers.by cbtaco19
Well, flame the greedy, jaded band then who couldn't be bothered to look at their own product. But if this guy is a real pro as you say, he ought to know that when you put your name to something, you put your name to something. Jason Blair and the editors who got fired from the New York Times were real pros too.by cbtaco19
Some of you may be interested in this story even if you are not that interested in the band: A couple of weeks ago, the Rolling Stones released a CD called Rarities 1971-2003. The bottom line is that nothing on the album is particularly rare. It is made up of B-Sides, Dance Mixes, etc. (even a few album cuts) and the only reasons to buy it are to get high quality versions of a couple of vinyl b-by cbtaco19
A) One of my great scores of all time: DK's Too Drunk To Fuck CD single used for like 2 bucks. This has made it on to many, many mix tapes. When I was 19 and didn't know too much about the Rolling Stones beyond the greatest hits, I found a really beat up and scratchy copy of Exile on Main Street in a bargain bin for a buck. I played it for some college pals that night while we wereby cbtaco19
Oh man, what a topic. How to answer the question? Could I recommend that somebody go out and buy an Adam and The Ants record? Not really. But then again, neither would I feel comfortable instructing someone to buy The Carpenters Greatest Hits. However, upon reflection, I would probably enjoy myself somewhat listening to either of them. Funny that you should mention the fact that Stand and Dby cbtaco19
Regarding the Stones: 1) You are right on in that there are damn fine tracks on Bigger Bang but also many forgettable ones (only one embarassing one- the power ballad Streets of Love) 2) Sweet Neo Con is not really a song but a full on rant about the Bush Administration from the lips of Mr. Jagger set to a skeletal groove. Didn't see that one coming either. BTW they have never played it liby cbtaco19
