Considering how he was complaining of writer's block a few years back the man sure has been on a roll lately.by jothoma
Thank you to Brad Reno for his recent addition to the review section of Goldfrapp. "Felt Mountain" and "Seventh Tree" are two of my favorite albums and it is nice to have an overview of their work added to the site. I haven't checked out their most recent release but from Brad's review it sounds like they are still maintaining a high standard. Off to Spotify to giveby jothoma
The March Violet's "Miss Amanda Jones" is an ace cover as well. Good choices all!by jothoma
First 45: Jim Stafford "Cow Patti" First LP: Foreigner "Double Vision" First LP which you considered punk/new wave/ alternative: Blondie "Eat to the beat". I got my dad to buy me the record because I loved the song "Dreaming" that I had heard on the radio (still one of my all time favs). My cousin told me they were a Punk band so that made them even mby jothoma
I have seen Paul Weller, Cheap Trick and Diana Krall (Mrs. Elvis Costello) three times each. Those are the only artists I have seen more than once.by jothoma
Nice overview. I really enjoy the Stars when I hear them on XFM or Pandora. "Elevator Love Song" and "Ageless Beauty" have made it on to a few mix tapes I have made over the years. I can't say I have ever listened to one of their albums all the way through though.. You have inspired me to investigate further.by jothoma
Almost all of Husker Du's albums. I love the songs but the production makes it sound like you are listening to them through a 1970s AM transistor radio. Also, the Cramps early albums all sound like they are mixed to intentionally hurt your ears as you are playing them. It works for them though.by jothoma
Great setlist! Some nice deep cuts from UFO, The Jam and Ian Hunter :-)by jothoma
New Order's "Lonesome Tonight" is one of my favorite B-Sides ("Thieves Like Us" is the A-Side). Other than the 1987 "Substance" B-Side's collection and the 2008 reissue of "Power Corruption and Lies" it isn't readily available on any other New Order compilation which I find baffling for such a great song. It isn't on Spotify at all excepby jothoma
I don't mind the odd new single at the end to entice radio stations to promote the sale of the record. I would throw out Squeeze's "Singles going Steady", Echo and the Bunnymen's "Songs to Learn and Sing" and XTC's "Waxworks" Some Singles 1977-1982" as three other examples of ace greatest hits collections that got it right. I prefer the chronby jothoma
Has anyone else heard the "New / Old" Neil Young album that was just released this weekend. I have given it a few spins this weekend and I have really enjoyed it. It is called "Homegrown" and the tracks were all recorded between 1973 and 1975 around the same time that Time Fades Away and On the Beach was recorded. The tracks were assembled and a planned release was scheduled bby jothoma
Woo Hoo. I had the distinction of posting the final post (on Eddie Money of all things) before the whole site came crashing down. I have blamed myself ever since.by jothoma
Eddie Money sorta fit in with the american new wave in 1979 alongside other classic rockers like Tom Petty, Cheap Trick and Pat Benetar. I remember KROQ in Los Angeles playing all these artists along side Blondie, Devo, the Knack and the B-52's. This was a transitional era after the Sex Pistols but before the Cure / Depeche Mode / Smiths started dominating post-punk music. Now we would callby jothoma
I really enjoy this podcast. Three Washington DC journalists who eschew politics and talk music instead. They pick a single artist each episode and review each studio album in the band's catalog in depth. I really enjoyed the last two-part episode they did on the Beach Boys. It helped me really appreciate the Beach Boy's post-Smile work. I am really looking forward to part two of thisby jothoma
I don't know if anyone else on this site follows Rick Beato's music channel on YouTube but he is a 90s record producer who now does guitar and songwriting videos. He posted a video a couple of months ago on how computers have ruined rock music and it is mainly how modern studio techniques have eliminated any chance of having a unique drum sound. This story reminded me of his video. Itsby jothoma
I don't see where the Jam could have gone after The Gift, especially given where Weller re-emerged with The Style Council. Following Weller's muse, Buckler and Foxton weren't really musically where he was at anymore. Looking at Weller's career in total though, his arc makes stylistic sense. His inspirations went from The Who to the Bealtes to the Small Faces to Motown to Curtiby jothoma
I listen to as much 70s music as I do 80s. These 70s albums below are on my heavy rotation. I would love a radio station that featured songs from these artists (i'm not holding my breath). The B-52s #1 Record - Big Star Radio City - Big Star Parallel Lines - Blondie Eat to the Beat - Blondie Blood on the Tracks - Dylan The Cars Cheap Trick In Color - Cheap Trick The Clash Crazy Horse Tracby jothoma
I just listed to the album on Spotify and its great. Thanks for the tip.by jothoma
I blame the advent of Pro-Tools and the 1996 communications act which allowed massive consolidation of radio stations by two large corporations which led to the homogenization of popular music making it more difficult for anything creative or non-mainstream to break through. Rock and Roll isn't dead but neither is Opera. 200 years ago Opera was mainstream music. Now it is only popular withby jothoma
I bet they are bringing Neil on exactly because he can sing "Second Hand News" and "I'm so Afraid". I certainly don't want to hear Mike Campbell or John McVie singing those songs and you need a male vocalist to play off of Stevie and Christine's vocals. Neil has a great voice and a similar tenor range to Lindsey Buckinham. I buy it and any musician who didn'by jothoma
The self titled debut, Hatful of Hallow and The Queen is Dead are all classic albums; some of the best of the 80's. I get it though, Morrissey's voice can be off putting to say the least. What has always won me over was the jangle of Marr's guitar and Morrissey's sense of humor. As much as people go on about how mopey and depressing the lyrics are Morrissey is actually tongueby jothoma
If you liked the direction that The Jam was going on "The Gift" (and the "The Bitterest Pill" and "Beat Surrender" EP's), then the first two Style Council Albums "Cafe Blue" and "Our Favourite Shop" are natural, albeit quite mellow, progression in Weller's career trajectory. After that though the Style Council is a waste and Weller was fby jothoma
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I actually like the last album they made with Bill Berry, "New Adventures in Hi-Fi" quite a bit. It was recorded while they were on their international "Monster" tour so the songs were recorded at many different studios, off the cuff and quickly. I think it benefits as a result compared to their last albums which seem way over produced and over worked in the studio to me. My oby jothoma
I was born in 1969 so my early years as a kid were spent sitting in my room playing with legos and listening to AM radio. I remember, at age 6, telling my dad my favorite song in the world was "Hotline" by the Sylvers. I had a steady stream of Doobies, Loggins-Messina, Steely Dan and America, et al. all through my adolescent years. Around age 11 and 12 stuff like Blondie, OMD, Devo, Sby jothoma
He just wrapped up a 50 date tour with the Heartbreakers at the Hollywood Bowl last week with three sold out shows there. He stated in an interview recently that this was the last big tour he would ever do. He has a 4 year old granddaughter and he wanted to spend his time with her and not on the road. So sad.by jothoma
We had a station at California's Central Coast near San Luis Obispo called K-Otter (KOTR 94.9) that existed from 1985 until the early 2000s. They labeled themselves as Freeborn Freeform Radio and they would play virtually anything from old blues to 60s psychedelic to R.E.M. and Replacements. They had two turntables, three cd players and a microphone and the DJ's would all bring recordsby jothoma
Yay! I will finally be able to complete my JBC collection on CD. It's a shame I have to shell out for all four since I am only missing "Bath of Bacon" but dammit it's worth it. I paid $180.00 for the rare CD pressing of "Big Questions: The Gift of Music vol.2" and haven't regretted it. I have been an evangelist for Pat Fish for years. I will donate the other thrby jothoma
My copy of Surrealistic Pillow has both the Stereo and Mono versions of the album on one CD. If I remember correctly they did that for all of Jefferson Airplaine's CD's at the time but that album is the only one of theirs I ever listened to so when I invested in CD copies of LP's I already owned, that was the only one of theirs I bought. The difference between the Beatles Stereo aby jothoma
Paul Weller has decided to throw us a bone and actually come tour North America again, albeit only for a few dates. Just bought my tickers for the LA show. Woo Hoo! OCT 01 2017 HUNTINGTON THE PARAMOUNT OCT 02 2017 NEW YORK IRVING PLAZA OCT 03 2017 NEW YORK IRVING PLAZA OCT 04 2017 PHILADELPHIA THEATER OF LIVING ARTS OCT 06 2017 BOSTON HOUSE OF BLUES OCT 07 2017 WASHINGTON LINCOLN THEby jothoma
