I posted this a month or two ago. I like it because the band is actually kind of rocking. (Or maybe I'm getting old).by scratchie
carmen wrote: > > > > > > > > Post Edited (05-24-07 01:35)by scratchie
The Rhino discs seem to be mastered "louder", as most CDs are today. The Ryko CDs are mastered more to the standards of 10-15 years ago (unsuprisingly). Some of the Rhino discs are truly staggering in the quantity (and quality) of bonus tracks they offer, especially Almost Blue and Kojak Variety. The whole re-issue thing is a little out of hand, but if it means that people can buy Elby scratchie
breno wrote: > Costello's recent stuff is like books by Tolstoy and Joyce - > it's never taken off the shelf to be listened to, but you sure > get to feel superior for having it there. That's bullshit. When I Was Cruel is as good as any album he's made since 1982. Damning with faint praise, perhaps, but that puts it in the same category as Blood & Chocolate, Kinby scratchie
> > 6.asia- always liked the idea of a more poppish version of the > bands that they were in elp,yes etc. 4 minute songs with melody Yeah, melody would have been great. Unfortunately, we got "And now you find yourself in eighty-two!"by scratchie
One of my big ones is Flash and the Pan.by scratchie
I think the New Yorker is using the same strategy as the one I described for Rolling Stone. Now that you mention it, I remember some cartoonist (maybe Tom Tomorrow) writing something about this when the DVD was announced, to the effect that he had never licensed his work to appear in any format but one issue of the magazine. But he's probably shit out of luck now unless he wants to spend a fby scratchie
At one point, I seem to recall that the question of TP reprints came up and Ira said that it would be too much work to secure releases for all the photos and articles. Is that still the case for a DVD "reprint"? I assume that Rolling Stone is just adopting the "Fuck you, you can sue us if you don't like it" business plan.by scratchie
Delvin wrote: > > I heard they were touring without a bass player. Is that > still true? > > Assuming that scratchie's question was about The Beat, the > answer is no. The current touring version of The Beat includes > a bassist. At least, it did at the Denver show two months ago. > (Begging your pardon, scratchie, if the question was in regard > to some other poby scratchie
I heard they were touring without a bass player. Is that still true?by scratchie
> The Who - Long > Live Rock (I thought this was lip-synced too, until Pete > goofed up his lyrics) As I recall, the Roxy song is live vocals with taped instruments. Maybe the Who song is the same way.by scratchie
There was a good interview with Ron Asheton in the Weekly Dig in Boston. He doesn't directly address the question of the tour setlist (the interviewer helpfully points out that this reunion "is for Fun House fans") but he does say "This is the good Stooges, the fun Stooges." Asheton says that Raw Power is very "bittersweet" for him now, even though he likes theby scratchie
Before that, they had that highly annoying "You can trust Eye-Rah!" jingle, which wouldn't be completely out of place on the TP website.by scratchie
Delvin wrote: > Anyone care to speculate on how many of those 25 acts will > someday be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? My guess: 3. Journey 4. ABBA 5. Chicago 6. Boston 7. Foreigner 9. Bon Jovi (maybe) 21. Lionel Richie (maybe, if the loosen the definition of "rock & roll", which they probably will) 24. Hall & Oates 25. Britney Spears (ditto)by scratchie
I had completely forgotten how big Bryan Adams was in the 80s until a couple of years ago when I transferred a batch of cassettes from Live Aid '85 and the big 1986 Amnesty International concert to digital (the fact that I basically stopped listening to the radio and watching MTV when I went to college in 1983 probably helped).by scratchie
ira wrote: > i like Eddie Money. And where is Bryan Adams -- I've been > taking shit about liking him since, well, almost since 1969! Who are you, and how did you hack Ira Robbins' account??by scratchie
Eddie Money, REO, there are a lot of odd choices on there. And where are all the "New Wave" bands? Human League? Flock of Seagulls? Early Duran Duran? Those are my guilty pleasures.by scratchie
I love the internets. Thanks for digging these up.by scratchie
Yes, it's Classix Nouveaux! Did somebody say "The Fabulous Poodles"? John Wicks & The Records (all grown up, with Clem Burke on drums) There's a ton of Fischer-Z, for some reason (none of it synched very well) Squeeze The Only Ones (lip-synched, sadly) This one sounds live: Tom Grey and the Swimming Pool Q's doing "Money Changes Everything"by scratchie
Wow. Fred "Sonic" Smith even looked like Patti Smith. PS: FYI, Firefox users can download an extension called "Download Helper" that makes it easy to download videos from Youtube to your hard drive. You can then use another piece of free software called "Videora Ipod Converter" to convert them to MP4 format and watch them in Itunes (or on your Video Ipod, if yby scratchie
madisdadi wrote: > I never saw anything on the MC5 before and was knocked out by > their clips on You Tube: > > > > > > and my second favorite video (Samwell is my first): >by scratchie
meltdown wrote: > ODW - Lawnchairs (Live!) > > > Chameleons UK - Monkeyland > > > Pylon - M Train (Live!) > > > Depeche Mode - New Life (Live..really early) > > > Radiohead "2+2=5" live on D.Letterman > > > Jam - Tales from the Riverbank (p.s. my favorite song of all > time). >by scratchie
Sounds all right to me. I've heard XTC a few times on Muzak but it's always "King for a Day", which really marked the beginning of Colin Moulding's decline, to my ears.by scratchie
Just a warning that the RRHOF is pretty big, and surprisingly enjoyable for something so corporate. I spent an afternoon there a few years ago and could have easily spent another day there. So you may not want to plan too many side trips if you're interested in checking out more than just the Clash exhibit.by scratchie
Hall & Oates, "Sarah Smiles"by scratchie
I just downloaded a bunch of stuff at random. Based on the first 10-30 seconds of each tracks, here are the ones I like the most, four months later: Be Good Caesar's Palace The Duel Grow Up Network The News Second Time Around The Truth What the Fuck! Why Do Men Fight The last three are particularly good, but truth be told, when I put them all on "shuffle", they all flow togetherby scratchie
They were sold out in Boston but there were plenty of extras. When I went in at 9:00, some guy was trying to sell four floor seats for $20 each.by scratchie
Just a quick note that the Stooges were fucking awesome in Boston on Saturday. They were really firing on all cylinders as soon as they hit the stage, and didn't really let up. The main set was an hour (with Iggy inviting the crowd onstage for two songs in mid-set) with 20-30 minutes of encores. Nice and punchy, didn't overstay their welcome, and never let the energy drop. From memoryby scratchie
I meant the other Ira.by scratchie
This one's for Ira, assuming he knows how to work the YouTubes.by scratchie
