A Two-fer -- Some friends of mine drove up to Phila. from Virginia based on a rumor that the Boomtown Rats were going to be playing in a club I think in Brownsville, N.J. This was in maybe '79-'80. The rumor was unfounded, I can't remember the band that played in its place, but the opening act, or maybe it was the closing act, I can't remember, blew me away: the Ramones. Iby Jay
Asbury Park, N.J. is of course forever associated with Springsteen. And there was a mini-scene there, briefly, with him, Southside and some lesser knowns who never made it to the big time or semi-big time, depending on what SSJ is considered. Jayby Jay
I just don't connect with Richard Thompson at all. I know (or so I hear) he's a great guitar player, but I just can't past the voice. If I don't like a voice, it's hard for me to get into. Same thing with Pearl Jam. I just don't like Eddie Vedder's voice. Pretty sure I wouldn't like the music either, but I haven't listened to it enough to state thaby Jay
Hey, thanks for the heads up on this, Breno. I like a lot of the songs. Jayby Jay
Thank you utterly disposable REO Speedwagon because it sure is a heck of a lot of fun to sing: Heard it from a friend who Heard it from a friend who Heard it from another you been messin around They say you got a boy friend Youre out late every weekend Theyre talkin about you and its bringin me down ETC. Jayby Jay
Speaking of the Stones, how about this sad story?by Jay
Nile wrote: > Does your interest include Edmunds' early work in Love > Sculpture? I have a French vinyl album called Early Works 1968 - 1972, but I haven't listened to it years. I much prefer his later work, my favorite being Get it. Love Rockpile, too. Jayby Jay
nosepail wrote: > Can someone please recommend me a record from this year that I should give a shit about? I mean: REALLY care about. I guess I've been too busy working, parenting, chasing skirts, etc, and havent run into one yet. I'll double the award money if its guitar-based and heavy.< If you've paid attention to my few posts (and I hope you have been, there will bby Jay
zoo wrote: > Hoip Chiggs: The one on PG3 that always gets me is "Family > Snapshot." On PG2, it's "Indigo." I remember listening to that > before school the morning that my mother died. I was 14...I'm > now 37 and I don't think I've listened to it since. Zoo, I can relate to that. Shortly after my mom died I bought the Flaming Lips' Yoshby Jay
MrFab wrote: > 1. Spinal Tap > 2. The Rutles > 3. The Oneders/The Wonders > 4. The Banana Splits > 5. Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem > > Spinal Tap by a hair. If someone thinks the Rutles should be > #1 ("You're my number one!"), I understand, but Tap has had the > biggest cultural resonance. > Where do the Monkees fit into all this? Hey, holby Jay
Michael Toland wrote: > I notice several of these are here because I simply can't stand to listen to them sing. That's a visceral reaction that probably has little to do with that the artist is trying to > accomplish. But if you can't stand the medium, how can you appreciate the message? That's how I feel about Richard Thompson. I know he's a great guitarist, aby Jay
I gotta' be honest. I pretty much stopped keeping current with music in the late '80s. Half the bands that are topics here I've barely heard of, much less heard. But back in the day ... I was all over punk and new wave. I still have a lot of affection for many off those bands and their great should-have-been-hits singles. So I was pretty excited when I saw the Paul Collins (Neby Jay
Say what you will about Grand Funk Railroad, but their song "Bad Time" is a killer pop song. Really. Jayby Jay
MrFab wrote: > Toots! Seen him twice. You cannot, should not, stand still. > I'd take him over Bob Marley any day. Wow, I don't know much about Toots, but Marley is in my top 10. This week, anyway. He's one of the greats. Jayby Jay
Martha I could take. Some of the original Muffins. Maybe. The new band members, all of them.by Jay
Michael Toland wrote: > The B-52's has always felt like an elaborate joke I just don't > get, like a parody of something I've never experienced, so I > don't get the references. I don't understand Fred Schneider's > "talent" at all. And that's a reflection on me, not him. Part of the appeal of the B-52s is contextual, too. I mean, the mby Jay
Whew. Glad I read the link and that I didn't piss off yet another Martha. For the record, I think I could take Martha Stewart, but I believe Martha Reeves could kick my ass. Jayby Jay
breno wrote: >> Redman & Method Man – How High? > Nick Lowe - 36 Inches High You know you're a TPer, or some sort of music obsessive, when you know that 36 Inches High is really a Jim Ford song.by Jay
Michael Toland wrote: > And lest we forget: Little Village. Though I've tried really hard to forget that one. I like that one-off. I think they have some excellent songs on that disc. But, that reminds me, could the Rumour be considered a supergroup of sorts from that time, certainly as much as some of the others under consideration. The members had been around on the pub rock sceneby Jay
Soul Shoes & Socks and Sandals, both by Graham Parkerby Jay
And, of course, Take Me Back To New Orleans, Gary U.S. Bondsby Jay
Pearl of the Quarter, Steely Danby Jay
You couldn't WAIT for Elvis Costello to appear on Saturday Night Live and then when he stopped playing Less than Zero and launched into Radio Radio ... well, punk/new wave became that much more enthralling. That was an exciting WTF just happened moment.by Jay
Delvin wrote: > You insist on referring to the famous ska band from Birmingham > as The Beat, rather than The English Beat. Well, this gets tricky if you're a fan of the "American Beat," the Paul Collins Beat. To me, those guys are The Beat. But I love the English Beat, too. Jayby Jay
I mentioned this in passing before in a thread about the Nerves CD, but I enjoy the Paul Collins website, in no small part because of the free downloads he offers. I love hearing the live versions of power pop classics that I love. And, now that I think about it, per another thread, he had a slew of songs that should have been hits. Anyone else have websites they like to visit that offer downlby Jay
MrFab wrote: > Reminds me of the > Songs That Scared You thread. As I said there, music never > really frightened me. I loved that Femmes album, esp. "Country Death Song." It's funny, I can't remember which friend's house I was at when I first heard Country Death Song, but I remember finding it absolutely chilling. Still do. I saw the Femmes at the Chestby Jay
For the past , oh, 20 years or so, these have been my three favorite live albums: Graham Parker, Live at Marble Arch Solomon Burke, Soul Alive! Otis Clay, Soul Man, Live in Japan. More recently, these would definitely be in my top 10 if I ever compiled one: Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, Moments From This Theater Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band, Live From Dublin I'm also kind of paby Jay
Richard Bush, the lead singer of the As, has a new band, the Peace Creeps, and they play out in Philly. As I recall, there was a couple of stories that said good things about them in the local papers. And, I believe, there was in the past year a one-off As reunion before a Peace Creeps show. In any event, the Peace Creeps have a Myspace.by Jay
QuoteIs this the "One Way Ticket" comp? I have that comp on order for 2 weeks and it still hasnt arrived. Yes, One Way Ticket. Sorry for the delay in responding. I hope it arrives soon for you. Jayby Jay
I walked into my local record store the other day to get the new Hank Williams box set and there, with the new releases against the wall ... a Nerves compilation. That's something I'd been chasing for a long time. I had the Nerves' Hanging on the Telephone and When You Find Out, from a compilation power pop disc. And I had managed to get One Way Ticket on the internet. And thatby Jay