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| 80's iconic artists Bdp, I half agree with you on Graham Parker. His records declined significantly after his recognized masterpiece, squeezing out sparks, tho I felt it was less an issue of losing his songwriting muse and more his struggling to find a right musical... | |
| 80's iconic artists great nostalgic thread--you're hitting on a lot of the artist (feelies, twilley, etc.) that really got me obsessed with music. i'd throw in dumptruck, husker du, meat puppets and graham parker. | |
| Tune of the Day ty, very kind words. i've always admired robert christgau's (ex-village voice) reviews--really concise and caustic. i inevitably disagree with his musical tastes--he's a real snob who generally skewers anything populist or popular--but his writin... | |
| Tune of the Day thanks, ghosthouse. i also aspire to be verbose and obscure....reubent, i'm not generally a country guy, but i'm a big steve earle fan--i'd put him squarely in my top 20 living songwriters. he's a self-proclaimed terrible singer (though i like his... | |
| Tune of the Day curiously, i was listening to camper van beethoven the other day as well. like ghosthouse, i always admired them from a distance--they're skillful and there's some very good songs, but there's a certain cynical/collegiate quality to the proceeding... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? badfinger, ass--their resident genius, pete ham is oddly subordinate on this one, with only two songs, but i think it's their most listenable overallmatthew sweet, in reverse--i've sorta overlooked this one but it impresses on close listen; ambiti... | |
| List of artists that have never lost quality throughout entire career i agree with ghosthouse on ec--i personally don't find much since layla to sink my teeth into, and layla came out in 1971. as a guitarist, i'm cognizant of skill, but don't rank him as high as those painting outside the lines. neil young, on the ... | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? the 80s kyocera gear was extremely well built--they aspired to be the japanese mcintosh. their separates are comparatively rare and pricey, but their receivers (r851, r861) are ubiquitous, cheap and great-sounding. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report liquor giants, every other day at a time---the auteur, ward dotson is a fantastic, oddly overlooked pop songwriter whose previous band, the pontiac brothers, was also great in a stonesy/replacementy vein. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report he's decades past relevance, and was never hip in the first place, but tumbleweed connection is unarguably a great record--just pulled it out to listen to with my jaded ex-skatepunk bride, who wholly agrees with the foregoing.also in queue is stev... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? i do know ivy--they're adam schlessinger's breathy-pop band--always thought they were overpraised, though they do do what do well. massive attack, otoh, are awesome.since you dug bowery electric, you might check out "still in a dream" on spotify--... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? ghost--i do like. he might be a major artist--will explore further. in the meantime, check out bowery electric--not a far cry from where you referred me | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report here's a new find: asteroid #4, windmill. very melodic leaning acid/folk/pop--a lot of these songs sound like lost summer of love classics | |
| Whats playing on your system today? ghost, that arboretum is a very interesting disc--oddly melodic; the vocals are haunting. unique. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report pokey, i think tweedy's a smart guy and a good writer, but i tend to respect wilco's craftsmanship rather than genuinely embrace its soul--there's an overly-clinical and cerebral quality to it, whereas farrar, albeit less musically ambitious, is a... |