loomisjohnson
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| Obscure bands marty, love tractor was actually an athens ga band, tho sounding nothing like rem--great stuff nonethteless. your reference triggered recall of some other mostly-forgotten athens bands like pylon and swimming pool qs, who still sound pretty contem... | |
| Austrailian rock and roll the scientiststhe new christslime spidersdm3/the stems (great power pop)would like to see a nz thread, as well... | |
| Obscure bands good list bondmap--i still listen to robin lane and the spinanes. i've never heard of some of yours--any of 'em especially worthy? | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report bdp, what bands were you in?i did listen to the emmitt rhodes on spotify--it's quite a bit removed from the mccartney-ish stuff i remember, and sorta downcast/sad--his divorce record? also the chewy marble (i remember them from my not lame period)... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report bdp, i only know emmitt rhodes' first record, but i got the new one queued up. also the wondermints first (curiosly not on spotify), which i haven't heard for a long while. you obviously lead a more interesting life than i do...in the same vein, c... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report by all accounts, no one cared for ginger baker--he seems to have been exiled from several continents. if you haven't already, check out his documentary on netflix, beware of mr. baker, which is a real hoot.bdp, must have been quite an experience t... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report gh, thanks for checking it out. i don't really disagree with your analysis--my own sense (not being a drummer either) was that baker tends to default to that same sorta tribal/african rhythm while blakey shows a much wider dynamic range and in gen... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report that's the one--there's also a jones/baker battle (just type in ginger baker elvin jones on the youtube site). let us know what you think... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report ghost, you can find the video on youtube (also a duel with elvin jones)--let me know if i've exaggerated. btw, i like ginger baker alot, but he's no blakey or elvin jones. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report elvis costello/attractions, this year's model--listening to this thru really good headphones i grasped how sonically excellent this record is. ec's got a lousy voice, though he knows how to sing, and his guitar is merely functional here, though he... | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report the records, smashes, crashes--everyone's heard "starry eyes," but the rest of their oeuvre is just as strong--these are great songs which hold up remarkably well. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report not a cd, but rather a book-- "rocks off" by bill janovitz. the author (whose band, buffalo tom, had a couple of great tunes) closely analyzes 50 of the stones' significant songs (most of the classics, but also some relative obscurities) and inter... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? really good picks, maxnewid--i like all of them except (unheard) suede, which isn't on spotify. real estate in particular reminds me of the feelies and is one of the few new bands of the past five years that stick to your ribs. | |
| Artists' lps that don't get the respect deserved bdp, i like "live at leeds"--heavyhandedness and all--maybe there should be a different standard for live records, since if they mimic the restraint and/or precision of the studio records (as too many do) live albums wouldn't have a reason to exis... | |
| Artists' lps that don't get the respect deserved bdp, your analysis moved me to pull out "quadrophenia." which i've always regarded highly but rarely actually listened to. you're spot on--the playing, and in particular moon's ubiquitous fills and the heavy-handed synth, is so over the top as to... |