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Also, for you Chicago (and nearby) people, there's THIS:

Track Listing 1. Common At Noon (The Rosehips) 2. It's Not Worth Fighting (The Chamber Strings live) 3. Whiskey In A Jar (The Rosehips) 4. Gorgeous Nowhere (The Rosehips) 5. Baby It's You (The Chamber Strings) 6. Dead Endings (The Chamber Strings) 7. Thank My Lucky Stars (Kevin Junior solo demo) 8. Beautiful You (The Chamber Strings live) 9. I Pray for Rain (The Chamber Strings) 10. Kevin Junior (Hushdrops, Kevin on lead vocals) 11. Dead Man’s Poise (Kevin Junior, solo demo) 12. Ragdoll (The Rosehips) 13. Contact High (The Mystery Girls) 14. Last Lovers (The Chamber Strings) 15. It's Not En

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hir5aT76Rf4

Punk icon Poly Styrene dies at 53 One of the great, original British punks succumbed to cancer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogypBUCb7DA

Purchased. Thanks for the rec!

That is somebody that I have been wanting to get into for a while now, but I just don't know where to start. Thanks for the reminder.

I am, right now, listening to Gilberto Gil; a 1998 album of his called O Sol de Oslo. He's Brazilian and sings almost exclusively in Portugese. I don't speak Portugese. Somehow, this does not diminish my enjoyment of the album. It used to when I was younger, but when I hit 20 or so, it just started to not matter. I don't listen to opera and I never have. And, you know, as a songwriter, the story told in a song (or at least some sort of meaning) DOES mean something to me. Still... great music is great music and I have been loving a lot of Brazilian stuff, and some Rock en Español, and even some

I am a Hawks fan. But still, I would have no problem with the Canucks winning, as long as they can win the Cup. They're like the Cubs of the NHL, but with even-more-rabid fans.

I've got someone lined up to record this thing. Holy crap, this is really gonna happen! Gotta do some more planning, now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKkNQ8l9XqQ

It's a great song. And I think that I agree with you. But there is no ALBUM that he ever did, that is as solid, front-to-back, as Sacred Songs. Have you heard it, Richard?

There is one track from a Fripp album included as a bonus track -- "You Burn Me Up I'm a Cigarette". Not sure if it's from Exposure or from the unreleased one. Either way, it's a great track.

It's a great freaking album. Some of the songs sound like (the very best parts of) Hall & Oates. But then, there is stuff like "NYCNY" and some other tunes that totally throw you for a loop. And even the more straightforward stuff has really interesting twists, when you listen closely. I really, really love this album. And it has made me listen to HnO in a different way. Daryl Hall is a truly great singer. I have accepted that now. According to the liner notes, Fripp was going to ask Hall to join King Crimson around the time this was recorded (1977). But then Hall and Oates really took off

Yes it is. I love the record that this comes from. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9-pcBggwuM&feature=related

Thanks, in part to this thread, I just picked this up: Many, many great songs on this thing. Thank you VC!

shufflin' and then:

Oh, and this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8kLrrZKnNU Those vocals are like the "Hallelujah" chorus to me. Amazing. Chilling. Heart-wrenching. And completely sublimely beautiful.

With the radio on?