PopTodd

"revolution #9"

I am looking for someone to review my new album, too. The traditional media outlets have NOT been very good about responding. Pretty disheartening, actually. Hope that you're not experiencing the same. Sorry that I have not gotten around to listening to the SCS album again, but I have been bombarded by new music today. I promise to make room for it today and write you a more-comprehensive review. I did like it a lot, and am looking forward to digging in even more.

Since being recommended to me in THIS THREAD, I've seen his album covers popping up in the "Now Playing" threads a few times. And he's been getting some more chatter around here, too. Lots of fans? I like this record (Melted), too. I think that I'll check out the first one, as well.

That's not a mistake on my part. That's how they spell it. They were/are big B52's fans, and it's something of a tribute to that whole thing. (Or so I've read.)

If you can make it out. It's the show where we say goodbye to my label.

This song is mesmerizing. Great arrangement, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyJgdIXej0A I know that Gilberto Gil did a version of it on one of his albums, too. But this version is just different. At first it appears to be kinda new age-y, but keep listening and the arrangement draws you in.

And here is a short documentary about the band, too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf0UQz8g0HA

Was just thinking about these guys again today and wanted to rave again. I remembered this thread and, well... BUMP! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K74GSl3T7tQ

Fred Schneider on "The Power of Pussy" by Bongwater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzT_BMB5ZRM Truly inspired. (sorry for the skipping. not sure who made this one and work won't let me access the other video on YouTube. And, I don't want to post it if it's really nasty.)

I attend a Unitarian Universalist church. For those of you unfamiliar with the denomination, it is a humanist church. Our congregation, in particular, has a pastor that is hard left-leaning, and particularly humanist. He quotes Emerson and Thoreau more than any Bible, Torah, or Koran. In fact, his sermon last week was almost entirely based upon Walden. Funny thing is, upon reading Thoreau's other influential writing -"Civil Disobedience" - you come to realize that he was a pretty hardcore Libertarian. Ironic.

It's on their Hold Me Up record. I was looking for it at YouTube, but there's nothing there. I'll see if I can dig it up for you somewhere else. EDIT: Here is at least a sample, for the time being: http://www.google.com/url?q=http://s0.ilike.com/play%23Goo%2BGoo%2BDolls:Never%2BTake%2BThe%2BPlace%2BOf%2BYour%2BMan:259764:m5364531&sa=X&ei=CHmsTMfAJoH88Aakt_mrCA&ved=0CBMQ0wQoADAA&usg=AFQjCNFOWdRKfQidhA5CaozXHuaEJkTGZg

Just turned 40, myself. I think that, at this board, as opposed to other indie/underground/hipster music boards, you are right around average. Kinda nice for a change, no?

Artifice: Looking at your selections for today, if you are not familiar with that Goo Goo Dolls record that I have with me today, you really should hear it. Simply a great, punky power pop record. As opposed to the sappy powerless PAP they're doing today.

The Incredible Lance Diamond on Goo Goo Doll's cover of "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"

Or any of Bernie Worrell's keys, or Adrian Belew's guitar on some of those other records.

Yup. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEt-IaRbcVY Wait until right near the end. I love how nobody mentions anything about her, or who she is. Just another face in the crowd. But we know.

Say baby doyawannalaydownwithme? Say baby doyawannalaydownbyMYside? SAY BABY!!! EDIT: I cannot believe that nobody has yet mentioned Eric Clapton's solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".

That TDI thing just makes me smile. And, mj: I was thinking more of songs that were written specifically for use as the show's theme.

Jerry Garcia's pedal steel playing on CSN's "Teach Your Children"

Oh, and I would also like to see: The Decline of Western Civilization (Penelope Spheeris) on that list.