PopTodd

And I am now obsessed with trying to find out what it was. It was one of those that was so bad, it was like a train wreck. I could not turn it off because I just had to see how much worse it would get. It was a sort of rootsy-grungy rock song. Playing was competent, production was competent, singing was competent, even if there was no real melody to speak of. And that is where the problem resides: the SONGWRITING. So, so awful. Not just no melody, but the lyrics were so trite and yet self-important at the same time. It was obviously a protest song of some sort, but it really really had nothing

Television Marquee Moon Venus Days Beauty Trip See No Evil

Yeah, the most important thing is getting him a guitar that he'll WANT to play. To that end, an electric would probably be the better choice, because he'll be able to make all sorts of cool noise with it and will be more-likely to be something that he'll want to actually pick up and play. That is, unless he loves folk music.

No "Bad Penny"? No "Passing Complexion"?

GIRLS ARE FOREVER - A compilation of—mostly—obscure girl group songs, assembled for me by a friend at work who is a bit of a girl group obsessive. Some great stuff on here that I had never heard before.

Jellyfish Baby's Coming Back Joining a Fanclub The King Is Half Undressed Bye Bye Bye New Mistake

UO were everywhere in Chicago in the 90s. I ran into those guys all over the place! I mean everywhere. They even popped into my band's rehearsal space one night when we were rehearsing. (Our drummer's roommate was friends with them.)

And... The Wrens? Please?

Urge Overkill Positive Bleeding Bionic Revolution Sister Havana Bottle of Fur The Kids are Insane

Pretty much every Roky Erickson song I heard as a cover first, or at least every song that has a cover version appear on this fantastic tribute record, which I bought before ever hearing anything from Roky or the Elevators: (And, looking back, I see that I mentioned this record earlier in the thread, but I felt it bore repeating in response to the post that I quoted.)

Pixies HeyThe Holiday SongTameWhere Is My Mind?Alec Eiffel

Yeah. I like them. Have you heard Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever? They should have a new EP coming out this year, too (after their 2016 EP was my #1 of the year). An Aussie band with elements of the NZ sound. Adore them and cannot wait for this one. First single here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMxrvIqqmlk

Hopefully: Fumaça Preta (they've done one a year for the last couple of years) Salad Boys

David Bowie Oh! You Pretty Things Moonage Daydream Queen Bitch Heroes Up the Hill Backwards Of course, I maintain the right to change these at any moment.