rghammo
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Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
Continuing my trek through the 80's.
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Bad Religion - Against The Grain
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And how could I forget ...
What are these like? I just read their bio on All Music Guide and still have no idea what it might sound like.
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The dBs - Stands For Decibels
After the 80's thread, I am going back through a bunch of albums from that decade that I haven't listened to in a while.
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That sounds cool. You can send the mp3 to your phone via text message, is that right?
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The Cure- Faith, Pornography, 17 Seconds, Japanese Whispers
BTW I think Disintegration was 1990? No?
AMG and Amazon have it listed as "Original Release Date: May 2, 1989." All the Cure you mention are excellent too but I think Disintegration is my favorite of theirs.
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If I had to say, I guess the 80's represents the smallest fraction of my music collection. I started wondering if it was a weak decade as decades go or just me missing out on a lot of good stuff, so I made a list of my favorite bands/albums:
Pixies – Doolittle
Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
The Cure – Disintegration
The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
Paul Simon – Graceland
R.E.M. – Document
Tom Waits – Swordfishtrobomes
Richard Thompson – Shoot Out the Lights
The Waterboys – Fisherman's Blues
The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come
Prince – Sign 'O' The Times
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
Talking Heads – Remain in Light
Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
Minutemen – Double Nickels on the Dime
U2 – War
Joy Division – Closer
Mission of Burma – Signals, Calls & Marches
Cowboy Junkies – The Trinity Session
Billy Bragg – Life's a Riot With Spy Vs Spy
The Clash – Sandinista!
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Get Happy
Lyle Lovett – Pontiac
Yours?
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Donovan - Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976
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Clinic - Internal Wrangler
It's bad when you can't even remember downloading something, but I have no idea why this is on my computer or who this is. Sounds ok so far though.
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The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America
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My ranking would be:
If You're Feeling Sinister
Tigermilk
The Boy With the Arab Strap
Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Sinister is one of my all time favorites as well.
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"Tennessee DT Albert Haynesworth has been suspended without pay for five games for stomping on the head of the Cowboys' Andre Gurode, the NFL announced. It's the longest suspension ever for onfield conduct."
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My Morning Jacket - Okonokos
I was never completely won over by these guys until Z (I know I'm in the minority here), but Okonokos is certain to become my favorite of theirs.
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The Stone Roses - Second Coming
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The Hold Steady - Boys And Girls In America
I have really disliked these guys in the past despite their hype around here, but this is making me want to revisit those earlier albums.
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Tea for One was never performed live by the full band. I just checked "The Complete Guide to Music of Led Zeppelin" to confirm. This is true for most of the songs off Presence. Great song though.
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I totally forgot about Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men. I've read that so many times. I love short books that are just fabulous. But I also love long books that are fabulous.
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John Irving - The World According to Garp
John Irving - A Prayer For Owen Meany
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
Ernest Hemingway - A Farewell to Arms
Raymond Carver - What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
William Kennedy - Ironweed
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I think it's a real return to form. Become the Enemy is a contender for song of the year. It won't top their prime stuff or my albums of the year, but it's getting a lot of play lately.
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How is it?
Second time through now. Sounds like a Pernice Brothers album. It always takes me a couple of listens, but I like it so far.
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Pernice Brothers - Live a Little
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I wanted to put Sam Bean on there. I could see him being on my list with a few more albums.
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I'd add Joe Henry and Colin Meloy to the list. Am I the only one who prefers Waits' later stuff? I love everything from Raindogs to Real Gone, and with the exception of Small Change (and Nighthawks) almost never listen to his earlier records.
I prefer Waits 80s stuff, which explains why I forgot about all those earlier records. Some good albums (with some amazing songs) but nothing I like as much as the Swordfishtrobones-era albums.
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Yeah, I totally forgot about all those albums Waits did pre-1980. If Costello isn't eligible, Waits wouldn't be either.
I went back and forth with Frank Black and left him off because while I love the Pixies, it's not his songwriting that does it. I would also probably add Robert Smith and Thom Yorke. Does Yorke handle all the lyrics for Radiohead? If so, then definitely him just for Bends and OK Computer alone.
Neil & Jerry Lee
in Someone Else's Song
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That is such a great album.