Carole King - Tapestry

What an opener!

And "Pigs on the Wing" does NOT suck. Either part. Pink Floyd - Animals is a rocking great record - have loved it since being a teen - was disappointed to discover how un-rock all their other stuff was… Props for the following lyrics - You radiate cold shafts of broken glass Babbling and ...

Just back from watching this - pretty good - loved the dark evil of the first part - was hoping for more. Some aspects a bit ridiculous - pride and prejudice meets What we do in the shadows… whatever - I was entertained

Creation Lake - Rachel Kushner

- excellent book- highly recommend

joelb wrote:
one of my all time favorite 7 inchers. I would not place my band's 7 inch offerings in the top echelon.

Hands down winner in the “rock” category
Also takes the crown for the “ killer singles with only one song” category

REM - out of time

Have not thought about this record in years, but losing my religion was playing in the supermarket, so I listened to the album on the way home. Lots of slow and thoughtful lyrics (low is a particularly great song), unfortunately marred by shiny happy people…

Not crap if there’s joy onstage, crap if there isn’t. This. The music is only the half of it - if there’s communication, dynamics and shit happening between band members then I’m all in. I love seeing a band when they are clearly enjoying it themselves. When it’s rote playing and songs by number, i...

So I saw “the saints” a few months ago - 2 original members, Mark Arm from Mudhoney on vox (weird), Mick Harvey on guitar, and an old Sunnyboy on bass. Went with no hopes of anything…it wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t amazing. I’ve always personally derided legacy acts - particularly of the punk vari...

enframed wrote: Been kind of obsessed with Porridge Radio. Have I said that?

Right there w ya - both recent records are excellent - many things to like

…and a new ep out soon!

This guy - album is pretty great. He has 20 others! Fella can play 52 instruments- sheesh