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I heard John Lennon’s mid-70s song “#9 Dream” earlier this week for the first time in at least a decade.

That song might have the all-time worst gap in quality between the verses and the chorus. That chorus is just . . . “awful” seems too inadequate a term.

"Ah bowakawa poussé poussé"? That one?

So it's a little on-the-nose, what of it

Sonic Youth --> Neu!

Jacques wrote: Thu Apr 24, 2025 5:38 pm P.E. led me to all kinds of abrasive electronic music, and opened my eyes to the possibilities of sampling.

*nods*

...which naturally brings me to this, up next on YouTube.

"There are better records"

Yep, we're doing this.

Must be my old timer's syndrome.
:lol: Pretty sure I'm older than you are by about five years! *waves cane* ...I happen to love Sister , as any right-thinking person does, so this jumped out at me

pylon
I adored their debut album when it crossed my path in 1982. I still have the 7" single of ...

I enjoyed Becoming Led Zeppelin (2025), the documentary about the band's early years, covering their formation and career up to, I think, early 1970. I'm not much of a Zeppelin fan, but it was a well-made film.

Not long after that, I bought Sonic Youth's album Schizophrenia and another door opened in my head.

Sister?

...For me the gateway artists were Elton John, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, David Bowie, (the) Sweet, Queen. You know: most of the rock music that got played on the radio in the ...