Re: The Challenge Thread
Posted: 11 Jul 2018, 10:21am
Im working thru this Springsteen challenge and the results may be surprising...
he's becoming a round governor of a terrible mid-atlantic state.
The Round Governer was on the Seeger sessions, wasn't it?
"State Trooper" (1982) - Dark themes, I like it. Probably the best song he ever wrote (eventhough Ive only heard a small fraction of his catalog I feel comfortable saying this.)
Yeah definitely some truth to this but like I said the drum don't feel right to me. Back when I used to do a radio show I would get cds from celtic rock bands and the drums often relegated many cds to a one and done rotation.Silent Majority wrote: ↑11 Jul 2018, 11:52amThe Round Governer was on the Seeger sessions, wasn't it?
Death to my Hometown was when I became a begrudging Springsteen apologist. I suspect revbob may be on a similar path.
I'll cede this honor to you but a few days ago I'd have fought you for that title.
Its true in my prime I would have told muppet to piss because Bruce Springsteen fucking sucks.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑11 Jul 2018, 7:00pmIt's hard not to be contemptuous of how you just rolled over and gave it up without a fight. You've gotten old, man. It used to be about the curmudge.
That's the revbob we all, well, not loved, but nodded approvingly toward.revbob wrote: ↑11 Jul 2018, 7:59pmIts true in my prime I would have told muppet to piss because Bruce Springsteen fucking sucks.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑11 Jul 2018, 7:00pmIt's hard not to be contemptuous of how you just rolled over and gave it up without a fight. You've gotten old, man. It used to be about the curmudge.
Sorry for the delay on this, it was one thing after another:Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Jun 2018, 7:58pmOkay, ya dang cow poop, here's ten songs from the under-appreciated 4AD band, The Wolfgang Press. I tried to limit the obvious picks from the superb Everything is Beautiful compilation, but it was hard not to replicate so much of it. Here's whatcha got (in rough chronological order):
01 The Burden of Mules
02 Respect [Elizabeth Fraser reluctantly participated]
03 Assassination K. / Kanserous [This is "Kansas" but with an extra 3 mins or so of an intro. The video is well worth viewing for its creepy/quality. One of my favourite music vids]
04 Hang On Me (For Papa)
05 Shut the Door [One of my favourite bass lines anywhere]
06 Mama Told Me Not to Come (Up All Night Mix)
07 Time
08 Sucker (Martyn Young Mix) [This mix transforms an otherwise so-so song into something compelling]
09 Going South [The video revisits the “Kansas” video]
10 So Long Dead
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Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts. Based on what you wrote, yup, the stuff up to 1988's Bird Wood Cage would be up your alley. The two albums in the early 90s were more electronic dancey and smooth. BWC is definitely their peak, tho.
They seem to have a bit of a Wire trajectory without the Send return. I think that if I got more into their earlier stuff I may wind up being more receptive to their electronic era. It may have just been my mood that day, too.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑05 Aug 2018, 1:38pmThanks for listening and sharing your thoughts. Based on what you wrote, yup, the stuff up to 1988's Bird Wood Cage would be up your alley. The two albums in the early 90s were more electronic dancey and smooth. BWC is definitely their peak, tho.
This was, I believe, their biggest hit, from the early 90s. I'm not keen on it.Kory wrote: ↑06 Aug 2018, 12:45pmThey seem to have a bit of a Wire trajectory without the Send return. I think that if I got more into their earlier stuff I may wind up being more receptive to their electronic era. It may have just been my mood that day, too.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑05 Aug 2018, 1:38pmThanks for listening and sharing your thoughts. Based on what you wrote, yup, the stuff up to 1988's Bird Wood Cage would be up your alley. The two albums in the early 90s were more electronic dancey and smooth. BWC is definitely their peak, tho.