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elasticnorseman · « **Reply #50360 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 04:23 pm »

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (1963)

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WC · « **Reply #50361 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 04:47 pm »

The Big Express - XTC (Format: 320K MP3 from MOG)

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elasticnorseman · « **Reply #50362 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 05:35 pm »

Live - They Might Be Giants (1999)

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milford3 · « **Reply #50363 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 05:46 pm »

Lyndon · « **Reply #50364 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 06:04 pm »

Dylan Hicks Sings Bolling Greene

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http://www.dylanhicks.com/

Robert Christgau review:This is complicated. Minneapolis critic and singer-songwriter Hicks recently published a debut novel called Boarded Windows, about which you can believe Dana Spiotta ("eloquent and unusual") and Greil Marcus ("whispered, confided, mused") or you can believe me ("buncha bohos wax clever about art until you want to paste someone"). Its seventh most important character is a country-singing aesthete of implausible renown named Bolling Greene. But these aren't simply Hicks's renditions of Greene's previously nonexistent songs. They're also songs about goings on in the novel itself to which Greene couldn't have been privy as well as a leftover about a golf course that, as Greene's widow complains in the notes, it's impossible to imagine the vaguely delineated cult hero writing. I love the first four and like all 10, because the same fine distinctions that make my teeth hurt at 252 pages are piquant at a hooky half hour of rhymes I can ignore at will. If you crave concrete detail in your songwriting, here's your fix, from "West Texas wind/Blowing headlines in my lap/Lonely Man Takes Nap/Chubby Girl Learns Tap" to "The musty olive carpet/The sticky minibar/The grainy baby movie/The broken VCR." A MINUS

I bought the book, as it has a download code. It did bug me that the code only allowed for basic mp3, but on his website, you can just buy the music, and then get FLAC, or higher resolution. GRrrrrrrr.

WC · « **Reply #50365 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 06:16 pm »

The Last Town Chorus - The Last Town Chorus (Format: 320K MP3 from MOG)

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ltr317 · « **Reply #50366 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 06:18 pm »

Quote from: WC on 18 Oct 2012, 01:27 pm

Siren - Heather Nova (Format: 320K MP3 from MOG)

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Yipes, those lips are made for kissing. Oh, I guess the music is pretty good too?

elasticnorseman · « **Reply #50367 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 06:22 pm »

Foreign Affairs - Tom Waits (1977)

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simoon · « **Reply #50368 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 06:39 pm »

Quote from: cheap-Jack on 16 Oct 2012, 02:15 pm

Hi.

I've been wondering where those classical music lovers gone? Have not seen any classical
recommendations here for a while!

c-J

I post something here from time to time. But my taste in classical music tend toward the modern and avant-garde. Not exactly easy listening.

Hell, I don't even relate to too many people on the classical circle, since I don't like very much from pre-20th century.

Here's one I listened to last night -

SlushPuppy · « **Reply #50369 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 07:05 pm »

The Mighty Orq - To the Bone (2008)

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SlushPuppy · « **Reply #50370 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 07:11 pm »

Quote from: ltr317 on 18 Oct 2012, 06:18 pm

Yipes, those lips are made for kissing. Oh, I guess the music is pretty good too?

She has an interesting biography on Wiki.

Mercury Rev (one of my favorite bands) backed her on "Storm". It's a great album.

WC · « **Reply #50371 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 07:16 pm »

Two Suns - Bat for Lashes (Format: 320k MP3 from MOG)

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WC · « **Reply #50372 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 07:22 pm »

Quote from: ltr317 on 18 Oct 2012, 06:18 pm

Yipes, those lips are made for kissing. Oh, I guess the music is pretty good too?

I liked the music.

Cover looks pretty good also.

She is a singer-songwriter from Bermuda. Guitar based songs with female vocals. Sounds like you would be interested in based on the other music you have posted.

SlushPuppy · « **Reply #50373 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 08:14 pm »

Big Audio Dynamite II - The Globe (1991)

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ltr317 · « **Reply #50374 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 08:17 pm »

Thanks guys. I have to check out Heather's music next week. This week is the CMJ music marathon in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Hundreds of bands from around the world in dozens of venues. So far I'v attended sets by Tall Heights, Caitlin Canty, Darlingside, Little Green Cars and Idgy Dean. Tonight I'm going to see Santah, Hey Marseilles (I've seen them before), and JJAMZ. JJAMZ are the first initials of the five band members, all of whom played in different and interesting bands previously. One of the Js, Jason Boesel was the drummer for Rilo Kiley and Bright Eyes.

SlushPuppy · « **Reply #50375 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 08:22 pm »

Quote from: ltr317 on 18 Oct 2012, 08:17 pm

Thanks guys. I have to check out Heather's music next week. This week is the CMJ music marathon in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Hundreds of bands from around the world in dozens of venues. So far I'v attended sets by Tall Heights, Caitlin Canty, Darlingside, Little Green Cars and Idgy Dean. Tonight I'm going to see Santah, Hey Marseilles (I've seen them before), and JJAMZ. JJAMZ are the first initials of the five band members, all of whom played in different and interesting bands previously. One of the Js, Jason Boesel was the drummer for Rilo Kiley and Bright Eyes.

Sounds like a great time. Are you doing a write-up or is this just for fun?

WC · « **Reply #50376 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 08:44 pm »

You Are Free - Cat Power (Format: 320K MP3 from MOG)

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ltr317 · « **Reply #50377 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 09:14 pm »

Quote from: SlushPuppy on 18 Oct 2012, 08:22 pm

Sounds like a great time. Are you doing a write-up or is this just for fun?

Just for fun, but my review of the Rogue 99 has to take a back seat this week. Sorry Dave.

SlushPuppy · « **Reply #50378 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 09:36 pm »

Quote from: ltr317 on 18 Oct 2012, 09:14 pm

Just for fun, but my review of the Rogue 99 has to take a back seat this week. Sorry Dave.

I'll give you a break on this one. That music marathon sounds like a blast!

WC · « **Reply #50379 on:** 18 Oct 2012, 09:41 pm »

The Scream - Siouxsie and the Banshees (Format: 320K MP3 from MOG)

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