favorite songs

[james]

it’s amazing that you can go your whole life and not hear music from a very good band. just the luck of the click on youtube. gonna explore their other songs.

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I discovered New Order well after what I would say is their peak, but if you never hear something you never know. Music is much more easily accessible now. Still have plenty of New Order to explore, but definitely like their sound.

[james]

Having been in the operating room a few times, sometimes the doctor would have some music playing. So before one of my surgeries last fall, I made a playlist on spotify and took my phone with me into the ER. When I asked the nurse if she would play it until they put me under, she said “sure”. They probably turned if off after I was under, but it was fun while they were prepping me.

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LOVE that James! I’m fortunate thus far not to have more than two surgeries in my lifetime (knock on wood) and all I remember from the first was talking to them about MASH before they put me under.

I think I’ve only posted on Arcade Fire track thus far, though they have so many. This one came across my path again tonight. I’ve mentioned Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner and pretty much all of his other endeavors before, posting many tracks. Well you’ll see him in this video and he toured with Arcade Fire during this tour. On the one hand I think he’d make a great addition to the band, but on the other I like all of his other projects. Anyway, one of their more recent tracks:

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With all my talk about Dan Boeckner you’d think he’s my favorite musician. Not sure I’d say that, but just appreciate how many projects he’s done well. He had his first solo album about a year ago. From what I’ve heard I don’t love it, but definitely like this track.

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I re-watched American Beauty for the first time in some time a few weeks ago. It still holds up. Anyway, this one is in it and another great track from The Who, who I still say are an underrated band in comparison to their British Invasion peers.

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I’ve never been the biggest Eagles fan, but I’m not The Big Lebowski when it comes to them either. Heard this one recently and I’m definitely a fan. Makes me think of a night out in say 70s LA.

[james]

one of my oldie favorites. it sounds different from the record version so this appears to have been performed live. jay black had an amazing voice.

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[james]

I learned today that Nedra Yvonne Talley-Ross, the last surviving Ronette passed away on April 26th. This happened to be my wedding anniversary. I have to admit I got choked up when I started listening to these songs.

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I know I posted plenty of 90s tracks a little while back and plenty were from British bands each I listened to quite a bit back then. Oasis and Blur were the big ones during the Britpop years, but when Different Class came out it seemed as though a lot of people could get behind “Common People” and the rest. And while they’re not as known over here, they were surely one of the biggest 90s bands over the pond. I’d say it was indeed warranted too as they were a bit of a different sound compared to a lot of what was out there then and they also had a run of three pretty strong albums in a row along with a couple of film soundtrack appearances including Trainspotting’s. They’ve been covered by Franz Ferndinand (this track) and even David Bowie. “Mis-Shapes” is not my favorite Pulp track, but it’s up there. Seems yet another anthem from Different Class and it was a great track that to kick off the album with. Finally, I’ll add their recent comeback with a track from their latest album (which I’ve not heard).

[james]

A whole bunch of super stars and pete best.

Better quality video on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1409543127861862?s=yWDuG2&fs=e&mibextid=Nif5oz

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An all time classic.

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Harry Hole episode 1, on vinyl no less.

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Apparently it’s been 20 years. Not as big a fan as I was of the band and they definitely dropped off, but still plnety from the first couple of albums. Still like this one though.

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