What are you listening to? January 2022
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Zeeba Neighba
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David Bowie - David Bowie (1967)
Was listening to the limited-time David Bowie channel on Sirius XM - caught part of their "Top 75 song" countdown - so in a Bowie mood
Was going to embark on a chronological listen starting with...well David Bowie (1969), but I forgot about this trippy psych folk debut that, of course, didn't do well leading to his first of many stylistic shift. Not sure I've ever spun this one - I probably have it's just mostly forgettable, but lyrically you get some interesting insight in the directions Bowie would go
Was listening to the limited-time David Bowie channel on Sirius XM - caught part of their "Top 75 song" countdown - so in a Bowie mood
Was going to embark on a chronological listen starting with...well David Bowie (1969), but I forgot about this trippy psych folk debut that, of course, didn't do well leading to his first of many stylistic shift. Not sure I've ever spun this one - I probably have it's just mostly forgettable, but lyrically you get some interesting insight in the directions Bowie would go
axolotl
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Orchestra Baobab ~ Pirate's Choice (1982)
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My favourite album: Pirate's Choice by Orchestra Baobab
Our writers are picking their favourite albums. Here, Caspar Llewellyn Smith gets carried away by a magical collision of Cuban and African sounds
Zeeba Neighba
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David Bowie - David Bowie (1969)
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
Unsomnambulist
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The Undertones - s/t (1979)
The song "Teenage Kicks" was John Peel's favorite song.
The song "Teenage Kicks" was John Peel's favorite song.
lpfreak1170
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Blur - Think Tank (2003)
Taking a short break from Prince...will probably start it back tomorrow with The Black Album.
Taking a short break from Prince...will probably start it back tomorrow with The Black Album.
lpfreak1170
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Wendy Waldman - Strange Company (1978)
lpfreak1170
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Hector Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique (Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York/Dimitri Mitropoulos) (1957)
I'm a total novice when it comes to classical music, but I love this performance...and the cover is beautiful!
I'm a total novice when it comes to classical music, but I love this performance...and the cover is beautiful!
Ojai Sam
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Department of Misheard Lyrics:Prince - Purple Rain (1984)
This masterpiece will be followed by the 12" versions of the b-sides and the booted long version of 17 days.
Edit: How damn amazing was he? These b-sides are every bit as good as the album tracks and he just tosses them on the back of a single!
Zeeba Neighba
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And of course naturally
David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971) and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971) and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
I was a bit disappointed when this came out. I was 19 and wanted Purple Rain pt. 2 and instead got this odd little psychedelic album. I've grown to absolutely love it over the years and it's now one of my favorites of his.Prince - Around the World In A Day (1985)
I was a bit disappointed when this came out. I was 14 and wanted Purple Rain pt. 2 and instead got this odd little psychedelic album. I've grown to absolutely love it over the years and it's now one of my favorites of his.
lpfreak1170
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Took me a minute to figure out what was going on. I knew I wasn't 19 when it came out lol.
lpfreak1170
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Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The Boy Named If (2022)
Elvis still has some of that late 70s/early 80s rocker in him.
Listening to this again...a damn fine Costello album.
Zeeba Neighba
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David Bowie - Live in Santa Monica '72
Mick Ronson's guitar (especially on "The Width of a Circle") is fantastic!
Mick Ronson's guitar (especially on "The Width of a Circle") is fantastic!
lpfreak1170
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Prince - The Black Album (1987/1994)
I was so damn ready for this to come out in 1987. Went to the record store immediately after school and was brokenhearted when the owner said the release had been cancelled. A while later I found a vinyl boot of it and of course bought it...quality was crap but I didn't care, I was finally getting to hear it! Bought the CD when it was officially released in 1994 for a few months. Love this album so much!!
I was so damn ready for this to come out in 1987. Went to the record store immediately after school and was brokenhearted when the owner said the release had been cancelled. A while later I found a vinyl boot of it and of course bought it...quality was crap but I didn't care, I was finally getting to hear it! Bought the CD when it was officially released in 1994 for a few months. Love this album so much!!
lpfreak1170
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Prince - Lovesexy (1988)
So this Prince naked on the cover is the album we got instead of the mighty Black Album.
So this Prince naked on the cover is the album we got instead of the mighty Black Album.
lpfreak1170
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Prince - Batman (1989)
This seems to get a lot of flack, but I like it. Gonna be a dodgy 30 years of music after this one...
This seems to get a lot of flack, but I like it. Gonna be a dodgy 30 years of music after this one...
axolotl
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Typically, a dodgy 30 years would be career-killing.Prince - Batman (1989)
This seems to get a lot of flack, but I like it. Gonna be a dodgy 30 years of music after this one...
But, certainly not for Prince.
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