What are you listening to? June 2023
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Ojai Sam
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I really like that album and Eric. Always thought he should form a duet with Moe Tucker.Eric Bibb ~ Home to Me (2000)
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I really like that album and Eric. Always thought he should form a duet with Moe Tucker.
Isn't Bib Tucker a brand of Whiskey?
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Isn't Bib Tucker a brand of Whiskey?
Bib & Tucker Bourbon - Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
Welcome to Bib & Tucker, home of award-winning small-batch bourbon whiskey with flavors inspired by the 1880s. Click here to learn more.
www.bibandtuckerbourbon.com
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Yawning Man - Long Walk Of The Navajo (2023)
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Killer Mike - Michael (2023)
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Motorpsycho - Yay! (2023)
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Sigur Rós - ÁTTA (2023)
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Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork - 20th Anniversary Tour 1986 (1987)
Reading "You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After The Breakup" gave me a totally different perspective on The Monkees.
Why? Because the Prefab Four, despite their personal ups and downs, never surrendered themselves to years of fruitless litigation. This was probably because none of them (other than Michael Nesmith) could afford it. In fact, the need for money combined with the unexpected longevity of their TV show enabled them to keep fanning the flames of Monkeemania to this day, despite the death of all but one member.
This live album is an artifact of their 1986 reunion tour which started off with all four guys on board but Mike jumped ship when the tour was extended. The remaining three not only couldn't use the group name, they couldn't even sell this album through the usual retail channels. Copies were available only at their shows, making this their rarest release. I bought my copy a few weeks ago but today I couldn't even find one on Discogs, eBay, or Amazon.
So it must be just a lame concert souvenir, right? Wrong! 20th Anniversary Tour 1986 is an action packed double LP featuring all the hits and a a few new songs that hold up remarkably well. Wiki says it was recorded at the two final shows, in Charleston, West Virginia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Not exactly hotbeds of live music but you would never know it from the animated crowds, which are mixed low enough to permit enjoyment of the topnotch sound quality. The performances are also fine, with just enough self-deprecating repartee to convey the joyous mood without going over the top. It is a real plus that that Micky and Peter left the playing to their hot road band.
One can only regret that The Beatles didn't figure out a way for two or three of them to perform together on stage in the decades after they imploded. But then their live shows were never more than a chance to make a lot of money from screaming teenagers. The Monkees may not have had the same artistic pretensions but they sure had a lot more fun.
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Reading "You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After The Breakup" gave me a totally different perspective on The Monkees.
Why? Because the Prefab Four, despite their personal ups and downs, never surrendered themselves to years of fruitless litigation. This was probably because none of them (other than Michael Nesmith) could afford it. In fact, the need for money combined with the unexpected longevity of their TV show enabled them to keep fanning the flames of Monkeemania to this day, despite the death of all but one member.
This live album is an artifact of their 1986 reunion tour which started off with all four guys on board but Mike jumped ship when the tour was extended. The remaining three not only couldn't use the group name, they couldn't even sell this album through the usual retail channels. Copies were available only at their shows, making this their rarest release. I bought my copy a few weeks ago but today I couldn't even find one on Discogs, eBay, or Amazon.
So it must be just a lame concert souvenir, right? Wrong! 20th Anniversary Tour 1986 is an action packed double LP featuring all the hits and a a few new songs that hold up remarkably well. Wiki says it was recorded at the two final shows, in Charleston, West Virginia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Not exactly hotbeds of live music but you would never know it from the animated crowds, which are mixed low enough to permit enjoyment of the topnotch sound quality. The performances are also fine, with just enough self-deprecating repartee to convey the joyous mood without going over the top. It is a real plus that that Micky and Peter left the playing to their hot road band.
One can only regret that The Beatles didn't figure out a way for two or three of them to perform together on stage in the decades after they imploded. But then their live shows were never more than a chance to make a lot of money from screaming teenagers. The Monkees may not have had the same artistic pretensions but they sure had a lot more fun.
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Shellac - 1000 Hurts (2000)
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Breathless ~ Chasing Promises (1989)
A number of RYM reviewers say that this is their favorite album by this band, but I find I can't rate it that highly, since it's too damn bright.
"They are potentially great songs, but just can't listen to them as they are so bright - sounds like the band don't have a bass player or drummer."
A number of RYM reviewers say that this is their favorite album by this band, but I find I can't rate it that highly, since it's too damn bright.
"They are potentially great songs, but just can't listen to them as they are so bright - sounds like the band don't have a bass player or drummer."
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Siouxsie & The Banshees - Peepshow (1988)
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The Who - Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy
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Elvis Presley - Love Letters from Elvis (1971)
Album of leftovers from the That's The Way It Is and Elvis Country sessions of 1970. Both of those are better albums, but there's still some solid tracks on this one
Album of leftovers from the That's The Way It Is and Elvis Country sessions of 1970. Both of those are better albums, but there's still some solid tracks on this one
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Well I'm not recommending it just my opinion - it takes a certain person to enjoy 70s Elvis, and I'm that personI will take your word for it.
Thank you for running interference, tho'.
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