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greg
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Canada
159 Posts |
 Posted - 02/26/2003 : 13:35:44
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Hello people,
I would like to hear from people about their choices for top ten albums that you must have. One catch though too keep it interesting,
no Frank Black as I already have or am actively seeking out all of his recordings that I am aware of.
frankusblackus, your opinion would be appreciated and respected.
Thanks all
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big_galoof
= Cult of Ray =
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2003 : 14:45:26
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tom waits - rain dogs
tom waits - frank's wild years
richard buckner - since
richard buckner - impasse
wilco - being there
wilco - summerteeth
rolling stones - exile on main street
varnaline - songs in a northern key
firehose - flyin' the flannel
jim o'rourke - insignificance
steve earle - el corazon
steve earle - i feel alright
john scofield - a go go
medeski, martin and wood - combustication
calexico - hot rail
son volt - trace
drive-by truckers - southern rock opera
los lobos - this time
soul coughing - ruby vroom
those are some of my past and present favorites.
TBG
visit the big galoof's frank black trade list here:
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KingOfSiam
- FB LinkMaster -
USA
460 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2003 : 17:18:36
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Some CD's I that I love To Listen to:
Faith No More - Live at the Brixton Acadamy
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
Beatles - Abbey Road
Praxis - Transmutilation
Lovage - Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By
Poe - Haunted
The Police - Reggatta de Blanc
Ween - The Mollusk
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Freaky Styley
Radiohead - Kid A
Sigur Ros - ()
Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
Tosca - Opera
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
Follow For Now - self titled
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
Velvet Undergound - Loaded
Kruder & Dorfmeister - Sessions
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cvanepps
= Cult of Ray =
USA
442 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2003 : 17:19:15
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In no order:
Public Image Limited - Happy?
Public Image Limited - Compact Disc
The Clash - Sandinista
Elvis Costello - This Year's Model
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
Big Audio Dynamite - Megatop Phoenix
Cibo Matto - Viva La Woman
Ween - The Mollusk
Frank Black - Cult of Ray (I was never much for rules)
Neil Young - Decade
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Johnny Yen
= Cult of Ray =
USA
408 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2003 : 18:39:12
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Oooh, I love this question.
califone: sometimes good weather follows bad people
giant sand: glum/Unsungglum (available from giantsand.com)
michael hurley: sweetkorn
neutral milk hotel: aeroplanes over the sea
kinks: arthur or the decline and fall of the british empire
fats domino: fats is back
serge chaloff: blue serge
residents: demons dance alone
neko case: blacklisted
bob dylan: nashville skyline (or the Dylan/Cash session bootleg)
Yep. That's my ten, as of this second.
Hey, shouldn't this be in a different topic?
-johnny
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
2291 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2003 : 19:15:50
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My list:
Led Zepplin 4
Rage Against The Machine
Harvest - Neil Young
Faith - The Cure
Seventeen Seconds - The Cure
Flaming Lips - Soft Bulletin
Pixies - Surfer, Doolittle, Bossanova, and Trompe
Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
Strange Days - Doors
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chipahoyboy
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112 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2003 : 20:43:38
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They Might Be Giants- Self Titled "Pink Album"
The Replacements- "Tim" or "Let It Be"
Elvis Costello- "Blood and Chocolate"
The Fall- "I Am Curious Orange"
The Silos- "Cuba"
REM- "Fables of the Reconstruction"
XTC- "Drums and Wires"
God, my list is all 80's!!!
Weezer- first 3 are good (althought I like Pinkerton, Blue, then Green in that order)
Red Hot Chili Peppers- "Californication"
Bruce Springsteen- "Born To Run"
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JamesM
= Cult of Ray =
308 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2003 : 22:07:26
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My top 10, as of now. In no particular order.
1. Replacements - "Let It Be"
2. Rolling Stones - "Let It Bleed"
3. Loud Family - "Days for Days"
4. Camper Van Beethoven - "Key Lime Pie"
5. Victor Krummenacher - "St. John's Mercy"
6. Neil Young - "Harvest Moon"
7. Velvet Underground - "Loaded"
8. Television - "Marquee Moon"
9. The Von Bondies - "Lack of Communication"
10. David Bowie - "Low"
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astroman
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Portugal
84 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2003 : 01:13:44
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Silver Jews-The natural bridge
Dead can dance-The serpent´s egg
They might be giants-Apollo 17
PJ Harvey - Stories from the city...
Pavement - Wowee Zowee
dEUS-In a bar, under the sea
Thindersticks - Donkeys
Make up-I want some
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2003 : 05:06:41
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All of the above are excellent choices so heres my two cents worth:
Johnathan Richmand & The Modern Lovers
Solex - Low Kick and Hard Bop
Bobby Cohn - Bobby Cohn
Kings of Convenience - Versus
Cornelius - Fantasma
The Stooges - Raw Power
Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On
The Folk Implosion - One Part Lullaby
Blonde Redhead - Melodic Citionique
Tortoise - Standards
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peter radiator
= Cult of Ray =
USA
653 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2003 : 09:12:10
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Originally posted by JamesM
My top 10, as of now. In no particular order.
1. Replacements - "Let It Be"
2. Rolling Stones - "Let It Bleed"
3. Loud Family - "Days for Days"
4. Camper Van Beethoven - "Key Lime Pie"
5. Victor Krummenacher - "St. John's Mercy"
6. Neil Young - "Harvest Moon"
7. Velvet Underground - "Loaded"
8. Television - "Marquee Moon"
9. The Von Bondies - "Lack of Communication"
10. David Bowie - "Low"
-Jimmy M.
Damn. If you played an instrument and lived near Savannah, Georgia, I'd suggest we start a band...
~ Peter Radiator
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peter radiator
= Cult of Ray =
USA
653 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2003 : 09:47:52
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Originally posted by greg
Hello people,
I would like to hear from people about their choices for top ten albums that you must have. One catch though too keep it interesting,
no Frank Black as I already have or am actively seeking out all of his recordings that I am aware of.
frankusblackus, your opinion would be appreciated and respected.
Thanks all
[EDIT: Moved - Dave Noisy]
Alright, thanks for the interesting challenge. I don't have as much free time anymore to listen to music intently for pleasure, and as a result, I'm probably going to fall back on some tried and true favorites from years past. By the way, Frank recently listed 10 records he feels were most influential to his musical evolution in a great newspaper article that can be found elsewhere on this site. You may find that enlightening.
In no particular order, way more albums that never fail to inspire me than you asked for:
The Feelies - Only Life
Daniel Lanois - For The Beauty of Wynonna
Bob Dylan - Biograph boxed set (impossible to choose 1 album, this is a good place to start)
Catherine Wheel - Happy Days
Jon Wayne from Texas - Texas Funeral
Gong - Flying Teapot
The Velvet Underground - self-titled third LP
Sun Ra - Live in Berlin
John Hammond - So Many Roads
Webb Wilder - It Came From Nashville
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Aladdin Recordings boxed set
Alex Chilton - Stuff
The Modern Lovers -original John Cale and Kim Fowley demos compilation on Rhino
Camper Van Beethoven - II & III
Moon Martin - Shots From A Cold Nightmare / Escape From Domination (first 2 LPs on 1 CD)
Television - self-titled 1992 release
MSR Madness Volume One (vintage song-poem 45 compilation)
Eleventh Dream Day - El Moodio
The Posies - Frosting On The Beater
Moe Tucker - I Spent A Week There The Other Night
John Lee Hooker - Live At The Café Au-Go-Go
Patti Smith Group - Radio Ethipoia
Big Star - #1 Record / Radio City (first 2 LPs on 1 CD)
Talking Heads - The Name of This Band is Talking Heads
Luna - Bewitched
The Swimming Pool Q's - The Deep End (expanded reissue CD)
Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth
Lou Reed - The Blue Mask
Speed The Plough - Wonder Wheel
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
The Gories - I Know You Fine, But How You Doin'?
Monks of Doom - Meridian
Pinback - This is a Pinback CD
James Brown - Motherlode
The Band, et al - The Last Waltz
Happy hunting!
~ Peter Radiator
"Real music is out there and real people are making it." ~ Webb Wilder |
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JamesM
= Cult of Ray =
308 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2003 : 13:55:48
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You've got some excellent taste in music yourself, Mr. Radiator; The Posies, Chilton / Big Star (ain't "Like Flies..." a great album?), Lou, Dylan, Jonathan Richman, Luna, The Monks of Doom. Christ almighty, man. If you were a female I'd marry you on those virtues alone.
The Velvet Underground's third LP was fantastic. The last song I played during a very drunken impromptu jam session (wherein two of the four members of the group barely knew how to play an instrument, not that I'm a virtuoso or anything), we played "What Goes On," and the organ player played this amazing solo on a Hammond B3. The most fun I've ever had playing in a band.
-Jimmy M. |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2003 : 14:32:04
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beach boys - pet sounds
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Visiting Sasquatch
= Cult of Ray =
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2003 : 15:07:57
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2003 : 15:37:28
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Hmm.. I might go onto about 15 albums or so. They may not even make it into my cd player anymore, but they certainly shaped my idea of what make an artist fantastic. (Most of the discs are pre-1995. I think that's when I dropped-out altogether.)
Shudder to Think - Pony Express Record
Jawbox - Grippe
Flux of Pink Indians - Strive to Survive Causing the Least Suffering Possible
Sex Clark Five - Strum and Drum!
King Crimson - Red
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Lou Reed - Transformer
the Clash - S/T (US)
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
Throbbing Gristle - Heathen Earth
Kinks - Preservation (Acts I & II)
Unrest - Perfect Teeth
Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
Richard Hell & the Voidoids - Blank Generation
Future Sound Of London - Dead Cities
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greg
- FB Fan -
Canada
159 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2003 : 17:09:54
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Holy Shit!!!
Do you people realise I have to get a second job to finance these musical selections I have been offered? Hell, I geuss that means that I have too get a first job.(scratching my head in utter dismay)
Seriously though, I really think it is quite cool too see what everybody else listens too.
I am very new to this forum and have been very entertained by many of the posts. I think I will stay awhile. Thanks again!! |
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Mellzah
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Posted - 02/27/2003 : 22:48:01
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I guess as compared to the rest of you, my tastes aren't nearly as refined.
My top ten (minus frank black + the pixies), in no particular order.
1. Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream
2. Hum- You'd Prefer an Astronaut
3. The Flaming Lips- Transmissions from the Satellite Heart
4. David Arkenstone- In the Wake of the Wind
5. Elton John- Madman Across the Water
6. Juno Reactor- Bible of Dreams
7. Luscious Jackson- Fever In, Fever Out
8. Rasputina- How we Quit the Forest
9. Vast- Visual Audio Sensory Theater
10.Radiohead- OK Computer
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2003 : 01:17:18
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Originally posted by Visiting Sasquatch
Pinback is excellent!...I don't feel like compiling a list right now though... :P
I don't know if we're supposed to mention the AP here, but isn't the drummer for Pinback a member of the list?
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CaptainMaximus
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Posted - 02/28/2003 : 05:20:33
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Top ten, at the moment---most of this usually stays the same, however. In no particular order:
1. Pixies---Doolittle
2. Frank Black---Teenager of the Year
3. Television---Marquee Moon
4. Talking Heads---Remain in Light
5. Wire---Chairs Missing.
6. Modest Mouse---Moon and Antarctica.
7. Velvet Underground---Loaded.
8. The Fall---hard to pick one here; maybe start with A-sides, though I prefer Extricate, Nation's Saving Grace, Wonderful Frightening World, Marshall Suite, UNutterable, etc.
9. Pavement---again, hard to pick one
10. Silver Jews---American Water |
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2003 : 09:09:39
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I usually listen to about three albums a day when I'm working at home, so asking me for a top ten usually makes my head explode, so I'm going to have to add some more in there(can greatest hits count, thier abit of a cope out but who cares when the bands are amazing)? and some Irish bands nobodies ever heard of:
Capratone - The Art of Go
The Jimmy Cake - Brains
Rollerskate Skinny - Horsedrawn Wishs
Scott Walker - Boy Child(very good to work to)
Silver Apples - Silver Apples
Pixies, Pixies Pixies
Mum - Mum(also very good to work to)
Lambchop - Nixon
Bjork - Greatest Hits(and again, very nice to work to)
Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
I wish I had some proper The Fall, Pinback and Make Up stuff to listen to, so I think I'll rob some off a friend of mine who has loads of thier stuff!
daddy or chips? |
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Steak n Sabre
* Dog in the Sand *
Uzbekistan
1013 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2003 : 11:06:19
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Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland, Axis Bold as Love
Beatles- Beatles65, White Album
Hawkwind- Space Ritual
Blue Cheer- Inside/Outside
Frank Zappa/ Mothers- We're only in it for the Money, Zoot Allures
Mr. Bungle- Disco Volante
Clutch- Jam Room
Bluetip- Dischord 101
Kyuss- Blues for the Red Sun
Deadbolt- Tijuana Hit Squad
Melvins- Stoner Witch
Ozric Tentacles- Arborescence
Motorhead- Ace of Spades
Residents- Icky Flix DVD
Rev. Horton Heat- It's Martini Time
Blue Oyster Cult- Secret Treaties
King Crimson- Discipline
Dead Kennedys- Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Allman Brothers- Live at the Fillmore East
Fu Manchu- In Search Of...
Pink Floyd- Meddle
Prong- Prove you Wrong
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Posted - 02/28/2003 : 12:10:10
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| bran van 3000 - glee |
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ProverbialCereal
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USA
2953 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2003 : 18:12:11
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Failure - "Fantastic Planet"
great band. sadly they broke up. The lead singer/guitar is the rhythm guitar player of A Perfect Circle.
Derek |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2003 : 05:56:52
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I'd like to add 2 bands you all seem to have forgotten:
Sonic Youth (Evol, Dirty,...)
Primus (Frizzle Fry,...) |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2003 : 09:51:54
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i have mentioned the the on this forum before. very good 80s/90s band. soul mining and dusk are definitely recommended to anyone feeling adventurous - the former has some of the best lyrics i have ever heard.
also - marquee moon (television)
and - of course - superfly (curtis mayfield). supa funky
Baz
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2003 : 12:30:56
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I like to keep my Marquee Moon for speacial occasions, it's such a brillant album, I've over done listening to it alot so I like to ration it out now. Sly & the Family Stone are really good Bazza for funky fun shit and I would highly recommend Luke Vibrants Nuggets 1 or 2 to anyone who likes outer space funk Kraut Rock with bells on.
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1439 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2003 : 13:08:59
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i love sly stone very much - theres a riot goin on is a fantastic album and as a huge funk fan his material is top notch. stand is the most uplifting song of his repertoire. nice.
There may be no 'I' in team, but there's a 'ME' if you look hard enough. |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
6214 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2003 : 13:50:59
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I really like
Weezer-Pinkerton
Pixies-Bossanova
Frank Black-Dog in the Sand
Guided By Voices-ALien Lanes
Throwing Muses-Limbo
Green-Green
Kinks-Something Else By
Grandaddy-Sophtware Slump
John Lennon-Plastic Ono Band
lot's of things actually...
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misterwoe
= Cult of Ray =
Greece
675 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2003 : 14:09:41
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Here are some good ones:
The Butthole Surfers-Locust Abortion Technician
They Might Be Giants-Lincoln
Pixies- Tromp le Monde
Randolph Hayes and the Black Miracles- Clown of Death (EP)
Ben Kweller- Sha Sha
Pink Floyd- The Final Cut
Violent Femmes- Hallowed Ground 
Moby- Into the Blue (?)
My mind just went blank...I'm going to go now.
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peter radiator
= Cult of Ray =
USA
653 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2003 : 20:51:14
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quote:
Originally posted by JamesM
You've got some excellent taste in music yourself, Mr. Radiator; The Posies, Chilton / Big Star (ain't "Like Flies..." a great album?), Lou, Dylan, Jonathan Richman, Luna, The Monks of Doom. Christ almighty, man. If you were a female I'd marry you on those virtues alone.
The Velvet Underground's third LP was fantastic. The last song I played during a very drunken impromptu jam session (wherein two of the four members of the group barely knew how to play an instrument, not that I'm a virtuoso or anything), we played "What Goes On," and the organ player played this amazing solo on a Hammond B3. The most fun I've ever had playing in a band.
-Jimmy M.
Man, that's funny. My girlfriend of 11 years (let's just call her a wife) shares some of my musical tastes but not all, but I guess I'll keep her.
If you really dig the Velvets, you'll get a kick out of this story:
A few years back, I got drunk with Moe Tucker while she hustled me at pool in a trashy honky-tonk bar. Then I crashed on her couch and in the morning made her bacon and eggs and we watched Terms of Endearment.
That's true.
~ Peter Radiator
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mereubu
= FB QuizMistress =
USA
2677 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2003 : 07:38:14
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You lucky duck! Moe Tucker is the best! I once saw her on a double bill with Jonathan Richman and she was hilarious. JoJo had spurned the chocolate chip cookies I brought him (I figured, well, "he eats with gusto, damn, you bet" so he might like cookies) and Mo was like, "Hell, bring em out here! I'll eat them!" So my husband and I sat around with Mo and Sterling at their little folding card table where she was selling CDs and she gave everyone who bought something a cookie. She smoked generic cigarettes and did the best damned version of "Bo Diddley' that I have ever heard. Anyone interested in Moe can get copies of her stuff straight from the source at:
http://www.spearedpeanut.com/tajmoehal/ |
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JamesM
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 03/09/2003 : 09:30:46
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Holy shit. I love both of those stories. I've only met one musician ever, and it was for like 30 seconds. Chris Xefos (of King Missile and Moth Wranglers fame) in Chattanooga, TN. at this bar I was watching him play at.
I said, "Good show."
He said, "Thanks."
We went our seperate ways. Exciting, no?
-Jimmy M. |
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mereubu
= FB QuizMistress =
USA
2677 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2003 : 10:48:16
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| Heh-heh. I saw King Missile on my honeymoon in exotic St. Louis. (You're laughing at me now, aren't you James? We were young and poor. :-) Someone gave us tickets as a wedding present. They were pelting the crowd with condoms. Fun show. |
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JamesM
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Posted - 03/09/2003 : 13:31:48
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Actually, that sounds like the greatest fucking honeymoon ever.
-Jimmy M. |
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mereubu
= FB QuizMistress =
USA
2677 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2003 : 13:54:06
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| Aw, thanks. |
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