Mal ,'War Stories'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
I nearly got crushed being pushed against the front of the stage at a Cramps show in Boston in the late 80's. It was at the Channel. I managed to pull myself up and onto the stage from where I watched the rest of the show.
In summary, once I managed to survive a near-death experience, I had a great time!
I'm betting on Ple having it.
I have it, but not on a machine I can access right now, due to Fan Failure.
Lee! But I should be able to access it tomorrow! Then all will be well! But I don't have the other.
I know it's only the beginning of October, but I'll ask it now anyway:
What's your favorite Christmas album? Not favorite song, but the one (or more) album that you love to put on every December?
Lee! But I should be able to access it tomorrow! Then all will be well! But I don't have the other.
Thanks! But I decided I really needed it, so I obtained it through other means.
Should I be embarrassed to admit it is The Carpenter's Christmas Album?
I was only able to find library entries, but I love an album called Acoustic Christmas. I'm sure I bought it years ago out of the $5 bin at a big box store, but it's quite a nice little arrangement of traditional tunes. They're spirited and fun, but not so oppressive that it can't be background music.
I supposed I could try to figure out that new-fangled rawk thing, if people were interested.
My stepfather's Tidings Of Comfort And Jazz (which is awesome and everyone should own it), selections from the "Very Special Christmas" albums, and the Peanuts Christmas album. No holiday season is complete without "Linus and Lucy".
What's your favorite Christmas album? Not favorite song, but the one (or more) album that you love to put on every December?
The Chieftains,
The Bells of Dublin
Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians,
Now Is The Caroling Season
Laurie Lewis And Tom Rozum,
Winter's Grace
Low's Christmas
Also, Yo La Tengo's little Xmas EP with the Sun Ra cover, but I can't remember its name.
What's your favorite Christmas album? Not favorite song, but the one (or more) album that you love to put on every December?
For cheesy nostalgia factor it's hard to beat The Harry Simenone Little Drummer Boy with Thurl Ravenscroft's (voice of Tony the Tiger, and also sing's the Grinch's song) basso profundo voice making pronouncements over a 50s easy listening chorale.
Charlie Brown Christmas probably signifies the season to me as much as anything.
Though I do play the Phil Spector xmas album front to back pretty often.
Among more recent offerings I love the Five Chinese Brothers Window Shopping For Christmas, and also Santa's Got a GTO (put together by Rodney Bingenheimer and loaded with fantastic power pop).
I'm also fond of Shorty Rogers West Coast jazz version of the The Swingin' Nutcracker. That one's very cool. I use a lot of snips of this on my Beatnik Exploitation Xmas Mix.
Do compilations count? Rhino's Hipster's Holiday is very fun and listenable. I also like Christmas Time With Eddie G. - a mix of oddments and rockers tied together with an extended bit by Billy West playing all three Stooges in an aborted xmas project.