Mekons Rock & Roll, Fear & Whiskey, The Edge of the World, and OOOH! are the 4-star albums in my book.
I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.
Angel ,'Chosen'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
Hayden - Dec 01, 2004 11:41:35 am PST #6223 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Michele T. - Dec 01, 2004 11:43:59 am PST #6224 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
U.u. = unusual upbringing. I had a friend named Nara when I was a kid.
Raucous Mekons = Rock 'n Roll, the album, especially "Memphis, Egypt," and "Amnesia." I will say that I think "Ghosts" is a great song, but I am also a total Sally Timms stalkerfan.
Hec, do I need to see the Mekons video for reasons other than sheer fangirl completistness?
DavidS - Dec 01, 2004 11:44:57 am PST #6225 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Mekons Rock & Roll, Fear & Whiskey, The Edge of the World, and OOOH! are the 4-star albums in my book.
checks Lost In The Grooves My book too!
Actually, I also really like the album which features "Ghosts Of American Astronauts", So Good It Hurts.
DavidS - Dec 01, 2004 11:45:48 am PST #6226 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec, do I need to see the Mekons video for reasons other than sheer fangirl completistness?
As a total Sally Timms fangirl, you might want to see her go-go dancing.
Michele T. - Dec 01, 2004 11:49:57 am PST #6227 of 10003
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
Actually, I also really like the album which features "Ghosts Of American Astronauts", So Good It Hurts.
As do I! "(Sometimes I Feel Like) Fletcher Christian" was the song that hooked me on them for life.
I have seen Sally Timms do what my former friend Neil called the Sally Dance many times, but a full-scale go-go routine... hm!
Tina may be interested to know that Sally covers Ryan Adams's "The Fools We Are As Men" on The World of Him, her new and very unMekonsy (despite the covers of "Corporal Chalkie" and "Bomb") CD.
DavidS - Dec 01, 2004 11:56:56 am PST #6228 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have seen Sally Timms do what my former friend Neil called the Sally Dance many times, but a full-scale go-go routine... hm!
Well, it's not really a go-go routine. It is basically the Sally Dance being cut into the general mayhem of the video. Also, many shots of Jon's paunch.
Nara - Dec 01, 2004 12:27:06 pm PST #6229 of 10003
"It's no use growing older if you only learn new ways of misbehaving yourself." - Saki
U.u. = unusual upbringing. I had a friend named Nara when I was a kid.
Oh. OH! The "s" was for plural. Sorry, I can be incredibly a bit slow sometimes.
Thank you all for the recs. For the record, I think GoAA is a good song, otherwise I wouldn't be interested in hearing more from the band - it's just not quite my thing. We'll see how I like the rockier stuff.
Hayden - Dec 02, 2004 5:01:35 am PST #6230 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I like So Good It Hurts, too, but it's a real departure for the Mekes, what with the 80 alternarock booming snare and gauzy guitar production and the concentration on pure pop. Go for the snarly stuff I mentioned. The Mekes are best when really, really pissed off.
tommyrot - Dec 02, 2004 5:26:21 am PST #6231 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
When I was living in Madison I had dinner with the Mekons once. And we almost had a Mekon for the night, but he found an elsewhere to sleep.
I only mention this because at one point in the dinner, another Madisonite asked the Mekons if they had watched the Packers game that day.
DavidS - Dec 02, 2004 7:18:10 am PST #6232 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Pardon me for using the board as a way station, but I need to dump some track listings here. Working from last year's Wassail Up? mix, I've concocted a Chrismakuh mix.
Holiday Message Johnny Cash (1994) And To All A Good Night 5 Chinese Brothers Seth Green's Holiday Message Various Artists Twas The Night Snoop Doggy Dogg & Nate Dogg (1997) Clint Frostwood (Chillaz) Chillaz O Holy Night The Kids From South Park (1997) Yulesville Edward "Kookie" Byrnes Cool Yule Louis Armstrong & The Commanders Message From A Jew Jon Stewart (1995) The Chanukah Song Part II Adam Sandler We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo Big John Greer Do You Hear What I Hear/You Really Got Me Bobby Lloyd And The Skeletons Soul Christmas Graham Parker Little Jack Frost Get Lost Frankie Carle Winter Weather Benny Goodman & His Orchestra with Peggy Lee and Art Lund, vocals Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah Brave Combo I Want An Alien For Christmas Fountains Of Wayne Space Christmas Shonen Knife Runaway Christmas Various Artists Merry Old Philosopher #1 Eddie Lawrence Gonna Wrap My Heart In Ribbons Hank Thompson Merry Christmas From The Family Robert Earl Keen In The Bleak Midwinter Mollie O'Brien Christmas Time Is Here The Blue Hawaiians The Saddest Day Of The Year - Jill Sobule Various Artists Hello Mr. New Year The Coolbreezers Auld Lang Syne David Grisman