msbelle, thanks for working to straighten everything out! I was very sad when the CDs stopped coming.
You're like my fairy godmother, and Santa Claus, and Q all wrapped up into one! Q from Bond, not Star Trek.
Buffy ,'Help'
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.
Alicia K - Dec 14, 2004 8:55:28 am PST #6463 of 10003
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
msbelle - Dec 14, 2004 8:56:23 am PST #6464 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
mail makes everyone happy, it is a proven fact.
Sue - Dec 14, 2004 10:05:40 am PST #6465 of 10003
hip deep in pie
I read Hornby's Songbook a couple months ago. I was really looking forward to it but was thoroughly underwhelmed -- which is usually my reaction to him, not terrible, just lame. But I thought Songbook would be better.
Yeah, I was underwhelmed with most of it. There wasn't any great insight into why he loved a lot of the songs other than personal connection.
DavidS - Dec 14, 2004 10:25:38 am PST #6466 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Williams' top 5 (the order is arbitary):
Heh, yeah, I like that. I too was underwhelmed by the Songbook. Very little of it stuck with me. One thing that was designed into Lost In the Grooves was that it contained the possibility for disagreement, clashes of aesthetics and broad disagreements about what belonged. Again and again, I just told the writers to make their case.
DavidS - Dec 14, 2004 10:30:45 am PST #6467 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Just for fun and historical perspective...
UK Independent Singles Chart June 1986
1. Bigmouth Strikes Again - Smiths
2. Serpent's Kiss - Mission
3. I Almost Prayed - Weather Prophets
4. Whole Wide World - Soup Dragons
5. We've Got a Fuzzbox... - Fuzzbox
6. Crystal Crescent - Primal Scream
7. Baby I Love You - Colourbox w/ Lorita Graham
8. The Official World Cup Theme - Colourbox
9. Like An Angel - Lemondrops
10. Good Thing - Wooden Tops
11. Sad? - BMX Bandits
12. What's Inside A Girl - Cramps
13. Trumpton Riots - Half Man Half Biscuit
14. It's a Good Thing - That Petrol Emotion
15. Inspiration - Easterhouse
16. Truck Train Tractor - Pastels
17. Big Pink Cake - Razorcake
18. Wild Child - Zodiac Mindwarp
19. Too Many Castes In The Sky - Rose of Avalanche
20. Thru' the Flowers - Primitives
Gandalfe - Dec 14, 2004 10:43:37 am PST #6468 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
It's sad to see how many of those bands I know NOTHING about.
Atropa - Dec 14, 2004 10:45:35 am PST #6469 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh my god, Zodiac Mindwarp. I had completely forgotten about them.
DavidS - Dec 14, 2004 11:35:42 am PST #6470 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh my god, Zodiac Mindwarp. I had completely forgotten about them.
From that same chart...
25. The Kentucky Click - Crime and the City Solution
27. I Walk The Line - Alien Sex Fiend
Sort of the gothy heydey, I expect.
Atropa - Dec 14, 2004 11:43:31 am PST #6471 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh, Zodiac Mindwarp weren't goth by any stretch of the imagination. They were ... well, loosely categorized as metal. The best explanation I can come up with is The Cult + Mother Love Bone + Rob Zombie = Zodiac Mindwarp.
Angus G - Dec 14, 2004 2:39:12 pm PST #6472 of 10003
Roguish Laird
msbelle, thanks for all the hard work! I'll look forward to the CDs. I'm happily to send my mix direct to anyone who doesn't have it...but I think I'll be offering a year-end mix as well so maybe I'll take requests for both at the same time, stay tuned.