That book def. made me want to invest in a decent selection of 70s R&B and funk.
I'm making a set of this for erika right now. I'll keep you in mind for a set.
A ghost? What's the deal? Is every frat on this campus haunted? And if so, why do people keep coming to these parties, cause it's not the snacks.
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
DavidS - Apr 29, 2005 5:24:55 pm PDT #8410 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
tina f. - Apr 29, 2005 5:34:05 pm PDT #8411 of 10003
I'm making a set of this for erika right now.
Interesting - when I did my search she was the other person who posted about being a big fan of FoS.
I'll keep you in mind for a set.I'll never say no to a Hec-u-mix.
You would like the book, I think, Hec, if you have not read it. Lethem is all about the musical minutia and overlooked pop gems. (In fact the bio of the main character as an adult had a job/hobby that made me go "Hec!" I am being super vague in case you haven't read it.)
Must go - roommate impatient to go to bar!!
Jesse - Apr 29, 2005 5:36:17 pm PDT #8412 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Somewhat relatedly, in an old school R&B/book connection kind of way, I made my mom a mix for her birthday, and I took a couple of songs off Pelecanos's soundtrack to Hard Revolution. Except she didn't know one of them. Whoops. Ah well, I know she'll like it.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 29, 2005 7:51:10 pm PDT #8413 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
No. No words. Other than deeply, deeply wrong.
Now just imagine Pat singing it in tight black leather, like the pictures from his "metal" album.
Mooohahahahhahahahaha!
Hayden - Apr 29, 2005 7:59:21 pm PDT #8414 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
that sums up exactly how I feel at the moment. Nice!
Thanks! I recently got hold of a compilation of super-obscure guitarlicious early 70s funk that you may like, too, Tina.
DavidS - Apr 29, 2005 8:01:56 pm PDT #8415 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I recently got hold of a compilation of super-obscure guitarlicious early 70s funk that you may like, too, Tina.
Is that the one we had in Matthew's sidebar in the book?
Hayden - Apr 29, 2005 8:05:00 pm PDT #8416 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I don't think so, or at least I don't remember if it is. It's called Chains and Black Exhaust. Lemme look up the line-up.
Also, Kathy McCarty has the cover of the Austin Chronicle this week. I found a copy of Dead Dog's Eyeball based on the LITG review, and apparently she has a new album out.
Hayden - Apr 29, 2005 8:09:50 pm PDT #8417 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
1. Curly Davis and The Uniques - Black Cobra Pt. 2
2. LA Carnival - Blind Man
3. Creations Unlimited - Crystal Illusion
4. Black Merda - Cynthy Ruth
5. Jakobs Kelly - Funk Key
6. Gran Am - Get High
7. Hot Chocolate - Good for the Gander
8. Doug Anderson - Here Comes the Preacher
9. Sir Stanley - I Believe I Found Myself
10. Preacher - Life Is A Gamble
11. Jade - Paper Man
12. The Young Senators - Ringing Bells Pt. 2
13. Iron Knowledge - Showstopper
14. Skit I (don't know who by)
15. Skit II
16. Curtis Knight - The Devil Made Me Do It
17. Black Rock - Yeah Yeah
18. Stone Coal White - You Know
It's all seriously Hendricized guitar work over superfunky riffing, kind of like Shuggie Otis.
edit - and here's a review by Dominique Leone: [link]
DavidS - Apr 29, 2005 8:14:50 pm PDT #8418 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's called Chains and Black Exhaust. Lemme look up the line-up.
Yeah, it's in Matthew Spector's sidebar. And I got a copy through Shangri-LA. It's pretty spiff.
Hayden - Apr 29, 2005 8:16:56 pm PDT #8419 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I missed it! I'll get back to work memorizing LITG, though.