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Yeah, there should be something fusion on mine -- have to go with Return to Forever, Romantic Warrior -- Chick's compositions on that are so perfect. And again with the lyrical. I doubt there will ever be anything classical, because in my case, it's all about the original composition, not the performance. But if there was, it'd be something like von Karajan conducting Concertgebouw Amsterdam Orchestra (or whatever it's called, I only ever remember "Concertgebouw"), playing Pictures at an Exhibition or New World Symphony or the like. EDIT: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra -- it's just that when I was first rediscovering classical music, my local library at the time had a lot, so I checked several things out each week, and the RCO just nailed it every time. Glassworks should be on my list, too, haven't listened to it in a while, maybe I should.

Transistors of Mercy -- sort of in the background...more listening than watching...

Nate, my guess is they just increase them incrementally, but then they don't release all the ones in between.

But...but...but...beyond #1 & 2 (really, tie for first), I don't know what my favourite albums are...that said, I'll take a stab at it. I don't analyze what it is I like about music so much, so taken with "what I could think of at the moment": 1 (tie). Pink Floyd, Animals -- this is one of the first albums that ever made me feel prescient -- like I knew what they were going to play next, even though I could never write something as brilliant as this, their writing was just sympatico with my sensibilities -- the perfect ebb and flow of rock and space of "Sheep", the majesty of "Dogs", just everything...also, I find this guitarsy album to be the perfect complement to the synthy... 1 (tie) . Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here -- from the restrained fanfare synth line opening, to that first most perfect guitar note, to the Orwellian "Welcome to the Machine", to the groovy slower-melody-on-faster-melody of "Have a Cigar", to the campfire-style strumming of the title track, to the perfect closing of the rest of "Shine On, You Crazy Diamond", it just doesn't get any better than this. I heard David Gilmour talk about writing one of the post-Waters guitar albums, and he mentioned that they had a formula -- about 50% instrumental (he was talking golden era). Instead of being repulsed by that, I realized that some of my favourite music is about 50% instrumental. 3. Talk Talk, Spirit of Eden -- I love the patience of this album, and putting "Desire" sort of in the middle, so it builds up to it and then comes down from it afterwards on side 2, separates it from any other album I've heard, post-rock or otherwise. 4. Rob Dougan, Furious Angels -- so morose. And again, offset by disparity -- "Drinking Song" offsets the rest of the album nicely. 5. Marillion, Childhood's End -- prog, intended to be listened in one sitting, it's about drinking and girls and finding oneself, this was the soundtrack of my divorce. Still, not as morose as you'd think. I've heard the demo...but they got it right with the final studio album, which was then recreated live on La Gazza Ladra. 6. In the Nursery, Hindle Wakes -- modern chamber music, fantastically lyrical instrumental music. I'm almost afraid to see the movie at this point. 7. Kraftwerk, Computer World -- synthpop perfection, from beginning to end. 8. Vangelis, Heaven & Hell -- instrumentalism, and yet again, offset in ~ the middle by a song. Goes from nightmarish dissonance to angelic beauty like no-one else (not even Mike Oldfield, one of my other favourites). I'll arbitrarily stop there.

I am definitely following this San Francisco story to see how it all turns out.

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Afghan Whigs, Gentlemen -- possibly my favourite LP of 1993. Waiting the entirety of "If I Were Going" (3 minutes!) before introducing the drums in "Gentlemen" (track 2) may be one of my favourite moments in rock'n'roll. And I love the cover -- so disturbing. Like seeing Alia Atreides depicted in film.

I find this picture pretty amazing: He's looking straight at the yarn, despite the fact that he can't see: I'm going to start using that as an expression -- "his hearing was so good, he could echolocate yarn".

It also went down on people's lists (peoples' lists?) when TiVo became a thing, and people could always watch the other thing later.

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Gojira, L'Enfant Sauvage One of my favourite metal bands. Hopefully seeing them live in about two weeks, I've missed all concerts except one or two for the last several months.

For some reason, I can't see those last 5 and one or two before that. EDIT: And now I'm getting them on mine -- seems the images are being corrupted...:\ Must be me. I probably have a virus or something. I love the cat one, though -- glad I can see that. Sounds like a name, Linn "Whiskey Cask" Sondek.

An hour and 20 minutes of Klaus Schulze:

(involuntarily shudders)

Found on Facebook with the comment: "Look at the size of that kid's head! It's like a giant pouty feather duster!"

I'm posting that as my status on Fracasbook.

So...? She's...? Marrying the Dalek? Or is that the all-female pic with props...? That knit Tardis cap rules. I want one.

Swamp thang

That ice climber looks like she just bought a Toyota or something.

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