June 10, 20251 yr comment_957460 Wait, there was a Devo assisted Disney Devo 2.0 (aka Dev2.0 or DEV2.O)? When Disney Met Devo https://www.runoutnumbers.com/blog/2015/9/13/oh-no-its-devo-20-when-devo-met-disney It's all about devolution after all. Edited June 10, 20251 yr by blessingx Report
June 12, 20251 yr comment_957528 The more I listen, the more I love this; unique sound and she still has so much passion in her singing. "This House" hits a bit hard, but all is great. Report
June 12, 20251 yr comment_957538 11 hours ago, skullguise said: The more I listen, the more I love this; unique sound and she still has so much passion in her singing. "This House" hits a bit hard, but all is great. Ohmigosh, I love "This House". So melodramatic. Right up there with "Winter Kills" in terms of depressing music. (For some reason, I'm always reminded of an SNL skit of a desperate, drunk woman in her apartment, "I'll shout from my window, to anyone listening: 'I'm losing!'" 🤣 ) In my top 10 favourite songs with her singing, with "All Cried Out", "Where Hides Sleep", "Winter Kills", "Goodbye Seventies", and others. I first discovered it as the B-side to "Love Letters", with a guitar solo instead of that bridge section. This is that version: Report
June 12, 20251 yr comment_957540 27 minutes ago, Dusty Chalk said: Ohmigosh, I love "This House". So melodramatic. Right up there with "Winter Kills" in terms of depressing music. (For some reason, I'm always reminded of an SNL skit of a desperate, drunk woman in her apartment, "I'll shout from my window, to anyone listening: 'I'm losing!'" 🤣 ) Hmmm, is that Gilda Radner in her satirical commercial for "Haley's Bristol Cream?" She parodied the real commercial of a woman telling another woman to call a man and not wait for him. So she tries it a couple times and the men are not available; she ends up yelling out to a stranger int he street, and you then see a bum in her apartment drinking with her.... Tried a quick search for the video, didn't find it. Report
June 12, 20251 yr comment_957545 2 hours ago, skullguise said: Hmmm, is that Gilda Radner in her satirical commercial for "Haley's Bristol Cream?" She parodied the real commercial of a woman telling another woman to call a man and not wait for him. So she tries it a couple times and the men are not available; she ends up yelling out to a stranger int he street, and you then see a bum in her apartment drinking with her.... Tried a quick search for the video, didn't find it. Yeah, that sounds right! Report
June 12, 20251 yr comment_957553 On 6/10/2025 at 12:08 PM, blessingx said: Good God! How on earth am I going to unsee that? Report
June 12, 20251 yr comment_957556 21 hours ago, skullguise said: The more I listen, the more I love this; unique sound and she still has so much passion in her singing. "This House" hits a bit hard, but all is great. Hmmm. Will have to give a listen. I'm a huge AM fan! Report
June 12, 20251 yr comment_957558 2 hours ago, dsavitsk said: Good God! How on earth am I going to unsee that? 😄 I'm from that part of Ohio and went to Kent State where the Casale brothers did also and dad taught. Devo was big in my life. I can't explain it, but 2.0 is unbelievably slightly growing on me. Slightly. Just listen to it 20 more times! Uncontrollable Urge switch from sex to junk food is kinda funny. Report
June 13, 20251 yr comment_957561 I thought Uncontrollable Urge wasn't too bad, maybe a bit too tame (I've always like the manic-ness that Devo brought to the stage). I appreciate they did "the dance" where they line up and switch their feet back and forth..... Report
June 13, 20251 yr comment_957578 On 6/12/2025 at 4:34 PM, dsavitsk said: Good God! How on earth am I going to unsee that? Part of the problem is the earworminess of the original tune. So, to start, pick a song that you find greater-than-or-equal-to in its earworminess. For example: Report
June 13, 20251 yr comment_957582 21 minutes ago, Dusty Chalk said: Part of the problem is the earworminess of the original tune. So, to start, pick a song that you find greater-than-or-equal-to in its earworminess. To wit: I'll see your yellow song and raise you one red one... Report
June 14, 20251 yr comment_957612 20 hours ago, dsavitsk said: I'll see your yellow song and raise you one red one... That's the spirit! Of course, that one's kind of cheating, since it references Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight", but still, it's brilliant. Report
June 14, 20251 yr comment_957625 Sure, it's not for everyone. I discovered Junior Brown in '94. I immediately loved his retro country style and sense of humor. But his ability on the "guit-steel" is what completely sold me. Report
June 14, 20251 yr comment_957627 21 minutes ago, swt61 said: Sure, it's not for everyone. I discovered Junior Brown in '94. I immediately loved his retro country style and sense of humor. But his ability on the "guit-steel" is what completely sold me. I saw him live at least 2, maybe more times back in the 90s. He's really great. Report
June 15, 20251 yr comment_957636 I love Junior Brown and have a couple of his CDs. Highly recommended! Report
June 16, 20251 yr comment_957682 I totally went down the Kardi rabbit hole. I love hard pop. The girl has such a crazy soulful voice, and that vibrato is just (chef's kiss), yet the music they play rocks my socks right off. Kinda reminds me of Shirley/Garbage. Report
June 17, 20251 yr comment_957750 I've been listening to bands like Animals as Leaders, Asymmetric Universe and Liquid Tension Experiment. I love this song: Report
June 18, 20251 yr comment_957754 Gadabout Season by Brandee Younger (2025) https://album.link/psfqgzn0sqxzr Example: I listened to this the first time yesterday, and I was not sure about posting it. Just as an FYI I normally only post here if it is a recommendation of some sort. But once I reflected on this new album, I can see what is going on. I first listened to Brandee about three years ago with her Somewhere Different release. But this release did not really fit that same jazz mold. They have taken much more of a Andreas Vollenweider side to harp than the Jazz fusion mix they did before. So in that context, I like it. Its only real flaw is that it reminds me that I want to listen to some Andreas. I don't think that a great selling point for an album, is that it makes you want to listen to another album. Report
June 18, 20251 yr comment_957758 Lots of 90's Yello. Visual representation with artistic license: Report
June 18, 20251 yr comment_957789 For Alfred - Alfred Brendel was a big part of my early classical journey. Readily available from Columbia House on sale, they had the Phillips and Decca recordings. And since I was in full exploration mode and he recorded things that many people didn't record, I ended up with a pile of his albums. Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 by Alfred Brendel (1980) https://album.link/fxnrsg7pgznc8 Example: and Beethoven: Für Elise; Eroica Variations, Op.35; 6 Bagatelles Op.126; 6 Ecossaises by Alfred Brendel (1985) https://album.link/v4df2crd6cksf (boy this page pretty much didn't exist) Example: This is an example of recording something that most people don't. People play Für Elise, they use it as an encore, and the audience goes 'awe', but most performers don't recorded it. So like Murray Perahia, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Tilson Thomas, Vladimir Horowitz, he was a big influence. Report
June 18, 20251 yr comment_957796 1 hour ago, mikeymad said: For Alfred - Alfred Brendel was a big part of my early classical journey. Readily available from Columbia House on sale, they had the Phillips and Decca recordings. And since I was in full exploration mode and he recorded things that many people didn't record, I ended up with a pile of his albums. Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 by Alfred Brendel (1980) https://album.link/fxnrsg7pgznc8 Example: and Beethoven: Für Elise; Eroica Variations, Op.35; 6 Bagatelles Op.126; 6 Ecossaises by Alfred Brendel (1985) https://album.link/v4df2crd6cksf (boy this page pretty much didn't exist) Example: This is an example of recording something that most people don't. People play Für Elise, they use it as an encore, and the audience goes 'awe', but most performers don't recorded it. So like Murray Perahia, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Tilson Thomas, Vladimir Horowitz, he was a big influence. Brendel was my favourite interpreter of Schubert's solo piano music. Check out his Wanderer Fantasy. This is more of a class on Schubert, taught/curated by Brendel: The sun seems so cold here The blossom is withered Life is old And what they say is empty words: I am a stranger everywhere. Totes relatable. Report
June 19, 20251 yr comment_957868 This Here Is Bobby Timmons by Bobby Timmons (1960) https://album.link/7zrr3czbnmxkr Example: Can't we just relax and listen to more Bobby? Sad to think that he only made it to 38yo. Report
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