I *thought* I saw you chowing down at The Proud Bird, fcc.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 00:00 (three years ago) link
that wasn't me being emitt rhodes. that was me stalking emitt rhodes.
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 12 October 2020 00:21 (three years ago) link
Poor guy just couldn’t catch a break.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 02:08 (three years ago) link
I changed my mind. I'll post a couple more so it's less frantic later...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 02:58 (three years ago) link
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#40I Hate Music from Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash (1981) Score: 104Votes: 8 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 02:59 (three years ago) link
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#39Careless from Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash (1981) Score: 106Votes: 7 (0)Youtube: audio track
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 03:00 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQLeR0G1cyM
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 03:00 (three years ago) link
OTM.Support for Sorry Ma tracks is wide and varied, apparently. They might even be best appreciated peppered amongst other stuff like this.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 03:11 (three years ago) link
In a way it’s their most consistent album.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 03:19 (three years ago) link
But on the other hand almost too dense to unpack, which is maybe what you are saying.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 03:20 (three years ago) link
Yeah, the latter. I think like the record better than I did even a couple of weeks ago, having been to forced to think about isolated songs. I've been doing a fair bit of "wait, which is that one again?" etc.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 03:29 (three years ago) link
_Let It Be_, _Time_ and _Pleased To Meet Me_
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 03:56 (three years ago) link
Hey, Ellen, Time says hi.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 04:03 (three years ago) link
Sorry Ma very nearly made my top 5. If Don't Tell a Soul hadn't been remixed (yet) into Dead Man's Pop, Sorry Ma would have nudged past it. Anyway, the Rhino reissue is probably my favorite of those 2008 reissues, and it's too bad that particular edition is out of print because everything from the mastering to the bonus tracks to the artwork/presentation made it definitive.
Bob Odenkirk's a huge fan and talks about it in this great interview from the My Favorite Album podcaast.
― birdistheword, Monday, 12 October 2020 05:21 (three years ago) link
“I Hate Music” is my first TOO LOW. Was top 10 for me.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 12 October 2020 12:26 (three years ago) link
I hate music, not too many votes?
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 12 October 2020 12:38 (three years ago) link
One day, well, I won't
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 13:01 (three years ago) link
Kuleshov Replacement
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 13:03 (three years ago) link
May as well post another one methinks. I'll hopefully post 37-21 starting in about 7 hours...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 12 October 2020 13:06 (three years ago) link
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#38 Black Diamond from Let It Be (1984) Score: 112Votes: 8 (0)Youtube: audio track
I had it at number 8. Maybe their best hard rock performance, hardest best. A big improvement on the original, which I have barely heard *ducks*
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 13:25 (three years ago) link
Oh wait, maybe I am thinking of "Black Diamond Bay."
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 13:26 (three years ago) link
Tommy is a 10^x better bass player than Gene Simmons for one thing. Bob is a more interesting player than Ace. /challops4u
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 13:31 (three years ago) link
One of my favorite of Bob's many squealing leads. How to describe, like Johnny Thunders trying to be Prince?
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 13:38 (three years ago) link
*waits for Bob backlash*
I liked this from Xgau's review of PTTM:https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=The+ReplacementsStinson's perpetually broken promise to harness the power of naked anarchy
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 13:40 (three years ago) link
Wonder where the other 7 BD voters are.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 13:53 (three years ago) link
How to describe, like Johnny Thunders trying to be Prince?
omigod
and failing, hence its beauty
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 12 October 2020 13:55 (three years ago) link
i'm late here and i didn't vote but i see "angels walk" didn't place among the solo tracks, which is ridiculous
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 12 October 2020 14:03 (three years ago) link
Gotta love the 'Hard Luck Woman' rip on 'Unsatisfied' too.
― campreverb, Monday, 12 October 2020 14:24 (three years ago) link
the rhythm section is really tight on this one, which makes bob's solo even funnier
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 14:35 (three years ago) link
like Johnny Thunders trying to be Prince? and failing, hence its beauty...
Trouble Boys has a Westerberg quote along the lines of "Bob's fingers were fast, if not always accurate" and lauds his ability to occasionally fuck up gloriously; can't remember which song has a solo that Bob starts in the wrong key, then bends and mangles to make it work.
― Three Rings for the Elven Bishop (Dan Peterson), Monday, 12 October 2020 15:31 (three years ago) link
I laugh with Bob, not at himxp
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:12 (three years ago) link
Black Diamond was #15 with a bullet on my ballot. I love their cover so much! Also the slightly moody (?) intro is a good fakeout
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link
but i guess the orig song is kinda that way too
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:17 (three years ago) link
The original has some weird outro that they, um, wisely dispensed with.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:21 (three years ago) link
Been dipping back into Trouble Boys because of this poll. So good. Had to avoid it for a long time because it was ultimately depressing.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:22 (three years ago) link
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, October 12, 2020 11:12 AM (ten minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
of course
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:23 (three years ago) link
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, October 12, 2020 11:17 AM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
the replacements do a better job with the intro, adding that little guitar lick before they start singing.
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:24 (three years ago) link
Right. The original starts with some twee Ren Faire ISB Brave SIr Robin instrumentation and vocals.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:27 (three years ago) link
didn't vote for it but it's a great cover version, keeping the good stuff from the original, excising the bad, and adding a few fun elements (like the faint little "ooh" backing vocals during the intro).
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:28 (three years ago) link
lol yeah that medieval plucking is incredibly cheesy xp
― covidiot wind (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:29 (three years ago) link
it really is!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link
I found the quote of Paul talking about Bob's fingers, may post later.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:45 (three years ago) link
I didn't vote for "Black Diamond" because I decided to go with no covers. But it is GREAT and many times better than the original.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:47 (three years ago) link
Yup. I broke my no cover rule for that one
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 16:54 (three years ago) link
can't remember which song has a solo that Bob starts in the wrong key, then bends and mangles to make it work.
all of them?
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 12 October 2020 17:55 (three years ago) link
Ha!So I am reminded that Bob's stagewear choices of dresses, tutus and trenchcoats was directly influenced by Captain Sensible.
― She Thinks I Will Dare (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 12 October 2020 17:56 (three years ago) link
my appreciation for kiss began with "beth" and the replacements' "black diamond."
― fact checking cuz, Monday, 12 October 2020 18:00 (three years ago) link
It’s pretty impressive, for what amounts to be a fairly straight cover version, how much better they made that song.
Believe I had it in my top 20 but there were moments I had “Black Diamond” a lot higher as it almost perfectly captures their whole act. A blistering rock number that, oh by the way, is a Kiss song.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 12 October 2020 19:33 (three years ago) link