Arrakis? More like Ar-ROCK-is! The April 2024 Record-Spinning Challenge Thread

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

9 - Gurney Halleck: This warrior is also a poet. Play something with great lyrics.

Going a bit off the radar for this one.

How many folks knew the dad in Gremlins wrote a ton of great songs?

All courtesy of Hoyt Axton...











Steppenwolf - 7

 

[jfitzy]

9 - Gurney Halleck: This warrior is also a poet. Play something with great lyrics.

Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five And Dimers Like Me

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 9: Gurney Halleck

2Pac - 2Pacalypse Now

 

[ranbalam]

4 - Muad'Dib: This little mouse is resourceful. Play something by an artist that made the most of the resources of the recording studio.

Back in town, and ready to catch up!

For this, I guess I'll go with Lanois, who brings a certain magic to any studio or session in which he works.

 

[ranbalam]

5 - Gom Jabbar: Play something with some venom to it.

The game is on mute, I do that sometimes.

 

[ranbalam]

6 - Stillsuits: Play an album so long that you wish you had a special suit to prevent the need for bathroom trips.

I thought a box set might fit the prompt better, but I felt like spinning this...

 

[Nee Lewman]

Day 9

Fiona Apple - When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He’ll Win the Whole Thing ‘fore He Enters the Ring There’s No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might so When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won’t Matter, Cuz You’ll Know That You’re Right.

How much poetic can an artist be then to give an album a title which is an entire poem!

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

10 - The Butlerian Jihad: This war destroyed all the thinking machines. Eschew electronics and play something acoustic today.



Neil Young - Unplugged

 

[Turbo]

8 - Shai-Hulud: The giant sandworm is the lynchpin of the whole desert ecosystem. Play something by someone highly influential.

Isaac Hayes "Hot Buttered Soul" (1969 Stax; 2024 Craft one-step)

 

[Turbo]

Seems like I forgot to post this:

7 - The Bene Gesserit: Play something bewitching.

Santana "Moonflower" (1977 CBS Japan)
Black Magic Woman.

 

[imtheocean]

10 - The Butlerian Jihad: This war destroyed all the thinking machines. Eschew electronics and play something acoustic today.

Gillian Welch ~ The Harrow and the Harvest

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 07: The Bene Gesserit
Play something bewitching.

The Melvins - Stoner Witch

Lady Jessica’s turn becoming Revered Mother, drinking the water of life and going wild with the face tats was pretty metal.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 08: Shai-Hulud
The giant sandworm is the lynchpin of the whole desert ecosystem. Play something by someone highly influential.

Pixies - Surfer Rosa

Pixies Quiet-Loud dynamic was hugely influential over modern rock for the past 30+ years. Also, Surfer Rosa is kinda like riding a sand worm also sand worms are “Gigantic” also “Hey Paul, hey Paul, hey Paul Let's have a ball”.

 

[Turbo]

9 - Gurney Halleck: This warrior is also a poet. Play something with great lyrics.

José James "1978" (2024 Rainbow Blonde)
Brand new release. Really great soul record that drips with influence from Marvin and Stevie, blending fun smooth party songs with social scorchers, just like the masters did. Superb pressing too. The one-two punch of Trayvon and 38th & Chicago to close out the set is quite poignant.



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[Hemotep]

4 - Muad'Dib: This little mouse is resourceful. Play something by an artist that made the most of the resources of the recording studio.

Ryo Kawasaki - Juice

 

[Hemotep]

5 - Gom Jabbar: Play something with some venom to it.

Las Historias - Las Historias



I had to keep this one on low volume because the woman who has an office next to mine would not approve. First track is Lord of Poison, different from venom but often confused.

 

[imtheocean]

9 - Gurney Halleck: This warrior is also a poet. Play something with great lyrics.

José James "1978" (2024 Rainbow Blonde)
Brand new release. Really great soul record that drips with influence from Marvin and Stevie, blending fun smooth party songs with social scorchers, just like the masters did. Superb pressing too. The one-two punch of Trayvon and 38th & Chicago to close out the set is quite poignant.

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Giving this a listen now, really enjoying it!

 

[jfitzy]

10 - The Butlerian Jihad: This war destroyed all the thinking machines. Eschew electronics and play something acoustic today.

Lightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' In New York

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Day 10: The Butlerian Jihad

Prince - Piano & A Microphone 1983

 

[Nee Lewman]

Day 10

Watchhouse - Watchhouse Duo

A weird moment where a progressive bluegrass group records an intimate stripped down version of their new album with a new name a more expansive sound.