May 2020 Record Challenge Thread (PRIZE RAFFLE AT THE END!)
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RowBearToe
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Day 10 - An album that makes you YEARN
The Black Keys - The Big Come Up
Track 9: Yearnin'. Posting a few hours early because I'll be busy all day for Mother's Day tomorrow.
The Black Keys - The Big Come Up
Track 9: Yearnin'. Posting a few hours early because I'll be busy all day for Mother's Day tomorrow.
imtheocean
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Day 9: Just Dancing...
Sylvan Esso ~ What Now
Sylvan Esso ~ What Now
Yer Ol' Uncle D
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Day 10: An album that makes you YEARN
I yearn for live music in a small club. I fear it's gonna be a long time before this becomes a reality. So long that many of the best venues may not survive the wait.
Here's a record taped live at one of my favorite clubs - The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC.
Like countless others, they're just trying to weather this thing. If you're a live music fan, please do what you can to support your local venues while they're down and out. If you'd like to support The Grey Eagle, here's a link -
greyeagletaqueria.com
Budos Band - The Shape Of Mayhem To Come - Live At The Grey Eagle Halloween 2015
I yearn for live music in a small club. I fear it's gonna be a long time before this becomes a reality. So long that many of the best venues may not survive the wait.
Here's a record taped live at one of my favorite clubs - The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC.
Like countless others, they're just trying to weather this thing. If you're a live music fan, please do what you can to support your local venues while they're down and out. If you'd like to support The Grey Eagle, here's a link -
Merch — The Grey Eagle Taqueria
Show your love for The Grey Eagle with our custom logo t-shirts, jackets, stickers and more!
greyeagletaqueria.com
Budos Band - The Shape Of Mayhem To Come - Live At The Grey Eagle Halloween 2015
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Fleetwood-Matt
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Day 9 - Let's Dance!!
ABBA- Voulez Vous
Was originally planning on playing Body Talk but looks like multiple people had the same idea and beat me to it, so I'm gonna go with ABBA. You can never go wrong with ABBA
ABBA- Voulez Vous
Was originally planning on playing Body Talk but looks like multiple people had the same idea and beat me to it, so I'm gonna go with ABBA. You can never go wrong with ABBA
gaporter
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DAY 10 - AN ALBUM THAT MAKES YOU YEARN
Mitski - Be the Cowboy
Wasn't sure which direction to take this theme but decided to pick an album that made me yearn for a person and a time, I suppose. Mitski's music resonates with me in a way I can't really describe... but I don't know if I've ever had an album hit me at the right time when I needed it more than Be the Cowboy. I'm not too interested in recapping a pretty dark time in my life but the context is that from August to September 2018, I went through an awful break-up and once it was finally over, I gravitated to this album. The themes of heartbreak, loneliness and desperation that are sprinkled throughout it were striking a core with me, at a time when I was feeling devastated and isolated and heartbroken. Even now, I listen to it and feel some of those same chills and rushes of emotion as if I was right back in 2018, locking myself in my dorm playing this album as loud as I possibly could without getting noise complaints.
Mitski - Be the Cowboy
Wasn't sure which direction to take this theme but decided to pick an album that made me yearn for a person and a time, I suppose. Mitski's music resonates with me in a way I can't really describe... but I don't know if I've ever had an album hit me at the right time when I needed it more than Be the Cowboy. I'm not too interested in recapping a pretty dark time in my life but the context is that from August to September 2018, I went through an awful break-up and once it was finally over, I gravitated to this album. The themes of heartbreak, loneliness and desperation that are sprinkled throughout it were striking a core with me, at a time when I was feeling devastated and isolated and heartbroken. Even now, I listen to it and feel some of those same chills and rushes of emotion as if I was right back in 2018, locking myself in my dorm playing this album as loud as I possibly could without getting noise complaints.
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Fleetwood-Matt
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Day 10 - YEARN
Adele - 25
Yearning hits differently at 1am so I wanted to play this before I go to bed. Throwback to fall of 2015 which was easily the lowest point I've ever hit. I was depressed and lost and then to top it all off I experienced my first real heartbreak. Afterwards was alone and felt totally isolated, which is the perfect mood for a new Adele album! The first time I listened to this I was grocery shopping and I started crying in front of the cashier because these songs were just hitting me so good. The depression and desperation of "All I Ask", the hope for closure on "Hello", and the longing of "A Million Years Ago"were the heavy hitters then and even still they still bring me back to that time
Adele - 25
Yearning hits differently at 1am so I wanted to play this before I go to bed. Throwback to fall of 2015 which was easily the lowest point I've ever hit. I was depressed and lost and then to top it all off I experienced my first real heartbreak. Afterwards was alone and felt totally isolated, which is the perfect mood for a new Adele album! The first time I listened to this I was grocery shopping and I started crying in front of the cashier because these songs were just hitting me so good. The depression and desperation of "All I Ask", the hope for closure on "Hello", and the longing of "A Million Years Ago"were the heavy hitters then and even still they still bring me back to that time
LeeVing
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Day 10: An album that makes you YEARN
It isn't this specific album, but I miss the days of really good vinyl scores. The days of thrift stores, antique malls, Craigslist, free curbside finds, etc. are essentially over.
This is a score from the end of my thrifting days when things really started drying up here - about 7-8 years ago.
Cream – Disraeli Gears
ATCO Records – 33-232, 1967
Mono
Pressed at Monarch
It isn't this specific album, but I miss the days of really good vinyl scores. The days of thrift stores, antique malls, Craigslist, free curbside finds, etc. are essentially over.
This is a score from the end of my thrifting days when things really started drying up here - about 7-8 years ago.
Cream – Disraeli Gears
ATCO Records – 33-232, 1967
Mono
Pressed at Monarch
LeeVing
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I think I'll try to keep this thrift score theme going for my plays tonight....gotta stay up and reset my clock to work tomorrow night.
Murfocakes
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Day 10 - An album that makes you YEARN
Marvin Gaye - I Want You
Marvin Gaye - I Want You
Ponman2003
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Day 10 - to Y.E.A.R.N.
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
Peace and love
One day, right?
gafacaode
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Skeletonframes
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Day 10 - An Album That Makes You YEARN
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Talk about yearning. I don’t know if there’s a song on this album that doesn’t make me “want” down to my core. I’ll be honest, I don’t even know what half the songs are about, but just the music and singing makes me believe they are about a primal hunger for some person, place, or feeling.
So, if they’re about his dog or favorite Chinese joint down the street, please don’t tell me. Haha.
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Talk about yearning. I don’t know if there’s a song on this album that doesn’t make me “want” down to my core. I’ll be honest, I don’t even know what half the songs are about, but just the music and singing makes me believe they are about a primal hunger for some person, place, or feeling.
So, if they’re about his dog or favorite Chinese joint down the street, please don’t tell me. Haha.
Bluecloud777
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I've just stumbled over this thread. Lovely idea. 
I will try to post the recent days over the next days and then continue daily.
So day 1
Mylene Farmer "Ainsi soit je..."
This was the first vinyl I bought (hard to get back then in Germany). I must have bought it in 1990 when I was 12. I still like her a lot as a singer and seen her perform live in Paris last year.
I actually didn't buy a lot of vinyl back then (lots of CDs though) and just got into really collecting vinyl in 2017. 
I will try to post the recent days over the next days and then continue daily.So day 1
Mylene Farmer "Ainsi soit je..."
This was the first vinyl I bought (hard to get back then in Germany). I must have bought it in 1990 when I was 12. I still like her a lot as a singer and seen her perform live in Paris last year.
I actually didn't buy a lot of vinyl back then (lots of CDs though) and just got into really collecting vinyl in 2017. 
