Turbo
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So you finally got that discount super-sized package of CDR’s you ordered from China in 2006 and the Talking Heads set is coming Monday?
November Challenge Thread: All-Stars Edition!
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So you finally got that discount super-sized package of CDR’s you ordered from China in 2006 and the Talking Heads set is coming Monday?
avecigrec
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Day 7: I ran the November 2021 thread, based on Neil Young lyrics. I gotta go with the day 31 prompt on this for obvious reasons:
I had something else in mind originally, but @imtheocean got me wanting to listen to some DBT.
- “I’m The Ocean, I’m the giant undertow” – Play something with a great guitar riff, or involving the ocean
I had something else in mind originally, but @imtheocean got me wanting to listen to some DBT.
Rip_City
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Day 8: @Turbo hosted September 2021 themed on the Talking Heads. Everyone has “that band / artist” for themselves.
Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves (signed)
The moment I heard Loud City Song over seven and a half years ago while biking home from an absolutely miserable job shortly after dropping out of college, it completely changed my understanding of what music could sound like, having been exposed to a very limited amount of experimental music on my own accord prior. I can't think of another album that captured my imagination and my headspace like that one. It marked the beginning of my dive into the vast pool of musical variety that the art pop genre offers to patient listeners. In the case of Julia, with each revisit to a different record of hers, I can make a slightly new observation about her voice, the environment created from the music, her lyrics (often gibberish; often based in feeling in contrast to concrete meaning), genre variety, and/or the flow from track to track. In a live context, a good number of her songs take on a different form with dissonant, dizzying arrangements.
As of now, this long-awaited record is still top honors of 2024 for me. There's a few others that are close but not quite there. I
u, art pop mom (now an actual mom; she gave birth to her first child a few years ago) 
- Play something by "that" band / artist, and let us know why they are so important to you.
Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves (signed)
The moment I heard Loud City Song over seven and a half years ago while biking home from an absolutely miserable job shortly after dropping out of college, it completely changed my understanding of what music could sound like, having been exposed to a very limited amount of experimental music on my own accord prior. I can't think of another album that captured my imagination and my headspace like that one. It marked the beginning of my dive into the vast pool of musical variety that the art pop genre offers to patient listeners. In the case of Julia, with each revisit to a different record of hers, I can make a slightly new observation about her voice, the environment created from the music, her lyrics (often gibberish; often based in feeling in contrast to concrete meaning), genre variety, and/or the flow from track to track. In a live context, a good number of her songs take on a different form with dissonant, dizzying arrangements.
As of now, this long-awaited record is still top honors of 2024 for me. There's a few others that are close but not quite there. I
u, art pop mom (now an actual mom; she gave birth to her first child a few years ago) 
jamieanderson1968
ninniest jackaninny
Ali Express always comes through
jamieanderson1968
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Day 8: @Turbo hosted September 2021 themed on the Talking Heads. Everyone has “that band / artist” for themselves.
Town Called Malice was a minor hit in Canada in 1982 and was my first introduction to The Jam. This is my original copy from 1982. All of their albums have never far away from my turntable for the last 40+ years. And you thought I was going to pick a Bowie album.
- Play something by "that" band / artist, and let us know why they are so important to you.
Town Called Malice was a minor hit in Canada in 1982 and was my first introduction to The Jam. This is my original copy from 1982. All of their albums have never far away from my turntable for the last 40+ years. And you thought I was going to pick a Bowie album.
LeSamourai
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Day 8: Play something by "that" band / artist, and let us know why they are so important to you.
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Well, I played my obvious pick Radiohead yesterday, so here's another super-important-to-me artist. My son's even named Elliott, to put just how important in perspective!
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Well, I played my obvious pick Radiohead yesterday, so here's another super-important-to-me artist. My son's even named Elliott, to put just how important in perspective!
Nee Lewman
बैस्टर्ड
Day 8
So some of you are expecting this band (probably not this album). The band - my current favorite working band. I discovered these guys around the time I discovered you cats and they opened up a whole world of bluegrass that had grown up with out me noticing. I’ve told the story of leaning hard into these cats several times and each of the musicians has tentacles that reach far through out the shelves of my collection.
When this album came out in 2018, I was honestly a little disappointed by it. It was a tighter set than the band had done previously and felt slight especially as a follow up to Phosphorescent Blues which is still my album of the century. This one didn’t break any new ground, oh what a few years and a rough nightmarish week can do to reset your thoughts.
I’ve readily admitted that I am drawn to music before lyrics. Sometimes the lyrics may never break through to me and I may still love the music. I knew that Jumbo was obviously about 45 and as I face the world of 47, I realize that lyrically beneath the often beautiful but unrevelatory music are lyrics about what it was like and why it’s important to not let it get you down. Embrace those you love and make that circle bigger if you can.
So about six years late, I’m ready to go ashore…
Punch Brothers - All Ashore
So some of you are expecting this band (probably not this album). The band - my current favorite working band. I discovered these guys around the time I discovered you cats and they opened up a whole world of bluegrass that had grown up with out me noticing. I’ve told the story of leaning hard into these cats several times and each of the musicians has tentacles that reach far through out the shelves of my collection.
When this album came out in 2018, I was honestly a little disappointed by it. It was a tighter set than the band had done previously and felt slight especially as a follow up to Phosphorescent Blues which is still my album of the century. This one didn’t break any new ground, oh what a few years and a rough nightmarish week can do to reset your thoughts.
I’ve readily admitted that I am drawn to music before lyrics. Sometimes the lyrics may never break through to me and I may still love the music. I knew that Jumbo was obviously about 45 and as I face the world of 47, I realize that lyrically beneath the often beautiful but unrevelatory music are lyrics about what it was like and why it’s important to not let it get you down. Embrace those you love and make that circle bigger if you can.
So about six years late, I’m ready to go ashore…
Punch Brothers - All Ashore
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imtheocean
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Day 9: The May 2022 challenge was ‘6 degrees of Kevin Gray' by @jamieanderson1968 (who takes over tomorrow).
Patterson Hood (of the DBT) was in The Dark Divide with David Koechner. David Koechner was in Man on the Moon with Patton Oswalt. Patton Oswalt was in Zoolander with David Bowie. And we CAN be heroes, even if its just for one day or for one person.
Passing the baton to @jamieanderson1968 for the next couple of days. Thanks for following me down memory lane, this was a good distraction for sure.
David Bowie ~ "Heroes"
- Play something linked to your Day 8 album and indicate how it links, bonus internet points if you can tie it to David Bowie.
Patterson Hood (of the DBT) was in The Dark Divide with David Koechner. David Koechner was in Man on the Moon with Patton Oswalt. Patton Oswalt was in Zoolander with David Bowie. And we CAN be heroes, even if its just for one day or for one person.
Passing the baton to @jamieanderson1968 for the next couple of days. Thanks for following me down memory lane, this was a good distraction for sure.
David Bowie ~ "Heroes"
jamieanderson1968
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jamieanderson1968
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Day 9: The May 2022 challenge was ‘6 degrees of Kevin Gray' by @jamieanderson1968 (who takes over tomorrow).
After The Jam and a side-track in the 80s with The Style Council, Paul emerged as a solo artist. This is a great live album. Paul is now regarded as a national treasure in the UK, and still able to put on amazing live shows at 66.
He named one of his sons Bowie.
- Play something linked to your Day 8 album and indicate how it links, bonus internet points if you can tie it to David Bowie.
After The Jam and a side-track in the 80s with The Style Council, Paul emerged as a solo artist. This is a great live album. Paul is now regarded as a national treasure in the UK, and still able to put on amazing live shows at 66.
He named one of his sons Bowie.
Matt M
Santa Extraordinaire
This is one of the best live records around. I was waiting for the repress for so long. Glad they got it out and it sounds fantastic!
Wicked Dreamer
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Day 9: 6 Degrees of Starboy
David Bowie - Blackstar
Both albums came out in 2016 & evoke star imagery, in a way.
David Bowie - Blackstar
Both albums came out in 2016 & evoke star imagery, in a way.
LeSamourai
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Day 9: Play something linked to your Day 8 album and indicate how it links, bonus internet points if you can tie it to David Bowie.
The Anniversary - Your Majesty
Like the Elliott Smith album I played yesterday, this one is also produced by Rob Schnapf, and features a controversial-at-the-time stylistic shift away from the synthy emo of their debut to more classic rock-inspired sounds (with Bowie definitely being part of the influence here).
The Anniversary - Your Majesty
Like the Elliott Smith album I played yesterday, this one is also produced by Rob Schnapf, and features a controversial-at-the-time stylistic shift away from the synthy emo of their debut to more classic rock-inspired sounds (with Bowie definitely being part of the influence here).
ranbalam
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Day 8: @Turbo hosted September 2021 themed on the Talking Heads. Everyone has “that band / artist” for themselves.
- Play something by "that" artist, and let us know why they are so important to you.
Turbo
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Day 9: The May 2022 challenge was ‘6 degrees of Kevin Gray' by @jamieanderson1968 (who takes over tomorrow).
Turns out it's not too hard to link the Talking Heads to Bowie, since David Byrne gave the speech at Bowie's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1996. Decided to play Lodger, since it kind of takes inspiration from the new wave music played by the likes of Talking Heads at the time (especially "D.J.", in particular).
- Play something linked to your Day 8 album and indicate how it links, bonus internet points if you can tie it to David Bowie.
Turns out it's not too hard to link the Talking Heads to Bowie, since David Byrne gave the speech at Bowie's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1996. Decided to play Lodger, since it kind of takes inspiration from the new wave music played by the likes of Talking Heads at the time (especially "D.J.", in particular).
Nee Lewman
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Day 9
Aoife O’Donovan - All My Friends
So my fandom of Aoife begins at Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts Appalachian State. The school my wife, my daughter and myself attended.
Not long after Phosphorescent Blues came out, my wife and I drove up there to see Punch Brothers. The opener was a folk singer with an incredible voice. She was all by herself on the stage with a guitar and she mesmerized the crowd.
I met Aoife, bought and got her to sign her debut solo record Fossils that night, and have closely followed her career and seen her several times since.
The album above is her most recent and most elaborate. It’s brilliant but requires your attention, it is not a passive listen.
Anyhow, the subject matter is the ratification of the 19th movement. It focuses on the writings and life of Carrie Chapman Catt who lead a suffragette march in Tennessee as a last ditch effort to get the 36th state needed.
And the struggle continues….
Anyhow, links to Bowie?
Aoife O’Donovan - All My Friends
So my fandom of Aoife begins at Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts Appalachian State. The school my wife, my daughter and myself attended.
Not long after Phosphorescent Blues came out, my wife and I drove up there to see Punch Brothers. The opener was a folk singer with an incredible voice. She was all by herself on the stage with a guitar and she mesmerized the crowd.
I met Aoife, bought and got her to sign her debut solo record Fossils that night, and have closely followed her career and seen her several times since.
The album above is her most recent and most elaborate. It’s brilliant but requires your attention, it is not a passive listen.
Anyhow, the subject matter is the ratification of the 19th movement. It focuses on the writings and life of Carrie Chapman Catt who lead a suffragette march in Tennessee as a last ditch effort to get the 36th state needed.
And the struggle continues….
Anyhow, links to Bowie?
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Wes C. Attle
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Day 6: Play an album that features an unusual instrument.
Paul McCartney - Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
Song: “Jenny Wren”
Features the duduk
Paul McCartney - Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
Song: “Jenny Wren”
Features the duduk
Wes C. Attle
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Day 7: “I’m The Ocean, I’m the giant undertow” – Play something with a great guitar riff, or involving the ocean
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fear
Song: “Walk On The Ocean”
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fear
Song: “Walk On The Ocean”