October 2021 Vinyl Spin Challenge Thread: Let's Get Lexical, Lexical

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

13. Dithyramb - (n.) a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus

If you were gonna go cuttin' heads in ancient Greece, you best know your way around a lyre.

Lyres - On Fyre

A retort I reckon Dionysus heard quite often...

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 11. Tsuris - (n.) trouble or woe, aggravation

Buck Owens And His Buckaroos - I've Got A Tiger By The Tail

TBH, I think “Tsuris & Me” woulda worked about as well…

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 12. Hortatory - (adj.) tending or aiming to exhort

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

A band and album the demands a Hortatory reaction every time you read their name or title.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 13. Dithyramb - (n.) a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus

Queen - A Night At The Opera

A good portion of Queen’s musical output could be described as Dithyrambic.

 

[imtheocean]

13. Dithyramb - (n.) a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus

This album kicks off with Achilles Last Stand. Lots of wild choral hymns throughout. And covered quite capably by Temple of the Dog on their 2016 tour, which I was fortunate enough to see in LA.

Led Zeppelin ~ Presence

 

[Turbo]

12. Hortatory - (adj.) tending or aiming to exhort

The Cars "Candy-O" (1979 Elektra; 2017 Rhino reissue)
Let's Go!

 

[Turbo]

13. Dithyramb - (n.) a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus

Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed" (1969 London Records; 2019 50th Anniversary Reissue)
You want a wild choral hymn? You can't always get what you want. You get what you need.

 

[avecigrec]

13. Dithyramb - (n.) a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus

Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!


Brent Jones & The Best Life Singers really bring some dithyrambic vibes to the proceedings, especially on "Have Some Love."

 

[cul8er]

9. Peroration - (n.) the concluding part of a speech, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm

Presidents give a lot of speeches.

The Presidents of The United States of America - s/t

 

[cul8er]

10. Adamantine - (adj.) unbreakable

Black Keys - Attack and Release
Song on this called "So He Won't Break"

 

[LeeVing]

10. Adamantine - (adj.) unbreakable

Well....apparently after being burned in a basement, Michael Myers can't die.

John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies – Halloween Kills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Sacred Bones Records – SBR-263, 2021

"Art Edition" - limited to 2000 on clear translucent w/ red and white splatter - and alternate cover art.

Pressed at GZ

 

[Yer Ol' Uncle D]

14. Toothsome - (adj.) (of food) temptingly tasty

It's tough to beat a big ol' bowl of ice cream with deconstructed blues sprinkled on top...




Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Ice Cream For Crow

 

[SpintheBlackcircle]

14. Toothsome - (adj.) (of food) temptingly tasty

 

[LeeVing]

11. Tsuris - (n.) trouble or woe, aggravation

A lot of trouble, woe, and aggravation as documented in Some Kind Of Monster.

Metallica ‎– St. Anger
Elektra ‎– 62853-1, 2003

Original pressing

 

[LeeVing]

12. Hortatory - (adj.) tending or aiming to exhort

Pretty much a 45 minute pep-talk on having a good trip.

“Whenever in doubt, turn off your mind, relax, float downstream.”

Timothy Leary, Ph.D., Ralph Metzner, Ph.D. and Richard Alpert, Ph.D. ‎– The Psychedelic Experience
Real Gone Music/Broadside/Folkways Records ‎– FL 9701, 1966/2016

#BFRSD16 - limited to 1750 on Psychedelic Magenta Splatter

Pressed at GZ/Pirates Press

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 14. Toothsome - (adj.) (of food) temptingly tasty

The Allman Brothers Band - Eat A Peach

What’s more of a toothsome treat than a big fresh Georgia peach?

 

[imtheocean]

14. Toothsome - (adj.) (of food) temptingly tasty

Good food is like music you can taste, color you can smell. There is excellence all around you. You need only be aware to stop and savor it.

Michael Giacchino ~ Ratatouille Soundtrack

 

[LeeVing]

13. Dithyramb - (n.) a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus

I have no choral hymns sung to the god of wine...or maybe I do, as I have no idea what they are singing about.

Magma ‎– Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh
A&M Records ‎– SP 4397, 1973

Promo

Pressed at Monarch

 

[ranbalam]

13. Dithyramb - (n.) a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus

Not sung for the god of wine, but it's a wild choral hymn. My first exposure to this music was watching Excalibur on cable when I was a lad and I was moved; the scene made the hair on my arms stand up. It still does.

 

[ranbalam]

14. Toothsome - (adj.) (of food) temptingly tasty

Robin Trower with Jack Bruce and Bill Lordan - BLT

I don't do tomatoes, and yet this does look like an awesome sandwich.