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

[Potato-Socks]

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

Delfeyo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra present a poignant peroration to inspire social change, in the song "Make America Great Again".

 

[Potato-Socks]

10. Adamantine - (adj.) unbreakable

The Ray Brown Trio lays down an adamantine groove on EVERY track on this album!

 

[Potato-Socks]

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

Carly Rae declares her tsuris over guys in the song "Boy Problems".

 

[Potato-Socks]

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

Aretha's hortatory performance got me to bust-a-move on her song "Jimmy Lee".

 

[ByersVinyl]

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





Lous encouraging us to do lots of things on here.

 

[Potato-Socks]

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

On the JAWS film score, Quint tells a harrowing story over the track entitled "Quint's Tale"; after-which he and Brody drunkenly sing a dithyramb called "Show Me The Way To Go Home".

 

[ByersVinyl]

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


Greek connection here for sure With added mood - special mention to fish bowl

 

[ByersVinyl]

I’m having a listening afternoon and playing a little catch up.
14. Toothsome - (adj.) (of food) temptingly tasty





So if I had a morning jacket, I might have eaten my lunch wearing it…..

Tis true I tell ya

 

[avecigrec]

15. Nostrum - (n.) a medicine, especially one that is not considered effective, prepared by an unqualified person

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill


At least, I guess, this jagged little pill does come with the admission that she is "Not The Doctor."

 

[ByersVinyl]

15. Nostrum - (n.) a medicine, especially one that is not considered effective, prepared by an unqualified person




Got this queued up.
So in medieval times in Uk - Hot Butter mixed with various herbs was made into an ointment for various leg wounds - Arrow wounds - Bad pregnancy ? Go on take some of this ointment. Will do no good but hey.

 

[Potato-Socks]

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

Johnny Pacheco displays some toothsome delights at his musical veggie stand.

 

[Potato-Socks]

15. Nostrum - (n.) a medicine, especially one that is not considered effective, prepared by an unqualified person

Imbibing a nostrum might cause you to "Taste The Pain", as played by the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the "Say Anything" soundtrack.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Day 16. Meliorism - (n.) a belief that the world can be made better by human effort

Grant Green - Sunday Mornin’

Meliorism was at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement that inspired Green to compose the opening track, “Freedom March”.

 

[Potato-Socks]

16. Meliorism - (n.) a belief that the world can be made better by human effort

"Here's To The People" who will effect meliorism. Sonny Rollins was surely one of them.

 

[Turbo]

16. Meliorism - (n.) a belief that the world can be made better by human effort

Sault "Nine" (2021 Forever Living Originals)
The latest outing by Sault, available for 99 days and already gone. As with their previous outings, the songs bear witness to the black experience with the hope of making the world a better place. This time, the album is built with children nursery rhymes forming an eerie background to the stories being told. Features Cleo on vocals for most of the tracks with a guest spot by Little Simz.

 

[ByersVinyl]

Day 16. Meliorism - (n.) a belief that the world can be made better by human effort



A bit of John Martin - One World dudes

 

[ranbalam]

15. Nostrum - (n.) a medicine, especially one that is not considered effective, prepared by an unqualified person

Andrew Bird - Are You Serious?

When trying to figure out what to play for this word, these lyrics from Valleys of the Young came to mind. Seems to fit.

Now you’re going on 64, driving down 65
To the hospital to see if your adult son will survive or not
After taking those pills in the parking lot
You know the one behind the Marriott.

 

[LeSamourai]

15. Nostrum - (n.) a medicine, especially one that is not considered effective, prepared by an unqualified person

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

"Radio Cures" have yet to be FDA approved.

 

[LeSamourai]

16. Meliorism - (n.) a belief that the world can be made better by human effort

The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Illusory Walls

"The world is a beautiful place / but we have to make it that way..." (Going digital because the amazing album won't be on vinyl until December.)

 

[SpintheBlackcircle]

17. Fusty - (adj.) smelling stale, damp, or stuffy; old-fashioned attitude or style
Written in an 18th century cottage in Wales with no electricity or running water...