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& Plant No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded 1994 Atlantic Records | Nobody's
Fault But Mine Thank You No Quarter Friends Yallah City Don't Cry Since I've Been Loving You | The
Battle of Evermore Wonderful One That's the Way Gallows Pole Four Sticks Kashmir | ||||||
| In
the early 90's, the big musical craze was to go acoustic. Just about everyone
from Paul McCartney to Kiss jumped on the bandwagon. In 1994, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant did the same thing. Re-working some classic Zeppelin tunes with an Eastern flavor, and tossing few new songs into the mix, they came up with an interesting album that inspired a great tour and then a mediocre album of original material (Walking Towards Clarksdale). | ||||||||
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| Paranoid
Lovesick Molly 1995 Revolving Eye Records | Big
Star Perfect Timing Universe Boat | Bliss Thingmaker Velvet | ||||||
| A
GREAT band form Cleveland, Ohio, who suffered a strange political fate. There
was an incredible local music magazine called The Scene. It came out of Cleveland in 1969 and offered the best in regional and national talent news, reviews, and interviews. A great showcase for local bands, too. According to legend, Paranoid Lovesick were scheduled to play a show sponsored by Scene and they didn't show up. An illness, miscommunication, who knows? But Scene was ticked off and refused to mention PL's name ever again, unless they could put a dig in. PL broke up by 1998 (one of their last shows, with my old band Man From Glad) and Scene sold out to corporate vultures in 1999. What a shame . . . a great band and a great magazine, now both are gone. Sometimes life just sucks. | ||||||||
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| Pere
Ubu The Modern Dance 1978 Ubu Projex Records 1998 Geffen Records Re-issue | Non-Alignement
Pact The Modern Dance Laughing Street Waves Chinese Radiation | Life
Stinks Real World Over My Head Sentinemtal Journey Humor Me | ||||||
| The
legendary Cleveland band's legendary album. Re-released on CD. If you have the
patience for David Thomas' voice and like quirky music, you'll love this. | ||||||||
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| Pet
Shop Boys Discography: The Complete Singles Collection 1991 EMI Records | West
End Girls Love Comes Quickly Opportunities (Let's Make ... ... ... . ... ... Lots of Money) Suburbia It's a Sin What Have I Done to ... ... ... ... ... Deserve This? Rent Always On My Mind Heart | Domino
Dancing Left to My Own Devices It's Alright So Hard Being Boring Where the Streets Have No Name ... (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) Jealousy DJ Culture Was It Worth It? | ||||||
| All the singles from the 80s from the synth-pop kings. Great stuff! | ||||||||
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| Tom
Petersson And Another Language 1984 Enigma Records | Lose
Your Mind All I Need My Car | Living
in Another World Rainy Day | ||||||
| Here's
the story of a backfired Svengali. A beautiful, European woman marries an American
rock star and wants to be famous. She coerces her husband to leave an enormously talented band at its commercial and critical zenith and convinces him to start a band with herself as the lead singer. Taking four years to find a label dumb enough to issue an EP's worth of songs and she is amazed that it sank without registering one sale (okay, well, maybe a few). Later on she divorces the rock star, blaming him for the failure of her career and (luckily) he is welcomed back by his friends and rejoins his former band. Can you say Tom Petersson and Cheap Trick? If you are a serious fan, or one who slows down to look at car crashes, then pick this up if you find it - if not, just move along. There's nothing to see here. | ||||||||
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| The
Pop Quiz Go! 1999 Break-Up! Records | Moves
& Grooves She's Gone Crazy | Inside
Out About Last Night | ||||||
| Nice
little Power Pop trio from Columbus, Ohio, with a bit of a punk attitude. Don't
know if they're still around, but one can hope. | ||||||||
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Star Kids Revenge of the Pop Star Kids 2003 PSK Records | Black
Days, Techno Nights People Make Me Lonely Fan Club Kelly Scale Down Love is Burning in Yr Garden Insect Night | Dance
Like the Dead Ashes in the Air Did You Do Something Good? Take Care of Yrself Spin On Fuschia Flowerbeds, Broken Heads | ||||||
| Take
equal parts Cheap Trick,
Jane's Addiction, and The
Cure. Pour into blender. Puree. That's Pop Star Kids. On paper, it sounds like dental drills would sound better. But this wonderful disc will melt your CD player and you'll smile all the while. Really cool stuff. | ||||||||
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| Elvis
Presley Elvis Presley 1956 Sun / RCA Records | Heartbreak
Hotel I Was the One Blue Suede Shoes I'm Counting on You I Got a Woman One-Sided Love Affair I Love You Because Just Because Tutti Frutti | Trying
to Get to You I'm Gonna Sit Right Down .......... . . . . . . and Cry Over You I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin') Blue Moon Money Honey Shake, Rattle and Roll My Baby Left Me Lawdy, Miss Clawdy I Want You, I Need You, . . . . . . . . . . . ..........I Love You | ||||||
| Well,
this one started it all! Rock and Roll became a national craze, thanks to this
man. Listening to this now, it's hard to believe people thought of this as 'devil's music.' Incredibly tame by today's standards, but despitethe abundance of ballads, there is a certain energy to this record that is palpable. | ||||||||
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| Prodigy The Fat of the Land 1997 Maverick Records | Smack
My Bitch Up Breathe Diesel Power Funky Shit Serial Thrilla | Mindfields Narayan Firestarter Climbatize Fuel My Fire | ||||||
| I
don't have many Industrial albums, but this one is a must-have for any serious
record collector or music fan. High energy music that'll get your blood pumping. Too bad it's so misogynystic. | ||||||||
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Proof It's Safe 1980 Nemperor Records | Stay
Sixteen First Rate I Would Be There Won't Give an Inch I Want You It's Safe | No
Answers Crazy Nites Hello That's That Love in a Hurry Does It Show | ||||||
| In
the late 70s / early 80s, several record companies created offshoot labels to
sign new acts. Nemperor was one of them, and they specialized in Power Pop (biggest act they singed was The Romantics). Why they focused on Power Pop, I don't know, but I'm glad they did! Anyway, The Proof was one of the bands they signed, released a record, and it sank without a trace. Some nice stuff here - not great, but a nice time capsule into the Power Pop movement back then. | ||||||||
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| Propaganda Calling On Moscow 1980 Nu-Disk / Epic Records | Two
Lovers Cowboys Alone | Calling
On Moscow Something About You (I Don't Like) | ||||||
| One
of the four fantastic Nu-Disks that Epic Records released in 1980
to promote new bands they signed. Great, lively Power Pop here that unfortunately ends too soon. There was no full length album after this, so I'm assuming that this is all there is from this great group. | ||||||||
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Image, Ltd. Compact Disc (Album) 1986 Elektra Records | FFF Rise Fishing Round | Bags Home Ease | ||||||
| After
the demise of the Sex Pistols,
Johnny Rotten took back his real name of Lydon and formed this group. They released several critically acclaimed albums and also sold quite a few. Pretty good band, actually. | ||||||||
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| Pulp Different Class 1995 Island Records | Mis-Shapes Pencil Skirt Common People I Spy Disco 2000 Live Bed Show | Something
Changed Sorted for E's & Wizz F.E.E.L.I.N.G. ............. C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E. Underwear Monday Morning Bar Italia | ||||||
| An
immensely popular BritPop band that I admit I don't understand why. Jarvis
Cocker (singer) I guess was a papparazzi king back in the day, but that didn't translate over to the US. And neither did the music, save for the single of 'Common People.' | ||||||||
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Pursuit of Happiness Love Junk 1988 Chrysalis Records | Hard
to Laugh Ten Fingers I'm an Adult Now She's So Young Consciousness Raising as ..... ..... ..... a.Social Tool Walking in the Woods | Beautiful
White When the Sky Comes ................. ..... Falling Down Looking for Girls Man's Best Friend Tree of Knowledge Killed By Love CD Bonus Track: Down On Him | ||||||
| What
a great band! Too bad they blew their whole wad on one album. Produced by Todd
Rundgren, this is a great example of pure pop genius. Great songs, great production. | ||||||||
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| The
Push Kings Feel No Fade 2001 Darla Records | Summer
Trippin' Born Stoned Hands 2gether Rocket 'n' Ride I Hate Everyone But You Honey Come Closer All My Life Rain on Duane | Beat
Girl (and Me) The Minute Panic Button Hello, I Don't Even Know ..... ..... ..... .. My Own Name Touching Shakeitup Party to End Runnin' from Something | ||||||
| I
usually don't get into slacker/stoner music from the late 90s/early 2000s, but
there's something about this that I really, really like. Great hooks and just a genuine feeling of fun emanate from this record. | ||||||||
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