Rants and Ravings of a Misguided Dreamer and Observer
Salutations™!! Today is the 30th anniversary of Johnny Marr’s (Smiths) and Bernard Sumner’s (Joy Division/New Order) collaboration debut, Electronic which was the band’s name, too. I had never heard of this until The BCPF told me about it. But, here it is. There were several covers but I thought this from 2019 was a good…
Salutations™!! We got very little listening in yesterday as we had several other “errands” or “just wanted to dos” but, we got some in. It was a chilly but beautiful day yesterday. Here’s the haul: Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? — #378 on the RS list that matters and rises to #157 on the one…
Salutations™!! The BCPF and I did a lot of nothing yesterday. Records, lunch at The Porch, record listening, dinner at A Slice of Napoli. The big news is we have a new President-Elect. Here’s the haul: Danzig – Soul On Fire: Live At The Hollywood Palace, 1989 FM Broadcast — My Kousins talk a lot about Danzig,…
Salutations™!! Today is the 33rd anniversary of New Order’s compilation album, Substance 1987. Yeah, it’s a comp but it’s also New Order’s best-selling album. There are plenty of cool things to pull from this, but The BCPF says that “Ceremony” is her all-time favorite song, ever. Yeah, it’s a leftover “cover” from New Order’s previous life,…
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Salutations™!! So, you know I don’t normally do compilation albums, at least not featuring them, when I talk about albums and music in general. But, today is the 32nd anniversary of Substance 1987 from New Order and The BCPF is crazy about that, even saying that “Ceremony” is her favorite song of all time. Yes, it’s a…
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Salutations™!! Today is the 39th anniversary of the Joy Division album Closer. It was Ian Curtis’ swan song as it was released after his death. There were a plethora of tribute covers of this song by big names like The Cure, Thom Yorke, Bowie and more but I chose this young lady’s version, instead. Funny enough,…
Salutations™!! Started out yesterday with some crépes and headed on over to Underdog Records, one of The BCPF’s and my favorite places! Here’s what we got! Siouxsie & The Banshees – Superstition — The BCPF loves Siouxsie and the Banshees. It fits her once goth modus operandi. I like them pretty good, too, but she’s the true fan….
Salutations™!! It was a big week from Underdog Records this time around. Not just yesterday but Friday as well. Jonathan had purchased a large number of records and immediately went in and pulled all the $1 records to go ahead and get those out for sale. I happened across them and snatched about 13 $1…