What Are you Listening to Right Now?

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gkbill wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 1:27pm
Hello,

Various artists - NY Noise; Dance Music from the New York Underground,1978-1982. There's 2 collections with this title. This is the one that starts with Do Dada by the Dance. This collection is pretty good and covers a lot of sounds similar to NY No Wave (Contort Yourself is on both - I think it's on every no wave collection!), and In the Beginning There was Rhythm. The Material track is pretty good. It helps up the appreciation level if you were around during that time and in NY (sorry - that comes across as elitist/artsy/snobby). It's a lot of hit and miss. It's worth listening through at least once as you might come across something you hadn't heard before that sounds good.

All those no wave/mutant disco compilations are choice. Pound for pound, I'll take that stuff over the official punk from NY in that period.
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Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
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Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
For reference: viewtopic.php?p=460617#p460617
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Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
Im familiar with a lot of what are considered the good KISS songs and honestly they are ok at best.

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:cry:
revbob wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 6:12pm
Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
Im familiar with a lot of what are considered the good KISS songs and honestly they are ok at best.
Yes but a lot of the KISS songs I like are often the ones that aren't considered good. Like half of Simmons' solo album.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Hello,

Here's a new Elvis Costello single:



A different sound for Elvis - but then, what else would you (un)expect?

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Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 6:17pm
:cry:
revbob wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 6:12pm
Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
Im familiar with a lot of what are considered the good KISS songs and honestly they are ok at best.
Yes but a lot of the KISS songs I like are often the ones that aren't considered good. Like half of Simmons' solo album.
Can't do nothin for ya man.

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Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
Well I kinda dug the first song, reminded me of Garland Jeffreys for some reason. The rest was pretty atrocious, especially the solo stuff. I thought the Stones cover was good, though.

And God, they're eclectic.
Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:20pm
Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
For reference: viewtopic.php?p=460617#p460617
That was hilarious.
Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?

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Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 7:17pm
Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
Well I kinda dug the first song, reminded me of Garland Jeffreys for some reason. The rest was pretty atrocious, especially the solo stuff. I thought the Stones cover was good, though.

And God, they're eclectic.
That smacks of praise bucko.

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revbob wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 7:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 7:17pm
Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
Well I kinda dug the first song, reminded me of Garland Jeffreys for some reason. The rest was pretty atrocious, especially the solo stuff. I thought the Stones cover was good, though.

And God, they're eclectic.
That smacks of praise bucko.
It's not how I meant it.
Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?

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"Eklektisch" is certainly not a praise in German. Unoriginal is what I mean.
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Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 7:33pm
"Eklektisch" is certainly not a praise in German. Unoriginal is what I mean.
That makes sense

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Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 7:17pm
Heston wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 3:19pm
Olaf wrote:
10 Jul 2020, 11:38am
Heston wrote:
09 Jul 2020, 5:48pm
The 14 song KISS playlist I made for Doc in the Challenge Thread a couple of years back. This is a really melodic set of songs covering only the years 1978-81, and I enjoyed hearing them again tonight. People should listen to this, cast aside their prejudices, and imagine they were just a power pop band from the late 70s. It will help if you don't look at the pictures...

I may give this a go later tonight and try to be as objective as I can. Don't expect much, though. I tried to watch that KISS live show the other night and lasted about half a song.
Please report your findings.
Well I kinda dug the first song, reminded me of Garland Jeffreys for some reason. The rest was pretty atrocious, especially the solo stuff. I thought the Stones cover was good, though.

And God, they're eclectic.
I don't know how anyone can call "See You Tonite" atrocious. Same with Mr Make Believe. Two absolutely beautiful and heart wrenching songs.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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And yeah, the Stones cover is brilliant, easily better than the pretty solid original.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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