Phonographic Memory

Unknown Soldier · 12-27-2013, 08:12 AM

Great feature on the Cars (they've actually got a thread hidden away somewhere on MB) Anyway I pretty much agree with everything you've said about them and their debut is probably the greatest new wave album ever released, the b-side of it is legendary especially "Moving in Stereo" probably one of the best intros to a song ever and easily one of the coolest songs from its time period.

I noticed that you've included a number of tracks from the Panorama album which usually gets overlooked. My personal favourite album by the band was always Shake It Up, but Door to Door is worth exploring again as it has some good stuff hidden away. Ric Ocasek's This Side of Paradise is a stunning album kind of a Heartbeat City pt.2 and sure the New Cars sucked with Todd Rundgren in the line-up and I'm a Todd Rundgren fan most of the time!

ladyislingering · 12-28-2013, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

My personal favourite album by the band was always Shake It Up, but Door to Door is worth exploring again as it has some good stuff hidden away. Ric Ocasek's This Side of Paradise is a stunning album kind of a Heartbeat City pt.2 and sure the New Cars sucked with Todd Rundgren in the line-up and I'm a Todd Rundgren fan most of the time!

The lyrics of "Think it Over" and "Maybe Baby" destroyed the entire album for me.

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Every time you run around, it makes me wanna pop!

WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT EVEN MEAN

I really loved Ric's "This Side of Paradise", as well as "Beatitude". Top stuff.

Unknown Soldier · 12-28-2013, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering

The lyrics of "Think it Over" and "Maybe Baby" destroyed the entire album for me.

WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT EVEN MEAN

I really loved Ric's "This Side of Paradise", as well as "Beatitude". Top stuff.

"Think it Over" is the poorest song on the album but "Maybe Baby" is one of the best and the lyrics of that song look pretty good to me, typical Ric Ocasek cool sounding guff!

ladyislingering · 12-28-2013, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

"Think it Over" is the poorest song on the album but "Maybe Baby" is one of the best and the lyrics of that song look pretty good to me, typical Ric Ocasek cool sounding guff!

He writes really cool songs in terms of the words he chooses to describe things, but sometimes I wonder what could have been different had he not rode the white pony during the 80s.

ladyislingering · 01-09-2014, 01:05 AM

So I'm actually working on an epic list that will be unveiled in a couple weeks, maybe.

I found this gif on tumblr and decided to couple some songs with it.

directions: look at the gif, play one of the songs, laugh.

ABBA - "Dancing Queen"

Sweet - "Wig Wam Bam"

Sparks - "Music That You Can Dance To"

Barry Blue - "Do You Wanna Dance"

I think I've reached a new low of madness.

Unknown Soldier · 01-09-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ladyislingering

He writes really cool songs in terms of the words he chooses to describe things, but sometimes I wonder what could have been different had he not rode the white pony during the 80s.

I don't think his lyrics would've been anywhere near as interesting without the white stuff, btw I've actually met Ric Ocasek

Didn't know you liked the Sweet, I especially love their harder rocking era Sweet Fanny Adams and Desolation Boulevard etc.

ladyislingering · 01-10-2014, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

I don't think his lyrics would've been anywhere near as interesting without the white stuff, btw I've actually met Ric Ocasek

Didn't know you liked the Sweet, I especially love their harder rocking era Sweet Fanny Adams and Desolation Boulevard etc.

You're so lucky! I've always wanted to meet him, ever since I was a little girl! He seems like he'd be such a cool, laid back guy.

Love the Sweet. They really had the glam rock thing down to a science.

ladyislingering · 04-08-2014, 02:15 AM

Sorry for the long absence. I was going to do a huge project of my top 200 of all time, but I never seem to have the patience, so here's some recent pleasures:

Andy Gibb - "Shadow Dancing" (extended disco mix)

I heard this the other day on the radio for presumably the first time; I suddenly understood that line from "Pulp Fiction" when Mrs. Wallace goes to the ladies' room to "powder her nose" ....

Steppenwolf - "The Pusher"

Spoiler for I said, god damn:

Speaking of the pusher-man, Stevie Nicks is remarkably stoned in this clip, which is almost fitting when you consider the fact that it's a song she wrote about her battle with cocaine addiction.

Fleetwood Mac - "Gold Dust Woman" (Live, 1977)

Spoiler for Pick your path and now pray:

Another tune rolled out on the radio in one of my recent commutes. I'm not especially partial to Brian Johnson but this song gives me a lot of happy memories of when my dad used to zone out in his "man cave" and crank this up. I was about 8 at the time.

AC/DC - "Hell's Bells"

Spoiler for and the reward for most unintelligible vocals goes to....:

Speaking of unintelligible, sometimes I like to look this up on youtube because it always cracks me up.

The Clash - "Complete Control" (misheard lyrics video)

Spoiler for CUP FULLA BUNNY:

That'll do for now.

Black Shadow · 04-08-2014, 09:55 AM

Cool blog you've got here. Lots of interesting songs.

ladyislingering · 04-28-2014, 10:57 PM

Recently, Squeeze has made a comeback in my musical cravings. A couple songs I don't think I've posted before, but I've come to enjoy for their spooky tones:

"The Very First Dance"

"Out of Control"

Speaking of spooky, this crawled into my brain a few days ago and it was clear that I needed to fully appreciate the Monochrome Set in all their brilliant lyrics and spookiness. Bid's delivery gets me every time.

The Monochrome Set - "Eine Symphonie des Grauens"

Spoiler for I'm dead and dank and rotten, my arms are wrapped in cotton:

I've also realized how glaringly suitable this song is for many people I know. (Also "Low" is such a flawless album.)

David Bowie - "Breaking Glass"

Spoiler for You're such a wonderful person...but you got problems.:

I've posted this next one at least twice, but I feel it's a necessary ABBA track for every "they were just a stupid disco thing" skeptic to hear. This is pure magic. This is a masterfully spun tapestry of perfectly compatible harmonies.

ABBA - "I Let the Music Speak"

Spoiler for voices call out to me, straight to my heart, so strange, yet we're so well acquainted...:

I found this a couple nights ago and though I'm normally completely spellbound by Jim Morrison, this was outright captivating.

The Doors - "Unknown Soldier" (Live at Hollywood Bowl)

Spoiler for yep, still want to screw Jim.:

And though this pretty much wraps it up, I need to post this one again because holy lord.... oh, .... Jim ..... that poem about Pamela.

The Doors - "Light My Fire" (Live at Hollywood Bowl)

01-09-2014, 01:05 AM	#75 (permalink)
ladyislingering Maelian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 695	So I'm actually working on an epic list that will be unveiled in a couple weeks, maybe. I found this gif on tumblr and decided to couple some songs with it. directions: look at the gif, play one of the songs, laugh. ABBA - "Dancing Queen" Sweet - "Wig Wam Bam" Sparks - "Music That You Can Dance To" Barry Blue - "Do You Wanna Dance" I think I've reached a new low of madness. __________________ You and I, We were born to die.

04-08-2014, 02:15 AM	#78 (permalink)
ladyislingering Maelian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 695	Sorry for the long absence. I was going to do a huge project of my top 200 of all time, but I never seem to have the patience, so here's some recent pleasures: Andy Gibb - "Shadow Dancing" (extended disco mix) I heard this the other day on the radio for presumably the first time; I suddenly understood that line from "Pulp Fiction" when Mrs. Wallace goes to the ladies' room to "powder her nose" .... Steppenwolf - "The Pusher" Spoiler for I said, god damn: Speaking of the pusher-man, Stevie Nicks is remarkably stoned in this clip, which is almost fitting when you consider the fact that it's a song she wrote about her battle with cocaine addiction. Fleetwood Mac - "Gold Dust Woman" (Live, 1977) Spoiler for Pick your path and now pray: Another tune rolled out on the radio in one of my recent commutes. I'm not especially partial to Brian Johnson but this song gives me a lot of happy memories of when my dad used to zone out in his "man cave" and crank this up. I was about 8 at the time. AC/DC - "Hell's Bells" Spoiler for and the reward for most unintelligible vocals goes to....: Speaking of unintelligible, sometimes I like to look this up on youtube because it always cracks me up. The Clash - "Complete Control" (misheard lyrics video) Spoiler for CUP FULLA BUNNY: That'll do for now. __________________ You and I, We were born to die.

04-28-2014, 10:57 PM	#80 (permalink)
ladyislingering Maelian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 695	Recently, Squeeze has made a comeback in my musical cravings. A couple songs I don't think I've posted before, but I've come to enjoy for their spooky tones: "The Very First Dance" "Out of Control" Speaking of spooky, this crawled into my brain a few days ago and it was clear that I needed to fully appreciate the Monochrome Set in all their brilliant lyrics and spookiness. Bid's delivery gets me every time. The Monochrome Set - "Eine Symphonie des Grauens" Spoiler for I'm dead and dank and rotten, my arms are wrapped in cotton: I've also realized how glaringly suitable this song is for many people I know. (Also "Low" is such a flawless album.) David Bowie - "Breaking Glass" Spoiler for You're such a wonderful person...but you got problems.: I've posted this next one at least twice, but I feel it's a necessary ABBA track for every "they were just a stupid disco thing" skeptic to hear. This is pure magic. This is a masterfully spun tapestry of perfectly compatible harmonies. ABBA - "I Let the Music Speak" Spoiler for voices call out to me, straight to my heart, so strange, yet we're so well acquainted...: I found this a couple nights ago and though I'm normally completely spellbound by Jim Morrison, this was outright captivating. The Doors - "Unknown Soldier" (Live at Hollywood Bowl) Spoiler for yep, still want to screw Jim.: And though this pretty much wraps it up, I need to post this one again because holy lord.... oh, .... Jim ..... that poem about Pamela. The Doors - "Light My Fire" (Live at Hollywood Bowl) __________________ You and I, We were born to die.

04-08-2014, 09:55 AM	#79 (permalink)
Black Shadow Groupie Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 21	Cool blog you've got here. Lots of interesting songs.