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Every so often, as I peruse the many volumes of allmusic.com, I will come across some very strange recommendations in the similar/related albums section. I'm not sure what sort of algorhythm determines similar/related albums, but it must be something like the BCS. Here's one. I was looking at Erik Satie .:. Piano Works, Vol. 1 "First and Last Works" / Piano Works, Vol. 2 "Mystical Works" / Pia. Among the recommedations, all of them a little far fetched, I see David Coverdale .:. Whitesnake/Northwinds. THE David Coverdale??? Post your finds heya.

If anyone can do it, its Snoop. He's got more cross-over appeal than anyone in the history of pop culture. Everyone loves the dee oh double G!

That's it Randy, but with a bellowing voice. Not enough range to be cutesy.

Yeah, I'm a huge fan... and let me reiterate, I love this bar.

I have purposely avoided that site for the same reason DoubleM. I logged in once or twice a while back and again after his death to read the dedications. Ted Leo posted a nice dedication to Elliott on his site, dated Oct 22: October 22, 2003 Almost ten years ago, my old band, Chisel, was on our first full US tour. Nothing west of Chicago was particularly well attended, but that never really gets me down -- I try to keep hopes up but expectations low. Anyway, what was getting me down, was a certain lack of respect I was often feeling from people in a lot of places, which reached a real boiling point in Portland, Or., at a place called the "O," where we were being treated less than kindly by the promoter. It was summer, and very very hot inside the club. We attracted about 20 people that night, and played a pretty ripping set, if I remember correctly, during which I asked the promoter if I could have one of the 7-Ups he was selling for a quarter each from a cooler at the back of the room. He said, "For a quarter!" I thought he was joking, but he wasn't. I sputtered through the sweat dripping down my face and across my mouth, "Well... Can't I pay you after we're done playing? Can't you take it out of our pay?" He just stared at me, then made some quip about, "What pay?" Which, since we'd only drawn 20 people, was a legitimate question, granted, but I was kind of dumbfounded -- I couldn't believe that he was going to not only NOT offer me a soda for busting my ass on stage, but was going to embarrass me in this way in front of an audience that was actually there to see us as well. I had a serious existential crisis at that moment. What the fuck am I doing here? Why am I giving it up in this way every night? Why are people so petty in their power struggles? Is this all there is? Just then, a person stepped out from the 20 person crowd, put a quarter in the promoter's hand, and walked the soda up to me on stage. It's largely due to that small gesture that I'm still playing music today, and in years to come, I got to know that person better, and count him as a friend. That person was Eliot Smith. And though I know he's now free from the very real demons that were gnawing at him... Man, I think I'm going to miss him very very much. My love to his other friends and family, and my love to you all. Spare a thought for Eliot today.

Yeah, sorry. I was trying to be sarcastic.

I've bought quite a few Flaming Lips albums over the years. Talk about a band that has aged gracefully. I'd love to hear Zaireeka, but I can never justify the cost when I see it in store!

Case Logic books seem to be perfectly safe for storing CDs. I have been using them since I bought my first CD player, in middle school! First CD you ask? Kid and Play. Can't think of the album title. I held onto it through most of high school. When I let that thing go, it flew at least 40 yards. Seriously, Case Logics are great for traveling. I keep most of my CDRs in these books.

That dude needs to be punched in the face. Hard. From a physical standpoint he's a rather large package. Maybe we can see what Lennox Lewis is up to. I'm missing something here.... Who is Toby Keith?? He sings that song, "I Love This Bar." He is all over the television. He is a mammoth. Here he is playing Pro U.S.A.-style guitar. He is an innovator in this particular style.

That's great!

MSWord is probably your most economical solution. I use Quark XPress 4.1, but it is much more expensive software than MSOffice.

ok... the topic had legs until you took them out at the knees with the flagpole. I don't remember if I posted on this last year, but I'll take a go this year. What I am currently curious about right now (if that isn't redundant, it definitely repeats itself): .:. vibraphone performances - solo, duet, etc. I received a book in the mail earlier this year with pages and pages of recordings. I don't know where to start! This year I'm just going to dive in. .:. Minimalism - 7/4's DVD thread and some recent purchases in this vein have me very interested in minimalism. .:. Chicago - Delmark, Okka, Nessa, Thrill Jockey, what else?

This has always been a favorite of mine. Henri Rousseau | Fight Between A Tiger and A Buffalo | 1908 | Oil on Cloth

That's a great painting Evan. Can you identify all of the artists and paintings in the room?

I think we've all had our suspicions as the story has unravelled. No controlled substances evident in his bloodstream, two stab wounds to the chest? Two important facts that cause further suspicion in my mind. For a moment, this did seem like good news; however, in the end it is all arbitrary. He won't be writing any more music for us. Tragic. Ghost, any other information from credible sources lately? Thanks for this info Evan.

Another from the Criterion Collection, and most likely my favorite movie. And another GREAT Björk DVD: Live at the Royal Opera House Zeena Parkins, Matmos, Inuit Choir and pit orchestra led by Simon Lee. So sweet. I am in love with Björk.

I love this bar.

I'like dags. Hey, I'd pay to see a 49' reticulated python eat a dog at least once!

I just saw on TV last night that COME AWAY WITH ME was the #2 top selling album in 2003. An additional 4.7 million units. #30 in 2002. Not sure how many units moved last year... Here's the top twenty. How would you rate Norah in this lineup? 1 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 50 Cent Shady / Aftermath / Interscope 2 COME AWAY WITH ME Norah Jones Blue Note 3 UP! Shania Twain Mercury/UMGN 4 HOME Dixie Chicks Monument / Columbia / Sony Music 5 LET GO Avril Lavigne Arista 6 METEORA Linkin Park Warner Bros. 7 8 MILE Soundtrack Shady/Interscope 8 FALLEN Evanescence Wind-up 9 TIM MCGRAW AND THE DANCEHALL DOCTORS Tim McGraw Curb 10 STRIPPED Christina Aguilera RCA/RMG 11 JUSTIFIED Justin Timberlake Jive/Zomba 12 THIS IS ME...THEN Jennifer Lopez Epic/Sony Music 13 CHOCOLATE FACTORY R. Kelly Jive/Zomba 14 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem Web / Aftermath / Interscope 15 NOW 11 Various Artists Universal / EMI / Zomba / Sony Music / UME 16 COCKY Kid Rock Lava/AG 17 A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD Coldplay Capitol 18 THE YOUNG AND THE HOPELESS Good Charlotte Daylight / Epic / Sony Music 19 DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE Beyonce Columbia/Sony Music 20 UNLEASHED Toby Keith DreamWorks (Nashville) / Interscope The only other album on this list that I have heard in its entirety is A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD. Seems to me, most of these recordings are geared toward a younger demographic than Norah. I guess adults DO buy records after all.

I got some great stuff! NEW Bud Powell .:. The Scene Changes Grant Green .:. Grantstand Brad Shepik .:. The Well USED Joseph Jarman .:. Inheritance Chicago Underground Quartet .:. s/t Tim Berne .:. The Sublime and... Califone .:. Deceleration Two Bobby Hutcherson .:. San Francisco Adam Levy .:. Buttermilk Channel I also got a Björk DVD: Live at Royal Opera House. AND my Blue Note Covers book arrived during the Christmas season as well, thanks to a kind boardmember! edit: forgot about Buttermilk Channel!

The Vince Guaraldi music that I have heard has been strongly rooted in the jazz tradition. A very timely thread, my family has been listening to A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS for the past week. "Christmas Time Is Here" is a real stand-out track. There is a lot to take notice of here, or you can just sit back and enjoy it along with a conversation. I just assumed Guaraldi was jazz...

Thanks John. See, I didn't even know it was two separate quartets. I have never heard the Silkhearts either, so I'm still without a frame of reference. Would you mind going a little deeper into the memory banks if you could? In the meantime, I'll do some digging on the Silkhearts. Thanks.

Isn't it kind of passe to talk shit about pop music already? That is so 2002 and we're already into 2004 almost! Pop music has matured past any detection of a prime, as has the discussion of its merit. We aren't going to bring any new criticisms to the table at this point. It is going to continue to sell despite our bitching session and most of what we consider jazz is not. The new Outkast is not a godsend to pop music, no, but it is an attempt to find is way out of the wet paper bag we so admirable refer to as pop. I prefer more of their earlier stuff, but cracked up the first time I heard Andre's side! Big Boi's side is super weak when compared with earlier recordings in my opinion. All that bullshit aside, if you want to hear what I think epitomizes the most recent flash of brilliance in hip-hop, you'll have to go back to the early-mid 1990s. The first round of Wu Tang albums, including Enter the 36 Chambers, Liquid Swords, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Tical, Ironman, was a brief pinnacle in recent hip-hop. RZA, or Robert Diggs if you prefer to go by Christian names, brought an original style back into the production room with obscure samples, off-beat rhythms, and hooks not as obvious as everything else that was going on around him at the time. In addition, the group of MCs that had assembled under the name Wu Tang Clan around Robert Diggs was busting out at the seams with lyrics and mike styles all their own. They were described by awed critical acclaim as "raw." As the years pass, they have lost a lot of the rough edge they came out of the gates with a decade or so ago, but the original recordings still stand alone in my collection. I'll recommend them in the following order: The top three are essential. What were we talking about again? edit: image

Oh. I see. Seems there are a lot of threads with the subtitle, "Same." Yours, From the outside, looking in, Cary