BruceH

This is making me feel old....most of my doo-wop is on warped, scratchy, analog, vinyl. Girl groups, too, come to think of it.

Yes, the Mosaic is all the studio albums, but NOT this. Kind of an annoying omission, but then I wouldn't have the joy of getting the live set now, with all its extra tracks. So it all works out. Kind of.

Interesting, that this is such a harder choice than the favorite 60's album.

All I can say is: Go for it! (And good luck!)

I didn't much like Man On the Moon either. But The Truman Show only had one or two moments that didn't ring, um, true. I think you'd like it.

Boy, NPR sure is going to hell in a handbasket.

Just picked up At the Half Note Cafe in a store today. Ever since I got the Byrd/Adams Mosaic (about 3 or 4 years ago) I've been wanting this! About time it came out, and it doesn't disappoint----I've only listened to disc #1 so far, but this is GOOD! Adams, in particular, burns.

Which one has "Mighty Moe and Joe" on it? I don't have my albums at hand right now, this ain't fair!

You're right, of course. Can I vote again? I voted for Soul Station, but for the last year or so I've been listening to Hi Voltage the most.

Thanks dana. I should've known that. Pauling was a remarkable songwriter, too. Some of the 5 Royales songs have a lot more substance than the usual run of doo-wop/r&b of the time. Damn, I've get to get home and spin some their stuff!

Hey, did anyone catch Steven Colbert on Law & Order: Criminal Intent last week? He played the bad guy, and did a good job. Way to go, Steven! Now I'm waiting for Rob Cordry to show up on L&O:SVU.

I'll be watching and taping it. Of course, that's true most every night. For the past few years this has been about my favorite show on TV.

Did Steve Cropper ever acknowledge a conscious influence? I've sometimes wondered about that, 'cause it sure seems like you can hear it. Some years ago, a company put out vinyl reprints of the albums that the 5 Royales came out with (the King ones anyway) with the original front and back covers. Have you seen them? They are a sight to behold!

Indeed---one of the many wonderful things about the MGs was that bit of garage grit in their sound. Hey, doesn't anyone else out there dig The Remains? They were great!

Yes! Reading that chapter is what inspired me to buy my first 5 Royales compilation, lo these many years ago. It was written by Ed Ward, I believe, who does occassional "rock history" radio segments for Fresh Air. It was in the book "Stranded" in which various writers described their personal 'desert island' record; why they chose it, what's so good about it, yadda yadda yadda. Ward's chapter was completely unlike all the others, and very moving. For a while I reread it obsessively. Another great single of theirs: "Something Moves Me (Deep In My Heart)" ---the last or penultimate song on the Dr. Horse compilation. And how about the scorching guitar solo on "The Slummer the Slum"?

I'm waiting for Tony to move up to Vermont and open a Vegan restaurant.

I agree. The Truman Show was alright. Have you seen it, Alex?

This book is the real deal, Wesbed. Get it and enjoy it. Then check out Gioia's West Coast Jazz, which is perhaps even more interesting. Sure, no book that attempts such a broad and multi-detailed subject as the "History of Jazz" is ever perfect, or will please everyone. But overall this is value for money and time spent.

My thousand words boil down to this---it sucks!

Global warming=more energy in the atmosphere=more storms and higher winds generally. Get used to it.

He couldn't understand it? This is the way I look at it: I'm very careful with my CD's (and LP's) but once in a while I've dropped one of the damn things. (DOH!!!) What if that happened while I was borrowing someone's OOP Mosaic, or they were borrowing mine??? Sending or receiving CDr's means never having to say you're sorry. (...But that WAS a cool story RDK. You are one lucky guy.)

My advice is to jump on Riding the Nuclear Tiger. Good album, and I started with it too.

I was just about to say, it's nice to see that SOMEbody else in the world also has a raft of those Time/Life Giants of Jazz boxes. Way to go Medjuck! My favorites are the Ellington and Bunny Berigan sets.

I actually find the fog (day after day after godamn day) kind of depressing. But it does keep the heat off, I can't deny that.

After the barrage of typhoons we got this winter, I'll never complain about sun and heat again! Well, until it gets REALLY hot, then I'll whine like a baby.