BruceH

Is this the one with "Mastermind" on it?

Van Morrison, with his old band Them, did a great version of "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." I've always liked that one.

I know what you mean, Joe. Those pictures are so good that I actually bought that issue off the stands (and I almost never buy NG). Check out the APOD site, too (Astronomy Picture of the Day)---some good ones on there!

Seriously, it's a mixed bag, and I can see why anyone would be into it. I like the idea of it. But for me the bad mastering of the early stuff is a deal-breaker. On my system the early music sounds like boken glass coming through my speakers. Not good!

Sonny Clark for me.

Plus the RCA box sucks.

I could swear that Marquee Moon used to be on their top 100 list. Back in the late 80s, they came out with a new, improved top-100 (or 200) list and I remember being slightly gratified that MM was on it. Must have gotten bumped by Eminem.

Please do!

Ya mean it ain't "Chip-pot-lee"?

Agreed! Makes "You deserve a break today" sound like genius in comparison. I'm hatin' it!!

Yeah, where?? I love skinny, square-end ties! (Really!)

My first Hank Mobley record, and still one of my favorites. I have to admit, though, that for years despite playing it over and over, I categorized it as "just another" Blue Note album. At some point, 'round about getting a second and third album by Mobley, something clicked with me, and I went back, dug out Soul Station, and thought it was one of the best albums I'd ever heard. It happens like that sometimes. Takes you a while to realized what you've got. There's a sort of relaxed elegance to his phrasing and tone here that just sends me...if Mozart played jazz tenor, it would be like this.

I hear ya, Moose. Just have to spin that vinyl copy again...

I'd say grab Sonny Clark's Leapin' and Lopin' as they apparently aren't ever going to remaster it. Ditto on Tokyo Blues and Night Dreamer. Of course, I could be wrong.

The one good thing about the RS list (aside from how fun it is to bitch about it) is that it provides some pointers for kids who want to get into rock/pop history. The name of the game here is rockcrit consensus, with maybe a few jokers thrown in the pack. For anyone who already knows their stuff it's not much practical use.

I'm in complete agreement with you, Scott. The idiots in charge of Verve should be flogged. Flogged I say!! (OK, I've seen Master & Commander too many times.)

I rented Porco Roso, the cartoon by Miyazaki, and Le Samouri by Melville (a little something for the noir fans, meaning me). A Christmas Story is a big favorite around these parts, but we usually watch it on, well, Christmas. Damn, though, is there anything that hasn't been, or soon to be, released as a 2-disc DVD?

Hmmm. What about "tongue-and-groove" boards? I've always found that a little suggestive.

You needn't have worried, Moose; there are plenty of copies at Amoeba!

Fuck, I sure as hell remember it!

Quite.

Anytime. I remember being pissed off that The Grey Fox didn't play at the local suburban multiplex. I was just beginning to learn about American movie distribution (or lack of same).

Get it Moose...you know you want it!

Yes, the movie was "The Grey Fox" (1982); very good movie, I almost mentioned it. "Under Fire"---GREAT movie which I somehow forgot to mention. One of the greats of the 80's. (Well, I knew I was going to forget some favorites, but damn....)