Guess Who? No...really! Death of Music? Tago Mago lives!!

OK...For some reason I put on The Guess Who's: Wheatfield Soul (1968) / Artificial Paradise (1973), starting with Wheatfield and I'm quite enjoying the music and the singing...but...
if the lyrics reflect Burton Cummings' acid trips
are they the most arrogant acid trips
in the history of civilization?

Being born in Canada and raised Roman Catholic, I had no choice but to have The Guess Who as one of my favs in grade school. I mean, man...it was the early 70s! I continue to enjoy The Guess Who to this day. However, I have to admit that Burton Cummings does seem like a bit of an ass.

Oh man...are they ever ripping off Hendrix at the beginning of "We're Coming to Dinner"...I think dinner is at 6 if it were 9. Burton Cummings is like your local acid lounge singer. I don't even know how to rate Wheatfield Soul. I mean do you add a star for the lyrics or take off a star? Hard call.

And I love this stuff!!!

Artificial Paradise song by song 1 word comments:
"Bye Bye Babe": rockin'
"Samantha's Living Room": awesome
"Rock and Roller Steam": Kurt!!!
"Follow Your Daughter Home": ridiculous
"Those Show Biz Shoes": goil?
"All Hashed Out": FUCK!!!!
"Orly": catchy
"Lost and Found Town": forgettable
"Hamba Gahle-Usalang Gahle": pardon?
"The Watcher": ok

Guess Who? It's (for) you!

All Hashed Out: Guess Who web site.
Guess Who web page.
Randy Bachman's official web site.
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Who Are The Drain Police?

Punk was actually the last remnants of the "hippie" era.
Really?
It was about change baby!
Hippies wanted to change from within
Punks wanted to change it
by obliteration
and dancing on its ashes
and let the new "society"
emerge like a phoenix

grunge had no chance
"society" built a powerful
firewall...
took advantage of
grunges addictions
and snuffed it
with D E A T H
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Can's "Tago Mago" (1971) ***** is awesome!!! Such an obvious 5 star record. It wraps you in and has some absolute classics. "Mushroom" and "Halleluhwah" are my favs. I even think it's great when it gets weird(er) near the end of the album. Actually makes it greater. Takes it to a higher plane.

Maybe? Damo's definitely awesome, and the band

can move you
rock you
rattle you
soothe you

puzzle baffle
take you on a trip

awesome shit.
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Unusual Facts, Question to Ponder and we buy a Brainticket!!

Tidbits

I was not aware that The Rolling Stones were originally going to call "Aftermath": "Could YOU Walk on the Water?"??? And this caused the album to be delayed for a couple of months. Then the Stones capitulated and sarcastically called it "Aftermath"? And this was done BEFORE John Lennon's famous "We're bigger than Jesus" quote! Intresting. Source: Uncut February 2006.
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1966: At The Mayfair club, Dolly's, Bob Dylan was so wasted his chauffeur had to carry him in. He bumped into Keith Richards and Brian Jones from The Rolling Stones and drunkenly tells them that he and The Hawks are better....so, later on Brian Jones chased Dylan down but couldn't get through the doors of Dylan's hotel. Hilarious. Source: Uncut February 2006.
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Questions to Ponder

Why is music so magical?

How much does one's upbringing affect the type of music we enjoy?

How much do reviews influence our opinion?

Who are the Brain Police?
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Brainticket: Cottonwoodhill (1971) *****

Let the funk begin
deep into the groove...where will this lead?
love that guitar sound, always have
"Black Sand" leads us in
"Black Sand" is where the journey begins
...it is a funky place

Then we're ready for "Places of Light"
the flute floats fleetingly
and senses are calmed
a soothing voice breaks the calm
soothing? yes, still soothing
but a warning...a warning?
Yes, definitely a warning...

Ok..do you have your "brain ticket"?
time to take a trip
yes...do it! do it!
Dawn Muir (vocalist) did
the music continues to drive
Dawn takes a trip
...we join along
within her acid mind

keep the brain running running running
there is no rest
for the active mind
sleep dream sex
the mind keeps on running
voices from the past
keep on talking
the critics from the past
keep on laughing

have we peaked? have we peaked?
listen to the teacher!
soothe the ego
ignore the clapping
satiate the passion
keep on fucking
never let the trip end
the trip is ending
the trip is ending...
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The absolute pleasure this cd has given me since I got it last summer warrants the 5 star from me. I fucking love it! Thanks Randy!!

Weird Brainticket map! Brainticket review.
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MOJO Article: "How to Buy Krautrock" October 2004

1. Kraftwerk:Trans Europe Express
2. Tangerine Dream: Rubycon
3. Can: Tago Mago
4. Ashra: New Age of Earth
5. Neu!: Neu! 75
6. Can: Ege Bamyasi
7. Faust: Faust IV
8. Cluster: Sowiesoso
9. Amon Düül II: Yeti
10. Brainticket: Cottonwoodhill

I have that MOJO issue, but was reminded about it on the official Ash Ra Tempel web site. I'm proud to say I have all of them except for #1 Kraftwerk's "Trans Europe Express"! Thanks again Randy!!!!
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Butthole Surfers infiltrate a dog's mind, Harvey Dog's unfortunate work neighbor, and we spy on Guru T-Lu's cds.

Miscellaneous Notes from the Minds of a Dog

The Butthole Surfers' early albums were pretty
o
u
t
t h e r e...
all over the fucking mind of the listener. I'm listening to "I Saw an X-Ray of a Girl Passing Gas" from Hairway to Steven (1988) and

.......it's fucking N U T S man....I love it!!!!!!!!!!
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There's this nice woman who sits next to me at work...in the hallway. Don't ask. Anyway, V is a super nice person, and I've lent her some cds to listen to at work. I should also mention that she listens to mellow new-agey radio stations usually. Being the nice guy I am, I'm trying to lend her different things that I think she may enjoy.

Here's the list and her reactions:

Kraftwerk: Kraftwerk (1970) She was NOT impressed. It was a little too out there for her. So, I listened to it that night (having only listened to it maybe 3 times previously). Um....I lent her this??? What was I thinking?? I really like it, but not for everyone.

Exuma: I (1970) She seemed to really like Exuma. That was a pleasant reaction. A hit! COMING SOON: Exuma mini-bio!

Tim Buckley: Blue Afternoon (1969) / Starsailor (1970) She also liked Tim. Not quite as enthusiastically as Exuma or the next two cds. I only recently got "Starsailor" [aside: Cause it's S T I L L out of print!!! Fuckin' ridiculous!], and when I re-listened to it, I forgot how crazy and avant-gardey it gets at the end. Hence...her lack of enthusiasm.

Various Artists: New Orleans Funk 1960-1975 (2000) Saturday Night Fish Fry 1960-1975(2001) These were her favs. Especially the "New Orleans Funk" collection. I picked a winner!! I tell ya, these Soul Jazz collections are awesome!! Check them out!!

Next week, let's see...Butthole Surfers? um, no...Soft Machine? maybe. Can? No...better not. More Soul Jazz? YES!!!
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The Surfers are kicking ass!!! Butthole Surfers Official Web Site.
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Guru T-Lu's music she has pulled out recently: (hehehehe...I'm spying!!! be very quiet...ssh)

The James Gang: All of em...I mean...all of the Gang with Joe Walsh (3 studio 1 live). Great stuff.

Beck: Guero (2005) The Guru is a Beck fan, and who can blame her? You can't help but do some air dancing listening to this.

Bryan Ferry: These Foolish Things (1973) The Guru is a big Roxy / Ferry fan. So am I...especially 70s Roxy. I've got "Reflections" which is a cool cd of 70s Roxy TV appearances - mainly all live. Ferry is an excellent front man and the whole band was incredibly entertaining live. Especially with Eno acting all over-the-top in front of his keyboards and contraptions. Good fun! [aside: The Guru just walked in, gave me a headlock, saw Bryan Ferry's name on the screen and then screamed: "Bryan Ferry's a sexy man! Write that. Bryan Ferry's a sexy man!!!!" Then she left....The Guru keeps life exciting!!!]

Jesus and Mary Chain: "Automatic" (1989) For someone who says she hates "rock music" she sure listens to a lot of said "rock music".

Leonard Cohen: Dear Heather (2004) Ah!! This is more typical...good old Lennie reflecting on things...as any 70 year old lecher poet would.

Nothing embarrassing but we'll catch her up! If I embarrassed myself online a couple of posts ago (...guilty pleasures admitted!"), why aren't other people! Bastards!!!
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Harvey Dog's sensational namesake gets an airing along with the Kings of Crimson and we get personal with Captain Beefheart

I'm listening to my newly purchased Sensational Alex Harvey Band's "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" (1975) and I'm getting into it. I have "Live" on lp, but this is my 1st studio one.

Weird..considering I named the blog after him.

Hahaha...just kidding. I'm such an egomaniac I named it after myself.

I haven't dissected the lyrics yet, but I've laughed a couple of times and they've caught my attention a couple of other times. It certainly takes you through a few different musical styles. Hey, I'll be getting a couple more classic SAHB albums in the next few days.
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Thoughts on listening to cd 2 (live shit) of King Crimson's "The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson, Volume One 1969-1974".

They were fucking monsters live

Greg Lake sounds incredible

Michael Giles is an amazing drummer

Fripp is Fripp

Ian McDonald was in Foreigner!

[Aside: I never thought I'd mention Foreigner 2 blogs in a row...now I can rest in peace!]

I've always been a fan of KC and find the 70s stuff pretty wild. Especially the live stuff! "The Great Deceiver": a 4 cd box that covers the 73-74 period live is really awesome as well.
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Re-appraisal and thoughts while listening to Captain Beefheart's "Strictly Personal" (1968) ****

Who the hell is the 80 year old blues guy singing on "Ah Feel Like Ahcid"????? Awesome!! What?? It's a 27 year old white boy from California??? Fuck off!!!!!

"Safe as Milk" is fantastic and rockin'. The style's becoming a little closer to "Trout Mask Replica" territory. I can see the future and his name is Captain Beefheart...what!? What do you mean Bruce Springsteen??!! Get outta here! Oh, at the end of this I can see why this album has a substandard rep. The psychedelic effects really aren't appropriate for the Captain, but hey it was 1968, and it's 2006 now...it has a certain charm now.

I'm thinking this is better than "Safe As Milk", but it's hard for me to be fair. I got a shitty mix of "Safe as Milk" renamed "At His Best". I need to purchase the latest remastered version...along with 10 million other things!

"Trust Us" is pretty intense...what the fuck? Is Beefheart also the precursor to krautrock?

Oh, we're back to the old man blues voice. "Son of Mirror Man - Mere Man" is pretty great and the psychedelic sound effects at the end actually sound cool especially when the harmonica comes in and Beefheart's distorted voice.

"On Tomorrow" I find somewhat weaker...the music still blows me away...and when the band all shout together it sounds cool. I'm not really sure what I find weak about it. Ummmm....

I always liked "Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones". What is it all about? Is it some type of backwards tribute? What the hell does it all mean? I mean, master...are ye mocking beatles and stones? Or Beatles and Stones? cause you said and i said you said strawberry fields forever....

"Gimme Dat Harp Boy" is hard hitting blues. The Captain sounds great...both his singing and harmonica playing. The drumming is awesome as usual. Fantastic song.

"Kandy Korn" is a nice upbeat catchy pop song that should have been in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - the original one.

What a fantastic ending to the album. What a great album! I found it zipped along at a nice pace, strong songs, the Captain is in good voice, and you can definitely see the beginnings of a musical style that leads to his classic "Trout Mask Replica". Electricity: Captain Beefheart Web Site.

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Psychic Ills drugs and headphones & guilty pleasures admitted

Psychic Ills: Dins (2006) **** When I listen to music like this, I sometimes find it incredible that I don't have proper headphones!? This music was made for fucking headphones.

Shut the world out
let it float
let it move
let it breathe
take you away

This is the kind of music drugs were made for! Drugs and Headphones.

getting stoned...alone...drugs and headphones

[Aside: After a couple of weeks with this shitty new dvd/cd player I picked up for $30, I've had enough. I'm really getting into this song that's playing now, but I can't tell you which one it is...and there's a clicking noise you notice when the music becomes quiet. At first I was thinking: "Um. I didn't know we had a clock in the computer room. Oh. We don't." This weekend it's time to splurge and get something decent!]

Anyway...this song is fucking awesome...dramatic and intense with a great buildup. I hear some Jesus and Mary Chain influences...some Spaceman 3...Velvets, of course....all great stuff.

These guys are worth checking out. I couldn't find much on the net...surprisingly! Here's the Psychic Ills Social Registry! They're touring and played my old area of Toronto a couple of weeks ago. Here's a live review of Psychic Ills from December 2005.
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Harvey Dog believes in being open and honest.

With that out of the way...it's time to open up the embarrassing vaults of my music obsessions and supply what some would call, "Guilty Pleasures".

It's good to cleanse...
to come clean, to open up,
admit the guilty pleasures
it'll make you feel good...

We all have 'em, so here are mine followed by excuses, reasons, defenses.
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GUILTY PLEASURES

Lynyrd Skynyrd (pre-plane crash): The southern rock kings. I have a couple of video clips of them doing 12-15 minute versions of "Free Bird" (one at some US rock festival taped from tv, and "The Old Grey Whistle" dvd) and they are awesome. The guitar players go nuts and the soloing never stops!!! The only problem with "Free Bird" is that it was overplayed. Now, with some distance, it can be enjoyed again in all it's cliche glory! Is this even a guilty pleasure?

Kansas: I'm more of a fan of their early "over-the-top" prog stuff as opposed to their more "poppy" stuff - I was never a fan of "Dust in the Wind", but "Death of Mother Nature Suite" is another story. I still really enjoy listening to cd 1 of the 2 cd "Box Set". [Aside: How can 2 cds be considered a box set??? Gotta be at least 3 cds to be considered a box set.] Guru T-Lu says these guys are definitely "a guilty pleasure", but then again...she's a girl. Kansas are a guy's band.

Chicago: Another geographical band name...and we haven't got to Foreigner yet!!! Hahahaha. Anyway, I don't think early Chicago is a guilty pleasure, but the rep they've developed with one or ten too many Peter Cetera ballads (that were MASSIVE hits) isn't really fair. I have their box set "Group Portrait" (4 cds for $40...not bad) and the first 2 cds are fantastic, the 1st itself is *****, the 2nd **** then *** then **....you get the picture? Deterioration baby...but not sales-wise. Go figure. Do yourself a favor. Get their 1st cd.

John Denver: I actually have a couple of John Denver cds (got them cheap). I find 1/2 his stuff is very high quality "nice" pop/folk, and the other half is...well, you could say, somewhat...sappy? Would that be the right word? You get the feeling that John would get stoned and then break into tears talking about the love he felt for his family...I mean, that's beautiful and all, but sheesh...that's a good way to kill a buzz.

[Aside: Guru T-Lu has a theory that when you hear of rock stars crashing
their cars
their planes
their trains
and dying, that it is most likely a suicide. Let's see there's Harry Chapin (depressed..car crash...did he brake?), John Denver (also depressed who crashed his experimental home-made aircraft!?!?) [2nd Aside: Guru T-Lu just read this and said to add Marc Bolan. She called him the leader of the pack! Then she told me to take this off, but I'm ignoring her!] and so many others.

There you go...an exclusive Guru T-Lu theory.]

Electric Light Orchestra: Jeff Lynne strikes me as one of the most uncharismatic frontmen ever in rock music. I guess that's why they put the orchestra in their name, cause they weren't cool enough to be rock stars. Wait! Roy Wood was cool and charismatic...at least bizarre, but he left after the first album. I'm not a huge fan, but I have to admit I...without any social or moral pressures...ordered "Afterglow" from Columbia House (hey! it was only $19.99 for 3 cds! Canadian!) and have no regrets.

K.C. & the Sunshine Band: Seriously. These guys had some pretty funky hard dance numbers. I have the "Best Of" (I'm not actively pursuing more than that) and "Get Down Tonight", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Shake Your Booty" and "That's the Way (I Like It)" are classic. Get your funky shoes on and DANCE MOTHERFUCKER!!!

The Monkees: With everything being ironic now, this can't be considered a "guilty pleasure", but there was a time when I was a fan, and it WAS a "guilty pleasure". The best pop money can buy.

John Mellancamp: Hey...you can pick up his cds at a pawn shop near you for a low low price! Wherever you live!
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I am not ashamed.
I am not ashamed.
I am not ashamed.
There is no reason to be ashamed.
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I am NOT the only one!
I am NOT the only one!
I am NOT the only one!
There is no reason to think I am the only one.
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The mystery of Jandek, Jokers are Cosmic and Ricardo Wang opens the Cage!

Who is this Jandek that inspires such adoration in my friend Mole and a growing number of weirdos and outsider aficionados? To solve this mystery a purchase was made of one of Jandek's cds.

Do you feel the cult like stench in the air?

It's Jandek!!! Jandek's "New Town" (1998)!!!

Oh My God there's a skip in the cd! Ha!
No No No
...it's a primitive recording! Gotta love the authenticity. [Aside: I have no idea if I'm being ironic or not.]

This is my second listen to the cd. "New Town" has a nice spooky ambience to it. Is this the true punk? Definitely outsider. His voice sorta is growing on me...and am I N U T S
or is his voice not that bad?????

I'm beginning to really enjoy this cd in a b-movie creepy dark hallway sort of way. Oh no...I also feel I'm beginning to slide into the Jandek cult in a z-movie satanic empty evil town sort of way.

Is this healthy? Yes, it is.

We NEED outsiders who are unafraid to plough their own fields.
Unafraid to follow the independent trail.
Unafraid to say "fuck you commercial concerns it's about MY art!"
Unafraid to say "this is my shit and it may be shit but it's my shit. Wanna buy?"

The possibilities of the new technology to make available downloads of anyone's music for a reasonable price (on both sides: artists and consumers) is extremely exciting. If I was in a band now, I'd make a web site and start putting live shows and recordings on their NOW....for download. Get your music
OUT THERE!!!!

A guide to Jandek web site.
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I have just put on The Cosmic Jokers: Cosmic Jokers (1974) and I love this shit!! It's some of the Ash Ra Tempel guys, and a couple of guys from a group I've never heard of: Wallenstein. I must look into this Wallenstein. And a record producer [Aside: Dieter Dierks - who ended up working with The Scorpions of all bands! And Accept! After working with Ash Ra, Nektar and Tangerine Dream!!! Weird]. They all got together at the behest of another producer who paid the musicians a small fee and all the acid they wanted. Then they recorded the sessions and released 5 Cosmic Jokers albums in 1974. Brilliant!!!!

Acid
Rock
Rules
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Ow! I was just playing with the dog and she's got some motherfucking nails!!! Gotta clip those bastards!
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Picked up a bunch of cds from Steve's Private Rock Your World. He's supplying my prog need. New prog, of which I'm quite unfamiliar. So, that's cool. Some Marillion, Tangent, Pallas, Tull boots, pre-Blue Oyster Cult (psychedelic stuff - early BOC were great so this should be fun) and Hunter-Ronson-Clapton's "Secret Sessions" from 1978. That should be fun!
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I was listening to "What's This Called?" with dj Ricardo Wang on KPSU (Portland State University) and this wild music came on...
clanking and banging
steel sheets of metal
clanging in some unholy noise...
but
it grew
developed
hypnotized me...
it was holy noise!
beautiful...serene

Ricardo informed us it was JOHN CAGE!! Obviously I've heard of him...but not heard him...hahahahaha...anyway 4 minutes 33 seconds later and I am looking forward to hearing more of Cage's recorded works.

Check out Ricardo's show available for your listening pleasure online and well worth it if you're looking for really "out there" shit!
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"Listen Bird" courtesy of Cassandra's Eye. We can all learn from the bird.
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Random Ramblings on a Sunday Afternoon

I feel like a little free-flowing blogmania running wild...
I've got my music collection list out (the Word document, not the Excel spreadsheet...I need to work on an Access database as well, but I do that stuff at work) and thought I'd ramble on about bands I don't usually write about...

let it flow
let the bullshit begin
don't go
don't lose let's all win!!!

Um, yeh...maybe we'll do some editing later [Note later on: No, we won't!!! Sucker!]...Picture of Mickey courtesy of Cassandra's Eye.
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Currently On CD Player: end of Mountain Goats - stuff from the 90's. Fun stuff. His lyrics crack me up. Different.

AC/DC: Ah...let's start with the A's!!! I used to use (well, not as often as I would have liked) "Walk All Over You" from Highway To Hell (1979) **** as my wrestling entrance music. It worked perfectly! Actually, I only used it once. * sigh * "Highway To Hell" is great too. Really, though...I mean, really. Doncha really, I mean really, only need
Highway To Hell" for Bon's best and Back in Black (1980) **** for Brian's best?
I mean, really...don't they sound sorta samey after awhile? I mean, really...
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Currently On CD Player: Disc 1 of "Scraping the Barrel" - Gentle Giant. 1st time listening to this. Just got it.

Gentle Giant: Well, why not talk about Gentle Giant? I've been a fan since high school and always had a fond place in my heart for Gentle Giant.
I find them calming...peaceful...interesting...gently rocking...
Faves? Gentle Giant (1970) ***1/2 Three Friends (1972) **** Power and the Glory (1974) *** Free Hand (1975) ****
Gentle Giant makes it all seem so nice....Official nice Gentle Giant web site.
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John Coltrane: I love Coltrane. He and Miles are neck and neck for my fav jazz musician. This past week Coltrane's "Live in Japan" finally arrived and I listened to the 1st disc and it absolutely picks me up, puts me in an envelope and sends me flying off air mail into the unknown. I find Coltrane's latter music very spiritual. Which, for me to say, is really bizarre. John Coltrane's official web site.

free flow...I will open up the music list and point randomly and choose...
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Bob Dylan??????

Well, what's there to say about Bob that hasn't been said this past year? No Direction Home is awesome...so's the bootleg series vol. 7. The Guru is a massive Dylan fan and so am I, but I would say she's the #1 Dylan fan!! Probably because he's mentally disturbed. Hahaha...

Note: Self Portrait (1970) ***1/2 is nowhere near as bad as the critics made it out to be. And Dylan (1973) **1/2 the notorious release from Columbia after Dylan signed with Geffen isn't so bad itself. I like "Mr. Bojangles"! So there. I'm glad I got it on lp!

The Guru and I disagree about Empire Burlesque (1985) **. I think the 80s production makes it incredibly dated and one of Bob's worst (even though the songwriting is..ok). The Guru approves of it.
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Why did I get such a shitty cd player. It plays ok..but, it doesn't have a display to say what track you're on...or the time...

I'm a cartoon character.
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The Gentle Giant box sounds great! I'm a fan though. Beginners need not begin with the box.
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Gwar: I saw Gwar live with the infamous Imants Krumins at Lee's Palace in Toronto.

What a spectacle.
Blood flowing, heads chopped off

PENISES CHOPPED OFF!!!!

and we all cringed
and fell in love with
Slymenstra Hymen

oh we were a sick bunch
of motherfuckers!!!

Gwar's sick motherfucking web site.
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Little Feat: I bought Sailin' Shoes (1972) **** and loved it. I thought, "oh yeh..now here's a band I could really get into." Never happened. Got Feats Don't Fail Me Now (1974) **1/2 and it just...didn't hit me. What can I say? Maybe, I'll eventually get into them...or not. I actually gave Feats 3 stars a couple of months ago on this blog...but I'm knocking it down a tad for boringness.
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Always remember...support Captain Beefheart and independent artists!!
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Can's Monster Movie inspires babble and cd organization is in process

Can: Monster Movie (1969) ***** What a debut! Even though the amazing Damo Suzuki wasn't on board yet, Malcolm Mooney was pretty fucking great himself.

Mary Mary
I'm freaking out
Mary Mary
I'm freaking out

It's hard to believe this was done in 1969..."Mary, Mary" causes my brain to perform

psychedelic

somersaults.

"Outside My Door" is pure punk...Now they're fucking doing post-punk...in 1969

We should all become Canheads
and understand
and appreciate
the brilliance of Can.

"Yoo Doo Right" is parts Joy Division! Now I'm hearing Kings of Leon...again, must I repeat this...1969!!!! Just how fucking influential were this band? And now it's settled into an incredible soundtrack for the senses...I'm freaking out. This is probably about the 4th or 5th time I've listened to this one and it keeps getting better and better....

I can't believe I've only recently got some Can!!!! I remember hearing them on Mole's radio show on CFMU in the Hammer back 12-15 years ago, and thinking they sounded great and then I...did nothing about it. Sat on my ass purchasing hundreds of crappy cds while having


NO CAN!!!

Oh yeh...YOU MADE A BELIEVER OUT OF ME!!!!

I just changed the rating from 4 1/2 to 5 stars. Why not?
It's alright
It's alright
alright...it's alright

you made a believer out of me.

Let Can make a believer out of you...Can's brilliant web site.
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Now I'm going back to my cd reorganization.

It's hard to keep them ordered by name and year

and then you run out of space

and the room looks messy

and you get tired of looking at it

and the dog keeps banging into them

and you start having trouble finding them

and then you find yourself blogging instead of cleaning.

Back to the walls

and eyes to the floor

here I go

back to clean more!

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