Recent CDs bought & your reviews

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I'm a big fan of Dylan's... do you remember the album "Self Portrait" - there are some songs on that album that he HAD to be joking with! This is in a similar vein... on some he just sounds a bit strange, but there are a few that require at least a half-decent voice range - which Bob doesn't really have these days. And the joke continues in the fact that he has done several things in recent years to affirm his Jewish faith -eg- attending bar mitzvah, etc...

Here's the rundown...

1 Here Comes Santa Claus (2:35)
2 Do You Hear What I Hear? (3:02)
3 Winter Wonderland (1:52)
4 Hark The Herald Angels Sing (2:30)
5 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (2:54)
6 Little Drummer Boy (2:52)
7 The Christmas Blues (2:54)
8 O’ Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) (2:48)
9 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (4:06)
10 Must Be Santa (2:48)
11 Silver Bells (2:35)
12 The First Noel (2:30)
13 Christmas Island (2:27)
14 The Christmas Song (3:56)
15 O’ Little Town Of Bethlehem (2:17)

This has to be a joke Was just checking my calendar to make sure I hadn't missed April 1st. This is taking cashing in on Xmas to an extreme.

[The Pie Man]

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This album has nothing on their best album "Blood Mountain" try that one out if you haven't already. Available at JB for 10 bucks atm.

Probably the wrong thread but no mention of Mastodon in the gigs one - BDO side shows for Sydney & Melbourne announced, I'm definitely going to the Thurs 28 Jan @ The Palace gig. Blood Mountain is awesome 1eyedog, Colony of Birchmen & This Mortal Soil current favourites.

[Mofra]

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This has to be a joke Was just checking my calendar to make sure I hadn't missed April 1st. This is taking cashing in on Xmas to an extreme.

For all teh "voice fo a generation" talk, Bob Dylan would be regarded as the buggest selloiut in music history by Gen X & Y standards if he was a modern musician.

The guy released an album that was only available at Starbucks FFS! Marketing guru.

[AndrewP6]

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For all teh "voice fo a generation" talk, Bob Dylan would be regarded as the buggest selloiut in music history by Gen X & Y standards if he was a modern musician.

The guy released an album that was only available at Starbucks FFS! Marketing guru.

Maybe he just likes their coffee?
Credit where it's due, he's giving the proceeds (if there are any!) to charity.

[Mofra]

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Tumbleweed - Galactaphonic circa 95

This is a cracker of an album - I bought this via ebay, as it was the only place I could find it.

Somewhere between stoner, grunge with a touch of 90 Ozrock, this album is highly enjoyable and made specifically to play loud & loud only.

Opens with Hang Around, one of their better overall tracks. This was the album Ritchie started to show a bit of warble, and it shows on later tracks. "Always complain about the weather" is another favourite, whilst the next track (Armchair Ride) is worthy of a you-tube hunt - they open Hey Hey It's Saturday with it and the performance is available.

Overall I'm pumped these guys are playing Meredith and the album has been getting a few spins at Mofra central since I got it last week

[chef]

Re: Recent CDs bought & your reviews

Tumbleweed - Galactaphonic circa 95

This is a cracker of an album - I bought this via ebay, as it was the only place I could find it.

Somewhere between stoner, grunge with a touch of 90 Ozrock, this album is highly enjoyable and made specifically to play loud & loud only.

Opens with Hang Around, one of their better overall tracks. This was the album Ritchie started to show a bit of warble, and it shows on later tracks. "Always complain about the weather" is another favourite, whilst the next track (Armchair Ride) is worthy of a you-tube hunt - they open Hey Hey It's Saturday with it and the performance is available.

Overall I'm pumped these guys are playing Meredith and the album has been getting a few spins at Mofra central since I got it last week

Check out Tumbleweed's Return To Earth as well. Another awesome album by an underrated band.

[Mofra]

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Check out Tumbleweed's Return To Earth as well. Another awesome album by an underrated band.

I would if I could!

Tumbleweed albums are very hard to find. The occasional ebay purchase are the only real way to find them unless they start re-offering their albums at gigs (fingers crossed for Meredith)

[chef]

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I would if I could!

Tumbleweed albums are very hard to find. The occasional ebay purchase are the only real way to find them unless they start re-offering their albums at gigs (fingers crossed for Meredith)

You could always just download it online(i know a good site). Or PM me your address and i will burn you a copy and send it to you. Or check out this site if you want to buy the original. IMO it's their best work.

http://chaos.com/product/return_to_earth_35904_11858.html

My kitchen hand is going to Meredith(the little bastard) and has promised to bring me back a Tumbleweed T-Shirt I gave him a couple of their CDs a while back and he was impressed.

[LostDoggy]

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I went to so many gigs in the 90s where tumbleweed were the support, I never really liked them, his voice.

[chef]

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I went to so many gigs in the 90s where tumbleweed were the support, I never really liked them, his voice.

Nirvana in 92? If i could go back in time to any one gig it would be then. His voice is one toned but i don't mind it.

[SonofScray]

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George Kamikawa - Blue to the Bone, saw this dude busking near Myer and thought I'd grab a copy of his CD because the guy was rocking pretty hard. Japanese bluesman, very skillful player.

[Mofra]

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George Kamikawa - Blue to the Bone, saw this dude busking near Myer and thought I'd grab a copy of his CD because the guy was rocking pretty hard. Japanese bluesman, very skillful player.

He's an old hand at busking but seems to be getting better every year. Wouldn;t be surprised to see a festival pick him up as a filler act.

[Mofra]

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My kitchen hand is going to Meredith(the little bastard) and has promised to bring me back a Tumbleweed T-Shirt I gave him a couple of their CDs a while back and he was impressed.

I'll see him there then

Can't wait. Heaps of people to bump into there. Should. Be. Epic.

[The Pie Man]

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Them Crooked Vultures

I was a little dubious when I heard the line-up (not sure why, Grohl played drums on Songs for the Deaf, and JPJ...) but since listening to this a few times, I am in to it.

Especially the song 'Bandoliers', classic Queens in the 'Into the Fade' feel.

[mighty_west]

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Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear



New Order finally broke up after 27 years or so, well, Peter Hook basist broke the band up after possibly spat number 12,756.

So New Order singer & guitarist Bernard Sumner, drummer Stephen Morris & guitarist Phil Cunningham have formed this new group Bad Lieutenant.

So dare i say, it's New Order without Hooky's signature bassline, probably compared more to their off side project of many years "Electronic", yet it still sounds very New Orderish, as it probably should.

How does it stack up? a bit Meh on first listen, a definate grower if it does, not instant, but some definate New Order signature tunes in there, Dynamo, Twist Of Fate & Falling trees could have easily fit on the final New Order record "Waiting For The Sirens Call".

A definate must for Joy Division / New Order fans, but i don't think they will be making any new friends with this release, not that it's bad, it just doesn't seem to have that one big song that might grab the goolies of some walker by, its a very consistant record, which would probably please New Order fans.

7/10