What are you listening to right now?

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Originally posted by dazz:
"Back To The Egg" by Wings - a guilty pleasure, and one album that shows that yes, Macca and Co. could rock out if they wanted to (Try Old Siam Sir and Spin It On for examples)

WOOO HOOO, someone else feels the same as I do about, "Back To The Egg"! I thought no one liked that album, not even Macca! Old Siam Sir rocks! I saw him do that on some live jukebox tv show once, excellent.

You have quite good tast, dazz.

Oh Eddie Kramer! Gotcha! (and he would be better)

Maybe we can arrange Eddie Kramer and Rayner to do a project together. Wouldn't the world spin off it's Axis then? Actually no, it wouldn't...

And thanks Tracy for giving me comfort in knowing I'm not alone in liking Back To The Egg. It just feels sometimes that I am the only person who owns it and plays it - now I know there's two of us.

And for the record (excuse the pun), this week I'm listening to (not including Enz related stuff):

BEST OF CHRIS ISAAK: Actually I've been listening more to his commentary on the DVD. The guy's actually funny.

JOYRIDE - Roxette: And this is where credibilty goes down the drain. I don't care what you think, give me a catchy chorus and a perfect pop feel and I'm sucked in big time.

I'm not listening to anything at the moment,
I've got the whole setlist running through my head. Still. Even Semi Detached, and they only played a few chords during the Perth soundcheck.

Best of the Smithereens picked it up in Melbourne. FINALLY have them on cd!!
Fred Dagg Anthology last night at work, p*88ed myself laughing. Go the All Black selections .

Give the Andrew Sisters a go tonight. Drinking Rum and Coca-cola, just uploaded Evermore's new EP to the mp3 player as well.
Been on a Timfest get ready for the next tour.

Old vinyl 45's. The Nutty Squirrels singing a song called, "Uh OH!"

Uh uh uh uh uh oh, uh oh do bee up.

& Punch & Judy by The Swingers.

& The Dugites "In Your Car".

Ah, memories.

The Dugites? Man oh man, that's a name from the past. And I can still remember the two (I think) hits they had: "Waiting For You" and the sorta immortal "In Your Car".

I wonder what happened to them...?


Oh and by the way, to go with the flow of the thread I am currently listening to "Tommy" by the Who - the 5.1 surround mix. How good is this album? I mean really...

Well, the old "Pin-ball Wizard" has been given a 5.1 Surround Mix dustoff, hey? That sounds almost Quadrophenic! Bet that sounds just fine dazz! Wow!


Here's what happened to The Dugites! They're all stacking shelves at Woolies! No, not really. They've morphed into another band apparently.

I've been listening to Orange Crate Art, by Van Dyke Parks, & Ella Fitzgerald. Was there a better Jazz singer than Ella? *sigh*

She certainly can, can-can!

I'm getting re-hooked on Tim's Say It Is So, as well as rediscovering Bob Geldof's "The Vegetarians Of Love"

Take This Job And Shove It by the Dead Kennedys, coz I've always wanted too!!

Thanks to a friend in Australia, Frank Bennett. All because I mentioned stumbling across Paul Anka singing "Wonderwall" (the Oasis song).

Not bad. I love the cheese, that unexpected style interpretation of a familiar song.

Hey, love that avatar, Living Enz.

Ah yes, good old Jello.

I've been listening to 'Tryin' To Keep The Summer Alive", by The Beachboys. Ok, it's no Petsounds, but even when they were not really cracking the charts, they still wrote some pretty great songs. Although Brian was back at that stage, although only physically, it must be said. He is well & truly back now though.

Ultra Blue by Utada Hikaru - J-pop on iTunes outside of Japan!!

Can't help it - I like pop music

Muse's new album - Black Holes & Revelations

I was prepared to be disappointed but I'm loving it!!!!

FSOL double album, "Life Forms". It's ambient, & yet modern, & yet dancy, & yet.........

That & the sound of all the Italian Football fans blasting horns, shouting, cheering, & waving flags. God love em. Guess they won?!

How's about that.

Love This City by The Whitlams. A fantastic album by a fantastic group.

This week in my CD player I spun the remastered Time and Tide, Fatboy Slim's Greatest Hits (a party just waiting to happen) and The Avalanches' "Since I left You". An incredible album that they have yet to follow up. But how do you follow up such a unique and brilliant album?

By the way, I gotta dig up Love This City again. Be good to re-aquante myself with that great album.

Johnny Cash At San Quentin
The BEST live album of all time?!

i'd have to disagree, midnight oil's Saturday Night at the Capitol/Oils on The Water is my fave live album, listening to it now!

As far as live albums go, one of the best EVER is "Live At Leeds" by The Who. Just bought the latest Q Magazine - according to their list it is the best.

Listening to it as I type. It's what rock is all about.

By the way Semi-Detached - Live At San Quentin came in at No.6 on Q's list.

The ALT album. Finally.

Magpies. They've geen singing all morning.
That & what ever is on the radio.

Midnight Juggernaught?

Surely that can't be a band? I don't know.

Those youth networks. You'd think they'd want to be "Forever Young" or something.

Frenzy digi pack
In Time The Best Of R.E.M.
Deserter's Songs Mercury Rev

are spinning in my cd player today

Playlist this week:

Holland - Beach Boys (for 'Sail On Sailor" alone)

Best Of Squeeze (for 'Tempted" among others. Glen Tilbrook sounds a little like Neil Finn to me. A good thing)

A Compilation of 90's hits - A lot of guilty pleasures. Some too embarassing to admit to.

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Originally posted by dazz:
Playlist this week:
Best Of Squeeze (for 'Tempted" among others. Glen Tilbrook sounds a little like Neil Finn to me. A good thing)

I always thought that too. In fact there's a song on the live CD part of Recurring Dream where Neil really sounds like Glen. I think he had a cold or something. Can't remember which song...hmmmm...I think it was Recurring Dream. Well, whatever, I agree!

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Originally posted by dazz:
Best Of Squeeze (for 'Tempted" among others. Glen Tilbrook sounds a little like Neil Finn to me. A good thing)

I LOVE Tempted! That's always been my favourite Squeeze song.
It's not Glen Tilbrook though, Paul Carrack sings lead vocals on that one.

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Originally posted by MagBolt:

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Originally posted by dazz:
Best Of Squeeze (for 'Tempted" among others. Glen Tilbrook sounds a little like Neil Finn to me. A good thing)

I LOVE Tempted! That's always been my favourite Squeeze song.
It's not Glen Tilbrook though, Paul Carrack sings lead vocals on that one.

Tempted is my fave Squeeze song too, but I knew that wasn't Glen. Paul doesn't sound like Neil, at least to my ears.

My second fave song by them is Black Coffee in Bed, and that is Glen.

I think my second favourite has to be Labelled With Love. Or Last Time Forever.
What was this topic about again? Oh yeah!
I did just play my Best Of Squeeze CD after reading this, so I suppose we're still on track.

I knew I should've clarified when I posted. I knew Tempted was sung by Paul Carrack but the remaining tracks were sung by Glen - who still sounds a lot like Neil to me. Whereas Paul Carrack doesn't sound like Neil Finn at all.

Interestingly I did see a live acoustic version of Tempted sung by Glen which was just as good (Trivia: It was producer Elvis Costello who suggested Paul should sing the vocal on this track as he felt Mr.Carrack had a more soulful voice than Mr.Tilbrook and Elvis heard it as a 'Marvin Gaye pastiche"). Funnily enough, Glen sounded like Neil Finn doing a cover version. Fancy that, huh?

as "While my guitar gently weeps" came up on shuffle on my iTunes, i realised how much George Harrison sounds like Neil, it was scary!

Interestingly, Neil looked like a young George when he was young as well...I think. I do hear/see the similarities.

Listening to The Who and the Talking Heads in general as I bought 2 greatest hits sets yesterday as an intro to the groups. It's for my research into cool bass players *besides* Nigel Griggs, who is probably my #1 bass hero.

Immediately just now, though, I was listening to John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy".

Interesting batch of CDs in the player this week: Bit of a return to the 80s!:

90125 - Yes - Smirk if you will. This is actually quite good and loud in it's remastered form

The Essential Mondo Rock - A blast from the past. Had some great pop songs and this disc has all of them.

Style Council Greatest Hits - Must be one of the few people who thought Paul Weller was better and more interesting in this period. Having said that, I haven't heard the his latest solo album yet.

The Pleasure Of Your Company - Models - It's got one of my all time faves "I Hear Motion". Produced by Nick Launay who did 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (Midnight Oil) and sounds fantastic although it could use a remastering job! One of the most under rated albums of the 80s I believe.

And may I welcome aikakone to the wonderful world of The Who. Your next purchase has to be "Who's Next" and the The Kids Are Alright DVD. These will tell you all you need to know about this brillaint band. Can't wait to hear the new material!

Psst, don't tell anyone, but I also liked Paul Weller better with Style Council.

And I spent today listening to Steve Forbert -- his CD Mission of the Crossroad Palms. There's always something very real about his music.

Okay, despite my purchases of The Who and Talking Heads on Friday, the real song I've been listening to ad nauseum is "One" by Mary J. Blige with U2. The song never "clicked" with me when it was first released. It's not that I thought it was bad, but I didn't *love* it. I adore it now.

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Originally posted by Jabberz:
Psst, don't tell anyone, but I also liked Paul Weller better with Style Council.

I don't know. I was listening to Wildwood on the weekend, & it goes ok. It's not as dancy as the Style Council (or should i say, it doesn't have as much style as the council ) but i guess it's a different vein he's mining really.

True Colours
Augie March
Matchbox 20 (but don't tell anyone)

Night Bird Flying, Jimi Hendrix
Best.....Solo.......Ever

Bill Nelson- Chimes & Rings.

Soul Meets Body by Death Cab for Cutie