Yoshida Brothers - Storm (Oct 04, 2012 - 10:57) | mikec09 wrote: LOVE the growing RP trend towards Middle-Eastern-inspired music! Truly! And in the case of this song, Far Eastern! 
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Yoshida Brothers - Storm (Oct 04, 2012 - 10:55) | jpfueler wrote: why are my cats getting nervous? From Wikipedia: " The shamisens of professional players are often taut in cat skin, as it is more delicate and expensive. It is said that the best sound quality is produced from a shamisen bound in cat skin. In the past a special type of paper was used and recently various types of plastics are being tried. On the skin of some of the best shamisen, the position of the cat's nipples can still be seen.<2>"
Run kitty, run!
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Zoe Keating - Escape Artist (Jul 27, 2012 - 09:33) | FrankMc wrote: High up the list of my life's regrets: didn't learn how to play cello.
Wonderful piece of music. Captures the chiaroscuro quality of existence and the dynamism it can provide engaged souls like musicians. We non-musicians drink at their wells and struggle along thankful for the sustenance they provide our parched personas. I concur. Sometimes I think of things to have on a deserted isle and the cello is tied with the guitar as the only musical instruments to make the cut.
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John Hiatt - Take it Down (Jul 27, 2012 - 09:16) | I love both versions of the this song and you may see it different but I'll avoid any repeat of the bickering down below.
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Leahy - B Minor (Jun 21, 2012 - 09:17) | KaiT wrote: ...
Knowing where Lakefield is, its not really a surprise at the musicianship of this group - as there isn't much else to do in Lakefield but fiddle and f@#* "Fiddle and farm" See it's not so hard to say! ;-)
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Morphine - In Spite Of Me (Jun 11, 2012 - 08:47) | xkolibuul wrote: Morphine goes celibate? In this case, the absence of sax is a plus. I like this tune. I agree.
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Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand (Jun 06, 2012 - 10:08) | I'm suprised others are suprised by the low ratings. Led Zeppelin was never a critical success outside of its loyal fans. When a friend brought some Zep to a grade school "dance" everyone, including me, hated it. I did not begin to enjoy them until much later in life (30's) and then mostly for JPJ's bass and JB's drums. And the occasional Tolkien refererence ;-)
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Magic Slim & James Cotton - When the Levee Breaks (Jun 06, 2012 - 09:55) | kcar wrote: Uh, yeah...Tom, what's the original version of this song by your lights? Granted, this isn't it...but neither is Led Zep's.
You might want to check out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6C_5wxkuAQ
and see if you actually like the original...
Thanks for the link! I always appreciate knowing the real history.
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Genesis - Abacab (Apr 27, 2012 - 14:05) | An "8" from me on simple nostalgia alone.
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Amadou & Mariam - Masiteladi (Mar 06, 2012 - 11:39) | nonesuch.com offers this:
Masiteladi (feat. M) Tu peux aller, le chemin est libre. Tu peux bouger, la vie est si belle. Tu peux aller, le chemin est libre.
Tu as perdu ton boulot dans cette vie la, Massi téladi. Ta femme t’as quitté à cause de ça-la, Massi téladi. Tu as perdu ta famille dans cette vie la, Massi téladi. Eh! Tes amis t’on quitté à cause de ça la, Massi téladi, massi téladi … La vie est est une école. Tu ne peux pas rester, tu ne peux pas rester, Dans cette vie là, il faut te racheter. Tu peux aller, le chemin est libre, Tu peux bouger, la vie est si belle, Tu peux aller, le chemin est libre, Tu peux bouger, la vie est si belle. I ka fourou douman tiyan na fêmi kosson. Massi téladi. I ka kanou douman tiyana na fêmi kosson. Massi téladi. I ka baden ya douman tiyana fêmi kosson. Massi téladi. I ka sindjiya douma tiyana fêmi kosson. Massi téladi, massi téladi … La vie est est une école. Tu ne peux pas rester, tu ne peux pas rester, Dans cette vie là, il faut te racheter. Ni ya gnagami massi ta gnanabo. Tu as perdu ton boulot dans cette vie la. Ni ya féréké massi ta gnan-nabo. Ta femme t’as quitté à cause de ça-la. Ni ya gnougouba massi ta gnan-nabo. Tu as perdu ta famille dans cette vie la. Ni ya gnagami massi ta gnanabo. Tu peux aller, le chemin est libre, Tu peux bouger, la vie est si belle … —- You're free to go, the way is clear. You can move, life is so beautiful. You're free to go, the way is clear. You’ve lost your job in this life. Your wife has gone because of it. You’ve lost your family in this life. Eh! Your friends left you because of it. Life is a lesson. You can’t stay, you have to move on. In this life, you have to redeem yourself. You’re free, the way is clear. You must carry on, life is so beautiful. Your marriage is ruined. Your true love is over. Your friendship is lost. You can’t stay, you have to move on. And redeem yourself. You’ve lost your job. Don’t make it worse, or no-one will help you. Your wife has left you Don’t enter the maze, no-one is going to help you out. You’ve lost your family Don’t make it worse, or no-one will help you. Go on! Go, go! Amadou & Mariam You’re free, the way is clear. You can move, life is so beautiful. You can go, your way is clear. You can move, life is so beautiful
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Björk - Jóga (Feb 22, 2012 - 13:30) | ziakut wrote: Byikes.
Well said.
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Son Volt - Windfall (Feb 09, 2012 - 08:51) | I'm going to go against the bigoted attitudes and say that I like this song and overall sound. Good on ya Bill for actually living up to the eclectic label.
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Dengue Fever - Uku (Jan 16, 2012 - 10:33) | From Wikipedia: "Dengue Fever is a six-member band from Los Angeles who combine Cambodian pop music and lyrics with psychedelic rock."
Loving the groove on this one.
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Neil Young - After the Gold Rush (Jan 16, 2012 - 10:12) | smellysack wrote:With an annoying screeching imaginary boy in your head who won't stop singing....so you start to get a headache and you can't enjoy the lush scene around you...all you want is to find a 7-11 where you can get some aspirin...but now you're no longer in the forest, you're in the hot concrete jungle with some alcoholic homeless bum pawing at you for a dollar as you are trying to enter the 7-11 to get the #$%^#! aspirin...which you can't eat till you pay for it, waiting for the retired dude to finish buying his 25 weekly lottery tickets while he tries to put the moves on the twenty-something behind the counter and talk her into a cup of coffee at the diner down the street because she reminds him of the girl he left for Vietnam...better not get smart with the ex-marine despite him making the six people behind him wait...one of whom can't stop listening to that screeching imaginary boy singing about the long walk home from Vietnam to Beirut... So thats how  by the way, love "Cinnamon Girl", live "Mr.Soul", and I still have a soft spot for "Sample & Hold" And yet I still like Neil's music. Funny story BTW.
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Wintersleep - Drunk on Aluminium (Jan 16, 2012 - 09:26) | drews wrote: Well, for what it is worth Wikipedia reports that it was actually Aluminium sulfate and not the element Aluminum (Aluminium) that was dumped in the water. Not the same thing at all.
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Rush - Subdivisions (Jan 16, 2012 - 08:40) | For me, Rush is one of those obviously talented bands that I just can't get myself to enjoy. Everything about them should make them an instant "Like" from me but...
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David Gilmour - Murder (Jan 06, 2012 - 13:43) | I've loved this since the first time I heard it all those years ago. It is very powerful IMO.
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Pink Floyd - Fearless (Dec 28, 2011 - 12:21) | The lyrics (again?) "Fearless"You say the hill's too steep to climb, Chiding! You say you'd like to see me try, Climbing! You pick the place and I'll choose the time And I'll climb The hill in my own way just wait a while, for the right day And as I rise above the treeline and the clouds I look down hear the sound of the things you said today Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling Merciless, the magistrate turns 'round, frowning and who's the fool who wears the crown Go down in your own way And everyday is the right day And as you rise above the fearlines in his frown You look down Hear the sound of the faces in the crowd
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Joan Osborne - Pensacola (Dec 27, 2011 - 11:38) | Wow, powerful song. I know someone who met their birth father and left them behind as well. This may or may not be autobiographical for Joan, I do not know.
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Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today (Dec 27, 2011 - 09:30) | Oddly, I was watching a time lapse of the Comet Lovejoy when this song was playing: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/27/time-lapse-the-spectacle-of-comet-lovejoy/
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Ludovico Einaudi - Andare (Dec 21, 2011 - 08:50) | prairiedogj wrote: I think the point is to create a mood - which it does a good job of. Could this be part of a big-budget movie soundtrack? Yes - and as the backing for a very emotionally charged part of the film.
The boundary between good music and bad music is not defined by complexity.
Great comment!
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Ludovico Einaudi - Andare (Dec 21, 2011 - 08:49) | Thank you Bill for playing this despite the strong comments against. This music improves my mood and that is worth a lot to me. Solid 8.
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Chris Isaak - Go Walking Down There (Dec 16, 2011 - 10:51) | vandal wrote: . . . needed to be at a higher altitude when they dropped him. . .
I like the song and singer but this comment is hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.
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Air - All I Need (Nov 23, 2011 - 12:18) | Vocalist = Beth Hirsch Wikipedia link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Hirsch
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SuperHeavy - Common Ground (Nov 16, 2011 - 10:46) | I usually like Joss's voice but it grates on me in this song. For me, this group is less than sum of its parts.
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Neil Young - Cortez The Killer (Nov 16, 2011 - 09:10) | abbey_normal wrote: I'm guessing what most people (including myself) have a problem with, is mixing history (or fact) with fiction.
With this I agree.
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Harvey Reid - Racing the Storm (Nov 14, 2011 - 13:42) | fredriley wrote: Musical taste is subjective, not an objective measure of intelligence or cultural sophistication. A bleedin' obvious statement I know, but one that repeatedly has to made to snobs on this board who see their tastes as measures by which to assess others by.
And yes, I do like this song, but many don't, and that's their business, not mine or yours.
What Fred wrote.
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Coldplay - Talk (Nov 14, 2011 - 12:15) | Just an observation: Coldplay appears to be the "Journey" of this century. Just like Journey did years ago, they have sold millions and millions of records and sold out tours but the majority claim to hate them.
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Morphine - Buena (Nov 09, 2011 - 14:12) | I guess some one has to like this band. Not me, sorry.
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PJ Harvey - On Battleship Hill (Nov 08, 2011 - 11:39) | Battleship Hill: http://www.gallipoli.com.tr/silent_witnesses/battleship_hill-trenches.htm
"Just before reaching Chunuk Bair, a signpost at the left hand side of the road marks an important spot on the battlefield: Battleship Hill ( Düztepe- Flat Hill ), also known to the Allies as Big 700. During part of the campaign, the Turkish 10th regiment, which operated under Mustafa Kemals famous 19th Division, defended this position. The remains of this trenches that can still be seen here were mainly obsevation posts. From April 25 onwards the British fleet kept up an almost continuous bombardment of Battleship Hill." On Battleship Hill lyrics Songwriters: P.j. Harvey
The scent of Thyme carried on the wind Stings my face into remembering Cruel nature has won again Cruel nature has won again
On Battleship Hills caved in trenches A hateful feeling still lingers Even now 80 years later Cruel nature, cruel, cruel nature The land returns to how it has always been Thyme carried on the wind Jagged mountains, jutting out Cracked like teeth in a rotten mouth On Battleship Hill I hear the wind Say, "Cruel nature has won again" Cruel nature has won again Cruel nature has won again Cruel nature has won agai
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Adele - Set Fire To The Rain (Nov 02, 2011 - 10:31) | peter_james_bond wrote: ...She's one of the few contemporary pop stars that can actually sing. (by contemporary pop stars I mean artists who have had recent, huge, billboard singles and albums. RP plays many great artists who can also sing, but most of them haven't had the kind of record sale success that Adele has seen.)
True.
It seems that he last twenty years or so have been unkind to real singers who have actual power in their voices. So many today can only whisper and without amplification would not be heard across a small venue. Some may not like her songs or stylings, fair enough, but her voice is an exquisite instrument.
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SuperHeavy - Unbelievable (Nov 01, 2011 - 12:01) | Meh. I don't find that the voices mesh well, to my ears at least. Can't say I'm loving the whole sound either. Maybe other tracks are better?
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Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait (Oct 31, 2011 - 13:17) | fredriley wrote: True enough. Letter writing is a vanishing art, more's the pity. A handwritten letter contains so much more information than an email, and is directly and intensely personal. I still have letters going back three decades, but I'm sure I'd not keep emails that long. Even if I did, the chances are they'd not be readable in 20 years hence. There's an awful lot to be said for 'analogue technology', and I write that as an IT tech of long standing. Can you imagine songs like "My baby wrote me a letter" in the days of email and text? "My baby sent me a text" just doesn't quite have the same romanticism, somehow...
Well, speaking only for myself, I have emails going back at least 15 years.
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Ben Harper - Alone (Oct 31, 2011 - 09:05) | DoctorHooey wrote: 6/8 time vs. 4/4 time. Can you count 1-2-3 1-2-3 along with the music and feel in sync with the music? Then it's in 3/4 or 6/8 or 12/8. If you can't, and can count 1-2-3-4 again and again and it feels like the music is with you, then it's some version of 4/4. Although it seems silly, you COULD waltz to this song. That means the beat is based on 3. I hope this helps!
Ahh, thank you! Simple and clear.
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SuperHeavy - Energy (Oct 28, 2011 - 11:25) | modemhead wrote: Definitely goes all the way to 11. But that isn't far, since I think in binary.
Heh. Reply of the month!
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Regina Spektor - Fidelity (Oct 28, 2011 - 08:42) | Frater_Kork wrote: Jup, Eclectic. That's what it says on the window title. Personally I enjoy Reginas complete disregard for mainstream mores about how to sing. Go Regina! =D
Worth repeating, IMO.
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Chris Bathgate - No Silver (Oct 27, 2011 - 09:30) | Misterfixit wrote:Very Irish sounding, very pleasant ballad. I don't have any silver or gold either, but I have lots of guns.  It's said that when times get really bad, lead is more valuable than gold.
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My Morning Jacket - Circuital (Oct 27, 2011 - 07:26) | SinisterDexter wrote:I thought it was the death ray from War of the Worlds.  This is exactly what I thought on first seeing the cover picture.
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Sonny Landreth - Congo Square (Oct 27, 2011 - 07:08) | When he hears them at night he says a prayer but what do I have to say to never hear this again? I liked it at first but it is on the RP oft played list and has worn out it welcome for me.
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Pink Martini - Hang On Little Tomato (Oct 21, 2011 - 12:44) | Not sure if I'm flashing back to that scene in the ballroom from "The Shining" or shopping in Restoration Hardware. Former's better than the latter.
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Django Reinhardt - Limehouse Blues (Oct 21, 2011 - 12:41) | Proclivities wrote: ... I don't think that popular music is something that has to be taken "seriously"; it's culture, not oncology.
Best line ever. Thank you!
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Johnny Cash - Hurt (Oct 20, 2011 - 08:56) | I need to rate this higher than the 10 I already gave it.
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Melody Gardot - Worrisome Heart (Oct 20, 2011 - 08:01) | Cynaera wrote: I cringe whenever a man refers to a woman as "a chick." To me, that's almost as awful as using that other "c" word to refer to the female gender. Thank you, Fred - and I agree with your comment regarding the music, too. She has quite the whiskey/honey voice, perfectly suited to torch-songs or Broadway show tunes. I may have to invest in this CD...  "Chick" comes from "Chica" or "Chiquita" in Spanish. It was never meant as insult but who knows what baggage it carries these days.
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Joe Bonamassa - Dust Bowl (Oct 19, 2011 - 12:01) | I like this but the recording seems almost too...clean. More crunch needed maybe?
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Roger Miller - King of The Road (Oct 19, 2011 - 11:25) | My father used to sing along with this when it came on the AM radio in his '66 Impala hardtop coupe. I will always love this song.
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Eagles - The Last Resort (Oct 19, 2011 - 10:32) | If only we could live the the "green" lifestyle of Don. Flying everywhere on expensive, polluting airliners & private jets to visit his multiple, large homes. 
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Bon Iver - Towers (Oct 17, 2011 - 12:16) | fredriley wrote: Is Bill mispronouncing this band name as 'bone eevair', or is that how the band say it? Surely it comes from the French Bon Hiver?
I thought similar but it seems we are both wrong.
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Azam Ali - Abode (Jun 22, 2011 - 11:31) | AndreasL wrote: What is the meaning of PLS??
It is informal shorthand for "please".
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Azam Ali - Abode (Jun 22, 2011 - 11:30) | romeotuma wrote:
Thank you for the translation.
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Ayub Ogada - Obiero (Jun 22, 2011 - 10:10) | Some much *better* than the dreck that preceded it on today's set.
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The Civil Wars - 20 Years (Jun 21, 2011 - 12:33) | I'll just add a couple of comments.
First, I love her voice. Second, I love the photograph on the Album cover. The tension of her turned away from both him and us, the viewer, is captivating to me.
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Mary Gauthier - Mercy Now (Jun 21, 2011 - 11:59) | I was going to add a snarky comment related to reading comprehension or the lack thereof but I decided to show a little mercy.
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Supergrass - St. Petersburg (Jun 14, 2011 - 09:34) | Bill's taking us on a trip to the East (or West depending on where you are) today: 9:32 am Apocalyptica Ruska 9:29 am Supergrass St. Petersburg 9:24 am Pikkardiyska Tertsia Witch's Eyes 9:19 am Fiona Apple I Know 9:16 am Pete Yorn Turn of the Century 9:12 am Joseph Arthur Can't Exist 9:07 am Sivert Hoyem Into The Sea 9:01 am Fever Ray Keep The Streets Empty For Me
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Grateful Dead - Dire Wolf (Jun 14, 2011 - 09:17) | ziakut wrote: I suppose it isn't fair for me to criticize the 'Dead'...since I'm not a fan and don't 'get it'...but I really dislike the mediocrity that seems to accompany everything I hear from them. This tune isn't bad...just not that interesting.
What Ziakut said. I once made the statement that The Grateful Dead were, IMO, the World's most mediocre band. To be fair, I don't have any positive memories associated with Dead songs to help color my opinion. I'm sure I have favorites that others can only shake their heads at as well.
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Richard Thompson - Outside of The Inside (Apr 07, 2011 - 10:15) | Two grammar rules to live by:
1) Just because it sounds correct does not mean it is correct.
and
2) Ain't no such thang as correct grammar in an constantly evolving language.
I jest. Peace!I
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Peter Gabriel - Biko (Mar 24, 2011 - 12:04) | tapatia1072 wrote:"This song always gives me chills. An outstanding homage indeed. Too bad that so many refused to confront the evils of apartheid and divest from South Africa - including the Reagan administration and a number of multinational corporations." - Was it all acceptable under Carter, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, etc.? Do you think they did not get Executive Briefings that gave them insight into what was going on in S.A.?
Anyway, great song.
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The National - Brainy (Dec 23, 2010 - 08:42) | I'm trying to not like this band but it is not working. May end up owning an album or two.
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The Who - Amazing Journey/Sparks (Aug 17, 2010 - 08:33) | fredriley wrote: ...
A bit of trivia: I heard that Johnny Depp based his Jack Sparrow character, from Pirates of the Caribbean, on Keith Moon. Just thought you'd like to know that. Sure as feck is more interesting than the music.
The character was based on Keith Richards of that other little band.
For myself, I prefer the angry Who over this.
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My Morning Jacket - Librarian (Aug 16, 2010 - 13:11) | fuh2 wrote: I'm off to the libarry now.
At least I get the joke. I once had someone tell me that it was an accepted pronunciation. 
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Finley Quaye - Sweeter Every Day (Aug 16, 2010 - 12:39) | I like his voice but not the song so much.
(Brief aside: There is no such thing as free health care. Somebody pays even if it is just your neighbors paying your health care bill. TANSTAAFL)
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Natalie Merchant - Nursery Rhyme Of Innocence And Experience (Jun 08, 2010 - 12:09) | Nerubo wrote: The first few times I heard this song, I didn't really care for it. Now it's really growing on me. Oddly enough for a Radio Paradise listener, I have this tendency to not like, sometimes even hate, songs the first time I hear them.
I have this theory that as you get older, if you do not make it a habit of exposing yourself to new music, you will end up one of those old people who yells at the kids to turn their damn music down. Radio Paradise is a great way to do that, as long as you understand that some songs will grow on you, and some songs will not. But just because it's not your cup of tea, that doesn't mean it's not tea. :-)
Well said.
My appreciation of the song increased after I researched the poem on which this song is based.
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The Dandy Warhols - Sleep (Mar 18, 2010 - 11:19) | fuh2 wrote: Another good rationale to move from the "Walmart Nation" to Europe.
What's stopping you? The US has no restrictions on anyone leaving. Just saying...
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Anna Ternheim - No Subtle Men (Mar 18, 2010 - 11:08) | peter_james_bond wrote: She supports Green Power! (the windmills). Sweden is far ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to reducing greenhouse gasses. I believe they have achieved or nearly achieved the Kyoto target and guess what?...... it didn't kill their economy, in fact it's thriving. Go Anna, Go Sweden!
Not so fast: Sweden’s government has released data showing the nation’s economic growth has slowed to its weakest levels in more than 30 years. From Ice News. http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2009/01/19/swedish-economy-hits-30-year-low/
But I can agree: "Go Anna, Go Sweden!" Edit:Someone beat me to it!
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Altan Urag - Ljii Mongol (Feb 18, 2010 - 11:01) | jools wrote: Can't understand the negative postings for this AMAZING track..... perhaps the Cousins Over the Water (USA) are not exposed to enough so-called World Music (Hate the phrase, but can't think of a replacement at 9am on a Monday morning..)
Be not so quick to judge. Some Cousins find this appealing. The water is broad and deep here.
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Randy Newman - Baltimore (Nov 16, 2009 - 11:35) | Wow. The first R.N. song that did not make be want to rip my ears off. Thanks Bill!
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Mudcrutch - Bootleg Flyer (Nov 16, 2009 - 11:18) | Marr wrote: You know, in the conventional world outside of RP people complain because the radio stations play the SAME SONG over and over all day. Sometimes every hour or two. But here in RP land you guys have become so sensitized to the concept of overplaying that you start complaining if Bill even plays different songs by the same artist a few times a day. Give it a rest folks. Your sense of scale is all out of whack.
^ Gotta agree.
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Spoon - I Summon You (Oct 09, 2009 - 12:57) | Of all the silverware in front of me, Spoon is my favorite. 
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Ten Years After - Let The Sky Fall (Apr 20, 2009 - 09:56) | cherinoel wrote: Woodstock....ya baby
Kinda...I was 4 at the time!
Strange though, I have seen the Woodstock film several times.
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TV On The Radio - Family Tree (Mar 17, 2009 - 12:21) | Although I like what I hear here, I saw them on TV a few weeks back and they were quite bad. Autotune to the rescue or just a bad night?
A 6 for now.
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U2 - Breathe (Mar 05, 2009 - 11:14) | Seems the band's career is on cruise control. Time to take the wheel again boys!
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Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (Feb 25, 2009 - 06:54) | jadewahoo wrote: Geez... this song just moves me... my heart expands, nerves fire, tingles throughout. Love it!
Yes! 
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Faithless - Evergreen (Dec 13, 2006 - 09:04) | savoyard wrote: cool album cover. Anyone know the story behind this photo?
From here:(click here)
"The picture on the cover of Outrospective is actually a student riot in 70s Paris."
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