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====== You: Listen to These Records ======
The records on this page are ones I wish were better known and/or I'm posting them for my friends (all are trimmed 2/3 in, except for John Kessel)

====== John Kessel ======



An amazing songwriter and guitar player, John Kessel, a friend of mine, has developed a unique style and plays with a passion, fury even, that really shouldn't be missed


{{:innocent-johnkessel.mp3|Innocent}}, {{:fifteen-johnkessel.wma|Fifteen}}, {{:iamthesun-johnkessel.wma|I Am the Sun}}


====== You: Listen to These Records ======



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{{:pressure-cooking_labelle.mp3|Pressure Cooking, Labelle}}

The human-voice equivalent of Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing








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Date Added: 3/21/2010







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{{:kaw-liga_the-residents.mp3|kaw-liga_the-residents.mp3}}





==== A Pair of Paradoxes ====


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{{:breakin_in-a-brand-new-broken-heart-connie-francis.mp3|breakin_in-a-brand-new-broken-heart-connie-francis.mp3}}

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harmony all the way through

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{{:no-future-in-the-past_vince-gill.mp3|no-future-in-the-past_vince-gill.mp3}}

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slow-build thriller



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{{:gypsy_moody-blues.mp3|gypsy_moody-blues.mp3}}




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Date Added: 3/13/2010





====== Two Dance-y Trance-y Covers of 60s Tunes ======
 



      
           
           
{{:can_tfindmywayhome-torchsong-edit.mp3|Can't Find My Way Home - Torch Song}}

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{{:nightsinwhitesatin-lindalaw-edit.mp3|Nights In White Satin - Linda Law}}


====== Mad Violets, World of ... (1986) ======


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This is an awesome EP of 80s neopsychedelia. Four originals and a cover of The Move's I Can Hear the Grass Grow.

Track list:

Side 1

{{:blacklightsoundreality-madviolets-edit.mp3|Black Light Sound Reality}}

{{:crystalchandelier-madviolets-edit.mp3|Crystal Chandelier}}

{{:comeoutandplay-madviolets-edit.mp3|Come Out and Play?}}


Side 2

I Can Hear the Grass Grow

World of LSD (I Wanna Come Back)





====== Jr. Gone Wild, Less Art More Pop! (1986) ======



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Catchy, fun, idiosyncratic band from Canada with a couple proto-genius songwriters. Second only to the
Association in sophomoric but still impressive lyrical glossolalia

The first song I'm posting shows their popcraft, and a little craziness in the lyrics:

{{:she_llneverknow-jr_gonewild-edit.mp3|She'll Never Know}}

This second tune has some truly crazy lyrics (2nd verse, esp.), which are reprinted below:

{{:heatheronabadday-jr_gonewild-edit.mp3|Heather on a Bad Day}}


=== Lyrics to Jr. Gone Wild, Heather on a Bad Day (M. McDonald) ===
 

Sitting by the fountain protecting her skin from the mist

And her entourage respects her, on that she must insist

The atmosphere is somber the conversation is subdued

Cuz she controls her atmosphere and she's not in a very good mood

And there are pictures in behind her eyes she's dreaming of where she should be

Should be hailed as a princess cuz she's royalty



[chorus]

And when her dreams wake up, they won't go away

And you get Heather on a bad day

Better watch out what you say

It's Heather on a bad day



Her slightest movement inspires reaction from everyone in sight

They try so hard to keep her happy they try with all their might

And the rancid badly timed statements from men don't warrant a response

Unflinchingly she discards these fools like clothes cuz they don't have what she needs

And the watery eyed adolescents with their hearts torn out see her as a taloned vixen

Heather's gaze is far away she's catching herself wishing, she's wishing



[bridge]

I'll kiss your hand for you

I'll kill a dragon for you

I will rescue you

Oh Heather if you wear my colors, I'll belong to you



Once I got to look in her eyes and I saw what I know

It's her private truth something she doesn't want to show

And as sure as the sky is blue that cumulus spectacle there belongs to her

The world is her ring her entourage are her bangles

And she's really waiting for a prince she really is, she really is

Her entourage hopes she's happy tomorrow




====== Green, self-titled first alb (1986) ======

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I'm posting this whole album (songs trimmed 2/3 in). Great Beatle-ish/Kinks-ish/Prince-ish! power pop. Jeff Lescher shoulda been as big as Paul Westerberg. If you don't listen to everything, don't miss the ones with
asterisks. 

Side 1

{{:gottagettarecordout-green-edit.mp3|Gotta Getta Record Out}}

{{:she_snotalittlegirlanymore-green-edit.mp3|She's Not A Little Girl Anymore}}

{{:technology-green-edit.mp3|Technology}}

*{{:curryyourfavor-green-edit.mp3|Curry Your Favor}}

{{:babywhy-green-edit.mp3|Baby Why}}

*{{:iplaytherecords-green-edit.mp3|I Play The Records}}

*{{:betterway-green-edit.mp3|Better Way}}

Side 2

*{{:ifyouloveme-green-edit.mp3|If You Love Me}}

*{{:idon_twannasayno-green-edit.mp3|I Don't Wanna Say No}}

*{{:foryou-green-edit.mp3|For You}}

*{{:hurtyou-green-edit.mp3|Hurt You}}

{{:she_probably-green-edit.mp3|She, Probably}}

{{:notgoingdownanymore-green-edit.mp3|Not Going Down (Anymore)}}

{{:biginjapan-green-edit.mp3|Big In Japan}}



====== After 7, self-titled first alb (1989) ======



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At the turn of the 90s there was a certain amount of quietly traditionalist R&amp;B, of the Anita Baker sort. Can't Stop has the kind of groove you never want to end, and when I got the single, I was pleasantly surprised to find Ready or Not on the B side. It seemed familiar, I thought maybe it was a cover of a mid-70s or late-60s tune. But it's not.

{{:can_tstop-after7-edit.mp3|Can't Stop}}

{{:readyornot-after7-edit.mp3|Ready or Not}}



====== Blue Hippos ======



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Paul Osby the singer/guitarist of this group and , oozes attitude, undoubtedly too much. He was gonna die before he got old. But the main attraction is his guitar playing, effortless. I saw them in Iowa City at the time and Osby was so cool. He peeled off these wicked snarly guitar lines, from ultra-low-slung guitar, cigarette in his mouth, while singing!

{{:can_tstopsweating-bluehippos-edit.mp3|Can't Stop Sweating}}

{{:bellydown-bluehippos-edit.mp3|Belly Down}}

{{:drugparty-bluehippos-edit.mp3|Drug Party}}

{{:simplekindoflove-bluehippos-edit.mp3|Simple Kind Of Love}}






====== Tamia (1998), song originally recorded w/Quincy Jones (1994) ======


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Her voice is perfect, pure, clear, relaxed but completely in control. Like a certain other perfect-voicester (initials WH), but with added sweetness

{{:youputamoveonmyheart-tamia-edit.mp3|You Put A Move On My Heart}}





====== Random stuff you should listen to if you don't know it ======



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Dead Can Dance, Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987)


I was surprised in 1990 to hear from a friend that she was going to see these folks play. Now somewhat well-known, I guess this band's gothic-ness saved it from the dustbin of history

{{:cantara-deadcandance-edit.mp3|Cantara}}



{{:summoningofthemuse-deadcandance-edit.mp3|Summoning of the Muse}}






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{{:comeandgetyourlove-redbone-edit.mp3|Come and Get Your Love - Redbone}}

{{:runningaway-royayers-edit.mp3|Running Away - Roy Ayers}}

{{:whichwayisup-stargard-edit.mp3|Which Way Is Up - Stargard}}

{{:darlindarlinbabysweettenderlove-ojays-edit.mp3|Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender Love) - O-Jays}}

{{:fortheloveofmoney-o-jays-edit.mp3|For the Love of Money - O-Jays}}

{{:lovemachine-miracles-edit.mp3|Love Machine - Miracles}}

{{:thatlady-isleybrothers-edit.mp3|That Lady - Isley Brothers}}

A novelty record, but if you haven't
heard it ... 

{{:boogieinyourbutt-eddiemurphy-edit.mp3|Boogie in Your Butt - Eddie Murphy}}

{{:highlifetime-georgedarko-edit.mp3|Highlife Time - George Darko}}

80s supergroup with R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe singing and Richard Thompson, elect. lead guitar:

{{:boygo-goldenpalominos-edit.mp3|Boy (Go) - Golden Palominos}}

{{:lullabyofbroadway-bramtchaikovsky-edit.mp3|Lullaby of Broadway - Bram Tchaikovsky}}

{{:meltingpot-bookertandthemgs-edit.mp3|Melting Pot - Booker T. & the MGs}}

{{:boogiewoogiewaltz-edit-weatherreport.mp3|Boogie Woogie Waltz [starts midway thru 12 min tune] - Weather Report}}