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DaveInSeattle wrote:
mister d wrote:I feel like this has happened to me every 6 months or so since I figured out who he was. Like it feels like he should be right next to Stipe in terms of legacy, no?


I'd say more so. Stipe, while great, hasn't made any new music in years, while Mould is still pumping out great albums, and touring on a regular basis.

I'm might be biased though, considering that outside of the Dead, Mould is the artist that I've probably seen the most times in concert.

Also, if you haven't read his book, you should. Its great.

I guess this is obvious, but Bob Mould needed/needs a couple hit songs. Something that broadens awareness of his music. That's why REM/Stipe is REM/Stipe and Husker Du/Mould is Husker Du/Mould.
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DaveInSeattle wrote:
mister d wrote:I feel like this has happened to me every 6 months or so since I figured out who he was. Like it feels like he should be right next to Stipe in terms of legacy, no?


I'd say more so. Stipe, while great, hasn't made any new music in years, while Mould is still pumping out great albums, and touring on a regular basis.

I'm might be biased though, considering that outside of the Dead, Mould is the artist that I've probably seen the most times in concert.

Also, if you haven't read his book, you should. Its great.


The difference I think has more to do with the fact that REM were essentially Gen X's version of the Byrds right out of the gate more than anything else. That and the fact Peter Buck is a criminally underrated guitarist. Hüsker Dü got caught up with the scene of hardcore punk at the outset before Mould's sentiment got through their sound. Something like that.
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mister d wrote:I feel like this has happened to me every 6 months or so since I figured out who he was. Like it feels like he should be right next to Stipe in terms of legacy, no?


I'd say more so. Stipe, while great, hasn't made any new music in years, while Mould is still pumping out great albums, and touring on a regular basis.

I'm might be biased though, considering that outside of the Dead, Mould is the artist that I've probably seen the most times in concert.

Also, if you haven't read his book, you should. Its great.


The difference I think has more to do with the fact that REM were essentially Gen X's version of the Byrds right out of the gate more than anything else. That and the fact Peter Buck is a criminally underrated guitarist. Hüsker Dü got caught up with the scene of hardcore punk at the outset before Mould's sentiment got through their sound. Something like that.


I'll accept/agree that Husker Du was probably ahead of its time and had they managed to stay together, the mainstream probably would have caught up with them. But that still doesn't explain why Mould's solo stuff (more so in the 90s) or stuff with Sugar was never really embraced in any serious way though it should have been.
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EnochRoot wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:
mister d wrote:I feel like this has happened to me every 6 months or so since I figured out who he was. Like it feels like he should be right next to Stipe in terms of legacy, no?


I'd say more so. Stipe, while great, hasn't made any new music in years, while Mould is still pumping out great albums, and touring on a regular basis.

I'm might be biased though, considering that outside of the Dead, Mould is the artist that I've probably seen the most times in concert.

Also, if you haven't read his book, you should. Its great.


The difference I think has more to do with the fact that REM were essentially Gen X's version of the Byrds right out of the gate more than anything else. That and the fact Peter Buck is a criminally underrated guitarist. Hüsker Dü got caught up with the scene of hardcore punk at the outset before Mould's sentiment got through their sound. Something like that.


I'll accept/agree that Husker Du was probably ahead of its time and had they managed to stay together, the mainstream probably would have caught up with them. But that still doesn't explain why Mould's solo stuff (more so in the 90s) or stuff with Sugar was never really embraced in any serious way though it should have been.


Copper Blue was a damn good LP. I think a lot of artists/work got lost in the early 90s once Nirvana took a collective dump on the scene. It affected more than hair bands.
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New War on Drugs record is out, and is fantastic. I think I heard the new Beach Slang is out today as well. They're gonna have to wait for a listen from me.
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govmentchedda wrote:New War on Drugs record is out, and is fantastic. I think I heard the new Beach Slang is out today as well. They're gonna have to wait for a listen from me.


New Queens of the Stone Age is out today as well.

And yes, the new War on Drugs is great.
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2nd and 3rd times I've heard this. I was thinking I'd gone as far as I was going to with them but now I'm going to circle back.
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Yes, QOTSA today too. Was reminded of that earlier, but had forgotten. Looking forward to giving that a listen as well.
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govmentchedda wrote:Yes, QOTSA today too. Was reminded of that earlier, but had forgotten. Looking forward to giving that a listen as well.


It's their best yet I think.
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Jason Isbell Tiny Desk Concert on NPR.

As you'll often see at an Isbell show, there's a surprise or two.
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That was pretty neat.
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Really love the songs he chose to play.
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For the reggae fans - Damian Marley's new album is excellent.

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Pairing Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile is high level "obvious things I didn't ever think of".

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Somehow never realized Southern Rock Opera was released on 9/11/2001.
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brian wrote:Somehow never realized Southern Rock Opera was released on 9/11/2001.


I think I knew it, but forgot until reading Patterson's post this morning.
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Giff wrote:
brian wrote:Somehow never realized Southern Rock Opera was released on 9/11/2001.


I think I knew it, but forgot until reading Patterson's post this morning.


Dude. Rule #1 of 9/11...
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rass wrote:
Giff wrote:
brian wrote:Somehow never realized Southern Rock Opera was released on 9/11/2001.


I think I knew it, but forgot until reading Patterson's post this morning.


Dude. Rule #1 of 9/11...


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And how Marky Mark should have prevented it.
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The new Ted Leo is really good.

And I'm embarrassed at the number of times I've watched the new Japandroids video for North South East West.

https://youtu.be/D1cRSpSk5D4
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Fun fact, Isbell might not be the best music for my mood this week. Where's the lit thread?
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Allow me to fill the next 1m30s of your life with meaning.

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But what does he really want?
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This is pretty sweet, a website that will create playlists spanning from Band A to Band C (supposedly seamlessly)

http://static.echonest.com/BoilTheFrog/
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Rush2112 wrote:This is pretty sweet, a website that will create playlists spanning from Band A to Band C (supposedly seamlessly)

http://static.echonest.com/BoilTheFrog/


Welp I know what I'm listening to the rest of the day. Fun!
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I wish they would give some criteria on how the songs are connected.
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At the very least, I'm catching new artists I haven't heard of and many of them have female vocals, which I love.
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Made me lol when I tried to connect Porcupine Tree to Genesis and it ended with Invisible Touch.
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Rush2112 wrote:This is pretty sweet, a website that will create playlists spanning from Band A to Band C (supposedly seamlessly)

http://static.echonest.com/BoilTheFrog/


Holy shit.

Kid Dynamo - The Buggles
Fascist Groove Thang - Heaven 17
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
Cars and Girls - Prefab Sprout
Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins
A Million Pleading Faces - Orange Juice
Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow - Felt
Shine On - House of Love
In a Different Place - Ride
Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
Alone - A Place to Bury Strangers
Northern Seaside - Motorama
Sea Within a Sea - The Horrors
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KEXP and John in the Morning is in the midst of a set that started with Kermit The Frog->Rage Against The Machine->Louis Armstrong->Ministry->Carpenters->NWA.
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Maybe this is the wrong thread for this, but I'm digging the new record from Ray Wylie Hubbard. (Lucinda Williams on prominent backing vocals.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRFr9DlBu5o
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Ray Wylie is great.
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Never really been into them all that much, but did like the new Foo Fighters.
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Ryan wrote:More annoying affected voice - Billy Joel in that one part of Big Shot or Tom Petty for the entire first verse of Breakdown? It's like the exact same approach and I have no idea what they were going for.


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Nope. Ryan killed him.

(a friend of mine made a crack on his radio show about Monty Hall and death on Wednesday, so it does happen all the time.)
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Been listening to a little XTC lately. Man, there’s a really underrated band. They should have been absolutely huge.
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brian wrote:Been listening to a little XTC lately. Man, there’s a really underrated band. They should have been absolutely huge.


Always one of my favourites - been listening to them since "Drums and Wires."

"English Settlement" is one of those "3-Format Albums," owned it on vinyl, disc and now digitally. Back in 1982 (or thereabouts) I had tickets to see them, but they cancelled their tour as Andy Partridge's stage fright made it impossible for them to tour ever again.

I just discovered the new album by British Sea Power. Really good stuff.
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Pruitt wrote:I just discovered the new album by British Sea Power. Really good stuff.


That's a name I haven't heard in a decade.
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Pruitt wrote:
brian wrote:Been listening to a little XTC lately. Man, there’s a really underrated band. They should have been absolutely huge.


Always one of my favourites - been listening to them since "Drums and Wires."

"English Settlement" is one of those "3-Format Albums," owned it on vinyl, disc and now digitally. Back in 1982 (or thereabouts) I had tickets to see them, but they cancelled their tour as Andy Partridge's stage fright made it impossible for them to tour ever again.

I just discovered the new album by British Sea Power. Really good stuff.


In addition to Nirvana sucking up all the air in the room (essentially the entire decade of the '90s), the bolded really hurt XTC's ability to resonate beyond the college radio crowd.
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