Getting the spins

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Feb 14, 2025 2:53 pm

garyclark wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 7:45 pm
P.D.X. wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 5:15 pm
garyclark wrote: Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:07 am
P.D.X. wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 4:59 pm Recently not sure but the combo of bankrolling Rogan, cutting staff to give their CEO a monstrous raise, pushing unwanted content, and exploiting artists has become too much.
I get that. I'm feeling overwhelmed by trying to participate in society in a land of oligarchs.

I'm on a work-related WhatsApp chat, and someone was like, "should we switch off WhatsApp because of Meta's recent actions?" And someone else was like, "What are the other options? They're all owned by billionaires who are part of the same problem. And by the way, so are the people who make the phone you're using."

It's tough. To be clear, not saying this to convince you to quit Spotify because I think we're all just trying to navigate this and pick our battles.
I'm officially out of Spotify. Tidal has been a very pleasant experience. Sound is noticeably better (even on cellular data on my stock truck stereo) + interface is nice and simple. Overall seems to be more album-oriented, which makes sense given its market. There's a 3rd-party app that will allow me to transfer all my playlists for ~$5, which I'll do at some point. (Note for the interested: there's a 30-day trial... and it's a couple bucks cheaper to subscribe directly through Tidal website than the apple app store, naturally.)

Another reason.
Interesting. Does it have all of the same music?

Circling back... I listen to pretty niche stuff and haven't noticed any drop-off in band availability vis-à-vis Spotify. Can only listen to CSNY on Tidal tho ; )

Post by **brian** » Mon Feb 17, 2025 8:59 pm

Not only is Wu-Tang not in the Rock & Roll HOF they’ve never even been a nominee/finalist.

Complete bullshit.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Feb 17, 2025 9:22 pm

Is there an album minimum?

Post by **brian** » Mon Feb 17, 2025 9:30 pm

mister d wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 9:22 pm Is there an album minimum?

No. Nirvana is in of course.

ETA: Deservedly so, in case it’s not obvious.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Feb 17, 2025 10:26 pm

brian wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 8:59 pm Not only is Wu-Tang not in the Rock & Roll HOF they’ve never even been a nominee/finalist.

Complete bullshit.

Yes, there are lots of good cases for arguments. There is no groundswell of support for them to be in, but I’d vote for the J. Geils Band. They had more good albums than most of you kids know.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Mon Feb 17, 2025 11:30 pm

sancarlos wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 10:26 pm
brian wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 8:59 pm Not only is Wu-Tang not in the Rock & Roll HOF they’ve never even been a nominee/finalist.

Complete bullshit.
Yes, there are lots of good cases for arguments. There is no groundswell of support for them to be in, but I’d vote for the J. Geils Band. They had more good albums than most of you kids know.

+1 But I grew up in CT where the AOR stations were well-dosed in J. Geils pre-Freeze-Frame.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Wed Feb 19, 2025 9:26 am

brian wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 8:59 pm Not only is Wu-Tang not in the Rock & Roll HOF they’ve never even been a nominee/finalist.

Complete bullshit.

Yep. They're way behind on hip-hop.

They just got to Tribe.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:22 pm

No thanks on Isbell's new album. Maybe it'll grow on me if I hear the songs mixed in with other songs on a random playlist, but I will never ever be a fan of a stripped down acoustic solo album, no matter the artist.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:32 pm

From the review I read, we're going to have a very depressing 1st month of MLB reporting.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:39 pm

Yeah, it's a downer for sure.

The new Bob Mould is unsurprisingly great. I think his last three releases have all landed on my end of year lists.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Mar 07, 2025 8:25 pm

He somehow keeps writing great songs that sound like his old stuff but without sounding like they're trying to sound like his old stuff.

Post by **brian** » Sat Mar 08, 2025 5:33 pm

What’s a song that you love because it just reminds you of a place and time?

I’ll give you an example. There’s a bar called the Wayside in Mount Pleasant that was the premier “dance”/hookup bar in the 90s when I went to CMU and still today apparently but there was a tradition every night where the bar played “Runaround Sue” by Dion and the lyric “Ask any fool that she every knew” was changed and yelled “She’s a girl who went to CMU”

and if I live to be 100 I’ll always hear the lyric that way and think of college.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Mar 08, 2025 7:27 pm

brian wrote: Sat Mar 08, 2025 5:33 pm What’s a song that you love because it just reminds you of a place and time?

I’ll give you an example. There’s a bar called the Wayside in Mount Pleasant that was the premier “dance”/hookup bar in the 90s when I went to CMU and still today apparently but there was a tradition every night where the bar played “Runaround Sue” by Dion and the lyric “Ask any fool that she every knew” was changed and yelled “She’s a girl who went to CMU”

and if I live to be 100 I’ll always hear the lyric that way and think of college.

Similar lyric change - for some reason this one always stuck with me, and I always hear the lyric the changed way. Back when I was in college, some guys who were friends of friends rented a house that was next door to the SAE (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) house. I remember one raging house party there, the stereo playing Tom Petty at as loud a volume as was possible, and the guys yelling out the (changed) lyrics as loud as possible, "No ya don't! Have! To live like an SAE!" (repeated ad nauseam.)

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 7:48 am

Giff wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:22 pm No thanks on Isbell's new album. Maybe it'll grow on me if I hear the songs mixed in with other songs on a random playlist, but I will never ever be a fan of a stripped down acoustic solo album, no matter the artist.

It's a little bit disjointed at times, but I dig it. That is like a lot of the music i like already, too, so I figured I would enjoy it. It's uneven is maybe the best way I can describe it right now.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 11:50 am

These guys kinda rock.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:16 pm

I feel like Miley doing Not An Addict by K's Choice would be the greatest cover ever. How do I get her that message?

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:24 pm

wreckingball69420@hannahmontana.com

UR welcome.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:44 pm

Adam Duritz can still write very silly very catchy songs

duff · Post by **duff** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:41 pm

rass wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:44 pm Adam Duritz can still write very silly very catchy songs

But can he remember them when he sings?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:08 pm

duff wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:41 pm
rass wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:44 pm Adam Duritz can still write very silly very catchy songs
But can he remember them when he sings?

There will never be a band with a gap as wide between their studio and live stuff than Counting Crows. I wouldn’t go see them for anything less than a free VIP ticket that included free drinks, free food, and the Bonds.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 1:47 pm

Well...its finally happened.

The lineup for this summer's Capitol Hill Block Party was announced:

Saturday, July 19

Thundercat / DJ Pee.Wee / The Dare / Slayyyter / Jordan Ward / Dora Jar / Zulan / Fcukers / Lexa Gates / Dua Saleh / Sam Austins / Chanel Beads / DJ Mandy / Stella Mar / Lazā / Art Gecko / Love So Deep / Morgan Paris Lanza / Hard Maybe / Aurora Avenue / Jesse Desean / Heavy Bloom / Rylan Fischer / West of Eden / The Cosmic Neighborhood / MYXA / Hockey Teeth / Justin Harden

Sunday, July 20

Porter Robinson / 100 gecs / Yaeji (DJ Set) / Snow Strippers / Maude Latour / G Flip / Jockstrap / INJI / Hana Vu / Alemeda / Urika’s Bedroom / Caroline Kingsbury / Taylar Elizza Beth / Lemon Boy / Topoh Chica / Swavy / Dining Dead / Vanilla Abstract / n8vboy / Yellacatt / Joyla Red / Moving In Slow / CymaticZ / waltzerr / Magenta Wave

And I've not heard of a single one of these acts. Further reminder that I'm old...

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 1:54 pm

Giff wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:08 pm
duff wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:41 pm
rass wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 4:44 pm Adam Duritz can still write very silly very catchy songs
But can he remember them when he sings?
There will never be a band with a gap as wide between their studio and live stuff than Counting Crows. I wouldn’t go see them for anything less than a free VIP ticket that included free drinks, free food, and the Bonds.

I would submit Phish for this honor.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:28 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 1:47 pm Well...its finally happened.

The lineup for this summer's Capitol Hill Block Party was announced:

Saturday, July 19

Thundercat / DJ Pee.Wee / The Dare / Slayyyter / Jordan Ward / Dora Jar / Zulan / Fcukers / Lexa Gates / Dua Saleh / Sam Austins / Chanel Beads / DJ Mandy / Stella Mar / Lazā / Art Gecko / Love So Deep / Morgan Paris Lanza / Hard Maybe / Aurora Avenue / Jesse Desean / Heavy Bloom / Rylan Fischer / West of Eden / The Cosmic Neighborhood / MYXA / Hockey Teeth / Justin Harden

Sunday, July 20

Porter Robinson / 100 gecs / Yaeji (DJ Set) / Snow Strippers / Maude Latour / G Flip / Jockstrap / INJI / Hana Vu / Alemeda / Urika’s Bedroom / Caroline Kingsbury / Taylar Elizza Beth / Lemon Boy / Topoh Chica / Swavy / Dining Dead / Vanilla Abstract / n8vboy / Yellacatt / Joyla Red / Moving In Slow / CymaticZ / waltzerr / Magenta Wave
And I've not heard of a single one of these acts. Further reminder that I'm old...

Come on, even I know Thundercat! The rest I assumed were a Key and Peele skit listing band names.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:46 am

I told Alexa to play Dear God by XTC (Ex Tee Cee) and she said "Here's Dear God by XTC (Ecstasy)."

Is that really the way they pronounce it?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:05 pm

Just opening this up now: Steven Hyden's Top 100 Indie Albums of the 2000s

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:30 pm

I probably should have waited 6 months to read this ...

47. Wrens — The Meadowlands (2003)
I put this at No. 47 because this album is catnip for the average 47-year-old indie-rock fan. (I know this because I am an average 47-year-old indie-rock fan.) If you say the word “Wrens” to an average 47-year-old indie-rock fan, he will instantly launch into a reverie about how The Meadowlands is a beloved cult favorite in which every song builds to an emotionally overpowering peak, with impossibly high stakes, as if the lives of bookish fellows with receding hairlines everywhere will be disrupted irrevocably if the climactic guitar solo does not arrive on time. (Thankfully, it always does.)

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:47 pm

There goes my podcast episodes for a few weeks.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:48 pm

10 swampbucks to the person who guesses what song I chose to play first because of this list.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:51 pm

Hot to Go.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:51 pm

Correct gender.

Another hint, it's cathartic.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:53 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:48 pm10 swampbucks to the person who guesses what song I chose to play first because of this list.

I was already committed to listening to a different album and still had to cut it off to play "Shine a Light".

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:08 pm

mister d wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:53 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:48 pm10 swampbucks to the person who guesses what song I chose to play first because of this list.
I was already committed to listening to a different album and still had to cut it off to play "Shine a Light".

Nope

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:15 pm

Given the clue I want it to be something off Teen Dream.

I'm finding myself mostly liking the list but (1) Destroyer is way too high, (2) no Frightened Rabbit and (3) Boxer.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:19 pm

mister d wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:15 pm Given the clue I want it to be something off Teen Dream.

I'm finding myself mostly liking the list but (1) Destroyer is way too high, (2) no Frightened Rabbit and (3) Boxer.

Text I sent last week

"I'm drinking scotch on a bus tour through the highlands listening to Frightened Rabbit. If we die in a crash, know it's the way I wanted to go."

I need to go back and listen to Beach House, but no, that's not the answer.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:26 pm

Thanks mostly to Bapo!, I've listened to 6 albums on that list! More than I would have guessed.

TankFarm2023 · Post by **TankFarm2023** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:55 pm

Nothing on that list seems egregious, but for the life of me, I'll just never grok LDR, Father John Misty nor The National. Nice to see Fiery Furnaces get a mention.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:10 pm

Well fuck 66.667% of you!

(Maybe more soon. Recently heard a Lana song that I didn't know was her and liked it.)

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 6:01 pm

mister d wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:10 pm Well fuck 66.667% of you!

(Maybe more soon. Recently heard a Lana song that I didn't know was her and liked it.)

Lady Chedda loves Lana. I can't tell the difference between any of her songs.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 6:09 pm

So what was the song?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 8:46 pm

Your Best American Girl