The Swamp

BeckyHammon’s hoodie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:30 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 6:53 am I finally listened to the Luke Combs cover of Fast Car. I don't know anything about this guy, but I think he's a bro country dude, right? I was surprised and impressed to hear that he did a straight cover without changing any words, including "I work in the market as a checkout girl." I was certain he would change the gender. Kudos to him for not. It's funny sometimes how small things like that can have a positive impact.

I still hate it but you’re right in that it’s at least respectful to the original version. It just didn’t need to be done.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:42 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:38 am

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:56 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:33 am Put me in the camp of folks who really like the new Jason Isbell album. I wouldn't necessarily say it's his best album, but it's certainly close. The song King of Oklahoma reminds me a lot of Bruce Springsteen. It would fit right in on Nebraska.

Did anyone else think that it was Neil Young singing Miles?

Or think Vestavia Hills really sounds like Too Long in the Wasteland by James McMurtry?

I haven't listened to much James McMurtry. I need to remedy that. I recently learned that we went to the same high school.

McMurtry’s voice is a bit flat, but imho, nobody writes better lyrics. Going to see him again in July.

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:58 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:42 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 10:38 am

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:56 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:33 am Put me in the camp of folks who really like the new Jason Isbell album. I wouldn't necessarily say it's his best album, but it's certainly close. The song King of Oklahoma reminds me a lot of Bruce Springsteen. It would fit right in on Nebraska.

Did anyone else think that it was Neil Young singing Miles?

Or think Vestavia Hills really sounds like Too Long in the Wasteland by James McMurtry?

I haven't listened to much James McMurtry. I need to remedy that. I recently learned that we went to the same high school.

McMurtry’s voice is a bit flat, but imho, nobody writes better lyrics. Going to see him again in July.

How was it? I just started listening to his latest album and I've been loving it. You hit the nail on the head about his voice though.

I also just learned that he is the son of the guy who wrote Lonesome Dove.

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:32 pm My transformation into a tween continues. I'm digging the new Olivia Rodrigo album.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:40 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:32 pm My transformation into a tween continues. I'm digging the new Olivia Rodrigo album.

She's good, so there's no shame in this. Our oldest and I have an official "Dad Summer Jam" in which I decide upon the best current song on the Top 40 station for the summer. "Bad Idea Right" was a very, very late honoree for 2023.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:40 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:32 pm My transformation into a tween continues. I'm digging the new Olivia Rodrigo album.

She's good, so there's no shame in this. Our oldest and I have an official "Dad Summer Jam" in which I decide upon the best current song on the Top 40 station for the summer. "Bad Idea Right" was a very, very late honoree for 2023.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 10:43 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:40 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:32 pm My transformation into a tween continues. I'm digging the new Olivia Rodrigo album.

She's good, so there's no shame in this. Our oldest and I have an official "Dad Summer Jam" in which I decide upon the best current song on the Top 40 station for the summer. "Bad Idea Right" was a very, very late honoree for 2023.

She’ll soon get to the age where dad’s opinion is uncool.

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:32 pm My transformation into a tween continues. I'm digging the new Olivia Rodrigo album.

BeckyHammon’s hoodie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 10:25 pm New Mitski is probably better. (I’ve not listened to either yet tbh)

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 11:18 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:32 pm My transformation into a tween continues. I'm digging the new Olivia Rodrigo album.

Same.

Indie-rock singer Sufjan Stevens revealed Wednesday that he is recovering from Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder that has left him unable to walk.

In a statement on his website, Stevens said he has been hospitalized for several weeks because of the condition, which attacks the nerves and could lead to paralysis. He said his brother brought him to a hospital after he started experiencing symptoms that left him immobile.

“Last month I woke up one morning and couldn’t walk. My hands, arms and legs were numb and tingling and I had no strength, no feeling, no mobility,” he wrote.

He said he went through multiple tests — MRIs, scans, X-rays, spinal taps and more — before he was diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder. He received a treatment — immunohemoglobin infusions for five days — and found that he would recover.

“Very scary, but it worked,” he wrote.

Stevens said he is going through “intensive physical therapy/occupational therapy, strength building” to get his body back in shape so he can walk again.

The health condition left Stevens unable to promote his upcoming album, “Javelin,” which is expected to be released next month. Two songs from the album — “So You Are Tired” and “Will Anybody Ever Love Me?” — have already been released.

Shirley wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 8:56 am Didn't it come out that lead singer/harmonica guy was a raging misogynist?

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:21 am "Great video." - HS Mister D

BeckyHammon’s hoodie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 1:16 am The newly remastered version of “Tim” by The Replacements (released today) lives up to the hype. Almost like a whole new album.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:58 am

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:21 am "Great video." - HS Mister D

Oh, man. I was infatuated with the Dorothy in that video. I don’t know how HS kids function with phones and access to all the porn or even not x-rated content. The few flashes to Dorthy’s legs were enough that HS me had to rub one out. The Victoria’s Secret catalog arriving in the mail was what I imagine Christmas feels like.

mister d wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 12:49 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:58 am

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:21 am "Great video." - HS Mister D

Oh, man. I was infatuated with the Dorothy in that video. I don’t know how HS kids function with phones and access to all the porn or even not x-rated content. The few flashes to Dorthy’s legs were enough that HS me had to rub one out. The Victoria’s Secret catalog arriving in the mail was what I imagine Christmas feels like.

Huh. Don’t remember her.

Along with Beck's "Loser," Radiohead's smash single "Creep" made up a sort of low self-esteem hit parade for disaffected pop fans. Lacking that dubious appeal, there's little on the British group's second record to suggest they'll be more than one-hit wonders. Thom Yorke's ethereal vocals and woebegone melodies are tuneful enough, but too self-absorbed to be catchy. The sweeping, extravagant choruses and Seattle wanna-be guitar parts are similarly heavy-handed and excessive: the clumsy, unpleasant guitar scorch of "Bones" and "My Iron Lung" are particularly cringe-inducing. If the band had dispensed with the grandiose dramatic effects, songs like "The Bends" and "Black Star" could have been catchy little rockers. Instead, Radiohead's overwrought, pompous music makes them sound like alternative rock`s answer to the Moody Blues.

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:25 pm I was just giving Olivia Rodrigo's new album another spin and one song, "pretty isn't pretty" caught my ear as reminding me of The Cure, at least the intro did. A quick Google showed I wasn't the only one to hear the similarity (and I don't think it's any more than that - this isn't a "stealing" issue) to "In Between Days." What was interesting though was that others thought it sounds like "1979" by Smashing Pumpkins and "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups. I checked and they're all right! I love all three of those songs but had never noticed the similarities. Check it out for yourselves. You really only have to play the first 10 seconds of the songs to hear it.