Swoodleys 60s album survey has sent me on a John Lee Hooker deep dive. Ive got a lot of his records. Probably 20 plus. Some are pretty average sounding. But some are incredible
This one from 72 is so farking good. It completely cooks from start to finish. The whole album is just locking into agroove and going for it. Simple ■■■■. But so effective.
Who’s Olive?
New track
Been listening to Mannequin P*ssy - I got heaven.
Great album, has echos of Amyl, Hole and The Breeders, very refreshing.
Spent the last few nights listening to versions of Dobie Gray’s classic, “Drift Away”. I do this regularly for songs I like from the past and reckon this is a song most versions tend to copy rather than interpret. Ain’t listened to them all, too many for that, but this countrified acoustic version is my clear fav, some tasty guitar and box board? in there too.
Could have put this in the Aus Politics thread
Girl power
Just…all of The Bear soundtrack.
Like both. I think I prefer the live version.
Jumped the hell off Counting Crows after their debut but this makes me think that was a mistake.
This is one of their best songs in years. Spoon are excellent
Red Sails.
Gosh, it’s good.
Context king!
This has been an earworm for me lately.
And I don’t really know why because it’s the albumiest of album tracks.
Having said that, as an opening line…
‘Oh hell, trouble is coming…’
And the line in the chorus…
‘Fear takes the place of desire…’
Both mint.
But I have to think it’s the melody.
Neil really was and Is…very, very good.
Starts uncharacteristcally poorly (Generals is not a great song, and very much a product of its time production-wise).
From there it’s superb until about hafway through side two when it tails off a bit.
Still, the good bits are very, very good indeed.
