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stay depressed posted:glass houses Episode 1 has some of the most memorable music from Star Wars, I think. Especially if you've played the video games based in the time period of or directly after the prequel trilogy. I mean dam..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy9OtCsMqMs You can hardly go wrong with a John Williams score.
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Yeah, as bad as the Phantom Menace is that loving score is awesome. Especially Duel of the Fates. That piece stands up there with anything else Williams has composed.
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Coffee And Pie posted:I found a 4-album Kings of Leon box set for $40 earlier, but I've only heard Aha Shake Heartbreak, I like that album though. Worth the money? Their first three albums are great.
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Feb 9, 2014 04:57
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Avoid the album with Sex On Fire and the one after that.
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I'm honestly tempted to just buy it, sell it on eBay, and use the money to buy a few albums I really want. I'm going to wait until I get paid on Wednesday, and if it's still there, I'll consider it serendipity and buy it.
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Coffee And Pie posted:I'm honestly tempted to just buy it, sell it on eBay, and use the money to buy a few albums I really want. I'm going to wait until I get paid on Wednesday, and if it's still there, I'll consider it serendipity and buy it. Flipping is a lovely thing to do. "Oh, but my bills! My house! My family!!" - you're trash don't speak to me. WASDF fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Feb 9, 2014 |
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WASDF posted:Flipping is a lovely thing to do. Haha I would only post it for about $60, so I'd still make a profit and undercut most of the eBay sellers by a pretty good amount, assuming someone will buy it.
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Regarding B&N, is there any way to get their search results not to include "Marketplace" sellers? On the low end they had a $1.99 (??) preorder of some ambient noise type album, and then 800 pages of cruft. This particular trend makes it pretty hard to browse.
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Welp, looks like I have a new favorite in the collection- not because I bought anything new, but because Wayne Coyne drew all over my copy of The Soft Bulletin at Newbury Comics today.  He's just the nicest dude. The wait took forever but it's because he took the time to dote on every single person there. We had like a 10 minute conversation about his mindset behind "Race For the Prize."
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I hope that Music on Vinyl hurries up and releases the rest of the Dream Theater catalogue because I really want to have a vinyl copy of Awake but I don't want it enough to spend $300 on it. Does anyone know if Stratovarius' Elysium sounds good on vinyl? I really hate this thing a lot of record companies do with vinyl releases of recent albums where they take the loudness war shithouse CD master, run it through an ADC, and press it. Way to go the extra mile, guys. 
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Welp, looks like I have a new favorite in the collection- not because I bought anything new, but because Wayne Coyne drew all over my copy of The Soft Bulletin at Newbury Comics today. Very cool, would you mind posting a pic? I'm bring my copy of Soft Bulletin tonight...I was debating a black or silver pen, since there's so much black on the cover. edit: Wayne's such an awesome guy! deadhoarse fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Feb 11, 2014 |
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Here is a download of the new Xiu Xiu album Angel Guts: Red Classroom since I already have the digital from the instant download after ordering. Very dark and bleak album, but I like it. https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/iheartvinyl 2744ZV9QU8 \/\/\/ PM'd you the correction: I forgot a "2" in the code, so of course it is invalid. Sorry bout that \/\/\/ Fors Yard fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Feb 11, 2014 |
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^^ you rule, thank youFors Yard posted:Here is a download of the new Xiu Xiu album Angel Guts: Red Classroom since I already have the digital from the instant download after ordering. Very dark and bleak album, but I like it.  I mean, I get invalid code so I assume it's been taken. Dissapointed Owl fucked around with this message at 00:30 on Feb 11, 2014 |
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Feb 11, 2014 00:08
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I've never even heard Quasimoto and I feel inclined to buy this: http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2014/02/quasimoto-talkin-poo poo-45
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Hey you guys! I picked up a reissue of Body Count - s/t. So anyway, it's a European release but I can't find anything about it other than a single discogs entry. Basically what I want to know is if it's a bootleg. Everything about it seems legit, anyway. This is the discogs page: http://www.discogs.com/Body-Count-Body-Count/release/5174938 CPL593H fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Feb 11, 2014 |
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Feb 11, 2014 21:47
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fromsinkingsands posted:I've never even heard Quasimoto and I feel inclined to buy this: Haha that's amazing. I bought it just so I can have a go-to record when I want to show someone "that crazy record I have".
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Feb 11, 2014 21:54
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fromsinkingsands posted:I've never even heard Quasimoto and I feel inclined to buy this: Quasimoto is the pitched-up alter ego of rapper/producer Madlib. The few things I've heard from him have been great. He did a bootleg remix 12" that I love, and the early Quasimoto had some really good tracks. That plus my fondness for unusual editions is making my wallet come out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEHRz_4ROLQ
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Glass Houses is like my 3rd favorite Billy Joel record, which isn't saying much. Never been much of a fan of the ol' piano man. The Stranger is a pretty good album, though. Big drop off after that one.
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Songs in the Attic is brilliant. It's basically a live take on some of his best early songs from before he got famous played with a fantastic backing band for an audience that largely arrived after The Stranger. But yeah, there's otherwise kind of a drop post-1980, but not nearly as bad as the one that happened in the late '80s/early '90s.
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Well Downeaster "Alexa" is one of my favourite songs so  David McCallum The Edge sample spotted on the Quasimoto B side. Ron Burgundy fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Feb 12, 2014 |
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Songs in the Attic is brilliant. It's basically a live take on some of his best early songs from before he got famous played with a fantastic backing band for an audience that largely arrived after The Stranger. But yeah, there's otherwise kind of a drop post-1980, but not nearly as bad as the one that happened in the late '80s/early '90s. His 80s stuff was pretty good. The Bridge is a huge slide, but Glass Houses is Billy Joel trying to take on New Wave and Punk and making a killer album, with cuts like "All For Leyna" and "Sometimes a Fantasy" holding their own against the big huge singles. The Nylon Curtain has Laura, which is amazing, and it's another pretty strong album. And then An Innocent Man has Uptown Girl. Why would you not be satisfied with Uptown Girl? The presence of Uptown Girl makes it one of the greatest albums ever. Edit: I mean, if you're going to own Glass Houses, you might as well, right? http://www.musicdirect.com/p-59808-billy-joel-glass-houses-numbered-limited-edition-180g-45rpm-2lp.aspx
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Oh, don't get me wrong- the '80s have some of his best stuff. "Allentown" is one of my favorite songs ever. I just meant that '80s Joel isn't as consistently great as '70s Joel, and a lot of that catalog hasn't aged nearly as well.
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fromsinkingsands posted:I've never even heard Quasimoto and I feel inclined to buy this: bam. thanks for the scoop, this looks amazing. recently pre ordered this LP in "astro" : https://captcharecords.bandcamp.com/album/no-curtains full album is streamable from the site, it's the most over the top psych rock (in the best possible way) that I've heard in a while.
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fromsinkingsands posted:I've never even heard Quasimoto and I feel inclined to buy this: Bought the gently caress out of this, never heard of the band.
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Everyone here who hasn't heard of Quasimoto needs to listen to The Unseen ASAP. Lord Quas is the poo poo. Madlib is a master sampler and one of the most prolific beat makers in hip-hop.
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Cemetry Gator posted:His 80s stuff was pretty good. The Bridge is a huge slide, but Glass Houses is Billy Joel trying to take on New Wave and Punk and making a killer album, with cuts like "All For Leyna" and "Sometimes a Fantasy" holding their own against the big huge singles. The Nylon Curtain has Laura, which is amazing, and it's another pretty strong album. I was listening to the classic rock station in my car yesterday (my iPod doesn't work anymore when it's cold) and Billy Joel is coming to town and the DJ guy was going on about he's playing his classic rock stuff instead of 'crap like Uptown Girl'. gently caress that radio station. eggsovereasy fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Feb 12, 2014 |
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eggsovereasy posted:I was listening to the classic rock station in my car yesterday (my iPod doesn't work anymore when it's cold) and Billy Joel is coming to town and the DJ guy was going on about he's playing his classic rock stuff instead of 'crap like Uptown Girl'. gently caress that radio station. Barely related, but I'm also stuck listening to the radio when I'm in my car. The classic rock station here played Staind today. Staind.
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I really like Glass Houses, but man, Close to the Borderline just seems to have the wrong riff. With those lyrics, you'd think he'd go for something low, tense and mean. It throws me off whenever I put that record on. I still say Streetlife Serenade is massively underrated, though.
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Cemetry Gator posted:His 80s stuff was pretty good. The Bridge is a huge slide, but Glass Houses is Billy Joel trying to take on New Wave and Punk and making a killer album, with cuts like "All For Leyna" and "Sometimes a Fantasy" holding their own against the big huge singles. The Nylon Curtain has Laura, which is amazing, and it's another pretty strong album. I had a cd of An Innocent Man that was mislabeled, and every time I'd try to play Uptown Girl it would play The Longest Time. Maybe they were all like that? That being said, Billy Joel kinda stinks. Like, not Eagles level stink, but he's the lovely kind of classic rock format garbage. He's the opposite of Chicago, which is the good kind of classic rock format garbage. To bring this back around, a few weeks ago I found a mint copy of Chicago IV at a thrift shop. Just records, no box and posters, but it looks like it was never played.
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BigFactory posted:That being said, Billy Joel kinda stinks. Like, not Eagles level stink, but he's the lovely kind of classic rock format garbage. He's the opposite of Chicago, which is the good kind of classic rock format garbage. To bring this back around, a few weeks ago I found a mint copy of Chicago IV at a thrift shop. Just records, no box and posters, but it looks like it was never played. Joel went off my radar when he tried to get "serious". Love Glass Houses, though. The Eagles were fine until The Long Run. That massively sucked. One of the first CDs I ever bought was Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975. It was, at the time, one of the best-sounding CDs I'd ever heard.
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Mister Kingdom posted:Joel went off my radar when he tried to get "serious". Love Glass Houses, though. The Eagles were fine until The Long Run. That massively sucked. One of the first CDs I ever bought was Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975. It was, at the time, one of the best-sounding CDs I'd ever heard. Whenever I get an itch that a Billy Joel song can scratch, there's a Randy Newman or Paul Simon or Gordon Lightfoot or Tom Waits or Warren Zevon song that will do the job better. And I don't know what to tell you about the Eagles. I've never gotten the appeal. Especially their hits.
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There's always the Gypsy Kings' Hotel California.
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BigFactory posted:Whenever I get an itch that a Billy Joel song can scratch, there's a Randy Newman or Paul Simon or Gordon Lightfoot or Tom Waits or Warren Zevon song that will do the job better. Isn't that Eagles album one of the top five best selling albums of all time?
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BigFactory posted:And I don't know what to tell you about the Eagles. I've never gotten the appeal. Especially their hits. You're not a dad born in the early 60s is likely the reason. They're not really the band that seems to span generations with popularity. Which in my opinion is the definition of the term "dad rock" Paper With Lines posted:Isn't that Eagles album one of the top five best selling albums of all time? Yep, which is why it and "Thriller" have to have at least 5 copies in everyone's collection.
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Paper With Lines posted:Isn't that Eagles album one of the top five best selling albums of all time? Their first greatest hits record is, like, the best selling record of all time. Possibly excepting Thriller. (factchecking - It's #3 behind Thriller and Dark Side of the Moon based on sales claimed by the recording industry, it's #2 behind Thriller based on confirmed sales numbers.) The Eagles...I liked them as a kid. Nowadays, there's a few things of theirs I still really like (everything off of Desperado except the singles, Already Gone, In the City, Victim of Love, etc) and I realize it's more that I like everyone in the Eagles who isn't Henley or Frey. (And even Glenn Frey is okay sometimes.)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-vwPuiILBc Basically, this is everyone's opinion. Creedence is cool, though.
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The only good thing The Eagles have done is supporting Randy Newman on Good Old Boys.
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Here's some news pertinent to the vinyl thread. Death Waltz is going to re-issue the Twin Peaks, and Fire Walk With Me soundtracks. I'm into it.
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Cpt. Spring Types posted:Here's some news pertinent to the vinyl thread. This destroys. Hope it's not some limited edition bullshit
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alg posted:This destroys. Hope it's not some limited edition bullshit Technically all Death Waltz releases are limited edition, but they tend to be so niche that they stick around long enough. And between all the different color discs and standard black they usually press plenty for anything. I wouldn't worry about it.
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