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Your "Three E.P.s by the Beta Band" moment
I'm sure many of us are familiar with the scene in High Fidelity (book or movie) where the character Rob says "I'm about to sell 5 copies of the Three E.P.s by the Beta Band" and then pops on "Dry the Rain" by the Beta Band only to have the clientele of his record store start grooving... Honestly, I personally bought that album after hearing it in the movie. But I digress. What album/track/artist did you buy after hearing it in a record store on first listen, previously unknown to you? For me, I was at a Hastings (if you're U.S. based, did you have a Hastings?!?!), and in the music area they were playing '23' by Blonde Redhead. I was instantly in love. I had to have it, nevermind that I'd never heard it before. Fortunately, they had a little stand where they placed the "currently playing album" so I didn't have to interact with anyone to figure out what it was. Yay introversion. What about you?
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Listening stations - I miss listening stations. Half my music collection in the early aughts came from listening stations. But the first album that came to mind reading this question was Nico's Chelsea Girl, which I actually heard for the first time in a bookshop, but I ran out immediately for a record store to pick it up.
‘Bad’ concert behaviour
I was at a show last night and the person next to me was singing along to every word of every song. While that in and of itself is not a crime (maybe a bit of moderation mighta been nice?), this person also couldn’t have found the right key with GPS. Is there anything at a concert that absolutely drives you nuts when someone near you does it?
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@Adrian Doran This is why I always spring for General Admission tickets on the floor, no matter how hard my feet will hurt. If you're in the stands, and it gets slow and everyone around sits back down, there is always one wall of people a few rows up that insist on staying on their feet
Song?
Drop one song in the comments and don’t explain why. Go!
1 like • Feb 22
Illuminator - Underground Resistance
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@Robert Erbes Woah!
The song you weren't ready for
So, I have songs and albums that are slow burners. I know you know. You almost get mad at yourself for not loving it from the go. I liked OK Computer at first and well, it's near the top of my all timers now. I do this on the show as well. I love it actually as I can hear from listeners who are also "getting it" along with me. Is there a song from this past year that didn’t land at first—but later found you when you were ready? Those are often the ones that last.
2 likes • Jan 31
From last year, "Me & Angel," off of Perfume Genius' Glory. The soft songs don't really grab me, so on the album's first listen, the song disappeared. But then I saw the video, where he's carried aloft on Alan's shoulders. And after dabbing the corners of my eyes, I put my earbuds in and listened to it a few more times.
First Show
I've considered doing a Morning Show about this but I only have 3 hours. It would take me 3 months. So mine was 16 years old, Jane's Addiction with Mary's Danish opening at Eastern Washington University. I remember walking in to "Coming Down the Mountain" and seeing bodies flying in the air, everyone wearing black, just absolute MAYHEM and all I wanted to do was more of this! I stayed out the pit that day and just stood there in awe to be seeing and hearing the music from a band I loved. I was HOOKED. I think they played 30 minutes because Perry was a mess but I didn't know any better and in fact was shocked when I saw a band play longer! Also first show in Seattle? Pixies. Moore Theater.
2 likes • Jan 31
My first show without my parents was Radiohead at Liberty State Park in Jersey City with my friend, Dan, from college. They were touring Amnesiac. Kid Koala and the Beta Band opened. That was a pretty good show. My first show when I was a kid in the 80's with my parents was Crystal Gayle at the Fresno Fair. All I remember of that concert was that she made a joke about her hair.
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