I hear a hint of The Undertones in there, unless I completely miss my guess, and maybe a little Cheap Trick. In any case, I just dug this one, right off the bat, strictly on the aural level; however, when I got around to listening to the lyrics, I related like crazy (for obvious reasons) and dug it even more.
I should add that OLS member Stephen Poff, who kindly let me hear this in the first place, assures me that the album was recorded on an iPhone. Speaking as somebody who's only just gotten used to recording my own garage band on a laptop, I must admit to being somewhat astonished by this.
I should also add that you can -- and obviously should -- order the whole album over here.
And of course, as usual, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded to the first reader who gleans the song's connection to the theme of tomorrow's Weekend Listomania.
Albums recorded under unusual circumstances.
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Best/worst live albums?
ReplyDeleteBest/worst songs about family?
No and no. Although the unusual circumstances one may come in handy down the road....
ReplyDeleteSteve, if you can come up with a list of albums recorded under unusual circumstances, you're a better man than I.
ReplyDeleteMachine Head
Exile on Main Street
What else is there?
Band on the Run
ReplyDeleteSo we're up to three.
ReplyDeletesteve, did you realize that the whole ablum plays when you posted the link? WOW!
ReplyDeletedon't know the topic but if it doesn't start with hello hurray! i don't care!
but i'll guess anyway, artists that didn't make it to the 'end' of the 'show'?
oh i know, rockers that started really young!
ReplyDeleteRunning on Empty.
ReplyDeleteFoo Fighters Wasting Light arguably.
Marvin Gaye's last record which has someone else overdubbing "lady" when Marvin sang "pussy."
Does Milli Vanilli count? No. No they don't. 8)
Trey
"What else is there?"
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John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll
Let it Be (?...not sure about that one)
I'm sure there are a bunch of others as well.
I stand corrected.
ReplyDeletePerhaps I should've taken more time.
Oh, heck.
Shoot Out the Lights
Stick to Me
Tommy -- as far as I know, the guys in the band don't have a problem with that link. If they do, obviously I'll take it down
ReplyDeleteIf memory serves, could you believe that Sgt. Pepper was recorded on a 4 track machine? Talk about primitive. It's amazing how it came out sounding. I think all the albums were recorded that way. With the bouncing procedure, it turned into 8 or 16 track. I'm not that much of a recording technician, but thank you Sir George Martin.
ReplyDeleteOh and, I caught a listen to the whole One Like Son CD. Yes, refreshingly good.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get past the one minute mark. Thumbs down for me.
ReplyDeleteHey bbj! Your one minute mark seems to be a pattern. Try to give stuff a little more time, like, 2 minutes? Believe me, I'm with you. As I'm getting older my tolerance and patience for listening to things has worn very thin. Hang in there.
ReplyDeletesteve, i meant wow in a good way -excepted one song and listened to the whole thing, even liked their facebook page. your pop ears are still right on for me.
ReplyDeleteNo prob, Tommy -- actually I was worried that the link was too all inclusive.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea, but referencing one of FD13NYC's comments above:
ReplyDelete* Dhani: Well I've got a degree.
* George: Let's see. What was I doing at 23?
* Dhani: I don't know.
* George: What was I doing at 23? Oh yeah! Sergeant Pepper.
Good one BG!! So true, I wish I was doing something even remotely near that musically when I was 23.
ReplyDeleteAlbums recorded using one machine, in one place, and one person doing it all?
ReplyDeleteI think I may have done the one-man band thing sometime in the past. Might be time to rework it....
ReplyDeleteIf I can get past a minute, then I'm probably in for the whole shebang.
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