Monday, December 09, 2013

A Date Which Will Live in Infamy! Oh Wait -- Actually Not.

Had to postpone today's scheduled Richard X. Heyman album review for a day or two -- way to busy at the moment to actually write something longer than a paragraph, alas.

But in the meantime, as a belated, heartfelt, and possibly in bad taste tribute to last Saturday's historical anniversary (December 7th, you'll recall) please enjoy Pearl Harbor...


...and the Explosions, live on August 24, 1979 in Oakland California, with their Nuevo Wavo classic "You've Got It (Release It)."



Don't think I ever saw these guys live, but this single was one of my all-time faves from what was a very good year for same. Holds up rather nicely, I think.


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8 comments:

  1. steve simels12/09/2013 12:53 PM

    Note to self:

    Impressive tee-shirt filling less interesting to readers than expected.
    :-)

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  2. Hannes A. Jónsson12/09/2013 1:52 PM

    I have the 1980 solo album she did in the U.K. with a little help from friends like The Clash, Blockheads, etc. It's not bad.

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  3. buzzbabyjesus12/09/2013 2:12 PM

    Wow,terrible in every way I can think of.

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  4. steve simels12/09/2013 2:34 PM

    Really?

    Perhaps I'm missing something.
    :-)

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  5. M. Bouffant12/09/2013 2:41 PM

    less interesting to readers than expected
    Many (Most?) of us not that interested in music by & for robots are reaching the advanced age where we're not so interested in T-shirt volume.

    Speaking of advanced ...

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  6. steve simels12/09/2013 2:48 PM

    BTW, I'd guess Amy Winehouse saw that photo at some point.

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  7. Phil Cheese12/10/2013 11:01 PM

    "Shut up and dance," she said. My band leader friend has that sticker on his zydeco accordion. And I'll never get tired of T-shirt volume either.

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  8. senormedia12/11/2013 1:48 PM

    Excellent. Odd recording (sounds like the classic "board tape"). I first heard this song on one of those Warner Brothers Loss leader albums (Troublemakers).

    There was a lot of good stuff released that year.

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