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80s style synth pop from Denmark! Excellent.

 
Trying to resist the urge to paint my nails black.

Xmal Deutschland - Geheimnis


The Chameleons - Return Of The Roughnecks


Dead Can Dance - The Trial
 
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Dawes - When My Time Comes
 
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Kelly Finnigan - B-Sides, Singles, & Forgotten Gems
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I don't know much about The Monophonics so I'm checking out Kelly's earlier solo album The Tales People Tell.



I'm also trying three of his dad Mike's LPs.

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37 years after I first bought the album on CD, and having already bought the album three times already (not including Spotify), I finally bought 'Tales from Topographic Oceans' by Yes on vinyl. This is the 'Super Deluxe' boxset (not quite the 50th Anniversary, as it was released 3 years too late for that) it comes complete with 2 LPs, 12 CDs and a Blu-ray disc.

Graced with arguably Roger Dean's finest artwork (making it one of the best album covers ever made IMO), it is a beautiful thing to own. I decided not to buy it a few months ago, settling for the complete album on Spotify instead - but I figured what the hell, and I've very happy with it.

It now takes pride of place next to my other boxsets and recent vinyl purchases, notably Yes's 'Close To The Edge', Rush's 'Permanent Waves', and Pink Floyd 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. Now all I need is a bigger house to put everything in..

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The Steven Wilson remixes are excellent, and the instrumental remix of the album is a revelation. This was also the first thing I listened to on my recently purchased Sony WH1000XM6 headphones, which are also a revelation - and it made for a stunning listening experience.

The only thing missing now is to wait (hopefully) for the same boxset treatment for 'Relayer' and 'Going For The One', again albums I have bought several times each, CD and digital downloads. I even have GFTO on vinyl already too, but a Relayer boxset would be magic.
 
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After something like 37 years after I first bought the album on CD, and having already bought the album three times already (not including Spotify), I finally bought 'Tales from Topographic Oceans' by Yes on vinyl. This is the 'Super Deluxe' boxset (not quite the 50th Anniversary, as it was released 3 years too late for that) it comes complete with 2 LPs, 12 CDs and a Blu-ray disc.

Graced with arguably Roger Dean's finest artwork (making it one of the best album covers ever made IMO), it is a beautiful thing to own. I decided not to buy it a few months ago, settling for the complete album on Spotify instead - but I figured what the hell, and I've very happy with it.

It now takes pride of place next to my other boxsets and recent vinyl purchases, notably Yes's 'Close To The Edge', Rush's 'Permanent Waves', and Pink Floyd 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. Now all I need is a bigger house to put everything in..

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The Steven Wilson remixes are excellent, and the instrumental remix of the album is a revelation. This was also the first thing I listened to on my recently purchased Sony WH1000XM6 headphones, which are also a revelation - and it made for a stunning listening experience.

The only thing missing now is to wait (hopefully) for the same boxset treatment for 'Relayer' and 'Going For The One', again albums I have bought several times each, CD and digital downloads. I even have GFTO on vinyl already too, but a Relayer boxset would be magic.
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You're a bigger Yes-fan than I am, Gunga Din. Even Steven Wilson couldn't get me to listen to that album. Rick Wakeman's scurrilous tales of how he left a trio of PP3 batteries on the keyboard in the shape of a chord when they played it live and went down the road to order a curry didn't encourage me.
 
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You're a bigger Yes-fan than I am, Gunga Din. Even Steven Wilson couldn't get me to listen to that album. Rick Wakeman's scurrilous tales of how he left a trio of PP3 batteries on the keyboard in the shape of a chord when they played it live and went down the road to order a curry didn't encourage me.
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Inspired by my Uncle John, I do have a formidable Yes collection, but almost all of it is 1970-1977, with ABWH being a notable exception.

I have bought Fragile at least 5 times (inc. 2x vinyl), Close To The Edge and Tales.. 4 times, Relayer and Going For the One 3 times, and have 3 boxsets, 3 double albums (live albums) and various solo works, notably Olias Of Sunhillow (3x purchases, incl original vinlyl release), so they are by far my most collected artists.

Tales... is a tough one - I have never 'loved' the album, and it took me 37 years to figure out why - apart from being laboured and lacking energy in many places, the vocals are just not great on this album, esp. Steve Howe and Chris Squire, who at times have a singing voice like a goose farting in the fog (a favourite Billy Connolly quote of mine... 😅 ) hence why the instrument version is something of a revelation. When Jon Anderson nails his vocals (which sadly is all too rarely here) it is great - but much of the playing is obscured by awkward vocals and questionable lyrics, which is a shame as the playing is masterful throughout.

Anderson and Howe (who conceived the entire album) dominate and overshadow some brilliant performances by the rest of the group - even Wakeman's performances are excellent, but again sometimes they just don't work for quite lengthy sections. It's still definitely an acquired taste though, and Wakeman's scathing comment that he turned his personal copy of the album into an ashtray says it all really, but I think is ia far better album, esp. now with superb remixes by Wilson, to really do the music justice.
 
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I have bought Fragile at least 5 times (inc. 2x vinyl), Close To The Edge and Tales.. 4 times, Relayer and Going For the One 3 times, and have 3 boxsets, 3 double albums (live albums) and various solo works, notably Olias Of Sunhillow (3x purchases, incl original vinlyl release), so they are by far my most collected artists.
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While he's a superb vocalist and arranger I always found it odd that Anderson taught himself to play a variety of instruments for Olias and never played them on subsequent solo outings. The cynic in me wants to give it another listen to see whether it sounds like a beginner or like several session players under an NDA.

I'm willing to believe he's a better sax player than Sting though. If Mike Oldfield can program the whole of Tubular Bells 2003 into eMusic Logic and come up with a better (or at least slicker and more polished) result than the original I'm quite sure Jon could do the same thing if he ever releases another solo. As I understand things though he's currently doing the Freddie & The Dreamers/Echo & The Bunnymen thing on tour as the sole oldtimer amongst a bunch of largely American sessioners who happen to be rabid Yes stans.

Still torn over whether I prefer Bill Bruford or Alan White. Both are superb drummers with different strengths.
 
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While he's a superb vocalist and arranger I always found it odd that Anderson taught himself to play a variety of instruments for Olias and never played them on subsequent solo outings. The cynic in me wants to give it another listen to see whether it sounds like a beginner or like several session players under an NDA.

I'm willing to believe he's a better sax player than Sting though. If Mike Oldfield can program the whole of Tubular Bells 2003 into eMusic Logic and come up with a better (or at least slicker and more polished) result than the original I'm quite sure Jon could do the same thing if he ever releases another solo. As I understand things though he's currently doing the Freddie & The Dreamers/Echo & The Bunnymen thing on tour as the sole oldtimer amongst a bunch of largely American sessioners who happen to be rabid Yes stans.

Still torn over whether I prefer Bill Bruford or Alan White. Both are superb drummers with different strengths.
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I believe Olias is mostly Jon, as he nearly drove himself crazy recording it in his own home. But yeh, I agree that his later solo material is pretty avoidable, but Olias stands as a work of genius IMO - and easily up there with the best Yes albums.

I've always been a Bruford man myself, but that's because I had Fragile, CTTE and the Yes Album first - White kicks ass on Relayer and Tales, and Awaken is epic - he also co-wrote Turn Of The Century, which is a great track on an already great album.
 
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I've always been a Bruford man myself, but that's because I had Fragile, CTTE and the Yes Album first - White kicks ass on Relayer and Tales, and Awaken is epic - he also co-wrote Turn Of The Century, which is a great track on an already great album.
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It's a tragedy they lost the masters of Going For The One as I was hoping Wilson could work his magic on that album too. It's my third favourite of theirs.
 
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I knew this sounded familiar. The theme/melody from both the organ on the one track and the harmonica on the other track.

1968 by Alan Edit: Hawkshaw. 👍


1973 by Quincy Jones
 
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George Michael- Careless Whisper
 
On this day in 1962, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison hired Ringo Starr to be the drummer in their band, which makes today the 64th anniversary of the formation of the Beatles as we know them.

Here’s a video by a German drummer in a Beatles cover band explaining what makes Ringo a great drummer.
 
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I didn't know that Robbie is a fan of Jackie Stewart
 
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I don’t know who Sweeping Promises are, but they’re on Sub Pop, so they’re probably worth a listen. 1700 my time is a little over five hours from now, in case you feel like tuning in, too.
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Sub Pop Records (@subpop.bsky.social)

Tune in to NTS this evening for a special mix from Sweeping Promises-> nts.live
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I don’t know who Sweeping Promises are, but they’re on Sub Pop, so they’re probably worth a listen. 1700 my time is a little over five hours from now, in case you feel like tuning in, too.
blacksky.community

Sub Pop Records (@subpop.bsky.social)

Tune in to NTS this evening for a special mix from Sweeping Promises-> nts.live
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Well that was a dud. I couldn’t figure out how to navigate the site to pull up the show or whatever it was supposed to be.

Today’s soundtrack:

Various - Hard Philippines: A Collection Of 70's Pinoy Hard Rock, Fuzzed Out Rockers, Hard Glam and Face Melting Guitar Madness!!!
 

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