Just Announced Commentary - 2011 Edition

[Yada]

Where's the big Friday announcement hutch??

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Also the fact is the Sex Pistols existed before Rotten and after.

please explain what they were before?  They didn't record anything or have any impact until JR joined

Now you can say they aren’t THE Sex Pistols but I actually think it will be cool…

let's be clear, I am going and excited

It’s true that Rotten was the change agent but you can’t discount the songs. We know Jonesy and Matlock were important. We also know it was Jonesy’s band in a way it never was Rotten’s band.

I do think jonesy is a big part of the sound, but he wasn't doing anything revolutionary remotely with his style/sound
 

I really think we are lucky Lydon is out cause he just couldn’t sing these songs. Already in 1996 he was struggling and that was nearly 30 years ago! He is better suited for singing the PiL stuff.

facts
that show in 96 at George Mason kinda sucked IMO
but that show at the 9:30 in 2003 was awesome and yes johnny was not able to deliver the vocals as he did 25 years earlier
one of my favorite shows at the club

[sweetcell]

pink floyd wasn't pink floyd after roger left

<hides>

[grateful]

You might even say they weren't themselves until he got there.

<ducks>

[Julian, Hyperpop SLUTFUCK]

^^ This is the weirdest reenactment of that Weezer SNL skit I've ever seen.

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Billy Corgan
BaltSoundstage
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I thought for sure this was a joke with a SP cover band or something of that ilk

Well, it’s real

This summer, Corgan will tour relatively small venues with his new band Billy Corgan And The Machines Of God. The four-piece lineup will include the newly recruited Smashing Pumpkins touring guitarist Kiki Wong, as well as drummer Jake Hayden and bassist Kid Tigrrr. They’ll play songs from Mellon Collie, Machina, and the 2024 Smashing Pumpkins album Aghori Mhori Mei.

[hutch]

I hate to write this as Dean Wareham has been one of my favorite musicians for a very long time but it’s been a while since anything by him has really impressed me. I would say the last Luna records and the two Dean and Britta albums (plus the Warhol project) are the last things I have truly loved by him. Maybe a cover here or there. He has gotten into this Lee Hazelwood or Hazlewood rut where the music is just so damn slow. He’s gotten very far away from the Velvet Underground-like stuff that hooked me. Can anyone say his last four solo efforts even begin to remotely approach the greatness of Penthouse?

I think I have seen him live somewhere around 14 times which probably puts him in third place after Bob Dylan and GBV. From now on unless it’s a Luna nostalgia show am going to pass. I think his creative spark is gone.

It’s hard to remember but I think my top acts are
1. Bob Dylan 25
2. GBV 20
3. Luna and related 14
4 Ween and related 13
5. Wilco and related 12
6. Pavement and related 10
7. Nick Cave / Dead related but not GD 8
9. JSBX / Smithereens 7
11. YLT / Lucinda Williams / Franz Ferdinand / Willie Nelson 6
15. Paul Simon / Phish related/ Jack White related 5

And that’s the story of my life

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You know what is odd,  the most popular tracks by Luna on Spotify

I could post it, but I rather see hutch guess the top 10 first
Including guetimate on how many streams

[bearman🐻]

I hate to write this as Dean Wareham has been one of my favorite musicians for a very long time but it’s been a while since anything by him has really impressed me. I would say the last Luna records and the two Dean and Britta albums (plus the Warhol project) are the last things I have truly loved by him. Maybe a cover here or there. He has gotten into this Lee Hazelwood or Hazlewood rut where the music is just so damn slow. He’s gotten very far away from the Velvet Underground-like stuff that hooked me. Can anyone say his last four solo efforts even begin to remotely approach the greatness of Penthouse?

I think I have seen him live somewhere around 14 times which probably puts him in third place after Bob Dylan and GBV. From now on unless it’s a Luna nostalgia show am going to pass. I think his creative spark is gone.

It’s hard to remember but I think my top acts are
1. Bob Dylan 25
2. GBV 20
3. Luna and related 14
4 Ween and related 13
5. Wilco and related 12
6. Pavement and related 10
7. Nick Cave / Dead related but not GD 8
9. JSBX / Smithereens 7
11. YLT / Lucinda Williams / Franz Ferdinand / Willie Nelson 6
15. Paul Simon / Phish related/ Jack White related 5

And that’s the story of my life

I actually really enjoy the last 2 solo LPs, and the LP with Cheval Sombre was good. I actually don't have a favorite Luna LP. I know everyone thinks Penthouse is the best, but it depends on my mood. On any given day it could be one of four of their LPs: Penthouse, Pup Tent, Bewitched, or Rendezvous. Every single thing he's released has something worthwhile on it. Are they all of the same caliber? No, but I find myself often playing a random Dean & Britta or solo LP just because it just sounds nice playing in my house with the windows open on a Sunday afternoon. It's that kind of music to me. I don't need to be blown away by a Sean Eden guitar solo, but Galaxie 500 can blow my mind too. And the song "Robin & Richard" from the next to last solo LP he did is a stunner.

[Yada]

You know what is odd,  the most popular tracks by Luna on Spotify

I could post it, but I rather see hutch guess the top 10 first
Including guetimate on how many streams

I remember years ago, "Luna" was considered some other "Luna" from a different country...

[Yada]

I hate to write this as Dean Wareham has been one of my favorite musicians for a very long time but it’s been a while since anything by him has really impressed me. I would say the last Luna records and the two Dean and Britta albums (plus the Warhol project) are the last things I have truly loved by him. Maybe a cover here or there. He has gotten into this Lee Hazelwood or Hazlewood rut where the music is just so damn slow. He’s gotten very far away from the Velvet Underground-like stuff that hooked me. Can anyone say his last four solo efforts even begin to remotely approach the greatness of Penthouse?

I think I have seen him live somewhere around 14 times which probably puts him in third place after Bob Dylan and GBV. From now on unless it’s a Luna nostalgia show am going to pass. I think his creative spark is gone.

It’s hard to remember but I think my top acts are
1. Bob Dylan 25
2. GBV 20
3. Luna and related 14
4 Ween and related 13
5. Wilco and related 12
6. Pavement and related 10
7. Nick Cave / Dead related but not GD 8
9. JSBX / Smithereens 7
11. YLT / Lucinda Williams / Franz Ferdinand / Willie Nelson 6
15. Paul Simon / Phish related/ Jack White related 5

And that’s the story of my life

I think we had a thread once where we laid out what bands we've seen the most...

[hutch]

Yeah I think I started that thread….

I kind of like trying to remember…and i never kept physical track

[Yada]

Yeah I think I started that thread….

I kind of like trying to remember…and i never kept physical track

Going to need to add one more Dylan visit this September...

[hutch]

Yes…

[bearman🐻]

Yeah I think I started that thread….

I kind of like trying to remember…and i never kept physical track

For me it's definitely gonna be Bob Mould, Feelies, Belle and Sebastian, Pixies. I've seen Interpol a bunch too, and Social Distortion.