tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13168289.post8726765348729235937..comments2023-11-05T01:29:00.517-06:00Comments on The dude abides: When people keep repeatingThat you'll never fall in loveJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464994366148461495noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13168289.post-47176342504346327972009-12-21T13:07:15.651-07:002009-12-21T13:07:15.651-07:00Captain Beefheart...now there's a name from th...Captain Beefheart...now there's a name from the past!Brokejawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13168289.post-76918613949703214372009-12-20T10:18:40.721-07:002009-12-20T10:18:40.721-07:00What can I talk about next here? Beefheart? Van ...What can I talk about next here? Beefheart? Van Morrison's Astral Weeks? I'm a Velvet Underground/Lou Reed freak so I could go on ALL DAY about them.thedaydreamnationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869985090332273315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13168289.post-68295159337421855952009-12-20T10:17:10.919-07:002009-12-20T10:17:10.919-07:00And although I have not bought any of it yet, than...And although I have not bought any of it yet, thanks to Pearl Jam for offering limited editions of vinyl with each release at DIRT CHEAP prices, less than CDs new.<br /><br />Too bad the prices get jacked up into the $30.00 range as soon as the pressing runs run out.thedaydreamnationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869985090332273315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13168289.post-26714790100620882372009-12-20T10:14:13.344-07:002009-12-20T10:14:13.344-07:00And while we're on it, Clapton is another one ...And while we're on it, Clapton is another one I know I have to try harder on. I can dig Cream and I can dig the Bluesbreakers stuff he did with Mayall, his solo stuff is just so laid back it's like listening to a J.J. Cale album.<br /><br />I know he can blast, songs like Badge and some off Layla are great when he lets it rip, the only Clapton I have are Backless and Slowhand and I keep waiting for him to let it rip and he doesn't do it much.<br /><br />My plan on Clapton is that my friend John owns a sweet used vinyl record store in MPLS called Roadrunner Records and he keeps a "wanted list" behind the counter of things people he knows want, and when the wanted stuff comes in he calls or e-mails us. I've got a running list with him and I will have him hold used copies of what I think the best Clapton and Who and Beatles albums are as they come in.<br /><br />It's great to have a friend in the used vinyl business, although it gets spendy. Certain odd things haven't been reissued much so they demand high prices. I've gotten A+ condition copies of every Stones album from Her Majesties Satanic Request to Tattoo You from him but some Stones stuff is hard to find in A+ condition because Jagger and Richards are in a constant dispute with the record labels over rights and money. Even the cheapest A+ vinyl Stones records from their hot period are hard to find and the clunkers like It's Only Rock and Roll and Love You Live go for $12.00-$25.00.<br /><br />The good stuff like Sticky Fingers (I paid $29.00 for one in only average condition, but with the real zipper) is way high priced, and Exile is almost impossible to find in good condition.<br /><br />The only Stones vinyl I don't have from their hot streak are Exile and Black and Blue. The next copy of Exile (with original booklet and post cards) that comes through my friend John's store has a bunch of people wanting it so he's going to take bids on it. I'm not going to win the bid because used copies of Exile in A+ condition go for over $100.00, and I can't afford that. I just have to keep hunting for that one and hope to luck out.<br /><br />The good news from record collecting land is that the Neil Young archives are now rolling out on vinyl, and sound FUCKING FANTASTIC, and are somewhat reasonably priced.thedaydreamnationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869985090332273315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13168289.post-76025746867813744122009-12-20T09:57:44.098-07:002009-12-20T09:57:44.098-07:00I'm going to change my mind hopefully on the B...I'm going to change my mind hopefully on the Beatles also. Again, classic rock radio ruined them for me. I picked up a used copy of Revolver and have been warming to it lately. The good songs are mostly the ones that don't get played on the radio, and I never gave the Beatles a chance so I never listened to anything except the two I have, Abbey Road (which I grudgingly agree is great) and the White Album. I'm on the hunt for a good used vinyl copy of Rubber Soul and Let It Be.<br /><br />I don't think I can get into Paul McCartney's songs though, he seems like a wishy-washy nice guy with no edge to him and I cannot listen to stuff like Good Day Sunshine or any other of his lovey-dovey songs.thedaydreamnationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869985090332273315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13168289.post-16140790039068348562009-12-20T09:53:12.358-07:002009-12-20T09:53:12.358-07:00The Who is one band that never "clicked"...The Who is one band that never "clicked" for me, but I know the problem is with me so I fully expect to see the light on them someday. Hopefully pretty quick. I think it's just because of hearing stuff off of Who's Next way too many times on classic rock radio. I loved the movie Quadrophenia with all the mod British stuff.<br /><br />I have the Live At Leeds album, and am going to go dig it out now from my crates in the closet. I have Who's Next somewhere too but I think it is all scratched to hell. I'm on a strict no cd no MP3 kick lately. Started buying vinyl in the mid 80s and never stopped but have a LOT of shitty shitty new-wavey stuff that sounds ridiculous now.thedaydreamnationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13869985090332273315noreply@blogger.com