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Anywhere is Better

Posted in music, tagged , , , , , on July 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »

I added a new record to my collection on Friday.  The Replacements‘ Don’t Tell A Soul.

I’ve been jamming this record heavy all weekend.  I put it on at night when Coral and Mads are all tuckered out and snoozing.  I plug my good DJ headphones into the amp and drop the needle.  I really love this record.

I am sure in the pantheon of Replacements albums, this isn’t the critical darling.  That accolade generally gets handed to Tim or Let It Be. Two great albums… but I am finding that the music on Don’t Tell a Soul is speaking to me right now.

The song that is completely dominating all my thoughts is “Anywhere’s Better Than Here.”

Its an evil song but it gets wormed right in my brain and I can’t shake the lyrics or even the vibe the song.  Its a bit of a downer to think about it… why can’t a happy song get stuck in my head?

My collection of Replacements records is coming along.  My goal is to collect the whole discography.  I have Hootenanny, Tim and Don’t Tell a Soul.

I am almost half way there! yeesh.  Next up, I really want Let it Be. It has most of my fave Replacements songs on it, but Jeremy at Ditch records says it is also the most sought after and can be harder to track down. Gotta keep my eyes open for it.

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I am putting my wedding DJ cap down for a moment to DJ an event this Friday at Sugar Nightclub.  Opening for a real grab bag of artists… hip hop, electro and reggae all on the stage,m but first, I present some music.

Check out my DJ site for details >> Spin The Black Disc

Go with yourself.

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Read about your band in some local page

Posted in music, tagged , , on June 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Yeah its getting a little out of hand.  I bought another record yesterday.  The Replacement’s Tim.

I have been on such a retro rock kick lately and part of it has to do with two things.

01) Coral renovated our living room which makes it so much more fun to just sit in.

02) I have a record player that works.  Since Russ cleaned my amp and Boitano hooked me up with one of his old Numark turntables… I’ve been enjoying rocking my music collection again.  I find that, like MP3, convenience wins.  If it is easy to listen, I will.

Coral and I will be sharing our collection in public on June 14th at Smiths.  On Monday nights Fatso and Yeti host an all vinyl night and I asked to have a go… they said yes!  So mark that date on your calendar.

This Replacements record is so great.  The Replacements are an old alternative rock band from Minneapolis.  I love listening to their music.  It is like a time machine that takes you back to the gritty side of town in the 80s.  To be young and a skid.  It makes me feel like old Meat Puppets.

I’ve read as much as I can find right now on the Replacements but wonder if there is a biography?  I sit and dream when I listen to Tim and think about their lives and what was going and who all the characters were to inspire these songs.  I want to know who Paul Westerberg (lead singer/songwriter) was kissing on the bus?  I want to know which bar he was a regular at and which friend got sent away by the police?

Their previous album, Let it Be, has even more heart breaking songs.  Who did he miss so much while on tour?  What did she do to make him so unsatisfied? was it even a she?  or life in general?

Lots of questions. I need to win the lotto max so I can finance the movie.

Go with yourself.

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