Re: Rabbit, Rabbit

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More tunes here.


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 9:47 PM
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Lifelover is good too!


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 9:48 PM
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I don't remember where it came from, but I've had this in my iTunes library for years. It kind of starts out not-so-melodic and then flirts with becoming "Clair de Lune" but doesn't quite.


Posted by: essear | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 10:06 PM
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If we're freely hyping bands, I hung out with the Dangerous Ponies again last night. Pop music in the 1960s vein out of South Philly. What's not to love?


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 10:07 PM
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I was thinking of making a mix but I only got as far as deciding on a first and a last track. (Alasdair Roberts' "The Two Brothers" and Alastair Galbraith, Alex Neilson, and Richard Youngs' "Idumea", respectively.)


Posted by: nosflow | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 10:15 PM
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4: I'm surprised "Dangerous Bronies" doesn't get more Google hits.


Posted by: essear | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 10:23 PM
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Hey, this is pretty good! Nice to know people are still making power-pop-ish stuff.


Posted by: Josh | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 10:26 PM
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Donnie Iris is pretty great in a particular time and place kind of way. Wait, where did everyone go? How come nobody wants to hang out any more?


Posted by: Von Wafer | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 10:29 PM
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I'm also elated that there's a Squeeze cover band in town. How hilarious is that? Squeeze!


Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 10:37 PM
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8: Ah, The Rapper dude. Band name for that effort was a Pittsburghism.


Posted by: JP Stormcrow | Link to this comment | 01-22-12 10:59 PM
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loving it! thanks, stanster.


Posted by: alameida | Link to this comment | 01-23-12 12:53 AM
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Pop music in the 1960s vein

Dion? Ronettes? Dave Clark 5? Easy Beats? Archies?

I think you need to define your terms.


Posted by: JRoth | Link to this comment | 01-23-12 1:51 PM
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When I got to CMU in 1990, one of my first conversations with my (5 year older) sister end as follows:

J: Have you heard this great song? It goes like, "Love will rock you/never shock you..."
S: Yeah, that came out like 5 or more years ago.
J: Huh. I never heard it before, but it's on the radio all the time here.

That's yer Dawnnie Ahris. And it really is a pretty good power pop song - not even especially dated wrt production or instrumentation (little/no synth, no cheesy sax, no ultra-polished sound).


Posted by: JRoth | Link to this comment | 01-23-12 1:55 PM
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Huh, the song in the OP is actually good. Nice drumming.


Posted by: Robert Halford | Link to this comment | 01-23-12 7:22 PM
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Anyone know a good music streaming service in Europe? I miss my rhapsody, and stupid spotify jumped straight from finland to the us.


Posted by: simulated annealing | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 3:57 AM
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I don't know what 'finland to the us' means? I use spotify, in the UK.


Posted by: nattarGcM ttaM | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 4:17 AM
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I don't know what 'finland to the us' means?

Finland to the United States, avoiding Great Britain, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and capitalisation.


Posted by: chris y | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 4:30 AM
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Yeah, except Spotify is both available in the UK and widely used. Which is why I'm confused. According to wiki, Spotify is available in:

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

So, pretty much all of western Europe and Scandinvia, except Germany.


Posted by: nattarGcM ttaM | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 4:34 AM
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A bit shit if simulated annealing is in Germany, though.


Posted by: nattarGcM ttaM | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 4:35 AM
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Hmm, thought it was just in Scandinavia, UK and US. But anyway, it's still avoiding my home country. I've got a vpn at home but I don't want to be totally dependent on it for music. Seem to be some hints that premium accounts with a US credit card will work elsewhere.


Posted by: simulated annealing | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 4:41 AM
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A bit shit if simulated annealing is in Germany, though.

Or Poland or Portugal, just for the 'P's. There's a lot of odd gaps in there actually. Presumably they have reciprocal keep off my lawn agreements with some other outfits, or licensing issues - I'd believe licensing issues for Italy.


Posted by: chris y | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 4:54 AM
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Yep, I'm in Italy. The legal quagmire is probably the story here. Not holding my breath for that to change, despite all the current promises.


Posted by: simulated annealing | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 4:56 AM
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Good point, I'd missed Italy and Portugal weren't on the list. FWIW, when a friend emigrated to the US (before the US had spotify) his UK account worked there, at least for a while. I suppose it'd only take a single monthly payment to find out if it works in Italy.


Posted by: nattarGcM ttaM | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 5:19 AM
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last.fm?


Posted by: Alex | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 6:32 AM
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Drummers should have lots of facial hair.


Posted by: will | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 7:38 AM
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The song that has really caught my ear recently is Yuck's "Get Away". The drummer has lots of facial hair.


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 7:56 AM
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Drummers should have lots of facial hair.


Posted by: Cryptic ned | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 8:17 AM
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I have been on an Unfunkked kick. Such great mixes, Apo!


Posted by: will | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 9:09 AM
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Thanks, Will!


Posted by: apostropher | Link to this comment | 01-24-12 9:04 PM
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