Peter Gabriel (1980 album)

Released: May 30 1980
Recorded: 1979–1980 in Bath and at the Townhouse, London
Length: 45:32
Label: Charisma (United Kingdom),Mercury (Original US LP pressing),Geffen (United States, Canada) Producer: Steve Lillywhite
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Having always heard something in the back of my life about the band "Genesis" I've had a passing understanding that Peter Gabriel was a deeper musician, but like everything I understood as a child, nothing hit me till adulthood. And always hearing "Games Without Frontiers" I always appreciated the song, never did I really enjoy it.

When I finally broke down and bought the album, only then did I appreciate the treasure that was before me. The beginning tracks are great, but what really caught me with a fury was the track "I Don't Remember". "Where did this fury come from to me?" there was an aggression in this song about breaking off to me, like a clean break, that tries to fray at the ends for a stupid cut.

After having drove so many stupid circles in southern California, doing so many mindless jobs I heard "And Through The Wire"  did I hear what my life should say. There is some kinda love through all the hate and stupidity, there is some kind of love that I can't understand.

At the of this madness that I speak I have to give all the respect to the cornerstone track "Games Without Frontiers" the track that got my attention. There are so many notes and references in this track that scare me about the future.

There is something that is still trying to break out in this album after all the anger and striped down emotions of the 90'a there is something more in this album what is poisoning this new generation.

So with that I will say Pass it on because there are so many fucking albums and songs that should be heard.... btw Thanks to my friend Julian for pushing me into Peter Gabriel
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Cat Power... Sun

Released August 29, 2012
Recorded 2007–12 in Malibu; The Boat Studio, Silverlake; South Beach Studios, Miami and Motorbass Studio, Paris
Length  48:50
Label Matador Producer Cat Power


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As Chan did with this album there is not a set timeline no matter how hard you try. With that being said that's what makes this album jump out at me. I had heard of Cat Power years before, so I had an appreciation of her work. So when I heard the track Ruin on KCRW I had to Sound hound this song, because it blew me away as most most the songs I've heard of Cat Power were acoustic and these song felt deeper. Not that she wasn't deep before(in my opinion most songs that are intimate and acoustic are deeper than electric). But hearing her in electric is almost like the third dimension going 4D... straight fucking trip.

every time that i turn on my stereo in the work truck or my mp3 player Cat Power's Manhattan is always playing and it always seem's fitting for every moment, which is rare for anything and especially that seems like  an accusation of not having enough to be a proper lie. She's so subtle but so obvious of common themes.

During plenty of time when I've been floating between tracks I get caught on a track that makes me stop. And in of those moments recently I was caught by Cat Power's Nothing But Time... not because Iggy Pop is on this track. But because of Chan's soul she gives in this song. She's screaming about fighting to keep above water long enough to breath and to enjoy what matters aside from every expectation. She is a poet that can inspire beyond me, I wish I could be as great with my words.

So with that being said I wish you would give this album a chance and I would wish that you would
PASS IT ON and don't forget to listen to my friends on http://www.skidrowstudios.com/ LIke LEE on the PInata Hour or my Friend Mindee from the hotbox
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1."Cherokee" 4:45
2."Sun" 3:19
3."Ruin" 4:33
4."3,6,9" 4:00
5."Always on My Own" 2:23
6."Real Life" 2:37
7."Human Being" 3:28
8."Manhattan" 5:16
9."Silent Machine" 4:00
10."Nothin' But Time" 10:55
11."Peace and Love"

Exquisite Corpse... Warpaint

Released: 2008 (self-release)
October 6, 2009 (U.S.)
December 7, 2009 (UK)
Recorded: 2007
Length: 33:32
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Sometimes in life we need to sit back and let the world move without us... to unplug if you will. When I feel myself in the need of disconnecting, I turn off the lights pour myself some kind of hard drink and blend into a song like Stars by Warpaint. The tempo keeps me low and the lyrics aren't accusing as many other bands. For me that's when my mind starts to relax enough for me to start writing again... this maybe a trade secret to get into my own writing ritual, but I think this band needs to be given credit for inspiring me.

Sometimes when I get disturbed when I'm writing, either by someone asking me a question, technical issues, or I run out of something to drink. That jarring emotion can be good to get you out of a loop or whatever, I take it as an intermission. Usually shit bugs me around 20 minutes into anything I do...I try to use that as a change in mindset or mood, that's what I get from the song Beetles. It starts kind of angry, but it moves into a sensual statement that is a change in mindset or mood. When I hears songs like that it makes me think of the last moments of everything and just being there with someone, there's a subtle epic tone to this one in my mind.

And when the night is over and the closing starts, things are slow without stopping a good song that doesn't overpower the moment can carry things to the next day without notice. If you missed that I was speaking of something like romance, not everything can vicious, there's timing to everything you experience. Having said all this kind of madness Burgundy seems like a great way to surmise everything in the throws of passion.

Ok another album I think you should all respect has been spoken... so remember to listen to my friend Mindee from The Hot Box and also most importantly PASS IT ON

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All songs written by Warpaint. "Billie Holiday" contains a portion of the song "My Guy", written by Smokey Robinson.
"Stars" – 6:25
 "Elephants" – 4:44
 "Billie Holiday" – 6:44
 "Beetles" – 6:57
 "Burgundy" – 4:40
 "Krimson" – 4:02 (not included on original release)

Black Love... Afghan Whigs

 
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Released: March 12, 1996
Recorded: August/September 1995
Length: 51:56
label: Elektra (CD)Sub Pop (vinyl) Mute
Producer:Greg Dulli

I guess this one comes from a darker place. I don't know why it's like that, but I feel like I need to actually write about something isn't always life affirming. Somethings are easy to write about, that way. I guess that's why, I choose the Afghan Whigs Black Love... I guess at this point in my life I can really look back at relationship and lifestyle as an adult. There's nothing wrong with how things have been to this point, but listening to songs like Double Day I can see where I came up short. Obviously there's anger in some of the outcomes in life, but you learn to with things as they happen... and sometimes that outcome is better.

Aggression comes in many forms, frustration is one of the ways it comes out. The realization of wasting time is one that's always been my trigger. That's when I make I usually move, like when I feel a relationship is going nowhere and I'm wasting my time. I've been there in the past and I know when things are gonna end up that way, from this point in my life. And that's were the song Honky's Ladder comes in, its because its about taking charge of the short comings and making it your own.

And when all is over and the dust settled in your lungs, you understand something about where you failed and where you need to grow. So when I hear the song Faded it sounds like an understanding of how things went but that there is a hope you don't understand now, but sometime in the future you'll appreciate that pain.

I know this is another 90's album but I think this is an album that should not be forgotten, not just because its part of me growing up, but because it speaks to more people than myself so that's why I say PASS IT ON... so at this point I'd to shout out my Homie Mindee @ The Hot Box
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All tracks composed by Greg Dulli.
 "Crime Scene Part One" – 5:59
 "My Enemy" – 3:10
 "Double Day" – 4:40
 "Blame, Etc." – 4:11
 "Step into the Light" – 3:40
 "Going to Town" – 3:16
 "Honky's Ladder" – 4:15
 "Night by Candlelight" – 3:40
 "Bulletproof" – 6:37
 "Summer's Kiss" – 3:55
 "Faded" – 8:25

Caress of Steel.. Rush

Artist: Rush
Released: September 24, 1975
Recorded: June–July 1975
Length: 44:51 Label Anthem (Canada) Atlantic (Japan) Mercury
Producer: Rush and Terry Brown
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Ok so Im pretty sure everybody knows Rush from the song Tom Sawyer... as well they should, Rush is a great band (also Canadian). But they have more than Moving Pictures to be an awesome band. Take Caress of Steel which by the way is one of my favorite Rush albums, the last 2 tracks The Necromancer and The Fountain of Lamneth are EPIC beyond anything that had been seen before.

Obviously The Necromancer is a dark sounding name for a song, it is till you spend the time to follow the story laid out in sound and word. All the words give the feeling of death till you get to Act III Return of the Prince song and it just rises high and gives you a happier feeling that isn't hokey. I love that part of the song, to me I hear something similar in The Talking Heads song Heaven, something about it being an ending sound that seems proper.

And with The Fountain of Lamneth life is one of the most obvious themes in the beginning Act I In the Valley, the optimism and the excitement of what is to come behind the next sunrise. The part that comes at the end of Act I around 4:02 reminds me of The Kills song Monkey 23 (which is also a great song). Its a great break for the next Act.

Ok I can go on forever on how much I love this album, but I want you to enjoy the discovery of these tracks and what they later influenced.

So with that I need to say to PASS IT ON and to remember to listen to my buddy Lee @ The Pinata Hour also I would like to give a shout out to my homegirl Mindee of The Hot Box
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All songs written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, except where noted.

1. "Bastille Day" – 4:37
2. "I Think I'm Going Bald" – 3:37
3. "Lakeside Park" – 4:08
4. "The Necromancer" – 12:30
   • "I. Into the Darkness" – 4:12
   • "II. Under the Shadow" – 4:25
   • "III. Return of the Prince" – 3:52
5. "The Fountain of Lamneth" – 19:58
• "I. In the Valley" – 4:18
• "II. Didacts and Narpets" – 1:00
• "III. No One at the Bridge" – 4:19
• "IV. Panacea" (music: Lee) – 3:14
• "V. Bacchus Plateau" (music: Lee) – 3:16
• "VI. The Fountain" – 3:49

Easy Star All Star... DUB Side Of The Moon

Released 18 February 2003
Label: Easy Star Records
Producer: Michael G and Ticklah
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Ok so yeah everyone in the Western hemisphere has heard of Pink Floyd and Dark side of the Moon... but for all those stoners who left every thing half assed, Easy Star All Stars pushes this classic to a new level.
For me when Dark Side of the Moon was first played for me in its entirety the track "Money" was my first experience in classic rock that was easy enough for me to understand. Its a simple concept everyone has to deal with money and everything it brings with it.

Some of these tracks may serve as a definitive interpretation of some these song from both bands Pink Floyd or Easy Star All Stars as "Us And Them". But remember they will always the words of the Drunk Poet. Both versions are good but I like the new interpretations.

At the end of this album for the most part The cover of Eclipse seems like an apology, but this experiemnt in Western Music was a blessing to the new world that keeps giving... so I ask that you pass this on.
Remember kidos to check out my buddy LEE @ the Pinata Hour

So don't forget to PASS THIS ON as its something most should enjoy
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"Speak to Me" / "Breathe" (Sluggy Ranks)
"On the Run"
"Time" (Corey Harris & Ranking Joe)
"The Great Gig in the Sky" (Kirsty Rock)
"Money" (Gary "Nesta" Pine & Dollarman)
"Us and Them" (Frankie Paul)
"Any Colour You Like"
"Brain Damage" (Dr Israel)
"Eclipse" (The Meditations)
Bonus tracks
"Time Version"
"Great Dub in the Sky"
"Step It Pon the Rastaman Scene" (Ranking Joe)
"Any Dub You Like"

Tom Waits...Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

Released: November 20, 2006
Recorded: 1985–2005
Length: 189:17
Label: ANTI-
Producer: Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
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Ok so I know its been a long while since I've spoken at length about anything... but aside from my tethering I issues I'd like to apologize and give you people an album that is longer and more robust than before. So for this selection I choose an album that wasn't a greatest hits, but something that was a huge chunk of this artist's career.

Tom Waits has always been an artist that I've always wanted to write about, but I always thought I'd leave him as the pinch hitter that was worth more than the average or surface stuff... "Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards" is the album I choose that had a huge volume that was like a greatest hits but wasn't. So with that disclaimer stuff said, I wanna start with the first song to catch me "what keeps mankind alive"... this song really sounds like a gothic play (I can't remember the proper term of darker plays), similar to a live rendition of Faust... This one is very theatrical.

For the most part I would say I'm a fan of the gritty, broken thick rhythms of a simple song like "Dog Door". Something about this song really feels like it would be my intro to a place. Not like a wrestler, but something like a theme song. there's some elements of violence in this song that might be speaking to my frustrations as of late... so this would serve as the unofficial theme song to the Drunk Poet for the meantime.

If you've ever read "On the Road" you can really feel all the words in the song "Home I'll never be"... with this song as the book did for me, I wanna travel across America. Living more lives than I could spill out on to paper in one day. If you ever read the book you'd understand.

Have you ever felt that with the last breath of the night, that to have fitting rest you need to be set in your environment? Meaning that you need to be somewhere comfortable. Well "Bend down the Branches really makes me feel like that's where I need to be at times... and "You can never hold back Spring" fulfills that feeling in me more than any other song.

And with everything that ends, there must be a feeling that isn't words... but a sound of understanding... when I think of songs that will end me, without being terribly depressing I hear this song "Shiny Things" among two other songs (songs that I may eventually really in the future). This song never says the most depressing elements that it evokes, but it only seems like reaching above to the waves to be more.

I hope that would be enough for the time being... till at least when I don't have to be tethered again... but I ask that in the mean time that you give your attention to my friend LEE of Pinata Hour fame.

So till I'm not at someone else's mercy PASS IT ON


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Disc one: Brawlers
"Lie to Me" – 2:10
"LowDown" – 4:15
"2:19" – 5:02 Appears on the Waits-produced John P. Hammond recording Wicked Grin (2001)
"Fish in the Jailhouse" – 4:22
"Bottom of the World" – 5:42 Appears in the 2003 documentary film Long Gone[24]
"Lucinda" – 4:52 (Covered by Jonathan Richard)
"Ain't Goin' Down to the Well" (Lead Belly, John Lomax, Alan Lomax) – 2:28
"Lord I've Been Changed" (trad. arr. Waits, Brennan) – 2:28 Appears on the Waits-produced John P. Hammond recording Wicked Grin as "I Know I've Been Changed" (2001)
"Puttin' on the Dog" – 3:39 Appears in the 1999 comedy-drama film Liberty Heights[25]
"Road to Peace" – 7:17
"All the Time" – 4:33
"The Return of Jackie and Judy" (Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone) – 3:28 Previously released on the Ramones tribute album We're a Happy Family (2003)
"Walk Away" – 2:43 Previously released on the Dead Man Walking soundtrack recording (1996)
"Sea of Love" (Phil Phillips, George Khoury) – 3:43 Previously released on the Sea of Love soundtrack recording (1989)
"Buzz Fledderjohn" – 4:12 Previously released on the "Hold On" single (1999)
"Rains on Me" (Waits, Chuck E. Weiss) – 3:20 Previously released on Chuck E. Weiss' 1999 Extremely Cool,[26] then on Free the West Memphis 3 in 2000. This is the latter version.

Disc two: Bawlers
"Bend Down the Branches" – 1:06
Previously released on For the Kids (2002), an album featuring renditions of children's songs by various artists
"You Can Never Hold Back Spring" – 2:26 Originally appeared in the 2005 Roberto Benigni film The Tiger and the Snow.
"Long Way Home" – 3:10 Previously released on the Big Bad Love soundtrack recording (2001)
(Covered by Norah Jones, on her 2004 album Feels like Home)
"Widow's Grove" – 4:58
"Little Drop of Poison" – 3:09
Previously released on The End of Violence and Shrek 2 soundtrack recordings. The "End of Violence" version differs from this, which is the Shrek 2 version.
"Shiny Things" – 2:20
"World Keeps Turning" – 4:16 Previously released on the Pollock (2001) soundtrack recording
"Tell It to Me" – 3:08 Previously recorded as a duet with Ramblin' Jack Elliot as "Louise (Tell It To Me)" (from Elliot's Friends of Mine). This version differs from the original with Elliot's absence, and a change in time signature.
"Never Let Go" – 3:13 Previously appeared on the soundtrack for the 1992 Martin Bell film American Heart.
"Fannin Street" – 5:01 Song appears on the Waits-produced John P. Hammond recording Wicked Grin (2001) performed by John Hammond. This version by Waits.
"Little Man" (Teddy Edwards) – 4:33 Previously released on Mississippi Lad, an album by Teddy Edwards released in 1991 on the Verve Label
"It's Over" – 4:40 Previously appeared in a different take on the soundtrack to the 1999 film Liberty Heights.
"If I Have to Go" – 2:15 Originally from Waits' 1986 theatre play Franks Wild Years, although not released on the studio album of the same name[27]
"Goodnight Irene" (Lead Belly, Gussie L. Davis) – 4:47
"The Fall of Troy" – 3:01 Previously released on the Dead Man Walking soundtrack recording (1996)
"Take Care of All My Children" – 2:31 Appears in the 1984 documentary film "Streetwise"[28]
"Down There by the Train" – 5:39 Song appears on the Johnny Cash album American Recordings (1994) performed by Cash. This version by Waits.
"Danny Says" (Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone) – 3:05
"Jayne's Blue Wish" – 2:29
Previously released on the Big Bad Love soundtrack recording (2002)
"Young at Heart" (Carolyn Leigh, Johnny Richards) – 3:41

Disc three: Bastards
"What Keeps Mankind Alive?" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) – 2:09
From the Threepenny Opera Previously released on the various-artists Weill tribute album Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill (1985)
"Children's Story" – 1:42 Based on Georg Büchner's Woyzeck (public domain)
"Heigh Ho" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 3:32 From the 1937 Walt Disney film Snow White And the Seven Dwarfs Previously released on the various-artists Disney tribute album Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films (1988)
"Army Ants" – 3:25
"Books of Moses" (Skip Spence) – 2:49 Previously released on More Oar, a 1999 various-artists tribute to Spence and his solo album Oar.
"Bone Chain" – 1:03
"Two Sisters" (traditional, arr by Waits / Brennan) – 4:55
"First Kiss" – 2:40
"Dog Door" (Waits, Brennan, Mark Linkous) – 2:43 With Sparklehorse; previously released on the Sparklehorse album It's a Wonderful Life (2001)
"Redrum" – 1:12
"Nirvana" – 2:12
Words: Charles Bukowski
"Home I'll Never Be" – 2:28
Words: Jack Kerouac "Poor Little Lamb" (William J. Kennedy, Waits) – 1:43
"Altar Boy" – 2:48 Originally written for Alice; an earlier version can be found on The Alice Demos, under the title "What Became Of Old Father Craft?"[29]
"The Pontiac" – 1:54 Originally released on the 1987 spoken word compilation Smack My Crack[30]
"Spidey's Wild Ride" – 2:03
"King Kong" (Daniel Johnston) – 5:29 Previously released on the Johnston tribute album The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (2004)
"On the Road" – 4:14 Words: Jack Kerouac. Originally appeared on the 1999 album Jack Kerouac Reads On the Road.
"Dog Treat" (Hidden track) – 2:56 Live recording
"Missing My Son" (Hidden track) – 3:38