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BEACH BOYS "best of the beach boys vol.2" vinyl 1967
their second compilation aptly and thoughtfully titled "volume 2"...
the first side is disappointing but the second side lives up to the hype.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
side 1:
1: barbara anne **
2: when i grow up to be a man **
3: long tall texan *
4: please let me wonder *
5: 409 **
6: let him run wild *
side 2:
1: dont worry baby ***
2: surfin' safari **
3: little saint nick ***
4: california girls ***
5: help me rhonda ***
6: i get around ***
3s - 5
2s - 4
1s - 3
rating: 2.1
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Revisiting Marillion's F E A R which I have not listened to for a while now. Had forgotten how good it is. One of those you can really sit with, and absorb.
Because it's a concept album and the tracks run into one another a lot of the time, it's difficult to single one out, but I have ...
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Mark Knopfler's Privateering, mostly due to one track and for a somber reason I'm sorry to say. There has very recently been a tragic freak accident aboard one of our submarines - three sailors lost their lives - two men and one woman. The sub was en-route from here to Cape Town and it was a helicopter transfer gone horribly wrong. Being an historic navy town, regular citizens can't help but be acutely aware of the awfulness of the incident and the toll it has taken is almost tangible. Dreadful for their families ... 
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^^
terrible accident there Ruby
may their souls rest in peace...
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BEACH BOYS "the best of: vol-3" vinyl 1968
tracks date back to 1962 in places...
some good stuff and some bad as usual but does contain my favourite song of theirs...
and even when i dont like their songs as songs i still love their pitch perfect harmonies which are excellent IMO...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
side 1:
1: God only knows ***
2: dance dance dance *
3: 409 **
4: the little girl i once knew *
5: frosty the snowman **
6: girl dont tell me *
side 2:
1: surfin! *
2: heroes and villains **
3: she knows me too well *
4: darlin' **
5: good vibrations ***
3s - 2
2s - 4
1s - 5
rating: 1.8
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SPLIT ENZ "mental notes" cd, 1975.
New Zealand band...
debut of ten...
album sits firmly in the 'art rock' and 'prog rock' gernes...
hearing some Tull influences on a few tracks...
really, really good album from Mr Tim Finn and cohorts...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
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Somewhere between right and wrong there is a garden. I will meet you there - Rumi
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(This post was last modified: 22-10-2023, 07:16 by JeromeD.)
Today's pick - with all the crap going on in Israel and all the other conflicts around the world this song remains as relevant as ever.
https://youtu.be/yjq3ckItZdE?si=7s6KUqxFw-4nNjs1
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^^
great song from a great album.
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