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July 8, 2002

submitted for your consideration

los lobos are still boss.

believe the hype. or at least, i think you should. haven't had this kind of fun since like 1984. great record.

tribute records ... ok. usually they suck. i really liked a couple of songs on the kurt weil tribute, but that was a much cooler concept than these popstars tributes to popstars... especially LIVE popstars. but this one, overall, is brill. how could it be else, though. all the songs are r. davies songs.

i nominate r. davies for smartest pop musician. oh screw it. i withdraw the nomination. he IS smartest popstar whether i nominate him or you think so or not or anything else anyway.

a couple of the tracks just sound like faithful covers, a couple diminish the original, but overall it is a good effort anyway. been listening to it a lot. love it. makes me wish i had the whole kinks catalog on cd already, tho.

and of course tom waits two new records. naturally. and i agree with mike that TMBG's 'No' is really swell.

Posted by ttk at July 8, 2002 9:15 PM

Replies: 2 comments

Hey Tommy! Thanks for recommending. Can you lend any insight to why Los Lobos has TWO box sets? Is one all-spanish? Curious..
I need to have more Kinks records/cds, all i have is some cassette comp a pal made me with two late 60s records- something about Preservation Society and another whose title I forgot but it has a psychedelic classic Lazy Old Sun on it, both lps are really good.

Sice we're into the recommending rock portion of the show, allow me to recommend The Bellrays: they're like a MC5 if Aretha Franklin sang for them. I've heard their 2nd record, Grand Fury, whic h you may like:

https://www.thebellrays.com/

It is ok for me to call you Tommy right? Thanks Tom-Tom!

posted by lang on July 9, 2002 11:07 AM

Note to self: get better paying job so I can get some of this music. I want it all! All I've heard is some of one of Tom Waits new records, I liked what I heard. Maybe I can try this approach and get some additional music buying $$$....
https://www.savekaryn.com/

posted by David J on July 9, 2002 03:36 PM

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