"So the story begins..." #NowPlaying
BLUR - "The Great Escape" (1995, @virginemi)
I recently found a paper I wrote about "Country House" for a Political Science class my senior year at @syracuseu, in case anyone was curious as to how much I was KILLIN' IT BACK THEN. Here's an excerpt: [Some dumb bullshit]
The end! I got an 'A' on it, and it probably wasn't the first time this band factored into my grades somehow. But I'll leave those stories for my subsequent Blur posts. Does anyone want to talk about how insanely sad-great "Yuko and Hiro" is? Any fellow #spazzcore fans (freakin' nerds) want to talk about how much this album influenced Frodus (Conglomerate International)? Also, how lame (relatively, seeing as how we're dealing with the best British singles band since The Smiths here) the singles off this album were next to the deep cutz? Okay, you can't mess with "The Universal" but goodness it's like they wrote that song specifically to close their second encores 15 years later. And okay, the Kick Horns finale reminds me why I still love "Country House" (and so do you). Top Tracks:
1. "Yuko and Hiro"
2. "Top Man"
3. "Globe Alone" ///
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#NowPlaying
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS - "Funky Kingston" (1973, @islandrecords)
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Here's some weekend lazy afternoon listening (when you can't find the "Harder They Come" soundtrack)! But I'm now glad I couldnt, cause this is eternal. I have to admit that John Denver cover comes out of nowhere, but still works, because Toots Hibbert and because John Denver. PICKITUP. Shout out to Larry Fulford, whose social media presence sorta inspired this post. /////
Top Tracks:
1. "Pressure Drop" (duh)
2. "Love is Gonna Let Me Down"
3. "In the Dark"
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