Music
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I’m sure I could but I fear I’ve forgotten a lot of what I discussed. I think it was social background for the band, the soundscape of the record, it’s musical impact and so on.. it was a monthly “Vinyl Sunday” event that a couple of former students of mine put on. Hi gave an hour long lecture and then everyone lay around on pillows, listening to the record. It was nice.
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Never really been down the Pixies rabbit hole but there is always a time to start and today may be the day.
Cheers for the inspiration!My advice would be to start in the middle with "Doolittle" (accomplished, accessible), then go cray-cray with Surfer Rosa and Come On Pilgrim (the early EP and debut LP, weird, wonderful, slightly more avant-garde) and take in Bossanova afterwards (post-peak, but still worth it, if only for "Is She White" which is a banging track. If you're a completionist then you still have Trompe Le Monde and the 2nd gen stuff, but for my money, "meh".
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Watched the Jawbreaker documentary recently. I remember the shit storm in 1994 when they signed to a major. Indie had already lost Nirvana and Green Day (whatever - never were accepted by punks even pre 94) to the major label feeding frenzy. It's a great music documentary about a revered band.
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Well now you can “breathe in the air”! I’m glad you’re still here. Can’t take this experience for granted. “Don’t be afraid to care!” I’ve had a serious car accident too, but I wasn’t ok. Deep breaths
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The one band I have never, and thought I would never, seen live is Rage Against the Machine. They just announced a new tour. Ticket Booked!
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I'd give my right bollock to see Inside Out live. Their ep is one of the greatest hardcore records ever.
