Music

[goosehd]

[WhiskeySandwich]

One of the instrumental joints I put on at work for background music, and you can't knock em for calling it "Space Indigo".

[mclaincausey]

Love these guys. Singer’s bass/baritone ranges from Brad Roberts (Vrash Test Dummies) to Mark Lanegan for me.

Live version

[Jett129]

The energy and the groove in this song are off the charts. These guys ultimately got a bad rap because of this song,but they were killer musicians. If it wasn't for them my band never would've gotten signed. This is from their Carnegie Hall concert.

[GraemeE]

@Jett129 I feel like the Knack and Squeeze both got undeserved shit based on a hit single

[Jett129]

@GraemeE I liked Squeeze,what song got them in trouble?

[GraemeE]

I'm not sure "trouble" is the right word but I've heard plenty of people (fellow music nerds) poo-poo Tempted .
I, for one, like the song but I guess you could probably find controversy in that one too if you look hard enough

[Jett129]

@GraemeE Love that song,one of their best,wasn’t aware of any negative vibes towards the band because of it. Saw them at CBGB,really good band.

[GraemeE]

@Jett129 same - nothing but love for squeeze from me

[Jett129]

@GraemeE Got in the car this morning turned on the radio and Tempted was playing. Tooo funny. How’s that for a coincidence?

[GraemeE]

@Jett129 a blessing from the spirits of power-pop

[Jett129]

@GraemeE If you like power-pop, here's one for you. Your's truly on the drums.

[GraemeE]

@Jett129 excellent

[Aetas]

Xpost from the Vinyl thread.

[SKT]

@Jett129 Sorrows is my kind of stuff…love it.

[Jett129]

For all the guitar players on The Forum this is a treat, and the drummer was Tom Petty's drummer.

[GraemeE]

[IrishHeart]

If anyone is interested there was an excellent BBC documentary about the making of Fairy Tale of New York.

[endo]

Can't tell how cool I find this album. When it was released (August 2002) I was completely out of real life, in my third year of medical training, second child to come. All wilderness, style, free-mindedness of the 90s had vanished. Generally, don't know what happened between '99 and 2008. Many of you probably had similar bermuda-like periods in their lives. So great to catch up with that stuff.

[prpx]

@endo - i also got blown away with that album, rated R was my introduction to that band, and i liked it a lot, but songs were by far the best album i heard in years. got a chance to see them on that tour, it was the best rock n roll show on the planet then. seen them couple of times after, not even close. not saying they lost it, but everything after was just not my cup of tea.