Interactive Poll XIII - Surprise, surprise

Oh, I have many friends who love Eels.  Looking forward to listening, Logan

Snicolette wrote: Oh, I have many friends who love Eels.  Looking forward to listening, Logan

Well there's another coincidence. :D A serendipitous one even, provided that you do enjoy it.

EDIT: I just listened to that "I Want to Be Alone" song and loved it.

Edited by Logan - July 21 2020 at 22:58

- Lewian: Diethelm/ Famulari - Portrait". Energetic and clever

- Moshkito: Carmen - Fandangos in Space. I know the album well, have it in my collection. and like it. Being in PA I don't know if Lewian will include your track from it due to the guidelines, but a very good album none-the-less.

- Logan: Eels - Beautiful Freak or possibly Pulp - Dishes or Air - Radian

- The Anders: Dvar - Gyandarvaal: playful, quirky, really love it. It made me think a bit of Pierre Henry & Urban Sax's Paradise Lost and Michael Nyman even is not very similar and regionally different.




- jamesbaldwin: I vostri sgaurdi. I really loved this, a great combo of smooth Noirish jazz and more. It surprised me, and for that reason I think this will be hard to beat for me. Remarkable.

After the previous ones I feel I need to up my game (I don't get surprised much except when it comes to my own stupidity sometimes).

- Rushfan4: Rush - One Little Victory. U R 4ever a Rush fan. I've heard plenty of Rush, but little Vapor Trails. It's One Big Loss for me. ;) Kidding, but it's not my cup of Geddy Lee, and I do prefer Ginger Tea. I guess you will change that, the pick I mean, not the Rush fan bit.

- Micky: Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk. Heard that plenty, quite fun but not really my scene.

- Deee-Lite - Power of Love. Fun.

- Fleetwood Mac - Sands of Time. I liked this one a lot.

-Chrish Issak - 5:15. Nice.

- Raff: Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart. One I'm very familiar with and have always liked. I've danced to that in nightclubs. It's infectious in a good way.

- Fleetwood Mac - hypnotized. "You are feeling, very very sleepy ... Now on the count of three you will wake up and remember nothing of this song". ;) I enjoyed it actually, but it's not as deee-liteful as the other..

-Chrish Isaak - Wicked Game. Another song I know very well. I liked it a lot when it came out. I've been very into Twin Peaks and quite recently I watched Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and enjoyed Chris Isaak in the movie (Bowie appeared in it too).

Will stop there for now, and Deee-lite will encourage me to post a popular dance song that I liked back when I was clubbin'. Opus III - It's a Fine Day




- Snicolette: Mahk Jchi - heartbeat Drum song. Beautiful, quite mesmerising. I liked this a lot.

And as said, I really loved the Jackson C. Frank.

Edited by Logan - July 22 2020 at 03:43

Logan wrote: I edited my first post to include and change my nomination from Pulp's "Dishes" to Eel's "Beautiful Freak". I had some rather somewhat surprising coincidences with that song, and I am freakishly beautiful, which should come as no surprise.

TCat: Great post on the Steve Miller Band! I loved Fly Like An Eagle and then heard a few other things that I didn't like much of him, and I kinda gave up at this point. But the Shu Ba Da thing is every bit as good!

jamesbaldwin wrote: Snicolette wrote: Lorenzo:  A Filetta  Danse Mémoire, Danse “I vostri squardi”  Very brooding and lush.  Gorgeous harmonies (as should be expected from your description), and I love when the horn comes in, it is suitably mournful.  “Sumiglia,”.  Begins with a keening solo, joined in with the other voices as a subtle backdrop, this one gave me chills.  Bravo to them and to you for bringing it here.  The acoustic Springsteen’s of “Born in the USA”  the beauty of a singer/songwriter (even a rock one) is that the songs can be stripped to their basics and they still have their true character, sometimes, even more so in the simplicity of it.  I like the echo-y sound of the guitar and also on his voice on the demo….then he sort of reprises that, on the 12-string live, but not quite so much.  I prefer this live one to the demo, he is such a good, good live performer.  The third one (also live), the beginning work with the slide sounds almost raga-ish, this is my favourite of the three. Oh thank you very much for your feedback. My nomination is I vostri sguardi, the song with the horn. Maybe I should edit my message if it seems that my nomination is Sumiglia. Anyway, I enjoy your comments. Yes, that voices give me chills. And Springsteen? Well, I'm a fan, a "Bruce boy". I've seen Bruce in concert I guess 20 times, the first in 1988 and the last three years ago. He's a great performer. He gives his soul to his fans.

I have noted that your nomination was the first video not the second.  Thank you for clarifying.  And, there's a reason why Bruce has had the staying power he has enjoyed.

Then I'll post this for Pedro.

For added fun, here is the Portlandia segment I mentioned re the desecration of the bagpipes by Eels in their video.  I am sure no actual harp was damaged in this video.

Edited by Snicolette - July 22 2020 at 13:04

I was at a college party in my sophomore year when someone put this album on. I'd never heard anything like it. I immediately stopped talking and sat down to listen to the whole thing. I borrowed it from the host when I left and bought it 2 days later. Still adore everything he's done.