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As always, great post @Butcher . Don Henley is quite high on my list as well....

I came up with the idea for this discussion after watching a fun/interesting/sad documentary on The Bee Gees the other night. I think we can all agree that there have been some first-class douche bags in music history, for a variety of reasons, so throw out your (least) favorite individuals here! I christen the thread with none other than Steve Dahl, the mastermind of the “the disco demolition night” on July 12th, 1979. I had heard briefly about this event, but until I watched the documentary, I had never heard of Dahl. After doing a bit of research, I came to the pretty quick conclusion that this guy is a smug, angry little man, that for whatever reason had a real hard-on for The Bee Gees. While not a serious fan of disco myself, I have always kinda liked The Bee Gees story, and I have also found their demise quite sad. I did not know what prolific song writers they became, after the demise of disco. Anyway, back to Dahl - Look, I truly despise modern rap music - with a passion. HOWEVER, I would never dream of a stunt like Dahl orchestrated. If people want to listen to that garbage, so be it. But no, Dahl had to wreck an entire genre, because of his personal animus. Sad. Anyway, he’s my nomination for the music douchebagery hall of fame... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night

Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees has released a collection of country duets with a plethora of huge names. The album is quite good, and if you get the “target exclusive” version, you’ll get two bonus tracks:-) https://www.target.com/p/barry-gibb-greenfields-the-gibb-brothers-songbook-vol-1-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-81880913

While I’m admittedly not as old as many of you here, every once in a while I come across something that really makes me feel OLD... Case in point, NPR’s list of the top 100 songs of 2020. Now I’ve always thought of NPR as a bit dull, or even stodgy - after all, they ARE public ally funded, and therefor should at least attempt to steer clear of offending any large swaths of the populace. How wrong I am... Topping the list of the best of 2020 is the artistic masterpiece “WAP” - I shit you not. This is the song NPR says is THE BEST of 2020. For a moment, I thought maybe it’s place on the list was simply a reflection of album sales or streams, or however such things are measured, but then I read the accompanying review... Double face-palm... https://www.npr.org/2020/12/03/934634998/the-100-best-songs-of-2020-page-5?utm_source=page4&utm_campaign=next&utm_term=bottom&utm_medium=internal

Welcome aboard...! What lucky speakers are getting all that power?!

Another of my favorite off-beat Mel Gibson films is Get The Gringo. This movie is part drama, part action flick, with a healthy dose of dark comedy, and just a splash of love story. Im not usually a fan of narration (it’s usually a crutch to fill-in plot gaps in a troublesome script), but Mel’s narration in this film is sardonic smart-assery that is at time laugh out loud funny. The story is a fun ride, and a twist at the end is the icing on the cake. And the sound track is wonderful!

I look forward to seeing this hopefully on DVD in the future...

Not that I’m aware of - any recommendations?

Amen

I didn’t want to be a hog, but here are a couple of my favorites: E - Eleven Eleven, Dave Alvin. Great rock/country mix. F - Fair Warning, Van Halen. The absolute best Van Halen from a pure rock perspective, in my humble opinion. L - Love Over Gold, Dire Straits. My new reference go-to. R - Rumors, Fleetwood Mac. My old reference go-to.

I’m almost exclusively talk radio or podcasts in the truck. Damn, that means I’m OLD!

Brothers in Arms for the other B?

Blow by Blow, Jeff Beck? I think when we post our thoughts, we should indicate which version we are listening to (CD, SACD, Vinyl, etc) great idea Kevin!

Lately, I have found myself returning to the same SACDs, DVDAs and FLAC files with increased frequency. Further, with ~9,000 FLAC albums, I’ll surf to new stuff, and it the sound quality doesn’t impress me within the first couple songs, I’m off to other stuff, unlikely to return to that album. My tolerance for poor (or even mediocre) sound quality on recordings is almost non-existent at this point. The peril here, is that some of my favorite music happens to be recorded like shit. For example, when Eddie Van Halen passed a while back, I sat in front of the rig with the intention of a mini Van Halen tribute listening session. However, I never realized just how poorly their stuff was recorded. Only Fair Warning was even remotely listenable...😬. On the PLUS side, I’ve opened up to a lot of music that is recorded exceptionally well, that I previously never would have let myself enjoy. Does anyone else relate to this, or am I in fact just a snob? This only applies to listening in front of my 2ch rig, mind you - I’ll listen to much more via earbuds.

When I first saw this, I thought it was a joke. Sadly, it’s not, which makes it all the much more a joke, lol!

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The Rewatchables is a pretty fun podcast if you like movies. The re-define the term “deep dive”, as they explore virtually every facet of some of the best movies that we “...just love to rewatch”. My only minor nit pick is the over-use of sports metaphors (especially NBA) when they try to explain certain things. All in all a pretty good listen. A few that were particularly good were Heat, Die Hard, Shawshank Redemption, The Karate Kid, and The Wolf Of Wall Street... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rewatchables/id1268527882

I revisited this one the other night with my son, after everyone else had gone to bed. I had forgotten how great a movie Jacob’s Ladder is. Not a horror movie exactly, not a war movie exactly, and not a thriller exactly. It’s a little bit of everything, and it works rather well. A great performance by a young Tim Robbins, and an equally great performance by the late Elizabeth Peña - but the one that really steals the show is Danny Aiello. Some downright creepy moments, but no cheap jump-scares. The cinematography is absolutely amazing, and the score mirrors the film to a “T”. Also one of the greatest twists of an ending, and I’ll for warn you - this is one if the 5 or so movies that actually makes me cry a bit at the end... Emotionally powerful stuff, and a timeless message.

Not Spotify, but this would be my #1 listen over the course of the year...