#jangle rock

The Smithereens - Behind the Wall of Sleep

Label: Enigma (4) – ENIG 2T

Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM

Country: UK

Released: 1987

Genre: Rock

Does there really need to be anything more written about this record? Critics the world over have sung its praises, and today so will I. 

Basically to say I was an idiot. In 1984 when Let It Be was released I was 20 year old and way to immersed in the fine sounds of bands like Minor Threat (who had already broken up), Adolescents (same), Descendents (same) and 7 Seconds (and, to be clear, all still favorites of mine) to really appreciate what was happening in Minneapolis ('cept I loved Husker Du). 

I put it on back then, and the first song, "I Will Dare," and it just didn't resonate with me at the time. Eventually, a few years later, it did (thank god). 

Anyway, I love a lot of the Replacements' records, and we all have our favorites, and Let It Be is still my favorite. What do you call it? Punk? Post-punk? College rock? Jangle pop? It's all of those and more.

"We're Comin' Out," "Unsatisfied," "Sixteen Blue," "Answering Machine," "Androgynous," and yes, "I Will Dare," etc. etc. 

So yeah, Paul, Tommy, Bob (RIP), and Chris really made a very special record here that I'm glad I finally came around to loving it.   

The Beatles - If I Needed Someone (1965) George Harrison from: "Rubber Soul" (UK LP) "Yesterday and Today" (US LP)

Folk-Rock | Jangle Rock | Pop/Rock

Stereo: FLAC File @Archive (left click = play) (863kbps) (Size: 15.7MB)

Mono: FLAC File @Archive (left click = play) (586kbps) (Size: 11MB)

Personnel: George Harrison: Lead Vocals / 12-String Lead Guitar John Lennon: Rhythm Guitar / Harmony Vocals Paul McCartney: Bass Guitar / Harmony Vocals Ringo Starr: Drums / Tambourine

George Martin: Harmonium

Produced by George Martin

Recorded: @ EMI Studios in London, England UK on October 16, 1965 (Rhythm Track) and on October 18, 1965 (Vocals/Overdubs)

UK Album Released: Rubber Soul (UK) on December 3, 1965 Parlophone Records

I Dropped In to WFMU for a Guest DJ Set!

Hey, all you ear-starved trash punks! The all great and knowing radio deity that is @wfmu (DJ Frank Caira, specifically) recently invited me to come on and spin some tunes for an episode of their Drop-In show on Rock'n'Soul Radio.

With this DJ set -- dubbed "Urbane Renewal" (after an unused Death of Samantha album title) -- I whipped up a mini-history of the local latter-1980s Cleveland underground scene that turned me into a musical miscreant!

It was my first time DJing on WFMU (New Bomb Turks played on it live years ago), and it was quite an honor!

So click above and give it a listen. It's an hour of leftover Industrial Age smog-fueled fun!

This jangle rock music video was filmed in virtual reality, in a VRChat world called "Cold Motel" courtesy of Coldcancer.