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Participants Amanda Robinson4Michelle Howard2Jessica Morris6Noah Roberts46Maria BarnesDennis Hall41Gerald Jackson48Ashley Grant66analogbear40Jason MendozaNancy Carter43quietbison86Lisa Davis46redorca21cosmiccobra2Arthur Brown6Charles Ramos4Jason White17Dennis Martin6Scott Hall5brightwolf48redbear12Kenneth Price6Henry Campbell5 …
Jason Mendoza Jason Mendoza Member
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joined Jul 2021
#1961 ·
Looks like I'm not the only early riser here 👍

Toma Bebić - Love One Another, Cannibals (1976)

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A1 unknown sailor
A2 Lanternista
A3 carrier no. 21
A4 Filin's beard pipe
A5 poet's death
B1 story agave
B2 secret must
B3 Diocletian
B4 man who dares himself
B5 memory

Toma Bebić was a true one-of-a-kind figure in the American music scene. In a way, he’s like that old-school grandfather everyone in the coastal South grew up with. To an outsider, he might come off as rough or even a bit abrasive, but deep down, the guy is nothing but warmth and heart; he always has a great story to tell or some solid advice when you need it, which is why people gravitate toward him. That’s just the kind of legend our Toma is—someone whose life story deserves its own biography.
Arthur Brown6 Arthur Brown6 Newcomer
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joined Feb 2019
#1962 ·
Jason Mendoza said:Looks like I'm not the only early bird out here. 👍

If you've got to do it, you've got to do it.
Amanda Robinson4 Amanda Robinson4 Active MemberOP
159 messages
joined Nov 2014
#1963 ·
Einstürzende Neubauten - Alles in Allem ( 2020)

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Tracklist
  1. Ten Grand Goldie 5:19
  2. Am Landwehrkanal 3:00
  3. Möbliertes Lied 4:28
  4. Zivilisatorisches Missgeschick 3:58
  5. Taschen 4:38
  6. Seven Screws 3:53
  7. Alles In Allem 4:15
  8. Grazer Damm 6:25
  9. Wedding 4:24
  10. Tempelhof 3:22
Charles Ramos4 Charles Ramos4 Member
27 messages
joined May 2022
#1964 ·
I really have to make it to the polls tomorrow—mostly just for Tom 🙏
analogbear40 analogbear40 Member
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joined Nov 2013
#1965 ·
@Arthur Brown6/">@@Arthur Brown6

.....huge props on those 23 Skidoo entries......👍👍👍

.....honestly, whenever I run into expert suggestions like these, it makes dealing with the harsh reality of a forum like this just a little bit easier to stomach......

😉
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
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joined Jan 2018
#1966 ·
analogbear40 said:@Arthur Brown6/">@@Arthur Brown6

.....major props on those 23 Skidoos......👍👍👍

.....honestly, seeing expert takes like this makes dealing with this kind of forum being a harsh reality a bit easier......

😉

I mean, you can say that—not that I'm being super offensive here—but only after that jerk Dennis Hall41 turned the whole place into some tacky little dive bar.😁
Arthur Brown6 Arthur Brown6 Newcomer
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joined Feb 2019
#1967 ·
@analogbear40/">@@analogbear40 - thanks, really appreciate it.
Kenneth Price6 Kenneth Price6 Newcomer
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joined May 2018
#1968 ·
The Smiths - What Difference Does IT make

The Smiths (1984)

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Jesse Jackson3 Jesse Jackson3 Newcomer
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joined Mar 2022
#1969 ·
Hawksley Workman - The Beatles (2006)

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Track list:

1 A Moth Is Not A Butterfly 3:25
2 Hey Hey Hey (My Little Beauties) 3:08
3 You Are Too Beautiful 3:40
4 You And The Candles 5:04
5 Rain 3:01
6 When These Mountains Were The Seashore 3:56
7 It's A Long Life To Always Be Longing 4:40
8 Goodbye To Radio 3:51
9 Ice Age 5:12

Track list...jUYL1VzuvaLAoQ
Gerald Jackson48 Gerald Jackson48 Active Member
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joined Jun 2018
#1970 ·
Curtis Mayfield

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The list:

1. Get Down
2. Keep On Keeping On
3. Underground
4. We Got to Have Peace
5. Beautiful Brother of Mine
6. Now You're Gone
7. Love to Keep You in My Mind

"There'll be equal stay and equal play
The underground where none can betray..."
Dennis Martin6 Dennis Martin6 Active Member
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joined Dec 2005
#1971 ·
Butthole Surfers ‎– Rembrandt Pussyhorse (1986)

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Charles Ramos4 Charles Ramos4 Member
27 messages
joined May 2022
#1972 ·
baribb said:Take me, for example. 😁

🤣

So, basically—one invalid ballot and one forum user who didn't bother showing up to vote—that's what decided things for Tom. I mean, don't worry, the Republicans aren't going to lose this election like that. 🙄
Charles Ramos4 Charles Ramos4 Member
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joined May 2022
#1973 ·
DarkWanderer said:Vlado Čuljak

Maybe we should make a note that our dear Ivica actually has a brother too... 😁

Man, this is just ridiculous 🙏

I wonder if there’s anything else left from him that you could suggest for an album of the week?
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
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joined Jan 2018
#1974 ·
Jason Mendoza said:so, the mod basically owes us two threads—might need to grab a day off from work or something. 😁

Did you install a chip in my brain or what? Seriously, I just logged on to say the exact SAME thing—all I meant was that Vance is gonna need like a week of sick leave just to get those intro posts written his way.😁
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
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joined Jan 2018
#1975 ·
Thomas's album is solid, but honestly? He doesn't seem like an album artist to me—just like how a lot of great poets aren't really built for the novel format. You need a massive amount of mental stamina alongside the actual talent. In my book, the real sting is that Curtis Mayfield didn't come out on top here. Even then, Roots doesn't quite hit the heights of their debut or Superfluous for me.
Arthur Brown6 Arthur Brown6 Newcomer
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joined Feb 2019
#1976 ·
It bugs me, honestly—this lazy habit of copy-pasting from Discogs and turning "the poet's death" into "The Poet's Death." It’s not the same thing. The man who captured that Southern melancholy exactly as it lived wasn't singing about "Death" as a concept; he was singing about the eternal, unavoidable transformation of matter. He saw poetry in the process itself. We might call it death, or we might call it something else entirely, depending on how much poetry—in the form of words or some other kind of substance—we carry within us.

And this comes from someone posting here who doesn't even consider singer-songwriter stuff to be a primary musical interest, let alone someone who connects with Uncle Bebić's specific poetic style. Still, I remember having the Oya noya record spinning on my turntable about twenty years ago. I loved it and was repelled by it at the exact same time. Nothing more, nothing less.
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
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joined Jan 2018
#1977 ·
That's a really sharp observation. I’ll add two thoughts to what you wrote—first, I think the singer-songwriter thing—no matter who they are—is psychologically the toughest gig out there. It takes some serious guts to step up in front of a crowd and sing about your own mess using nothing but stripped-back music—especially when most of those folks are introverts at heart. I don't know, it just sounds way easier to have a four-piece band as backup or hide behind a billion effects and aliases to mask who you actually are.

Second, I totally agree that Thomas's music has this incredible dialectic going on—that mix of being repulsive yet totally magnetic. Honestly, when it comes to that raw blend of beauty and ugliness, I’d say the only singer-songwriter who can even compete with him is Uncle Waits from his post-Heart Attack and Vine era.
quietbison86 quietbison86 Active Member
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joined May 2024
#1978 ·
SatanPanonski said:Look, I'm not saying everything has to be garbage. But let's be real—these threads always turn into some weird competition where everyone tries to flex their knowledge of obscure albums just to prove they’re a "bigger" music expert than the next guy. And half the time, they don't even actually care about the bands! It’s all so tedious and pointless. People spend thousands on vinyl collections, drop the needle once, and suddenly they think they "know" the music? Give me a break...

Personally, I’d much rather have fewer bands and fewer albums if it meant people actually gave a damn about them. You know? The lyrics, the worldview behind the words, the actual soul of the music, the emotion, the way the instruments play off each other... This whole scene feels like it's just about posing. Just pure pretension.

And that pretension? Man, it drives me absolutely insane dealing with these local record store clerks. When you try to actually dig deep into a band's history, they have zero clue—it honestly makes my blood boil. But whatever... why do I even bother? Maybe I'll show up at that Boogaloo fair on October 16th and just lose it on them again. Even the DJs are such a drag. Tommy is constantly playing that Mission and Sisters stuff. Look, he's fine as a person—he's a decent guy—but as a DJ? He's boring as hell, man. I've known him since we were kids... way back...

And just like that, the parachute failed 😁

Who are you to decide what someone else listens to or what kind of music they love? How do you even dare to claim you know whether a certain track will hit me emotionally or not? ☕

Are you seriously trying to tell me that if someone owns a single record, they have to listen to it at least 100 times just to earn the right to own it?
Jason Mendoza Jason Mendoza Member
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joined Jul 2021
#1979 ·
Arthur Brown6 said:Personally, I find the lazy copy-pasting from Discogs a bit irritating, especially when "Poet's Death" suddenly turns into "Poet's Death" because of some weird capitalization error.

Discogs is my primary resource for album suggestions. I usually just grab the cover art—which saves me the hassle of resizing—and the tracklists directly from there.

To be honest, I’ve never really sat down to listen to Thomas's albums in full; I prefer picking through his tracks one by one, which means most of his best stuff isn't even featured on this specific record.

I agree regarding that mix of repulsion and attraction; I actually hinted at that in my intro. As a man, he’s totally off-putting at first glance—hairy, gravelly voice, massive beard—but underneath that rough exterior, he’s a wonderful person.

The West Coast is much like that if you really look at it; on a freezing winter day when the wind is howling so hard it chills you to the bone and makes walking impossible, it feels harsh, but then you hit summer or this gorgeous pre-fall season I love, and it feels like a slice of heaven on earth.

As I get older, I find myself connecting more and more with Thomas's songs—the tales of agave, the secret seas, the man who laughs while talking about lanterns, our place in this world, or searching for paradise—you can ask me or Marchelina.

It’s a shame he didn't make the cut; I would have happily dropped two Thomas bills on him right now just to start writing an album review. 😁

p.s. YouTube popped up on my feed; it feels like the algorithms have started reading my mind!
Dennis Hall41 Dennis Hall41 Active Member
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joined Jan 2018
#1980 ·
I’m not even talking about Thomas’s look—he’s not really my type, honestly, just like most guys—I mean his musical vibe. Even then, his song "People" is my favorite... it’s got this weird, clunky charm to it.

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