CHOOSE SIDES! Lindsey Buckingham

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Feb 162010
 


A recent post by an otherwise well-respected Townsman in another, unnamed forum (for shame!) has prodded me into action. This Hall member took the time to “join” a “group” professing their admiration for the works of Lindsey Buckingham. Now, we’ve discussed Lindsey in the Hall before, but I feel it’s time for folks to take a stand on this issue. I’m looking for a digital answer, people. No pipe-tamping, no donning of the lab coat, no dithering over shades of gray. Summon all the strength you possess and CHOOSE SIDES! Are you FOR or AGAINST Lindsey Buckingham?

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Are You Ready for the Country, Rock Town Hall?

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Feb 162010
 

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I’ve been greatly enjoying this performance since discovering it a few days ago. I like it better than the version on Harvest. Hot shit band here, especially that fiddle player, Rufus Thibodeaux. Do you know anything about him, BigSteve? It’s been a while since I’ve read Shakey, so I don’t remember reading if the Old Ways tour was particularly musical memorable. But now I kinda want to hear more.

This next clip features “Field of Opportunity” and a very entertaining interview with Neil.

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Once more, let me reiterate: Mr. Moderator, Hrrundi, BigSteve, Jungleland2, mwall, yes, you, Alexmagic, and everyone else: Are You Ready for the Country?

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Rock and Roll Bilodeaus

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Feb 162010
 

At Mr. Mod’s request, Rock Town Hall’s self-proclaimed Official Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Correspondent, NorthVanCoveMan, is on the scene, bringing you the rocking news from north of the border an attempting to fashion it into a rock-related discussion..with yet to be determined results.

Yesterday I had some dumb luck. As many of you may be aware, and some of you may be avoiding completely, the 2010 Winter Olympics are happening in my fair city. I have made a point of pushing aside any misgivings or general grumpiness and really trying to get out and enjoy the whole thing. It has not been hard to do; the town is electric right now! And there’s alcohol!

Tonight is the first night I have nothing on tap (literally and figuratively) but I will be back in the swing of things Wednesday and Thursday with a trip to see some speed skating and hockey. The corporate pavilions, such as the ones set up by Molson and Heineken (50-75,000 sq. foot beer palaces) are at least as much of a draw.

But back to yesterday. A friend from back east who is in town for the games called with an extra ticket to the men’s moguls event up on Cypress Mountain. Turns out, the first Olympic event I have ever attended would be the one to break Canada’s gold medal drought on home soil (We were shut out in Calgary ’88 and Montreal ’76). Anyway, It is a really big deal up here. A virtual unknown, a young man from Quebec named Alexandre Bilodeau, took the gold. He seems to have been ordered from Central Casting under “Modest and Respectful Canadian Hero.” They gave him the gold tonight in front of a football stadium full of people. Twenty thousand more were singing “Oh, Canada” outside.

Now I’ll be the first to admit I don’t give a shit about moguls. And like most Canadians I didn’t know Bilodeau from Bordeaux at the beginning of this past weekend. But being there in the moment makes me feel different about it, I am drawn in. I’m hooked on the feeling.

Has a charismatic person or unexpected electric moment ever gotten you out of your comfort zone? Find yourself listening to reggae or jazz when you hate reggae and jazz? Who in music came out of nowhere and rocked your world and had you listening to stuff you normally wouldn’t?

Who is your Rock and Roll Bilodeau?

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Whodat?

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Feb 162010
 

This exercise is simple: Identify the woman whose image you see above. Note that this photograph has relevance to one of the discussions we’re undertaking today.

I look forward to your responses.

HVB

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The Knack…and How To Get It

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Feb 152010
 

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Just read the news that Doug Fieger of The Knack died Sunday. I wasn’t old enough to remember the war the rock press had with this band and its success, but I do remember “My Sharona.” Later, when I fancied myself a student of the power pop genre, I discovered that first Knack record and all of its many gems.

So, the questions for you is this: Get The Knack or Knuke The Knack?

TB

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Dugout Chatter: Valentine’s Edition

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Feb 132010
 

The following questions are meant to elicit a sense of your rock ‘n roll values and experiences. This set is particularly geared toward assessing your abilities as a rock ‘n roll lover. Don’t worry, we won’t get too personal – unless you want to go there. Your candid answers will likely warm the heart of a fellow rock nerd if not a romantic partner. Let’s get it on!

Do you tend to prefer songs of love or songs of unrequited love?

What’s the Whitman’s Sampler of rock albums?

As a lover, what love song by The Rolling Stones might you use to transmit your romantic intentions?

What’s the jelly-filled chocolate, quickly shoved back in the box after someone’s stuck their thumb through the bottom to determine what’s inside it, of rock songs?

What purported love song makes you want to go a lifetime without love?

Honestly, has music ever played a positive role in your love life? Please share.

I look forward to your responses, and take it from me, dudes: women prefer cut flowers to plants on this day. They find the ephemeral nature of the cut flowers to be more romantic than the hearty, long-lasting qualities of the living plant. I guess this is the role we already serve for our mates.

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Anticipation

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Feb 122010
 

Here’s an old thread that I thought would get more play on its initial release. Guess I overestimated the anticipation Townspeople had for this topic. Or maybe it would have helped if I had introduced the piece with my tale of buying Elvis Costello’s Imperial Bedroom with a friend in New York on the day of its release and returning to his hometown of East Orange, NJ before breaking into his friend’s house through a basement window his friend once showed him how to open. There, while the kid and his parents were out doing productive things, we could fire up this new album in all its highly anticipated majesty. The statuate of limitations has passed on this youthful indescretion, right?

This post initially appeared 2/8/08.

Real simple: Here’s an opportunity to discuss at least two issues related to today’s poll.

  • What’s the last album you recall so greatly anticipating the release of to the degree that you made sure to buy it the day it came out?
  • Can you share a particularly memorable story about a highly anticipated album release and first-day purchase?

I look forward to – no, I eagerly anticipate your responses!

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