Blue Moon Playlist Review Club - Season 2 - Episode 27 - Out on blue 6 - Gone Too Soon (pg 438)

OB1 said:
Ted Nugent: "Terminus El Dorado".
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Ted Nugent is getting good representation in these playlists! I haven't listened to his stuff before but I've enjoyed all the tracks by him so far.

Given the positive reactions to my review of Geddy Lee's book in the reading thread, and as we haven't had a Rush track for a few days......

"Headlong Flight" - Rush
 
threespires said:
So much for the romance of the road, the train is a runaway winner at the moment.

If you take a liberal view of what constitutes a boat, they are coming second.
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I'm kinda surprised none of the 3 would be suspects have yet put up MTT420RR, or Car Crash.
 
Coatigan said:
I'm kinda surprised none of the 3 would be suspects have yet put up MTT420RR, or Car Crash.
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I've sort of subconsciously veered away from cars I think and I've also gone relatively upbeat!

Technically, The Wheel and Crawl! would qualify too. For some reason the imagery of MTT 420R really freaks me out, if I was going with one it would be probably be Car Crash.

Crawler is a good example of a thought I had reading your Family Van nomination.
 
Coatigan said:
Family Van - Cleopatrick.

A bit of a shite (imo) band name. But a band (duo) I really like. Between 2016 and 2020, they only released individual songs as and when ready. They didn't have any albums out, but they certainly had enough singles for an album. I made myself a playlist and treated it as an album. I eagerly expected an album and had high hopes for it. They finally released their debut and so far only album in 2021. I was a bit disappointed, truth be told. Not that it was particularly bad, but the collection of singles is imo better. This one is off the album, but it goes with the theme. Hometown and Sanjake a good start if exploring further.
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This post has got me thinking about the whole question of the continued role of the album. Received wisdom was that with the advent of streaming music we would go full circle; popular music started with just single songs, transitioned to the concept of the album but would now return to single song output and albums would become what they first were, in effect 'playlists' of singles. I'm not sure what the numbers say but I assume the number of albums bought continues to decline? Nonetheless it seems to be enduring as a form which in some ways is surprising and makes me wonder all sorts of things...
Do labels still demand albums of artists?
Why do bands go through the emotional labour of writing an album when recording and distribution economics suggest it's not necessary?
Are they still needed to market/promote a tour?
Are you not a proper artist/lightweight if you can't hack creating a 'proper' album?
Given most listeners cherry pick from albums, what's the point of creating 'filler' these days?
Should albums be created in an 'agile' fashion, put out a song or two get some feedback and then do some more ? Obviously there will always be a place for the concept album, but even there why not release in episodes a bit like Dickens did with his novels?
It strikes me that artistically there will always be a place for the album, and not just concept albums. Crawler by Idles that Coatigan alluded to earlier is ultimately just a collection songs could you not just collect them individually and stick them in an individual playlist (just like the first 'albums' which were interconnected blank sleeves to put a collection of songs in - the musical equivalent of a photo album) ? I think the answer is no, even though it's not a concept album there is merit in the songs being released together, there is a coherency to them that transcends the individual songs and you have to spend time with it to appreciate it. It demands more from the listener but I don't think that's a bad thing.
 
RobMCFC said:
Ted Nugent is getting good representation in these playlists! I haven't listened to his stuff before but I've enjoyed all the tracks by him so far.

Given the positive reactions to my review of Geddy Lee's book in the reading thread, and as we haven't had a Rush track for a few days......

"Headlong Flight" - Rush
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Ted is a very controversial figure these days. He has always been a bit mad but, as this track shows, he has a sense of humour. He is a bright guy but very right wing and politically incorrect. Always very entertaining live when I've seen him. The last time was in London at a venue in the West End that held a regular weekly late night Gay disco. IIRC, the gig was on that very week night and the disco was due to follow once the hall had been cleared of heavy rock fans etc. I can't remember Ted's comments exactly but they would not be printable anyway. His between songs raps could be quite amusing.

He is also a very good rock guitarist.

I recommend his early solo albums: "Ted Nugent", "Free For All", "Cat Scratch Fever" & "Scream Dream".
 
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