Post by Cliffsnotes on Jul 15, 2021 22:27:44 GMT -5
158. Merkin Ball - Pearl Jam (7” Single)
Side A: I Got Id / Side B: The Long Road
These songs were recorded during the Neil Young Mirrorball sessions; Young plays guitar on these songs. "I Got Id" is one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs. I always thought it was the coolest thing in the world for Pearl Jam - who was practically the biggest band in the world - to decide to be the backup band for one of their heroes. It was humble and made them seem even more down-to-earth, but it was probably pretty smart, too, to learn from a rock and roll giant.
Post by Cliffsnotes on Jul 16, 2021 6:17:14 GMT -5
RATM is awesome. Of all the bands that I couldn’t find a home in my drafted collection, they are a top 3.
This box set was released just last week, and I’m thrilled that it is on Spotify. The film Almost Famous hit me hard in a lot of ways. Cameron Crowe was the perfect director to present an authentic story set in the world of rock and roll in the 70s, and the characters love of music shines through. Peter Frampton and Nancy Wilson wrote the original songs by the fictional band Stillwater. Led Zeppelin, notorious for being difficult to allow their music in movies, finally allowed all five of their songs from the film to be on the box set. And they edited Tiny Dancer to include the band singing / dialogue from the bus scene. Goose Bumps.
Don’t Take Drugs!
163. Almost Famous 20th Anniversary Music from the Motion Picture (box)
This box set was released just last week, and I’m thrilled that it is on Spotify.
163. Almost Famous 20th Anniversary Music from the Motion Picture (box)
From what I was able to find, the vinyl box set is currently pre-order only, and its actual release date is scheduled for August 20. If it was supposed to release before our draft will likely end, I'd let it in (I did this with the Dee Gees' Hail Satin, being released tomorrow—if, for whatever reason, it does not show up in stores tomorrow, that pick will be nullified), but as it won't actually exist until our little competition is over, I'm leaning towards saying it just barely doesn't qualify.