Plato Shrimp / What Are You Listening To Today?

**Posted by Jinnistan** 1/07/2023 12:04 am

Here's some more original Jinnistan, more finished and structured than the previous saptap. There's all kinds of cursed imperfections, but it's what I got.

Baths of Fausta

Ulupi

And for a more formal song, inspired by Jared Leto's Jesus Island schtick, Muumuu Aloof

**Posted by crumbsroom** 1/07/2023 5:53 pm

Jinnistan wrote:
Here's some more original Jinnistan, more finished and structured than the previous saptap. There's all kinds of cursed imperfections, but it's what I got.

Baths of Fausta

Ulupi

And for a more formal song, inspired by Jared Leto's Jesus Island schtick, Muumuu Aloof

I'll try and get to these later tonight. Don't have a lot of listening time at the moment.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 1/07/2023 7:54 pm

Rampop's upset with me over Rod Stewart's penis and masturbating walruses. Maybe I miscalculated.

**Posted by Rock** 1/15/2023 9:11 pm

**Posted by Rampop II** 1/16/2023 1:32 am

Jinnistan wrote:
Rampop's upset with me over Rod Stewart's penis and masturbating walruses. Maybe I miscalculated.

I got over it. Therapy helps. The nightmares are becoming less frequent and I'm starting to see solid stool again.

I still don't get the wanking walrus reference, though. But if it's in the Rot Steward song, I shall never hear it.

**Posted by Rampop II** 1/16/2023 1:34 am

Or was it Rot Stew Tard?

Or Rot Stew Turd?

Or... [flush]

**Posted by Jinnistan** 1/17/2023 1:06 pm

Rampop II wrote:
I still don't get the wanking walrus reference, though.

The slowed down version of "I'm So Excited". Those walruses are about to lose control. And they like it.

**Posted by Rampop II** 1/17/2023 3:34 pm

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**Posted by crumbsroom** 1/18/2023 9:07 pm

There are days where I think Who By Numbers may be my favorite Who record.
I think the highs on Quadrophenia are as good as they ever got, but its a bit unwieldy. A bit spotty. Live at Leeds I'd consider one of the greatest live rock albums of all time but probably not so good that it is their best record. Who's Next is pretty staggeringly good but I find myself over the years waffling in and out of receiving it as I have to be in the mood for some of its songs, where other songs are just overplayed to the point of near irrelevance (no, not Baba O'Reilly, that never gets old). And Tommy, well....fuck Tommy.There might be five tracks off of that that mean anything to me.

But the bitterness of By Numbers, by gosh, now we're speaking my language. Its middle aged angst the exact kind of thing a miserable brain like mine, which has been middle aged before I was even born, responds to forever. Does it have any of their best songs? No. But As a whole, top to bottom, I think it works better than most of their other work.

Oh....I forgot about Who Sell Out. A contender for sure....but probably not quite there.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 1/20/2023 6:30 am

The very best Who album unfortunately doesn't really exist, but anyone could make it by mixing the early stuff (64-66) with the best of their first album ("Out in the Streets", "I Don't Mind", "The Ox") with their best B-sides which were never released in America ("Shout and Shimmy", "Daddy Rolling Stone", "Anyhow You Want Me") with some of the best unreleased material ("Leaving Here", "Motoring", "Lubie, Come Back Home") with their best covers ("Heatwave", "Dancing in the Street", "Batman Theme") and topped off with their best pop material ("Substitute", "So Sad About Us", "I Can't Explain") then you come close to what could have been their very best LP.

So instead, I'll have to go with their Kids Are Alright soundtrack.

**Posted by Jinnistan** 1/20/2023 6:31 am

One for Dave

**Posted by crumbsroom** 1/21/2023 2:17 am

**Posted by crumbsroom** 1/21/2023 2:19 am

Jinnistan wrote:
One for Dave

Ack! I forgot my If Only I Could Remember My Name upstairs. Now I'm going to have to wake dogs and people up going to get it.

**Posted by crumbsroom** 1/21/2023 2:21 am

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**Posted by Rampop II** 1/22/2023 4:36 am

My brother sent me this out of the blue. Now, I've never fully understood what was so special about Elvis, but I confess this got to me.

I just caught this one in an episode of Salt Fat Acid Heat and felt it was pretty groovy. Unfortunately the studio version is unavailable on Ye ole Tube, only live cuts, but I tried to find a decent one.

**Posted by crumbsroom** 1/22/2023 3:54 pm

One of the first arguments I had with my current girlfriend, who I moved in with during the pandemic (after knowing for like....two months), was about Elvis.

After being so open towards most of my musical tastes (not the black metal, but you can't blame her for that), Elvis is the thing that stopped her in her tracks. She wouldn't stop complaining. And it made me realize how Elvis has not really translated much past his own time.

For me, I used to think he was the dorkiest shit in the world. No time for him whatsoever. Then about 15 years ago I started appreciating what a weird cat he was. Then a few years after that, how fucking cracking his band was. And what a dynamic singer he could be.

But I sort of get our generations resistance to him. It's hard to hear the music anymore beyond the image. And the image feels to exclude those weened on punk and post punk.

But I remember just being incensed over how intolerant my girlfriend was being. How, after she had the open mindedness to listen to an album of Armenian pop songs (twice), that Elvis was the breaking point for her. That she couldn't even remotely hear what mattered about him.

**Posted by crumbsroom** 1/22/2023 4:48 pm