#46) again, this may be an obvious choice but I was 13 or so when I first heard KIND OF BLUE...you can imagine what effect that has on my still moist brain youtu.be/ylXk1LBvIqU?... - ThreadSky

robertham.bsky.social • 23 days ago

#46) again, this may be an obvious choice but I was 13 or so when I first heard KIND OF BLUE...you can imagine what effect that has on my still moist brain

https://youtu.be/ylXk1LBvIqU?si=D4Zc9XNd9KlT9PGl

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robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

#47) one of the songs that made me realize how much gold there often was on the other side of singles

https://youtu.be/elSVkhkHSvE?si=85Kjp65ZnlKc6LDM

iheartnoise.bsky.social•23 days ago

Prince voice aside this sounds like early 80s Cure...

robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

Speed it up and it could be "Let's Go to Bed."

robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

Exactly.

robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

#48) have no idea why I bought the Robert Johnson CD set when it was issued in the 90s but I'm so glad I did. If only so it teed me up to be indignant at Clapton's rendition of this song.

https://youtu.be/KEVsDuv1UpI?si=LtCFBioaVc9P_4Mv

robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

#49) in the evening hours on the coast, I could pick up the radio broadcast of BRAVE NEW WAVES, the crucial CBC program that ran from 84-07. It was on that show that I heard this for the first time. All 20 minutes of it.

https://youtu.be/qexS5hBB1C0?si=InfN87ngpWzXwMjF

robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

#50) my first CD player was hooked up to my stereo. Older brother helps christen it with the Fall's PERVERTED BY LANGUAGE. Color me taken aback. What the fuck was this and how could I inject into my spinal cord?

Thanks for indulging me on this little journey. Love you all.

https://youtu.be/4ZjQqpEtV0Y?si=2EcrSHf-yZSTvAlE

spacemomsdaughter.bsky.social•23 days ago

i thoroughly enjoyed this thread. happiest birthday to you!

robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thanks!!

panchocorral.bsky.social•23 days ago

Happy Birthday. I knew this list would be utterly eclectic and it did not disappoint.

raudvik.bsky.social•23 days ago

Listening to this album right now. It’s a rainy, breezy night, and this album has always suited that atmosphere perfectly

robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

Amen to that.

markears.bsky.social•23 days ago

Brave New Waves?! Omg i miss that show!

bw500.bsky.social•23 days ago

Everybody slams that 90s box, but I loved it. There was a buzz around Johnson at the time. Lots of articles, pictures, interviews. It was a good time to learn about the man.

robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

Do people slam it? Why? It was seminal for me.

bw500.bsky.social•23 days ago

A lot of people hated the sound quality. Evidently the noise reduction sucked the life out of the songs and the liner notes were bad. But in 1990, the dawn. Of the cd era, to have a box of every song, every take, plus a book of notes, that was a big score.

robertham.bsky.social•23 days ago

Huh. I guess I didn't notice any of that but I was young and had no sense of those things. It was essential for me and I still think on it fondly.

johnlingan.bsky.social•23 days ago

One banger among many on this list. I had the exact experience and it was All Blues that crushed me. Happy birthday!

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