Re: Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers - Rock 'n' Roll with the Modern Lovers (1977)

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:29 pm

I know this one.

by Nightjar Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:31 pm

I honestly don't mean to sound churlish or offensive but I'm not sure I can listen to this much more.

This is just an awful Jimmy Cliff/Melodians-have-a-go in the garage effort now.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:31 pm

Track 12 - Wheels on the Bus.

by Nightjar Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:31 pm

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:31 pm

What a happy sound. happy

by Guest Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:31 pm

The Wheels on the Bus.

An indulgence that the album didn't need. sad yes

No hang on, it's gone good! music

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:32 pm

by Guest Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:33 pm

Last one!

Angels Watching.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:33 pm

Track 13 - Angels Watching over Me.

by Nightjar Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:33 pm

I can see Emily at that gig in New York, all set to flip her wig and let her post-baby b**bers hang out to some RAWK, only to gawp at this kind of mugging bullcrap in disbelief.

Yeah, cause, Richman's still doing this stuff, 40 years later.

by Guest Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:34 pm

Sing-a-long!

by Guest Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:35 pm

Dominik Lewis wrote:
I used to hear this song and get a feeling that I was missing out on something. Last Sunday I asked God to fill me with the Holy Spirit. Now I see what I was missing on.

by Guest Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:35 pm

And it's over!

by Guest Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:36 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:Let's check out the original:

later.

That's a later remake, this is the original:

by Nightjar Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:36 pm

Is that it?

Veg-O-woteva? isn't a track>

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:36 pm

It is over.

Despite its archness, I found it enjoyable, thanks to its lightness and the limited demands it put upon me.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everyone else made of it. Excited

by Nightjar Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:37 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:
WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:Let's check out the original:

later.

That's a later remake, this is the original:

That's dope.

I'm sure De La Soul used that clickety click sound on their 2nd LP.

by Guest Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:45 pm

I liked that one, Dunno If I'd want to listen to that much again. But it's getting ★★★★.

Just checking out the first album, it's not the Punk Rock classic I've heard it described it as. shifty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl8EHxGJSwc&list=PL94gOvpr5yt0Hmf1kWgvYdlJYR4AQ91oD

by Guest Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:23 am

Nightjar wrote:It all seems cynical to me.

Tap into the lo-fi amateur college student vibe and sell records.

I didn't get that at all. At least not on this record.

Nightjar wrote:
What are his/their records like before this?

Like this one, with the guitars plugged in.

From the bits I've heard I think it's slightly better, but not that dissimilar.

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