FR's Random Song Of The Week
Sunday, 13. July 2008, 07:34:31
Hi there. 
This is where I post songs by (non NZ) bands that I like a lot (in .m3u link to MP3). They're not necessarily here because the songs are current - they're just here because I like them. I suggest going to Amazon.com for fuller and more varied reviews - don't forget that usually you can sample a minute or so of each album track there too. I'm happy to answer any questions (if I can), or discuss any of the bands\songs featured here...
OK : Just click on the 'Song Name' by Artist tag and shortly it'll start to play.
(If you have any problems playing this link, read THIS...& maybe get in touch, I can probably help.)
And as ever - if you like the music - please buy it, don't steal it. Thank you very much
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'Honey Tangle' by Adult Net
OK - this week, 'Honey Tangle', from the very nice 1989 album of the same name by Adult Net. I think one of the first CDs I ever purchased, as it happens Not a bad album at all, full of pleasant Rickenbacker-guitar-jangly-pop music - this track is a bit of an exception actually, being slightly punchier and less jangly-summery-poppy than the rest of the songs herein. A UK band, despite being led by American singer\guitarist Brix Smith. Funnily enough, I was looking to this for a quiz song (they were mostly either too easy or not interesting enough...) and actually I hadn't listened to it all the way through for at least 13 years - since coming to NZ anyway. How pleasant it was to stick on in the car & drive home & be refreshed by music I hadn't heard for so long. Very much an album of it's time, but still worth listening to - i.e. file alongside 'Strange Angels' by Laurie Anderson (saw her live, she was cool), 'Green' by REM and, I dunno - maybe 'Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars' by Edie Brickell (both a year earlier, but hey...) . Like that, anyway...if you get my drift. Some nice stuff here, so 6 out of 10 on the old musicometer 
OK - the band Adult Net here and this album on Amazon here. 
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All previously posted Random Songs Of The Week & accompanying blurbs can now be accessed here
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This is where I post songs by (non NZ) bands that I like a lot (in .m3u link to MP3). They're not necessarily here because the songs are current - they're just here because I like them. I suggest going to Amazon.com for fuller and more varied reviews - don't forget that usually you can sample a minute or so of each album track there too. I'm happy to answer any questions (if I can), or discuss any of the bands\songs featured here...
OK : Just click on the 'Song Name' by Artist tag and shortly it'll start to play.
(If you have any problems playing this link, read THIS...& maybe get in touch, I can probably help.)
And as ever - if you like the music - please buy it, don't steal it. Thank you very much
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'Honey Tangle' by Adult Net
OK - this week, 'Honey Tangle', from the very nice 1989 album of the same name by Adult Net. I think one of the first CDs I ever purchased, as it happens
Not a bad album at all, full of pleasant Rickenbacker-guitar-jangly-pop music - this track is a bit of an exception actually, being slightly punchier and less jangly-summery-poppy than the rest of the songs herein. A UK band, despite being led by American singer\guitarist Brix Smith. Funnily enough, I was looking to this for a quiz song (they were mostly either too easy or not interesting enough...) and actually I hadn't listened to it all the way through for at least 13 years - since coming to NZ anyway. How pleasant it was to stick on in the car & drive home & be refreshed by music I hadn't heard for so long. Very much an album of it's time, but still worth listening to - i.e. file alongside 'Strange Angels' by Laurie Anderson (saw her live, she was cool), 'Green' by REM and, I dunno - maybe 'Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars' by Edie Brickell (both a year earlier, but hey...) . Like that, anyway...if you get my drift. Some nice stuff here, so 6 out of 10 on the old musicometer OK - the band Adult Net here and this album on Amazon here. ***************************************************************************************************
All previously posted Random Songs Of The Week & accompanying blurbs can now be accessed here
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but - never mind, it was quite hard, despite a couple of pretty good clues.
(30%)
