Red Mosquito

BurtReynolds wrote:I don't even like Kurt Vile that much, but that song punches me in the face.

Same, that song is fantastic.

you've been struck by

a smooth criminal

What are the best greatest hits/essentials collections of all time, in your opinion?

I'm heavily biased towards The Smashing Pumpkins, so I'd have to put Rotten Apples right up there. Then there's The Cure's Greatest Hits and Bob Marley and the Wailer's Legend, of which I'm a casual fan at best. They're remarkably consistent collections. I can't tell if the latter were just exceptionally good at writing/picking singles, or if I'm missing out by not spinning their full albums more. Maybe a bit of both.

Man, you've got to dig into to those Cure records, Ello.

The Hits album isn't even scratching the surface.

I really like Disintegration, but I have to be in a particular mood to enjoy it. But yes, I am a tragically lazy Cure casual.

Do yourself a favour, go listen to Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me right now.

Yeah, this is outstanding. Thompson and Gallup firing on all cylinders.

These fucking guys

"...Gallup and the rest of the Cure returned to complete their Fourteen Explicit Moments Tour in support of Pornography. This tour concluded with a second incident at their 11 June 1982 live performance at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium. Initially, at this concert, the Cure decided to play "Forever", with instrument changes; Gallup played guitar, Tolhurst played bass, Smith played the drums, and Biddles, a part-time roadie and friend of Gallup's, doing vocals. As soon as he got on stage, Biddles started improvising, singing "Smith is a wanker, Tolhurst is a wanker, only Simon is worth anything in the band! The Cure is dead!". Smith got angry and threw his drumsticks at Biddles's head, and yelled "Fuck off!". This second incident, occurring weeks after the first notable incident, was more infamous and resulted in Gallup leaving the Cure to form Fools Dance with Biddles."

This sounds like a..... song.

Man, I feel old.

He called Shakira "Shareeka" hahaha

That did elicit a laugh.

The Harry Styles song was the only one I'd ever heard before as far as I could tell.

And I don't feel I'm missing out on much.

the latest spotify update is basically reels.

i don't like it.

My Spotify switched back to the recommended lists which is much better. Hated the reels.

Has anyone used the new AI DJ feature? I'd love to try it but it hasn't been released in Latin America yet

Haven’t heard of, or seen that. How is it any different than their normal recommendation engine? Will it finally get rid of those 6 “daily mixes” that are just the same thing over and over?

anyone have a Jack Irons world music album they can recommend? I never dug into his solo work. Feel like I should

I am quite fond of Jack's solo music, but it definitely has a specific and consistent vibe.

I think you can listen to any of his records and get the gist, more or less.

Can we just be done with the bridge? What even is a bridge? A little break from the song being good? What is it even a bridge to? The song being good again? We're right back where we started. A bridge is like a little boring song in the middle of a good song. Does a bridge ever get stuck in your head? Do I keep coming back for the bridge? I don't like bridges