tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67960894811122228802023-11-16T04:44:11.897-06:00Trader RockRock n' roll jukebox for traders, investors, and other free spirits.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515273558083005080noreply@blogger.comBlogger497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796089481112222880.post-16419824887450894512014-06-26T17:49:00.001-05:002014-06-26T17:49:59.185-05:00Trader Rock on Tumblr<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Greetings, rockers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A quick reminder: please set your dials to our new home (on tumblr), <a href="http://traderrock.tumblr.com/">Trader Rock</a>. Lots of full albums, songs, rock n' roll photos, and kick-ass musical ephemera to delight you there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you, and be excellent to each other. - <i>David (Trader Rock)</i>.</span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515273558083005080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796089481112222880.post-3178089669907423382012-09-07T19:09:00.000-05:002012-09-07T19:11:26.066-05:00Outkast - 13th Floor (Growing Old)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outkast - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWszICEBSLU">13th Floor (Growing Old)</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Forgot to say that I'm now posting a lot of stuff at my new <a href="http://traderrock.tumblr.com/">Trader Rock tumblr</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here you'll find photos, extra videos, MP3s, and reblogs of other stuff I find interesting or cool. Having fun with the more social, sharing elements of the tumblr platform. Check it out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hat tip to my friend Randy at <a href="http://bmbull.wordpress.com/">Bear Mountain Bull</a>.</span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515273558083005080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796089481112222880.post-17396618635397264252011-11-25T12:47:00.000-06:002011-11-25T12:47:11.041-06:00Deep Feeling - To a Lady in Black<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Deep Feeling - <a href="http://youtu.be/E1-4xpKPYVM">To a Lady in Black</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>When You're Strange</i>, Tom DiCillo's 2009 feature on The Doors, is not your typical recent-vintage rock doc. filled with interviews from random talking heads. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rather, this film is largely comprised of original footage of the band and its charismatic lead singer and focal point, Jim Morrison. Johnny Depp narrates as the film follows the group's formation and early days through to the recording of their studio albums, live shows, and not-infrequent controversies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There's some valuable discussion of the group's musical influences, from Sinatra and the blues to fellow L.A. rockers, The Byrds and Love. I especially enjoyed this aspect of the film, as the legacy and influence of their Sunset Strip contemporaries is sometimes overlooked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can <a href="http://www.putlocker.com/file/FPRZKUYCJJ4GOG8">watch the film here</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/When-Youre-Strange-About-Doors/dp/B003H5WF3U">rent/buy it via Amazon.com</a>, if you prefer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out these extra interviews with <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/when-youre-strange-a-film-about-the-doors/interview-with-robby-krieger/1588/">Robby Krieger</a> and <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/when-youre-strange-a-film-about-the-doors/interview-with-john-densmore/1586/">John Densmore</a> at PBS' American Masters webpage. Ray Manzarek was <a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/somerville/fun/entertainment/arts/x998207177/The-Doors-Manzarek-When-Youre-Strange-documentary-gets-it-right#axzz1dAyJiSGe">also fond of the film</a>, which he felt got The Doors' story right.</span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515273558083005080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796089481112222880.post-63246044148488193092011-11-04T19:29:00.000-05:002011-11-04T19:29:11.381-05:00Def Leppard - Let It Go<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Def Leppard - <a href="http://youtu.be/5cyOkM3gUqg">Let It Go</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you liked this, check out the <a href="http://traderrock.blogspot.com/2009/10/def-leppard-high-n-dry.html">full album playlist: <i>High N' Dry</i></a>.</span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515273558083005080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796089481112222880.post-48468321862044402582011-11-01T19:30:00.000-05:002011-11-01T20:16:09.703-05:00Black Sabbath - Back Street Kids<span style="font-family: verdana;">Black Sabbath - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3h45xmW2cY">Back Street Kids</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Does anyone remember this Loud Lucy single? This came out when I was about 16, back when the Chicago alternative rock scene was speeding through a minor post-Pumpkins gold rush.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Had to check the production credits to find the name of Brad Wood - I recall that he was the local producer of note at that time, having worked with Liz Phair and other Chicago notables. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This single has that sound of your friends' now-seasoned senior year band, shined up with a bit of mid-'90s production gloss. Takes me back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Interesting sidenote: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000003TBF">Amazon includes a review</a> from Jim Dero, who notes the band's debut album was originally recorded with Jack Endino, but scrapped as it was "too polished"(!). That's not a tag I expected to be hung on the engineer of Nirvana's <i>Bleach</i> and the first Thrown-Ups album. </span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515273558083005080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796089481112222880.post-13061212239615246252011-10-13T12:47:00.000-05:002011-10-13T12:47:00.211-05:00The Turtles - Elenore<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Turtles - <a href="http://youtu.be/JeAtre3Bxg8">Elenore</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"<i>Elenore, gee I think you're swell. Ah-haaa!</i>"</span>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515273558083005080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796089481112222880.post-76781159471048497052011-10-11T15:42:00.000-05:002011-10-11T15:42:45.193-05:00Brian Eno - The True Wheel<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brian Eno - <a href="http://youtu.be/vrPPCCreQw0">The True Wheel</a>.</span><br />
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