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GABOR SZABO  Bacchanal

 

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GABOR SZABO Dreams 

 

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TIM BUCKLEY Happy / Sad   

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KING CRIMSON Larks Tongues In Aspic 

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The Origin of Fire- Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen

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4 hours ago, Det Jim McLeod said:

"Chelsea Girls" written by Reed along with Sterling Morrison.

It's very interesting and informative that you are writing about the NICO album... I don't think a lot are aware of them. 

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HARRY NILSSON Nilsson Schmilsson       I think NILSSON listened to TIM BUCKLEY ...

 

 

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42 minutes ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

Please don’t think I’m shilling by saying this, but the NBC streaming service Peacock somehow got the rights to all 12 seasons of MSW (it’s a Universal produced show) The last I checked, they were all available for viewing for free. It’s also a better way of watching them turn on Hallmark because they are not heavily edited

I look at TV the way I did 50 years ago: commercials and all.  I recently saw several episodes of The Golden Girls and I still laugh at them, and feel like I'm visiting old friends.   TCM is the exception and it remains my first choice station.   Reruns of old shows, Jeopardy and Young Sheldon are about it for anything current TV unless it's PBS.  

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THE JAMES GANG Rides Again 

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THOMAS DOLBY The Flat Earth

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46 minutes ago, kingrat said:

Did anyone see any of the Murder She Wrote marathon which Hallmark Movies & Mysteries programmed opposite the Super Bowl?

No, but I should have. 

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YELLO Stella

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FRANK SINATRA The World We Knew 

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DUKE ELLINGTON Mood Indigo

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THE BEACH BOYS Smiley Smile / Wild Honey  

I had a lot of BEACH BOYS on vinyl, including Smiley Smile.  I had forgotten how there are real embarrassments on Smiley Smile.  I own the CD because I wanted Wild Honey.  I do own the decades later release of Smile which is superior to Smiley Smile, though both are chopped salad. 

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1 hour ago, Det Jim McLeod said:

My favorite of the Nico songs is "I'll Be Your Mirror"

Indeed, me too.  I particularly like the song structure.

 

Listening to:  BEASTIE BOYS Paul's Boutique

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GRACE JONES Island Life

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PEPE ROMERO Guitar Solos

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1970s #1 R&B Hits

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FLAMIN' GROOVIES Shake Some Action

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On 2/3/2021 at 9:27 AM, Det Jim McLeod said:

1. Henry Hathaway Kiss Of Death (1947)

2. George Seaton Miracle On 34th Street (1947)

3. Delbert Mann Marty (1955)

4. Frank Perry David And Lisa (1962)

5. Guy Hamilton Goldfinger (1964)

6. Ingmar Bergman Fanny And Alexander (1983)

7. Tim Burton Ed Wood (1994)

8. Robert Altman The Player (1992)

9. Vincente Minnelli Meet Me In St Louis (1944)

10, Sam Peckinpah Ride The High Country (1962)

I don't often think of directors with movies I enjoy.  I particularly can't argue with KISS OF DEATH.  That film is superior.  And I love Hathaway's TRUE GRIT, but Kiss is better.  

If ED WOOD isn't TIM BURTON's best, it's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS.  

I would differ on your list only with :

Vincente Minnelli - MADAME BOVARY (1949)

Sam Peckinpah - THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

Robert Altman - A WEDDING (1978)

Ingmar Bergman - WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957)  I have to admit if I had a 2nd choice, it would be FANNY AND ALEXANDER. 

 

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Yesterday in the early afternoon, TCM had FANTASTIC PLANET (1973) on... in the original French, and I think the cut of the film was slightly different than what I've known for decades - the USA release. 

 

[Actor Christopher Plummer (1929-2021)]

1 hour ago, LornaHansonForbes said:

Not just that, but he should have been nominated for THE INSIDER and NICHOLAS NICKLEBY before he got those three late in life nods. 
 

I also remember how *very much* in the wilderness he found himself in the 1980s, he really appeared in some absolutely terrible films (That’s not saying anything against him mind you, he was a SPLENDID ACTOR who *always* managed to be good, he just appeared in a span of *really* terrible  films in order to pay the bills.)...

Reminds me of MICHAEL CAINE who once said of his own career, "I was in a lot of sh!t."