1/13/23: UPDATED WITH NEW DL LINK
Another P-Vine "Classics" comp. For my money, Thin Lizzy > Zep. But Brock Samson is a fan, so respect must be paid. And as much as I'd like to sit here, talking shit, Plant/Page/Jones/Bonham had fantastic taste and great influences. So this, like the previous one, makes for a pretty compelling comp. Imagine my joy when I found this one at Goodwill for a measly three-spot.
1/13/23: UPDATED WITH NEW DL LINK
It's the early hours of December 25th as I write, and, yeah, I oughta go to bed, otherwise Santa won't come. But Santa never really comes, does he? The Amazon delivery driver is probably the closest modern version, and that poor bastard works a hell of a lot more for a lot less reward than the adoration of the world's children. Besides, I ate half a share-a-bag of M&Ms and chased 'em with a half gallon of zero calorie sweet tea, all in a quest to vibrate into the 6th dimension.
I've been reading a lot of Luke O'Neil lately. Can you tell?
There's a pretty interesting series that Tokyo's P-Vine Records did approximately 30 years ago. The "Classics" series took a famous group (in this case, the Beach Boys), and pulled together a compilation of songs either covered by the group or influencing the group. This one has a great mix of girl groups, early rock 'n' roll, a bit of surf and beach music, and a lot of late 50s/early 60s pop. I think it's a pretty rad concept, the creative sort that Rhino was also really good at coming up with around the same time period.
Old time music makes staying up late a bit easier. Sorry, Saint Nick.
It took from May to August 2000 to go from 100 to 200 posts. Then I hit 300 posts two days before Christmas 2000. And now I'm here, anot...
