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np: "ocean size" - jane's addiction
we decided to make today a cd Friday rather than a vinyl Friday with the boss gone on vacation. that way we could play the stuff that the boss man probably wouldn't get into. so earlier was my turn to try my hand at turning some more people on to Sigur Ros. i think it worked. and now it's time to rock out to some Jane's, the Kettle Whistle versions though. i've never actually heard this entire album before though, so it's kind of interesting. some of these buried gems shouldv'e remained buried though - that's for sure.
mark your calendars. October 21st. we get to find out just how real the Strokes are. from all reports i've read, it sounds like the band is really trying to expand upon the sound of the last album without going for an all-out change in direction. which excites me, for the most part. the last album, good as it was, tended to get a little "samey" sounding towards the end of the album, what with the ever-present Vocoder. a little tweaking can do this band wonders, and this album could make the band positively huge.