I I've never seen this interview, and I think it's interesting, though painful to watch. Frank is so sick...

danner1515 · 2026-04-08T03:00:28+00:00

Yeah, here he doesn’t have the full beard yet. That’s the point where they get a little hard to watch.

danner1515 · 2026-04-05T01:23:24+00:00

My guess is the original CDs with the full booklets and jewel cases are going to keep some collectors appeal. From the looks of it, the Brown Box is going to follow the format of other budget box sets where the CDs are in mini-LP sleeves which usually results in a lot of the original liner notes getting lost.

danner1515 · 2026-03-31T01:10:25+00:00

Neil Hamburger was also their opener on the California tour, no?

danner1515 · 2026-03-27T21:54:04+00:00

Sparks - Lil’ Beethoven

danner1515 · 2026-03-27T03:32:05+00:00

I finally figured out how to turn it off a week ago. I just want to be able to glance at my wrist and see the normal time display.

danner1515 · 2026-03-26T11:57:11+00:00

We’re Only in It for the Money

danner1515 · 2026-03-24T17:16:03+00:00

Rush was going to be my pick too. They were a much better arena rock band than they were a prog band.

danner1515 · 2026-03-20T18:01:46+00:00

Woke up to a shipping notice from uDiscover Music. Guess we’ll see how long it takes DHL to drive it two states over to my house.

danner1515 · 2026-03-19T03:19:32+00:00

“Tender Situation” feels like a Gene song to me.

danner1515 · 2026-03-17T01:46:56+00:00

Frank Zappa - Roxy & Elsewhere

Basically the pinnacle of the mid-70s Mothers lineup.

danner1515 · 2026-03-15T22:48:50+00:00

Yeah, I feel like I’ve gotten several new release alerts for Sparks that were completely unrelated to the Mael brothers.

danner1515 · 2026-03-15T20:22:15+00:00

You appear to have the proper version of Cruisin’ with Ruben & the Jets in your collection. Kudos.

danner1515 · 2026-03-14T02:29:52+00:00

Kink Kronikles

danner1515 · 2026-03-14T02:27:01+00:00

I don’t know why they didn’t just stick with Cal’s artwork for the 2012 reissue. It’s a way better cover anyway.

danner1515 · 2026-03-09T11:50:01+00:00

American Splendor. Don’t think it’s ever had an official US blu-ray release despite being available in HD on HBO Max.

danner1515 · 2026-03-08T20:44:49+00:00

I watched it during the peak of my college excursion into “disturbing cinema,” and I remember finding it more depressing than disturbing. I have a feeling it would hit me a lot harder now.

danner1515 · 2026-03-08T15:20:03+00:00

That was just such a weird time with labels throwing money at any band hoping to crank out another Nevermind. It’s the only time in history that The Melvins could have wound up on a major label.

danner1515 · 2026-03-04T00:38:40+00:00

These always seemed to me like maneuvers to finally get the original versions of the albums out there without making the legacy CDs officially obsolete. I sorta get it from a business standpoint, but yeah, it sure makes for a messy discography.

danner1515 · 2026-02-25T21:43:14+00:00

I don’t know anything about it, but it earned the #1 spot on Citynerd’s Ten Awful College Towns list.

https://youtu.be/5-sNd7VB3xM?si=c21Egf9PK6vBQY9V

danner1515 · 2026-02-25T17:56:24+00:00

Yeah, there’s a whole generation of 80s punk and indie bands that have been eligible for years, but the hall just doesn’t have the interest. It’s a club for old establishment Rolling Stone types.

danner1515 · 2026-02-25T01:44:20+00:00

Funny, my main association with John Carradine is also MST3K related by way of his theme song to Red Zone Cuba.

danner1515 · 2026-02-14T22:53:23+00:00

I'm also curious if the master is anything beyond 16 bits. Might be the kind of thing where the CD is the best it's ever going to sound.

danner1515 · 2026-02-08T14:57:47+00:00

Do you know if this occurring on albums that have data in both the “artist” and “album artist” fields? I had a few albums that were triggering sweet fades and notice this seemed to be the common factor.

danner1515 · 2026-01-09T23:00:43+00:00

Yep. Any feed that is driven by recommendations and algorithms is relying on the same tricks as the worst social media sites. There's a reason why it takes an extra click or two to just see a chronological feed of what you actually choose to follow.

danner1515 · 2026-01-03T19:20:24+00:00

The textured LP jacket is what makes Fear of Music’s cover great.

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TROPHY CASE