Newer Sounds

Pet Shop Boys - Super. amazon.com. Used.

Gnucci - Psychohappy. iTunes.

Stone Roses - All For One. iTunes.

Bichkraft - Mascot. iTunes.

Criminal Instinct - Fever. Triple B Records. New.

Older Sounds

Dodgy - The Melod-E.P. amazon.com. Used.

Big Country - The Best of Big Country. amazon.com. Used.

Buddy Holly - The Buddy Holly Collection. Christmas. New.

Luna - Slide. amazon.com. Used.

The Stone Roses (Legacy Edition). amazon.com. New.

Have You Seen Me?

The Stone Roses reunion shows interest me less than seeing Ian Brown again.

It's unlikely I'll get to see either.

I can't find the disc itself in my "piles to be filed" so no photograph.

Ian Brown - Corpses. Amazon.com. Used.

Hits

Sure I have the tracks. But it's the completest in me.

Ian Brown - The Greatest. Amazon.com. Used.

To Compare

I like Golden Greats as much as anything The Stone Roses ever did.

Ian Brown - Love Like A Fountain. Amazon.com. Used.

This Song Goes Out To...

For a brief period there Ian Brown really liked Michael Jackson.

When I saw him he dedicated a song to Bubbles.

I can respect that.

Ian Brown - The World Is Yours. Amazon.com. Used.

Ex Something or Other

Irving Plaza. The Bowery Ballroom. It was one or the other.

I was there to see Ian Brown. I had no idea what bands were opening.

Standing around I noticed a number of hardcore kids in attendance. True blue hardcore kids. Camo shorts. Hooded sweatshirts. Nikes. A stereotype for sure. But I can pick them out.

Granted the rest of the crowd were likely ex-hardcore or post-hardcore. Myself included. That seems to be the going theme at shows at the Brit end of things.

Not including the ex-pats of course.

I wasn't paying attention as the first band took to the stage. I still wasn't paying attention as the music started.

Until the singer opened his mouth.

"This sounds like Quicksand."

Now I was paying attention. I realized this must be a new "Walter band."

Rival Schools United By Fate.

Everything made sense.

Ian Brown - Remixes of the Spheres. Amazon.com. Used.

Both Albums, Two Formats

The tapes were Jennie's.

On loan.

The Stone Roses. Self-titled. Pulp. His 'n' Hers.

The Volvo had a tape deck. I had a commute. To and from the mall.

Working at The Gap.

Closing up. Before Christmas. Coming out to falling snow. A snow covered car.

Letting the car warm up. I Wanna Be Adored.

Defrost on. Waiting for the wipers. To do their job.

The parking lot nearly empty.

I leave. Skidding. Sliding. On 81. Back to campus.

The Stone Roses - Second Coming. Rainbow Records. New.