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Been picking up album after album lately, completing more and more of my music collection and further exploring artists that have interested me but that i've never fully investigated. I completed my Doors collection by snagging The Soft Parade and Morrison Hotel. Also corrected my unforgiveable lack of Hendrix by grabbing Are You Experienced? and Electric Ladyland. I'm in the process of filling out my XTC collection, which as of a week ago consisted solely of the singles collection Fossil Fuel. Odd that i had little to no interest in these guys as recently as a year ago, only having Fossil Fuel because i thought i should be up on such a frequently-referenced band. I heard "Life Begins At The Hop" on the new wave music channel on digital cable, of all places, and realized "Wait a minute! I own this!" On second listen, Fossil Fuel sounded incredible. Now i'm listening to Skylarking for the first time. Truly a pop masterpiece.
I got the Nation of Ulysses album Plays Pretty For Baby, that had been eluding me for quite a while. The first Explosions in the Sky record Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever is also waiting for me. Their latest, The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place, is a worthy descendant of the brilliant mood rock of Mogwai, so i'm eager to hear their beginnings.
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