Who likes dad music?? I DO
Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble (these are the days of miracle and wonder)
The Nails - 88 lines about 44 women (NSFW, somewhat)
Ian Dury and the Blockheards - Billiericay Dicker (DEF NSFW) (I could have sworn this was Captain Beefheart or the Nails??)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (dammit I confused this with Captain Beefheart too, though it makes more sense here)
Okay, looking up
Captain Beefheart... His stuff is pretty generally great, and definitely up my dad's alley, I just don't remember any singles from it is all.
And now to pick a Niel Young song... Fuck, which one?? I could go with Piece of Crap, but what I remember is the
Greendale album. Best track is probably
Sun Green. Really radicalized me, growing up.
Gaia, I love rock operas with plot. This definitely, also
Phish's GamehengeI can't see Super Metroid without thinking of Sun Green and Earth Brown. Funny how that works. And I can't see Command & Conquer Red Alert without thinking
Men Without Hats.
Or think about MUDs without hearing about some obscure welsh band. So long ago. I can't... quite remember, even. Heavy synth, female vocal. Doesn't really matter.
I don't think dad liked
Terrapin Station nearly as much as I did, but that's okay. I'm just... Grateful
Anyway last awoo:
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London (again) (it's that good)
Feeling sentimental, obviously. But not posting The Wreck Of The Edmond Fitzgerald again, because even I think I'm weird obsessed with that one.
These're songs dad shared with me, though. Before he went hard into techno... Which, actually, was even awesomer. Hard to recommend though, since the tracks are so long.
DJ Doboy though. And Tiesto, which I liked even better.
I always liked punk rock a bit, and especially the kind of indie NC State was always playing. But I also appreciate so much of what he shared. More than I knew, until I started typing this.
Yeah IDK. Dad's birthday recently, and I'm turning 31 soon. Music is like a gateway into the past.
To the extent that I've carried the soundtrack to Lain across like 5 computers but will never play it. Tied to a time I need to be aware of but not relive.