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The Scrounger's Report
Jan. 26, 2000
Esotericus Bargainbinia Absurdum
So I went out bargain-binning today.
Sacrilege! Blasphemy! Persecute the heretic!
*How* *DARE* You!* You BASTARD!
[note to the people on other lists who are right about now
going "What the [CENSORED] is this dipspit going on about?":
on one of the lists I post to we've got a particular pinhead
who believes that one shouldn't delve in bargain bins or trade
CDs with other people since those activities don't result in
royalties paid to the musicians; rather one should purchase
CDs only through retail outlets. Yah. Right. I'll leave
the various arguments pro and con as an exercise to the reader.]
Anyway...
I decided to frequent one of my bi-monthly haunts and
came away with a bunch of "interesting" discs; a very esoteric
mix of genres, although leaning toward the lighter end of
the musical spectrum:
1. Robin Beck - Trouble or Nothin. 1989. Mercury/Polygram.
I already have this excellent disc, but I knew Marko needed
one, so I snarfed. Yet another Desmond Child creation,
featuring the ubiquitous "Hide Your Heart" ala Paul Stanley.
Really a must-have disc for any self-respecting hard rock/AOR
fan. Good luck finding it. :)
2. Lance Keltner - S/T. 1992. EastWest Records.
Some rather interesting "laid back" bluesish hard rock. I
haven't given this a complete listen.
3. Dreams So Real - Rough Night in Jericho. 1988. Arista Records.
I remember the title cut as being a minor radio hit. Produced
by Bill Drescher.
4. A Split Second - Kiss oF Fury. 1990. Caroline Records.
How do I describe thi...err...ummm.. "Gothic Eurotechno"?
It's quite different...not bad.
5. A-Ha - Memorial Beach. 1993. Warner Brothers.
The completist in me said snag this to fill in my collection.
6. Harlow - S/T. 1990. Reprise Records.
I stupidly gave this away a couple of months back; I hadn't
listened to it in quite a while. Catching one of their videos
on the M2 marathon made me want to reacquire it....
7. Zed Yago - Pilgrimage. 1989. BMG/RCA Records.
Some unusual female-fronted melodic metal. Really interesting.
8. Graham Grace - Shining Knight. 1986. Palace Records.
Some fairly mild Europop that has that "OuttaPrintLikeAMoFo"
look to it.
9. Naro - Press Play. 1994. Interplanet Music (Canada).
A Phil Naro project with Harry Hess contributing on keyboards
and backing vocals. This one was quite a surprising find.
It has some good hooks here and there, but every now and
the some extremely "90s" vibes intrude...
10. Billy Branigan - Make A Move. 1987. Polygram Records.
It's most definitely pop, but it has a slightly heavier
edge (maybe a riff or two) here and there. Pretty good.
11. Brad Gillis - Gilrock Ranch. 1993. Guitar Recordings.
This one was a surprise as well. A predominantly instrumental
album from Night Ranger's guitarist. A nice find.
Overall quite a good day, despite my having to do 17 Hail Mary's
and 426 Our Fathers as penance for daring to buy used CDs instead
of buying retail...:)
Til next time,
-Dan
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