I reached for 1. Outside first, because of course I would. A concept album and I love the concept; aurally while I like the music, it’s the lyrics that I’m really here for. Some of my favourites:

(i) “Oh, Ramona - if there was only something between us
If there was only something between us
Other than our clothesSomething I have thought about a ( Read more... )

1. New Order/True Faith
2. Nik Kershaw/I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
3. ???

LNR took quite a lot of (her!) CDs with her when she left. I've finally got round to making a list of the gaps I'd like to fill. Since I'm not really planning to buy over 60 CDs in one go, would anyone care to put them into an order?
( I suppose LNR might also add “how can you possibly live without XYZ?” )

Don Juan by the Pet Shop Boys begins thusly:

The man who's escorting Don Juan to his bride
Knows he is courting an impudent pride
Think of his jealousy, oh, where will he hide?
The man who's escorting Don Juan to his bride

The man who will cover for Don Juan's old soothsayer
Films for a Warner brother or Mister Goldwyn-Mayer
Think of his starlet, ( Read more... )

sheffers asked for five songs. I'm going to ignore “at the moment” as I've not been hugely concentrating on music lately (one might deduce this from the currently rather slow pace of DisOrder development).

Frontier Psychiatrist (Avalanches) is kind of silly, but seems to have been consistently on the edge of my mind for a while now. It got me buying the ( Read more... )