ColdMiser wrote:

Yes, that's me. I figured I needed kid pics to match the theme, so there I am.
My oldest daughter is a fan of Coldplay. I wasn't into them until I saw their Moon Music album at Walmart and the cover was enough to make me buy it. And that is a great song, now I'm a fan.
Deep Eagles indeed. Deep enough I've come across Eagles fans that didn't know the song. My fave song of theirs.
And cheers to Mrs Miser for her approval. 

 SeriousLee wrote:

So is this you in the pictures? Or is it someone I should recognize but don't? I abided by your rule to not look at the playlist while listening. Took till about track 5 till I caught on to the theme. Took some notes along the way....
Coldplay - Mrs Miser came running into the room - "I know this song, who is this?" Me - "I don't know and I can't look at the list yet" She proceeds to cheat and look at the list, but keeps it to herself thankfully.
Vigilantes of Love - Has a good bar band sound. I'm catching a Mellencamp influence.
2 Hearts - Rocking Power Pop! I approve!
Gay Delorme - I like a good instrumental and have some Gay in my colllection, he's good. Bongos weren't a great fit on this one. 
John & Yoko - Nobody uses Lennon much in the RPMCC oddly enough considering his legend. I haven't heard this one in awhile. "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" all time great lyric and philosophy.
Guardian - Paired well with the Lennon tune.
Daddy's Daughter - Coming to a wedding venue near you
Nobody's Child - Traveling Wilburys! I guessed right, hadn't heard this one before.
Stephen Wilson Jr - Not half bad for country
Daughters - Mrs Miser is back, she's a big Mayer fan
Edie Brickell - I thought this was Kathleen Edwards with some waltzy sounds from Ottawa. 
Children's Story - Different, Dark. Classic Waits
Teenage Jail - Deep Eagles! Excessive Volume Required
Weezer - Total teen angst. Modern day I'm Eighteen
Over the Rhine - Smooth, I like Karin's vocals. Favorite on the mix! 
Shinedown - I literally heard this song for the first time at Trivia night during the music round 2 days before. Good energy, nice closer. 

Your mix was well crafted, you are too critical of it. I liked the theme, it took me back to when my kids were young which was a great time in my life. A good return to the group and Mrs Miser Approved to boot! 

 SeriousLee wrote: Okay.
Now I need to get to work on my dorky comments.

 ColdMiser wrote:
Yeah.
I can take some of it.. but for crying out loud... the title of the genre is just sad. 

I always need some "get me up and get going" music.
Again, I do appreciate your work, and I enjoyed most of it. 

At first i was excited about making this theme. But it turned out to be a bit of a chore to find songs. Although there are some great tunes here, overall it's just what i would regard as adequate. I tried to put the songs in chronological order (so to speak) but kind of gave up by the time i hit song #14. I'm sure you all understood why i wanted you to first listen to the CD before looking at the song list, because...well...i really wasn't kidding when i said Just Kidding. 

And didn't anyone notice who made those cards?

Playlist:

01 - Coldplay - feelslikeimfallinginlove
02 - Vigilantes of Love - Love Cocoon
03 - Crunchy - 2 Hearts (Beatin' In You)
04 - Gaye Delorme - Raphael's Lullaby
05 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
06 - Guardian - Lullaby
07 - The Choir - Cherry Bomb
08 - Neal Morse - Daddy's Daughter
09 - Traveling Wilburys - Nobody's Child
10 - Stephen Wilson Jr. - Henry
12 - John Mayer - Daughters
13 - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Big Day Little Boat
14 - Todd Snider - That Was Me
15 - Tom Waits - Children's Story
16 - The Eagles - Teenage Jail
17 - Stephen Wilson Jr. - Kid
18 - Weezer - In The Garage
19 - Over the Rhine - Sleep Baby Jane
20 - Scott Stapp - Name
21 - Shinedown - Second Chance

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
It's funny as I was putting this together I was thinking.. Kurt hates the Blues, he's not gonna like this one. Good thing it was a Mini Miser and not a whole disc full wasn't it? I myself can only take it in doses. 

SeriousLee feel free to post up your playlist for the American review. 

 ColdMiser wrote:

Harps Galore...
Room To Move- John Mayall A classic for sure. My favorite in this blues pile.

Word Salad indeed.
Step Right Up- Tom Waits. I’ve heard this many times... but how can you get tired of Tom Waits?
88 Lines- The Nails A KROQ-FM standard from back then. This is the uncut version!

British Blues.
Man... they are a draggin’ me down. 

Shot in the Head- Savoy Brown Liked the Savoy Brown the best one in this set here. My opinion.

Space Oddities My favorite section of your mix.
Invaders from Mars- Crack in the Sky. A Peter Gabriel/ Genesis extravaganza! Quite nice. Until the ending climax at least.
Space Invaders- The Pretenders. I always liked this one. Their first album was a classic. Another KROQ- FM flashback for me.
Phone Call from the Moon- Adrian Belew. Another likeable piece. Familiar with some of his stuff... “his hits” at least. Never heard this one before.

Made in Vermont
Free- Phish. Free Fish! How can you go wrong? This is another likeable, rocking song. I have a few Phish songs on my extensive playlist.

Positive Thoughts Like the positive thoughts after being dragged down by the blues.
You Know You Should- Eels. Eels are good for me. I like a lot of their/ his stuff. One I’ve never heard.
Don’t Give Up- Peter Gabriel/ Kate Bush. A hit! You are channeling a lot of my old FM listening days. Good stuff.
You’re Alright-Roger Klug. New to me. Not bad. Has a Blink 182 feel in the chorus? Obbaa Obbba Obbaa Cubba.

Well, you hit me upside the head with the Blues. And them Blues gave me the Blues.
But you balanced the negativity out somewhat with some upbeat units added to your mix.
Loved your collaged out artwork on the cover.

Thanks for your work on this... and sorry it took so long to get this out.

 Lazy8 wrote:

 ColdMiser wrote:
Celebrating the arrival with a shot of this:

 ColdMiser wrote:
yes sir

 ColdMiser wrote:
Looks like my disc slipped thru the border, Mrs Miser brought it from the mailbox last night. Looking forward to the listen. 

 ColdMiser wrote: Got mine yesterday.
We're special in South California.

I need to get down and do my homework on two reviews now...............

 SeriousLee wrote:

I'm starting to think that Border Patrol has intervened and is holding the package in diplomatic limbo. Anyone get theirs yet? 

 SeriousLee wrote:

AVOID the Safety in Numbers 21st Century “Redux.” They replaced the first version’s replacement vocalist - Palumbo was out at that point - with latter-day Palumbo. And it sucks. That album has their song making fun of him (Lighten Up McGraw) that he avoids when they play it live. The original release is the right one, not the redux.

 Steely_D wrote:

I done some looking and their first three albums don't come cheap, especially if sealed. Keeping an eye on eBay.

 SeriousLee wrote:

The real gold is when Jim Griffiths was in the band, so the first three studio albums, and the live one.
After that, IMO, they pretty much became pedestrian. I am kinda enjoying the latest one, tho. 

 SeriousLee wrote:

As I stated, Animal Notes is the one to try. And you will really like the tune Rangers at Midnight being from Canada. 

 ColdMiser wrote:

The first CTS album I heard was From The Greenhouse. Loved it! Don't recall hearing their first two albums, so I really should get them.  (could listen on YT but why spoil the surprise)

 Lazy8 wrote:
Late 2019 I got to see Belew and Crack the Sky within 1 week of each other. 1st time seeing CTS and I'd been a fan since I was a teen. For their age they put on a great show. Their first 2 albums, Crack the Sky and Animal Notes, were sooo good. If you want to check them out further Animal Notes is the one to try. 
As for Belew, if he ever comes out your way definitely go see him. I've never seen a guy have so much fun on stage. And man can he play! He usually tours as a power trio and his band is tight as a frog's ass.