[BraveNewWorld]

Actually, I think the 1 guy singer you never see with the others is the only Ukrainian, and he has been posting on Facebook during the war.

It looks like you're right about that.
http://leonidandf.com/#about

 

[JamminVMI]

So... your still doubles as a record cleaner?

No filters on his still! Geez…

 

[bcowen]

No filters on his still! Geez…

Why would you filter out essential nutrients, like lead? Obviously a bunch of moonshine neophytes around here.

 

[GumbyDammit223]

Why would you filter out essential nutrients, like lead? Obviously a bunch of moonshine neophytes around here.

Well, to keep the crunchy bits to a minimum to save the one or two remaining teeth of the imbiber. Yeah, those chunks could be there to gnaw on like a dog does with a bone, but they could be hard on the gums. The in-solution "nutrients" should be more than adequate to maintain one's recommended daily allowance of heavy metals.

 

[cakewalk101]

Actually, I think the 1 guy singer you never see with the others is the only Ukrainian, and he has been posting on Facebook during the war. The others in the studio are Russian.

And to get back on track for Chicago: I listened to Feeling Stronger Every Day every day my wife was pregnant with my now 7 year old twins.

Nice - mine recently turned 7 too!

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Deadlines, they be comin' in fast 'n' hot.

Ladies and Gentlepeople — Lock up your daughters, shoot your sons, and say g'bye to my hearing; it's gonna be an H-Blockx kind a day.

 

[Paladin79]

Tom's little helper (suffering from Cat Scratch Fever), strikes again...

Finnegan helping with vinyl with his paw on my knee. He is usually in a chair close by.

 

[corndog71]

In science fiction, the "Singularity" has been called "Rapure of the Nerds." Formal announcement of the Schiitrmeet on Monday. Hope you can join us on Thursday for a listen.

You know you don’t have to warn us of new announcements. We’re always ready to hear about new stuff.

 

[Ripper2860]

Deadlines, they be comin' in fast 'n' hot.

Ladies and Gentlepeople — Lock up your daughters, shoot your sons, and say g'bye to my hearing; it's gonna be an H-Blockx kind a day.

Don't hurt yourself.

 

[DACattack]

I may have missed a few that folks have mentioned, so I apologize if any of these are dupes, but here are several notable debuts for me that I'd add to the communal list ...
Roxy Music - Roxy Music
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
REM - Murmur
Pearl Jam - Ten
Arcade Fire - Funeral
The Strokes - Is This It
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
PJ Harvey - Dry
Talking Heads - 77
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
The B-52s - The B52s
Big Star - #1 Record
Television - Marquee Moon
New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
Counting Crows - August and Everything After
Little Feat - Little Feat
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Brad Mehldau - Introducing
John Coltrane - Coltrane
Hilary Hahn - Plays Bach

Swapped in a pair of Amperex Bugle Boys into the Folkvangr this weekend. My favorite input set so far.

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Don't hurt yourself.

HUH? WHAT? DID YOU SAY SOMETHING? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Speaking of I CAN'T HEAR YOU! and debut albums…

Very far up in my own list of strong first outings is Guano Apes' "Proud Like a God."

I mean, the very fist track on their very first album is this headbanger:



Then, three tracks later, comes this quiet little lilt, which—no big deal—instantly became the battle cry for an entire subculture:



And unlike most stuff that came out in the 90s, the album still holds up 25 years later, including some really nice power ballads and an overall stellar-for-the-genre sound quality and mix.

 

[bcowen]

HUH? WHAT? DID YOU SAY SOMETHING? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

He said "Get off my lawn." Geeez. Time for new hearing aid batteries?

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

He said "Get off my lawn." Geeez. Time for new hearing aid batteries?

No need, mine are powered by a V8 small block. But gas' just so damned expensive these days…

 

[bcowen]

No need, mine are powered by a V8 small block. But gas' just so damned expensive these days…

LOL! I'm still using old-fashioned turbines powered by excess steam from the still's boiler. A bit warm at times, but free.