Think Out Loud #9 ~ Turn it Up to 11 Yo

 

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I. Love. My. Record. Player. I just bought it several weeks ago, and I already have a fine record collection going on thanks to Half Price Books. Not only does it play records, but it also plays cassette tapes, CDs, the radio, and you can plug your MP3 player into it.

My beautiful record player from Target!

 I've bought all of my records at HPB - they're used and the most expensive one was $10. That one was The Lemon Piper's album with "Green Tambourine". The cover is awesomesauce, and I just had to have it. It's the original, too. :D And "Green Tambourine" is one of my favorite songs from the era.

Love this cover! Groovy!

I haven't had any issues with how they play except for my Queen album. I'm a bit sad about that one. It gets stuck, so I stay nearby and keep it going. 

I had to buy The Mamas & the Papas. Dear Lord how many memories this group has for me and my sister. Our parents, especially our mom, absolutely loved them. My sister is so happy with the albums I've bought so far, although she is not allowed to touch my player, lol. I saw her struggling to use it and was like, "No way, no how," lol. We grew up listening to records - our dad still has a record player, and now that I have my very own, I totally get why we weren't allowed to touch his record player or his records.

Great songs, great memories. <3

 

So far I own the following records: 

 

The Association ~ Greatest Hits

The Best of Tommy James & the Shondells

Boston

The Byrds ~ Mr. Tambourine Man

Deep Purple

Donovan ~ Greatest Hits

The 5th Dimension ~ Greatest Hits

Gary Puckett & the Union Gap

The Grass Roots ~ Move Along

The Grass Roots ~ Greatest Hits

The Lemon Pipers ~ Green Tambourine

The Mamas & the Papas ~ Farewell to the First Golden Era

Midnight Ride with Paul Revere & the Raiders Featuring Kicks

Elvis Presley ~ Pure Gold

Queen ~ Sheer Heart Attack

The Rascals ~ Greatest Hits

 

On my absolutely-must-own list are records from The Beatles, Janis Joplin, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, Jefferson Airplane, The Moody Blues, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, The Turtles, The Animals, The Zombies, Herman's Hermits...yeah, I've got quite the list, lol. Mother's Day is coming up hint hint, lol. :D

 

My Janis Joplin magnet. Love her!!

Did you know that a large percentage of sound is lost in translation when you listen to MP3s as opposed to records? I believe it, totally. There is nothing like listening to a record imo.

How about you? Do you have records? :D

I'll probably post more photos of album covers. Some of them are just too cool for school!

Fun or None? Top Tuesday

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Jessica @ Just a Booklover
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Karis Jacobstein @ YA Litwit
Ria @ The Beaucoup Review

Dana @ DanaSquare


Top Tuesday = I pick my top 5 in any topic! :)

My Top Five Favorite Concerts

1. Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
     There's no way I could not list the very first "real" concert I went to!! My friend's dad took us and two of our other friends (we weren't even old enough to drive yet!), and he fell asleep while sitting next to us!! I'll never forget how the show started--the lights were turned off, and in the darkness, you could hear "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" playing, the first song of the entire album. At the end of the song, suddenly, the band was lit up, already on stage, and went right into "Tonight, Tonight." One of my best memories ever.

2. Alanis Morissette ~ So-Called Chaos
     For my sister's birthday in 2004, I took her to see Alanis in concert when Alanis was promoting her album, So-Called Chaos. I was 14 when I first saw the music video "You Oughta Know" on MTV, and from then on, I was obsessed! ;) I had long hair like hers, I knew every song, I had her moves down, and my friends nicknamed me "alanis" (we never capitalized the "a" for some reason).  My sister loved her music, too, thanks in part to me, and while we love all of Alanis's albums, So-Called Chaos had us as excited as Jagged Little Pill did back when that album came out in 1995. Most of the material she played was from those two albums, and that concert more than made up for the fact that I didn't get to see her when she toured for Jagged Little Pill. I loved her primal ferociousness and edginess--Alanis made a huge impact on alternative rock of the 90's for women, and she continues to make a major impact on me! :D

3. U2 ~ All That You Can't Leave Behind
     When I finally got to go see U2 in concert with one of my best friends (and partner in U2 lovin' crime), they were on their Elevation tour with a stage shaped like a heart. What I wouldn't have given to have been inside that heart!! But to see Bono, the Edge, Adam, and Larry dancing, playing, and performing their show with such energy, and completely infusing us, the audience, with that energy--what can be better than that?  Just to be in the same room with them was enough to make my day! Nothing is better than when a band comes together to bring their music to life, and you happen to be in their presence.

4. Green Day ~ American Idiot
     Green Day is one of the hardest rockin' bands out there and inspires me with their lyrics of social justice and peace. My husband and I went to this concert together, and my sister went separately with her friends. This was an album that many fans of Green Day's earlier albums did not like, but American Idiot was like a salve for those of  us who were shocked and appalled that George W. Bush had been "re-elected" and spoke to me in a way that gave me hope when, at that time, I had none for this country. Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre Cool played their hearts out, and we were right there with them. They give a high energy show, and they're one of the best known bands for their awesome performances.

5. The Beastie Boys ~ Hello Nasty
     I had tickets to this concert along with a few of my friends, and Rage Against the Machine was also headlining. We had been dying to see both bands, especially the Beastie Boys. The entire tour was canceled when the drummer Mike D suffered serious injury from a bicycle accident (he needed surgery and rehabilitation afterwards), and there were a group of friends here in Ohio positively devastated! By the time Mike D was well enough to perform again, Rage Against the Machine had disbanded, and the tour was not rescheduled (this happened back in 2000). I know if we had been able to go to that concert, it would've definitely been the craziest, most memorable time any of us could've had.
     On May 4th of this year, Adam "MCA" Yauch died after battling throat cancer for three years. His positive energy and crazy talent will be missed.

~ Rest in Peace Adam Yauch ~

August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012