system: You are Juha Lindroos, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Music message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Chuck Allen about "Our Best of 1997".

They wrote:
>-> I adored NICE ASS as well; I can't easily think of a more uplifting
>-> song than "Greener Pastures". It always brings a smile upon my face.
>-> :)
>
>    Let's not forget the other uplifting songs, like "Proper Band",
>"Kissing Well", and "Revlon Liberation Orchestra"!  :)
>
>    I have to agree, "Greener Pastures" is a classic to me. <G>
>-> I've been rather fruitlessly searching for X's early albums,
>-> particularly the one with "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline".
>
>    There is a live version on their recently released dual disc
>retrospective.  <grin>
>
>    With the retrospective enjoying decent sales, there is talk of
>reissuing the "early" albums.
>-> So, I didn't like OP8 as much as I do Giant, but I liked parts
>-> of it a LOT. I also saw their live performance on mtv, which was
>-> pretty awesome.
>
>    I wasn't even aware Giant Sand performed on MTV.  Sigh...
>-> Well, I saw it next to this reply, and I must admit most of
>-> the titles are still unheard. But I can most certainly agree
>-> on enjoying Patti Smith's latest (which I bought last week,
>-> thus not on the list) and the songs I've heard by Ani DiFranco
>-> and Beth Orton. I have no albums by either artist (my music
>-> budget is pretty slight compared to the one spent on books)
>-> yet, but probably will get around to picking something up by
>-> both eventually. :)
>
>    _Peace and Noise_ is an excellent album, Patti is unabashed
>in giving credit for much of the music to her young band mate.
>In her later work, I still prefer _Gone Again_ by a smidgen.  As
>usual, that is subject to change and may change daily.  :)
>    Ani DiFranco is one heck of a live performance musician and
>_Living in Clip_ captures it.  I'd recommend it highly.  She is
>also releasing a new one in February!
>    Beth Orton's _Trailer Park_ is an album which is, simply put,
>often hauntingly beautiful...
>-> Besides that I was impressed by the lack of any particular
>-> types of music in your picks, from Fleetwood Mac to L7!
>
>    That's just my schizo personality showing through!  Good music
>is good music regardless of genre!
>
>-> There's more to listening music than the current top 40..
>
>    Truer words haven't been often spoken.

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It's like an anthem: free beer! teddy bear!
Oh, excellent! I'm always hesitant to buy these retrospectives
and box sets and whatever because I'll evetually haunt enough
ulps' (that's "Used LP Store") and run down a copy of the rare
uns.
That was MTV Europe; I doubt it played in the States. They did
"Sand" "Lost In Space" "If I Think of Love" and "Cracklin' Water".
It was very, Very nice.
Yeah; I think I NOW prefer PEACE AND NOISE, but this changes
daily - depending which one I played most recently. <g>
Yeah; I first heard her (and really >of< her) when she did a
few solo performances amid an interview on MTV here. I knew
I'd eventually have to get some of hers.. :)
I liked her first single better than the second, but I fail to
remember the name. Seeing her live on tv again convinced me of
her unique talent (no, not MTV for a change..).
Except just in your previous sentence! :) And I'd add that even
bad music is often good music, regardless of the genre! <g>
        .Juha.
NP: STEP RIGHT UP - songs of Tom Waits; Frente!...
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