Amoeba!

[goodolmike]

I spent some time yesterday listening to my new Amoeba swag. Did I mention I went to Amoeba in Hollywood this past weekend? :) Turns out I got some great stuff.

Randy Newman Songbook vol 1

Say whatever you want about Randy Newman, but I was way in to him for a time. Ironically, I got in to him around the time this album came out. The publicity for it worked on me. I didn't buy this one at the time, because it's sort of a hits album. He rerecorded some of his biggest hits as just himself and a piano. It sounds great.

Tori Amos - Crucify EP

Just like everyone, I'm over Tori Amos, but this EP is so great. It has a cover of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, The Rolling Stones' Angie and Led Zeppelin's Thank You.

Plus, it was 50 cents!

Cornelius - Fantasma

I got this for a friend of mine. Cornelius is a Japanese electro-pop-weirdo-rock guy. I recommend checking out all his albums. This one is his debut.

Matt Morris - When Everything Breaks Open

This is the only one I haven't listened to yet. I met Matt Morris at a show at the Belly Up in Solana Beach. He put on a great show and was super nice.

Random Trivia: Apparently, he's Justin Timberlake's best friend.

INXS - Kick

I've never really cared about INXS, but I have been aware that they are a decent band. My radar really stated picking them up when Beck and his "Record Club" band did a cover of the entire Kick album.
Then, before we went to Amoeba, Jebby was showing me his Amoeba swag, featuring INXS - Kick. I knew I had to have it.

It's great. Super dated at times and super timeless at other times.

M.I.A. - maya

This is my favorite album of 2010. I already own the cd, but at Amoeba, they had a vinyl version with 4 extra songs. Yay!!! I've already ripped them to mp3s.

I love Amoeba so much... sigh...

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Comments

[rckdjbear.livejournal.com]

I have spent 3 or 4 hours in that store many times when genxcub drops me off at Amoeba and goes to visit his mom!

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

I've spent hours there before, too!
I usually start off completely overwhelmed, then look for a few specific things, then go through the discount racks, then the vinyl. Once I stumble in to the DVD section, I know it's time to go. :)

[brunorepublic.livejournal.com]

I am looking forward to seeing the Amoeba in SF again soon. :)

[titoagogo.livejournal.com]

That Tori EP was the soundtrack to my coming out.
I never enter Amoeba without a shopping list.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Whoa! It's funny that you said that. I got the tape of that EP right around the time I first came out.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

I don't get it, but "hi!".

[joncub.livejournal.com]

you're so cute, I'm sorry -- was there other content here?

*grins*

I heard INXS in the grocery store today and thought...

Damn! I'm in Australia!

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Yay INXS! I like that logo by the way.

[andybr.livejournal.com]

Yes but where is the heavy duty Wagner?

[50poundnote.livejournal.com]

I should add that the version of Kick I picked up was Japanese because it had a bunch of remixes on it that haven't appeared on CD elsewhere!

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Show-off! :)

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, I love Kick! I've been listening to it constantly all week.

[sluggobear.livejournal.com]

That INXS album was pretty popular, and I still enjoy spinning it.

[goodolmike.livejournal.com]

I can't stop listening to it / forcing others to listen to it / forcing others to hear me talk about it.
(omg blowoff is Friday!)