the santa esmerelda album isn't exactly like the one pictured above...i found a two disc set of their stuff in the import section at tower for ten measly bucks...still, great stuff!

also, the bettye levette album has lisa coleman on keyboards!

Anx said:

Good ones! RuPaul tried his hardest, but couldn't compete with (the dearly departed) Sylvester.

RipHer2Shreds said:

i'm LOVING 'living proof' - the orchestral overture arrangement of 'mighty real' is a riot.

Not to sidetrack your thread, but I saw these cute pictures of Sylvester on allmusic:




That song is one of the best, most over-the-top, out of this world dance songs ever!

RipHer2Shreds said:

he was a purty thing. have you read the biography about him, 'the fabulous sylvester'? it's one of the best pop star bios i've read in a long time - it was very lovingly written. even the scandalous stuff was written with admiration.

Anx said:

I have not read it. Perhaps I should track it down. Scandalous? Like what? lol

I remember it mentioned on one of the many VH1 countdown shows that Sylvester did a version of Love Hangover. Martha Wash preferred it over the Diana Ross or Fifth Dimension version. I doubt it's ever even come close to seeing the light of day, but I'd love to hear it!

RipHer2Shreds said:

it's sylvester. if i tried to summarize the scandals in his biography, i might as well just transcribe the book for you. it's a really REALLY good read, though. i can't recommend it strongly enough. it has praise from john waters on the front cover and praise from sandra bernhard on the back cover. need i say more?

i'd love to hear that version of 'love hangover' - i just heard his version of 'blackbird' for the first time. very nice.

Great choice Anx! One of my favourite albums, especially "Sat In Your Lap" and "Houdini".

magictea said:

unfortunately, i bought it used and the genius at the wrecka stow put the wrong CD n the jewel case...so i can't hear it until i go back to the store and take care of this little problem, which they seem to do quite often these days.

Thanks Anx for finally getting me into Reckless, I can't believe I had never been there before.

Anywho, here's the list of what I scored on my mini-trip to chi-town.

Annie- Heartbeat EP
Damon Albarn- Mali Music
The Chemical Brothers- The Boxer EP
Gorillaz- Dirty Harry single
Interpol- Remix EP
Madonna- Remixed Prayers EP
Madonna- Hung Up EP
Peaches- The Teaches Of Peaches (with bonus disc!)
Prince- Te Amo Corazon single with DVD video
Pulp- Sunrise/The Trees and The Trees/Sunrise
Paul van Dyk- The Politics of Dancing 2
The Verve- No Come Down

and, my happiest find

Radiohead LIVE at the Glastonbury Festival 2003, on DVD.


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Anx said:

This one is so strange. I think I like it, but I'm still deciding...

endorphin74 said:

i haven't had the time to really sit and absorb it yet...i love her voice, and the arrangements are quite nice...but there's something unsettling about it, like it's as angry as it is pretty. she's kinda like nina simone, tina turner and sinead o'connor all wrapped up in one package.

endorphin74 said:

it was great having you out here to go on a record run with!