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DOUG FERRIS:
As with any fan of music I had a tough time narrowing down my top ten that I'm "hot on". I struggled with including Stevie Ray Vaughn, Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone...Wilco, Pavement, Brian Wilson, Mission of Burma, and many others. Indeed some of the joys of music are its diversity, eclecticism, and universality. In half a year's time I'll have a completely different aggregation of music that I will be listening to as fervently as I'm listening to this season's crop.
For more about Doug, check out his blog below.
As with any fan of music I had a tough time narrowing down my top ten that I'm "hot on". I struggled with including Stevie Ray Vaughn, Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone...Wilco, Pavement, Brian Wilson, Mission of Burma, and many others. Indeed some of the joys of music are its diversity, eclecticism, and universality. In half a year's time I'll have a completely different aggregation of music that I will be listening to as fervently as I'm listening to this season's crop.
For more about Doug, check out his blog below.
Flying high over Baraboo, WI
Radiohead In Rainbows 
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Deerhunter Dryptograms
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Iron & Wine Shepherd's Dog
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Deerhoof Friend Opportunity
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2007 |
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DOUG FERRIS |
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10...err...11 QUESTIONS FROM STRICTLY DISCS: 1. How long & why have you been shopping at Strictly Discs? Since I moved here from Las Vegas in July 2005. I grew up in Jackson, Mississippi and had a wonderful record store around the corner from my home which I would ride my bike to daily as a kid. All of the latest records would be out on display, cool posters would be scattered on the walls, and friendly, informative staff would faithfully render sage advice to an impressionable ten year old. Strictly Discs reminds me of Be-Bop Record Shop in it's service, expertise, and personality. 2. Favorite release of 2007? (SO FAR!) Menomena "Friend and Foe". The artwork is nothing short of superb and the music is a thoughtfully arranged balance of form and chaos, energy and emptiness. 
3. First piece of recorded music you purchased and in what format: Take these answers with a grain of salt, so to speak, and remember that hindsight is almost always 20:20. First LP: Big Country "The Crossing". 
First tape: Black Flag "Family Man" 
First CD: Rush "Exit. . . Stage Left" 
4. Music guilty pleasure: Any Rush album from "2112" through "Power Windows". "What about the voice of Geddy Lee? How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy? (I know him and he does!)" 5. Favorite all-time concert/show: The Flaming Lips "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" tour in 2002. Damn, those guys know how to put on a great show and have a good time! Fake blood, beach balls, and animal costumes. How could one ask for anything more?   
6. Favorite all-time album cover: Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers". Real zipper! 
7. If I'm tippin’ one back, I'm probably at ________ having a ________. If I'm tippin’ one back, I'm probably at home playing with my two dogs Ruby and Lucy having a Lake Louie Tommy's Porter 
8. Consumer item I cannot live without: iPhone 
9. Percentage of time listening to music via the following medium: CD PLAYER: 0% iPod: 100% TURNTABLE: 0% 10. Favorite music website: Pitchfork with the Strictly Discs website being a close second (I know. This guy's such a brown noser!) 11. Song you never need to hear again: Do either of these require explanation? Journey "Don't Stop Believing" AND Queen's "We will Rock You"/"We Are the Champions" DOUG'S JUKEBOX RATIONALE As with any fan of music I had a tough time narrowing down my top ten that I'm "hot on". I struggled with including Stevie Ray Vaughn, Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone, Wire, Sonic Youth, Destroyer, Liars, Warren Zevon, Talking Heads, Elvis, The Arcade Fire, Sufjan Stevens, The Fall, Patti Smith, My Bloody Valentine, Modest Mouse, Television, TV On the Radio, Wilco, Pavement, Brian Wilson, Mission of Burma, and many others. Indeed some of the joys of music are its diversity, eclecticism, and universality. In half a year's time I'll have a completely different aggregation of music that I will be listening to as fervently as I'm listening to this season's crop. Song 1. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - Radiohead Broken chords and a tremulous voice combine to create the sublime. Song 2. Hazel St - Deerhunter I love the low psychedelic roar of this tune. It has an energy and power that resonates with each listening. Song 3. Carousel - Iron & Wine The beautiful simplicity of Sam Beam unveiled. Song 4. The Galaxist - Deerhoof This band possesses one of the most expressive sounds out there. Asymmetrical yet melodic. Song 5. The Underdog - Spoon Pure pop genius! Song 6. Search for Delicious - Panda Bear Ethereal. Radiant. Dreamlike. Song 7. Disorder - Joy Division Is there any description necessary for this masterpiece? Song 8. Natural's Not In It - Gang Of Four "The problem of leisure. What to do for pleasure". Solution? Listen to Gang of Four! Song 9. Lucky Ones - Broken Social Scene Nice "solo" debut for Broken Social Scene's front guy. Song 10. Fireworks - Animal Collective Animal Collective always seem to impress me with their unconventional song structures. Each song is an exercise in unquiet creativity. |
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