The 7% Solution is a good film if youve never seen in. From the mid 70's, its a Billy Wilder film who had a pretty good run in Hollywood. Spoiler The name is a misdirection, because in the context of Sherlock Holmes, "solution" sounds like solving a case. But the 7% solution is actually the vial of 7% cocaine in saline solution that Sherlock Holmes has been injecting himself with. Moriarity doesn't actually exist but is a drug induced paranoid delusion that Holmes sees everywhere every time he gets high. The film ends with Sherlock Holmes going to drug rehab. A very 70's film. As far as what I'm listening to, I'll just leave this absolutely bat**** trainwreck of a song for you guys:
My daughter was shocked when I told her that The Strokes were not a new band and have been around for a long time. To her credit - they really have maintained a current sound despite being around for so long. Good stuff.
i listened to magical mystery tour today for the first time in awhile. i know its not a proper studio album, but i enjoy it more than sgt. peppers, which ive always thought is overrated in the beatles catalogue. those albums were both done in 1967 as i see them as companions to each other. imo, MMT is more psychedelic. better songs. interesting instrumentation and studio experiments. 7 of these songs are stone-cold beatles classics that everyone knows. some of their best songs are on here. and one of my favorite beatles deep-cuts..."baby youre a rich man". bonus for no george making them do indian music..even pauls obligatory "granny music" song, "your mother should know" is kinda cool. i am the walrus is pretty majestic. 1 Magical Mystery Tour 2 The Fool on the Hill 3 Flying 4 Blue Jay Way 5 Your Mother Should Know 6 I am the Walrus 1 Hello, Goodbye 2 Strawberry Fields Forever 3 Penny Lane 4 Baby You're a Rich Man 5 All You Need Is Love vs. sgt peppers...some good songs on here, but also quite a few throwaway tracks (at least by beatles standards). i dont really dig georges attempts at indian music, but within you without is my favorite of those. ringos best vocal take on i get by with a little help. fixing a hole is anxious psychedellic weirdness. when im 64 is dumb. a day in the life might be their finest moment. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" – 2:04 "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Richard Starkey) – 2:46 "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – 3:30 "Getting Better" – 2:49 "Fixing a Hole" – 2:38 "She's Leaving Home" – 3:37 "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" – 2:3 "Within You Without You" (George Harrison) – 5:07 "When I'm Sixty-Four" – 2:38 "Lovely Rita" – 2:43 "Good Morning Good Morning" – 2:41 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" – 1:20 "A Day in the Life" – 5:33
Eleventh Dream Day - Prairie School Freakout Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville This is the first Eleventh Dream Day cd or album that I own and it is like the noisy side of Yo La Tengo - I love it and wish I had gotten more into them sooner! As for Exile - this is the first time in over 10 years that I have really listened to this album. I always thought it was a highly overrated album as Liz's voice is so flat and annoying but on further listen, there is quite a bit of variety on this album and her voice isn't that bad (I listen to Cohen, Waits, and Dylan for goodness sake!) so this album actually does live up to the hype.
