I was 9 at the time; excited; it was very cloudy however. Remember running down the snow-covered lake (Fall River, for the intensely curious) at the time of the eclipse. Love the song, anyway! 😜
#23From2023 - #Ghostwoman – Hindsight is 50/50 (Dine Alone Music). This duo from Alberta, Canada evokes psych-rock from both the 60s and 80s-90s Paisley Underground, veering occasionally into noise-rock excursions a la early Sonic Youth. Their second LP of 2023 (after the Byrdsier “Anne, If”), Hindsight sees Ghostwoman refining their songwriting on tracks like “Yoko” and “Juan,” whose classic melodicism glimmers through the lo-fi fuzz. Find both albums on Bandcamp.
Sad to hear about the imminent demise of the NRC time sIgnal on #CBCradio.
Rather than end it, they should solicit diverse Canadians, celebrities, authors etc to perform it, saying the preamble and voicing the 'beep' in a manner of their choosing.
#GreatAlbums1990s – #Skydiggers - #Reckless (1992). This Toronto combo turned a country-rock fixation (especially Gram Parsons) into a series of low-key albums heard mostly across Canada during the 90s. Andy Maize’s dusty vocals and the band’s whirlpool harmonies recall the likes of CSN(Y), with a touch of college-rock quirkiness comparable to early REM. The starkly beautiful “A Penny More” and “Don’t Blame it On Me” are centrepieces of this enduring set. #1990s, #Rock, #FolkRock, #Canadiana
#GreatAlbums1990s - #LeonardCohen - #TheFuture (1992). LC waxed political and prophetic on tracks like "The Future," "Democracy" and "Closing Time," reflecting on the fall of the Berlin Wall and the LA riots with equally ominous candor. The lovely "Anthem" preserves the Canadian icon's romantic side, while the music here rocks (or at least "rocks") better than the pallid synthpop framing his songs back in the 80s.