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My 26th maxi single “Queso” (a Bob Dylan cover)—recommended if you like: Roy Orbison, Flatt & Scruggs, and Pharoah Sanders.
File under: rock (Tex-Mex)
https://open.spotify.com/album/7jeYxNOc05Gl2bN7jZBDDU?si=3JiEjKvXTAqzJDz7jdvpEA
Here’s where things get weird.
And fun.
October 2007 was when the mother lode of unholy awe dropped on SG.
But before we get to that exceedingly-controversial (and hilarious) set, let’s have some titillation, shall we?
I really admire the creativity of @maiwan in her very strong set Tear My Heart Out .
This set has a very coherent philosophical message (even if it is...
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jake238:
Another outstanding piece of writing, sir. Thank you for all the work you do to illuminate the mysterious past of this glorious website.
bob_dylan:
It’s an absolute pleasure, @jake238 🙏 Thank you so much for that wonderful compliment 🫡
My 60th album “pizzagated!”—recommended if you like: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Buffalo Springfield, Dinosaur Jr., Y. Bhekhirst, Sheryl Crow, Bo Diddley, The Hives, Donovan, Unwound, Digital Underground, and especially Wire.
File under: alternative (punk)
https://open.spotify.com/album/2NqC8Syng5HBMykb7xV9uF?si=h9LU2KaFRvKK69b6GFQwDQ
September of 2007 was a month filled with a plethora of Hopeful sets.
But even so, the Suicide Girls were holding down the fort.
Doing just that was @snazzy in Blue Sheers .
This set makes nice use of reflections in glass.
A bit like the iconic shot from Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express.
But things really got cooking with @lylith in My Masquerade .
This...
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copper:
Sheesh don't know how to write one long comment on here it appears. I don't model here any more as I've never been much of a competitive person plus I know my look is a niche market. But I still log in every once in a while to check out what's going on. I'm glad my sets are remembered
bob_dylan:
Thank you so much for your gracious comments, @copper 💛
My 26th EP “Lolita” (featuring a Neil Young [Don Gibson] cover)—recommended if you like: Mazzy Star, The Breeders, The High Llamas, and The Velvet Underground.
File under: country (alternative country)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1kcWVTKEAcCh0WBLqKz1t3?si=OdKLHIWNSM6nEq2D3xzkqQ
https://music.apple.com/us/album/lolita-ep/1698081154
Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
And don’t forget to chew.
Don’t try and swallow history whole.
Otherwise the names and dates blur together.
So we will take a slightly smaller portion this time.
The time was August of 2007.
Started a bit slow.
Indeed, there were some dreadful sets.
There’s no way around that.
But we shall only focus on the good...
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zweitesich:
@mariposa and it was also great to watch it now! Many thanks for sharing and commenting @bobdylan
bob_dylan:
Thank you @mariposa for coming by and commenting on this series. I am very honored 🫂 And thank you @zweitesich also for your kind comment 🫡
My 59th album “lizard”—recommended if you like: Ray Charles, Tom Waits, Led Zeppelin, Stereolab, Grinderman, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, David Bowie, The White Stripes, Eagles, The Black Keys, and especially The Doors.
File under: rock (blues-rock)
https://open.spotify.com/album/6iZ7dVPoDgfqdKvIsXCQ8V?si=rW2jg7kaSTOjRsqKtrN4mQ
Settle in folks and I’ll tell you a tale.
Of a website.
16 years ago this month.
It was a great month.
So have a look at these wonderful sets.
And marvel at how great they look after all these years.
Everything’s Dead In Hollywood with all these strikes.
But America’s film industry started churning out primarily shit around 1990.
And the stream of remakes—the...
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My 25th maxi single “gossamer” (a Left Banke cover)—recommended if you like: Camera Obscura, Claude Debussy, and Pauline Oliveros.
File under: pop (soft rock)
https://open.spotify.com/album/5C2RK8AjvUwbaxrAzfIlfy?si=oTswlXNxTf2y5p4mX-B80g
June 2007 was a bit rough.
Perhaps July 2023 is a bit rough too.
16 years ago, SG had the summertime blues.
Thankfully, the sets were much better in many ways 16 years later.
BUT, had those ladies of 2007 not kept the site going, there would be no SG today for the wonderful current models publishing their pin-up work.
Work?
Is making a pin-up...
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bettina:
Thank you so much for reminding me of this set! It was so fun to plan and create!
bob_dylan:
You nailed it, @bettina 🎯 I adore your work 🐞📺
The perils of approaching a subject in its isolation—without CONTEXT—are very real.
And so I thank @kiley so much for her comment on the previous chapter.
To paraphrase her excellent filling-in-of-the-gaps, “Hopefuls had always existed”.
So April 2007 wasn’t such a watershed period for SG as I thought.
One distinction is that there was no “tag” with which to classify Hopeful sets.
So, yes: THAT...
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rare:
Love it!
bob_dylan:
Thank you, @rare 🫂
My 58th album “Dubuffet”—recommended if you like: Henry Cowell, Modest Mussorgsky, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Winston, Sergei Prokofiev, John Coltrane, Jean Dubuffet, David Helfgott, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Bernard Herrmann, and Arnold Schoenberg.
File under: classical (piano)
https://open.spotify.com/album/49IzGztge93nzggugKmvOw?si=5_WsLwUdRHWv10fKf8-3Gw