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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 15h

“The real highlight on 'Crashing Dream' is Don’t Feel Bad, dueling bass and guitar lines that feel deeply indebted to 'Revolver', a punchy psych-pop track that carries on where the debut left off”

@marcfagel.bsky.social picks his top #RainParade tracks

www.toppermost.co.uk/rain-parade/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 17h

“The psychedelic opus This Can’t Be Today, a lysergic expedition, hypnotic keyboards, fizzy guitars, backwards tapes, stop-start tempos, wall-of-sound reverb”

@marcfagel.bsky.social picks his top #RainParade tracks – this one on ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’

www.toppermost.co.uk/rain-parade/

Emergency Third Rail Power Trip album cover

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Marc Fagel @marcfagel.bsky.social · 19h

For the latest Toppermost, I gave a quick walk through the history of Rain Parade--responsible for one of the greatest albums of the 80s (and ever!)--and picked their Top 10 songs.

Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 23h

NEW post: Rain Parade – "made one of the truly essential records of the 80s & formed the template for many of the psych-pop acts that followed"

@marcfagel.bsky.social picks 10 by @rainparadeofficial.bsky.social #RainParade (pic David Arnoff) #PaisleyUnderground

www.toppermost.co.uk/rain-parade/

Photo of Rain Parade band by David Arnoff

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 23h

NEW post: Rain Parade – "made one of the truly essential records of the 80s & formed the template for many of the psych-pop acts that followed"

@marcfagel.bsky.social picks 10 by @rainparadeofficial.bsky.social #RainParade (pic David Arnoff) #PaisleyUnderground

www.toppermost.co.uk/rain-parade/

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Marc Fagel @marcfagel.bsky.social · 2d

Oldie but a goodie… and a fine excuse to spend the afternoon listening to Badfinger.

Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 2d

The Badfinger Toppermost from @marcfagel.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/badfinger/

Badfinger - Toppermost

Sitting here today, Badfinger’s place in the classic rock pantheon seems beyond dispute. They served as the primary torchbearers for Beatlesque pop into the 70s after Liverpool’s originals had gone th...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 2d

Coming Soon - to the Music Site with a difference ...

Rain Parade, Vulfpeck, Leo Kottke, Penny & Sparrow, Marcus Miller, Hot Chocolate, Sandy Denny, Nic Jones, Tuck & Patti, Cathal Coughlan, Chet Atkins, Betty Davis, Lush, Popguns ...

"That's (not) all Folks"

www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 2d

The Grandaddy Toppermost from @fourfoot.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/grandaddy/

Grandaddy - Toppermost

How best to describe Grandaddy? They’re the band you wanted to hear when you heard that Neil Young had made a synthesiser record. They’re the diplomats in a war between Pavement and Super Furry Animal...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 2d

The Badfinger Toppermost from @marcfagel.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/badfinger/

Badfinger - Toppermost

Sitting here today, Badfinger’s place in the classic rock pantheon seems beyond dispute. They served as the primary torchbearers for Beatlesque pop into the 70s after Liverpool’s originals had gone th...

www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 2d

The 18 Wheeler Toppermost from @durutti74.bsky.social - try the epic Ballad Of Paul Verlaine for size! www.toppermost.co.uk/eighteen-whe...

18 Wheeler - Toppermost

During 1995 I heard their single Steel Guitars on Mark Radcliffe's radio show and enjoyed it enough to remember the name. A year later I was browsing through the reduced rack of Diverse Music and foun...

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 4d

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

🎤 Penny & Sparrow

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🎵 Patience, First
💿 Tenboom (2013)
⏱️ 1:18

Andy tells a story of hurt and pride in little more than a soulful string interlude.

The cover art with pencil drawing, and the album title are inspired by Corrie ten Boom.

youtu.be/8WMDfGkVieE

Patience, First

YouTube video by Penny and Sparrow - Topic

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Lippy Kid @lippykidmusic.bsky.social · 4d

I know I keep saying this, but I sincerely thank anyone who continues to take time in reading and sharing these posts. It means a great deal....

Continuing my blog with this - 25 years of Kid A

52 Albums To Shape A Soul - Part 42

🙏🖤x

lippykidmusic.substack.com/p/52-albums-...

Album cover for 'Kid A' by Radiohead, superimposed with the words 52 Albums To Shape A Soul : #42

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 2d

The Badly Drawn Boy Toppermost by @mealygarage.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/badly-drawn-...

Badly Drawn Boy - Toppermost

Badly Drawn Boy - aka Damon Gough, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who came to prominence when his debut studio album, The Hour Of Bewilderbeast, won the Mercury Prize in 2000 - is an ...

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Lippy Kid @lippykidmusic.bsky.social · 11d

As always, a sincere thank you to all who continue following these musical reflections and connections.

Continuing my blog with this. The creative spirit that sits within Imposter Syndrome.

52 Albums To Shape A Soul - Part 41

Thanks for reading 🙏x

lippykidmusic.substack.com/p/52-albums-...

Album cover for 'The Hour Of Bewilderbeast' by Badly Drawn Boy superimposed with the words '52 Albums To Shape A Soul : #41'

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Rob Morgan @durutti74.bsky.social · 4d

Here's some words I wrote about "The great dominions"

explodingteardrops.blogspot.com/2022/09/the-...

The Great Dominions

Version one recorded October 15th 1980 for a Mike Read BBC Radio 1 session, broadcast 27th October 1980, available on "Kilimanjaro" 3CD Juli...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 5d

NEW post:

“Stray Cats didn’t just play rockabilly, they lived it, injecting it into the veins of a jaded music scene - their songs are snapshots of a bygone era updated with punk energy”

@dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 by the still performing #Rockabilly trio

www.toppermost.co.uk/stray-cats/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 5d

NEW post: Stray Cats … “a breath of fresh air in the stale pop landscape of the early 80s, they stripped #rocknroll back to its essentials”

@dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 of the best by #thestraycats ... #rockabilly

www.toppermost.co.uk/stray-cats/

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 6d

This week's Book Choice.

@mikepress.bsky.social reviews @stuartmaconie.bsky.social new Beatles book:

“A vivid portrait of a rich, diverse creative ecosystem. Maconie writes with his trademark wit, warmth, and unerring eye for human detail, a labour of love, a joy to read”

www.toppermost.co.uk

Stuart Maconie's With a little help from their friends.

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Uncut Magazine @uncutmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

Jimmy Page pays tribute to Yardbirds’ co-founder Chris Dreja, who has died aged 79

Jimmy Page pays tribute to Yardbirds' co-founder, Chris Dreja

Jimmy Page has paid tribute to Chris Dreja, the rhythm guitarist, bassist and co-founder of The Yardbirds, who has died aged 79

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Mike Press @mikepress.bsky.social · 6d

My review of the excellent Beatles book by @stuartmaconie.bsky.social is now on Toppermost.

Toppermost - Music site with a difference

Where fans can have their say about a band – passionate writing, top 10s galore, all genres covered, new contributors welcome.

www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 7d

Check out Ann's 2024 Toppermost on The Janitors
www.toppermost.co.uk/janitors-the/

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 8d

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

Celebrating the music of Penny & Sparrow, from Austin, TX.

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🎵 Finery
💿 Let A Lover Drown You (2016)

My favourite tracks by this indie folk duo will be the subject of my first Toppermost submission later this month 😊

@toppermost.bsky.social 🙏🏻

youtu.be/ST2H5gucsgk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 8d

Coming Soon - to the music site with a difference ...

Stray Cats, Rain Parade, Sandy Denny, Leo Kottke, Penny & Sparrow, Marcus Miller, Hot Chocolate, Nic Jones, Tuck & Patti, Cathal Coughlan, Chet Atkins, Popguns ...

"That's (not) all Folks"

www.toppermost.co.uk

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 8d

The Kraftwerk Toppermost - from @durutti74.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/kraftwerk/

Kraftwerk - Toppermost

The roots of Kraftwerk go back to the late 60s when Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider met as students in Dusseldorf, first forming an experimental rock band, Organisation, who issued one album...

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Toppermost @toppermost.bsky.social · 8d

The Mark Lanegan Toppermost - from @pangurdubh3.bsky.social www.toppermost.co.uk/lanegan-mark/

Mark Lanegan - Toppermost

Mark Lanegan first came to prominence with the early proto-grunge band, Screaming Trees, which he formed with the brothers Van and Gary Lee Conner and Mark Pickerel in Washington in 1985.

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TraceyB @ineeddirection.bsky.social · 9d

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 31 bonus day for @davidkbruce.bsky.social
I shouldn't, in all sanity, like this song. But I REALLY do. In his words, the track "loops for 30 minutes and isn't long enough" and he's SO right. Utterly hypnotic.
Now write that fucking Toppermost, David!
youtu.be/GSErEAGjeKc?...

Liars - This Dust Makes That Mud

YouTube video by aquafasciatous

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