Perfectly cooked but where is the juice?

Beastie Boys - “Paul’s Boutique”

The Rolling Stones album Exile on Main Street was famously recorded (mostly) in a villa in the South of France that guitarist Keith Richards rented. The Stones were exiled from England over taxes and Keith had problems going abroad due to drug charges. So they went to France. Long story short the Stones recorded their famous album in a mansion’s basement. It was very difficult (the instruments would go out of tune due to he humidity) and you can hear it on the album.

Also, it was one long non-stop party of epic and infamous proportions. Keith bought a huge supply of morphine from Marseille (then the heroin Capitol of the world). Gangsters, playboys, celebrities. It was legendary. Photos are online.

Edit: after months of recording the Stones received a tip that the cops were coming to bust them so they fled just in time.

There is a great magazine article from about 15 years ago that detailed the recording sessions. The band would arrive to the studio in the evening. There would be a huge spread of food. They would eat a little then drink and snort cocaine until they were so messed up they couldn’t speak. Then they’d start recording.

Check out Billy Strings and Tyler Childers

Thank you for explaining that.

An established English actor went missing just outside LA about 2 weeks ago. He was hiking in Angeles National Forest. Snowy and dangerous. If he had this feature on his phone (and knew how to use it) he would have been found by now. Instead it looks like he is dead. Just got lost on a hike less than an hour from Downtown LA.

Pulp Fiction

Anti-woke should be called asleep as that is the opposite of awake.

The vast majority of the artists Apple recommends to me I have never heard of. So I listen to the first 20 seconds of the track. Then jump forward a bit. If I like it I add to my library then explore the artists albums. If I don’t like the track I’ll skip to the next one. It’s a great way to discover new stuff. For example folk music. I know Bob Dylan and maybe one other artist. The auto play introduced me to all kinds of folk music by artists that were never big. I do the same thing with hip hop/rock/techno/tyc

Go to Apple Music or Spotify or whatever you use. Play 1 song you like then let the machine start auto playing similar songs. Voila. Song suggestions.

Wow OP I haven’t heard of a single artist you listed. I can’t even make an educated guess as to what style of music it is. Death metal? Techno? Folk? Don’t answer. I’ll Apple Music a few of them right now.

Edit: really digging the track Harridan

I highly recommend you spend a few minutes online checking out World War 1 artwork. There are dozens of mind blowing and haunting works of art. It is impossible not to be moved by the battlefield depictions and the propaganda posters. Nash is one artist that comes to mind.

I could be way off as I have only finished DFW short pieces (cruise line, etc)…. But perhaps Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” which is a Thomas Pynchon story.

Jules gets shot in the back while giving his spiel to someone he is about to shoot.

Paul McCartney, famed bassist for the Beatles, played drums on a song for Dave Grohol, famed Nirvana drummer.

How old are you?

Edit: that’s not an insult. Didn’t read comments first

That is a top notch list.

Build or find a Time Machine, go back in time till about day 4 or 5 of being “very sick.” See a medical professional.

Hate to recommend a best of but in this case it it appropriate.

“Essential Bill Withers”…… or any Bill Withers

Boy? It takes a real man to admit you cried.

Black Hawk Down

Are you trolling?

Toy Story (1) and Bug’s Life

Shrek