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posted by [personal profile] the_dala at 09:09pm on 27/10/2007
Because I happen to be listening to Clapton's Unplugged at the moment, indulge me.

[Poll #1078458]


I'm going diving tomorrow! Awesome, and also scary because I have never used a drysuit before. And because I haven't dived much, period. But fortunately there are a few of us who have never tipped our toes in British waters, and one other girl like me who's just barely done her certification. Still, I'm a little worried about my layering. I will have four layers on top, but they're all thin, Primark-bought layers, since the really good insulating stuff in all the outdoor stores was way too expensive ::frets::

I haven't been busy these past few days, just boring. I really need to get a job to occupy more of my time, in addition to the whole cash flow problem. It looks like the bookstore job won't work out (BOOOO), but I applied for the other West Quay vacancies of the moment, namely Levis (which would be cool) and Costa Coffee (which has the potential to be uncool, but still - job). I seriously considered the fish-and-chips restaurant - that's how desperate I am - but decided I could not handle working that close to seafood. Oh, and I couldn't bring myself to apply at Primark. For serious, there are hordes of people in there at every hour of the day, and always clothing ALL over the floor. I get claustrophobic after just ten minutes, I couldn't imagine being trapped in there for an entire day.

Sigh. If these opportunities don't pan out, I'll just have to keep checking back, and maybe start walking down
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posted by [identity profile] amanuensis1.livejournal.com at 08:18pm on 27/10/2007
I'm one of those weirdoes who doesn't care much for live albums. Everytime I hear one I wish all those people yelling and cheering would shut up so I can hear the song, and then I start saying, "What? He didn't do it like that on the studio album; he held the note longer than that!" And then I turn it off and get the studio album instead and feel much better. ^_^
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posted by [identity profile] the-dala.livejournal.com at 08:38pm on 27/10/2007
Heh, you should check out a Dylan concert sometime; he never performs a single song like it was recorded. It took me multiple verses to recognize 'Like a Rolling Stone," for god's sake! Otoh, I've gotten so used to Jimmy Buffett's concert albums that I find all the studio recordings kind of blah...
 
posted by [identity profile] comava.livejournal.com at 08:33pm on 27/10/2007
Ha! I am constantly listening to that album too at the moment, especially Running On Faith. Which is why I can't fill out that poll, as I fear I am less than objective right now! It's an awesome album though, I agree.
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posted by [identity profile] the-dala.livejournal.com at 08:40pm on 27/10/2007
Hee, I think your post actually jogged my interest - I don't remember reading the content closely, but the subject line must have stuck in my mind...
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posted by [personal profile] lj_stowaway at 08:41pm on 27/10/2007
I rarely like or listen to live albums. Unless I am in the crowd, I don't want to hear them, as it interferes with the music. But it's different when Chris and Steve play a small venue without the rest of the band - it's more like a gathering of friends. And I do love listening to the two of them talk. *g*

Good luck with the dive and the job hunt!
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posted by [identity profile] the-dala.livejournal.com at 10:46pm on 28/10/2007
For the most part I'm only interested in live albums from artists I really love, but sometimes they capture some really amazing moments never to be found on studio albums.

And thank you :) The dive went great! We are still waiting for the verdict on the job hunt.
 
posted by [identity profile] dharma-slut.livejournal.com at 02:10am on 28/10/2007
I am sooo stuck in the seventies...

I had to find a three-headed coin, so I could make a toss between "Mad Dogs", Frampton Comes Alive" and "Concert For Kampuchea."

X has a live-at-the-Whiskey album that is great-- but not a happy experience, your gut twists when you listen to it.

Oh, I do have one more recent one-- The White Stripes at Glastonbury. It's not an album, you can download the thing from their website.

But I tend to agree with amanuensis1-- I like to see music live, but in the car or at home, the studio albums are easier to listen to.
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posted by [identity profile] the-dala.livejournal.com at 10:47pm on 28/10/2007
Hee. I will admit to never having heard Frampton Comes Alive ::ducks::
 
posted by [identity profile] hannahrorlove.livejournal.com at 02:41am on 28/10/2007
When Robert Plant sings "Immigrant Song" things happen to me that I can't explain.
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posted by [identity profile] the-dala.livejournal.com at 10:48pm on 28/10/2007
::nods:: Of course.

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