The Listening Club - 21st May 2023

Greetings,

Hope you're all doing good. Nearly-summery here in Amsterdam, as it stays bright and dry, but there's one hell of a cool breeze harshing the warm mellow, and restricting the early wearing of shorts, which is a shame. Still, forecast is looking good for next weekend, which is fortunate, as I'm off for a long weekend trip down to the land of cheese and wine (and baguettes)...

...and it'll be #vortex week also, so all hail @JimMcCauley, who will be tending to things #LC related in my absence. And get your thinking caps on for #vortex ideas too...

Last Sunday we had @AqiDraco in the chair, who, despite not quite ending up with the album they'd intended, still managed to charm the assembled with the one delivered, "A Greater Good (History 1998–2008)" by Neuroticfish. Thanks to Aqi for the pick and for sailing the frisb across to @SimonLandmine, who's here with tonight's intro...

"This album is now about thirty years old, and likely seems like old hat now, but at the time, the concept was somewhat groundbreaking.

I've owned it since it came out, and it's been on my increasingly-misnamed 'shortlist' for quite some time, but a conversation a while back pushed it up several notches. I know that it's familiar to a couple of you, and there were a few singles that came from that got some club play in a few venues (and that I still play for folk occasionally), but hopefully Listening Club will appreciate hearing the whole thing this time.

Parental advisory: This album had that logo/sticker on the front cover that indicated that the lyrics included a few swears - some tracks more than others.

DrinkingClub: Pick something from the early 90s, possibly something that combines two unexpected ingredients and might be drunk in a borrowed Winnebago. Or maybe just gin and juice."

Right then. Download's here, stream's below:

See you 20:00 BST (GMT+1) tonight.