Sunday 8 January 2012

Sunday Session #1

I saw another blog ages ago (sadly I think I've lost track of it) that did a Sunday Session every...well, Sunday! (makes sense right?) and I thought it was kind of a cool idea. Instead of doing a proper post on writing or whatever, I thought doing this would be a cool way of letting you guys know what kind of music I'm into. I'm a rather fanatical member of Last.fm, where you can see what music I'm listening to every day. I've decided to base the Sunday Session selection on whatever song I've listened to most in the past week.

This week I've actually got a tie, and the songs are both by my favourite band of all time, the Smashing Pumpkins. The first track is called "In My Body", and the second is an early recording of "I Am One" from their debut album. I'll tell you a bit more about each song below.



"In My Body" was released as part of the album Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music. The Pumpkins, back in the year 2000, had released what was to be their last proper album for 7 years, Machina, but they also had more than another album's worth of material recorded which apparently their record label refused to let them release. So they decided to release it for free online instead!





This version of "I Am One" was recorded in the Reel Time Sessions, and was released on vinyl apparently. Also it was released on this mix CD I managed to grab a copy of from Amazon a few years back. That version was a really quiet mix, but this year (errr, I mean last year - 2011) when the Pumpkins released their remastered versions of Gish and Siamese Dream in some sublimely beautiful packages (yes, I own both, and still have not stopped drooling!), the Gish re-release contained a wonderfully remastered version. And that 2011 version is what you hear in the video above.

Okay, I think that's all I have to say about these songs. Check back next Sunday to see if I've forgotten all about the Sunday Sessions! hehe

16 comments:

  1. Interesting that they rereleased material in beautiful packages. There was a time when album covers were always such artwork in themselves, worthy of framing and hanging.

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  2. I love hearing what other people like listening to.

    It sounds like a fun Sunday feature.
    = )

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  3. So cool how they released the music on line since they couldn't put it on a record. Love this new technology and all that's available to us. Enjoy your Sunday!

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  4. Cool tracks! My playlist has more soundtracks than I can remember (now you know what I listen to when at my writing). :)

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  5. David, I can understand that totally. For me, I listen to an eclectic range of music, though I have been known to make playlists specifically for writing certain stories. But usually I just have my whole iTunes on shuffle.

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  6. I love Smashing Pumpkins! Can't wait to see what you listen to next!

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  7. Hey Trisha, Thanks for checking out Ruthie's feature on my blog! Also, if you are interested in reading, you should join my reading challenge, the one Ruthie just won and is participating in again this year! If you want to learn more, check out my page here...
    http://whosyoureditor.blogspot.com/p/bookmark-break-challenge-2012.html

    Thanks!

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  8. LOVE to hear what people listen to. I've found SO much great music that way :D

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  9. Not sure if you got this award already, but I gave you the Great Comments Award over on my blog :) Thank you!

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  10. Love me some Pumpkins! I hadn't heard these though, so thanks!

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  11. I like this idea for Sundays!
    I haven't heard that Smashing Pumpkin song in a long time, like years. It brings back memories of good times, very good times. Thanks!

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  12. BTW, by "that song" I meant the first one, "In My Body."

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  13. I only know the Smashing Pumpkins from that song "The End is the Beginning is the End", which was pretty much the only good thing to come out of the Batman and Robin movie. :P

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  14. Michael, you totally need to branch out (though I do love that song, it's far from the best they have to offer. hehe).

    Thanks everyone for the comments :)

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