Hey Tom! Yeah, I know. My listening habits are bound to someday summon The Old Ones. Although I wouldn't be too broken up if I managed to have a hand in The Young Ones getting back on the air. Anyway, hope you're doing well!

@@DavesBasementGrooves I miss watching The Young Ones!!!

@@highrantdistrict Me too! I think I identified most with Neil lol

Thanks for stopping by! I'm due for an upgrade, for sure, and one soon day I'll pull the trigger. I'm enjoying what I have currently, so the pressure's not exactly on haha. I appreciate your comment!

You know, I was pretty ignorant of the GR rock scene until maybe the late '90s. In the '80s, for me, it was WRIF and WLLZ outta Detroit. Lately though I have been digging into more West Side bands from the '80s and '90s. Any suggestions?

Hi Steve! I agree - their 2nd album was quite poppy (poppey, popp-ish, whatever) compared to their first. This one definitely has a good dose of pop to it but I think they do a fine job of bringing in all of their influences. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Mark! Let me know what you think of Sunflower Bean. Yeah, as I said I'm not the "huge-est" REO fan so I neither love 'em nor hate 'em, but I would say I enjoy most of their albums. Thanks for watching!

I think you'll dig it - let me know what you think! Thanks for watching!

Thanks Mark! Yeah, I assumed most if not all of the people who watch my channel were already subbed to Morten. Still, it was fun to put the video together. Have a great week!

Thanks Steve! Yeah, I assumed most - if not all - of the people subscribed to me were also subscribed to Morten. It was worth a shot!

Thank you! Yes, Morten is a great guy and his videos are a treat!

Aww… thank you Jack and Dave 😊

OMG! I am so sorry for the misspelling! I checked and double-checked, but still screwed it up lol. That's the kind of month I've been having, I guess. You're absolutely right, Iggy's grandmother's "official" place of birth is listed as Kristiania, but I figured most Americans wouldn't relate that to Oslo and then I did my typical maneuver and forgot to mention the original name. I guess it just proves my videos are unscripted haha! Cheers! I hope you're week is going well so far!

@@DavesBasementGrooves That’s ok, I’ve had to return ID cards in Dennark because they apparently are blind when it comes to my name in particular 😄 It’s kind of like, well imagine if Canadians said Sorry differently for no aparent reason! Boy am I in trouble now eh? 🍁 It was actually Oslo until 1624 when the Danish-Norwegian kong Christian moved the town after the 1623 fire and renamed it Christiania (We once had 3, Christiansand, Kristiansund and Christiania). Because Norway tried to move away from the Danish language after 1814 (booo!) the letter C going out of fascion, they changed it to Kristiania in 1877. After celebrating 1624 in 1924 they changed the name back to the old norse name, Oslo in 1925, so my dad would always say he was a Kristiania gutt (boy). No one even mentions 1624 this year… sigh. The part of town built over the old norse/medieval town was called Oslo, so they changed that to Gamlebyen. That unfortunately translates to «Old town» making lots of tourists confused and disappointed as there is, apart from some old cathedral ruins, mostly houses from 1870’s and to the present day. They wanted to change the city centre name from Sentum to Christiania but then the Ch vs K people and anti Danish anything people started arguing and now 15 years has passed and we still say Sentrum 😄

@@MortenAastad Hahaha yeah, the Canadians can dish it out just as good as anyone. My wife and I were over in Ontario a while back and a couple of locals asked us where our accent was from. We said "across the river" lol. That history of Oslo is fascinating! It seems odd that the 400th anniversary of 1624 isn't being talked about. Are there specific reasons for that, or is it just a matter of "moving on"? I would be thrilled to see what remains of medieval Oslo, but from what little I know there isn't much to see these days due to the fire you mentioned. Is that accurate?

@@DavesBasementGrooves I don’t know, current and future Norway cares less and less about history and so on. Also, the Danish times are constantly talked down or ignored unless people go on vacation to Denmark where they get offended that the Danes don’t know anything about Norway, our shared history and think Norwegians are Swedes. Also Norwegians can’t understand danes and allthough we share a language end up speaking English. I could cry blood. When they celebrated the forced break up of 1814 in 2014 a lot of news was about the Danes having «forgotten Norway» (they ignored Norway and censored news from Norway for over 20 years until the 1940’s, fearing our new constitution would give people any «good ideas» and having lost us to Sweden because of Napoleon was hard to swallow, then came the national trauma of losing 1/3 of the country to Preussia (Germany)). I don’t know if Oslo will celebrate 1925 next year. Might not be considered «PC» for the current population. Across the river 😄 He he. I was so close to go to Vancouver when I was in Seattle when I discovered that my visa wasn’t a re-entry! I was flying out of Seattle so that would have been a possible disaster! 😳

@@DavesBasementGrooves Yes, there are only remains of the two small cathedrals, a monestary that was allready a ruin (Danes made us protestant 90 years earlier) and the old kings… house). All the rest was made of wood. They moved the town behing Akershus Castle and behind walls, strictly enforcing a «brick only» policy. Still burned a couple of times… Swedes, clumsy bakers…)

Thank you! Nope, definitely not a bad album by any means. It just happens to get a couple of less spins per year than the others haha!

Hey Tom! Thanks for checking in! Yeah, I still feel a bit awkward about pushing my record. One of these days I'll have one too many ciders and sneak it in to a video lol. All is well, just the best laid spinning/filming plans going up in smoke for one reason or another. I'm hoping to get some more turntable time in the books here soon. Hope you're doing good!

Thank you! Yes, a glass cabinet is absolutely one of the ideas we're floating around and, honestly, probably the most practical and responsible.

Hi Morten! I do enjoy Dido's voice, but I'm not familiar with her other albums. That is something I will need to fix! I also really like Teenage Fanclub. There are still a few of their albums (and singles) that I need to pick up. Thanks for watching!

@@DavesBasementGrooves I think most of them can be obtaiend for a very reasonable amount of schekels these days.

She definitely has a wonderfully warm voice. I've never heard any of her other albums, but if I come across them I'll give them a try. Teenage Fanclub remains one of my favorite Scottish "indie" bands. They've been pretty consistent over the years. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Yeah, I stumbled on the Vulgar Devils on KZfaq and had to snag both their albums. Their second album (on vinyl) will be in my next update video.

Yep, they're still cranking out the albums. They may have lost a step or two, but I still dig their sound. Honestly, when it comes to CDs I tend to buy more "new" music on CD than vinyl. The prices of CDs are also getting ridiculous, but when they're in the $12-$14 range and the vinyl version is hovering around $30, I can't justify to myself not going the CD route. Thanks Steve!

I picked up the shirt from teepublic (not sure how "official" it is haha). Grand Funk is one of my favorite bands, and they would be even if they weren't from Michigan haha. The interesting thing, to me anyway, was when they got their start they didn't want to be associated with Michigan or Detroit. Now, of course, they fully embrace their origins. Thanks for watching!

@@DavesBasementGrooves 😊

They are one of mine as well - but I was never fortunate enough to catch them live. They're still tooling around, but without Mark I don't know that I would go out of my way to see them now lol. Thanks for watching!

Hi Mark! I only ever knew Starpoint's Object of my Desire, but I'll probably pick up their earlier albums if I run across them since I did enjoy much of the rest of that album. The Betty Cooper album, overall, didn't really hold my interest but I do think it is an appealing album to the right listener. Let me know what you think of it. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Yeah, they're still kicking around though Mark is no longer with them. I'd love to see just one more reunion tour! Thanks for watching!

Hi Steve! I was a little let down by that album - I expected a little more "rock", but you definitely should give them a try. Have a look through Bellyache's catalog - there are a lot of bands I think you'd dig. Voyag3r is an interesting group, and of course there's the always unique sounds of Slasher Dave (formerly of Acid Witch). Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Yeah, Saxon are one of my favorite metal bands and have been ever since I picked up a cassette of the Crusader album back in the mid-80s. My wife and I just caught them live with Uriah Heap a few weeks ago. Thanks for watching!

Thank you!!!!

My pleasure! You really have a great singles collection! Drone-y - yes! Perfect description of Enclouded. I wish they'd done more. I have a couple of other 100 Proof singles as well as their debut album, still on the hunt for their 2nd. Hope you enjoy your weekend too!

This is the only release I have from them. I've been on the lookout ever since for their albums, but neither one has been showing up around here. One day I'm sure I'll wander over to Discogs and see what I can get. Thanks for watching!

I agree! I think it must have just been a one-off novelty project, what with the singer doing the fashion boutique thing. Still, would have been nice to hear more. Thanks for watching and subscribing!!

My pleasure! Have a great weekend!

Thanks Steve! I do collect quite a bit of 45s. Usually I spend more time flipping through the 45s than the albums when I'm out and about. I especially love finding the bands that only release a single or two before disappearing. And of course the non-album tracks I love tracking down!

I'm willing to bet the Klondike people sent them a "cease and desist" letter - or maybe it was Ben & Jerry's? Anyway, I would be willing to bet that they were involved in other bands. I'm trying to get in touch with the producer to see if he has any memories of this recording. Interesting enough, the Big Brother did not catch the Bananarama clip, but it did catch the Radio Stars. Go figure!

@@DavesBasementGrooves Ha ha 😄

I admit that I'm not aware of Moby's recent work. I'll give it a listen. Thanks for the heads up!

Yes, I definitely get tongue-tied when trying to pronounce Finnish surnames - hopefully no one takes offense! You know, one of the first things that I noticed when I watched one of your videos the very first time - your Mjölnir. Very important in our household too. As for the brewery - I have had that shirt for a very long time! Thankfully I can still fit into it haha.

@@DavesBasementGrooves Yes, my dad told me about that ingress thing when I was a child, and I didn’t think it was possible (We may have finnish blood on my grandfathers sode of the family, as they lived near the border with Sweden called Finnskogene. Slash and burn farmers from Finland arrived in the 16 and 17 hundreds after Denmark gave up Jämtland and Herjedalen from Norway to Sweden and wanted to populate the erea. Many of these farmers didn’t know where the border was and ended up in Norway). I love my norse heritage and the religion very much, sort of an identity thing for me being an actual Scandinavian (Norwegian, danish and Swedish heritage). And history, love love reading history. Wish I still fit my old t-shirts, have some fun ones. But never came across that brewery. 😊 Cheers from Morten

I hadn't heard about the new single yet! Looks like the B-side is a cover of a Bonnie Tyler tune. Yeah, I'm in! Thanks for the head's up and for stopping by!

lol for the dollar it cost me, it's definitely worth it - even if just for the conversation value 😄 Thanks for watching!

Haha! Probably so - but honestly, it sounds a bit painful 😂

I have the same problem with the estate sales; us working folk have it bad.

@@mad4vinyl802 I know what my retirement plans are!

Thank you so much! It took years for me to finally get this spot, and I love it! You'll get there! Thank you so much for watching 😄

HA! That's what I was thinking too when I first saw this. Happenin' times, I guess. Thanks Steve!

I appreciate that! Thank you for your service as well! I'm guessing from your user name you have ties to Alaska? I was stationed at Elmendorf from '92 to '95 - absolutely loved it. Anyway, the shelves I use for my records are Kallax 4x4 from Ikea. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Yeah, I wish Wet would have released more than just this single, but the band members were in so many other projects that I don't think my want list will shrink anytime soon!

Yeah, the look of that packaging caught my eye and I couldn't leave it in the bin lol. Thanks for watching!

Stylish is not a word that anyone uses when talking about my taste in pretty much anything lol. But thank you, I appreciate the compliment!

@@DavesBasementGrooves Their loss. Really like the retro look of it all.

Thanks man! The GBI was on my list as a "if they have it, cool" sort of thing but I am happy I picked it. I'm a Scottie Ian fan, so I dig these odds & ends that he's involved with. Cheers!

Thanks! I picked up that Wet record because the colors caught my attention, and I'm glad I did. Too bad it was their only release. Have a great weekend!

Thank you!

I was a little disappointed with Maladroit, but it stands to reason that with so many albums I'm bound to run into at least a couple that I could live without. As for the Pet Shop Boys, their '80s stuff remains timeless to my ears. There are other synthpop bands from that era that I still enjoy, but maybe just a handful of songs as opposed to full albums. Thanks for watching!

Ugh. 39 years! Honestly, I love that song just as much - maybe even more - than I did when it first came out. Their music is so timeless. Cheers!

@@DavesBasementGrooves I remember that summer, I got West End Girl and 19 by Paul Hardcastle at the same time in Skagen. We had a stereo/recordshop, in fact we had two!

@@MortenAastad Ahh, Paul Hardcastle! It has been many years since I've heard 19. I don't own it... yet 😆

@@DavesBasementGrooves I had the 7’’ but its long since disappeared.

Thank you!