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▲ 3 r/vinyl

You find that "band"

Just stumbled on Motrik randomly in a record store pickup. I posted about it last week. Since then I've been playing this album constantly. It's a style that not everyone would find interesting, but it just vibes for me, so I just ordered their whole catalog off bandcamp.

u/whateverhappensnext — 2 days ago
▲ 17 r/GenX

Help me out with a little bit of hope and motivation

Tell me your stories of how you escaped the corporate world and are doing something that you enjoy to get to retirement. I'm not assuming that you'll stop working at retirement, just what are you doing to get there?

I'm 56. I have a decent amount of retirement savings, enough to be comfortable when retired, but not enough to call me a wealthy retiree. I see the writing on the wall for my team at the company I work for. Could be disbanded in 6 months or 2 years, not sure, sure it will be disbanded. so I need to start thinking about paying the bills between now and 62. I am so done with this job, industry and sector. I'm hanging in there to get closer to retirement before they kick us out because of the good old golden handcuffs. I get paid well and should recieve about a years pay in severence when I get ousted, so I don't want to quit. I have a strong education, including a PhD in a hard science, but long for a job where I'm not constantly generating reports to satisfy higher ups. A luxury would be something that doesn't have me dealing with other peoples urgency, overshadowing what is really important or useful. Acknowledging, what is important and useful in my mind may not be the same as others. I've also become an enabler, I prefer to "lead from behind". I've done the career and management thing, but have now found myself avoiding the spotlight. At my age I get my satisfaction from helping the youngsters build their careers, gaining confidence and watching them get ahead.

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u/whateverhappensnext — 10 days ago
▲ 887 r/GenX

Supposedly, the first time Groove Is In The Heart was played on stage (1990). Can't confirm if that's true and I don't have time to go down a rabbit hole at work today...

u/whateverhappensnext — 16 days ago
▲ 13 r/vinyl

Raye - This Music May Contain Hope

I posted on this sub a while back how Raye's debut album, My 21st Centuary Blues, sounded outstanding and should be in those top 10 or 20 lists of albums that should be listened to on a turntable.

Her latest album, This Music May Contain Hope, is as good, if not better, than her debut. A double album, the first disk is dominated by big sounding, actually huge sounding, orchestral R&B. The second album moves into big band, jazz, R&B (small r big B), with a great guest appearance from Al Green, who still sounds great, full bodied dance pop and some gospel influence. Given the way each side of each record breaks down, sequentially song by song, I really think they put this album together planning on it being played as vinyl media...just like the good ol' days.

For someone who made her name in the industry writing for other big names, I am so happy that she decided to bring her music to the public herself.

From a guy who spends most of his time listening to heavy psychedelic, darker shoegaze, prog rock, and his nostalgic 80s Baggy college music. Hand on heart I tell you, this album is absolutely worth your listening time, over and over again.

u/whateverhappensnext — 17 days ago