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Needed a break from all the football (and some crappy hoops) today and came across the Connells from a concert they performed at Sonark Studios in Hillsborough last year and broadcast on PBS North Carolina. Hadn’t thought about the Raleigh indie band in like forever!

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Wow. I had no idea they were still together and playing.

I still have my Fun n Games T shirt somewhere. It’s mostly disintegrated.

In the early 90s on any given day you might see a dozen of these shirts just walking across campus. They were crazy popular.

I also still love that song. That whole album. Hell, their first several albums really.

They were such an underrated band at the time. They had so many bangers.

Here’s a bit of a crash course if you like their sound:

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The sound sort of reminds me of this band

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Pretty sure The Black Keys used the same riff on the song Baby I’m Coming Home

Anyways here’s an unrelated song.

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Thank you for the Connells rabbit hole man…

I know there were waaay more popular songs by them, but man did I love this one. It was one of those deep album cuts that kept me coming back.

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Count me as one of those who doesn’t quite understand what constitutes “Yacht Rock” and how bands etc are selected for inclusion in that so-called genre. :motor_boat: :musical_score: :thinking:

clt says yacht rock is a vibe

My fav member of Fleetwood Mac even before Buckingham Nicks joined and “ruined” the band.

RIP Ms. Perfect :microphone: :musical_keyboard: :bouquet:

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Sadly, Bryar’s death is reminiscent to that of Layne Staley.

Never ever figured why he had a Comeback Special. Don’t think he ever went down to the extent warranted a comback

Not a big Elvis fan though I can tell you exactly where I was when his death was announced in 1977!

In all seriousness, by the time of the so-called comeback special in 1968, Presley’s last top ten hit was in 1965 and actually a song he recorded in 1960! Plus the foray into film was mostly a dud save Viva Las Vegas - which, like his last hit record, came in 1965.

BTW, his 1968 movie Speedway - filmed at CMS - is a guilty pleasure for me. Especially the unrealistic depiction of stock car racing - like Elvis opening the door to his race car instead of having to climb through the driver’s side window! And, of course, all the singing! :wink:

I was a the race at CMS when they were filming scenes for this movie.

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Interesting tidbit about Speedway - originally meant to be a flick starring Sonny & Cher!

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https://boingboing.net/2024/12/04/steely-dans-donald-fagen-curses-out-the-makers-of-a-new-documentary-on-yacht-rock.html