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Thomas Dolby - The Sole Inhabitant
Have you ever stopped to think about the nameless inventors responsible for the items you use every day? Who first conceived the coffee maker? The lithium ion battery in your cell phone? Anti-lock brakes? HIT STIX!? Somewhere, someone collected a paycheck for dreaming up these items that you use every day and take for granted. That guy (or girl) might have walked by you on the street yesterday and seen you using the thing (s)he invented, completely anonymous in your eyes despite having contributed positively to your life.
Even in the world of music, in which artists are hoisted upon
shoulders and given sweet gift bags at awards shows, a song can
eclipse the artist responsible. Sadly, although you'd be
hard-pressed to find someone in the United States who has never
heard
She Blinded Me With Science
(
), Thomas Dolby isn't
exactly a household name. It probably won't surprise you that Mr.
Dolby's least favorite Thomas Dolby song is the
aforementioned ubiquitous hit. Dolby's live collection
showcases a number highlights from his sample/synth driven catalog
that might never have achieved "classic" pop status, but are
nonetheless worthy of your RECs.
Here are a few suggestions to get you started:
One Of Our Submarines
(
)
I Live In A Suitcase
(
)
The Flat Earth
(
)
Check out this amazing video from the 1985 GRAMMY Awards featuring Thomas Dolby.
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August 18th, 2007 at 8:16 am
Sadly for Thomas, She Blinded me with Science is my favorite Thomas Dolby song! It may not be his favorite but it is mine! LOL!
August 18th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
I was amazed and excited to come across the news article announcing Thomas’s debut on Amie Street. I’ve been a fan of Thomas Dolby since I first heard “She Blinded Me with Science”. I feel priviledged to have had the opportunity to purchase “The Sole Inhabitant” and what a pretty cheap price and REC some of my favorite songs from my teenage years (”She Blinded Me with Science” and “Hyperactive”).
I’ve watched the iTunes podcast (it’s really a vodcast) of the “The Sole Inhabitant” and probably would have purchased the DVD except that I’ve never been able to find it in a store. For those interested in the technical aspects the mp3s are all 320k - yes you read that correctly 320k. That’s excellent quality, that alone makes it an excellent deal. The fact that the recordings are live and sound like they’d been produced in a studio are testament to the ability of Thomas Dolby.
My advice - buy the songs, put them on loud, and relive the past. We can hopefully look forward to excellent music from Thomas Dolby in the future.
November 4th, 2007 at 2:09 am
Interesting…