THE COOLDUDE CLUB (Secret Hammer) #BlastProcessing: 1992

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Friday, September 29, 2023

Songbook Xtended: Let It All Hang Out

A.D.O.R. - Let It All Hang Out (1992) [Original Post]

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Songbook Xtended: Dreams

The Cranberries - Dreams (1992) [Original Post]

Is it really possible this song came out in 1992? I always seem to think The Cranberries were earlier than that, but I guess there's a certain transcendent quality to that voice. I'm not as inclined to romanticize the concept of Dolores O'Riordan as others, but it's tough to deny the rare qualities of it all. There are several videos for Dreams on YouTube, but this is the one I think of. Breezy, seductive, and effortlessly moody. I haven't thought about this song in a while. Overplayed soapy romcom soundtrack spun at every nineties high school dance? Maybe, but I heard it again a couple of nights ago, and it was nice.

Sunday, April 23, 2023

TrailerClub: Baraka

Baraka (1992) [Original Post]

I used to see Baraka in the video section all the time. It always caught my eye. It came out a year before Mortal Kombat II clumsily appropriated the word, but that kind of thing occurs to a young man. These days I view it differently. With more gratitude and respect. Our world doesn't feel the same as it used to those many years ago. Cinema like Baraka, Samsara, and the Qatsi trilogy capture this world in flux. The majesty and the horror. The exoticism of Baraka's voyeuristic slice of life from elsewhere on the globe gives it an instant appeal. I enjoy sampling other cultures, and it offers that visually and audibly. A good selection for Earth Day, and the kind of movie you can just put on and appreciate to your own degree, with grim foreboding, or wonderous joy.