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Member: Paul Lorentz
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Location: The Land of Limburger and Leinenkugel's
Member Since: Sep 16 '02
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RADIO FREE PAUL:

Paul's Big Gay Epinions Profile:

IN HEAVY ROTATION

NEW RELEASES
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THE B-52'S - FUNPLEX ASIA - PHOENIX OURS - MERCY (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy) THE WHIGS - MISSION CONTROL MANDY MOORE - WILD HOPE SARA BAREILLES - LITTLE VOICE ONEREPUBLIC - DREAMING OUT LOUD INGRID MICHAELSON - GIRLS AND BOYS SIA -SOME PEOPLE HAVE REAL PROBLEMS NATASHA BEDINGFIELD - POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE MAGNETIC FIELDS - DISTORTION THE-DREAM - LOVE/HATE GENESIS - LIVE OVER EUROPE 2007 ART IN MANILA - SET THE WOODS ON FIRE SEAL - SYSTEM ALICIA KEYS - AS I AM JIMMY EAT WORLD - CHASE THIS LIGHT MATCHBOX TWENTY - EXILE ON MAINSTREAM BACKSTREET BOYS - UNBREAKABLE ANNIE LENNOX - SONGS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AVENGED SEVENFOLD - AVENGED SEVENFOLD BRITNEY SPEARS - BLACKOUT KEYSHIA COLE - JUST LIKE YOU EDITORS - AN END HAS A START COMMON - FINDING FOREVER PRINCE - THE PLANET EARTH BUFFALO TOM:  THREE EASY PIECES CROWDED HOUSE:  TIME ON EARTH JILL CUNNIFF:  CITY BEACH ERASURE: LIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORLD MARIA TAYLOR:  LYNN TEETER FLOWER BRIGHT EYES: CASSADAGA SIA:  LADY CROISSANT WILCO:  SKY BLUE SKY DINOSAUR JR:  BEYOND JOAN ARMATRADING:  INTO THE BLUES BJORK:  VOLTA JOHN LEGEND:  ONCE AGAIN WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY - LET IT ROLL NELLY FURTADO:  LOOSE


VITAL REISSUES
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NUMERO GROUP - DON'T STOP:  RECORDING TAP LAURIE ANDERSON - BIG SCIENCE (1982) SLY & THE FAMILY STONE:  THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON (1971) JOHN PHILLIPS:  JACK OF DIAMONDS (1971-1972) HALL & OATES - THE PHILADELPHIA YEARS (1968-1971) CHER - 3614 JACKSON HIGHWAY (1969) JOSH WHITE - THE ELEKTRA YEARS (1955-1962) GOD BLESS TINY TIM - THE COMPLETE REPRISE RECORDINGS (1968-1970) THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE - SONGS OF JOY (1975-1980) THE MOON'S A HARSH MISTRESS:  JIMMY WEBB IN THE SEVENTIES (1970-1977)


FROM THE VAULTS
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THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS - PEOPLE LIKE US (1971) STAYING ALIVE - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (1983) THE MISSION:  CHILDREN (1988) BAY CITY ROLLERS - WOULDN'T YOU LIKE IT? (1975) DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - DON'T STAND ME DOWN (1985) CARLY SIMON - ANTICIPATION (1971) X- WILD GIFT (1981) THE ASSOCIATION - THE ASSOCIATION (1969) WILLIE NELSON - ALWAYS ON MY MIND (1982) THE BEAU BRUMMELS - INTRODUCING... (1965) THE MARVELETTES - PLEASE MR. POSTMAN (1961) ZZ TOP - TRES HOMBRES (1973) METALLICA - RIDE THE LIGHTNING (1984)


PAUL'S DESERT ISLAND DISCS
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FASTBALL - THE HARSH LIGHT OF DAY (2000) THE FAMILY STAND - MOON IN SCORPIO (1991) GENESIS - INVISIBLE TOUCH (1986) ELEVENTH DREAM DAY - BEET (1988) ERASURE - CHORUS (1991) VILLAGE PEOPLE - GO WEST (1979) TANITA TIKARAM - ANCIENT HEART (1988) MIDGE URE - ANSWERS TO NOTHING (1988) BILLY JOEL - THE NYLON CURTAIN (1982) PAUL YOUNG - NO PARLEZ (1983) NINE INCH NAILS - PRETTY HATE MACHINE (1989) SHONA LAING - SOUTH (1988) PINK FLOYD - THE WALL (1979) THE SPIKE JONES ANTHOLOGY (1994) DEPECHE MODE - SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION (1993) ERASURE - THE INNOCENTS (1988) MIDNIGHT OIL - EARTH AND SUN AND MOON (1993) THE SISTERS OF MERCY - FLOODLAND (1987) SOCIAL DISTORTION (1990) VILLAGE PEOPLE - VILLAGE PEOPLE (1977) ELVIS COSTELLO & BURT BACHARACH - PAINTED FROM MEMORY (1998) THE GRASS ROOTS ANTHOLOGY 1965-1975 (1991)




THE 100 GREATEST POP SINGLES OF THE 1980S!!!
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100-81 80-61 60-41 40-21 20-6 THE TOP FIVE


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AUF WIEDERSEHEN, PROJECT RUNWAY. MISSING YOU ALREADY. KISS, KISS.


RECENT BOOKS THAT I LOVE:
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CORMAC McCARTHY:  THE ROAD KADER ABDOLAH:  MY FATHER'S NOTEBOOK ABDULRAZAK GURNAH:  DESERTION STEPHANIE DOYON:  THE GREATEST MAN IN CEDAR HOLE LYDIA MILLET:  OH PURE AND RADIANT HEART YASMINA KHADRA:  THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL RICK BASS:  THE DIEZMO JARED DIAMOND:  COLLAPSE ALBERTO MANGUEL:  STEVENSON UNDER PALM TREES


SONGS OF THE YEAR
(according to Paul)
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2005
"Refuge (When It's Cold Outside)"
by John Legend
It's all right, it's all right
2004
"Silent Nation"
by Asia
It's not up to me to change what has been done
2003
"Everyone Deserves Music"
by Michael Franti & Spearhead
Even our worst enemies, Lord
2002
"A Praise Chorus"
by Jimmy Eat World
Are you gonna live your life wondering?
2001
"Crystal"
by New Order
We break easy.
2000
"What You Wish For"
by Guster
And I will get what I deserve...
1999
"I Want It That Way"
by Backstreet Boys
You are... my fire
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