Thank You Friends is setting the golden afternoon temperature on the dial.
Thank You Friends by Big Star off Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave (1993) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a soulful / sun-laced cruise lean, and a touch of sun-laced cruise. The Prophet Returns is already changing how the current record reads.
Mr Rassy is building on feel and keeping the room moving.
Thank You Friends by Big Star off Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave (1993) belongs here because keeps the emotional pressure steady after Rock 'n' Roll With Me (Live) by David Bowie and turns the color from 2020s into 1960s. The Beatles is one of Ian's steadier shelf presences, so the pick already reads like a real hand.. The Prophet Returns is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.
Thank You Friends comes through with a slow-burn glide and rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1990s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.
Listen for how The Prophet Returns answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.
Thank You Friends by Big Star lands here because keeps the emotional pressure steady after Rock 'n' Roll With Me (Live) by David Bowie and turns the color from 2020s into 1960s. The Beatles is one of Ian's steadier shelf presences, so the pick already reads like a real hand.. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. The Prophet Returns can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.
On Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave (1993), Thank You Friends shows Big Star working in a 1990s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.
Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for The Prophet Returns to arrive without the segue feeling forced.
The Prophet Returns answers Thank You Friends by Big Star with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Here Comes the Sun can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.
On Prophet (2022), The Prophet Returns shows The Sun Ra Arkestra working in a 2020s pocket with jazz in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.
This one is airing as a clipped passage, so listen for the section Mr Rassy chose to stand in for the whole piece. The choice was deliberate: The Prophet Returns is an album-side suite that benefits from a clipped opening to maintain the listener's interest without overwhelming the set.. Here Comes the Sun is waiting on the far side of that seam.
Here Comes the Sun answers The Prophet Returns by The Sun Ra Arkestra with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.
On Abbey Road (1969), Here Comes the Sun shows The Beatles working in a 1960s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.
Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers The Prophet Returns without borrowing the same emotional weight.
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Mr Rassy is lining up The Prophet Returns by The Sun Ra Arkestra off Prophet (2022). It hit in 2022, it comes off Prophet, Jazz on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. keeps the emotional pressure steady after Rock 'n' Roll With Me (Live) by David Bowie and turns the color from 2020s into 1960s. The Beatles is one of Ian's steadier shelf presences, so the pick already reads like a real hand.