Bohren & Der Club Of Gore — Constant Fear
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At last.......this music is incredibly atmospheric......love it
Nice and dark, just the way I like it. 
I live in the sunny southern part of Germany where we had a record amount of sun right up to the middle of October. Yesterday, it finally started raining and it won't stop until the day after tomorrow.
Then this finest of all doom jazz tracks comes on. Everything outside gets darker by the minute - absolute bliss.
Then this finest of all doom jazz tracks comes on. Everything outside gets darker by the minute - absolute bliss.
DrMacDaddy wrote:
Dark shadowy shade
Yes. As dark as Morphine! GREAT TUNE! Thanx RP!
Dark shadowy shade
Yes. As dark as Morphine! GREAT TUNE! Thanx RP!
Jelani wrote:
Shut up and go back to your cold war dreams - instigating agitator.
I am just here for the music! I will argue about politics somewhere else!
Shut up and go back to your cold war dreams - instigating agitator.
I am just here for the music! I will argue about politics somewhere else!
Simply Super!
There is only ONE tune by them on the RP playlist. PLEASE ADD MORE TUNES!! Thank you!
LPCity wrote:
LOL! I agree!
The comments alone make this worth an 8
LOL! I agree!
EXCELLENT!! Thanx RP!
Catalytic wrote:
Dark shadowy shade
Shades of Twin Peaks.
Dark shadowy shade
teeyodi wrote:
Could have been applied to 1949-1991 when the threat of nuclear
annihilation was a hot topic. Not that it couldn't happen just as easily
today as we currently have an unstable draft-dodging xenophobic idiot
at the helm of the US but I digress.
"Shut up and go back to your cold war dreams - instigating agitator."
Jelani - calm down. No one asked for either of your opinions. I come here for the music.
Could have been applied to 1949-1991 when the threat of nuclear
annihilation was a hot topic. Not that it couldn't happen just as easily
today as we currently have an unstable draft-dodging xenophobic idiot
at the helm of the US but I digress.
"Shut up and go back to your cold war dreams - instigating agitator."
Jelani - calm down. No one asked for either of your opinions. I come here for the music.
Wow! Music from my home area "Ruhrgebiet" played on RP.
One of my top 10 albums for the lonely island.
One of my top 10 albums for the lonely island.
teeyodi wrote:
Could have been applied to 1949-1991 when the threat of nuclear annihilation was a hot topic. Not that it couldn't happen just as easily today as we currently have an unstable draft-dodging xenophobic idiot at the helm of the US but I digress.
Shut up and go back to your cold war dreams - instigating agitator.
Could have been applied to 1949-1991 when the threat of nuclear annihilation was a hot topic. Not that it couldn't happen just as easily today as we currently have an unstable draft-dodging xenophobic idiot at the helm of the US but I digress.
Shut up and go back to your cold war dreams - instigating agitator.
Shipp wrote:
📍
What is that? A skeleton dildo?
📍
What is that? A skeleton dildo?
Proclivities wrote:
📍
📍
teeyodi wrote:
Could have been applied to 1949-1991 when the threat of nuclear annihilation was a hot topic. Not that it couldn't happen just as easily today as we currently have an unstable draft-dodging xenophobic idiot at the helm of the US but I digress.
And just like that, we are back in a global cold war! Sigh...if we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it.
Could have been applied to 1949-1991 when the threat of nuclear annihilation was a hot topic. Not that it couldn't happen just as easily today as we currently have an unstable draft-dodging xenophobic idiot at the helm of the US but I digress.
And just like that, we are back in a global cold war! Sigh...if we do not learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it.
So nice to hear this on RP! Long live RP!
Pollemusic wrote:
Its a wicked cover art
Never judge an album by its cover! Awesome.
Its a wicked cover art
Never judge an album by its cover! Awesome.
My go-to album for falling asleep when the good ol' insomnia strikes. Solid track!
Wouldn't wanna hear that one in my grave.
Music for greeting the last day of your Earth years☺️
Deeply moving and transcending🌞
Oh how I miss Chronical Diarrhoea.....
Gloriously Seductive!
Still I’d love to hear more Nick Cave in a similar vein!
perfect for Twin Peaks
Shades of Twin Peaks.
Easyrider wrote:
Could have been applied to 1949-1991 when the threat of nuclear annihilation was a hot topic. Not that it couldn't happen just as easily today as we currently have an unstable draft-dodging xenophobic idiot at the helm of the US but I digress.
This track is aptly entitled ‘constant fear’ and suits the times in which the planet’s population is living in with COVID-19.
Could have been applied to 1949-1991 when the threat of nuclear annihilation was a hot topic. Not that it couldn't happen just as easily today as we currently have an unstable draft-dodging xenophobic idiot at the helm of the US but I digress.
clickfaster wrote:
Constant Nausea would be a more apt title for the Twittler regime.
Is this the new theme song for the Trump presidency?
Constant Nausea would be a more apt title for the Twittler regime.
This track is aptly entitled ‘constant fear’ and suits the times in which the planet’s population is living in with COVID-19.
This is beautifully ethereal and kind of eerie at the same time. It seems like I've been hearing it forever - in a good way!
TeeCee33 wrote:
Following Brexit and Trump, this reflects my everyday state of mind :(
Look at this EU with all its incompetence and unable figures and f***ing Merkel de facto ruling it. Brexit is, at least for me, very understandable. And Trump is certainly an egomaniac a******, but far from being the quasi-dictator western media want us to believe he is.
Far, far worse is the suspension of our democratic rights due to a virus - and surprise, surprise, not executed by evil right wings!
guntherkraft376 wrote:
.... G E I L ...!!! Richtig geilgeilgeil ....!!!!
Thanks RP !!!
Das stimmt!
Aus Mülheim kommen gute Leute! 
Great track, beautiful, seductive, mellow, intense, yearning, crafting, haunting, and I love it! 10/10
.... G E I L ...!!! Richtig geilgeilgeil ....!!!!
Thanks RP !!!
fredriley wrote:
Following Brexit and Trump, this reflects my everyday state of mind :(
Following Brexit and Trump, this reflects my everyday state of mind :(
Nice surprise RP! Keep it up! That's why we love RP!
WonderLizard wrote:
I know this is supposed to be funny, but it's merely in poor taste. Very poor taste.
Well, maybe it's a little bit exaggerated 🙃 but they kinda ask for it, don't they? I think that calling the music dark and having skulls painted all over the place to make it appealing is in bad taste! Just listening to this piece didn't darken may mood one bit. 🤔 So, maybe it's ambient music for the cemetery... or for the catacombs... for the burial service?... For the human cremation chamber? For the zombie spa? 😁 Am I getting any warmer? 😂
I know this is supposed to be funny, but it's merely in poor taste. Very poor taste.
Well, maybe it's a little bit exaggerated 🙃 but they kinda ask for it, don't they? I think that calling the music dark and having skulls painted all over the place to make it appealing is in bad taste! Just listening to this piece didn't darken may mood one bit. 🤔 So, maybe it's ambient music for the cemetery... or for the catacombs... for the burial service?... For the human cremation chamber? For the zombie spa? 😁 Am I getting any warmer? 😂
Digging this one - never heard it before
Fear is fear of this or that. Angst is just angst. Goes deep. Allow it or succomb to it.. That's life. And it's great.
Rating 7.5 for 'Quite Likable-Creepy'.
Toff wrote:
ROFL!
Cheers from Hamburg/Germany
German Angst 
ROFL!
Cheers from Hamburg/Germany
German Angst 
On March 4th in Bochum, Germany - the concert in absolute darkness :-)
I think I've been up and down on this over the years. Most recently was a 5. No, now it's a 7. Because you needed to know that.
eroz wrote:
yup. I was expecting this to be Angelo Badalamenti.
This has a Twin Peaks vibe.
yup. I was expecting this to be Angelo Badalamenti.
Mythmyth wrote:
Moody, mesmerizing, smooth as it gets and yes, very dark. But every now and then there's a beautiful flicker of light.
I saw them last year in a small venue and they were as laid back cool as their music.
I like them!
I like them!
edz wrote:
EXACTLY!!!! Hope it's on his MP3 Player on auto repeat :)
Perfect for watching space with Starman on SpaceX trip to mars.
EXACTLY!!!! Hope it's on his MP3 Player on auto repeat :)
Perfect for watching space with Starman on SpaceX trip to mars.
dmeschke wrote:
Which is not too uncommon with german bands... (though Bohren is quite an uncommon german band.)
Also in Germany we like this song
Which is not too uncommon with german bands... (though Bohren is quite an uncommon german band.)
It is odd indeed. Just finished posting on Common Dreams in regards to the impact of climate disaster and what possible course of action could be taken with the conclusion that nothing significant can be done. Then this comes along. Synchronicity? At any rate it certainly expresses my feelings right now.
the_jake wrote:
Based on the band name, is should be the Al Gore Presidency.
OH! Alternative fact?
"The Al Gore Presidency" would be from an Alternative Universe, not an Alternative fact.
Based on the band name, is should be the Al Gore Presidency.
OH! Alternative fact?
"The Al Gore Presidency" would be from an Alternative Universe, not an Alternative fact.
Is this supposed to be a Halloween themed song because it's October?
ExploitingChaos wrote:
Are you sure you didn't misspell your comment?
Bohren!!!
Are you sure you didn't misspell your comment?
Bohren!!!
Also in Germany we like this song
I want this song to go on and on and on and on and on and on……
Sounds striking like the Jean-Michel Jarre song 'Last Rendezvous' scheduled to be recorded in space (the sax part) by the astronaut on the shuttle Challenger that blew up.
It's midnight somewhere....
Great motivating Saturday afternoon music...Said nobody ever. Kinda has a bit of a Morphine sound in there.
Just chillin'.
clickfaster wrote:
Based on the band name, is should be the Al Gore Presidency.
OH! Alternative fact?
Is this the new theme song for the Trump presidency?
Based on the band name, is should be the Al Gore Presidency.
OH! Alternative fact?
This song scares me
got to find out what kind of trees these are, Diane
2 spooky 4 me
clickfaster wrote:
Wow, how accurately mentioned is this to the point
Is this the new theme song for the Trump presidency?
Wow, how accurately mentioned is this to the point
I can't thank RP enough for introducing me to Bohren & Der Club of Gore. They are now my go-to albums when I need to calm down at work or chill out by the fireplace at home. Moody and sultry.
clickfaster wrote:
Following Brexit and Trump, this reflects my everyday state of mind :(
Is this the new theme song for the Trump presidency?
Following Brexit and Trump, this reflects my everyday state of mind :(
Is this the new theme song for the Trump presidency?
Very atmospheric and spooky. I like it🎷😊
Rhyming since it doesn't remind me of anything.
HELL YEAH! 
One of Germanys Best!
One of Germanys Best!
Moody, mesmerizing, smooth as it gets and yes, very dark. But every now and then there's a beautiful flicker of light.
♥
If you're on the fence about buying the whole album based on this track, just buy it. The mood is consistent, but the music varies enough to be interesting and it's solid end to end. Perfect strange weather day music.
It is now!
Go get it...CD is great!
dimar wrote:
Go get it...CD is great!
dimar wrote:
Soooooo bummed this isn't available on Amazon. Looooooove it!
Soooooo bummed this isn't available on Amazon. Looooooove it!
Thanato-jazz. Smooth and deadly. Love it. The band name also tickles me. 9 from the disturbed Nottingham jury.
This has a Twin Peaks vibe.
Peaceful, dark, gentle.
Unusual combination.
Unusual combination.
This is BEAUTIFUL! I'm getting a "Dark side of the Moon" vibe....LOVE IT! #notafraidofthedarkside
This always reminded me of Jean Michel Jarre's "Last Rendezvous (Ron's Piece)." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtGG1WLP1pk
It was supposed to be the first music recorded in space, but the Challenger and saxophonist Ron McNair perished instead on this day 30 years ago.
It was supposed to be the first music recorded in space, but the Challenger and saxophonist Ron McNair perished instead on this day 30 years ago.
Darkish and oppressing ... Yikes! 
Very melancholy, but in a good way.
Very nice. Reminds me of Morphine.
GarageDragon wrote:
OMG I AGREE!!! I think he is on a bathroom/nap break...
Bill, you play this at 3:00 on a Thursday afternoon. Are you trying to kill me?
OMG I AGREE!!! I think he is on a bathroom/nap break...
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Each to their own, no doubt. I for one do like this on occasion. My be too somber to listen to all the time. Follow up with some big band swing might be fun. They are a strange lot these boys. They characterize this as "doom ridden jazz music". Apt description. Certainly fits in the eclectic category furshur.
Bill, you play this at 3:00 on a Thursday afternoon. Are you trying to kill me?
Blue Velvet and David Lynch, a cut from your soundtrack is calling.
Will anything be happening in this piece before the end of it? '
Will anything be happening in this piece before the end of it? '
kellipeter05 wrote:
Go slit 'em.
I love it!
Words cannot express how much I dislike this song. Makes me want to slit my wrists. Sorry Bill. Not a winner.
Go slit 'em.
I love it!
kellipeter05 wrote:
You´re right. I am out of here and hope Bill will be in a more cheerful mood when I return.
Words cannot express how much I dislike this song. Makes me want to slit my wrists. Sorry Bill. Not a winner.
You´re right. I am out of here and hope Bill will be in a more cheerful mood when I return.
Words cannot express how much I dislike this song. Makes me want to slit my wrists. Sorry Bill. Not a winner.
Spooky but great!
mmm... ya man. I could go for a whole bunch of this thrown in the mix. Just gotta bookend it with some good stuff that really compliments it. Sometimes I think they just hit the shuffle button and let it go.
Cool jazzy and meditative. A nice change of pace.
Lovely mellow vibe, please offer more like this!
smackiepipe wrote:
Firesign theater! Now that's a flashback. Thanks.
Sorry, I just couldn't help thinking about Firesign Theater
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Announcer~ the makers of fantastic cigarettes long in the leaf and short in the can bring you Another true story from the tattered casebook of Nick Danger Third Eye lets join him now in the adventure we call “Cut Him Off At The Past!”
ND~ Lets get down to business, uncross those beautiful stems of yours baby here’s is the case I call Number 666. It all began innocently enough on Tuesday. I was sitting in my office on that Drizzly afternoon listening to the monotonous staccato of rain on my desktop and reading My name on the glass of my office door “REGNAD KCIN” my secretary lay snoring on the Floor her long beautiful gems pinioned under the couch. I didn’t hear him enter but my Nostrils flared at the smell of his perfume. Pyramid Petchulli! There was only one joker in LA sensitive enough to wear that scent and I had to find out who he was
RR~ Good Afternoon Mr.…Danger I'm Rocky Rococo.
ND~ Thanks half pint you just saved me a lot of investigative work.
RR~ Maybe yes maybe no…do you know what this is?
ND~ I had to think for a minute what cruel game was he playing…uh that’s a brown paper Bag
RR~ that’s correct now look inside Mr. Danger, what do you see?
ND~ That’s easy that’s a pickle
RR~ Very good! Now I think you are ready for this! (Clunk)
ND~ Why that’s nothing but a 2 bit ring from a crackerback jox!
RR~ I’ll sell it too you for $5,000
ND~ Ha what kind of chump do you take me for?
RR~ First Class!
ND~ That tarnished piece of tin is worthless!
RR~ Worthless ha ha (cough cough) Not to Melanie Haber!
ND~ Melanie Haber?
RR~ You may remember her as Audrey Farber
ND~ Audrey Farber?
RR~ Susan Underhill?
ND~ Susan Underhill?
RR~ How about Betty Joe Bealoski? (Organ)
ND~ (thinking) Betty Joe Bealoski, I hadn’t heard that name since college everyone knew her as Nancy then It all came rushing back to me like a hot kiss on the end of a wet fist. It was Pig Night at Om Made Pagme Sigma House. We had escaped from the crowd and stood trembling under the dwarf maples.
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Announcer~ the makers of fantastic cigarettes long in the leaf and short in the can bring you Another true story from the tattered casebook of Nick Danger Third Eye lets join him now in the adventure we call “Cut Him Off At The Past!”
ND~ Lets get down to business, uncross those beautiful stems of yours baby here’s is the case I call Number 666. It all began innocently enough on Tuesday. I was sitting in my office on that Drizzly afternoon listening to the monotonous staccato of rain on my desktop and reading My name on the glass of my office door “REGNAD KCIN” my secretary lay snoring on the Floor her long beautiful gems pinioned under the couch. I didn’t hear him enter but my Nostrils flared at the smell of his perfume. Pyramid Petchulli! There was only one joker in LA sensitive enough to wear that scent and I had to find out who he was
RR~ Good Afternoon Mr.…Danger I'm Rocky Rococo.
ND~ Thanks half pint you just saved me a lot of investigative work.
RR~ Maybe yes maybe no…do you know what this is?
ND~ I had to think for a minute what cruel game was he playing…uh that’s a brown paper Bag
RR~ that’s correct now look inside Mr. Danger, what do you see?
ND~ That’s easy that’s a pickle
RR~ Very good! Now I think you are ready for this! (Clunk)
ND~ Why that’s nothing but a 2 bit ring from a crackerback jox!
RR~ I’ll sell it too you for $5,000
ND~ Ha what kind of chump do you take me for?
RR~ First Class!
ND~ That tarnished piece of tin is worthless!
RR~ Worthless ha ha (cough cough) Not to Melanie Haber!
ND~ Melanie Haber?
RR~ You may remember her as Audrey Farber
ND~ Audrey Farber?
RR~ Susan Underhill?
ND~ Susan Underhill?
RR~ How about Betty Joe Bealoski? (Organ)
ND~ (thinking) Betty Joe Bealoski, I hadn’t heard that name since college everyone knew her as Nancy then It all came rushing back to me like a hot kiss on the end of a wet fist. It was Pig Night at Om Made Pagme Sigma House. We had escaped from the crowd and stood trembling under the dwarf maples.
Firesign theater! Now that's a flashback. Thanks.
This song gives me the creeps and I love it!
what a groove, love it!
It doesn't belong here, IMO, anymore than Miles Davis's In a Silent Way does. I love IASW and this reminds me of that Miles a bunch. But I don't want it here mixed with these tunes, thank you. They both require a serious listen or they will put me to sleep.
VH1 wrote:
I must concur. It takes me, lifts me, swirls me 'round the void and delicately lets me down in the warm bath of splendor. Aural ecstasy.
Absolutely love this song and this Band. Superb Music.
I must concur. It takes me, lifts me, swirls me 'round the void and delicately lets me down in the warm bath of splendor. Aural ecstasy.
Sounds like something from Twin Peaks
Sorry, I just couldn't help thinking about Firesign Theater
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Announcer~ the makers of fantastic cigarettes long in the leaf and short in the can bring you Another true story from the tattered casebook of Nick Danger Third Eye lets join him now in the adventure we call “Cut Him Off At The Past!”
ND~ Lets get down to business, uncross those beautiful stems of yours baby here’s is the case I call Number 666. It all began innocently enough on Tuesday. I was sitting in my office on that Drizzly afternoon listening to the monotonous staccato of rain on my desktop and reading My name on the glass of my office door “REGNAD KCIN” my secretary lay snoring on the Floor her long beautiful gems pinioned under the couch. I didn’t hear him enter but my Nostrils flared at the smell of his perfume. Pyramid Petchulli! There was only one joker in LA sensitive enough to wear that scent and I had to find out who he was
RR~ Good Afternoon Mr.…Danger I'm Rocky Rococo.
ND~ Thanks half pint you just saved me a lot of investigative work.
RR~ Maybe yes maybe no…do you know what this is?
ND~ I had to think for a minute what cruel game was he playing…uh that’s a brown paper Bag
RR~ that’s correct now look inside Mr. Danger, what do you see?
ND~ That’s easy that’s a pickle
RR~ Very good! Now I think you are ready for this! (Clunk)
ND~ Why that’s nothing but a 2 bit ring from a crackerback jox!
RR~ I’ll sell it too you for $5,000
ND~ Ha what kind of chump do you take me for?
RR~ First Class!
ND~ That tarnished piece of tin is worthless!
RR~ Worthless ha ha (cough cough) Not to Melanie Haber!
ND~ Melanie Haber?
RR~ You may remember her as Audrey Farber
ND~ Audrey Farber?
RR~ Susan Underhill?
ND~ Susan Underhill?
RR~ How about Betty Joe Bealoski? (Organ)
ND~ (thinking) Betty Joe Bealoski, I hadn’t heard that name since college everyone knew her as Nancy then It all came rushing back to me like a hot kiss on the end of a wet fist. It was Pig Night at Om Made Pagme Sigma House. We had escaped from the crowd and stood trembling under the dwarf maples.
==============
Announcer~ the makers of fantastic cigarettes long in the leaf and short in the can bring you Another true story from the tattered casebook of Nick Danger Third Eye lets join him now in the adventure we call “Cut Him Off At The Past!”
ND~ Lets get down to business, uncross those beautiful stems of yours baby here’s is the case I call Number 666. It all began innocently enough on Tuesday. I was sitting in my office on that Drizzly afternoon listening to the monotonous staccato of rain on my desktop and reading My name on the glass of my office door “REGNAD KCIN” my secretary lay snoring on the Floor her long beautiful gems pinioned under the couch. I didn’t hear him enter but my Nostrils flared at the smell of his perfume. Pyramid Petchulli! There was only one joker in LA sensitive enough to wear that scent and I had to find out who he was
RR~ Good Afternoon Mr.…Danger I'm Rocky Rococo.
ND~ Thanks half pint you just saved me a lot of investigative work.
RR~ Maybe yes maybe no…do you know what this is?
ND~ I had to think for a minute what cruel game was he playing…uh that’s a brown paper Bag
RR~ that’s correct now look inside Mr. Danger, what do you see?
ND~ That’s easy that’s a pickle
RR~ Very good! Now I think you are ready for this! (Clunk)
ND~ Why that’s nothing but a 2 bit ring from a crackerback jox!
RR~ I’ll sell it too you for $5,000
ND~ Ha what kind of chump do you take me for?
RR~ First Class!
ND~ That tarnished piece of tin is worthless!
RR~ Worthless ha ha (cough cough) Not to Melanie Haber!
ND~ Melanie Haber?
RR~ You may remember her as Audrey Farber
ND~ Audrey Farber?
RR~ Susan Underhill?
ND~ Susan Underhill?
RR~ How about Betty Joe Bealoski? (Organ)
ND~ (thinking) Betty Joe Bealoski, I hadn’t heard that name since college everyone knew her as Nancy then It all came rushing back to me like a hot kiss on the end of a wet fist. It was Pig Night at Om Made Pagme Sigma House. We had escaped from the crowd and stood trembling under the dwarf maples.
pankman wrote:
"bohren" —>> to drill (bore a hole)
Trepanation in this case?
"bohren" —>> to drill (bore a hole)
Trepanation in this case?
hanssachs wrote:
"bohren" —>> to drill (bore a hole)
BTW, "bohren" is a German verb, meaning "to bore." Got that right ...
"bohren" —>> to drill (bore a hole)
is this song from the tv show, "Homeland" ?
The comments alone make this worth an 8
BTW, "bohren" is a German verb, meaning "to bore." Got that right ...
Haunting and romantic but it drags a bit for the morning.
hayduke2 wrote:
...then at one point he turns to look at the camera, winks, and says "Nice!" :o)
makes me imagine Nosfaratu in a pork-pie hat, slowly slinking up the stairs
...then at one point he turns to look at the camera, winks, and says "Nice!" :o)
I actually downloaded this quite a while back. Good grief (pun intended) what kind of mood was I in then?
I'm sorry, but this is a horrid song and it depresses me every time it's played. 
musikluvr wrote:
Agreed. Need to hear this earlier in the day. It's bringing me down, and still a lot of workday left.
Maybe you're living in the wrong time zone?
Agreed. Need to hear this earlier in the day. It's bringing me down, and still a lot of workday left.
Maybe you're living in the wrong time zone?
makes me imagine Nosfaratu in a pork-pie hat, slowly slinking up the stairs
Sounds like Angelo Badalamenti - he must be a part of this?! (hence the David Lynch vibe, BTW)
I hear echoes of the 3-piece jazz combos popularized by Ahmad Jamal...
More film noir than David Lynch... This is a really good album for the post-midnight winter rain or snow falls
Music seems to travel further at night than during the day. The imagination gets more room to play plus sharing the night and music with someone special sears the memory...
Thank you RP. Just wish more of their music was this good.