Rob Conroy

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Member Since: 1/22/2001
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This sweetness turns a throat to rust

Artist Song
The Go-Betweens  Lee Remick  
The Go-Betweens  Karen  
The Go-Betweens  Your Turn, My Turn  
The Go-Betweens  Careless  
The Go-Betweens  Cattle and Cane  
The Go-Betweens  A Bad Debt Follows You  
The Go-Betweens  Two Steps, Step Out  
The Go-Betweens  Ask  
The Go-Betweens  By Chance  
The Go-Betweens  As Long as That  
The Go-Betweens  Newton Told Me  
The Go-Betweens  Part Company  
The Go-Betweens  Bachelor Kisses 
The Go-Betweens  Unkind & Unwise  
The Go-Betweens  Don't Let Him Come Back  
The Go-Betweens  Spring Rain  
The Go-Betweens  The Wrong Road  
The Go-Betweens  Apology Accepted  
The Go-Betweens  Right Here  
The Go-Betweens  Bye Bye Pride  
The Go-Betweens  The Clarke Sisters  
The Go-Betweens  Dive for Your Memory  

Comment:

My favorite 80 minutes by the first run of these fine Australian avant-popsters, compiled by request of my friend Rob. Interestingly enough, after giving their first seven albums a thorough listen, this may be the first dual-songwriging band (in this case, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan) that I've encountered where I do not strongly prefer one songwriter to another; as a result, this mix (like all but one of their albums) is pretty much evenly split between the two men. Which one do you, dear reader, prefer? Lastly, if anyone can tell me which songwriter is responsible for "Apology Accepted" (it's probably my favorite song by them and is literally the only one that I cannot gauge in that regard), I'd be eternally grateful--it really sounds like Forster singing a McLennan song, but it *could* be McLennan singing his own song...

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Mo Twang!
Date: 10/9/2005
Nice. I think "Cattle and Cane" is my favorite. One favorite that you didn't include is "Rock and Roll Friend."
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p the swede
Date: 10/9/2005
great band, I only miss "Streets of your town"
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steelkillie
Date: 10/10/2005
Great.
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French Connection
Date: 10/10/2005
Antipodeanly admirable Rob me old possum!
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The Misfit
Date: 10/10/2005
Very nice!