Episode 16: The Difficult Vinyl Tag

[@n0s0luti0n]

Rather than less tags, I think every channel should start their own. Only you are qualified to launch a Box Set Tag! 😂 Great stuff, Steve!

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Scott! Great idea, I just may do that next year. Cheers!

[@Americanasam1994]

Inflated ego and head? I'm touched.

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

And hair!

[@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin]

Great answers! That Jeff Beck box set looks great!

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Thanks Larry!

[@vikingbrace]

First, I want to thank you for the shoutouts. More importantly, I have to say this is the funniest video you’ve made since you came back. So many great zingers in here! Well done👍

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Thanks Gary! You are my inspiration, better yet. You Light Up My Life!

[@vikingbrace]

@ Steve, you bring me hope

[@TommysVinylnaut]

Brian's tag fun to do.

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Thanks Tommy, cheers!

[@briankessler3501]

Have to drop in on Brian's channel for a looksee, now that know his backstory. Thanks Steve.

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Brian! Please check him out and give him a sub, he's a good guy and a good sport. Cheers!

[@mikevinylspiral]

Hey Steve. Great response. Loved the singles. Really impressed by the live gigs. Cheers Mike 👍

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Thanks Mike! I guess being almost 70 and living in a city like Chicago gives me an advantage for having seen so many shows. Cheers!

[@TheAuditoryVinyl]

Very cool Jeff Beck set! Your probably the only one to show food for any answer!

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Doug! I had to (chicken) wing it. Food is for more than just thought. Cheers!

[@RekkidTalk]

Not obscure enough, that rekkid is in Discogs!

[@TommysVinylnaut]

If it's on discogs - then it's no good!

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Chris! Guess I don't win than, Oh wait, this isn't a contest. Cheers!

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

@@TommysVinylnaut My video or the record?

[@RekkidTalk]

@@AisForAliceBisForBob It's pretty hard to find anything that's not on Discogs considering how nerdy rekkid collectors are.

[@TommysVinylnaut]

@@AisForAliceBisForBob Lol.

[@CDRabbitHole]

Wow this is a pretty difficult tag - great video. I can't think of any song with my name in it but the first one that came to mind was "@sshole" by Denis Leary.

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Very good Daryl!

[@brianreynolds4931]

Hah! As soon as you said the last item I thought of Alice Cooper’s “Steven” and there it is. That was a tough list. It’d take me half a day to research and gather up all my stuff that would fit. Luckily, I don’t do videos (yet). The only live albums I am on are ones downloadable direct from the artist: King Crimson Columbus 2001 and Metallica Pittsburgh 2018. There may be a chance of others, but it would take some research. I do have one flexi - the Opeth one around the time of the previous album. As far as multi-format singles and all the singles for an album, I have all five Metallica black album cassingles plus their respective import CD singles. Fun stuff! It’s always fun to interact with others afflicted with the same love of music and physical media.

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Brian! What's stopping you from doing a video?

[@onmyturntable7036]

Nicely done, Steve: I actually tend to buy Bigelow Tea, since it's made right in my home state of CT! That's a sweet looking Yes set. All in good fun, this little tag from Brian. I'm happy just observing this one!

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Ed! I've always been a Lipton guy, though I've probably gone to Starbucks for the last 15 years or so. Please refer to him as NLB. Cheers!

[@onmyturntable7036]

@@AisForAliceBisForBob Will do - got it!

[@3dimensionsofmusic3D]

From now on NLB. Fits. I found that Beckology less the box ,booklet , and minus cd2. Still snagged the remnants up. Hey it’s Jeff Beck say no more 😊. Great interpretation of NLB thread. 👍

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Thanks for hopping on board with the NLB movement Greg!

[@MGKBOSTON]

No logo Brian! NLB. I’m on board with that rebranding. On gluten “Suck it up big boy!” 😂 I’m surprised you had a box set in this video. I want to get Wishbone Ash “Argus” per your recommendation a few times. I like your method of listening to a band’s releases in sequence to hear the progression. Marillion everywhere in your estate.✌️

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Mike! T-shirt design for NLB in the works, it will be a one-off that he will wear at the soiree. 'Argus' has to be in my top 25 of all-time. I think I started the listening in sequence during the CD era. I have gazillions of Marillion....

[@richards5280]

Hey Steve- OK, now THAT was fun! 😆 There was a moment (maybe 2) where I had to pause due to a laughing fit! I know what to call Brian now, too 👍 Cheers-R

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Richard! I may have to create a NLB shirt. Thanks!

[@TCatsDeepVinylTraxx]

I had the intention of doing this tag, even pulled out some records for it, but found that I am lacking on flexi-discs and those useless longboxes. But, I might do it anyway, probably will. I'm sure Brian has had his daughter on there once to review an album, you have to go through the Robot Archives to find that one. Okay, you just gave me an idea for the longbox question, I have a few of those longbox style box sets I can use. So cool that you got to go to that "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" tour. I'm jealous now. I have the same issue with having to listen to an album all the way through, I don't like to skip tracks, even if I don't like a certain track. Sometimes I find I like something about a stupid song that I didn't previously notice, but usually, I just block it out. Ok, have a little mercy on us Canadians, vitamin D deficiency is normal in this state (which reminds me, do you even have room for a 51st star?). Great response!

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Mike! I think I've seen PT 8 times, but that is (one of the few) advantages of living in Chicago. I know what you mean about discovering something in a song, or even an album that you missed on first 50 plays or so. Took me over 40 years to get into 'Lamb' by Genesis. Cheers!

[@RandyforRoyals]

Wow. I didn't know Brian's back story. I do have quite a few of those long box sets. That's quite impressive to have been at so many shows that had album releases. You are correct in that I know that I at least heard every song on that Boston album played on the radio. Great use of Alice Cooper.

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Randy! Yes, quite the, almost creepy story behind Brian's channel.....Guess that is one advantage to being in Chicago is that all bands come through here on every tour. It is a very moving song that Alice wrote about me. Cheers!

[@GlenKellawayfromthebasement]

Man’s greatest refuge..the basement…this too difficult..I would have to use my imagination..love Brian though…

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Glen! That's why he named it the "difficult" tag.....

[@rallstonianmusicreport1975]

Kraft American singles best answer for that question! I think we need to buy Brian shirt that has every logo imaginable on it. Nice job on the tag! I hope you're having a good weekend. Best, Steve

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Steve! Brian will be getting a special shirt at the MGK bash. Cheers!

[@rallstonianmusicreport1975]

@@AisForAliceBisForBob One made out of Kraft American singles and plenty of logos?!

[@thomaswery3087]

I saw Porcupine Tree on that tour with about 20 other people lol.Times sure changed the last time I saw them a couple years ago

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Thomas! Only 20? Where was that? They played 2 night here and sold out both at a 1,000 seat venue. Cheers!

[@thomaswery3087]

Was that the 2002 show Steve?That was the one I was referring to.I did see them two other times at larger venues.Sometimes dates just run together lol

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

@@thomaswery3087 Mine was the Deadwing tour, you're talking about the In Absentia tour which I know was not very well attended.

[@thomaswery3087]

@@AisForAliceBisForBob ok I saw them on the Deadwing tour also I think that was at the Pabst theater in Milwaukee.The InAbsentia tour was at Shank Hall in Milwaukee a nigtclub.Then I saw them a couple years ago at the Milwaukee auditorium which I think has a different name now.Good shows though

[@AnthonyGambler812]

I still like “Evil Steve!” It fits you most! 😉 Plz go make me a grilled cheese now & cut it diagonally. lol

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

You and Alex are "Evil Steve's" biggest fans. You want that on white or rye?

[@AnthonyGambler812]

@ Rye!

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

I was going to do it but I shy from away from anything that says difficult. You on the other hand thrive for the difficult challenge. Brian has kids? Shouldn’t they running around screaming n the background. Well done making this your own Steve

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Thanks Steve! That is a pretty good policy! I had fun with this one!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hey Steve, No, not acronyms, but NLB is not bad! I might have to surprise everyone with a logo soon. Come back and see my records is the modern day "come and look at my etchings." BTW, I did a video with Zola when you were on hiatus! Hilarious comment about Spin on This! Wow, you have been immortalized in these live recordings. I may have to buy them just because of that. The cheese and tea thing made me laugh! Nice to see you incorporating Alice Cooper! I forgot to open a bottle of wine, but this was enjoyable even without alcohol. I do take vitamin D supplements. I can guarantee there will be no tag next year 🙂 Excellent video!

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Brian! First of all, thanks for being a good sport, sometimes I worry that I may go too far. After all, I am nearing 70 and getting to the point where one is allowed to say anything they want. I'll have to look for the video with Zola; AKA, the neighborhood kid you kidnapped for a day. You might want to stick with the thread, it's been a bigger hit than I thought it was going to be. I will be designing a one-of-a-kind "NLB" shirt just for you, which I will bring to the MGK bash. Cheers!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

@@AisForAliceBisForBob We should all say whatever we want! One thing you might not like about the Zola video, is that she ranked Taylor Swift albums! A one-of-a-kind "NLB" shirt! That could be worth a fortune one day. I am not sure I can come up with ten more difficult questions next year 🙃

[@JackTheMusicGuy]

LOL!!!!!! 🤣

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Thanks Jack!

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

whenever I say "no more tags" an interesting one comes along. BTW I'm still upset at your Frank Sinatra ruling... 🙂 American cheese? AMERICAN CHEESE!!!!!?????

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Nick! No Sinatra allowed in any of my videos, but American Cheese is. Cheers!

[@MarkMorris-1962]

NLB came up with a good tag, for a communist. NLB did have his daughter on once. He interviewed her about Taylor Swift! Your name should be on the credits of any live album you attended. I knew Alice was going to make it for that last question! Good job, Steve.

[@AisForAliceBisForBob]

Hey Mark! He is a clever little devil. I do have my name in 2 albums I can remember. One is by Marillion because you got your name in it if you were part of the pre-order. Other one was Alter Bridge live at Albert Hall because I have connections....