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[dustedmagazine]

Bullseye — S-T (ever/never)

Bullseye rides the fine line between harmonized power pop and country rock, veering towards Teenage Fanclub on ardent, clanging “Dangers of the Heart” and cutting back towards a ragged Neil Young-into-Old 97s furor for “Get Started.” The NYC four-piece (once of Minneapolis) spews a loose but raucous rocking sound in this introductory EP: six songs, two digital bonus tracks, every one of them worth hearing.

“Blue Eyes Blue” makes full use of the dual guitar line-up, churning blistered, casually devastating fire, as the sweetness of country harmonies bubbles up over the mayhem. Jake Barczak, the band’s guitarist, singer and main songwriter, has a way with hangdog lyricism. “Now that I’ve turned my eyes from every other girl,” he croons, vocal counterparts crisscrossing dizzily under the main melodic line of “Tell Tale Signs” the most TFC-ish of these songs. It even borrows a line (“Ain’t that enough”) from the originators.

I’m still not sure what to make of “Papillyou Papillons,” with its shout-along chorus and strident clash of guitars. It’s a good song, catchy as hell, but maybe trying a tiny bit too hard for anthemic single status? Bullseye is best when they’re not visibly trying, when it seems like the blare and croon of country rock comes as naturally as breathing. This is a very good record, bursting with jangle, bristling with riffage and as heartfelt and deeply meant as albums come nowadays. Lots of bands try to pull this seemingly simple, rocking country sound off, but few nail it as brilliantly as this one does. Bullseye, indeed, and well done.

Jennifer Kelly

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The Byrds - Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (1969) Woody Guthrie (Lyrics) / Martin Hoffman (Music) from: "Ballad of Easy Rider" (LP)

Protest | Folk-Rock | Mexican Waltz

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Personnel: Roger McGuinn: Lead Vocals / Guitar Clarence White: Lead Guitar / Backing Vocals John York: Bass / Backing Vocals Gene Parsons: Drums / Guitar / Banjo / Backing Vocals

Produced by Terry Melcher

Recorded: @ CBS Columbia Square in Hollywood, California USA on June 19, 1969

Album Released: on November 10, 1969 Columbia Records

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Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportee_(Plane_Wreck_at_Los_Gatos)

[sixtiesgaragefuzzbeatpsychyeye]

The Byrds at the Magic Mountain Music Festival in 1967 on Mount Tamalpais.

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[anawrites3]

Oooh Omegan sanctuary caught my eye before I saw Dimension travel (slajaydick) so please indulge me with information on both!!!

Okiee so Omegan sanctuary is a royalty au with sladick (and some brudick) and it's a bit dark. So in the middle of the capitol there is an Omegan sanctuary - a place where every omega can go to rest, to seek shelter, help or whatever else they need/want. It's a safe, almost sacred, place for all the omegas that no alpha is allowed in.

Bruce is the king and Dick is the queen, his mate. One day Dick gets into a fight with Bruce because he knows Bruce wants to protect him but he's treating Dick as if he would break if anything happened to him. (Im still unsure whether they're Batman and Robin in this but Dick can fight well and that's very important) So Dick flees to the sanctuary because he wants some time alone.

Then at night, their kingdom gets attacked by Defiance. Dick wakes up to screaming and together with other omegas in the sanctuary they barricade the doors and fight off the attackers. He doesn't think about the rest of the kingdom, about Bruce - he will be fine, and Dick needs to make sure all the omegas here are safe. But it doesnt take long before Defiance soldiers break in.

Dick orders everyone to hide and goes to face them alone. He's not stupid so he doesn't even try to fight them, he announces himself as the queen and demands to talk with their commander/king. Alphas are amused but Slade steps forward, telling Dick that his title doesnt mean anything anymore because their king is dead. Dick is heartbroken but tells him that this is Omega-only place and they need to leave, Slade just laughs. So Dick attacks him and they fight and of course Slade wins but Dick managed to make Slade bleed. Slade's impressed because not only Dick was an amazing fighter, he is an omega. So promise to grant the omegas sanctuary back and follow its rules, as long as Dick will become his mate.

And Dick agrees because Bruce is dead (or is heeeee). Slade doesnt force himself on Dick, he's mostly amused by the omega's behavior and waits for him to break. Slade forces them to sleep in one bed so having heats surrounded by the alpha scent is a torture but Dick still doesnt give in!

Then it turns out that Bruce is alive, he was gathering the army to take their kingdom back and they fight Defiance off!

So snippet for this one, unfortunately :((

Dimension travel (slajaydick) is also the one where Dick doesnt have the best time gjajlaah but I really like this idea. So Dick accidentally gets thrown into an alternative universe where Slade has an apprentice, Renegade, but it's not their version of Dick but Jason Todd!

Dick sees Jason on one of the rooftops and even though his uniform looks different than Dick knows, he follows him because maybe this Jason would be able to help him go back to his universe! So Dick gets right into a trap that wasn't even set :3

Snippet:

“Looks like the little bird fell right into our grasp.” Slade purred out. He walked around Dick in a circle, watching him carefully with a satisfied curl of his lips. "Good work, apprentice."

Dick flinched, not able to conceal his reaction. He couldn't help it, even years after he managed to escape from him, something ugly twisted in his stomach hearing those words again.

"I am not your apprentice anymore." He growled.

Slade stopped. With the way he was bound, Dick had to crank his neck to look at him but he saw the way the man stopped mid-step, almost like he was caught off guard. His brow furrowed just barely with confusion.

"You're not…?" He repeated, looking genuinely… surprised.

Then, very slowly, his lips curled into a grin. He looked Dick over again, as if he was seeing him for the very first time and was curious about every little detail, wanted to know everything, his every little twitch and reaction.

"I wasn't talking to you, boy. But that's a very interesting piece of information you gave me." Slade hummed.

He stopped in front of Dick, next to where Jason was still just standing with his back straight and hands clasped behind his back. Slade looked at the younger boy with something Dick didn't want to name.

"Don't touch him!" Dick snarled, struggling against the chains when Slade reached out towards Jason.

Slade ignored him. He cupped the side of Jason's neck with his hand and Jason let it happen without a word of protest.

"Such a good boy." He praised and Jason's eyelids fluttered. "What you brought me is even better than I thought."

"Thank you, Master."

"Leave him alone!" "I don't think you quite understand the situation you're in right now." Slade drawled, voice just as deep as Dick remembered from his nightmares and so pleased it was almost dripping off of his words. "No one knows you're here, little bird. No one will even think to look for you - not Batman, not Robin, because in this world everything is as it should always be." "You're wrong." Dick spat out, fists clenching against the chain. "As soon as they'll find out that I'm in this dimension they'll-" "And that's the thing, isn't it?" Slade interrupted with a mean smile. "They have to find out about it first. They have to notice that you're gone and then start looking for you. Then they'll actually have to find you." He stroked the back of his fingers along Dick's cheek. "And I can promise you, they won't find us easily."

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[howardhawkshollywoodmusic]

Eight Miles High by The Byrds debuted Apr 66 and peaked at number 14.

The song is another early example of psychedelic rock. The band members (Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn, and David Crosby) who wrote the song acknowledged the influence of John Coltrane. In 1999 the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Gene Clark left The Byrds the month of the single release, citing anxiety as the reason. Roger is the only one wearing a necktie in this lip synch performance.

[strangebrew]

chris hillman has the sense of true boredom and ennui in his eyes that you only see in the emotionless glass eyes of a river fish