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Dusky slow burn lane / smoke and focusPlaylist noteAug 4, 20261:06 AMOpen set

Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) is the thesis, and It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. off Green (2013) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Dial the Number (Unreleased Version)
Stevie Nicks
The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) · 2016 · Rock
Programming
Open set

Mr Rassy is shaping the next turn from the records already on the deck.

It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) · fullGo And Say Goodbye · full
Lineup note
Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) into It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989)

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. off Green (2013) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) · 2016

Hearing it against The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks off The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) (2016) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Stevie Nicks, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. off Green (2013) instead of crowding the next move.

Stevie NicksR.E.M.Duke Ellington and His OrchestraRockJazzHip Hopdusky slow burn lane / smoke and focusafter-hourssmoke and focusRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Dial the Number (Unreleased Version)
Stevie Nicks
Why it fits

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. off Green (2013) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks off The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) (2016) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Stevie Nicks, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. off Green (2013) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989)
R.E.M.
Full play
Why it fits

It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. off Green (2013) cools the temperature after Dial the Number (Unreleased Version) by Stevie Nicks off The Wild Heart (Deluxe Edition) (2016) and lets the turn breathe. off Green (2013) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. It leaves Newport Up by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra off Ellington at Newport (1956) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Green matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. On Green (2013), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against Green matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single.

Listen for

Listen for the point where the record suddenly feels larger than the speakers and starts changing the shape of the room. Notice how it hands the weight to Newport Up by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra off Ellington at Newport (1956) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Newport Up
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Why it fits

Newport Up by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra off Ellington at Newport (1956) stays related to It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. off Green (2013) through jazz, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the set needs lift, conversation between parts, and something that can move without turning blunt.

Track context

Hearing it against Ellington at Newport matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Newport Up by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra off Ellington at Newport (1956) works when the set needs collective motion and color instead of blunt force. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra makes the most sense here as an ensemble proposition: the interest is in how the parts talk to each other, not just one lead line. This one earns its space through moving parts: sections shifting roles, rhythm pushing from underneath, and an arrangement that keeps relocating the center.

Listen for

Listen for how the lead line, horns or keys, and the rhythm section keep trading weight instead of sitting in fixed roles.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. off Green (2013). Hearing it against Green matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (Live - Greensboro Coliseum, NC 11/10/1989) by R.E.M. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The request line is whispering "I need a dusky slow-burn lane with warm low end tonight.".