What I've Been Digging Lately

[Little Man being Erased]

Spoon - Girls Can Tell
Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs

Wow, Girls Can Tell is really ****ing awesome.

[sketchyjoe]

yeah so guys, don't listen to the Lightning Seeds album I posted. Brutally, painfully overproduced. Oh man this is hard on the ears, it's so produced.
I really hate over-production. I can listen to a bad quality bootleg of a punk show from 1983 but I can't listen to over-produced stuff.



I'm digging lots of the Vindictives. Excellent punk rock for fans of Screeching Weasel and Apocalypse Hoboken.

[Sepstrup]

It's Dylan-day today.

Before: The Times They Are a-Changing
Now: Another Side of Bob Dylan
Soon: Blonde on Blonde

[Kayetan]

Karl Blau- It Was Hot We Stayed in the Water

[Dog]

^that's a Microphones release.


good album. i'm gonna give it a listen right now.

[pixiesfanyo]

TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain

[mr_jackalope]

I scored a somewhat rare Mekons album (I Heart Mekons) at the only record store around here the other day. I think I'm gonna go back and get the Lifter Puller compilation, now that I've seen how much their stuff goes for on eBay.

[Interstate]

All-Time Quarterback - S/T
Minor Threat - Complete Discography

[Robert Crumb]

Grizzly Bear - Yellow House

I'm wondering why Pitchfork has such a big boner for it. Halfway through it I got really bored, though I thought "Lullabye" was a terrific song. Maybe it's a grower.

They probably rated it high, but I really like it too. Especially good as relaxing, evening music. Which I've been saying for a minute now, but nobody listens to me. :angry:

Beat Happening right now. Going to a afternooner concert, seemed like the right choice. I hope they chart on the 85-94 lister.

[Happymeal]

The number of "ooooohh"s and "aaaaaahh"s kind of bother me too, that's why. But that was just my first time listening to the whole thing.

[asymm]

Beat Happening - Jamboree
The Beatles - Revolver
and
I dusted off White Pony (due to the thread), which has been quite a few years. It's not particularly good (but better than contemporaries of the time). At least I have some memories attached to a song here and there.

[mr_jackalope]

Seeing Band of Horses, Chad VanGaalen, and the Metal Hearts tonight. The first is good, second is better, and I don't know the third. Should be mega.

[Dog]

The Feelies - Only Life

wish this could be as good as Crazy Rhythms. not a bad album unless it's put up against the debut.

[sketchyjoe]

Dukes of Hillsborough
Astrid Oto
Black Cougar Shock Unit

[Dog]

the Of Montreal leak is a lot of fun.

[sketchyjoe]

Minor Threat - Complete Discography
Black Flag - Damaged

Reacquainting myself with the classics.

[YDload]

Okay guys, the joke's over. You can all stop pretending to like The Velvet Underground now. "White Light/White Heat" is pretty much the worst thing ever.

[asymm]

Blaspheme!

[pixiesfanyo]

YDLoad's borther is fagt

[Syncratic]

"Venus in Furs" is a fantastic song, end of story.

[sr800bkBassist]

the Of Montreal leak is a lot of fun.
UPLOAD THIS ONTO YOUSENDIT RIGHT NOW.

[Dog]

what's your email?

[sr800bkBassist]

what's your email?
backwaterswirling@yahoo.com

anything you want? i may have something to give in return.

[YDload]

YDLoad's borther is fagt

haha what does that mean? are you calling my brother a faggot?

whatever

[sr800bkBassist]

no, your borther. like Dimmu Borgir, except it's Dimmu Borther. he said your borther is a fagt.
that's an abbreviation for the military position of Favored General.

[Dog]

backwaterswirling@yahoo.com

anything you want? i may have something to give in return.
sent

can't think of anything right now but if i do i'll let you know.

[sr800bkBassist]

what's your email?
thank you very much. downloading now. again, just let me know if there is anything you're looking for, i may be able to send it if i have it.

[Robert Crumb]

I can definitely see myself getting sick of the new Of Montreal, but the novelty of it right now is pretty off the charts. Very solid. Certainly way better than Sunlandic, which was kinda awful. He does his electro-funk stuff well, except for the Shuggie whatever. That ones just kinda messy.

ATM, trying to do the list. Pretty much too difficult. Currently listening to some borderline hip-hop albums.

[mr_jackalope]

Okay guys, the joke's over. You can all stop pretending to like The Velvet Underground now. "White Light/White Heat" is pretty much the worst thing ever.

Favorite band of all time, watch it son.

As stated earlier, I saw Band of Horses/Chad VanGaalen/Metals Hearts this evening.

Metal Hearts are pretty weak. I had never listened to them before and I was thoroughly unimpressed by their dull Appleseed Cast riffing. They had a sax for a few songs though so they didn't completely blow.

Chad VanGaalen ruled the ****ing night. It was a one-man band type of thing. He played this awesome distorted Howe Gelb acoustic guitar, double harmonica rack, a bass drum, a pedalled snare drum, and a hi-hat with a tambourine most of the show. His voice is impeccable live and he's a pretty funny guy in between songs. He pulled out a recorder and dedicated a little instrumental to "all the dead racoons we've passed on the roads" and then did an electronic instrumental with a microKorg before going back to the Neil Young stuff. I loved the dude, but I sadly didn't get to meet him.

Band of Horses put on a good show, but that doesn't make their material any less mediocre. I like them enough, but they played the same set as when I saw them in June plus a few random covers (David Allen Coe, New Year, and ELO). I just don't get the hype for these guys.

[mr_jackalope]

The Feelies - Only Life

wish this could be as good as Crazy Rhythms. not a bad album unless it's put up against the debut.

That's the curse of the Feelies. No matter what, it just can't hold up with Crazy Rhythms.

I still listen to their full catalog pretty often, though.

[sr800bkBassist]

I can definitely see myself getting sick of the new Of Montreal, but the novelty of it right now is pretty off the charts. Very solid. Certainly way better than Sunlandic, which was kinda awful. He does his electro-funk stuff well, except for the Shuggie whatever. That ones just kinda messy.

ATM, trying to do the list. Pretty much too difficult. Currently listening to some borderline hip-hop albums.
yeah, WAYYY better than Sunlandic Twins. my main complaint is how "gay" it sounds. i don't mean that in a homophobic way. i mean that it literally makes me picture a guy in shiny pink clothes dancing in front of a big screen with bubbles on it and shaking his booty, at some points of the album. still good though.

[Robert Crumb]

i mean that it literally makes me picture a guy in shiny pink clothes dancing in front of a big screen with bubbles on it and shaking his booty

From the pictures I've seen, I'm pretty sure you just described their live show since Satanic.

[sr800bkBassist]

From the pictures I've seen, I'm pretty sure you just described their live show since Satanic.
pretty much. i saw them in January, and Kevin came on stage in a wedding dress. and then he took it off and he was wearing a silver vest with no shirt underneath, and tight brightly colored pants (can't remember the color, i think neon orange) and he also wore a choker and glitter makeup. still a fun show though. so much crowd energy, and they're very solid, except it became evident that they use LOTS of autotune on the vocals on their CDs, because live, Kevin could hardly hit a single note.

[sr800bkBassist]

Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSound

the problem with liking this album is that everyone's gonna think I only like it because of the ironic hipster indie novelty value. However, these songs really are catchy. A poor man's Prince is good enough for me.
well of course anyone who likes something for the purpose of irony would try to justify themselves by saying that.

[sr800bkBassist]

you win.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

that album really is good, pop record of the year.
although what's up with the UK version being completely different? whatever.

also:

Cat Power - You Are Free
Clint Mansell - Requiem For A Dream OST
Merzbow - Merzbeat

[Sepstrup]

Nick Cave's Murder Ballads is fairly awesome. Check out my review :P

[br3ad_man]

That it is. Reading your review.

"Could've Moved Mountains" by A Silver Mount Zion is one of the most amazing pieces of music ever. This song is incredible.

[asymm]

The Doors - The Doors
Finishing up some work for this week, then I plan on watching Seven Samurai

[ATM]

Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels To Be Something On

This album makes me aroused.

MF Doom - Mmm..Food

Classic.

[pixiesfanyo]

Pierre Bastien - Mecanoid

Kind of like an electronica or ambient Tom Waits with no vocals. Really weird and dreamy but relaxing.

[Kyle]

MF Doom - Mmm..Food

Classic.See avatar :cool:

[Zebra]

Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Goes Numb

Amazing.

[pixiesfanyo]

Deftones - White Pony
Isis - The Absence of Truth
Pixies - Bassanova

[el doctor]

Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender

her voice is still way too bizarre, otherwise I would like this a lot more. My band covers "Peach Plum Pear" but it's totally Mission of Burma-esque. Good stuff.That straight out of Annie the musical kind of quality to her voice is a bit more subdued on Ys, which greatly deserves a download.

Ferraby Lionheart - Self-Titled EP

[EightMilesHigh]

1 Leonard Cohen 17
2 Galaxie 500 8
3 The Birthday Party 4
4 The Smiths 3
4 The Roots 3
6 Pixies 2
6 The Doors 2
6 Badly Drawn Boy 2
6 The Clash 2
6 Tom Waits 2

internet connection got knocked out earlier this week, so didnt listen to that much

[Eliminator]

1 Sonic Youth 93
2 Talking Heads 16
3 The Mars Volta 12
4 The Specials 11
4 Shpongle 11
4 Thurston Moore 11
7 Lightning Bolt 10
8 Miles Davis 9
8 The Hush Sound 9
10 Wilco 8

Didn't have any headphones, so I didn't listen to much.

[Kyle]

1 Gorillaz 54
2 Radiohead 44
3 Muse 42
4 Fu Manchu 18
5 Lauryn Hill 17
6 Kelly Clarkson 15
7 Violetine 13
8 Hüsker Dü 11
9 Jurassic 5 10
9 People Under the Stairs 10

[sketchyjoe]

1 The Vindictives 386
2 The Lillingtons 92
3 Zatopeks 89
4 Operation Ivy 61
5 Propagandhi 60
6 The Mr. T Experience 54
7 Spoonboy 52
8 Screeching Weasel 50
9 Teenage Bottlerocket 46
10 Minor Threat 39
11 Astrid Oto 36
11 Abi Yoyos 36
13 Darren Hanlon 35
14 Butthole Surfers 29
14 Dukes of Hillsborough 29
16 Evan Greer 27
17 Chisel 25
18 Hot Water Music 24
19 The Proteens 20
20 Apocalypse Hoboken 18


Wow, that's a lot of music. Especially Vindictives.

[Eliminator]

Looks pretty sketchy to me.

[pixiesfanyo]

1 Converge 43
2 Ghostface 39
3 Chad VanGaalen 35
4 Girl Talk 32
5 Cursive 29
6 Pavement 25
6 John Frusciante 25
6 M. Ward 25
9 Phoenix Bodies 24
10 Aaliyah 22

[Eliminator]

I don't see any Nessy on that list, pixies.

:(

[sketchyjoe]

Looks pretty sketchy to me.Question my music taste again and you'll get eliminated.

[Daniel!]

I spent all of yesterday listening to the second and third Dinosaur Jr albums. Those are both amazing albums.

[mr_jackalope]

1 The Embarrassment 21
2 Wire 19
3 Mission of Burma 16
3 His Name Is Alive 16
3 The Mekons 16
6 Xiu Xiu 12
7 Big Black 11
7 Pere Ubu 11
7 Heartwarmer 11
10 Joy Division 10

[mr_jackalope]

I'm always startled by some of the last.fm numbers around here. I guess I'm one of the few people that still listens to CDs pretty regularly.

Anyway, I rocked the new Sparklehorse a few minutes ago. It ruled.

[Robert Crumb]

1 Jorge Ben 35
2 Serge Gainsbourg 22
3 Gravediggaz 15
3 Sebadoh 15
5 Beat Happening 14
6 Of Montreal 12
7 Lindstrøm 11
8 Patti Smith 10
9 M. Ward 9
9 Tim Maia 9

My stereo has been ****ed for about 2 months now, so my computer's been my main source for downloads and CD playing, too. Which is kinda lame, because I still haven't got used to not just throwing them on the stereo.

[ATM]

1 MF Doom 41
2 Beck 16
3 Modest Mouse 14
4 Minutemen 13
5 Gomez 12
6 Shearwater 11
7 Beastie Boys 9
7 Minus the Bear 9
7 Wolfmother 9
10 Mercury Rev 8

[asymm]

1 The Fall 19
2 Outkast 16
3 The Smashing Pumpkins 14
4 ISAN 13
4 Burial 13
6 Deathprod 12
6 Susanna and the Magical Orchestra 12
8 Meat Puppets 11
8 Harold Budd/Brian Eno 11
8 Helios 11

Like many others, I'm giving FutureSex / LoveSounds a chance...

[The Great Decay]

1 Blacklisted 30
2 Girl Talk 16
3 Modern Life is War 15
4 Raein 13
5 Sole 10
5 Killing The Dream 10
7 Pixies 6
7 Bane 6
7 pg.99 6
10 Saetia 4

[Dave de Sylvia]

1 Justin Timberlake 130
2 Marvelous 3 48
3 Simon & Garfunkel 28
3 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 28
3 The Kooks 28
6 AFI 20
7 The Frames 18
8 Elvis Presley 17
9 Hanoi Rocks 14
10 Bell X1 13

ugh I didnt even listen to that oldies crap

[el doctor]

1 Sebadoh 24
2 Built to Spill 22
3 Eels 19
4 Pixies 13
5 Neutral Milk Hotel 12
6 Comets on Fire 11
7 Dinosaur Jr. 10
7 The Velvet Underground 10
9 Elliott Smith 7
9 The Flaming Lips 7

[YDload]

1 Sebadoh 24
2 Built to Spill 22
3 Eels 19
4 Pixies 13
5 Neutral Milk Hotel 12
6 Comets on Fire 11
7 Dinosaur Jr. 10
7 The Velvet Underground 10
9 Elliott Smith 7
9 The Flaming Lips 7

Keep it up and you just might be my last.fm neighbor!

[sr800bkBassist]

1 At the Drive-In 32
2 Cap'n Jazz 20
3 Of Montreal 15
4 Jawbreaker 11
4 Defiance, Ohio 11
6 Can 6
6 Sunny Day Real Estate 6
8 one reason 4
8 Pretty Hot 4
10 Dinosaur Jr. 3


not a very indie-cred worthy list, since i didn't listen to everything about 300 times, but meh.

[YDload]

1 Hüsker Dü 50
2 The Replacements 23
3 The Velvet Underground 22
4 Embrace 17
5 Pavement 14
6 Sunny Day Real Estate 10
7 The Get Up Kids 6
7 The Jesus Lizard 6
9 Wire 4
9 Blind Melon 4

Welp, i guess listening to other people's song on the school's network counts for your last.fm score. I tried so hard to get into VU I really did!

[Luxor]

1 Red House Painters 72
2 La Quiete 30
3 Deftones 23
4 Wu-Tang Clan 20
5 Ghostface 16
6 Pavement 14
6 Saves the Day 14
6 Daggermouth 14
9 Comeback Kid 13
9 BearVsShark 13

[Zappa]

Envelopes - Demons

They opened for Ratatat last night. Really nice indie pop that doesn't sound dumb.

[sr800bkBassist]

Headlights
http://www.myspace.com/headlights

they're from Illinois, i saw them play at the Che last friday. indie pop with female vocals and cool piano/keyboard stuff.

[JonM]

For the record, the Ben Harper album SUCKED.

1 Tiken Jah Fakoly 30
2 Kaki King 28
3 Kelly Joe Phelps 21
3 Ghostface 21
5 Raekwon 18
6 Method Man 15
6 Visioneers 15
8 Ben Harper 14
9 A Tribe Called Quest 13
9 Groundation 13

[Eliminator]

Which Ben Harper album is it?

[BillCosby]

1 David Cross 41
2 Primal Scream 26
3 Q and Not U 25
4 The Good Life 24
5 Ghostface 23
6 Outkast 22
7 Broken Social Scene 20
8 TV on the Radio 19
9 Common 18
10 Circle Takes the Square 13

[el doctor]

Keep it up and you just might be my last.fm neighbor!
My overall looks quite a bit different from my weekly. And don't give up on the VU.

The Beta Band - The Three E.P.'s

It drags a bit in the middle (Monolith and the House Song especially), but otherwise this is such a great album.

[Rejd]

1 Minutemen 17
2 Antonio Vivaldi 13
3 Donald Byrd 12
3 Ted Leo and The Pharmacists 12
5 Elvis Costello 11
6 Paul Simon 10
7 XTC 9
7 Imogen Heap 9
9 Santana 8
9 Richard Wagner 8

[Eliminator]

Various Retards - No New York
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
Hot Cross - Cryonics

[sketchyjoe]

A compilation CD I made for a car journey tommorrow.

[Daniel!]

1 Surf Nazis Must Die 32
2 The Brian Jonestown Massacre 22
3 Wire 20
4 Dinosaur Jr. 19
5 Uncle Tupelo 18
6 Sublime 15
6 The Suicide Machines 15
6 Sebadoh 15
9 The Miracle Workers 13
10 Plan 9 12

[Zmev]

Ratatat - Classics

This is pretty boring = /

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

1 Freescha 51
2 Justin Timberlake 45
3 Head Wound City 37
4 Aphex Twin 36
5 Clint Mansell 30
6 Meshuggah 27
7 Merzbow 23
8 Joanna Newsom 22
9 Pavement 19
10 Broken Spindles 18

[br3ad_man]

1 Sun Kil Moon 47
2 Derek Webb 19
3 Mogwai 18
4 Bruce Springsteen 14
5 Agalloch 13
5 All Things Bright and Beautiful 13
7 Red House Painters 10
8 Xiu Xiu 7
8 A Silver Mt. Zion 7
8 Trophy Scars 7

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

the new of montreal is great.

[Interstate]

1 Minutemen 81
2 Minor Threat 80
3 The Bronx 24
4 Bayside 14
5 Sex Pistols 12
5 Ben Folds 12
5 All-Time ¡Quarterback! 12
8 Pixies 4
9 Immortal Technique 3
9 Klashnekoff 3

[superpeer]

1 Therapy? 76
2 Faith No More 56
3 Wu-Tang Clan 47
4 The Pogues 30
5 Elvis Costello 25
6 A Moment Of Clarity 20
7 The Cure 19
8 Hüsker Dü 18
9 Nas 14
9 Bad Religion 14

:cool:

[JonM]

Which Ben Harper album is it?The new double one.

[ATM]

Hm, I trust you Jon, I may have to steer clear from that one.

[mr_jackalope]

Various Retards - No New York

Take it back.

[EightMilesHigh]

Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun

[Eliminator]

Take it back.

What?

I was joking, jackalope. :(

[Little Man being Erased]

The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime -- I can see why this album gets a lot of praise around here.

Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds -- I really like this on first impression. Pretty close to Justified in terms of overall album quality, so far.

Adam Green - Friends of Mine -- Cool ****.

[Montana]

Boy Least Likely To - Best Party Ever

Maybe it's the banjo- I don't know really, but I love it.

[Little Man being Erased]

oh yeah here's this:

1 Calexico 15
2 Jay-Z 14
2 Andrew Bird 14
2 The Presets 14
5 GZA/Genius 13
6 Silver Jews 12
6 Spoon 12
6 The Rapture 12
9 Bill Hicks 10
9 Okkervil River 10

[asdf]

Portishead - Dummy

I haven't heard this album since sophomore year, when my CD was stolen from me at school. I finally downloaded it again, and I know I'm going to fall in love with it all over again.

[Kayetan]

Lake. They're a band which doesn't suck.

[Zappa]

I was just sent Edan's Beauty and the Beat, and it's pretty good. Kind of like a modernized De La Soul? You guys probably all listen to him already.

[Robert Crumb]

He does some pretty neat stuff. I like it too.

Currently listening to Television Personalities' Privilege. I was watching a documentary on the band the other day. Dan Treacy's arms are awful looking things. Don't do drugs kids.

[Jawaharal]

Daft Punk - Discovery

totally forgot how awesome this is.

[perriwinkle]

STARLIGHT MINTS

got a thread about it too check it out

[ATM]

Oh man, I forgot about that song!

[mr_jackalope]

What?

I was joking, jackalope. :(

I take my no wave seriously bub.

Record review day:

Emily Haines - Knives Don't Have Your Back (pretty awesome)
Black Keys - Magic Potion (a step down from their last)
M. Ward - Post-War (lovely)
The Diminisher - Imaginary Volcano (decent enough)
REM - Best of the IRS Years (knew every song; the bonus disc is pretty interesting)

I 'spect I got 2 or 3 more in me tonight.

[asymm]

****. 9 Albums arrived for me today. Lots of good new releases come out tomorrow.

[EightMilesHigh]

Joni Mitchell - Dreamland

[pixiesfanyo]

Aaliyah - "Are You That Somebody?"

I remember this song, it's so good. It would be two times better without the weird baby noise every five seconds.

Dude. **** you seriously.

[pixiesfanyo]

that sound owns so much.

[perriwinkle]

hey you know what song i like?

blackstreet - no diggity





POST OF THE DEVIL

:ANGRY:


666
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[Zmev]

Kool Keith - Analog Brothers Pimp to Eat

[Kyle]

blackstreet - no diggityWho the hell doesn't like that song?!

[Riziger]

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
PT - In Absentia
RHCP - By The Way

I just got BTW so i am slowly falling in love with it altho most of the songs i already know.

Porcupine tree is just simply put - awesome.

[moosepirate]

The Primitives- Lovely
Gigolo Aunts- Flippin' Out

I watched Dumb and Dumber a few nights ago, and decided to look at some artists from the soundtrack.

[Eliminator]

Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow

I basically listened to it all day at school, even though it starts to lose it's appeal once you figure out all the songs.

[perriwinkle]

Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow

I basically listened to it all day at school, even though it starts to lose it's appeal once you figure out all the songs.
what do you mean figure out?

[Eliminator]

How the songs are structured, rhythms, etc.

Makes it a little less exciting. I guess that means I'll just listen to Hypermagic Mountain more now.

[Zappa]

hey you know what song i like?

blackstreet - no diggity


I had the CD single of that one.

[EightMilesHigh]

The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Good Son

[el doctor]

Comets on Fire - Avatar

So good. It was a little startling at first how much they cleaned up their sound, but it works and keeps things fresh.

[Zebra]

R.E.M. - Automatic For the People

This is my favorite 90's R.E.M. album. Every track is awesome, even the short instrumental.

[Zappa]

Okay, so whenever I said anything bad about The Ascension by Glenn Branca, I was trippin'.

I'm pretty sure this is better than symphony number one.

[JonM]

Okay, so whenever I said anything bad about The Ascension by Glenn Branca, I was trippin'.

I'm pretty sure this is better than symphony number one.I can't remember if we talked about Branca or not recently, but I think we did. I got #5 and #6, and I think they're both pretty cool.

In other news, Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothin' to **** wit'.

[Zmev]

Yo La Tengo - I am not blah blah blah long pretentious title

This is pretty awesome

[Zmev]

The trombone on "black flowers" owns

[Robert Crumb]

*long, completely awesome title (I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your ***)

it's their second-best album. Great stuff. I saw them play half of it live before I had heard the album, and I wish it had been the other way around so I could have appreciated the songs more.

Probably third or fourth for me, but very awesome either way. Impressive versatility.

I was going to buy a proper copy today, but ended up finding some neat stuff in the used section. Got John Cale's Island Years compilation for $8 as well as my first Thelonius Monk album, Monk's Blues for $4. Also picked up TVotR because it was only $8, too. Total cost was $0, because I hocked off some free promos that were gathering dust in the quarantine pile on my desk. I'll pick up the Yo La Tengo and Lupe Fiasco next week. Hooray!

[Robert Crumb]

Upload?

[Dog]

mmhm the Scruffs are good.


been listening to The Real Kids' s/t all day. i need to get more of their stuff.

[Tangy zizzle]

The Drones - Gala Mill
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

[Little Man being Erased]

Hey Tangy, sup?

What's Gala Mill like? Worth me checking out?

[perriwinkle]

Thomas and the Evil Computer

http://www.evilcomputer.ca/TATEC-TIT.mp3

[Tangy zizzle]

Hey man, hows things?

Gala Mill is pretty damm cool. It's the record which cements the "Drones-sound". It's really sparse and a lot quieter than anything else they've done, but it has some of the best imagery I've ever, ever heard. It's brutal as ****, check it out.

[perriwinkle]

How the songs are structured, rhythms, etc.

Makes it a little less exciting. I guess that means I'll just listen to Hypermagic Mountain more now.
i think sometimes it gives music relisten value when its complex enough that it takes many listens to understand what it is youre hearing. like if i finally figure out what time signature a certain song is then its really cool to me to count it out while im listening to it

[ATM]

Hey Tangy you will appreciate this, I'm going to a Drones show.

[Tangy zizzle]

I don't appreciate that at all. Rub it in my face, smartass.

[perriwinkle]

I don't appreciate that at all. Rub it in my face, smartass.
listen to the Thomas and the Evil Computer song

[Little Man being Erased]

Hey man, hows things?

Gala Mill is pretty damm cool. It's the record which cements the "Drones-sound". It's really sparse and a lot quieter than anything else they've done, but it has some of the best imagery I've ever, ever heard. It's brutal as ****, check it out.
Same **** different day, you know how it goes.

Yeah I should check the album out. The imagery and "brutal as ****" sound great, but I'm not the biggest fan of some of the quieter moments on Wait Long... so I'm not so sure. I'll check it anyway.

[ATM]

I don't appreciate that at all. Rub it in my face, smartass.

Not only that, they are playing in the tiniest venue so ill be pretty much face to face with them.

[Tangy zizzle]

Fair enough. To be fair, some of the album gets kinda monotonous musically, but if you're diggin' the words it all fits nicely. It's very Australian as well, so the inner patriot might come out lol.

[Robert Crumb]

Not only that, they are playing in the tiniest venue so ill be pretty much face to face with them.

These are pretty much the best shows.

[ATM]

These are pretty much the best shows.

Yea, I agree. Can't beat the 10 dollar ticket either.

[Robert Crumb]

Sure you can. $5 ticket. :)

[Little Man being Erased]

Fair enough. To be fair, some of the album gets kinda monotonous musically, but if you're diggin' the words it all fits nicely. It's very Australian as well, so the inner patriot might come out lol.
So what you're sayin' is it might make me want to have a gutful of beer and throw a couple steaks on the BBQ? Wait I did that on the weekend.

[Tangy zizzle]

No no. It'll make you want to drink rum, visit Port Mcquarrie and try and smell the prisoners blood.

[Little Man being Erased]

I don't drink rum so that should be interesting.

[asymm]

hmm...
Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye
TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
Yo La Tengo - I am Not Afraid of You And I Will Beat Your ***
Xiu Xiu - The Air Force

All spread throughout the day. One early this morning, then 2 hours later, then 3 hours later, and now 5 hours later with Xiu Xiu.

[JonM]

Yeah, I picked up that record a couple weeks ago. I like it too.

[SailAway]

Digging Megadeth and Opeth right now, can't wait for gigantour.

[mr_jackalope]

Junior Boys album kills.

[Ohm]

The Album Leaf.

[pixiesfanyo]

The Bronx
Swans
Harold Budd

[Bukowski]

Black Dice - Beaches & Canyons
Lifetime - Hello Bastards
90 Day Men - Panda Park

[Little Man being Erased]

The Go! Team - Thunder Lightning Strike

Apart from a couple of really great tracks (namely "Ladyflash") it just doesn't really work.

[asymm]

TV on the Radio
Justin Timberlake
Steve Reich
John Cage

[Zappa]

Logic Pro 7 instruments

[Dave de Sylvia]

Justin Timberlake
B-)

Beyoncé - B'Day
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
Marvelous 3 - Hey! Album

I was out cruising the city all day with the latter two pumping in my brain :cool:

[el doctor]

The Beatles - Abbey Road
The second side of the album finally sounds right on iTunes with the addition of gapless tracks.

Sebadoh - III
"The Freed Pig" is such a catchy album opener.

Comets on Fire
Everything else right now seems boring in comparison.

[Little Man being Erased]

pitchfork like it? I hate it then.

[Luxor]

i don't even find that new single to be remotely catchy.

[sr800bkBassist]

i see nothing remotely appealing about "Sexy Back". at all. it's like listening to an ego-charged teenybopper boy wank off in the mirror to generic pop beats and overproduced synth lines.

[Little Man being Erased]

I thought it was pretty crap at first, but something made me want to listen to it anyway. And now I like it. The album is really good.

[Jacaranda]

i see nothing remotely appealing about "Sexy Back". at all. it's like listening to an ego-charged teenybopper boy wank off in the mirror to generic pop beats and overproduced synth lines.
but its jt man jt.

[BJ_maddog]

josh pyke
his new single is pretty cute

http://www.joshpyke.com/

[Little Man being Erased]

Cute enough to make me physically ill. Urgh Josh Pyke.

[BJ_maddog]

Cute enough to make me physically ill. Urgh Josh Pyke.
pfft, middle of the hill helps remind me it's summer soon.

yah, it's a bit queasy and all but i like it

[YDload]

OK i learned Pink Flag almost note for note on the bass, but that whole album doesnt give me a fraction of the trouble figuring out as Television's "Venus" does. There are so many notes and they don't have any relation to the guitar or drums at all! But it's so much fun that I compel myself to learn it, even the crazy stuff in the guitar solo section :cool:

[Little Man being Erased]

I should actually pick up my bass again one day.

[Ficus]

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

finally listened after owning it for three months

[YDload]

Yeah, Television's rhythm section is one of the main reasons I'll never understand the way The Strokes are compared to them. Strokes songs have a definite groove, a driving beat, where everyone is pretty much playing the same thing. Television songs have no groove because the drummer, bassist, and guitars are all doing their own thang. It's definitely not a bad thing to have no groove, I'm just pointing out the difference.

[Zmev]

Fastball - All the Pain Money Can Buy

Me and this cd go way back

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

AIDS Wolf - The Lovvers EP
Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds
Gay For Johnny Depp - Blood: The Natural Lubricant (An Apocalyptic Adventure Beyond Sodom And Gomorrah)
A-Frames - A-Frames
A-Frames - A-Frames 2
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (hahah)
Slint - Spiderland
Lesbians On Ecstacy - Lesbians On Ecstacy

and other assorted crap

[Eliminator]

Le Vansona - Carpet Burned Innards
Venetian Snares - Cavalcade Of Glee And Dadaist Happy Hardcore
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030

[sketchyjoe]

Propagandhi - Less Talk, More Rock

[sweboy]

Slagsmålsklubben, M83 and Shai Hulud.

[Clunge]

Mars Volta - Amputechture

[Bartender]

Magazine - Real Life

Just recently finally picked this up, having gotten The Correct Use of Soap a couple of years ago, and having loved it. I remember listening, on WRM's recommendation, to songs like "Motorcade" and "The Great Beautician in the Sky" ages ago, when 'post punk' was a distant concept for me, and being thoroughly confused.

The Feeling - Twelve Stops and Home

I'd planned to pick this up pretty much ever since I heard Sewn and liked it. The reviews (both the casual music fans' "this is the best album ever"s and the higher-brow review sites' "this is a cynical marketing ploy"s) surrounding it are annoying, though. It's just a pretty good pop album.

Also, is anyone here familiar with Bedouin Soundclash? I'm wondering if I should pick up their album sometime soon, or wait to buy it if/when I love them live at the end of October.

[ATM]

Slagsmålsklubben
Hell yea \m/

Bitpop owns.

[JonM]

Ricardo Villalobos - "Thé Au Harem D'Archimède"

This record will change how you think about house music. I.e., it will make you like it.

[mr_jackalope]

Just finished Akron/Family's new one Meek Warrior. It was pretty alright, got a little samey. But the first track destroys.

[TojesDolan]

We are scientists - With Love and Squalor

Very catchy. I like.

[Happymeal]

I started listening to Silver Jews' American Water yesterday and Tanglewood Numbers today.



I'd rather live in a trash can
than see you happy with another man

[Little Man being Erased]

AIDS Wolf - The Lovvers EP
Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds
Gay For Johnny Depp - Blood: The Natural Lubricant (An Apocalyptic Adventure Beyond Sodom And Gomorrah)
A-Frames - A-Frames
A-Frames - A-Frames 2
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (hahah)
Slint - Spiderland
Lesbians On Ecstacy - Lesbians On Ecstacy

and other assorted crap
Aids, Gays, Lesbians, Drugs and Slipknot. Does your mother know what unholy things you're doing?


Cursive - Domestica

So good. I really need the new album.

[Zebra]

Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante

I always regard this as their worst effort yet every time I listen to it I keep on realizing how much I love it.

[Anxious]

The For Carnation

[AK47]

Comets on Fire - Avatar

[Anxious]

Comets on Fire - Avatar

That band is ****ing nuts

[YDload]

Continuing my Television-"Venus" obsession:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqU4sn-JodE

Tom Verlaine tries to teach Richard Hell how to play the bassline to "Venus" (the second part of the video should be linked somewhere on that page as well). It's pretty funny because Hell is really wasted and I can see why they replaced him before recording Marquee Moon.

[AK47]

That band is ****ing nuts

damn right.

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

[Little Man being Erased]

Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds

Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway

Amazing. I don't think I've had this sort of reaction much after only listening to an abum once, but yeah, nacho you were right on the money. In places it reminded me a little bit of Ryan Adams (which can only be a good thing). It has a bit of a country feel sometimes and I dig that immensely.

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

It's ok. It has about as many great moments as it does really annoying ones, so it balances out. I can't see myself really getting into this album much.

And now I'm listening to Shout Out Louds - Howl Howl Gaff Gaff. It's pretty good stuff.

[Kyle]

I saw the Shout Out Louds supporting The Strokes, they were pretty dissapointing to be honest. I had liked a few of their songs beforehand, but it didn't translate well live.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

Aids, Gays, Lesbians, Drugs and Slipknot. Does your mother know what unholy things you're doing?


Cursive - Domestica

So good. I really need the new album.

no, she doesn't. :p

& yeah, the new cursive album is great. i was really really really addicted to it for like 3 weeks straight.

[mr_jackalope]

I started listening to Silver Jews' American Water yesterday and Tanglewood Numbers today.



I'd rather live in a trash can
than see you happy with another man


David Berman is the best songwriter.

[Sepstrup]

I'm reviewing American Water. Tanglewood Numbers doesn't compare to it at all.

[br3ad_man]

Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway

Amazing. I don't think I've had this sort of reaction much after only listening to an abum once, but yeah, nacho you were right on the money. In places it reminded me a little bit of Ryan Adams (which can only be a good thing). It has a bit of a country feel sometimes and I dig that immensely.

It sounds more like Neil Young than anything else to me. I agree with you about NMH btw.

diggage;

Daughters - Canada Songs
Do Make Say Think - & Yet & Yet
The Ponys - Celebration Castle
The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear.

[sketchyjoe]

Teenage Bottlerocket

[Zappa]

Neu! '75

[Luxor]

Rites of Spring - End on End
Pixies - Doolittle
Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician

[Zappa]

whoa. signature?

[pixiesfanyo]

whoa. signature.

[Robert Crumb]

whoa. signature.

[pixiesfanyo]

whoa. gay artist named fag user bitch whore cunt slab.

[asymm]

Strange combination today:

The Rapture - Pieces of the People We Love
and
Krzysztof Penderecki - Matrix 5 EMI Classics

[mr_jackalope]

I'm reviewing American Water. Tanglewood Numbers doesn't compare to it at all.

If you give AW anything besides a 5 you're almost certainly wrong.

Today I've listened to:

R.E.M. - Murmur
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - The Letting Go

And I jammed some Lifter Puller, Jesus Lizard, and Shellac last night.

[Neoteric]

Been getting into some Smiths, New Order and such :)

[Eliminator]

Venetian Snares - Cavalcade Of Glee And Dadaist Happy Hardcore
Camel - The Snow Goose
Pixies - Doolittle

[sketchyjoe]

Screeching Weasel - My Brain Hurts

Probably the greatest pop-punk album of all time. Each song is similar with its own unique hook.

[Kyle]

I'm listening to the Pixies for the first time in half a year, I forgot how good they were.

[br3ad_man]

Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

So I guess I'm really late in checking this band out, but this record is making me amazed. I have to take it slowly, too much goodness to take in at once.

[Zebra]

Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

So I guess I'm really late in checking this band out, but this record is making me amazed. I have to take it slowly, too much goodness to take in at once.

It's by far and away their best effort.

[mr_jackalope]

Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

So I guess I'm really late in checking this band out, but this record is making me amazed. I have to take it slowly, too much goodness to take in at once.

Oh gawd. Welcome to the revolution buddy.

I'm jamming British Sea Power's The Decline of British Sea Power right now and thinking these guys are just about the best goddamn thing ever. Or at least definitely one of the best modern true rock acts.

[pixiesfanyo]

The Mars Volta.

[Storm In A Teacup]

A mix of Youth Group, and The Early November.

[mr_jackalope]

I've been going through the Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs for most of the afternoon.

[Robert Crumb]

I can't decide. I was listening to Yusef Lateef earlier, but now it's just like what. I think I'll play some Charles Mingus and cap it off with something nice and poppy.

[BillCosby]

Beulah - When Your Heartstrings Break
TV on the Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain

[Neoteric]

I'm listening to the Pixies for the first time in half a year, I forgot how good they were.Wow, exactly the same here.

[Eliminator]

ugh the pixies are just cheap old guy nirvana rip offs

[Neoteric]

Can't deny the truth.

[mr_jackalope]

Now playing: The Clientele - Strange Geometry

So freaking awesome. I'm taking a break today from reviewing new CDs and am just sticking with stuff I know I love. It's definitely a nice change of pace.

[Zebra]

Built to Spill - Perfect From Now One

This is great stuff but it tends to drag. Tracks 2 and 4 are my favorites but this is definitely not a classic.

[mr_jackalope]

I'm on to Sparklehorse's Good Morning Spider for about the 5th time this week. It just makes sense right now.

[Hedgedive]

The Mars Volta - Amputechture
John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People

[JonM]

The Who and Da Backwudz.

[Zappa]

M.SORD - Rick McMann

Genius.

[Robert Crumb]

More random stuff, Beefheart's Ice Cream for Crow right now. Working on a theme show for radio. Gonna make a thread about it.

[asdf]

Foxy Shazam! - The Flamingo Trigger
I just saw them in concert last night, and it was quite awesome.

Now:
Machine and the Synergetic Nuts - Leap Second Neutral

Good stuff.

[Minus The Flair]

Busdriver - Temporary Forever

[Robert Crumb]

1 John Cale 61
2 Television Personalities 30
3 Stetsasonic 25
4 Gram Parsons 24
5 Del tha Funkee Homosapien 14
5 TV on the Radio 14
7 Syd Barrett 13
8 Françoise Hardy 12
9 Belle and Sebastian 9
10 Lou Reed 5

[JonM]

Busdriver - Temporary Forever
WORD.

1 Outkast 16
2 Radiohead 15
3 Method Man 14
4 Bob Marley & The Wailers 12
5 Wu-Tang Clan 10
5 James Brown 10
7 Ricardo Villalobos 9
7 Brian Eno & David Byrne 9
9 Hong Ting 8
10 Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus 7

[mr_jackalope]

Busdriver - Temporary Forever

Wicked, I love that guy.

1 Sparklehorse 80
2 The Magnetic Fields 67
3 Wire 36
4 R.E.M. 30
5 Tindersticks 18
6 Howe Gelb 17
7 Yo La Tengo 15
7 Parts & Labor 15
9 British Sea Power 13
10 Lifter Puller 12

For the Magnetic Fields, I played the whole of 69 Love Songs...I guess it just didn't register two tracks. Weird.

[Dave de Sylvia]

1 Beyoncé 114
2 Justin Timberlake 47
3 Outkast 19
4 Elvis Presley 17
4 The Glitterati 17
6 Rufus Wainwright 16
7 Skid Row 14
8 LL Cool J 13
8 Blondie 13
8 Mötley Crüe 13

[pixiesfanyo]

1 Kayo Dot 42
2 John Frusciante 31
3 Pierre Bastien 22
4 Minutemen 18
4 Isis 18
4 Carlo Gesualdo 18
7 TV on the Radio 17
8 Girl Talk 16
9 Deftones 14
10 Toby Driver 12

[ATM]

1 Rites of Spring 25
2 Sage Francis 19
3 Eminem 17
4 Dimmu Borgir 15
5 Clipse 13
5 RJD2 13
5 The Zombies 13
5 The National 13
9 Ensiferum 12
10 Pixies 11

[Jacaranda]

1. ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - 34
2. The Chameleons - 29
3. Finntroll - 11
4. Aerosmith - 10
4. Brand New - 10
4. Mastodon - 10
7. Talking Heads - 9
8. Eminem - 8
8. Megadeth - 8
8. Fiona Apple - 8
I'm not sure what to think of the new Mastodon.

[Anxious]

1 Slint 21
2 Caroliner 18
3 Pere Ubu 16
4 Yo La Tengo 14
5 The Cure 12
5 Eric's Trip 12
5 The For Carnation 12
8 Deerhoof 11
8 Song of Zarathustra 11
10 Unknown Instructors 10

[Eliminator]

1 Pixies 88
2 Sonic Youth 77
3 The Pogues 37
4 Cat Power 32
5 Deltron 3030 31
6 Herbert 29
7 Hot Cross 23
8 Camel 20
9 Mastodon 16
10 DJ Shadow 15

[EightMilesHigh]

1 Leonard Cohen 17
2 The Smiths 9
3 Pixies 6
3 The Clash 6
5 Rod Stewart 5
5 Roy Orbison 5
7 Ryan Adams 4
7 George Baker Selection 4
7 Franz Ferdinand 4
7 The Jesus and Mary Chain 4

[asymm]

1 Justin Timberlake 37
2 TV on the Radio 33
3 Yo La Tengo 30
4 The Doors 21
5 John Cage 20
6 Prefuse 73 17
7 Red House Painters 15
8 New Order 12
8 The Clientele 12
10 Xiu Xiu 11

[bmxrunner]

1 Of Montreal 58
2 The Redneck Manifesto 33
3 Sonic Youth 29
4 Mogwai 22
5 Fugazi 11
5 Wolf Parade 11
7 Feist 9
8 Broken Social Scene 7
9 Pinback 6
10 Tegan and Sara 6

[Luxor]

1 Welcome The Plague Year 33
2 Butthole Surfers 24
2 Minutemen 24
4 Wu-Tang Clan 19
5 M83 15
6 Black Flag 14
6 Slowdive 14
8 Propagandhi 13
9 Elliott Smith 12
9 Deftones 12

[Anxious]

1 Justin Timberlake 37-BITCH
2 TV on the Radio 33-okay
3 Yo La Tengo 30-Good
4 The Doors 21-Good
5 John Cage 20- Good
6 Prefuse 73 17 - Never heard
7 Red House Painters 15- Good
8 New Order 12- Good
8 The Clientele 12- Never heard
10 Xiu Xiu 11- Good
my take.

[JonM]

Fujiya & Miyagi. Pitchfork don't lie.

[Little Man being Erased]

XTC - Drums & Wires
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love



1 Shout Out Louds 11
2 Peter Gabriel 2
3 Amerie 1

uh, yeah.

[Kyle]

1 Pixies 60
2 The Smashing Pumpkins 50
3 Muse 22
4 Beastie Boys 21
5 Thom Yorke 17
6 Kaki King 11
7 Silversun Pickups 6
8 Gorillaz 4
9 Clutch 3
9 Iron Maiden 3

Same old stuff. Really digging Kaki King.

[JonM]

YEAH dude isn't she amazing?

Where's she from again? Oh yeah. Atlanta.

[Kyle]

heh, i'm really enjoying her Legs To Make Us Longer album.....Do you know if the other 2 are worth checking out.

[JonM]

Yes. They are.

[Daniel!]

1 Uncle Tupelo 93
2 Bomb the Music Industry! 75
3 Violent Femmes 19
3 Pixies 19
5 Primus 10
5 The World/Inferno Friendship Society 10
7 Dinosaur Jr. 5
7 Meat Puppets 5
9 Woody Guthrie 4
9 Phil Ochs 4

Me likey that Tupelo.

[br3ad_man]

1 Yo La Tengo 50
2 Derek Webb 33
3 Pixies 14
4 The Number Twelve Looks Like You 12
4 All Things Bright and Beautiful 12
6 Johnny Cash 11
6 Daughters 11
8 Fugazi 10
8 Norma Jean 10
8 The Ponys 10

[Luxor]

Minutemen
Butthole Surfers
Kid Dynamite
Black Flag

[Zebra]

Catherine Wheel - Chrome
Ride - Nowhere
Swervedriver - Mezcal Head
Chapterhouse - Whirlpool

Today I just felt like bringing out my favorite shoegaze albums. Awesome stuff.

[Anxious]

I remember I got a Catherine Wheel album once and it sounds like crappy grunge **** from the 90's. The other albums you have there are awesome though.

[asymm]

Philip Glass
Squarepusher

[LostChild]

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell

And the majortity of Weezer's discography.

[Zmev]

East Bay Ray was at the A's game today, that was pretty cool and worth mentioning.

Soundgarden - A-sides

BLOW UP! THE OUTSIDE WORRLLLDD!

[MnoJ]

I've really been digging MF Grimm in the last 24 hours. Hip hop's first triple album is a doozie.

Zmev I love your 'tar.

Yo I just coined some 1nt3rn3t sl4ng, bitchez.

[ATM]

Why the bannination?