What I've Been Digging Lately

[ATM]

Shearwater again

and Mudhoney - Piece of Cake

[Little Man being Erased]

The Veils - Nux Vomica
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Wilco - Summerteeth
Spoon - Gimme Fiction

[mr_jackalope]

Subtle's 'For Hero: For Fool'

It rules so fuggin much.

[pixiesfanyo]

It rules so fuggin much.

It's good.

It's probably my favorite rap related release, this year.

[Iai]

Frank Sinatra. Lots of.

[Anxious]

Ol blue eyes

[Eliminator]

brian eno - another green world

[Anxious]

Beefeater

[Little Man being Erased]

Frank Sinatra. Lots of.
**** it's great to have you back man. If there's one person on this site who should make it their first effort to listen to The Veils, it's you. Seriously. The Veils, man.

[Luxor]

Did someone in alt/indie just say fugg!?

[Bartender]

Been listening mostly just to a playlist I made recently. It started off as just all my 5/5 albums, since then has morphed a little to include whatever I felt like listening to at the time. Right now it's the Rat Pack, coincidentally enough.

Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding a Mosaic was a bit disappointing at first, but the last few tracks (and what turned out to be the first track again, as the album started repeating itself) picked it up nicely. J Mascis and the Fog - Free So Free is overall pretty good, even if he does say "free" waay too much. "Say The Word" has an absolutely fantastic solo, though.

And, as ever, I'm looking forward to Jools Holland again. Apparently Jarvis Cocker has a solo album on the way?

[Kyle]

Bedouin Soundclash - Sounding a Mosaic was a bit disappointing at first, but the last few tracks (and what turned out to be the first track again, as the album started repeating itself) picked it up nicely.

J Mascis and the Fog - Free So Free is overall pretty good, even if he does say "free" waay too much. "Say The Word" has an absolutely fantastic solo, though.Agreed on both accounts. Shadow of A Man is a great song on Sounding A Mosaic.

[pixiesfanyo]

Buried Inside - Chronoclast

[Eliminator]

eric dolphy - out to lunch
dave brubek quartet - time out

etc

[mr_jackalope]

I'm busting out Source Tags and Codes for the first time since high school or something because I listened to their newest last night, aka THE WORST ALBUM OF THE DECADE.

[pixiesfanyo]

Yeah, the new Trail of Dead is ridiculously bad.

[YDload]

what did they do to mess it up

is it like really over-the-top or derivative, cause those are the two directions they seemed to be headed

[beso negro]

I think I lost my copy of Source Tags and Codes. Unless it's hidden somewhere in my car.

[Zebra]

I never thought that Source Tags and Codes was very good, it's an average album at best.

[EightMilesHigh]

Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool

[YDload]

I never thought that Source Tags and Codes was very good, it's an average album at best.

the only problem i have with it is that some of the songs sound too similar to each other (like the two "omg rawk" tracks Homage and Days of Being Wild). but if you listen to it obsessively (as I have) then they all stick out very well :):(

also, diggin Bear Vs. Shark- "Kylie" just an awesome song

[Governor]

The Red Paintings- Destroy the Robots

[PECOAE]

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - So Divided.

[AlienEater]

These Arms Are Snakes - Easter

[br3ad_man]

**** it's great to have you back man. If there's one person on this site who should make it their first effort to listen to The Veils, it's you. Seriously. The Veils, man.

Yeah. The Veils rule.

[Kayetan]

D+ - Deception Pass

[rocknrollstar5]

Costello Music, the Fratellis debut. Its mad

[Little Man being Erased]

And, as ever, I'm looking forward to Jools Holland again. Apparently Jarvis Cocker has a solo album on the way?
Yah, I'm looking forward to that. Should be interesting, at least.


Yeah. The Veils rule.
Amen, brother.

[PECOAE]

I just saw Damian Rice on The Tonight Show and a song from 9 was played by him - Is 9 any good?

How is it compared to O?

[mr_jackalope]

what did they do to mess it up

is it like really over-the-top or derivative, cause those are the two directions they seemed to be headed

They compressed and pussied the hell out of the vocals to the point where it sounds like a small, robotic girl is singing, for starters. Then they wrote a bunch of horrid piano pop and chamber pop songs. And then they covered Guided by Voices badly.

I never thought that Source Tags and Codes was very good, it's an average album at best.

I agree for the most part: it's pretty decent, but nothing amazing. I was just startled by how bad this one was in comparison to it.

[br3ad_man]

The first song seems ok.

[Jacaranda]

my shirt for trail of dead came today and I don't wanna hear the new album. I bet its worst then their first :S

been listening to alot of Labyrinth soundtrack. fantastic.

[br3ad_man]

Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That

[Little Man being Erased]

The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free
Lucero - Rebels, Rogues & Sworn Brothers

That Lucero album is really good. It's sorta alt-country/southern rock/americana stuff. Perhaps a little on the cheesey side, but I don't care.

[Kyle]

So the new Jarvis Cocker album is quite nice, nothing special, but it's not a complete disaster either.

[Little Man being Erased]

So the new Jarvis Cocker album is quite nice, nothing special, but it's not a complete disaster either.
Leak? Or is it out already?

[Kyle]

I'm not sure if it's out or not, but I saw a review of it in the newspaper, and then downloaded it from Album base. I'm sure if it's not out already, it will be in the next couple of weeks.

[Eliminator]

albumbase sucks

[sketchyjoe]

The Wire has reignited my Tom Waits love.

[Kyle]

albumbase sucksYeah, but my uni network blocks slsk and all other file sharers/torrent sites, so it's my only option :(

[Eliminator]

hey eliminator we'll let you download stuff but the transfers will freeze at 55% haha trix

[ATM]

Works for me :-D

[Happymeal]

Demetri Martin - These are Jokes

The jokes are kind of hit or miss, but I was still very entertained all the same.



I used to compete in sports a lot
but then I realized you can buy trophies

now I'm good at everything

[Zmev]

D.R.I. - Dirty Rotten LP

PunX

[PECOAE]

I really like So Divided

[beso negro]

albumbase sucks

It's great for rap.

I never thought that Source Tags and Codes was very good, it's an average album at best.

I couldn't disagree with you more

[Eliminator]

albumbase isn't good for anything sinec none of the downloads ****ing work

[ATM]

That's why if one link doesnt work you try another one.

[Eliminator]

oh yaeh totally haven't tried that

nothing like megaupload, yousendit, sendspace, etc ever works

[beso negro]

I got a Bone thugs album and an Ice Cube album on albumbase in 30 mins last weekend.

Then an Eazy-E album an hour later.

[asymm]

Serena-Maneesh - Serena-Maneesh
Max Richter - The Blue Notebooks
In The Country - This Was The Pace Of My Heartbeat
The White Birch - Come Up For Air

[Montana]

I've been listening to alot of greatest hits from these guys:
Elvis Presley
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
Buddy Holly

[trustxdialect]

I've been digging just songs lately. Whole albums, not so much. I just make a lot of mixes.

That Girl's A Straight-Up Hustler - All Time Low
Outside - Ronnie Day
Baby's Got Her Gun Out - Rediscover
Bob & Bonnie - Houston Calls
The Point Sometimes - Gregory And The Hawk
The First Five Times - Stars
Hustle Rose - Metric
You're The Dream Unicorn! - The Blood Brothers
Planning A Prison Break - The Receiving End Of Sirens
Jellybones - The Unicorns
Hooray - Minus The Bear
Come On! Feel The Illinoise! - Sufjan Stevens
To Icarus With All Sincerity - Race The Sun
Plural For Sleep - The Sunstreak

[Dave de Sylvia]

I've been listening to alot of greatest hits from these guys:
Elvis Presley
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
Buddy Holly
Elvis is so amazing.

Today I've been listening to

Izzy Stradlin - 117 Degrees
Val Emmich - Slow Down Kid

on repeat.

[Eliminator]

joanna newsom
cat power

x10

[Zmev]

Outside - Ronnie Day

Everything in the world is wrong with you.

[trustxdialect]

Then I don't want to be right.

[YDload]

at least you picked a good Minus The Bear song, but that alone won't endear me to you :mad:

[beso negro]

That song by Ronnie Day has very similar lyrics to Staind's "Outside."

Ronnie Day's myspace page is pretty funny. OMGWTF JAMIE

[Zmev]

I was in 2 plays with Jaime, and Ron (not Ronnie) was in my pe class.

[Little Man being Erased]

The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4. Really really cool stuff.
TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain. A hell of a lot better than Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes.

Now listening to Aesop Rock - Float and it's pretty good so far.

[sr800bkBassist]

North of America- "Elements of an Incomplete Map"

the song "Photographic Presentation of a Crowd of Strangers" is amazing. i love this band.

[PECOAE]

I'm listening to Belle & Sebastian's Dear Catastrophe Waitress and I have to say it's fantastic, especially Roy Walker.

Also, Ryan Adams' Rock N Roll. Burning Photographs is such a gorgeous song.

And Queens of the Stone Age's Songs for the Deaf. The first track is such an expression of primal rage - its great.

[Kyle]

joanna newsomGood stuff, i'm yet to get hold of her new one though.

[Little Man being Erased]

Aesop Rock - Labor Days

Aesop is goooooood.

[Happymeal]

Sonic Youth - Murray Street

[Eliminator]

Good stuff, i'm yet to get hold of her new one though.

the new one has longer songs, some different arrangements (strings, banjo etc) and her voice is a little more subdued sometimes

[The Jungler]

joanna newsomI need to get her first CD. I can't stop listening to the assorted tracks I find/you showed me.

[AlienEater]

Yo La Tengo is murdering the classics.

[Eliminator]

isn't that the radio show album

[AlienEater]

yup. people phone in and give money and yo la tengo then cover a song they request, or something.

it's pretty stupid.

[Zebra]

Aesop Rock - Labor Days

Aesop is goooooood.

You should pick up Float if you haven't, it's his best.

[asymm]

1 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 13
1 Grizzly Bear 13
3 Superpitcher 11
3 Max Richter 11
3 In The Country 11
6 Idaho 10
6 The White Birch 10
6 Serena-Maneesh 10
9 Telefon Tel Aviv 9
9 Food 9

Used CDs/iPod a lot, so it's not entirely representational of my week. Still a solid list though.

[Bartender]

You should pick up Float if you haven't, it's his best.

Hey, I think you're the first person I've seen agree with that sentiment.

EDIT: Since I'm posting;

Free So Free isn't so good as I first thought, although "Say The Word" is, and Sounding a Mosaic is better than I first thought.

[Dave de Sylvia]

1 Izzy Stradlin 116
2 Val Emmich 22
3 The Killers 14
4 Bel Auburn 9
5 Nicky Wire 8
6 House of Pain 4
7 Plugz 2
8 Foy Vance 1

I think this week has been a bit one-sided.

[bmxrunner]

1 Mogwai 63
2 Frou Frou 57
3 My Bloody Valentine 36
4 Of Montreal 30
5 Fugazi 23
6 Frog Eyes 22
7 Emily Haines 21
8 Belle and Sebastian 16
9 Red House Painters 14
10 Rachael Cantu 12

[BringHomeTheBacon]

1 Thrice 38
2 Beck 31
3 Elliott Smith 24
4 Minor Threat 23
5 TV on the Radio 21
6 Weezer 17
7 The Olivia Tremor Control 13
8 Refused 12
9 Sunny Day Real Estate 11
9 ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead 11

[Zmev]

1 16 Horsepower 40
1 Woven Hand 40
3 Yasunori Mitsuda 24
4 Hüsker Dü 23
5 Dwarves 20
5 D.R.I. 20
7 Bomb the Music Industry! 19
8 Manic Street Preachers 16
9 Kyuss 14
10 Brainiac 13

Both DEE projects share the number one spot. Freaky

Tracks played: 1337

heheheh

[Robert Crumb]

1 Jacques Brel 31
2 Arthur Russell 25
3 Mobb Deep 17
4 John Legend 15
5 Blondie 12
5 Ali Farka Touré 12
7 De La Soul 11
8 Caetano Veloso 5
9 Momus 4
9 Pavement 4

Finally got a hold of the new John Legend. Way top heavy album, but that first song is a killer. And I know I've listened to more Pavement than that.

[BillCosby]

1 Birdman & Lil' Wayne 62
2 Keak Da Sneak 35
3 Papoose 14
4 Lil' Wayne 13
5 The Unicorns 11
5 Lil' Scrappy 11
5 Da Volunteers 11
8 Clint Mansell 10
9 OutKast 6
9 P.S.D., Keak Da Sneak and Messy Marv 6

[AlienEater]

Hey, I think you're the first person I've seen agree with that sentiment.

EDIT: Since I'm posting;

Free So Free isn't so good as I first thought, although "Say The Word" is, and Sounding a Mosaic is better than I first thought.

I like Free So Free. It's not mindblowing, but it's pleasant.

[br3ad_man]

1 Cloud Cult 102
2 Converge 71
3 Sun Kil Moon 45
4 Thrice 21
5 Isis 19
6 Phoenix 16
6 The Streets 16
8 Justin Timberlake 14
9 Animal Collective 13
10 Sunny Day Real Estate 12

[mr_jackalope]

1 Lambchop 33
2 Tortoise 24
3 The Swirlies 21
4 Tom Waits 17
5 Bert Jansch 12
5 The Magnetic Fields 12
7 Pablo 11
7 The Sound 11
7 Paul Michel 11
7 Stuart A. Staples 11

[EightMilesHigh]

1 Miles Davis 20
1 The Replacements 20
3 Violent Femmes 7
4 Woody Guthrie 4
4 Alexisonfire 4
6 The Smiths 3
6 Duke Ellington 3
6 Jamiroquai 3
9 Manic Street Preachers 2
9 Jeff Beck 2

lol jamiroquai

[Iai]

1. Belle & Sebastian (they've dominated my summer. Seriously.)
1. Scrawl (so hot right now)
3. Damien Rice (9 is awesome. Full stop.)
4. Bjork (Still yet to decide - Homogenic or Vespertine?)
5. MBV (inspired by the Loveless thread)
6. Mogwai (discovered Happy Songs....)
6. Manics (The Holy Bible, obviously)
6. Iron Maiden (new album is kinda sucky)
9. Magic Numbers (don't quite know how I feel about the new album)
10. Otis Redding (Otis Blue = always good)

[mr_jackalope]

Iai: Homogenic.

[Bukowski]

AR Kane

"hailed in the press as 'the black Jesus and Mary Chain' upon debuting"

yo

The Flaming Lips have been playing a lot as well cuz I saw them on Friday and it was legendary. Wayne Coyne is a man of much wisdom.

[Little Man being Erased]

You should pick up Float if you haven't, it's his best.
Yeah, I got that one too. Both solid albums. I liked Labor Days more on first listen, but I'll be giving both more ear time before I finalise any kind of ranking order.

Dug these this morning:
Nas - Illmatic
Wilco - Summerteeth
The Veils - Nux Vomica


And hey wow I actually have a list this week.

1 The Housemartins 16
2 Lucero 12
3 TV on the Radio 11
4 Aesop Rock 10
5 The Veils 9
6 Jeff Buckley 1
6 Ryan Adams 1
6 the drones 1

[Dave de Sylvia]

Serious question: am I the only one who finds the crap songs work really well on Jay-Z's Unplugged? I mean there's no musical reason why Girls or Hard Knock Life should sound good, but they do.

[EightMilesHigh]

Converge - Jane Doe

just put the disc into my computer and my mind has already exploded

[ATM]

1 Elliott Smith 44
2 Tenacious D 38
3 Deltron 3030 17
3 People Under the Stairs 17
5 Louis Logic 13
6 Snot 11
6 Shearwater 11
8 Radiohead 10
8 Low 10
10 Slick Rick 8

[Anxious]

1 Minutemen 24
2 John Coltrane 22
3 The Doors 20
3 Jandek 20
3 Mohinder 20
6 King Tubby 18
6 Caroliner 18
6 Frank Zappa & Ensemble Modern 18
9 Erik Satie 16
9 Edgard Varèse 16

[NineBitFable]

Whoa. Wowee Zowee just clicked, after 3 days of me going "What?" on about half the tracks. (Yeah, I picked up the sordid sentinels edition)

Wowee Zowee!

[YDload]

Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

This is so cool. I expected the production to be really weak and tinny for some reason, but it actually sounds great. All these songs should be played on a dark subway full of naked people.

you mean the Tainted Love band (it's a cover but yeah) ??

[biografiend]

I finally caved and got a last.fm (ribbags-addmeeee)

1 Mount Eerie 25
2 The Microphones 23
3 Broken Social Scene 17
4 Akron 10
5 Emily Haines 9
6 Animal Collective 8
7 Joanna Newsom 6
8 Regina Spektor 5
8 Thanksgiving 5
10 The Radio Dept. 4

Aaand the new Joanna Newsom is a must-have; overall more solid than the Milk-Eyed Mender. My new 2006 favorite album?

[pixiesfanyo]

1 Team Sleep 61
2 Callisto 38
3 Pavement 34
4 Subtle 30
5 The Get Up Kids 26
6 Hüsker Dü 22
6 Flying Lotus 22
8 Death 17
8 Rahsaan Roland Kirk 17
10 Yo La Tengo 14

[perriwinkle]

fun ambient
http://www.archive.org/details/ser009

[BJ_maddog]

Huge listening week for me

MSTRKRFT 3
Beck 2
The Arcade Fire 2
The Rebel Force Band 2
Sonic Youth 1
Everclear 1
Faith No More 1
Feeder 1
The Stranglers 1
The White Stripes 1


i think some of my music isn't properly tagged

[JonM]

What a kickass week.

1 A Tribe Called Quest 43
2 Frank Zappa 31
3 Bob Marley & The Wailers 26
4 Nonesuch Explorer Series 20
5 MF Doom 18
6 Buju Banton 17
7 Busdriver 15
7 Fantan Mojah 15
9 Primus 12
9 Buddhist Monks of Maitri Vihar Monastery 12

[ATM]

Buju Banton \m/

[JonM]

Yes I. If you like Buju's more rasta period ('Til Shiloh) check out Fantan Mojah, too. Though I don't like either as much as Buju's new record.

[ATM]

Will do, have you ever listened to Rasco?

[mr_jackalope]

Yesterday evening and today have been fun:

The National - Alligator
Woven Hand - Mosaic (liked it a little more this time, surprisingly)
Tindersticks - Curtains
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In
The Triffids - Born Sandy Devotional
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane, Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express, and Oceans Apart
16 Horsepower - Sackcloth 'n' Ashes

[JonM]

Will do, have you ever listened to Rasco?No, don't know Rasco. What should I get?

[superpeer]

1 Muse 65
2 Blackalicious 54
3 Boards of Canada 53
4 Hüsker Dü 41
5 Pixies 35
6 Wu-Tang Clan 24
7 The Cure 18
7 Therapy? 18
9 Belle and Sebastian 16
10 Bloodhound Gang 15

[Little Man being Erased]

The Smiths - Louder than Bombs

[Dave de Sylvia]

Paul Westerberg - 14 Songs

really, get this if you're a Replacements fan. About as good as Pleased to Meet Me, if not better.
It's ok.

Suicaine Gratification is his one great solo record.

[ATM]

No, don't know Rasco. What should I get?

Get "Time Waits For No Man"

[EightMilesHigh]

It's ok.

Suicaine Gratification is his one great solo record.

if i wanted to pick up a sam cooke record, where would you recommend i start?

[Dave de Sylvia]

Portrait of a Legend is pretty much the best collection of songs ever assembled. Sam Cooke at the Copa is amazing too.

[Zappa]

Listening to Endtroducing for the first time in probably 2 years. And hey, this is actually really good.

[Jacaranda]

Portrait of a Legend is pretty much the best collection of songs ever assembled.
go for that for sure.

[Eliminator]

vashti bunyan

in other news i need some maudlin of the well or i'll die of curiosity

[Jawaharal]

vashti bunyan

in other news i need some maudlin of the well or i'll die of curiosity

I got all 3 albums on slsk. hit me up

[JonM]

Holy ****. I don't want to be a Pitchfork whore or anything, but Joanna Newsom's a ****ing G. I hated her last album, but now I think she might be a genius.

[Eliminator]

she is a genius.

and i'm going to marry her.

if it weren't for age differences.

[ATM]

What kind of music?

[Eliminator]

folky

she plays the harp and sings

kind of a different voice. she sounds like she's really young

her first album is more song-based and, second album is kind of like a short story with longer songs, only 5

just noticed the pitchfork review. i thought it came out like a week ago. i'm going to choose not to read it. i dunno why.

[Anxious]

I Hate Myself - 10 Songs

[Zebra]

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

If this wasn't so long then it would be much, much better.

[mr_jackalope]

Holy ****. I don't want to be a Pitchfork whore or anything, but Joanna Newsom's a ****ing G. I hated her last album, but now I think she might be a genius.

I was just coming here to say this. I, conincidently, listened to this album for the first time this morning because I had it laying on my desk and was knocked backwards. I thought her first was a little out there, but I'm thinking this might be a damn perfect album.

"Sawdust & Diamonds" is jaw-droppingly, earth-shatteringly, year-makingly good. I'm certain that this one will take up most of my week.

[JonM]

just noticed the pitchfork review. i thought it came out like a week ago. i'm going to choose not to read it. i dunno why.It's a pretty glowing review, dude. 9.4.

I'm certain that this one take up most of my week.Yeah, man. I'm gonna listen to this a bunch of times this week.

[Kayetan]

I'm going to start listening to Ys some more. I remember when I first listened to it about a month ago, I was absolutely stunned, so I'm going to see if it's still as good as I thought it was.

Also, The Robot Ate Me- Carousel Waltz

This guy is cool.

[pixiesfanyo]

Joanna Newsom, I have this album. It's pretty good.

Flying Lotus - 1983

This is seriously one of the best releases of the year..

I expect all you ******s too check it out when i blog it.

[asymm]

Pavement - Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinals Edition
Arrived a week late. Worth the wait at least.

[Zmev]

Trail of Dead - So Divided

I didn't wanna believe it, but its true. This is a bombastic piece of crap.

[Eliminator]

It's a pretty glowing review, dude. 9.4.

Yeah, man. I'm gonna listen to this a bunch of times this week.

yeah i read the review

but a 9.4 jeez it could be higher

i have this radio show performance/interview she did. it's pretty interesting, moreso in her talking than the music which i sbasically just a few songs from the milk-eyed mender

[br3ad_man]

I got the Joanna Newsom album today as a result of my English teacher recommending her and I remembered Nacho said something good about her a while ago.

[AlienEater]

Your English teacher?

I may get Ys. It sounds cool.

I have been digging Savage Republic today.

[asymm]

My Ys preorder is delayed. Insound has been letting me down recently. I always resisted listening to the leak, because I knew ahead of time that I was going to buy it. Oh well.

Still, Pavement - Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinals Edition

[Dave de Sylvia]

I want to get that Joanna Newsom album everyone loves so much.

Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

I can't for the life of me understand why critics hail this above her debut. It's a fantastic record, but it has nothing on Cobra.

George Michael - Faith

I can't believe he has a song called '*** To Mouth.'

[Eliminator]

I got the Joanna Newsom album today as a result of my English teacher recommending her and I remembered Nacho said something good about her a while ago.

your english teacher rules

today i listened to saetia - a retrospective at school good times

[sweboy]

Been diggin' Dungen's early stuff - it's out there.

[biografiend]

I still don't see all the hype around the song Sawdust&Diamonds. Emily is way better.

[Eliminator]

every song on that album is perfect

[Iai]

if i wanted to pick up a sam cooke record, where would you recommend i start?
NOT with Portrait Of A Legend. It's massively biased towards sugary, pointless pop, and it's impossible to sit through the entire thing (or even about 5 tracks) without getting a sweet tooth. Get Live At The Harlem Club.

Listening to Endtroducing for the first time in probably 2 years. And hey, this is actually really good.
Hah. Knew you'd come round eventually.

[Robert Crumb]

Live recordings of Sam Cooke > studio recordings. I can only imagine how amazing he would have been to hear perform live. But as far as studio recordings go, Portrait of a Legend is the place to start. I wouldn't say the songs are pointless or sugary (especially compared to some of his other stuff,) but they definitely don't capture his joie de vivre. Really, I just wanted to say joie de vivre.

Also, if you have a elastic price range, Man Who Invented Soul might be worth considering. It's got his RCA recordings (the whole of both Night Beat and Harlem Club included) and most everything he wrote during the middle of his career. It doesn't have some of his biggest hits, namely "A Change is Gonna Come," "Shake," and a couple other of his later songs, though. Portrait is probably a better general overview of career because it has a little bit of his early gospel recordings (ok, like one or two) up to his very last recordings. And it's cheaper.

Currently listening to Teddybears and Pavement, other scattered stuff. I might have to listen to some Sam Cooke now.

[Kayetan]

Jackson C. Frank- Blues Runs the Game
Sun Kil Moon- Ghosts of the Great Highway
Great Lake Swimmers- Bodies and Minds

These nice, kind of sad, folkish albums go so well with the atmosphere of late fall.

[Zebra]

Herbie Hancock - Sextant

This is soooooooo good.

[Eliminator]

Jackson C. Frank- Blues Runs the Game
Sun Kil Moon- Ghosts of the Great Highway
Great Lake Swimmers- Bodies and Minds

These nice, kind of sad, folkish albums go so well with the atmosphere of late fall.

check out: vashti bunyan, josephine foster

you'll probably like them i dunno

[mr_jackalope]

I still don't see all the hype around the song Sawdust&Diamonds. Emily is way better.

I think they're all pretty perfect, 4 listens in mind you, but that one just blows me away more than others, probably because it has a pop structure, freaking fantastic lyrics, and uses tension perfectly. Those minutes in between the last two choruses are just so excruciatingly great because you know the incredible tension of the droning part will get resolved, but not before making you wait forever for it. Just sends chills down my spine when she lets out those "oh, desire" repititions.

[br3ad_man]

Your English teacher?

My English teacher. He listens to the goods.

[ATM]

My history teacher in high school got me into all sorts of bands.

[sr800bkBassist]

check out: vashti bunyan, josephine foster

you'll probably like them i dunno

vashti bunyan is amazing.

[Dave de Sylvia]

It's massively biased towards sugary, pointless pop
i.e. his best songs

[EightMilesHigh]

Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister

This is one of those records I throw on when I'm depressed and every time I hear it I find something new I love about it. It's melodic and poppy without being wimpy, and the lyrics are clever but not cutesy.

[Kayetan]

check out: vashti bunyan, josephine foster

you'll probably like them i dunno
Wow, thank you. These two artists really make me happy. I actually heard a Josephine Foster song a couple days ago and was like, "who is the person of whom I know nothing?" Nice stuff, thanks.

[bmxrunner]

Shellac

[mr_jackalope]

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love, The Dreaming

[mr_jackalope]

And Ys of course.

[Happymeal]

The Evens - Get Evens

I'm pretty indifferent about their s/t, but I'm sorta kinda somewhat digging this on the first spin.


/downloads Ys

[Anxious]

Don Caballero.

specifically For Respect.

more specifically, the song New Laws.

[ATM]

Zion I and the Grouch - Heroes In the City of Dope

This album ****ing rules.

[dei]

I went through my old records and put on Her Space Holiday.

[mr_jackalope]

The Evens - Get Evens

I'm pretty indifferent about their s/t, but I'm sorta kinda somewhat digging this on the first spin.[/I]

I like it. Nothing amazing, but very likable and listenable.

[Kyle]

Ys is pretty good. from the reaction in this thread, looks like it could be this years hype album.

I'm digging;
Manitoba - Up In Flames
Madvillain - Madvillainy
65 Days of Static - The Fall of Math

[dei]

Madvillainy is a good album, on the reals.

[pixiesfanyo]

Ride - Nowhere

I like how MBV is nowhere near as good as this.

[Eliminator]

lol

that album is really good

[Eliminator]

Ys is pretty good. from the reaction in this thread, looks like it could be this years hype album.

I'm digging;
Manitoba - Up In Flames
Madvillain - Madvillainy
65 Days of Static - The Fall of Math

except unlike sufjan it actually deserves it

[pixiesfanyo]

At least it isn't as bad as Blueberry Boat.

Mare - EP

These bitches need to release an LP because it'd blow everything out of the ****ing earth.

[mr_jackalope]

except unlike sufjan it actually deserves it

So true. Plus, Ys is way too inaccessible for hipsters to latch onto. No hipster gonna jam to a 17 minute song on the way to class.

[Little Man being Erased]

Wire - Pink Flag

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

1 Patrick Wolf 65
2 Madvillain 63
3 Orchid 31
4 The Shins 17
5 Bright Eyes 15
5 Cecil Otter 15
7 This Is a Process of a Still Life 12
8 Deftones 11
8 Animal Collective 11
8 Blood on the Wall 11

[AlienEater]

At least it isn't as bad as Blueberry Boat.

Mare - EP

These bitches need to release an LP because it'd blow everything out of the ****ing earth.

Mare are really good.

The ****ing Am - Gold

[Eliminator]

i listened to lots of Deltron today

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joannanewsom/albums/album/12006524/review/12020211/ys

rolling stone, kings of backing up opinions.

[ATM]

Fat Joe was so good, and then he got so so terrible.

Jealous One's Envy is an awesome album.

And I'm diggin J-Zone's Jobs Aint Nothin' But Work.

[The Jungler]

i listened to lots of Deltron today

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joannanewsom/albums/album/12006524/review/12020211/ys

rolling stone, kings of backing up opinions.At least the user rating is higher.

I listened to lots of Thrice today. Mostly Vheissu.

[pixiesfanyo]

So true. Plus, Ys is way too inaccessible for hipsters to latch onto. No hipster gonna jam to a 17 minute song on the way to class.

once again.. Blueberry Boat.

[Eliminator]

I like Blueberry Boat.

Bitter Tea is a ****ty album though.

/fag

[Kyle]

Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary
It's a little bit repetitive, but there are some great tunes on here. 'Grendel' is a cool track.

Red house Painters - Ocean Beach
I've had this for a while, but only just started listening to it properlly. Pretty beautiful for the most part.

[el doctor]

i listened to lots of Deltron today

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joannanewsom/albums/album/12006524/review/12020211/ys

rolling stone, kings of backing up opinions.They really screwed that up. I remember getting that issue and seeing that Rolling Stone had the review ready a month before release. The internet hype was already substantial and they could've been the ones to break with the first big review. But no, instead they give one paragraph on how the album's too long.

Janis Joplin - 18 Essential Songs

[mr_jackalope]

once again.. Blueberry Boat.

Dammit.



For the record, Blueberry Boat is unlistenable.

[pixiesfanyo]

Yeah, it's ridiculously stupid.

[Dave de Sylvia]

i listened to lots of Deltron today

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joannanewsom/albums/album/12006524/review/12020211/ys

rolling stone, kings of backing up opinions.
"this EP is hard to stomach: Five tracks, four of them more than nine minutes and one ("Only Skin") sixteen-plus"

That's what we music fans refer to as "not an EP"

Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

[asymm]

Nope, Blueberry Boat is as good as they say. I love how it still causes an uproar amongst everyone - brought up for no reason. I think we should still be discussing the ridiculous attention that CYHSY received, if anything. At least Blueberry Boat couldn't be called derivative.

Today!
Galaxie 500 - Today

[Eliminator]

The attention CYHSY got died out pretty quickly.

[asymm]

... yeah, I know. It was the only parallel loathing I had.

Now
Prefuse 73 - Extinguished: Outtakes

[pixiesfanyo]

Too bad CYHSY wasn't terrible ****.

That was a burn at Blueberry Boat.

[asymm]

Hmm... the typically well thought out response from pixies. I'm just surprised there wasn't a homosexual or racial slander in it. Good show.

[Little Man being Erased]

Fiery Furnaces and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah suck equal amounts of ***.

[el doctor]

I always found Blueberry Boat to be a bit too much for a bit too long. It grows on you, but I could never really enjoy the album as a whole. That said, I think Gallowsbird's Bark is amazing.

[Kayetan]

Roots Manuva- Awfully Deep

Sometimes the album gets me realy hyped up and stuff. It's nice.

[Happymeal]

Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse

"Unmade Bed" is just tooo good.

[Eliminator]

Sonic Nurse is awesome.

[BringHomeTheBacon]

Elliott Smith- Elliott Smith
Refused- The Shape Of Punk To Come
Thrice- Vheissu

[Eliminator]

maudlin of the Well - Bath

seriously good

[EightMilesHigh]

MF Doom - MM..Food?

[ATM]

The Metal Tribute to ABBA

[Anxious]

ABBA is 61 today

[sr800bkBassist]

Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse

"Unmade Bed" is just tooo good.

that's my favorite song of theirs.

[Anxious]

Sonic Nurse is overlooked by alot of people. It has some ****ing excellent songs on it.

[asymm]

Huntsville - For The Middle Class
The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat

[pixiesfanyo]

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity

[sr800bkBassist]

The Holy Shrowd- "Ghost Repeaters"

very very good. just got this today, i'm very very satisfied. reminds me of a better ATDI.

[pixiesfanyo]

Eh. It was okay.

Level-Plane has been pretty dissapointing of late acutally.

[Little Man being Erased]

The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
Hah, all the hate inspired a listen, huh?

[Luxor]

Mineral - End Serenading
Modest Mouse - Building Nothing Out Of Something

[asymm]

Haha, yes, yes it did. Whenever I see things being mentioned (good or, in this case, bad) I gravitate towards them. Another case in point - I'm listening to Sonic Nurse.

[Montana]

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Never listened to this band before today. I've heard this name tossed around so much lately I had to check them out. It's excellent.

[pixiesfanyo]

Really?

I thought it was less excellent.

[Little Man being Erased]

I don't like it.

[Zmev]

It gets slightly worse over time.

Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll - 4/5
Morphine - Good - 3-3.5/5

[Robert Crumb]

Listening to Ys for the first time. Not bad. More artists should put out 50 minute EPs. Rolling Stone jokes here.

[Little Man being Erased]

Listening to Ys for the first time. Not bad. More artists should put out 50 minute EPs. Rolling Stone jokes here.
No man. It has 5 songs. It's an EP.

[Robert Crumb]

My first release is going to be a double EP.

[Robert Crumb]

It's going to be a concept album about dry wall. Hank Azaria will contribute spoken word parts and the ghost of Harry Nilsson will provide back-up vocals on the third track. String Arrangements by Sean O'Hagan.

[YDload]

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity

i found a youtube video of the first time I ever saw DEP. it shows them in Pittsburgh doing their first two songs of their Gigantour set (Panasonic Youth and 43%)

not very good quality but still reminds me of the good times :)

[AlienEater]

I listened to some Deltron 3030 today. I was rather impressed.

Also Aphex Twin - Drukqs

[Eliminator]

Converge - Petitioning the Empty Sky

bought it today
sweet

[Jawaharal]

Hold Steady - Boys and Girls....
Tom Waits - Everything

[sr800bkBassist]

Dungen- "Stadsvandringar"

all i can say is wow.

[mr_jackalope]

Human Television - Look At Who You're Talking To

If you like the Feelies, this is your album of the year.

[Tangy zizzle]

Devestations - Coal (has to be one of the best things I've heard this year. Any Nick cave fans will dig this)
Blood Meridian - Kick Up the Dust
Van Morrison - St. Domincs Preview

[BillCosby]

Various Artists - D.P.M-Street Grime 3
Dead Prez - Lets Get Free
Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
Jim Jones - Hustler's P.O.M.E. (not really, but it's fun to say BALLIN!)

[Dave de Sylvia]

I'm reading an interview with Roddie Frame and he's making repeated references to how boring the Durutti Column are. Nacho smash

The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain

But of an h day tbqh

[Anxious]

The new Deerhoof and new Tom Waits,

[EightMilesHigh]

The new Deerhoof and new Tom Waits,

I'm pretty much about to explode waiting for the new Tom Waits. I'm pretty sure I'm getting it for my birthday.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Not if you explode first. Then your parents will just plant it next to your grave :(

[Anxious]

Theres alot of tracks on it. Of varying quality.


But its new ****ing Tom Waits!!!!

[YDload]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5RigsDS6KY

The Bass Pow Wow. it's an interview with Mike Watt, Flea, Les Claypool, and Cris Kirkwood. Watt pretty much dominates the discussion but why not?

[br3ad_man]

Devestations - Coal (has to be one of the best things I've heard this year. Any Nick cave fans will dig this)

I want to hear that.

I've been listening to Joanna Newsom, Low and Sarah Blasko.

[Anxious]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5RigsDS6KY

The Bass Pow Wow. it's an interview with Mike Watt, Flea, Les Claypool, and Cris Kirkwood. Watt pretty much dominates the discussion but why not?

I have the audio for that, I didn't know there was a video!!!

[PECOAE]

I took you guys' advice and listened to Bastards of Young.

It changed my life.

[Kyle]

I really want the Devastations thing, but am struggling to find it for download.

[Zmev]

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Tell Balgeary, Balgury is Dead - 3.5/5 (would have been 4/5 except for Broken Artifact)

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists- Shake the Sheets - 3.5/5 (Up from 3/5)

[PECOAE]

Hearts of Oak I find a lot better.

If only for The High Party...

[Tangy zizzle]

I want to hear that.

You'll like it. You should be proud of all this great Australian music being released.

If anybody wants Coal by Devestations then hit me up on slsk, username Tangy.

[Zmev]

Hearts of Oak I find a lot better.

If only for The High Party...

Thats because Hearts of Oak is better, and a masterpiece.

[Tangy zizzle]

Shake the Sheets > all others.

Ya' know what work of his sucks though? That Tej Leo(?) Rx/Pharmacists thing man. It really dirty's up his bac catalogue.

[PECOAE]

I'm glad I don't know.

What do you guys think of The Tyranny of Distance?

I really like Dial Up...

[Tangy zizzle]

My second favourite after Shake the Sheets, great record.

[Zesty Mordant]

don't call me gay, but the new Foo Fightes record full of their live acoustic stuff is pretty cool.

"Big Me" is particularly great

[Zmev]

Ok because the first thing I thought of was to call you gay.

It's not on an album (or I'm not listening to it) but the 10,000 Maniacs cover of "Everyday Is Like Sunday" is great. It can be heard here: http://www.myspace.com/10kmaniacs

[Little Man being Erased]

Daft Punk - Discovery
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
The Veils - Nux Vomica
Mobb Deep - The Infamous

The first three are all fantastic albums, especially Nux Vomica. I'm liking The Infamous a lot more the second time through, but I'm still not really diggin it a hell of a lot.

[Zmev]

Tindersticks - Tindersticks

I've had this for over a year and now I decide to listen to it all? This has some great tunes but at times drags. 4/5

[asymm]

/comments on someone listening to TindersticksExcellent!

Last night at someone's party...
The Books - The Lemon of Pink
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Various Black Sabbath singles

Magazine - The Correct Use of Soap

[dei]

I used Myspace (nowai!) and through another band's profile I found this band called Corcovado and they're good. But they're from Michigan...

[mr_jackalope]

/makes ill-conceived, hyperbolic statement about the Tindersticks.

I'm listening to Fisherman's Blues by the Waterboys. When it's all Van Morrison it's wicked, when it's pre-Dave Matthews it's not so much.

[Zappa]

What do you have against Michigan?

[Volly]

I've been really diggin Interpol.

Smooth, deep and airy is what I'm into now.:thumb:

[asymm]

/makes well-conceived, hyperbolic statement about the Tindersticks.
Excellent again!

Joanna Newsom - Ys
Nils Økland - Straum
Both are fantastic.

[Sleepy]

Moby - Play
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
Daft Punk - Discovery
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun

Lots of electronica lately. + Kyuss

[Dave de Sylvia]

/makes ill-conceived, hyperbolic statement about the Tindersticks.

I'm listening to Fisherman's Blues by the Waterboys. When it's all Van Morrison it's wicked, when it's pre-Dave Matthews it's not so much.
The Waterboys were amazing at one point in the '80s.

[br3ad_man]

Joanna Newsom - Ys
Off Minor - Innominate

Also, I went to this dance thing last night that was pretty gay. Deciding I needed some 'real' music, I listened to all of Ghosts of the Great Highway while driving around.

[Zmev]

What do you have against Michigan?

Go Buckeyes

[mr_jackalope]

They're best stuff is really flat-out amazing. Some of the tracks less based in traditional music on this one, though, are a little dull and weaken the impact.

"We Will Not Be Lovers" is like song of the decade.

[Little Man being Erased]

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper

:cool:

[Dave de Sylvia]

It's not old school, it's middle school :cool:

I'm enamoured with High Land, Hard Rain right now. I finally bought myself a proper copy of it today, along with Meat Is Murder. I've also been trying to like the new Nicky Wire album, but it's not particularly good on any level.

[br3ad_man]

Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers