The Smiths - I Know Its Over

the song begins with an really easy drum beat under some sad acoustic strumming and Moressey's saddening vocals, which continues untill the chorus kicks in. the vocals at the begining dont flow too well, but it comes together. the song is basically the same all the way through, but the lyrics keep you from getting bored. all together a good song, but a bit repetative
7/10

Taking Back Sunday - New American Classic (dont worry its an acoustic song so people who arent even fans might like it)
Westbound Departure - Isis Anemic [url]www.purevolume.com/westbounddeparture[/url] (this is my acoustic stuff)

el bumpo

I'll dibs it.

Taking Back Sunday - New American Classic

Trite lyrics, trite sound, trite song. I don't even bless it with a lengthy review.
[B]
0.7/10[/B]

My Songs:

Frou Frou - Let Go
Trophy Scars - And That is Where they Found my Body ([url]http://www.purevolume.com/trophyscars/[/url])

You didn't call dibs, Tapeworm has it. :confused:

Tapeworm told me to do it.. :(

Dibs on Frou Frou

[B]Frou Frou - Let Go[/B]

Starts off with soft synths(?), then Frou Frou enters. I remember that chick from Texas whenever I listen to her. Her voice is breathy, but solid. Then some soft taps of percussions are added to the synths to continue the verse. The chorus is catchy enough, as she chants "so let go, so let go". So far so good. There's some subtle change in the flow of the song, but noticable nonetheless. More percs enter, then abruptly it gets quiet, producing sort of a calming effect. This repeats again until the end of the song, the sounds getting a little bit progressive with each repetition. I especially like the line "'cause there's beauty in breakdown". Violin synths end the song. Overall, a nice song.

[B]7.5/10[/B]

Rival Schools - Undercovers On
Converge - You Fail Me
The Blood Brothers - Doctor Doctor
Two Ton Shoe - Believe

dibs

[B]Converge - You Fail Me[/B] 5:47

I wasn't expecting a metal song like this in A&I FL, but I guess it still sounds alternative so it's no biggie, just try giving the genre of the songs you post in the future.

Starts on a low distorted pattern with an occasional hiss of feedback at the end of each measure. This continues for about thirty seconds and then things start to pick up and then the metal vocals I expected makes its inenvitable entrance. I can't help but think of a little kid having a temper tantrum when I hear these vocals. I would actually enjoy this song without them as the guitar player is playing some cool chords every now and then.

The scary guitar line at around 2:06 actually has me Impressed. I'm also noticing the drummer doing some nice drumrolls too.

Bah, this melody is being repeated too much, something else needs to be done. At arpund four minutes The little slides start, I like them, it's also nice something else is happening. Then the song ends and stuff.

[B]Rating 5/10[/B] Sorry, sounded like a big blob of screaming

Super Furry Animals - Hermann Loves Pauline (Neo Pysch)
Fugazi - Cashout (Post Hardcore)
Olivia Tremor Control - Sleepy Company (Neo-Pysch)
Magazine - Motorcade (Post Punk)

dibs

Fugazi - Cashout

Funky drum beat to start, I'm interested.

Simple guitar, then another one joins in. Quite melodic and easy to listen to.

Vocals come in now. Not blown away by the voice, but it's certainly passable. The guitar and vocals are doing the same melody, something I don't particularly like.

As a song overall it's pretty good, I'm waiting for something to happen now.

Aha, now it's a bit heavier, more energetic and interesting. Good, strong chorus, vocals have improved even though they are a bit shouty. Very simple tune, good and catchy.

Goes back to the original guitar riff with some more distortion.

Now another verse, which is the same as the other two. It's now gone very mellow, which I like, but then it jumps straight back into the heavier section with some very distant screaming going on.

Finis.

I liked that, it wasn't that great but I thought it was good. 6.5/10

My picks:

Kasabian - Club Foot (slightly electronic indie)
The Ordinary Boys - Seaside (alt/indie rock)
Elliott Smith - Say Yes (acoustic)
U2 - Vertigo (rock, not entirely typical U2 sound)
The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma (classic alternative)

dibbies

Elliott Smith - Say Yes

A pretty quiet intro for well, a pretty quiet song. After a few seconds of Elliott singing, the second guitars come in. Nice guitar work. Simple picking, but it works for me. It has a very country/folk feel to it, which I'm still appreciating.

Elliott's voice accompanied by the backup make the song sound so Beatles-ish, reminds me of the 60's.

The cozy guitars continue, there's very little change happening in the song(not surprisingly). The lyrics tell of heartbreak, I think. I thought I heard "situations get f[I]u[/I]cked up" or something like that. Strumming and plucking continue with lazy sunday afternoon-ish vocals until the end of the song.

I love listening to stuff like this when I'm taking breaks off heavier stuff, but maybe it's a bit depressing if I listen to it regularly. It's really a nice, simple calm song with that subtle tinge of sadness. It didn't make a big impact on me, but it's an interesting listen nonetheless.

[B]7/10[/B]



Denali - Hold Your Breath(indie soft rock, the vocals rule)
Arab Strap - Love Detective(Scottish slow indie)
The Blood Brothers - Doctor Doctor(pseudo-emo/screamo, quite artsy)
Rival Schools - Undercovers On(post-hardcore)
Pinback - Concrete Seconds(calm indie)

butt bump

Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma

The production did not seem to be very high. The guitar was rather jangly sounding with an infectious chorus. Def a precursor to the britpop movement.

The lyrics seemed very deep and rather pessimistic.

8.5/10

"Come Down in Time" - Elton John
"Demon Cleaner" - Kyuss
"Lullaby" - The Cure
"Kris Kraft" - Pavement

How did you possibly do the wrong one? It was like a day apart.

Wrong songs and not a very good review sorry, Happymeal's songs are next

Denali - Hold Your Breath(indie soft rock, the vocals rule)
Arab Strap - Love Detective(Scottish slow indie)
The Blood Brothers - Doctor Doctor(pseudo-emo/screamo, quite artsy)
Rival Schools - Undercovers On(post-hardcore)
Pinback - Concrete Seconds(calm indie)

Anyone??

I wanna do it, but everytime i'm about to I don't feel like downloading. :(
Or listening to new music. :(

i couldn't find those songs..

[url=http://www.denalimusic.com/HTML/media.html]Denali - Hold Your Breath[/url]
[url=http://www.epitonic.com/artists/arabstrap.html]Arab Strap - Love Detective[/url]

The rest are on slsk.

alright, that's cool cause those were the two I wanted to do.

DIBS!!!!!!!!!!

Arab Strap - Love Detective

Happymeal promotes these guys a bit. :)

It starts off with catchy sounding piano (I guess) and drumming and then some talking vocals come in. He sounds very scottish. It is kinda cool. It stops, and you expect some high melody or something, but it stays the same. The lyrics seem really cool., and are obviously the focus point.

It breaks down into a drumbeat, with minimal piano, but the vocals remain pretty much the same. He has a really lazy voice, which sort of adds to the thing. It's kinda of cool. Ok, it goes back to the other bit, and it's getting a little bit repetitive. I'm hoping for some change. It doesn't change, and the song ends.

6.5/10

I liked it, but it did get kinda boring sorry.

Recommendations.
Something For Kate - Twenty Years
Eskimo Joe - A Song is a City
Cog - 101011010 ([url]www.cog.com.au[/url] go to Cog music and there are downloads of pretty much all of their songs on the right of the page. You can't right click and save as, but you just have to click and wait)

Edit: you can find all of those songs on soulseek.

^if you're still interested Tape, dl Who Named The Days on their page on Epitonic. That one's better and really a moving song(imo).

dibs again!

ummmmmmm, hey.
 

i'm new here, and i think what's going on here is pretty awesome looking. im not really sure what exactly IS going on here, though. could someone post a brief explanation?

wait, nevermind, i'm an idiot.

I'll really really try to do Something For Kate right now, sorry about that:(

Geeeeeeeeez, you almost killed it Happy, but then you saved the day!

Yeah, I forgot to edit my last post to say that I couldn't find the Something For Kate song:upset:

long overdue..

[B]Something For Kate - Twenty Years[/B]

Starts off with a piano sounding guitar on the lead that does a catchy riff and an acoustic strumming in the background, the drums go steadily enough. Sounds like a pretty mellow song from the beginning. The vocalist has a nice and gritty, somewhat low-pitched voice, which reminds me a bit of Gavin Rossdale. Song structure's predictable, kinda Jars of Clay-ish to me, but a bit edgier. And that's not saying a lot. The chorus is catchy, the guitar riff, and especially when he sings "say it like you mean it". The next verse and chorus goes by the same as the first, with little change in the flow.

This, however, doesn't make it any less likable. It's classic 90's acoustic alt rock-esque, it isn't in any way that complicated. It's great music to relax to, and to be reflective on things. I find it easy to get into, but it didn't rub off on me too much. Still a good listen though. It makes me reminisce stuff.

[B]7/10[/B]


Animal Collective - Leaf House(Expermental Folk)
Explosions in the Sky - Die(Post-Rock)
Denali - Hold Your Breath(Alt Rock)
Rival Schools - Favorite Star(Post-Hardcore)
Straylight Run - A Slow Descent(Sentimental Pop)
The Secret - Fire Isn't Always Meant to Burn(frenzied metalcore, Converge-ish vocals)
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