[I][B]Ween - Pork Roll Egg & Cheese [/B] [/I]

Starts of with some drum.. Oh geez, weird vocals! Spacey! This is really weird music. It's sorta fun, in a weird scary kinda way. The verse and the chorus are in the same kinda style. The lyrics are hard to decipher without reading them. The song gets a little boring since there is nothing changing. It's still weird vocals, drum and some kind of spacey guitar. I'm not sure if i like this or not. This is bizar. Now it's breaking down and that only makes it weirder. 3.00 of weird weird music. There's nothing else i can say. It got a little boring nearing the end but it was....... interesting..

7/10

My picks:

Elliott Smith - "Georgia" or "No More" (both can be found at [url]http://www.elliottsmithbsides.com/EitherOrDemos.htm[/url] Then click Georgia.mp3 or No More.mp3 and there you go.)

Death Cab For Cutie - 20th century towers (a great slow, pretty song)

Damien rice - Eskimo (this song makes me smile.. so pretty and yay :))

dibs

bump, or I'll do another one

dibs

[B]Damien Rice - Eskimo[/B]

Haven't heard much Damien Rice lately, so I gave this one a go.

Starts off with soft, flowing strumming that slowly gets more audible. Damien enters, sounding uncannily Buckley-like in the first few seconds of his singing. The song, expectedly, is relatively quiet, with him hushing up and whispering occasionally, until the beautiful cello says hello at about 1:20.

The line "so I look to my Eskimo friend" really caught me. It's so simple catchy, it adds to the lush, relaxing vibe. So that continues, with Damien doing some nice falsettos here and there. The excitement builds up as the strings get louder, accompanying the singer, who does a soaring note at about 3:20. Beautiful. An opera singer comes in, which surprised me a bit. I'm not one bit overwhelmed, though thoroughly impressed by this climax. He sings his last few words as the sound dies down.

A very nice song.

[B]8/10[/B]

Songs:

Dreamend - Passing (melodramatic post rock) [url]http://www.dreamend.com/music.html[/url]*recommended*

Slowdive - Crazy For You(dream pop)

Enon - Rubber Car(perky indie rock) [url]http://www.epitonic.com/artists/enon.html[/url]

bump

I can't download the song; it won't let me :(

[url]http://www.dreamend.com/aibg/passing.mp3[/url]


try it again(right click, then save target as?)

wait, I think it does work.

But i've [i]got[/i] work :upset:

I'll do it later.

[I][FONT=Lucida Console]- dibs[/FONT][/I]

[B]Dreamend - Passing[/B]

Starts on phased mellow delayed guitar playing. It reminds of the kind of stuff I do when I'm playing my Rickenbacker with forty pedals hooked up so this is appealing to me so far. Soon an accompying guitar joins in and the mix is still mellowfied (x1000).

Do these guys have any relations with Explosions in the Sky or do all post rock bands sound like this? If anything they do less accsending and descending pick lines. Now I'm waiting for some sort of release like a big dramatic drumroll or something.

And there's that big drum release, Bravo! The delay mellow theme is staring to pick up. Awesome, right now there's some feedback solo going on, I love it! It's also really loud but I'm not going to bother turning my speakers down at all. They're finnaly playing fast, I'd been hoping they would all song. Yes, even more noise raping my ear, too bad it has to fade out on this, but oh well.

Wait that tottaly wasn't the end of the song, it's still going on. Now the mellow parts seem to fit the piece better. Parts of it remind me of the guitar playing on Fugazi's Sweet and Low. Meh, that ending was kinda weak, but I ended up liking the song more I was expecting to so, Bravo!

[B]My Final Rating:[/B] 8/10 Post Rawk!

[B]My Selections:[/B]

Soft Machine - As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still (Groovy Prog Rock)
Egg Hunt - We All Fall Down (Ian Mackaye side project, Slighty Industrial Punk)
Magazine - Motorcade (Post Punk, been on my list for 6 months)
Great Lakes - Parachutes (Neo Pysch)

I have all of these on my slsk (WRM) or god forbid AIM (Super Furry OMG)

Perhaps this is too early for a bump seeing as it took 6 days before Happymeal bumped his, but whatever.

I'll dib it.

[b]Magazine - Motorcade[/b]

Starts off promisingly, nice Floyd-esque slow guitar chords. Good drum rhythm, I'm really hoping for something good here.

Singing kicks in, it's very low and gravely, but interesting to listen to. Definitely getting into a groove there. Some really crazy backing vocals going on.

Yeah, overall the vocals are a little odd. Guitar solo kicks in, much much faster than the song so far, but really builds up and it's fantastic! Drums kick in and I find I'm trying to type at twice the speed... woah there Amy.

I'm really really interested in this song, can't wait to hear what's going to happen next.

The tempo keeps building up, some really cool bass coming through and keyboards and all sorts of larks.

Ooh, it suddenly slowed right down - very interesting.

Some more impressive soloing, very enjoyable.

Song appears to be going back to the beginning more, I'm not really expecting anything else to happen, we'll have to wait and see.

Oh, I'm wrong, it just did a little build up again. In fact, it keeps switching between the two, how kerrazy! Ok, that little thing's just repeating a few times now, and it's over.

[b]8.5/10[/b] Think I'm going to have to listen to that a little more to get a feel for it, but that was one of the best FLs I've done.

[b]My Picks:[/b]

Kasabian - Club Foot (I know, I know, but humour me if my incessant obsessiveness hasn't made you hear this already)[indie rock]

The Decemberists - Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect [alt rock]

Sufjan Stevens - The Dress Looks Nice On You [acoustic]

Explosions In The Sky - First Breath After A Coma [post-rock]

Mercury Rev - Hercules (warning, it's about 8 minutes long) [dream/alt-pop]

dibs :D
There's a Decemberists show in a few months around here, so maybe this will help me decide if i want to go.

[B]The Decemberists - Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect [/B]

Ok starts off with a little drum kick and guitar arpeggios or such repeating. I really like this guys voice, its comforting, feels like story time. Chorus type part - simple but nice. Good lyrics. Some keyboards in the back keepin the chord progression going. About ready to get sick of that guitar part, but then the chorus comes again and I am happy. I want to read these lyrics they sound interesting.

[B]7/10[/B] Good stuff, mellow & very listener-friendly. The band seems to have depth, an interesting voice & old fashioned sort of style.
I liked what I heard of Okkervil River too( who the Decemberists will be playing with) so that show is sounding more & more interesting to check out

[B]My picks : [/B]
Jeff Beck - Cause We've Ended as Lovers (intrumental, if you like guitar)
The Zombies - The Way I Feel Inside (short n sweet)
Okkervil River - Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas
John Lennon - Jealous Guy (like Imagine but better)

Yeah, Yeah. Meh.

If someone would kindly do a review of this song:

[URL=http://www.dismembermentplan.com/plan_audio/mpeg/DPlan_The_City.mp3]The City by the Dismemberment Plan[/URL]

Personal favourite. :D

Edit: Why isn't the hyperlink displaying properly?

mx disabled it

[QUOTE=MemoryMachine]Yeah, Yeah. Meh.

If someone would kindly do a review of this song:

[URL=http://www.dismembermentplan.com/plan_audio/mpeg/DPlan_The_City.mp3]The City by the Dismemberment Plan[/URL]

Personal favourite. :D

Edit: Why isn't the hyperlink displaying properly?[/QUOTE]

Well, nobody do this. You have to review before asking others to review your songs. Too bad, eh?

My picks :
Jeff Beck - Cause We've Ended as Lovers (intrumental, if you like guitar)
The Zombies - The Way I Feel Inside (short n sweet)
Okkervil River - Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas
John Lennon - Jealous Guy (like Imagine but better)

are still the picks you can choose from.

Dibs.

[B]The Zombies, "The Way I Feel Inside"[/B]

Alright, a song from one of my favorite movies of 2004, [I]the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.[/I] Great lyrics, very sincere, sensitive and thoughtful. The song is simplistic, yet very well crafted. The background keyboard really gives it a very earnest and somber tone. On a side note, Wes Anderson couldn't have picked a better song for that particular scene. I won't spoil the plot for anyone going to see the film.

Modest Mouse - Twin Cities Made of Ashes
David Bowie - Fame
Talking Heads - Don't Worry About the Government

I'll take this one.

Bowie - Fame
Though not one of Bowie's better works in my oppinion, still one of his most relevant and influential songs. His vocal stylings on this song were quite strong and the music almost has a "new wave-ish" feel to it. When listening to Fame, you can hear how so many artists have today have been influenced by Bowie. Listening to this track can assist you in a better understanding of bands such as The Rapture or maybe VHS or Beta.

The Fiery Furnaces - Chris Michaels
TV on the Radio - Bomb Yourself
Travis Morrison - My Two Front Teeth Part I and II

TV On The Radio - Bomb Yourself

Bass, drums, sounds pretty standard. Intersesting choice of vocal arrangements and lyrics. Seems pretty Anti-Capitalism. Guitars flitter then fly beyond the yellow horizon of those MBV style vocals. The harmonies dipping and diving while the singer swoons, humming a terrifyingly dull melody. Oh, here come the vocals again, "Bomb Your Country", nothing revolutionary is it? The ending starts swelling to a climax, the tap of guitar notes, is that a drum noise? Reverb!

6/10

Now review my song, asstards.

[QUOTE=MemoryMachine]Now review my song, asstards.[/QUOTE]

Not if you ask it like that.

Dismemberment Plan - The City

Imagine overlooking a city from a skytop view, then suddenly being transported to the city streets. You walk the streets and all you see is unwelcome scenery all around the place. You're alone and that's all you can think about, you're in a random environment that anything can happen, everything you once new has changed and people arent friendly. No matter what you do you're not gonna accept the fact that everyone is leaving you and you're stuck in this everchanging horrid place.

Ween - Pushing Up the Daisies
Morphine - Lets Take a Trip Together

[B]Morphine - Lets Take a Trip Together[/B] 3:00

No idea what to expect from this song, I've heard of the band name but basically have no clue what genre they are or what they sound like, I keep mixing up their name with Mecury Rev for some reason.

Wow, "Let's Take a Trip Together" starts on a funky jazz vibe with a saxophone straight into the mix. I'm going to amazon to get an idea of the instruments they use. Alright they have two saxophone and a double bass thing going on, this is a really interesting. The vocals come in shortley covered in a layer of fuzz. The singers are alright, somewhat of a letdown. I'm paying far more attention to the saxophones but I admit the singers are providing some catchy hooks now and then.

At 1:40 some weird solo begins. Are they vocals clipped up and repeated or a theremin, as theremins can give off a singing effect. The dymanics also change up a little round this time together and the main theme is repeated about taking a trip somewhere. Things quiet down and the song ends, Bravo!

[B]My Rating:[/B] 9/10 I'm going to download the rest of this album for sure.

[B]My Tunes:[/B]
Soft Machine - As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still (Best Prog/Jazz Song Ever)
Can - I'm So Green (Funky Kruatrock)
Faust - The Sad Skinhead (Even More Funky Krautrock)
Magazine - I'm A Party (New Wave/Post Punk)

dibsies

[B]Soft Machine - As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still[/B]

So an orgy of instruments start off the song. I really liked that intro, basically. It's so abrupt and straight to the action. There's a lot of stuff going on: the colorful upbeat keyboards in moderato, the frolicking drum lines that's varied and a bit ever-changing, the jazzy bass that's a bit overcast but still audible, and the mildly distorted guitars that give the tune sort of a raw quality.

The plot thickens.. mr. singer there sure sings lively. His voice blends well with the instruments, considering how the thick layers of sound kinda overwhelmed me at first. He sounds a lot like my uncle when I think about it, except he's not singing a boy band song.

Around 1:25 the flow changes a bit, there's some wah with reverb(?) that joins in the party. I'd have to say, without those guitars, the song would've sounded a bit monotonous, though there's little else to complain about. All in all, I'm not overly ecstatic about this song yet; but that's good. Hopefully it'll grow on me when I hear more stuff on this band.

Bravo.

[B]8/10[/B]

songs:

JR Ewing - The Exact Same Thing(indie-tinged hardcore)
Kashmir - Kiss Me Goodbye(alt rock)
Elliott Smith - The Ballad of Big Nothing(folky guitar pop)
Squarepusher - Boneville Occident(eclectic drum n' bass?)

Or if you can't find any of those, do

Soul Junk - Hogging All the Islands(experimental hiphop)

[url]http://www.epitonic.com/files/reg/songs/mp3/Soul_Junk-Hogging_All_The_Islands.mp3[/url]

/early bump

[B]JR Ewing - The Exact Same Thing[/B] 3:01

Hmmmm, indie influenced hardcore. Does that make it more experimental or lighter as I don't really know how to gather from that description but I downloaded it anyways.

"The Exact Same Thing" starts on a higly reverbrated distorted guitar line that sounds like its somewhere off in the distance. The tension grows and just before they start rawking out I'm warned by a short clean strum. This song smells like some sort of core song, maybe even more screamocore or metalcore than hardcore. I don't know if I dig it too much right now but it's just fine for when I want to rawk out. I guess that I always end up comparing every song to a Dischord band in Forced listening, but reallly this band sounds just like Q and Not U. Pretty much based off that drum rythmn they do inbetween screaming.

The main theme starts over at around 2:25, the same with the verse. This time they don't sing and the verse is much shorter and the song ends, Brovo!

[B]Rating:[/B] 7/10 alright, I might like it more another time.

[B]Songs Choices:[/B]
Faust - The Sad Skinhead (Krautrock)
This Heat - Horizontol Hold (Perfect Noise Jam)
Magazine - I'm a Party (Post Punk)

Wow, this is a record.

Bump

dibs

[B]Faust - The Sad Skinhead[/B]

This is the first time I'll be hearing from these guys.

The singer yells a lively "Ohwhooaaawhoaaaaahhh" as he opens the song. Some nice maracas playing accompanies the bluesy funk guitars just before the driving drum beat comes in.

Now I'm not an expert in krautrock but the old guy singing really sounds dead, in a groovy kinda way. His voice adds to the lo-fi feel of the song. Besides the drums, I notice the twinkly percussions on the background(xylophones? I'm not sure). For some reason this reminds me of my childhood.

Speaking of the guitars, they have a nice Captain Beefheart-ey tinge to them, especially the cool solo starting at about 1:07 and again near the end. Other than that there's not really a lot of movement besides the main chords.

Odd. Is what I can say about this song. Which is a good thing. I wasn't really in the mood for this, but it wasn't such a bad listen at all. Overall it's very good. I'll check out more stuff from these guys sometime.

[B]7.5/10[/B]

Songs:

!!! - Intensify(disco)
Blood Brothers - American Vultures(piano screamo)
Aimee Mann - Save Me(folky indie pop)
Black Mountain - Don't Run Our Hearts Around (indie rock)
The Dismemberment Plan - I Love A Magician (indie rock)
Soul-Junk - Hogging All the Islands (hip-hop) [url]http://www.epitonic.com/files/reg/songs/mp3/Soul_Junk-Hogging_All_The_Islands.mp3[/url]

The Dismemberment Plan - I Love a Magician
 

Great song. Starts with intricate drum beat, and a quick shrill from Travis Morrison, the brilliant frontman of the plan. Then comes in the jarring guitar, which doesnt really seem to go anywhere. Morrison proceeds to come in with a soft "rap" of sorts. A strong, jumping baseline is added to the mix and all of the elements seem to somehow "clash" together beautifully. This sound is what The Dismemberment Plan was best known for throughout their existence. It appears that there is no exact science to the structure of the song, which adds to the odd feel. Morrison's falsetto adds to the urgent sound. The song comes to an abrupt halt and is over just as fast as it began. Sheer brilliance.

[B]7/10[/B]



Choices:

Travis Morrison - Change
Travis Morrison - Born in '72
The Fiery Furnaces - Single Again
Robbers on High Street - If You Let Me

Can you upload one of them on yousendit?

So what exactly is yousendit?

/feels like a newb.

Edit. Born in '72 can be found here.....
[URL]http://music.barsuk.com/TravisMorrison_BornIn72.mp3[/URL]

Bump. Your link doesn't work :(

yousendit is [url]http://s19.yousendit.com/[/url]

d i b s

[B]The Fiery Furnaces - Single Again[/B]

Here's another of my attempts to get into this band..

Starts off with fairly space-agey keyboard lines that goes like a more simplistic !!! verse. Drums come along, which sound uncannily like those of a mainstream pop song's. And there's also this blissful neo-psych thing going on that's kinda Of Montreal-esque.

Now here comes the female vocalist. So far the main reason why I get a bit turned off by this band is because of her. For some reason her seemingly inebriated singing style I didn't dig but this time it's a bit more tolerable, maybe because the tune isn't that alienating unlike the songs from [I]Blueberry Boat[/I] I've listened to. Plus, her voice really suits the lyrics:

[QUOTE]And then my husband he died, oh then
My husband he died, oh then
My husband he died
And I laughed 'til I cried
Oh, to think I was single again [/QUOTE]

She keeps repeating the line "I wish I was single again" throughout like an anthem.

All in all, it was an above average listen. The guitarwork is solid though a bit underwhelmed because of the keyboards and singing but they go well into the flow. I still get a bit creeped out by them, but not so much anymore. Maybe because I've become used to psych, I don't know. Now to check out a full album..

[B]7/10[/B]

!!! - Intensify(disco)
[url=http://www.espew.com/cgi-bin/spew/1555707/3586.mp3]The Black Keys - Hard Row[/url](indie rock)
Drive Like Jehu - Luau(epic indie rock)
Lovage - Sex(I'm A)(sensual hip-hop)
Enon - Rubber Car(alternative)
[url=http://empyrean3.com/tbm_audio/violet.mp3]The Birthday Massacre - Violet[/url](goth-ish ambient new wave)

giga bump

I'll add this

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - [url=http://s26.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0JE0RT9YF0W4G17NYR11H74JQ7]Get Down Lover[/url](blues rock, lots of horns)