Naw, my hatin' on Claypool is an old thing. It's probably been a year since I listened to the band, now.

I'm not really a fan of Primus. They seem to be determined to be quirky and weird, just for the sake of being quirky and weird, and it pisses me off mightily. The occasional song I don't mind though, and there's some good musicians in the band.

Anyway, my main album for the day has been Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up On Me.

No worries, guys. I'm listening to Sinatra now.

And now that you've said that, so am I.

But alas, I'm on to Leonard Cohen.

[quote=Bartender]I'm not really a fan of Primus. They seem to be determined to be quirky and weird, just for the sake of being quirky and weird, and it pisses me off mightily. The occasional song I don't mind though, and there's some good musicians in the band.[/quote]

Well it's hard to be quirky and weird on accident, isn't it? There are so many eccentric musicians who could easily write great pop songs but choose to expand the limits of music instead. In fact, Primus is probably one of the few bands that COULDN'T be really poppy because of Les' voice and the overwhelming bass in the mix.

But that's just my thoughts on it.

Anyway, my brother's playing some Dead Kennedys and I forgot that they're pretty good. Anyone here like 'em?

[QUOTE=YDload]Well it's hard to be quirky and weird on accident, isn't it?[/QUOTE]

Well yeah, but what I meant is that they always struck me as being quirky and weird with the intention that people will listen to them on the basis that they're so weird and wacky. They may well not be, but as long as it appears to me that they are, it annoys me :)

[QUOTE=YD]Anyway, my brother's playing some Dead Kennedys and I forgot that they're pretty good. Anyone here like 'em?[/QUOTE]

I only know [i]Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables[/i], but it's a fine album.

[QUOTE=Zappa]
But alas, I'm on to Leonard Cohen.[/QUOTE]

Well you can keep Leonard Cohen. When I get started on Sinatra I tend to be listening to him for quite a while.

I downloaded that Varese song you uploaded a few days ago, by the way, so I've finally heard something by him, at least. Thanks for uploading it.

I tried to download the Varese song. It got stuck at 97%, mocking me like a thing that mocks people who are very close to getting something only to be stymied at the last second. I'll try again.

I'm currently digging a mix I made for myself the other day.

[QUOTE=YDload]Well it's hard to be quirky and weird on accident, isn't it? There are so many eccentric musicians who could easily write great pop songs but choose to expand the limits of music instead. In fact, Primus is probably one of the few bands that COULDN'T be really poppy because of Les' voice and the overwhelming bass in the mix.

But that's just my thoughts on it.

Anyway, my brother's playing some Dead Kennedys and I forgot that they're pretty good. Anyone here like 'em?[/QUOTE]

I like em, they are good

[QUOTE=Iai]Joni Mitchell - Blue[/QUOTE]
Fantastic album, that.

[QUOTE=NachoChez]Prince - "Let's Go Crazy"
The Clash - "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais"
David Bowie - "Changes"[/QUOTE]

**** Nacho, I always thought you were with me in hating The Clash.

I didn't used to like them either... [I](White Man) in Hammersmith Palais[/I] is the song that got me into them, it's very awesome.

[QUOTE=Bartender]
I downloaded that Varese song you uploaded a few days ago, by the way, so I've finally heard something by him, at least. Thanks for uploading it.[/QUOTE]

What did you think? I really picked "Hyperprism" because it's one of the shortest of his works that has the use of timbre and particularly percussion that is very special to his body of work as a whole. My favorite work of his right now is "Deserts," a work for orchestra and electric tape with 4 "episodes" and 3 interpolations of organized sound on tape.

I got the Varese song you posted earlier also and I liked it. I'll have to listen to it some more to get to know it though.

Gorillaz
Indian Summer

[QUOTE=Zappa]What did you think? I really picked "Hyperprism" because it's one of the shortest of his works that has the use of timbre and particularly percussion that is very special to his body of work as a whole. My favorite work of his right now is "Deserts," a work for orchestra and electric tape with 4 "episodes" and 3 interpolations of organized sound on tape.[/QUOTE]

It seems good. I'll have to listen to it a fair bit more before I'd count myself as a fan of it (or not), though. At the moment I think I feel that it's good, without really appreciating/enjoying it. I've only listened to it a couple of times so far after all.

[QUOTE=Bartender]It seems good. I'll have to listen to it a fair bit more before I'd count myself as a fan of it (or not), though. At the moment I think I feel that it's good, without really appreciating/enjoying it. I've only listened to it a couple of times so far after all.[/QUOTE]

I've listened to it a couple times on speakers and then last night on my headphones.

Sounds wayyy better on the headphones. I'm really beginning to like it, actually.

What I've listened to today (so far):

The Suicide Pact - All My Dreams Still Have Dead Ends EP
Brand New The Holiday EP
Cartel - The Ransom EP
Daphne Loves Derby - Closing Down The Pattern Department
Jimmy Eat World - B-sides & Demos Compliation Thingy

There seems to be a something about pop punk EP's that's getting me today :tongue:

What I've listened to today (so far):

The Suicide Pact - All My Dreams Still Have Dead Ends EP
Brand New The Holiday EP
Cartel - The Ransom EP
Daphne Loves Derby - Closing Down The Pattern Department
Jimmy Eat World - B-sides & Demos Compliation Thingy

There seems to be a something about pop punk EP's that's getting me today :p

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Bright Moments
The Gathering - If_Then_Else
Bill Hicks - Arizona Bay
M83 - Dead Cities
Alice In Chains - Dirt

Had a 5-hour shift today.

[QUOTE=Iai]Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Bright Moments
The Gathering - If_Then_Else
Bill Hicks - Arizona Bay
M83 - Dead Cities
Alice In Chains - Dirt

Had a 5-hour shift today.[/QUOTE]

You're allowed to listen to music when you work? Where do you work?

I'm a cleaner at my college.

[QUOTE=Iai]I'm a cleaner at my college.[/QUOTE]

Cool. You get to listen to music - lucky :p How much do you get paid an hour?

Something like £4.10.

[QUOTE=Iai]Something like £4.10.[/QUOTE]

Cool - plus you get the added bonus of listening to music. Nice. :thumb:

Should I take all these posts as cues to attempt to upload the entire Varese "Complete Works" two CD set on YouSendit?

If you could and did, that was be excellent and much appreciated, yes.

As for digging, I'm still on Frank Sinatra. About halfway through The Band Years.

I be diggin a few songs from the following.

The Red Paintings
My Disco
Do Make Say Think

I've been listening to Meshuggah all day.

toktok

Have you guys ever heard of them? They are pretty good.