The Now Playing Thread

[jayson]

Pretend to Sleep - Money Mark

[jayson]

Sleepy Time Time - Cream

[jayson]

Go to Sleep - Radiohead

[jayson]

No Sleep 'til Brooklyn - Beastie Boys

[fernandito]

Express Yourself - N.W.A

[jayson]

I Am Weary (Let Me Rest) - The Cox Family

[fernandito]

Bad Days - The Flaming Lips

[jayson]

Rock Me to Sleep - Willie Nelson

[jayson]

The Sleepy Strange - Japancakes

[jayson]

With Tired Eyes, Tired Minds, Tired Souls, We Slept - Explosions In the Sky

[jayson]

Today is the birthday of two more of my favorite musicians, Neil Young and Booker T. Jones. I didn't know which one to start with as far as making a playlist for today. Then I remembered I have a live show from the tour where Neil used The MG's as his band...

NP: Helpless - Neil Young (with Booker T. & The MG's)
Live July 3, 1993

[jayson]

Like a Hurricane - Neil Young (w/ Booker T. & The MG's)
Live July 3, 1993

[jayson]

Down By the River - Neil Young (w/ Booker T. & The MG's)
Live July 3, 1993

[jayson]

Tell Me Why - Neil Young

[jayson]

Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young

[jayson]

Don't Let It Bring You Down - Neil Young

[jayson]

McLemore Avenue - Booker T. & The MG's
1970, Stax Records

http://i33.tinypic.com/2qi93l3.jpg

One of my favorite albums in my collection. It's a chance to hear one of my favorite groups cover most of an entire album by another one of my favorite groups. This MG's album presents most of the songs from The Beatles' Abbey Road (which was released only about nine months earlier) in the instrumental soul style which they made famous. The Beatles themselves were actually big admirers of Stax Records and the "Memphis sound" created, in large part, by the MG's and their guitarist Steve Cropper who produced many other Stax artists. This album is a must have for fans of either group.

[fernandito]

One Winged Angel - Final Fantasy VII Soundtrack

[jayson]

Jockey Full of Bourbon - Tom Waits

[fernandito]

Fight Fire With Fire - Metallica

[jayson]

Dolly Dagger - Jimi Hendrix

[jayson]

She Belongs to Me - Bob Dylan

[Frunobulax]

Let It Down - George Harrison

[jayson]

Let It Down - George Harrison

Nice! I love both versions of that song, the electric one from All Things Must Pass and the acoustic demo one from the expanded ATMP. It works as a quiet acoustic number and a big full band extravaganza.

NP: Snake Catcher (live) - John Zorn

I only wish I had more than one live show by this Zorn band, the one he used for The Gift and The Dreamers albums.

[Ramvolter]

Long Hard Road Out of Hell - Marilyn Manson

[jayson]

Painted Desert - Marc Ribot/Robert Quine/Ikue Mori

Much of this entire album screams Dark Tower to me. It's definitely "Western" music from some other world.

[Frunobulax]

Gilt Gold Scabs - Dirty Projectors

[Míchéal]

Kids - MGMT

[fernandito]

The Legend of Zelda - System of a Down

[William50]

The Legend of Zelda - System of a Down

I gotta youtube that!

Dance With The Devil - Breaking Benjamin

[Geomon]

Hammerhead by The Offspring

[jayson]

For a Few Guitars More - Various Artists
2002, Dancing Bear Records

http://i35.tinypic.com/20p3bl.jpg

As the name implies, this album is a tribute to the work of the great Italian composer Ennio Morricone, specifically his compositions for the "Spaghetti Western" films. This compilation is made up of mostly surf-rock style covers of some classic Morricone pieces, though there are some other styles at work as well.

[William50]

Thats a really cool lookin cover.

[jayson]

It sure is. :)

[idk, my bff jill?]

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"Big in Japan" by Tom Waits

[jayson]

Great song! Waits is a master of achieving interesting percussion sounds and that song exemplifies it greatly. That whole album is a masterpiece (except maybe the song "Pony" which I just cannot stand).

[idk, my bff jill?]

Haha. I don't mind "Pony", but it's not my favorite song either.

Bone Machine is really awesome, too.

[jayson]

Bone Machine is awesome, you are right.:)

Both are right at the top of my list, which is topped by Rain Dogs (which is atop most people's lists). It's not only my top TW album, but my top album by anyone. There are not really any TW albums I don't like, just some I listen to more than others.

[Frunobulax]

Bruise Blood - [[[[VVRSSNN]]]]

[Jackie]

Faggot-MSI

[Geomon]

10,000 Days (Wings part 2) by Tool

[fernandito]

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

[Frunobulax]

Not Having Found - Dirty Projectors

[Brice]

ACDC-Rock N' Roll Train

[Brice]

ACDC-Skies On Fire

[Brice]

ACDC-Big Jack

[Brice]

ACDC-Anything Goes

[Brice]

ACDC-War Machine

[Brice]

ACDC-Smash N' Grab

[Brice]

ACDC-Spoilin' For A Fight

[Brice]

ACDC-Wheels

[Brice]

ACDC-Decibel

[fernandito]

Malagueña Salerosa - Chingon

[Brice]

ACDC-She Likes Rock N' Roll

[Brice]

ACDC-Money Made

[fernandito]

El Jodido - Chingon

[Brice]

ACDC-Rock N' Roll Dream

[Brice]

Rocking All The Way

[Frunobulax]

Frame - Eric's Trip

[Seymour_Glass]

Rock the Casbah :rock:

[Geomon]

I Don't Like The Drugs (But The Drugs Like Me) by Marilyn Manson

[Ka-tet]

Comfortably Numb-Pink Floyd

[Fall of Gilead]

Metallica/Master of Puppets

[ladysai]

NP: Waiting for the Sun, The Doors

[Hbgunslinger]

New Slipknot.:dance::rock:

[Jon]

The Pilgrim _ Iron Maiden

[Fall of Gilead]

Metallica/...And Justice For All

[ladysai]

NP: Down to the Waterline, Dire Straits

[jayson]

NP: Down to the Waterline, Dire Straits

Nice! I love (most) Dire Straits. :)

[ladysai]

NP: Down to the Waterline, Dire Straits

Nice! I love (most) Dire Straits. :)

Me, too.
The first album is my most favorite.
:D

[jayson]

Me, too.
The first album is my most favorite.
:D

Me too. That first album is a masterpiece. I get the solo to Sultans of Swing stuck in my head all the time and then have to go through the whole solo note by note before I can get it out. Not that that's a bad thing necessarily.

I also love the album Making Movies, which I think was the third. I remember being a kid and loving when the video for Skateaway would come on mtv (remember when it showed videos?).

NP: If I Were a Bell - Miles Davis

[ladysai]

I also love the album Making Movies, which I think was the third. I remember being a kid and loving when the video for Skateaway would come on mtv (remember when it showed videos?).

NP: If I Were a Bell - Miles Davis

Making Movies is my second-favorite Dire Straits album. Romeo and Juliet is a classic tune, imho.

And, yes, I do remember when MTV played music videos. Ah, the good old days.

:)

[jayson]

Romeo and Juliet is a classic tune, imho.

No argument there. The whole song is beautiful, especially the whole arpeggiated acoustic guitar figure that Knopfler plays throughout the song, but what always gets me is the electric guitar tone he gets at the very end as he plays the outro. That is just thick sugary sweet tone. Knopfler does that as good as anybody.

NP: So What (live) - Miles Davis

[Unfound One]

Concerning Hobbits - Howard Shore [from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack]

[fernandito]

Inifinite Dreams - Iron Maiden

[Unfound One]

Take a Bow - Muse

[fernandito]

Take a Bow - Muse

Is that the song from the trailer? :fairy:


NP : Holy Smoke - Iron Maiden

[Unfound One]

Whatever gave you that idea? :cyclops:

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

[fernandito]

:lol:

In that case!

....wait for iiiiiiit....


NP : The Beginning is the End is the Beginning - Smashing Pumpkins

[Unfound One]

Ha! I KNEW you would do that.

[turtlex]

Destination Anywhere from The Commitments soundtrack ( a GREAT soundtrack )

[jayson]

This Boy* - The Smithereens

*Beatles cover

A couple years ago The Smithereens put out a cover album of The Beatles' Meet the Beatles called, appropriately enough, Meet the Smithereens. I'm pretty particular about Beatles' covers, but most of these are done pretty well. They're very straightforward covers and avoid using all of the cliche sounds a lot of artists use when covering The Beatles.

[turtlex]

Paradise City by GnR

[jayson]

Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) - David Bowie

[turtlex]

Power Windows by Billy Falcon ( one shot wonder )

[jayson]

Love Is A Building On Fire - Talking Heads

[Aesculapius]

Metallica - The Judas Kiss

[Fall of Gilead]

Queensryche/Empire

[ladysai]

NP: FM, Steely Dan

[Frunobulax]

Blue Imelda - Final Fantasy

[jayson]

Town Called Malice - The Jam

[jayson]

Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?* - Jimi Hendrix

*Bob Dylan cover

[fernandito]

Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash

[jayson]

Como Se Goza En El Barrio - Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos

[turtlex]

Hey Jayson - Dylan is on the cover of the new Rolling Stone. It's a special issue on the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Winners / as per Rolling Stone :


1. Aretha Franklin
2. Ray Charles
3. Elvis
4. Sam Cooke
5. John Lennon
6. Marvin Gaye
7. Bob Dylan
8. Otis Redding
9. Stevie Wonder
10. James Brown


Just the top 10.

[jayson]

Yep, I've seen the list. It's been the topic of some interesting discussion at the Tom Waits forum I frequent. I have nothing against the 10 people in that top 10, though I wouldn't rank them in that order, and some would not be anywhere near my top 10.

I've tended to avoid RS's lists after their 100 Greatest Guitar Players list was published (what a freakin' joke that thing was).

NP: The Gold It's In The... - Pink Floyd

[jayson]

Follow Me Around - Radiohead

[ladysai]

NP: The Chain (live), Fleetwood Mac

[Fall of Gilead]

Ayreon/01011001

[jayson]

Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie

[jayson]

Downtown Dirt - Lou Reed

[jayson]

The Man In Me* - The Clash

*Bob Dylan cover.

Although, this version is not arranged like the Dylan song. It sounds much more like the Clash were shooting for a reggae version like the one by Matumbi on the Trojan Records label, which I have as part of one of the many Trojan box set releases I am addicted to. Either way, it's a decent cover of a great song, though none will ever touch the original Dylan version (which was used prominently in The Big Lebowski).

[turtlex]

Jayson - I completely agree. The whole list is sort of all over the place. I never rank things the way Rolling Stone does.

Oh, and there are apparently four different covers. I just happened to get the Dylan one.

NP : Let It Be from the Across The Universe Soundtrack.

[jayson]

Jayson - I completely agree. The whole list is sort of all over the place. I never rank things the way Rolling Stone does.

I often think if I worked for RS, I'd have likely wound up committing some kind of atrocity when it came time to meet and compile these lists. It always seems to me that they are ranked according to some notion of what they feel they are "supposed to think" about some of these artists and not by actually listening to them.

I just cringe when I see a single female name ranked higher than Etta James. Yes, Aretha Franklin can sing, but come on! And you know that if Etta were the more well-known singer than Aretha the ranking would be the other way around.

I do know that some of my friends at the Tom Waits forum are glad he made the list at all (I believe he was #82). Personally, I think once you've listened to that voice for as long as I have you realize how exceptionally versatile it is and that it's a hell of a lot better than many of the 81 people ranked ahead of him, one of whom is Axl-Motherfucking-Rose. Axl Rose a better singer than Tom Waits? Not on this or any other level of the Tower is that the case.

See, this is what happens when I think about these lists. Stupid Rolling Stone. :lol:



Oh, and there are apparently four different covers. I just happened to get the Dylan one.

I've only seen the Dylan one. Do you know who are on the other three?

NP: Hey Jude* - Wilson Pickett

*Beatles cover. Talk about a great voice. Pickett comes in just behind Otis and JB for me as far as male singers go. This is a Beatles cover even the pickiest of fans (like me) can enjoy. The singing is incredible and the guitar playing, by a then-unknown Duane Allman, changed the way many artists and producers looked at the role of an electric guitar in R&B/soul records. The solo he plays as the outro also got the attention of Eric Clapton which eventually led to his desire to meet Duane and invite him to join Derek & The Dominoes.

[turtlex]

Jayson - I know one of the other covers is Aretha, I think the others are listed in the issue. I'll check when I get home and post. Honestly, I was surprised that Melissa Etheridge wasn't on the list - at least somewhere. She's a fantastic singer. I also thought Freddie Mercury was too low on the list.

I'm usually so different from the Rolling Stone lists - I start to wonder if they put them that way, just so people would argue !!

NP: Wonderful by Adam Ant

[jayson]

I was surprised that Melissa Etheridge wasn't on the list - at least somewhere. She's a fantastic singer.

Good call. I'm not particularly a fan of her music, but I do appreciate her voice. Considering the list purported to be about singers of the "rock era" it would make sense for her to have made the list since she does have a good voice for rock.



I also thought Freddie Mercury was too low on the list.

:clap:
His ranking was another one that pissed me off. Love Queen or hate Queen (and I love Queen), there is little room for debate about how freakin' gifted Freddie was as a singer. In range alone he puts most other male singers to shame.



I'm usually so different from the Rolling Stone lists - I start to wonder if they put them that way, just so people would argue !!

I'm quite sure they do. I'm not sure how honest an approach to music criticism I consider that, but then again, we're talking about Rolling Stone and their days of honest music criticism are long since past.

NP: Tiny Apocalypse - David Byrne

I can't remember now whether or not Byrne made the list, but I sure as hell know he'd make mine.

[turtlex]

FYI : http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=5943

[jayson]

Cool. I figured you'd start that thread at some point since this conversation has been a good one.

NP: Heavenly Bank Account - Frank Zappa

And where the hell is Zappa on that list? Speaking of Zappa, where the hell is Napoleon Murphy Brock on the list?

Also, am I blind or did David Gilmour not make the list? I mean, he was ranked a bit too high on the guitar player list, but to say he's not among the 100 greatest singers in the rock era is pushing it a bit too far. Ok, I will take further bitching to that thread.

[fernandito]

My Way - Sid Vicious

[jayson]

Pearly - Radiohead

[Fall of Gilead]

Pearl Jam/State College, Pennsylvania 5/3/03

And I'll take Gilmour's vox over Waters any day.

[jayson]

And I'll take Gilmour's vox over Waters any day.

Well yeah. Roger is the much better song writer, but Gilmour is the better singer and musician.

NP: A Passing Feeling - The Thermals

[Unfound One]

La Camisa Negra - Juanes

[Fall of Gilead]

Iced Earth/Framing Armageddon

[jayson]

Several important musical birthdays today, November 20.

Let's begin with one of the most talented and influential guitar players to ever pick up the instrument.

Duane Allman was born on Nov 20, 1946. Prior to the formation of The Allman Brothers Band with his brother Gregg, Duane was a session player at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. There he contributed his guitar work to artists like Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Clarence Carter and Herbie Mann. Eventually Duane returned to Florida to form the ABB with his brother and some friends. Soon they were one of the most influential blues-rock bands in the world.

In August of 1970, the ABB concert in Miami was attended by Eric Clapton who was in town recording the first album for his new band, Derek & The Dominos. Clapton was familiar with Duane's work, particularly the soloing on Pickett's cover of "Hey Jude" and was a fan of the ABB. He went to the concert to meet Duane and invite him to participate on the D&D album. Though he never officially joined D&D, Duane's work is a crucial part of nearly every song on the album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.

Sadly, Duane was killed in a motorcycle accident in October of 1971.

His influence and his genius can't be overstated.

And so, on with the music from Duane...

NP: Mountain Jam - The Allman Brothers Band

This song evolved out Duane's love of Donovan's song "There Is a Mountain". The ABB version is a long-form instrumental jam on the musical themes of the Donovan song. The officially released version which appears on the albums Eat a Peach and At Fillmore East clocks in at just under 34 minutes, featuring lengthy solos from each band member (well, actually a drum duet by Butch Trucks and Jaimoe as they play their parts together).

[jayson]

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Bros. Band

[fernandito]

La Camisa Negra - Juanes

Do you know what is meant by La Camisa Negra? And I'm not talking about the literal translation! :cyclops:


NP : Harmonica - Once Upon A Time in the West Soundtrack

[jayson]

Ok, I'm curious and I don't want to wait for SJ (sorry SJ). What does it mean other than "the black shirt"?

I did get that part right, didn't I? :orely:

[educatedlady]

Some freaking Fall Out Boy song where they're trying to be a "rock band" in the video. No matter what they do they will never be a rock band.

[jayson]

Black Hearted Woman - The Allman Bros. Band

[jayson]

Jam #4 - Derek & The Dominos/The Allman Brothers Band

When the 20th anniversary edition of the D&D album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs came out in 1990, I was all over it, hoping to get a handful of unreleased gems from the recording sessions. My wish came true, and then some. The second disc features six lengthy instrumental jams, some with D&D minus Duane, a couple with Duane, and one that is D&D and most of the ABB.

This one, Jam #4, is an instrumental version of Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor", and features the entirety of D&D along with Duane and Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks and Berry Oakley. This is an all-star electric blues jam for sure.

I always took some joy in the fact that it was recorded on Aug 27, 1970, the date of my birth. :)

[jayson]

Jam #5 - Derek & The Dominos

After this many years of listening to Duane's playing on this one, I don't think I'll ever understand how the guitar didn't just melt in his hands.

[jayson]

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs - Derek & The Dominos
1970, Poyldor Records

http://i33.tinypic.com/29asbwj.jpg

Originally released in 1970, it is the 1990 remastered version that I am listening to. I never even bought the original on cd, but I still have my vinyl copy of it.

The original album is a staple of classic rock collections, but the technology of the time, even in the hands of a master producer like Tom Dowd, was insufficient to fully reproduce the genius of Duane and Eric playing together. The 20th anniversary edition fixes a lot of these issues, most notably making crystal clear the sound of both guitars at all times and moving the bass tracks to the center of the mix. Hearing the true interplay between Duane and Eric is something to behold.

[sarah]

NP: Lighten Up - The Beastie Boys

[jayson]

Hooray, Sarah is getting the Mike D birthday party going. I've got lots of Beasties ready to go for this afternoon.:clap:

[sarah]

NP: Freaky Hijiki - The Beastie Boys.

*waves to Jayson* You know I'm on it....now. :D

[fernandito]

Ok, I'm curious and I don't want to wait for SJ (sorry SJ). What does it mean other than "the black shirt"?


Well, I would have to explain a couple of latin american euphemisms (sp?) and similes, but let's just say it boils down to "I'm horny" :lol:

That's why after that verse he says "Come on, come on, come on baby!"

[jayson]

I would have to explain a couple of latin american euphemisms (sp?) and similes

Ok, so after we have the "Feev Describes an Exorcism Thread" we should expect the "Feev Explains Latin American Euphemisms Thread"? :lol:

And yes Sarah, I knew I could count on you to start the rhymes a bustin' :)

[sarah]

Thanks Jayson.

Time to Build - The Beastie Boys

[jayson]

Little Martha - The Allman Brothers Band

I can think of no more fitting way to close out this morning's tribute to Duane. It's one of the most beautiful pieces of music I know. Simple and yet so compelling.

[jayson]

B-Boys Makin' With the Freak Freak - Beastie Boys

Happy Birthday Mike D!!!

[jayson]

No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys

[sarah]

^nice

rhymin' and stealin' - the beastie boys

[jayson]

It is indeed. The riff they build that song on is just too much fun to play. I often throw it in when I can't think of something else to play.

NP: She's Crafty - Beastie Boys

[jayson]

Posse In Effect - Beastie Boys

"I got a girl in a castle and one in a pagoda
You know I got rhymes like Abe Vigoda"

Who but Adam Yauch is gonna come up with a line like that?

[sarah]

Hold it now, Hit it - BB

[sarah]

so whatcha wan't - BB

favorite line in this song:

See I'm The Long Leaner Vincent The Cleaner
I'm The Illest Motherfucker From Here To Gardena

[fernandito]

My Way - Sid Vicious

[jayson]

The In Sound From Way Out
The Beastie Boys
1996, Capitol Records

http://i35.tinypic.com/etturl.jpg

While I am a big fan of the Beastie Boys ability to bust rhymes, what has always impressed me about them and sets them apart from a LOT of other hip-hop artists is their ability to play their own instruments. Yes, there is a lot of sampling on their albums and it's used to great effect. However, there is a lot of original music as well, played by the three members of the group (along with keyboard player Mark Nishita aka "Money Mark").

Anyone who has the album Check Your Head will recognize most of the music on this album, but it puts it in a whole new light to hear it without the lyrics. Nobody will ever accuse the B-Boys of being the best musicians in the world, but they can lock into a good funk groove pretty damn well. It's certainly worth a listen.

[fernandito]

Alabamy Bound - Ray Charles

[jayson]

Alabamy Bound - Ray Charles

Very nice! :thumbsup:

[what]

Infected - Bad Religion

[jayson]

The Mix Up
The Beastie Boys
2007, Captiol Records

http://i37.tinypic.com/e5mudw.jpg

The second instrumental album from the B-Boys. Another display of their prowess with their instruments.

[sarah]

get it together - the beastie boys

[Fall of Gilead]

Threshold/Critical Mass

[Rjeso]

FOGGY!!

All Mixed Up - 311

[Fall of Gilead]

Hey Squeaker!

Iced Earth/The Crucible of Man

[Rjeso]

:D How you doin', dude? I havn't seen you around in forever.

I Am The Highway - Audioslave

[Fall of Gilead]

I moved and lost the net but now that I got me a Blackberry I can drop by here.

[Frunobulax]

Blood is Wood - Apollo Sunshine

[Frunobulax]

2112 [Live] - Rush

[Fall of Gilead]

Oh smeg it's Fruno!

Threshold/Hypothetical

[Frunobulax]

Speeding Motorcycle - Daniel Johnston

[jayson]

Where I End and You Begin (live) - Radiohead

[Dave!]

Electric head, Pt.2- White Zombie

[Bluenose]

Allman Brothers Band Live At The Filmore East
Gregg Allman The Gregg Allman Tour
Tom Waits Heart of Saturday Night
Jeff Buckley Grace

[Frunobulax]

Sleeping With A Gun Under My Pillow - The Boy Least Likely To

[Fall of Gilead]

Soulfly/Dark Ages

[Daghain]

Spill Canvas - The Tide:

YouTube - The Spill Canvas - "The Tide"

[sarah]

''Catcher in the Rye'' - Guns N Roses

[Fall of Gilead]

Shadow Gallery/Carved in Stone

[William50]

Promise - Silent Hill Soundtrack

[Frunobulax]

Metal Detektor - Spoon

[jayson]

Prove Yourself - Radiohead

[sarah]

Hella Good - No Doubt

[turtlex]

That's What You Get - Paramore

[sarah]

come on Eileen - Save Ferris

[jayson]

Bodysnatchers (live) - Radiohead

[jayson]

Why Don't You Do It For Me? - 22-20's

[jayson]

Things Ain't Like They Used to Be - The Black Keys

This album, Attack and Release, is a major contender for my choice for album of the year for 2008. I can't seem to get it out of my head for more than a week at a time. I suppose someone still has a month to put out something that blows me away, but otherwise, this may very well be it for this year.

[turtlex]

Into The Mystic - Van Morrison ( my fav VM song )

[jayson]

It's a great song indeed turtlex. :)

Have Love, Will Travel* - The Black Keys

*The Sonics' cover

[fernandito]

Mariposa Traicionera - Mana

[jayson]

She Said, She Said* - The Black Keys

*Beatles' cover. I've been playing this song for years the Beatles' way, but I find that I am slowly starting to incorporate elements of The BK's arrangement into my version.

[turtlex]

The Weight - The Band

[jayson]

The Weight - The Band

Thursday all I'll be listening to is The Band. It's a Thanksgiving tradition as it's the anniversary of The Last Waltz. The version of The Weight they did for that (with The Staples Singers) is fantastic.

NP: 240 Years Before Your Time - The Black Keys

[turtlex]

The Last Waltz - One of my favorite documentaries, ever. A great flick !

On Thanksgiving I will listen to Alice's Restaurant at least once.

NP : Ain't Even Done With The Night - John Mellencamp

[jayson]

The Last Waltz - One of my favorite documentaries, ever. A great flick !

The greatness of that film is testimony to how great a band they really were because Scorcese tried really hard to fuck it up in the live performance shots by portraying them as little more than a backing band for Robbie Robertson (with whom he was friends). Luckily with a band like that, the music comes through loud and clear (even if the camera is pointed far too often at Robbie who was "singing" into a mic that wasn't plugged into anything) and that's what makes it the great film that it is.

What always gets to me is that Dylan had to be repeatedly talked into showing up. I can't even imagine how much less significant that show would have been without his mini-set. I can do without Joni Mitchell's contribution, but that's why my dvd remote has a "skip" button.

NP: All Hands Against His Own - The Black Keys

[Frunobulax]

The Beast and Dragon, Adored [Live] - Britt Daniel
Boot of a solo show of Spoon songs. The versions of songs from A Series of Sneaks are incredible.

[jayson]

That sounds cool Fruno. I have only recently begun to listen to Spoon but I like what I've heard so far. It'd be interesting to hear solo interpretations of some of their tunes.

NP: Stack Shot Billy* - The Black Keys

*Another great tune in the long-standing tradition of songs about the confrontation between Stack-O-Lee (aka Stagger Lee) and Billy De Lyon. I need to gather all of them together at some point and make a playlist out of it.

[Frunobulax]

I Summon You [Live] - Britt Daniel
I've been a fan of Spoon since about Kill The Moonlight, but bought Gimme Fiction before anything else. I then backtracked through their discog. The early stuff is so Pixies/Pavement that it kind of shocks you into looking for softer songs. I recommend the song Cvantez for a great slow song.

[jayson]

The early stuff is so Pixies/Pavement that it kind of shocks you into looking for softer songs. I recommend the song Cvantez for a great slow song.

They were recommended to me by someone who compared them favorably to Pavement and Wire (a band I absolutely love). Knowing that they are well-liked by Fruno adds to my interest.

NP: Keep Me - The Black Keys

[Frunobulax]

I can see the Wire comparison holding up to expectations.
NP: Revised Music for Guitar and Low Budget Orchestra - Frank Zappa

Nope, just changed to Lemme Take You To The Beach - FZ

[Frunobulax]

I can see the Wire comparison holding up to expectations.
NP: Revised Music for Guitar and Low Budget Orchestra - Frank Zappa

Nope, just changed to Lemme Take You To The Beach - FZ

[sarah]

three MC's and One DJ - Beastie boys

[sarah]

killing in the name (LIVE) - Rage Against the Machine

[turtlex]

Dry The Rain - The Beta Band

[turtlex]

Brave - Idina Menzel

[jayson]

Lies - The Black Keys

My obsession with this album persists.

[fernandito]

Bulls on Parade - Rage Against The Machine

[sarah]

Nature 1 - Muse

[Frunobulax]

H.C. She - Trin-Tran

[Unfound One]

15 Step - Radiohead

[ladysai]

NP: Bloody Well Right, Supertramp

[alinda]

http://www.pandora.com/


I am now addicted to Seu Jorge!!!:rose:

[sarah]

<----is listening to Pandora right now. :dance:


butterflies and Hurricanes - Muse

[Unfound One]

Muse! :excited:

NP: Neon Tiger - The Killers

[Jon]

The 12 Days of Christmas - Straight No Chaser

[fernandito]

Shrinking Universe - Muse

[sarah]

Joy Ride - The Killers

[sarah]

Goodnight, Travel Well - The killers

[fernandito]

The KKK Took My Baby Away - The Ramones

[Fall of Gilead]

Skid Row/Slave to the Grind

[Ruthful]

YouTube - I Hate Christmas - LEGO

:rock:

[Jon]

The Zoo _ Scorpions

[Ruthful]

YouTube - Nick Lowe (with Paul Carrack) - Half a boy half a man

[turtlex]

Joey - Concrete Blonde

[Ruthful]

YouTube - The Hives &amp; Cyndi Lauper In A Christmas Duel

[Frunobulax]

Komori Uta - The Noday Family, Nakagawa, and Oishi
From a compilation of traditional Japanese folk melodies.

[jayson]

That one is going on the list of things to check out. Thanks Fruno :)

NP: Lurgee - Radiohead

[Frunobulax]

Number Our Days - Max Tundra

[turtlex]

Some crappy-ass fake new age jazz on-hold muzak.

* shoot me now *

[sarah]

blackbird - the beatles

[Frunobulax]

Steak and Black Onions - Rapeman

[Brice]

Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

[jayson]

War Is A Crime - Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

[Frunobulax]

The Power Of Independent Trucking - Big Black

[Brice]

YouTube - The Hives &amp; Cyndi Lauper In A Christmas Duel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My5Bzf0PQhc)

Me too now. I'd never heard it. Thank you!

[Brice]

Green Day-Uptight

[Frunobulax]

Colombian Necktie - Big Black

[Frunobulax]

The Boom - Mount Eerie
From Eleven Old Songs Of Mount Eerie. Just Phil and a cheap Casio keyboard. Simple, effective, and haunting, this album has some of the best readings of his lyrics.

[obscurejude]

Wildflowers- Tom Petty

Rick Rubin knows how to produce an album.

[fernandito]

Stop This War - Poison Ivy

[turtlex]

Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band

[turtlex]

Coming of Age - Damn Yankees ( yeah, the playlist is called OneShotWonders )

[jayson]

When We Were Young and We Were Freaks - Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog

I'm listening to my picks for Fruno's best albums of the year thread.

[turtlex]

Something So Strong - Crowded House

[turtlex]

That's What You Get - Paramore

[jayson]

Engine of Ruin - Earth (with Bill Frisell)

Definitely my favorite track from this album (The Bees Made Honey In the Lion's Skull). Frisell could fit into pretty much any musical situation (I think he's the most diverse guitar player on the planet and I offer his work with Naked City as evidence of this) but this one seems especially well suited for him

[Frunobulax]

Have you heard his collab. with Elvis Costello, "The Sweetest Punch"? It's "Painted From Memory" as interpreted with Frisell's guitar.

NP: Summer Crane - The Avalanches

[fernandito]

Hit Em Up - Tupac Shakur

[Frunobulax]

The Sweetest Punch - Costello & Frisell

[jayson]

Have you heard his collab. with Elvis Costello, "The Sweetest Punch"? It's "Painted From Memory" as interpreted with Frisell's guitar.

I have and I think it's beautiful. As brilliant as he is a composer, Frisell is also masterful interpreter of the works of others, and this album is no exception.

[Frunobulax]

Mmmmm Acting, I Love Me Some Good Acting - Don Caballero

[sarah]

change your mind - the killers

[jayson]

I Believe* - Petra Haden & Bill Frisell

*Stevie Wonder cover

[sarah]

Another Brick on the Wall (LIVE) - Pink Floyd

[jayson]

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right* - Odetta

*Bob Dylan cover.

Actually listening to the entirety of the Odetta Sings Dylan album in memory of Odetta who passed away yesterday. It's great to hear her sing Dylan's songs as Dylan has always touted her as one of his greatest influences.

[Frunobulax]

Heartbreaker - Lucky Dragons

[sarah]

Thieves like Us - New Order

[Unfound One]

You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon

[SigTauGimp]

The entire Art of Motion album from Andy Mckee, along with the Existance album by Antoine Dufour.

I'm a sucker for fingerstyle guitar.:clap:

[Fall of Gilead]

Soulfly/Dark Ages

[jayson]

Christmas Card From a Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits

This is as close to "holiday music" that I will listen to.

YouTube - Tom Waits - Chritmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis

[Ruthful]

Christmas Wrapping, The Waitresses.

[jayson]

Ruthful if I get that song stuck in my head I will come to NY and :shoot:

:lol:

Every year I think, this is the year I won't hear that song. Every year I'm wrong.

[Unfound One]

I'm finally done with Juanes. For now at least. :evil:

NP: A Pandora station based on Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

It's excellent!

[Unfound One]

I'm finally done with Juanes. For now at least. :evil:

NP: A Pandora station based on Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

It's excellent!

[obscurejude]

The Hill- Marketa Iglova

[sarah]

Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz