The Now Playing Thread

[alinda]

Waiting for Tonight ~ Jennifer Lopez

[obscurejude]

Atoms for Peace- Thom Yorke

[jayson]

Black Swan- Thom Yorke

In regards to my "new" Radiohead, I'm enjoying Kid C a lot more than In Rainbows.

You just need to spend more time with each of them. The Eraser is a damn good album, but without the rest of the band it lacks something. I hear a lot of those songs and as fun as Thom's electronic experiments are, I can also hear them as embryonic Radiohead songs and I often wonder what they'd sound like if he let Jonny have at it. "Harrodown Hill" especially sounds like it wants to be a RH song, though it never would be as the subject matter was very time specific (the suicide of Dr. David Kay). Some of the other songs though may migrate over to the bad someday, or so I hope. Not to knock "Kid C" but it lacks a bit of what Kid A and Amnesiac offer with the full 5 (though Jonny, Colin and Ed do contribute minimally to The Eraser).

IR, on the other hand, was built around one of the best batches of songs they've written in years. Almost all of those songs had been road-tested and worked out for a couple of years prior to hitting the studio (many many years in the case of "Nude"). Jonny's six-month crash course in dub reggae (in order to make the compilation Jonny Greenwood is the Controller for Trojan Records) had a lot of interesting results informing his playing and especially Ed's playing. The end results were a spectacular album which really show off a very mature and evolved Radiohead. My one and only complaint about IR was that "Spooks" didn't make the album or the bonus disc. Of all the songs of that batch, it was one I was really hoping to hear a studio version. At least I still have several shows where it was played. Get to know IR a little better and you will come to realize how good an album it really is and how promising it is for the future of that band, who are allegedly writing a new batch of songs (hooray!)

[Brice]

They Might Be Giants-Ana Ng

[jayson]

Dead Boys
Young Loud and Snotty
1977, Sire Records
http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/d/deadboys~~~_youngloud_101b.jpg

I should have a chance to play electric with some friends this weekend for the first time in months which explains the last two selections I've played and probably much of what's to come in the next few days. I'm also re-reading Heylin's Babylon's Burning so I'm in a very punk place right now.

[obscurejude]

Black Swan- Thom Yorke

In regards to my "new" Radiohead, I'm enjoying Kid C a lot more than In Rainbows.

You just need to spend more time with each of them. The Eraser is a damn good album, but without the rest of the band it lacks something. I hear a lot of those songs and as fun as Thom's electronic experiments are, I can also hear them as embryonic Radiohead songs and I often wonder what they'd sound like if he let Jonny have at it. "Harrodown Hill" especially sounds like it wants to be a RH song, though it never would be as the subject matter was very time specific (the suicide of Dr. David Kay). Some of the other songs though may migrate over to the bad someday, or so I hope. Not to knock "Kid C" but it lacks a bit of what Kid A and Amnesiac offer with the full 5 (though Jonny, Colin and Ed do contribute minimally to The Eraser).

IR, on the other hand, was built around one of the best batches of songs they've written in years. Almost all of those songs had been road-tested and worked out for a couple of years prior to hitting the studio (many many years in the case of "Nude"). Jonny's six-month crash course in dub reggae (in order to make the compilation Jonny Greenwood is the Controller for Trojan Records) had a lot of interesting results informing his playing and especially Ed's playing. The end results were a spectacular album which really show off a very mature and evolved Radiohead. My one and only complaint about IR was that "Spooks" didn't make the album or the bonus disc. Of all the songs of that batch, it was one I was really hoping to hear a studio version. At least I still have several shows where it was played. Get to know IR a little better and you will come to realize how good an album it really is and how promising it is for the future of that band, who are allegedly writing a new batch of songs (hooray!)


Thank you for the analysis, but remember it takes me forever to really form opinions on new albums. I was just making an initial impressionistic comment. It will take awhile for the subtleties that you gravitate toward in IR to resonate for me personally.

I hope I didn't give you the impression that I was writing off IR, because that isn't case. So far the only album of theirs I'm not crazy about is Pablo Honey. I'm still missing Amnesiac, but I've got a ways to go with Eraser and IR before giving that a shot.

Thank you again, though, for taking the time post on IR. I do appreciate it my friend. :)

So far, I think I like Kid C more than Kid A, but that opinion could change. There's songs I love on Kid A, but some I can do without. I can't say thats the case with Eraser.

[alinda]

All the small things ~ blink 182:excited:

[obscurejude]

Harrowdown Hill- Thom Yorke

[jayson]

Thank you for the analysis, but remember it takes me forever to really form opinions on new albums. I was just making an initial impressionistic comment. It will take awhile for the subtleties that you gravitate toward in IR to resonate for me personally.

I hope I didn't give you the impression that I was writing off IR, because that isn't case. So far the only album of theirs I'm not crazy about is Pablo Honey. I'm still missing Amnesiac, but I've got a ways to go with Eraser and IR before giving that a shot.

Thank you again, though, for taking the time post on IR. I do appreciate it my friend. :)

No worries, I get you well enough by now. :)

It actually interests me to see how your feelings on new things evolve over time. Remember with Pablo Honey that they were a very young and very different type of band relying much much more on the three guitar attack. Thom had yet to migrate to the piano and Jonny had yet to migrate to the 8 billion instruments and electronics he plays now. It was much more straight-ahead rock, but what was apparent even back then was Thom's potential as a songwriter. These were not your typical heavy-pop songs. The album sounds nothing like what they sound like now, but when they play songs from that album (and other stuff from that era) live, it's amazing how much fun they still seem to have going back to their roots. When they want to rock, they can rock like nobody's business. There's more than a little punk to that aesthetic when they turn it on.

Oh, and get Amnesiac!!! It's Kid A's twinner. It's almost like the second half of the same album. It's also the missing link that puts Hail to the Thief in proper perspective as the hybrid of their Bends/OK Computer sound and their Kid A/Amnesiac sound. Plus it has the studio version of "Pyramid Song" which is among their greatest studio creations, a true work of art.

But I know in time you will hear it all. I'm just impatient. :panic:

[Brice]

Fugazi-Suggestion

[alinda]

Scorchio~ Darren Emerson:thumbsup:

[jayson]

Nice Brice! I :wub: that one.
That EP is definitely part of the planned all-punk rotation between now and Saturday.

[obscurejude]

I know you're impatient Jayson, but look how far I've come with Radiohead since we've met. :cry:

NP: Unforgetful You- Jars of Clay

[jayson]

And much credit to you for that. Your method of immersing yourself in an artist makes for good results. :)

[obscurejude]

I even read Hysterical and Useless in its entirety. :D

NP: No one loves me like you- Jars of Clay

[Brice]

Nice Brice! I :wub: that one.
That EP is definitely part of the planned all-punk rotation between now and Saturday.

I love it too. I actually got to see them years back...for free even. :D

Black Flag: TV Party

[obscurejude]

Hand- Jars of Clay

[jayson]

I even read Hysterical and Useless in its entirety. :D

Yikes! It makes me sad that for a band of their stature nobody has to date written a decent book on them. H&U is the best of what's out there, but that's as complimentary as I can get about it other than to say they named it from a line from one of my fav songs.

Must Clinton Heylin write the book on every good artist? :arg:

I've found the best way to get the RH story is to read the entirety of available interviews. They do a good job of speaking for themselves.

[jayson]

Black Flag: TV Party

And you know I love Black Flag. Greg Ginn is one of my all time fav guitar players.

There was a year of high school that all I listened to was Black Flag, the Minutemen and Minor Threat.

[Brice]

REM-Disturbance At The Heron House

[obscurejude]

I really enjoyed the chapter on Ok Computer. It helped understand the significance of Kid A and the immensity of the pressure they were under. My respect really grew for the band due to their artistic integrity. Most bands that achieve that kind of fame don't stand up to the plate and say "Fuck it."

I also liked the bio material on all of them, but of course nobody got coverage like Thom. It was an okay book for what it was.

I wish someone would write a good biography on Elliott Smith. :cry:

[jayson]

That definitely comes through in the interviews, especially Thom's.

You should write the book on E.S. :)

[obscurejude]

That definitely comes through in the interviews, especially Thom's.

You should write the book on E.S. :)

That would be a dream come true. The major obstacle is that Elliott's inner circle, his family, friends etc... have been pretty closed off to interviews because of the circumstances of his death. I think that will change over time, but when someone commits suicide, there seems to be more pressure to get the "legacy" aspect of it right.

[obscurejude]

That definitely comes through in the interviews, especially Thom's.


I've caught some great stuff on youtube and RH sites, but H and U was in a book store and I had an afternoon to kill. It was a good introductory text and I read it when I first started getting into RH last summer.

NP: Can't Erase It- Jars of Clay

[obscurejude]

Hands Down- Dashboard Confessional
http://cdn.7static.com/static/img/sleeveart/00/000/360/0000036093_350.jpg

[jayson]

That would be a dream come true. The major obstacle is that Elliott's inner circle, his family, friends etc... have been pretty closed off to interviews because of the circumstances of his death. I think that will change over time, but when someone commits suicide, there seems to be more pressure to get the "legacy" aspect of it right.

Makes perfect sense that they would close ranks to protect the legacy of someone they loved so much.

NP:
Radio Birdman
Radios Appear
1977, Trafalgar
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/birdmanpage/images/Radios_Overseas_1.jpg

[Unfound One]

The Swiss Army Romance - Dashboard Confessional

Are you enjoying it?

I am so far, for sure.
For some reason it reminds me of high school, even though I didn't listen to this back then. :orely:

NP: A Plain Morning - Dashboard

[Jon]

Aces High - Iron Maiden

[Jon]

Can I Sit Next to You Girl? - AC/DC

[jayson]

The Velvet Underground
1969, MGM/Verve
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/984/1969thevelvetundergrounmq0.jpg

[Ruthful]

Mighty, Mighty Bosstones, Knock on Wood

[alinda]

Out of Control ~The Chemical Brothers [Sasha Remix]

[Ruthful]

Opie & Anthony (terrestrial radio)

[Heather19]

Falling or Flying - Grace Potter & the Nocturnals

[flaggwalkstheline]

Time is Running out (acoustic version)- Muse

[jayson]

Black Flag
Damaged
1991, SST
http://home.comcast.net/~mpromislo/mypics/black_flag_damaged.jpg

[Heather19]

Secrets - Xavier Rudd

[jayson]

Black Flag
My War
1984, SST
http://www.homepagez.com/louie2x/pics/mywar.jpg

[jayson]

Minutemen
Double Nickels on the Dime
1984, SST
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415QZPE88SL.jpg

[Mad Man]

Epica - Chasing the Dragon

[William50]

Frankensein - Edgar Winters Group

[jayson]

Frankensein - Edgar Winters Group

That song can kick some serious ass.
I saw Phish close many sets with their cover of it.
Here's one from one of the best NYE shows ever...
YouTube - Phish - 12.31.95 - Frankenstein

[obscurejude]

Lover Lay Down- Dave Mathews Band

[William50]

Frankensein - Edgar Winters Group

That song can kick some serious ass.
I saw Phish close many sets with their cover of it.
Here's one from one of the best NYE shows ever...
YouTube - Phish - 12.31.95 - Frankenstein

Me and a couple of my buddies are making our own version of it for fun. Great song!

[jayson]

Me and a couple of my buddies are making our own version of it for fun. Great song!

Very good selection to play with. I've played around with a lot myself. Have never gotten the whole thing down on guitar, but I can play the shit out of it on bass. :)

[Heather19]

Granny - Dave Matthews Band

[Heather19]

Blue Water - Dave Matthews Band
One of my all-time favorite songs.

[Daghain]

Hand- Jars of Clay


I know you're impatient Jayson, but look how far I've come with Radiohead since we've met. :cry:

NP: Unforgetful You- Jars of Clay

Ooh, another Jars of Clay fan! If you haven't picked up Good Monsters yet, I highly recommend it. :D

NP

Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy

[Heather19]

Seek Up - Dave Matthews Band

[Daghain]

Mother - Tori Amos

[Heather19]

Mother - Tori Amos

:thumbsup: Daggers you're listening to Tori!

[flaggwalkstheline]

Mother - Tori Amos

:thumbsup: Daggers you're listening to Tori!

funny, I'm listening to Mother by Danzig

[jayson]

Minuteflag
Minuteflag EP
1986, SST
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/346409.jpg

Anyone want to guess which two bands collaborated on this one? :lol:

[Daghain]

Mother - Tori Amos

:thumbsup: Daggers you're listening to Tori!

I have 3 of her albums, I think. It's her newer stuff that turned me off. :lol:

NP

Almost Easy - Avenged Sevenfold

[jayson]

Minor Threat
Minor Threat EP
1981, Dischord
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/Minor_Threat_EP_cover.jpg/150px-Minor_Threat_EP_cover.jpg

[Daghain]

I Can't Breathe - Tickle Me Pink

[flaggwalkstheline]

Doin' The Cockroach- Modest Mouse

[William50]

Break On Through -The Doors:nana:

[jayson]

The Saints
(I'm) Stranded
1977, Amsterdamned
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LeWNiWTZxCw/SAj6Izt2YDI/AAAAAAAAAJY/8djww34f8mE/s320/Im_Stranded.jpg

[Daghain]

Where I Stood - Missy Higgins

[Heather19]

I have 3 of her albums, I think. It's her newer stuff that turned me off. :lol:


I'm telling you, you gotta check out Scarlet's Walk or even The Beekeeper. They're more reminiscent of her older stuff.

NP - Alone - Ben Harper

[Daghain]

Yeah, I keep meaning to do that. :lol:

Low Fidelity - The Spill Canvas

[jayson]

MC5
Kick Out the Jams
1969, Elektra
http://www.kosmikradiation.com/albums_files/mc5-kotj.jpg

One of the most influential albums from one of the most influential bands ever.

[Brice]

Minuteflag
Minuteflag EP
1986, SST
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/346409.jpg

Anyone want to guess which two bands collaborated on this one? :lol:

Who Could it Possibly be? :orely: :unsure:

[Daghain]

Life On My Own - 3 Doors Down

[Heather19]

Ryan Star - Songs From the Eye of an Elephant
I'm anxiously awaiting his next album, it's been too long

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2f/Ryan_star-songs_from_the_eye_of_an_elephant.jpg/200px-Ryan_star-songs_from_the_eye_of_an_elephant.jpg

also on a side note, I think I'm becoming addicted to this thread

[Daghain]

Me too!

NP

Sometimes - Yoav

[Heather19]

Me too!

NP

Sometimes - Yoav

Good news Daggers, he's currently writing songs for a new album, which he should be heading back into the studio sometime early this year to start recording. I can not wait to hear more stuff from him. :excited:

[obscurejude]

Hope- Jack Johnson
http://www.itrafik.net/IMG/jpg_Sleep_through_the_static.jpg

[Daghain]

Me too!

NP

Sometimes - Yoav

Good news Daggers, he's currently writing songs for a new album, which he should be heading back into the studio sometime early this year to start recording. I can not wait to hear more stuff from him. :excited:

Cool! :clap:

NP

Falling for the First Time - Barenaked Ladies

[Unfound One]

Living in Your Letters - Dashboard

[obscurejude]

Hand- Jars of Clay


I know you're impatient Jayson, but look how far I've come with Radiohead since we've met. :cry:

NP: Unforgetful You- Jars of Clay

Ooh, another Jars of Clay fan! If you haven't picked up Good Monsters yet, I highly recommend it. :D

NP

Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy

I haven't. Good to know Dags. I appreciate the recommendation. :) They remain one of the few Christian artists that I really respect for their artistic integrity. Dan Hasseltine is a poet. Great band.

[obscurejude]

Enemy- Jack Johnson

[Unfound One]

Turpentine Chaser - Dashboard

[Daghain]

Hand- Jars of Clay


I know you're impatient Jayson, but look how far I've come with Radiohead since we've met. :cry:

NP: Unforgetful You- Jars of Clay

Ooh, another Jars of Clay fan! If you haven't picked up Good Monsters yet, I highly recommend it. :D

NP

Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy

I haven't. Good to know Dags. I appreciate the recommendation. :) They remain one of the few Christian artists that I really respect for their artistic integrity. Dan Hasseltine is a poet. Great band.

That, and the fact that they are not over the top, shove it in your face Christian. If you didn't know they were a Christian group, you might not figure it out from the majority of their music. All of their albums are good, but I think Good Monsters might be the best one yet.

NP

Capricorn - A Brand New Name - 30 Seconds to Mars

[obscurejude]

Hand- Jars of Clay


I know you're impatient Jayson, but look how far I've come with Radiohead since we've met. :cry:

NP: Unforgetful You- Jars of Clay

Ooh, another Jars of Clay fan! If you haven't picked up Good Monsters yet, I highly recommend it. :D

NP

Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy

I haven't. Good to know Dags. I appreciate the recommendation. :) They remain one of the few Christian artists that I really respect for their artistic integrity. Dan Hasseltine is a poet. Great band.

That, and the fact that they are not over the top, shove it in your face Christian. If you didn't know they were a Christian group, you might not figure it out from the majority of their music. All of their albums are good, but I think Good Monsters might be the best one yet.

NP

Capricorn - A Brand New Name - 30 Seconds to Mars

Yeah, I've been through terrible existential crises over the past couple of years and have landed in some form of agnosticism. My point is that I can still listen to these guys and they're honest about their struggles with the divinity. I think they're pretty pissed with the Christian industry, in fact I know they are. I got to meet them a few years back as well as Derek Webb and Bebo Norman who are good friends with Jars.

NP: If I had eyes- Jack Johnson

[obscurejude]

Living in Your Letters - Dashboard

"Because being with you is like falling in love when your ten"

Love that line.

[obscurejude]

Turpentine Chaser - Dashboard

If you drive around and sing this insanely high song at the top of your lungs, I promise you will lose your voice the next day. :ninja:

[alinda]

Tosca ~ Suzuki

[Unfound One]

Turpentine Chaser - Dashboard

If you drive around and sing this insanely high song at the top of your lungs, I promise you will lose your voice the next day. :ninja:


:lol: Noted.

NP: Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra

[Daghain]

Fly - Jars of Clay

Random coincidence? Ask the iPod. :lol:

[obscurejude]

Nobody Loves Me Like You- Jars of Clay

This is about Dan's wife, not god. :D That's the way it was pitched at the Christian station that I used to work at in high school. :arg:

[Unfound One]

Don't Bring Me Down - ELO

[Daghain]

Well, I'd say 90% of their songs could be taken in either a religious or non-religious way. :lol: Still good stuff, though.

NP

Drown - Three Days Grace

[obscurejude]

Wake Up- RATM

[jayson]

MC5
High Time
1971, Atlantic
http://cdn.7static.com/static/img/sleeveart/00/000/131/0000013139_350.jpg

[alinda]

Jamaica
Jah Cure:rose:

[obscurejude]

Little Wing- SRV

http://www.musicline.de/cover/Vaughan,Stevie+Ray+&+Double+Trouble_The+Sky+Is+Crying_5099746864026.jp g

[Unfound One]

Heh. I haven't listened to Rage in a long while.
Alas, iTunes shuffle is now in control.

NP: Helplessly Hoping - CS&N

[Unfound One]

Good Times Roll - The Cars

[flaggwalkstheline]

Hoodoo- Muse

[Unfound One]

Simple Twist of Fate - Bob Dylan

[jayson]

Simple Twist of Fate - Bob Dylan

Nice. :thumbsup:
There's a great example of one of his songs I don't want to hear anyone else sing. Garcia did it a bunch with the Jerry Garcia Band, and much as I loved Jerry, it never quite sounded as right as it did coming from Dylan the man who actually experienced the things the character in the song does. Blood on the Tracks is such a deeply personal album of Bob's that the songs when covered, as many of them have been, seem hollow by comparison to the real thing. This was a deeply unhappy man lashing out at the world and at himself.

[flaggwalkstheline]

Simple Twist of Fate - Bob Dylan

Nice. :thumbsup:
There's a great example of one of his songs I don't want to hear anyone else sing. Garcia did it a bunch with the Jerry Garcia Band, and much as I loved Jerry, it never quite sounded as right as it did coming from Dylan the man who actually experienced the things the character in the song does. Blood on the Tracks is such a deeply personal album of Bob's that the songs when covered, as many of them have been, seem hollow by comparison to the real thing. This was a deeply unhappy man lashing out at the world and at himself.

blood on the tracks is the most angsty album ever, the Used and their ilk of goth scene kids try and try but will never sound that miserable
Idiot wind one of my favorites, the live protopunk version from hardrain is especially intense

[jayson]

Idiot wind one of my favorites, the live protopunk version from hardrain is especially intense

Agreed on both counts. Several people I know have said they'd have loved to have been Sarah Lowndes Dylan and had some of the romantic songs written about them, to which I always ask "and how would you have felt when he got to 'Idiot Wind'?"

[flaggwalkstheline]

Idiot wind one of my favorites, the live protopunk version from hardrain is especially intense

Agreed on both counts. Several people I know have said they'd have loved to have been Sarah Lowndes Dylan and had some of the romantic songs written about them, to which I always ask "and how would you have felt when he got to 'Idiot Wind'?"

:lol::lol: yeah actually I don't think he wrote many positive songs for her at all, theres the desperate "Sara" where he basically yowls for here like a cat in heat, come to think of it most of dylans love songs have a bit of a mean streak
Except for Thunder on the Mountain from Modern Times where he professes his lust for alicia keys, but that was kinda creepy more than anything...

[jayson]

:lol::lol: yeah actually I don't think he wrote many positive songs for her at all

"Nobody 'Cept You" is a beautiful and quite romantic song and presumably about Sarah. There are more but I'm too lazy to think of any right now.

[jayson]

The Thermals
The Body The Blood The Machine
2006, Sub Pop
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/Saltlick/Thermals_TheBodyTheBloodTheMachine.jpg
My favorite album of 2006

[obscurejude]

Driftin'- Eric Clapton
http://www.iem.ac.ru/EC/images/cradle.gif

[obscurejude]

Pride and Joy- SRV
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5e/StevieRayVaughanTexasFlood.jpg

[obscurejude]

The sun still sleeps- Underoath
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Underoath-The_Changing_of_Times.jpg

[obscurejude]

Dashboard Confessional- Screaming Infidelities
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/DC-SAR.jpg

[obscurejude]

The sharp hint of new tears- Dashboard

[Jon]

Mama Kin - Aerosmith

[jayson]

Ramones
1976, Sire Records
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uB-0D-gV8mY/SA6iFLFJh5I/AAAAAAAAITA/CATYlKpmktY/s400/ramones

Today is the 57th birthday of Thomas Erdelyi aka Tommy Ramone, original drummer and manager of the Ramones. Happy Birthday Tommy!!!

[alinda]

http://video.tagged.com/?v=3pv22CLfec4

Tosca, Ocean Beat

[sarah]

Evening Sun - The Strokes

[flaggwalkstheline]

Y'll Don't wanna step to dis- Against Me!

[sarah]

Y Control - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

[William50]

19-2000 - Gorillaz

[Ruthful]

That dumb-ass song by Taylor Dane.


W8, that was the Eighties chick who sounded like a black R&B singer.

Taylor Swift, yeah, her.

I hate keeping track of pop music.

:panic:

[Mad Man]

Avantasia - Avantasia :shoot:

[Daghain]

Unknown - Lifehouse

[jayson]

Y Control - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Very nice. That album is so much better than the follow-up which I thought was terrible and way too toned down for the YYY's.

NP:
Buzzcocks
Another Music in a Different Kitchen
1978, United Artists
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005MCX6.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[flaggwalkstheline]

Y Control - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Very nice. That album is so much better than the follow-up which I thought was terrible and way too toned down for the YYY's.

NP:
Buzzcocks
Another Music in a Different Kitchen
1978, United Artists
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005MCX6.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I think show ur bones is a fine album, fever to tell is much harsher and more punk but show ur bones is almost like the kinda music one would expect from like led zeppilin or one of those older folk/ metal/ prog bands, although it is indeed quite a departure from the 1st

[jayson]

I think show ur bones is a fine album, fever to tell is much harsher and more punk but show ur bones is almost like the kinda music one would expect from like led zeppilin or one of those older folk/ metal/ prog bands, although it is indeed quite a departure from the 1st

Hated it. There are not a lot of bands that can pull off the energy of Fever to Tell and not sound wholly derivative but the YYY's did it. Then they follow it up with an album that sounds like a billion other bands. I'm definitely not about to compare it to Zeppelin. In fact, the riff-based songs of Fever to Tell are a lot more like Page than anything on Show Your Bones.

[flaggwalkstheline]

I think show ur bones is a fine album, fever to tell is much harsher and more punk but show ur bones is almost like the kinda music one would expect from like led zeppilin or one of those older folk/ metal/ prog bands, although it is indeed quite a departure from the 1st

Hated it. There are not a lot of bands that can pull off the energy of Fever to Tell and not sound wholly derivative but the YYY's did it. Then they follow it up with an album that sounds like a billion other bands. I'm definitely not about to compare it to Zeppelin. In fact, the riff-based songs of Fever to Tell are a lot more like Page than anything on Show Your Bones.

I was really shocked at first but it grew on me the more i heard it

[jayson]

It never did grow on me. My wife and I loved Fever, but only she liked Bones and even that was just because it was new. Now the novelty wore off and when she wants to listen to the YYY's it's back to Fever or a live show I got for her with the Fever batch of songs. I'll definitely give them another shot if and when they ever make another album, but I'm hoping it's closer to punk than power pop.

[Daghain]

A Town Called Hypocrisy - Lostprophets

[Unfound One]

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk

[Daghain]

Even Angels Cry - Jars of Clay

[Unfound One]

Voyager - Daft Punk

[jayson]

Ramones
Live 10.21.77
Whisky-a-Go-Go - Los Angeles, CA

[Heather19]

Blur - The Best of

http://2.music.bigpond-images.com/images/AlbumCoverArt/232/XXL/Blur-The-Best-Of.jpg

[obscurejude]

Walking Blues- Son House
http://bp1.blogger.com/_wv7GwtPFDx0/SD3O49RHRPI/AAAAAAAACZM/MuM76uoAqjY/s400/MartinScorsesePresentsSonHouse.jpg

[jayson]

The Velvet Underground
Loaded
1970, Cotillion Records
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002LVB.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[college_ewok]

ozzy, the best of

[William50]

Blur - The Best of

http://2.music.bigpond-images.com/images/AlbumCoverArt/232/XXL/Blur-The-Best-Of.jpg

:clap:

[obscurejude]

Kindhearted Woman Blues- Robert J.
http://headfirstlabs.com/books/hrajax/chapter04/top5/images/johnson_complete.jpg

[Unfound One]

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles

I (re)learned this today on the guitar. Still just simple chords, but I'm working on switching those chords faster.
I'm still buzzing a lot when I play, but that's why I'm working on songs with like 5 chords that repeat - I'm trying to train my left hand.

Also, my fingers finally went numb tonight so it wasn't as painful. :rolleyes:

[obscurejude]

:lol: I'm sorry. I remember how painful that is. I have a cist on my left wrist, so I'm feeling some pain as well. Playing guitar is actually what causes them, at least that's what the doctor told me. I think I'm going to bust it with a hammer tomorrow, I did that a year ago. :cyclops:

NP: Come in my Kitchen- Robert J.

[Unfound One]

Is it a ganglion cyst?
Random trivia: Did you know they are also known as Bible Bumps? Back in the day when people used to get ganglion cysts on their wrists (that's fun to say) the cure was for the doctor to whack their wrist with a bible while they held their hand or wrist flat on a table.

Totally useless information. :lol:

NP: Another Girl - Beatles

[obscurejude]

Yeah. They come and go, always in the same spot. I broke my wrist in two places and my hand twice from skateboarding. The guitar playing fucks it up even more some reason, and of course its winter.

NP: 32:20 Blues- Robert J.

[Unfound One]

How many bones have you broken in total? Do you even know?

NP: Act Naturally - Beatles

[obscurejude]

I don't know quite a few. My arm, wrist, hand, both ankles and a few ribs. Particularly my right foot since I skated goofy. I was always fucking it up. One concussion.

NP:Cross Road Blues: Robert J.

[Unfound One]

Sheesh. I've only broken one bone - my right ankle - and I don't care to ever have it happen again. :nope:

NP: Yesterday - The Beatles

[obscurejude]

Snowbirds and Townies- Further Seems Forever
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/The_Moon_Is_Down.jpg

[Unfound One]

Is FSF going to be the next thing you're going to get me into?
Or should I branch out in my Dashboard-ness first?

NP: Dig a Pony - Beatles

[obscurejude]

I think you would love Further Seems Forever, at least their first album that Chris did with them. Honestly, I don't think you'll like anything by Dashboard as much as the one I gave you, with the possible exception of the So Impossible EP. Its just four acoustic songs that tell the story of a date he had.

NP: New Years Project- Further Seems Forever

I'll send you some more music, or some other way. ;)

[Unfound One]

You need to stop giving me the best music from a new (to me) group first! It makes everything pale in comparison after that.
...kind of.
I guess that's not true - it doesn't pale, but it's never quite as good as the original.

NP: Let It Be - Beatles

[obscurejude]

The risk of not doing so is that you might be turned off and not hear the stuff that I know you will love.

NP: Wearing Thin- Further Seems Forever

[Unfound One]

Touche.
We've hijacked this thread. :ninja:

NP: The Long and Winding Road - Beatles

[obscurejude]

Aye lady. :cowboy:

Several ways to die trying- Dashboard

[fernandito]

Pulling Teeth - Green Day

[Melike]

Nowadays I keep listening Green Day all the time. Misery, especially.

[jayson]

The Lounge Lizards
Big Heart Live in Tokyo
1986, Polygram Records
http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/images/local/250/3E4AE95F137C43BBA014D5167E0ED80D.jpg
John Lurie's so-called "fake jazz" band at the height of its powers featuring Marc Ribot on guitar and the great Curtis Fowlkes on trombone.

[jayson]

Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Blank Generation
1977, Sire Records
http://www.soundstagedirect.com/media/richard_hell_blank_generation.jpg

[Brice]

I am loving the all (mostly) punk weekend already. :thumbsup:

[flaggwalkstheline]

Fingered- Goons of doom

[sarah]

date with a night - yeah yeah yeahs

[Daghain]

Sick Cycle Carousel - Lifehouse

[flaggwalkstheline]

I know its over- The smiths

[Daghain]

Beautiful Lie - Yoav

[William50]

Phycosocial - Slipknot :rock:

[Daghain]

Never Again - Nickelback

[flaggwalkstheline]

This is Hell- Elvis Costello

[Daghain]

Pain - Three Days Grace

[jayson]

I am loving the all (mostly) punk weekend already. :thumbsup:

It's been all so far as I can tell. The only thing somewhat questionable would be the Lounge Lizards album, but with Ribot in the band, they definitely trended towards 'jazz/punk', certainly in many of the songs on that album.

And now, to keep things going...

The Undertones
1979, Sire/Rykodisc
http://www.soultoday.com/setlist/image/UNDERTONES.jpg

[flaggwalkstheline]

Every weekend is a punk weekend on my ipod:P

Manimal- Germs

[Daghain]

Monotone - Splender

[Unfound One]

You're So Damn Hot - OkGo

[Heather19]

Blur - The Best of

http://2.music.bigpond-images.com/images/AlbumCoverArt/232/XXL/Blur-The-Best-Of.jpg

:clap:

I love these guys.
Did you hear that Graham is reuniting with them!

[Daghain]

Psycho - Puddle of Mudd

[jayson]

Wire
Pink Flag
1977, Harvest/EMI
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/Wirepinkflagcover.jpg

This album has some of the nastiest thickest guitar tone. I can't get enough of it.

[obscurejude]

Jack Johnson- Inaudible Melodies
http://cdn.7static.com/static/img/sleeveart/00/000/145/0000014580_350.jpg

[William50]

Blur - The Best of

http://2.music.bigpond-images.com/images/AlbumCoverArt/232/XXL/Blur-The-Best-Of.jpg

:clap:

I love these guys.
Did you hear that Graham is reuniting with them!

Yeah! They are a great band. Very Unique.

[Rjeso]

Phycosocial - Slipknot :rock:

First time I heard this, it was playing kinda quietly, and I swore they were saying "circumcision" instead of "psychosocial." :lol:

Anyway...

Sour Girl - STP

[Daghain]

Happiness - Grant Lee Buffalo

I only like about 2 of his songs, but this one I totally LOVE. :wub:

[Rangely]

Love You All by Cloud Cult

[Daghain]

Speeding Cars - Imogen Heap

[Jon]

Red Rain - Revelation 13

[Daghain]

Better When You're Not There - Vertical Horizon

[Jon]

Big Ten Inch Record - Aerosmith

[Brice]

I am loving the all (mostly) punk weekend already. :thumbsup:

It's been all so far as I can tell. The only thing somewhat questionable would be the Lounge Lizards album, but with Ribot in the band, they definitely trended towards 'jazz/punk', certainly in many of the songs on that album.

And now, to keep things going...



That one was why I said mostly...and by that I'm not suggesting they're not punk, only that I'm unfamiliar with them.

[Heather19]

Listener Supported - Dave Matthews Band
I forgot how good this album is.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Dave_Matthews_Listener_Supported.jpg

[sarah]

The way you move - Outkast

[Unfound One]

The Swiss Army Romance - Dashboard Confessional

[flaggwalkstheline]

Brick is Red- Pixies

[Unfound One]

The Winner Is - DeVotchKa

[Unfound One]

First Push - DeVotchKa

[jayson]

That one was why I said mostly...and by that I'm not suggesting they're not punk, only that I'm unfamiliar with them.

The next time I send you some music, I will try to remember to include some Lizards. Whatever you may call it, I think you might like it.

It's still well within my definition of punk which has much more to do with approach then it does with a specific style of music. Of course I have made and continue to make the argument that American punk rock has its roots just as deep in the "Free Jazz" (aka "New Music") scene of the 1960's as it does the proto-punk of the garage bands and The Stooges/Velves/MC5/NY Dolls stuff which is always given credit as being the starting point. It's always been very clear to me that the MC5 and the Stooges took plenty of inspiration from Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler and not just speeding up three chord rock and roll. The Minutemen were clearly fans of Capt. Beefheart which was so clearly in line with free jazz. Black Flag's Greg Ginn's solos are more Coltrane and Ayler than anything resembling other guitar players.

NP:

7 Seconds
New Wind
1986, Positive Force/BYO
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IWqfvyO_nw8/RgcTv5McewI/AAAAAAAAAhw/FfkoOEjD7yQ/s400/7secswind.jpg
This will always remind me of high school.

[Unfound One]

All Blues - Miles Davis

[jayson]

Always a good choice SJ. :thumbsup:

It's also in line with what I was saying to Brice earlier. In terms of flaunting tradition for something new, there was more than a little bit of punk in Miles as well. The Kind of Blue album flew in the face of the hard bop scene of which Miles was a part. No longer were the bands just alternating solos over steady chord changes. That album took things modal and Miles and Trane changed the face of jazz. There were more than a few traditionalists who reacted to that album exactly the way classic rockers and classic rock critics reacted to punk. Of course Miles did it a again in the late 60's when he took the second acoustic quintet electric. That move really pissed people off, but resulted in some of his most endearing work for me.

[obscurejude]

Good to Go- Elliott

[Unfound One]

Penelope - of Montreal

[jayson]

The Devil Dogs
30 Sizzling Slabs
1995, Crypt Records
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DYWYVNW0L._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Nobody brings the nasty guitar tone like Andy G (although I sure as hell try to when I play).

[Unfound One]

Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

[Ruthful]

Carrie-Ann!
:rock:

[sarah]

No No No - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

[sarah]

fancy - yeah yeah yeahs

[sarah]

heart in a cage - the strokes

[flaggwalkstheline]

Butterflies and Hurricanes- Muse

[Ruthful]

The Pina Colada Song

[William50]

Its a Long Way to the Top - AcDc :nana:

[jayson]

Miles Davis
In a Silent Way
1969, Columbia
http://www.kosmikradiation.com/albums_files/miles_silentway.jpg

Hours of playing guitar loud. Time to unwind. Favorite album ever. :)

[Rjeso]

Buenos Tardes Amigo - Ween

[Jon]

Suite Madame Blue - Styx

[Jon]

Who's Behind The Door - Zebra

[Jon]

"Hold Your Head High" - Argent

[flaggwalkstheline]

First of the gang to die- Morrissey

[William50]

Miss Murder - AFI

[jayson]

The Damned
Damned Damned Damned
1977, Stiff Records

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9d/Damned_-_Damned_damned_damned_album_cover.jpg

[flaggwalkstheline]

I Was A Human Bomb For The F.B.I.- Zombina & The Skeletones

[jayson]

The Adverts
Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts
1978, Bright Records

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_y6j1OSIl9bc/SFA7gqQChpI/AAAAAAAABE8/_XcyDemz7K0/s320/The%2BAdverts%2B(Crossing%2BThe%2BRed%2BSea%2B-%2BFront).jpg

[Heather19]

Jason Mraz - We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things

http://www.icezorg.com/wp-content/uploads/We_Sing,_We_Dance,_We_Steal_Things_Official_Cover. jpg

[jayson]

Pere Ubu
The Modern Dance
1978, Blank Records
http://991.com/newgallery/Pere-Ubu-The-Modern-Dance-343633.jpg

[college_ewok]

T.I. Live Your Life

[Ruthful]

Nobody Does It Better, Carole King

[jayson]

Nobody Does It Better, Carole King

I suspect you mean Carly Simon.

[Heather19]

Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams

http://rockmenten.blogs.sapo.pt/arquivo/Jack%20Johnson%20-%20In%20Between%20Dreams.jpg

[turtlex]

California - Phantom Planet

[jayson]

Television
Adventure
1978, Elektra
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6nFCvq2M-A0/RpbTwgtks8I/AAAAAAAAAGc/Tg-RhDT6gvk/s320/television-adventure.jpg

[turtlex]

Open All Night - Bruce Springsteen ( from Nebraska ).

Jayson, this is the song I was thinking Springsteen should have done from Nebraska last night. It rocks!

[jayson]

There are several he could have done which would have worked a lot better than that anthem to cheesiness he chose. I'd think that by this point in his career he should realize that Born in the USA was a very sub-par album and that he doesn't "need" to play any songs from it to appease anyone. I'd prefer to forget it even existed. Something from "The Wild, The Innocent and The E Street Shuffle" would have worked nicely instead.

NP:

Ramones
Rocket to Russia
1977, Sire Records
http://www.musikmarkt-wiesbaden.de/images/RAMONES%20Rocket%20to%20Russia%20LP.JPG

[turtlex]

Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack - Now planning.

The Wild The Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle.... I have a friend who used to call that Springsteen's "Rhyming Dictionary Album"!

I agree that someone needs to like Bruce know that Born In The USA was not his best effort, even if it probably outsold everything else.

[jayson]

Greetings From Asbury Park NJ certainly hit the rhyming dictionary hard as well. Bruce himself said that "Blinded By the Light" was was written with "the rhyming dictionary on fire." Of course that album also has "Spirit in the Night" which was the highlight of any show in which it was ever played.

While Nebraska may be my favorite, those first two (Greetings and The Wild, The Innocent, etc) are definitely his best. Born in the USA is a solid contender for worst. Popularity and record sales do not equate to a solid album. The sad thing for me is that I don't think anyone needs to tell him that. I'm sure he knows. That's why it was that much more surprising to hear him pick a song from that album, and probably the worst song from that album aside from the trite title track.

NP:
Ramones
It's Alive
1979, Sire Records
http://www.punknews.org/images/covers/ramones-its_alive.jpg

[flaggwalkstheline]

My favorite Springstein album is Nebraska

his performance at the halftime show was a bit mediocre...
perhaps they should have some younger bands play it, gnarls barkley or my chemical romance hell even fall out boy would be cool, not that I dont like the boss but younger bands would be good...

[jayson]

Mediocre is being generous. Knowing what that band can do when they are on, that was several notches below mediocre. A well-rehearsed E Street Band can still bring it, but they phoned it in last night. I don't think it's that he was too old either, it's just that they clearly didn't rehearse. Prince is not exactly young either but he brought the house down in Miami two years ago.

[jayson]

The Rezillos
Can't Stand the Rezillos
1978, Sire Records
http://www.gorbag.co.uk/CDs/cds_files/79376aa2ec603c95fde852675b266fa4.png

[fernandito]

As You're Staring At The Sun - The Offspring

[Mad Man]

Sentenced - End of the Road :rock:

[alinda]

A beautiful song Jorge sent me...
YouTube - como duelen en los labios - mana -smallville

[jayson]

Ramones
Road to Ruin
1978, Sire Records
http://majorlycool.com/media/1/20080112-ramones-cover-road-to-ruin.jpg

[alinda]

Zero 7 Magic numbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2A23xkv0PQ&eurl=http://video.tagged.com/?v=a2A23xkv0PQ&srcevent=51GW6d.300i.M04g51GW6d.1

http://video.tagged.com/?v=YO6fWeEYfa4

[jayson]

Ramones
Acid Eaters
1993, Radioactive Records
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_d6UrW6cuMJI/RbdzYoLIr0I/AAAAAAAAAH4/TwGzWM76bEs/s320/Ramones%2520Acid%2520Eaters--f.jpg

[William50]

Light My Fire - The Doors

[flaggwalkstheline]

I drink Blood- Rocket from the crypt

[Daghain]

Shoulda - Hinder

[jayson]

Miles Davis
The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965
1995, Legacy

http://www.jazz.com/assets/2008/6/11/albumcoverMilesDavis-TheCompleteLiveAtThePluggedNickel-1965.jpg

I love all my Miles boxed sets, but this one is one of my favorites. The second great 60's quintet running through a lot of standards and older Miles material. :wub:

[Unfound One]

A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free - Elliott Smith

[alinda]

Zero 7 ~ Today:rose:

[Brice]

Jimmy Cliff Many Rivers To Cross

The other night I played this for two guys at work who listen to mostly reggae and rap. Not only did they not know who Jimmy Cliff was, but they insisted that it wasn't reggae. I mourn for these people. :cry:

[alinda]

:lol: OMG me too.:couple:

[turtlex]

Oh yeah, Jimmy Cliff.. not reggae. Brice, I hope you escorted them out and then made sure they no longer have the ability to reproduce.

Into The Mystic - Van the Man !

[alinda]

Barrington Levy ~ Black Roses & Too Experienced :rose:

[Brice]

Oh yeah, Jimmy Cliff.. not reggae. Brice, I hope you escorted them out and then made sure they no longer have the ability to reproduce.

Into The Mystic - Van the Man !

I threw them in the trash compactor and pushed the little green button. :evil:

[turtlex]

I threw them in the trash compactor and pushed the little green button. :evil:

That'll do it. We all thank you.




Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen

[Brice]

Barrington Levy ~ Black Roses & Too Experienced :rose:

Nice! :thumbsup:

Eek-a-mouse-Wa-Do-Dem

[alinda]

Living Dangerously also Barrington Levy....everybody must work ....work hard!!:P

[alinda]

Chill Out ~ Black Uhuru

[Brice]

Flipper-Living for the Depression

[jayson]

Jimmy Cliff Many Rivers To Cross

The other night I played this for two guys at work who listen to mostly reggae and rap. Not only did they not know who Jimmy Cliff was, but they insisted that it wasn't reggae. I mourn for these people. :cry:

Reminds me of a conversation you and I had the other day about ignorant music fans who have no idea about the roots of their own musical tastes. It's not like the song was on the soundtrack to the film that helped popularize reggae worldwide or anything. Dumbasses.

So, in honor of those f'n morons...

NP:

Sittin' In Limbo - Jimmy Cliff

[Brice]

:lol:

The whole time it was playing they were both telling me it doesn't sound like reggae to them. :lol:

Skankin Pickle-Racist World

[jayson]

I will even grant that that specific song is not quite reggae, but I remain perplexed that any fans of the genre could not know who Jimmy Cliff is. I shudder to think what would happen if you played the Skatalites for them. I suspect you'd get the same reaction I've gotten from people who claim they like "ska" and then have no idea who the Skatalites are. They know every last American imitator but they have no clue who the originators are.

So, in their honor...

Eastern Standard Time - The Skatalites

[Brice]

Nice! I haven't heard them in years myself.

I suspect with the possible exception of Marley they only know the newer dancehall music. They also didn't know who Peter Tosh was.

[jayson]

Lou Reed
Berlin: Live at St. Anne's Warehouse
2008, Matador Records
http://www.matadorrecords.com/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=../images/fullsize/ole-849.jpg&w=250&q=90

[jayson]

I suspect with the possible exception of Marley they only know the newer dancehall music. They also didn't know who Peter Tosh was.

So then they don't really know Marley all that well do they? For Jah's sake, there were only three Wailers (to start with) and Peter was one of them. How can they not know who he was? It's really laughable sometimes how people have no clue about what they're listening to.

[Brice]

Oh, I know. I told them Peter was a Wailer and they're just staring at me blankly. It is one thing to not know music you don't listen to, but....

[turtlex]

The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get - Morrissey

[Brice]

Adrenalin O.D.-Trans Am