| Author | Message | ||
     Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 531 Registered: 09-2006 |
"I Need a Truck" - Warren Zevon | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 630 Registered: 10-2004 |
Gina X - No GDM | ||
| C Gull Member Username: C_gull Post Number: 69 Registered: 05-2005 |
Treehouse - Buffalo Tom | ||
| abigail law Member Username: Abigail Post Number: 120 Registered: 06-2005 |
Floreat Inertia - half man half biscuit | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2108 Registered: 03-2006 |
"George Jackson" (big band version) - Bobby D. "Supertheory of Supereverything" - Gogol Bordello "...Cherrybomb" - Spoon | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 767 Registered: 08-2006 |
Hey, is that the new Gogol, LK? How do you get stuff so freakin' fast? | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2110 Registered: 03-2006 |
Target, my friend - it's where America shops. They had it, unbelievably, for $7.98, as they did the new Spoon. Don't know about you, but that's the price point where I lose all resistance. There's your answer to all of the record companies' woes: immediately reduce all CDs to 8 bucks, or less. They would all be solvent tomorrow... And, if you're open to their sound, which I'm guessing you are, you big xenophile, it's really good. Raucous and life-affirming - it makes you want to dance around the living room like Borat... | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 768 Registered: 08-2006 |
A friend of mine who's not usually much of a music guy - at least not much a new music guy - got into them years ago, I think because of the theatrical aspects of their performances. He'd been extolling them - endlessly - for a long time, so I finally took the plunge on the last album. Lo and behold, he was right! I'll definitely pick up the new one. CDs at Target, eh? Honestly, I thought they just carried the chart-toppers. Eight bucks is definitely within the Brookman Budget Parameters. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2112 Registered: 03-2006 |
Mainly because there's one here, like, every block (seriously), I end up shopping a lot at Tarjay - let's face it, they have everything. Why not? All of the stuff they carry is decent, the same merchandise they'd have at the Gap or Ikea, or wherever. It's all made in Singapore, or wherever... But anyways, I noticed that they have a rack with all of the hipster stuff that I guess they think all of the happenin' kids will buy (probably not targeting that GBs board demographic, though). Usually, it's full of emo shit, but it will also feature stuff like the Arcarde Fire and the Shins. Still and all, Gogol Bordello seems like a stretch... Supposedly, Gogol Bordello really bring it live. The guy from Fountains of Wayne has a very amusing "from the road" blog on the Onion's AV club, and he talks about how daunting it was to follow them at Bonnaroo. They have a huge ensemble on stage, apparently including a lot of scantily clad, fetching girls, which obviously never hurts. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 694 Registered: 01-2005 |
"The Male Monster From The Id" - The Chills from the Soft Bomb album. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1592 Registered: 05-2005 |
That's my favourite ever album Michael. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 698 Registered: 01-2005 |
Padraig, Soft Bomb is a perfect pop album, stem to stern! It's been in my car cd changer now for the last three months! For some reason though it won't play on my pc at work, but I blast it on the way home. I didn't think they could top Submarine Bells, so it took me eons to buy Soft Bomb. Little did I realize how wrong I was, which is nothing against the excellant Submarine Bells. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 482 Registered: 04-2006 |
'snakes and ladders' form basia bulat's album 'oh, my darling' | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2117 Registered: 03-2006 |
"Peace Like a River" - Paul Simon. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1650 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Pale Fountains - Abergele Next Time. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1653 Registered: 05-2005 |
Bee and Flower - Don't say don't worry And Saturation Point - Three point two | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 631 Registered: 10-2004 |
"Brave Captain" - fIREHOSE | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1656 Registered: 05-2005 |
Jeff, Hi! Is that the one that goes, "Captain , there are doubts"? Superb, haven't heard for 20 years must get it | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 632 Registered: 10-2004 |
Hi Spence - yup, that's the one. I wouldn't say I'm a huge fIREHOSE fan, but I love that song (and I love the Minutemen). I hadn't heard "Brave Captain" myself in eons; it falls under the "rediscovered pop gem" category for sure. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1480 Registered: 04-2005 |
"Brave Captain"--which album is that on? I think I still have the first three fIREHOSE albums but I haven't thought about them in at least 10 years. They were really great live--the records always seemed a little tame in comparison. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 703 Registered: 01-2005 |
Cranes - Paris and Rome I've been on a Cranes buying spree lately. It's nice to have a shoegazer band still active. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 633 Registered: 10-2004 |
Kurt, "Brave Captain" is the first track on "Ragin' Full On." I always felt their records could be a bit unfocused and erratic, but each one had at least a few gems. I hadn't thought about them in years either, but I stumbled on the video for "Brave Captain" on youtube and seeing that immediately transported me back to the mid-to-late 80s when I used to see that on 120 mins. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1657 Registered: 05-2005 |
Michael, I supported The Cranes in '92 I think at the TicToc club in Coventry. They were the most contrived bunch of miserable bastards, I think they are still going. Jason from Spacemen 3/Spiriualised was there, he saw our set and I spotted him clapping, that was good! Gonna buy Firehose tonight if its on iTunes. Thanks chaps. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 704 Registered: 01-2005 |
Spence, so The Cranes were worse then a bunch of knotheads? Too bad. I always liked Allison's little girl voice, an interesting contrast to what the band was playing. Cudos to you for getting claps from Jason! | ||
| kevin Member Username: Kevin Post Number: 1742 Registered: 05-2005 |
Candyskin - Fire Engines | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1668 Registered: 05-2005 |
Michael, they weren't really my cup of tea, Cure wannabees, the guys in the band couldn't walk due t o the tightness of their leather tousers! For me, the Cranes were no different to say Garbage, a real waste of time. Mind you, my band at the time looked like the Scottish band Gun, which was not so clever!! | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1609 Registered: 05-2005 |
Superhero by Jane's Addiction. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1670 Registered: 05-2005 |
Like a stone - Audioslave | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1674 Registered: 05-2005 |
Nicky Wire - The Shining Path | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 636 Registered: 10-2004 |
Symptom of the Universe - Sabbath | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 638 Registered: 10-2004 |
Di Black Petty Booshwah - Linton Kwesi Johnson | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 557 Registered: 09-2006 |
"Pow!" - The Lovin' Spoonful | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 567 Registered: 09-2006 |
"Eat Y'Self Fitter" and "How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'" -The Fall | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 569 Registered: 09-2006 |
And "Lies" by the Knickerbockers. Sang that one out loud and with passion on my bike ride this morning. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1618 Registered: 05-2005 |
Robert Forster - Boundary Rider. | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 46 Registered: 03-2007 |
You've Given Me Something That I Can't Give Back - New Rhodes. The opening track from their debut album 'Songs From The Lodge' which was released in 2006. | ||
| Elizabeth Robinson Member Username: Liz_the_new_listener Post Number: 113 Registered: 10-2006 |
'Twin Layers of Lightning' - I am trying to figure out that gorgeous, nebulous bass passage just before the guitar solo and towards the end of the song. Wow... E -- E -- E C# B C# E B? C#? E F# F# F # D# C# D# F#.... I love how it wanders around nebulously, you can get tangled up in it somehow, but it would be so rewarding to do right. Honorary favorite song of the week - Robert Forster, Boundary Rider. Can't thank him enough for how good that is even to think about. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1695 Registered: 05-2005 |
Elizabeth, what a word, 'nebulous'!!!! Wow! What a great song that is. Its got to be one of the best songs ever written by anybody. Musically the guitars sound electric and the vibes and the whole feel, it feels very very English. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 721 Registered: 01-2005 |
Yes, a great word. I hope the Trekkies don't take it over. I can picture it now: "Hey, did you see the new Star Trek movie"? "Yeah, It's nebulous"! | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 573 Registered: 09-2006 |
"Trademark" - Mandy Barnett | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2145 Registered: 03-2006 |
"Here Comes the Sun" - Nina Simone. | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 284 Registered: 04-2005 |
Paul Quinn + Edwyn Collins "Ain't that Always The Way" A magnificent Swamplands single, dug out on Saturday night whilst going through some 45 rpms. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1702 Registered: 05-2005 |
Great artwork too, the Pale Blue Eyes was simlar though in blue... | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 588 Registered: 09-2006 |
"Julie With..." - Brian Eno | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 248 Registered: 07-2006 |
spandau ballet - to cut a long story short | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 590 Registered: 09-2006 |
"New Face in Hell," because I love it when Mark does his impression of a Pomeranian trying to choke down a chicken bone fragment. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 297 Registered: 01-2006 |
Love In A Car - House Of Love | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 2170 Registered: 03-2006 |
Two songs about unlikely objects of affection: Monday Morning Rock - Marshall Crenshaw. A song celebrating the weekend, and all the attendant partying, being over. The protagonist is actually happy to go back to work. Guitar - Prince. Self-explanatory, I think. He may have copped this riff from the Edge, but he makes EXCELLENT use of it. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 605 Registered: 09-2006 |
"25th Floor" (Live version) - Patti Smith "In Denial" - Pet Shop Boys w/Kylie Minogue | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 256 Registered: 07-2006 |
nice one allen....in denial is brilliant. i really love nightlife and probably listen to it more than i do bilingual. "i feel like quitting this job....for a while, getting away...before it gets any worse today" radiophonic is a slice of heaven too | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 611 Registered: 09-2006 |
Indeed, joe...the way the music and voices do that slow surge up to the climax at the end of a verse, (combined with the beauty of the melody, of course) is quite moving. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 257 Registered: 07-2006 |
yeah. i like the way the lyric borders on almost too frank, but the sweep of the music keeps it...well...beautiful. what is it with kylie and amazing (one off) duets anyway!?!? | ||
| frank bascombe Member Username: Frankb Post Number: 143 Registered: 01-2007 |
Triffids-Save What you Can, really enjoying Calenture, some very good songs on it ( though quite lush production) | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1725 Registered: 05-2005 |
Lloyd Cole - Woman in a bar. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 751 Registered: 01-2005 |
Slowdive - Alison From Souvlaki, one of my favorite albums of the 90's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol787NjpB S4&mode=related&search= | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 266 Registered: 07-2006 |
mmm...alison. i love country rain and when the sun hits too. though now i probably listen to just for a day more often than i would souvlaki. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 752 Registered: 01-2005 |
Joe, Here you go then, "Catch The Breeze" from Just For a Day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPq7J7od_ HI&mode=related&search= | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 267 Registered: 07-2006 |
oh to be a confused youth, in love and confusing matters further with party favours... that song put me to sleep, or at least my tired mind to rest, on many nights. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1671 Registered: 05-2005 |
Joe, did you listen to that surpise I sent you? |