| Author | Message | ||
     skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 212 Registered: 10-2008 |
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca Sonic Youth - Hits are for Squares | ||
| Jonathan Evans Member Username: Jon Post Number: 341 Registered: 04-2005 |
Listening to The Kinks at the moment, it just seems to fit the UK's two day summer fairly well. Might go for The Bryds and The Beach Boys later. Cheers Jon | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 213 Registered: 10-2008 |
Super Furry Animals - Dark Days, Light Years Grizzly Bear - Veckatimist (album of the year so far) The Low Anthem - Oh My God Charlie Darwin | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 505 Registered: 05-2005 |
What's you opinion of the Grizzly Bear album Skully? | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 214 Registered: 10-2008 |
Its fantastic Geoff. It's like the way Animal Collective used to sound before they went all electronic on their latest album. Although its a much easier listen than AC ever were back then. The GB album is full of great layered vocal harmonies set against mostly acc guitar,piano, bass and drums. You really need to hear it,its not easy to describe which ultimately is usually the sign of a great album, in this case at least Listening to Bill Callahan - Sometimes I wish........ John Martyn - Solid Air (I had stupidly written this guy off as "milkmaid churning" music as Padraig likes to describe the old English folkies- he wasnt in that bracket at all) Elvis Costello - Secret, Profane and Sugarcane. Shits all over the patchy Almost Blue Sonic Youth - The Eternal. Nothing new here, but nobody can touch them in the US alt rock field. Mordant Music - Picking O'er The Bones | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2834 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kevin, I'll take that as a recommendation then. I definitely had him in the "milkmaid went a-churning" bracket. I've almost bought something by him many times but always put it down again due to churning fear factor. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 215 Registered: 10-2008 |
Padraig, my curiousity about John Martyn was aroused by all the eulogies at the time of his death. Musicians and music journalists of the type who would normally never comment when somebody of his ilk died were devastated, and were waxing lyrical about some of his albums. I'm talking about people like Robert Smith, Robert Wyatt and respected music journalist Simon Reynolds. Reynolds in particular surprised me, this guy likes music on the fringes whether it be "rock" or "dance", and he said Solid Air was his favourite album ever. Also my mate Gerry loves Solid Air and he has very similar tastes to me. I would gamble on Solid Air, especailly since it has just been reissued yet again. The bargain bins must be full of older versions of this album that you could pick up for a few dollars. Also, I am sure there a good few folks on here who can vouch for Solid Air with far more authority than me. | ||
| frank bascombe Member Username: Frankb Post Number: 432 Registered: 01-2007 |
I would second that on the Grizzly Bear CD as well as the Bill Callahan which is truly excellent. Strangely for a devoted EC fan I've not got the latest, I'm waiting for the vinyl! but have a nagging doubt about his pretentions | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2013 Registered: 03-2005 |
the music loop accompanying the website in support of Silvio Berlusconi's candidacy for the Nobel Peace prize. !!!!!! http://silvioperilnobel.sitonline.it | ||
| Stuart Wilson Member Username: Stuart Post Number: 290 Registered: 10-2006 |
The No-shame Prize would be more appropriate; or at least an award for science for his massive investment in Viagra and other stimulants suitable to an elderly Parliamentary member. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2836 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Dylan album. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 216 Registered: 10-2008 |
Orbital - Orbital 20 Subway - Subway II The Field - From Here We Go Sublime Tommy McCook and The Supersonics - Pleasure Dub | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2839 Registered: 05-2005 |
The new Living Things album. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2842 Registered: 05-2005 |
Regular John - Surrender. Would have loved this 15 years ago. Still like it a lot though. Hope it turns some kids onto Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Fugazi etc. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1528 Registered: 09-2006 |
The Who - Quadrophenia My kid's at a counter-demonstration today against Fred Phelps and his "God Hates Fags" gang. He also posted a little memorial message on Facebook in tribute to the D-Day soldiers. In a small way both things add to my hope that maybe, just maybe, we're starting to make our way past the idiotic, meaningless polarities and false dichotomies (right/left, etc.) that have kept us from focusing on anything of real importance for far too long. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2843 Registered: 05-2005 |
Good on your son Allen. Phelps and his followers are nasty scum. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2844 Registered: 05-2005 |
Living Things - Let It Rain. It deserves crossover success. You never know... | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1530 Registered: 09-2006 |
The Eternal - just one listen in, so I don't know what I feel about it yet. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2848 Registered: 05-2005 |
Velvet Underground 3 disc comp. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 221 Registered: 10-2008 |
graham coxon - the spinning top. initially thought this was weak, repeated listens show it to be his most realised album. his guitar playing, mostly acoustic, is excellent. he still cant sing too well, but is improving. junior boys - beyond dull care big youth - natty cultural dread/hit the road jack (twofer) john martyn - solid air richard hell - blank generation tv on the radio - return to cookie mountain dinosaur jr - farm. persevering with this against my better judgement, perennial out of key/tune guitar solos is spoiling yet another album of theirs. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2014 Registered: 03-2005 |
Last night: Associates--Affectionate Punch GoBees--Live in London first disc. This was a great thing to play to. This morning: The Moffs' "Another Day in the Sun" courtesy Geoff. This is a super entertaining piece of overblown primitive psychedelia. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 224 Registered: 10-2008 |
The Wipers - Best of The Wipers. Why didnt I hear this band before now? awesome surf garage new wave Orbital - Insides | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2015 Registered: 03-2005 |
Kevin, the Wipers' "Best of" is a good set. I think I bought it way the hell back when it came out. I then bought a couple of their albums as well ("Follow Blind" and "Silver Sail") and found that they didn't have enough musical ideas when taken to that level. They were good for maybe about 4 or 5 good songs. But songs like "Soul's Tongue" and "No Solution" are simply great. You're digesting the Wipers and I'm digesting the Associates. The only real obstacle for me is Billy McKenzie. He has such a contrived sound. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2016 Registered: 03-2005 |
Oops, that last entry was unclear. I did not mean to say the Wipers only did 4 or 5 good songs in their career. I mean the two albums I bought were good for about 4 or 5 good songs apiece. That's not a horrible score but it's not what I'd hoped. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 225 Registered: 10-2008 |
Randy, I am just swatting up on The Wipers just now and it looks like you are listening to their later work. The first 3 or 4 albums seem to be rated very highly and they can be found on a box set called The Wipers Box Set. It seems to retail for the price of a single album so I can feel an order to Amazon coming on. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg &searchlink=THE|WIPERS&sql=11:jiftxqr5ldfe~T2 http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg &searchlink=THE|WIPERS&sql=11:jiftxqr5ldfe~T21 | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2017 Registered: 03-2005 |
Ah, I'm going to check the box set out, Kevin, because I do remember the older tracks on the "best of" being the best. Such as "Romeo," another great I neglected to mention in my post above. I never thought of them as surf, though, until you mentioned that. I just assumed they followed in the tradition of the Pacific Northwest's classic 60s garage band the Sonics. And I hear some 13th Floor Elevators influence too. But I think you're right about the surf thing. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 227 Registered: 10-2008 |
Falty DL - Love Is A Liability The Revolutionaries - Negrea Love Dub Orbital - Snivilisation Robert Hood - Minimal Nation | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2854 Registered: 05-2005 |
Manchester Orchestra - hidden track at end of album | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2855 Registered: 05-2005 |
Josh Pyke - Chimney's Afire | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 554 Registered: 01-2006 |
Ian Brown - Unfinished Monkey Business Sonic Youth - A Thousand Leaves | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3171 Registered: 05-2005 |
Waterboys - room to roam, its on the stereo in my wife's motor, still a lovely album even after all these years, its many songs and many diverisities still thrill | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 228 Registered: 10-2008 |
White Denim - Fits (pre release web stream http://www.we7.com/#/album/Fits!albumId=299138&m=0) Sonic Youth - Sister Robert Hood - Wire To Wire | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2858 Registered: 05-2005 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd. Hell yeah. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 556 Registered: 01-2006 |
Spence my brother-in-law is a big Waterboys fan and Room To Roam is one he plays a lot. From what I remember I think it's good, I like Strange Boat among others. It's a good companion to Fisherman's Blues. I think both of those albums were recorded in Spiddal/An Spidéal, just outside Galway where I'm from. They suit the place very well... | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1531 Registered: 09-2006 |
All reet, Padraig! I've been in a Zep kind of mood lately, myself. I feel a Sonic Youth binge coming on, though...am going to start with some of the very earliest stuff and see what happens. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 229 Registered: 10-2008 |
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue Joker - Purple Wow Mix Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer Monobox- Molecule U Roy - Foundation Skank Bibio - Ambivelance Avenue | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3173 Registered: 05-2005 |
Blue Aeroplanes - Swagger both discs, as mp3's on me ipod whilst cycling in the glorious sunshine last night, by the time i got to centre of Birmingham, I was listening to What it is, and i approached Broad St, the st where the club burnerries used to be, where i supported them many years ago on the swag tour, a funny chill went through me... | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 233 Registered: 10-2008 |
The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup The Martian - A Red Planet Compilation Various Artists - Lagos Shake:A Tony Allen Chop Up Carl Craig - Landcruising Orbital - Orbital 20 | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2860 Registered: 05-2005 |
Sean Millar - Of The People, Part 1. A brilliant, cassette-only, EP. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 623 Registered: 07-2006 |
the eternal sounds terrific - have they ever sounded this direct?!? it's got me going back to sister too, kev. | ||
| TROU Member Username: Trou Post Number: 206 Registered: 05-2005 |
Animal Collective, last record. Difficult album for me, but it seems it's worth not to give up. It's in the car and for now I like it until track 6. Low Anthem - Darwin. Some jewels here, the two first songs are pure masterpieces, but I think that some of them weaken the whole thing. I need to listen a bit more. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2020 Registered: 03-2005 |
As I already have a number of times, the Pete Astor anthology "Injury Time." This set has really grown on me. | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 174 Registered: 03-2007 |
Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy - Unseen Music Unheard Words | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2021 Registered: 03-2005 |
The Wipers box arrived. I had to go pick it up from the Post Office for some reason. The first album strikes me as typical, dated punk. But I'm now listening to the second album "Youth of America." It's quite magnificent. Still punk, but punk with art. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2869 Registered: 05-2005 |
Loney, Dear - Loney, Noir. A wonderful, and surprising, record. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1533 Registered: 09-2006 |
Da Yoot' - Daydream Nation Beyond the amazing often-praised sound and feel of it, a real step forward in that they were showing their humanity for more than one song an album and beginning to let the smug romanticization of decadence and death fall away. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3179 Registered: 05-2005 |
Durutti Column - LC | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 511 Registered: 05-2005 |
Oh My God Charlie Darwin - The Low Anthem Bridge over troubled water - Simon and Garfunkel The Unforgettable Fire - some pompous band with bad 80's haircuts ;) Broken English - Marianne Faithful Rockferry - Duffy (still!) Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear Vampire Weekend | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1535 Registered: 09-2006 |
diRty - Deluxe Edition, Disc 2 I enjoy the Destroyed Room comp, but for b-sides/worktape, this is the gold standard. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 236 Registered: 10-2008 |
Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar. Sounds just like DBT without Mike Cooley singing, in fact a few songs have DBT members playing on them. Wipers Box Set - finally arrived via snail mail from the US of A. The Low Anthem - OMGCD Robert Wyatt - Comicopera White Denim - Fits Techno!,the new dance sound of Detroit. (although its 25 years old - but still sounds like the future!!) | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 559 Registered: 01-2006 |
Television - Marquee Moon Wilco - The Wilco Book CD | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2878 Registered: 05-2005 |
Fleet Foxes, 2CD edition. What a great album and EP. | ||
| Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 513 Registered: 05-2005 |
Temper Trap -> don't believe the hype!!!!!!! | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2882 Registered: 05-2005 |
Living Things - Habeas Corpus | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2027 Registered: 03-2005 |
Various Wipers last night. I'm loading up the iPod for another road trip up to mom. I still think the first album is too undistinguished but the second and third are great. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 252 Registered: 10-2008 |
jesus and mary chain - 21 singles. 21 is probably pushing it - the first dozen or so are belters though and Sometimes Always which is single No 17 is one of their greatest moments. In my concerted efforts to widen my horizons and listen to more "pop" I played Pet Sounds today. This does count as pop doesnt it? Also Greatest Hits by Sly and The Family Stone - pop? Kraftwerk - Computer World. Germanic futuristic pop? | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2885 Registered: 05-2005 |
Leftfield pop is still pop Kevin. Rest easy now. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 628 Registered: 07-2006 |
kev, don't think i've ever made it all the way through 21 singles either. my cousin swears my munki, but i remain unconvinced. they definitely lose it after the brill honey's dead....plus sometimes, 'course. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 562 Registered: 01-2006 |
Munki is great, well worth checking out. Currently listening to Spiritualized's Laser Guided Melodies demos. | ||
| Charles Coy Member Username: Coy Post Number: 138 Registered: 10-2006 |
The Decemberists (Hazards of Love) then Calexico(Garden Ruin)...kind of saved by having Tallulah in the car.. | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 452 Registered: 04-2005 |
Bitches Brew by Miles Davis Have to listen to it on the headphones as my partner can't abide it. Not exactly the most accessible music ever! But an enormous shame that Jimi Hendrix died before ever getting to record properly with these kind of musicians. And a tip from a friend for Alela Diane 'White as Diamond'. The last time he recommended something to me it was James Blunt so I am approaching this latterday folkie with extreme caution. | ||
| TROU Member Username: Trou Post Number: 207 Registered: 05-2005 |
Hé hé! Take care Andrew, and say us what. Concert of Weezer in the car this morning (red album). | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2029 Registered: 03-2005 |
I came home to find Doctor Millar's "The Deal" had come through the mail slot. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2889 Registered: 05-2005 |
Sinéad O'Connor - I Am Stretched On Your Grave. Brilliant song. Reminds me of living in Boston. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 563 Registered: 01-2006 |
Jonathon Richman - Back In Your Life | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 632 Registered: 07-2006 |
bjork - homogenic. in fact, i can't shut it off. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 564 Registered: 01-2006 |
A few new Wilco songs, a b-side and bonus track from the new album, which I haven't received yet: Unlikely Japan - An early working of Impossible Germany from a few years ago, certainly before Nels Cline joined, quite different with a neat ending. Dark Neon - A b-side from the You Never Know 7" single. This sounds good from initial listens. Apparently it's nearer to Bull Black Nova than others on the new one. A grower I think. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1649 Registered: 10-2004 |
Cath Carroll's debut Sad melodies, latin beats I nod in approval | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1650 Registered: 10-2004 |
Music For Pleasure "Into the Rain" roars, shimmers Like rocks kissing waves | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1651 Registered: 10-2004 |
Camera Obscura New album is fun to hear But breaks no new ground | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2893 Registered: 05-2005 |
Ruby Suns. Very Beach Boysie. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 633 Registered: 07-2006 |
you're not talking about the monaco record, are you jeff? an old favourite of mine. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1652 Registered: 10-2004 |
Music For Pleasure Artsy early 80s band Gloomy like sea mist | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1653 Registered: 10-2004 |
Joe, I've never heard Any Monaco albums Am I missing out? | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 634 Registered: 07-2006 |
generally regarded as peter hook's tribute to the sound of oasis. which is somewhat of a fair call. it does contain what do you want from me, which could melt even the iciest of hearts (the best middle-8 of the 90s?). a couple of other nice tracks on there. admittedly, it does indeed take me back to a time and a place. like all good pop records. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 256 Registered: 10-2008 |
joy division changed my life new order changed my life monaco, er, didnt change my life. one good song, ruined by a knucklehead, faceless, talentless vocalist. that's about as kind as i can be. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 565 Registered: 01-2006 |
I used to think What Do You Want From Me was a New Order song. I must have a heart made of ice. Definitely not the best middle 8 of the 90s Joe ;-) | ||
| frank bascombe Member Username: Frankb Post Number: 434 Registered: 01-2007 |
The Wilco Album The Low Anthem | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 635 Registered: 07-2006 |
they'd probably have a hard time finding someone whose life it did change. i still have no idea who the vocalist was either. for all intents, the best new order track post-republic. i'm looking at you, crystal. gimme a better middle 8 xy! | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 258 Registered: 10-2008 |
paul potts was his name joe, or "pottsy" to his friends. from ian curtis to a brickie!! | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2030 Registered: 03-2005 |
Last night: Alain Bashung--Pizza. He seems like a Johnny Hallyday for the 80s. When his death was announced on this board, either there was a link to a youtube video or I just chose one at random but it was astonishing. It was a live clip of him doing a big overblown ballad backed by an orchestra, late in his career. I believe it was outdoors, kind of like the Hollywood Bowl. It was a very glamorous nighttime setting. After the song had pretty much finished, in a totally deadpan manner he pulled out a harmonica and soloed to the giant orchestral backing. I thought it was the coolest dadaesque moment in music ever. "Pizza" is not a bad record but it's nothing like that. Kevin, what's a "brickie?" | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 259 Registered: 10-2008 |
a bricklayer. somebody who works on a building site. stereotypically a "brickie" will be a bit of a loud mouthed, pea brained jack the lad, with dodgy politics, and who wolf whistles at passing girls. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 262 Registered: 10-2008 |
XY - I've never ever played the CD that came with the Wilco Book. I think it's because when I bought it I was on such a downer with the dogs dinner that was Sky Blue Sky. I guess I should give it at least a cursory listen while rereading the book now that I'm back onside with Wilco after the creative comeback that is Wilco The Album. The only clunkers on the new album for me are You and I, and You Never Know with its cringeworthy My Sweet Lord guitar rip off - both sound like they were written for radio. I was on one of the Wilco messageboards to see what the fanatics thought of the new album. They seem a bit undecided but the overwhelming concensus was that at least it wasnt Sky Blue Sky mark 2 - they hated that with a passion by the sounds of it!! The Sa-Ra Creative Partnership - Nuclear Evolution Moritz Von Oswald Trio - Vertical Ascent The Heptones - Sea of Love Woke Up This Morning - 15 Blues Classics... (free with this months Uncut) The Wipers Box Set | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 566 Registered: 01-2006 |
Joe, I'm just not really into What Do You Want.. so most middle 8s of songs I listen to will be better than that, the middle 8 is the best part of that one :-) Kevin the Wilco Book CD is good in parts, well worth a listen. There's a good few instrumentals and it's a bit ambient-ish with lots of use of laptops...This Is New, Diamond Claw, an early version of Hummingbird are great. Have only flicked through the book really. I'd certainly recommend Loose Fur, Born Again In The USA is good, Tweedy, the Wilco drummer Kotche and Jim O'Rourke. Have yet to hear Wilco The Album as I've ordered the vinyl and it only shipped a few days ago, hope I get it before we head up to Donegal for a holiday in a week. Yeah reports seem to suggest it's better than SBS, which is a great relief. I've avoided listening to any of it, have only heard Wilco The Song which is a bit light. Have read about the George Harrison style on You Never Know, can't wait as I love George Harrison :-) Folks on that board seem to think Dark Neon should have been included on the album, a companion to Bull Black Nova. BTW Kevin there's a really small pub in the middle of nowhere in Donegal that's painted entirely in the Celtic colours, top to bottom. It's hilarious. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 567 Registered: 01-2006 |
Jesus and Mary Chain - Munki After mentioning this earlier in the week I put it on tonight and really enjoyed it. They certainly finished on a high compared to some of their latter albums. I drifted away from them after Stoned & Dethroned and Honey's Dead. It must be cheap enough to pick up these days if you're an old JAMC fan. Silver Jews - American Water Pixies - Trompe Le Monde Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs Vol. 1 | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 263 Registered: 10-2008 |
xy, yeah Donegal is big Celtic country, its supposed to be a great place to visit but never been myself although my folks have. loads of people travel over to glasgow from donegal to watch celtic play. why wasnt Sometimes Always by JAMC a massive hit, i bet alfredo loves it - pure pop!! | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2896 Registered: 05-2005 |
Emmet Tinley - Attic Faith | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 636 Registered: 07-2006 |
ok xy, based on your taste (what do you want from me, as A CLEAR ASIDE... 69 love songs and trompe le monde = big winners!) i will pick up munki. i thought stoned and dethroned was pretty shockers...other than a couple of sweeter moments. that's the one with i hate/love rock n roll on it yeah? | ||
| TROU Member Username: Trou Post Number: 209 Registered: 05-2005 |
Randy, Alain Bashung is a well respected artist. I don’t know too much about his work and very long career, but I think his music and lyrics improved with time and the last records were the best ones. He became some kind of Serge Gainsbourg successor (he has worked with him). The youtube link you mention is a TV show (yearly music award) broadcasted by a french channel (in 2005). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R76URfXE_ ck His last outing this year, on the same show, he was very weakened and died a few days later… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4BMHHnFI 3Y&feature=related One of the last french giant. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3197 Registered: 05-2005 |
Kev I loved Sometimes Always too, it was never gonna be a hit as the mainstream was still dominated by shit. It was very Lee and nancy eh!? Joe, a fave M8 of mine, or guitar break, is The Church, Ripple from Priest = Aura, 'bout 2min 4o sec, reminds me a lot of a fave of mine, the House of Love, though it has been stated that Guy and the gang ripped off The Church many moons ago. I like The church, but actually prefer HOL's output. Monaco jeff were prev known as Revenge, with Hooky takin lead vox, I have an album somehere, One Tue passion was the album, Pineapple Head was out around the World cup '90 period I think, seem to remember playing it a lot at that time, it was OK. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 637 Registered: 07-2006 |
i suppose the comparison lies with the older church records? i do love a bit of late night heyday, but to thine ears it sounds nothing like the brilliant HOL debut and early single releases. you know i never did order that german album, for no reason i can place right now. i will dig out your church record and have a listen spence! | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 569 Registered: 01-2006 |
Joe, yeah Munki has I love rock n roll & I hate rock n roll, they open and close the record. It's quite a funky album, lots of energy in it. The Reid's sister, Sister Vanilla, sings a track called Mo Tucker on it and it works really well. I just checked there and it's €26 on play.com, i wouldn't buy it for that amount...i could send you a copy if you like. Stoned & Dethroned sounded a bit same-y to me as the record progresses and never played it a huge amount aspart form some select tracks like Sometimes Always etc. You've got me thinking of middle 8s from the 90s now, finding it hard to come up with a few goodies... Shine On - House of Love, super middle 8 there. Random Rules - Silver Jews, kinda lo-fi but great. Kevin there's strong links between Donegal and Scotland, lots of migrant workers used to sail to Scotland to pick the tatties when in season a few generations ago. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 570 Registered: 01-2006 |
I see there's lots of love for the House Of Love at the moment, totally deserved.. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 638 Registered: 07-2006 |
it's brilliant, you get no argument here. but isn't it from 88? | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 264 Registered: 10-2008 |
i could never get 69 love songs. its too much of a chore for me to listen to . | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 571 Registered: 01-2006 |
Shite, you're right Joe. How about Suddenly Everything Has Changed by the Flaming Lips, '99... Kev maybe 'Holiday' might interest ya more, kinda electro-pop with lots of distortion and feedback..though if ya don't like them i wouldn't bother. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 639 Registered: 07-2006 |
like daggers kev! ok, half of disc three could go. but definitely not "meaningless". holiday's my favourite too. what did you think of distortion? no clue when it comes to the flaming lips xy. to a shocking degree! | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2897 Registered: 05-2005 |
69 Love Songs is a great album IMO. They played a great show in Dublin at the time too. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 572 Registered: 01-2006 |
Joe, I think Distortion is really good. I was a bit apprehensive about it after 'I', which sounded too much like 69 Love Songs. 'I' has some outstanding tracks though, like I Looked All Over Town. The 6ths are really good as well, guest vocalists on all their songs. Never checked out The Future Bible Heroes or The Gothic Archies, other projects of Merrit. Jeez, who has 4 bands on the go these days? | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2032 Registered: 03-2005 |
Joe, get the German album. In my opinion it's House of Love's single best album. They would certainly do other great things but the German album just packs them in one after another. Trou, thank you very much for your info. It was great to hear "La nuit je mens" again. I seem to have imagined that the performance was outdoors. And "Residents de la Republique" sounds good too. The material on "Pizza" is much more slight, hence the suggestion of a later-era Hallyday. When Bashung died I could get "Pizza" and also "Alain Bashung Vol. One" which is all early material (and a lot of it not very wonderful). I also ordered "Alain Bashung Vol. Two" but then was told it was no longer available. Of course, people were probably buying a LOT of Alain Bashung right then. It's always hard to check out an artist with a long career when you don't know anything about him. What would be the best CD of his later work? | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2033 Registered: 03-2005 |
oh, last night: Discs two and three of the Wipers box GoBees--16 Lovers Lane & bonus disc. I let this one rest for probably a year since I last heard it. I was hearing all sorts of things I hadn't noticed before. The mix must be enormously different than the previous one. I still can't understand why they chose to include the energetic but entirely forgettable "Was There Anything I Can Do" over "You Won't Find it Again." Concubines--Pining for the Fjords | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 640 Registered: 07-2006 |
cheers randy...i know the singles and respective b-sides, but i really should shell out for the whole record. it'll definitely be on the next amazon uk order. i really liked distortion too - major return to form after the snorefest that was i. maybe that fourth side project was one too many... i only know future bible heroes, simply on account of my creepy synth pop leanings. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2898 Registered: 05-2005 |
I have a five song Future Bible Heroes EP somewhere. I remember liking it a lot. I seem to be the only person who actually likes Was There Anything I Can Do. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 641 Registered: 07-2006 |
no no, i love it! i just think it sounds a bit out of step (maybe even jarring) against the rest of the record. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 265 Registered: 10-2008 |
REM - Reckoning Deluxe- 25 yr anniversary release. OK, so this cost me Ł17 to buy from the US but better than paying this from UK Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reckoning-Deluxe -R-E-M/dp/B0027WNRK4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8& s=music&qid=1246618584&sr=8-1 - dunno when there will be a UK release I can never make my mind up which of the first 3 REM albums is my favourite, its normally Murmer, can very often be Fables Of The Reconstruction, but for the last few days it certainly been Reckoning. The sound quality on this remaster is astonishing, or maybe my 20 yr old plus version just sounds muddy, I dont know. The percussion and bass sound more muscular, and as with the Murmer reissue Stipes vocals are more upfront but dont lose the mystery of the originals. And its worth an extra fiver or so for the fold out cardboard sleeve. Havent played the bonus live disc yet, not much time for live albums and Reckoning always sounded like a "live in the studio" record to me | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 575 Registered: 01-2006 |
Kevin, there's an article on REM in this month's Uncut, as well as one on Spiritualized etc. BTW I sent you a PM to the hotmail a/c listed in your profile...hope you got it. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3199 Registered: 05-2005 |
Ambulance Ltd - Ambulance Ltd. For me, these guys did a lot of what is around now, the Midlakes, of this world etc a long time ago and in many ways are vastly superior, they are effortless. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 268 Registered: 10-2008 |
cheers xy, thats an old email account which i always forget to look at these days. thanks for the tunes , will play them over the weekend(at work just now - friday nightshift - boo ya!!) | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 642 Registered: 07-2006 |
i've been ogling that reckoning reissue for a few weeks kev. it's my favourite rem record, but i can't help but feel ok with my 90s reissue... which i think cost me AUD$13. not to mention my lp! hard to beat.... let me know what you think of the live stuff. 84? there's some fables-era tracks on there. and hyaena?!? | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 577 Registered: 01-2006 |
Randy, while The House Of Love's German Album is really good, I'd have to say their first proper album The House Of Love is outstanding. If you haven't heard that one I'd really recommend it. A fair few songs from the German album ended up on their second album Fontana and suffered a bit from the production. Hope, Love In A Car, Christine, Salomé & Man To Child are all fantatstic songs on their first album...I'd take this one anyday over the German album... | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2902 Registered: 05-2005 |
Their second album is also called House Of Love. The label is Fontana! (OK, call me pedantic...) | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2903 Registered: 05-2005 |
Listening to me on the radio! You can listen too, here http://www.rte.ie/radio/mooneygoeswild/a rchive/index.html Click on 'listen' after 'Friday, July 3rd 2009' and scroll 45 mins into the show to hear my segment. Go on, it's very interesting! It's about the camel plague in central Australia. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3207 Registered: 05-2005 |
I love all HOL, but my fave is Babe rainbow. Even tho they were without Bickers, the guitar work is sterling! | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 643 Registered: 07-2006 |
i like babe rainbow too spence. i've still got the "how to listen to..." insert that came with it originally! the creation stuff still leaves fontana for dead. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 272 Registered: 10-2008 |
Heard "I Dont Know Why I Love You" by HOL on the radio yesterday, sounded pretty good. Cant help thinking the best HOL album would be a comp, never made a top notch album imo | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 646 Registered: 07-2006 |
possibly one of the twee-est track titles ever kev. and i love it. what radio were you listening to?!? all mine ever plays is pink, which is why i've since purchased five ipods. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 273 Registered: 10-2008 |
joe, bbc6 music. i listen to it online at work. most of the shows play a great mix of old and new "alternative" music for want of a better term. its not unusual to hear a husker du song followed by grizzly bear followed by oasis(ok you cant have everything) followed by sonic youth followed by coldplay(see oasis) followed by HOL followed by Bowie followed by Neil Young etc etc. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 579 Registered: 01-2006 |
I Don't Know Why I Love You is by far my favourite track from the Fontana album. My only copy of this is a tape, should really upgrade. Yeah Padraig I know it's also called HOL but I was trying to avoid confusion! | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 580 Registered: 01-2006 |
Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1 The Shins - Wincing The Night Away | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 581 Registered: 01-2006 |
Beck - Modern Guilt. I didn't like this at all when it was released but I'm warmimng up to it a bit more. If I had tp pick just one of his albums since Sea Change, which I think is his best, it'd always be The Information. And even that one could do with about 15 or 20 minuties chopped off. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2034 Registered: 03-2005 |
XY, I have the first official album too. I confess "Christine" is not among my favorites. I prefer the more direct Creation productions. But the first official album is great too. And while we're talking about favorite House of Love moments, I love the gigantism of "Hannah." What a great way to open an album: high concept House of Love. The great stuff on the Fontana album is very great. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2035 Registered: 03-2005 |
Padraig, I can't get that radio link to work. When I hit "listen" my computer downloads a little 1.1K text file and nothing else. Bummer. | ||
| andreas Member Username: Andreas Post Number: 738 Registered: 04-2006 |
4th of july - beach boys (written by the great dennis wilson) | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 649 Registered: 07-2006 |
thanks kev...listening now. this is neat! | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 277 Registered: 10-2008 |
joe, there is also a listen again facility where you can select shows up to 4 days old i think, or maybe longer? eg - Steve Lamaq's show is worth a listen(although can be a bit indie fanboyish ;-)), there is a girl called Nemone who plays interesting stuff at times as well. There are kind of specialist shows as well - eg Stuart Maconie, Tom Robinson(yes that one!). Mark Reilly(ex of The Fall)'s show is a bit off the wall, but be warned there is also some early morning daytime pap. Its far from perfect radio, but then what is, and its fine for listening to at work. At the moment the reggae DJ Don Letts show is on air, might give it a listen here at work. Each of the shows also gives you a link to the particular DJs webpage, from there you can browse things like tracklistings for shows which is a good indicator of whether the show will be any good have included some links below for anybody who might be interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve_ lamacq/tracklisting.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/marc_r iley/tracklisting_20090702.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/nemone /tracklisting.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/tom_ro binson/tracklisting.shtml?y=2009&d=20090 522 | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2905 Registered: 05-2005 |
It only works if you have real player Randy. I should have mentioned that above. You can read the article they interviewed me about here http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/worl d/2009/0619/1224249121615.html instead! Nice pic of me when you open the page too. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2908 Registered: 05-2005 |
Fleet Foxes. | ||
| joe Member Username: Dogmansuede Post Number: 650 Registered: 07-2006 |
thanks again kev! i used to listen to lamacq a long time ago, no idea he was still kicking about. likewise for tom. i clicked on the "what else is on" and i caught the second half of a donna summer special on bbc2. great sunday morning spent under the macbook...especially given it's so fecking freezing outside. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 583 Registered: 01-2006 |
Clouds Taste Metallic - Flaming Lips | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3216 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Perfect Disaster - Up. Had it on vinyl 20 f*ckin years ago, haven't heard it in 18 since I was 18/19!, now have it on mp3, and boy, I've missed it! | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2910 Registered: 05-2005 |
Blur - Midlife Crisis V/A - Roll Your Moneymaker. A fantastic German compilation of early black rock 'n' roll. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2914 Registered: 05-2005 |
Seán Millar - Of The People, part 1 | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2916 Registered: 05-2005 |
Yes - It Can Happen | ||
| Andreas Severins Member Username: Andreas_severins Post Number: 82 Registered: 11-2007 |
Cats On Fire - The Province Complains A masterwork with the best of the Smiths, Felt and all good 80s pop songs combined. Hear songs like "Draw In The Rains", "White Mantled King", "Astray" or "Higher Grounds" and you can't help to fall in love with this music. Finland roules! Unhappily they toured with the Bats but didn't come to Düsseldorf. Hopefully they return to germany in the near future! | ||
| Andreas Severins Member Username: Andreas_severins Post Number: 83 Registered: 11-2007 |
...rules... of course *smile* | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 587 Registered: 01-2006 |
Arctic Monkeys - Live In Texas 2006. Converting this from vinyl to mp3 for a neighbour, first time I've really heard this band apart from a few singles. It's good and they're pretty tight live. Wilco - Wilco (The album). Got this yesterday, just in time for my holidays. The vinyl is lovely. About one listen so far. The first 4 songs sound good, some of the others sound a bit light. As always for me it'll take a good few listens to get into this. Are there too many members in this band I wonder? | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3224 Registered: 05-2005 |
I'm listening to Wilco album now too Si, through Spotify. I really like it so far.I'm gonna purchase the cd later on. You can never have too many people in a band! | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 588 Registered: 01-2006 |
Hah, maybe you're right Spence. Wilco (The Song) sounds a little like Loaded era Velvet Underground. | ||
| Stuart Wilson Member Username: Stuart Post Number: 296 Registered: 10-2006 |
Have you heard Our Temperance Movement too, Andreas? | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 286 Registered: 10-2008 |
without sounding glib, maybe jeff tweedy needs to go back on the pills to fully get his mojo back. this is a fine album that stands up ok against weaker opposition, but this is wilco we're talking about and as such i reckon its only above AM and SBS in the wilco canon. the tryptich of being there, summerteeth and YHF stands tall in recent american musical history and are a tough act to follow but this is a band which should be at peak power and capable of emulating those 3, that they dont and given that SBS before it was a failure is disappointing. as XY says the first 4 on this new album are pretty good, but the album on repeated plays loses substance for me after that. its interesting to note that on the wilco messageboards the unanimous opinion of what are the best songs on the new album are one wing and bull black nova, easily the 2 edgiest, most atmospheric songs on the album. maybe they need to work with eno or somebody like that to develop further, but hell maybe tweedy doesnt want to go in that direction and its his band after all I suppose. xy again maybe nails it with his observation about too many members vying for attention, sometimes less is more i guess and some of these songs do sound cluttered. (After all the debate on SBS here a few years back, people seem apathetic to this album given the lack of posts about it.) | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 589 Registered: 01-2006 |
Yeah Kevin I agree...it's like that great line from 'Where the Buffalo Roam', where Bill Murray playing Hunter S Thompson says "you know, I hate to advocate drugs or liquor, violence, insanity to anyone. But in my case it's worked"... I played it again at lunch and some songs are just so forgettable. I've only just got it so I might change my mind after repeated listens.. Even the straight forward songs on A Ghost Is Born knock the shite outta some of these ones, Company In My Back, Wishful Thinking, Theologians, Late Greats... There's very little guitar work on this album (and I don't mean Nels Cline work-outs), I long for some of Tweedy's angular, less polished stuff from YHF and Ghost... Maybe a single album culled form Sky Blue Sky and Wilco (The Album)might have been better...When I get to know this new one more I might pick the best 11/12 songs from the two albums... It's seems a little odd that a band who really were mixing things up and coming out with some pretty interesting results - YHF, Ghost, Summerteeth, Wilco Book CD, Loose Fur records - should proceed to this style over the last two albums... | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3227 Registered: 05-2005 |
Its called songwriting... I think there is a lot of beauty with the Wilco sound these days. I don't want wall to wall edginess personally, and I say that as a big fan and a big fan of edginess!! Yes it helps break things up a bit. Glenn the drummer from Wilco, I seem to remember him in an interview circa SBS saying that there was an acceptance on Jeff and the rest of the guys on their part, to let the songs be what they are, no sonic backdrops, pure music, made with instrunents and feeling, I like that idea, and I think you can say that with this album. Ghost, SBS and this album, all fit perfectly together. a perfect tryptich. Kev, re msg board scenarios, well we know don't we, there's onlty really a few people on these boards, and their collective views would swing one way or another, and I bet the vast amount of fans don;t even participate in their views and I guess dont always sum up everything, yup be subjective, but if Wilco ended up being atmospheric as you put it on all of their stuff, I'd ask the question, where are the songs? You get the edginess live that's for sure, and I'm quite happy leaving that way. I suppose, I'm quite relaxed about the whole Wilco affair, it does me, it suits me just the way things are. Oh and don't forget Eno works with Coldplay, fuc* that mate!  | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3228 Registered: 05-2005 |
One thing Wilco oughta do though, release more than one f*ckin album every 3 years! | ||
| Andreas Severins Member Username: Andreas_severins Post Number: 86 Registered: 11-2007 |
Hi Stuart, yes, I have heared the new album as well. But as I am a fan of early 80s sound I love the first album more at the moment. But I think Our Temperance Movement is a grower. And if you start with Our Temperance Movement, I know it is a good start ... At the moment listening to Malcolm Ross - Wrong Place Wrong Time ---> Happy Boy | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 287 Registered: 10-2008 |
spence, if i want "songs" i'll listen to coldplay produced by eno ;-) you can however have atmospheric, edgy songs (and albums), history is littered with them. theres just not too many getting made these days. regarding the drummers interview, on reflection i think he's right in what he says and i dont think we'll ever get the "old" Wilco back, even if that was a good idea or not. good luck to them, the last thing groups should do is retread old ground and maybe they should just split up after 4 albums!! would the greats like the velvets, the stooges, the smiths, the clash, television, the pixies et al still have the same aura if they hadnt split when they did, i guess we'll never know but i think we can hazard a guess to the contrary. joy division, nick drake, the doors and others had tragedy preventing them going past their sell by date of course. | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 935 Registered: 08-2004 |
Chin up fellas. The Stooges - Funhouse Tallullah Tindersticks - 1st Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust St. Etienne - London Conversations Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'N' Roll Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2039 Registered: 03-2005 |
Kevin, the Doors had passed their sell-by date well before Morrison expired in a bathtub. :-) I agree that it is not reasonable to expect an artist to keep making the same music. In fact, that's a horrible idea. People are moving targets. You ride with them while it suits you and jump off when it ceases to. If you're lucky you'll find somebody whose arc of artistic growth is compatible. Your recent posts showing you playing Stones releases has gotten me to think about them. In my youth the Rolling Stones were my absolute favorite band. But after "Let It Bleed" I was pretty much finished. They just weren't doing things that interested me any longer. (One huge exception being that fantastic version of "Sister Morphine" they put on "Sticky Fingers"). A short life span is essential for the high-concept artists. I've regarded the Sex Pistols' "Never Mind the Bollocks" as a massive classic from the time of its release but could they have done very much of value after that? Maybe if they hadn't inducted that buffoon on the bass and they had started moving in the direction of PIL. The Velvets' last album is still a pretty good record but it exhibited worrying signs of traditional pop polish that probably meant that the good stuff--the NYC shooting gallery-inspired stuff--was over. They stopped at the right time. I'd like to think that Television might have had at least a good third album in them. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1657 Registered: 10-2004 |
But Television *did* make a third album. It was just okay, though, imo. | ||
| skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 288 Registered: 10-2008 |
oh, i dont know randy, i reckon la woman is my favourite doors album. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2040 Registered: 03-2005 |
Really? (to both of you). I was never a big fan of the Doors, Kevin. But, strangely enough, I used to have a copy of Morrison Hotel. It was unremarkable. And "Soft Parade?" Please. By "LA Woman" I didn't even want to know anymore. I see my "All Music Guide" gives that album high marks for the lyrics and "trancelike music" which I guess means it all sounds like "Riders On the Storm." I'd give them credit for the first two albums and that's about it. Do you mean the reunion album Jeff? I've never even bought that, which goes to show what I expect from such exercises. I'm only aware of Marquee Moon and Adventure for original releases. That is correct, right? (Suddenly I'm wondering). | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2041 Registered: 03-2005 |
The Sound of the Shadows--Shadows | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1658 Registered: 10-2004 |
Randy, yes, that's the eponymous reunion album I speak of. It's worth a few bucks, if spotted in discount bins. You probably mean that they might've had a decent third album on the heels Adventure, pre-break-up. Could be true. For what it's worth, I think roughly half of Verlaine's solo debut is great. But I think that had Television played on it, it would've been better. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 2043 Registered: 03-2005 |
Ok, you gave really me a turn there! I like Television but they've never been (for me) the sort of artist I follow to the ends of the earth. I've never even heard any of the Tom Verlaine solo records. I suppose my anti-American bias has done its thing. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 2922 Registered: 05-2005 |
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3229 Registered: 05-2005 |
Re Wilco, the members all have extra carricular activities going on outside the Wilco HQ. Jeff has Loose Fur and Golden Smog, theres the bassist and gutarist who have the autumn defense, glenn has his Reich influenced projects and albums, Cline (your fave Kev!) has his own solo stuff, the output for most of the above has resulted much experimentalism / minimalist output, uch of which IMHO is great, maybe they get their experimental/edginess fix outsid the band, so when the band comes together, its back to the song? As you say Kev, Tweedy is off the pills, hey have settled a bit, which is fine by me, Just a thought. | ||
| XY765 Member Username: Judge Post Number: 590 Registered: 01-2006 |
The Wilco Album. The sequence of Deeper Down-One Wing-Bull Black Nova is superb and would stand up with most of Wilco's better output. It just seems they don't reach those levels again on the rest of the record. Side 1 is sounding much better than Side 2 at this stage. Need far more listens and for some of the less immediate songs to sink into my brain and get under my skin. I also like I'll Fight, though I think it sounds a little like On and On from SBS which I was never very much into. I'm finding it hard to get some time to listen to this properly as it's hard to get the kids to bed with these long days at the moment. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 1660 Registered: 10-2004 |
Yeah Randy, the anti-American bias is definitely a bad thing, and this is coming from someone who is always accused of having an anti-American bias! But yes, Verlaine's first solo album is actually pretty good and worth owning, imo. It's not cohesive (in fact, the first song stinks), but at least half the songs are really good/interesting/melodic/artsy. You can tell he's going for something different, using piano and keyboards now and then to fill out the sound, etc.... It's almost got kind of an icy, cold feel. His second solo album has a good song or two, but I feel he tanked after that. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 3234 Registered: 05-2005 |
For me, Tom's solo output is pretty patchy. I like maybe a few songs from each album, he suffers a lot from shit production, on every single album, or naff desk effects. I quite like the 3rd Television album. Dunno why, i just do, haven't analysed why or whatever, it just floats my boat. | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1523 Registered: 01-2005 |
I see that Dreamtime is finally available on cd. I had a cassette of it back in the early 80's and remember liking a number of tunes from it. |