Jerry Garcia New Member Posts:5  
| 3/20/2006 10:41 AM |
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Anyone hear the new Ben Harper one? Think it has two discs on it but i cud be wrong.
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Norman Schwarzkopf Basic Member Posts:427
| 3/20/2006 10:53 AM |
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I have to say I really like Fever To Tell. I can understand being irritated by her yelping and all but I kinda enjoy it. I think Zinner's a great guitarist, or at least, gets great sounds out of it and the drummer's good too. Nothing to do with fashion, they just do it for me. Plus their slow ones are nice too!
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Binokular Veteran Member Posts:1665
| 3/20/2006 9:27 PM |
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Originally posted by Norman Schwarzkopf
I can understand being irritated by her yelping and all but I kinda enjoy it. I think Zinner's a great guitarist, or at least, gets great sounds out of it and the drummer's good too.
Yeah, I think the YYYs output is a little patchy but even now I'm still pretty awestruck by the track "Our Time" from the "Master" EP. That guitar just sounds massive without being stadium rock, at the same time it has the kind of rich tone and color to the sound that most guitarists would kill for, yet it just sounds so effortless and natural, muscular yet suble. The drumming is pretty incredible too.
This week, I 'ave mainly been listening to Billie Holiday, Ellen Allien Remixes and also have a CD by a German band called Tocotronic which I have yet to get around to listening to properly. Turns out I bought the wrong Tocotronic album to the one I wanted, bought Kook instead of Kook Varionaten) but I'll give it a spin anyway. |
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 3/20/2006 10:25 PM |
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I can see Mr. Beast being in heavy rotation this week.
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 3/31/2006 11:27 AM |
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I agree with people on the first Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, it didn't make any good impression on me so I wasn't really looking out for their second album but after listening to Show Your Bones, it is pretty decent, theres a number of very good songs on it. I think that they now have some good songs to back up their well known name.
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off the postBasic Member Posts:284
| 3/31/2006 12:22 PM |
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Looking forward to getting my hands on the new Secret Machines album. Getting good reviews and if its any way as good as the 1st one, it will still be warm in 2 years time.
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PunchbowlBasic Member Posts:205
| 3/31/2006 4:38 PM |
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Originally posted by Unicron
I can see Mr. Beast being in heavy rotation this week.
Do you think the album is good? Have they released one album too many |
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 3/31/2006 4:55 PM |
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Gar - The Vines record is not great at all. Very patch and inconsistent.
The Jinx one - more of the same - an acquired taste, but probably one of his best records to date
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 3/31/2006 5:11 PM |
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Cheers.
I'm currently listening to:
Jason Collett 'Idols Of Exile'
Cake 'Comfort Eagle'
Bruce Springsteen 'Greetings From Ashbury Park'
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 3/31/2006 5:15 PM |
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Myself:
Mono: You Are There
Matt Lunson: Mrs Vaughan
Babyshambles: Down In Albion
The Bleedin Bleedins: Life Without Computers
Republic Of Loose: Aaagh
Noise Control: 3 tracks demo
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 3/31/2006 5:43 PM |
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Is the ROL much poppier than the debut? Worth getting excited over?
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 3/31/2006 6:05 PM |
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I liked their last album, but I think I prefer this. It's very well produced, completely eccentric, lyrically filthy with unusual sounds and song structures. And although I'm no fan of 'Comeback Girl' it makes sense in a context of the surrounding tunes that are quite carnage-filled. A brave and fun album.
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 3/31/2006 6:30 PM |
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Cool. I must investigate so as I liked the debut album alot and they're one of my fav bands to catch live.
Does anybody recommend a particular Ted Leo + The Pharmacists album? Not sure which one to get first off.
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 3/31/2006 7:16 PM |
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Originally posted by Punchbowl
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Originally posted by Unicron
I can see Mr. Beast being in heavy rotation this week.
Do you think the album is good? Have they released one album too many
I'm not the best person to ask as I've only got into them in the last few months and the only other thing of theirs I've got is the Young Team album and My Father My King but I've been enjoying Mr. Beast a lot. Given my limited knowledge of them it does seem that they've been playing with their hallmarks on this one, not everything ends in an eruption of noise.
Have to say that in terms of post rock it's hard to top Explosions in the Sky's "Earth is not a cold dead place". |
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 3/31/2006 7:17 PM |
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Back on topic, a deadly mix I made this week.
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 3/31/2006 7:19 PM |
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Unicron, have you got the new Mono album? If you like Explosions In The Sky, you'll love it, although it is a bit more mellow.
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| 4/1/2006 6:46 PM |
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Originally posted by Unicron
This week I'll probably be listening to "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" a lot, just like last week, and the week before that. After not liking it at all when I first heard it I'm now becoming scarily obsessed with that record.
I've been listening to that Neutral Milk Hotel album on repeat for the last two weeks. Soo good. |
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 4/2/2006 12:58 AM |
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Originally posted by illyad
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Originally posted by Unicron
This week I'll probably be listening to "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" a lot, just like last week, and the week before that. After not liking it at all when I first heard it I'm now becoming scarily obsessed with that record.
I've been listening to that Neutral Milk Hotel album on repeat for the last two weeks. Soo good.
I've had similar problems getting into On avery Island (bar Naomi which is a great song) recently as I did with the second album. This time however it may just be that it's not as good.
Thanks for hte tip Una. |
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Antistar Advanced Member Posts:544
| 4/2/2006 6:03 PM |
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Originally posted by Unicron
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Originally posted by Punchbowl
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Originally posted by Unicron
I can see Mr. Beast being in heavy rotation this week.
Do you think the album is good? Have they released one album too many
I'm not the best person to ask as I've only got into them in the last few months and the only other thing of theirs I've got is the Young Team album and My Father My King but I've been enjoying Mr.
Beast a lot. Given my limited knowledge of them it does seem that they've been playing with their hallmarks on this one, not everything ends in an eruption of noise.
Have to say that in terms of post rock it's hard to top Explosions in the Sky's "Earth is not a cold dead place".
A brief run-through of Mogwai's albums to date:
Young Team: Excellent. Listen to 'Tracy' and weep. (7/10)
Come On Die Young: A brooding masterpiece. Terrifyingly beautiful. (9.5/10)
Rock Action: Their weakest album to date. Very uneven, trying new ideas that don't really come off but still has its moments of inspired genius, ie 'Take Me Somewhere Nice' (6/10)
Happy Songs For Happy People: I bought this when it was released, Spring 03 and I've listened to it almost every week since.Never get tired of it. Stunning achievement.Their best album to date.(10/10)
Mr.Beast: Almost pips 'Happy people...' as their best album but is let down by some filler.Still it contains 'Friend of the Night' their best track yet in their 10 year history, an absolute corker and one of the finest pieces of music in years...9.6/10)
You gotta see em live though.First time I saw them in the Olympia in 2001 I was deaf for 4 hours and had ringing in my ears for 2 days!! Their recorded output is of course peerless but live they'll truly blow you away. An extraordinary band.
Explosions In The Sky are very good too but you gotta check their first album '"Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever". Even better.
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 4/3/2006 1:35 AM |
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I've got the first EITS album as well, still prefer the second one.
Thanks for the Mogwai run through, "My Father My King" is one of my favourite pieces of music, mind blowingly good. They're the only band to ever make me feel physically and mentally unwell. The first time I heard Young Team and "With Portfolio" came on and when it was over I realsied I was well on my way to curling up into the foetal position.
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