|   WHAT DID YOU LISTEN TO THIS PAST WEEK? | RPM
Apr 16, 2002 7:54 AM | | Simple post...no personal opinions required, no meaness, just tell us what you'vre been listening to lately....:-)
London Calling remaster
Golden Palominos "This is How it Feels"
D-Plan Change (yeah again ;-)
Povi "Life in Volcanoes"
Ryan Adams "Gold"
Portishead "Roseland NYC"
up next and fresh out of the little Columbia House brown box:
Led Zep I, remaster ( I hear these guys roooool)
Joe Jackson "Look Sharp", remaster
Rick |
| re: Spooky | Mike
Apr 16, 2002 7:59 AM | | Still good taste travels...
Clash - London Calling (remaster)
Ernest Ranglin - Modern Answers
Sparklehorse - name escapes me?
Ian Dury - New Boots & Panties
Sting - various remasters
Cheers
Mike |
| I've never heard of "Spooky", are they any good? ;-) (NT) | RPM
Apr 16, 2002 8:07 AM | | |
| Ernest Ranglin | cc
Apr 17, 2002 7:08 AM | | Is that a recent album? How is it?
Thanks,
cc |
| Ernest Ranglin - Modern Answers to Old Problems | Mike
Apr 18, 2002 2:06 AM | | It's not brand new, it came out in 2000 and was his first outing with Telarc. I've not heard any of his stuff before I bought this, it was sort of an impulse buy after reading a review, so I can't say how it stands alongside his other work.
It got an ok review on Allmusic but I think it's pretty good, kind of blends jazz fusion, reggae and afro sounds all into one with vocals on a couple of tracks. I guess if you know his work you might like.
He has a very subtle understated guitar sound and an excellent backing band and it's nice to have in my collection but I don't think I would buy anymore of his work. According to Allmusic he has a new one out now on Telarc but this has all the usual quality Telarc sonics.
Cheers
Mike |
| sounds good - thanks! (nt) | cc
Apr 18, 2002 6:27 AM | | |
| NOT THAT MUCH | PwrPopGuy
Apr 16, 2002 8:11 AM | | What's up with the shouting there, Rick? :o)
Shady Tree
The Blue Rags
(these two were sent to me by BradC for possible inclusion on a future "Local artists" comp)
Also, got a couple of discs from Mastercylinder yesterday for the same project, and have given them one spin
Otherwise,
CRSIII - this comp makes for great driving tunes
McCartney- Driving Rain
Starclock - s/t
Hyfi's Jazz Fusion comp
That's all that comes to mind at the moment. I'm trying not to listen as much so I can concentrate on getting better on acoustic fingerstyle guitar. |
| [Caps Lock] (NT) | RPM
Apr 16, 2002 8:51 AM | | |
| I THOUGHT IT WAS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED!!! nt | TodH
Apr 16, 2002 10:18 AM | | |
| BEZBALL BEEN BERY, BERY GOULD TO ME!! (NT) | PwrPopGuy
Apr 16, 2002 10:52 AM | | |
| acoustic fingerstyle guitar | TodH
Apr 16, 2002 10:24 AM | | Hey Rick,
I too, have been practicing fingerstyle guitar.
I'm trying to perfect "Mood for a Day" by Steve Howe, (the best real musician...ooops sorry that slipped out..didn't mean to start anything ;^)).
Also working on "Horizons" by Steve Hackett (Genesis)
I picked up a book of Paul Simon songs arranged for fingerstyle. That should be challenging.
Todd |
| Cool, man | PwrPopGuy
Apr 16, 2002 10:40 AM | | I've got several instructional videos on the subject by folks like Mark Hanson, Rick Ruskin, Jamie Findlay, Fred Sokolow ("Map of the Fretboard") None of these guys are rock players as such if you're not familiar with them but they're excellent fingerstylists.. This past weekend I picked up "Fingerstyle Christmas" by Mark Hanson- he teaches four Christmas standards, note-for-note, and I figure by the time I learn them, it'll be Christmas, with any luck.
The Paul Simon book sounds very interesting. Another good acoustic player with quality guitar-based material is James Taylor, , ex., "Mexico". About fingerstyle, it's challenging as hell and takes a lot of concentration and persistence but when you got it, it sounds very impressive. Good luck. |
| I forgot to mention a couple of websites... | PwrPopGuy
Apr 16, 2002 10:46 AM | | ...or did I already mention these some time ago? Anyway, check out www.guitarnoise.com or www.wholenote.com. They're not specifically about fingerstyle guitar but they're excellent info sources for guitar instruction, inspiration, & tablatures (on Whole Note) |
| thanks, I'll check them out (nt) | TodH
Apr 16, 2002 11:19 AM | | |
| rick did you care for either? (nt) | bradc
Apr 16, 2002 10:55 AM | | |
| rick did you care for either? (nt) | PwrPopGuy
Apr 16, 2002 11:10 AM | | Blue Rags- interesting boogie-woogie kind of band, I like a few of the tunes, then some weren't real hot
Shady Tree- I've gotta listen to this one some more to give a fair comment.
Brad, it looks like this local comp idea is going to take a while, as I've only got your offerings and Mastercylinder's. I was in Millenium Music over the weekend, though, and saw a couple of comps with local bands, so I may grab one of those and put something together. I was hoping to get like 7 or 8 contributors from this forum representing their respective regions so I may do another post sometime soon to check interest. Kind of a big undertaking, this idea... |
| yeah... | bradc
Apr 16, 2002 11:41 AM | | Blue Rags- yeah i prefer their first album, but couldn't find it, i think i "loaned" it to someone. for that secon album they don't have their original lead singer, but he's back now, and i think they are much better with him than sharing the vocals. the second disk is definitely less bluegrassy.
shady tree-yeah don't be too judgemental. definitely some people sharing the vocals on this that shouldn't be singing :) def. interested in what you have to say about them.
cheers,
bradc |
| Tuesday Rotation | Rae
Apr 16, 2002 8:19 AM | | Oh, man, tons of new stuff. No joke. I was on a bit of a moratorium (not as strict as Mason's or Jim's, but an <i>attempt</i> to cut down on new stuff) but that has ended in a big way. Some of my rotation included:
* Pretty Girls Make Graves - <i>Good Health</i> : I was pretty excited when this arrived in my mailbox yesterday. Initial impressions are favorable, but it definitely has less of an edge than the EP. "The Get Away" is a wonderful song.
* Elvis Costello & the Attractions - <i>Live at the El Mocambo</i> : I stumbled across this one used and it seemed like a good find. I don't really like it so far, though. The sound quality is just frustrating to me (I guess the master used here was taped off of a radio broadcast of the show). Does anyone else have this one?
* Marah - <i>Let's Cut the Crap and Hook Up Later On Tonight</i> : an overlooked alt-country gem. A little more on the rock side than a lot of alt-country fare but fans of the genre would do well to try to find this one.
* Les Savy Fav - <i>Go Forth</i> : put "Disco Drive" on repeat; never let it stop.
* Richard Hell & the Voidoids - <i>Blank Generation</i>
* Mos Def - <i>Black on Both Sides</i>
* Steve Earle - <i>Sidetracks</i>
* Reflection Eternal - <i>Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek: Reflection Eternal</i>
* Wicketran - <i>Frills and Flashy Finery</i>
* Aesop Rock - <i>Daylight</i> EP
* Les Savy Fave - <i>ROME (written upside down)</i> EP
* Hammerhead - <i>Into the Vortex</i>
* Sunday Puncher - <i>The Livid Eye</i>
* Martin Devaney - "The Landlord's Daughter"
* The Fu<i></i>cking Champs - <i>III</i>
* Hüsker Dü - <i>New Day Rising</i>
more that I'm forgetting, I'm sure...
~Rae |
| re: WHAT DID YOU LISTEN TO THIS PAST WEEK? | Pat D
Apr 16, 2002 8:42 AM | | Christopher Parkening Plays Bach, transcriptions for guitar, EMI CDC 7 47191 2
Italian Opera Arias, various artists, RCA 74321 17897-2
Man-the Measure of All Things, Trumpet Music from the Italian Baroque, John Wallace, trumpet, The Wallace Collection, Philharmonia Orchestra under Christopher Warren-Green, Nimbus 5017
The Clancy Brothers Greatest Hits, with Lou Killen, Vanguard VCD 53/54
Berceuse, various artists, Naxos 8.553843
Golden Operetta, various artists, London 421 319-2
Bjoerling at Carnegie Hall, RCA BMG BG2 60520
Carl Orff, Carmina Burana. Handford. CFP CD-CFP 9005
Rachmaninov, Symphony no. 2, Alexander Anissimov, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Naxos 8.554230
The Best of Operetta, vols. 1 & 2, various artists, Naxos 8.550941 and 8.550942
Russian Romance, Takako Nishizaki, violin, Peter Breiner, Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Naxos 8.553331
J. S. Bach, Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, Pablo Casals, cello, Naxos 8.110915-16.
Carl Reinecke, Symphony no. 1, King Manfred Overture, Alfred Walter, Rhenish Philharmonic Orchestra, Naxos 8.555397
The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World . . . Ever!, 2 CDs, various artists, EMI 7243 5 66650 2 6 This is actually quite nice. |
| Seems like I've done nothing else........ | HYFI
Apr 16, 2002 8:51 AM | | Well, Mrs. Hyfi plays PP1 and RickH's Harrison disk every day. I have had fun with Demetrio's Prog samplers, Eat my shorts, a little Afrosheen and everything else that has come my way. The problem is I have been neglecting all my chores and yardwork. (it sucks having ground to take care of when your tryin to listen to music) |
| You're singing my song. | BradH
Apr 16, 2002 6:41 PM | | HYFI: "...it sucks having ground to take care of when your tryin to listen to music"
I feel like a park ranger. My neighbor across the street said, "It's not a 'yard'".
I just pretend the lawnmower is Fripp & Eno. |
| You're singing my song. | HYFI
Apr 17, 2002 8:44 AM | | Good I'm not alone. Mrs. Hyfi gave me some guff this morning about letting all my upkeep go. "Your not just gonna sit around and spin disks all the time." she said.
Easy for her. All her chores are inside where she keeps my rig at about 90 decibles.
I just hooked up the outdoor speakers so it won't be too bad but how can I get it to play louder than the John Deere? |
| re: WHAT DID YOU LISTEN TO THIS PAST WEEK? | Jack in Wilmington
Apr 16, 2002 9:01 AM | | Mostly some new finds from the weekend
1. It's A Beautiful Day - Self titled 1st
2. Weather Report - Heavy Weather
3. Bach - Brandenburg Concertos |
| Hey Jack, Berts tonight? | RPM
Apr 16, 2002 12:08 PM | | I was there (on a Tuesday too) last week. Probably too late for you though (I was there at around 6PM) but I was still looking for a guy with an emblem on his shirt :-)
The new guy downstairs who sells used stuff seems pretty cool (friendlier than "Bert").
I won't be there tonight unfortunately...maybe one of these days.
Rick |
| Hey Jack, Berts tonight? | Jack in Wilmington
Apr 16, 2002 4:32 PM | | Ah man, I just missed you. I was in around 5:15, after a haircut. Did you pick up anything good (and pay for it of course)? |
| just an exchange | RPM
Apr 17, 2002 2:23 AM | | shortly after the used shop opened, i picked up about 4 used discs. After getting home I realized that one of them was severley scratched. It took 2 weeks before I had a chance to get back in there to ask for an exchange, plus I couldn't find my receipt at this point, so I was expecting to get a hard time about trying to get an exchange (from "Ernie", the downstairs guy). but he was totally cool about it and offered an exchange or a refund.
I guess since he's new, he's trying to make a name for himself.
Rick |
| King Crimson 24-bit remasters & others.... | Demetrio
Apr 16, 2002 9:01 AM | | In the Court of the Crimson King, Lizard, Islands, Larks' Tongues in Aspic & Starless and Bible Black, all 24-bit remasters 30th Anniversary Edition. GREAT work.
Beyond the ones above mentioned:
- CARAVAN - The Best of Caravan - Canterbury Tales
and the comps:
- Rippin Good Fusion, by HYFI (woww!!!)
- Almost Like Blues, Mix Without Vocals, Sorta Like Blues, Punk Even a Progger Might Enjoy, ...With Paralizing Brute Force and All Kinds O'Blooz Comp - Disc 1 & 2 (all these by J - congrats, big Jay!!!)
Demetrio. |
| re: WHAT DID YOU LISTEN TO THIS PAST WEEK? | Grblgrbl
Apr 16, 2002 9:07 AM | | Gomez - In Our Gun
Porcupine Tree - Stars Die, Recordings
The Bears - Car Caught Fire, s/t
Adrian Belew - Mr. Music Head
Lou Reed - Rock 'n Roll Animal
King Black Acid - Royal Subjects
Alan Parsons - I Robot
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres, Fandango |
| Trying to remember is giving me a headache | maf
Apr 16, 2002 9:31 AM | | Lemme see....
..."Crazy Rhythms" by the Feelies is playing now.
Last night...
"Stone Roses"
"River Deep, Mountain High" Ike & Tine Turner
and before that...
"Rockin the Suburbs" Ben Folds
"The Sophtware Slump" Grandaddy
"Heart Shaped World" Chris Isaak
"Stories from the City..." P.J. Harvey
"Peace & Love", "Rum Sodomy & the Lash" The Pogues (working on a comp)
"Astral Weeks" Van Morrison (Mason, if you're there, I finally gopt around to sending that copy I promised you, should be there soon)
CRSV III (very nice this one)
"Night & Day" Joe Jackson
"Telephono" Spoon
"The Photo Album" DCC
Tennesee (EP) Silver Jews
"Set You Free" Chisel
"Once We Were Trees" Beachwood Sparks
"Painful" Yop La Tengo
"Spiderland" Slint
My head just exploded, so I gotta stop and clean up the mess. |
| How is <i>Telephono</i>? (nt) | Stone
Apr 16, 2002 9:34 AM | | |
| <i>Telephono</i> es muy buono | maf
Apr 16, 2002 10:01 AM | | Nothing as great as "Believing is Art" or "The Fitted Shirt" on it but a very good, consistent album, and good enough to make me order "A Serious of Sneaks" |
| re Joe Jackson, anyone heard "Night and Day II" yet? Any good? | RPM
Apr 16, 2002 12:02 PM | | I tend to forget to list what I listen to in my car. I only have a cassette front end player so I usually end up listening to the older "classic" stuff that I have on tape in the car. Last week I was on a JJ binge, my favorite of which was "Big World" a cd I had, then sold, and now regret it. "Tango Atlantico" was a standout.
Thanks for the reminder Mark.
Rick
NP "Look Sharp!" remaster |
| Beechwood Sparks | Audio Girl
Apr 17, 2002 1:55 AM | | Mark, I read the same Stereophile article regarding this group and the particular recording "Once We Were Trees." What is your initial impression? Did you purchase on vinyl or CD? |
| Beechwood Sparks | maf
Apr 17, 2002 5:33 AM | | Hi Mary,
I've only given it one, pretty distracted listen so I'd like to hold off on comments for a week or so. I will say that my initial impression was not as favourable as I'd have liked, not because of the quality or lack thereof of the songs, but because of an initial genre bias (heavy '60s country-rock influence).
After I give a few more listens, I'll either email you or post some comments.
My copy is on very nice sub-pop vinyl, (like you expected to hear otherwise).
Mark
NP: Bruce Cockburn "Humans" |
| Beechwood Sparks | Audio Girl
Apr 17, 2002 2:41 PM | | Thanks, Mark. I'd really be interested in a review from you; if you are limited on time, a general impression would be great. BTW, where did you purchase the vinyl from?
AG
NP: Boz Scaggs' "Vanishing Point" |
| Misc Comps, Young Fresh Fellows, Melissa Etheridge, etc | Pelv
Apr 16, 2002 10:12 AM | | I've been listening to:
Dave's "Spring Cleaning" & "A Decade of Alt Country"
(Trying to think of what to send back to him...)
Mason's "Neverending Night"- has alot of good songs
Brian's "Ripping Fusion" big jazzy variety
Yech's "Eat my Shorts" and PTAIII, both very listenable
The Beatles and Dylan comps
others:
Young Fresh Fellows- had read about them, finally heard'em
Melissa Etheridge- Self titled, sounded really good, good Bass!
We Five- Catch the Wind, older, still good though |
| assorted stuff | richmon
Apr 16, 2002 11:04 AM | | Buckethead 'Colma' - William Ackermann meets Morcheeba, or trip-hop guitar soundscapes, really nice stuff, suprised no one on this board has mentioned this guy, he wears a Kentucky fried chicken bucket on his head while performing and claims to have been raised by chickens, is supposed to be amazing speed guitarist, but shows his melodic side mostly on Colma.
Dream Theatre 'falling into infinity' - 'Scenes' is supposed to be their best, but I like this one much more, it has all the thrash prog without the screaming vocals.
Gov't Mule 'the deep end'
Psychedelic Furs 'greatest hits'
King Crimson 'thrak'
King Black Acid 'loves a long song'
Albert King 'king of the blues guitar/born under a bad sign'
Rodger Waters 'in the flesh' DVD - this is everything the ravers on this board have said about it- excellent. |
| it's got no head, it's a bucket with teeth.. | Masonjar
Apr 16, 2002 11:15 AM | | um.. anyway,
Buckethead's name pops up around here every once in a while.. I think the problem with him is that he plays on a lot of albums that most people don't get a chance to hear.
He was a member of Guns n' Roses for a few months, until the project got canned.. that was discussed around here some..
My favorite albums containing the work of Buckethead are two albums by Bill Laswell's project Praxis. <i>Transmutation</i> which leans more towards funk (has Bootsy Collins on it too) and <i>Sacrifist</i> which leans more towards industrial and dub.
I have one disc called "Death Cube K" (an anagram(??) of Buckethead) but it has never really caught my attention.. I'll have to give it another listen sometime soon.
-jar |
| assorted stuff | BillK
Apr 17, 2002 8:46 AM | | i'll have to give _Falling into Infinity_ another listen or two. i remember my first impression of it was pretty good, but it didn't really stick with me after the first half-dozen or so listens the way that _Scenes..._ has. i'm definitely not a big fan of the screaming vocals, so perhaps i should get FiI off the shelf for another spin...
not too much new this week for me. we're in the process of selling our house and buying a new one, so i haven't had as much time to listen to music as i like. some of this week's playlist:
Toy Matinee
Stanton Moore - All Kooked Out
Stanton Moore - Flyin' the Koop (still getting a lot of play)
King Crimson - Discipline
TransAtlantic - Bridge Across Forever
Ben Harper - Fight for Your Mind
Pink Floyd - Meddle
hmmm... i need to get me that DVD you guys are talkin' about. i have the double CD and think it's fantastic.
-bk |
| tuesday, tuesday | bradc
Apr 16, 2002 11:05 AM | | not to terribly much i'm afraid.
new stuff:
The Church - After everything now this" - first church release i've picked up. pretty nice stuff, but wasn't really knocked away like i expected from the good word its gotten these parts. but i definitely like it after only two spins, maybe i should check out some of their other releases, i know startfish got a lot of acclaim
Neu! - "Neu!" - my first real krautrock (sp?) purchase. its the first of three albums that have just been reissued. great guitar-laden stuff. i just love when they throw little funk riffs in. its a lot more laid back then i thought it'd be. probably pick something up by Can (any suggestions?) on my next order
Old Stuff:
Cannonball Adderly - "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (LIVE)"
BS&T - "Child is Father to the Man"
Grahm Nash - "Songs for Beginers"
Stanley Turrentine and the 3 Sounds - "Blue Hour"
Isley Brothers - "3+3"
also looking forward to the Spiritualized/BRMC show friday, but i might have to miss it to take care of my dad :(
cheers,
bradc |
| CAN | Demetrio
Apr 16, 2002 12:03 PM | | Get their "Anthology" 2-cd set, the best Can release to start with IMO. If you enjoy what you'll hear (and I think you will), you can get the individual releases then.
Demetrio. |
| any suggestions for individual albums? | bradc
Apr 16, 2002 12:08 PM | | This may sound weird, but i really don't like getting greatest hits, anthologies etc. i usually end up selling them. Do you suggest this b/c their output varies to a large extent?
thanks
cheers,
bradc |
| I don't think you'd get rid of their Anthology, but... | Demetrio
Apr 16, 2002 12:48 PM | | If you really prefer to get individual albums, you might want to start with "Tago Mago" or "Future Days".
But fact is that, like you asked, their output varies to some large extent, so I still think you wouldn't regret getting "Anthology" instead. I have lots of Can releases, but I would never get rid of their Anthology, it's really excellent.
Hope this helps.
Demetrio. |
| re: WHAT DID YOU LISTEN TO THIS PAST WEEK? | Darius
Apr 16, 2002 11:26 AM | | Light listening week for me. Here's what I can think of:
Billie Holiday, The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 9
Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street
My own Not Music comp and Rae's Blessed Lions com (hmm . . . I wonder what sparked this)
Pink Floyd, Echoes
Sebadoh, Harmacy
. . . Trail of Dead, Source Tags & Codes (you know, I would fully support this band officially changing their name to simply "Trail of Dead", but I'm sure a bunch of indie types would cry sell-out)
Andrew W.K., I Get Wet
Cheap Trick, Heaven Tonight
Garbage, Version 2.0
Beatles, With the Beatles |
| Hmmmm.... lets see.... | tugmcmartin
Apr 16, 2002 11:38 AM | | Been AWOL for a while, but here's whats been pouring out of my speakers either at work, home, or in the car.
D-Plan - Change
D-Plan - Emergency and I
Big Head Todd and the Monsters - MIdnight Radio
Big Head Todd and the Monsters - Riviera (great new album from the Boulder band)
Alannis Morrisette - Under Rug Swept (album stinks... two or three good tunes)
Ben Harper - Live From Mars
God Street Wine - Bag
Gillian Welch - Revival
Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales
Jimmy Buffett - Far Side of the World (new release which should be banned from record stores... is awful)
Jimmy Buffett - A1A (much better classic album)
You'll have to excuse my Jimmy Buffet listening. Spring is in the air, and i'm trying to get in a beach mood.
Tug |
| Ooops... forgot N. Mississippi Allstars - 51 Phantom (nt) | tugmcmartin
Apr 16, 2002 12:07 PM | | |
| re: WHAT DID YOU LISTEN TO THIS PAST WEEK? | Mike-T
Apr 16, 2002 12:26 PM | | In the SACD changer right now--
Various Afrobeat artists--Nigeria '70
Hawkwind--Hawkwind
The Soul Fire Funk Collection Vol.1
Jim O'Rourke--Eureka
Segovia--Segovia Collection Vol.1: Bach
Last five on the turntable--
Antibalas--Liberation Afro Beat Vol.1
Broadcast--Work and Non-Work
Traffic--Shootout at the Fantasy Factory
The Remains--The Remains LP(Sundazed)
Dr. Alimontado--Best Dressed Chicken in Town
Mike T. |
| Rap/metal | 3-LockBox
Apr 16, 2002 12:26 PM | | Naw...
Genesis-Duke
Bros Johnson- best of
Beatles- Abbey Road and The White Album
Alicia Keys-Songs In 'A' Minor
Madonna-GHV2
Ozzy Ozborne-Blizzard Of Oz
Iron Maiden-Brave New World
Red Hot Chilli Peppers-Californication |
| This Week's Listening Booth...... | audiobill
Apr 16, 2002 1:45 PM | | I tried my best to get into the Boards of Canada's latest....."Geogaddi" -- alas, too choppy for my tastes -- this one is on its way to Masonjar via airmail.
Others...
Elbow "Asleep at the Back"
Sysem of a Down "Toxicity"
Lamb "What sound"
Ramones "s/t"
The Cocert for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Hayden "Skyscraper National Park"
Comps...
dbi's "Daydream" -- with the weather setting a record of 29degrees celsius -- this one fit the mood perfectly
CRS 1 & 2 & 3
Cheers, audiobill :) |
| deconstructing and dismembering dead dinosaurs | Slosh
Apr 16, 2002 2:15 PM | | My list looks a lot like maf's (scary :-P)
Death Cab For Cutie <i>The Photo Album</i> - I don't know why I didn't pay attention to this band earlier but if I did this surely would have made my top ten of '01. They're sorta between Built To Spill and Mercury Rev, but not proggy. Highly recommended!
...Trail Of The Dead <i>Source Tags & Codes</i> - I liked it at first and even more now but the recording quality sucks (on CD, anyhow).
Dinosaur Jr. <i>Where You Been</i>
Deconstruction - Every bit as good as any Jane's Addiction album.
The Dismemberment Plan <i>Is Terrified</i> - This rocks! Now I have to run out and buy <i>!</i>.
Chisel <i>Set You Free</i> - Haven't played it in a while and the last spin convinced me to get their first full length LP very soon.
Pavement <i>Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain</i>
Built To Spill <i>Ancient Melodies Of The Future</i> and <i>Keep It Like A Secret</i> and <i>Perfect From Now On</i>
Modest Mouse <i>(whenever you see fit)</i> 12"
Sunny Day Real Estate <i>The Rising Tide</i> and <i>How It Feels To Be Something On</i>
Fugazi <i>The Argument</i>
The White Stripes <i>White Blood Cells</i>
Smashing Pumpkins <i>Gish</i>
Sepultura <i>Arise</i>
...and some Kid Dakota, Bows, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Swearing At Motorists (thanks Rae :-))and a buncha comps and probably a few other albums I'm forgetting at the moment. Good week :-) |
| Great list, but you're out of your friggin' mind.... | Stone
Apr 16, 2002 5:35 PM | | ya know, about Deconstruction. Saying something like that is just sick and wrong. :-)
BTW, how is that Sepultura album? Would you recommend it - or maybe a different one to start with?
Stone |
| I was wondering who Deconstruction was... | Masonjar
Apr 16, 2002 6:04 PM | | .. I looked 'em up!
Wow.. I didn't even know this album existed..
I'll have to check it out somehow/somewhere..
Slosh.. you haven't put them on a comp have you?
hmmm.. don't see any...
oh yea.. did you hear Prong is back together? I've never been a huge fan, but my friend Darren (he's in that group Quickening) is pretty excited about it.
-jar |
| Deconstruction tracks on my <i>Not NOW!</i> and <i>Comp With No Name</i> comps. Do you have those? | Slosh
Apr 16, 2002 11:33 PM | | I have a couple of Prong CDs but I've never really been impressed by them (I had to buy something when I was in Columbia House and BMG). |
| yup got 'em..thanks.. those are in my other cd booklet thingy.. | Masonjar
Apr 17, 2002 4:34 AM | | I saw Prong open for Ozzy once.. not bad..
Then I saw Prong's guitarist Tommy Victor (total d!ck from what I hear) playing with Danzig a year or so after that.. two ego-maniacs in one band, it was kind of amusing.
-jar |
| Didn't know you were into stuff <i>this</i> heavy. | Slosh
Apr 16, 2002 11:23 PM | | <i>Arise</i> is great but I think <i>Chaos AD</i> is the one to start with, or perhaps <i>Roots</i> because of its slightly more indie feel. I hope you know what you may be getting yourself into.
As far as Deconstruction is concerned, have you listened to it lately or are you just busying my balls (sorry JC, I should let that die but you have to admit that was one funny typo ;-))? |
| I'll live...somehow. (nt) | Jim Clark
Apr 17, 2002 2:18 AM | | |
| Two admissions. | Stone
Apr 17, 2002 3:44 AM | | I do have some metal, although I don't listen to it as much anymore. Most of what I have is on cassette, and is kind of all over the place stylistically, but I do have early Metallica, some Manowar, some Motorhead, and some Slayer, among a few other things. I know Sepultura is highly regarded, but I haven't heard them.
Regarding Deconstruction, I haven't listened to that album since shortly after it came out. I ran out and bought it, listened to it a few times and sold it because I liked it so little. My view of it could be different now, but even if I ended up liking it I seriously doubt I'll ever like it as much as the Jane's albums.
Stone |
| <i>!</i> | Rae
Apr 17, 2002 11:08 AM | | I wouldn't be in too much of a rush to get <i>!</i>. It's far below the quality of their other records, IMO. They hadn't really found their niche musically, the sound quality is poor, and the lyrics are nowhere near as good as they are on <i>Is Terrified</i>-- for the most part, they're pretty angsty teenage stuff. Of course, if you're as big a fan of the group as I think you are, it's probable that nothing I can say will deter you from picking it up. <img src="http://www.cmj.com/ubb/wink.gif"> Just consider yourself forewarned.
~Rae |
| Thanks for the warning. | Slosh
Apr 19, 2002 2:51 AM | | You're right, I probably will buy it anyway but now I'll put it at the bottom of my wishlist (unless de Soto albums start becoming hard to find). Angsty teenage stuff is sometimes good. ;-) |
| re: WHAT DID YOU LISTEN TO THIS PAST WEEK? | allears
Apr 16, 2002 7:42 PM | | Only the artists 'cuz I don't recall the album titles offhand:
1. Dave's Spring Cleaning
2. Norah Jones
3. Shannon McNally
4. Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
5. Cibo Matto
6. Chris Isaak
7. Moby 'Play' (ok, I recall the easy ones)
8. Switchblade Symphony
9. Ed Harcourt
10. Dwight Yoakam
11. Loudon Wainwright III
12. Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings
13. Those funny voices in my head that tell me to do things I don't want to do.
Steve |
| Switchblade | Jim Clark
Apr 17, 2002 2:25 AM | | If I remember correctly you picked up "Three Calamities". What do you think of the CD as a whole?
It makes me sad that yet another band I love is Kaput and I never even had a chance to hear them live. I've been trying to find a bootleg to get some kind of an idea but no luck so far.
jc |
| Switchblade | allears
Apr 17, 2002 3:01 AM | | I like the disc as a whole. I was totally enamoured with their sound when I first heard them on a comp, so bought a used 'Calamities' when I found one. Their sound, always a haunting minor key, does tend to get old after awhile. My fav tune on the disc is #6 'Monsters.' I like them enough to buy more of their discs, but will wait till I can find them used. I didn't know they broke up though. Is it a bizarre, twisted story? Or just the usual, drug-money-creative differences ending?
Steve |
| Good question | Jim Clark
Apr 17, 2002 5:41 AM | | I'm not really sure what happened. I guess I could look into the matter.
As for buying used, I'd have it no other way. Makes the wait tough on occasion but I pretty much look for everything used. The only CD I don't have is the remixes and I'm not normally very high on remixes so I'll settle for listening to a few MP3's on occasion.
Take care,
jc |
| LAST WEEK, THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK, AND THE NEXT | DLD
Apr 17, 2002 11:22 PM | | OK, I'm out here in La la land for three freakin weeks. i love it. Thdese are the CDs/comps that made it thru security with Mrs. Nasty and Mine own sef
1) DBIs Best of 2001. A best of for all times. # 1 on my take it on the road trip list of comps.\\
2) RPM's HDCD comp. cool music, love 90% of it. And my modest Galant's CD player does a good job on this CD Rick, thnx!!
3) Sings For My Kat Comp. Mrs. Nasty tired of her Neil Diamond Hot August Nights 2x cd. Asked that I make her a Neil Diamond "deep cuts" comp to bring on this road trip. Folks, this was a Hell On Earth project, but you know what, I snagged some pretty good tunes. Yea, some smaltz (sp?) but over all, not too shabby if you don't mind digging too deep into the September Morn LP, etc.. I fear that after the tenth play this week, I might do an el puke-o but so far so good. This one makes the Disco comp I made seem revolutionary
4) Yech's Eat Mine Own Shorts. Oh yea. When Mrs. Nasty goes bak to dallas next week with Neil, this one is gonna stay in the player, for like, damn near the rest of the trip, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah
5) RPM's Lou Reed Rock N Roll Aminal. Nuff said, a classic, it will give yechyu's comp a run for the money.
6) Songs for Trish. A copy of a comp I made for muy sister, includes, Kasey Chambers, Cat Power, Cowboy Junkies, Lucinda, Aimee Mann, gave it to drinkin bud Barry tonight after four bottles of Cakebread. i'll miss it
Random CD pawn sop snags yet to be discovered, presuming there're pawn shops on the West coast. |
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