I like music. How 'bout you?

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:41 pm

Double post! Burn the heretic!

I've got this massive stack of CDs from the library. So far I've listened to:
Arctic Monkeys (me likey--anyone got the second one and want to share?)
Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped and EVOL (RR by far the better album)
The Good, The Bad and the Queen (good stuff but what was the fuss all about?)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (both albums make me feel like I'm breathing helium)
Band of Horses (one good song)
Morphine (yeah!)
Pretty Girls Make Graves (her voice makes me essentials go all fuzzy)
Shout Out Louds (blah)
Spoon (like the White Stripes slathered in funk sauce; fantastic band)
My Morning Jacket (some really good stuff that dips between Radiohead and Zeppelin... but his voice gets old)
Wilco (can't tell if I like them or not and it's been two or three listens)
Wolf Parade (rocks my socks)
Stereophonics (euh... Rod Stewart needs to stay unimitated)
Doves (a B album all around)

Still in the pile: Sleater-Kinney (just for Shants), Neutral Milk Hotel, the Faint, King Crimson, Sigur Ros, Mates of State and a load of old CAN and Cat Stevens albums.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:00 pm

sprunkner wrote: The Good, The Bad and the Queen (good stuff but what was the fuss all about?)

They're brill.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:36 pm

sprunkner wrote: Spoon (like the White Stripes slathered in funk sauce; fantastic band)

Word! They're an Austin band.

Still in the pile: Sleater-Kinney (just for Shants)

Do it for me, Do it for King Mob, do it because they're from Olympia, which is just up the street from you. But most importantly, do it for youself, you beautiful nickname using bastard.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:07 pm

New Chems! Wooha.

Funky. Though not a touch on Surrender.

Love the Klaxons collaboration.

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:08 am

New Interpol album not blowing me away instantly.

You guys still read Q? But....but...you guys are my cool icons. Don't burst the bubble like that.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:36 am

I don't. I pick it up maybe twice a year.

Often enough to remind me why I don't.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:50 pm

Twice a year is about right!

KingMob wrote:New Interpol album not blowing me away instantly.

Got it. Heard it just the once. Like it. As a band they're evolving delicately with each album it seems.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:50 pm

I thought Antics was a rerun, actually.

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:19 pm

Currently loving Fractured Life by Air Traffic and the Cherry Ghost album

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:33 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:evolving delicately

Vey vey delicately

Mine's in t'post from the people who share their name with a river. Along with The Enemy's album and something else I can't remember right now. Oh - QotSA, that was it.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:37 am

PINBACK! PINBACK! PINBACK!

Also Fugazi and the Shins. It's been a good weekend at the library.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:43 pm

High Contrast.

Catching that on Radio 1 on friday was well worth contravening company policy and procedure on internet access.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:12 pm

Aye, HC have done some nifty stuff. Think it was them who did that aces mix of Blue Orchid a couple of years back.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:40 am

Saw the Frames tonight. Absolutely magical. Singer picked a girl out of the audience to sing one of the songs with him (and she was bril).

Hopefully I can raise the money to see Spoon Wednesday.

Mirrormere · Post by **Mirrormere** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:00 am

I have a couple of music degrees (and a computer job, go figure) and give private music lessons. Anyone listen to:

1 Giant Leap
REM
Barlow Girl
3 Doors Down
3rd Day
Big Dismal
LINKIN PARK!!!!
Tori Amos
Metallica
Secret Garden
Shiela Chandra
Amr Diab
Salvador
Peter Gabriel
Creed
Disturbed
Jars of Clay
Afro Celt Soundsystem
Mercy Me
Iona
Casting Crowns
Evanesence

???

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:00 pm

No, absolutely no-one listens to bands like REM or Metallica.

Most recent gig I went to was Interpol, which was pretty good, if at a crappy venue. Edinburgh sucks so hard.

Current listens: The Twilight Sad, New Young Pony Club, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Prinzhorn Dance School. All aces.

Anyone recommend any French bands? Dirty Disco/Electro for preference, but I'm interested in whatever. Thanks!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:45 pm

Justice?

Air and Daft Punk should go without saying.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Lu_Cont - English I know, but born in Paris, so technically French. Though I'm sure you're familiar with him already.

Mirrormere · Post by **Mirrormere** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:57 am

[/quote]No, absolutely no-one listens to bands like REM or Metallica.

Most recent gig I went to was Interpol, which was pretty good, if at a crappy venue. Edinburgh sucks so hard.

Current listens: The Twilight Sad, New Young Pony Club, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Prinzhorn Dance School. All aces.

Anyone recommend any French bands? Dirty Disco/Electro for preference, but I'm interested in whatever. Thanks![quote]

Oh, come now.

Some of us old timers do. They had their say back in the day. But Edinburgh cannot possibly suck as much as South Texas. When we finally got a real venue, the best they could do was Cher.

But I'll check the current listens to see if they are on iTunes in America. For some strange reason (outdated copyright law, I think) music sold in another country but not in America cannot be purchased on iTunes. Finally, someone other than Bill Gates attempting to rule the world.

Hound · Post by **Hound** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:20 am

My recent pick-ups

Don't Forget To Remember - Puressence (life-affirming)

Control - Goodbooks(like Bloc Party, but good).

Fantastic Playroom - New Young Pony Club (great electro-pop, but I hope they dont win the Mercury prize as I want Maps to win).

Athlete - Beyond The Neighbourhood (about 100x better than I was expecting. Less goofy than the first album but better songs than the 2nd).

Hard-Fi - Once Upon A Time In The West (pretty much the same as the first album, perhaps lacking as much heart).

Robyn - Robyn (1/2 is fantastic pop, the other half is just filler).

The new Rooney album (can't remember what it's called, but it's full of great bouncy pop songs).

Manchester Devil · Post by **Manchester Devil** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:10 pm

Recent purchases (all of Amazon)

Earth: HEX: Or Printing in the Infernal Method
Septic Flesh: Esoptron
Swans: The Great Annihilator*

*Should be within 7 - 15 days.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:29 pm

Hound wrote:Control - Goodbooks(like Bloc Party, but good).

Bloc Party are awesome, you bastard.

Fantastic Playroom - New Young Pony Club (great electro-pop, but I hope they dont win the Mercury prize as I want Maps to win).

Uhm... it was last week, mate. Klaxons got it...

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:08 pm

Mirrormere wrote:Oh, come now. Some of us old timers do.

I refuse to believe that REM and Metallica could be popular, I've barely heard of them. I suspect you're just making those names up...

There are some great bands from Texas! ...Trail of Dead, Midlake, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, At The Drive-In...although it appears they do have a fondness for peculiar names.

Justice! That's who I wanted to listen to. Thanks, Brend.

Yeah, surprised Klaxons got the Mercury. Better them than some. I think I like Fionn Reagan best out of all the noms, but most of the bands that were up for it are ones I like, for a change.

Mirrormere · Post by **Mirrormere** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:10 pm

There are some great bands from Texas! ...Trail of Dead, Midlake, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, At The Drive-In...although it appears they do have a fondness for peculiar names.

Listened to these on iTunes (with exception of Trail of Dead - could not find them) and they're...okay. I'll listen to anything once. A bit dark for my taste. The darkest I get is Within Temptation, Evanesence, and a little Disturbed or Nightwish.

Boy, Justice is popular! Not exactly sure why, but they seem to have a sound all their own and that is something.

I refuse to believe that REM and Metallica could be popular, I've barely heard of them. I suspect you're just making those names up...

I guess Wikipedia is making them up, too.

Metallica has probably been around since before you were a nipper.

You know, I prefer music where folks actually sing on pitch (like Luciano Pavarotti, *sniff*

). I like to make 'em work for it before I fork over my highly-stressified, hard-earned moolah.

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:37 pm

I love that big Disturbed tune with the 'wah-ah-ah-ah' bit...Down with the Sickness? The one everyone knows. I'm afraid I only really got into SOAD when all that nu-metal stuff was on the go.

Mirrormere wrote:
I refuse to believe that REM and Metallica could be popular, I've barely heard of them. I suspect you're just making those names up...
I guess Wikipedia is making them up, too. Metallica has probably been around since before you were a nipper.

Tff, you've probably just wrote up wikipedia articles on those so-called bands just to continue this joke you're playing on me.
Like I'm supposed to believe there'd be a band called 'Metallica'. What a name. What have they supposed to have done, popularised metal music into a cross-genre international musical superbeast that's galvanised literally millions of people for approaching 3 decades or something? Whatever. Next you'll be telling me that 'REM' are some sort of whimsical trailblazing alternative act that craft instantly hooky songs based around strong melodies and clever lyical content and that their lead singer might be kinda gay.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:55 pm

REM? That's computer language (see how awesomely geeky I actually am?) for "ignore" isn't it?

Wikipedia went off the boil after their third album.

Which is ironic, as Off The Boil actually came into their own with theirs.

Mirrormere · Post by **Mirrormere** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:32 am

Tff, you've probably just wrote up wikipedia articles on those so-called bands just to continue this joke you're playing on me.
Like I'm supposed to believe there'd be a band called 'Metallica'. What a name. What have they supposed to have done, popularised metal music into a cross-genre international musical superbeast that's galvanised literally millions of people for approaching 3 decades or something? Whatever. Next you'll be telling me that 'REM' are some sort of whimsical trailblazing alternative act that craft instantly hooky songs based around strong melodies and clever lyical content and that their lead singer might be kinda gay.

Look out, I'm losing my religion. I WISH I wrote up ANY articles on Wikipedia.

Sounds like you are a stronger writer than I am. GO FOR IT!!!

REM, you know like sleep... Only liked two SOAD songs, "Attack" and "Toxicity". I guess the only acts I am 'in' to are Tori Amos and Linkin Park. But I like a little of everything. Even c...c...Country.

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:22 am

Brendocon wrote:(See How Awesomely Geeky I Actually Am?)

An overhyped album, that one. (Brend Has Never Been Laid, Not Even Once) was much better.

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 5:37 pm

Picked up the new King Creosote album today, it's awesome. I love that little guy.

man-with-the-dogs · Post by **man-with-the-dogs** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:54 am

Bad Religion! They are the absolute best. I get to see them in October!

Mirrormere · Post by **Mirrormere** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:25 am

Listened to them and they seem okay. Not as good as Staind though!