OT: New Music?

EZSnappin · Post by **EZSnappin** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:14 pm

I'd love to hear the Mellencamp except there are two small words turning me off - "Our Country."

Burn me a copy without that song and tell me what I owe ya.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:29 pm

I went in thinking the exact same thing, and still came away giving two enthusiastic thumbs up. I read Mellencamp say somewhere that for guys like him and Tom Petty, where else are you going to hear their music heard these days? From that standpoint, I can see where he's coming from.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:31 pm

Agree with GT and EZ. The new Mellencamp album is surprisingly good, harkening back to his "Scarecrow" and "Lonesome Jubilee" high-flying days of the mid-80s.

But I also skip right past "Our Country." It might be a good song, but the ubiquitous Chevy Truck ad campaign has destroyed that song.

Take care,
PK

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:33 am

Anyone having trouble with accessing BTJunkie? I have not been able to get to it far a little while now and that always makes me nervous when it is a BT site...

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:48 am

Spooky wrote:Anyone having trouble with accessing BTJunkie? I have not been able to get to it far a little while now and that always makes me nervous when it is a BT site...

No problems here, man. I access it through my Firefox custom search bar, though. I have it set up so I can punch in the album or artist name into the search window, and all of the available options at BTJunkie appear.

It's funny: Before I discovered BTJunkie, I used a ton of torrent search engines. BTJunkie is so much more comprehensive than every other engine that the others collect dust now.

Take care,
PK

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:16 pm

pk500 wrote:
Spooky wrote:Anyone having trouble with accessing BTJunkie? I have not been able to get to it far a little while now and that always makes me nervous when it is a BT site...
No problems here, man. I access it through my Firefox custom search bar, though. I have it set up so I can punch in the album or artist name into the search window, and all of the available options at BTJunkie appear.

It's funny: Before I discovered BTJunkie, I used a ton of torrent search engines. BTJunkie is so much more comprehensive than every other engine that the others collect dust now.

Take care,
PK

Phew...Thanks PK. I'll try it again later.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:26 pm

It's rare that I love an album upon first listen, but Lucinda Williams' "West" is superb.

I have a feeling this record is going to be fused to my MP3 player and Winamp player for quite a while.

Take care,
PK

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:29 pm

"Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" by Lucinda Williams is one of my favorite albums.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:31 pm

The Kingdom

check them out

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:38 am

pk500 wrote:It's rare that I love an album upon first listen, but Lucinda Williams' "West" is superb.

I have a feeling this record is going to be fused to my MP3 player and Winamp player for quite a while.

Take care,
PK

Love Lucinda, and I see that Bill Frisell guests as well. He's one of my favorite players, so I'm anxious to hear that.

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:06 pm

I agree with the sentiment that Norah Jones new CD is a disappointment. "Safe" is a good way to describe it.

I do have a little trouble with Mellencamp and "Our Country." He made such a big deal about not selling out to Madison Avenue a few years back, but now says that it is 'different.' It just turned me off and it is hard for me to get past it and listen to the rest of the music on the CD.

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 2:26 pm

bloc party's new single is pretty good.

even if the video is pure lameness.

Badgun · Post by **Badgun** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:53 pm

pk500 wrote:It's rare that I love an album upon first listen, but Lucinda Williams' "West" is superb.

I have a feeling this record is going to be fused to my MP3 player and Winamp player for quite a while.

Take care,
PK

Gotta agree with you pk...I picked it up this morning and it was love at first listen. Definitely a keeper.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:57 am

I do a little writing "here and there" for music sites. This was my top 10 for 06 (if anyone cares!):

10. Fiery Furnaces - Bitter Tea:
Yeah, it's a big mess with too many backward vocals. I also believe they hate their fans, but any band that makes their best track the 'hidden' track, is cool with me...

9. Danielson - Ships:
A great placeholder until the next Arcade Fire record. It almost took more listens than it deserved to "get into this one", but once it 'clicks' (and u realize which ones will simply never ever 'click'), it's good-weird-stuff.

8. Girl Talk - Night Ripper:
Fascinating from a creation-standpoint and a legal-standpoint. Dance music for music trivia geeks (like me). $10 says his next album is disaster (esp legally).

7. Morrissey - Ringleaders of the Tormentors:
On the last record, the music actually 'one upped' Moz's lyrics in many ways. This time, the songs do fall into that "typical" Morrissey vibe, yet, Morrissey brought some of his funniest, cutting, and waay revealing lyrics in years.

6. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine:
Angry and nerdy, just the way I like it. Gotta thank my friend, Brian, for telling me about these guy 3 years ago. I'm scared to see them live because I fear it might suck.

5. Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit:
What they hell are these guys so damn giddy about? Amazing what finally touring and playing before big crowds will do your "vision". Making people clap and sing is waaay cooler than having fans run onstage with grocery store roses...

4. Tapes 'n Tapes - The Loon:
Def wins the "it just got better and better with every listen award". The drum solo on "Just Drums" guaranteed a top ten spot alone. If you didn't dig this one, please re-read the first sentence.

3. The Pippettes - We are The Pippettes:
Judy, Pull Shapes, Your Kisses... Sure, they are a "manufactured" band of sorts, but so were, uh, other bands. Anyway, the best laugh I had in 2006 was blasting Pull Shapes with the car windows down and the sunroof open while driving through Burbank. So maybe it was a slow year for 'laughs', but not a slow year for cute phil spector-ish british girl pop groups.

2. Band of Horses - Everything All the Time:
The 'whiskey drinking' record of 2006, and the 'long drive' record of 2006. That makes this the most DANGEROUS RECORD of 2006. Don't drink and drive kids, but do one or other with this record, and things will be just dandy. Reverb is your friend.

1. Dappled Cities Fly - Granddance (Australia import only):
Sydney's 'best kept secret' (for now). Find a way to buy this record and keep the receipt. You'll want to be able to prove to your friends that you were hip to Dappled Cities a year before everyone else. Holy Chord, Colour Coding, and Within Hours all make for great late-night listening. You'll probably wish that they would "rock more", but that's when the live show comes-in. If they do their next record with Mitch Easter, lookout folks.
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Other stuff I've been digging lately:

Arcade Fire - The Neon Bible
Xiu Xiu - The Air Force (very 'out there')
Deerhoof - Friendly Opportunity

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 1:15 am

damn you...

how'd u get neon bible early?

and no portastatic on the top 10?

f

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:21 am

I just got that Band of Horses record. Good stuff.

AJColossal · Post by **AJColossal** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:48 pm

Cool list, I like a lot of that stuff. Really like the Pipettes.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:59 pm

Where are all the metalheads on this board! I've only even heard of 1 of those artists on Gregssands list.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:54 pm

matthewk wrote:Where are all the metalheads on this board!

In 1990.

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:18 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
matthewk wrote:Where are all the metalheads on this board!
In 1990.

LOL DB. Im one i guess but more the real heavy s*** like death metal.

But i also like other types of music, but its metal that gets me going still, im talking Slayer, Cannibal corpse, not guns and roses or disturbed crap like that.

EZSnappin · Post by **EZSnappin** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:42 pm

Jimmydeicide wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:
matthewk wrote:Where are all the metalheads on this board!
In 1990.

LOL DB. Im one i guess but more the real heavy s*** like death metal.

But i also like other types of music, but its metal that gets me going still, im talking Slayer, Cannibal corpse, not guns and roses or disturbed crap like that.

Next week is a good week for metal. Jesu, Rwake, Minsk and Hidden Hand all have new albums out. I'll probably pick up at least a couple of those (I've heard both the Jesu and Minsk and they're outstanding, and the Hidden Hand is good stoner doom boogie, in other words classic Wino) on Tuesday, and wouldn't be surprised if I pick up he others latter on.

\m/

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:07 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
matthewk wrote:Where are all the metalheads on this board!
In 1990.

That's too bad. Anthrax's best stuff came after 1990. They're missing out.

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:11 pm

Jimmydeicide wrote:But i also like other types of music, but its metal that gets me going still, im talking Slayer, Cannibal corpse, not guns and roses or disturbed crap like that.

Hey, I really like both GnR and Disturbed

The part that has always kept me away from death metal is the cookie monster vocals. I love the riffs and the music, but as soon as the vocals start, I cringe. I can handle bands like Tristania, Pantera, and Testament, but that's about as close as it gets for me.

Metal still keeps me going, although in my old age I've begunu to soften a bit and like some country.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:04 pm

AJColossal wrote:Cool list, I like a lot of that stuff. Really like the Pipettes.

Not sure if you're near NY, but the Pippettes are playing a gig in NY next month as a SXSW warm-up(playing for nights in Austin). I'm hoping they decide to tack on a L.A. gig somewhere.

As far as metal? I dug the Mars Volta record, does that count??

How I got Neon Bible? It's a secret, but the record is really cool. It's a bit more 'difficult' than the last one. I'm sure I'll dig it more once I see it live.

Jimmydeicide · Post by **Jimmydeicide** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:32 am

matthewk wrote:
Jimmydeicide wrote:But i also like other types of music, but its metal that gets me going still, im talking Slayer, Cannibal corpse, not guns and roses or disturbed crap like that.
Hey, I really like both GnR and Disturbed The part that has always kept me away from death metal is the cookie monster vocals. I love the riffs and the music, but as soon as the vocals start, I cringe. I can handle bands like Tristania, Pantera, and Testament, but that's about as close as it gets for me.

Metal still keeps me going, although in my old age I've begunu to soften a bit and like some country.

When i was searching and needing something heavier way back when, i stumbled across Napalm Death, that was my first encounter with what you say cookie monster vocals, but to me it fit the music , stuff that heavy needed heavier vocals to me , it sounded Evil, more satanic and the realy good singers like Chris Barnes and Glen Benton from Deicide bark it out and you can understand them also.

You say Cookie monster I say Satan