OT: New Music?

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:11 pm

I love the Wilco commercial.

I can't even begin to respect a band until they start to understand that they have to cash in. They're just insufferable while they're in that endless "artistic integrity" phase.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:03 pm

speaking of the VW ads, an interesting take from pitchfork:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/f ... r-mouth-36

edit:I don't really cafe either way, but it might bum me out a little when I see them live and can't get VW images out of my head.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:13 pm

greggsand wrote:speaking of the VW ads, an interesting take from pitchfork:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/f ... r-mouth-36

edit:I don't really cafe either way, but it might bum me out a little when I see them live and can't get VW images out of my head.

Interesting editorial.

In digital media today, corporations are regaining their power as the arbiters of your long-term ambitions

Foul corporations! Don't they know that navel-gazing music bloggers and legions of lemming MySpace users are supposed to be the arbiters of my ambition?

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:23 pm

pk500 wrote:
Let's face it: Ryan Adams was a lot more interesting when he was on drugs.

Take care,
PK

Had lunch with a friend of mine who knows Mr. Adams. The "was" in the above statement may not be accurate....

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:41 pm

greggsand wrote:Biggest disappointment this year: Kings Of Leon!

How did that go sooo wrong?

Wow! Really? The opening track of that record may be my favorite of the year! There are a couple duds but the good far outweigh the bad IMO.

It took me a few listens to "get it" though. Seeing them live this tour helped as well.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:08 pm

greggsand wrote:
pk500 wrote:
Let's face it: Ryan Adams was a lot more interesting when he was on drugs.

Take care,
PK
Had lunch with a friend of mine who knows Mr. Adams. The "was" in the above statement may not be accurate....

Then he needs better drugs, man!

Take care,
PK

Sudz · Post by **Sudz** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:11 pm

pk500 wrote:
greggsand wrote:
pk500 wrote:
Let's face it: Ryan Adams was a lot more interesting when he was on drugs.

Take care,
PK
Had lunch with a friend of mine who knows Mr. Adams. The "was" in the above statement may not be accurate....
Then he needs better drugs, man!

Take care,
PK

or parker posey needs to start putting out.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:52 pm

And then one day you find,

THIRTY years have got behind you...

http://www.floydtribute.com/stadiumhistoryweb.jpg

http://www.floydtribute.com/pressrevweb.jpg

(30 years ago today)

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:21 pm

lexbur wrote:And then one day you find,

THIRTY years have got behind you...

http://www.floydtribute.com/stadiumhistoryweb.jpg

http://www.floydtribute.com/pressrevweb.jpg

(30 years ago today)

I actually went to my first ever "stadium rock" show this weekend (after 34 years....). Being a lifelong indie-snob, most of my shows have been in clubs/ballrooms/etc..

I saw the Police at Dodger Stadium saturday. It was a hoot & crazy to see 55,000 people there. 2 big bonuses:
1. I got a free ticket
2.I was in the front row (12 feet form the stage) whoo hoo...

Good stuff, it was nice seeing the police. The biggest kick was getting to walk around the field at dodger stadium. Foo Fighters opened - lame.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:20 pm

really been digging "The Bravery" lately.

saw them live recently at a all day festival and also they
are currently on Direct TV's free concerts.

real good songwriting and every song has a slightly different sound.
they remind me of The Cure a little.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:55 am

For people in the LA area, a (not so) secret show:

Paul McCartney secret show - Wednesday night, 27th June at Amoeba Music in
Los Angeles to celebrate the release of his new album 'Memory Almost Full'.

Limited number of free wristbands available from 12.30pm (LA local time) at
Amoeba Music. First come, first served.

Doors for the show open at 6.30pm.

5 pairs of wristbands are to be given away through www.paulmccartney.com -
please check the news section for details.

Amoeba Music
6400 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:33 am

A list of upcoming releases this year, with sample tracks from some upcoming albums:

http://rawkblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/20 ... endar.html

Take care,
PK

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:27 am

I just picked up the new Ryan Adams and am only listening to it for the first time now...so far so good. I really liked Gold and Cold Roses and I'm hoping that the below review from Stephen King holds true for the new one:

"I think there are really only two kinds of pop music CDs these days. There are the ones you listen to only once or twice, maybe downloading the single good song to your iPod or computer; then there are others that grow stronger, sweeter, and more necessary each time you play them. Gold was that way; Cold Roses was that way; so was Jacksonville City Nights. I won't say Adams is the best North American singer-songwriter since Neil Young...but I won't say he isn't, either. What I know is there has never been a Ryan Adams record quite as strong and together as Easy Tiger; it's got enough blue-eyed, blue-steel soul (with the faintest country tinge) to make me think of both Marvin Gaye and the Righteous Brothers. Probably ridiculous, but true. And the songs themselves are beautiful--the lyrics tightly focused and brief, the feeling one of melancholy calm that will probably be a revelation to fans that remember the old, sometimes angry Ryan Adams.
Now there's this, maybe the best Ryan Adams CD ever. And I know you want to listen to it right away. But slow down. Take your time. This album asks for that, and it will reward your full attention.

In other words--easy, Tiger.

--Stephen King

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:37 am

greggsand wrote:Biggest disappointment this year: Kings Of Leon!

How did that go sooo wrong?

Didn't like the Kings or the new Ryan Adams' cd..? Looks like we have completely different tastes in music my friend.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:48 am

Couldn't disagree more with King's review of "Easy Tiger."

The album breaks hardly any ground at all. It sounds like an extension of the "Cold Roses" and "Jacksonville City Nights" vibe with some of Adams' older sounds mixed in.

Wilco made a "mellow, accessible" album that's interesting with "Sky Blue Sky" because one, the musicianship is excellent and two, the sound is something different and possibly evolutionary for the band.

Adams' "mellow, accessible" album isn't interesting because it summons a lot of the same material and styles that he has strip-mined from the musical gravel bed in the past. What separates this record from the last few Adams' records? Not much.

Then again, Adams has been given a free ride by many reviewers who confuse being prolific with being brilliant. Maybe I'd be a bit more tolerant of Adams' rehashes if he didn't release everything that came through his head and out of his guitar on an album. But since he does, it makes his "sound" get old more quickly than other artists.

I like Ryan Adams, but this album does little or nothing for me. "Cold Roses" was superior in just about every aspect.

Take care,
PK

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:52 am

"A Year in the Wilderness," the new album from former X bassist John Doe, is pretty good. Fairly low-fi but an interesting listen. "Hotel Ghost" definitely has some of that old "X sound," too.

Take care,
PK

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:41 pm

GTHobbes wrote:
greggsand wrote:Biggest disappointment this year: Kings Of Leon!

How did that go sooo wrong?
Didn't like the Kings or the new Ryan Adams' cd..? Looks like we have completely different tastes in music my friend.

That's cool of course(that's why music is a hoot to discuss), but I ain't the only one hatin' on the new Kings of Leon. IMO, every record was getting better and better, but the new one is just a head-scratcher. "Charmer"? "On Call"? How many times can you listen to those songs? Other than a 7-minute opener, it comes-off as kinda lazy(imo). They have a rep of being band that "gets lead around by their label like a cow with a ring in it's nose" (to mis-quote Albini). Everyone seems more interested in pimping Caleb's dreamy eyes over the music. I'm still rooting for them, and will definitely see them live - hell, you should see all the hotties that come out their shows in LA. Best looking crowds since the Strokes heyday....

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:42 pm

Having spent some time living in West Virginia, I love the song Charmer...I think it rocks hard once you get your head around the song. Like the other KOL records, this one took a few listens but we're half way through 2007 and so far it's my hands down album of the year. Counting the bonus song I got through ITunes (making it 14 or 15 in all), I love 'em all except Camaro, which is the only throw away track on the cd, IMO. I saw 'em in a packed house here in Atlanta last month and all the new songs come across great live, too...including Knocked Up, On Call (a big crowd favorite), and the afore-mentioned Charmer, which also seemed to go over good live.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:43 pm

As for the new Ryan Adams cd, I've only listened to it a few times today but I can already tell there are going to be 5-6 songs I like right away, and I'm sure there will be a couple of others that will really grow on me over time. It sounds a lot like the songs I like off of Gold and Cold Roses, which to me is a good thing. I hate it when bands/artists pull a 90s era U2 and purposefully f*** with a good thing in the name of creative growth. All the great bands/artists have their own great sounds...that's what makes them great. The only artist/band I can think of whose style of music changed for the better over time was the Beatles. If Ryan Adams keeps spitting out good mellow rock songs like these for the rest of his life, I'll keep buying. I wish Beck would do the same thing.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:24 am

GTHobbes wrote:As for the new Ryan Adams cd, I've only listened to it a few times today but I can already tell there are going to be 5-6 songs I like right away, and I'm sure there will be a couple of others that will really grow on me over time. It sounds a lot like the songs I like off of Gold and Cold Roses, which to me is a good thing. I hate it when bands/artists pull a 90s era U2 and purposefully f*** with a good thing in the name of creative growth. All the great bands/artists have their own great sounds...that's what makes them great. The only artist/band I can think of whose style of music changed for the better over time was the Beatles. If Ryan Adams keeps spitting out good mellow rock songs like these for the rest of his life, I'll keep buying. I wish Beck would do the same thing.

Well yeah of course, the Ryan Adams fans that liked Gold have probably liked most of his releases since... That was my (and maybe PK's) point. So we all agree. Oh, the "f*** with a good thing" don't forget 'RockNRoll' by Ryan Adams.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:45 am

You're right...and I forgot about RockNRoll, that's one of the albums of his that I don't have, probably for that reason.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:17 pm

The more I listen to John Doe's new record, "A Year in the Wilderness," the more I really like it.

"The Golden State" is one of the better songs you'll hear this year by any artist. A great track. Have a listen:

http://www.yeproc.com/upload/media/view ... php?id=419

Take care,
PK

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:02 pm

This isn't new (although I just recently found out about it), but are there any fans of Mark Lanegan, the former singer of the Screaming Trees, or Scottish singer Isobel Campbell, former singer of Belle & Sebastian (I don't know any of their stuff)? I've always been a big fan of Mark Lanegan's (Whiskey for the Holy Ghost is one of my favorite albums), but I'd never even knew that he and this Campbell lady made an album together. If you've never heard his voice, he's got something of a Tom Waits whiskey and cigarettes thing going on, only better, IMO. The music on this one reminds me of something straight out of Twin Peaks in some places...haunting melody kind've stuff. I've been listening to it in heavy rotation since I stumbled across it a couple of weeks ago and figured I'd throw a plug in for it here, even though it's over a year old at this point. Great stuff.

"Ballad of the Broken Seas"

http://www.amazon.com/Ballad-Broken-Sea ... 518&sr=8-4

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:13 pm

The new Beastie Boys is phenomenal. It's an instrumental cd called "The Mix Up". Check it out or check your head.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:41 pm

"Obtained" the new Smashing Pumpkins. first impression are that it is really "blah" and a bit boring.

I'll have to give a few more listens.