Anybody who's ever read an Off-Topic thread knows that this community likes its music almost as much as it likes its baseball. As such, I've decided to try something out: front-paged bi-weekly Friday morning open threads for music discussion. It seems like there's more than enough interest to make this a worthwhile endeavor, with the side benefit of clearing space in the Off-Topics for new stuff.
I'm not sure exactly how these are going to work. Personally, I barely have anything to add to the discussion. I don't know that much. But what I do know is that there are a lot of people like me who enjoy finding new music, and there are a lot of people familiar with more unknown artists who enjoy sharing their knowledge. Consider this a thread for that. You may also consider this a thread to talk about shows you've been to, or shows you're going to, or shows you're putting on, or anything, really. I won't know how best to structure these until we have one.
So, here's a song. Off we go.
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Band I'm currently obsessed with:
Alaska in Winter – Close Your Eyes/We Are Blind
Couldn’t find a studio version of this song, but this is a pretty good live version.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I like this quite a bit on first listen.
coolguyrob - January 15, 2010
I like this song pretty well and that's an awesome hat
I’ll have to check this band out.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Well I'm intrigued
The one that drives me crazy is We Are The Tide. Always the best song at a Blind Pilot show, but not yet on an album.
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
This song is great.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Is the rest of their stuff this good?
pdb - January 15, 2010
You beat me to it
This is great
coolguyrob - January 15, 2010
This is a little faster than most of it
But it’s a terrific album, with only one or two songs I don’t really like. I would recommend it to almost anyone.
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
One Red Thread is another song of theirs to check out if you liked this one
A lot of their other stuff is a bit less upbeat, but still great.
OlSalty - January 15, 2010
I think 'Poor Boy' is the only track I couldn't listen to on repeat for an hour
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
Having a similar reaction - I have never listened to Blind Pilot but I like this very, very much.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
Please use the open link in a new window feature in the future!
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
But seriously I enjoyed this a lot
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
Blind Pilot...
Is funking groovy
Rich Langford - January 15, 2010
Thanks!
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
It's hard for me to get past any song featuring computer voice...
I heard the singer is a gay fish.
Rich Langford - January 15, 2010
Here's a question to start things off
What band or musician do you know little or nothing about that you’ve always been curious about, but for whatever reason haven’t delved into?
I have always thought I should be more into the Pretenders, especially given my predilection for other similar music of that era, but for some reason I have “Pretenders: The Singles” and that’s about it. I don’t really know why I’ve never dug deeper, but I never have. Every time I pick up a record, I always put it back down because I find five other things I want to buy – it’s almost like I’m gunshy at this point. What’s yours?
pdb - January 15, 2010
The Smiths!
Then I saw 500 Days Of Summer and decided I hate them
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
Don't even get me started on the goddamn fucking Smiths
pdb - January 15, 2010
You could have four musical Einsteins but put those vocals in front and I'll box my own ears
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
Morrissey is a scourge upon the earth
that band plagued my high school and college years and oh my god they’re still just as irritating as they always have been. I will give Johnny Marr credit, he’s a hell of a musician and has done some great work since, but if I ever meet Morrissey in person I will cut him up with rusty scissors and feed him to neighborhood raccoons.
pdb - January 15, 2010
This won't do
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
You're right, I should use a Cuisinart and pour him down a storm drain instead
pdb - January 15, 2010
Hey, I don't fuck with your shit.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
You don't have the anatomy
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
Have I told you lately that I love you?
abender20 - January 15, 2010
Eat my shorts.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
My Morrissey hatred knows no start or no end or no rational limit
pdb - January 15, 2010
Yeah, and Morrissey fans are known for their ends and limits
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
And their angst and ennui and puffy shirts
pdb - January 15, 2010
I thought you liked my ennui
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
My Morrissey hatred is not a reflection on or a judgment of you though
pdb - January 15, 2010
I just want you to like me pdb, is that so wrong
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
I like you!
pdb - January 15, 2010
Screw Morrissey then.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
ewwwwwwwww
pdb - January 15, 2010
Aw
Someone needs a hug!
section331 - January 15, 2010
I own no shirts which could be described as pufffy
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
But think of the hungry hungry raccoons!
abender20 - January 15, 2010
I had kind of similar experience.
I’d heard so much about them, everybody said they were a major influence in modern bands I like. So I downloaded Louder than Bombs and was wholly underwhelmed.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
I really love the song "What She Said" by them.
Everything else…meh.
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I don't think half of these are even letters
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
They're Welsh which explains that
pdb - January 15, 2010
I hate them
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Talking Heads
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
I really want to love the Talking Heads unreservedly but I can't
Stop Making Sense is a stellar concert film, but a lot of their other stuff is very hit and miss for me.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Ditto ditto ditto...
and, of course, the CD version of Stop Making Sense is a good substitute for the film when driving.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Best Talking Heads
The Name of This Band is Talking Heads, Disk 2
Remain in Light
- Elgin
22baylor - January 15, 2010
Frank Zappa.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
I haven't scrolled up to see the origin of this, but...
I’ve always meant to check him out and still intend to some day…
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
see that you do
22baylor - January 15, 2010
Beefheart is better
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Beefheart is crazy.
Trout Mask Replica would still be out there if it were released today.
JY - January 16, 2010
Him too.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground.
Saw them live before Portugal. the Man, then I just never looked in to them again. I’ve heard they’re not as good on albums as they are live though…
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
They're good, you should follow up
But the band I would really recommend (if you haven’t checked them out already) is the band that Kay Kay spawned from….Gatsby’s American Dream
ConorGlassey - January 19, 2010
My answer until a week ago was Wilco
But now it’d have to be Of Montreal or something like that. Or maybe David Bowie or The Band, older bands/artists I’ve never listened to too much.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
Ugh, in my opinion don't bother with Of Montreal.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I have never liked one of their songs. Except Nickee Coco. Okay so I never liked two of their songs.
Plus? Annoying
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Oh come now they have plenty of fun songs
Their “creativity” annoys me beyond belief but here. This is a song that always cheers me up
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
Still don't like it.
I just don’t like their melodies.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I'll add The Fall in here as well.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
I have tried on many occasions to like The Fall but I cannot
But I do love it when Mark E Smith reads the football results.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Absolutely agreed.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Aaahahaha.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
Hmm...
Off the top of my head… The Replacements, Talking Heads, Pere Ubu….
Did finally kind of get into the early career of The Residents though.
JY - January 15, 2010
Get into the Replacements soon because they're unbelievably awesome
Pleased To Meet Me and Tim are where you should start. You will not regret it.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Early Pere Ubu
is unspeakable awesome. Everything from Final Solution to New Picnic Time. Most fascinating music I’ve ever listened to. The associated bands (Dead Boys, Rocket From the Tombs) are also great if you like your music more straight-forward and sleazy.
The Replacements are great, but I’d say you should start in chronological order, just to appreciate their development.
abelard - January 15, 2010
Here's a song from my own library that've recently rediscovered
And I can’t get enough of it
coolguyrob - January 15, 2010
My computer freaked out and yelled malware when I opened this. :(
wazzu93 - January 15, 2010
I don't listen to the radio
and even if I did, i live in Kansas so all I’d here is the mainstream stuff from the late 90s (Buckcherry, Matchbox 20, Creed, blah, blah, blah, blah, barf).
The most recent bands I’ve fallen for are Ghostland Observatory (you can find some of their stuff on YouTube) and Miss Li. Yeah, I’m that dork that checks out the catchy stuff from the iPod commercials.
I keep meaning to expand my nerdcore hip hop collection, but mostly just end up listening to my old MC Frontalot stuff and random Kompressor tracks.
I have no organized method for exposing myself to new music. What I do know is that I need to get the same 4 CDs I’ve been listening to for the last 24 months the hell out of my car.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
the iPod people have pretty good taste in commercial music though
pdb - January 15, 2010
It just gets driven into the ground.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I'd agree,
but I only watch TV on DVR, so I don’t get heavily exposed to the commercials… I see a new one and fast forward past them going forward.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Ghostland Observatory intrigues me.
It’s not anything like the stuff I normally listen to, but I occasionally just feel like listening to them.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
Ghostland took some getting used to
But now I love them. Something about some peoples voices; the first time you listen to them you want to die, then after awhile you don’t even notice it.
Dancing on my Grave is one of my favorites
scotthawk - January 15, 2010
Oh Aaron Behrens has an exceedingly annoying voice.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
Random nerdcore hip hop greatness
Psikotic’s “The Economist” is pretty damned great.
marc w - January 15, 2010
Also, I stayed away from Jonathan Coulton for a long time because I thought he was sort of a joke.
But a good friend of mine took me to one of his shows, and I was blown away. He’s a very talented songwriter, and isn’t always silly with his songs. Observe:
Space Doggity — Tribute to Laika, the first dog to go to space.
Always the Moon — Heart-rending song about break-up, using various Creation metaphors.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I love the Christmas song entitled Chiron Beta Prime
22baylor - January 15, 2010
Christ.
This is going to become an ongoing and never-ending list of new music I need to check out. Like I don’t have anything else to do.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
That anxiety you feel is LL reaching into your stomach and gripping your soul
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
I'm putting on a show in March.
It was going to be local bands who are Mariners fans, but now it’s going to be Morrissey.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Morrissey's an Angels fan you know
pdb - January 15, 2010
So am I
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Really?
You really think Morrissey would be caught dead in red?
msb - January 15, 2010
He's a West Ham fan too :/
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
If you pull this off I am leaving you Sadie in my will
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Sadie!
royalcurve - January 16, 2010
Fleet Foxes
White Winter Hymnal
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Probably preaching to the choir since this is a Seattle-heavy blog
but yeah. If you have not listened to Fleet Foxes you don’t know what music can be. Has anybody seen them in concert? I’m interested in how much the live experience compares with the beauty of the albums.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
Saw 'em at Sasquatch last year, and they were otherworldly.
They reproduce their amazing harmonies extremely well live. Plus, it helped having the gorgeous view of the Gorge behind them…
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Last year = 2008
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I saw them at SP20 a couple years ago
and it was a very jarring experience, because they were sandwiched in between Pissed Jeans and the Fluid, which is not really the best context for them. They were OK, though.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Saw FF at The Moore
Opened the show with the most stirring rendition of Sun Giant (a cappella song from the EP). Most beautiful, pitch-perfect a cappella performance I’ve ever heard. Haunting. The EP and LP are the most addictive albums I’ve ever owned. For me, everything they do is gold. Best thing to happen to pop music. Go see them.
They are my favorite band, and I’m a ooey-gooey softy, so take this for what it’s worth.
Bon Iver is cool too (until they put one on the effing vampire movie), and a bunch of others. I think it’s a good time for music right now.
Pete_ - January 15, 2010
Glad I'm not the only one to associate Bon Iver and FF
Wasn’t sure if it was a forced connection, but I like both for the same reasons—harmonies and acoustic goodness.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
I connect them by their big booshy beards
pdb - January 15, 2010
A very hypnotic, addictive song
but for some reason I can’t get in to the rest of the album – I don’t know why, but it just doesn’t grab me. I love this song though.
pdb - January 15, 2010
I'm in the same boat
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
Different album, but Mykonos is also a great song by them
Agreed though, can’t get into their peripheral stuff.
OlSalty - January 15, 2010
Tiger Mountain Peasant Song
Not that it reminds me of Tiger Mountain.
strudel - January 15, 2010
I like the rest of their songs quite a bit
But Mykonos and White Winter Hymnal are head and shoulders above the rest.
Fuckmikereilly - January 15, 2010
I'm one of those people
who still dig Modest Mouse. It probably doesn’t hurt that I never go to shows and have lived outside of the Seattle area during most of their development arc.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
I don't think there's any reason not to continue to like Modest Mouse.
There were some phenomenal songs off of No One’s First and You’re Next.
Although the video for King Rat is absolutely terrifying.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
Lonesome Crowded West and This is a Long Drive.... are so great, and their recent output pains me.
Am I upset because their new stuff is legitimately terrible, or am I just upset that I’m no longer 23? I leave that to you, but I will say that Modest Mouse was once frighteningly good, and while their shows were always either transcendent or trainwrecks, I wanted to see every one of them.
marc w - January 15, 2010
Trailer Trash is a masterpiece.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
'Dramamine' is one of my all-time favorite songs.
marc w - January 15, 2010
I love that song
but for some reason never got into Modest Mouse.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
I'm partial to Polar Opposities and 3rd Planet
Torrid - January 15, 2010
Both of those in my top 5 of MM songs
Bicycle Rider - January 15, 2010
Tiny Cities Made of Ashes LIVE
At the Showbox in 05 or something, was amazing, and still is the best single song I’ve ever seen live.
Here
scotthawk - January 15, 2010
I inevitably like Sun Kill Moon's versions of Modest Mouse's songs
more than MM’s.
For example: Tiny Cities
Matthew - January 15, 2010
I was going to mention this cover album
And while some of them are great (arguably better than the original), I like that he didn’t really mess with Dramamine or Neverending Math Equation.
marc w - January 15, 2010
Hehe yeah
I do like that version of Tiny Cities as well. The one from the concert was just crazy, hearing the song is more of an emotional visceral response than anything these days. Ahh live music.
scotthawk - January 15, 2010
Those are my two favorites
but I do like their recent output… it’s not as repeatedly listenable as the others, but I still dig them.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Lonesome Crowded West
is one of the best albums of the last two decades and saying that, yes their latest has been pretty disappointing.
Woodinville_12thMan - January 15, 2010 via mobile
God yes.
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Their last decent album being so long ago is a god reason to not continue liking Modest Mouse.
They exemplify the stereotype of the band that signs onto a major label and immediately begins to suck.
katal - January 15, 2010
I'm trying to allow for variance in musical taste
I might tend to agree, but I’m trying to be nicer in my old age.
marc w - January 15, 2010
I can never get into Modest Mouse for some reason
and it’s kind of odd because I love a lot of bands that people consider to be similar.
I Lick Squirrels - January 15, 2010
A lot of people are stupid though.
I never saw any similarity between Pearl Jam and Stoen Temple Pilots but more than half the people I knew at the time couldn’t tell one from the other.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Flagged.
A comparison between Modest Mouse and Stone Temple Pilots is so, so off base as to be invalid. Ridiculous.
May as well say Modest Mouse and Crosby, Stills and Nash.
marc w - January 15, 2010
He was actually comparing STP to Pearl Jam
pdb - January 15, 2010
Aha! Well that's *almost* as ludicrous.
marc w - January 15, 2010
the difference is that STP writes bad songs and Pearl wirties good songs
also Pearl Jam is rooted much more in 70s rock and much less in metal
Poochie - January 15, 2010
I'm not the biggest PJ fan out there, but I agree with this.
marc w - January 15, 2010
I just bought The Moon and Antarctica
Sounds good so far. Really like 3rd Planet and Gravity Rides Everything so far.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
For some reason the only other albums I own by them are We Were Dead... and No One's First...
Odd. What album should I go to next? The Lonesome Crowded West?
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
Yes
marc w - January 15, 2010
Seconded.
katal - January 15, 2010
And done.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
Good...it's their best by far.
I love it to death.
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
Mike Doughty solo
and Soul Coughing, of course. I dig the steady rhythms and lyrical poetry.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Wow....
I mean, Skittish I think is a brilliant work that no one cared to pay attention to. The lyrics are fantastic and he manages to do so much with so little (though I still fall back on some of the leaked entries that had minor accompaniment), but it started to go downhill with Rockity Roll for me and the last one I bought was Haughty Melodic. I hear his stuff’s pretty mainstream now.
JY - January 15, 2010
I know
a few people here are into dnb, but I wanna know if anyone is into dubstep?
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
My only experience with drum and bass is Bass Mechanik.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
The closest I get to dnb or anything like that is a smattering of DJ Rap and BT
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
here some tracks
dubstep
Innerpartysystem- Last Night in Brooklyn
MGMT-Weekend Wars (George Lenton rmx)
The Pixies-Where is My Mind (Bassnectar rmx)
dnb
B-Complex ft Ill-Esha- Broken Windows
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
X-Press 2 Feat. David Byrne - Lazy
Does that count? It’s a standalone track, but I dig it.
I guess I have some other stuff…
State of Bengal… Talvin Singh…
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
the more house music than anything
if house is your thing check out Designer Drugs. Used to chill with them when they lived in Philly. Really good music.
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
more dubstep
some smooth shit
Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Jakwob Remix)
Chromeo – Night By Night (Skream Remix)
Owl City – Fireflies (Trillbass & E Tubbs Remix ft. Catt)
Daladubz-Disco
<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncQcWz_XwwU>Proxy – Dancing In The Dark (OlliE! & Bare Noize VIP)
”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVuZWfWUb1c">Nenka-Heartbeat (Chase and Status rmx)
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
well fucked that up
royally
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
I just got a Wu-Tang meets London dubstep album.
It’s pretty nice, but honestly the dubstep gets old for me pretty quick. I typically listen to 2-3 songs then switch to something less heavy. I did like that they chose less-well known Wu songs to cover.
waldo rojas - January 15, 2010
I have that as well
No really a favorite cause the vocals don’t really sit in the tracks that well. There’s a couple stateside artists on there like Trillbass and Evol Intent who probably had the best vocal arrangement on there.
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
Santigold
Starstruck
I really expected to hate her album, but I love it.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I recommend this album to a ton of people
I found it completely by accident (Pineapple Express!) and fell madly in love with her stuff once I heard the whole album.
pdb - January 15, 2010
I first heard her when she and the Black Keys were co-headlining with The Roots
And promptly reconsidered my stance on New Wave
Tube - January 15, 2010
That's on a FIFA soundtrack I think.
I like LES Artistes and You’ll Find a Way more, but that’s a decent track too.
Matthew - January 15, 2010
My brother's girlfriend has recently introduced him to some 70s/80s/90s stuff...
The Smiths and that sort of thing. I’ve never seen the appeal, but I haven’t listened to much. I do like the Stiff Little Fingers and Generation X.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Stiff Little Fingers are awesome.
if you like them, you might like…no, should like….no, MUST LOVE the Buzzcocks. Check this and this and this out.
pdb - January 15, 2010
And the Rezillos
Here
Here
and
Here (can’t find a studio version of this but this is my favorite song of theirs)
pdb - January 15, 2010
The Buzzcocks are completely awesome.
Not really like the Smiths, but yeah….
marc w - January 15, 2010
I guess if I'm to contribute, it'll be hip hop.
I love MCs with the ability to tell a story. My favorite examples of this are the more well-known Blackalicious song Deception and of course J-Live (with J Rawls) Great Live Caper.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
I don't listen to much hip hop, except
Chino XL, KRS One, some old Wu-Tang, and the occasional nostalgic gangsta rap (NWA, Public Enemy).
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
hiphop died with j dilla
but some people still make it
DE LA SOUL FEAT MF DOOM
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
How about Blakroc?
here
“BlakRoc is a cool collaboration between the band Black Keys and a dream list of notable NYC hip-hop stars. Originally conceived by Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash, who reached out to the Akron duo purely because he was a fan, the project that started as a session with Dash’s current partner, rapper Jim Jones, grew to include Mos Def, RZA, Ludacris, Q-Tip and others. "
scotthawk - January 15, 2010
I fucking love the Black Keys
so I will have to check that out.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
It seems like it should be awesome
But the album’s actually pretty hit or miss. The Raekwon and Mos Def songs are incredible, about half the other songs are good, a few are forgettable, and there are one or two that are tone-deaf-awful.
uw_chris - January 15, 2010
It was a pretty lazy album
And not in a good way – it really sounded like everybody (save Mos Def) came in and laid their lines over beats that were completely incongruous to their flow. Even Pharoahe Monch, who’s generally awesome at that, sounded like he had more pressing things to do elsewhere.
Still, it grows on you after a while.
ThomasG - January 15, 2010
I agree
It really had the potential to be much, much better. For instance, you can really hear the influence in the songs where RZA had something to do with the production.
uw_chris - January 15, 2010
There is a new Black Keys album due in April so I'm passing on the Blackroc record
The new album was recorded at Muscle Shoals Studio, by the same producer that recorded Dan Auerbach’s Keep It Hid. Should be amazing.
lemonverbena - January 15, 2010
JD was talented but by no means the end-all-be-all of hip hop.
He was hardly even known until he died.
waldo rojas - January 15, 2010
i know what you mean
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
I can't believe I forgot De La Soul...
shame on me.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
My knowledge of hip-hop is pretty limited, but I like it, and would like to discover more.
Do you have any suggestions of what I may like based on the fact that I like Notorious BIG, A Tribe Called Quest, Dr. Dre, N.W.A., and old Snoop Dogg? If you’re going to be the hip-hop contributor.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Here, let me Pandora that for you.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
Looks like you're into older gangster, although ATCQ means you may enjoy some more funky and lyrically interesting stuff.
I’d find more Blackalicious (Nia and Blazing Arrow are great albums). I’d recommend finding yourself some post-Wu Tang Method Man and go with Mos Def’s Black on Both Sides. Those should be good branch points.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
Thanks man!
I’m just putting a list of anything that looks interesting into an e-mail to myself, so they have just been added.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Voodoo by D'Angelo
Devil’s Pie in particular. Haunting.
strudel - January 15, 2010
Check these out
Danger Doom – The Mouse and the Mask
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mouse_and_the_Mask
Nas – Illmatic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illmatic
Dead Prez – Let’s Get Free
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Get_Free
ConorGlassey - January 19, 2010
Weird...
I just don’t see how Quest fits into that list… Check the Roots. Maybe the Jurassic Five. Then again, maybe not.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
The Knux
And you can get their new EP free here
Or listen here
scotthawk - January 15, 2010
Brother Ali
“Crown Jewel”
uw_chris - January 15, 2010
People Under the Stairs
If you like ATCQ, you’ll definitely dig People Under the Stairs.
ThomasG - January 15, 2010
indeed
start with some of this
and then maybe some Acid Raindrops
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
PUTS are fucking fantastic.
Teej - January 15, 2010
Songs that have a theme that and that keep working proper nouns into the song are interesting to me.
There has to be a name for this but I don’t know it. Two amazing examples.
Win, Lose, or Draw, Doujah Raze. Gameshows past and present work their way in.
Soda and Soap, Masta Ace. The title is enough.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
You should check out Chino XL
Ghetto Vampite being his best album… He doesn’t quite use the themes, but every line is a pop-culture reference and it gets pretty crazy.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Spelling fail.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
I'm not into Chino XL. He just sounds like he's pissed off and yelling.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
That whole genre of hispanic gangbangers turned rappers doesn't really do it for me.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
I've heard basically nothing else in said genre,
but I doubt I would like any of them. Chino is smart as hell and goes seriously deep in his stuff.
But I’m not his fanbase, so it’s all about smarts for me.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
He's definitely pissed off,
but there’s almost nobody in the main stream that can fully develop a rhyme like he does, or go as deep with a metaphor.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
I still think of "The Double"
every time I hear Centerfield by John Fogerty.
I have it on a mixtape that’s been in my car since I bought it 18 months ago, so that is fairly regularly.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Centerfield makes me want to run into a sword.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
What can I say?
I can understand not liking it, but it I associate it with a good memory, so I can dig it.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Oh my God, I found a kindred soul!
section331 - January 15, 2010
I can't find it online right now
but Visqueen did a cover of it a few years back that totally redeemed that song in my mind.
pdb - January 15, 2010
reply fail to abender20's Centerfield
pdb - January 15, 2010
I'll see if I can track that down.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
If not let me know and I can email it to you when I get home
pdb - January 15, 2010
not that emailing music files is legal or should be encouraged
pdb - January 15, 2010
Where's lailaihei when you need him?
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Last.fm to the rescue.
You’re right, this is so much better.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
A band I mentioned before that I like.
None of you guys probably have heard of them. But they have some good songs. (That’s four different links)
Coach Owens - January 15, 2010
Not to belittle but The Bravery are a fairly well-known band
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
I would agree
Torrid - January 15, 2010
Both An Honest Mistake and Believe got a lot of radio play / exposure.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
Based on my friend's Facebook they've played approximately 17 shows in San Diego over the past 6 months
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
They also got lots of hype and subsequent backlash for the hype
Matthew - January 15, 2010
.
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
I hate white people.
Matthew - January 15, 2010
Just like the Yankees and Red Sox!
Coach Owens - January 15, 2010
An Honest Mistake was on the last good baseball video game ever made!
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Never heard of em
Poochie - January 15, 2010
Really?
All people I’ve talked to have no idea who they are. Unless they’ve played MVP Baseball 2005 and then I just tell them that one of the Bravery’s songs was used in the game. Then they remember. ;)
Coach Owens - January 15, 2010
I assume these are people at your school?
Having recently attended high school, I can attest that many are not aware of anything that’s not top 40.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
I had tickets to see them a few years ago
but never went. I had no idea they were still around.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
I remember Honest Mistake from MVP Baseball 2005...
Good stuff. For whatever reason, I never really got into them though.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
They have a few other good songs from that CD but I can't remember the names for the life of me.
Kirk - January 15, 2010
Out of Line and Tyrant are two.
Coach Owens - January 15, 2010
Here is a band worth checking out.
Consider the Source is based out of NYC and rarely plays out west but I seriously suggest checking them out next time they do. No vocals and a bit off the beaten path for many, but I am in love with their bass player.
Sec 108 - January 15, 2010
Also if you have never heard Jucifer before,
fix that here and now.
Two piece bands rule, just ask ac.
Sec 108 - January 15, 2010
The band I can never get enough of.
Deerhunter.
heliodor - January 15, 2010
"Vox Celeste #5" is a great song, one of the better singles of '09
(It’s from last year’s SubPop singles club)
Still, I find that I skip tons of their songs, to get to the truffles buried underneath all of that dirt.
(And Atlas Sound’s ‘Walkabout’ is another of the better singles of ’09, so well played to you Bradford Cox)
marc w - January 15, 2010
I like the dirt and truffles analogy
but recently I made a cd that was a mix of different bands that I like and what I notice is that whenever a Deerhunter song comes on it’s like light in the darkness. They’re just so damn good at what they do, that even the dirt just shines.
heliodor - January 15, 2010
I've fallen back into
Listening to a lot of Bright Eyes lately. The Digital Ash in a Digit Urn album specifically.
coasty141 - January 15, 2010
I love that CD.
It’s the only Bright Eyes CD I can tolerate.
Kirk - January 15, 2010
Born Ruffians?
Here
And here
Not quite as melodic as a lot of what I see mentioned here, but putting it out there.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
Okay, I actually have to work.
stupid government…
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Shabazz Palaces is in heavy rotation right now.
Hot hot fire. Local hip-hop, fronted by Ishmael from Digable Planets. Truly innovative production, amazing rhyme schemes. I can see them being national in short order. Soundscapes are kind of bleak and sparse with some old world and early-80s influences, a little dubstep and Carribean noise for spice.
waldo rojas - January 15, 2010
His style is too halting for me and I haven't heard much variation in flow.
abender20 - January 15, 2010
The EPs took me a couple listens but there is a lot of depth there.
They’re a little outside my comfort zone but I love the music more with every listen.
waldo rojas - January 15, 2010
For the blues-rock fans
Might I recommend Wiser Time?
Tube - January 15, 2010
You might.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
DJ Shadow's Endtroducing would be one of my Desert Island Discs
I will probably listen to this for the rest of the day.
woomikee - January 15, 2010
YES!
DJ Shadow is pretty awesome.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Awesome album.
stupidquestions - January 15, 2010
Phoenix are French.
Which is interesting.
http://www.blogotheque.net/Phoenix,5179
Pete_ - January 15, 2010
I just learned that yesterday!
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
Serious?
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
I tried to avoid the Phoenix hype until it died down a little
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
Makes sense.
Seems like that was the first thing I ever heard about them.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Yup. Me too. Someone kept telling me I had to hear this french band
and I ignored it, then Phoenix kept turning up in 2009 (Cadillac ads?), and the only thing I knew about them was that they were French. And in this Cadillac ad.
marc w - January 15, 2010
Yeah, when United came out my Electronica buyer made a big stink about them.
I hated that he was right
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
I gave in last week and downloaded the album.
Surprise to none, I love it.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
Sacre Bleu!
strudel - January 15, 2010
No shit!
I had no clue.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Their last couple albums are somewhat infectious.
Don’t like their oldest stuff so much.
JonBBT - January 15, 2010
Precisely
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
I always find recommending music weird since I usually end up discovering more old bands than new bands
so I’m sure lots of these are well known, and I don’t really listen to full albums, but a quick sampling of bands I’m defaulting to a lot this past month:
Band of Horses
Barcelona (the Seattle one, not the one from Virginia)
Blind Pilot
Blitzen Trapper
Lemurs
Metric
Dandy Warhols
Vines [I’m sure most people have heard them]
Sons and Daughters
Frightened Rabbit
Spacemen 3
Air Traffic
The Village Green [bad name, gets confused with The Kinks]
Jose Gonzalez
Thirteen Senses [No, I didn’t hear it on Grey’s Anatomy]
And ever since going to Sweden, fucking Little Boots won’t get out of my head.
Matthew - January 15, 2010
I saw Band of Horses on
Jools Holland and liked them a lot but, once again, never properly got into them.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
Sons and Daughters are awesome
I like This Gift better than Repulsion Box, but they’re both good albums.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Oh Glasgow, do you ever STOP giving?
marc w - January 15, 2010
What a great city
I assume never heaving been there but claiming heritage from
Matthew - January 15, 2010
It's staggeringly good.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
I love it so, so much.
marc w - January 15, 2010
Spacemen 3!
If you like them, you should check out Grandaddy (well, really just “Sophtware Slump”).
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
You son of a bitch
Robert - January 15, 2010
I get Band of Horses and Band of Skulls confused.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
Frightened Rabbit
Loved the second album (which is the much more popular one) then went back and listened to the first and can’t stand it. Third album is coming out in March though so I’m very curious.
Also love Sons and Daughters.
Fuckmikereilly - January 15, 2010
I actually deleted their first album off my computer
Gave it several chances and hated it. The second one is…silver, with Modern Leper being gold.
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
Modern Leper's good but I find Keep Yourself Warm to be the best song on the album
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
I think them and We Were Promised Jetpacks have identical song titles
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
I have not heard of this other band so I will staunchly disagree
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
They're like seven times more Scottish
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
They're also one of the rare bands fronted by a fat ugly guy
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
I wouldn't call him fat
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
By this point he was down 15 pounds of sweat
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
He doesn't really look fat in this picture either
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
Fat relative to the usual
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
I think Craig Finn holds the title for frontman that looks the least like a frontman
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
Got me there
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
For the longest time I just assumed the members of the Gorillaz were hideous
but apparently they’re quite normal looking
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
I'm in one of those!
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
You were this close from having Chinese named on my shuffle list
tough break big guy
Poochie - January 15, 2010
I agree
Keep Yourself Warm is my favorite, with Modern Leper a close second. But I also really love The Twist, Fast Blood, My Backwards Walk…
I am a huge fan of that album.
Fuckmikereilly - January 15, 2010
Old Old Fashioned goes above Fast Blood and My Backwards Walk for me but otherwise I agree with you
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
The Brooklyn Academy
with Thirstin’ Howl III
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
My first concert was Weird Al Yankovic
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
Mine was ZZ Top and Night Ranger
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Whenever people ask me about royalcurve
I tell ’em She Can Still Rock In America.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Jimmy Buffet for me...but Weird Al puts on a great live show.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Mine was an Abba tribute band called Bjorn Again.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
Mine was an all star rock fest lineup!
Foreigner
Joan Jett
Loverboy
Blue Oyster Cult
Iron Maiden
Ah, 1982, you were an awesome year for festival rock.
pdb - January 15, 2010
I'm so jealous. That's not fair.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Also the first time I smelled pot!
pdb - January 15, 2010
That was Ozzy Osbourne for me.
I was 11, with my parents, and two guys literally right next to us were passing a joint. Good times. I love Canada.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
I was 13 and petrified to ask the guy who was smoking it if I could try some
so all I did was sniff.
pdb - January 15, 2010
I was straight edge as hell until I was 18.
Oh how times change.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
I was straight edge until like 19 or 20. It's all a little hazy around there.
marc w - January 15, 2010
That's pretty much how it goes.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Yup.
marc w - January 15, 2010
Interestingly, I was almost the exact opposite.
17 rolled around, and I went clean and never looked back.
Faux - January 15, 2010
I wasn't straight edge because I desperately wanted to avoid alcohol (though that was fine with me)
I was straight edge because no one would go out with me, and I needed a philosophical justification for being alone.
marc w - January 15, 2010
Samesies.
I sore to myself when I was 17 that I would never drink.
Times have changed.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I don't know who I should reply to at this point in the thread
But my first show was The Fixx and the Godfathers.
section331 - January 15, 2010
I saw the Godfathers once opening for Love and Rockets
all I remember was
BIRTH
SCHOOL
WORK
DEATH
repeated a bunch of times.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Wait, crap, you're right!
Well, who the hell opened for The Fixx then? Dammit! I hate being old!
I just remember that The Fixx was my first show. I did also see that Godfathers/L&R show, a few years later in the same venue (which is probably where my mind freeze is coming from).
section331 - January 15, 2010
I also suffered through the Fixx at possibly the worst venue of all time: Tacoma Dome
Thompson Twins and the Fixx opened for The Police. The acoustics were….not good.
lemonverbena - January 15, 2010
Also
That’s pretty much all ANYone remembers about the Godfathers. :/
section331 - January 15, 2010
That would probably have been the show at Seattle Center Coliseum, no?
With the Bubblemen?
pdb - January 15, 2010
In Seattle, yes
In Portland, it was at the Civic Auditorium. And there were indeed Bubblemen. :D
section331 - January 15, 2010
My wife is going to that fine yet renamed establishment tonight to see Xanadu: The Musical
I shall not be joining her.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Good call.
section331 - January 15, 2010
With the right cast
I understand it is pretty hi-larious.
msb - January 15, 2010
'82, my first concert was that year too.
AC/DC at the Seattle Center Coliseum. Pretty crazy experience for a 12 year old.
lemonverbena - January 15, 2010
I saw Everclear right after they released World of Noise.
How far the mighty have fallen.
Faux - January 15, 2010
Mine was Metallica, I think.
marc w - January 15, 2010
Samsies!
Robert - January 15, 2010
The Who or Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I can’t remember
Poochie - January 15, 2010
I think mine was The Beach Boys?
JY - January 15, 2010
A place called Kokomo...
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I remember being four or so...
and having Good Vibrations being one of the strangest things I had ever heard, but all the same entrancing.
JY - January 15, 2010
My first concert was in 1969
Led Zeppelin, with Jethro Tull opening, at San Diego Sports Arena. I was 14 and I didn’t know what the funny smell was.
I am very, very old. – Elgin
22baylor - January 15, 2010
I have a sneaking feeling mine was Barry Manilow.
Escorting younger sister and friend.
msb - January 15, 2010
Me too
stupidquestions - January 15, 2010
Mine was, too!
lailaihei - January 15, 2010
Wu-Tang
Teej - January 15, 2010
I believe mine was Sugar Ray.
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
I'm stuck in 60's and 70's classic rock
Fett42 - January 15, 2010
I'm right there with you
stufr - January 15, 2010
The Sonics!
marc w - January 15, 2010
The Wailers!
pdb - January 15, 2010
This is not a bad thing.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Until my last dying breath I will contend that "25 or 6 to 4" is the greatest song to grill a steak to.
Just give me a pair of tongs, a heavy rotation of moldy classic rock staples, and a Bud heavy and I’m…my dad.
ThomasG - January 15, 2010
Or this song
Which is pretty much 25 or 6 to 4, without all the horns….
section331 - January 15, 2010
I'm not sure if you'd call it rock
but from that era I love the stuff America did.
BrianL - January 15, 2010
Adult contemporary
AKA “The smooooooth hits of the 70s.”
section331 - January 15, 2010
woot
Poochie - January 15, 2010
Wings!
Bicycle Rider - January 15, 2010
I do always go back to the White Stripes
stufr - January 15, 2010
Indeed!
There are maybe 5 or 6 tracks of theirs that I don’t love. Half of those are on Blue Orchid.
Ike Clanton - January 15, 2010
I met the Stripes once and they were kind of assholes.
Jack White in particular. It makes me happy to know that this new decade can’t possibly be as kind to him as the last was.
katal - January 15, 2010
Jack White is an asshole?
SURPRISED FACE
pdb - January 15, 2010
It was a surprise in 2002!
katal - January 15, 2010
I would still light myself on fire in order to keep Meg warm
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Who wouldn't?
Poochie - January 15, 2010
If you like the Stripes
then I recommend She Keeps Bees. Kind of like White Stripes with the genders reversed.
lemonverbena - January 15, 2010
Got my 9 year old daughter a mp3 for Christmas
and am trying to put a playlist of essential listening to educate her to the point that she realises Miley Cyris is not good (except for “I can’t wait to see you again” which is a great song). So far we’ve got Velvet Underground, Husker Du, Johnny Cash, Shonen Knife, Jon Spencer, and Neil Young. What else do 9 year olds need to know?
kyokom - January 15, 2010
I love this comment
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
The Ramones
pdb - January 15, 2010
Beat the Brat?
kyokom - January 15, 2010
Have you listened to a lot of Husker Du lyrics?
The Ramones are awesome for kids. Great beat, easy to bop around the house to.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Yeah
every kid needs to listen to the thoughts of fat, white, gay, bi-polar, depressed people
kyokom - January 15, 2010
Somebody Put Something In My Drink
Poochie - January 15, 2010
There is no better place than LL to ask what a 9 year old needs to know
Fett42 - January 15, 2010
But if we're talking essential music that everyone should know and recognize
I feel Zep, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones have to be in there.
Fett42 - January 15, 2010
The thought of a 9-year-old singing "Whole Lotta Love"
will send you to jail I believe.
ThomasG - January 15, 2010
Or "The Lemon Song"
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Maybe way down inside is actually the ladies' soul and not the inside of her cooter or bum
Poochie - January 15, 2010
They need to know that they are not special just because they exist.
Oh, did you mean musically? I don’t know, The Who?
Matthew - January 15, 2010
Jon Spencer of Blues Explosion fame?
I fucking love the song he did for Hot Fuzz.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
As a teacher, I love loading my students up on the jazz.
Folk or intelligent pop (TMBG) is golden for kids, too.
katal - January 15, 2010
You have to throw some Foghat on there
stufr - January 15, 2010
Peaches
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
The Pixies?
lailaihei - January 15, 2010
I second this comment.
BrettJMiller - January 16, 2010
The Clash is the first thing that comes to mind.
Not to cheery on the lyrics though…
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
My six-year-old's mp3 player is loaded with all kinds of heavy stuff
Metallica (by his request), 3 Inches of Blood (he looooooves Wykydtron and sings along to it), Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult. For all the faults I probably have as a parent, at least he likes good music
tootthekazoo - January 16, 2010
My 7 year old can sing most of
Foo Fighters and Journey
stufr - January 15, 2010
I've really gotten into Bad Astronaut lately.
Anyone heard of them?
The Passenger
Stillwater, California
Single
Minus
I Lick Squirrels - January 15, 2010
I've always liked Lagwagon better
ConorGlassey - January 19, 2010
I was just gonna list a few like Matthew did, but then I did this. Hopefully there's something worthwhile in here.
Andrew Jackson Jihad—Folk punk with dark, sometimes whiny, but oftentimes true lyrics. They’re usually kind of humorous.
Arctic Monkeys—Older, forgotten, still good.
At the Drive-In—Probably one of my favorite all-time bands. If you haven’t listened to them, you’re wearing your fuck-up boots.
Bearvsshark—Kind of hard to categorize their sound. They broke up 5 years ago, but I refuse to take them off my ipod.
Edna’s Goldfish—A really mainstream sounding (and therefore weak) ska-punk band, but I like ‘em.
The Fall of Troy—They’re from Mukilteo, and they’re a great nearly hardcore band. A lot of fans have abandoned them as they’ve evolved for not being as hardcore, and not screaming as much. But I think they’re just as good now, just different.
Horse the Band—A goofy “Nintendocore” band that’s just catchy and fun.
Islands—A pretty cool indie band that has a sound that should be accessible to just about anyone. Used to be The Unicorns.
Kid Cudi—He calls himself a rapper, but it’s not really typical rap. This track is featuring MGMT and Ratatat, two awesome bands…if you like rap, hip hop, or indie music, give him a listen. I find Stanky Leg to be hilarious fun and all, but it’s nice to see some rappers still earning it.
Man Man—A pretty unique indie band. They’re weird, but not abrasive to the ear.
MGMT—everyone knows MGMT.
Notorious B.I.G.—Classic but awesome.
The Protomen—A small band out of Tennessee that plays…wait for it…Mega Man Rock Opera music. Honestly, they’re probably my favorite or second favorite band right now. They’re epic as hell and great driving music.
Reel Big Fish—Well known. Still awesome. One of the better ska bands around.
Streetlight Manifesto—My favorite band. Third wave ska…they mesh horns and traditional rock band instruments extremely well, and Thomas Kalnoky’s voice fits the music. If this band isn’t your favorite band right now, I hate you.
Tera Melos—Super technical math rock. They used to be instrumental only, then they came out with the album with the song I linked. Now they’re a bit punky, but still good. It’s really easy to vibe and chill to this music.
A Tribe Called Quest—My favorite song by my favorite old hip hop group.
The Unicorns—The slightly better predecessor to Islands. They’re a bit trippy and weird, and easy to listen to.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
I love that I have finally seen the words "Arctic Monkeys" and "forgotten" together
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Seems like they haven't done anything in awhile. Maybe I haven't paid much attention.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
They just released a new album a few months ago
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
A very good album, at that.
But I don’t ever listen to the radio so I never know what’s been played out.
Faux - January 15, 2010
Yeah, I rely on friends instead of the radio for music.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Wow, I'm clearly fucking up.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Whole-heartedly agree--nothing old or forgotten about Arctic Monkeys.
Made the colossal mistake of seeing them live in September. Let me tell you, they are very much loved and remembered by the 13-17 year old moshing crowd.
New stuff is good, but seeing them live really harps on how similar a lot of their older songs sound. Still, good energy.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
I feel the same way about The Fall of Troy, except now it's 10-15 year olds going to shows. I've literally seen moms standing at the back of the show waiting for their kids. It's so depressing.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
If you saw them in Portland, I was there
Holy hell did that show disappoint me. The Like were better.
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
Milwaukee, actually.
I won’t go so far as to say The Like were better, but yes, thoroughly disappointing.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
If you ask Pandora, Arctic Monkeys are very much not forgotten at all
Jeff Sullivan - January 15, 2010
HOW CAN I MISS YOU IF YOU WON'T GO AWAY?
abender20 - January 15, 2010
GOD
I swear I can be listening to MF Doom’s channel and it’ll still play fucking Arctic Monkeys
OlSalty - January 15, 2010
I recently rediscovered in/CASINO/OUT
and have been listening to it an awful lot.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
Oh man that's good
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Even though it's their big one, I'd reccomend Relationship of Command as well.
Acrobatic Tenement is a bit different sounding, but also worth picking up.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
I think part of the reason I'm enjoying i/C/O so much is that it isn't Relationship of Command
RoC is an amazing album and everything but I’ve played it way too much. I haven’t heard Acrobatic Tenement in years after lending it to a friend and never seeing it again :(
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
It always seemed like Vaya got the fan love...
but in/CASINO/OUT was always my favorite.
At the Drive-In was the band that pulled me out of rap music. I haven’t really been back since, with a few exceptions.
PissedMick - January 15, 2010
The newest Fall of Troy album is fantastic
And I’m always happy to see Streetlight Manifesto. If you’re into ska music, have you heard Bomb the Music Industry’s latest? Probably my favorite album of 2009.
BoUW - January 15, 2010
Yeah, a lot of "die-hards" are really bashing In The Unlikely Event, but I think it sounds great. Especially Battleship Graveyard.
I do love ska. Probably my favorite type of music…but I’ve only recently gotten into ska, so I’ve never heard Bomb the Music Industry. That’ll change as soon as I get home, however.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
I recommend
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra!
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
THIS THIS A THOUSAND TIMES THIS!
Skapara toujou and Wild Peace are such amazing albums.
lailaihei - January 15, 2010
All the BTMI albums are available free on quoteunquoterecords.com
“Scrambles” is definitely the best. Lyrics are great, and it’s a ton of fun. But my favorite track by them overall is “Syke! Life Is Awesome!” Those would be an awesome place to start.
BoUW - January 15, 2010
Man Man!
These guys are fantastic.
I think The Ballad of Butter Beans captures what they’re about better than Doo Right. You can’t find a sound like that anywhere else.
PissedMick - January 15, 2010
This is a truthfact.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
I always regret not listening to At The Drive-In more.
I was making my best of the decade list and went back to listen to Relationship of Command. I had it ranked 25ish but after listening to it 3 straight times it was a no doubt top 10. It’s just so urgent and alive.
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
Good call on The Unicorns
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone? was good all the way through.
Bicycle Rider - January 15, 2010
Way late but Streetlight is awesome.
kentcheesehead - January 15, 2010
Am I wrong in saying At The Drive In's lead singer sounds like a mix of Protest the Hero's and Rise Against's at first listen?
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
I think the singer for ATDI sounds like the singer for The Mars Volta.
I Lick Squirrels - January 15, 2010
Amazing.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
You're a visionary!
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
If you dig MGMT
please check out Neon Indian.
Woodinville_12thMan - January 15, 2010 via mobile
Oh man, I hate to sound like a snob
I really do, and I wrestled with even writing this comment, but I just have to.
Reel Big Fish aren’t ska. Ska-punk, ska-core, alt-ska, whatever, but they’re not ska. I know that it seems silly, but if you were to call the Weather Report jazz, someone would probably slap you. It’s not any sort of commentary on Reel Big Fish as a band, it’s just that they’re not ska.
This is a sore spot for me, and I apologize if I sound like a dick.
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
This is masterful restraint.
royalcurve - January 16, 2010
The way i've always looked at it, "ska-punk" is a subgenre of punk, not ska.
No, ska-punk isn’t ska (usually), but ska-punk brings up a certain sound in people’s mind, so why not just go with it? As for ska-core and those fake genres they can go to hell.
lailaihei - January 17, 2010
Bear vs Shark is the best live band I've ever seen.
Terrorhawk is a pretty damn great album, too.
lailaihei - January 15, 2010
Personally I prefer "Right Now You're In The Best Of Hands..."
But some of my favorites of theirs are on Terrorhawk, like “Catamaran” and “Baraga Embankment”. They did put on a killer live show…I was lucky enough to see a show that started with Since By Man, then The Fall of Troy, then Bear vs. Shark, then ended with Fear Before The March of Flames before they sucked. Bear vs. Shark’s singer was by far the most brutal of any of the frontmen.
BrettJMiller - January 16, 2010
I was at that exact same show.
lailaihei - January 17, 2010
So, anyone, what's the most ridiculous band name?
Fett42 - January 15, 2010
Any pornogrind band.
Torsofuck, Spermswamp, Anal Cunt (though they’re really more grindcore), etc.
I Lick Squirrels - January 15, 2010
I feel shafted that I hadn't heard of these genres before.
What the hell have I been doing with my life?
Faux - January 15, 2010
Cunt is What We Aim For
Not that anyone listens to them, because they’re a shitty thrash band.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Which would be a take off on Cute Is What We Aim For, which is also a fucking retarded name.
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Buckcherry
That takes it because, unlike Anal Cunt, it’s not offensively nonsensical but nonsensically offensive.
uw_chris - January 15, 2010
I meant the other way around
uw_chris - January 15, 2010
The The
waldo rojas - January 15, 2010
!!!
or, if you prefer, chk chk chk
PissedMick - January 15, 2010
I've always steadfastly refused to pronounce their name.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
AxCx
If not for their name, then definitely for their song titles.
ThomasG - January 15, 2010
The The
Poochie - January 15, 2010
Steaming Wolf Penis
BRKLN M'S - January 15, 2010
Coldplay
pdb - January 15, 2010
Panic! At the Disco
If only because I like to pronounce the exclamation
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
? and the Mysterions
rickpo - January 15, 2010
But awesome!
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Chinese
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
God I hate that band.
Teej - January 15, 2010
Couple of fudgepackers is what I've heard
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
They're good but if they got a kick ass bass player and singer they would be so much better
Poochie - January 15, 2010
Having listened to their music I would say that a french horn player and a glockenspiel would be more appropriate
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
The Who had all that minus the glockenspiel of course and they kicked ass
Poochie - January 15, 2010
Go eat a chocolate bar
Aaron Campeau - January 16, 2010
I saw a review on Pitchfork for a band called Fuck Buttons.
Teej - January 15, 2010
Bad name,
But one could really get lost in their latest album.
Woodinville_12thMan - January 18, 2010
I was handed a flyer onces while at a show advertising a band called Midget Handjob
I’ve also heard a band called Pissing Razorblades
tootthekazoo - January 16, 2010
Jay Reatard died on Wednesday.
Giant bummer
Tony2000 - January 15, 2010
In Memoriam
“All Over Again”
uw_chris - January 15, 2010
Does anyone else listen to Enter Shikari?
Pretty interesting music if you’re in to Post-hardcore. They also put on one hell of a show. Just beware that they are pretty screamy.
Kirk - January 15, 2010
I can't stop listening to Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra right now
specifically these three tracks.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
This is one of my favorite bands
And favorite songs of all time.
Underworld – Luetin
I would give a lot to see them live if I could, but so far have been extremely unsuccessful. They have never come near Seattle.
section331 - January 15, 2010
Assorted list of few songs I've been listening to a lot lately
Probably not the most obscure music, but here goes:
Saul Williams – Grippo
Sholi – November Through June
Blind Pilot – Paint or Pollen
Beirut – Nantes
Band of Horses – Is There a Ghost
The New Pornographers – The Laws Have Changed
Bon Iver – Lump Sum
MF Doom – Bells of DOOM
The Decemberists – Mariner’s Revenge Song
OlSalty - January 15, 2010
I wanted to like Saul WIlliams so badly, but it just sounds like a hacky NIN to me.
Faux - January 15, 2010
I'm not crazy about most of his stuff, but I like some of it
Definitely not for everyone, that’s for sure.
OlSalty - January 15, 2010
well
Trent Reznor did produce his Niggy Tardust album.
junglist215 - January 15, 2010
November Through June's a good song, isn't it.
Is it wrong that I always get Blind Pilot and Three Mile Pilot mixed up? This doesn’t happen with Idiot Pilot, for some reason.
marc w - January 15, 2010
Nantes!
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
Hip-Hop head here
Just picked up a new single by D-sisive called Anvil, inspired by a documentary based on the band.
Also been giving the new Slum Village and Statik Selektah Eps spins along with O.C. and A.G.s Oasis. Jay Electronica’s Exhibit C is a dope new single with a bunch of actually good remixes out there.
tdot mariner fan - January 15, 2010
Another band I'm currently loving is Monsters of Folk.
Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, Jim James from My Morning Jacket, and M. Ward from She & Him. It’s a neat little collaboration.
Say Please has gotten some radio airplay. Also like Whole Lotta Losin’.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
Oh, on that line
Check out Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s. I got both Monsters of Folk and Edward Sharp at the same time, and have listened to Edward Sharp way more.
scotthawk - January 15, 2010
Already done.
So fucking good. Although some of the songs get a liiiitle too spacey. I’ve heard their live shows are just a blast.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
I find it hilarious that M. Ward is more famous for She & Him than his solo work.
Kinda sad, really.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Here's a pretty awesome NPR
recording of a concert of his.
Here
scotthawk - January 15, 2010
Any Mew fans here? Pretty amazing band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tei_-YmCWek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVXi03qMsX8
My main musical love though is metal, but I doubt anyone here is interested in the kind of metal I listen to so I won’t bother.
Kaorikaze - January 15, 2010
I may be interested in your kind of metal.
Kirk - January 15, 2010
Do you like late 80s/early 90s death metal?
Kaorikaze - January 15, 2010
Alright you got me.
I’m more in to modern things that resemble metal.
Kirk - January 15, 2010
I did... whoa, that's going to send me back to my freshman year of high school
marc w - January 15, 2010
Cool..
So you’re familiar with Obitiuary, Pestilence, Autopsy and the like?
Kaorikaze - January 15, 2010
Kind of. I was into some death metal and a lot of really heavy, sludgy industrial.
But I was into Benediction, a bit of Deicide, some other things like that. I probably knew Obituary at one point, as they came out of the same scene as Deicide, but I don’t remember.
marc w - January 15, 2010
I love love love Mew.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Mostly Sludge and Instrumental
Russian Circles – Malko
Torche – Grenades
Baroness – A Horse Called Golgotha
El Ten Eleven – I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool
Jesu – Losing Streak
The Appleseed Cast – The Road West
Pelican – An Inch Above Sand
D'ohboy - January 15, 2010
Baroness
WIN
uw_chris - January 15, 2010
How about this?
ASG – Horsewhipper
Melodic sludge.
uw_chris - January 15, 2010
I’ve got “Winusover,” which I like, but I don’t find it quite as much to my taste as Baroness. Still good though – Baroness is just that freaking amazing in my opinion. The Blue Record really made up for Mastodon’s massively disappointing “Crack the Skye.”
D'ohboy - January 16, 2010
Helms Alee
Just had Helms Alee – “Night Terror” come up on my playlist. Truly amazing album. One of the best of 08-09 for me.
D'ohboy - January 16, 2010
Have you seen them live? The one time they’ve been to DC in the last few years I happened to be out of town. Among the many things I miss about Seattle is the fact that EVERY band stops in Seattle, no matter what. Tons of the bands I like stop in Philly, Baltimore and Richmond – skipping DC altogether. It sucks.
Anyhow, I’m still shocked that Mastodon gets all the publicity – on the whole I much prefer Baroness.
D'ohboy - January 16, 2010
Bless you
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
I've mentioned them before without a response so I'm plowing on with it
CKY?
People seem to either hate or love them, most don’t even give them a chance. It’s just good rock made by 4 talented musicians.
Someone has to have heard 96 Quite Bitter Beings before, right?
You could also check out Disengage the Simulator.
Both songs are off their first album which was made over 10 years ago, they’ve put out 3 others since.
krb - January 15, 2010
And
They’re pretty good live.
krb - January 15, 2010
Any Animal Collective fans? They're ok.
BrettJMiller - January 15, 2010
Very much so
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
I like them okay but I love love love Panda Bear's solo album
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Don't like them.
Their music is okay, but none of those animal bands do anything for me.
katal - January 15, 2010
I'm scared to listen and then like them and be labeled a soulless hipster.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
They make
odd music videos
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
From what I've listened to of them I don't understand the hype.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
You don't listen to enough Bob Dylan.
Esoteric is the only exception here. I can, and have, listened to Dylan for months on end.
katal - January 15, 2010
Can't stand his voice, or his songwriting style, really.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I've tried. I can't.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Laugh all you want
but I always thought Paul Simon was better at being Dylan than Dylan ever was.
ThomasG - January 15, 2010
Not to say that I don't like Dylan
ThomasG - January 15, 2010
I don't see them as all that similar, and love both.
Fuckmikereilly - January 15, 2010
I respect him, but I don't particularly enjoy his music.
BrianL - January 15, 2010
I feel the same way about Janis Joplin. Her message is clear, but god is her voice annoying.
.Taylor - January 15, 2010
Most people bash me but this is how I feel about Leonard Cohem.
I absolutely love his songwriting skills and think that he’s one of the greatest at his craft, but I just can’t listen to him sing.
BrianL - January 15, 2010
Leonard Cohen*
BrianL - January 15, 2010
I'm right there with you on this one
pdb - January 15, 2010
I used to be a Cohen basher, but...
I have been converted
Rich Langford - January 15, 2010
His early stuff is way easier to listen to.
Stuff from “The Future”? Not so much.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 17, 2010
Leonard Cohen covers rule for this very reason.
katal - January 15, 2010
Bingo.
BrianL - January 15, 2010
I can handle the singing.
Much of the synth, I cannot.
JY - January 15, 2010
I love early acoustic Dylan and only like later Dylan
But he’s a genius no bones about it
Scrupio - January 15, 2010
I can't stand Dylan.
His voice is annoying, his lyrics suck, and he only knows like 5 chords on guitar which he repeats ad nauseum. Also, hippies annoy me to no end.
I Lick Squirrels - January 15, 2010
His lyrics suck?
And five chords are quite a few, way more than is used in most pop or rock music.
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Yes, his lyrics suck.
I do not think lyrics are good when I can predict the next line based on the most obvious rhyme and have it be correct. I also do not think lyrics are good when they’re just bitching about the government. And I also do not think lyrics are good when they are a bunch of random stuff that stoned people read meanings into.
And I meant five chords total, not five per song.
I Lick Squirrels - January 16, 2010
Well you are one of about three people on earth that feel that way about his lyrics
and five chords total is what I meant as well. There really aren’t that many chords on the guitar and 98% non-jazz guitar uses three or (at the most) four of them.
Aaron Campeau - January 16, 2010
There's 12 major chords and 12 minors,
and then there’s all the 4th and 6th and 7th chords, and suspended chords, and add9 chords, and augmented chords…bottom line is, there’s a lot of them, and anyone with a modicum of musical creativity can add in a few of the less common ones here and there to keep things fresh.
In terms of lyrics, I firmly believe that there is a sort of emperor’s new clothes thing going on. That is, everyone thinks that his lyrics are good because (they think) everyone else does, and that there must be something that they’re missing, some deeper meaning, and they’ll make up some sort of deep symbolic significance in order to not feel left out. They think that smarter people can see the significance, when in reality it was just a bunch of hippies stoned out of their minds back in the day who decided that his songs were “deep” or whatever.
I used to be like that, honestly. I thought that Bob Dylan was a good lyricist because I was told that he was. Then I started actually paying attention to his lyrics and realized that they were hopelessly simplistic, cliche, and meaningless.
I mean, come on, can you honestly say that this is lyrical brilliance?
And that’s not some obscure b-side, that’s probably his most famous song.
You can listen to him if you want, I’m certainly not going to stop you, but personally I prefer lyrics that I find to have some actual meaning behind them and are presented in an original fashion, rather than some jibberish about a Siamese cat.
I Lick Squirrels - January 16, 2010
Way to cherry pick and good job twisting fairly obvious hyperbole into an opportunity to bring up augmented chords!
Dylan was folksy. If you don’t like his lyrics, fine. But your criticism are pretty revisionist. He pretty much left new lingo in his wake, and citing “Like A Rolling Stone” as a fair sampling of his output is akin to saying the Kinks were a one-riff garage band and citing “You Really Got Me” as proof. And keep in mind, I don’t even like Dylan that much.
As far as chords go, “…anyone with a modicum of musical creativity can add in a few of the less common ones here and there to keep things fresh.”
Fuck that. Jazz chords are all well and good for jazz, but if you’re using an absence of diminished sevenths as a judge for what kinds of music you’ll listen to, well, have fun with Steve Vai.
Aaron Campeau - January 16, 2010
You said
“There really aren’t that many chords on the guitar” and I listed a bunch because there are effectively a limitless number of chords. I don’t see how that qualifies ad cherrypicking.
I used “Like A Rolling Stone” as an example because that is probably his most famous song and I didn’t want to have to subject myself to any unnecessary ear torture. All of his songs that I have had the misfortune of hearing have the same inane forced rhyming and utterly nonsensical lyrics.
Not all chords that aren’t your basic majors and minors are exclusively jazz chords, not by a long shot (and from what I’ve seen, it doesn’t seem like Dylan even knows all the basic open chords on a guitar). Lots of pop music uses 7th chords, and 6th chords, sus2 chords, and add9 chords, are used quite widely as well, just to name a few. I’m not going to fault anyone for failing to use enough Ebdim7aug9 or whatever chords, but, musically, I IV V gets boring extremely fast.
That said, I will listen to music with annoying vocals. I will listen to music with bad lyrics. I will listen to music with little or no musical creativity. What I can’t stand is when it has all three, like Bob Dylan.
I Lick Squirrels - January 16, 2010
Also, as far as instrumental guitarists go,
Steve Vai is overrated. Joe Satriani is much better, IMO. And so is Buckethead.
I Lick Squirrels - January 16, 2010
Who would you say is a good lyricist?
Poochie - January 16, 2010
Blake Schwarzenbach was pretty good, especially in his Jawbreaker days.
Jesse Lacey of Brand New is pretty good too, though lyrically their last album was sub-par.
I Lick Squirrels - January 16, 2010
I like his voice
Poochie - January 15, 2010
For Dylan fans:
The Tallest Man on Earth. I particularly love the lyrics to this song
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
YES YES YES
This is probably one of my favorite songs of his.
JY - January 15, 2010
Also, these...
It Will Follow the Rain (live on Swedish TV)
Walk the Line (live in NY somewhere)
Kind of has a case of pedo mustache though.
JY - January 15, 2010
Desolation Row
Blonde on Blonde
New Morning
Positively 4th Street
There is much to love about Mr. Dylan. – Elgin
22baylor - January 15, 2010
If you haven't heard Super Furry Animals before
you should change that right now. Incredible Welsh band.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Yes indeed.
They are fantastic.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
There's Will Oldham
and then there’s everybody else.
ThomasG - January 15, 2010
Everybody else
Not including Bonnie Prince Billy.
strudel - January 15, 2010
The Asteroid No. 4
War. Again, couldn’t find the studio version, but this live version is quite good.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Hundred Reasons - Oratorio
This is a great song from one of the few bands in my music collection that you might not have heard of.
Eeeewww, AMV
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
I think I'll plug the Faunts again.
Three songs in particular. M4 Part II, M4 Part I, and Das Malefitz
BrianL - January 15, 2010
I kinda hope they have a song in Mass Effect 2...
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Ditto.
BrianL - January 15, 2010
Barcelona is good.
I like this song. A lot.
.Taylor - January 15, 2010
Uh, Bruce Springsteen?
OlSalty - January 15, 2010
Hmm. Something has gone horribly wrong with that link.
.Taylor - January 15, 2010
Horribly awesome you mean
Poochie - January 15, 2010
I'm not that terribly big into music so I rarely have suggestions that others do that already know of but courtesy of a random survivor shop in Stockholm
Today I do!
Robert - January 15, 2010
Matthew has tiny genitalia
Robert - January 15, 2010
I assume you have firsthand knowledge?
Fett42 - January 15, 2010
Maybe it only felt tiny
Poochie - January 15, 2010
I'm interested in finding out if you troll me a greater percentage of your total comments than I do with Jeff.
Robert - January 15, 2010
Jealousy strikes in odd ways.
Faux - January 15, 2010
There is no way Fett is jealous of me.
Robert - January 15, 2010
Anyone listen to the new Vampire Weekend album yet?
I’ve heard good things
Scrupio - January 15, 2010
We had a big anti-VW conversation in the OT...
So…ummm…
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
Uh oh
I take it back! I take it back!
Scrupio - January 15, 2010
Have the courage of your convictions
Not my cup of beets, but if you like ’em, great.
pdb - January 15, 2010
To be honest
I think they’re pretty meh. I liked their first album enough to listen to it more than once, but they didn’t really leave an impression on me. I just thought it might spark discussion since they’re pretty well known.
Scrupio - January 15, 2010
Vampire Weekend would be great
For the 10 year-old crowd, if only they could clean up the language a bit.
strudel - January 15, 2010
Yeah...I'm wasn't trying to hate...but this discussion just happened.
If you like them it’s fine.
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
Fuck it.
I have it. I like it. I don’t love it, but I think it’ll grow on me over time. If you’ve heard Discovery, which is an electronica side project featuring one of the VW guys, you can definitely hear that influence in Contra, which I don’t think is a bad thing.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
I loved Blue CD-R, but Contra does nothing for me.
Disappointing.
katal - January 15, 2010
Not as good as the first album but I find it to be decent.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
Diplomat's Son is an early favorite.
As well as Cousins.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
Let's get creative here: Favorite Seasame Street musical moment?
There are so many great ones but I’m very partial to this recent amazing Ricky Gervais tune.
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
I love Ricky so much, and I love that clip.
How about Feist?
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Although I do love
Neil Patrick Harris (apologies, I watch a lot of Sesame Street).
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
.
Without question.
Eyeball Kid - January 15, 2010
I wasn't alive for it
but Stevie Wonder performing Superstition
BrianL - January 15, 2010
Mostly because of the spastic kid in the red shirt.
BrianL - January 15, 2010
I know I'm the only one on the planet, but I hate that song.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Stevie Wonder in general, or just that song?
pdb - January 15, 2010
I'm pretty meh on Stevie Wonder, but that song in particular raises my ire.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Stevie Wonder, to me
is the greatest argument ever for a career that can and should be summed up in one Greatest Hits disc. Superstition, Livin’ For The City, Master Blaster, For Once In My Life, Higher Ground, Sir Duke, there’s a few more – all awesome (to me). Most of the rest of his stuff – not awesome.
I Just Called To Say I Love You is whatever the direct opposite of awesome is.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony!
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
This is my problem with Stevie Wonder
Livin’ For The City is one of the best songs ever about urban decay and big city despair, and then he can turn around and crap out I Just Called…. and Ebony And Ivory. GOD
pdb - January 15, 2010
IJCTSILY
Makes it seem like poor Stevie was deaf rather than blind. :(
section331 - January 15, 2010
Let's all agree
To never mention that song again.
strudel - January 15, 2010
On a hot summer day
There are fewer better songs to listen to than Kruder & Dorfmeister’s dub mix of Bug Powder Dust. Just add a couch and a nice cold beer, and something on the grill…
section331 - January 15, 2010
I'm just wondering
Has anyone heard of The Ironclads? One of my friends from college is in the band and I wonder how popular they are in the Seattle scene.
Their myspace page if interested
Scrupio - January 15, 2010
Dirty Projectors are a trendy pick I suppose,
but I thought Bitte Orca was really good.
Bicycle Rider - January 15, 2010
yes
very enjoyable, and the other album, which I forget the name of, is also quite good. – Elgin
22baylor - January 15, 2010
Patrick Watson
Beijing
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Lala.com
Anyone wanting to explore new (and old) music in this thread should really check out lala.com. Awesome! Listen to any song or album once for free, with an ever-expanding library. Quite handy.
mscogle - January 15, 2010
Any hip-hop head who hasn't heard of Blu and Exile is doing themself a disservice
Go and educate yourself. Their whole Below The Heavens album is absolutely worth your money.
Nick S - January 15, 2010
I might be the only one who likes this but:
My Drive Thru by Pharell, Santigold and Julian Casablancas
It’s commercial (in that it was created for a Converse commercial) but I really like it. Then again I really like The Strokes and NERD.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
Pharrell bothers me like few people do.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I love Frontin but I completely understand why people hate Pharrell
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
Julian's new album is really solid.
Especially Glass
Bicycle Rider - January 15, 2010
Indeed. I really like it.
Though I think I’ve tired of it for the time being.
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
I wish I had more to add to this thread
Most of what I like has been covered already, so I’ll just say that I really enjoy Alexi Murdoch
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
Oh also I picked up Reservoir by Fanfarlo off the suggestion of marc w/PlaySportsInSeattle in a prior OT thread (thanks!)
And I have to say that this song is the perfect night time song. Absolutely beautiful. I reconcile the fact that it’s only a little over a minute long with the idea that you can only serenade midnight for a minute before it’s gone.
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
I have only heard Orange Sky and Song For You
but I love both. I really should find more of his stuff.
Torrid - January 15, 2010
I'd say this thread has been a smashing success.
Thanks, Jeff.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
I was exposed to my second Flock of Seagulls song today on the radio.
I had only ever heard “I Ran (So Far Away” before, so I was pleasantly surprised by “Space Age Love Song”
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 15, 2010
Yeah, that's a good one
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
Odd... same thing happened to me.
94.7 Portland?
JonBBT - January 15, 2010
Yup!
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 17, 2010
Adding in something else
Irreversible by Grieves
Mariner John - January 15, 2010
Joe Pug
I recently saw Joe Pug supporting Steve Earle and was blown away by this song. Unfortunately, his other stuff isn’t quite to this level. Still, it’s not very often that you hear a song from a completely unknown artist and immediately think: wow. I normally need to hear songs a few times.
theboyirish - January 15, 2010
I love Belle and Sebastian
One of my favorite bands ever. Especially If You’re Feeling Sinister and Boy with the Arab Strap. I could listen to both of those albums for hours on end.
Scrupio - January 15, 2010
This is a band I wish I had discovered in high school, rather than college.
Judging by LL’s reaction towards the Smiths, I wouldn’t recommend B&S to many people here, but I love ’em.
katal - January 15, 2010
Oh I don't know, I think people can love B&S without liking The Smiths.
Most people hate Morrissey’s voice, and Stuart Murdoch doesn’t have a whiny voice at all. I will link internet arms with you over Belle and Sebastian any day.
royalcurve - January 15, 2010
I guess I just see The Smiths and B&S as being very interconnected.
Many songs sharing similar subjects, and everything. I’m glad I was wrong in my assumption, though.
katal - January 15, 2010
I can't do the video thing from work, but here's a list of the albums I like enough to bring into work right now.
Arkells – Jackson Square
Novaks – Things Fall Apart
The Walkmen – You and Me
Vroom – Throws Like a Girl
Son of Dave – 03
Most of the above I found on XM Verge (Canadain Music), except Vroom was a Philly pop band that has been defunct for 5 or so years, but I still listen to their albums at least once a week.
I also got Them Crooked Vultures on a whim and the people involved, and I’ve decided I don’t like it much. They are not even the sum of their parts.
Faux - January 15, 2010
I like that Walkmen album so much. I actually really like all their albums.
BRKLN M'S - January 15, 2010
It's great chill music when I'm driving home.
Faux - January 15, 2010
Songs that have videos I've seen at some point:
Arkells – John Lennon
Novaks – Worm in the Apple
Walkmen – On the Water (Awesome video, BTW)
Son of Dave – Old Times Were Good Times
I can’t find a video for Vroom, but I swear I saw some of their songs on last.fm
Faux - January 15, 2010
VROOOM
Great record by King Crimson. – Elgin
22baylor - January 15, 2010
Vroom's the band in this case.
And as a personal favor, could you please stop signing your posts? You have your name below each comment, so you’re signing it twice. It’s vaguely disturbing in a way I can’t quite place.
Faux - January 15, 2010
Also, I went and saw theWeakerthans live my last trip to Canada and now I can't stop playing Reconstruction Site.
Faux - January 15, 2010
Are all The Walkmen songs as good as The Rat?
Mariner John - January 17, 2010
Nope. Sorry.
marc w - January 18, 2010
Since nobody's mentioned them yet...
I’m a very big fan of The Mountain Goats. Any discussion of today’s best lyricists has to include John Darnielle.
PissedMick - January 15, 2010
His singing, on the other hand...
JY - January 15, 2010
Yeah, I can see how he'd grate on some.
I seem to like bands with unconventional singers.
PissedMick - January 15, 2010
"Game Shows Touch Our Lives" is one of the best written songs ever.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 17, 2010
A good song with a good laugh:
If you haven’t heard this song by Get Set Go, it’s worth checking out.
Rich Langford - January 15, 2010
Damn...I have computer issues...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw-eYFXF-wg
Can anyone tell me why I suck at linking here?
Rich Langford - January 15, 2010
Using the preview button works quite well.
Faux - January 15, 2010
Amazingly enough you are correct...
Sorry for the sloppiness, but check out the song anyway.
Rich Langford - January 15, 2010
Guitar heroes
John McLaughlin
Allan Holdsworth
Morglbl
John Scofield
Steve Vai
Scott Henderson
Nguyen Le
and of course Jimi Hendrix. – Elgin
22baylor - January 15, 2010
Some of my more modern ones...
Dave Knudson – Minus the Bear (Clear #1)
Chris Cheney – The Living End (Most under-appreciated)
Omar Rodríguez-López – ATDI (Mars Volta stuff is good but not my bag)
Rivers Cuomo – Weezer (Well not for his modern stuff, but no one writes better melodic solos)
Matthew Bellamy – Muse (Partly cause he can sing so pretty while he plays)
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
And Bellamy is as good as keyboardist as guitar player!
I would have to add Jack White to the list…and these are bordering on modern, but you mentioned Cuomo, Mike McCready and Tom Morello are two of my favorites. I also love to watch Ben Harper rock the slide.
Rich Langford - January 15, 2010
additions
Marc Ribot
John Squire
Thurston Moore?
JY - January 15, 2010
Thurston Moore-Sonic Youth
BRKLN M'S - January 15, 2010
I was listening to Murray Street earlier today
So good.
katal - January 15, 2010
I love Sonic Youth
but was very disappointed yesterday to discover that Dirty hasn’t aged well at all. Murray Street is fantastic, though.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Welcome to LL!
Just a wee stylistic note, you don’t need to end your posts with “- Elgin”. We’re not that formal ’round these parts.
pdb - January 15, 2010
Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd
from Television. Marquee Moon is unbelievably good.
Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls / Heartbreakers) and Robert Quine (from the Voidoids), too.
abelard - January 15, 2010
All great- I particularly love McLaughlin and Hendrix
My all-time favorite personally is David Gilmour, followed closely by Hendrix and John Frusciante.
stupidquestions - January 15, 2010
Needs
Dave Knudsen – Minus the Bear
Dug Martsch – Built to Spill
J. Mascis – Dinosaur Jr
Woodinville_12thMan - January 15, 2010 via mobile
Good call on the last two.
JY - January 15, 2010
I feel like J. Mascis is especially underrated
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Critically!
He pretty much brought the guitar back into a prominent role in indie rock. Totally shreds.
Woodinville_12thMan - January 16, 2010 via mobile
The lack of Buckethead is astounding.
I Lick Squirrels - January 15, 2010
Ahh Buckethead...
O ye master of nunchucks and shred.
Rich Langford - January 15, 2010
What I love is that he does stuff like that
and also puts out albums like Electric Tears.
I Lick Squirrels - January 16, 2010
No shit.
The guy can play guitar to anything. In case you’ve never seen him play bass…
Rich Langford - January 16, 2010
J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. should be in that conversation somewhere.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 17, 2010
Ah, shit. I did not read Woodinville_12thMan's comment above.
Disregard.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 17, 2010
Maybe someone already asked this but, what are the best songs sort of about baseball?
Belle and Sebastian’s “Piazza, New York Catcher” is just amazing, even though they mention batting average, which is ridiculous.
BRKLN M'S - January 15, 2010
Oh and Centerfield isn't about baseball, it's about John Fogerty
BRKLN M'S - January 15, 2010
Oooh how about Lil' Wayne's Barry Bonds song? Yessss
BRKLN M'S - January 15, 2010
Bill Lee - Warren Zevon
Ted Fucking Williams – The Baseball Project
Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen
pdb - January 15, 2010
I'd rather listen to Wonderful Christmastime on repeat for a week than suffer through Glory Days.
I love Warren Zevon though.
Fuckmikereilly - January 15, 2010
Sweet Caroline
And it kills me that Boston took it as its own.
katal - January 15, 2010
Talkin Softball from The Simpsons.
Jed MC - January 15, 2010
Anyone interested in a multi-taksing flutist?
Check this out
Rich Langford - January 15, 2010
I suppose I'll be the one to represent the metal heads in these threads.
A band I’ve really gotten into lately and is quickly climbing the ladder of my all time favorites is Dream Evil.
Various songs:
The Chosen Ones
The 7th Day
The Book of Heavy Metal
Doomlord
Evilized
Goose - January 15, 2010
I've been listening to a ton of Napalm Death and Cannibal Corpse, but I suppose that's grindcore
BRKLN M'S - January 15, 2010
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Holy shit creepy
Dewey N - January 15, 2010
Classic Annie Lennox.
Missionary Man is a close runner up on the freaky scale.
BrianL - January 15, 2010
And here's a fun one.
Recognize the guy setting next to Annie in this video?
BrianL - January 15, 2010
I'll be impressed if anyon makes it far enough to see him.
JY - January 15, 2010
I know the music video is strange and awful
but Hugh Laurie is only one second in.
BrianL - January 15, 2010
He gets around.
JY - January 15, 2010
As if LL wasn't wasting enough of my time already.
Fuckmikereilly - January 15, 2010
Thanks for posting the Love Language song. I'm working through the album... dig it so far.
The Gaslight Anthem is quickly becoming one of my favorite bands ever. Also getting really into Lucero lately.
Really like Thievery Corporation, The Dining Rooms and Nightmares on Wax as background music.
JonBBT - January 15, 2010
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
aka Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Great stuff.
stupidquestions - January 15, 2010
Good stuff, but
I am definitely more partial to Explosions in the Sky.
Woodinville_12thMan - January 15, 2010 via mobile
Also great
stupidquestions - January 15, 2010
Explosions in the Sky
They are wonderful. I’ve been hooked on them for a little over a year now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtW67TCAn0E
zeeehjee - January 15, 2010
Good stuff!
Rich Langford - January 16, 2010
If you like Explosions in the Sky
you should check out Mono. They are a Japanese post-rock band, not to be confused with the French trip-hop band MONO.
.
Also, check out Red Sparowes.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 17, 2010
That Mono track is amazing
I immediately checked if they were touring and SUCCESS! I’ll be seeing them in march :D
Eyeball Kid - January 17, 2010
Thanks for the tip
I really enjoyed that.
zeeehjee - January 17, 2010
Mono Rocks
Instrumental music has become what I listen to most frequently lately, since it allows me to work/write/read while blocking out distractions. Fans of EITS and Mono should also check out:
If These Trees Could Talk
Caspian
This Will Destroy You
Unwed Sailor
Gifts From Enola
Tristeza
Maserati
Mogwai
If you like the somewhat harder sound of Red Sparowes, you’d probably dig Pelican and Russian Circles (both linked above), Don Caballero, Irepress, or Kinski.
If you like your instrumental a bit more up-tempo, try Turing Machine.
D'ohboy - January 17, 2010
Love Kinski and Pelican. I'll have to check these other bands out.
Thanks!
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 18, 2010
Pandora
Most of them show up on the “Explosions in the Sky” Pandora Station.
zeeehjee - January 18, 2010
Don Caballero and Kinski have both had some serious evolution in terms of their sound
Don Caballero’s album ‘American Don’ is an absolute classic, but it’s much more math rock. Ian Williams of Storm and Stress (and then Battles) brought that to what had been a heavier/riffy band focused more on Damon Che’s drumming. So depending on your thoughts on math rock and which album you pick up, you’ll love them or hate them. Personally, I don’t like early (or even the recent, post-Ian) Don Caballero all that much.
marc w - January 18, 2010
I really can’t recommend Russian Circles enough. They play a mean live show, and their bassist is currently none other than Brian Cook (These Arms Are Snakes, ex-Botch).
D'ohboy - January 18, 2010
If you like Unwed Sailor:
A Northern Chorus
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 18, 2010
Sweet
Thanks – I’ll have to check out more of this.
D'ohboy - January 18, 2010
Stay away from their newest album. It sucks big ones.
Their first two are good, though.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - January 18, 2010
What are your thoughts on the Seattle hipster-hop movement?
Pretty much headed by, produced by, rapped by, and promoted by P Smoov of Mad Rad and Fresh Espresso. I am pretty partial to some of Mad Rad’s stuff.
Woodinville_12thMan - January 15, 2010 via mobile
Currently at the top of my playlist
Department of Eagles—similar in style to Grizzly Bear (they share a member), if you’re into that sort of stuff.
On a related note, Pandora played me a song of theirs a while back that I really enjoyed. Stupidly (I was working) I didn’t fully register on the name of the song, or give it a thumbs up. And the band has put out too much music for me to look through Anyone know a way to look back at Pandora history? Or see all the songs by that band on Pandora?
Fuckmikereilly - January 15, 2010
Grizzly Bear kills!
One o my favorite bands, and I love Department of Eagles. I recommend the Dodos if you are into those two and haven’t checked em out yet.
Woodinville_12thMan - January 16, 2010 via mobile
Bands I've been listening to a lot lately:
KARP
Wolves In The Throne Room
Behead The Prophet No Lord Shall Live
Country Teasers
A-Frames
The Lightning Bolt
The Valentines (This one is actually just to represent the fact the I’ve been listening to a ton of trad ska, specifically the Trojan boxed sets; I’d love to hear more of the Valentines, but I can’t find anything else :(
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
Also I cannot get this song out of my head ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7fVK1mA2zg&feature=related
Aaron Campeau - January 15, 2010
I like it!
OlSalty - January 15, 2010
Oopsies aside, how do you key people in to the point where that song starts rocking out?
There’s no “And as we wind on down the road” moment; it just starts to kill.
Aaron Campeau - January 16, 2010
This was supposed to be this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmXHm2Yc2KM
Aaron Campeau - January 16, 2010
That was pretty great, even if not what you were trying to post
tootthekazoo - January 16, 2010
Woo! Behead the Prophet!
royalcurve - January 16, 2010
I love that you like BTPNLSL and also twee pop.
(I do too!).
marc w - January 18, 2010
Best band ever is Matisyahu
Mariners121212 - January 15, 2010
No the best band ever is Tenacious D...because they say they are.
SethGrandpa - January 15, 2010
Matisyahu is a solo artist.
I Lick Squirrels - January 16, 2010
Since I use Pandora like some people use coffee,
What Pandora stations are getting the most play for you right now? I studied music in college but know very little about it anymore, so Pandora may have been the best investment ever. Right now I’m listening pretty heavily to my Busdriver/K-OS stations (a nice assortment of hip-hop) and my Takenobu/Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett) stations.
Funny story, I thought the girl from this video was crazy-cute and wondered if she had done anything. Anyways, I had heard a band that I liked on one of my Pandora shuffles, My Brightest Diamond, and after a week of listening to their music, just now figured out it was the same girl. I did a little victory dance in my cubicle and had to try and explain to my coworkers (unsuccessfully) what I was so excited about.
McExpos - January 15, 2010
My favorite stations right now are The Format and Conor Oberst.
Mr. Knox - January 16, 2010
Conor Oberst is the man!
An incredible song writing talent!
Rich Langford - January 16, 2010
Sufjan Stevens...
Supplying the world with hot guitarists!
Rich Langford - January 16, 2010
Shameless plug ahoy!
I’ve been writing a new music blog with my cousin – link is in my signature. All kinds of links over there to listen to new/interesting stuff.
Mr. Knox - January 15, 2010
Bands that I just can't stop listening to
3 Inches of Blood, specifically the Advance and Vanquish album. When Deadly Sinners starts playing, I start going crazy
I’ve also grown quite attached to Misery Signals. It’s a combination of the lead singer’s sound and the drum work. The drummer in this band is excellent and has turned me into a drum-lover.
I have an eternal love for Glassjaw. They are easily one of my most favorite bands and I really, really hope that they can start putting out some new music
tootthekazoo - January 16, 2010
Hmmm, that Deadly Sinners song has a kind of ManoWar feel to it.
Goose - January 16, 2010
Ever listen to Himsa?
ConorGlassey - January 19, 2010
One more I haven't seen mentioned yet
Dr. Dog
OlSalty - January 17, 2010
Matthew Good
Any fans out there? He’s not too well known in the US, but he’s very famous in Canada. Sort of an acquired taste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPenSz7p2F8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpeNL8oPaGI
zeeehjee - January 17, 2010
I'm probably a little late here, but from what I tell there hasn't been much discussion on ska, metal, or Japanese music.
Ska like Skapara or Westbound Train, metal like Tyr or Wintersun, Japanese music like ムラマサ☆ or GReeeeN. I can also talk about punk music because I was way into the punk scene 3-7 years ago.
lailaihei - January 17, 2010
Japanese
I dig Mono, and Boris is awesome, although I’m more into their upbeat stuff, and less keen on the Earth-esque drone. They’re totally worth seeing live though, because . . . they’re just weird, that’s why.
D'ohboy - January 18, 2010
I'm not a huge fan of Boris, but Mono is great.
Check out Envy’s Insomniac Doze if you are ever in the mood for some post-rock with some emo mixed in.
lailaihei - January 18, 2010
Alberta Cross
They rock pretty hard. After an impressive EP, their first album came out last year and it, too, it really solid.
BHP - January 18, 2010
I'm music director for KZUU, the WSU "indie" station
I hope I don’t get in trouble for plugging this, but it’s definitely on topic.
You can stream us here:
http://kzuu.wsu.edu
We also have a blog:
http://kzuu.wordpress.com/
While I’m at it I’ll throw out some bands with good new albums:
Real Estate
Beach House
Los Campesinos!
Nana Grizol
evanr - January 18, 2010
Oh and if you're really curious, I do a show. Fridays, 2-4 pm.
Please don’t consider this spam and ban me.
evanr - January 18, 2010
This is perfectly fine in the music thread
Jeff Sullivan - January 18, 2010
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