for not backing me up on the fact that Beth Gibbons is a frighteningly good (emphasis on frightening) singer. Thus, I have no choice but to YouTube it up a bit.
I heard she collaborated with Annie Lennox on something a while back, which is not in the least bit surprising, though her particular brand of strange is more introverted and has a lot more going on under the surface.
I gave it one listen, walked away for a few months, came back, listened to it religiously for about two weeks, then realized that I was crazy about the first two tracks and lukewarm about most of the rest.
If you’re referring to the stuff that’s leaked for the new album though, then no.
Just saw these guys at the Black Cat in DC and was quite to very impressed with how they sounded live. Their debut album – “Broken Side of Time” – is most excellent.
but Al Jourgenson is a ridiculously talented dude. I just heard a song from one of his side projects – 1,000 Homo DJ’s, covering Black Sabbath’s Supernaut. It kicked my ass and I can’t stop listening to it.
Not that this is a surprise but YouTube commenters are idiots. Trent Reznor did not sing this song, at least not this version.
Really, anything Cash did on the American Recording series = an incredible cover.
Cold Cold Night covered by the White Stripes.
Anyone covering Leonard Cohen.
NOFX covering Vincent (Starry Starry Night).
Kris Kristofferson covering To Beat the Devil.
Bob Dylan covering Delia.
Phosphorescent covering Reasons to Quit.
Snoop Dogg covering Lodi Dodi.
Other covers that surpass originals:
Jimi’s version of “Watchtower” is an easy choice. I love many covers of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” especially Jeff Buckley’s and Rufus Wainwright’s. I also like R.E.M.‘s cover of Cohen’s song “First We Take Manhattan.”
Seriously… if you can watch this video and still dislike Iron and Wine then I give up. I’m sure you and Days of the New will be very happy together. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1Zz9ud83I
Anecdote: I was recently getting a haircut. The woman who does my hair had the radio tuned to a local station that plays oldies. Hendrix came on. After about three minutes, in the middle of a guitar solo, she changed the station to country. Then she proceeded to comment about how she likes that oldie station, but sometimes they play “garbage.”
Considering that she was cutting my hair, I felt that I was in no position to correct her and instead bit my lip.
But is there any other era that he could’ve made it in? I’ve heard some of his live recordings and am amazed that he made it anywhere. He really can’t hold a key to save his life. I do enjoy listening to him though partly because of that style.
This is my Common People Memorial List, as I cannot answer this question without invoking Common People I’m retiring it from consideration and putting it in the Hall of Fame.
Go find this cover and it will blow your mind. Ben Folds produced it, plays on it, and Joe Jackson sings on it. It’s absolutely brilliant. Here. Your life will never be the same.
but I think the Shatner just shades it – Jarvis Cocker brings a lot of derision to it, but Shatner/Jackson bring sneering contempt and anger and I like that just a little bit better.
I think The White Stripes were one of the few bands to do right by a cover of Robert Johnson’s Stop Breaking Down. I love Exile on Main St., but the Rolling Stones just couldn’t pull this one off in the same way.
Though I’ve never heard the Teddy Edwards original, the Tom Waits cover of Little Man is pretty amazing.
I kind of feel like I’ve always preferred The Black Keys, as their early stuff is fantastic and later offerings haven’t been bad either (I can also listen to their version of “She Said, She Said”, while I wouldn’t touch the Beatles version), but I respect the White Stripes insofar as they know their old school blues and are able to capture the rawness of it when most efforts to this point have failed utterly.
But I didn’t really know of Kimbrough before I got to the Keys. My experience was mostly with really old blues. I could stand to listen to the originals of his work a bit more.
Doesn't equal the originals, let alone surpass them,
but I totally expected Korn’s cover of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” suite to be awful and was pleasantly surprised. They emphasized their own style, but not at the expense of making it unrecognizable.
Jones Street Station covering John Hartford’s “Tall Buildings.” They always close their live shows by unplugging all their mics and instruments and doing it like this.
Ever had a band that blew you away with the first song you heard by them, enough to make you buy the album it came on, then realized that song was almost entirely different from most of their work, and still loved them anyway?
That happened to me with The National. I ran across Abel (which I hear was originally styled as ballad) one night randomly watching MTV2, then went out to buy Alligator and heard Secret Meeting come on, and loved them all the more.
Dammit this will make me sound like a preppy d-bag
But back when “Brick” by Ben Folds Five came out, I bought the CD just for that. And the other stuff on that album is just so radically different. Nevertheless, it’s a great album and I loved it all.
Whatever and Ever Amen might be the most underrated album of the 90's.
And while on the subject of Ben Folds, and considering the proximity to February 14, you aren’t human if his song The Luckiest doesn’t bring you to tears.
but yes, cliche. Everyone has heard mastermind, but I personally rank that as one of the most complete hip hop albums of all time. Dan the Automator is right up there with Dre and Jay Z for hip hop production in my book.
but I feel that Days of the New’s second album is an underappreciated gem. After Travis Meeks fired the rest of his band following their crappy first album, he completely shed the post-grunge wanking and made something a lot more musical:
This band called the Mary Onettes (oh my, a clever play on words!) on the radio a week ago. They’re a wonderful Swedish band that decided they wanted to update and play music in the vein of The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, and The Replacements.
The singer really channels The Moz on a lot of songs and they have some beautiful lyrics, if anybody likes the above three bands, I’d recommend checking them out.
I was not familiar with this band until these two comments
and I must say I really don’t hear the Replacements in there at all. I hear Blondie all over ‘Lost’, and Echo and the Bunnymen definitely, but no Replacements in the couple of songs I’ve listened to.
I think Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are awesome. They combine perfectly with OCMS for this piece. As far as I know, this concert is not available in any form except the video snippets such as this that have been posted at various places on the web. Love watching Gillian perform this piece. She looks as if she is totally enjoying the moment.
“The David Rawlings Machine”, which is much the same group as shown in the video, will be at the Showcase in Seattle Sunday night. I would be there, except that’s Valentine’s and my wife doesn’t really care for concert venues much, so we have other plans.
I am really into Shabazz Palaces and the new Beach House album that was mentioned above. I have also been rediscovering my love for Pete Doherty’s work. Down in Albion, released when he was with Babyshambles, is sloppier than some of The Libertines stuff but that carefree attitude is part of what makes the album work for me. If only the man wasn’t such an addict.
Band I've been enjoying lately
The XX
Scrupio - February 12, 2010
The XX
Had one of the best debut albums in the past few years, what’s your favorite song? I adore Infinity.
ungoreatstefan - February 12, 2010
Yeah Infinity is a great song
I really like how the intro song leads into VCR. Night time is also one of my faves.
Scrupio - February 12, 2010
The xx's album
is great. But they don’t sound to me like much of a live band…can anybody prove me wrong?-
uw_chris - February 12, 2010
I have heard this exact same thing and would be interested to hear if anyone's seen them and can confirm this
pdb - February 12, 2010
So I'm still disappointed in y'all...
for not backing me up on the fact that Beth Gibbons is a frighteningly good (emphasis on frightening) singer. Thus, I have no choice but to YouTube it up a bit.
Sour Times (relatively sweet singing)
Cowboys (sinister)
Silence (lonely singing)
Over (blending all three)
I heard she collaborated with Annie Lennox on something a while back, which is not in the least bit surprising, though her particular brand of strange is more introverted and has a lot more going on under the surface.
JY - February 12, 2010
Have you heard the new Portishead?
So different, but still good.
Bearskin Rugburn - February 12, 2010
As in Third?
I gave it one listen, walked away for a few months, came back, listened to it religiously for about two weeks, then realized that I was crazy about the first two tracks and lukewarm about most of the rest.
If you’re referring to the stuff that’s leaked for the new album though, then no.
JY - February 12, 2010
Alberta Cross
Just saw these guys at the Black Cat in DC and was quite to very impressed with how they sounded live. Their debut album – “Broken Side of Time” – is most excellent.
BHP - February 12, 2010
I'm not much of a Ministry fan
but Al Jourgenson is a ridiculously talented dude. I just heard a song from one of his side projects – 1,000 Homo DJ’s, covering Black Sabbath’s Supernaut. It kicked my ass and I can’t stop listening to it.
Not that this is a surprise but YouTube commenters are idiots. Trent Reznor did not sing this song, at least not this version.
pdb - February 12, 2010
So I never got into The Mountain Goats, but then I was watching Moral Orel and heard...
“Old College Try”. Now I’m giving them another chance. I just love that song to death.
SethGrandpa - February 12, 2010
No Children might be my favorite song ever
BRKLN M'S - February 12, 2010
Try
this. (music starts at 1:25)
Phil Hatzenbuehler - February 12, 2010
Long post about the brilliance of this album
http://johnbai3030.blogspot.com/2009/03/greatest-album-ever-recorded-1-in.html
johnbai - February 12, 2010
A Mountain Goats thread on a baseball blog
and nobody’s mentioned “Cubs in Five” yet? (Quality’s not great, but with Darnielle it barely matters.)
thebyron - February 12, 2010
The shitty thing about listening to The Mountain Goats
is that when you listen to songs from other bands, you think, “did they even put any effort into writing this song?”
PissedMick - February 12, 2010
Yeah, I guess I misphrased that. I gave them a second chance and it took.
I’ve been listening to Tallahassee quite a bit recently.
SethGrandpa - February 12, 2010
The Mountain Goats, you say?
I’ve been completely in love with this song lately.
HAIL SATAN!
I Lick Squirrels - February 12, 2010
I've been listening to
Tom Waits’ version of Danny Says by The Ramones a lot lately. What cover versions do you like more than the originals?
Eyeball Kid - February 12, 2010
And for novelty value:
Metallica’s Battery.
Eyeball Kid - February 12, 2010
Definitely Nina Simone
I shall be released
Bearskin Rugburn - February 12, 2010
In a similar vein:
Jeff Buckley’s cover of Nina Simone’s “Lilac Wine”
Phil Hatzenbuehler - February 12, 2010
I love that song.
Didn’t realize it was a cover, actually. Now I’ve gotta check her original.
thebyron - February 12, 2010
I didn't realise her version of 'Feeling Good' wasn't the original
Muse’s is definitely my favourite version of that song though.
Eyeball Kid - February 12, 2010
Hell yes
also his incredible cover of “Be [Your] Husband”
lemonverbena - February 12, 2010
Also, Hallelujah.
That’s pretty obvious though.
JY - February 12, 2010
I think my favorite Nina Simone is "Trouble In Mind", followed by "I Shall Be Released"
Both are in my Favorites of Favorites of folder.
Steve Nelson - February 12, 2010
Also, purely for the weirdness factor
Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash duet covering Redemption Song. First time I heard it on the radio I nearly died.
Bearskin Rugburn - February 12, 2010
My Morning Jacket
covering Erykah Badu’s “Tyrone”
lemonverbena - February 12, 2010
And Jim James' cover of Going to Acapulco by Bob Dylan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6z7gNDK89U
johnbai - February 12, 2010
Johnny Cash covering Hurt.
Really, anything Cash did on the American Recording series = an incredible cover.
Cold Cold Night covered by the White Stripes.
Anyone covering Leonard Cohen.
NOFX covering Vincent (Starry Starry Night).
Kris Kristofferson covering To Beat the Devil.
Bob Dylan covering Delia.
Phosphorescent covering Reasons to Quit.
Snoop Dogg covering Lodi Dodi.
katal - February 12, 2010
Agreed, the American Recordings were incredible.
Other covers that surpass originals:
Jimi’s version of “Watchtower” is an easy choice. I love many covers of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” especially Jeff Buckley’s and Rufus Wainwright’s. I also like R.E.M.‘s cover of Cohen’s song “First We Take Manhattan.”
thebyron - February 12, 2010
R.E.M.'s cover of "Superman" is one of my favorite covers.
Jed MC - February 12, 2010
Iron and Wine doing the Flaming Lips' Waiting for a Superman?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5gBt-zpb-w
johnbai - February 12, 2010
I wish I could like Iron and Wine, but I find the music incredibly dull.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - February 12, 2010
That's because you're an evil evil bastard
Seriously… if you can watch this video and still dislike Iron and Wine then I give up. I’m sure you and Days of the New will be very happy together.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1Zz9ud83I
johnbai - February 12, 2010
Ouch.
Phil Hatzenbuehler - February 12, 2010
I only hurt you because I love you
I hope you know that.
johnbai - February 12, 2010
That's a good one.
‘Love Vigilantes’ is a great cover too, though I don’t know about ‘better than the original.’
marc w - February 12, 2010
Boooo. I feel that anyone who prefers Jimi's version of "Watchtower" just hasn't sufficiently listened to the original.
On the other hand, I believe everyone needs to listen to more Dylan.
katal - February 12, 2010
Heh.
I’m with you on “everyone needs to listen to more Dylan” but think everyone needs to listen to more Hendrix too.
thebyron - February 12, 2010
True dat.
Anecdote: I was recently getting a haircut. The woman who does my hair had the radio tuned to a local station that plays oldies. Hendrix came on. After about three minutes, in the middle of a guitar solo, she changed the station to country. Then she proceeded to comment about how she likes that oldie station, but sometimes they play “garbage.”
Considering that she was cutting my hair, I felt that I was in no position to correct her and instead bit my lip.
katal - February 12, 2010
Never argue with someone holding a cutting implement near your jugular.
But MAN that would have floored me!
thebyron - February 12, 2010
Dylan was a great songwriter
But is there any other era that he could’ve made it in? I’ve heard some of his live recordings and am amazed that he made it anywhere. He really can’t hold a key to save his life. I do enjoy listening to him though partly because of that style.
seattle_since_81 - February 12, 2010
Took me a long time to find out Johnny Cash's Hurt
wasn’t the original one. Man I love that song.
Fear - February 12, 2010
It's not the original one, but it is the better of the two.
PissedMick - February 12, 2010
I love this question
This is my Common People Memorial List, as I cannot answer this question without invoking Common People I’m retiring it from consideration and putting it in the Hall of Fame.
Alcohol by the Murder City Devils (Kinks cover)
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young by the New Bomb Turks (Faron Young cover)
What’s So Funny ‘Bout (Peace Love and Understanding) by Elvis Costello (Nick Lowe cover)
Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica (Thin Lizzy cover)
Hurt by Johnny Cash (NIN cover) which gets bonus points for being a heartbreaker of a video
I Don’t Want To Grow Up by the Ramones (Tom Waits cover)
pdb - February 12, 2010
Pulp/William Shatner's Common People?
Shatner’s covers are amazing but fall strictly in the ‘awesome but still novelty’ category for me.
Eyeball Kid - February 12, 2010
I'd agree on the whole, but not in this specific case.
marc w - February 12, 2010
Oh dude
Go find this cover and it will blow your mind. Ben Folds produced it, plays on it, and Joe Jackson sings on it. It’s absolutely brilliant. Here. Your life will never be the same.
pdb - February 12, 2010
I listened to it again before I posted to make sure my opinion hadn't changed.
Doesn’t detratct from the Shatner version, I just really love the original.
Eyeball Kid - February 12, 2010
As do I
but I think the Shatner just shades it – Jarvis Cocker brings a lot of derision to it, but Shatner/Jackson bring sneering contempt and anger and I like that just a little bit better.
pdb - February 12, 2010
Shatner kills Mr. Tambourine man, too.
katal - February 12, 2010
Nirvana
covering Fang’s “The Money Will Roll Right In”
lemonverbena - February 12, 2010
I prefer Nirvana's cover of Where Did You Sleep Last Night over the Muddy Water's version.
katal - February 12, 2010
This is quite possibly the most intense cover of any song anywhere ever
pdb - February 12, 2010
Actual title is "In The Pines"
just to be a picky bastard
lemonverbena - February 12, 2010
Mudhoney's version is my favorite.
Aaron Campeau - February 12, 2010 via mobile
Mudhoney's version of The Rose is pretty stellar as well
Some say love, it is a river…
pdb - February 12, 2010
I liked the Griffins' version.
Insert non sequitur here.
thebyron - February 12, 2010
That's fair
lemonverbena - February 12, 2010
Their cover of "The Man Who Sold The World" was pretty awesome
Robert Lintott - February 12, 2010
Big Black's version of Kraftwerk's "Das Model"
Aaron Campeau - February 12, 2010 via mobile
YESYESYES
I play that every time I go to the Brotherhood in Oly.
marc w - February 12, 2010
Hadn't thought about this song in 15 years. Thank you!
johnbai - February 12, 2010
Albini's sarcastic, shrill voice over the top of that is just wonderful
Aaron Campeau - February 12, 2010
Hmmm...
I think The White Stripes were one of the few bands to do right by a cover of Robert Johnson’s Stop Breaking Down. I love Exile on Main St., but the Rolling Stones just couldn’t pull this one off in the same way.
Though I’ve never heard the Teddy Edwards original, the Tom Waits cover of Little Man is pretty amazing.
JY - February 12, 2010
I had no idea Stop Breaking Down went further back than the Stones!
Crazy.
katal - February 12, 2010
That's because of the white hegemony perpetrated by the institutionalized... um...
OK, we’ve gone down that argument road before. Nevermind.
johnbai - February 12, 2010
They did the same with Son House's Death Letter
marc w - February 12, 2010
I'll have to check that out then.
I kind of feel like I’ve always preferred The Black Keys, as their early stuff is fantastic and later offerings haven’t been bad either (I can also listen to their version of “She Said, She Said”, while I wouldn’t touch the Beatles version), but I respect the White Stripes insofar as they know their old school blues and are able to capture the rawness of it when most efforts to this point have failed utterly.
JY - February 12, 2010
Me too, actually.
And I can’t believe neither of us thought of the Black Keys cover of Junior Kimbrough’s Have Mercy on me or Meet Me in the City.
marc w - February 12, 2010
Both are great
But I didn’t really know of Kimbrough before I got to the Keys. My experience was mostly with really old blues. I could stand to listen to the originals of his work a bit more.
Which, reminds me, let’s do this for shits…
Grown So Ugly
Robert Pete Williams (original), vs Captain Beefheart (1967) vs The Black Keys (2004)
JY - February 12, 2010
Covers of blues originals kind of goes without saying
but I agree that the Key’s “Meet Me in the City” is fucking brilliant.
lemonverbena - February 12, 2010
Speaking of Jack White
The Raconteurs do an incredible version of “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down).” Enjoy!
thebyron - February 12, 2010
I'm not sure if I like it better than the original,
but A Perfect Circle’s cover of Imagine is one of my favorite covers.
seattle_since_81 - February 12, 2010
Link
If you would like to take a listen.
seattle_since_81 - February 12, 2010
I think I'll dig out my copy of aMOTION later
I haven’t watched it in aaages.
Eyeball Kid - February 12, 2010
I dig, especially with the video.
Maynard has such a cool voice.
thebyron - February 12, 2010
"Karma Police" done by Finch is fantastic...
I love Radiohead’s version, but this is just too good in my opinion.
Well…I guess Johnny Cash’s version of “Hurt” is better, but that’s now the definitive version of that song, so I almost consider it more his.
SethGrandpa - February 12, 2010
Doesn't equal the originals, let alone surpass them,
but I totally expected Korn’s cover of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” suite to be awful and was pleasantly surprised. They emphasized their own style, but not at the expense of making it unrecognizable.
thebyron - February 12, 2010
Best Pink Floyd cover ever?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lsCEgcRozY
johnbai - February 12, 2010
Not a fan, actually. Never did like disco much....
Luther Wright and the Wrongs covered The Wall in its entirety as a bluegrass country album, which I thoroughly enjoyed. (Here’s “Goodbye Blue Sky.”)
thebyron - February 12, 2010
I like it because it's sacrilicious
Sort of takes the piss out of Floyd in a “Why so serious?” way.
johnbai - February 12, 2010
Also, does that mean you enjoyed this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE
johnbai - February 12, 2010
Thoroughly!
thebyron - February 12, 2010
I don't know if technically counts as a cover considering Amazing Grace is such an old song,
but Bela Fleck & The Flecktones version from the Live Art album is fantastic.
Jed MC - February 12, 2010
Nina Gordon's version of "Straight Outta Compton"
Mostly because it’s just so mind-boggling.
Robert Lintott - February 12, 2010
Forgot an obvious one:
Jones Street Station covering John Hartford’s “Tall Buildings.” They always close their live shows by unplugging all their mics and instruments and doing it like this.
thebyron - February 12, 2010
Sharon Jones and the Daptones covering Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately?"
Ludella Black’s cover of ’I’ve Just Seen a Face’
Lightning Bolt’s cover of Guitar Wolf’s ‘Planet of the Wolves’
Sholi’s cover of Googoosh’s ‘Hejrat’
and a bunch of others mentioned in this thread.
marc w - February 12, 2010
Oh, and Math and Physics Club's cover of Beat Happening's 'Angel Gone'
marc w - February 12, 2010
Agreed.
Killer track.
Woodinville_12thMan - February 12, 2010 via mobile
DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN...
sir.
Bearskin Rugburn - February 12, 2010
The new Beach House album Teen Dream is simply spectacular
WOW
BRKLN M'S - February 12, 2010
Norway
Is such a fantastic single, I hope they go on tour soon. They’re amazing live.
ungoreatstefan - February 12, 2010
Digging the Locksley love.
It’s been a lot of fun watching them get big(-ish) over the past few years.
Current musical obsession: The Antlers. The album “Hospice” is depressing as all hell, but it’s outstanding.
thebyron - February 12, 2010
So, here's a fun question.
Ever had a band that blew you away with the first song you heard by them, enough to make you buy the album it came on, then realized that song was almost entirely different from most of their work, and still loved them anyway?
That happened to me with The National. I ran across Abel (which I hear was originally styled as ballad) one night randomly watching MTV2, then went out to buy Alligator and heard Secret Meeting come on, and loved them all the more.
JY - February 12, 2010
TV On The Radio was like that for me
After hearing “Wolf Like Me” I bought Return to Cookie Mountain, and was like, whoa.
lemonverbena - February 12, 2010
I was the opposite...I bought the album because of that tune as well.
But the rest was very “meh.”
SethGrandpa - February 12, 2010
Definitely an acquired taste
lemonverbena - February 12, 2010
Dammit this will make me sound like a preppy d-bag
But back when “Brick” by Ben Folds Five came out, I bought the CD just for that. And the other stuff on that album is just so radically different. Nevertheless, it’s a great album and I loved it all.
Robert Lintott - February 12, 2010
Same here!
thebyron - February 12, 2010
I loved "Brick"
Phil Hatzenbuehler - February 12, 2010
Whatever and Ever Amen might be the most underrated album of the 90's.
And while on the subject of Ben Folds, and considering the proximity to February 14, you aren’t human if his song The Luckiest doesn’t bring you to tears.
katal - February 12, 2010
My music this week
Drop the World – Eminem/Lil WayneLost Hawks – Andre Nickatina
Oakland Blackouts – Heiroglyphics
3030 – Deltron
E2ESQUARE - February 12, 2010
Deltron 3030.... so good
I’m going to be cliche and go with Mastermind
marc w - February 12, 2010
Mastermind is a classic
but yes, cliche. Everyone has heard mastermind, but I personally rank that as one of the most complete hip hop albums of all time. Dan the Automator is right up there with Dre and Jay Z for hip hop production in my book.
E2ESQUARE - February 12, 2010
Absolutely.
I’ve been listening to Handsome Boy Modeling School a lot recently. Automator killllls.
marc w - February 12, 2010
Modeling sucks!
katal - February 12, 2010
That one where they got Chan Marshall to sing makes me melt.
Chan Marshall has that power over me though.
JY - February 13, 2010
Older song:
Dogs Die in Hot Cars – Somewhat Off the Way
Phil Hatzenbuehler - February 12, 2010
.
I like the soundtrack from American Gangster.
Zygomorphic - February 12, 2010
And Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Zygomorphic - February 12, 2010
Good call, they're awesome.
thebyron - February 12, 2010
#1 Country Hit!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjFaenf1T-Y
johnbai - February 12, 2010
Yes I love them!
Craig Powers - February 12, 2010
Also I'm enjoying Laura Viers at the moment.
Craig Powers - February 12, 2010
Love love love.
I want so badly to see them live, I hear it’s just insane.
Torrid - February 12, 2010
I'll probably catch flak for this...
but I feel that Days of the New’s second album is an underappreciated gem. After Travis Meeks fired the rest of his band following their crappy first album, he completely shed the post-grunge wanking and made something a lot more musical:
The Weapon & the Wound
Phil Hatzenbuehler - February 12, 2010
Anyone else goin to Nickatina in Seattle at the Studio 7 on March 12th?
E2ESQUARE - February 12, 2010
I heard
This band called the Mary Onettes (oh my, a clever play on words!) on the radio a week ago. They’re a wonderful Swedish band that decided they wanted to update and play music in the vein of The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, and The Replacements.
The singer really channels The Moz on a lot of songs and they have some beautiful lyrics, if anybody likes the above three bands, I’d recommend checking them out.
ungoreatstefan - February 12, 2010
They had a great single on their first album
called ‘Lost’ and I’m just not sure anything they’ve done comes close to that.
Very 80s/synthie. I can’t speak for pdb, but I feel pdb will deny that they sound like the Replacements in any possible way.
marc w - February 12, 2010
I was not familiar with this band until these two comments
and I must say I really don’t hear the Replacements in there at all. I hear Blondie all over ‘Lost’, and Echo and the Bunnymen definitely, but no Replacements in the couple of songs I’ve listened to.
pdb - February 12, 2010
I guess I CAN speak for pdb! Woooo!
Hey everybody, I’m old!
What’s with all these fancy smartphones?
I like to drink beer and ride my bike, but preferably in reverse order!
marc w - February 12, 2010
It's really hard to drink beer in reverse!
pdb - February 12, 2010
Let's go drink
Lots of beer, ride bikes and listen to The Replacements
ungoreatstefan - February 12, 2010
That sounds like most of the days in my college years in fact
pdb - February 12, 2010
It sounds like most of my weekend days only with the new addition of bicycles
ungoreatstefan - February 12, 2010
Not that hard, but certainly unpleasant.
thebyron - February 12, 2010
Well here's my first shot at one of these.
My favorite genre of music fluctuates monthly so I’m on my Indie Pianist/Singer and British singers right now and here are some songs:
Hush if you Must – Brooke Waggoner
You Give Me Something – James Morrison
Slurvey - February 12, 2010
My favorite genres move around pretty frequently as well.
Steve Nelson - February 12, 2010
Surfer Blood
They sound a lot like mid-90s Weezer and Built to Spill. I’ve been rocking their album Astro Coast pretty much non-stop for the last couple weeks.
uw_chris - February 12, 2010
Locksley reminds me a little of
Sam Roberts Band. Do people like them? I do.
Pete_ - February 12, 2010
For my money The Heavenly States are the best straight-forward rock band out now.
But nobody knows them. Check them out here. They’re great live and good folks too.
SethGrandpa - February 12, 2010
Gillian Welch and Old Crow Medicine Show - The Weight
The Weight – Gillian Welch and Old Crow Medicine Show
I think Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are awesome. They combine perfectly with OCMS for this piece. As far as I know, this concert is not available in any form except the video snippets such as this that have been posted at various places on the web. Love watching Gillian perform this piece. She looks as if she is totally enjoying the moment.
“The David Rawlings Machine”, which is much the same group as shown in the video, will be at the Showcase in Seattle Sunday night. I would be there, except that’s Valentine’s and my wife doesn’t really care for concert venues much, so we have other plans.
Steve Nelson - February 12, 2010
Right now
I am really into Shabazz Palaces and the new Beach House album that was mentioned above. I have also been rediscovering my love for Pete Doherty’s work. Down in Albion, released when he was with Babyshambles, is sloppier than some of The Libertines stuff but that carefree attitude is part of what makes the album work for me. If only the man wasn’t such an addict.
Woodinville_12thMan - February 13, 2010 via mobile
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