What songs are currently tickling your fancy??? [Archive]

iGav

Jun 29, 2003, 10:21 AM

If there's a music thread doing the rounds then it's almost certain that I'll have either started it or I'll be there... forcing my 'taste' on people.... heh-heh!!

So then what are peoples current fav songs?? about 5 will do... :) maybe alittle explanation if you've got a couple of spare minutes!!

mine...

saint etienne, 'goodnight jack'
taken from; 'good humour'
superb minimlist pop track, with excellent synth trumpet, and harpsichords... and sarah sounds divine!!

pete yorn, 'on your side'
taken from; 'music from the morning after'
for some reason, this track has nailed everything I love about a tune, I can't even explain exactly what, but it's a simlar charateristic to some underworld songs etc etc... it's in the chord combo, the way it drops down... soz if that's too technical!! heh-heh!

juliana hatfield, 'live it up'
taken from; 'bed'
kinda classic alt.rock, has a 'stranglers' tinge to it... + great riff!!

ultravox, 'all stood still'
taken from; 'vienna'
exactly what you'd imagine if punk, ska and the new romantics were juxtaposed.
Stonking guitar!!

curve, 'cuckoo'
taken from; 'cuckoo'
much underated band, but very few rock harder, and with such well defined and beautiful vocals...

So then... bring it on guys... what else should I listen to??

Ambrose Chapel

Jun 29, 2003, 10:47 AM

the new calexico album, feast of wire, is pretty good! for individual songs, check out Sunken Waltz, Quattro, Black Heart, and Across the Wire.

sort of...experimental tex-mex? kind of.

shadowfax

Jun 29, 2003, 11:36 AM

iGav, have you checked out Pete Yorn's latest album, "Day I Forgot?" it freaking rocks, man. very pretty stuff. my favorite on it is "Crystal Village."

and of course you'd better be listening to Hail to the Thief.

vollspacken

Jun 29, 2003, 11:46 AM

the last couple of days:

1. Ladytron - "Blue Jeans (Josh Wink vocal interpr. RMX)"
the original version is off Ladytron's new album "Light & Magic"

2. Serge Gainsbourg - "Cannabis (instrumental version)"
off his "Cannabis O.S.T" album

3. Underworld - "Dirty Epic"
off Underworlds classic "DubNoBassWithMyHeadMan"

4. Muddy Waters - "Tomcat"
off "Elecric Mud"

5. Rechenzentrum - "Vertikal"
off "Rechenzentrum: John Peel Sessions"

6. Ray Keith - "Funky Worm"
off "Vintage Dread" (some classic OldSkool D&B... love it :D)

vSpacken

Veldek

Jun 29, 2003, 11:51 AM

I'm listening to the new Live album "Birds Of Pray" every day. I especially like "What Are We Fighting For", "Bring The People Together" and "Life Marches On".

WinterMute

Jun 29, 2003, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by Veldek
I'm listening to the new Live album "Birds Of Pray" every day. I especially like "What Are We Fighting For", "Bring The People Together" and "Life Marches On".

Their best album since Throwing Copper, without a doubt, been in the iPod since it came out:D

Along with:

Prayer - Disturbed, an excellent chorus from a truly heavy band

Gay Bar - Electric 6, funny as ******, great vid

The Jack - AC/DC, Bon Scott, Angus Young and a song about STDs ;)

Getaway Car - Audioslave, albums a bit patchy, but this is massive

Since Ive Been Loving You - Led Zep, say no more:D

Others to numerous to mention.

scem0

Jun 29, 2003, 12:32 PM

Christina Aguilera
'fighter'
The genre doesn't appeal to me that much but I love the raw power of her voice. Not many can belt it out like Xtina can.

Blindside
'Sleepwalking'
I love this song. I can't really explain why though. I just think it is a great song.

Missy Elliot
'Slide'
Such a great song. This is the song in which she says 'my twinkies look stinky on the benz'. I love this song and Missy Elliot, but the thought of her tickling me is kind of gross. :p

Kidney Thieves
'Dyskrasia'
I love the beginning of this song more than anything else. Great band. I love rocker chicks.

Tatu
'Not gonna get us'
I like the upbeat rythm of his song. I like how it is techno but pop at the same time. I like how the singers are lesbians. I like a lot about tatu :D.

Trapt
'Stories'
Great song with great vocals. I love pretty much everything about the song. Great song. Great when you want to be in a good mood.

Evanescence
'Hello'
This song is just plain beautiful. Amy Lee (I think that's her name) has such a beautiful voice and this song fits it perfectly. Fallen is a great CD.

Madonna feat. Missy Elliot
'American Life Missy Elliot Remix'
Hearing Madonna rap is interesting. Missy elliot rocks. Great duo right here. Just an all around cool song.

Adema
'Unstable'
Nice to hear something new from Adema. Great band. Too bad their new CD has barely any NEW, ORIGINAL songs on it. But this song is good. Classic Adema.

I think that's it for now.

scem0

SumDumGuy

Jun 29, 2003, 01:38 PM

Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf...Go With the Flow is REALLY under my skin and I can't get it out of my head, and the video is simply amazing!

Nemesis by Earth Crisis...the band is no longer together, but this songs rocks

Loose by Primer 55 - Watch these suckas jump while I get loose! Spend the buck at the Apple music store and give it a listen.

medea

Jun 29, 2003, 02:10 PM

5 songs eh?
Plastic- Prefuse 73
My Angel Rocks Back and Forth- Four Tet
Someone Like You- Revlon 9
Wait- The Kills
Sad, Sad Song- M. Ward

wdlove

Jun 29, 2003, 03:23 PM

For today I'm listening to Johnny Winter CD's!

pEZ

Jun 29, 2003, 04:18 PM

Even though the song is beginning to be overplayed in the Chicagoland area, i'm currently addicted to "The Remedy" by Jason Mraz. Gonna buy the album when I have some time. And money.

I've never been much on the indie music scene, I'm moreso all over the indie film scene.

LethalWolfe

Jun 29, 2003, 04:34 PM

scem0, I love KT. I've seen them 3 times. They are very good live and all nice as hell too. :)

Stuff I'm listenting to,

Metallica - Shoot Me Again
Distillers - City of Angels
Tiger Army - Power of Moonlight
Changelings - Stalingrad
Pantera - The Great Southern Trend Kill

Lethal

MrMacMan

Jun 29, 2003, 05:19 PM

None. :(

Steradian

Jun 29, 2003, 05:54 PM

Originally posted by MrMacman
None. :(
Aww why not?

I have been listening to these songs for the past few hours

Non Point- "your signs" Great riffs, great lyrics, great song :)

PowerMan 5000- "let the Goodtimes Roll" this is the best cover of the song that I have ever heard :)

Dry Cell- "ordinary"- this band sounds similar to Likin Park, but is so much better with such raw talent, the song has such a great sound to it it just is.

Soil "great Black 7" hard fantastic and full of great of guitar riffs excellent drum beats and great vocals from a great vocalist, Ryan McCombs. I incourage all of you to at least hear some of the 30 second samples on the iTMS.

In flames- "cloud Connected" - This song is just AWESOME, I don't know how to describe it lmao

amnesiac1984

Jun 29, 2003, 06:15 PM

Well, I'm obviously listening to hail to the thief at the moment. In particular songs that really tickle me are there there, we suck young blood and Scatterbrain ad Wolf at the Door.

In other areas there's:

Bonnie Prince Billie, - I see a Darkness

Flaming Lips - Waiting for superman

Boards of Canada - lots of stuff

Lemonjelly - Lost horizons album

Buck 65 - Track 15 from Square (about a girl called stella)

Phlegm - One night stands.

there's more but i won't remember them until iTunes surprises me on random mode.

iGav

Jun 29, 2003, 07:43 PM

Originally posted by MrMacman
None. :(

oh dear... :( it doesn't have to be new music... ;) what's currently tickling your fancy?? share with us!! :)

I suggest the st etienne song....

scemO your are v.dirty... but I like the way you're thinking!! heh-heh!

Mr shadow.... i've yet to experience the glory of pete's 2nd album... it's not released here till august, and people here have being bullying me about hunting it down... mr yorn is v.cool... ;)

mr mute. gaybar, gaybar, gaybar... *whip-slash* sound!! heh!! clap those hands bad boy!! heh!

anyway, it's 1.40 am uk time, and i'm feeling stuffed, so g-nite all, and keep them coming... cos' if this thread hasn't reached 50 by 2mw am, then it's very bad form.... ;) :p :p

SumDumGuy

Jun 29, 2003, 08:57 PM

Steradian-

You can't say something is the best cover you've ever heard until you listen to the Six Feet Under remake of "War Machine" by KISS....heavy!

King Cobra

Jun 29, 2003, 09:17 PM

:cool: Music = addiction :cool:

Latest supplements:

Pacifier -- Confort Me
M. Manson -- Mobscene
Queens -- Go With The Flow
Chevelle -- Send The Pain Below
Revis -- Caught In The Rain

Black Label Society (with Ozzy) -- Stillborn

bbarnhart

Jun 29, 2003, 09:27 PM

Annie Lennox - Her new album is great
Elton John - Been buying from iTunes Music store
Natalie Merchant - Ophelia and Songs to Color By (from a box of Crayola Crayons)
New Order - Get Ready

Steradian

Jun 30, 2003, 01:56 AM

Originally posted by SumDumGuy
Steradian-

You can't say something is the best cover you've ever heard until you listen to the Six Feet Under remake of "War Machine" by KISS....heavy!

heh i meant of that Particular song not in general lol, I still like that song though :)

tazo

Jun 30, 2003, 02:37 AM

clocks. by cold play.

EDIT:
wrong artist

shadowfax

Jun 30, 2003, 02:49 AM

Originally posted by tazo
clocks. by counting crows. i think clocks is by coldplay, on their last album, "A rush of blood to the head." but both Coldplay and Counting crows are excellent bands, and i am glad if you listen to either. i own all of both bands' albums, myself :)

tazo

Jun 30, 2003, 02:55 AM

Originally posted by Shadowfax
i think clocks is by coldplay, on their last album, "A rush of blood to the head." but both Coldplay and Counting crows are excellent bands, and i am glad if you listen to either. i own all of both bands' albums, myself :)

Yeah you're right 'clocks' is by cold play. woops:p It is right next to a counting crows song in my playlist :)

shadowfax

Jun 30, 2003, 03:07 AM

sweetness, man. what counting crows stuff do you like? my alltime favorite has to be mrs potter's lullaby, but the live version of Mr Jones, the one with the accordion accompaniment, runs a close second. Angels of the Silences is a good rockin' song they do.

tazo

Jun 30, 2003, 03:09 AM

i'm embarrassed to post which one CC song i have. lol.

shadowfax

Jun 30, 2003, 03:17 AM

Originally posted by tazo
i'm embarrassed to post which one CC song i have. lol. that's a shame, i'll bet it's the studio version of Mr Jones, Hangin' Around, or something off of "Hard Candy," like American Girls or Hard Candy. did i guess right?

you should pick up their album "August and Everything After" or "This Desert Life." splendid music, that.

tazo

Jun 30, 2003, 03:38 PM

well I just finsiished downloading some songs by counting crows. mr jones is there but i havent listened to it yet. 'round here' is a tight song. I listened to 'if I could give all my love', wierd :)

shadowfax

Jun 30, 2003, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by tazo
well I just finsiished downloading some songs by counting crows. mr jones is there but i havent listened to it yet. 'round here' is a tight song. I listened to 'if I could give all my love', wierd :) "round here" is definitely one of the coolest, coolest, most beautiful songs they have.

the best opening:
[live only, i think:] "i'm on top of everything,
a little king of anything,
got a place of mine that's all my own.
i'm inside of me again, a small world all the same,
and i'm alone, and i'm alone, and i'm alone... [then it goes on like this:]

[in the studio release, it starts here:]
step out the front door like a ghost
into a fog where no one notices
the contrast of white on white,
and in between the moon and you
angels get a better view of the crumbling difference
between wrong and right."

beautiful song.

job

Jun 30, 2003, 06:25 PM

i've got some good old skool ratm kicking it on my 15GB ipod. :)

Pete_Hoover

Jun 30, 2003, 06:48 PM

I dont listen to music. Atleast not in my spare time. I usually dont even listen to it in the car. Don't know why, just don't.

Macpoops

Jun 30, 2003, 06:53 PM

Starting Line. "Best of Me" 'Leftcoast Envy" "Hello Houston" and "This Ride"

tazo

Jun 30, 2003, 06:55 PM

Originally posted by Pete_Hoover
I dont listen to music. Atleast not in my spare time. I usually dont even listen to it in the car. Don't know why, just don't.

I cannot imagine life without tunes :(

shadowfax

Jun 30, 2003, 07:18 PM

Originally posted by tazo
I cannot imagine life without tunes :( a life without music is truly a life with a lower standard of living. music is definitely a bonding force and means of communication people should not leave absent in their lives.

Angelus

Jun 30, 2003, 07:54 PM

At the moment i'm listening to sarah mclachlan. I love her voice,its so haunting.
What i really want to get however is michelle branch's "goodbye to you".I have the cd version but it is totally inferior to when she played live on buffy.Her voice is just amazing on that episode. I recorded it onto an audio cassete but on the look out for an mp3 version.

ouketii

Jun 30, 2003, 08:36 PM

i really like 'taking back saturday'. any song of theirs

tazo

Jun 30, 2003, 08:56 PM

Originally posted by Shadowfax
a life without music is truly a life with a lower standard of living. music is definitely a bonding force and means of communication people should not leave absent in their lives.

Agreed 110%

MattG

Jun 30, 2003, 09:30 PM

I'm listening to too much stuff to only list 5 :)

The Who -- The Kids are Alright
I've got that 4-CD box set of theirs, "30 Years of Maximum R&B" or whatever it's called. I decided to break it out after not listening to it in forever, and discovered this song :)

Marc Ribot -- Aurora en Pekin
Great guitar player, maybe best known for his work with Elvis Costello. This is a really pretty song--downloaded it from the ITMS :)

Whiskeytown -- Dancing With the Women at the Bar
Great band...too bad their not together anymore.

Pete Yorn -- Strange Condition
Probably my favorite song on this CD.

Billy Bragg & Wilco -- The Unwelcome Guest
Both of these CDs (Mermaid Avenue) are really good.

Elvis Costello -- Indoor Fireworks
Too bad his new stuff isn't as good as this :(

Chris Isaak -- Forever Blue

Various Counting Crows songs

amnesiac1984

Jul 1, 2003, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by Angelus

What i really want to get however is michelle branch's "goodbye to you".I have the cd version but it is totally inferior to when she played live on buffy.Her voice is just amazing on that episode. I recorded it onto an audio cassete but on the look out for an mp3 version.

What was that episode about? Was it the one when they all lost their memory in the magic shop or something, how did the song go? Or just give me the name of it or something.

I didn't like it at all but i just wanna know if its the one I saw, yeah her voice is really cool, quite different, but I think the song was just lame, lyrics were nothing special and as Thom Yorke put it when talking about US alternative stations, it's just another "fridge buzz". Thats if we're talking about the same episode/song. :D

evoluzione

Jul 1, 2003, 07:17 PM

hmm, so what's currently "tickling my fancy".... some old stuff, but classics nonetheless

Underworld ... second toughest in the infants

Prodigy ... music for the jilted generation

Dimitri from Paris ... after the playboy mansion

BT ... Ima

Herbaliser ... something wicked this way comes

2Pac ... until the end of time

Robbie Williams ... life thru a lens

Astor Piazzolla ... historia del tango

Hulk ... original movie soundtrack

jbomber

Jul 1, 2003, 07:42 PM

Allow me to impart some wisdom on the youngsters. :)

Pete Rock - Soul Brother Compilation
20 years of hip-hop classics collected and remixed by one of the masters.

Linkin Park - Reanimation
for when you need to get excited

Morcheeba- Big Calm
when you need to settle down

Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
perhaps the greatest album of TRUE hip-hop

Nelly Furtado- Whoa Nelly
Nice album by the girl-you-wish-lived-next-door

Barry White - any album
for the ladies, d'uh!

just some of my favorites...

BaghdadBob

Jul 1, 2003, 07:54 PM

I currently want what I can't have...currently.

"Tank" the Cowboy Beebop opening song. Tight jazz, real crazy mad, or whatever.

And...the opening song to "Aqua Teen Hunger Force"

"My Name is
Shake-Zula, da mic rula
You wanna trip? I take it to ya."

"Frylock and I'm on top
Rock you like a cop
Meatwad you're up with your knock-knock..."

"Meatwad makin money, see
Meatwad get the honeys, G
Drivin' in my car, livin' like a star
Ice on my fingers and my toes and I'm a Taurus..."

"Cuz we are da Aqua Teens
Make the homies say 'Ho!' and the girlies wanna scream!" x2-3

Anyway...if you watch the show the theme song is pretty funny.

As for life without music
I've gone long stretches without music. It happens when I don't want/need anyone else in my head. Music has a profound effect on people, and my door isn't always open to letting other people's thoughts and emotions alter my own through such a powerful medium...plus...it can be kind of like a drug, some people can't steer their emotions without their favorite substance, be that alcohol, pot, heroine, or music. BaghdadBob refuses to depend on any one or thing to find honest feeling within himself.

Just my personal viewpoint.

jbomber

Jul 1, 2003, 07:59 PM

Originally posted by BaghdadBob
I currently want what I can't have...currently.

"Tank" the Cowboy Beebop opening song. Tight jazz, real crazy mad, or whatever.

Why exactly can't you have it?

It's an awesome song. there are a ton of great songs on the Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack.

BaghdadBob

Jul 1, 2003, 08:04 PM

WhawhawhaWHAT? (in best Kyle's mom's voice)

I thought there was no such thing, I looked...cool...

I need to get another copy of the Akira soundtrack too, I keep giving mine away.

Everyone always says that's the coolest CD they've ever heard.

jbomber

Jul 1, 2003, 08:13 PM

Originally posted by BaghdadBob
WhawhawhaWHAT? (in best Kyle's mom's voice)

I thought there was no such thing, I looked...cool...

I need to get another copy of the Akira soundtrack too, I keep giving mine away.

Everyone always says that's the coolest CD they've ever heard.

Oooh, yeah, the Akira Soundtrack is pretty nice. Another cool intro song is from the opening to Ghost in the Shell- Making of a Cyborg

BaghdadBob

Jul 1, 2003, 10:22 PM

Yeah, I want the Ghost in the Shell soudtrack. Mainly for the music from the riverboat scene. Kinda grabs me by the nuts and negotiates for world peace while serving me a bowl of tarot chips and guacamole, if you know what I mean.

tazo

Jul 1, 2003, 10:28 PM

Originally posted by BaghdadBob
Yeah, I want the Ghost in the Shell soudtrack. Mainly for the music from the riverboat scene. Kinda grabs me by the nuts and negotiates for world peace while serving me a bowl of tarot chips and guacamole, if you know what I mean.
:eek: Please elaborate :confused:

ecino1

Jul 1, 2003, 10:50 PM

metallica - st. anger

This song is so good. It'd from their new cd. which is awesome.

shadowfax

Jul 2, 2003, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by ecino1
metallica - st. anger

This song is so good. It'd from their new cd. which is awesome. LOL, you have to be one of the first people i have seen who has not found that album, particularly that song, derivative and laughable if not outright disgusting. it's so... bleccch. sorry man. i am going to leave you in the rain on that one, i'll be surprised to find someone who can make a defense of the quality of that one.

job

Jul 2, 2003, 12:12 AM

scem0

Jul 2, 2003, 12:30 AM

Originally posted by Shadowfax
LOL, you have to be one of the first people i have seen who has not found that album, particularly that song, derivative and laughable if not outright disgusting. it's so... bleccch. sorry man. i am going to leave you in the rain on that one, i'll be surprised to find someone who can make a defense of the quality of that one.

I agree - it is a bad System of a Down rip off....

It's kinda sad how Metallica, a very influencial band is now copying other bands.

Plus, SoaD can't be copied.

Some bands/singers who I think are really cool but don't have any songs really 'tickling my fancy' are:
System of a Down
Idie Arie
Nelly Furtado
Linkin Park
Mariah Carey (I just love how beautiful and powerful her voice is, not the biggest fan of her music, but a big fan of her voice - same goes for Xtina Aguilera)
Queens of the Stone Age

and that's all for now.

ecino1

Jul 2, 2003, 10:35 AM

Originally posted by Shadowfax
LOL, you have to be one of the first people i have seen who has not found that album, particularly that song, derivative and laughable if not outright disgusting. it's so... bleccch. sorry man. i am going to leave you in the rain on that one, i'll be surprised to find someone who can make a defense of the quality of that one.

Hmm.. most of the people I know like the song. The video is pretty cool too. I mean, the setting and presentation is unique. But, I guess it kinda does sound like system of a down. Maybee thats part of the reason I like it so much; normally i'm not even a big metallica fan at all. Shadowfax.. i'm just wondering, but is the only reason you dont like it because it sounds like a system of a down ripoff? Just wondering.

shadowfax

Jul 2, 2003, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by ecino1
Hmm.. most of the people I know like the song. The video is pretty cool too. I mean, the setting and presentation is unique. But, I guess it kinda does sound like system of a down. Maybee thats part of the reason I like it so much; normally i'm not even a big metallica fan at all. Shadowfax.. i'm just wondering, but is the only reason you dont like it because it sounds like a system of a down ripoff? Just wondering. that makes more sense if you like system of a down, i guess. i don't mind copying on principle. i mean, my favorite band, radiohead, kicked off their latest album with a song that's quite similar to some stuff by a band called "the Dismemberment Plan." i still love it just the same. mostly though, i guess i don't like system of a down at all. it annoys me that they are going in that direction. i like some old metallica stuff, but i have never followed them, and i certainly don't like listening to them very often. they have some good angry songs for the car, plus "Nothing Else Matters." but this is some of the first metallica that i just really don't like.

BaghdadBob

Jul 2, 2003, 02:21 PM

I haven't had an opportunity to really hear the song very clearly...I've been a Metallica fan/supporter for a while to varying degrees, and I really don't know what to think of it. What I do know is that Metallica has recorded something like 100 songs over the years, and their music has constantly been evolving.

Their songwriting approach has also changed dramatically over the years -- it wasn't until Load that they took a "band-centric" approach to songwriting, up until that point it had mostly been Lars and James hashing things out and then bringing the other two in, and it wasn't until Black Album that they even had any significant producer input....

What's my point? Well, they've been up to it for twenty years now, and there's no way they could have stayed anything close to what they were doing when they first started -- everyone has to get over their teenage rage at some point.

Now, we've all seen Metallica come under assault for what I think a lot of us here support -- fighting for artists' rights. Sad, to me, really, that a bunch of young punks who listen to music spawned from Metallica's hard work, perserverencs, and trend-kicking, would be so ready to turn on them...but I digress.

If you want an opinion from a hardcore Metallica fan I submit to you this: my fianceé was a Metallica fan from before they were known outside LA, and as you probably know, they struggled a lot before they moved to SF. I think most of you have some idea what was going on in the early '80s in LA. Disgusting...so if you saw how different Metallica was in an environment hooked on makeup, poofy hair, and spandex, well, let's just say you would get pretty offended if you heard someone calling Metallica "sellouts," because it would have been the easiest thing in the world for them to sell out when they were small and struggling by just going glam. Well, she likes the song. So there you go, from a hardcore old-school Metallica fan.

Whether that's meaningful or not depends on what you take from it, I'm not saying anyone has to like it -- doesn't tickle my fancy personally -- but if my girl can like it then it simply can't be all that un-Metallica like in my opinion.

And as far as it sounding like anyone else, you can only make so many unique-sounding songs in today's environment. Even Tool has stuff on Lateralus that reminds me of The Fragile, and Tool is insanely unduplicatable.

'Course, Maynard is an open NIN fan. Can you blame hime for being influenced? I don't think so, he's too talented and accomplished a songrwriter to begrudge. Same applies to Metallica, if you ask me.

Which no one does....which is why I ramble ;)

King Cobra

Jul 2, 2003, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by ecino1
metallica - st. anger

This song is so good. It'd from their new cd. which is awesome.

My favorite Metallica song, and a great song at that.

The video isn't too bad. I downloaded all 57.7MB of the music video on my dial-up.

For those that don't want to listen to music, that doesn't make you a bad person. Don't let the previous music-biased posters make you feel bad. Just kick their asses in Chess. :eek:

MattG

Jul 2, 2003, 06:06 PM

Sorry but the new Metallica is weak. We just picked it up at the store and listened to half of it on the way home. Just awful. Metallica should just retire while they still have a shred of dignity left.

wdlove

Jul 2, 2003, 08:26 PM

I'm currently enjoying listening to vintage Frank Sinatra!

funkywhat2

Jul 2, 2003, 09:58 PM

I think I'll listen to some Streets. Geezers do need excitement, you know...

Hahahaha :D

jayscheuerle

Jul 3, 2003, 08:43 PM

There are some sweet listings here, but my current grind into the brain is an actual bought CD: Fountains of Wayne "Welcome Interstate Managers".

Wonderfully catchy!

The wife and tater tot are out of the house for 10 days. I put the whole iTunes collection (19 days worth of continuous music) on random, but I couldn't take the Christmas tunes!

Bengt77

Jul 4, 2003, 03:48 AM

Okay, here goes:

Radiohead
Punchup At A Wedding

Underworld
Oich Oich

Boards Of Canada
Everything You Do Is A Balloon

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Oh My Lord

Pearl Jam
Last Kiss

Only five?! It's quite hard to list only five tracks, really. That way, it's only a snapshot of the moment...

Squire

Jul 4, 2003, 07:36 AM

I listen to a lot of mainstream stuff. You can't buy a lot of obscure records in S. Korea so a lot of the bands listed above are new to me.

Currently:

1) Audioslave: the whole album. It's been in my car's 8-CD changer for months. I thought I was being "different" for listening to it but one of my friends told me that it went, like, double platinum in the States. (My picks are "What you are" and "Shadow of the Sun.")

2) Oasis: everything. A lot of people hate these guys because they're jerks and all their music sounds the same. I think the first could very well be true but I prefer to say that they have a winning formula (as far as their sound is concerned) and they stick to it. (I like the singles "Idler's Dream" and "Full On.")

3) Soundgarden: Superunknown. I dusted off that CD recently and threw it in the changer. I guess when I first listened to it I didn't appreciate the complexity of it. 99% of popular music is in 4/4 time (my stat). Soundgarden try a variety of time signatures in their music. That shows talent, in my opinion. ("Fell on Black Days" and "The Day I Tried to Live" are wicked.)

4) I played Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" for my English classes this week. I deleted some of the lyrics and they had to fill them in. I love that tune.

5) Also, I just picked up "Earphoria" by the Pumpkins and Corgan's new work with "Zwan." I can't comment on them yet.

6) Oh, almost forgot...Dave Matthews Band, Live in Chicago (Chicago, right?). Love the jammin' in his live stuff.

Great thread.

Squire

iGav

Jul 4, 2003, 10:35 AM

Originally posted by Squire

I prefer to say that they have a winning formula (as far as their sound is concerned) and they stick to it.

that's one way of saying it.... :p :p :p

I can remember seeing Oasis live back in 1993, they seemed so fresh, and vital... then all the beer boys got into them... that's when it went downhill... :(

Zwan are v.cool... I don't think you'll be disappointed with their album! ;)

vniow

Jul 4, 2003, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by evoluzione

Herbaliser ... something wicked this way comes

That's an awesome video. (http://www.ninjatune.net/videos/video.php?type=qt&id=39)

LethalWolfe

Jul 4, 2003, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by scem0
I agree - it is a bad System of a Down rip off....

Maybe I'm just dense but to me St. Anger doesn't sound like SoaD anymore than Master of Puppets sounds like 80's Iron Maiden. Of course if you are one of those people who thought Re/Load was "alternative music" and sounded like Nirvana or Pearl Jam then this discussion should just stop now 'cause we obvioulsy have vastly different qualifications for what it takes for one band to sound like another. ;)

IMO St. Anger is a transition album (like the Black Album and Ride the Lightening before it). And like their previous transition ablums St. Anger feels incomplete or "off" in parts. It's like the band knows where it wants to go, but doesn't know quite how to get there. RtL, IMO, is a perfect example of this. While I like all the trax on RtL it's not one of my favorite Metallica albums because, as a whole, it feels kinda schizophenic to me. Some songs are an evoloution of the speed metal from Kill'em All, while others are more complex and melodic and are clearly stepping stones to what appears on Master of Puppets (their best album IMO).

Wow... now that I've completely ranted and gotten OT I think I'm gonna shut up and get some lunch. ;)

Lethal

BaghdadBob

Jul 4, 2003, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by King Cobra
My favorite Metallica song, and a great song at that.
The best Metallica song ever is clearly "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

Duh ;)

And "Orion" is the shiznit. Really.

Anyway, I agree that Metallica isn't the same anymore (nor should they be, even as big a fan as I am of their old stuff), but that's BS to say they're ripping anyone off. For christ's sake people, you can't smash a lamp with a candlestick in bunny slippers in a way that hasn't been done already these days. And Metallica was writing music when SOAD was learning to count. Give the men their dues, even if you don't like their music.

Metallica is just so easy to pick on. I'd like anyone here to write a hundred songs and have every song you write be like a unique and beautiful snowflake to which there is no comparison.

Abstract

Jul 4, 2003, 02:37 PM

"Coldplay Toronto Concert: June 11, 2003" --- Perfect quality. ;)

Tupac -- "Thugs Mansion (Acoustic) " Great song, even if you're not a 2Pac or rap fan.

Four Tet -- "Hands"

The Bad Plus --- "Silence Is The Answer" Modern Jazz. I don't like jazz, and yet I'm HOOKED!!! on this album. That says a lot about The Bad Plus as a jazz trio, I'd say.

Spoon --- Chicago At Night.

Red Hot Chili Peppers --- "Around The World".

Kings Of Conveniece -- "Winning A Battle, Losing A War." They're like a Norwegian Simon and Garfunkel. Their songs are done in English. ;)

Lemon Jelly -- "Space Walk"

Röyksopp -- "Remind Me".

Sorry that's 9 songs. I hate it when someone asks me to limit the number of songs I can list. I don't see the point, and can never do it.

Pwease don't hurt me.....pwetty pwease ;)

evoluzione

Jul 4, 2003, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by funkywhat2
I think I'll listen to some Streets. Geezers do need excitement, you know...

Hahahaha :D

i quite often find meself drawn back to that album, classic (cult of course, not bestseller) ;)

Abstract ... you heard "soft" by LemonJelly?? on the flipside to "Nice weather for Ducks". sweet song. very cool.

BaghdadBob ... hmmm, while I agree that "For Whom The Bell Tolls" is one of the best, I think i'll have to plump for "Welcome Home, Sanitarium" or, "Harvester of Sorrow" - Live (can't remember where it was recorded though)

Moxiemike

Jul 4, 2003, 03:17 PM

Hm

"Otherwise" by Morcheeba.

I've been trying to cop almost all of the arrangements from Charago since i got it. Brilliant album, from beginning to end.

"Group Four" by Massive Attack.
Liz Fraser. Brilliant production. Paranoid lyrics. Everything radiohead wishes they could be and a guitar breakdown at the end that's meaner than any metal band.
Did I mention the production? :)

"Air Batucada" by Thievery Corporation
I'm more into music for the living room than for the dance floor and this song is perfect for having a nice margarita, with the windows open, feeling the summer breeze, chilling with some friends and sharing some special smoke. Plus, I have all of their White Albums. ;)

"Method to the Madness" by Gretchen Lieberum.
Tight piano, swett smokey sexy jazz melody, slippery upright bass line and a brilliant and inspired breakdown by Cut Chemist from Jurassic 5.

"Quente" from Cafe Del Mar Vol. 9
A little "Girl from Ipanema" inspired Bossa track with nice muted trumpets and chunky boomy guitar riffs. And a haunting vocal. Perfect Chill out Bossa tune.

Abstract

Jul 4, 2003, 04:09 PM

@evoluzione: Nope, but I've heard everything from Lost Horizons and LemonJelly.ky. ;) I've never heard a Lemon Jelly b-side.

@MoxieMike: You may want to try out "Cinematic Orchestra". They (or I should say "He") has an album called "Everyday" that sounds like it's right up your alley, although a bit slower than Thievery Corp, and a bit more hip-hop inspired. Songs like "Flite" and All That You Give are interesting.
Otherwise, have you ever heard of The Herbaliser/Herbalizer?

I know this isn't a recommendation thread, but "Method to the Madness" by Gretchen Lieberum sounds interesting. I'll d/l a song and give it a try. Later, I'm making a trip to the music store this weekend. We'll see what happens. ;)

wdlove

Jul 4, 2003, 04:21 PM

Today I enjoyed "The Green Album" by John Williams conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.

"God Bless America"

"Theme for Earth Day"

"Shenandoah"

"This Land is Your Land"

"America"

"America the Beautiful"

jethroted

Jul 4, 2003, 04:33 PM

I just picked up NOFX's new album. It's pretty political, and it sounds great. Almost as good as "punk in drublic". I can't stop listening to it.

Moxiemike

Jul 4, 2003, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by Abstract
@evoluzione: Nope, but I've heard everything from Lost Horizons and LemonJelly.ky. ;) I've never heard a Lemon Jelly b-side.

@MoxieMike: You may want to try out "Cinematic Orchestra". They (or I should say "He") has an album called "Everyday" that sounds like it's right up your alley, although a bit slower than Thievery Corp, and a bit more hip-hop inspired. Songs like "Flite" and All That You Give are interesting.
Otherwise, have you ever heard of The Herbaliser/Herbalizer?

I know this isn't a recommendation thread, but "Method to the Madness" by Gretchen Lieberum sounds interesting. I'll d/l a song and give it a try. Later, I'm making a trip to the music store this weekend. We'll see what happens. ;)

Yea. I have the Herbaliser stuff. Haven't really given it a ton of listening yet. You're the second person who's recommended Cinematic Orchestra, so i'm gonna pick that up when the stores open tomorrow. ;)

I downloaded the Gretchen Lieberum stuff from eMusic.com and she has stuff on mp3.com

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/46/gretchen_lieberum.html

*edit* I just looked through my 18000+ mp3 collection-- I dohave some Cinematic orchestra. Where I got it from? I have no clue. But it rocks! :D

amnesiac1984

Jul 5, 2003, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by Moxiemike
Yea. I have the Herbaliser stuff. Haven't really given it a ton of listening yet. You're the second person who's recommended Cinematic Orchestra, so i'm gonna pick that up when the stores open tomorrow. ;)

I downloaded the Gretchen Lieberum stuff from eMusic.com and she has stuff on mp3.com

http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/46/gretchen_lieberum.html

*edit* I just looked through my 18000+ mp3 collection-- I dohave some Cinematic orchestra. Where I got it from? I have no clue. But it rocks! :D

Ah, the cinematic orchestra. They are awesome. I found the first album kicking around our old music classroom at my old school. It had been there for ages and nobody claimed it so i got that one free :). The second album is way better and much different IMO.

King Cobra

Jul 5, 2003, 12:36 PM

A song from Chevelle has been on my mind lately.

Chevelle -- Mia

This one is not from their second album, Wonder What's Next, but from their first album, Point #1. It's also one of Chevelle's fastest songs.

SumDumGuy

Jul 5, 2003, 06:46 PM

Been listening to a LOT of Alice in Chains recently. Even bought a few songs from Music Box from the Apple Store.

Best AIC songs (today's list):
Brother
What the Hell Have I
Would?
Get Born Again

evoluzione

Jul 5, 2003, 07:24 PM

Originally posted by Moxiemike
Yea. I have the Herbaliser stuff.

*edit* I just looked through my 18000+ mp3 collection-- I dohave some Cinematic orchestra. Where I got it from? I have no clue. But it rocks! :D

did you get a copy of all them tunes i had on my ext fw hd in DC??? if so, i probably had The Herbaliser and Cinematic Orchestra in there for ya. :D

but yeah, check out The Herbaliser, great stuff, not sure what i had on that hd at the time, but hopefully you got "something wicked this way comes" and "very mercenary". some awesome tunes there....

wdlove

Jul 5, 2003, 07:47 PM

I've been enjoying 2 CD's by Mandy Patinkin. The current one is of songs by Oscar Hammerstein II & Stephen Sondheim.

"I Have A Room Above"

"Loving You"

"A Kiss To Build A Dream On"

"You Are Beautiful"

"Honey Bun"

"Not A Day Goes By"

shadowfax

Jul 5, 2003, 07:59 PM

well, i went to see 28 Days Later not too long ago and thoroughly enjoyed the music to it. so i went around austin today to a few best buys, barnes and noble, and borders... no one seems to have the stinking album. very annoying. so i am working on getting it off the net... had to punch up soulseek, as there are a lot of bad recordings probably seeded by the recording company or what have you. shame indeed. i'll buy it when i get a chance, but looking for a relatively new CD in so many places and not finding it really pissed me off...

Les Kern

Jul 5, 2003, 08:30 PM

Chunk Monkey - Shank dis
Smegma - EFdaBling
Fudgeboy - Rammit Inn 1997
Emil DeRouchers - Boink le boink
Mott the Hoople - All the young Dudes
Toni Stewart - Touch It
Temptations - Ball of Confusion
XTC - Dear God
Pezmore - Justin Tyme

Durandal7

Jul 5, 2003, 09:15 PM

South Side of the Sky by Yes and Spanish Castle Magic by Jimi Hendrix have been crawling up my playcount list. I've been listening to the entire Fragile album a lot lately.

Groovsonic

Jul 6, 2003, 12:34 AM

Ok...

SONG: O Girlfriend by Weezer
What an amazing song. The chords and melody make me feel like I am wrapped in a velux blanket and being fed cream of potato soup.

SONG: Wind Me Up by Fastball
Good "beatlesque" pop. Too bad Fastball fell out of favor at radio.

SONG: Poem by Taproot
Pretty much everyone I know hates this song. I don't know why. It rocks and has a good melody. What more do I ask?

SONG: Amsterdam by Guster
i have liked Guster for a long time. If they are not careful, this could be their breakthrough hit (not that it will get played on the radio, so never mind...)

SONG: Good Year For The Roses by Elvis Costello
SONG: Man Out Of Time by Elvis Costello

Both of these songs are so beautiful, but not wimpy. Meloncholy but not mushy. I was never a big Elvis Costello fan, but I saw him on the RockandRoll halloffame induction ceremony, so i decided to take another look. I am not sorry I did.

This was hard to limit it to 5. Here are a few others:
I'll Be Back by The Beatles
Indian Reservation by Paul Revere and the Raiders
Massachusettes and Run To Me by the BeeGees
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me and Little Sister by Elvis Presley

Tequila Grandma

Jul 6, 2003, 03:35 AM

Lately I've been listening to the following:

"Bloodsport" by Sneaker Pimps -- Absolutely great song from a not bad (although not great) album. It reminds me so much of Eurythmics, which is not at all a bad thing.

"Showroom Dummies" by Kraftwerk -- It's unbelieveable how catchy this song is. The entire album it's off of, the famous "Trans-Europe Express" is constantly dark an creepy, while still having catchy pop appeal.

"Brise" by Malice Mizer -- I had listened to Malice Mizer's "Merveilles" album a lot this last winter, but somehow I didn't quite realize how delightfully pleasurable this song is until two weeks ago when it came on as I was playing my iTunes library on random. Of course, I'm not fluent in Japanese, so I'm not entirely sure what the vocalist is actually signing, but it always brings a smile to my face :) (<see?)

"Famous" by The Lascivious Biddies (http://www.biddies4ever.com)
A friend of mine in NY has been to three of these girls' conerts, and has become almost totally enamored of them. "Famous" (http://homepage.mac.com/soggybagel/.Music/Famous.mp3) is a song with simple but clever lyrics, and stripped down but fun execution. Delightful to listen to.

Arigato,
Brook

King Cobra

Jul 6, 2003, 11:50 AM

>Poem by Taproot
>Pretty much everyone I know hates this song. I don't know why. It rocks and has a good melody. What more do I ask? (Groovsonic)

One of Taproot's best songs. I have both of their albums. If you don't have their first album, Gift, check it out. If you like Poem, you'll probably like Gift.

Some people are just anti-Taproot, for whatever reason. Perhaps it's the nü-metal taste of vocals that turns people away. But the thunder on the subwoofer and the positive Taproot outlook is a solid alternative to the negative nü.

Another recent song on my mind:
Trapt -- Hollowman

job

Jul 6, 2003, 01:01 PM

Lots of AC/DC...good stuff. ;)

Some Coldplay, more Rage Against the Machine.

[edit: I've also been listening to a lot of Oasis. A lot. For some reason, they remind me of when I lived in Surrey. (Near Woking, iGav.) ;) :)]

vollspacken

Jul 6, 2003, 06:52 PM

to add some fuel to the "herbalizer/cin. orchestra"-discussion: you can generally buy ANYTHING that is released on Ninja Tune/Big DaDa/n-Tone!!! best label in the world IMHO (at least after talking loud was sold...)

...mmmh, check out Roots Manuva (he's on the current Cinematic Orchestra album, too).

and Cinematic Orchestra's "channel 1 suite" vs. Jeru's "come clean" from Dj Food & DK's "solid steel vol.1"-mixalbum beats every soulwax bootleg... if you have money for only one mix-CD, go and get that one - even better than the good ones from the DJ-kicks series on Studio !K7

vSpacken

3rdpath

Jul 6, 2003, 11:29 PM

hmmmm.....now playing

"stay" by tricky

"i'll be there" by me first and the gimme gimmes

Wardofsky

Jul 7, 2003, 07:55 AM

Jeeze, some by Harry Connick Jr. are cool, let's see...

"We are in love"
"Sleigh Ride"
"Voodoo Mama"
"Forever for Now"

Then there's those from Matrix;

"Ultrasonic"
"SpyBreak"
"Prime Audio Soup"

Some by FatBoy Slim;

"Bird of Prey"
"Weapon of Choice"

That's it for now but stay tuned...

Wes

Jul 7, 2003, 08:27 AM

Going Down in Flames - 3 Doors Down
Here With You - " "
25 or 5 to 4 - Chicago
Where Will You Go - Evanescence
Anywhere - " "
Forget About Tomorrow - Feeder
Heaven - Live
Made of Glass - Trapt

bcsimac

Jul 7, 2003, 03:35 PM

"He Reigns" Newsboys

scem0

Jul 7, 2003, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by 3rdpath
hmmmm.....now playing

"stay" by tricky

that is a cool band. I love the song 'excess'. They get kind of boring though, but a pretty cool, unique band.

scem0

amnesiac1984

Jul 7, 2003, 05:41 PM

"Runaways" by Sage Francis.

"Four Ton Mantis" by amon tobin

"Paranoid Android" cover by Brad Meldhau

Some Elbow, any anticon (http://www.anticon.com) stuff.

all sorts of live radiohead and unreleased tracks.

Godspeed! You Black Emperor.

Mogwai

Jedi Mind Tricks.

Bonobo

Boards of canada. i'll stop before this becomes a spam post.

vollspacken

Jul 7, 2003, 06:56 PM

Originally posted by scem0
that is a cool band. I love the song 'excess'. They get kind of boring though, but a pretty cool, unique band.

scem0

lol,

sorry Scem0, but HE is not a "band" ;)

...he used to be a member of "The Wild Bunch" though, the soundsystem that turned into...

(tension, drum roll...)

..."Massive Attack" (he actually co-wrote some of the songs on "Blue Lines", e.g. "Karmacoma" and performed on one or two tracks... he later re-recorded a new version of that song on his first album.)

not a band but an excellent artist nevertheless...

vSpacken

Abstract

Jul 7, 2003, 07:23 PM

Originally posted by vollspacken
to add some fuel to the "herbalizer/cin. orchestra"-discussion: you can generally buy ANYTHING that is released on Ninja Tune/Big DaDa/n-Tone!!! best label in the world IMHO (at least after talking loud was sold...)

...mmmh, check out Roots Manuva (he's on the current Cinematic Orchestra album, too).

Well I can't stand Amon Tobin's stuff, so I wouldn't buy anything from Ninja Tunes. I just go to their website and watch teh video's. Some artists are potential purchases, while some aren't. I just recently went back to the NinjaTunes.net site and checked out Bonobo. I d/l'ed it, and will order the album soon (can't find it in nearby stores :mad: ).

My other source of music suggestions...........other people's suggestions. ;) Its particularly true when someone includes a description (eg:"jazz/newage instrumental"). The Bad Plus --- "These Are The Vista's" is an album I found out in this way.

PS: Roots Manuva.......nah.

Have you ever heard of the label Definitive Jux (Def Jux)? I guess its a Ninja Tune-esque label.

http://www.definitivejux.net/defsite/index.html

jbomber

Jul 7, 2003, 07:35 PM

and now for something a little different...

Conga Fury - Juno Reactor
Very high energy stuff from a group that i'm surprised isn't more famous

Nursery Rhyme - UNKLE
Didn't like it the first 7 times then it all just clicked

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
Still good, decades later

Destiny - Zero 7
Chill techno

Bout that time - Large Professor
Beat's so good, I'm surprised no one's remixed this one yet.

Abstract

Jul 7, 2003, 07:40 PM

Not to start with the suggestions again, but Zero 7.......that's a bit like Thievery Corp. ;)

Mike Teezie

Jul 7, 2003, 09:40 PM

Deftones - new album and White Pony

Incubus - all albums

Radiohead - Hail to the Thief (sit down stand up, is my current fav)

GroundLoop

Jul 7, 2003, 10:37 PM

Tricky - Maxinquaye (one of my all-time favorite cds)

Crustation - Bloom (kind of hard to find in the US, had to get my copy from the UK)

Massive Attack - (every album)

Morcheeba - (every album)

As you can prolly tell, I am into the mellow electronic sound. I highly recommend giving these bands a listen.

Hickman

SilvorX

Jul 7, 2003, 11:57 PM

currently the songs i love to listen to the most are:
Big Sugar - Girl Watcher
The Guess Who - Runnin' Back to Saskatoon
" - Pain Train
" - No Sugar Tonight
Billy Joel - Only the good die young
eddie money - 2 tickets to paradice
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Rock and roll nights
April Wine - Say Hello

I love my classic rock :D

vollspacken

Jul 8, 2003, 03:26 AM

Originally posted by Abstract
Well I can't stand Amon Tobin's stuff, so I wouldn't buy anything from Ninja Tunes.

(...)

Have you ever heard of the label Definitive Jux (Def Jux)? I guess its a Ninja Tune-esque label.

nah, not everything on ninja or their sublabels is as "wiered (or whatever people want to call it)" as Amon Tobin...
Wagon Christ, Infesticons, Hexstatic, OF COURSE Coldcut, DJ Food, the Zen compilations, Dj Vadim, Herbaliser, Kid Koala... :) hmmmmm, I LOVE that label...

Def Jux rocks the **** too, El-P does a pretty good job with carrying the flag from Company Flow, not only as a solo artist (I think his Album is incredible), but also with his label... but the selection of styles and influences is by far not as wide as Ninja Tune. Def Jux has a more "keep-it-real" underground hip-hop attitude IMHO.

vSpacken

Squire

Jul 8, 2003, 03:52 AM

Originally posted by SilvorX
currently the songs i love to listen to the most are:
Big Sugar - Girl Watcher
The Guess Who - Runnin' Back to Saskatoon
" - Pain Train
" - No Sugar Tonight
Billy Joel - Only the good die young
eddie money - 2 tickets to paradice
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Rock and roll nights
April Wine - Say Hello

I love my classic rock :D

Whoa! Some classic Canuck stuff there. How about the Hip?

Squire

Judo

Jul 8, 2003, 04:47 AM

Cool to see a few ninjatune fans here. :) :)

Has anyone here seen Cinematic Orchestra's DVD "Man with a movie camara"?? or the original movie??? I'm thinking of buying it.

Hey King Cobra! You listen to Pacifier Aye. Cool. Are they getting pretty big over there in the states???

Do you know much about them?? Well I'll tell you anyway. They are a New Zealand band who used to be called Shihad but had to change their name to make it in the US market (Shihad sounds too much like Jihad. Sensitive bunch aren't ya :P .) They are pretty good live aswell. If you can get you hands on some of their older stuff under the name shihad you should give it a good listen. I like their album killjoy the best.

djwoolf

Jul 8, 2003, 06:26 AM

Whew its been a while since I've last posted (8 months i think). This thread comes around every once in a while. I still stick with queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and Fat Bottomed Girls. But recently I heard the new Led Zep CD and I am lovin' it all day.

vniow

Jul 8, 2003, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by Judo
Cool to see a few ninjatune fans here. :) :)

Count me in.

Abstract

Jul 8, 2003, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by vollspacken

Def Jux rocks the **** too, El-P does a pretty good job with carrying the flag from Company Flow, not only as a solo artist (I think his Album is incredible), but also with his label... but the selection of styles and influences is by far not as wide as Ninja Tune. Def Jux has a more "keep-it-real" underground hip-hop attitude IMHO.

vSpacken

El-P is cool, but I'm listening to Mr Lif. :) I recently saw that he is one of Rolling Stone's "Top 10 faces to watch in 2003", which is strange since he has been around for a while. I like Ninja Tunes, but not enough rap. The Def Jux label fills that spot for me.

jefhatfield

Jul 8, 2003, 04:07 PM

for some reason juliana hatfield, no relation (really), and natalie merchant has come to my mind

i also feel like listening to bebop guitar ( used to play jazz nearby on the wharf, while i taught heavy metal guitar) ...which brings me to...

metallica's new cd...i gave metallica's "st. anger" a listen and it didn't really stick with me but it was somewhat more consistent from beginning to end than their last two studio releases "load" and "reload"

i still have not gotten to getting a radiohead cd but it will hopefully be my next cd

and when i have the time, i want to listen and watch another rendition of "the ring" by richard wagner

and of course, i am curious about ruben studdard's new release when it comes out

as you can tell, i listen to almost everything:p

King Cobra

Jul 8, 2003, 08:26 PM

>for some reason juliana hatfield, no relation (really), and natalie merchant has come to my mind (jefhatfield)

Gee, pops. I wonder. :p

>Hey King Cobra! You listen to Pacifier Aye. Cool. Are they getting pretty big over there in the states??? (Judo)

Ahh, an overseasman. :)

Yes, they've made a name for themselves, especially on all the modern hard rock stations, even in New England.

>Do you know much about them??

Just that the one song I [cough -- Acquisiton] Comfort Me, is a great listen.

>If you can get you hands on some of their older stuff under the name shihad you should give it a good listen. I like their album killjoy the best.

If that's what you suggest then I'll get that eventually.

--

A late nitpick on growing songs:
311 -- Creatures

Wardofsky

Jul 9, 2003, 02:30 AM

iGav

Jul 9, 2003, 09:49 AM

Originally posted by jefhatfield
for some reason juliana hatfield, no relation (really), and natalie merchant has come to my mind

it's cos I mentioned her name on the 1st post in this thread!! ;) :D

My updated current tickling sounds are...

Roberta Flack, 'The First Time...'
Radiohead, 'Idioteque'
Violet Indiana, 'Angel'
Afro-Celt-Sound Sytem, 'Amber'
Garbage, 'Vow'

jefhatfield

Jul 9, 2003, 10:28 AM

Originally posted by iGAV
it's cos I mentioned her name on the 1st post in this thread!! ;) :D

i don't get fanmail anymore now that i clarified that i am not her:p :p :p

-jhatfield

iGav

Jul 9, 2003, 10:38 AM

Originally posted by jefhatfield
i don't get fanmail anymore now that i clarified that i am not her:p :p :p

-jhatfield

And there's me about to tell you you've got great legs... :p :p :p

jefhatfield

Jul 9, 2003, 10:58 AM

Originally posted by iGAV
And there's me about to tell you you've got great legs... :p :p :p

oh no, here it comes again...the fame, the adoration...it's...too much:p

iGav

Jul 9, 2003, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by jefhatfield
oh no, here it comes again...the fame, the adoration...it's...too much:p

heh-heh-heh... you love it!! :p :p :p

Juliana totally rocks... she's on tour with Evan Dando at the mo, as his bass player... well bummed that she's not been over here in donkeys though!!

The mid 90's she got the press, and I've been a fan for 10 years, now you'd be hard pushed to find any of her records over here.. :( (except Amazon of course) and even worse is that I can't see anytime in the future when she's likely to do a solo tour over here...

My fingers are crossed she'll be playing some dates on the East Coast next summer when I'm stateside for a couple of months!!

Current song playing...

Zwan, 'Honestly'

Wes

Jul 9, 2003, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by iGAV

Current song playing...

Zwan, 'Honestly'

Sweet song

Currently Playing song for Scem0:

Trapt - Stories

iGav

Jul 10, 2003, 05:49 AM

Zwan rock.... I was watching them live on MTV2 a couple of weekends ago.... very impressed...

Current song playing...

Orbital, 'Satan'

amnesiac1984

Jul 10, 2003, 11:57 AM

Originally posted by vniow
Count me in.

me too, anyone seen any ninjatune stuff live? I've missed Mr Scruff live twice, I even had tickets the first time. :(

scem0

Jul 10, 2003, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by Wes
Sweet song

Currently Playing song for Scem0:

Trapt - Stories

ha good idea, I think I'll listen to that.

Now should I listen to my acoustic live version or the regular ripped version.......

...... the important decisions in life ..... ;)

great band trapt is.

scem0

Wes

Jul 10, 2003, 01:24 PM

Originally posted by scem0
ha good idea, I think I'll listen to that.

Now should I listen to my acoustic live version or the regular ripped version.......

...... the important decisions in life ..... ;)

great band trapt is.

scem0

You think you could pass me both of those, I have one version, mine sounds acoustic, but seems to clear to be live.

King Cobra

Jul 10, 2003, 01:29 PM

Trapt isn't bad. I think my favorite Trapt song will always be (my version of) Hollowman.

I'm relistening to Stories. It's not too bad.

Songs like that remind me of the more "forgotten" Hoobastank.

Current song: Hoobastank -- To Be With You

It's less lyrical and more musical than Trapt's Stories, and I think it flows a little better than Stories.

scem0

Jul 10, 2003, 01:34 PM

Argh Hollowman is the only song I don't like by Trapt. Hoobastank is a great band.

I prefer more vocally centered music rather than instumentally-centered music.

I like songs I can sing along to.

Check your email soon wes :).

scem0

Wes

Jul 10, 2003, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by scem0
Argh Hollowman is the only song I don't like by Trapt. Hoobastank is a great band.

I prefer more vocally centered music rather than instumentally-centered music.

I like songs I can sing along to.

Check your email soon wes :).

scem0

I think Hollowman is a pretty good song, but the very long outro annoys me. Echo, Still Frame, The Game, When All is Said and Done, Made of glass... I was going to say are my favourites, but I might as well list the whole album, seeing as it was going that way. ;)