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Post by Shep on Feb 19, 2007 19:43:12 GMT -5
Hey Shep, you might be interested to know Oasis has a "best of" out. I also recommend the CDs "Masterplan" and "Definitely Maybe". Those are great albums. I still haven't bought "Stop the Clocks" (the best of) yet, because Noel/Sony didn't put any new songs on there. I'm sure I'll break down and get it eventually though.
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Feb 23, 2007 11:07:54 GMT -5
Another amazing b-side by Oasis. I have to admit, I didn't think Oasis were that great until I visited the UK in '96 and some friends played me the singles. "Talk Tonight," "Listen Up," "Aquiesce," "Rocking Chair," "The Masterplan," etc, etc. Jesus, these were better tunes than anything getting played on the radio in the States IMO. The running joke back then was that the band left all their best work for the b-sides, a nice ploy to get people to buy the single I suppose. Shame they now barely have enough good material to fill an album never mind the b-sides!
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Post by Shep on Feb 25, 2007 10:56:03 GMT -5
Another amazing b-side by Oasis. I have to admit, I didn't think Oasis were that great until I visited the UK in '96 and some friends played me the singles. "Talk Tonight," "Listen Up," "Aquiesce," "Rocking Chair," "The Masterplan," etc, etc. Jesus, these were better tunes than anything getting played on the radio in the States IMO. The running joke back then was that the band left all their best work for the b-sides, a nice ploy to get people to buy the single I suppose. Shame they now barely have enough good material to fill an album never mind the b-sides! Certainly some truth there. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when the last album had no good b-sides and Andy Bell writes the best album track ("Keep the Dream Alive"). LOL
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Feb 25, 2007 12:53:37 GMT -5
Shep Oasis broke my heart! They were the first band I fell in love with while at school and it was when Be Here Now had really sunk in that I realised that it was over. My taste has changed drastically since that time but Slide Away will always have a place in my heart, along with SOme Might Say because my mates and I butchered it in a talent contest at school but won because we were the only performers to play live instead of just dance to Spice Girl records. Ah those were the days! Ha!
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Feb 25, 2007 12:54:31 GMT -5
Oh and I'm working on my ten songs now but dissertation's probably more important...maybe.
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Post by Melting Manos on Mar 7, 2007 14:25:18 GMT -5
One of the MST3K board metalheads here to offer some selections I love. Maybe you'll dig some of these too.
Here we go in no particular order:
1. Infinite Dreams - Iron Maiden (My personal favorite song they ever recorded. Great lyrics and music. A classic)
2. Country Girl - Black Sabbath (A.K.A. "Heaven And Hell" when Dio is fronting the band. Dio is my all time favorite singer and this is easily the most underrated song in the entire Sabbath collection as far as I'm concerned. Hopefully they will play this one when I see them on May 6th!)
3. Jambi - Tool (For the talk box solo alone. One hell of a great tune that will make you a fan of the band if you aren't and don't already hate them! Although hating Tool is uncomputable to me.)
4. Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin (My absolute favorite track by Zep. The first track on the criminally underrated "Prescence" album. Definitely worth a listen or 20!)
5. Tornado Of Souls - Megadeth (MegaDave has never topped the brilliance of this song and I don't think he ever will.)
6. Bleak - Opeth (The absolute perfect combination of light and shade, or brutally heavy and infectiously melodic if you prefer.)
7. Dreamer/Dreamer Deciever - Judas Priest (Probably the most underrated Judas Priest song ever recorded... and also one of the best.)
8. Sentient 6 - Nevermore (I love the lyrics to this one. It's about a computer that starts to become self aware, sung from the computer's point of view. Not necessarily a new concept, but a great lyrical idea nonetheless. The song itself kicks colon as well which doesn't hurt!)
9. The Sleep - Pantera (Because Dime's guitar solo in this is one of the best he ever recorded. It's also one of the best metal guitar solos I've ever heard. Also, continuing on with my "underrated" song theme- this one definitely is for the band.)
10. Voice Of The Soul - Death (So you can hear the greatest death metal guitarist ever to grace this planet, Chuck Schuldiner, playing his ass off. For those who don't like death metal there are no vocals, so you will just hear pure guitar genius at work. R.I.P. Chuck.)
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Post by TomServo69 on Mar 8, 2007 14:09:16 GMT -5
Alright, I feel like making another list. So, I will damnit.
1. Elton John- "Mona Lisas and Madhatters", perhaps the most beautiful song ever written. I can't describe this song any better. Just listen to it. Now.
2. The Police- "Murder By Numbers", this one's just fun. I mean, if you don't like this, you could possibly be a communist. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
3. The Flaming Lips- "Bad Days", just great.
4. The Grateful Dead - "Shakedown Street/Fire On the Mountain", in fact, you should just listen to the whole Shakedown Street album.
5. The Beatles- "Wait", an overlooked song on a wonderful album.
6. The Monkees - "Circle Sky", if you've ever seen the movie the Monkees made, "Head", then, you'll understand the greatness of this tune.
7. Steely Dan - "Deacon Blues", well, I can't find fault in a song that makes mention of the Crimson Tide, but, it would still be awesome nonetheless
8. Cheap Trick - "Southern Girls", I have yet to figure out why this song rocks so hard and I haven't yet, but, it does rock supremely hard.
9. Kool and the Gang - "Summer Madness", marijuana may be required to properly enjoy this song, but, it's well worth it.
10. Pink Floyd - "San Tropez", and with that being said, I'm going to booze it up!
So, throw them on the IPod or Walkman or whatever. Hell, buy them 8-tracks. Just listen to them. You won't regret it.
Servo
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Post by Jack Burton on Mar 8, 2007 14:52:53 GMT -5
Big Oasis fan here too, well until they started to suck. Did you ever see their Behind the Music?!?! It was the best episode ever. I love the outtakes of their Unplugged episode. Liam said he had "larynghitis" and couldn't perform so Noel went on for him. Then ten minutes later, a drunk off his ass Liam shows up in the rafters heckling Noel with no mercy. CLASSIC. I saw them in concert (with Black Crowes and Spacehog) and they were awesome. I still love their early stuff, but the thrill is gone for me now. Now here's ten songs I'd recommend:
The Cramps, "Naked Girl Falling Down the Stairs". God I love The Cramps. I've seen them in concert twice and they are amazing. If you've ever seen the classic Near Dark, you'll recognize that the main characters are basically playing The Cramps. The song... well the title says it all.
The Rolling Stones, "Everything is Turning to Gold". I recently found this song when I picked up a copy of the just back in print Sucking in the 70's. A very grungy song, with a smoky guitar riff and a disco back beat. Only Mick could get away with the line "Now the love juice starts to flow!" The Stones just don't do stuff like this any more, although I did like "Rough Justice" quite a bit.
The Hives, "Abra Cadaver". The Hives are the best live band on the planet. End of story. This is the first cut from their album Tyrannosaurus Hives and it's a searing two minutes of fast guitars and great vocals. The video is also well worth seeking out.
Duran Duran, "911 is a Joke". Duran Duran doing a cover of Public Enemy (from their cover album Thank You). That's all you need to know about that.
Television, "Marquee Moon". Ten minutes of musical melodical bliss.
The Breeders, "Cannonball" One of the greatest bass lines of all time. Further proof that there's nothing sexier than a chick with a guitar.
KISS "Shock Me', KISS never let Ace Frehley sing too much, but whenever he did it was pretty memorable. This song references the time Ace was hit with an electrical shock onstage that nearly killed him. Great song. Great album too (Love Gun).
The Plasmatics "Sometimes I" Wendy O. Williams referencing oral sex and religion in the same lyric? Where do I sign up!
Jerry Lee Lewis "Breathless" Say what you will, the Breathless remake was great, and this song is all over that movie and is one of The Killer's best. You have expect him to die from exhaustion by the end of the song.
The Misfits "American Nightmare" Glen Danzig doing an Elvis impersonation. What more do u need to know?
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Mar 8, 2007 18:28:19 GMT -5
5. The Beatles- "Wait", an overlooked song on a wonderful album. I have Rubber Soul and I don't have the slightest memory about this one. 10. Pink Floyd - "San Tropez", and with that being said, I'm going to booze it up! A catchy song, but it seems a bit out of place on the album itself.
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Post by Shep on Mar 8, 2007 19:15:46 GMT -5
Big Oasis fan here too, well until they started to suck. Did you ever see their Behind the Music?!?! It was the best episode ever. I love the outtakes of their Unplugged episode. Liam said he had "larynghitis" and couldn't perform so Noel went on for him. Then ten minutes later, a drunk off his ass Liam shows up in the rafters heckling Noel with no mercy. CLASSIC. If the Gallagher brothers ever quit the music biz, they could probably go on tour as a comedy act. Some funny stuff. Liam heckling Robbie Williams at the Q Awards several years back was also hillarious. Supposedly Williams was in tears by the end of the night.
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Post by Hugh Beaumont on Mar 8, 2007 20:02:46 GMT -5
The Hives, "Abra Cadaver". The Hives are the best live band on the planet. End of story. This is the first cut from their album Tyrannosaurus Hives and it's a searing two minutes of fast guitars and great vocals. The video is also well worth seeking out. Good choice. A very fun band.
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Post by Trumpy's Magic Snout on Mar 10, 2007 10:13:53 GMT -5
Big Oasis fan here too, well until they started to suck. Did you ever see their Behind the Music?!?! It was the best episode ever. I love the outtakes of their Unplugged episode. Liam said he had "larynghitis" and couldn't perform so Noel went on for him. Then ten minutes later, a drunk off his ass Liam shows up in the rafters heckling Noel with no mercy. CLASSIC. If the Gallagher brothers ever quit the music biz, they could probably go on tour as a comedy act. Some funny stuff. Liam heckling Robbie Williams at the Q Awards several years back was also hillarious. Supposedly Williams was in tears by the end of the night. Yes Williams will forever be the fat dancer from Take That, thanks for that one Gallaghers! I don't think you could describe him any better!
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Mar 23, 2007 18:35:18 GMT -5
I don’t really listen to many esoteric artists, but I felt like whipping up a quick list. I decided instead, for the more popular artists I listen to, to pick a song that I really like but don’t hear a great deal of praise for. So, these are all songs I feel are great; sometimes they are my favorites by the artists, and sometimes they are ones I just feel deserve more attention. I’ve also tried, where possible, to only pick one choice by each main artist. 1. George Harrison: “Just for today”, from Cloud Nine. A nice, melancholy piano-based song with a great little guitar part. It comes as a nice break from many of the more upbeat songs on the album. 2. Alan Parsons Project: “Don’t answer me,” from Ammonia Avenue. I don’t know too many songs by this group, but this is a great nod to the Phil Specter “Wall of Sound” approach, complete with clicking castanets through the song. It’s very much unlike any other song I know by the group. 3. The Flaming Lips: “In the morning of the magicians,” from Yoshimi battles the Pink Robots. This is a great song. The synthesized strings provide an achingly beautiful counterpoint to the main melody. 4. King Crimson: “Epitaph,” from In the court of the Crimson King. I’ll admit that a lot of the material on this album takes a bit of getting used to, since it’s one of the cornerstones of prog rock. This song, however, jumps out as an epic ballad giving an epitaph for the human race. From the opening, which evokes the feel of a classic western, to the haunting vocals, this is one of the more moving songs I know. 5./6. Grandaddy: “Miner at the Dial-a-view”/“So you’ll aim toward the sky” from The Sophtware Slump. This one kind of cheats because it’s two songs, but they really go together as one unit. It’s the beautiful, epic ending to a loose concept album about a dehumanized future (which directly follows ELO’s Time, another favorite album of mine). Sure, the idea of a song based on a guy working from space is rather cheesy, but the music stands on its own. 7. The Beatles: “Because” from Abbey Road. Okay, a popular group (duh!), but I really don’t hear too much about this song. For several personal reasons, it’s one of my favorite songs ever, and my favorite song by the group. It features the best harmonies they ever did, and it’s short enough that it’s just a tiny, ethereal slice of heaven. 8. Jeff Lynne: “Now you’re gone” from Armchair Theatre. I just wrote about this in the “Now playing” thread, but it’s a really touching, sad song with lots of George Harrison/Indian influences. Really nice, and a good break from his ELO material. 9. Pink Floyd: “Fearless” from Meddle, which is probably my favorite album musically. This is the first vocal song on which they have the “classic” Pink Floyd Sound. According to Wikipedia, it’s an “underground” hit, and I don’t think it’s that well-known outside Pink Floyd fandom. It’s a fairly acoustic guitar-driven anthem to fearlessness in some form or other, and manages to have a relaxed tempo while still feeling a strong drive. It gives me some feeling I really have trouble describing, and it’s really worth listening to. 10. Pink Floyd: “Echoes” from the same album. I feel like I have to cheat and put a more well-known song here, as well as having the same group on my list twice again. This one is probably the epitome of Pink Floyd’s epic-length rock songs, and it features some of the best melody lines ever. The real reason it’s on here is for the two main instrumental sections with fairly different feel, which are my favorite instrumental rock of all time. The first part is a guitar driven restatement of the main lyrical theme, and the second is a reasonably lengthy percussion-driven break. The only downside to this song is several minutes of experimental synthesized whale and seagull songs, but this is outweighed by the rest of the material. I could think of a couple songs by other groups to replace the doubles here, but this is my list for now. Mainly, I just felt like ending my day writing something I enjoy to counteract my work
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Post by Cerrita on Mar 24, 2007 12:44:33 GMT -5
Ok, in no particular order:
1. Barrel Racing Angel- Ian Tyson. A beautiful, graceful song about a hard-working cowgirl. “In the Arizona sight. In the Colorado moonlight. When she gets there, gonna feel alright. But now she’s feeling so tired.”
2. Snowblind Friend- Hoyt Axton. A sad song about drug dependency loss of hope. “He said he wanted Heaven, the praying was too slow. So he bought a one-way ticket on an airline made of snow.”
3. Ode to Hamza- Drum Brothers. Or really, anything by them. It's Australian percussion, and their work is strong, powerful, and moving. No lyrics in this one, just musical energy.
4. You Have Lived- Don McLean. Another sadly sweet song. Despite all the horrible things in the world, she is still innocent and pure. “Let them have their fat and their fix, confined by fashion and fear. I love you for your courage in this frightened atmosphere.”
5. Silver Screen- Little Feat. It's about a young woman, a connoisseur of movies, who fantasizes about being a part of the silver screen. There's a truth in it about all of us, to some extent. “But in her head she’s got control, remote as that may seem. When all that’s said and done she’s in love, love with the silver screen.”
6. My Wife- The Who. Just a fun song. This guy spent the weekend drinking with his friends, and his wife thinks he’s having an affair. “Gonna buy a tank and an airplane. When she catches up to me won’t be no time to explain. She thinks I’ve been with another woman And that’s enough to send her half insane.”
7. Fish and Whistle- John Prine. This song makes me nostalgic in general for a simpler time. “I've been thinkin' lately about the people I meet, The carwash at the corner and whole in the street.”
8. Emperor of Wyoming- Neil Young. No lyrics, but a tune to hum along with.
9. Accidentally Like a Martyr- Warren Zevon. A song about love that’s gone wrong, and those involved are just going through the motions detached. Sometimes I cry a little. “We made mad love, shadow of love, random love, and abandoned love. Accidentally, like a martyr. The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder.”
10. Be One Now- Little Feat. Another love song, a happy one, about finding and holding onto true love. “There’s a way to a better life. Take a chance, you know you’ll pay the price. If you ever slip and fall, there’s a love here after all."
I’ve picked some fairly obscure work here. I’d be surprised if anyone here is familiar with more than a couple of these.
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Jul 6, 2007 22:23:23 GMT -5
Okay, I feel like making another list too -- come on, the other one was so long ago!
1. Velvet Underground: Venus In Furs I tend to love songs that are dark and creepy and hypnotic, and this is one of the darkest, creepiest, and hypnotic-est. When I play the song it almost makes me want to shoot up and lay on my bed, letting myself get sucked into its swirling vortex. (Hey, relax, I said almost.)
2. Death In June: Little Black Angel There's something just so...man, I don't know. Hollow, haunting, something. It sounds like it was recorded in some alternate universe where everything is in black and white, and it's always drizzling and cold, and no one's out on the streets, and there are these enormous gothic cemeteries everywhere you look. I'd really like to live in that alternate universe, by the way.
3. Eartha Kitt: I Want to Be Evil This song is so funny and adorable and kinda naughty, and it just makes me smile every time I hear it. If I was ever going to be on American Idol (perish the thought), I would wear a sequined devil suit and sing this song.
4. The Birthday Party: 6" Gold Blade There are few bands who sound as ugly and yet somehow transcendentally gorgeous (in a drunken, sleazy, accidentally-stabbed-my-girlfriend kind of way) as Nick Cave's old outfit. This song, elaborating on a common theme of theirs (killing a woman who done wrong), is just fantastic, with its churning, menacing rhythm and these sort of spewed lyrics. When Nick howls that he "stuck a six-inch gold blade in the head of a girl," you don't think he's just mouthing off, because he sounds just psycho enough to do it.
5. Marc Almond: I'm Sick of You Tasting of Somebody Else I'll admit it; Marc Almond's voice makes me all squishy inside. And while I love Soft Cell, I don't think his beautiful voice was highlighted much on their cover of "Tainted Love." His cabaret-style solo stuff is wonderful and perverse; I love the juxtaposition of his lovely, torchy voice and his dirty, quasi-porn lyrics.
6. Peter Murphy: Cuts You Up I know, I know, this is like the only song of his that most people know, and really he had so many great songs that weren't necessarily singles ("Indigo Eyes," "Crystal Wrists," "Disappearing," the entire Dust album), but dammit, every time this song comes on my car's tape player (yeah, I totally live in this century) or over the sound system at the goth club, I always dance my ass off and I always sing along. A fantastic song that just soars up to the stratosphere. Of course it doesn't hurt that at the point when this song came out (late 1989), Peter was at his absolutely smoking-hottest since his Bauhaus days. Oh, that bleached blonde hair and those tight vinyl pants and THOSE cheekbones. Sigh.
7. Morrissey: Angel, Angel, Down We Go Together From his first solo album, Viva Hate, which was the soundtrack of my angsty late teen years. Moz is really the only male songwriter I've ever heard who writes about women in this particular way, with complete understanding and sympathy, and I swear, every time I hear this song it just makes me want to weep. Back then I thought he was singing to me, man, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
8. Dresden Dolls: Missed Me Let me just say that if I was gay, I would so stalk Amanda Palmer. I love her, from her wacky art-deco eyebrows down to her little stripey stockings. And I love the way she sings with such twisted humor, undercut with an almost palpable rage. This song, with its weird pedophilic theme, but reversed, where the little girl has the power, just cracks me up and disturbs me all at once. Just keep banging on that electric piano, Mandy. Mrrrrow.
9. Frank the Baptist: Falling Stars A great post-punk band, they kinda sound like Joy Division crossed with a little Gang of Four, but with a shoegazery guitar like the Stone Roses. This is, in my opinion, the best song off their Different Degrees of Empty album.
10. Christian Death: Death Wish I like the original version of this song, but in particular I'm thinking of the Wishful Death mix, the one that turned up on one of Cleopatra's (that's the record label, not the Egyptian queen) gothic rock compilation, the one that sampled movie dialogue from what I believe was Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Even though, in light of Rozz Willliams's suicide, the lyrics could be considered morbid (or prescient), this song still rules. Very energetic, good beat, you can dance to it, etc. :-)
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