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Post by hopesfall on Feb 7, 2007 14:36:08 GMT -5
Iteration by Propagandhi
In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria
Blessed By Your Own Ghost by Elliott
Given Flight By Demon's Wings by Shai Hulud
Same Ol' Road by Dredg
The End Of An Era by Hopesfall
Cosmonaut by At The Drive-In
In Circles by Sunny Day Real Estate
Son Et Lumiere/Inertiatic ESP by The Mars Volta
Story Of My Life by Social Distortion
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Post by munchNguzzle on Feb 7, 2007 17:18:44 GMT -5
1000 Homo DJs - Supernaut Fantastic cover of the Black Sabbath tune. It actually surpasses it in impact and overall power. I miss Wax Trax. Yeah, who knows why the industrial scene had to dry up so fast and FLA became Delerium. Everybody on Wax Trax got so high and mighty they had to start they're own labels, and then everyone promptly stopped paying attention to them. Interesting fact: It isn't clear who does vocals on this track. I think the first verse is in fact Trent Reznor's voice, but Al Jourgensen takes the second verse. In both cases they messed with the audio so that Trent sounded more like Al and Al sounded more like Trent. They couldn't actually credit Reznor on the CD because of lable issues, and everybody was using pseudonyms anyway. It definitely is a great Sabbath cover, but I've actually heard better. Sabbath will always be one of the most coverable bands because of how visionary Tony Iommi was. btw: The new Ministry album is awesome.
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Post by Mitchell on Feb 7, 2007 18:49:18 GMT -5
Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra: One of my favorite Frank songs. It always makes me think of walking along the Raquette River for the first time, that first year of college, and how I felt. The mountains are beautiful, but we don't have rivers. Selling Out - Tom Lehrer: Tom Lehrer is a great satirist, and even funnier when he's lampooning the commercialization of his own music. This song is great to sing along with. I'm a pretty big Tom Lehrer fan (I only wish that 'Remains of Tom Lehrer' wasn't so expensive). Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers: A great driving song. It makes you want to roll down your windows, put on sunglasses, and look out for bald men petting cats. They Might Be Giants - James K. Polk: A wonderful song from They Might be Giants. Offbeat as usual, the Johns never fail to disappoint. The Who - Momma's Got a Squeeze box: Maybe not one of their best songs, but one of my favorites. How often do you hear a concertina/squeeze box/accordion in traditional rock 'n' roll? Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino: My favorite old-school rocker, Fats is a brilliant piano player. I wish I had some of his stuff on vinyl. King of Spain - Moxy Fruvous: This Canadian group is another personal favorite of mine. If you've heard of this band, chances are you've heard this song. Detroit Rock City - KISS: If for nothing else, this song kicks because of the guitar solo. It was so nice to see these guys reunite a few years ago, and their music is still as good as it ever was. Elephant Bones - That Handsome Devil: Love the way this song sounds. Quasi-funk, quasi-rock, all awesome. Great song about the apocalypse. Gotta love a song that mentions Gilbert Gottfried, William Shatner, and Frasier's Dog in one verse. Polka On the Banjo - Bela Fleck: I've always liked banjos. They play well, and I admire the people who can master them, because they are a difficult instrument to master. Polka On the Banjo is a great mix of banjo twang with a polka tone. Pretty cool stuff. Not ONE bagpipe tune?
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Feb 7, 2007 19:58:31 GMT -5
I'll second "Temple of Love" by Sisters of Mercy, which after "Alice" is my favorite song of theirs. And yay, "Supernaut"! I just shook my tail feathers to that at my local goth/industrial bar this past weekend. No lie. And Sugar rule too, as does The Jesus & Mary Chain.
Anyway, I said I'd do five more but I'll have to come back later and do it 'cause I'm at work now. When I'm done with my stack of (ick) work, I'll finish my list.
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Post by Mod City on Feb 7, 2007 21:37:24 GMT -5
1000 Homo DJs - Supernaut Fantastic cover of the Black Sabbath tune. It actually surpasses it in impact and overall power. I miss Wax Trax. Interesting fact: It isn't clear who does vocals on this track. I think the first verse is in fact Trent Reznor's voice, but Al Jourgensen takes the second verse. In both cases they messed with the audio so that Trent sounded more like Al and Al sounded more like Trent. They couldn't actually credit Reznor on the CD because of lable issues, and everybody was using pseudonyms anyway. Yeah, It's an interesting mystery. I remember when Wax Trax released their Black Box set it was rumored to have Reznor singing all of the lead on Supernaut, but it sounded just about identical to the regular release, which was supposed to be Jorgensen singing, as I remember it. I've also heard that they were saying that Jorgensen was singing the whole thing, but they just altered Reznor's voice to give it the Al sound. I've never heard that they may have split the verses between them. Interesting. And kudos to the Sisters of Mercy selections, as well. I love Floorshow and Adrenochrome, as well.
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on Feb 8, 2007 0:38:52 GMT -5
And kudos to the Sisters of Mercy selections, as well. I love Floorshow and Adrenochrome, as well. Oh, and "Ribbons," that's a good one too. Anyway, here are the remaining five from my list: 6. The Damned: New RoseTheir first single and best song, in my opinion (although I also love "Grimly Fiendish" and "13th Floor Vendetta"). It's just so exuberant and energetic, falling over itself in its rush to get out. A punk classic. 7. Cinema Strange: Greensward GreyA great song from this California deathrock band's self-titled debut. They sound something like a cross between Christian Death and Pornography-era Cure, but fronted by Klaus Nomi. Not everyone's cup of tea, I'll admit, and they can be a tad pretentious, but their sheer theatrical weirdness makes up for it, I think. 8. Bauhaus: Hollow HillsBauhaus are probably my favorite band, so this was the hardest of all. I was initially going to pick a faster song, since I've picked so many slow ones, and since Bauhaus have so many great "fast" songs ("Dark Entries," "In the Flat Field," "Passion of Lovers"), but in the end I went with "Hollow Hills," the creepy, foreboding tale of scary fairy folk. Even now I'm kicking myself for not picking "Silent Hedges" or "Spirit" or "Mask," but I could only pick one, so that's the one I picked (even though I kinda cheated and just picked a bunch more). 9. The Smiths: The Queen Is DeadThe title track from their 1986 LP, and it's one of my favorites. Those epic drums, that choppy guitar, and Morrissey's cheeky anti-royalist sentiments like the yummy icing on top. Contains one of my favorite Morrissey verses: "So I broke into the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner/She said, 'Eh, I know you and you cannot sing'/I said, 'That's nothing, you should hear me play piano.'" Heh. Honorable mentions go to "This Charming Man," "Ask," "Asleep," "Sheila Take a Bow," and "Rusholme Ruffians." 10. Bad Religion: SkyscraperReally you can't go wrong with any of Bad Religion's records if you're after intelligent, melodic, kick-ass punk-rock. I picked this particular song just because I love the phrasing, the way Greg Graffin's voice soars up to the heavens. I could just have easily picked "Quality or Quantity," "Don't Pray On Me," "All There Is," or "American Jesus." And just because I CAN, here are an assortment of ten more: The Birthday Party: Swampland Cocksparrer: Because You're Young Das Ich: Kain und Abel Buzzcocks: Ever Fallen In Love Cramps: Can't Hardly Stand It Echo & the Bunnymen: The Back of Love The Teardrop Explodes: Suffocate Gary Numan: Down in the Park Dresden Dolls: Coin Operated Boy XTC: No Thugs In Our House
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Post by Don Quixote on Feb 8, 2007 2:01:51 GMT -5
Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra: One of my favorite Frank songs. It always makes me think of walking along the Raquette River for the first time, that first year of college, and how I felt. The mountains are beautiful, but we don't have rivers. Selling Out - Tom Lehrer: Tom Lehrer is a great satirist, and even funnier when he's lampooning the commercialization of his own music. This song is great to sing along with. I'm a pretty big Tom Lehrer fan (I only wish that 'Remains of Tom Lehrer' wasn't so expensive). Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers: A great driving song. It makes you want to roll down your windows, put on sunglasses, and look out for bald men petting cats. They Might Be Giants - James K. Polk: A wonderful song from They Might be Giants. Offbeat as usual, the Johns never fail to disappoint. The Who - Momma's Got a Squeeze box: Maybe not one of their best songs, but one of my favorites. How often do you hear a concertina/squeeze box/accordion in traditional rock 'n' roll? Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino: My favorite old-school rocker, Fats is a brilliant piano player. I wish I had some of his stuff on vinyl. King of Spain - Moxy Fruvous: This Canadian group is another personal favorite of mine. If you've heard of this band, chances are you've heard this song. Detroit Rock City - KISS: If for nothing else, this song kicks because of the guitar solo. It was so nice to see these guys reunite a few years ago, and their music is still as good as it ever was. Elephant Bones - That Handsome Devil: Love the way this song sounds. Quasi-funk, quasi-rock, all awesome. Great song about the apocalypse. Gotta love a song that mentions Gilbert Gottfried, William Shatner, and Frasier's Dog in one verse. Polka On the Banjo - Bela Fleck: I've always liked banjos. They play well, and I admire the people who can master them, because they are a difficult instrument to master. Polka On the Banjo is a great mix of banjo twang with a polka tone. Pretty cool stuff. Not ONE bagpipe tune? I was going to put Highland Cathedral on there, but I couldn't figure out who the artist was on my copy of it.
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Post by KGB on Feb 8, 2007 22:54:50 GMT -5
9. The Smiths: The Queen Is DeadThe title track from their 1986 LP, and it's one of my favorites. Those epic drums, that choppy guitar, and Morrissey's cheeky anti-royalist sentiments like the yummy icing on top. Contains one of my favorite Morrissey verses: "So I broke into the palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner/She said, 'Eh, I know you and you cannot sing'/I said, 'That's nothing, you should hear me play piano.'" Heh. Honorable mentions go to "This Charming Man," "Ask," "Asleep," "Sheila Take a Bow," and "Rusholme Ruffians." Don't forget the note of feedback that plays throughout the entire song. It's so easy to miss if you're not paying attention, but it's one of the coolest things about the song. This is my favorite Smiths song, too, and I'm a huge fan.
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Post by soundandvision on Feb 8, 2007 23:33:07 GMT -5
"La La Means I Love You" by The Delfonics (1968) - Lush Philly Soul *not* produced by Gamble & Huff (Thom Bell, in this case).
"Don't Talk Put Your Head On My Shoulder" by The Beach Boys (1966) - The single most under-rated song on "Pet Sounds", and that's saying something.
"Echos Myron" by Guided By Voices (1994) - In a parallel universe it would have been the biggest hit of 1994.
"It's All In the Game" by Tommy Edwards (1955) - The Best Pop Song of the 1950's, not sung by the Platters.
"Sparky's Dream" by Teenage Fanclub (1995) - Criminally overlooked single from "Grand Prix"; forgotten 90's band dumped by the public in favor of Nirvana's nihilism.
"City Girl" by Kevin Shields (2003) - Afterthought song for Sophia Coppola's film "Lost In Translation" from the recluse leader of My Bloody Valentine; simple and sweet.
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" by Al Green (1972) - The best 6 minutes of Memphis soul ever, produced by Willie Mitchell.
"Blue Rondo a la Turk" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959) - Opening song from classic "Time Out" record; impossible not to like even for a non jazz fan.
"I Wonder" by The Ronettes (1963) - Phil Spector has the echo chamber at Gold Star in full effect.
"Pretty Ballerina" by The Left Banke (1966) - Perfect baroque pop.
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Post by soundandvision on Feb 8, 2007 23:44:10 GMT -5
In Circles by Sunny Day Real Estate I'm proud to say that I was the first of my friends to discover "Diary" (summer of '94) and I played the **** out of it...haven't listened to it in quite a while though. Maybe I should pull that...
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Feb 9, 2007 0:07:54 GMT -5
In Circles by Sunny Day Real Estate I'm proud to say that I was the first of my friends to discover "Diary" (summer of '94) and I played the **** out of it...haven't listened to it in quite a while though. Maybe I should pull that... And I'm proud to say that I was the first one that posted SDRE in this thread! I saw them once in Dallas, though, and they were terrible live. Not as in drunk terrible but as in, "Jeez, these guys aren't that good at their instruments" bad. But that was early on. Didn't half of them become Foo Fighters for awhile...like when Enigk was doing his solo thing?
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Post by soundandvision on Feb 9, 2007 0:45:36 GMT -5
I'm proud to say that I was the first of my friends to discover "Diary" (summer of '94) and I played the **** out of it...haven't listened to it in quite a while though. Maybe I should pull that... And I'm proud to say that I was the first one that posted SDRE in this thread! I saw them once in Dallas, though, and they were terrible live. Not as in drunk terrible but as in, "Jeez, these guys aren't that good at their instruments" bad. But that was early on. Didn't half of them become Foo Fighters for awhile...like when Enigk was doing his solo thing? Yep..Nate Mendell (bass) and the drummer whose name totally escapes me right now left to tour with Grohl after the release of that first Foo record. Honestly though, that first Foo record is by far the best because it's just Grohl (along with a little guitar from Greg Dulli). Grohl pulled a Stevie Wonder there and did everything, pretty much. I had a friend on the web at the time that lived in Portland and she had been into them for awhile, when I got into them. Send me a copy of a 7 inch of theirs...I found it really hard to get into the pre-Diary stuff (granted, there wasn't very much).
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Post by Mr. Atari on Feb 9, 2007 0:57:50 GMT -5
Honestly though, that first Foo record is by far the best because it's just Grohl (along with a little guitar from Greg Dulli). Grohl pulled a Stevie Wonder there and did everything, pretty much. I love that album, but I like the later ones more because Taylor Hawkins is a frickin' great drummer. In fact, Hawkins is a better drummer than Grohl, just like Grohl is a better songwriter than Kurt Cobain. Oh yeah, I went there.
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Post by soundandvision on Feb 9, 2007 1:11:42 GMT -5
Honestly though, that first Foo record is by far the best because it's just Grohl (along with a little guitar from Greg Dulli). Grohl pulled a Stevie Wonder there and did everything, pretty much. I love that album, but I like the later ones more because Taylor Hawkins is a frickin' great drummer. In fact, Hawkins is a better drummer than Grohl, just like Grohl is a better songwriter than Kurt Cobain. Oh yeah, I went there. I concur. Steve Malkmus is a better songwriter than Cobain was...
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Feb 9, 2007 1:39:43 GMT -5
I love that album, but I like the later ones more because Taylor Hawkins is a frickin' great drummer. In fact, Hawkins is a better drummer than Grohl, just like Grohl is a better songwriter than Kurt Cobain. Oh yeah, I went there. I concur. Steve Malkmus is a better songwriter than Cobain was... Now let's argue about whether Malkmus or Cobain was a worse singer...to break it down: Malkmus makes a virtue of his awfulness by turning it to irony and "indie" cred. Consequently, the voice gets worse as time moves on while the "idea" of the voice becomes more interesting. Cobain knew his limits (basically yelling or droning), but tried to become uniquely skilled at both. Note, for example, how he seems to be willing his mouth not to move in that MTV unplugged show. Consequently, the actual "singing" starts to improve, but did it ever improve enough? I vote for Malkmus, then, as better because he found a way to always keep his lack of talent fresh. Cobain, however, (assuming of course that he lived) would have ultimately have to be judged on how good he actually was. Malkmus' position was rock solid while Cobain's was precarious. (How's that for letting insomnia lead you down trivial lines of thought.)
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