Somnambulist

Some albums hit me and some don't. I have "On Avery Island" and "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" and I put them on every so often to see if I have changed my mind but they just don't inspire me like other albums do.

I remember getting "Aeroplane" when it first came out and getting Olivia Tremor Control's "Dusk at Cubist Castle" around the same time. I was blown away by the OTC album and listened to it for months. Everything I wrote musically for those few weeks after, was inspired by "Dusk at Cubist Castle."

I will continue to put on the Neutral Milk Hotel albums throughout the years in hope of it clicking some day.

edit: actually, looking at the release dates, I must have had the Avery Island and Dusk at the same time. Aeroplane came out in 98 so I must have had the Dusk hangover still going while trying to get on the Aeroplane a few years later.

If you've already got tinnitus, why bother with the earplugs?

I know, cynical and stupid. I've got tinnitus and a major hearing loss. I'm thirty-five years old and I've got two hearing-aids. In 2004 my wife finally convinced me to go to an audiologist and they found I have the same type of hearing loss as someone working in a steel factory. I'm a librarian! After going to an ENT he checked out my ears, looked at the family history and said I was just dealt a bad hand. I've got the hearing of an eighty-year old.

It was a bit depressing to listen to songs I knew for years and think, "what happened to that guitar part?" I couldn't hear it anymore.

I've got bad genetics on my side but I think a lot of younger people are accelerating their hearing loss with constant headphone, cellphone use as well as not taking precaution at concerts, in subway stations, etc.

It's like the old cliche, you don't appreciate something until it's gone. It's a loud world out there, take care.

I remember seeing Oasis back in 1995 just after What's the Story Morning Glory came out. It was at Tuxedo Junction in CT and they pretty much played all the songs from their debut and new record, thew in I'm the Walrus, then left, no encore. It was a short, loud show that left you wanting more (like Jerry/George's theory on comedy/work meetings). I saw them a while after that and remember thinking, "will they play an encore?" They did, and while they may have lapsed into the obligitory encore routine, for me, it was a nice surprise since I hadn't seen them do one before.

as far as Teenage Fanclub goes, I would have to put Grand Prix!!

I love the whole Teenage Fanclub catalog but for some reason I find myself going back to Songs From Northern Britain more and more. Maybe I've mellowed out as I've aged and that might be their "mellow" record. 13 is way up there for me too. I listened to that album to death when it came out. It just needs to be remastered.

Also in no particular order and everchanging:

The Beatles - Rubber Soul

Big Star - #1 Record/Radio City (I'm counting them as one since the CD version has em both)

Elvis Costello - Trust

Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

The Band - The Band

The Smithereens - Green Thoughts

XTC - Oranges and Lemons

Wilco - Summerteeth

Cake - Comfort Eagle

However, my favorite song on that album is Louris' "Until You Came Along."

Ditto.

I played Weird Tales constantly when it came out.

Drums - The Beatles "Rain"

Bass - Radiohead "Airbag" or The Four Tops "You Keep Running Away"

Guitar - The Byrds "Chimes of Freedom"

I'd have to think on keys and vocals but for pedal steel you'd have to go with "Six Days on the Road" by the Flying Burrito Brothers.

3. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

She's got a chemistry class

I want a piece of her ... mind

The Barrytown Trilogy

Movies and books:

The Commitments

The Snapper

The Van

The Van was the worst of the three movies but the best book.

Roger McGuinn's Ric is still one of the classiest sig models out there.

Rickenbacker had a few sig models over the years:

Tom Petty

I was just reading this thread yesterday and was thinking I never hear Wilco out and about.

Well, last night I took the kids to Burger King as a special treat and "Impossible Germany" came on while we were eating our fatty meals.

Twisterella by Ride

Makes No Sense at All by Husker Du

Mayor if Simpleton by XTC

Strangers When We Meet by The Smithereens

Paul Weller

Wildwood

I would start at the beginning. I loved the self-titled when it came out and listened to it to death. When Wildwood came along I was in heaven. Latter ones haven't grabbed me as much.

Check out Ocean Colour Scene as well. It's basically Paul's backup band. Their output in the mid to late 90's was great. If you can get a hold of the B-sides collection, I recommend that as well.

I got that Hennig doc a little while ago. While it's nice to see a whole documentary on Gram Parsons, I didn't think it was the greatest of films. I'll have to watch it again to give specifics but I remember after watching it that it could have been done a bit better.

That being said, I loved some of the footage they had.

Gram Parson's bio would make a great movie as well ala Walk the Line, Ray, etc. but probably won't get made as Parsons wasn't as "big" as those other artists. Well, an Ian Curtis biopic was just made so you never know.

Saw Grand Theft Parsons as well and liked parts of it but as a bio of Parsons or even Phil Kaufman, it wasn't too great. The part where they take the body from the hangar and crash into the hangar door was hilarious.

Looking forward to purchasing this live Burrito Bros. disc.

American Born Chinese (can't remember the author at the moment). Won the Printz Award for YA literature.

I loved the original Rocketeer graphic novels. A knowledge of pulp heroes of the past century heightens the enjoyment of the series.

He does a good version of Gnarles Barkley's "Crazy."

I like "Can I Stay" from the 2nd album. Someone could get a hold of that one and make it a monster hit.

If I remember correctly, he wrote a tune the Byrds did, Mae Jean Goes to Hollywood. I like the Byrds version.

From what I've read, Jackson Brown was somewhat of a young prodigy with songwriting in S. California in the late 60's/early 70's. Hung out with all those Cosmic American Musicers.

This ridiculous piece has been discussed in at least two other threads downstairs in SES.

My apologies. Look before I leap.

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musi...usic_frerejones

Just read the above article in the New Yorker. YHF is mentioned as an example of a "popular, indie" record that basically has no soul. The author compares is to Being There which, apparently, has soul.

Rock criticism is a tough line to walk because music is so subjective. What floats one persons boat, sinks someone else's. To me, it seems the author has one view of music and what doesn't fit into it, should be discounted. As with music, everyone's entitled to their opinion.

I am missing Flight of the Conchords.

Someone did a nice job of stringing together some of Dave's (Arj Barker) best lines.

In high school I played in a few different bands. One gig we had was at some kid's house on a random Friday night. We played the typical Steve Miller Band, Grateful Dead, Beastie Boys, Jimi Hendrix tunes. We were not very good but could hold together for a few songs.

After one of our breaks, these kids come up to us and ask, "we play in a band too, could we give your instruments a try?" What the hell, we had just put the place to sleep with our version of The Joker. So, these kids get up, tune up a little then break into a note perfect rendition of Hot for Teacher.

Needless to say, we pack our gear up soon after and never played another gig.

I always thought 'sound of lies' was unjustly panned, still listen to that record to this day.

 

George Harrison- Living in the material world

 

I've read some negative reviews, for one it followed up all things must pass, so expectations must have been pretty high. Also, it was thought to be a little heavy handed with the spiritualism , and I admit to not liking 'the light that has lighted the world' for that reason, but love every other tune, especially ' don't let me wait to long', 'who can see it', and 'be here now'

Completely agree on Living in the Material World. It's tough to follow up All Things Must Pass but this is a nice little record. "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" is one of my favorite Harrison songs, and an underrated one at that. I love the wall of acoustic guitars. I always thought Wilco would do a nice cover of that tune.

Chris Hillman's contributions to his groups has always been underrated in my opinion.

Velvet Goldmine soundtrack is underrated. A great combination of vintage cuts with new cuts that fit in perfectly with the older tunes.

Raul Malo's first solo CD. Great mix of latin/country/ballads. Malo is underrated in general. He is probably the best singer around today and I'm sure he'll have a monster hit someday and all the moms and grandmas will fill his specially designed Raul Malo theater built especially for him in Las Vegas.

The Raspberries - Go All the Way What a great track that is criminally left off classic rock playlists too often.

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup for Glenn, no?

How about the whole cast of Almost Famous?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj7_e7vZuP8

The group Aqualung doing Poor Places. Obviously Wilco does it much better.