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    Misunderstood

    in Just A Fan

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    For some reason, I remember him doing over 70 on a concert that was webcasted. I think the average is around 35-40 though. As far as the cue, he just says "nothing at all" and the feel changes right after that.

     

    This thread has inspired me to listen to that track. Probably my favorite Wilco song :thumbup

    grammy question

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I don't get why so many people on this board, who I consider extremly knowledgable about music and have really cool tastes, spent time watching that crap fest. I'll never understand why the movies get a critic based awards circuit, but music gets a freaking popularity contest with high school behavior in the worst way. I watched in all 10 total minutes last night. What I saw will haunt me today. Some dude (Kanye I think ) rapping over a Coldplay song. Radiohead sinking in their seats when the camera panned to them, and career awards being glossed over because the footage of the artists were in black and white and the idiots in the crowd had never heard of them (along with the 16 year olds that this show was geared at). Anyway, I feel better, I just don't get it. I think if I was in a band that got nominated I would have a huge dilmena on my hands. I don't think I could go to just have fun with it. It rewards stupidity and mediocraty and I would feel stupid and mediocre.

     

    It was actually with Jay-Z, who collaborated with them on an alternate version of that track which was a B-Side. It's cool if you don't like rap or anything, but in all seriousness, Jay-Z is extremely well known AND well-respected and could definitely be considered one of the most important artists in the last 15-20 years of pop music.

     

    I'm not going to defend the award show, because on the whole, it was pretty poor. The New Orleans thing, Coldplay, the Bo Diddley tribute, the Four Tops, Al Green with Justin Timberlake, Paul McCartney, and Radiohead were all good to great performances. However, I've always wished there was a classier, more critically based award for music because I'm always embarrassed as a musician when I compare the Grammy's to the Oscars.

    Radiohead at the grammys...

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    The first half of the show was awful.

     

    The second half was filled with some incredible performances.

     

    Agreed, although that Al Green/Timberlake collaboration was right at the beginning and that was one of my personal highlights.

     

    I thought Radiohead sounded great, but it was a little disappointing that the whole band didn't play. The low brass doing the basslines and the whole band screaming "woo!" was pretty great though

    Your top 5 favorite bands and your least favorite songs by them

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Not to be excessively argumentative...but how can these be your favorite artists and you "never heard" or "ignored" releases?

     

    I have all of Ryan Adams' unreleased albums and Demolition, but it wouldn't have been a very fun list if everything was from the Pink Heart sessions on Demolition. However, I was very tempted to put Jesus (Don't Touch My Baby) on there.

     

    As for Bruce, he has a huge catalogue and I've never actually heard of anyone that likes either of those albums. He doesn't play the songs live ever, and I'm only 20 years old, so I wasn't really aware of those releases when they came out. Some day I'll probably get them, but I doubt I'll listen to them very much.

    Your top 5 favorite bands and your least favorite songs by them

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    ETA: Oops I misread the topic! These are my favorite five, not least!

     

    Bands and songs are in no particular order:

     

    Flaming Lips

    The Spark That Bled

     

    Phish

    Stash'

    Reba

    Colonel Forbin's Ascent->Fly Famous Mockingbird

     

    Wilco

    Muzzle Of Bees

    Poor Places

    At Least That's What You Said

    I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

    Ashes Of American Flags

     

     

    Thank God! You named off my favorite Flaming Lips song, my top 3 Phish songs and 5 of my absolute favorite Wilco tracks

    Your top 5 favorite bands and your least favorite songs by them

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Wilco

    1. That's Not the Issue

    2. Shouldn't Be Ashamed

    3. It's Just That Simple

    4. Shake it Off

    5. Kicking Television

     

    Bruce Springsteen

    1. Queen of the Supermarket

    2. Outlaw Pete

    3. Let's Be Friends (Skin to Skin)

    4. The Angel

    5. Mary Queen of Arkansas

    (I've never heard Human Touch or Lucky Town)

     

    My Morning Jacket

    1. Highly Suspicious

    2. Into the Woods

    3. Honest Man

    4. Easy Morning Rebel

    5. Librarian

     

    Okkervil River

    1. Happy Hearts

    2. Dead Dog Song

    3. Song About a Star

    4. Singer Songwriter

    5. My Bad Days

     

    Ryan Adams

    1. Magick

    2. Note to Self: Don't Die

    3. Tina Toldedo's Street Walkin' Blues

    4. Nobody Girl

    5. Halloween Head

    (I ignored unreleased albums and Demolition)

    Best. Song. Ever.

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    bob dylan's Visions of Johanna as recorded on the 1966 bootleg from the Royal Albert Hall concert. no matter what's going on, i always gravitate back to this track. breathtaking...

     

    Yes! This is actually my 2nd favorite song ever. Numero Uno would have to be Madame George by Van Morrison.

     

    Other notables for me:

    Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland/Incident on 57th Street (depends on the day)

    Palace Music - New Partner

    Joni Mitchell - A Case of You

    Flying Burrito Brothers - Sin City

    Rolling Stones - Tumblin' Dice

    Nina Simone - What More Can I Say?

    and a newbie: LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends

     

    Under Pressure - Queen n Bowie

     

    Oh! and this :thumbup

    new Animal Collective album

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    So this leaked and I'll be the first on here to say that it's probably their best record. It's remarkably produced, melodic, catchy, dance-able, and still very Animal Collective. It's simply amazing to hear Avey and Panda Bear working together vocally again. I'm just in love

    Top Albums of 2008

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Yes - excellent list. Gonna break down and buy the BPB - finally.

     

    It's really really solid. I wouldn't go as far as the Dallas Observer did - it's certainly no "I See a Darkness" - but it's a really nice, diverse set of tunes, and his voice has never sounded better. It's also worth noting that "So Everyone" was one of my favorite tracks of the year.

    Top Albums of 2008

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    It's not much different than catching a movie at a film festival a year before it finds wide distribution; surely no one would argue that festival screenings--which can be seen by anyone interested enough--should disqualify the movie from any future considerations?

     

    Despite this whole Bon Iver discussion being very tired, this is probably the best argument for it being part of 2008 lists. Sure, if you were really on top of things in 2007, you probably could've gotten the album online or at Bon Iver shows, but until the Jagjaguwar release (correct me if I'm wrong on this), it was difficult to impossible to get the record at actual stores.

     

    With that in mind, here's my (once again) revised top 25 list:

     

    1. Bon Iver

    The Decemberists sing about Valerie Plame

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    See, that's what I can't figure out, particularly regarding this current single. Are they serious, is this tongue in cheek, are they just goofin on us or what? If they are serious, I can see you point. Having seen them a few times they appear serious at some times and not serious at others. I just don't know.

     

    LouieB

     

    There's a big difference between being a "funny" band i.e: Ween and being a serious band with a sense of humor, which is what I consider the Decemberists to be.

     

    And yeah, they are a little annoyingly brainy, but whenever they sing about some obscure piece of history or folk tale, it's to get a more universal theme across in a way not often heard in pop music. In the case of Valerie Plame, it borders on obnoxious, but listen back to The Crane Wife Pt. 1 and 2. Besides the song length, nothing too outrageous about that song, and what do you know? It's a stunner.

     

    As for the rest of the singles collection, check out Part III: Record Year/Raincoat Song. Two beautiful acoustic tracks

    Top Albums of 2008

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    I didn't like the Boston Spaceships album at all at first. The whole thing just sounded awful. But then a couple tracks on ...Of to Business really grabbed me, and so I went back and gave Boston Spaceships another shot. Still not great but yeah, there are a couple songs on there that redeem it.

     

    "Go For the Exit" is the track that stood out for me. Classic Pollard and the band has enough spark and energy to make it happen. If he can write a really consistently good album for this band, I think Boston Spaceships could make it great

    Top Albums of 2008

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    You listened to less than one new album a week. How is that too much?

     

    Because it usually takes me a good 5 or 6 listens to really get an album, not to mention all the time i spend listening to older records. I probably listen to music for 6+ hours a day. I just find the prospect of listening to anywhere around 100 new albums in a year, well, intimidating.

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