cooperissup3r

oh, Dirty Projectors too. i really just thought they were super overrated a few months ago...now i love them. my brain sometimes messes with me like that.

Used to think Jackson Browne just sucked! But now some of his tunes can make me cry

Fountain of Sorrow.

yeah...nice guitar there, but i am looking for something more straight acoustic. thanks for all the suggestions.

Bruce Springsteen

i'm lookin at a few Seagulls. really like those guitars.

oh and i'm not in chicago and i'm a lefty, so that taylor prolly wouldn't work. but thanks anyway.

I had a couple of tapes by the Doors when I was younger but could never ever get into them. I think they are one of the most over-rated band of all-time in my book.

they're certainly up there. such a snoozer band.

any suggestions? I have about $600 to work with.

those Whammy pedals break so easily. love mine, though.

I know I'm a late party attender, but who gives a shit?

 

 

1. I CANNOT STAND RADIOHEAD. I think Thom Yorke is a whiny stuck up little boy, with a gigantic ego problem.

 

2. I just don't get Led Zeppelin. What is the appeal?

 

3. Freddie's voice is incredible, but Queen is vastly overplayed.

 

3.5. Nirvana just plain sucks. Stop whining and grow up, Kurt.

 

4. I hate these band names like "We Were Promised Jetpacks" and all this other pointless bullshit that end up on Hype Machine. Come to think of it, I hate that people get their music from something called "Hype Machine". The more obscure the band name, the most I go in with an instant prejudice against the music. And that's not good 'cause momma said prejudice is wrong.

 

5. I really cannot stand the line "Take off your band-aid, 'cause I don't believe in touch downs" and despite loving every single piece of material Jeff Tweedy has ever written from his poetry book to Loose Fur, I can't help but cringe when I hear that line.

1. word. Radiohead is ok. i've never understood how people just go apeshit over their music. Kid A (the song) is their peak, in my opinion.

2. Led Zeppelin at this point in history is a total beating. not their fault they are overplayed, though.

3. NO!

3.5 YES!

4. no opinion. who cares? they might be a genuinely good band. kinda like vampire weekend...i feel like i should hate them, but that shit is catchy.

5. never bothered my that much. the rest of the song is too good to let two lines affect me much.

Nope. Prefer John Cale's version above them all.

yes!

 

Beach House - Teen dream

ditto this. Used To Be is such a great tune.

gonna be playing my Schecter c/sh1 for the first time in forever tonight. easily the best guitar i've ever owned. it's like it was meant for me.

Me too, it's excellent. Thanks Solace for the recommendation.

norway, used to be, and better times are my favorite tracks so far. she's got a great voice...very familiar but i can't place it.

good idea.

Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors (rating: A)

Up From Below - Ed Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros (rating: C+)

arcade fire

the national

beach house

i'm thinkin we might get somethin from Justin Vernon at some point. just feels like the follow up to For Emma is around the corner. Don't know if it'll be under the Bon Iver moniker, but I'm hoping he'll put out something soon.

one of the best bands i've heard that broke up. i figure they probably had to, but damn...they could've made some (more) great music.

excellent record.

anyone ever use Ableton Live? I got it for christmas...seems pretty cool. only problem is it won't recognize an audio input. suggestions?

first thing id try is black tape over (actually UNDER looks better) the f-holes...get some distance from the amp and face away from the thing at all times...i bet that pickup sounds pretty sweet though, looks like an old version of a p90 rail...I had an epi Casino that i had to put foam inside to keep it down, but that killed it acoustically...

ok i might give this a shot. i hate to cover the holes (even if i did it underneath them), but i guess i might have to. yeah the pickup is pretty cool. with a little overdrive it gets a really sweet sharp sound.

Megafaun should've gotten way more press. Gather, Form & Fly is fucking great. Impressions of the Past = song of the year.

nice!

yeah it's a pretty nice guitar. i like it unplugged a whole lot. it sounds nice through my little 10 watt amp, but through my 40 watt Fender it has ungodly feedback...any tips for damping the feedback? it sounds nice when it isn't just wailing like a dying banshee. i'm not used to playing a true hollow body guitar.

i happened to catch them on carson daly's show ...wasn't real impressed.

i think this solo is pretty badass. i'm as impressed as i was when i saw it four years ago.

one reason prince is getting so much credit as being the 'next' jimi or whatever is because he does something most other 'guitar gods' fail to do (and i happen to believe it is the key to being "great" at anything) ... use discretion. when you give 'em just a little, they come back wanting more. prince doesn't flood his albums with solo after solo, and he doesn't really ever bring up the fact that he's a badass on the guitar, or that he plays pretty much every other instrument out there pretty damn well, too.

what's the Public Radio in Dallas station numbers? i knew nothing about it....