The ever-popular "Currently Listening" thread

[Alrik Fassbauer]

"Willow Farm" embedded in "Supper's Ready" by Genesis.
Live version from the "Archive" box number 1.

[curious]

don't know if anyone is familar with the mid-late 90's band from the u.k. dubstar. i love sarah blackwoods' voice and own all there cds. i had never seen this video before to probably their most well known song and stumbled onto it last night.
http://www.thanksforthecheese.net/Dubstar_Stars1.avi via http://www.dubstar.org.uk/

her new band client is cool to and i have their first cd but never really listened to it much. i enjoyed this video though last night a bunch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xUi7rsNXtU&mode=related&search=

[dteowner]

Dubstar is excellent. I think my copy of "Goodbye" (http://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Dubstar/dp/B000002GNV/sr=1-1/qid=1172411046/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-0083645-6965666?ie=UTF8&s=music) is an OOP item now. Equal helpings of 80s new wave, dreamy swirls, and pretty vocals make for an enjoyable mix. While "Stars" was initially my favorite track, I've since gravitated toward "View from Here" and "Anywhere".

Client reminds me a fair bit of Ladytron, although probably not as good.

Thanks for the videos.

[abbaon]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=571_n24shmM

TACK !!!

[dteowner]

What in the heck was that, abbaon? Not saying it was bad at all (fairly decent, in fact), but I'll admit I have no idea what was going on. The crowd seemed to be having a blast, though.

Public service announcement: Ether Aura has posted a new track from the new cd on MySpace. Good song, reminds me of All About Eve in some spots.

Currently listening for me: Bought the Cure's Festival 2005 dvd yesterday, so I'm on a binge. My favorite Cure song is not included on the set list, but #2 is- "A Strange Day".

[abbaon]

It was a Swedish rendition of my favourite song by my favourite artist (http://www.zshare.net/audio/13-you-had-time-mp3.html). The crowd's reaction amused me no end.

[dteowner]

I've been having an American Idol moment the past couple days:

"A Question of Lust" (http://www.amazon.com/Black-Celebration-Depeche-Mode/dp/B000002L9M/sr=1-10/qid=1172633623/ref=sr_1_10/002-0083645-6965666?ie=UTF8&s=music) by Depeche Mode

[spars]

Montreal based producer Ghislain Poirier's Pour te Réchaufffer with TTC and Omnikrom. Bouncy, neo-electro, hip hop.

[txa1265]

I'm listening to the Hotel Dusk (DS) 'soundtrack', which is just the stuff ripped from the game - you can check it out here (http://buttonbasher.wordpress.com/2007/02/06/hotel-dusk-soundtrack-download/).

Seeing as Nintendo hasn’t really made a big push to promote Hotel Dusk Room 215 (Nintendo DS), it’s probably safe to say that they do not plan to release a soundtrack to retail. Luckily a few Neo-GAF users (myself included) have ripped and titled each song from the game and made them available for download. The entire .zip file is 64MB (shouldn’t be a problem for most of you, but with my cruddy machine, I was faced with a 4 hours download).

Love the game, love the soundtrack ...

[narpet]

Now listening to Hawkwind - Space Ritual...

If you have never listened to Hawkwind and you like space rock/psychedelic rock (like early Pink Floyd with Syd Barret *RIP*), you will love them...

Trivia for those interested... Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead played bass and did some vocals for Hawkwind for a couple of years before he was kicked out of the band for getting busted for drugs. He even wrote the hawkwind song "Motorhead" which is where he got the idea for the name of his new band. He also did vocals on one of their biggest UK hits - Silver Machine.

Good stuff!

[dteowner]

As it happens, today's song has been the tune mentioned in my previous PSA:
"I Follow" (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=7717188&MyToken=3131183f-4c37-45c3-8e25-d49b086644f6) by Ether Aura

[Jaz]

Listening to And One's "Pimmelmann". Don't ask.
You can get a sound clip here: Click Amazon (http://www.amazon.de/9-9-99-9-Uhr-One/dp/B000024A46). No idea if it works, though (no sound board in this rig).

[dteowner]

Classic Sarah sound for y'all today. Heard this (again) on Vertigo last night and it's sticking.

"LikeTheWhirlwindYouArrivedIn" (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=33396274) by Marine Time Keepers
(for the brave souls that actually give it a try, stick with it thru the first chorus--the chorus is just too darn smooth)

[xSamhainx]

The Gathering - Always (http://www.amazon.com/Always-Gathering/dp/B0000021IF/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7161972-6112758?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1172947065&sr=8-1)

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0000021IF.01._AA130_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

This is pre-female vocals Gathering, and definitely way different, and way heavier than their newer stuff. I read comparisons between this cd and Therion's "Symphony Masses:Ho Drakon Ho Megas" and I think that's quite an accurate comparison. The weird sort of ultra-distinct quasi-kabbalistic eastern-tinged keyboard-laced rolling double-bass double-bass blackish metal. It's just... weird, it's a very unique metal sound, but always extremely heavy. Has the gruff death vocals, and a hint of female vocals here and there for flourish, but no full sections.

I love it personally, it has a different feel than the typical occult-drenched type of music of this vein. It's kult, but it's more ceremonial magic, Temple of Solomon type kult feel than pseudo-pagan or straight out diabolic.



Also have been getting into Pentagram's "Be Forewarned". (http://www.amazon.com/Be-Forewarned-Pentagram/dp/B000ALLLGQ/ref=sr_1_3/104-7161972-6112758?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1172947741&sr=8-3) I usually dont listen to much Stoner Doom, but this cd has really grown on me, it's actually very grim.

[magerette]

As it happens, today's song has been the tune mentioned in my previous PSA:
"I Follow" (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=7717188&MyToken=3131183f-4c37-45c3-8e25-d49b086644f6) by Ether Aura

Liked that one dte--I can see actually owning this music. The Marine Timekeepers not so much. The moodiness here is more my style.

I really like that Ani DiFranco bit that abbaon posted as well. I wonder about the svenska version tho--like maybe the singer altered the lyrics a bit to get that level of response.o_o

Samhain--you can only listen to 30 seconds of your Gathering stuff, and not at all to the Pentagram cuts. But I liked what I heard, which was mostly intro and just a little gruff male vocal. Must be that "weird sort of ultra-distinct quasi-kabbalistic eastern-tinged keyboard-laced rolling double-bass double-bass " thing.:cool:

[dteowner]

Had a chance to listen to your rec, Jazzy. It's actually not bad if I'm in a new wave mood. The German lyrics still throw me though--it's so distracting as my mind stubbornly tries to grab bits and pieces to translate.

@magerette- I'm a regular fanboi for Ether Aura, so I'd certainly encourage such a purchase. Their first cd, "Crash", is a bit better IMO, but the pop leanings of the new one, "Before We Could Sing" make it more accessible (and probably preferable) to the non-gazer public. I'd recommend both cds without reservation.

Nothing stuck in my head yet this morning. Perhaps later...

[Jaz]

@dte: *Don't* try to understand their lyrics... you're better off this way, believe me. Some of it is utter nonsense, like 'Pimmelmann'... it's about a... oh no, don't ask. Don't try to understand. Just enjoy! :biggrin:

[dteowner]

I just can't help myself, Jaz. It's not an effort to "know" the lyrics, it's more of a "solve the puzzle" kind of thing. I can't shut it off. I do the same thing with Japanese (although I'm far better with my high school German than my college Japanese).

@magerette again--I mentioned these folks as a reference point for Ether Aura earlier. Got me thinking about them again.
All About Eve (http://www.amazon.com/All-About-Eve/dp/B000001FNT/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-0083645-6965666?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1173036613&sr=1-1)
Their MySpace page isn't overly helpful. Julianne seems to want to distance herself from their debut.

[Corwin]

I understand Dte's problem; I try to use my high school french to translate Piaf!! :)

[curious]

http://www.amazon.com/Kindly-Stop-Me-Chainsuck/dp/B00000JGXN/ref=m_art_li_0/104-4360989-6182322

i tried real hard to find you guys some non 30 seconds clips of this great band from the past 92-2001--chainsuck. shoegaze, goth, and some industrial sounds all why being very listenable. i've owned both of their albums for about 6 years but i've never really known their history. apparent one of the members died though and that is why they didn't release any more albums. the link is to their second album and i'd suggest just letting the amazon player play through all the short clips to get a feel for them. the great thing though is you can usually pick either of their cds for dirt cheap which is great on top of both albums full of all good tunes.

[dteowner]

Solid stuff, curious. I think I prefer the first release (particularly "Only Son"), although both are worth a listen. Vocally, I hear a good bit of Goldfrapp, which ain't a bad thing.

[dteowner]

Continuing the PSA trend, 2 new tracks off the new cd at Ether Aura's MySpace page. "The Other End" is a great song, although not necessarily representative of the album. "Twist" is pretty straight-forward pop.

[dteowner]

All sorts of good news the past couple days!

New Tearwave on MySpace!
"Nightingale" (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=112492567)
Plus a release date for their debut: 3APR!

[spars]

Delia Derbyshire's Electrosonic released as a compilation in 1972. Sounds for television, film and radio.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/music/images/alchemists_lead.jpg

[Cm]

Dte I had to shoot this (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=86067960) group your way. Music might be good if they could sing, but you will appreciate the name.

I did like Parashoots and Flying Machines (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=15814192) by Prego.

[xSamhainx]

How Like a Winter - Beyond My Grey Wake

It was pretty hard to get my paws on this cd, but it was worth the trouble IMHO, it's nice to hear a good "real" gothic metal cd. There has been this sort of new bullshit convention that's come about, that ANY metal that features female vocals is gothic metal. Im sorry, that's just not the case. Nightwish is a good band, but they arent gothic metal, neither is Evanescence, or Leaves Eyes. There's no tragedy in their music, no dark romance, and theyre missing the harsh distorted, otherworldly male vocals, that's half the equation right there. True, their women paint their faces stark white in publicity photos, but that's about the extent of it. While it's true that there's a bunch of good "real" doomy gothic metal out there, Ive burned thru a good deal of it. This band is like a cross between two of my favorite bands in the genre, Theatre of Tragedy and Trail of Tears. Good stuff!

Up until this morning I thought the name of the band was Beyond My Grey Wake and the cd was titled "How like a Winter", when it's actually the other way around. This seems to be the way the band is referred to online here and there, and it's led to much confusion.

How Like a Winter @ Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/howlikeawinterband)

[abbaon]

Every time I look out my window: same three dogs looking back at me. (http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-8956.html) I was actually listening to Gullah, but this is online. Plus, funny.

If you liked my other picks, you might want to give this one a miss.

[dteowner]

OK, here's a loop fer y'all. I can skip most of the "vocals" and all the rap sections, but the drum and bass lines are tres catchy for me. Too bad they're the pinnacle of concept bands...

"Feel Good Inc" (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=13700208) by Gorillaz

[Role-Player]

I've been listening to several things... Beastie Boys, Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Twinemen, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Morphine... Even some Elvis Costello.

I'm planning on getting Arcade Fire's "Neon Bible" as soon as possible. Anyone heard it yet?

[xSamhainx]

amorphis - Tales from the Thousand Lakes

[Arhu]

Seeing that you guys are listening to quite a lot, is any one of you on last.fm (http://www.last.fm)?

[dteowner]

I am not, but many of my cronies from the shoegaze board are quite active.

[xSamhainx]

Theatre of Tragedy - Aegis
The last cd before the band, as seemingly all good gothic metal acts do, went bust and "progressed" their sound to a form which pretty much pisses off (and on) and alienates their entire original fanbase. Another one bites the dust!

[xSamhainx]

Draconian - The Everlasting Scar

Where has this band been my entire life? LOve it, thank God for Pandora

[curious]

i heard this artist on my way home from class during my favourite radio program bat country:2086 on kdvs. it sounded remarkabley like a group i really love 'mankind liberation front' but don't really listen to industrial style electronica that often. but this was great and i had to find out who it was. listened to a few tracks and will probably be picking up the cd shortly. heres's his page and the link to cd baby where you can listen to all the tracks. the one i heard on the radio was 'i'm trying to impress you'. if you like industrial/goth/synthpop/electronica check it out.
http://www.marknicholas.org/
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marknicholas

[xSamhainx]

Draconian - A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

I love finding a new band with a sizable back catalog! Just ordered everything they have at Amazon. Well-produced beauty/beast gothic doom, I have found nirvana once again... at least temporarily.

Draconian (http://www.myspace.com/draconianmusic)

[spars]

Prefuse 73's cut up hip hop track Life/Death with Mikah 9 and a layer of glitch.

[dteowner]

Working on Outerbeats from Malory. Good stuff. I seem to be favoring more dreamy/ambient stuff the past couple weeks although I couldn't say why.

"Lake of Doubts" (http://www.malory-music.com/images/Lake%20of%20doubts%2056Kbit%2022Khz.mp3) by Malory (2 minute snip)

Another public service fanboi announcement: Ether Aura has another song off the new cd up on their MySpace page. "Tell Me That I'm Nothing" just might be the best track off the cd. Rockin' but still melodic. Well worth a listen!

@Sammy- Draconian runs pretty contrary to my current mood, but I can see where that's right up your alley.

[txa1265]

After the 'British Invasion' week on American Idol, I decided to listen to some mid-60'd Brit Rock, such as the Yardbirds and the Who ...

Then I meandered back to enjoying Pete Namlook's 'Air V - Jeux Dangereux' (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=205692671&s=143441)

[dteowner]

Is it dreampop, neo new wave, or electro disco revival? Who cares. Gotta love Ladytron. Whenever I hear this song, I always get a flashback of the Talk Talk video from back in the day (showing my age again) with the drummer flipping his ponytail back and forth to the beat as he pounds away. I don't think Talk Talk even used real drums on that album, but the visual just makes you feel like the tune is ROCKIN!

"Destroy Everything You Touch" (http://www.myspace.com/ladytron) by Ladytron (tragically, a partial clip)

[curious]

ladytron pales in comparison to freezepop

[curious]

http://www.last.fm/music/Freezepop/_/Outer+Space (dreamy)

http://www.last.fm/music/Freezepop/_/Chess+King (funny)

two good examples/favourites from their last full length full length album. the dreamy synthpop side and the humourous dancable synthpop side. they've been around since 1999 and their 3rd full length is coming out in the next few months or so. their following has gotten massive over the years because one of the 3 members has been the lead composer at harmonix studios for years and pumped out frequency, amplitude, guitar hero, etc. and thus a freezepop song is on everyone of those games...pure marketing genius. also i highly recommend his side project symbion project which is far superior to dj shadow in my opinion if you like that kind of music.

http://www.freezepop.com/
http://www.symbionproject.com/

[xSamhainx]

Pentagram - "Bride of Evil"

Old school sounding stoner doom with b-movie horror themes, how can I not love this?

[abbaon]

ladytron pales in comparison to freezepop
Just so. (http://www.freeindie.com/2006/10/freezepop.html)

(10 characters)

[dteowner]

Freezepop comes up on the Vertigo station from time to time. Not bad, but a little too garage/punk to put above Ladytron in my book. Of course, I've beaten it to death that I usually prefer my music smooooooth, even when it's 120bpm. When I get on one of my 80's new wave revivals, I might switch that ranking, but overall I'm sticking with Ladytron.

High Violets (http://www.myspace.com/thehighviolets) for me today.

[curious]

speaking of 120bpm that is the name of this track which is taken off of 'symbion project's first album from 1998 'red'. it very simple but beautiful and i can't tell you how many time over the years i've fallen asleep to it...
http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/symbionproject-10.m3u

[dteowner]

When I was working nights for a couple months, Enya was my sleeping pill. I rarely made it more than half way thru the greatest hits cd. I think my recent Titania purchase could have served as an alternative.

[txa1265]

I've been really digging in Miles Davis' masterpiece Bitches Brew (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitches_brew) once again ... I was watching bits and pieces of a special 'Miles Davis Story' documentary with my kids the other day while my wife was out and they were really enjoying the section on Bitches Brew, so we popped in the CD's ...

I have the boxed set 'Complete Bitches Brew Sessions' on my iPod, and that has been in constant play since the weekend, and it is one of those rare instances where the entirety of a focused box set is truly masterful. Nearly 5 hours of truly excellent stuff!

[curious]

speaking of box sets the cure have a really good one 'join the dots:b-sides and rarities' which i bought my girlfriend a few years back. we got my dad for christmas the captain beefheart box set 'grow fins'. i haven't had a chance to listen to that one but even though i always made fun of my dad as a kid that he liked captain beefheart in the last handfull of years i've actually dug some of their songs quite a bit. but as for me and my 'cd collective' there's not a single box set i own...lots of special editions and other rare gems though.

[Krzychu]

I'm listening to a lot of Muse lately. I'm very impressed by some of their tracks, like "Butterflies and Hurricanes" or "Stockholm Syndrome".

At the moment:
Muse - Showbiz

[Corwin]

I listen to The Seekers a lot!! :)

[magerette]

Yes, and they listen to you. ;)


I don't know where you people buy all this alternative stuff, but it isn't in Oklahoma! I went to every store in town looking for Ether Aura, then cruised the net. I finally found Ani DiFranco at Barnes & Noble--Out of Range, which I am enjoying very much-(-have to take it out of the car cd when my even-older-than-me spouse takes the wheel, tho. He prefers the Seekers) I think the "Take the money I make and Go Away" song should have been played at Anna Nicole's funeral.

[dteowner]

At this time, Ether Aura is only available in a few places. The new cd is only available directly from the band at this time (ordering instructions available on their myspace page). I think they're working on some sort of distribution, but I don't think they've got any agreements yet (unless toneVendor has bought up a handful to resell). Their first cd is available from toneVendor (as you might be figuring out, I love toneVendor for quality of experience as well as quality of selection), from the record label (gaia project records), from cdbaby.com, and (I would assume) directly from the band.

It was tough when I was living in Chickasha, OK. Definitely hard to get any sort of music that wasn't country. I remember the day we were moving back. We had been packing the Uhaul all day long and went to Pizza Hut about 8:00. They rolled up the streets at 9, so I don't think they were particularly happy to see us so close to closing. Being tired and cranky, Mrs dte and I decided to get a little feisty. We went to the jukebox, paged thru the entire catalog, and located the single album that wasn't "tear in my beer country hick twang", which just happened to be Ozzy. They actually unplugged the jukebox mid-song... :rotfl:

PSA- Tearwave's debut cd can now be purchased from their record label at Projekt.com. If you've liked anything I've posted in the past, just do yourself a favor and go place your order. :) Supposedly they've got a new song up at myspace, but I haven't looked yet.

[magerette]

Chickasha has a jukebox with Ozzy??(**hears phones ringing at State Capitol with complaints**) One of my best guys that worked on my landscape crew was from there--he was hilarious, sat and thought up puns all day long on song titles--(like Robert Plants doctor song;'I'm in the Mood for a Malody. It warped him, that town...:) )

Thanks for the tip on toneVendor--I will google on. :)

[dteowner]

That was April of 1996. I'm sure the oversight has been corrected by now.

I liked Chickasha. It was only 45 minutes up the turnpike to civilization in OKC, and they had excellent restaurants for such a small town. As it worked out, I should have stayed with Delta Faucet out there much longer, although that plant is closed now. I just had a hard time adjusting to they way they used country music in place of elevator music. Go to the grocery store-tear in my beer. Go to the bank-my woman done left me. Go to the Chinese restaurant-boot scootin boogie done on sitars (or whatever the oriental version of a sitar is). It's just wrong, I tell ya. It was hilarious watching the kids cruise the main drag. Coming from Indy, I was used to hearing the kids' cars all thumping away with rapcrap. There, all the pickups were blaring Garth Brooks as they drove in circles.

[magerette]

Garth is from here, ya know. He has a pretty major street named after him, and it's only luck that the town is still called Yukon (and why?? Yukon, Oklahoma--don't ask me. It's not even in north ok) There are plenty of rapsters and hopphippers these days, though. I don't mind a good cry in my beer song, as long as I have plenty of beer to cry in. My favorite alltime is
:sing: I'm gonna hire a wino to re-deck-o-rate our home
So you'll feel more at ease here and yew won't need to roam
We'll take out the dining room table and put a bar across one wall
And a neon sign will point the way to the bathrooms down the hall.:dance: :party:

I could go on, but it would be so wrong.

[xSamhainx]

draconian - where lover's mourn (http://www.amazon.com/Where-Lovers-Mourn-Draconian/dp/B0000DH294/ref=sr_1_2/102-4430725-4244119?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1175410525&sr=8-2)

[dteowner]

@magerette- I think going as far as you did was already "so wrong". ;)

@Sammy- I see you're still in the midst of your love affair with your new fling. It's a good feeling, isn't it. Listening to the clips from that album, it seems to have everything a tiger could want, though--between the sludgy guitar work, the growling male vocals and the operatic female vocals, you've got to be just sitting back getting cradled in sound.

I'm already sounding like a broken record and the cd isn't even here yet. Anyway, that new Tearwave song ("Dream Bliss") is quite good. I think, for the masochists that listen all the way thru, that the ending is particularly cool..

[xSamhainx]

oh yes, in total thrall here....

even better, they have three full albums worth of mat'l, and they all seem to stay true to my winning formula. In the back of my mind I think that I intentionally avoided them for this reason, to provide me with a musical B12 shot in a time of dire need. Like now ='.'=

I have all three cds here, but I'm resisting the temptation and starting with their first one, and waiting til I have it fully absorbed before I move on to their later stuff. Alls I can say is that right off the bat, first time I listened, I had it cranked up and was tapping my paw pretty much the whole way thru - that's very rare that my hyper-critical and jaded self gets into the groove that quick with a new cd. The beginning of a beautifully dreadful relationship I think

*sighs*

[dteowner]

Bit of a loop. First heard this on an ice skating show (no, not Luc "dancing princess" Robitaille...blame Mrs dte) and was extremely surprised, given my general distaste for the band based on their 2 hits. Heard it again at the mall yesterday, and now it's set down roots in my head.

"Make It Easy" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh-8kfq8syI) by Barenaked Ladies

[dteowner]

For the past couple days, I've been spinning Malory's "Outerbeats". Wonderful stuff, even if they probably should pay royalties to Slowdive. Standout tracks have been "Lake of Doubts" and "I Can't Stand". Clips here (http://cdbaby.com/cd/malory2), although the compression is brutal on the tone.

And, y'all can start breathing again. I got my Tearwave cd tonight. Oh yes, there shall be much rejoicing. Also finally got the latest from Autumn's Grey Solace, but it will probably have to wait for a day or two.

[xSamhainx]

Tristania - Illumination

the new Tristania, and while nothing really like their older stuff, it's certainly better than the last one. I like it when a band at least attempts a recovery.

[Jaz]

Today I'm listening to Handel's 'Messiah.'

[Corwin]

A good selection for Easter!!

[curious]

personally i always like to spend my religious holidays with jim white.
jim white and jesus, my two personal heros
http://www.ifilm.com/video/2667768
'if jesus drove a motorhome' video

the two other videos are also good, one from each of his other two early albums.

and one for dte since he is on a barenakedladies fix. they did a song with him on his last album. spent 15 minutes though and could only find a bunch of 30 second clips. best one i could find
http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00026WT6A001009/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_009/103-0386525-0072610

[Asbjoern]

Today I'm listening to Handel's 'Messiah.'

I've actually just been to hear Händels Messias. My girlfriend was singing in the choir.

Currently I'm listening to Spinform's Bryter Tystnaden (http://www.hobbyind.com/hobby_catalogue.php?rel=018&nr=1) album and I can't seem to stop listening to Roygbiv (http://www.raccoonandzebra.com/bethany/music/Boards_of_Canada_Roygbiv.mp3) by Boards of Canada.

[xSamhainx]

draconian - where lovers mourn

This is the perfect gothic doom cd in my opinion, equal parts romance, sorrow, misanthropy, death, and even some HP Lovecraft. Every single song is great!

On my third listen today

"Now I ride with the mocking and friendly ghouls on the night wind, and play by day in the catacombs. I know that light is not for me, save that of the moon. I know always that I am an outsider, stranger in this century, and all time. Stranger among those who are still... men."

[curious]

if you like space and or tang you might enjoy laugh at this song/video "space station pimpin" by earth defense force- they just put a video for it recently even though the song is a few years old
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=2020164872 explicit lyrics

also in the spirit of humour this is an 'oldie' over six years by the artist sprague. the cd is excellent though rare even back when it came out. the other songs aren't parodies though like this one. make sure you make it to the last minute of the song especially if you like new-wave. the song is 'fake homeyz' and pokes fun at the beastie boys.
http://www.reverbnation.com/sprague

[Role-Player]

Neon Bible by the Arcade Fire. It's awesome and a bit more emotional than the first record, and does a fine job of showing just how talented the group is.

[Jaz]

Hellomoto by...um, Motorola, I guess?
I'm just listening to the ringtones of my new (old) mobile phone. The old one self-destructed on Friday (the numbers fell out), so I grabbed the first of the unused ones on the window sill.

[narpet]

Listening to Lou Reed - Transformer...

A truly great album

[abbaon]

Erin McKeown's "standards" album (http://www.amazon.com/Sing-You-Sinners-Erin-McKeown/dp/B000KX0HVO) has introduced me to some wonderfully silly jazz. Sadly, her outsize talent doesn't quite stretch to her vocals, so I'm listening to other people's recordings. They don't write 'em like this (http://www.sewingstars.com/songs/blossom%20dearie%20-%20Track%2009.mp3) anymore. (And we're poorer for it.)

[r3dshift]

np. Paradise Lost - The Enemy

The new, ingenious single from Gothic Metal genre founders Paradise Lost is finally available (in select countries) and kicks some major butt!

Preview (http://www.paradiselost.co.uk) (Do not click on "Enter site".)

[txa1265]

Hellborg, Hanson & Sipe - live at 'Smilefest'. Something I picked up a while back, not a major published live recording, but it is really cool.

The cool thing - aside from Jonas Hellborg's monster bass chops, is that Paul Hanson is a bassoon player! Yep, a bassoon, bass and drums jazz trio ... and they really play the crap out of it in this show!

[r3dshift]

Allow me to update my post above with a link (http://ecard.centurymedia.com/paradiselost/paradiselost2.html) to the masterpiece known as "In Requiem" by Paradise Lost, out in mid-May. You can listen to the first 3 songs off the album in their entirety. "Never for the Damned" is an utter punisher!

[xSamhainx]

I like Paradise Lost's first cd, it's one of my faves.

This one sounds good musically, but the vocals arent really to my liking. The guy sounds like he's trying his best to emulate James Hetfield from Metallica, and he doesnt do the death growl at all, which I really have grown to like, at least here and there for accent. I'm searching for a little female vox here and there, but not finding any either, unless you count the opening wail on enemy.

It's still far preferable to most new metal littering the airwaves!

[curious]

appropriate in light of current events, and the fact that i'm finally getting to see them in a little over a week here is a moving video to a beautiful song. apparently its 'banned' from mtv whatever that means. faithless- bombs
http://www.videocodezone.com/videos/f/faithless/bombs.html

[Drake14]

Tom Petty - Mary Janes Last Dance

[r3dshift]

@ xSamhainx: I don't think that Nick tries to emulate, copy or imitate anyone, let alone Hetfield. They have a similar tone, hence the similarity. Other than that, I honestly believe Holmes is a lot better singer than Hetfield. Tastes are different, of course.

Dunno about female vox on the new album, but we'll see. I don't regard it as a must as long as the songs are awesome, which they are! I'm completely hooked on these new songs and can't wait for the album. Which reminds me of the fact that I should pre-order it straight away.

[bjon045]

I am listening to the audiobook of Dean Koontz's "Life Expectancy", not up to the standard of his old stuff.

[xSamhainx]

Draconian - the burning halo

[dteowner]

Tearwave's debut for me (still)

[abbaon]

Shara (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmoxcVB7XDo), fronting the girly half of her band. Ironically, she sounds less like that orange singing the Habanera (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG-0_p_yefg) from Carmen than ever before.

[xSamhainx]

me and dt are mega-dosing on Tearwave and Draconian!

Actually taking a little break this morning, listening to a new import cd called "Doom:VS", a side project of one of the Draconians. Kinda like Evoken, for when My Dying Bride and such are too cheery for ya. Perfect for this dreary, dark, cold morning.

Nothing like inclement weather and doom metal to help me savor a bad mood..

[txa1265]

My younger son bought the new 'Fallout Boy' CD on sale at Best Buy the other day. It isn't my sort of thing (if you didn't get that from my previous posts ;) ), but when driving around and having 3 people singing songs it gets rather infectious ...

Personally I have been enjoying a classic 'Art Ensemble of Chicago' called 'Reese & The Smooth Ones' (http://www.amazon.com/Reese-Smooth-Ones-Ensemble-Chicago/dp/B00006LWQY/ref=sr_1_13/002-3716557-9932024?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1177339141&sr=8-13) This was a record I had from way back and always loved, so I digitized it several years ago, then it was re-released to CD so I bought it (my album was bought used as it was!) and I see it has since gone out of print again ... some of my favorite stuff of theirs.

[dteowner]

me and dt are mega-dosing on Tearwave and Draconian!Yep, stuck in a rut is I, but what an enjoyable rut it is.

[r3dshift]

for when My Dying Bride and such are too cheery for ya.

LOL, you are the first person I hear to have dubbed MDB as "cheery". And, in turn, you've just raised my interest in this Draconian thing you mentioned...

[xSamhainx]

well, here's their audio page if you want to try some out.

http://www.draconian.se/downloads_audio.html

Theyre doom metal, but they incorporate a lot of gothic stylings such as keyboards, female and choiric vocals, clean and death male vocals, and romantic themes. They speed things up a bit now and then, but the dirge is their usual speed.

Of the 3 of their cds, I still like their first, "Where Lovers Mourn" the best. Their follow up, "Arcane Rain Fell" is 80% concept album featuring the story of Lucifer's fall from Heaven. This is the cd everyone raves about, yet I'm just not too crazy about it personally. It has some good songs, but it just hasnt grabbed me like the other two have. Their last cd, "The Burning Halo" is really good and my second favorite, it's basically them doing covers and a few of their own unreleased original songs.

Theyre a pretty solid gothic doom band, Ive gotten quite a bit of mileage out of their 3 cds. Listening to The Burning Halo for the second time today right now as a matter of fact!

[narpet]

Listening to Hero, Hero by Judas Priest. It's basically their first two albums put on one disc. It's actually really good... the Priest before they were actually a metal band. Their music was quite progressive and a bit "space-rock"ish.

[Krzychu]

Brian Eno - Alternative 3 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B0007GFFVQ001009/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_009/103-4949724-6203848)

Having seen (heard) the Fallout 3 teaser page, there was no other choice for me than to listen to this.

[dteowner]

During the 5+ hour drive to and from Detroit, I got quite a bit of listening done. Some really solid tunes, indeed, but the only cd I played twice was from:
Thee Heavenly Music Association (http://www.myspace.com/theeheavenlymusicassociation)

[Krzychu]

Hm, followed that link, dte, and enjoyed some of their tracks that were available there. I got a couple more on Pandora, which were also quite good.

[dteowner]

Glad you're enjoying it. The 2 best songs on the cd, "trip seat" and "say something" aren't even on their MySpace page, yet the page still makes for a good listen. I think their cover of Kate Bush is extremely well done.

[Cleric]

Currently listening to my "Ultimate Kansas" CD. Good stuff friends, good stuff!

[Krzychu]

The 2 best songs on the cd, "trip seat" and "say something"

I heard exactly these two songs on Pandora*, and I think I liked them most. I didn't like that Kate Bush song much, though.

*Pandora, which - surprise, surprise! - from now on, cannot be used by people located outside of the US. Yay. :thumbsdown:

First they fix my station change exploit, and now this?

[txa1265]

I was digging through my albums looking for a nice Ahmad Jamal thing that I hadn't listened to in years - and came across 'Brand X - Unorthodox Behaviour (http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1020212/a/Unorthodox+Behaviour.htm)', a nice 1976 fusion record. Another one I haven't heard since the tape died probably 15 years ago ... digitized it up and digging it now ... nice to relive some cool old stuff! Not earth-shattering, just solid stuff.

[dteowner]

Rocking out just a touch...
"Clipped" (http://www.amazon.com/Pubic-Fruit-Curve/dp/B000008ERJ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/103-1161758-8559811?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1178596010&sr=1-3) by Curve

[xSamhainx]

Slayer - Reign in Blood

probably the best thrash metal cd ever imho

[dteowner]

How about a little indie pop with gorgeous harmonies in the chorus
"Radio You Let Me Down" (http://www.myspace.com/asherhq) by asher

[Jaz]

How about some Punjabi Bhangra (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5995556455415798282)?
Magerette made me do it (post it, I mean... not listen to it).

[xSamhainx]

sweet!
That's almost as funny as some chinese gangster rap vid I saw the other day.

Ive got some nice moving gifs of Punjabi Bhangra somewhere, I knew he was some sort of eastern pop star, but was wondering who he was.

[Jaz]

The musical category is Punjabi Bhangra - the guy is Daler Mehndi, and the song is Tunak Tunak Tun :). That video made me happy when I saw it for the first time back in... well, when my niece was still a small child.

[dteowner]

You're right, Jaz, I'm looking for a noose. The little dance at 1:10 (right before the fireballs) pushed me right over the edge for some reason. I thought it was going to be OK at the first-I can deal with eastern "wailing" music in very small doses, but then it turned into something else.

[Cleric]

I don't think I've ever seen or heard anything quite like that before. O_O :meditate: :fingerscrossed: :meditate:

[dteowner]

A guy I work with has his own home studio. Surprisingly good stuff for a DIY guy.
Dewayne Dobson (http://www.dewaynedobson.com/home)

[abbaon]

Heh heh. (http://media.putfile.com/Caramell-Dansen)

(10 characters)

[dteowner]

Indie with a healthy dose of Sarah sound. Great shtuff!
"Three" (http://www.myspace.com/hopechest) by Hope Chest

[Cm]

A guy I work with has his own home studio. Surprisingly good stuff for a DIY guy.
Dewayne Dobson (http://www.dewaynedobson.com/home)

I liked the base in "say my name" and "seasons" was a good one as well. I thought "Three" was the only good one in the list.

@ Jaz, please don't do that again. :lol:
@ abbaon I may not recover from that one. ;)

[xSamhainx]

i just watched it again. It's strangely hypnotic the second go-round. The guy has such a good-natured countenance, and there's several of him. It's hard for me not to chuckle watching it. He's like an eastern teletubby bear type thing. I'm starting to envision several tigers of different colors bopping around, bursting forth from explosions, etc

I aint tappin my paw, more staring in awe. I need to send this around to people at work. I need to find the file tho, I dont like the stretching, I want to see it in clarity

here's the wiki-page on him -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daler_Mehndi

Here's another crazy one, tho not him. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRmqZRPgK1w&mode=related&search=) Dig the ultra-high pitched female vox on that, far out. Suprisingly hot dame in there too, wondering who she is. Like to see more

Nice! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdq3nIgmkt0&mode=related&search=) I have a few bollywood flix, but they tend to not be the mainstream ones featured in this clip

here's the indian version of Thriller -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvP7dT3Dx0&mode=related&search=

[Jaz]

Thank you Sammy, this just made me hop around... I love movies where people suddenly start to sing and dance, so I tend to enjoy Bollywood stuff :). Nice vids!
At work I usually listen to a Dark webradio station in the morning and to Bollywood webradio in the afternoon - listening to just one of these stations for a whole day would probably kill me. I can bear only so many bad or good vibes a day...

[Cm]

I have to say that the guy in the "thriller" vid seemed overly masculine in comparison. :lol:

[narpet]

Currently listening to RUSH's newest album "Snakes and Arrows". Yes... I am a RUSH head from way back. Go ahead... I can take the jabs at my musical taste.

The album is quite good. Of course you have to listen to it in its entirety several times to get a taste for it. They've tried some new things and it mostly works. It's definitely not their best album, but for a band that's been together for over 30 years it's pretty good (you must know that my opinion of most bands that have been together for that long is usually pretty low - rock bands seem to mellow and become quite lame as they age - but RUSH has stayed fairly consistent within their realm of progressive rock IMO).

[xSamhainx]

Rush are kinda hit and miss with me. Absolutely loved (and still do) 2112 and Caress of Steel, but starting with Farewell to Kings I just didnt like their direction much anymore.
For me, it's all about the 2 cds that hold their 3 most epic songs: The Necromancer, Temple of Lamneth, and 2112. All 3 of those songs are true classics, i love every note!

All the songs on both cds are good of course, but those 3 are the fantasy-drenched epic types that I just wish they would have done their whole career.

[magerette]

How about some Punjabi Bhangra (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5995556455415798282)?
Magerette made me do it (post it, I mean... not listen to it).

Sorry it took so long for me to notice Jaz--gosh that was ....happy. :)


But you have to admit, the guy could have been from a game--he is the perfect image of an elementalist mage. (In fact, 3 or 4 elementist mages in that cut :)...)

[Jaz]

Definitely, yes! :lol: Jeez, and according to legend he only made this video to prove that he was popular even without the sexy ladies in his videos. That's the way to become an internet phenomenon...
Right, sonny saw the video, started to dance... and then crowed 'Look there, mommy, it's Missan Magus!'
I have two friends named Markus, one of them owns a Nissan. Well, there IS a certain likeness :).
Oh yes, the other one is 'Tyoda Magus'. Guess what he's driving...?

I'm currently listening to Return to the Center of the Earth (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00000IL1O001022/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_022/104-2529924-8065520) by Rick Wakeman, an all-time favorite. I need some inspiration for writing a climactic battle... and next track in line is Pain's 'End of the Line', another inspirational favorite of mine... didn't find a sample, but I heard the man will be at this year's M'Era Luna festival (http://www.fkpscorpio.com/meraluna/), the second (and probably last) concert/festival I can attend this year.

Oh right: I must add one of a my all-time favorites to my play list: the wonderful Les Enfants du Paradis (http://mp3.de/musik/genre/band/030400/26/1) by LX, a local hero. He never managed to get a contract, and it's free. I LOVE this track...

[curiously undead]

Indie with a healthy dose of Sarah sound. Great shtuff!
"Three" (http://www.myspace.com/hopechest) by Hope Chest

i actually saw them back in ~98 before i was into shoegaze type music. i wasn't too impressed at the time, but they seemed like alright guys with lots of enthusiasm. they were friends of my roommate so we hung out before hand. i still have the album constellation prize which they gave me. i remember their name popping up somewhere about a year ago. i guess its time to whip out that cd.

[dteowner]

I'm going to assume you're "the artist formerly known as Curious", CU? There's no way we could have 3 self-incriminated gazers on this board...

Sound on this stream isn't right (too much treble) which is strange since it's on the band's site, but we'll go with the link anyway.
"On Our Own" (http://www.themeetingplaces.com/sound) by The Meeting Places

[xSamhainx]

he is the perfect image of an elementalist mage.

LOL i was thinking that too!

Great vid, watched it again. I have an indian co-worker who was all excited when he heard it coming from my pc. He loves this guy. I had to listen to him all day singing it, I finally had to beg him to give me a break. Unfortunately, it had posited itself in my brain at that point, and was going over and over for like ten hrs in my head like some kind of insane gibberesh nursery ryme.

He says it's all about the world being a colorful place (hence the wide array of colored Daler Mehndis), and his heart for a woman or something of that nature.

right now I'm trying to cleanse my mental palette by listening to Tiger Army's "Power of Moonlight"

[dteowner]

I blame you, Jazzy. I mean, sure, I feel some shame burying my friends in wave upon wave of shoegaze and dreampop, but I've never stooped so looooow as posting a Daler.

[magerette]

Remember that classic counter-culture line(said by Mr Natural, I believe), dte: Minds were made to be blown.

I enjoyed the romp through a kinder, gentler world-view, myself. I would have jumped up and danced if it hadn't been for my bad knee.

:dance: Thanks to Sammy as well for the crazy dancing Indian guys:dance: and the wikipedia link.

[Alrik Fassbauer]

Currently : The CD "Best of Rondo Veneziano". I really like this CD. :)

[dteowner]

So I broadened my horizons and gave Daler another shot. Ugh. I think even Paula Abdul would say it was painful. 4:17 of my life when I could have been playing UFO:ET...

No music stuck in my head today.

[curiously undead]

thanks for that Jaz!! i enjoyed the majority of it quite a lot. though i have enjoyed middle-eastern music for quite some time now. its strange but i think diablo 2 actually peaked my curiousity in middle-eastern music. i even played the soundtrack on my stereo many a time. some day i will learn to play the sitar...

i've been listening to almost nothing but faithless and ariel pink over the last month or so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqKwzlRi4Lc ariel pink - jagged carnival tours
this isn't one of ariel pink's best songs but it is my favourite video of his. he's really been more of my fiance's favourite for the past couple of years whereas i thought he was novel but nothing more. for some strange reason that has changed recently and i'm actually excited about seeing him this time(3rd) when he comes to town in a few weeks. who would of thought i'd listen to such crazyiness frequently and even fall asleep to it:)

this song is actually one of my faves. its on his 3rd album that was rerealeased on non-cdrs - house arrest. this album is hauntingly now in my all-time top 25 albums.
its a mighty fine tune- helen - http://www.paw-tracks.com/arielpinkhelen.mp3

also for those who liked the Daler you might want to check out ariel pink's myspace. there is an enjoyable bali? video that to my knowledge ariel pink had nothing to do with other than an inspiration perhaps.

[xSamhainx]

Listening to the new Battlelore cd, "Evernight" (http://www.battlelore.net/)

*does happy tiger Daler dance*

I liked that Jagged Carnival Tours vid, pretty cool. Not sure if I could do the music or the video standalone, but together they are a pretty nice little surreal little bit of media there. Made me feel weird

[Mageoffire]

I'm currently digging Big Black, especially the song El Dopa.

[xSamhainx]

Metalllica - St Anger (http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com/Music/metallicast.anger.php)

Giving it another spin because it's free, online. Some nice riffs, but it just aint soundin like yer daddy's Metallica. I dunno if it's legal, the site says it is, but looks a little dubious if you ask me. Someone at work has the whole office listening and watching movies on this site, even current movies like the new Shrek, Spiderman, even 300 etc. Lots of stuff there http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com/


EDIT-Definitely a bad cd, by most any measure that I can think of.
St Anger has been savaged by pretty much everyone and their gramma thus far, and rightfully so. Ive tried to be fair with it, but it's a downright painful listen even for those who arent stinging from the fond memories of "the good old days". Metallica was obviously going for a thrash metal (hardcore punk+speed metal) sound, and to their credit, there is some decent riffage to be found here at times. Unfortunately it's all too brief and utterly spoiled by the lamest (and all-too-clear) lyrics, laughable vocals, and what appears to be the sound of a garbage can lid being used for a drum thru the entire cd. It physically gave me a headache!
Just a truly pathetic cd. No wonder the band had a fucking breakdown after they released this thing.

[Mageoffire]

Sonic Youth- Cross the Breeze

[dteowner]

Been spinning a little Goldfrapp recently.

[dteowner]

"Temporary" (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/unitcircle9) by Bethany Curve

[Jaz]

Sonny forces me to listen to a demo track by a girl synthie pop band named Marsheaux daddy brought from the WGT. The track is kind of nice, but loses all niceness after three days of continuous looping.

[xSamhainx]

Tiger Army - Music From Regions Beyond (http://www.myspace.com/tigerarmy)

They have a new CD out now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*splits into 4 different tigers of different colors and elemental powers*

*bounces around and does happy tiger Daler dance again*

[Corwin]

Andre Rieu; various DvD's

[Mageoffire]

Unwound- Leaves Turn Inside You

Fantastic album.

[dteowner]

@Sammy: Hey, that was pretty solid stuff! Far more poppy and melodic than I was expecting from my favorite gloomster. Don't have time to listen to everything tonight but "Forever Fades Away" was quite good. Standup bass in a rock band? Gedowdaheh.

@mageoffire: too disjointed for my ear, but awful darn close to the noisy end of shoegaze. Have you ever sampled Jesus and Mary Chain and/or My Bloody Valentine?

[xSamhainx]

Listening to some free Clark Ashton Smith spoken word MP3's (http://www.eldritchdark.com/). One of HP Lovecraft's homies, he wrote alot of stuff in the same vein. Worth a listen, theyre free, and good to put on an MP3 player or something.

@dt-yeah, theyve actually mellowed out quite a bit. They used to be far more psychobilly punk (50's rockabilly sound sped up), and more into the horror thing. As time's passed, starting on their 3rd cd "Ghost Tigers Rise", theyve sorta mellowed and went more straight rock and roll. It's all good tho, because they maintain their quality even tho stylistically changing, so I stick with them. Unlike most bands, who cant make a change without just destroying their core sound or even turning out quality jams anymore.

Incorporeal - Old Tiger Army style (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1FYrSj_wrU) Awesome lyrics, prolly one of my top 3 fave songs by them.

Cupid's Victim - great example of 50's drenched tune (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuTg3FgvdnM)

Rose in the Devils Garden - Newer style (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM5J5mymMNg) Featurning the goddess masuimi max

[xSamhainx]

this is like really stupid, but funny in a 2:15-am-buzzed-on-a-worknight sort of way

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

then, one of the response of some brit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRlkfUql4ao&watch_response

lol!

thats gonna be in my head all day tomnorrow

[dteowner]

Fired up my shoegaze radio for the first time in a while. Had a good time with Ladytron (as usual when it comes up), but the song that stuck was:
"Turn to Real Life" by Shiny Toy Guns

I think the group might have hit the pop scene based on the number of listens on their MySpace page, but I'm not sure. I would say TtRL is a fair bit different from the stuff I saw on MySpace last time I looked.

Edit--Found a FF video here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uPlKdjTRdo) that uses the song. Not bad video work, actually.
Edit #2- Since I was having such luck, I searched for and found a video for the Ladytron track as well here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rU_5XKP_NM)

[Gig]

I can't believe it! dte! Corwin! Everyone! Wow!!

Then today it must be: "Light and Day" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00009V7TI001009/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_009/102-5038871-5384929) - Polyphonic Spree

[Khass]

Always nice to see former members of the Dot return, and especially those, as I remember it, that have had an important word there. Welcome back, Gig :)

[Gig]

Thank you so much!! I'm absolutely giddy!! Happy, happy, joy, joy! :D

[dteowner]

GIGGLES!!!

Start a new thread--you've got a lot of catching up to do, young lady. Can't begin to say how happy I am to hear from you.

[Gig]

DTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm already there. Toodles! :D

[dteowner]

Back to topic, I've been doing a little YouTube snooping after my previous success. Ran across a serious blast from the past. And, so I offer y'all a free ticket to all the kissy-face you can stand. I don't know that I'd show the video to your significant other, but just play the song, people.

"Dream Come True" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScSrPFyEWgQ) by Frozen Ghost

[xSamhainx]

Hiya gig ='.'=

[Gig]

Sammy. ;)

Unfortunately I could only listen to "Light and Day/Reach for the Sun" for so long before I started to sacrifice brain cells. I had to switch to something else so I've been looping the "December" CD for the last couple of hours. And YES, I know it's June but there you are... I can listen to that disk forever, no matter when.

"Joy" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000000NFI001003/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_003/104-7901713-1522331) - George Winston
"Carol of the Bells" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000000NFI001005/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_005/104-7901713-1522331) - George Winston

[xSamhainx]

Son of Sam - Songs of the Earth (http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Earth-Son-Sam/dp/B00005AUMV/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-3982158-9189528?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1181941612&sr=8-1)

Basically Davey Havok, Todd Youth, London May, and Stve Zing doing their best to sound like Samhain. They do a good job, I have a new fave cd!

[Gig]

I've been in the mood for a little "Mr. Nashville", so I've played his wonderfully minimalist "Almost Alone" album off-and-on all day.

A Little Mark Musik (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000002BFU001003/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_003/104-7901713-1522331) - Chet Atkins

[dteowner]

@Sammy- my first impression (I always pick track #2 as the most representative track) was Danzig with Joan Jett doing guest vocals. Turns out I was closer than I thought, eh? I do believe you've gone and cheered up a little, mister.

Continuing my tour of blasts from the past via YouTube, here's a little electronica-lite:
"Love U More" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHMw_dqz2M4) by Sunscreem

[curiously undead]

@dte
i'd pay good money to see you dancing to that song.

[dteowner]

Sorry, CU, I do not dance for witnesses. Stuff about "Geneva Conventions" and "crimes against humanity"... I'm far more comfortable (although probably only marginally more talented) on the other side of the instruments.

"And so begins the dreaming" What a great song, although the extended version on the Sire Sampler was even better. Strangely enough, my "Brit-Pop" era was a pretty short blip between New Wave and Dream/Shoegaze. Fortune tellers?
"No Stars" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgHrswvzbLw) by Figures on a Beach

edit- now, you want to see dte get his groove on, such as it is, I've been known to embarass myself to this one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhvqVqLAdLI)

[curiously undead]

saw this one on of those youtube pages you posted. i remember this song...though from like six years ago, not when it came out.
echo and the bunnymen- lips like sugar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQu99t5hojY&mode=related&search=
i actually thought it was neil diamond singing the first time i heard this tune:)

oh and here is an electonica-light (as in so light you're floating) from my past that i was listening to when it actually came out. though the video was a first for me a few months ago. it make make you feel all warm and fuzzy, though not if you hate skateboarders or the french.
air (with beth hirsch) - all i need
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqBCOBRcMqc&mode=related&search=

[dteowner]

That Sire sampler (Just Say Yes) had extended versions of No Stars, Lips Like Sugar, and this one:
"Out of Hand" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bR3m6arhIQ) by Mighty Lemon Drops
I don't generally get excited with extended versions and remixes, but those three were very good.

[Gig]

Right now I'm listening to Lost Cause (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00006F7S4001005/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_005/104-7901713-1522331) by Beck while I struggle futilely to finish a presentation before a 10:30 meeting tomorrow morning. I really hate deadlines! :p

[Gig]

Today I think I'll Follow the Sun. Oddly, I can't seem to find a sound byte but it's ok, everyone already knows every Beatles tune anyway. :)

[Jaz]

I got three And One (http://www.andone.de/html/bodypop.html) CDs for my birthday, so that's the stuff I've been listening to for days now :).

[Gig]

Mandy Moore's new CD is wonderful, I can't get enough. What a departure.

Most of Me (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000PC1QLU001004/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_004/102-5038871-5384929) -- Mandy Moore

[dteowner]

A bit of a review for Gig's benefit:
Thee Heavenly Music Association (http://www.myspace.com/theeheavenlymusicassociation) - try Alain and RUtH
Sing-Sing (http://www.myspace.com/singsinguk) - try any not named Mr. Kadali :)
High Violets (http://www.myspace.com/thehighviolets) - take yer pick
Ether Aura (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TN4EsgxewU) - this one is their "power ballad"

There's been lots of great stuff, but those are most likely to be of interest to you, Giggles.

[Gig]

I couldn't make the Sing-Sing links work but the rest are great, thank you dte ;)

[dteowner]

You have to click once in the player box to activate it and then click on the song title to play it. They just don't have the player automatically fire up like most MySpace pages.

[nessosin]

Pain of Salvation, Marillion and Anathema, three bands that I always take on journeys with me :) .

PS. And i had almost forgotten about Everon, silly me...

[Gig]

You have to click once in the player box to activate it and then click on the song title to play it. They just don't have the player automatically fire up like most MySpace pages.Ahh haaa... gotcha. I'm still drooling over the Wild Hope CD.

Gardenia (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000PC1QLU001012/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_012/104-7901713-1522331) -- Mandy Moore

I don't get what's with this sample... it sounds like a demo or something, with really unskilled production -- vocals too prominent, accompaniment lost in the mix. The actual track makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, just Mandy and piano -- lovely.

[Bartacus]

Save tonight (http://a.delierre.free.fr/Eagle%20Eye%20Cherry%20-%20Save%20Tonight.mp3) from Eagle Eye Cherry.
This morning it was on the radio and I still like it a lot.

[dteowner]

Heard this on the radio this morning, and it's stuck in my head again. What a bass line... I could skip the rap crap, but the instruments of the song are very catchy.
"Feel Good Inc." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01C4RPEinM4) by Gorillaz

@Gig- welcome to the joy of low-sample-rate clips. Think of a handful of beatuiful fall leaves...now pack them into a shot glass...kinda loses something. The compression can make some songs nearly unrecognizable. With shoegaze being based on the interplay of a couple dozen layers at any given instant, you can imagine the horror I go thru when the best I can find for a clip is Amazon or the like. Of course, Amazon has a bazillion clips, so you've got to give them some credit.

[Gig]

It's amazing really, it sounds like it was recorded in a high school gym.

Sorry, just one more... Wild Hope (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000PC1QLU001008/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_008/104-7901713-1522331) -- Mandy Moore

[Gig]

Time to melt my brain a little I guess. This has been one of my very favorite songs about forever. My mother still has a copy of Singles Going Steady on vinyl and it plays without skips even though I've played that record about 10,000 times since I was five years old.

Ever Fallen In Love? (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000000QGE001005/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_005/104-7901713-1522331) -- Buzzcocks

[Jaz]

Listening to 'Military Fashion Show (http://www.andone.de/02.wma)' by (yes, of course) And One.

[dteowner]

Still can't make it past the German lyrics on some of their tracks, but that's good stuff, Jaz. Solid throwback to my New Wave days.

Gig, ever heard of Material Issue (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rC_mcXGLmU)? The audio is out of sync with the video, couldn't find one that was right.

For me, a little aural ecstacy courtesy of Ms. Harriet Wheeler:
"Love" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6nz175VrAo) by The Sundays

[Gig]

I've always loved that song -- Valerie Loves Me. Material Issue had a catchy, if small, catalog.

[xSamhainx]

Son of Sam (http://www.myspace.com/sonofsamdsf)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41E0WYN6APL._AA240_.jpg

Still totally hooked on this, an absolute must for Samhain/Danzig (and to a lesser extent Misfits) fans.

[Gig]

I consider The Divine Comedy to be one of the very best CDs in my collection. It's so well done that it weirds me out how few people have actually heard of it.

It's Your Life (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000002TNT001003/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_003/104-7901713-1522331) -- Milla

[dteowner]

Back to an old standby today:
"Riverful" (http://www.curtainsociety.com/discography.htm) by The Curtain Society
(link is about 1/2 down the page)

[Gig]

That's beautiful dte. I've never even heard of Crutain Society.

I know this one won't push anyone's limits, but it's where my head is right now.

Lost In The Supermarket (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00004BZ0N001008/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_008/104-7901713-1522331) -- The Clash

[dteowner]

Unless you live in Massachusetts or are a pretty hardcore gazer, I'd be surprised if you had heard of them. Glad you liked it; they're one of my favorite bands and that's one of their better songs.

Can't go wrong with the Clash.

[curiously undead]

yeah the curtain society are always good stuff...i love my massachusetts bands though!!! they were even friends with and toured with my favourite shoegaze/dreampop band "an april march".

[Ammon777]

Black metal, as usual.

[Gig]

I'm here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00000AFF7001013/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_013/104-7901713-1522331) on this early Monday morning.

Tell Her This -- Del Amitri

[dteowner]

yeah the curtain society are always good stuff...i love my massachusetts bands though!!! they were even friends with and toured with my favourite shoegaze/dreampop band "an april march".Isn't it a shame Bedazzled died? They had Curtain Society, An April March, and Siddal (among others). I don't generally pay much attention to labels, but I'd buy Bedazzled releases completely on faith.

[Gig]

One I've always liked.

No Rain (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000AV2G24001004/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_004/104-7901713-1522331) -- Blind Melon

[dteowner]

Good one, Gig. Too bad about Shannon Hoon, what a waste.

[Gig]

It really is a waste. Very tragic.

I've been in a mellow mood this afternoon so: Closer (http://amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000F4MLZ8001005/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_005/102-5038871-5384929) -- Josua Radin

[xSamhainx]

Devil's Dildo - Hellbillys (http://www.myspace.com/hellbillys)

Hilarious song, this band is psychobilly at it's worst. or best, depending on your outlook.

[curiously undead]

speaking of dying way to early how about some from the highly unique and damn sexy Morphine.
Morphine- Buena
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP8QhblSkRI&mode=related&search=

[txa1265]

I've been listening to some rather odd solo acoustic guitar stuff.

Pieces for Guitar by Derek Bailey (http://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Guitar-Derek-Bailey/dp/B00006BXG1/ref=sr_1_8/002-3716557-9932024?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1182943484&sr=1-8) - described as "non-idiomatic free improvisation" ... which basically means that his stuff has neither tonality or rhythm (here my wife would say - see, even *he* agrees it is noise). This is some of his early stuff recently released and shows much more structure than later work. Great to hear the origins.

Live music by Bill Frisell - pulled from a radio broadcast, this is from the late 90's and is another recent digitization from tape. Pretty straight-ahead stuff from a guy who used electronic effects pretty heavily in creating layers of sound in his usual jazz guitar stuff.

[Gig]

I'm listing to my Hootie CD today.

Let Her Cry (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B0001CNRM0001004/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_004/104-7901713-1522331) -- Hootie & the Blowfish

[txa1265]

For some reason, after all of that non-structure I'm listening to a recent bargain acquisition that features very traditional 50's rock music:

Stubbs the Zombie Soundtrack (http://www.amazon.com/Stubbs-Zombie-Soundtrack-Original-Game/dp/B000B5QWJ2)

[Gig]

This one just popped up in my playlist.

Mr. Jones (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000003TAP001003/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_003/104-7901713-1522331) -- Counting Crows

What a great song!

[magerette]

Oh, no, Guadelajara won't do....

A little Steely Dan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN30zTpozRw) on a grey day.

Also, Haitian Divorce (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiuMA-Q90lA&mode=related&search=)

[xSamhainx]

Tiger Army - Forever Fades Away (http://www.myspace.com/tigerarmy)

Great song!

[Gig]

Simply beautiful.

Boston (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000AA300M001004/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_004/104-7901713-1522331) -- Augustana

[Bartacus]

Now this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW47o9GMnig) is something I will always like.

Oh and then there's the movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7A20rBCA7o) about mr Cash

[Gig]

I never liked Nirvana, but I always loved these guys.

Alive (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000669GAI001002/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_002/104-7901713-1522331) -- Pearl Jam

[HiddenX]

Salma Hayek's snakedance (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvCTkBKRggc) in "From Dusk 'til Dawn" -
Music: After Dark - Tito and las tarantulas
One of the sexiest dance scenes in cinema.

[xSamhainx]

si, senor! That's a pretty unforgettable scene!

I need to go take a dip in the pool

[Bartacus]

I never liked Nirvana, but I always loved these guys.

Alive (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000669GAI001002/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_002/104-7901713-1522331) -- Pearl Jam

They performed yesterday at Rock Werchter (the largest festival of Belgium). If I would pay the money for a ticket, I would have gone for them. -> the ticket is way to expensive: €160 for 4 days or €70 for a day.

[HiddenX]

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Cracking Up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSO0T4daYqA)

Offspring - staring at the sun live (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVrYTLs4VV0)

Alien Sex Fiend - Ingnore The Machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-R4zh4JrLg)

The Sisters of Mercy -- Lucretia, My Reflection (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuezNswtRfo&mode=related&search=)

Pixies - where is my mind (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAT48J097nA)

Queens of the Stone Age - Little Sister (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t86HZ_CIJw&mode=related&search=)

Bauhaus - She's in Parties (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VyWNDxQQxM&mode=related&search=)

Ramones - I don´t want to grow up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inpKD4vXxZ4&mode=related&search=)

White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS5fkPFUskQ&mode=related&search=)

Foo Fighters - All My Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGseBw_PZRU&mode=related&search=)

Love And Rockets - No Big Deal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zUslYhReMY&mode=related&search=)

JOY DIVISION - shadowplay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWw0ZBn7Q1M)

Hüsker Dü - Don't Want to Know if You are Lonely (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luK9-bQVj0k)

Wipers - Doom Town (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0CCH3QekEw)

The Doors - Riders On the Storm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-2TNXqEP-Y&mode=related&search=)

Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Xf0N9Juko&mode=related&search=)

Deep purple - Child in time 1970 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJCTrolF3CY&mode=related&search=)

The Clash - London Calling (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrG_-V6_KaU&mode=related&search=)

L7 - On my rockin machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rpw6DHV_gQ&mode=related&search=)

Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPZQXcJcluo&mode=related&search=)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJEnUcsC28M)

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Arabian Knights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP-ZUbSmkRM)

U2 - Vertigo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou0VpBU3y7k)

Dr. Feelgood - Riot In Cell Block No9 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN9JoNRiWo0)

[curiously undead]

some good stuff on their hiddenx but vertigo...ahh...it killed what was the longest relationship i've had with a band. its not that the song is too horrible, but hearing it everywhere makes me want to construct an atomic bomb shelter and hide there:)
offspring can pull off spanish in their songs, but hearing bono speak spanish is riduculus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQJbWTRhBys
this is my favourite u2 video that is just plain wierd from a tour cassette i rented a few years back. i saw them during popmart though. good stuff. sadly i saw oasis too;)

[HiddenX]

For me "Vertigo" is a return to the good old - U2 guitar rock - from the '80s.
In the '90s the music of U2 was sometimes too artifcial for my ears.

some more:

Subway to Sally - Sag dem Teufel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzJfZW8hYYo)

Fischer Z - So Long (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLy6UH2hZLQ&mode=related&search=)

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - CORTEZ THE KILLER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-wHzlfLKbM&mode=related&search=)

Motörhead - Ace of Spades (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rnIuow93vo&mode=related&search=)

Girlschool - Emergency (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbR2eczApEI)

Jethro Tull - Boureé (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W37x7lNP4DY)

The Hives - Die, Alright! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF1318xDPnM&mode=related&search=)

Rose Tattoo - Bad Boy For Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyDjNIxnR0g&mode=related&search=)

The Detroit Cobras - Cha Cha Twist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8ZhLBO9NZY)

Extrabreit - Flieger, Grüß mir die Sonne (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e61KF2eH3g)

ACDC - Hells Bells (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoR8bL-ZXAA&mode=related&search=)

Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R9_ZLxsmmg&mode=related&search=)

Black Sabbath - Paranoid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0CgYPsS-XE&mode=related&search=)

Jimi Hendrix - Star Sprangled Banner (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h_L9Ud306I&mode=related&search=)

Undertones - Teenage Kicks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGu2lu5XWE8)

[Bartacus]

Rammstein from Rammstein (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js9cOm-7zRI)

[HiddenX]

Rammstein - Engel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?search=&mode=related&v=vf8XZVASNHU)

[curiously undead]

hey dte you mentioned you liked all bedazzled but i haven't heard you mention mistle thrush before. their first release was on bedazzled and they too are a bostonian band as well. i justed checked up on their site and two of their albums are available free for download. some of the distortion effects don't live up to the cd quality but if you haven't heard them take advantage of some good free tunes. i always liked this song.
http://www.mistlethrush.com/sound/mp3/Mistle_Thrush_SR_track8_Train_Song.mp3

[HiddenX]

Stiff Little Fingers - Gotta Gettaway (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV5eKr4uorg)

Neil Young - keep on rockin' in the free world (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02z3gIg9lcQ)

[Sepulchrave]

Live music by Bill Frisell - pulled from a radio broadcast, this is from the late 90's and is another recent digitization from tape. Pretty straight-ahead stuff from a guy who used electronic effects pretty heavily in creating layers of sound in his usual jazz guitar stuff.

Love Frisell's music. I've listened to his stuff for years. Have most everything he has released himself, have most everything he did with Zorn and about four or five albums by Paul Motian which he plays on. ("Paul Motian in Tokyo" being a favorite.)

Listening to "Unspeakable" right now which reminds me more of his older stuff than it does his newer stuff. It's one of my favorites by him. (A few other favorites being "Gone Like a Train", "Nashville" and "Lookout for Hope".) If you are looking for music that "has neither tonality or rhythm" then give Frisell's "Richter 858" a try. I've only made it through that CD a few times.

[xSamhainx]

Lamb of God

Finally i sit down and give this band a serious listen, and all I hear is Pantera Cloning 101. Prolly like them a whole lot more ten years ago!!

[curiously undead]

yeah i've come across their name many a time while looking for lamb info/albums over the years. the album names and song titles kind of always sent me a packing though. lou's voice though is heavenly and theres lots of songs about angels and such. their 2nd and 3rd album are my faves by far and heres a track from the prior.
lamb - fly http://www.lamb.tv/music/sounds/fly.m3u

[Gig]

It's usually a lot of work form me to get all the way through Anthology but there a several tracks that I can listen too forever.

We Gotta Get You A Woman (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B00000334I001002/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_002/104-7901713-1522331) -- Todd Rundgren

[HiddenX]

Blue Öyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLQzfdCs_HU&mode=related&search=)

This video is good for valentine's day :date:



Tina Turner performs Proud Mary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkdVUco_kzI&mode=related&search=) with her #1 fan

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5NjU0_n-5Y&mode=related&search=)

Magic guitar players: Schenker & Roth together:
ULI JON ROTH & UFO [ DOCTOR DOCTOR LIVE 2001 ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyo7D4sgW-U)

Uli Jon Roth plays Puccinni (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igEPcDd62M0&mode=related&search=)

Héroes del Silencio - Entre dos tierras (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUGA0Ea0qDk&mode=related&search=)

Blondie - Heart of Glass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUG0GjdoGHE&mode=related&search=)

[Taxen0]

currently listening to Donovan: Universal Soldier (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLzUNDaF00U)
its a pretty nice song

[Corwin]

Wow, does that bring back memories!!

[Bartacus]

not so old as the previous one at all, but already an oldie. Beastie Boys: Fight for your right, to party (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NdAUnnU9Ac)

[HiddenX]

Hilarious - german punk legend Sir Hannes Smith (Idiots, Phantoms of Future) goes as balladeer:
Honigdieb - F*** dich ins Knie, Madame (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0XjW5owvlM)
Honigdieb - IchGott (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEjnI5s-pV4)

I love this version:
Johnny Winter - Jumping Jack Flash (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIIDqH8q0Dw)

Phillip Boa - And then she kissed her (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvbNCIJKOCg&mode=related&search=)

Video: Memories of storm Katrina
Music: Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Ny9_CrUVY)

[magerette]

Haven't heard any Johnnie Winter since my second husband era. He was a huge blues freak.:)

I caught the Donovan tune a few months ago on one of my old tapes--it's amazing how folk music doesn't seem to lose it's political pertinence..this one also:

Masters of War (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWkWSLEW-Ds)

Though it needs a few shots of Bush and Osama to bring it up to date...

[magerette]

Totally different subject and I know some one here can help me out. The other night I was watching CSI and the episode concerned the serial killings of unknown women, called "Jane Does'. In the course of the show, they had several "jane " tracks by various artists, but it ended with one I'd really like to find.

It was a very slow, sad, ballad-ish tune, smoky female vocalist, subdued accompaniment but obviosly contemporary, and the chorus was "Sweet,sweet Jane.."

Can anyone ID it for me?

[HiddenX]

Can only be this one -
one of my all time favorites:

Sweet Jane (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdvLwHni7rE) - By The Velvet Underground

A lot of cover versions are out there - for example:

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHRFZFmEq9o)

Margo Timmins has a haunting voice ...
Cowboy Junkies - A Common Disaster (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjKEkDKaa1k&mode=related&search=)
Cowboy Junkies - Angel Mine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L73VjMAUews&mode=related&search=)

*******

some more music - old Grandmaster Robert Plant:
Shine It All Around (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohR2f5zrQW0)
Mighty Rearranger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oqE7A6b2qc&mode=related&search=)

[magerette]

Thank you, HiddenX. That's exactly the cut I was talking about. Actually the episode had the Velvet Underground(what a time trip:) )version as well. I ought to have known it was a Lou Reed song.

Margo Timmins' voice is indeed haunting. Enjoyed both additional cuts, and will be looking for a CD.

[txa1265]

If you are looking for music that "has neither tonality or rhythm" then give Frisell's "Richter 858" a try. I've only made it through that CD a few times.
Cool - I haven't heard that one. Have to give it a go!

[HiddenX]

Scorpions are back:

Scorpions Dijon 18.05.2007 - The Game of Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFMNKpzTiM0&mode=related&search=)

Scorpions Dijon 18.05.2007 - 321 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGrd6D5nzmw&mode=related&search=)

[xSamhainx]

Zombie Ghost Train - Graveyard Queen (http://www.myspace.com/zombieghosttrain)

Awesome! More psychobilly monster punk (from Australia of all places), reminds me alot of the necromantix

[Gig]

A longtime favorite.

Angel Eyes (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000009RN8001010/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_010/104-7901713-1522331) -- John Hyatt

[dteowner]

@Gig- you just have a thing for husky male vocals, don't you?
@HiddenX- Cowboy Junkies! Excellent call.
@magerette- Supposedly, "The Trinity Sessions" is their pinnacle. Recorded live with a single mic in an abandoned church. Pretty sure they put out a greatest hits collection a while back --took a look, and none of the 3 collections is that great--. I bought the cassette of "Lay It Down" for Common Disaster back in the day. I think you'll really like it. Disaster is probably the most poppy track; the rest has a definite western drawl to it.

A bit bummed, I is. Can't give or receive clips here at work. Still no luck with my rig at home. For me:
The Emerald Down- Scream the Sound cd

[magerette]

Thanks for the lowdown on the cd's, dte. I hate buying a cd with only one listenable cut. Sorry to hear you are still pc-less. Hope you get to end the torture soon.

@Sammy; Deathy stuff isn't usually my thing, but I have to admit I enjoyed every cut on the Zombie Ghost Train sampler..."been a long day at the morgue...." oh I've had that feeling, alright!

[xSamhainx]

well, the thing about that style of psychobilly 50's-rock-meets-monster-mash-punk music is that the entire thing is kinda done with humor, it's not a serious tone whatsoever.

[magerette]

You mean I won't be able to answer the philosophical conundrums of the ages after a few listens to the sensitive, insightful lyrics? I had planned on using this as the background to my daily meditation sessions, too...Rats!

No, but seriously--it was neat to hear music on the same wavelength as a low budget horror flick. Those are the ones that never let you down--probably cause there ain't no lower down to go :)

[Gig]

@dte -- You know I do! I've been staying away from my beloved John Mayer tunes just for you. I remember that he isn't your favorite. ;) I hope you get up and running soon, 'puter problems are the worst! Good luck.I hate buying a cd with only one listenable cut.So do I. I haven't bought a physical CD in years. I always use iTunes and Rhapsody, that way I can just get the tracks I like. If I do happen to like an entire CD I just buy the whole thing and download it. I love electronic distribution.

Loved these guys forever. Three Days (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000AYEI4K001010/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_010/102-5038871-5384929) -- Jane's Addiction

[magerette]

So do I. I haven't bought a physical CD in years. I always use iTunes and Rhapsody, that way I can just get the tracks I like. If I do happen to like an entire CD I just buy the whole thing and download it. I love electronic distribution.


Yeah, one of these days I'm going to have to move into the 21st century. The only nice thing about a cd is that if it's good stuff, you get more into the band and their whole approach when you play all those tunes in sequence. I like it for the car--keeps my road rage down. :)

[txa1265]

Yeah, one of these days I'm going to have to move into the 21st century. The only nice thing about a cd is that if it's good stuff, you get more into the band and their whole approach when you play all those tunes in sequence. I like it for the car--keeps my road rage down. :)

You can do that digitally as well. I tend to buy 'full album' on iTunes as well, and do playlists linearly by artist, then date, then by track number within each album (and no, I do not number my underwear ... ). That way I get the experience within the original context ... or I can just shuffle the whole 4500 songs for a nice random experience.

[Gig]

The only nice thing about a cd is that if it's good stuff, you get more into the band and their whole approach when you play all those tunes in sequence. I like it for the car--keeps my road rage down.I tend to buy 'full album' on iTunes as well, and do playlists linearly by artist, then date, then by track number within each album (and no, I do not number my underwear ... ). That way I get the experience within the original context ...The download services all seem to be good at preserving the track order of the CD if you buy the album. Plus, if you use an iPod and iTunes, you can access the albums you download right from the menu without doing any additional formatting. The original track order comes from iTunes automatically.

My iPod is where all my music lives, I always have it with me. I plug it in when I get in the car and it's been absolutely ages since I've wanted to listen to a song that I didn't have available. That was my problem with the original CD player in my car, I never seemed to have the CD I was jonesing over with me. And, if I only wanted to hear one song, I would have to change the CD while driving or else just deal. For me, a media player is a much better solution. ;)

My mother's favorite group. They were so much a part of my childhood that I still love them.
New Hard Times (http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000006MV7001012/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_012/102-5038871-5384929) -- The Stone Poneys

[txa1265]

My iPod is where all my music lives, I always have it with me.
Hehe ... it is not lost on me that I recently bought a new car with a 6CD stereo and a MP3 input jack ... and I haven't played a single physical CD yet.

Now playing - Michael Brecker - Pilgrimage (http://www.amazon.com/Pilgrimage-Michael-Brecker/dp/B000OHZJA0/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-9253945-8665768?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1184083094&sr=8-1)

My thoughts: if you listen to this and put it into the wider context of jazz you would likely say "solid performances by Mike and his good friends who were obviously supporting him while he was dying. Some good stuff in a framework that was done better in Brecker's '86 self titled work - a definite buy for fans of Brecker, but others could do better with other picks from his catalog".

This is something that triggers real sentimental feelings for me - it is a pretty good CD but not up there with the best of any of the band members.

[HiddenX]

Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE4HGlmtOcg&mode=related&search=)

[magerette]

Nice cut, HiddenX . They were quite a different band before Nicks and McVie.

iPods? Isn't that a small crustacean living somewhere inthe great Barrier Reef?
Like Ray Davies says; I'm a 20th Century Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrmQB38aT5U) but I don't wanna be here.

Or maybe I'm just too Low Budget. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HEW5bXqKbU)

[HiddenX]

Ray Davies - the "Till Eulenspiegel" (*) of the 20th century - the Kinks are one of the greatest: Lola (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMsnqQHOwFg&mode=related&search=); Dedicated Follower of Fashion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JdLKp5QNYY&mode=related&search=)


(*)Till Eulenspiegel and the Innkeeper at Cologne

Eulenspiegel journeyed to Cologne, where he stayed at an inn for two or three days without letting anyone know who he was. During this time he noticed that the innkeeper was a rogue, and he thought, "The guests will not be well off where the innkeeper is a rogue. You should find another place to stay."

That evening he told the innkeeper that he would be looking for another place to stay. The latter showed the other guests to their beds, but not Eulenspiegel, who then said, "Sir, I paid just as much for my lodging as the others did, but you showed them to their beds. Am I supposed to sleep here on this bench?"

The innkeeper said, "Look! Here is a pair of sheets!" and he let a fart. Then he let another one and said, "Look! This is your pillow!" Then fo