What are you listening to?

[Deppo]

Kid Cudi- Day n Nite crookers remix

Whatever that is,I bet it's ****.

[Pancake]

MoS - The Annual II (1996).

And why not, cheesy...

[Rory]

We have started listening to Radio One in the office and it is truly, truly terrible.

This is what I have had to put up constantly over the past six and a half hours:

New Coldplay w/Jay Z x 3
Kings of Leon -- Use Somebody x 3
"Money in my pocket" x 4
Leona Lewis -- Run x 3 (TERRIBLE SONG)
The Script x 4
New Oasis x 3
New Take That x 4

I can't last for much longer.

[Pancake]

Bad Brains - Bad Brains

[Rory]

Why didn't you reply to my post, Pancake face?

[LVSaint]

We have started listening to Radio One in the office and it is truly, truly terrible.

This is what I have had to put up constantly over the past six and a half hours:

New Coldplay w/Jay Z x 3
Kings of Leon -- Use Somebody x 3
"Money in my pocket" x 4
Leona Lewis -- Run x 3 (TERRIBLE SONG)
The Script x 4
New Oasis x 3
New Take That x 4

I can't last for much longer.

Tis despicable. I have it in the car sometimes as it's available to me via Sirius satellite radio. I can usually only stomach a few minutes (Sara Cox, Scott Mills, etc) before I'm reaching for a different preset. It used to be fairly decent 10 years ago.

[Pancake]

Why didn't you reply to my post, Pancake face?

Cos i have fallen out of love with you....

[Julian H. Cope]

Echo & The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar, to be followed by:Suede - Dog Man Star.Then maybe some big gay show tunes.
F*ckers.

[Deppo]

I love you,Copey.

[Julian H. Cope]

I love you,Copey.

I often think of you when I listen to South Pacific.x

[Rory]

Kanye West -- 808s and Heartbreak.

Hmmm, the auto-tune effect on each song is annoying.

[Pancake]

Garbage - Garbage

[Julian H. Cope]

Mixmaster Morris & Pete Namlook - Dreamfish.

[SuperMikey]

The Killers - Day & Age
Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy

Day & Age is like the lovechild of Hot Fuss and Sam's Town, retaining the deep lyrical side of the latter and injecting a bit of the hot-blooded funk of the former (especially in opener Losing Touch). The combination is pretty damn good I have to say, it's an instantly likeable album but it's not vapid-pop as I had worried it would be after listening to first single Human (which has actually really grown on me). Really like this album. 8/10

Chinese Democracy however is a whole different ball game. It differs quite a lot from the older GNR stuff, which is good as the band need to appeal to a different audience now that music has moved on a bit. At first listen it sounds remarkably similar to the music that Velvet Revolver (the band that the rest of the former members of GNR went on to form when the band split) makes. The songs themselves aren't too great tbh, it's kind of an average album really. I have a feeling that this might be an album that people have differing views on, and i'm in the camp that thinks it's a bit crap really. Disappointing. 5/10

[saint francis]

Ivan Sticklecracker and the Hunchies - The Moon is made of Fleas.

[T.REX]

New Order - Power, Corruption and Lies

[Rory]

The Killers - Day & Age


Day & Age is like the lovechild of Hot Fuss and Sam's Town, retaining the deep lyrical side of the latter and injecting a bit of the hot-blooded funk of the former (especially in opener Losing Touch). The combination is pretty damn good I have to say, it's an instantly likeable album but it's not vapid-pop as I had worried it would be after listening to first single Human (which has actually really grown on me). Really like this album. 8/10

The album is terrible. The Killers must be one of the biggest failures and disappointments of all time. Back in 2003, this band really excited me. Early demos of The Ballad of Michael Valentine, Under the Gun, Mr Brightside and Somebody Told Me were top drawer and the first five songs on Hot Fuss are very good. Since then, they have declined into a parody. Day & Age is one of the worst albums I have heard in a long time. I thought they couldn't become any more of a joke after the release of their last album but they have truly surpassed themselves. Shocking.

[saintrich]

Foals - Cassius.

[Rory]

Albums I've been rinsing recently:

Q-Tip -- Renaissance (thank God he's back)
Eagles of Death Metal -- Heart On
Massive Attack -- Mezzanine
The Beta Band -- The Three EPs
Glasvegas -- Glasvegas (I haven't stopped playing it for months)
Wilco -- Summerteeth (perfect album)

[the stain]

Wilco -- Summerteeth (perfect album)

Sho'nuff.

[miserableoldgit]

Oysterband - The Oxford Girl and Other Stories

Bought at Salisbury City Hall last night. FANTASTIC evening!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DS9-4MpqM4o

[Julian H. Cope]

The La's - I Can't Sleep

Bitter Bitter Weeks - Writing Letters

Dat'r - !Um !Hot

[Pancake]

The Beatles - A Hard Days Night.

[jeff leopard]

Just got copies of the latest sigur ros and tv on the radio albums, I'm liking them but, as yet, they've not rocked my socks off.

David Holmes - Lets Get Killed
Its been years since I last played it and was pleased to find it still sounded pretty good.

Bob Dylan - Masters of War
One of the bluntest and darkest phuq you's in the history of popular music.

[Deppo]

James Brown-Mr Dynamite
'Cos I'm cooler than all of you.

[SuperMikey]

Went on a bit of a birthday spending spree and bought some new albums:

Biffy Clyro - The Vertigo of Bliss 7/10
Second album from the Scots, not their best but certainly a good album nonetheless. Bit more 'screamy' than the Puzzle stuff and some quite heavy riffs.
Best Song: Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys

Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky 8/10
The band's first album. This album has got some of the band's best work ('57', 'Justboy' and 'Stress on the Sky' to name a few) on it, and some really good songs in between. Recommend you buy it.
Best Song: 57

Biffy Clyro - Infinity Land 9/10
Rounding off my Biffy Clyro spending spree is this album. Their third album has got some really great songs on it, such as 'There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake', 'Glitter & Trauma' and 'My Recovery Injection'. Really recommend this album too, it's a must have imo.
Best Song: Glitter & Trauma

Hot Club de Paris - Drop It Till It Pops 8/10
Frantic barbershop indie rock from Sunderland. Some great songs on here, not only a really great and quite innovative band but also fantastic live. The album loses pace a bit towards the middle, but it picks up towards the end and makes up for the dreary 'Snitches Get Stitches' and equally dreary 'Hello, I Wrote A Song For You Called "Welcome To The Jungle"'.
Best Song: Sometimesitsbetternottostickbitsofeachotherineacho therforeachother

Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit - A Larum 9/10
I fell in love with this band when I heard the demo of 'Tickle Me Pink' about a year and a half ago. I've waited with baited breath for the album and i'm not disappointed. The album is so charming, catchy and toe-tappingly brilliant. 'The Box' is a fantastic song and the aforementioned 'Tickle Me Pink' is magical. Awesome album, definately buy this! For fans of Laura Marling especially.
Best Song: Tickle Me Pink

Do let me know if anyone's taken my recommendations. Mind you, these are quite well known albums, so people have probably got them already.

[notnowcato]

finished the second listen of Day and Age by The Killers, potentially a grower.... like gangrene. Total gash 0/10

[scott_saints]

Currently listening to the following albums:

Nirvana- Bleach
Biffy- Puzzle
Smiths- Sound of the Smiths

[Pancake]

Bush - Razorblade Suitcase

[Julian H. Cope]

Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now.

The Sundays -Reading, Writing & Arithmetic.

Good tidings to all you spunktrumpets.

[keithd]

Bush - Razorblade Suitcase

oo my cousin plays for bush, him the drummer

[Baj]

oo my cousin plays for bush, him the drummer
robin goodridge?

[the stain]

robin goodridge?

No, she went of her own accord.

[Julian H. Cope]

Violens - Already Over.

[Ludwig]

Animal Collective - Sung Tongs

[St Landrew]

In the last hour, The Spinners [folk] - LIVE Performance. Honest, I really have. And now I'm listening to Angel's Egg - Gong. Pretty eclectic stuff eh..?

No..? Bet you don't know the lyrics to Liverpool Judies [don't Google for them]. ;)

[St Landrew]

Pat Metheny - Secret Story.

Actually, I'm listening to Saints Vs Sheff Wed commentary on Hampshire Radio.

[miserableoldgit]

bellowhead.
brilliant original (mostly ) English music.
Bellowhead at The Brook Feb 19th. Don`t Miss!!

[Pancake]

The Levellers - A Weapon Called The World

[Saints1980]

Gang Of Four - Entertainment!

[Deppo]

Low-The Great Destroyer
Silver Jews-American Water

[Pancake]

KRS One - Return of The Boom Bap.

Whilst freezing my tits off.

[Saints1980]

Low-The Great Destroyer
Silver Jews-American Water

Listened to this yesterday as well :smt117

[Pancake]

Box Car Racer - Box Car Racer. Great overlooked album IMHO.

[Pancake]

Today Im in a Stones mood, so Im starting with Sticky Fingers

[Saints1980]

Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head :)

[Pancake]

Today Im in a Stones mood, so Im starting with Sticky Fingers

Well, that moved me onto the following:

Tom Petty (and The Heartbreakers) - Greatest Hits
The Black Crowes - Greatest Hits, A Tribute To A Work In Progress
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley

[scott_saints]

"Unbelievable" Compilation- Various artists from the Madchester era. Top Tunes!!

The only one I knoooooow!! :cool:

[SuperMikey]

Bloc Party - Intimacy
and
Cage The Elephant - Cage The Elephant


Both very good albums.

[Saints1980]

Enon - High Society

[AndyNorthernSaints]

Toots and the Maytals - reggae greats

[Pancake]

Howlin' Wolf - The Genuine Article.

Proper ****ing music

[Pancake]

Amos Milburn - The Complete Aladdin Recordings

[Rory]

Jamie Lidell -- Jim.

This forum struggles without my subscription. I mean, the top 5 albums of 2008 thread is dead despite my best efforts.

[jeff leopard]

I'm currently balls-deep in my annual Low binge. things we lost in the fire, the great destroyer, trust (my fave low album) and the curtain hits the cast. All tickling my fancy and bought for a just few of pounds each on amazon.

[Pancake]

The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound.

Awesome stuff, might still make it into my 2008 top 10.

[badgerx16]

Phil Spector - A Christmas Gift For You - best seasonal album ever.

[Wiltshire Saint]

It's been quite a while since I posted on here, ut that doesn't mean I have stopped listening to music. Today for example I have listened to:

NWA - Straight Outta Compton
Why - Alopecia
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin

[Julian H. Cope]

Julian Cope - All the Blowing-Themselves-Up Mother****ers (Will Realise the Minute They Die That They Were Suckers)

[Julian H. Cope]

Jamie Lidell -- Jim.

This forum struggles without my subscription. I mean, the top 5 albums of 2008 thread is dead despite my best efforts.

This forum is all the better for my contributions.You would do well to remember that.Now f*ck off and trombone Kele Okereke.

[Pancake]

Against Me! - Mew Wave

[Deppo]

Talk Talk-Missing Pieces
Damn! Still cooler than y'all...if a little jazzy and slightly pretentious.

[Deppo]

Jeff Buckley-Last Goodbye

[The Majestic Channon]

joe strummer and the mescaleros- Johnny appleseed- From the global a go go album.

[Deppo]

Raekwon The Chef-Only Built For Cuban Linx
A Christmas tradition in our house. Happy muthafukin Christmas.

[the scud]

Utah Saints - Something Good (High Contrast Remix)

[saint lard]

Kings Of Leon,Only by the Night.

Quality stuff.

[Deppo]

Talk Talk-It's My Life
-Laughing Stock
Elbow-The Seldom Seen Kid
-Asleep At The Back
LCD Soundsystem-The Sound Of Silver

[St Landrew]

Cast away on a desert island
Me and poor Crusoe are sharing the same fate
Cast away on a desert island
With Great Britain written on its name plate
With my umbrella I go walking
Through all the sands on a building site
Across the shopping malls and motorways
Birds from Heathrow fill the
Night with people flying to escape
Friday comforts me and says it's pay day
Cast away on a desert island...
The game and coconuts is plentiful
You pick 'em right off of a supermarket shelf
And all the man-eaters are parked away
Down in garages
While their selfish owners drinking to escape
Lord of flies with c ocktails in his conch shell
Don't rescue me, no
This is my home sweet home dear
Don't rescue me, no
I am far from alone here
Cast away on a desert island
Me and one nation are sharing the same fate
Cast away on a desert island
With Great Britain written on its name plate
Cast away on a desert island

[Deppo]

Cast away on a desert island
Me and poor Crusoe are sharing the same fate
Cast away on a desert island
With Great Britain written on its name plate
With my umbrella I go walking
Through all the sands on a building site
Across the shopping malls and motorways
Birds from Heathrow fill the
Night with people flying to escape
Friday comforts me and says it's pay day
Cast away on a desert island...
The game and coconuts is plentiful
You pick 'em right off of a supermarket shelf
And all the man-eaters are parked away
Down in garages
While their selfish owners drinking to escape
Lord of flies with c ocktails in his conch shell
Don't rescue me, no
This is my home sweet home dear
Don't rescue me, no
I am far from alone here
Cast away on a desert island
Me and one nation are sharing the same fate
Cast away on a desert island
With Great Britain written on its name plate
Cast away on a desert island

Is this some prog rock nonsense?

[Stanley Saint]

Just embarked on a Warron Zevon binge after reading his biography 'I'll sleep when I'm dead' over Christmas. He's a bit '70's soft rock' in places for my taste, but once you know the tall tales of his life the songs take on a bit of context and some of the lyrics are fantastic.

Also loving the 'TV on the Radio' album.

[manji]

Gang Gang Dance-Saint Dymphna

[Saints1980]

Bob Dylan - New Morning

[miserableoldgit]

Just embarked on a Warron Zevon binge after reading his biography 'I'll sleep when I'm dead' over Christmas. He's a bit '70's soft rock' in places for my taste, but once you know the tall tales of his life the songs take on a bit of context and some of the lyrics are fantastic.

Also loving the 'TV on the Radio' album.
Not especially well known but a great loss to music.

[Rory]

I'm listening to Merryweather Post Pavillion and it is very, very good.


Bluish is my favourite so far.

[SuperMikey]

Mumford and Sons - Roll Away Your Stone

Brilliant track. These guys are going to be big.

[Deppo]

The Courteeners-St Jude

Coaster fodder.

[Julian H. Cope]

Mew - Frengers.

Merry Easter.

[Deppo]

Mew - Frengers.

Merry Easter.

Where the bloody hell have you been?

[Julian H. Cope]

Where the bloody hell have you been?

I had a massive w*nk, & I blacked out for a bit.Then I went inside for murdering some cats.

By the way, I am currently listening to Silent Movie by the wonderful people who collectively call themselves Quiet Village.

[Deppo]

According to the smattering of cds strewn across my room after the Earl of all sessions I have been listening to...
The Smiths-Hatful Of Hollow
Dr Dre-2001
Boo Radleys-Wake Up!
Lazarus(single version)
The Courteeners-St Jude

[the stain]

Arthur Russell - Love is Overtaking Me

His 'country' stuff. Quite unlike his 'disco' stuff, or his 'experimental cello and echo' stuff. It's quite lovely, even if it goes a little Fleetwood Mac in places.

[jeff leopard]

Had a bit of a post-xmas music binge and haven't given any of them a proper listening yet but I'm liking -

the new animal collective album - lovely and swirly, like (alt)sitting in the middle of your fave (alt)tornado
the new max tundra album - great in small bursts, but prolonged listening will unravel your mind
deerhunter - like a punchier, less bloated flaming lips
flaming lips / christmas on mars OST - just like fl circa soft bulletin
Hercules and love affair - coketastic disco funk from DFA
Jay Retard - lo-fi indie/punk, just like how mumma used to make it.
Pavement - a bootleg of a gig on their wowee zowee tour, great stuff, reassuringly ramshackle

[saint lard]

G'n'R,Chinese Democracy.
Fast becoming a firm favourite with me.

[Julian H. Cope]

Fred Deakin - Nu Balearica.(So good it's scary,trust me)

The Shortwave Set - Replica Sun Machine.

[Saints1980]

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

on first listen, all is good.

[jeff leopard]

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion

on first listen, all is good.

On second listen it sounds very good. About half of it sounds like the third cLOUDDEAD album (that never was), and that's praise indeed.

[Julian H. Cope]

Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider, followed by

Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies.

Smashing.

[manji]

Chapterhouse-Whirlpool (Old-Gazing)
Soundpool-Dichotomies & Dreamland (Nu-Gazing)

[Saints1980]

On second listen it sounds very good. About half of it sounds like the third cLOUDDEAD album (that never was), and that's praise indeed.

Been listening to it pretty much all day, it is indeed, awesome.

[Rory]

I can't see many albums bettering it this year, to be honest.

I cannot stop listening to Bluish and Brothersport.

[Ponty]

Anything with "Nu" in the description has to be a little bit pish.

[Deppo]

Okay, Daddio.

[the stain]

Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider, followed by

Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies.

Smashing.

Those are two out of the top drawer.

I have been listening to Max Richter. Really must check out the Animal Collective album ASAP.

[the stain]

anything with "nu" in the description has to be a little bit pish.

nwobhm?

[Ponty]

nwobhm?

That was "New" and you damn well know it.

[Deppo]

That was "New" and you damn well know it.

It was still **** though.

[Deppo]

Elbow-Leaders Of The Free World
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion-Damage
Editors-The Back Room
-French Disko
Mazzy Star-So Tonight That I Might See
George Clinton-Computer Games
Warren G-Regulate

[Deppo]

Yes-Tales From Topographic Oceans

[Deppo]

Nah,not really. The Smiths and Morrissey and the like.

[Julian H. Cope]

The Thorns eponymous long player.

(ps dear ponty, dont fear the nu.)

[Deppo]

Is this a nu-gaze band?

[Bexy]

Giving a listen to Peter Bjorn and John's Writer's Block album having never heard it before. Very good indeed.

[Julian H. Cope]

Is this a nu-gaze band?

numusic circa 2003.

[Deppo]

Copey, I think we're about the only people who listen to music any more. I'm about to listen to NWA or something like that, because I'm hard. I might actually just listen to the White album.

[Julian H. Cope]

Copey, I think we're about the only people who listen to music any more. I'm about to listen to NWA or something like that, because I'm hard. I might actually just listen to the White album.

I fully concur.I am going to listen to The Sundays because I am a big girl.

[jeff leopard]

Copey, I think we're about the only people who listen to music any more. I'm about to listen to NWA or something like that,

can i join?

listen to '100 miles and running', their best tune imo

Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You
undisputed king of the prog/jazz/electronica/indie/70s daytime cop theme genre, one of last year's better albums.

Keityh Fullerton Whitman - Anthesis
beautiful droney acousticy loveliness

[Pancake]

Marylin Manson - Eat Me, Drink Me

[Deppo]

A bit of early Prince and some Seafood.

[Julian H. Cope]

Nightmares On Wax - Smokers Delight.

Fila Brazlia - Black Market Gardening.

If you own a copy of these albums I suggest you whack 'em on and enjoy.

Lots of love,

Monsieur Cope.

[Deppo]

The Beatles- Rubber Soul
- Revolver

[Julian H. Cope]

The Beatles- Rubber Soul
- Revolver

Rubber Soul is immense.My fave Beatles album.Top marks sir.

[Deppo]

My favourite is the White album, but it changes. Everything changes, but you.

[Julian H. Cope]

My favourite is the White album, but it changes. Everything changes, but you.

Sometimes my fave is Abbey Road. Were a thousand miles apart
But you know I love you.

[Wade Garrett]

I am currently listening to a Ska compilation.

'Why must you record my phone calls'.

Great for Dad dancing.

Does this make me hip and groovy.

[Julian H. Cope]

I am currently listening to a Ska compilation.

'Why must you record my phone calls'.

Great for Dad dancing.

Does this make me hip and groovy.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

It makes me sad to think that I attended my first gig with you at the Uni all those years ago.Icicle Works circa 1985.

Now you look at you.Talks of compilations and Dad dancing.

It saddens me, it really does.

May I suggest that you listen to "Love is a Wonderful Colour" & remember where it all began.

Failing that, try Now 68.

Peace & Love.

[Deppo]

I've been listening to Julee Cruise, in the spirit of Twin Peaks. Stick with me, Copey, we're going places.

[Julian H. Cope]

At the moment I am listening to White Lies debut album.Now aside from all the Joy Division/Editors comparisons, I really f***ing like it.

Deppo, have just dug out music from Twin Peaks by Angelo Badalamenti,by christ you're on the ball sunshine.

[St Landrew]

I've recently rediscovered Justin Sandercoe on the web to do my coaching on the guitar. And while I'm practising my boring chords and trying to do the changes, I'm listening to Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries, again. It is utterly beautiful and melancholic. His acoustic technique is quite wonderful to hear, and it kind of gets me to play for just a few minutes more, while my fingers are hurting. Got to get those hard pads back. Sometimes I might catch him do a chord change that I can do, and it's a real thrill to get it just as he plays it. Tidies up my guitar sound no end. :)

[Rory]

Albums I've listened to today:

Spoon -- A Series of Sneaks
Portishead -- Third
Animal Collective -- Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective -- Sung Tongs
The National -- The National

[Deppo]

Lloyd Cole. And his Commotions.

[SuperMikey]

Franz Ferdinand - Tonight

It's on their MySpace, so you can either listen to it on their and buy the physical release or just pirate it. I did the latter. Quite good actually, not much of a change from their normal style but it's still on par with the other two albums. Stand out tracks are Ulysses, No You Girls and What She Came For.

[TheCholulaKid]

In the last 24 hours I have listened to:

Casio Kids - who were surprisingly good live - much better than their tinny MySpace sound would suggest. They were supporting:

of Montreal - who, as ever, were high camp, hyperactive party greatness - I was tequila-ed though.

White Denim - Workout Holiday - gets better the more I listen to it.

[Ludwig]

Animal Collective -- Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective -- Sung Tongs

:)...

[Julian H. Cope]

Depeche Mode - Violator.

[Deppo]

Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun (A Dub Symphony In Two Parts)

[the stain]

Mercury Rev - Chasing A Bee

I tried to make all the noises with my mouth. I think I've sprained my tongue.

[Deppo]

Delays - Everything's The Buzz
Cocteau Twins - Head Over Heels

[Deppo]

Suede - Dog Man Star

'I know a girl, she walks the asphalt world...'

Immense.

[scott_saints]

The La's - The La's

Awesome!

[Pancake]

Nine Inch Nails - Broken / Fixed
Ministry - Rio Grande Blood
Nailbomb - Nailbomb

[Deppo]

Cocteau Twins - Treasure

[Calvin]

Nas- Can't Forget About You

[J Bizzle]

Can't get Jason Mraz's 'I'm yours' out of my head atm.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Z2EvsOhFw


Also just listened to Franki Valli and the Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What a night)

classic.

[Pancake]

Nine Inch Nails (feat. Jeordie White, Pete Murphy, TV On The Radio and Atticus Ross) - "Where Darkness Doubles, Where Light Pours In"

[Julian H. Cope]

The Pooh Sticks - Great White Wonder.

[manji]

Wolves In The Throne Room-Two Hunters

[Hamilton Saint]

Been listening to John Martyn today: Bless The Weather and Solid Air

[jeff leopard]

The Pooh Sticks - Great White Wonder.

:prayer: :prayer: :prayer:

you rule!

back in the twee indie days it was all about the pooh sticks and the pastels.

'i'm in you' makes me laugh

[saint francis]

Mister Pinkle and the Happy Spaniels - "Bovine Intervention"

[Deppo]

More Cocteaux and also Shotters Nation by Babyshambles.

[Deppo]

Calvin Harris (I was drunk) and Surrender-the Chemical Brothers meisterwork.

[LVSaint]

Found my copy of Children of the Bong - Sirius Sounds. Still sounds lovely.

[Julian H. Cope]

The Open - The Silent Hours.

[Twentytwentvision]

Spoonful by Cream - Wheels of Fire

Eric at his best

[miserableoldgit]

Spoonful by Cream - Wheels of Fire

Eric at his best

Brilliant album! Brings back a lot of memories!

[Deppo]

The Open - The Silent Hours.

I also have this album. Tonight, however, I am listening to the Senseless Things.

[St Landrew]

Spoonful by Cream - Wheels of Fire

Eric at his best

Have to say I've always thought Eric Clapton a bit overrated. Not for his technique, just his style and the use he made of his undoubted skill. His music never blew me away as Hendrix did. But he had his high years with Cream. Jack Bruce, I did rate highly and still do. Ginger Baker, I thought was good, mad drummer that The Muppets copied for their show. Anyway, Disraeli Gears is my favourite.

I do love Dance The Night Away and Tales Of Brave Ulysses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lteb--nvuyo

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

[Pancake]

Have to say I've always thought Eric Clapton a bit overrated. Not for his technique, just his style and the use he made of his undoubted skill. His music never blew me away as Hendrix did. But he had his high years with Cream. Jack Bruce, I did rate highly and still do. Ginger Baker, I thought was good, mad drummer that The Muppets copied for their show. Anyway, Disraeli Gears is my favourite.

I do love Dance The Night Away and Tales Of Brave Ulysses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lteb--nvuyo

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

Whack on Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs, brilliant album and EC best work IMHO. (awaits the flaming from Cream lovers)

[Pancake]

AFI - Black Sails In The Sunset.

I do like the band, but cant get over the fact that Davey Havock sounds like James Dean Bradfield molesting Dexter Holland.

[St Landrew]

Whack on Derek & The Dominos - Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs, brilliant album and EC best work IMHO. (awaits the flaming from Cream lovers)

No flaming from me mate. Perhaps, like a lot of oher EC work, when it comes to the crunch, I'm not as keen as I might be. For example, the album Slowhand, which I had for a couple of years, before giving it away. I never thought it much cop, but other people love it. I was always left with the feeling that EC could have done better. Just as another example, on the album, his cover of recently departed John Martyn's excellent May You Never is appallingly poor.

Don't get me wrong, EC's good. Just not that good,IMO. Cue my flaming. ;)

[miserableoldgit]

No flaming from me mate. Perhaps, like a lot of oher EC work, when it comes to the crunch, I'm not as keen as I might be. For example, the album Slowhand, which I had for a couple of years, before giving it away. I never thought it much cop, but other people love it. I was always left with the feeling that EC could have done better. Just as another example, on the album, his cover of recently departed John Martyn's excellent May You Never is appallingly poor.

Don't get me wrong, EC's good. Just not that good,IMO. Cue my flaming. ;)

Have been watching the repeats of the original "Transatlantic Sessions" on BBC4. Wonderful live version of this by JM himself plus other various "folksters". Well worth looking out for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBPTuAl2Qyk&feature=related

[miserableoldgit]

After the Gold Rush - Neil Young
Blue - Joni Mitchell

[St Landrew]

I'm listening to myself playing the chords to Horse With No Name. It's so appallingly bad I should send an e-mail of apology to Dewey Bunnell. But I'm just getting enough into it to give me encouragement. Think I may have turned a mini-corner. Maybe Mr Sandercoe would be proud. :)

[St Landrew]

This is a very good Three Roses cover. This bloke has got the America feel almost spot on. What is there not to like..?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfI0ubZC3nI

[Pancake]

The Distillers back catalogue.

[scott_saints]

Got the ipod on shuffle at work today, and the next 5 songs (could be anything!) are......

RATM- Killing in the name of
Lightning Seeds- Life of Riley
Stone Roses vs Kasabian- Processed waterfall
Toto- Rosanna
James- Born of frustration (haven't heard this for a while- what an uplifting choon!)


Not a bad section of shufflage, as shufflage goes!

[Ponty]

Various Metallica odds 'n sods. Warming up for the Sheffield Arena gig at the end of the month.

[Rory]

Morrissey -- Years of Refusal.

Absolutely awesome once again, Mr Morrissey.

I am going to see him on Wednesday. Woop!

:smt088

[Deppo]

More name-dropping. Is he coming round your house for some greased tea?

[Deppo]

Talking of Morrissey, I've been listening to his b-sides.

[Julian H. Cope]

Saint Etienne - London Conversations

[Pancake]

Loads of stuff recently:

Misfits, Danzig, Refused, Discharge, The Stranglers, Wire, Minor Threat, The Clash, Bad Brains, Black Flag, The Minutemen, Husker Du, The Replacements, UK Subs, Rancid, Blink182, Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards, Motorhead, AFI, Dead Boys, ABBA.

[Evil Monkey]

Morrissey -- Years of Refusal.

Absolutely awesome once again, Mr Morrissey.

I am going to see him on Wednesday. Woop!

:smt088

Is this before or after we go to watch the football tonight?

[Julian H. Cope]

Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said

[Nexstar]

Adele - Hometown

[Pancake]

The Breeders - Last Splash

[Deppo]

The Prodigy - Music For The Jilted Generation

[St Landrew]

My guitar playing. I'm actually starting to make some strides with my chord changes. I'm doing the how many chord changes can I do in a minute exercise, for example, between C and G and back [counts as 1], and I'm up to nearly 30. Trouble is, I lose concentration if I attempt another go and I get ragged. But considering I only picked up the guitar again in the New Year [and this time I'm bloody well going to learn how to play], I think I'm doing OK. Tbh, discovering ol'Justin on the web has been the difference.

www.justinguitar.com (http://www.justinguitar.com)

For those like me and maybe Saint Stevo [IIRC], this bloke's a bleeding godsend.

[Deppo]

Brian Eno - Music For Airports

Yeah, check out my ambient ass.

[the stain]

Brian Eno - Music For Airports

Yeah, check out my ambient ass.

I've been trying, believe me, but i just can't seem to snap it into focus...

[Ponty]

Jane's Addiction

[Saint_Jonny]

New papa roach album - metamorphosis..not ganna judge it just yet, off to see them in april.

Newest hinder album, very good, recomended!

[Pancake]

The Promise Ring, some proper Emo; none of your eyeliner wearing MTV jocks in here.

[Pancake]

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

[Deppo]

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

a whole year after everyone else. Go me!

[Julian H. Cope]

LFO - Frequencies

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92

[St Landrew]

Brian Eno - Music For Airports

Yeah, check out my ambient ass.

Blast from the past. Must dig through the vinyl.

[SuperMikey]

Flobots - Fight With Tools

Cracking.

[Ludwig]

Had The Beatles 'Rubber Soul' practically on repeat for the last week or so.

[Julian H. Cope]

Leftfield - Leftism

Neil - Hole In My Shoe

[Deppo]

Spacemen 3 - Playing With Fire

[Ponty]

Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

[J Bizzle]

David Guetta- Everytime we touch

[jeff leopard]

The Clash - Sandinista!

As messy and mad as a badger that’s smoked way too much weed and is going through a major dub phase. Frustrating in places but hugely rewarding in others.

[Pancake]

Minor Threat

[Dark Sotonic Mills]

Al Stewart, Sparks of Ancient Light

[Deppo]

The Clash - Sandinista!

As messy and mad as a badger that’s smoked way too much weed and is going through a major dub phase. Frustrating in places but hugely rewarding in others.

The badgers round our way are like that. Always listening to King Tubby or Augustus Pablo. All bloody hours.

[Deppo]

...and all the chocolate wrappers they leave in their wake...

[Julian H. Cope]

Today I will be listening to the works of Orbital. My favourite track is The Box(the full version in 4 parts).

I hope you all have a marvellous Friday.

[manji]

Pop Ambient 2009.

[Deppo]

Throwing Muses - Untitled

[Deppo]

The Cure - Pornography

[Wiltshire Saint]

As I rarely contribute to this thread, I shall list the past few albums I have had on:

The Holdsteady - Stay Positive
Scroobius Pip/Dan Le Sac - Angles
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Beth Orton - Daybreaker
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
The Maccabes - Colour it in
Primal Scream - Beautiful future
Maps - we can create

[Julian H. Cope]

Elastica - Elastica.(Skagged up b*tches).

[LVSaint]

Today I will be listening to the works of Orbital. My favourite track is The Box(the full version in 4 parts).

I hope you all have a marvellous Friday.


Recently been listening to the 3 discs of Satan Live..."Daddy? Yes son. What does regret mean? Well son, a funny thing about regret is etc.....oh and be sure sure to tell your mother...SATAN, SATAN, SATAN!!!"

[Robsk II]

This evening I am just listening to Aphex Twin, and nothing else.

[Pancake]

Pearl Jam - No Code.

never really got into this album, so Im giving it s proper listen after 13 (!!!) years

[Deppo]

Mansun - Six

very much a curate's egg of a band.

[Ponty]

Pearl Jam - No Code.

never really got into this album, so Im giving it s proper listen after 13 (!!!) years
"Hail Hail" is one of my favourite PJ tracks.

[Julian H. Cope]

Mansun - Six

very much a curate's egg of a band.

Agree.I also think Attack Of The Grey Lantern is a classic.

I must say you have such fine taste sir.

[Deppo]

Agree.I also think Attack Of The Grey Lantern is a classic.

I must say you have such fine taste sir.

Why, thank you. 'Stripper Vicar' is my favourite song of theirs. Little Kix is a bit rubbish, though, 'I Can Only Disappoint You' aside...

[keithd]

killers hot fuss

cos i saw them at the o2 last night.

[TheSaint75]

Agree.I also think Attack Of The Grey Lantern is a classic.

I must say you have such fine taste sir.

Funny enough I was listening to those albums the other day, hadn't heard them for ages but still loved 'em

Just listened to the new prodigy album and wow what an album, back to their kick ass style, played it very loud whilst the wife is out and it took me back to my proper ravin days with some classic samples.

Not visited this forum before, didn't even know it existed TBH, hope you don't mind me butting in ;)

[Deppo]

The Posies - Frosting On The Beater

[Pancake]

The Posies - Frosting On The Beater

Oh, classic!

Ive been playing a load of Unkle...

[Deppo]

Billy Bragg - Life's A Riot With Spy vs Spy

[Deppo]

The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4

[Pancake]

Today I shall be playing the UNKLE albums in order.

[Julian H. Cope]

The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4

Strange, although not on the album I have recently been singing 'Always something there to remind me'. I have been getting funny looks at work when I belt it out.Stupid f*ckers.

[SuperMikey]

Dawn Lamb - The Seal Cub Clubbing Club
Because We're Dead - Slow Club
Happy Birthday You - Jay Jay Pistolet

Are my three favourites at the moment.

[Pancake]

"Stranger Than Fiction" soundtrack. Blame Rory.

[saintwiz]

No Line On The Horizon - U2

Superb

[Pancake]

UNKLE - "Apeshallnotkillape" & "Rock On"

[Pancake]

James Lavelle - "Eden" compilation. A 5CD collection of tracks that Lavelle uses in his live mixes, allegedly sourced from CD-Rs that he left at Eden after a gig there. Contains hard to find UNKLE remixes, great intrumentals and "mash ups" and other awesome tracks from the likes of Stereo MCs, Quannum, Jon Spencer, South, DJ Shadow, QOTSA...

PM me if interested.

[Deppo]

Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children

My cat has also been enjoying this with me.

[Pancake]

KFL - Chill out
The Orb - Adventures Beyond The Underworld
Jimm Cauty - Space

[Pancake]

Amon Tobin - Foley Room Live in Brussels

Freebie from here: http://www.amontobin.com/storeNew/detail.php?item_type=freebie&id=42

[St Landrew]

My awful guitar playing.

How that hell do you get from G to F [E shaped barre chord] in a spilt second after every other line..?

http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/cord/cord002.htm

I'm not getting frustrated. It's great fun. I'm just not able to visualise my fingers moving that fast yet. Ah well, back to the grindstone.

[Pancake]

My awful guitar playing.

How that hell do you get from G to F [E shaped barre chord] in a spilt second after every other line..?

http://www.accessbackstage.com/america/cord/cord002.htm

I'm not getting frustrated. It's great fun. I'm just not able to visualise my fingers moving that fast yet. Ah well, back to the grindstone.

Yep, just tried it... can be done!

If you want a good song of practice getting to F quickly with, try Bob Dylans Hurricane. not only is F used a lot during it, the tempo piocks up as the song goes on (for 8 mins).

[St Landrew]

Yep, just tried it... can be done!

If you want a good song of practice getting to F quickly with, try Bob Dylans Hurricane. not only is F used a lot during it, the tempo piocks up as the song goes on (for 8 mins).

Don't suppose you have a tabs-link Pancake..?

The guitar has been in the family since 1973-74. Bought completely new then, it's almost in identical condition, having hardly been used. I walked into Fret Music the other day and almost laughed at the quality hanging up with typical price labels of £120 or more on them. A musician friend looked at it yesterday and reckoned way over £300, and he said he was being cautious.

Trouble is, I'm not good enough for this guitar and I know it. :(

[Pancake]

Don't suppose you have a tabs-link Pancake..?


http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/b/bob_dylan/hurricane_crd.htm

The basic chord layout, dont really need a full tab for a nice acoustic strumathon.

[saint francis]

Landrew have you tried to play the G as a bar chord (two frets up from the F) instead of open stringed? Your hand shape would then be the same for the F which would probably make more sense and would almost certainly be quicker.

[LVSaint]

Sabres of Paradise - Haunted Dancehall. Brilliant and dark. Forgot how good this was.

[LVSaint]

Amon Tobin - Foley Room Live in Brussels

Freebie from here: http://www.amontobin.com/storeNew/detail.php?item_type=freebie&id=42

Thanks. Will listen to this later.

[Julian H. Cope]

I can feel an electronic vibe going on.In light of that I am listening to

Material - Mantra

Sun Electric - Ahhh!

[Rory]

Cave In -- Anchor.

[Deppo]

Badly Drawn Boy - Ep3

I particularly enjoy My Friend Cubilas on this ep.

[St Landrew]

Michael Hedges - Watching My Life Go By; followed quickly by Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries [both for the umpteenth time]. That latter one is why I picked up the guitar after 35 years of looking the other way. Now I'll never be able to play like Hedges could, but I'm OK with that. When I was a teenager, the enormity of the task, and the fact that I wanted to play well, or not at all, meant that I denied myself the chance. Well, not now. I can play badly and listen in absolute contentment to a virtuoso. The way MH got such dynamism, drama, and delicacy from a 6 stringed instrument is compensation enough.

[St Landrew]

Landrew have you tried to play the G as a bar chord (two frets up from the F) instead of open stringed? Your hand shape would then be the same for the F which would probably make more sense and would almost certainly be quicker.

This is what I like - good advice..! I'm glad I started whinging now. ;)

Cheers for that. I'll do a bit of that when I'm sober enough [ah-hem].

Btw, also ta, Pancake.

[St Landrew]

Oh dear... Skylarking. This could end in XTC.

[St Landrew]

More oh dear... it's has become an XTC evening/morning. Complicated Game [Drums & Wires]... If there is anything better in the genre, I've yet to hear it. Truth is, there's nothing like it. Well, possibly Scissor Man.

[manji]

Oneida-Each One Teach One.

[Pancake]

Quannum - Specturm
Neil Young - Harvest
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
DJ Muggs/GZA - Grandmasters
Leftfield - Rhythm & Stealth
Whiskeytown - Faithless Street
Placebo - Once More With Feel

An odd mix today.

[Deppo]

Unkle - Psyence Fiction (blame Pancak)
Big Black - Songs About ****ing
TV On The Radio - Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
Radiohead - Amnesiac

[Julian H. Cope]

The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain

[Julian H. Cope]

Then Jericho - Big Area.

[Deppo]

Then Jericho - Big Area.

[Saints1980]

The Kleptones - A Night At The Hip Hopera

Mash up of Queen classics and commercial hip hop :rolleyes:

[Rory]

Picked up a copy of the Dark was the Night compilation on Friday and have been listening to it all weekend.

There are a few top tracks, notably from Yeasayer, Feist, The National but a few dud ones too.

[Rory]

Been sent this on Facebook:

It's been a long time. We shouldn't have left you...

After the touring for OLTA came to an end, we all dispersed to tend to our individual personal lives.
...And to get our ducks in a row.

Now the band has reconvened, and we are rehearsing new songs.

We find ourselves marveling at the tremendous focus
that has defined our early rehearsals for this, our 4th effort.

All kidding aside, we feel like a new band.

Once again, we have no concept to this batch of song-writing.
(We are often asked about our intentions when we set out to write music.)
There is rarely any intention to this process.
We just make the music.

And without going into too much detail, the songs sound vital.

It's as though we've hit upon a balance between our urgency and
our calm. And true to our better work, this is music that unravels over time.

We anticipate that, once it's done, you high-minded folks will welcome the music...
into your bedrooms...to swagger and breathe...

It's still early, yet, though. We will keep you posted.

In the meantime, a couple of us have kept ourselves busy with extra-curricular activities. Carlos has made a film called <http://www.myfriendstoldmeaboutyou.com/>My Friends Told Me About You and Sam has released a record with his band <http://www.magneticmorning.com/>Magnetic Morning.

And we hope that you're all weathering well the turmoil of the age.

Lovingly,

Interpol

www.myfriendstoldmeaboutyou.com (http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=71987881022&h=24MGI&u=drYMw)
Source: www.myfriendstoldmeaboutyou.com

[Deppo]

Oh, right.

[Pancake]

GZA - Liquid Swords

[Deppo]

Black Lace - Agadoo (A Dub Symphony In Two Parts)

[saint francis]

Alan Avocado and the Check Out Girls - "The Muck that Combines Us"

[Deppo]

Mongrel - Better Than Heavy

[St Landrew]

Rendevous With Rama by Arthur C Clarke.

Made a point of recording the Classic Serial off Radio 4 online for the 2 x 1hr episode story. 20 minutes in and not bad at all.

[Deppo]

Alan Avocado and the Check Out Girls - "The Muck that Combines Us"

I googled this with little success.

[Deppo]

Primal Scream - Beautiful Future

[Pancake]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced.

I can feel a Hendrix day coming on... and I know where that will lead...