Weekly Rotoslots

[BradH]

Got into some fusion last week...

[Davey]

Got into some fusion last week...
Bet it took awhile to wash off the smell, huh?

I listened to some smelly stuff too, mostly a bunch of Americana. The new Willard Grant Conspiracy Let It Roll got a spin, and the Walkabouts Ended Up A Stranger from a few years ago got many spins, and the recent Deadstring Brothers Starving Winter Report is still spinning because it is so loveable. Makes me wanna drink a bunch of beer, so I did. The end.

[ForeverAutumn]

Work has been crazy busy this week, so not a whole lot of listening time. It's great for sales, but I'll be happy when July rolls around and things slow down for the summer.

I gave a real good listen to the Jeff Martin solo disk over the weekend. Meh. There's a few really great tracks on the disk and the rest of it kinda bored me. It's The Tea Party without the punch.

I've been spending a lot of time with Ray LaMontagne's, Trouble. I've been practicing one of his tunes on my guitar, so I've been listening to it a lot.

I'm totally digging Hot Hot Heat's, Elevator. Just can't seem to get enough of that one. And Dogs Die In Hot Cars too. Both of those have been on repeat this week.

Luke Doucet got a spin after a few weeks on the shelf. As did The New Pornographers.

And I've been spinning Uncut Mag's April disk. A lot of good stuff on there that need more exploration.

[3-LockBox]

I'm totally digging Hot Hot Heat's, Elevator. Just can't seem to get enough of that one.

I've had that one for almost a year now...I still find myself reaching for Makeup The Breakdown more often though.

[MindGoneHaywire]

That Trouble album's a keeper, huh? Anyone hear anything about a followup? That's one I'll definitely keep an eye out for.

Checked out Cat Power--The Greatest. First rec I've heard of hers. I like.

Also liked the Little Willies, but not nearly as much. Decent rec, though.

Heavy dose of Coltrane the past week, three fairly sedate compilation recs (Gentle Side, Plays The Blues, Coltrane's Sound), and the live One Down, One Up...which I like probably better than any other live Coltrane I've heard. All the more so since it's from his later period, which is definitely hit-or-miss for me.

The Arctic Monkeys...this one has staying power for me. Along with the White Stripes' Get Behind Me Satan, which sounds like their best to me, by a good margin, in spite of how much I like DeStijl & White Blood Cells. I've never warmed to Elephant, & gave it the first spin in a long time...which only confirmed that & made me reach for the latest.

Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs--Under The Covers. Some very good stuff here, a few definite clunkers. A sore spot with me is The Warmth Of The Sun, which starts out just fine but goes wrong somewhere along the way. If you're going to do that song...or most Beach Boys songs...you'd better nail it. But it's a nice, fun, album, overall.

Sergio Mendes--Timeless. A good listen, a little surprising since I'm not a fan of the Black Eyed Peas, but it holds up overall.

Dave Brubeck--Time Further Out. Heard this for the first time, I'll have to give it another listen. Slightly underwhelming in spite of my not expecting to like it as much as Time Out; there are recent Brubeck albums (on Telarc) that I like better...still, good to hear, after years of curiosity.

Turbonegro--A$$ Cobra. These guys rock.

Meic Stevens--Outland. Psychedelic British folk from 1970. Interesting enough, but I'd heard enough about halfway through.

[3-LockBox]

I've been listening to the last one from Tears For Fears lately, Everybody Loves A Happy Ending. I amazed at how much it sounds like an XTC album...and BTW, that's a compliment.

World Party-Egyptology...you know, I gotta look up more music from this one man act.
Very good prog-pop. Curse Of The Mummy's Toomb is a great song.

Bruce Springsteen-Wild Innocent E St Shuffle- I always revisit this album when the weather warms up...

And with the recent heat wave we've had here in the NW, I always whip out the old Slow Summer Songs comp by (Stone?). My fave of all from back in our comp trading days.

Tool-10,000 Days...typical Tool album; first two songs are really good, then its on to the brooding noodling for a few songs, then they pick up the pace for a couple...Tool is starting to remeind me of The Who or U2 in that they seem to play every song in the same key. Definitive Tool sound, though Rosetta Stoned is a blatant Pain Of Salvation rip-off, right down to the short sharp vocal cadence.

Pearl Jam-s/t- This is a straight ahead rock record, and a good one at that. I like it, and I haven't cared for a PJ album since Vs.

Been listening to all sorts of snippets from old albums on account of I'm building me some new speakers, well, sorta. I like to "rescue" old speakers cabinets from yard sales and pawn shops. Old cabinets were made of superior materials back in the day, so much so that its cost prohibitive for me to build any new cabinets myself using similar materials. I found me some rather large cabs made with *double-sided wood veneered, high density particle board*, so I'm in the garage playing Dr. Frankenstein.

*A sheet of double-sided wood veneered cabinet board would cost me more than than I usually pay for these otherwise unwanted old cabs, plus, I usually don't have to do any cutting, though sometimes I alter the front baffles to accomodate whatever driver I happen to have or find on sale. I'm finding a good home for these old speakers before they (gulp!), meet an unhealthy demise. My wife feels othewise, however. :eek6:

[Bernd]

I've been listening to the last one from Tears For Fears lately, Everybody Loves A Happy Ending. I amazed at how much it sounds like an XTC album...and BTW, that's a compliment.

World Party-Egyptology...you know, I gotta look up more music from this one man act.
Very good prog-pop. Curse Of The Mummy's Toomb is a great song.

Bruce Springsteen-Wild Innocent E St Shuffle- I always revisit this album when the weather warms up...

And with the recent heat wave we've had here in the NW, I always whip out the old Slow Summer Songs comp by (Stone?). My fave of all from back in our comp trading days.

Tool-10,000 Days...typical Tool album; first two songs are really good, then its on to the brooding noodling for a few songs, then they pick up the pace for a couple...Tool is starting to remeind me of The Who or U2 in that they seem to play every song in the same key. Definitive Tool sound, though Rosetta Stoned is a blatant Pain Of Salvation rip-off, right down to the short sharp vocal cadence.

Pearl Jam-s/t- This is a straight ahead rock record, and a good one at that. I like it, and I haven't cared for a PJ album since Vs.

Been listening to all sorts of snippets from old albums on account of I'm building me some new speakers, well, sorta. I like to "rescue" old speakers cabinets from yard sales and pawn shops. Old cabinets were made of superior materials back in the day, so much so that its cost prohibitive for me to build any new cabinets myself using similar materials. I found me some rather large cabs made with *double-sided wood veneered, high density particle board*, so I'm in the garage playing Dr. Frankenstein.

*A sheet of double-sided wood veneered cabinet board would cost me more than than I usually pay for these otherwise unwanted old cabs, plus, I usually don't have to do any cutting, though sometimes I alter the front baffles to accomodate whatever driver I happen to have or find on sale. I'm finding a good home for these old speakers before they (gulp!), meet an unhealthy demise. My wife feels othewise, however. :eek6:

Good Toones.

As for World Party its one of my favourites. Karl Wallinger is indeed a very talented guy. Check out also Goodbye Jumbo and Bang.

Peace

Bernd:16:

[Dusty Chalk]

Love the new Tool, but love the new Katatonia more.

Devics! Davey, you really need to check these out.

Stephen Merritt, Showtunes brought a few laughs. Next thing you know, he's going to write a song called "Christian Bordello". "Ukelele Me" is catchy as ... some really catchy thing.

Two of the tracks on the Tanakh album continue to blow me away with their tone.

Ms. John Soda -- where have I been? Love this. Glitch-pop in the vein of Notwist with a female singer. Not quite as perfect, though -- still, good.

Hungry Ghost -- Divine Comedy goes goth? Plus, lots of bass and synths to keep me happy.

And lots of Grimaud -- she's the Andre Watts, methinks.