HEY! What happened to the Tunesday thread?!?!?

[Dusty Chalk]

Are well so entropic...erm...atrophied...erm...apathetic...aw, who cares what the right word is...that no-one wants to start the Tunesday thread?

Oh, well, here's mine, a day late, and lonely:

Two Lone Swordsmen, From the Double Gone Chapel -- really good dark moody electro -- appeals to me more than that Interpol stuff

Einsturzende (sic) Neubauten, Perpetuum Mobile -- surprisingly understated masterpiece, sublimely melancholy at points, ghostly in others, powerful in yet others.

Flesh Field, Strain -- perhaps a little too "single-y" for most, but appeals to the inner extrovert in me -- it seems like every track on here could be the opener to a really great live set.

The Real Tuesday Weld, I, Lucifer -- bizarre little cut-n-paste voyage into croonersville.

Scissor Sisters -- alright, it's not that bad, but it still won't make my year-end list. A little too much disco for my tastes.

Ascii.Disko -- great dancey EBM affair

Diary of Dreams, Nigredo -- need more listens, but initial impressions remain at "could be their best ever". A little more diverse than most of their previous outings.

Frameshift, Unweaving the Rainbow -- this one is sinking in as well. I really like the fusiony jammy parts.

Justin Sullivan, Navigating by the Stars -- great voice, great songwriter, what more d'ya need?

Therion, Lemuria/Sirius B -- actually, in hindsight, I don't think this is as good as some of their more recent previous outings. Will need to relisten. But it's still pretty rockin'.

Fates Warning, FWX -- very rockin'!

Electrelane, The Power Out -- I dig this more and more with each listen. If I were surrounded by a group of wild, ravenous IHSE's, I'd push this one out there, and then run like the dickens while they were all distracted. It really shoulda ranked much more highly over on Obner.

[Davey]

Are well so entropic...erm...atrophied...erm...apathetic...aw, who cares what the right word is...that no-one wants to start the Tunesday thread?
I'll vote for number 3. Because I forgot what #1 meant after college. And because I do know I don't wanna be #2.


Electrelane, The Power Out -- I dig this more and more with each listen...It really shoulda ranked much more highly over on Obner.
Yeah, just checked and it's at #139. Lots of crap above it, that's for sure! Well, you know what they say about crap? No really, what do they say?

It's too late for Tunesday. It's almost Thursday already! All I remember is Joseph Arthur Our Shadows Will Remain and Mark Lanegan Band Bubblegum. Played em both a bunch of times. Both great to excellent...although Bubblegum is close to 100% excellent. The Joseph Arthur has really grown on me lately. Still a few moments when I feel a little uneasy with his production choices, but pretty easy to forget about that part too. Nice album. If I had a real copy it probably woulda been pretty well up there on my yearender. That one didn't fare so well over at obner either, but at #72 it came out quite a bit better than Steve Albini's Electrelane chicks.

BTW, not that it matters a hoot, but guess I should probably mention in passing that the girls from Brighton came in at #12 on my big shmoo poll list....

1. The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
2. Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum
3. Augie March - Strange Bird
4. Honeydogs - 10,000 Years
5. Pinback - Summer In Abaddon
6. Carina Round - The Disconnection
7. The Futureheads - Futureheads, The
8. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
9. Moonbabies - The Orange Billboard
10. The National - Cherry Tree
11. Old Canes - Early Morning Hymns
12. Electrelene - The Power Out
13. Willard Grant Conspiracy - Regard The End
14. Richmond Fontaine - Post To Wire
15. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus
16. Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
17. Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
18. Blonde Redhead - Misery Is A Butterfly
19. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
20. Autolux - Future Perfect

[Stone]

The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
Ted Leo + Pharmacists - Shake the Sheets
The Faint - Wet From Birth
V/A - The Funky 16 Corners
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Matthew Sweet - Kimi Ga Suki * Raifu
fIREHOSE - Live Totem Pole EP
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane
Kylie Minogue - Body Language
Judas Priest - Point of Entry

[Dusty Chalk]

Who cares? It's better than those friggin' "NP" threads...goldang, those are getting annoying. I don't even read 'em anymore. Of course, I'm not sure a fake hypnotized girl having a fake orgasm is any better...
Yeah, just checked and it's at #139. Lots of crap above it, that's for sure! Well, you know what they say about crap? No really, what do they say?It rolls downhill? Which I would take to mean that while Electrelane will either maintain their place, or float upwards, all the crap will deteriorate in the memories of those who choose to remember them. I'll take that.
BTW, not that it matters a hoot, but guess I should probably mention in passing that the girls from Brighton came in at #12 on my big shmoo poll list....Well, at least somebody voted for it.

(I forget what I voted for, but I'm pretty sure they didn't make it on my list.)

Hey Stone, I see you picked up the Kylie -- let me know what you think of it after it has a chance to sink in under your skin...

[Mike]

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...who cares in your little corner of the world

A few listens for me

Pinback - Summer In Abaddon, just recently this has really got under my skin, each listen I like it more and more

Opeth - Damnation, a few years old now but I've only recently picked it up and glad I did

Dzihan and Kamien - Gran Riserva, a couple of mix meisters in the style of Kruder and Dorfmeister but with more of an upbeat jazz feel to them in that they use 'proper' instruments. Great sounds in the car with a bass that hits you in the pit of the stomach

American Analog Set - Know By Heart, supposed to be released in the UK for the last 6 months but it's never surfaced so I plumped for the US version a while ago. Death Cabs Ben Gibbard pops up for vocals so it's a smooth laid back kind of sound

Plus recent talk of RR comps made me dig out my folder and spun a few discs by Davey, ChrisNZ, Mason and Jim

Also got to see Jesse Malin live on Sunday night who put on a solid acoustic gig with some girl on keyboards, great sound and show. His studio albums are pretty good but not a patch on him live

Cheers
Mike

[skewiff]

I've been loading up the ipod so I've been really eclectic this week.

Can .................Tago Mago. My 1st Can cd 30 years after the fact.
Walkmen..........Bows and Arrows
Futureheads......S/T
RHCP................Live in Hyde Park
Zutons...............Who Killed the Zutons
Nick Cave...........Abattoir Blues
David Bowie .......Space Oddity..........Lodger
Beatles................All of them
Faces.................5 Guys
Clash.................All of them
Elvis Costello........Delivery Man
Outkast.................Stankonia
Oasis..................Definately Maybe and Masterplan
The Orb..................Adventures beyond the Ultraworld
Pogues..................If I should Fall
Bob Dylan........... Live at Philharmonic Hall 1964


? for Mike Have you heard any of the following, there not released over here yet, and I'm kinda interested in these.

Goldie Lookin Chain,Mylo, Graham Coxon,Jamelia and The Bees. Any thoughts would be welcome.

Tony
-6 today in Michigan.

[Mike]

Mike Have you heard any of the following, there not released over here yet, and I'm kinda interested in these.

Goldie Lookin Chain,Mylo, Graham Coxon,Jamelia and The Bees. Any thoughts would be welcome.

Tony
-6 today in Michigan.

Hi Tony here's a few comments for you,

Graham Coxon - Happiness in Magazines, is a great album that hasn't seen much talk round here. The Blur influence is obvious but early Blur with more guitar, vocally he's not brilliant but the songs make up for it. Audiobill has it maybe he could chip in too.

Mylo - Destroy Rock and Roll, basically you will either like it for it's upbeat playful sound or loathe it as cheesy club fodder, I don't think there's a middle ground. Think Royksopp for a similar sound.

Jamelia - Can't remember the album title but I've borrowed it from a friend and apart from the singles it didn't do anything for me.

Goldie Lookin Chain - I've not heard the album and it's not my sort of stuff anyway but I did see them live in the Summer last year. They are a fun band who are having a laugh at raps expense IMO producing novelty crap rap. I'm not knocking rap but to me they show it up for what it's worth.

pm if you want to talk more

Cheers
Mike

[Finch Platte]

You guys gotta help me out, here. There's some stuff on your lists that I'm hankerin', so if you'll promptly make your respective copies and send them along, I'd be mighty grateful.

Want: Walkmen, Pinback, Libertines, Morrissey and Fates Warning.

Much obliged.

I'm picking 3 songs from each of the discs below to go on my 3-songs-from-each disc sampler, so if you'd like to hear it, let me know.

Kaki King... Vibrant, percussive accoustic guitar player. Check out her website, Kakiking.com. You'll be amazed, I think.

...and you will know us by the trail of dead... Picked up a 3-song advance copy of this at Best Bi. One song sounds like they're trying to be the new Genesis!?!? Haven't listened more than once, yet- you probably know what they sound like more than I.

Ray LaMontagne- Trouble ...reminds some of early Van Morrison mixed w/ Nora Jones.

American Analog Set. From a 6-song Tylenol (!?) sampler I picked up that also has a band called White Magic on it. I don't know what to think of AAS, yet. Couldn't tell you what they sound like.

Simple Kid. I don't know about this dude, either (that's why I make these comps- so I can listen to the artists over & over). I picked this up because I had heard Staring At The Sun and liked it. He's a one man band, creating songs in the vein of Beck, Blur and the "hippie electronica of Super Furry Animals."

Maroon 5. Are these guys g@y? Some schlocky tunes (altho She Will Be Loved comes close to giving me chills), some songs sound like Red Hot Chili Peppers music w/ a boy band singing over the top w/ some Simply Red thrown in.

Also have the 'new' Living Colour live from CBGBs 1989 and the new Diecast, but they're too raccous for this comp.

That's it- I gotta get ready for work.

elf pee

[tentoze]

Ray LaMontagne- Trouble ...reminds some of early Van Morrison mixed w/ Nora Jones.

elf pee
<shaking head ruefully> I swear I must be listening to an entirely different album than the rest of the world.

[Mike]

<shaking head ruefully> I swear I must be listening to an entirely different album than the rest of the world.

I suppose I hear Van Morrison a bit but it's more Otis Redding to me, saying that some people reckon Bob Dylan and I can't hear that at all.

Cheers
Mike

[Davey]

Ray LaMontagne- Trouble ...reminds some of early Van Morrison mixed w/ Nora Jones.

I swear I must be listening to an entirely different album than the rest of the world.

I suppose I hear Van Morrison a bit but it's more Otis Redding to me, saying that some people reckon Bob Dylan and I can't hear that at all.

Cheers
Mike
I'm out in the cold on this one, but I still think that is one of his problems right now, the fact that almost everybody says they like it because it reminds them of someone else, and I have exactly the same feeling although it's not VM for me either. I really don't want that feeling in the back of my head when I listen to new music. Nice album, though ;)

[Mike]

I really don't want that feeling in the back of my head when I listen to new music. Nice album, though ;)

I know what you mean but it's hard when we listen to as much music as we obviously all do not hearing influences/sounds to other artists. I could play that album to a bunch of friends and some would say oh yeah Otis Redding others might say Otis who? Ok maybe not Otis who? but you know what I mean.

Take for example Pinback and The American Analog Set I mentioned earlier, their albums are very similar with that downbeat but intricately layered sound they even sound a bit like the Electrelane from what I've heard, or what about the Futureheads I just hear The Jam straight off no question. I guess sometimes it's just handy having a reference point for music to describe the sound.

Cheers
Mike

[Davey]

I guess sometimes it's just handy having a reference point for music to describe the sound.
Oh, I agree, and I know my view on this seems kind of inconsistent as you so diplomatically point out. Most of the music I like best is derivative and those are good examples you list. But even though the Futureheads do indeed remind me of the Jam (I think they remind everyone of the Jam or XTC - guess it kind of depends on who you misspent your youth listening to :)), I don't have that feeling in the back of my mind like I've heard the songs before. Maybe I'm just cutting them more slack than LaMontagne because I like the sound and the album more. Wouldn't be the first time. But it is a problem for the Futureheads too, and I've said in the past that if they do another album without changing their sound a bit, I don't think it will be received nearly as well as this one. I do think Electrelane has a rather unique mix of influences and consequently a somewhat more unique sound than Pinback or some of their bretheren like American Analog Set. But still, I don't get the feeling even with Pinback that I'm listening to a cover version of something I've heard before, like I do sometimes with LaMontagne. Maybe just me.

BTW, this is a really nice topic for discussion and it would be fun if others chimed in too about where you draw that too derivative line in the sand :)

[umapet97]

Wow Fates Warning still exists?Listened to them frequently late 80,early 90s;if it be the same band,let me know.
What exactly is this Tunesday,new to this site,wouldnt mind chiming in on this topic.

[Davey]

Wow Fates Warning still exists?Listened to them frequently late 80,early 90s;if it be the same band,let me know.
What exactly is this Tunesday,new to this site,wouldnt mind chiming in on this topic.
Chime in all you like! The Tunesday Rotation, or whatever it is called by the person initiating it on (preferably) Tuesday morning, is just something we cooked up a few years ago to give everyone a chance to talk a little about what they've been listening to in the last week or so. Kind of a "heavy rotation" type of thread. Some people use it as an opportunity to get a little in depth on a few listens while others just list some albums. Many different variartions on the theme. Some people occasionally post images or scans. Sometimes they generate a lot of discussion, although not often anymore. Used to be very popular threads but nowadays it has kind of died off. Mostly because not that many regular posters anymore. But jump in and talk about some of the music you like. Don't have to wait until Tuesday either!

Here's the beginning of the Tunesday Rotation from the archive...http://archive.audioreview.com/10/0EEB3092.php

[ForeverAutumn]

Here's the beginning of the Tunesday Rotation from the archive...http://archive.audioreview.com/10/0EEB3092.php

Hey that was kind of cool to read the original thread that started it all.

Two observations:
1) A lot of the same people still around today, 4.5 years later. That's very cool
2) YECH and I actually have something in common! :eek: Kids in the Hall is one of my favourite shows too. Unbelievable!!!

Actually, I don't believe that was the real YECH....the post was without profanity or insult...proving that it wasn't really him.

My listens for this week are much the same as last week, so I'm not going to bore y'all by repeating them.

However, I did give a couple of listens today to The National, Cherry Tree, for the first time. Great music, good lyrics, good songs all around, but I'm just not digging the vocals. Ya know?

[Davey]

Two observations:
1) A lot of the same people still around today, 4.5 years later. That's very cool
....
However, I did give a couple of listens today to The National, Cherry Tree, for the first time. Great music, good lyrics, good songs all around, but I'm just not digging the vocals. Ya know?
My observation....you're not very good at math, eh ;)

Love the vocals on Cherry Tree! That's the best part! Be sure to stay away from some of my other favorites like the Tindersticks and Nick Cave and the Flaming Stars et al :)

[Pat D]

I've been too busy the last few weeks to post at great length.

Mendelssohn, Symphonies Nos. 3 (Scottish) and 4 (Italian); Hebrides Overture. Dohnany, Vienna Philharmonic.

Sibelius, Symphonies Nos. 5-7, Maazel, Vienna Philharmonic.

Beehoven, Symphony no. 3; Sibelius, Symphony No. 7. Tintner, Symphony Nova Scotia, on Naxos. This is surprisingly one of the best Sibelius 7ths there is.

Dire Straits, On Every Street.

Lars Erik-Larssen, Disguised God, on Marco Polo. Our local choral group is learning this piece.

Bach, Violin Concertos. Zino Francescattie, violin; Baumgartner, Lucerne Festival Strings..

Borodin, Symphony no. 2. Jean Martinon, London Symphony, on London's The World of Borodin.

Diana Krall, All For You and When I Look Into Your Eyes.

The Best of Peter, Paul and Mary.

Ravel, Rapsodie Espagnole, Bolero; Chabrier, Espana; Falla, El Amor Brujo. Ansermet, Suisse Romande Orchestra.

Mussorgsky-Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition. Ansermet, Suisse Romande Orchestra.

Schumann, Symphonies Nos. 1 (Spring) and 3 (Rhenish). Antoni Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, on Naxos.

[umapet97]

Been listening to pretty mainstream stuff lately,however ITunes has some great electronica.Most of the stuff in the last couple of years has been pretty monotonous.
Fractal Glider,Rastaliens,Twisted Hobo are some of the most innovative stuff Ive heard in the electronic scene.
To the mainstream,I cannot get enough of the Killers Hotfuss album.The mix of 80s new wave with todays "punk" is really catchy,addicting.
Saw an earlier post with Mussorgsky,wondered if they had heard the MoFi SACD with St Louis Symphony,guaranteed to dust off the drivers in your stereo.
This weekend goin to be hairband weekend,I am sure the neighbors downstairs will be thrilled.

[ForeverAutumn]

My observation....you're not very good at math, eh ;)

Love the vocals on Cherry Tree! That's the best part! Be sure to stay away from some of my other favorites like the Tindersticks and Nick Cave and the Flaming Stars et al :)

The vocals did remind me a lot of Nick Cave. It's got that same kind of sand paper on the vocal chords grittiness. I love the music though! So, I'm not giving up on this one yet. I'm hoping that the vocals will grow on me. At the very least, I think that I can probably learn to tolerate them for the sake of hearing great songs. :)

[audiobill]

Graham Coxon - Happiness in Magazines, is a great album that hasn't seen much talk round here. The Blur influence is obvious but early Blur with more guitar, vocally he's not brilliant but the songs make up for it. Audiobill has it maybe he could chip in too.

Cheers
Mike

Hey Mike.

That Graham Coxon is, indeed, a mighty fine album. Thanks-a-ton, for introducing me to him. I, too, absolutely adore Blur and agree that Coxon's solo is very reminiscent of early Blur. Personally, I like the flawed quality of Coxon's voice. It makes it "real" and adds a very melancholic twist to his music. Although I can hear "Parklife" throughout -- and I do love "Parklife" -- I also hear American Indie in Coxon's glass-cracked voice. Music to my ears!!

As for what I've been listening to this week: Nirvana, Nirvana, Nirvana.

I just broke down and impulsively bought the Boxed Set.
I never realized how much of a country band Nirvana was when they first started playing together.
In fact, if you like you alt.country raw or if you're tired of hearing the overplayed "hits" of Nirvana, but are a fan, then you'll absolutely dig their boxed set.

There's such pain in Cobain's voice that it achingly becomes a thing of rare beauty.

Cheers,
Bill

[DarrenH]

Lots of Blue Note:

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue
Freddie Hubbard - Open Sesame
Hank Mobley - Roll Call
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
Lee Morgan - Leeway
Horace Silver - Song For My Father
Jimmy Smith - Back At The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith - Midnight Special

Other Jazz stuff:

Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz - Diz and Getz. You liked the Diz and Bird set of May 1953. Well, this is better. Recorded in Dec 1953 and May 1954 and featuring Oscar Peterson on piano these sets smoke.

Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Further Out. The sequel to Time Out. Essential Brubeck and every bit as good.

Some proggy stuff:

Spock's Beard - Feel Euphoria. Do I ever like this album. Better and better with each listen. I very much look forward to Octane.

Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane. Thier best.

Some other stuff:

Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day
Umphrey's McGee - Anchor Drops

Some Classical:

Stravinsky - L'Oiseau de feu (The Firebird) and Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite Of Sping) Antal Dorati Detroit Symphony Orchestra Decca 289 460 644-2

Beethoven - Piano Concertos 4 & 5 "Emperor". Clifford Curzon piano Hans Knappertsbusch Wiener Philharmoniker. Decca "Legend Series" 289 467 126-2

Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor
Dvorak - Violin Concerto in A minor

Both Isaac Stern violin Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Sony SMK 66 827

So much music, so little time.

Darren