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  • 08-28-2007, 07:01 PM
    Wireworm5
    My Last 5:

    Black Sabbath- Greatest Hits '70-'78

    Allan Parson's Project- Essentials

    Cold Filter- Discovering Angels

    AC/DC- Back in Black, remastered

    Barenaked Ladies- All their Greatest Hits disc 1
  • 08-28-2007, 07:46 PM
    unleasHell
    Got them sitting right in front of me:

    1. Stranglers: Dreamtime (Remaster)
    2. Stranglers: Aural Scupture (Remaster)
    3. Stranglers: La Folie (Remaster)
    4. Lowlife: Diminuendo (Remaster)
    5. Lowlife: Permanent Sleep (Remaster)
  • 08-28-2007, 07:58 PM
    audiobill
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Davey
    Haven't had one of these for awhile now, so queue up and give us a glimpse into your odd buying habits, with extra reputation points awarded for the oddest habits, and as always, comments welcome and appreciated ...

    ....

    You guys aren't still "buying" music are you???

    It's so early twenty-first century.
  • 08-29-2007, 04:13 AM
    ForeverAutumn
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Wireworm5
    My Last 5:

    Black Sabbath- Greatest Hits '70-'78

    Allan Parson's Project- Essentials

    Cold Filter- Discovering Angels

    AC/DC- Back in Black, remastered

    Barenaked Ladies- All their Greatest Hits disc 1

    I haven't listened to any Alan Parsons in years. Thanks for the reminder. I'm going to pull a couple of disks off the shelf and take them to work with me today.

    I'll be seeing Barenaked Ladies live next Tuesday. I'm not a huge fan of their CDs, but they put on a great live show...and the tickets were free. :)
  • 08-29-2007, 04:37 AM
    nobody
    Last five purchases…well a mix of things…

    <b>Pole: Stingarten (2007)</b>
    Electronic instrumental stuff. A bit more uptempo and song structured compared to their earlier work, but still laid back and nothing you’re gonna hear on a dance floor. Good stuff.

    <b>The Best of Sex With Lurch (2004)</b>
    Defunct band outta Hollywood. Transvestite garage/surf band with some creepy lyrics. Fun if you get into this sort of thing.

    <b>Ghoultown: Bury Them Deep (2006)</b>
    They call themselves gothabilly. It’s a mix of rockabilly, punk and western music that can really click when its on. First thing I’ve got by these fellas, but I’ll eventually start checking out more f their catalog.

    <b>Big Red Goad: Truck Drivin’ Psycho (2005)</b>
    Outlaw author of the Redneck Manifesto Jim Goad put out this CD of covers of classic country tunes. Stuff like My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It and other similar fare. It’s got a Johnny Cash kinda feel to it. Fun if nothing all that special.

    <b>Bambi Molesters: 13 From The Hip (200?)</b>
    I made a thread about these Croatian surf rock fellas the other day, so I won’t rehash. But, I’ll juts say if you like old style rock instrumentals drenched in reverb, this really outta be something you check out asap. Excellent.

    I also got a couple things comin' in the mail any day now, some older EPs by <b>ISAN</b>, one of my favorite electronic groups these days.
  • 09-03-2007, 06:31 PM
    Davey
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Davey
    Caribou - Andorra
    Monkey Swallows the Universe - The Casket Letters

    Both good ones. Got the Caribou a few days ago and just got the Monkey. But the one I just ordered today and really looking forward to is ...

    http://www.dotallison.com/images/larks-banner-final.jpg

    No word I've seen on a US release yet. This is gonna be good. Real good. Pre-ordered mine from Tower since it was pretty much the best deal I could find, although with careful shopping you can get it for maybe a dollar cheaper from the UK (gotta watch the postage). Couple reviews already up at amazon.uk ...

    http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/image...V45450368_.gif LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER HEARD BEFORE - AN UNEARTHLY MASTERPIECE, 29 Aug 2007
    By QUEEN VEE "QUEEN VEE" (NY NY, USA) - See all my reviews
    I couldn't agree more. The astonishing DOT ALLISON, after a career-long habit of breaking with tradition and giving her fans so much more than they could ever have expected, has finally given us the masterpiece we have all so patiently waited for. Thanks in part to genius producer KRAMER (Shimmy-Disc, Galaxie 500, Low, Daniel Johnston and so much more) who contributed arrangements and performed so elegantly throughout, this collection of songs is absolutely unlike anything you have ever heard before. THIEF OF ME and ALLELUJAH stand out, but it seems negligent to offer these 2 above the others when each and every song herein is a tiny masterpiece in and of itself. Not since Neil Young's HARVEST have i experienced an entire LP from beginning to end that just doesn't miss a beat. But don't let that comparison confuse you, as this otherworldly, subtle LP is nothing less than utterly peerless, priceless, incomparable, uniquely nestled in its own world. Honorable mention must go to the near-perfect ballad SUNSET (ummagumma-era pink floyd, eat your heart out), which could effortlessly melt a glacier in 5 minutes flat. It's also the one song in this pantheon of human emotion co-written by Dot & Kramer, heralding a collaboration that this listener thinks will stand the test of time and remain a memorable hallmark of this drab musical era's otherwise worthless offerings, long into the future. Nothing less than a MASTERPIECE. How on EARTH can she possibly top this? I can hardly wait to see. The amazing Dot Allison just gets more and more amazing. 10 STARS out of 5 and i am not kidding. Spread the word.


    http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/image...V45450368_.gif totally exalting, 17 Aug 2007
    By Scooterboy (London UK) - See all my reviews
    unlike anything you've ever heard before. understated, breathlessly beautiful, warm, intoxicating. like floating into outer space in an ocean of love. the 3rd installment in an extraordinary series of albums.
  • 09-03-2007, 07:14 PM
    jonnyhambone
    Angels of Light - We Are Him got this one a few days ago now. I'm a big fan but this is, at this early point, one of the best albums Michael Gira's put out there yet. Dark and difficult lyrics but the music is so exultant and rich. It has layers upon layers and I think I'll listen to this one for awhile.

    Akron/Family - Love Is Simple should be here soon. The boys backing Angels of Light on the last couple releases. They are, btw, a highly recommended live show.

    Judee Sill - s/t have been religiously spinning her HeartFood for awhile now. I've only listened a few times to this...less orchestration but the songs that've stood out are lovely and have that same ebb and flow. She's my fave find of the year so far.

    Opeth - Damnation nice Opeth album! I don't always have the chutzpah to listen to Opeth but this one can even be a late night listen.

    Midlake - Trials of Van Occupanther pretty fun album of old school sounds. Young Bride is great! Its hard not to mention the 70's sound - Bread, Fleetwood Mac, nothin' wrong with that...plus it has that concept album arc that makes it an Album-listen. Especially good for an afternoon of gardening I've found.
  • 09-03-2007, 07:33 PM
    Davey
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jonnyhambone
    Angels of Light - We Are Him got this one a few days ago now. I'm a big fan but this is, at this early point, one of the best albums Michael Gira's put out there yet. Dark and difficult lyrics but the music is so exultant and rich. It has layers upon layers and I think I'll listen to this one for awhile.

    Gotta get me a copy of that. Good to see you stop by. Been kind of slow around here. Did you see that link I posted at the other place with Gira's comments on all the songs?
  • 09-04-2007, 07:21 AM
    jonnyhambone
    I saw his song-by-song commentary linked on the Young God Records site...interesting insight to his headspace...bit scary. btw, think I need to order that Dot Allison you were talking 'bout. The write-ups are pretty gushing.
  • 09-04-2007, 07:48 AM
    Davey
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jonnyhambone
    ...think I need to order that Dot Allison you were talking 'bout. The write-ups are pretty gushing.

    Yea, that one amazon review sounds kind of contrived and over the top, but fun. I have read some others that are probably a bit more trustworthy, but I've loved One Dove Dot, and Death In Vegas Dot, and Massive Attack Dot, and just Dot, and have always wished she could hook up with someone to give her a little better focus, someone that could guide a complete record, and Kramer seems a perfect fit. He worked exclusively on this with her last year, and cites it as his finest work as producer.
  • 09-05-2007, 01:14 PM
    Slosh
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    Not a purchase yet but I will soon as it's released. I must have heard 30 new albums so far this year (and purchased at least 15, with a couple I'm holding out for vinyl). So many things I'm interested in have been recently released it seems like I barely start to get to know the album I'm on and something else comes along . . . . not that I'm complaining or anything :)

    NP: Enon - Grass Geysers Carbon Clouds
  • 09-09-2007, 12:37 PM
    Swish
    I almost ordered the import until I read this review...
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Davey
    Both good ones. Got the Caribou a few days ago and just got the Monkey. But the one I just ordered today and really looking forward to is ...

    http://www.dotallison.com/images/larks-banner-final.jpg

    No word I've seen on a US release yet. This is gonna be good. Real good. Pre-ordered mine from Tower since it was pretty much the best deal I could find, although with careful shopping you can get it for maybe a dollar cheaper from the UK (gotta watch the postage). Couple reviews already up at amazon.uk ...

    http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/image...V45450368_.gif LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER HEARD BEFORE - AN UNEARTHLY MASTERPIECE, 29 Aug 2007
    By QUEEN VEE "QUEEN VEE" (NY NY, USA) - See all my reviews
    I couldn't agree more. The astonishing DOT ALLISON, after a career-long habit of breaking with tradition and giving her fans so much more than they could ever have expected, has finally given us the masterpiece we have all so patiently waited for.


    http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/image...V45450368_.gif totally exalting, 17 Aug 2007
    By Scooterboy (London UK) - See all my reviews
    unlike anything you've ever heard before. understated, breathlessly beautiful, warm, intoxicating. like floating into outer space in an ocean of love. the 3rd installment in an extraordinary series of albums.


    An exaltation of larks? A murder of crows. A siege of herons. A charm of finches. A cast of hawks A deceit of lapwings, an ostentation of peacocks, a bouquet of pheasants, a congregation of plovers, an unkindness of ravens.

    The collective terms for birds are so much nicer than those for musicians. A Blunt of drab male singer-songwriters. A Muse of bombastic stadium rock genii's. A Kook of talentless no-hopers who should really sling their hooks back to whatever rock they crawled from; it's just not as poetic.

    But whatever collective term you use to slice it, the new album from Dot Allison, one time poster maiden of dreamy electronica, one time pre-Moss Doherty cohort, veers, ever so slightly, on the side of dull.

    And, by veers slightly we mean swerves hugely in a "Oh my God look! There's Johnny Borrell!" kind of way, and by dull we mean, well, just dull. It's not bad, and it's definitely rather pretty, just not that interesting.

    Although some subtle reflection on the title might have lessened that particular surprise - it's doubtful that Slayer have had future album plans dashed by Allison nabbing Exultation Of Larks. If that hadn't been sufficient to give the game away, the none-more-twee hand stitched cover art certainly should have.

    Still, sometimes life isn't exciting. A lack of pulse quickening moments isn't enough to scupper an album, provided it managed to provoke something else.

    Something which is intended to be heartbreak. Not revolutionary, hardly unique, but something which sustains about 90% of the art on this planet and about 100% of the manufacturers of meals for one.

    So you get lashings of plaintive strings, Allison's delicate waft of a voice and tales which dance around themes of love and loss. Sadly, while it may be aimed at that most vital of organs it doesn't hit. It's a kidney bruiser, at best.

    Aside from the obvious issues with the sheer mannered politeness of it all, there's also a distinct lack of variation. Indeed, aside from occasionaly opening the sound effect box last seen helping The Flaming Lips battle pink robots, there's very little distinguishing the non-threatening banjo plucking wrapping Thief Of Me in a blanket of radio friendly warmth and the non-threatening violin twiddling making The Shivering into the theme tune to a yogurt chewing hippy disco in the centre of a climate camp.

    It's all just a bit yaaawn. A bit *shrug*. Worst of all, In Deep Water sounds like ****ing Enya. 'Nuff said.
    - Tim Lee


    Then I almost changed my mind when I ready this review:

    MARTIN ASTON

    Since she fronted club-pop romantics One Dove, Allison has found it hard to keep her profile up – but her wandering spirit hasn’t helped. In her solo guise, she has embraced 1960s-influenced pop ( Afterglow), more challenging sampledelia ( We are Since) and now perfumed folk-rock.

    Exaltation of Larks draws on Vashti Bunyan and Sandy Denny’s world-weary melancholia and leaves traces of Dusty Springfield. Like Allison’s vocal, the album is more wistfully beautiful than emotionally moving. But with the producer Kramer adding the same dreamy tension that he brought to Galaxie 500’s albums, this record will keep you warm throughout the encroaching autumn months.


    On second thought, I think I'll pass for now, especially when it would cost about $25 at this point in time. I'm no Enya fan, and if this sounds like her, count me out.

    Swish
  • 09-09-2007, 01:55 PM
    bobsticks
    immediate disqualification...
    ...for not following the rule of 5. I'm an addict, whaddaya want? Stop busying my balls.

    In a recent post I lamented the downfall of my little homegrown shoebox music store. Imagine my surprise and joy on Thursday afternoon when I pulled up to an intersection ans saw the beloved logo on a new storefront a full 30 city blocks closer to my lair. Some new, some used but today's take includes:

    Josh Ritter~The Historical Conquests of...
    DJ Deep~City To City
    The National~Alligator Expanded Edition
    Richard and Linda Thompson~Shoot Out The LightsSACD
    Neutral Milk Hotel~In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
    Costa Del Sur~Costa Del Sur
    Nina Nastasia~Run To Ruin
    Grant Green~Solid
    Tina Brooks~True Blue RVG
    Magnolia Electric Company~What Comes After The Blues
    Bob Marley~Roots, Rock,Remixed Dub
    Shearwater~Palo Santo to replace my boot copy
    Black Uhuru~Red
    Pinback~Blue Screen Life
    Drive By Truckers~Southern Rock Opera
    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass~Lost Treasures
    Interpol~Turn On The Bright Lights
    Mr. J Mediros~Of Gods and Girls
    Blockhead~Uncle Tony's Coloring Book
    Kenny Burrell&John Coltrane SACD;looking forward to A/Bing this against the RVD redbook
    Putumayo Presents..~Women Of The World Acoustic
    The Quintet~Jazz At Massey Hall SACD
    Herbie Hancock~Head Hunters 20 bit remaster; again one to A/B against the original

    I think I need to give consideration to taking more vacation time...you've gotta keep your priorities in check, y'know?
  • 09-09-2007, 02:04 PM
    SlumpBuster
    Mmmmmmm.... Dot Allison. Still hot after all these years. I still regularly listen to Morning Dove White. Club hit?!? That was no club hit.... that record was a make-out record. But, maybe I just hung out with trippy girls.
  • 09-09-2007, 03:50 PM
    Davey
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Swish
    On second thought, I think I'll pass for now, especially when it would cost about $25 at this point in time. I'm no Enya fan, and if this sounds like her, count me out.

    Yeah, like Mark Kramer is gonna make a frickin Enya record! Although when you sweep away the newage bias, and really think about trip-hop or slow-core, how much difference is there really between Massive Attack or Low and Enya? I love that Dot Allison sound so I'm really looking forward to this, but if it's boring I'll let you all know. Boring is still kind of a subjective call, though. Many think Sigur Ros is boring, while others call them life affirming. And yeah, I did pay $20 pp for it, but that's only about 15 minutes of flippin' burgers here in the Golden Valley. Not quite a hardship :p
  • 09-10-2007, 04:17 AM
    Swish
    So you're working at McDonald's now?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Davey
    Yeah, like Mark Kramer is gonna make a frickin Enya record! Although when you sweep away the newage bias, and really think about trip-hop or slow-core, how much difference is there really between Massive Attack or Low and Enya? I love that Dot Allison sound so I'm really looking forward to this, but if it's boring I'll let you all know. Boring is still kind of a subjective call, though. Many think Sigur Ros is boring, while others call them life affirming. And yeah, I did pay $20 pp for it, but that's only about 15 minutes of flippin' burgers here in the Golden Valley. Not quite a hardship :p

    I thought you were a little too smart for that, but if they're paying $80 per hour I suppose that's not a bad career choice.:)

    Hey, I've paid more than $20 for a cd, but not knowing much about her and reading a couple weak reviews, along with the glowing, falling-all-over-themselves reviews you posted, I think I'll wait to hear a little bit of it before I bite. I have enough mediocre stuff filling my cd cabinets presently, and I don't want to add any more on speculation.

    One additional comment; I happen to like Sigur Rós, but I don't consider them life-affirming.

    Swish
  • 09-10-2007, 07:48 AM
    ForeverAutumn
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Swish
    Great minds think alike.

    Fools seldom differ. :p
  • 09-10-2007, 08:17 AM
    Davey
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Swish
    So you're working at McDonald's now? I thought you were a little too smart for that, but if they're paying $80 per hour I suppose that's not a bad career choice.:)

    Yea, minimum wage is a bit higher out here, what with the million dollar starter homes and all. There is some room for advancement at the Golden Arches, though. I'm still a cheapass like you, I'd never pay that much for a CD unless it was an artist I loved, and something I really wanted. I'd usually just wait until it became more widely available, but that trip-folk sound is one of my favorites these days, and I didn't even see mention of a North American release. The reviews in this case don't really mean much to me since it hasn't been released yet and most fans haven't heard it. Didn't mean for it to be recommendation, just a report on my recent buying proclivities. Probably should've left out those silly amazon reviews :)

    Big release week with Pinback and Joe Henry and this and all the others. I saw that the first press of the Pinback comes with a bonus disc of 3 new songs. Guess I should plan on getting that one before too long. Another of those artists that many critics find boring, but that I love.
  • 09-10-2007, 08:45 AM
    Davey
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Slosh
    Not a purchase yet but I will soon as it's released.... NP: Enon - Grass Geysers Carbon Clouds

    Oh hey, I missed this one Sloshbuddy. Just listened to "Sabina", big fun, so have you listened much and is it really good? Enon doesn't come up that much around here anymore, and I wound up skipping the last one, so the excellent High Society was my last dose except for one or two of your comps. Glad Toko Yasuda is still a big part of the mix. Love that accent. Nice interplay between her and John on "Sabina". Also fun little skronky chord at the end following the guitar and drum heavy workout at the end. So how much did you (or anyone else?) like Hocus Pocus?

    Still listening a lot to Lift To Experience. Kind of forgot how much I liked it, though I recall it took quite awhile for me to get there. Goes by surprisingly quick for a 80 minute album (once you snip out the 10 minutes of dead air before the tacked on bonus cut at the end of the last song).
  • 09-10-2007, 10:29 AM
    Rae
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Davey
    So how much did you (or anyone else?) like Hocus Pocus?

    I liked Hocus Pocus... probably more than I liked High Society. "Daughter in the House of Fools" is my favorite of Toko's songs, catchier even than "Disposable Parts". You might say that it's a "jam". Overall, I remember the record being not that stylistically different than High Society but a little less self-consciously ADD. Of course, I still miss the early Skeleton Key-influenced incarnation of the band, but I suppose you can never go home again, huh?

    ~Rae
  • 09-10-2007, 11:42 AM
    Davey
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Rae
    Of course, I still miss the early Skeleton Key-influenced incarnation of the band, but I suppose you can never go home again, huh?

    There's a cover girl on a stake-out.
    As a worm on a hook, she's bait.
    In the trunk of a Plymouth in Memphis,
    she thinks she's made a mistake.

    Go on and give me some fresh new eyes.
    Dress my tongue in a new disguise.
    Go on and give me a sexy mouth to taste it!


    Yea, can't go home, Tim Taylor was something special, seems like they were on the cusp of a strange new sound, not something John could quite pull off by himself, though I still love what he has done with it. That last Brainiac EP with Jim O'Rourke "boogie switching" was something else. Not much else like it, almost like a mix of Pixies and GvsB, with a little Devo and Depeche Mode on the side, but freakier than any of them.

    Thanks for the hocus pocus.
  • 09-10-2007, 01:45 PM
    Slosh
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    I haven't really had much time to listen to the new Enon but first impressions are it's more rawkin' than Hocus Pocus, but probably a bit more Toko there than High Society. FWIW I kinda forgot about Hocus Pocus and definitely like High Society a bunch more (and Believo! too for that matter).

    Those Pinback bonus tracks are pretty good, BTW. I've been listening to Offcell a ton lately and it may be my favorite Pinback music now, and makes me wish it was more than just an EP.

    NP:
  • 09-10-2007, 08:14 PM
    Davey
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Davey
    I'm still a cheapass like you, I'd never pay that much for a CD unless it was an artist I loved, and something I really wanted.

    Oh man, talking to myself again, but found a source that gets Dot to my door for only $12.95, so cancelled the order at Tower since it hadn't finished processing yet and went with the Hong Kong connection. That's a few less burgers to flip!
  • 09-11-2007, 12:19 PM
    jonnyhambone
    so, I'm in the mood for some good, folky guy singer/songwriter stuff. I'm also poor enough that, for the moment, I'm considering between Josh Ritter - 'Historical Conquest...' or a Richard Buckner. Both seem to get a lot of critical respect here and elsewhere.
    Anyone feel strongly towards one or the other?...(lets face it, I'll probably get both and a couple others when it comes down to it :rolleyes5: ).
  • 09-11-2007, 01:11 PM
    Davey
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jonnyhambone
    so, I'm in the mood for some good, folky guy singer/songwriter stuff. I'm also poor enough that, for the moment, I'm considering between Josh Ritter - 'Historical Conquest...' or a Richard Buckner. Both seem to get a lot of critical respect here and elsewhere.
    Anyone feel strongly towards one or the other?...(lets face it, I'll probably get both and a couple others when it comes down to it :rolleyes5: ).

    Josh Ritter is a huge talent, and I love the new record, but those first two Buckner records have already stood the test of time for the last 10 years or so, and still sound great, both music and sonics. Note from my previous posts that you have to get the original US DejaDisc or EU Glitterhouse version of Bloomed, don't settle for the Ryko remaster, as tempting as it may be with the bonus tracks! The original sound really fits the title, and it's readily and inexpensively available used. The second one has one of the best guitarists of modern times in Mark Ribot, joined by the Calexico boys and Howe Gelb and Lloyd Maines. What a cast! Real nice sound too. That's about the time that the mastering world went to hell, but this is a good one. Really have to crank it up, and the louder it gets the better it sounds, just the opposite of most modern stuff.

    But yeah, tough to not rec the latest from Josh Ritter too. Crappy sound, but pretty addicting anyway. Not really all that folky on the new one, more like a quirky version of Springsteen before the stadium swagger took its toll (at least for me).