The Secret Machines - Now This is Nowhere: an album that can unite us?

[Slosh]

For the life of me I can't see why Spoon isn't better known, or at the very least to the level of The White Stripes or The Flaming Lips. Especially Girls Can Tell, which actually isn't my favorite album from them. But anyway, everyone who hears that album seems to love it, including my friends that pretty much only listen to mainstream artists.

Knowing how the world works is not knowing how to work the world.

[Davey]

For the life of me I can't see why Spoon isn't better known, or at the very least to the level of The White Stripes or The Flaming Lips. Especially Girls Can Tell, which actually isn't my favorite album from them. But anyway, everyone who hears that album seems to love it, including my friends that pretty much only listen to mainstream artists.

Yeah, that one has a lot of wide appeal, but you gotta have a hint of proggishness to really cross the boundaries. The last Super Funny Animals had wide appeal. Did anyone who heard it not like it? Maybe not dynamic enough for some tastes. The Starlight Mints crossover pretty well. Lots of old Bowie and XTC mixed with a modern crunchy sound. Probably not gonna play much in the Sloshmobile, though

The Shins Chutes Too Narrow is another one that should have wider appeal. Do you remember hearing that they appeared on that Gilmore Girls show? I actually caught that segment not too long ago. Pretty funny. In a little bar. Reminded me of that scene in 90210 with the Flaming Lips playing "She Don't Use Jelly" in the club. Never caught that one until years later either. What a silly show. Gilmore Girls is kinda silly too, but kinda funny at the same time. Take more than a Shins appearance to turn me into a regular watcher, though

[Jim Clark]

Yeah, that one has a lot of wide appeal, but you gotta have a hint of proggishness to really cross the boundaries. The last Super Funny Animals had wide appeal. Did anyone who heard it not like it? Maybe not dynamic enough for some tastes. The Starlight Mints crossover pretty well. Lots of old Bowie and XTC mixed with a modern crunchy sound. Probably not gonna play much in the Sloshmobile, though

The Shins Chutes Too Narrow is another one that should have wider appeal. Do you remember hearing that they appeared on that Gilmore Girls show? I actually caught that segment not too long ago. Pretty funny. In a little bar. Reminded me of that scene in 90210 with the Flaming Lips playing "She Don't Use Jelly" in the club. Never caught that one until years later either. What a silly show. Gilmore Girls is kinda silly too, but kinda funny at the same time. Take more than a Shins appearance to turn me into a regular watcher, though

Boy, not to be a constant thorn in your side but I despised that SFA album. I could elaborate but I'll leave it at that. I had high hopes for that Starlight Mint album but a track comped by Troy dissuaded me from purchase so who knows, I could be wrong on that one but I'm not spending the money to find out. Didn't think too much of the Shins either although I did find a couple of the more upbeat, rocking songs very satisfying though.

Now, I haven't heard of anyone who dissed the Wheat album but I think it wouldn't take too much work to find someone to step up and fill that void. The more I hear that one the more I wish I had it in time for 2003.

I spent some time with Secret Machine yesterday and I'm finding I was more impressed with the online tracks I heard than the actual CD. Can't really explain it but I'm certainly not going to go gaga over it at this point. Tracks 4+5 really float my boat though.

jc-short for 'just contrary'

[Davey]

Boy, not to be a constant thorn in your side but I despised that SFA album.

Ouch, quit poking me! Hehehe, thorn in my side? Why, have you mentioned it before or something? I was just throwing out some names that I thought had wide appeal, but I tend to agree with Dusty that there's nothing that can appeal to all of us. Something like SFA does cross many of the borders, seeing as how I know that me and Slosh and Darius and (maybe) Troy and a few others all like it. I mean, you don't even like the Beatles so we don't really think of you as part of our group anyway. And we still don't know what planet Dusty calls home

[Dusty Chalk]

And we still don't know what planet Dusty calls home

The name is "Blergarvia", but I've been here long enough, that I've begun to feel like this is my home.

[Davey]

The name is "Blergarvia", but I've been here long enough, that I've begun to feel like this is my home.

Hehehe....Blergarvia, home sweet home. I don't know, doesn't have much of a ring to it, does it? Have you ever read Planet of Adventure by Jack Vance? Just read it last week and it's a blast.Takes place on the planet Tschai, a couple hundred light years from Earth. Originally it was published in 4 parts back in the late 60s, but this 1993 book combines them all into one volume. Definitely worth checking out if you like fast-paced sci-fi adventure stories with well constructed alien worlds.

[Dusty Chalk]

Hehehe....Blergarvia, home sweet home. I don't know, doesn't have much of a ring to it, does it?

And that's saying something, innit?

Have you ever read Planet of Adventure by Jack Vance? Just read it last week and it's a blast.Takes place on the planet Tschai, a couple hundred light years from Earth. Originally it was published in 4 parts back in the late 60s, but this 1993 book combines them all into one volume. Definitely worth checking out if you like fast-paced sci-fi adventure stories with well constructed alien worlds.

Now you tell me (just got back from the library). Oh, well, remind me in a couple weeks...

[Jim Clark]

Ouch, quit poking me! Hehehe, thorn in my side? Why, have you mentioned it before or something? I was just throwing out some names that I thought had wide appeal, but I tend to agree with Dusty that there's nothing that can appeal to all of us. Something like SFA does cross many of the borders, seeing as how I know that me and Slosh and Darius and (maybe) Troy and a few others all like it. I mean, you don't even like the Beatles so we don't really think of you as part of our group anyway. And we still don't know what planet Dusty calls home

Guess maybe I have not occasion to disrespect too much of your music lately. Your taste in toons has most certainly improved! The observation due in part to the fact that I try to avoid the whole alt. country realm. Sadly I'm still mired in the muck of my own suspicious preferences.

OK, none of this really makes any sense and I'm tired of trying to edit sense into it!


jc

[Davey]

Your taste in toons has most certainly improved!

Well, of course that's one way to look at it, albeit from a somewhat obtuse-angled perspective

Yeah, we do seem to be crossing musical paths a lot more lately. I tend to wear people down, and sometimes they don't even feel the ongoing assimilation. Careful though, your prized Johnny Cash collection is only a spit distance away from most of that "alt. country realm"

[tentoze]

Now, I haven't heard of anyone who dissed the Wheat album but I think it wouldn't take too much work to find someone to step up and fill that void. The more I hear that one the more I wish I had it in time for 2003.

jc-short for 'just contrary'

For the record, I thought it was pretty fluffy, and not nearly as good as the previous one.