Tunesday Time Again

[umapet97]

This thread is really dangerous to my wallet;great seeing some out of the ordinary bands being posted here.I have a feeling my CD collection is going to take over the apartment.
Just purchased the Drive By Truckers off ITunes.
Revisiting my Violent Femmes CDs.

[audiobill]

This thread is really dangerous to my wallet;great seeing some out of the ordinary bands being posted here.I have a feeling my CD collection is going to take over the apartment.
Just purchased the Drive By Truckers off ITunes.
Revisiting my Violent Femmes CDs.

Welcome to the RR board.

Be prepared to get another wallet. I've had to, since coming to this board many years ago.

You will discover all kinds of new artists that, in the long run, will serve only to enhance your life -- despite the cost.

Cheers,
Bill aka audiobill

[Stone]

This thread is really dangerous to my wallet;great seeing some out of the ordinary bands being posted here.

The journey has just begun, my friend...

I have a feeling my CD collection is going to take over the apartment.

Hang around here long enough and it'll happen. Trust me. Just ask anyone who's seen my dining room.

Welcome to the board.

[Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid]

Bill, Thanks for the welcome note.
Is that Nirvana box worth $50???

rael...

[Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid]

I've had my shots.

Cocteau Twins-that's nothing to be ashamed of. As for the rest, well, there's safety around here in numbers.

jc

Jim,
do people play music here they should be ashamed of?? (ahem...such as B-52s...). ???

jon

[audiobill]

Bill, Thanks for the welcome note.
Is that Nirvana box worth $50???

rael...

jon,

it all depends how big of a fan you consider yourself to be. On a scale from 1-10, I'd say I rate a "7" as far as a fan of theirs goes. In my books, the money has been well spent.
I really enjoy listening to non-radio material -- that's what's so refreshing about the set.

cheers,
bill

[Davey]

Bump, bump, ba dump.
Hey! Watch where you're going!

Samo, samo, sa samo for me this week. Still getting a charge from the new Lockgroove and the new Harold Budd and a few others. I know, boring as white bread, but that's the story. Did listen to some cool mp3s from the Livingroom Legends that I enjoyed. Check em out if you're into that whole "husband and wife working blue collar jobs during the day and making great americana music in the living room at night" kind of sound...From their site: Formed by the husband and wife team of Ken and Mindy Stephens in April of 2001, the Livingroom Legends are a unique Americana/alt. country duo. Mindy plays bass and sings. Ken plays guitar, sings, and plays harmonica. The drum beats are provided by a Yamaha PSR-270 keyboard that Ken operates with a footswitch. Ken and Mindy have a 3-year-old daughter Jessica, a.k.a. "Possum". Ken is an independent delivery driver, and Mindy works as a machinist in a local machine shop. The two plan to try and build a local following, while at the same time using the resources on the internet to get their music to people around the world.

[tentoze]

One new release: Cass McCombs, PREfection- can't even remember where I heard about this one to get my attention. Only one spin thus far, so I can't say a lot one way or another. Lyrically engaging, some swoopy ambient noise things going on. I don't have the frame of reference for an RIYL to any recent stuff, but I somehow hear pointers Plastic Ono Band-era Lennon.

Ralph Stanley & Friends, Clinch Mountain Sweethearts- the master in duets with Lucinda, Gillian Welch, Iris DeMent, etc. Can't imagine traditional music sounding much better than this.

Son Volt, Trace- picked up for $5 to replace one lost years ago. Money well spent.

Kristofferson, A Moment of Forever- Kris hasn't had any critical love for years. Bought on the cheap, a '95 release that has some pretty darn fine tunes on it ( however, the remake of Casey's Last Ride is a weak imitation of the original), as well as the cream of the crop of LA session guys backing him up.

In other words, not much of indie-hipster interest.

[Olivertmc]

Bump, bump, ba dump.
Hey! Watch where you're going!

Samo, samo, sa samo for me this week. Still getting a charge from the new Lockgroove and the new Harold Budd and a few others. I know, boring as white bread, but that's the story. Did listen to some cool mp3s from the Livingroom Legends that I enjoyed. Check em out if you're into that whole "husband and wife working blue collar jobs during the day and making great americana music in the living room at night" kind of sound...From their site: Formed by the husband and wife team of Ken and Mindy Stephens in April of 2001, the Livingroom Legends are a unique Americana/alt. country duo. Mindy plays bass and sings. Ken plays guitar, sings, and plays harmonica. The drum beats are provided by a Yamaha PSR-270 keyboard that Ken operates with a footswitch. Ken and Mindy have a 3-year-old daughter Jessica, a.k.a. "Possum". Ken is an independent delivery driver, and Mindy works as a machinist in a local machine shop. The two plan to try and build a local following, while at the same time using the resources on the internet to get their music to people around the world.

The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
Allman Bros. - Fillmore East
Bright Eyes - Digital Ash/I'm Wide Awake
Nickel Creek - This Way
Radiohead - OK Computer
Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World
The Arcade Fire - Funeral
Neko Case - The Tigers have Spoken
Death Cab for Cutie - The Photo Album
Leon Parker - Belief
Eric Clapton - Crossroads 2 (Live in the '70s)
Ray Charles - Anthology
Pink Floyd - Another Brick . . . (The Wall Live)
Velvet Underground - Loaded
John Cale - Hobosapiens

[Dusty Chalk]

...since I tried Davey's thing about only listening to a few disks.

Lhasa - The Living Road -- multilingual singalong fun! Saw her live last night, and she rocked. The two people with her are consummate musicians -- I lost count of how many instruments the girl played, including: cello, toy guitar (whatever that's called), backing vocals, rhythm thing, finger snaps, you name it...and the guy who played mostly different guitars played the solo on "Anywhere On This Road" (originally played on trumpet), really capturing it. Back to the album -- think Calexico, except with more than just California and Mexico influences (add a lot of French, some Portugese, f'rinstance).

Marianne Faithfull - Before the Poison -- this just gets better with every listen. I definitely hear the PJ Harvey and Nick Cave influences, but she still has her own voice. The beginnings of a clunker are beginning to appear on the faux-rap song, which is the only one that's beginning to tire after repeated listens, but even on that one -- she still applies her inimitable delivery on that one, raising it out of the "novelty" well.

Black Mountain -- dig it! Kind of a Black Sabbath meets Timbuk 3 kind of thing going on. And they jam, too, so doubleplusgood.

Artemis, Gravity and Undone (a CDBaby discovery) -- highly recommended if you're into the whole electro-goth thing, downtempo a la Halou. Very pretty. My kind of music.

Jem, Finally Woken -- really nice pop music, with a little bit of hip-hoppity beats. RIYL Dido, Chainsuck, Vitamin C.

LOTW? I don't know, they're all so good, it's kind of hard to pick a favourite. I suspect the Marianne Faithfull with stand the test of time, but they're all doing pretty well.

[dean_martin]

Velvet Underground - Loaded
John Cale - Hobosapiens

Have you checked out Rhino's "Fully Loaded" edition of Loaded?

I just found a John Cale cd in my desk at work that I had forgotten about. A friend of mine who's a big fan of the VU/Warhol/factory scene sent it to me. It's music from the Andy Warhol films Eat and Kiss. I haven't listened to it yet. My initial impression must have been that it wouldn't be easily accessible and would take some time to appreciate. Have you heard it?

[Olivertmc]

Dean_Martin:

I only have the original "Loaded" - is Rhino's version worth getting?

As for John Cale, Hobosapiens is the first album of his that I've purchased. I like it, although a couple of tracks lose my interest. One of those albums where the "good stuff" is REALLY good and the mediocre tracks are pretty forgettable.

[Troy]

Jim,
do people play music here they should be ashamed of?? (ahem...such as B-52s...). ???

jon

Hell yes, the first B52s album was SO different in it's day. That whole retro-lounge thing combined with a tongue in cheek new wave sensibility? In 1978? Man, it was SO out there.

Yes, they NEVER came close to matching the wit and style of that first album, but man, there's not a bad track on it.

I'm not ashamed of anything I play. Ya either likes it or ya don't.

[Troy]

A continuing Tunsday thread? It's gonna get confusing . . .

Week ending 2/8.

Finch sent me ". . . and you will know me by the train of dead"s new CD. I like it quite a bit and will post further on it after further digestion.

Also:

The Falling Wallendas
Robyn Hitchcock- Perspex Island
Zappa's Universe tribute CD
Mr. Bungle, California
Satellite- A Street . . .
Yazbek- The Laughing Man
Elton John- Madman (thanks Newtrix)
Talking Heads- Naked

[dean_martin]

Dean_Martin:

I only have the original "Loaded" - is Rhino's version worth getting?

As for John Cale, Hobosapiens is the first album of his that I've purchased. I like it, although a couple of tracks lose my interest. One of those albums where the "good stuff" is REALLY good and the mediocre tracks are pretty forgettable.

If you didn't already have the album or if it is one of your favorites, I would recommend it. It's the only version of Loaded I have. I rarely listen to disc 2, but there are a couple of extra tracks on disc 1 that I like and the booklet is worth reading and Rhino did a good job with the packaging. For the hardcore VU fan though, it's probably best to pony up the cash for the Peel Slowly and See boxset. I think that boxset has pleased some of the biggest VU fans. That's the route I should have taken, but instead I've taken the harder (and more expensive) route of trying to find "special" versions of all the VU albums. I have Velvet Underground & Nico on Mobile Fidelity gold disc which is noticeably superior to the original cd release. I've been meaning to get White Light/White Heat either on gold disc or colored vinyl and VU on colored vinyl. I've tracked them down but just haven't pulled the trigger.

[mad rhetorik]

Been awhile since I posted here, so just dropping in with my week's listens so you guys know that I'm still among the living.

Been listening to some Mahler and Shostakovich, plus some Meshuggah thanks to M.R.

-jar

Nice to hear that you found the lost Meshuggah disc. Are you still interested in reviewing it? I'd like to hear your opinion.

Anyway, my list:

Mastodon: Leviathon
Slint: Spiderland
Pixies: Trompe Le Monde and Doolittle
Bad Religion: Against The Grain
Lacuna Coil: Comalies
Opeth: Morningrise

[PPG]

Well, since getting an iRiver player week before last and keeping that thing loaded, and listening to more music than ever before, I suspect I'll be popping in here every Tuesday and posting a short list. Currently on the player, a mix of comps, including:

Demetrio's Basic Prog
Timeasheen Vol. 1
Quirky Pop 3
Pop Gems, Vol. 1 by a guy who posted here briefly a long time ago, Steve Hoff
Vinyl Kings - Time Machine

Also,

Sparks - Propaganda
Goosecreek Symphony - Words of Earnest

Anyone here listen to Coast To Coast AM with George Noory? I've been into that lately, talking about Chupacabras, aliens, ghosts, Siberian Hell Holes, etc.