― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 14:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 14:29 (nineteen years ago) link
Points: 191No. of votes: 12No. of #1 votes: 0
Artist: STEPHEN MALKMUSTitle: STEPHEN MALKMUSLabel: City SlangYear: 2003
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A brief "Song by Song" explanation by Stephen Malkmus (as found on the Amazon.co.uk listing!)
1. heavy blindness2. perky whimsy3. gawky fun4. emotional gravestone5. exile on indie street6. thin lizzy meets wire7. spazz out and run8. protest song against colonialism9. sad condom ad10. russian reggae11. tom petty is always in12. i said this was supposed to sound like"heroes" when we mixed it
Recommended tracks: Jo Jo's Jacket, Jenny And The S Dog
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 15:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 15:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jamie Fake (the pirate king), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 16:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 16:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 16:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 16:16 (nineteen years ago) link
Points: 191No. of votes: 13No. of #1 votes: 1
Artist: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGETitle: RATED RLabel: PolydorYear: 2000
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The brash guitars and driving drums are present and correct, but where you'd expect snarling venom, you get tuneful howling - Josh Homme a more despondent yet philosophical wolf rather than a raging one. Strangely it kinda works, QOTSA's knack for a catchy retro-metal hook (stuttering is always good) combining with some grim wit, devilish flair and energetic sass for a relatively refreshing debut avoiding most of the cliches atypical of the genre (why...why was I programmed to write PR blab).
Recommended tracks: Feelgood Hit Of The Summer, The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 18:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 18:10 (nineteen years ago) link
Points: 202No. of votes: 10No. of #1 votes: 1
Artist: STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKSTitle: PIG LIBLabel: DominoYear: 2003
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The naysayers were wrong - Stephen Malkmus just bounces back brighter each and every time. This album was streamlined to the point of perfection, despite being at the very heart of things, a prog album. The subtleties and intricacies of Pig Lib only reveal themselves upon extended listenings, but boy are they worth it. His most solid work since Wowee Zowee and up there in the best releases of his career. dog latin
Recommended tracks: Animal Midnight
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 18:14 (nineteen years ago) link
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― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 18:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 19:00 (nineteen years ago) link
carry on
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 19:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 19:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― ())(())()()()(()(LASER)()()()LA(Z)E(R)()()()((L)()()(A)(S(E)R()()()) (ex machina, Tuesday, 17 August 2004 19:02 (nineteen years ago) link
WASHING A-MASCIS FUCK
― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 19:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Atnevon (Atnevon), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 20:56 (nineteen years ago) link
PS: I think Cadillac on 22s is so overrated. There are such better songs on that album. like a PYAAAAAMP
― djdee2005, Tuesday, 17 August 2004 21:20 (nineteen years ago) link
The music he composes is like the moon - lifeless, pale and when you get up close it's basically a load of rock.
I'm not being defensive, because you have your right to like and dislike whatever you want, but I'm interested in knowing: have you even heard the record? What do you mean by "lifeless" and "pale" (refer to certain pieces or methods of his)? Do you mean "rock" figuratively? I hope so, because the record is "basically a load of modern classical." There are NO traces of "rock music" in Bodysong.
― Salvador Saca (Mr. Xolotl), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 21:22 (nineteen years ago) link
Actually, the critiques of Kiid A and Amnesiac suffered from the same problem of musical ignorance (not to sound arrogant, but if you're going to whine about something formally, at least do your homework / research). People whined about Radiohead "ripping off Aphex Twin, the whole Nothing catalogue" when it BARELY sounded like them, and actually literally STOLE bits from modern classical and jazz. And, to my ears, it worked wonders. And people should get over it. Nothing is completely authentic.
― Salvador Saca (Mr. Xolotl), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 21:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Tuesday, 17 August 2004 22:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 00:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 00:32 (nineteen years ago) link
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― adam. (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 05:37 (nineteen years ago) link
I am glad that Jonny G takes his place among the electroacoustic greats!
― Battenburg 2, Wednesday, 18 August 2004 08:57 (nineteen years ago) link
Points: 204No. of votes: 12No. of #1 votes: 0
Artist: XIU XIUTitle: KNIFE PLAYLabel: Rue ChristineYear: 2002
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Comments: ...it is the perfect mix of electronics and acoustic instruments. it has some surprising and perfect breaks (like the ripped up piano falling down the stairs riff and the 'breaking into children's hospitals' dialogue.) it is ambiently put together - to vaguely define what i mean by 'ambiently' is that each song has a feel in the way it was recorded and its instrumentation (see: beat happening's yellow record or go go go airheart 'love my life hate my friends'). this ambientness appeals to the diy asthetic of 'personal' music which is utterly appropriate with the strong emotional aspect of most songs. and finally, the songwriting is good. despite and complex field of sounds and a seemingly random performance, each piece is essentially in pop form and contains at least one really good line/catchy part. plus this record also has amazing packaging (again appeals to diy in all of us)... (here)
Recommended tracks: I Broke Up (SJ)
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 08:57 (nineteen years ago) link
Points: 206No. of votes: 8No. of #1 votes: 2
Artist: ATMOSPHERETitle: LUCY FORDLabel: Roule/EMIYear: 2001
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Comments: '...easily the best undie record of the past five years or thereabouts; really consistent lyrically, excellent beats too' M Matos
Recommended tracks: Nothing But Sunshine
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 09:28 (nineteen years ago) link
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― Flyboy (Flyboy), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 09:43 (nineteen years ago) link
Points: 207No. of votes: 13No. of #1 votes: 0
Artist: NEW ORDERTitle: GET READYLabel: LondonYear: 2001
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Seriously, why doesn't everyone adore _Get Ready_?
Recommended tracks: Crystal (album version with gorgeous intro), Close Range
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 09:46 (nineteen years ago) link
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― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 09:47 (nineteen years ago) link
Points: 209No. of votes: 10No. of #1 votes: 0
Artist: D'ANGELOTitle: VOODOOLabel: CooltempoYear: 1999/2000
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Comments: Very few men in the R&B game can do, or have done, the kind of sexy that D'Angelo pulls off on Voodoo. I can't think of any other way to say it: it's *feminine*. Each song pulses, builds, relaxes, coils, pushes, pulls, writhes, bucks, but in a template of its own. D's cannot be gratified with verse-verse (foreplay-foreplay), chorus (do it), verse (token fondling), chorus-chorus-chorus (do it do it do it do it), fade out (sound familiar?) He plays with expectations so well - a song you're positive is about to reach its resolution, like Spanish Joint, finds enough in the tank to kick back into another long jam (much like Stevie Wonder's "Runnin"). Another song may, at the height of its ecstasy, simply break off hard, no explanation, a total withdrawal of pleasure. When a classic masculine voice breaks in, like Meth and Redman on "Left and Right" the textural offset sounds great, but their boasting ("drop that ass when i'm finished /and watch it smoke") reminds you of how subtle D plays it. Then again none of this amounts to a hill of beans if you're not down w/the sound but I find the songs just fabulously well-produced, very impressively orchestrated, and if only D'Angelo would stop mumbling you might even be able to sing along. But after a) writing the songs b) singing all the parts c) producing everything I'm willing to cut him some slack and say that it just goes with the indeterminate sexiness that typifies the whole joint. Basta! Tracer Hand
Recommended tracks: Spanish Joint, Left And Right, Untitled (How Does It Feel)
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 09:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 10:00 (nineteen years ago) link
pick up the pace? pleeeeeaase?
― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 11:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 11:17 (nineteen years ago) link
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― The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:17 (nineteen years ago) link
Points: 209No. of votes: 21No. of #1 votes: 0
Artist: JUNIOR SENIORTitle: D-D-DON'T STOP THE BEATLabel: MercuryYear: 2003
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Junior Senior are garage rock for a world where disco happened, i.e.our one. On stage Junior is a superstar and Senior is a menace;offstage Junior is shyly charming and Senior confusedly aloof. But Ilove Senior particularly after studying the credits and discoveringthat he does ALMOST NOTHING on this record except be his own bad bearself.
If you really want a reason why this album is (might be) important('important') then consider that it reclaims the canon for usfrivolous modern pop fans. Bob Dylan made TOTALLY GREAT records buthis imitators simply didn't until JS came and gummified him - bubbling up the Band was probably beyond them so they just sampled "Chest Fever" instead. Elsewhere we're served plastic dayglo Jaggers and inflatable bouncy Ramones and the MC5 run through a Spectrum sprite editor. More importantly though this stuff cheers you up and makes the sun shine.
Recommended tracks: Move Your Feet, Boy Meets Girl, Just Shake It Brother
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:30 (nineteen years ago) link
Points: 210No. of votes: 9No. of #1 votes: 0
Artist: THE WRENSTitle: THE MEADOWLANDSLabel: Absolutely KosherYear: 2003
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Comments: Because it's intensely passionate indie rock that makes a strong case for why Pitchfork is still worth reading after all.
Because as soon as I heard "Happy" the first time I made ten comp cdrs for my friends specifically so they could hear it, too.
Because after a week of non-stop listening, "Hopeless" suddenly clicked and may have become my favorite track of the year. I particularly love the piano climax at the end.
Because the synth strings on "Thirteen Grand" remind of Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me-era Cure without making the song sound kitsch at all. turkey
Recommended tracks: Happy, Hopeless, Thirteen Grand
― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Wednesday, 18 August 2004 13:37 (nineteen years ago) link