+- Music Discussion (https://www.music-discussion.com)
+-- Forum: Music Discussion (https://www.music-discussion.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=4)
+--- Forum: Alternative (https://www.music-discussion.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=11)
+--- Thread: What Are You Listening To? (/showthread.php?tid=180)
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-05-2011
![[Image: 41OBS07259L._SL500_AA300_.jpg]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OBS07259L._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
DROPKICK MURPHYS "going out in style" 2010,cd. #6 US, #83 UK.
hooray!
a modern "punk" group who actually are "punk" in the old school term of the word...none of this Blink182/Green Day rubbish(dont get me wrong i like Green Day but refuse to term them as "punk"!!)
these guys of Irish heritage from Boston,USA are the real mccoy, they are the Pogues and The Clash rolled into one solid outfit. i love the way they use traditional celtic instruments(banjo,fiddle,accordian,bagpipes etc) and use it with blistering effect to the solid power chords of punk. the songs are short and to the point(13 tracks coming in at around 45 minutes), love the fist pumping anthemic chorus styles of the early Clash material. track #12 includes Bruce Springsteen on guitar and guest vocals, track #13 is the traditional Irish folk ballad "the irish rover" beefed up to rock. the rest of the album deals mainly with subject matter of 'the poor downtrodden working class' and touches on 'having the backing of a union for strength'...all working class material and true to 1977 punk.
this is only one of two albums of these guys i own out of around seven or eight releases and this one is first class punk rock/punk folk at its finest.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
tracks:
1. hang 'em high***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFw9AP5q0Pw audio
2. going out in style***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7g3RuoreRc video
3. the hardest mile**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4S5wxHmA4Q audio
4. cruel***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGBGsm2vSYQ audio
5. memorial day***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Qx0X4T_s0 video
6. climbing a chair to bed**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5E6mU9X1kk live
7. broken hymns***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHLHdj4DAjw audio
8. deeds not words***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EreTmEZ4teg audio
9. sunday hardcore matinee***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vZHP4nZeh8 audio
10.take 'em down***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Ng153ORDo audio w/- lyrics
11.1953***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SE1QgEhq8Q audio
12.peg o' my heart***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA_ikf-vlWc audio
13.the irish rover***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxFIQSZpqcY audio
3s=11
2s=2
1s=0
rating: 2.8
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 18-05-2011
^^
hope to pick that one up someday
What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 18-05-2011
![[Image: 51ELv5a-MKL._SL500_AA300_.jpg]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ELv5a-MKL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
There seems to be something Punkish in the atmosphere at the moment !!
First off, one of the great album titles...
Third release from Brit Punks The Damned, from 1979. They managed to make most of their peers sound quite sedate, but they do slow down a little on this one so it's not a one-paced album. Early Damned albums were classy IMV.
Contains the 24-carat classic Smash it up.
AllMusic 4+/5 stars.
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 21-05-2011
![[Image: 51m5pOed3%2BL._SL500_AA300_.jpg]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51m5pOed3%2BL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS "armed forces" 1979,cd. #2 UK, #9 AU, #10 US.
not much can be said about this one that doesnt say "brilliant", its Costello's third album in a little over eighteen months, and the third in a row of greatness from the other Elvis.
the cd version contains the tracks from both the UK/US versions which is always nice, subsequent cd reissues of this contain another seven or eight tracks, being b-sides and demo's...but im happy with my copy of 13 tracks.
the album was produced by another 'genius' from the70s in Nick Lowe and he does a fine job here.
all i can say is this is perfect pop/new wave from the late 70s, perfect melodies and lyrics, and that voice...how unique is that?!
Elvis is usually forgotten when people name great songwriters but he has been writing great songs for nearly 35 years now.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: moods for moderns
best track: olivers army & sundays best
tracks:
1. accidents will happen*** #28 UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLCj95iIgzg live
2. senior service**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6G7Q0Oe95w audio
3. olivers army*** #2 UK, #24 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNMCWGCAIME live
4. big boys***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ikYwfqAmc audio
5. green shirt***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5f-GOz1Njg video
6. party girl**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQOctYbYKHw audio
7. goon squad***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy27p86zjF4 audio
8. busy bodies**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WV_tylvekg audio
9. sunday's best***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sP3LkjaP4k audio
10.moods for moderns*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isKx2_GXTYw audio
11.chemistry class**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFt-Ky3X57c audio
12.two little hitlers***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKS8gmXGCT4 live
13.(whats so funny bout)peace,love & understanding?***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XYFJUP84lE live
3s=8
2s=4
1s=1
rating: 2.5
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 21-05-2011
^^
love it.
What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 21-05-2011
![[Image: 51r-dTT4qVL._SL500_AA300_.jpg]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51r-dTT4qVL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
Without the intervention of work colleague Robbie, this would have passed me by.
I have their first two, from the late 1970s, but haven't listened to any of their output since. Those two, Pink Flag, & Chairs Missing are great early Post-Punk albums.
This one, from January of this year, is significantly different from their early output. Age seems to have mellowed them somewhat, but they haven't lost all of their Post-Punk intensity. The sub two minute songs are gone, though, and the longer tracks give the band room to stretch out a bit more.
A touch of Psychedelia creeps in as well, mainly in the vocals.
Good album, straight onto the Buy List.
AllMusic 3/5 stars.
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 21-05-2011
Why haven't you talked Robbie into joining the site?
What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 21-05-2011
I think he'd find it hard to fit it in amongst the relentless downloading of albums he does...
What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 21-05-2011
![[Image: 51Q95eb9pnL._SL500_AA300_.jpg]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q95eb9pnL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
Recommended by Dogbreath on MD Mk 1.
American Alternative Rock band for whom this album is apparently a big change of direction (this is the only album of theirs I have, so don't have any other reference point). Their sixth from 2004.
Difficult to pinpoint any obvious comparisons although vocalist Andrew Rieger (I think), bears comparison with the vocals of Mark Chadwick of the Levellers.
There's a brisk, lightly Punky energy to this album, and it's definitely a grower.
AllMusic 4/5 stars.
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 22-05-2011
Music Head Wrote:Why haven't you talked Robbie into joining the site?
i agree MH, get him on here Tiggi!