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What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 15-12-2011

got the Grizzly Bear one also....its in my to play pile...another one on recommendation from Corey, will get to it over the next week or so i guess.


What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 15-12-2011

CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:got the Grizzly Bear one also....its in my to play pile...another one on recommendation from Corey, will get to it over the next week or so i guess.
uh-oh, should have kept my fingers shut about that one then


What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 15-12-2011

from my library (cd)

[Image: Elvis_Costello_-_Mighty_Like_a_Rose.jpg]

Elvis's 13th album and he still has it. Not many artists can say that. Still lacking the respect on these shores
that he had across the pond. Dumb americans. Two McCartney collaborations here with Playboy To A Man and So Like
Candy. The latter one of the six love tracks for me. Favorite is All Grown Up (no clip), which I remember playing
for my daughter on her 18th birthday, with tears from both. She won't remember it, I always will. Enough of that
crap, damn wimp. It's a friggin song, get over it. Worst goes to the short Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 2. Hey,
they list it, I grade it. Then we have the closer Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4. Not sure what happened to
numbers 1 and 3. Whoa, that was totally unexpected. Surprised to see allmusic really cut this one down. Stupid
professionals. The album reached #55 here and #5 in the UK. Single of The Other Side Of Summer got #43 UK and
nowhere here and So Like Candy was a non-charter in both. Apparently youtube users didn't care for this either, as
only 4 of the 14 tracks are available. Idiot youtube users.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 2

Best Track - All Grown Up

"I'm trouble" she said
Spread out on the floor of her father's house
Her promise was almost undone
Under her tongue, dissolving her responsibilities
To finally deny everyone with every unflattering comparison

All grown up
And you don't care anymore
And you hate all the people that you used to adore
And you despise all the rumors and lies of the life you led before

Did I hear you right?
You're feeling hounded and pushed around
You want to just lay down and die
If all of this life has been such a big disappointment to you
Why don't you stop blaming some guy
And go give the next one a try

All grown up
And you don't care anymore
And you hate all the people that you used to adore
And you despise all the rumors and lies of the life you led before

But look at yourself
You'll see you're still so young
You haven't earned the weariness
That sounds so jaded on your tongue

"I'm weak" she says
And blesses herself and gets into bed
Clutching the covers to her throat
"So punish me now and let me go back to the sham of my life"
"This night is the perfect antidote for all of the poison that
you wrote"

All grown up
And you don't care anymore
And you hate all the people that you used to adore
And you despise all the rumors and lies of the life you led before

1) The Other Side Of Summer ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayRgQfRa5BM
2) Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over) **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXBdgfG0EaA
3) How To Be Dumb ***
4) All Grown Up ***
5) Invasion Hit Parade **
6) Harpie's Bizarre **
7) After The Fall ***
8) Georgie And Her Rival ***
9) So Like Candy ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8kxgrZBwXA
10) Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 2 *
11) Playboy To A Man **
12) Sweet Pear **
13) Broken **
14) Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQccA9guwoE

3's - 6
2's - 7
1's - 1

Grade - 2.4

so many albums, so little time


What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 15-12-2011

pretty much what i think i would have given it MH


What Are You Listening To? - Thraak - 16-12-2011

Tiggi Wrote:[Image: 417RJ917C0L._SL500_AA300_.jpg]

Once Robbie gets his teeth into someone new, there's no stopping him.

Live album from earlier in 2011.

The music gets more heft in a live setting, which is good, and there's a cover of NY's Revolution Blues that sits well with Israel's own songs.

Robbie preferred this one to the two studio albums, but I favour Barn Doors & Concrete Floors...


Not scored by AllMusic.

Cheers for this Tiggi! Been listening on youtube and really enjoying his music. Sounds like a cross between Bon Iver and Neil Young??

mtthwibrahim Wrote:Einsturzende Neubaten-Tabula Rasa

My favorite industiral group, and one of their many brilliant albums. Considerably more toned-down then many of their other works, this one definitely makes up what it lacks in brutality with some excellent, very evocative songs

That's so creepy you posted about it cos my mate only lended me the album last week! Very good stuff from Blixa Bargeld's group although I am intriguied to hear the earlier/heavier stuff.


What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 17-12-2011

Mr.Soul Wrote:Cheers for this Tiggi! Been listening on youtube and really enjoying his music. Sounds like a cross between Bon Iver and Neil Young??

NY obviously IMV, but you have a point about BI, Soulman...


What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 17-12-2011

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Her 2011 debut.

Picked this one up from a magazine review, which mentioned a similarity to PJ Harvey, and some glowing views from Brian Eno who played and sung a bit part on the album.

I can hear the similarity to Polly, and there's a bit of Siouxsie Sioux in her voice, but it's her reverbed semi-acoustic guitar that made an instant impression on me. The music's good, and the whole has that PJ darkness to it that I love. Blew Mrs Tiggi away !!

Like this one. A lot...

Checking back, Crazyman posted about this album months ago. I'm behind the curve, as usual...


RoviMusic (AllMusic in better clothes. The same site in a different skin, it seems. And it features predictive typing so you don't have to type in a full artist's name...) 4/5 stars.


What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 17-12-2011

from my library (vinyl)

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The groups fifth album and highest charting to date, as they slowly made their ascension to household name status.
The last album released on I.R.S. being switching to mainstream WB. Most would call that a bad thing but their est
was yet to come for me. Nothing wrong with the early albums either and this one stands up well. First one produced
by Scott Litt with who the band had a long term relationship. Includes their first top ten hit of The One I Love.
That song has a nice enough sound, but is about as weak as you can get lyrically, proving music wins out over
lyrics with the masses. Always loved It's The End Of The World but Oddfellows Local 151 comes out best for me on
this listen with that Sonic Youth guitar sound. Fireplace was the only dud, that sax doesn't work. Although the
band was always political, this one seems to be more so than the previous releases, as Stipes dislike of Reagan
sets in. Conservatism doesn't set well in the entertainment industry. The album ws the groups first platinum
selling reaching #10 in the US and #28 in the UK.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Fireplace

Best Track - Oddfellows Local 151



Oddfellows local 151 behind the firehouse
Where Peewee sits to prove a sage to teach
Peewee gathered up his proof
Reached up and scratched his head
Fell down and hit the ground again

Firehouse. Firehouse.

Why do the heathens rage behind the firehouse
Where Peewee sits upon the wall to preach?
This boy and girl that gather pearls
Of wisdom falling from his mouth
Wash off the blood, wash off the rum

Firehouse. Firehouse.

Oddfellows local 151 behind the firehouse
Where Peewee sits upon the wall to preach.
This boy and girl that gather pearls
Of wisdom falling from his mouth
Wash off the blood, wash off the 151.

Firehouse. Firehouse.
Firehouse. Firehouse.1) Finest Worksong **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=559eWB93jW4&ob=av2e
2) Welcome To The Occupation ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJsRRlchFzQ
3) Exhuming McCarthy **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2wET1OlK4Q
4) Disturbance At The Heron House **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CP006UylGg
5) Strange **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5LI9h4v2MU
6) It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY&ob=av2e
7) The One I Love **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7oQEPfe-O8&ob=av2e
8) Fireplace *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bj0t8YHbL4
9) Lightnin' Hopkins **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g67-MmLhIE8
10) King Of Birds **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIlF3220CI0
11) Oddfellows Local 151 ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cePLQel6DQM

3's - 3
2's - 7
1's - 1

Grade - 2.2

so many albums, so little time


What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 17-12-2011

for some reason i never got this REM album...maybe i should!


What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 17-12-2011

Digital Alternative Music radio station whilst wrapping Xmas prezzies.

Wanky DJs (comedienne Josie Long, & ex-NME journo & broadcaster Andrew Collins), but some fine music.

The Smiths, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Elbow, The Jam, & Bon Iver in the last hour...

... now Julian Casablancas...

DJ change to the much better Liz Kershaw.

... Tenpole Tudor...