Weekly music thread -- Best albums of '08?
by Sox Machine on Dec 2, 2008 11:12 PM CST
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It's been more than a week since the last one, so I guess I'll be the one to man up.
Since it's December and there aren't any albums coming out that I'm particularly interested in the last few weeks of the year, I've been trying to figure out what my favorite albums were from 2008.
The list as I see it right now.
1. Hold Steady -- Stay Positive
2. Okkervil River -- The Stand-Ins
3. Eli "Paperboy" Reed -- Roll With You
4. Death Cab for Cutie -- Narrow Stairs
5. Raconteurs -- Consolers of the Lonely
6. Spiraling -- Time Travel Made Easy
7. New Pornographers -- Challengers
8. Brad Mehldau Trio -- Live
9. Flogging Molly -- Float
10. Old '97s -- Blame It On Gravity
And yeah, the Fleet Foxes aren't on it. Suck it.
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Foo fighters? really?
The only thing on that list worthwhile is Flogging Molly. Go back to your site.
I don't need to look at fancy stats
to see if a guy is good or not. You might have to.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 30, 2008 4:16 PM CST
by omnipotent grab on Dec 2, 2008 11:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I was surprised it made it, too
They haven’t wowed me since The Colour and the Shape. But it’s good music for the gym. I listen to it a lot more than a couple other also-rans.
Dillinger Four’s album is making a run at the 10th spot, but I’ve only had it for a week and a half.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 2, 2008 11:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
eli paperboy reed plays here a lot, rockabilly/roots no?
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 3, 2008 12:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Classic R&B
I’d go see him if I were you.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 3, 2008 2:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd add
Blitzen Trapper and the Fucked Up record
by dr. lingerie on Dec 3, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And never mind
It was actually a late ‘07 album. So it’s off the list anyway.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 2, 2008 11:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly not that many so far
Nas’ Untitled was above average, but like all post-Stillmatic albums the over preachiness gets boring/annoying after a while.
Q-Tip’s The Renaissance was great. Very underrated album that gets no love cause of all the mainstream stuff out there. Kanye’s album was a C, I’ll never listen to a single song on that album after a month or so. I think Common’s new album will be a great one, kind of an improved Electric Circus.
"It never is, because I'm the Shogun. And before you get to the Shogun, you gotta go through a lot of ninjas."
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 3, 2008 12:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Agree with you about Q Tip
Wasn’t really a fan of Common’s EC either (or some of the recent Q-Tip either).. Kayne is really hit or miss these das
by 815Sox on Dec 3, 2008 12:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I just got Common's new CD today
I have not listened to it yet. I probably will go to sleep to it or something.
by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 9, 2008 10:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I liked Narrow Stairs
I’d say 5 solid tracks on it… Jim continues to fight the good fight against the Fleet Foxes
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 3, 2008 1:07 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Dear Science is on there, for one.
Maybe the newer Nouns by No Age. I need to give this more thought. I’ve been listening to Beggar’s Banquet and Entertainment a lot lately, along with Dear Science, which I am now very very into. I still haven’t listened to Stay Positive or the Stand Ins. I didn’t bother with DCFC.
Challengers also came out in 2007, Jim.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 2:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Damn -- it WAS a down year, then.
I saw them live in support of the album during the summer, so I assumed incorrectly.
I can’t think of a 10th. Ben Folds’ album was really a disappointment, which I thought I’d never be saying.
Stay Positive I’ll be playing for years and years and years. Stand-Ins is my favorite OR album yet. “Narrow Stairs” is great — and I didn’t pick up DCFC’s last album because I thought it was pap.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 3, 2008 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'm pretty over DCFC
I haven’t listened to anything they’ve done in a really long time now.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's been a weak year too.
Stay Positive and Stands Ins are both good, but I think both bands previous two albums (Separation Sunday and BAGIA for Hold Steady, Black Sheep Boy and Stage Names for Okkervil) are clearly superior. I usually love anything Ben Gibbard touches, but I think NS is good not great. Long Division and No Sunlight are solid, but the rest of the album is nothing special.
My fav cd of the year is Animal! by Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos. It got panned by pitchfork (I’m sure they were too busy sucking off TV on the Radio – I’m sorry Colin that bands sucks a fattie), and it’s not as good as their previous album (Dust of Retreat, which is one of my favorite indie releases ever), but it’s still really really awesome.
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 3, 2008 5:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, if you don't like the way it sounds, you don't like the way it sounds.
i just really groove to that shit.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 6:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, thats cool
just not my style, i guess. Anything good scheduled to come out in 2009? I still really like the Strokes, i think they’re supposed to put out a new album, though I’m not sure how much street cred they have left. I’ve heard a bit of the new Killers album too and I think that sort of sucks. Human is like the worst song ever.
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 3, 2008 7:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I still haven't been able to really get into TVotR so you're not alone
A friend of mine recommended Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s a while back and I was never able to get to it — I’m going to have to give Dust of Retreat a listen in the near future.
And I’m also eagerly awaiting the Strokes’ new album… I’m somewhat nervous as they’re basically my favorite (or very close to it) band and I don’t want them to release an album that sucks. Then again, it’s been three, four (?) years since their last release — I’m pretty sure the new album won’t be thrown together on a whim.
by CWSKeith on Dec 3, 2008 8:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
third
not being able to get into TVotR
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 3, 2008 8:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
what songs have you guys listened to by them?
they are a grower type band i think. both of their last two albums took me a bit to really get. but first i get into the singles and then i find other songs and eventually the entire album just ends up fleshing out.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 9:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've listened to Return to Cookie Mountain several times through
and Dear Science I’ve only gotten through once or twice while listening to a song or two more often than that. I like Wolf Like Me and I Was a Lover off of RtCM and Family Tree off of DS (then again, I’m a sucker for anything piano so it’s not surprising that I dig that track) but the albums as a whole I haven’t been able to get into. I won’t cast them aside by any means and occasionally I’ll fire ‘em up again but I haven’t reached a point where I really appreciate them yet.
by CWSKeith on Dec 3, 2008 10:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll admit Wolf Like Me is pretty rad
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 3, 2008 10:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think if you like WLM
you’d like Dancing Choose at least and Golden Age also, which, iirc, are the two singles off DS.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 12:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
my favorites are
halfway home
shout me out
crying
red dress
I wish he was in my fantasy league. id bury that cocksucker- KenWo4Life
by Hawk is God on Dec 4, 2008 1:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i purchased both cookie mountain and dear science
haven’t given them full attention but have listened to both, not immediately hooked (and i rarely am immediately hooked). will give them another shot over break.
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 3, 2008 10:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
immediately-hooked usually means quickly-disinterested in my opinion...
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 4, 2008 2:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
big fan of the strokes too
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
by jeeves on Dec 5, 2008 6:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dust rocks
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 3, 2008 8:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll disagree with you slightly
I’d rank ’em 1) Separation Sunday, 2) Stay Positive, 3) BAGIA, 4) Almost Killed Me.
And I like the Stand-ins better than Stage Names as of this moment, but that’s probably on the strength of Singer-Songwriter, which is my favorite OR song to date.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 4, 2008 3:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i'd go
1) Boys and Girls (arguably my fav album of the decade. by the way, that should be a fun discussion this time next year), 2) SS, 3) Stay Positive
I think Stand Ins is really good, but there are only eight songs, and a few in the middle aren’t great, IMO. I think eight of the nine songs on Stage Names are awesome, but that was also the first Okkervil River cd I ever heard, so maybe that’s why I like it so much. Singer-Songwriter is absolutely the best song on the new album and it’s for sure one of my fav OR songs.
My list of best albums looks a lot like yours too, actually. I’d probably go
1. Margot – Animal!
2. Hold Steady – Stay Positive
3. Vampire Weekend
4. Okkervil River – Stand Ins
5. Death Cab – NS
MGMT and Beck get honorable mention.
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 4, 2008 5:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
BECK! Thanks for the bone. Everyone else has ignored her.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 4, 2008 5:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh wait, In Rainbows came out on January 1 of this year...
so 1) Margot, 2) Radiohead, 3) Hold Steady, 4) Vampire Weekend, 5) Okkervil
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 4, 2008 6:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it came out October 10th of 2007.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 4, 2008 9:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the hard copy came out Jan. 1
we need a ruling on this.
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 5, 2008 1:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That is true. However. I received my hard copy - vinyl, cd, and b-sides, on December 22nd, 2007.
Best Christmas present to myself EVER.
:P
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 10:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Rabbit you know what this is?
Ha, well I just lost 10 dollars to MYSELF!
(sorry if i butchered the quote, but you get the gist)
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
by jeeves on Dec 5, 2008 6:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Also - I would be the person to rule on matters of Radiohead.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey!
I write for Steve Rhodes too
http://www.beachwoodreporter.com/sports/the_white_sox_report_4.php
/doesn’t know html
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 5, 2008 1:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
AWESOME! I am familiar with your work! That is wild stuff. I've been a Beachwooder since 2006. :)
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
get a room!
/wu
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 5, 2008 4:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i heard that's expensive
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
by jeeves on Dec 5, 2008 6:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I always knew they would end up together...
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 7:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bon Iver can go on there
though I’m not sure how well it’s going to hold up. Girl Talk’s new one was really good. m83’s saturdays = youth is good, if just for kim and jessie. magnetic fields’ distortion was very enjoyable, with a few really great would-be singles.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 2:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
for you, i guess?
i can dance all night, y’all.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
dance all night
no doubt dude. i don’t know if he’s still based in pittsburgh, but when he came down to morgantown, wv (we’re talking 4 years back), it was like that, good times!
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 3, 2008 12:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
he was here a few weeks back and it was supposed to be amazing
sit*
by U-God on Dec 3, 2008 1:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
was there
at the congress rollin my ballz off
great time
I wish he was in my fantasy league. id bury that cocksucker- KenWo4Life
by Hawk is God on Dec 3, 2008 2:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Girl Talk gets a bit old
The Hood Internet is where it’s at.
www.stallingtheman.blogspot.com
by Raf on Dec 11, 2008 10:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
See him once or twice and you've seen his schtick
However I saw him for free a few years back in Madison and it was awesome. Then I saw him at Langerado and it was the same thing.
Night Ripper is his best IMO
by 815Sox on Dec 5, 2008 8:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
In general, it was kind of a down year in music.
‘07 was a really good one though, plus there’s still stuff I want to go through yet.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 2:44 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Beck - Modern Guilt. Big rec.
Gotta be in the right mood – I was singing “Volcano” in my head over and over running a marathon this weekend. It was perfect. (Though it did not decrease the wind’s velocity.)
For some reason I feel like having a Cuban sandwich.
by winningugly on Dec 3, 2008 8:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
what, no love for 'chinese democracy'?
you people have NO taste. none.
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Dec 3, 2008 11:22 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
i don't listen to much recently released music much
but i like the new no age, deerhunter, and tvotr albums
obviously because they’re pitchforkmedia (and subsequently colin) approved
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 3, 2008 12:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
3 music thread posts =
DEFEND!
For some reason I feel like having a Cuban sandwich.
by winningugly on Dec 3, 2008 12:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i feel played.
still haven’t listened to the new deerhunter even though toonder emailed me that shit.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
T-who-nder?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 3, 2008 3:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I was really excited for Nouns to come out.
I liked it for about two days, then decided I was done with that band. There’s only so much (one collection of singles) of their sound I can take.
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 3, 2008 8:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
they're a live act trying to figure out an album sound, imo
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 9:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
NOW That's What I Call Music #38
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 3, 2008 5:06 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Kenwo??
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 4, 2008 2:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
obviously, i was joking. then it occurred to me that there might actually be a #38. i figured there were like 20. and there is.
check out this tracklist:
1. Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
2. Spice Up Your Life – Spice Girls
3. Where’s The Love – Hanson (1)
4. Picture Of You – Boyzone
5. Angel Of Mine – Eternal (1)
6. Raincloud – Lighthouse Family
7. Got Til It’s Gone – Jackson, Janet
8. You’ve Got A Friend – Brand New Heavies
9. I Know Where It’s At – All Saints
10. Arms Around The World – Louise
11. Freed From Desire – Gala
12. Stay – Sash & La Trec
13. Sunchyme – Dario G
14. Never Gonna Let You Go – Moore, Tina
15. You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate (1)
16. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy – N-Trance & Rod Stewart
17. Phenomenon – LL Cool J
18. Party People…Friday Night – 911 (1)
19. Maria – Martin, Ricky (2)
20. Samba De Janeiro – Bellini (1)
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 4, 2008 6:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
this may be the greatest compilation of music that world has ever known. thank you good people of WOW!
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 4, 2008 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i just checked the wiki
i was like what the fuck, music #38, i never heard of these comps
damn, i’ve been living in a fucking cave, i’m going to raid the 99cent bins and find as many as i can!
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 4, 2008 6:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly the best thing to happen in music in 2008
is the Get Up Kids decision to reunite.
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 3, 2008 7:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Of course I have something for this and no baseball thoughts worth posting.
Here is a list, in no particular order:
Dutchess and the Duke – She’s the Dutchess, He’s the Duke
Thomas Function – Celebration!
Beach House – Devotion
Thee Oh Sees – The Master’s Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In
Si c Alps – U.S. EZ
Deerhunter – Microcastle
Crystle Castles – s/t
Gang Gang Dance – Saint Dymphna
Blood on the Wall – Liferz
Crystal Stilts – Alight of Night
Department of Eagles – In Ear Park
Nobunny – Love Vision
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Primary Colours
Sebastien Tellier – Sexuality
I wish I could’ve chopped this down a bit more but I really did enjoy all of these a lot.
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 3, 2008 8:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
how many of those albums you think you'll listen to 2 years from now?
just curious
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 9:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmm...
I know what you’re getting at. However, I’ve given up on thinking that way. I don’t think I would appreciate a Hold Steady album just because I felt like two years down the road I would still rate it highly.
I’ll probably be dead in two years, right?
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 3, 2008 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean it doesn't devalue the enjoyment you get NOW
but the timelessness of the album is something that makes sense when you’re talking about the year in music
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by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 10:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
this sounds like
the peak value vs. overall career argument for baseball players. for all time greatness, staying power is an obvious issue, but for the year’s best, i don’t think it’s as big of a deal, since it’s difficult to predict which albums will stick around anyway.
but albums that come out at the end of a year do tend to get overrated more than those that come out toward the begining of the year because you don’t have time to get sick of them. for example, i really enjoyed the vampire weekend album when it came out, and then throughout this summer (great summer record), but now i’m not so sure i’d put it in my best of 2008 list, simply because i haven’t listened to it in a while. then again, my list wouldn’t be that long anyway, so why not.
as for other stuff, i’ll agree with rickhouse about stay positive and the stand-ins being good enough but not living up to those bands’ previous efforts. but i will disagree vehemently about tv on the radio. i like ‘dear science’ so much i can’t even figure out how another person with functioning ears couldn’t like it. definitely my album of the year. other 2008 favorites are bon iver’s debut and cut copy’s ‘in ghost colors.’ i also like what i’ve heard of crystal castles and ‘saturdays=youth,’ but haven’t listened enough to form an educated opinion.
by Ryno on Dec 4, 2008 10:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Re: paragraph 2: So do college foootball teams.
Obviously in a memory sequence the most memorable components are the beginning and end. Middle gets muddled. A truism for all sequences of events. So your point is accurate yet a generalizable one.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 4, 2008 10:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
we barely lost to Utah, we must be good!
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
crystal castles is some crazy shit
you gotta do a lot of drugs to like distorted female vocals over robot music
I wish he was in my fantasy league. id bury that cocksucker- KenWo4Life
by Hawk is God on Dec 4, 2008 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well
i really liked the knife’s ‘silent shout,’ which pretty much fits that definition, although my heavy drug-taking days are nearly 10 years behind me now. maybe i solidified the synaptic pathways with all the lsd and mdma back in the late 90s.
by Ryno on Dec 4, 2008 10:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay...
I don’t know why I’ve been thinking about this all morning…but I have.
1) The future has absolutely NOTHING to do with a list of best albums of 2008, made in December 2008. The idea of the list is not to predict how our tastes will be in two years, or any time in the future. If I happen to make a list of my favorite albums of 2008 two years down the road, I’m sure it will be different anyway because I will (hopefully) have learned a few things, maybe changed a little.
I think maybe this idea of yours has been bothering me all morning because it’s the same kind of fun-ruining arguement this blog is built on. Who cares if you knew Carlos Quentin was going to be good before he proved it this year? Who cares if you knew Dear Science was going to be the most highly regarded album EVER back when it came out in 2008?
2) Implicit in your point, and something I ignored at first, is the idea that I don’t know what I’m talking about. How you could be a judge of my tastes is beyond me. I’m pretty sure you know I’m a White Sox fan and nothing else about me. Have you even heard these albums? You’re basically calling me (someone you don’t know at all) out about some music I’m not sure you’ve even heard!
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 4, 2008 11:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
colin was just published on THT.
He, by his own admission, is fairly effete when it comes to music, and now he might just be insufferable because of his spreadsheet. I wouldn’t personalize it. We get to inhale his exhaust for awhile. Every dog has his day.
:)
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 4, 2008 11:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn't like my music!
I like the best music!
= he’s dumb!
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 4, 2008 11:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Math iz fun.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 4, 2008 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think you suspected i was being overly sinister
it absolutely was not implied, for one, that you don’t know what you’re talking about. it’s just a criterion i use a lot. i mean granted one’s taste in music does change, but when you listen to a shitton of music from eras as early as Gershwin’s, the notion of staying power seems pretty relevant. it’s less a question about how your tastes will change and more about how much the music really moves you. VW is a good instance of this. i listened the hell out of that album, but i could also tell you pretty immediately that it had a shelf life. it’s party music that lacks the special whatever it is that draws me back to songs and albums over and over.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 12:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well then...
why did you choose my list to make that point? If that is your reaction to the albums I listed, then you must have some sort of opinion.
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 4, 2008 12:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
not really.
just that you had a list and i wanted to talk about staying power. i don’t really tend to condemn others’ taste. and if you’re posting here, it’s because you give a shit about music and want to talk about it. that’s laudable, not something i’d want to discourage. honestly, i don’t know most of what’s on your list. the stuff i’ve listened to i think is pretty decent. dept. of eagles was good. devotion was kind of lackluster. i didn’t like liferz at all. but i assure you i wasn’t going after your taste, especially since i only know 3 of the 10ish entries.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 12:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
saint dymphna better than god's money?
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 3, 2008 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I never got that one!
I suck!
I have been LOVING Saint Dymphna since it came out though.
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 4, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Has anybody heard anything from The Pigeon Detectives?
I heard a small bit of them on a live clip from Gastonbury and liked what I heard — they’re a group from Leeds and are sounded sort of poppy/rockish like The Enemy (UK) and Arctic Monkeys.
by CWSKeith on Dec 3, 2008 8:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oh and $35 to see the Wutang = teh suck. I have to decide if that plus the combined four hour drive is worth it. Right now I'm leaning towards no.
by CWSKeith on Dec 3, 2008 8:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
you talking about the show down here?
sit*
by U-God on Dec 3, 2008 8:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
dec 14th at the house of blues?
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 3, 2008 10:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
well if you do decide to make it to the show
give me a heads up
sit*
by U-God on Dec 3, 2008 10:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Will do -- I imagine you've already got your ticket?
At $35 I think I have some time to make my decision… I just don’t know — that’s a lot of coin for me (yeah — me not working last summer is really biting me, but c’est la vie). That amount of money usually gets me two-and-a-half concerts. In any case I’ll let you know if I’m heading down there.
by CWSKeith on Dec 3, 2008 11:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe we can do a SSS meet up in the paign
i’m done with finals by then
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 4, 2008 12:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i would be very game
and you’re lucky, i won’t have even started finals by next saturday
sit*
by U-God on Dec 4, 2008 8:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes i do
i think of it as how intense the show is gonna be do to the venue size. the canopy is a pretty small club.
sit*
by U-God on Dec 4, 2008 8:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
damn
its at canopy? that should be sweet.
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 4, 2008 10:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
microcastle
the bug – london zoo
that’s about it.
back in february i might have said vampire weekend, but boy did they fade out quickly. actually, fuck it, i’ll still say vampire weekend. it’s still a great album, and the hype was worth it.
by mjthor on Dec 3, 2008 8:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
or, rather,
it was worth the hype. that makes more sense.
by mjthor on Dec 3, 2008 8:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i really liked it
but i haven’t gone back to it since…September? just not enough substance there. the New Pornographers fill a similar niche, but I keep going back to their songs because they compel me in some way that VW don’t.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 3, 2008 9:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i made similar comments about VW above before seeing this
but one thing that really impacts my listening habits is the weather. maybe i’m weird in this respect, but i definitely have albums that are warm weather favorites and cold weather favorites. since VW is, to me, a warm weather album, i won’t really be able to reevaluate their staying power until the spring. but now, as winter is settling in, the idea of cranking up ’blake’s got a new face’ on the first warm day of the year is pretty appealing. similarly, i think bon iver will be a winter favorite.
of course, the albums that transcend the seasons are the best.
by Ryno on Dec 4, 2008 10:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i actually think there's a lot to this
music and mood are pretty clearly tied together, but given the existence of things like SAD, it’s pretty clear that weather and mood are also tied. so maybe i do need to wait on my VW verdict. apparently TNP transcend seasons, which is sweet.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
mark me down as a fan of VW
discovered it later in the summer, but i can see the point on seasonal music.
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 4, 2008 1:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I said something similar re: Bon Iver in the last music thread....
I have now finally been able to get into it, most likely due to the Seattle gloom.
And it is wonderful.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 4, 2008 2:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody see the Grammy nods
I didn’t watch the show last night but I looked at the list this morning. All I can say is what a shitty year for music.
I wish he was in my fantasy league. id bury that cocksucker- KenWo4Life
by Hawk is God on Dec 4, 2008 10:34 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
here are my picks
brainbombs – fucking mess lp
crystal stilts – alright of night lp
pumice – quo lp
sic alps – us ez lp
hospitals – hairdryer peace lp
grouper – dragging a dead deer lp
krysmopompas 2xLP
experimental products – prototype & garage tracks 2lp (reissue)
martin dupont – lost & late lp (comp)
lots a great 45s and psych reissues from shadoks as well. 2008 was a good year
by scott b on Dec 4, 2008 11:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I've wanted to check out that Hospitals album.
I’ll take this as a recommendation. ;)
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 4, 2008 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
DUDE, is that the B-side for Stranded on your Avatar
Major props yo if you own that.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 4, 2008 12:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes it is
and no i don’t own the original pressing yet. it’s on my list, but i have other goodies that are half the price that i still need to acquire. like an orig zero boys – livin’ in the 80’s. YES PLEASE
by scott b on Dec 4, 2008 1:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
listen to major stars?
i’ve seen them several times here. it would be too critical to call them a one-trick pony, but they are so much to watch live. a-
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 4, 2008 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh twisted village
major stars are OK. but i actually purged my collection of their stuff last year.
however, still have all my crystalized movements lps. FUZZZZZZZ
by scott b on Dec 4, 2008 3:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you been to the record store?
i just got myself a record player, so to hell with the iPods or recommended iPod shuffle mixes that colin’s been peddling on this site. i’m finally listening to shellac the way that band was meant to be listened to
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 4, 2008 3:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes i have
and the label ain’t too shabby either.
what are some lps you have bought recently?
by scott b on Dec 4, 2008 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i just bought it so i only have like 25 records thus far, all used
can – tago mago
joy division – closer
blasters – blasters
ali farka toure – same name
70s mingus – forget title
pretty sweet ‘late’ 60s kinks comp that has a bunch from village and arthur
shellac – 1000 hurts
faust so far
sea and cake – the biz
amon duul – phallus de
kraftwerk – forget the title
new order – power corruption lies
nick drake – bryter layter
public enemy – nations
clash – the clash
ghost – hypnotic underworld
obviously more, but the some off the top of my head…
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 4, 2008 3:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ohhh
was that kinks album the great lost kinks? such a great lp.
you have a good collection going! i think it was you that stated recently you purchased the new gram parsons reissues? yes? if you did you should sniff out the new townes van zandt reissues. they are cheap and you won’t have to drop $100+ for originals. in case if you like collecting originals (me. nasty habit. and expensive!).
by scott b on Dec 4, 2008 3:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
not new
picked up that cd reissue in joplin, mo 2003. but i been listening to it a lot lately. yeah, tomato reissued a bunch of his stuff. i have the self titled and delta momma
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 4, 2008 3:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
<33333 vinyl
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
those are some sweet band names.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 12:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hell yeaaaaaaaaa
where’s your list ???
by scott b on Dec 4, 2008 1:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i couldn't come up with 10.
i haven’t made a big effort to indulge 2008. in general, it doesn’t make a ton of sense to me to get way into 1 year of music. there’s like 200+ years of stuff that i know a mere fraction of. and even if i limit it to the last 60, i’m still looking at a load of shit that i just haven’t gotten to yet.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 3:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that's cool
what genres have you been getting into recently?
by scott b on Dec 4, 2008 3:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it's kind of more band-by-band
i just pick something that’s supposed to be good and i haven’t gotten to yet. punk and post punk has been an intense focus for the past year i’d say. i read Our Band Could Be Your Life and there’s 10 bands in there that connect to a million others.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 3:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Love that book.
Have you read Please Kill Me? That’s another of my favorite music books.
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 4, 2008 5:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ever get the feeling you think about stuff way too much?
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 4, 2008 3:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes. not to mention everyone always tells me that i do.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 3:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
but it's not like it's an effort
it’s just what i do.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 4:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
at this age it's just a quirk. give it a few more years. you'll be out of your fucking mind. you're one can short of a 6-pack.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 4, 2008 6:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
at this point i don't doubt it.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 4, 2008 10:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"What albums do you like from this year, Colin?"
“What do you mean? Albums I like now, or albums I’ll like by the end of next year? Because obviously, if you’re asking me about the latter, there’s no way I could possibly know whether or not I like something at a time that hasn’t even occurred yet. And I have a hard time liking things that I don’t know if I’ll like later on. Things can sound sonically pleasing, sure, but I’m always concerned that I’m liking something I shouldn’t, like I’m being hoodwinked or something, so I prefer not to rush to judgment. And I don’t like to pigeonhole myself into a year, either. I mean, it’s fine if you do it, but given the wide period of time during which recorded music has been made available — it started well before I was born, mind you — I don’t think there’s any advantage in limiting your purchases to a single year, although I’m not even sure that’s what you’re asking.”
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 4, 2008 8:30 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Is this an TAEG-like recap of colin's music philosophy?
If so, rec’d.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 4, 2008 8:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
seriously, what the fuck is he talking about?
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 4, 2008 8:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
sigh...if it's green i have to read it.
" Dear Science is on there, for one.
if the question is “what albums do you like” then scroll up.
"Maybe the newer Nouns by No Age. I need to give this more thought. I’ve been listening to Beggar’s Banquet and Entertainment a lot lately, along with Dear Science, which I am now very very into. I still haven’t listened to Stay Positive or the Stand Ins. I didn’t bother with DCFC.
Challengers also came out in 2007, Jim.
" Bon Iver can go on there
though I’m not sure how well it’s going to hold up. Girl Talk’s new one was really good. m83’s saturdays = youth is good, if just for kim and jessie. magnetic fields’ distortion was very enjoyable, with a few really great would-be singles.
" In general, it was kind of a down year in music.
‘07 was a really good one though, plus there’s still stuff I want to go through yet."
and if it’s a more general poke at me/my writing, then oh well. it’s confined to the comments of a fanpost. i think i vet the stuff i write that gets on to the front page well enough to keep the site’s rep mostly in tact.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 12:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
fuck
*if the question is "what albums do you like" then scroll up.
" Dear Science is on there, for one.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 12:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think a solid punch in the face might be just what you need right now, sir.
it might help get things back on track for you.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 5, 2008 12:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 12:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i believe we're on the same page.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 5, 2008 12:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Poking fun at your tendency to belabor things at the weirdest times
Nothing more, nothing less.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 5, 2008 1:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
FWIW, colin, I think I know what the fuck you're talking about... I think I do, at least...
and — lest I be criticized for agreeing with colin without presenting my own list…
Mainstays for me would be “Consolers of the Lonely” (The Raconteurs), “In Rainbows” (if it counts), “Red of Tooth and Claw” (Murder by Death) and “Microcastle” (Deerhunter).
As far as some others that I enjoyed but am not sure how much staying power they have, there’s “Hold on Now, Youngster…” (Los Campesinos), “Age of the Understatement” (Last Shadow Puppets) and “Exit” (Shugo Tokumaru).
by CWSKeith on Dec 5, 2008 11:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you usually do Keith
that may not be a good thing.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 4:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is excellent work.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 10:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You will be so much cooler once you leave Ann Arbor
"It never is, because I'm the Shogun. And before you get to the Shogun, you gotta go through a lot of ninjas."
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 4, 2008 10:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Siberia is rather Arctic this time of year.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 7:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yea its good
a lot different than their first two records.
i couldn’t really get into primary colours. i think the ooga boogas lp is the better of the two coming from australia.
by scott b on Dec 4, 2008 11:56 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Aw man!
That album is good times. And I can always get behind a punk tune about television sucking your soul.
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Dec 4, 2008 12:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"And yeah, Fleet Foxes aren't on it. Suck it."
No, but that other heaping, steaming pile of shit Seattle band is.
:)
I’ll go read the comments now…
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 4, 2008 2:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Motley Crue
Saints of Los Angeles rocks Baby!
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Dec 4, 2008 11:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
my record if the year is Velocifero
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 10:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
if of, FFS
no can type drink xmas and all that
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hood, shirt went regular mail today.
Cheap postage. My breakfast cook is from England (I eat at his greasy spoon, he doesn’t come to me) and his wife said she just mailed a bit of a package and it cost $28! Only a few bucks on my end. But it’ll be there a week to the day, according to the breakfast Brits.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 11:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
don't really have an best albums to add
as i don’t seem to buy many cds, but i did buy “rising down” and i liked it even though it wasn’t as good as past albums.
been listening to the pogues lately if any one can recommend any songs by them for lookin into
sit*
by U-God on Dec 5, 2008 12:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Theater of the Mind was a good album
Not top 10, but whatever still worth a listen. Luda (more specifically Primo) knocks “MVP” out of the park.
"It never is, because I'm the Shogun. And before you get to the Shogun, you gotta go through a lot of ninjas."
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 5, 2008 8:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've gone through In the Aeroplane Over the Sea a couple of times in the past week
I think that album is going to be like Arrested Development for me — I pick up on more and more every time I make it through that album. It’s such an astronomically beautiful album.
by CWSKeith on Dec 5, 2008 4:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
word.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 4:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I really think that's one of the best albums ever.
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 7, 2008 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
won't get any argument from me
- on my personal list
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 7, 2008 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm warming up to it
It took me like six or seven exposures, but I think the guy’s voice is no longer an obstacle.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 7, 2008 6:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it took me a while to get into it
now that i’m thinking about it. i originally dled a couple songs off it and especially got into the title track. i eventually bought it and over time the songs that i didn’t like kept moving into the “like” column.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 7, 2008 6:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i'm still warming to it myself
the title track is definitely the most accessible on the album in my opinion
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 7, 2008 6:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that, ghost and holland
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 7, 2008 8:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed -- those were the first three that I really dug
The reason I posted my original comment was because this weekend I particularly (rather intently) listened to “Oh Comely” and had that ‘wow’ moment. There’s some lines in that song that kind of stunned me, really (in a non-negative way).
by CWSKeith on Dec 7, 2008 11:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
when the song ends, you can hear someone going "OH SHIT!"
in the background, evidently because mangum did the song on the first take. and i can sing (terribly) the whole thing. <3 that shit.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 12:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
me too...but not so terribly. it's a great range for my voice. :)
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i call bullshit.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
frealzies. I am an alto, and this song is in the perfect range for me.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 11:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you've "demonstrated" your "lyrical prowess" one too many times at this point.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 11:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
have I now? :)
Between a lifetime of singing formally in choirs, a lifetime of dissecting and arranging the written word, and a lifetime of studying music as my main form of spirituality, I assume you can understand (in the same way that Larry remembers a bunch of statistical shit I could never remember) that lyrics and music on the whole, come very naturally to me.
In addition to that, I’ve had this album for a decade. Not too hard to memorize that. I usually have an album memorized – lyrically and musically – after a couple months with it.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 12:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no matter how hard you try
you’ll just never get my approval.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
first larry....now you!
/sobbing under my desk
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 12:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
there there
just repeat “i was in a GBV cover band” until you feel hip again.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 12:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
HELL YES!!
those were the days, man.
you don’t have to be jealous.
/leg kicks!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
besides, dearest Colin...
you should know me better that I don’t embellish here.
No need to.
And if I ever meet you fine folk in real life, I will gladly do a song and dance for you.
:D
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 12:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the whole album is chock full of stunning lines.
read holland on sadtomato. or ghost. or pretty much any of them.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I know to what lyrics you probably refer since there are some twisted ones in there; but one lyric in that tune stands out above the rest for me... "Somewhere beyond here(hell?), there is sun and spring and green forever."
(sorry if my recollection of the line isn’t entirely accurate, but that’s the gist).
When I first came to Washington and spent the weekend on the Olympic Peninsula, where I now spend most weekends, I could only think of that one line when I saw the rainforests here.
GREEN FOREVER. It was heavenly.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 11:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
we will fold and freeze together far away from heeeeere
there is sun and spring and green forever, but now we move to feel for ourselves inside some strangers stomach place your body there.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 12:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
let your skin begin to blend itself
with mmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 12:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Get a room, you two.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 8, 2008 12:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Two-Headed Boy was the first to connect for me.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 8, 2008 1:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that's my favorite.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you have just one favorite from that album?
your cred is spiraling downward
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 12:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Most people have one "favorite", by definition.
Your cred is spiraling downward.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 8, 2008 12:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
if you knew the album, you'd understand.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no matter how perfect you think an album is,
it’s okay to have a favorite track from it. if the artist wanted you to treat the album as one indivisible entity, they would present it as such: without separate tracks and track names.
i realize the album is particularly fluid in its transitions and themes, but you can still be attached to one track more than the others for a number of different reasons. maybe you just think one sounds prettier. maybe you think one is more inventive than the others. maybe you identify more with the lyrics of one.
insinuating that someone having a favorite track from ITAOTS (fuck yeah, abbreviations) diminishes his or her credibility in musical taste is the most elitist thing you’ve ever written (that i’ve read). i realize you were probably half joking, but still.
no album is ever perfect. and even if you think so, your opinion is likely not going to be the majority, let alone the monolithic majority opinion.
by mjthor on Dec 8, 2008 1:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i was just giving hsa and wu some shit.
don’t worry about it.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for pointing that out, WU.
Although I do admit that I am that person with 15 favorites of everything.
I can’t even really narrow down a color (between blue and green…damn, they are both so nice!).
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 12:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i finally decided on blue a few years back
it’s treated me well ever since.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
favorite: track 4
ones I like bestest after that: 2, 3, 8, 9
is that clearer, dipshit?
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 12:27 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I usually don't have a sole "favorite" selected until years after acquiring an album.
I start off with a few favs, and then over the years, a favorite emerges.
At one point in time, I called “Oh Comely” my fav…but when all is said and done, “Two-Headed Boy” just does it for me. And it’s a lasting decision.
Sawry, it’s just how I operate with albums.
Very rarely is my initial favorite, my lasting favorite.
I don’t appreciate you penalizing me for choosing just one though. Again, the jealousy over the GBV cover band…..
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 12:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Never mind...
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 8, 2008 12:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it's hard to be the best associate editor i can be sometimes
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I downloaded and listened to this rubbish earlier today
how can you listen to someone who so obviously can’t sing, it’s painfully out of tune.
bloody awful
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 9, 2008 6:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
because it's compelling regardless of how well it stacks up to conventional notions of tune carrying
there’s a long long history in American popular music towards weird and obvious affectation.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 9, 2008 7:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw Julian Koster at a friend's house on Sunday
he of The Music Tapes and formerly of NMH. really cool guy, and obviously super talented. he calls his singing saw “badger”, in case that ever comes up on Jeopardy. he’s going on a cross country tour caroling/hanging out at people’s houses/crashing on the floor in support of the christmas album they released. you can sign up and he may/may not come. it was pretty cool. reminded me of seeing Andrew Bird in a 50-100 seat venue…except i was sitting on a bed with my friends in the living room they converted to a second bedroom.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 4:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I plan on giving TVotR
another shot tonight, gots cleaning to do and its an off night.
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 5, 2008 7:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Never heard
of one of the albums OR groups.
Seriously.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 6, 2008 9:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Liar. Look at osfib's list.
Clash? Kraftwerk? Charlie Mingus? Public Enemy?
Are you KenWo’s Dad or somethiong?
:)
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 6, 2008 10:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit, colin and hsa
Don’t you two have some sort of IM client? Email? Facebook?
by mjthor on Dec 8, 2008 12:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
no.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2008 1:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
microcastle wins.
crystal castles suck. alice glass is a whore.
tv on the radio sucked after the young liars EP. they’re just really marketable to hipsters who think they know the first thing about music.
vampire weekend is a bunch of queerboy rich kids from NYC who listened to some caribbean music and said, “hey, let’s turn this into music for middle class white kids and make money.”
i haven’t listened to the new q-tip album yet, but i’m sure it’s awesome, like everything else q-tip does. i’ll let you guys know if that challenges microcastle.
there’s my opinion, and i’m right. you’re wrong. if you challenge my opinion, i will respond with a long-winded, unnecessarily verbose micro-essay that does nothing to explain my stance and only further obscures the point of the conversation at hand.
oh, and you’re wrong.
by mjthor on Dec 8, 2008 1:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 8, 2008 2:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
perhaps the satire would've worked better
if i chose death magnetic instead of microcastle. but microcastle is my actual pick, so there!
by mjthor on Dec 8, 2008 2:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I listen to bands that don't even exist yet.
Why so serious?
by reardenmettle on Dec 8, 2008 1:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
me too
actually, i like coming up with hypothetical band names with friends. most of them are pretty offensive and/or vulgar, for example:
Intravenous Penis
and
Baby’s First Handjob
but the best formula for coming up with band names is just to take a first and last name of a funny celebrity like this:
Danny and the Glovers
any of you musicians out there, feel free to use these names (for a fee of $1000 per album sold, payable to me).
by mjthor on Dec 8, 2008 1:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Danny and the Glovers deserves a ROFLBROTHEL
Why so serious?
by reardenmettle on Dec 8, 2008 10:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Because some of you don't suck,
and because I’ve already invited every worthy music-lover I know in real life, I’m offering up what.cd invitations. I have five of them, but I’m also offering them up to another board, so we’ll see how quickly you can reply and convince me you deserve it.
If you’re some no-name commenter who hasn’t posted in any of these music threads, don’t bother. My reputation and status on what.cd is influenced by the people I invite, which means I’m not inviting random people.
by mjthor on Dec 9, 2008 8:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I am not sure why this is so esoteric (which probably automatically disqualifies me), but I'm interested, at least in finding out what it is...
My email is on my profile, if you have any left.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 9, 2008 9:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no, can you give the low down on what.cd is?
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 9, 2008 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh, yikes...
not sure I want to give you an invite if you don’t currently already use torrents. Read up on bit torrents. What.cd is a private tracker with over 200,000 albums on it, all high-quality rips (and different bitrates)
by mjthor on Dec 9, 2008 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Seems like a lot of pressure...is there an application and extensive interview process too?
I don’t think I qualify since I have to ask what torrents is/are…
:)
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 9, 2008 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
I actually think you can “earn” an invitation by interviewing with someone from the site now, which is ridiculous in my opinion. I just want to make sure the people I invite will make use of the site (and know how to make use of it).
Also, a couple of people I’ve invited in the past were clueless, and I had to spend quite a bit of time teaching them how to use torrents. I’m sick of doing that!
Anyway, torrents are great, you should definitely google them and figure out how to use them. I get invitations twice a month, so I’ll definitely have some in the future if you decide to become more torrent-savvy.
by mjthor on Dec 9, 2008 9:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i don't use torrents, but is this one of those sites that will get shut down in a 1 year?
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 9, 2008 10:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who knows?
it’s already been over a year…
by mjthor on Dec 9, 2008 10:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
High Quality you say?
I download torrents for movies and CDs all the time. Is this any better than the CDs I get from BitLord?
by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 9, 2008 10:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not familiar with BitLord
but what.cd has a lot of rules in place that ensure quality, like including logs with rips that are uploaded, not allowing transcodes (taking one lossy format, like mp3, and converting it into another lossy format). I’m sure a lot of the rips you get on other sites are going to be high quality, but I just like having the trust factor there. If I download it from what.cd, I KNOW it’s going to be good quality.
by mjthor on Dec 9, 2008 10:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm interesting
Does this site do movies? I am currently have problems with the movies on BitLord being either weird formats (that my PS3 won’t read), and having licenses encrypted on them which won’t allow me to play them without passwords.
by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 9, 2008 10:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No
Mainly music, but there are some applications and e-books on there too.
by mjthor on Dec 9, 2008 10:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
do you have any invites left this month?
I just downloaded the Common CD, and it has one of those goddamn CD protector things. Really frustrating.
by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 9, 2008 10:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure
you use torrents and you’ve been around the site for a while — that’s good enough for me. Email?
by mjthor on Dec 9, 2008 11:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, but it didn't go through
Never got the email, and not in trash/junk folder.
by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 11, 2008 12:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i'll throw my name in the ring there. email is at the bottom of site.
if you ran out, no big deal. i torrent on a regular basis, so that’s good i guess.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 10, 2008 11:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wrong post.
still a good album though.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 10, 2008 11:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
FINALLY someone made a thread for my list....
1) Lupe Fiasco – The Cool
2) Jason Mraz – We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
3) Ludacris – Theater of the Mind
4) Jack Johnson – Sleep Through the Static
5) Weezer – The Red Album
6) Kanye West – 808s and Heartbreak
7) T.I. – King
Those are of the CD’s I actually owned this year.
by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 9, 2008 9:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The AV Club
Released its top albums of 2008 staff poll.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 9, 2008 11:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's Official: KenWo's Music List Is Torture
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,464685,00.html
(Other than Sesame Street I’m down with the list. Gitmo, here I come!)
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 10, 2008 6:49 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
the aeroplane over the sea song has grown on me
sit*
by U-God on Dec 10, 2008 9:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
once you let in Mangum's voice, you're done. goodness will ensue. are you listening, hoodie? try to get past the voice.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 10, 2008 9:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
amazon finally decided to deliver microcastle
will give it a few good listens today
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 13, 2008 1:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
the only deerhunter song ive ever heard
is Nothing Ever Happened, and I think that song is awesome. Let me know what the other standouts on that cd are so i can downloaded them.
www.tremendousupsidepotential.com
by Rickhouse on Dec 14, 2008 6:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it'll take me a week or so to figure that out
but there is certainly a small army of people on here that can probably offer up their favorites
"KenWO
no point in arguing with people who are blinded from reality..."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 29, 2008 6:49 PM
by Illini0509 on Dec 14, 2008 7:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Only listened to a few enough to comment
So these are probably my favorites.
Thomas Function – Celebration
Harvey Milk – Life…The Best Game in Town
Beach House – Devotion
Grails – Doomsdayer’s Holiday
Krallice – Krallice
by daggins on Dec 15, 2008 3:14 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I finally caved and downloaded "Stay Positive"
good stuff. i’m glad the baseball site is adding to other aspects of my life
sit*
by U-God on Dec 16, 2008 9:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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