QUOTE (jnhashmi @ Aug 3 2008, 01:34 AM) 
Jens Lekman- Night Falls Over Kortedala
i gave serious consideration to buying this, a few months ago. what do you think of it?
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i gave serious consideration to buying this, a few months ago. what do you think of it?
Bornagain - I just got it a few days ago and have listened through a few times. I like it, and think it has the potential to really hook into me. I'm kinda in that stage where I'm thinking "ok, this is definitely not a dud and not wasted money, and has a lot of potential, looking forward to it unfolding."
I would say if you are thinking of getting it, first download the NPR All Songs Considered podcast for 10-26-07. Jens is the guest DJ and talks about the record and plays several songs.
I would say if you are thinking of getting it, first download the NPR All Songs Considered podcast for 10-26-07. Jens is the guest DJ and talks about the record and plays several songs.
in the last week i got
a wonderful solo album from Neil Halstead, he is formerly of the excellent shoe gazing band Slowdive and present member of
one of my most beloved bands- Mojave 3.
Not sure yet about this one after the first listen. The first few songs definitely had a different feel to them than what I've been used to hearing from her,
so I still need some more listens to digest it.
Peter Bradley Adams- Leavetaking
from one half of the former duo eastmountainsouth
a wonderful solo album from Neil Halstead, he is formerly of the excellent shoe gazing band Slowdive and present member of
one of my most beloved bands- Mojave 3.
Not sure yet about this one after the first listen. The first few songs definitely had a different feel to them than what I've been used to hearing from her,
so I still need some more listens to digest it.
QUOTE
from amazon-
Carrie's sophomore release, She Ain't Me, still showcases her intimate croon, but this classically trained singer/songwriter has just begun flexing her artistic muscles. She Ain't Me is an expectation-confounding statement from Carrie, who notes, "Because I took some chances, wrote with some new people and actually co-wrote most of the songs on the album, it's very different." For She Ain't Me, the Austin-born, Berklee-trained violinist-turned-fiddler teamed with producer Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Patti Smith, Kaki King) and wrote with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, as well as Mary Gauthier, Dan Wilson, and Jim Boquist. The album also features a guest vocal appearance by Lucinda Williams.
Carrie's sophomore release, She Ain't Me, still showcases her intimate croon, but this classically trained singer/songwriter has just begun flexing her artistic muscles. She Ain't Me is an expectation-confounding statement from Carrie, who notes, "Because I took some chances, wrote with some new people and actually co-wrote most of the songs on the album, it's very different." For She Ain't Me, the Austin-born, Berklee-trained violinist-turned-fiddler teamed with producer Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Patti Smith, Kaki King) and wrote with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, as well as Mary Gauthier, Dan Wilson, and Jim Boquist. The album also features a guest vocal appearance by Lucinda Williams.
Peter Bradley Adams- Leavetaking
from one half of the former duo eastmountainsouth
QUOTE (kent @ Aug 5 2008, 09:55 PM)
Not sure yet about this one after the first listen. The first few songs definitely had a different feel to them than what I've been used to hearing from her,
so I still need some more listens to digest it.
QUOTE
from amazon-
Carrie's sophomore release, She Ain't Me, still showcases her intimate croon, but this classically trained singer/songwriter has just begun flexing her artistic muscles. She Ain't Me is an expectation-confounding statement from Carrie, who notes, "Because I took some chances, wrote with some new people and actually co-wrote most of the songs on the album, it's very different." For She Ain't Me, the Austin-born, Berklee-trained violinist-turned-fiddler teamed with producer Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Patti Smith, Kaki King) and wrote with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, as well as Mary Gauthier, Dan Wilson, and Jim Boquist. The album also features a guest vocal appearance by Lucinda Williams.
Carrie's sophomore release, She Ain't Me, still showcases her intimate croon, but this classically trained singer/songwriter has just begun flexing her artistic muscles. She Ain't Me is an expectation-confounding statement from Carrie, who notes, "Because I took some chances, wrote with some new people and actually co-wrote most of the songs on the album, it's very different." For She Ain't Me, the Austin-born, Berklee-trained violinist-turned-fiddler teamed with producer Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Patti Smith, Kaki King) and wrote with Gary Louris of the Jayhawks, as well as Mary Gauthier, Dan Wilson, and Jim Boquist. The album also features a guest vocal appearance by Lucinda Williams.
i picked this up yesterday and after two plays i'm loving it. it's kind of weird tho, two of my favorites so far this year, teddy thompson's "a peice of what you need" and alejandro's "real animal" have a decidedly more "pop" feel than anything they have released in the past. nothing over the edge like justin timberlake or jessica simpson "pop" but definitely (imho) with more appeal to a wider audience and wouldn't be out of place on AOR radio. which is usually a big turn off for me. i would also put carrie's "she ain't me" in this category.
don't get me wrong, in no way do i feel these artists have sold out, much the opposite, like i described cat power's "the greatest," these cd's and songs just seem more "accessible" to the average listener rather than just targeting the avid music fan and listener. maybe they have found a way to walk that delicate line of broad(er) appeal without selling out and pissing off their established fan base.
i actually walked into fye (who i hate to give my money to) in the mall, yesterday, and found used copies of the following:
Tomorrow the Green Grass - Jayhawks
Rainy Day Music - Jayhawks (ltd edition with dvd)
obviously, i parted with some money for those. listened to a bunch of the first one, this morning. excellent!
anybody familiar with stacey earle (steve's sister)? i also saw a cd of her & mark stuart (her husband) called Never Gonna Let You Go that i wondered if i ought to pick up.
Tomorrow the Green Grass - Jayhawks
Rainy Day Music - Jayhawks (ltd edition with dvd)
obviously, i parted with some money for those. listened to a bunch of the first one, this morning. excellent!
anybody familiar with stacey earle (steve's sister)? i also saw a cd of her & mark stuart (her husband) called Never Gonna Let You Go that i wondered if i ought to pick up.
Nice! You got their two best albums. If you like the poppier stuff on Rainy Day Music, you might dig Smile, the previous Jayhawks record. It doesn't get talked about much but I think it's a great little pop record with some lovely songs.
Tomorrow the Green Grass is a great Jayhawks album, but for me Hollywood Town Hall is their seminal work. It delivers on the promise of their Blue Earth EP, yet there is still something raw and true. Much like Son Volt's Trace album.
Having now listened all the way thru Tomorrow the Green Grass and Rainy Day Music, I would have to say that I love both of them, as well as Hollywood Town Hall (all for different reasons). I think they all stand on their own as lovely works, in their own right.
My wife was selling her work at an art show, last night, and The Barnstormers played at it. We'd heard them, last fall, at another show and they really got my attention with their cover of In A Gadda Da Vida (if you can picture that). Picked up their cd.
We went to KY to visit family, for the weekend, and went to the Etcetera coffeehouse to see Austin & Ryder with my cousin and her husband. They are quite talented, very entertaining, and are based out of Nashville. If you're a fan of duos and are in their neck of the woods (see their Upcoming Shows), check them out. You won't be disappointed. In the middle of the evening, I bought their (clearly) two self-produced cds from Austin.
On the way back today, in Nashville, I also picked up the following:
The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter - Josh Ritter ... haven't listened to this, yet
Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay ... i don't care what anyone says. i thoroughly enjoy it!
Rock 'N' Roll Singer - Mark Kozelek ... just lucked into this one. you've never heard AC/DC like this, before.
Swan Dive (self-titled) ... excellent, as always
On the way back today, in Nashville, I also picked up the following:
The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter - Josh Ritter ... haven't listened to this, yet
Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay ... i don't care what anyone says. i thoroughly enjoy it!
Rock 'N' Roll Singer - Mark Kozelek ... just lucked into this one. you've never heard AC/DC like this, before.
Swan Dive (self-titled) ... excellent, as always
All Rebel Rockers - Michael Franti & Spearhead
too bad kent's not gonna be around these parts tomorrow...
QUOTE (bivester @ Sep 12 2008, 04:51 PM)
too bad kent's not gonna be around these parts tomorrow...
Dangity dang dang. I wonder how much a last minute flight to Louisville would be?
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere * Nudge It Up A Notch (wonderfully smooth R & B from 2 heavyweights)
Little Feat & Friends * Join The Band (Craig fuller, Vince Gill, Jimmy Buffett, Sonny Landreth)
Rodney Crowell * Sex & Gasoline
Taj Mahal * Maestro
David Sanborn * Here & Gone (Hot, big band stuff)
Little Feat & Friends * Join The Band (Craig fuller, Vince Gill, Jimmy Buffett, Sonny Landreth)
Rodney Crowell * Sex & Gasoline
Taj Mahal * Maestro
David Sanborn * Here & Gone (Hot, big band stuff)
Leona Naess - Thirteens
coming to a memory card near you...
looks like we may have to get drew to change the name of this thread come january...
QUOTE
Four Major Labels Make Deal To Release Memory Card Albums; Weezer, Elvis Among the First Wave
The slow segue from CD to MP3 took a giant step forward today when it was announced that SanDisk had reached a deal with all four major labels to begin selling memory card albums of both new acts and classic artists. The one-gig Micro SD cards will make their first appearance in Best Buys and Wal-Marts in time for the holiday season. Each memory card will contain the album in all its 320kbps and DRM-free glory. The music industry, trying to fight off rapidly decreasing annual CD sales, hopes the memory card’s immediate accessibility with cell phones, computers and MP3 players will result in a revenue renaissance. The initial batch of micro carded albums will feature 29 artists, including Weezer, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Elvis Presley. This doesn’t mark the first time the major labels have experimented with memory cards: last year, UMG celebrated the anniversary of Bob Marley’s Exodus by releasing a limited edition USB stick, while EMI got revenge for Radiohead’s exodus from the label by releasing a memory stick with the band’s entire non-In Rainbows discography. This new round of memory stick albums will sell for between $7 and $10 apiece — much cheaper than the standard price of the antiquated CD.
The slow segue from CD to MP3 took a giant step forward today when it was announced that SanDisk had reached a deal with all four major labels to begin selling memory card albums of both new acts and classic artists. The one-gig Micro SD cards will make their first appearance in Best Buys and Wal-Marts in time for the holiday season. Each memory card will contain the album in all its 320kbps and DRM-free glory. The music industry, trying to fight off rapidly decreasing annual CD sales, hopes the memory card’s immediate accessibility with cell phones, computers and MP3 players will result in a revenue renaissance. The initial batch of micro carded albums will feature 29 artists, including Weezer, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Elvis Presley. This doesn’t mark the first time the major labels have experimented with memory cards: last year, UMG celebrated the anniversary of Bob Marley’s Exodus by releasing a limited edition USB stick, while EMI got revenge for Radiohead’s exodus from the label by releasing a memory stick with the band’s entire non-In Rainbows discography. This new round of memory stick albums will sell for between $7 and $10 apiece — much cheaper than the standard price of the antiquated CD.
looks like we may have to get drew to change the name of this thread come january...
QUOTE (bivester @ Sep 22 2008, 10:12 PM)
coming to a memory card near you...
looks like we may have to get drew to change the name of this thread come january...
QUOTE
Four Major Labels Make Deal To Release Memory Card Albums; Weezer, Elvis Among the First Wave
The slow segue from CD to MP3 took a giant step forward today when it was announced that SanDisk had reached a deal with all four major labels to begin selling memory card albums of both new acts and classic artists. The one-gig Micro SD cards will make their first appearance in Best Buys and Wal-Marts in time for the holiday season. Each memory card will contain the album in all its 320kbps and DRM-free glory. The music industry, trying to fight off rapidly decreasing annual CD sales, hopes the memory card’s immediate accessibility with cell phones, computers and MP3 players will result in a revenue renaissance. The initial batch of micro carded albums will feature 29 artists, including Weezer, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Elvis Presley. This doesn’t mark the first time the major labels have experimented with memory cards: last year, UMG celebrated the anniversary of Bob Marley’s Exodus by releasing a limited edition USB stick, while EMI got revenge for Radiohead’s exodus from the label by releasing a memory stick with the band’s entire non-In Rainbows discography. This new round of memory stick albums will sell for between $7 and $10 apiece — much cheaper than the standard price of the antiquated CD.
The slow segue from CD to MP3 took a giant step forward today when it was announced that SanDisk had reached a deal with all four major labels to begin selling memory card albums of both new acts and classic artists. The one-gig Micro SD cards will make their first appearance in Best Buys and Wal-Marts in time for the holiday season. Each memory card will contain the album in all its 320kbps and DRM-free glory. The music industry, trying to fight off rapidly decreasing annual CD sales, hopes the memory card’s immediate accessibility with cell phones, computers and MP3 players will result in a revenue renaissance. The initial batch of micro carded albums will feature 29 artists, including Weezer, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Elvis Presley. This doesn’t mark the first time the major labels have experimented with memory cards: last year, UMG celebrated the anniversary of Bob Marley’s Exodus by releasing a limited edition USB stick, while EMI got revenge for Radiohead’s exodus from the label by releasing a memory stick with the band’s entire non-In Rainbows discography. This new round of memory stick albums will sell for between $7 and $10 apiece — much cheaper than the standard price of the antiquated CD.
looks like we may have to get drew to change the name of this thread come january...
"antiquated CD" - seems like we're jumping the gun a bit here since LP's are even having a come back... 8-Tracks are antiquated. And until they can deliver CD quality in a downloadable or memory card fashion, you are still paying full price for 1/4 of the music created, with no packaging, no shipping, no storage, no media, no guy standing behind a counter saying, "Man, if you dig that, have you heard this?" Maybe this little midwestern town is an exception, but the local CD Warehouse is booming. Of course, they sale quite a bit of used music. And now they are carrying new LP's. I tire of the hype that music is dead, the CD is dead, the LP is dead, yada, yada, yada... Let's pronounce hype as being dead, take over a few radio stations and start playing good music again. And then, we'll see what's dead!
QUOTE (Skoegahom @ Sep 23 2008, 08:14 AM)
QUOTE (bivester @ Sep 22 2008, 10:12 PM)
coming to a memory card near you...
looks like we may have to get drew to change the name of this thread come january...
QUOTE
Four Major Labels Make Deal To Release Memory Card Albums; Weezer, Elvis Among the First Wave
The slow segue from CD to MP3 took a giant step forward today when it was announced that SanDisk had reached a deal with all four major labels to begin selling memory card albums of both new acts and classic artists. The one-gig Micro SD cards will make their first appearance in Best Buys and Wal-Marts in time for the holiday season. Each memory card will contain the album in all its 320kbps and DRM-free glory. The music industry, trying to fight off rapidly decreasing annual CD sales, hopes the memory card’s immediate accessibility with cell phones, computers and MP3 players will result in a revenue renaissance. The initial batch of micro carded albums will feature 29 artists, including Weezer, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Elvis Presley. This doesn’t mark the first time the major labels have experimented with memory cards: last year, UMG celebrated the anniversary of Bob Marley’s Exodus by releasing a limited edition USB stick, while EMI got revenge for Radiohead’s exodus from the label by releasing a memory stick with the band’s entire non-In Rainbows discography. This new round of memory stick albums will sell for between $7 and $10 apiece — much cheaper than the standard price of the antiquated CD.
The slow segue from CD to MP3 took a giant step forward today when it was announced that SanDisk had reached a deal with all four major labels to begin selling memory card albums of both new acts and classic artists. The one-gig Micro SD cards will make their first appearance in Best Buys and Wal-Marts in time for the holiday season. Each memory card will contain the album in all its 320kbps and DRM-free glory. The music industry, trying to fight off rapidly decreasing annual CD sales, hopes the memory card’s immediate accessibility with cell phones, computers and MP3 players will result in a revenue renaissance. The initial batch of micro carded albums will feature 29 artists, including Weezer, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Elvis Presley. This doesn’t mark the first time the major labels have experimented with memory cards: last year, UMG celebrated the anniversary of Bob Marley’s Exodus by releasing a limited edition USB stick, while EMI got revenge for Radiohead’s exodus from the label by releasing a memory stick with the band’s entire non-In Rainbows discography. This new round of memory stick albums will sell for between $7 and $10 apiece — much cheaper than the standard price of the antiquated CD.
looks like we may have to get drew to change the name of this thread come january...
"antiquated CD" - seems like we're jumping the gun a bit here since LP's are even having a come back... 8-Tracks are antiquated. And until they can deliver CD quality in a downloadable or memory card fashion, you are still paying full price for 1/4 of the music created, with no packaging, no shipping, no storage, no media, no guy standing behind a counter saying, "Man, if you dig that, have you heard this?" Maybe this little midwestern town is an exception, but the local CD Warehouse is booming. Of course, they sale quite a bit of used music. And now they are carrying new LP's. I tire of the hype that music is dead, the CD is dead, the LP is dead, yada, yada, yada... Let's pronounce hype as being dead, take over a few radio stations and start playing good music again. And then, we'll see what's dead!
wow, this should be a lot of fun. i'll need to bring a high powered magnifying class to see exactly what i'm buying, and to look at the cover art and liner notes.
will they put in a special SanDisk mini jewel case? and i can't imagine the fun of going to the local record store, and perusing all the rows of new and used. and carrying them around like change in your pockets, and even losing them under the cushions of the couch- now where did that little sucker go?, i just had it here a minute ago.
QUOTE (bivester @ Sep 12 2008, 03:51 PM)
too bad kent's not gonna be around these parts tomorrow...
i wish i coulda made it, however our local coalition store in minneapolis- the electric fetus had their big garage sale this past weekend. and i was bad, real bad. you should've seen the look on sue's face when i walked in with a paper grocery bag almost full with 43 cds plus a few dvds. however the good news is that whole bunch cost me all of 23 dollars, with everything bought costing anywhere from 25 cents to a dollar tops. i must say it was quite a sale.
i did buy some stuff i already had, but they will be given away to friends and my daughter.
some things i found- new catie curtis, new jonatha brooke, the 2 love spirals downwards reissues, new ben sollee, jenny owens young, diana jones, all for 25 cents. i found the trumpet child and amateur shortwave radio for 50 cents each. other deals included hayes carll, rhonda vincent, marcia ball, willy mason, and todd snider. plus a kathleen edwards back to me, carrie rodriguez' first one, the cranes, lisa germano, amy cook, and jesse sykes all for a quarter.
plus many others. quite a bargain, now when am i going to get the time to listen to some of these.
QUOTE (michelle @ Sep 21 2008, 08:27 PM)
Leona Naess - Thirteens
i haven't gotten this one yet, but it is on my list.
how does it sound michelle?
QUOTE (kent @ Sep 23 2008, 11:25 AM)
now when am i going to get the time to listen to some of these.
To paraphrase Devo "Rip it good!"
I am in the same predicament Kent. With all that I"ve bought in the past two months I"ve barely gotten to listen to them once. Maybe once I"m fully moved in to the Dirty Jerz I'll get a chance to give them a good second listen.
"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."
-F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cold War Kids album #2
This is definitely retro rock. Sometimes it feels like the Doobie Brothers and 5 seconds later Uriah Heap. The lead singer's voice reminds me of the lead singer in Wide Spread Panic. Pretty interestng stuff...
I'm loving this album, which is a little more ragged than Rabbit Fur Coat and way more substantial than the glossy dreck Jenny recorded with Rilo Kiley on Black Light. The lyrics are often cutting and provocative, Jenny apparently working out some issues with Daddy on a couple of these songs (New Messiah and Bad Man's World) and elsewhere crafting irresistible dance tunes like See Fernando. The Watson twins are gone, sadly, but Zooey Deschanel and Vanesa Corbala do a good job on background vocals. There's a great duet with Elvis Costello on Carpetbaggers, and Chris Robinson of Black Crowes also sings on a couple of tracks. And Jenny's vocals are better than ever!
And I had to pick up this EP of a great in-store performance by Marcia Ball while I was at Waterloo Records in Austin. Great performance from Marcia, incredible backing band and a terrific mix!
QUOTE (kent @ Sep 24 2008, 06:29 AM)
QUOTE (michelle @ Sep 21 2008, 08:27 PM)
Leona Naess - Thirteens
i haven't gotten this one yet, but it is on my list.
how does it sound michelle?
Now that I'm finally in the iPod club, I don't listen to new cd's/music over and over and over and over again for the first 3-4 weeks after I get them so this has only gotten 2-3 listens, but still, so far I am really liking it. For having just a great, simple style, Leona's not generic and I just love her voice.
Will There Really Be A Morning * Julie Lee (ethereal & gorgeous record...E.P.)
QUOTE (keith from ny @ Oct 1 2008, 12:59 PM)
I'm loving this album, which is a little more ragged than Rabbit Fur Coat and way more substantial than the glossy dreck Jenny recorded with Rilo Kiley on Black Light. The lyrics are often cutting and provocative, Jenny apparently working out some issues with Daddy on a couple of these songs (New Messiah and Bad Man's World) and elsewhere crafting irresistible dance tunes like See Fernando. The Watson twins are gone, sadly, but Zooey Deschanel and Vanesa Corbala do a good job on background vocals. There's a great duet with Elvis Costello on Carpetbaggers, and Chris Robinson of Black Crowes also sings on a couple of tracks. And Jenny's vocals are better than ever!
Well, Blacklight is still easily their most listenable album to me, but I like both of Jenny's solo albums better than anything her band's done. I loved her first one and I think she's done even better this time in the songwriting department...the songs are a bit more developed and mature than on Rabbit Fur Coat, I think. Also, Conor Oberst doesn't sing on this one, which definitely helps. The Costello duet is a lot of fun, and overall the album just has that "live in the studio having fun" vibe without becoming sloppy or unfocused. Love love love this album...hopefully she'll do her own tour soon, I'd love to see her live doing this stuff.
Man Descending -- Justin Rutledge
BRILLIANT!!
BRILLIANT!!
QUOTE (WalrusOct9 @ Oct 1 2008, 11:21 PM)
QUOTE (keith from ny @ Oct 1 2008, 12:59 PM)
I'm loving this album, which is a little more ragged than Rabbit Fur Coat and way more substantial than the glossy dreck Jenny recorded with Rilo Kiley on Black Light. The lyrics are often cutting and provocative, Jenny apparently working out some issues with Daddy on a couple of these songs (New Messiah and Bad Man's World) and elsewhere crafting irresistible dance tunes like See Fernando. The Watson twins are gone, sadly, but Zooey Deschanel and Vanesa Corbala do a good job on background vocals. There's a great duet with Elvis Costello on Carpetbaggers, and Chris Robinson of Black Crowes also sings on a couple of tracks. And Jenny's vocals are better than ever!
Well, Blacklight is still easily their most listenable album to me, but I like both of Jenny's solo albums better than anything her band's done. I loved her first one and I think she's done even better this time in the songwriting department...the songs are a bit more developed and mature than on Rabbit Fur Coat, I think. Also, Conor Oberst doesn't sing on this one, which definitely helps. The Costello duet is a lot of fun, and overall the album just has that "live in the studio having fun" vibe without becoming sloppy or unfocused. Love love love this album...hopefully she'll do her own tour soon, I'd love to see her live doing this stuff.
First, a correction - that first song I mentioned should be "Next Messiah" not "New Messiah." Second, a question - Steve, have you really listened to More Adventurous?
Also, Jenny is on tour right now with a great band, although she's headed for Europe and then the west coast after tomorrow - I saw her at ACLFest last weekend.
http://www.groundcontroltouring.com/tour/jennylewis/
Yeah, I've listened to all their earlier albums. They're not like, bad or anything, but there's nothing memorable about them to me either. They sound like a lot of other indie rock albums, just with a slightly better (and cuter) singer. Blacklight had a wonderful Fleetwood Mac-ish sheen that really brought out the inner pop singer in Jenny, and much more focused songwriting than the earlier LP's, IMO. I don't think we're gonna agree on this one, Keith. 
But at least we agree on her solo stuff...who needs a band when you can make something as good as her solo LP's?
Jenny just played Nashville, but it was just opening for Conor Oberst...I just have a thing about paying $30+ just to see an opening set, no matter who it is. It'd be like seeing the reunited Van Halen opening for Creed or something.
But at least we agree on her solo stuff...who needs a band when you can make something as good as her solo LP's? Jenny just played Nashville, but it was just opening for Conor Oberst...I just have a thing about paying $30+ just to see an opening set, no matter who it is. It'd be like seeing the reunited Van Halen opening for Creed or something.
1. Overture - DeVotchKa
2. Opening - Danny Elfman
3. This Is Halloween - Marilyn Manson
4. Jack's Lament - The All-American Rejects
5. Doctor Finkelstein/In the Forest - Amiina
6. What's This? - Flyleaf
7. Town Meeting Song - The Polyphonic Spree
8. Jack and Sally Montage - The Vitamin String Quartet
9. Jack's Obsession - Sparklehorse
10. Kidnap the Sandy Claws - Korn
11. Making Christmas - Rise Against
12. Nabbed - Yoshida Brothers
13. Oogie Boogie's Song - Rodrigo y Gabriela
14. Sally's Song - Amy Lee
15. Christmas Eve - Montage Rjd2
16. Poor Jack - Plain White T's
17. To the Rescue - Datarock
18. Finale/Reprise - Shiny Toy Guns
19. Closing - Danny Elfman
20. End Title - The Album Leaf
A very bizarre combination of artists and styles, but it works. Hard to imagine listening to a string quartet on the same album as Marilyn Manson. Fun album for listening this month.
I just got a promo copy of Nikka Costa "Pebble to a Pearl" its a really enjoyable album.. funky, soulful, gritty but none of it excessive ... she really hold back her voice on her albums versus her live performances, but at the same time they're always enjoyable!
QUOTE (theaterboi01 @ Oct 12 2008, 06:47 AM)
I just got a promo copy of Nikka Costa "Pebble to a Pearl" its a really enjoyable album.. funky, soulful, gritty but none of it excessive ... she really hold back her voice on her albums versus her live performances, but at the same time they're always enjoyable!
Ooooooooo... I adore Nikka and had no idea she had a new one coming out. You just made my Sunday. Off to go hunt down a release date.
an eilen jewell band side project. a fun listen, excellent work.
QUOTE (michelle @ Oct 1 2008, 03:29 PM)
QUOTE (kent @ Sep 24 2008, 06:29 AM)
QUOTE (michelle @ Sep 21 2008, 08:27 PM)
Leona Naess - Thirteens
i haven't gotten this one yet, but it is on my list.
how does it sound michelle?
Now that I'm finally in the iPod club, I don't listen to new cd's/music over and over and over and over again for the first 3-4 weeks after I get them so this has only gotten 2-3 listens, but still, so far I am really liking it. For having just a great, simple style, Leona's not generic and I just love her voice.
Just saw her perform last night (10/11) as the opening act for Ray Lamontagne at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Neither I nor the familiar 3 people I attended the show with familiar with her, but we all wound up really enjoying her voice. In some ways her voice reminded me and the person I was sitting next to of Chan Marshall's... I think Leona's got more ahead of her. One of my concert-going friends loved her voice but thought her lyrics were "a bit immature for such a great voice...". She harmonized with Ray on a couple of songs and their voices are perfect together. It was a great show...acoustics were great, the venue itself is so massive inside with its beautiful arched ceiling above the audience. I'd like to hear more from her and would love seeing/hearing her again!
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - David Byrne & Brian Eno (remaster, 2005) ... wow! is this cool. i'm finally digging back into byrne, talking heads, etc.
talking heads fans, recommend favorites?
Rattling Bones - Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson ... this is soooo good.
talking heads fans, recommend favorites?
Rattling Bones - Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson ... this is soooo good.
QUOTE (bornagain @ Oct 12 2008, 07:46 PM)
talking heads fans, recommend favorites?
Fear Of Music and Remain In Light stand well above all their other studio albums, for me. (although I'm a huge fan of Brian Eno as a producer, so that probably is a factor as well)
Speaking In Tongues has some of my favorite songs on it, but I much prefer the live versions on Stop Making Sense (five of that album's songs appear on the remastered live disc and movie in far superior versions).
QUOTE (WalrusOct9 @ Oct 12 2008, 11:12 PM)
QUOTE (bornagain @ Oct 12 2008, 07:46 PM)
talking heads fans, recommend favorites?
Fear Of Music and Remain In Light stand well above all their other studio albums, for me. (although I'm a huge fan of Brian Eno as a producer, so that probably is a factor as well)
Speaking In Tongues has some of my favorite songs on it, but I much prefer the live versions on Stop Making Sense (five of that album's songs appear on the remastered live disc and movie in far superior versions).
If you like the Brian Eno -era music, I highly recommend the double live album The Name of This Band is Talking Heads. One of their best.
got these 3 today
Lucinda Williams- Little Honey
Best Buy has an exclusive so you can access alternate early versions of Jailhouse Tears, Rarity, Knowing, Circles and X's and If Wishes Were Horses.
Plus it was marked 13.99 but was 10.66 at the checkout register.
Ray Lamontagne- Gossip in the Grain
Amazon has a video up of You Are the Best Thing
Winterpills- Central Chambers
Lucinda Williams- Little Honey
Best Buy has an exclusive so you can access alternate early versions of Jailhouse Tears, Rarity, Knowing, Circles and X's and If Wishes Were Horses.
Plus it was marked 13.99 but was 10.66 at the checkout register.
Ray Lamontagne- Gossip in the Grain
Amazon has a video up of You Are the Best Thing
Winterpills- Central Chambers
QUOTE (kent @ Oct 14 2008, 09:22 PM)
got these 3 today
Lucinda Williams- Little Honey
Best Buy has an exclusive so you can access alternate early versions of Jailhouse Tears, Rarity, Knowing, Circles and X's and If Wishes Were Horses.
Plus it was marked 13.99 but was 10.66 at the checkout register.
Ray Lamontagne- Gossip in the Grain
Amazon has a video up of You Are the Best Thing
Winterpills- Central Chambers
Lucinda Williams- Little Honey
Best Buy has an exclusive so you can access alternate early versions of Jailhouse Tears, Rarity, Knowing, Circles and X's and If Wishes Were Horses.
Plus it was marked 13.99 but was 10.66 at the checkout register.
Ray Lamontagne- Gossip in the Grain
Amazon has a video up of You Are the Best Thing
Winterpills- Central Chambers
So far, not at all impressed w/ Little Honey - hoping it'll grow on me
QUOTE (morninguy @ Oct 1 2008, 03:16 PM)
Will There Really Be A Morning * Julie Lee (ethereal & gorgeous record...E.P.)
i got this in the mail last week,,and it sounds nothing like any of her previous work.
very ethereal, almost angelic vocals, something for the quiet times.
on lucindas new one, i'm not yet that enamored with it either brian, i think its going to take a few more listens.
QUOTE (kent @ Oct 15 2008, 04:41 PM)
QUOTE (morninguy @ Oct 1 2008, 03:16 PM)
Will There Really Be A Morning * Julie Lee (ethereal & gorgeous record...E.P.)
i got this in the mail last week,,and it sounds nothing like any of her previous work.
very ethereal, almost angelic vocals, something for the quiet times.
on lucindas new one, i'm not yet that enamored with it either brian, i think its going to take a few more listens.
I drive to work at 5:15...5:30 am....no x-way, just tooling through the neighborhoods between here & downtown with Julie's *Morning* on.....no traffic, very still...a wonderful soundtrack for that time of day
QUOTE (kent @ Oct 14 2008, 06:22 PM)
Ray Lamontagne- Gossip in the Grain
Amazon has a video up of You Are the Best Thing
This album might need its own thread, but I am wondering what the heck is up with Ray. He has some great songs on this new one, but a few of the songs - especially the awful 'Meg Jones' - are just dogs. I stopped listening to the radio years ago to get away from cheesy lyrics, I don't need it from Ray. Rather disappointing.
bought it today, the 2 disc version. got half way thru disc one tonight and i'm diggin' it bigtime.
hope to finish it up tomorrow while working around the house.
My pre-order of Lucinda's Little Honey finally arrived today. Can't wait to hear it!
QUOTE (pico de gallo @ Oct 16 2008, 05:27 PM)
QUOTE (kent @ Oct 14 2008, 06:22 PM)
Ray Lamontagne- Gossip in the Grain
Amazon has a video up of You Are the Best Thing
This album might need its own thread, but I am wondering what the heck is up with Ray. He has some great songs on this new one, but a few of the songs - especially the awful 'Meg Jones' - are just dogs. I stopped listening to the radio years ago to get away from cheesy lyrics, I don't need it from Ray. Rather disappointing.
I assume you're talking about 'Meg White'. I think the song is hilarious!
I can hardly think of a less likely love object for a hyper-sensitive folk singer than the diminutive hard-rockin' White Stripes drummer. I wonder if the song is based on a real fantasy or if Ray came up with the idea as a lark.Personally I think the song (along with the Dixieland-flavored Hey Me, Hey Mama that follows) is a refreshing respite from Ray's usual ultra-serious lyrics. I'm really enjoying this album.
I'm not so crazy about Little Honey so far.
Maybe it's a fantasy about Meg White finally learning to play the drums? *ducks*
QUOTE (WalrusOct9 @ Oct 22 2008, 01:57 PM)
Maybe it's a fantasy about Meg White finally learning to play the drums? *ducks*
The funniest thing about the song is the unsubtle faux-heavy drum track!
QUOTE (keith from ny @ Oct 22 2008, 06:47 AM)
I assume you're talking about 'Meg White'.
Yes, I was. Freudian slip. Still hate the song. Sufjan-hate hate.
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