Mid Year Bests

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
They were on both Leno and Letterman last night.

I caught the Leno performance, but didn't see the Letterman performance from last night (although it could have been a rerun of the "Very Loud" performance from a month ago). I'll have to check the TiVo when I get home.

"Comeback" is not my favorite song on the album, but they sounded alright doing it on Leno. Lettermans "Very Loud" performance convinced me to buy the album in lieu of the 3-4 downloaded tracks I had. I'm looking forward to hearing "100 Degrees" live next week. Love that song!

Originally posted by vansmack:
I caught the Leno performance, but didn't see the Letterman performance from last night (although it could have been a rerun of the "Very Loud" performance from a month ago). I'll have to check the TiVo when I get home.

I saw Letterman – it was a repeat from about a month ago with crazy Katie Holmes.

I think I need to sample some S.O.L.s….

Vansmack, that indie compilation album series is great. Have you ever seen another one in that vein; "The Weekender"? Loads of British bands from the late 80's/90's. Probably my favorite compilation album of all time!
Really liking at the moment:
White Stripes
22-20's
Athlete
Chemical Brothers
Gorrilaz
Kaiser Chiefs
Razorlight (I know it's from last year but i only got it a few months ago!)
Coldplay's X and Y is growing on me

BTW, is anyone going to the Embrace concert in August?

Originally posted by vansmack:
I'm going to have to work on the best of 2005 (so far), but I'm pretty sure the Shout Out Louds will be at the top of that list, followed closely by The Mountain Goats.

As for compilations, my sister brought me back Indie Anthems from the UK, and it's quite fun to listen to, depsite the fact that none of it is 2005:

Disc: 1
1. Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol
2. Pulp - Common People
3. Suede - Animal Nitrate
4. Radiohead - Street Spirit
5. Manic Street Preachers - La Tristesse Durera
6. Ash - Girl From Mars
7. Reef - Place Your Hands
8. Dodgy - Staying Out For The Summer
9. Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo
10. Cardigans - Love Fool
11. Cast - Fine Time
12. Gene - Olympian
13. Longpigs - on and on
14. Wannadies - You And Me Song
15. Echobelly - Great Things
16. Catatonia - Road Rage
17. Mansun - Wide Open Space
18. Placebo - Pure Morning
19. Shed Seven - Getting Better
20. Supergrass - Going Out

Disc: 2
1. Stone Roses - Love Spreads
2. Charlatans - The Only One I Know
3. Primal Scream - Rocks
4. The Farm - Altogether Now
5. Inspiral Carpets - This Is How It Feels To Be Lonely
6. Soup Dragons - I'm Free
7. Jesus Jones - International Bright Young Things
8. Kula Shaker - Tatva
9. Sleeper - Inbetweener
10. Paul Weller - Changing Man
11. Ocean Colour Scene - Riverboat Song
12. Carter USM - Only Living Boy In New Cross
13. Pop Will Eat Itself - Def-Con One
14. Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Happy
15. The Wonder Stuff - Circlesquare
16. Levellers - One Way
17. Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven
18. House Of Love - Shine On
19. Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro
20. James - Sit Down

Nice collection of songs.

Originally posted by BLACKSTORM:
Nice collection of songs.

Thanks. I'll be sure to let my sister know that you all approve of her choice of gift. Of course my instructions to her were to bring me back some new indie music and this is what I got. I'm not complaining - I do enjoy the mix - but it's hardly new.

I did see the compilation at Tower Records over the weekend, selling for about $40 though. That's a bit steep.

Originally posted by hammerexile:
BTW, is anyone going to the Embrace concert in August?

Just saw that this show was cancelled on the 9:30 homepage

Originally posted by amnesiac:

Originally posted by hammerexile:
BTW, is anyone going to the Embrace concert in August?

Just saw that this show was cancelled on the 9:30 homepage

Hmmm, I wanted to see Longview. I'm never gonna see them…

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by amnesiac:

Originally posted by hammerexile:
BTW, is anyone going to the Embrace concert in August?

Just saw that this show was cancelled on the 9:30 homepage

Hmmm, I wanted to see Longview. I'm never gonna see them…

I think the opener was actually Longwave. I also get the two mixed up all the time.

doh! I just saw that too. Ahh well.

I've got a pretty good indie compilation i found in a record store in Dundee in March. It's called 'The Alternative Album'
2+2=5 Radiohead
22 Days 22-20s
Assessment The Beta Band
Clocks Coldplay
English Summer Rain Placebo
Freakin' Out Graham Coxon
Freedom Fighters The Music
Horsemen The Bees
Just Because Jane's Addiction
Kiss Of Life Supergrass
Out Of Time Blur
Ride The Vines
Shake Those Windows Athlete
Silence Gomez
Silence Is Easy Starsailor
Stop Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
There Goes The Fear Doves
Walkie Talkie Man Steriogram
We Used To Be Friends The Dandy Warholes
You Can't Hurry Love The Concretes

Some of them not exactly NEW, but still a pretty good compilation.

Dredg - Catch Without Arms

late to this thread

best albums

Josh Rouse (saw him on Thursday night in Dublin - very good)
Go Betweens
Sleater Kinney
I Am Kloot
Andrew Bird
Bloc Party
Ed Harcourt
Nick Cave B-Sides and rarities is quite good too

best gigs

The Frames @ the Cat
Ed Harcourt @ Iota

you can add The Posies - "Every Kind of Light" to the list… it serves as the lost record between "Dear 23" and "Frosting on the Beater"

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
you can add The Posies - "Every Kind of Light" to the list… it serves as the lost record between "Dear 23" and "Frosting on the Beater"

It should arrive any day now…Fitting between those two albums should ensure some love from me….

I guess me saying the new System Of A Down cd would not be a very popular choice. :confused:

tied for #10 best reviewed album of the year on metacritic.

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
I guess me saying the new System Of A Down cd would not be a very popular choice. :confused:

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
I guess me saying the new System Of A Down cd would not be a very popular choice. :confused:

i wanna give that a listen. i know several people who are raving about it.

Originally posted by SalParadise:

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
I guess me saying the new System Of A Down cd would not be a very popular choice. :confused:

i wanna give that a listen. i know several people who are raving about it.

Give it a couple of listens. It had me on the second time around. "Cigaro" is by far my favorite followed by "B.Y.O.B". But it really is a good cd from start to finish. No boring spots.

hey hammerexile, that weekender comp is pretty good, I could have done without the Jesus Jones though. My only question is why didnt' they include to the song Weekender by Flowered Up.

Originally posted by Lazer Guided Melodies:
hey hammerexile, that weekender comp is pretty good, I could have done without the Jesus Jones though. My only question is why didnt' they include to the song Weekender by Flowered Up.

Figures, I actually love that Jesus Jones song.

The new Stellastarr* album will be out this summer and it will stomp all over everything else this year.

Download one and stream one