What Are You Listening To?

The Hot Rats very clever cover of the Beastie Boy's "Fight For Your Right", they've taken the track and recorded as a 60's Nuggets Psychedelic Garage band doing it.  Also, shades of the Dukes of the Stratosphere.

http://www.myspace.com/thehotrats

Comparing Air to Phoenix to Daft Punk all because they're from France is like comparing The Ramones to Blondie to the Talking Heads just because they all came from the same scene. Those bands couldn't be more different in style. Air fills a niche, actually they all do. THat being said, I think Love 2 has a lot of depth and I'll go back to it more than I will to Pocket Symphony or 10,000hz Legend (which was total overkill on the band trying not to sound like themselves…we don't need another ones of those). Really, how many bands can keep doing different records and yet still not betray their sound? I think it's just a little different than some of their other stuff, and I applaud them for making yet another LP that truly has some wonderful songs on it. As for the vocoder, I don't mind it if Air does it.

James wrote:
Your review confuses me. If it's "above average outing for the band which makes it better than most", that would necessarily put it in the top three (of their seven) albums. If it's "not on par with their classics", which two albums are their classics? And if #3 is "not bad", where does that leave #4-#7?

moon safari and talkie walkie are their classics, IMO.  #4 to #7 go from "also not bad" to "wish they hadn't made this album".

James wrote:
It's "not bad" and you "won't be comiing back to it too often", yet you still "like the album"?

 
i like grape jelly, it's not bad, but i haven't eaten any in month.  does that help? :)

how about "i like the album but don't love it" - is that better?

James wrote:
My six word review: Phoenix has nothing to worry about.

your review doesn't say anything about the music… this album won't give metallica anything to worry about either. 

lots of generation terrorists today. havent been listening to the manics in a long time, and forgot how much I *really* love Little Baby Nothing and a bunch of their other songs.

Do you have the US or UK version? Even though the UK has like 5 more songs, I prefer the US version. The production on it isn't as muted, IMO. Plus I prefer the order they selected more. It was one case where they really made a good decision to edit it down a bit and make a tighter, more fluid record.

azaghal1981 wrote:
Are we dealing with the resurrection of Brian_Walalce here or something?

I'm pretty sure it's the resurrection of Rhett:

Name:  Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer
Last Active:  July 22, 2009, 03:17:37 PM

Name:  James Ford
Date Registered:  July 22, 2009, 05:02:35 PM

ggw wrote:

azaghal1981 wrote:
Are we dealing with the resurrection of Brian_Walalce here or something?

I'm pretty sure it's the resurrection of Rhett:

Name:  Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer
Last Active:  July 22, 2009, 03:17:37 PM

Name:  James Ford
Date Registered:  July 22, 2009, 05:02:35 PM

Interesting. I was just thinking that he is probably Rhett. Now that little piece of info verifies it.

Welcome back Rhett!  ;D

if you're a "lost" nerd it's also pretty obvious. for so long rhett/sawyer went by an alias, that didn't represent his true self. now, rhett isn't exactly using his real name, but james ford is sawyer's real name on lost, so, uh … grasping at straws? maybe. probably not.

BookerT wrote:
if you're a "lost" nerd it's also pretty obvious. for so long rhett/sawyer went by an alias, that didn't represent his true self. now, rhett isn't exactly using his real name, but james ford is sawyer's real name on lost, so, uh … grasping at straws? maybe. probably not.

I don't know a thing about Lost but I'm usually pretty good at recognizing posting styles and it sure fits his. Even by the fact that he usually selects someone (real or fictionalized) else's name for his own, even if it's bastardized in some way.

ggw wrote:

azaghal1981 wrote:
Are we dealing with the resurrection of Brian_Walalce here or something?

I'm pretty sure it's the resurrection of Rhett:

Name:  Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer
Last Active:  July 22, 2009, 03:17:37 PM

Name:  James Ford
Date Registered:  July 22, 2009, 05:02:35 PM

I've been thinking that for about a month now….

I have the US version at home, but I was actually just pulling up the individual songs on youtube. Ive not listened to them in so long - and I just adore them. Cant believe I tossed them aside for awhile. Its tragic. And I forgot how much a looker James was back in the day! *swoon*

bearman wrote:
Do you have the US or UK version? Even though the UK has like 5 more songs, I prefer the US version. The production on it isn't as muted, IMO. Plus I prefer the order they selected more. It was one case where they really made a good decision to edit it down a bit and make a tighter, more fluid record.

Don't even ask me how we get music out here on the island, but here's what I'm listening to.





This is dance music for fat chicks in their 30's. The singer sounds like he eats the songbooks of Paul Westerberg and Brent Best for dinner, sits on the toilet, and turns on the tape recorder while he's trying to expel his dinner from his scrawny ass while simultanously smoking a carton of cigarettes. Guys who are attracted to dancing fat chicks in their 30's will like this album, alot.







This is dance music for fat chicks in their 30's who also have bad teeth and short pixie haircuts. I'd love to see a duet between this bands singer and Lucero's singer. Then I'd love to see them in an ultimate fight match. Then I'd love to see them sit down for tea. There's nothing unique about this music, but it's pleasant and innocuous enough to be enjoyed while sipping an autumnal serving of hot cocoa. I'm sure they'd sell a boatload of $50 concert tickets without even releasing an album if Dave Growl played drums for them.







This guy (Jim O'Rourke, the album is called "The Visitor" )slept with BOTH Jeff Tweedy and Thurston Moore, making music critics and pitchfork readers everywhere jealous, jealous, jealous. This recording will put a hyperactive toddler to sleep. But unless you have a hyperactive toddler, I say skip in and listen to his more rock-centric 2001 release, Insignificance. I also can't imagine any fat chicks dancing to this music. But fat (male) readers of pitchfork (was I redundant several times over with that phrase?) might try.







Nellie McKay and her dogs sing a tribute to Doris Day. Lots of fat chicks and their gay best friends will love this album. Straight guys can buy this one for your mom for Xmas, but lock yourself in the closet and have a listen yourself. If you're secure enough.

so James I'm assuming that you are either a fat chick or you're quote obsessed with fat chicks.
either one is cool with me

Relaxer wrote:
so James I'm assuming that you are either a fat chick or you're quote obsessed with fat chicks.
either one is cool with me

Aint any fat chicks here on the island, unless you count Sasquatch (Hurley). But hey, fat chicks definitely have their merits.

"True Love 1980" the first track from Ash's a single every two weeks for a year project.  Just signed for the digital subscription and OMG based on the teaser trailer it's going to be EPIC.  The perfect antidote to all those "electro" indie bands who discovery some old disco albums….

James wrote:
Aint any fat chicks here on the island, unless you count Sasquatch (Hurley). But hey, fat chicks definitely have their merits.

U SO KRAZY

Found a good music blog that is filling in a lot of stuff I missed. Got this off of it. Very good.

thirsty wrote:
Found a good music blog that is filling in a lot of stuff I missed. Got this off of it. Very good.

And you are still awake to report on it?  ;D

You should have been at Iota when they, Hammock and Christopher Willets played. Everyone was falling asleep all over the place! As crazy as this sounds, it was a great show.

It is a dozey album, but it sounds great.

hey-oh. lou reed, john cale and nico live at le bataclan 1972.