Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by tiia:I thought you went on about liking the Donnas?
[qb] I saw the Donnas before their big major label push and was not at all impressed.
the donnas
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by Jaguär:
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Damn, GGW! That took some research. I never realized before that you were that obsessed with me. ;)
Originally posted by markie:Interesting, you told me you never heard Bloke on Bloke.
whatever the reason. Before he met Wilco he made "dont try this at home" a great, great album. Afterward he made the limp bloke on bloke. I think wilco sucked his life force.
Originally posted by markie:Not I.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Originally posted by tiia:I thought you went on about liking the Donnas?
I saw the Donnas before their big major label push and was not at all impressed.
I don't have as visceral a reaction as Jaguar, but I don't think that the Donnas are anything to write home about.
Originally posted by markie:A little jealous perhaps?
I think wilco sucked his life force.
You wanted to suck his "life force" didn't you?
I have heard the songs that are rated as its best and I didnt think they were that good………
Despite taking five years off to marry and have a son, which should've given him plenty of time to write, Bragg gives listeners half an album of "B" material. Four of the lesser songs regress to Bragg's mid-'80s beginnings, when he bellowed like a foghorn in a thick cockney accent over a scratchy guitar. "From Red to Blue," "Brickbat," "Northern Industrial Town," and especially his setting of Rudyard Kipling's fiery "A Pict Song" to music revisit Spy Vs. Spy, Brewing Up, and Talking to the Taxman About Poetry, ignoring the stylistic advances he's shown since (except for clearer singing). However, even those rough days bore close listening thanks to Bragg's lyrical wit, conviction, and knack for punky hooks. Likewise, William Bloke's other tracks fall short of his best but remain hugely entertaining and thought-provoking. "Goalhanger" is a hilarious, clever roasting of conniving, manipulating jerks who use others set to a ska beat and an organ out of Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk." "Sugardaddy" is a similar lighthearted soul homage that barely obfuscates Bragg's long-standing, wrathful contempt for capitalism's caste system and greed. "The Space Race Is Over" and "The 14th of February" recall the more tender moments of Don't Try This, as does the bemused yet hopeful "King James Version." Better, "Everybody Loves You Babe" is a piano and vocal delight, turning a torch love song on its ear, while the single "Upfield" echoes Don't Try This' highs: the barking brass, insistent Motown choruses, and Bragg's soul-searching about socialism when so many of his old compadres have sold out like Jerry Rubins all add up to a gripping single from an LP that reminds listeners that the well-missed Bragg is super valuable, even when firing flowers instead of bullets. – Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover
Despite taking five years off to marry and have a son, which should've given him plenty of time to write, Bragg gives listeners half an album of "B" material. Four of the lesser songs regress to Bragg's mid-'80s beginnings, when he bellowed like a foghorn in a thick cockney accent over a scratchy guitar. "From Red to Blue," "Brickbat," "Northern Industrial Town," and especially his setting of Rudyard Kipling's fiery "A Pict Song" to music revisit Spy Vs. Spy, Brewing Up, and Talking to the Taxman About Poetry, ignoring the stylistic advances he's shown since (except for clearer singing). However, even those rough days bore close listening thanks to Bragg's lyrical wit, conviction, and knack for punky hooks. Likewise, William Bloke's other tracks fall short of his best but remain hugely entertaining and thought-provoking. "Goalhanger" is a hilarious, clever roasting of conniving, manipulating jerks who use others set to a ska beat and an organ out of Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk." "Sugardaddy" is a similar lighthearted soul homage that barely obfuscates Bragg's long-standing, wrathful contempt for capitalism's caste system and greed. "The Space Race Is Over" and "The 14th of February" recall the more tender moments of Don't Try This, as does the bemused yet hopeful "King James Version." Better, "Everybody Loves You Babe" is a piano and vocal delight, turning a torch love song on its ear, while the single "Upfield" echoes Don't Try This' highs: the barking brass, insistent Motown choruses, and Bragg's soul-searching about socialism when so many of his old compadres have sold out like Jerry Rubins all add up to a gripping single from an LP that reminds listeners that the well-missed Bragg is super valuable, even when firing flowers instead of bullets. – Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:Really. I would have sworn it was you. Some board regular was hyping them and I am pretty sure it wasnt Rhett, Mankie or Jag.
I don't have as visceral a reaction as Jaguar, but I don't think that the Donnas are anything to write home about.
Originally posted by markie:
Northern Industrial Town is a great song..that's his post-suckie work, maybe that one slipped by him or something.
whatever the reason. Before he met Wilco he made "dont try this at home" a great, great album. Afterward he made the limp bloke on bloke. I think wilco sucked his life force.
Workers Playtime is by far his best work.
I just can't understand why such an amazing song-writer like Bragg would have to sing some other chumps songs, good, bad or otherwise….and then surround himself with a pile of crap like Wilco.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:If your singing along to his show hadnt already made me nauseous that thought would have.
Originally posted by markie:A little jealous perhaps?
I think wilco sucked his life force.
You wanted to suck his "life force" didn't you?
Originally posted by markie:Perhaps it was Fico:
Really. I would have sworn it was you. Some board regular was hyping them and I am pretty sure it wasnt Rhett, Mankie or Jag.
"Oi! The Donnas are some ace birds. Feckin bloody shite, mate! Maybe they can open for my band"
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
"Oi! The Donnas are some ace birds. Feckin bloody shite, mate! Maybe they can open for my band"We have bumped into him a couple of times in the last month and my wife swears that he was with a different hot girl on the two occasions….. That rock and roll swagger and British accent never worked that well for me.
Quite honestly, I seem to remember a lot of horny guys saying that they liked The Donnas but really can't remember which ones. I'm sure the thread has since long been deleted.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:Has anyone else noted that GGW is always suggesting that others are gay?? Over-compensating perhaps? "BANG!" Whoa, what was that? Oh, just the closet door closing in GGW's bedroom…
Originally posted by markie:A little jealous perhaps?
I think wilco sucked his life force.
You wanted to suck his "life force" didn't you?
Originally posted by markie:Wasn't Bloke on Bloke just outtakes from William Bloke?
whatever the reason. Before he met Wilco he made "dont try this at home" a great, great album. Afterward he made the limp bloke on bloke.
English half English is kind of lame as well.
But lets face it – after the fall of his beloved USSR, the spark just wasn't there anymore.
And he did the Guthrie stuff because Guthrie was a socialist singer-songwriter also.
The real problem with the Donnas is that so much of their stuff sounds the same. 3 or 4 chords, 2 1/2 minutes, and its action words "Take it off" "Get outta here" "Give it to me". Saw them at the BC last year. Not all that impressed, but they are still chick rockers who don't look like all that bad, worth the novelty factor at least…and the drummers actually kinda cute and perky. But if you've heard one song, you've heard them all.
I can only play C, D, and G on the guitar, but i'm sure i could write a Donnas-esque that would tell you what to do. So "Don't Bother" nd "Listen to Something Else".
I can only play C, D, and G on the guitar, but i'm sure i could write a Donnas-esque that would tell you what to do. So "Don't Bother" nd "Listen to Something Else".
Originally posted by mankie:You've found me out (pun intended).
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:Has anyone else noted that GGW is always suggesting that others are gay?? Over-compensating perhaps? "BANG!" Whoa, what was that? Oh, just the closet door closing in GGW's bedroom…
Originally posted by markie:A little jealous perhaps?
I think wilco sucked his life force.
You wanted to suck his "life force" didn't you?
Just testing my gaydar.
Originally posted by markie:
Really? I'm surprised the Ozzie accent doesn't work with the mommas. :roll:
…. That rock and roll swagger and British accent never worked that well for me.
"Oroit yow, wot's uckoiring"
You know it has to be manc, scouse, Irish or Scottish to get the birds. Geordie might be okay if anyone could understand a damn word they were saying.
Originally posted by markie:Ted Leo is good live. He's been around forever but I never manage to seem him live cause Im always out of town when he's in (its one of those hit and miss love affairs I guess).
I am a late Ted Leo adaopter….. the upcoming show at blackcat will be my first. Were the other shows good?
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I've only seen Ted Leo a handful of times, and he has been right on every show. However, I'm sorry you're going to have to miss his latest solo show.
Black Cat - Ted Leo (solo) Sept 10th
9:30 Club - Andrew WK Sept. 10th
Black Cat - Ted Leo (solo) Sept 10th
9:30 Club - Andrew WK Sept. 10th
Originally posted by markie:
Originally posted by tiia:I am a late Ted Leo adaopter….. the upcoming show at blackcat will be my first. Were the other shows good?
Ted Leo, though only ever seen him a couple of times,
I have no real desire to see the donnas. Well a little morbid curiosity to see why they never show their faces in videos. I suspect the worst.
Originally posted by nkotb:
[QB] I've only seen Ted Leo a handful of times, and he has been right on every show. However, I'm sorry you're going to have to miss his latest solo show.
Black Cat - Ted Leo (solo) Sept 10th
9:30 Club - Andrew WK Sept. 10th
Why not go see Ted Leo and catch Andrew WK the following week when he comes back to town?