Friday Music Day

Friday Music Day: Oct 5, 2012

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Based on the last few weeks' comments and a few random other albums, I've checked out:

  • Beck's Sea Change: I just don't get it. Beck sings like Kanye rapped in his first big single. But Kanye had an excuse: his jaw was wired shut.

  • Purity Rings' Shrines: Digging it, I didn't hear the similarities to Grimes based on their first single, but over the whole album I do. More varied vocally and beatwise than Grimes' dubbed-out vox over a house beat. Would this be considered post-post-dubstep? Sounds like someone took the folk and hip-hop out of Various's The World is Gone.

  • Matthew Dear's Black City and Beams: I think he's figuring out what to do with his vocals. I sampled his first vocal album Asa Breed back when it was released, and the over-bassed vocodered crooner-raps bugged me, especially over more than one song at a time. So I kindof dismissed him, and the first song I heard from Black City seemed comically creepy. But this week I heard this song(SFW, but with mildly suggestive images) and I realized he pulled off what Plastikman never did before he hung up the name: House Producer adds his effected vocals and it sounds natural. The newer album, Beams is brighter, and has some decent places, but doesn't come across as all that great.

  • Cory Branan's Mutt: The second-newest Bloodshot artist (behind Murder By Death), and I hadn't heard anything of it. Pretty good, I think a lot of WGOMers would like him: countrier blending of Springsteen ballads and Sun Kil Moon, with just enough Tom Waits to show:

    (If you have typical WGOM tastes,) Listen here.

What's on your mind or in your random 10?

50 thoughts on “Friday Music Day: Oct 5, 2012”

  1. 1. Surf Wax America - Weezer
    2. Love is a Losing Game - Amy Winehouse
    3. Blackbird - The Beatles
    4. Like a Rolling Stone - Drive By Truckers
    5. Taken For a Fool - The Strokes
    6. Rome - Phoenix
    7. Past Time - The Baseball Project
    8. Yeah Sapphire - The Hold Steady
    9. Shut Up and Dance - Aerosmith
    10. Playing for Keeps - Elle King

    #1 is my least favorite track on the Blue Album.
    #4 DBT shows up on my list every week. I am ok with this, and I really like this cover.

  2. .

    * Third Eye - Tool - Salival
    * The Frail - Nine Inch Nails - And All That Could Have Been
    * If I Could Have Her Tonight - Neil Young - Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968
    * A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(Less) Process - Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
    * Oblivion - Grimes - Visions
    * Ænema - Tool - Ænima
    * A Flat - Staind - Dysfunction
    * Yesterday to Tomorrow - Audioslave - Out of Exile
    * Razor - Foo Fighters - Skin and Bones
    * Requiem for the Static King Part 1 - A Winged VIctory for the Sullen - (self-titled)

    Curiosity got the best of me, and I picked up the Grimes album. I like 'Oblivion' but I'm guessing after the first few weeks, this one won't get a lot of play from me.

    Chelsea Wolfe with a new album out in a couple of weeks. I enjoyed large portions of her first two efforts.

    httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ4ou_2L1_0&

    1. I'm guessing after the first few weeks, this one won't get a lot of play from me.

      I still listen to 'Genesis' and 'Oblivion', but other than that, I've pretty much set Visions on the shelf.

      1. I just got it, so that's an opinion based on two listens to most of the songs. It might change, but even if it goes on the shelf, I still get to walk around for a couple days singing "la la la la la" in falsetto, which is always a good conversation starter.

    2. *It might just be that it's single-length, so I've digested it better as a standalone track, but that SOTL song is my fave off the album.

      *I seem to remember that song of Ænima was my favorite, though it could have been “Hooker with a Penis”. I should get the album in my iTunes: I'm guessing that I'd enjoy it more if I removed those damned interludes. Do I really need to listen to Hitler giving a cookie recipe as a rally speech more than once? No I don't. "Und Keine Eier!"

      *I just learned from wikipedia that “Ænema” had a video. I'll have to check that out. Is there a Tool video compilation on DVD? “Prison Sex” and “Sober” impressed the hell out of a teenaged AMR.

      1. Salival is the DVD compilation of the videos of Undertow and Ænima. It also has a CD that includes some live versions, some covers, and "Maynard's Dick". I'm not sure how available it is anymore, it was hard to find 10 years ago when I got it.

      2. I have Ænima without the interludes on my player. I don't feel like I'm missing much. The title track (can I call it that if it's spelled differently?) is one of my favorites from that album.

  3. 1. Arvo Pärt; performed by Theatre of Voices, cond. by Paul Hillier; “O Morgenstern”, from “Seven Magnificent Antiphons”* De Profundis
    2. Zola Jesus “Avalanche” Conatus
    3. Finley Quaye “Ultra Stimulation” Maverick A Strike
    4. Low “Monkey (Bob Mould Remix)”* Tonight the Monkeys Die: Low Remixed
    5. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “Take However Long You Want” Summer in the Southeast

    6. Sonic Youth “Calming the Snake” The Eternal
    7. Lana Del Rey “Million Dollar Man” Born to Die
    8. Leila* “Melodicore” Like Weather
    9. Massive Attack “Angel”* Mezzanine
    T. Finley Quaye “It's Great When We're Together” Maverick A Strike
    E. Kris Kristofferson “From Here to Wherever” Daytrotter Session, 11/4/2009

    *Notes
    1. Based on having this song, I thought "Morgenstern", meaning "Morning Star", would be a cool name for a girl. EAR never bit for a second, not even for a middle name.

    4. Love this song from Low. I really love their violent songs more than the others: "Monkey", "Breaker", "Murderer", "Witches". This remix is the only one of this EP that really seems worthwhile.

    8. Leila Arab, Iranian-born, London raised sister of vocalist Roya Arab, former Björk keyboardist, who made some introspective IDM-type stuff. This album, her first, and the associated singles were released on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label, and a bunch of people thought it was another of his Aliases because a) that's what he did every time he got bored, and b) "this music's from a girl?"

    9. Shortly after I saw Massive Attack at First Ave, following the release of this album, I had a nightmare that Horace Andy, the vocalist from this song, died. Andy was really what the band had going for it live, he was exciting and warm and a performer, while the rest of the band studied their shoes, more or less. To connect to my reference to my only T-Wolves game, each time Andy came back on stage for one of his songs, the audience reacted the way the Target Center fans did when Luc Longley came back into the game after sitting for foul trouble, and brought the game back within single digits. Only Andy got bigger reactions and did it throughout the night. I've listened to (hell I paid full price for) Massive Attack's one album without Andy, 100 Windows, and, wal, Massive Attack needs Andy more than Andy needs Massive Attack.

  4. 1. Paul the Axman had a Blue Friend -- Pancake Breakfast
    2. Good Earth -- The Feelies
    3. One of my Turns -- Luther Wright and the Wrongs
    4. Blue Eyes -- International Submarine Band
    5. Vegetable Belt -- Jack Logan
    6. Make You Feel My Love -- Bob Dylan
    7. Deeper Down -- Wilco
    8. A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall -- Pete Seeger
    9. 21 Days in Jail -- The Blaster
    10. Back to Saturn X Radio -- Guided By Voices

    Bonus: Weighless Again -- The Handsome Family

    Notes:
    1. Saddest song you will ever hear about Paul Bunyan and Babe
    3. From Rebuild the Wall, a note-for-note countrified re-imagining of Pink Floyd's The Wall.
    8. Bob's version is better

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    1. Belle & Sebastian - "Funny Little Frog" - The Life Pursuit
    2. The Black Keys - "The Go Getter" - Brothers
    3. The Generationals - "Trust" - SXSW 2011 Sampler
    4. Louis Armstrong - "I've Got the Whole World on a String" - Laughin' Louis (1932-33)
    5. Mark Knopfler - "Revenge" - The Princess Bride Soundtrack
    6. Alkaline Trio - "Movin' Right Along" - The Green Album
    7. The Who - "Baba O'Riley (Live at Shepperton Film Studios)" - The Kids Are Alright
    8. Blues Traveler - "Hook" - Four
    9. Rogue Valley - "Rockaway" - Local Current, Vol. 1
    10. Nirvana - "All Apologies" - In Utero
    B. The Black Keys - "Money Maker" - El Camino

    5. This was one of the greatest $1 purchases I can remember. As soon as a I hear a song, I immediately know exactly where in the movie I'm at. This song occurs while Inigo is chasing Count Rugen through the castle. "Offer me money!"
    6. Good childhood movie transition!
    8. Uh... Well I did once see a concert in DC in which Wilco opened for Blues Traveler. That's all I've got.
    9. I realize they're necessary, but I hate the member drives. HATE HATE HATE.

    1. There was a time when I didn't hate the member drives so much. Now I do. It's not the asking for money or the lower amount of music - it's the repetition of they way they ask for it.

  6. Question: what band is the most guilty of every song sounding the same? I know two nominees are Mumford & Son and Everclear.

  7. iPod Shuffle.

    1. Bo Deans - Good Things
    2. Louis Armstrong - Dusky Stevedore
    3. Willie Nelson feat. Lukas Nelson - Every Time He Drinks He Thinks of Her
    4. Sugarland - Time, Time, Time
    5. Sims - One Dimensional Man
    6. Brother Ali - Bad Mother F***a
    7. Jurassic 5 - This Is
    8. Death Cab for Cutie - What Sarah Said
    9. P.O.S. - Gimme Gimme Gunshots
    10. 3 Doors Down - Going Down in Flames

    -- I'm listening to this while working on patents... so patents are on my mind. Oh and the Macklemore "The Heist" album should be shipped to my house soon!

  8. .

    01. Primoridal - "Children of the Harvest", Spirit the Earth Aflame
    02. Annihilator - "Criteria for a Black Widow", Criteria for a Black Widow
    03. Blind Guardian - "Skalds and Shadows",     A Twist in the Myth
    04. Nile - "Destruction of the Temple of the Enemies of Ra", In Their Darkened Shrines
    05. Queensryche - "I Remember Now", Operation: Mindcrime
    06. Overkill - "Fast Junkie", W.F.O
    07. Epica - "Martyr of the Free World", Design Your Universe
    08. Force of Evil - "Hell on Earth", Force of Evil
    09. Black Label Society - "Dr. Octavia", Mafia
    10. Death - "To Forgive is to Suffer", The Sound of Perserverance

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    1. “today” – dr. dog – easy beat
    2. “ashes of american flags” – wilco – kicking television: live in chicago
    3. “yassassin (turkish for: long live) – david bowie – lodger
    4. “as i sad sadly by her side” – nick cave and the bad seeds – no more shall we part
    5. “first we kiss” – anna calvi – anna calvi
    6. “we won’t need legs to stand” – sufjan stevens – seven swans
    7. “nowhere to run” – j.j. cale – naturally
    8. “tell me a tale” – michael kiwanuka – home again
    9. “cruel” – st. vincent – strange mercy
    10. “pyramids” – frank ocean – channel orange

  10. 1. "Sweet Jane" - Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session
    2. "North American Scum" - LCD Sound System - Sound of Silver
    3. "We Will Not Grow Old" - Lenka - Lenka
    4. "Be My Lover" - La Bouche - Sweet Dreams
    5. "One Too Many Mornings" - Johnny Cash and The Avett Brothers - The Chimes Of Freedom
    6. "All You Need Is Love" - The Beatles - Single
    7. "99 And A Half Just Won't Do" - The Detroit Cobras - Seven Easy Pieces
    8. "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys - Single
    9. "Human" - The Killers - Day And Age
    10. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" - Neil Diamond - Tap Root Manuscript
    Bonus: "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" - Billy Joel - Turnstiles

    2. I'm not an LCD Sound System fan. This is their only song I have, and I almost deleted it as it came across the playlist.
    4. Whoops.
    5. From a Dylan covers album. It's a pretty awesome tune.
    Bonus: I still love me some Billy Joel, though I generally have to be in the right mood for it, so I skip it quite a bit.

    3 - This is a fair jumping off point for something I've been meaning to bring up... I remember back in college, when, for some reason, it really irked me when the guys who could play guitar were considered more desirable than those of us who couldn't. Not universally or anything, but it was another attribute that women seemed to like, and it made no sense to me.

    And then I found out about Jenny Lewis. Suddenly, having a crush on someone who could play music made sense to me. Lenka is the same way for me. She's pretty cute when she's singing. The Pipettes and Haley Bonar also make my list.

    1. I'm not an LCD Sound System fan.

      Nor am I, but 'Someone Great' is one of my all time favorite songs - sad as hell with all the right notes hit. 'All My Friends', while not as "best of decade" like certain publication like to paint it as, is a pretty good song, too, but 'Someone Great' really hits on all levels (especially lyrically, but the backing music is pretty perfect, too).

        1. Mine is "Daft Punk is Playing at My House." If this was on a 7" single with "House of Jealous Lovers" by The Rapture on the b-side, and that was the only thing DFA ever put out, I'd be completely okay with that. As-is, outside of those two songs I couldn't care less about most of their stuff.

      2. I have to admit to not knowing "Someone Great." I have a homework assignment apparently.

      3. Four songs:
        1. Daft Punk is Playing at My House
        2. Someone Great
        3. All My Friends
        4. I'm Losing My Edge

        That last one is more about knowing it and enjoying it for what it is than actually being a great song. It's a rant about how hipsters should get off my lawn, because I was more hipster, before hipster was cool, and long before you had ever done anything ironically. And I hate it that you're so nice to me.

        There's more good stuff on Sound of Silver, but "North American Scum" ain't really it.

    2. guys who could play guitar were considered more desirable than those of us who couldn't.

      Heh, this reminds me of a guy that lived on my floor when I was a freshman and sophomore (and he had been there for roughly 30 years.) He took this concept and attempted to force the crap out of it by standing in the doorway of his room playing his bass guitar (mostly Nickleback songs, if I remember) while trying to make sure everyone noticed him. He was a weird guy. It didn't work.

  11. One of my best lists lately.
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    Arcade Fire - "Crown of Love" Funeral
    The Buzzcocks - "Love You More" Singles Going Steady
    Kanye West - "Heartless" 808s & Heartbreak
    Wilco - "Leave Me (Like You Found Me)" Sky Blue Sky
    Fleet Foxes - "Quiet Houses" Fleet Foxes

    Flogging Molly - "These Exiled Years" Swagger**
    Florence + The Machine - "Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up)" Lungs
    Broken Bells - "October" Broken Bells
    Modest Mouse - "Ocean Breaths Salty" Good News For People Who Like Bad News
    John Butler Trio"Gonna Be A Long Time" April Uprising

    **I'm pretty sure this is (at least parts of) the same tune as Flogging Molly's "Death Valley Queen" on Drunken Lullabies

  12. 1. Animal Collective - Grass - Feels
    2. Paramore - Misery Business - Riot!
    3. Atmosphere - The Things That Hate Us - Strictly Leakage
    4. Frank Black - Calistan - Teenager of the Year
    5. Kelly Bailey - Subject Name Here - Portal Soundtrack
    6. Bloc Party - Banquet - Silent Alarm
    7. Foster the People - Helena Beat - Torches
    8. mewithoutYou - Gentlemen - [A->B] Life
    9. Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not a Movie Or Maybe - The Stage Names
    T. Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

    B. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Mladic - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!

  13. But Kanye had an excuse: his jaw was wired shut

    "Through The Wire" is one of my favorite Kanye tracks. I was amazed when I learned he actually did it with a broken jaw.

    1. I heard it first when I saw the video. There were pics of him after the wreck, so it was pretty obvious.

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    1. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
    2. Tears of God - Los Lobos - Just Another Band from East LA
    3. Drivin' Sister - Mott the Hoople - The Ballad of Mott
    4. Sometimes - Badfinger - Anthology
    5. Skin Deep - Nick Lowe - Labour of Love
    6. Sunny Girlfriend - Monkees - Headquarters
    7. These Foolish Things - Ella Fitzgerald - At the Opera House
    8. Hellbound Train - Three Bad Jacks
    9. Musta Notta Gotta Lotta - Joe Ely - Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
    10. Honky Tonkin' - Hank Williams - The Absolutely Essential Collection

  15. .

    Hips And Makers Kristin Hersh Hips And Makers
    Dog Days Are Over Florence And The Machine Lungs
    A Rose For Emily The Zombies Odessey And Oracle
    Catapult R.E.M. Murmur
    Footloose and Fancy Free Camera Obscura Underachievers Please Try Harder

    Dancing Days Led Zeppelin House Of The Holy
    Strangers Lotus Plaza Spooky Action At A Distance
    Thirteen (Live At Lafayette's Ballroom, Memphis, TN) Big Star Keep An Eye On The Sky
    Cruel St. Vincent Strange Mercy
    Isn't it a Pity Galaxie 500 On Fire

    bonus* It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 13th Floor Elevators Easter Everywhere
    httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QuDjgBh8KE
    *one of the best Dylan covers ever, IMO.

        2. You got one a month or so ago! This one's real close but that Florence and the Machine song is wrecking it for me.

          Rowsdower gonna get it unless there is a late great entry. I do have to admit however his entry from the Monkees might eliminate that one too.

            1. I was blinded by Brando's inherent coolness. I was hoping (wishing?) that he was winking at me.

  17. 'Big Train (From Memphis)' - John Fogerty
    'Suspicious Minds' - Elvis Presley
    'Down Under' - Men At Work
    'Pumped Up Kicks' - Foster the People
    'Photograph' - Weezer

    'Ziggy Stardust' - David Bowie
    'The Difference' - The Wallflowers
    'The Way Love Used to Be' - The Kinks
    'Shattered Dreams' - Johnny Hate Jazz
    '1979' - Smashing Pumpkins

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