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April 12, 2024: Clomp Clomp Clomp

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I realized a while ago there's a(n annoying?) trope of bands/artists ending their albums by getting up, walking to and through a door, and closing it behind them. The Replacements, Neutral Milk Hotel, Julien Baker, and a few more I'm forgetting. What are your annoying music cliches? Also, while we're here, drop a list why not?

38 thoughts on “April 12, 2024: Clomp Clomp Clomp”

  2. Wilco did it on Being There.

    The story was that Tweedy's son was being fussy and his wife carried to ask him when he'd be home. I think you can hear him say something about it being the last take at the start of the song and he literally got up and walked out while they left the tape running.

    After hearing the story, I kind of like it. Adds a little context.

  3. 01. "Violin Concerto in A, RV 347 (ed. Malipiero): II. Largo" – Itzhak Perlman – Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / 3 Violin Concertos
    02. "Getting It Right" – Caitlin Rose – CAZIMI
    03. "Gigolos Get Lonely Too" – Prince – Originals
    04. "Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues" – Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
    05. "BASQUIAT (feat. Saba)" – Jamila Woods – Legacy! Legacy!
    06. "A Message for Austin/Praise the Lord/Enter the Void" – Thundercat – Apocalypse
    07. "Listen Up" – Walt Mink – El Producto
    08. "American Caveman" – Liquid Mike – Paul Bunyan's Slingshot
    09. "Soberland" – Hinds – I Don't Run
    10. "Check" – Young Thug – Barter 6

  4. Not necessarily a cliche, but the lyrics on Train's Soul Sister ".....untrimmed chest" annoys the crap out of me. If I hear the beginning of that song, I leave whatever building I am in. The dumbest sentence in any song ever written. (Yes, I realize that I am exaggerating)

    1. I didn't read, but generally understand the Doctorow enshittification idea. My hope is this continued drum-banging leads to the upcoming, more-online-capable generations considering putting their money toward non-shitty products and services. Of course, I have personal reasons to want this, but also I really believe there can be lots of good niche products that can both be profitable (to pay 10-20 people to work on them) and useful (to the people that want to use them).

      The current super-enshittified area I'm thinking about: streaming omg.

          1. To be fair, the early internet was not built for commercial transactions so sharing was a common paradigm. When e-commerce entered the picture that all changed, but it didn't happen overnight and without resistance. What e-commerce reinforced is that when the commons and capitalism clash, capital usually wins.

          2. People usually shop based on price and not service. And then they complain when they don't get service for the lowest price.

            I'm also likely to do that but I'm trying to be more aware of it and be willing to pay when service is better.

      2. Smart TVs can really tick me off sometimes. If they're so damn smart, how come they're so damn slow? I thought waiting for the TV to warm up went out with vacuum tubes.

  6. I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
    Add it Up - Violent Femmes - (self-titled)
    Slab - Wombo - Slab
    Cage Then Brick - The Hidden Orchestra -
    - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven

    I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
    I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
    I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
    I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
    I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven

  7. I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
    Add it Up - Violent Femmes - (self-titled)
    Slab - Wombo - Slab
    Cage Then Brick - The Hidden Orchestra - To Dream is to Forget
    Soft Like a Flower - Cherry Glazerr - I Don't Want You Anymore

    Kakistocracy - Maruja - Knocknarea
    Calm Like a Bomb - Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
    Veronica Mars - Blondshell - (self-titled)
    Bargain Bin - Weakened Friends - Quitter
    Glass House - Screaming Females - All at Once

  8. On the other side, loved how the album Glass Houses shows a picture of Billy throwing a rock at a glass house and the opening sound of the album is the glass breaking.

    The one thing I really friggin hated when I was a kid were hidden tracks. Usually it wasn't a very good song anyway. The only time I didn't hate it was on Under the Table and Dreaming where the album ends with the song #34 and tracks #12 through #33 are all blank. The extra pause then before you get to that song appeals to me. Not sure if Her Majesty was ever a hidden track or if it was always listed; I like that one, too, and it's location. I've tried fitting the song in where it was originally supposed to go and it felt awkward to me.

    Into the Great Wide Open -- Tom Petty
    What I Don't Know -- Dwight Yoakam
    Nice Guys Finish Last -- Green Day
    I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song -- Jim Croce
    The Change -- Garth Brooks
    Ne Me Quitte Pas -- Regina Spektor
    When Cowboys Didn't Dance -- Lonestar
    Creeque Alley -- The Mamas and the Papas
    Cups -- Anna Kendrick
    The Execution of All Things -- Rilo Kiley

    1. Here to second the hidden track deal. I hated espcially a song that was 20 minutes long with 13 minutes of silence between the two songs. Not only a pain on a CD, but the song name, etc usually wasn't listed.

  9. I can't think of a single song I would listen to that has a door closing at the end. I think in my realm you're more likely to hear the door opening at the start.

    01. "Diary" - Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
    02. "Beginner's Guide to Suicide" - Orange Goblin -     Healing Through Fire
    03. "Love Reign Down" - Black Label Society - Stronger Than Death
    04. "Light" - Ancient Bards - Origine (The Black Crystal Sword Saga, Part 2)
    05. "Hardcore" - Beast in Black - Dark Connection
    06. "One More Magic Potion - Ensiferum - Victory Songs
    07. "Njord" - Brothers of Metal - Emblas Saga
    08. "Tanelorn (Into the Void)" - Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time
    09. "Mystic Symphony" - Orden Ogan - To The End
    10. "Tithonus" - Darkest Era - Wither on the Vine

  10. 1. "Sonatine III - Be Over" - Joe Hisaishi - Sonatine soundtrack
    2. "Epilogue (Psalm 121)" - Pat Metheny - Falcon and the Snowman soundtrack
    3. "Soldier of Fortune" - Marc Jordan - Talking through Pictures
    4. "God Moving over the Face of the Waters" - Moby - Heat (Music from the Motion Picture
    5. "Elsie Cubitt" - Patrick Gowers - Sherlock Holmes: The Series
    6. "Fading Out" - Primitive Radio Gods - White Hot Peach
    7. "To One in Paradise" - The Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagionation
    8. "The Legend of Ashitaka Theme" - Joe Hisaishi - Princess Mononoke soundtrack
    9. "Always Returning" - Brian Eno - Atmospheres & Soundtracks
    10. "Romance for String Orchestra, Op. 11" - Gerald Finzi - Finzi (London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult)

  11. 1. Man on the Silver Mountain - Ronnie Montrose
    2. The Magnificent Seven (Theme) - Elmer Bernstein
    3. She Makes Me Laugh - The Monkees
    4. Eden is Burning - John Mellencamp
    5. Calling Elvis - Dire Straits
    6. Mr. Bojangles - Jerry Jeff Walker
    7. Groovy Kind of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
    8. Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin
    9. Touch of Grey - Grateful Dead
    10. Skies the Limit - Fleetwood Mac

  12. 1. "Kissing the Beehive" - Wolf Parade At Mount Zoomer
    2. "Satellites" - Doves The Last Broadcast
    3. "I'm Writing a Novel" - Father John Misty Live at Cine Joia, São Paulo, Brazil 11/8/2022
    4. "Two Lovers" - The Rural Alberta Advantage Departing
    5. "Lay Low" - My Morning Jacket Okonokos
    6. "You Don't Have Cancer" - Kowloon Walled City Container Ships
    7. "Fool in the Rain" - Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door
    8. "Essentially" - Japanese Breakfast Essentially - Single
    9. "Fairweather Friends" - Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork
    10. "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" - Deftones Around the Fur

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