What are you listening to right now?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:16 pm

Lords of Dogtown soundtrack.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:20 pm

It was Tweedy on guitar for most of "Ghost" but its Nels Cline on the new record - and though I enjoy it, its not my favourite Wilco record, I think 'Summerteeth' and 'Yankee .." are both much better.

Im still listening in amazement to Ryan Adams' '29'. It blows me away every time I listen to it, which has been pretty much non stop. Strawberry Wine, Nightbirds, Carolina Rain, Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part, Starlight Diner , Blue Sky Blues (Has Tweedy been listening?) - in fact I love every song.

I got "Cold Roses" today so will be interested to see how it compares. But for me '29' is gonna be hard to top.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:15 pm

Mike Boom wrote:It was Tweedy on guitar for most of "Ghost" but its Nels Cline on the new record - and though I enjoy it, its not my favourite Wilco record, I think 'Summerteeth' and 'Yankee .." are both much better.

I must listen to YHF a bit more. It didn't grab me much at first, though the sheer awfulness of the singing on the opening track didn't help. I like the idea of music that's subtle and low-key, but with memorable songs that avoid blandness and dullness. They seem to have got that formula.

The little I've heard of Ryan A hasn't grabbed me, but this could be influenced by his wankerishness. 29 sounds like a must hear.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:27 pm

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:56 pm

Thats a great record Jackson.

Currently continuing my Ryan Adams journey with "Cold Roses", which is great, a ton of awesome songs like "Magnolia Mountain" , "Meadowlake Street" , "Easy Plateau" , "Let It Ride" and "Friends", all brilliant and Im sure the others will sink in with more plays.

Seems more of a 'typical' album in that there are a lot of mid-paced country-ish toons, nothing as 'stripped back' or as stark and startling as the songs on 29 which to me is really more of a 'Tonights the Night' "Blood on the Tracks" or "On the Beach' type record - ie one of those emotionally raw /genius records that artists are only capable of once or twice in a career.

Still, having said that "Cold Roses" shows a fantastic songwriter at work, with a great band, especially love the pedal steel work. Fantastic stuff indeed!

LessThanZero · Post by **LessThanZero** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:20 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVReOgeL-kg

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:02 am

invisible Pole wrote:Boo, is she very popular in Australia or just a critics' darling ?

Massively popular. Her first album The Sound Of White had 4 or 5 top 40 hits, with Scar and The Special Two being particularly huge. She hasn't looked back. Now she has some new songs all over the radio from her recently released new album, produced by Mitchell Froom.

Scar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZe0RHPk6xk
The Special Two - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4GiIg0eBIg

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:44 am

This 1969 "lost" soul album was recently unearthed by Hacktone Records. It's really quite good... very comparable in style to The Temptations, but with a lot more of a southern soul influence.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:57 am

Simply beautiful.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:12 am

It's Prefab Sprout week! I've been playing the reissue. The re-mastered original CD is sounding great, and, as Jackson has commented, the bonus of newly recorded acoustic versins is a lovely addition. Interestingly, he edits out the weaker moments (Horsin' Around, Blueberry Pies, though still perfectly listenable) and reorders things. The deeper, older voice does work well. It's an amazing collection of fantastic songs. I loved it back in the day and love it still. Desire As is an absolute cracker.

I never got any of their records after this. From Langley Park to Memphis had the two great hits King Of Rock 'n' Roll and Cars and Girls, but it was all getting a bit too knowing and commercial. I haven't heard Jordan, which I will obviously need to amend. I loved Swoon, some great swongs on it in addition to the classic (and EC covered) Cruel.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:25 am

Paddy's most underrated record

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:32 am

Synchronicity! Wow, it really is Prefab Sprout week.

Tell us more about the above and what makes it great.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:02 am

Catchy melodies, gorgeous harmonies, and beautiful songs full of the wonder of love and life. I listen to different music for different reasons. I listen to Prefab Sprout to be reminded of how good it is to be alive and in love. Andromeda Heights does not disappoint in that respect. Some thought it too 'nice' and 'cheesy' but I'm a sentimental and nostalgic kind of guy. I'd have bought it just on the strength of the lines:

Should I live to see someone smarter than me
Explain the secrets of the skies
I won't be too impressed, I've got a tougher test
What's going on behind your eyes ?

Its all twinkling stars and shimmering love songs. I just love it and it cheers me up when I'm down. But then, so do all the sprout albums.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:49 am

Sounds like classic Sprout. And who else might write:

In whose bed you gonna be and is it true you only see
Desire as a self-figured creature who changes her mind?

On a different note, yes, my one and only purchase of The Mail on Sunday to get this for Â£1.40:

I like Guitar, and some of it is definitely listenable, but it seems to me like everything else of his from the last 15 or so years that I've heard (which is a small percentage), a pale shadow of the genius of his creative zenith.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth-Pr ... 336&sr=1-5

Worth Â£1.40 for sure!

ice nine · Post by **ice nine** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:50 pm

Bamboo- If you like Missy you might like Holly Brook. She hasn't struck it big yet. She has only one album out and she's Sarah McLachlin-ish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_vdc4nc ... ed&search=

cosmos · Post by **cosmos** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:37 am

On a different note, yes, my one and only purchase of The Mail on Sunday to get this for Â£1.40:

I like Guitar, and some of it is definitely listenable, but it seems to me like everything else of his from the last 15 or so years that I've heard (which is a small percentage), a pale shadow of the genius of his creative zenith.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planet-Earth-Pr ... 336&sr=1-5

Worth Â£1.40 for sure![/quote]

Good review of this disc, Otis. It's good, but it's not too special. But it's definitely worth the money!

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:44 am

ReadyToHearTheWorst · Post by **ReadyToHearTheWorst** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:56 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:... my one and only purchase of The Mail on Sunday to get this for Â£1.40:

... Worth Â£1.40 for sure!

Agreed.
The disc is very suitable for replay, and the newspaper for recycling.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:50 pm

great title, so-so album.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:09 pm

mood swung wrote:

great title, so-so album.

Heard one song of theirs (courtesy of ReadyToHearTheWorst) , She Has A Girlfriend Now, and I have to say I quite liked it : lots of horns, upbeat, ska music. Is the album like that ?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:17 pm

yep, it is. and the guy from Smash Mouth guests on a couple. Like Tim Armstrong said, it's impossible to write a hateful ska song.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:58 am

ice nine wrote:Bamboo- If you like Missy you might like Holly Brook. She hasn't struck it big yet. She has only one album out and she's Sarah McLachlin-ish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_vdc4nc ... ed&search=

Am checking her out now, thanks.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:06 pm

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:46 am

Turn to Stone, Time Out, County Fair, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Song for Emma.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:36 am

and a snappy ensemble to boot! Me and a friend came up with a plot to "free" (or kidnap, depending on your interpretation) him from The Eagles when they passed thru k-town, charging the ungodly amount of $21.00 for general admission tickets.

The Puerto Rican rum was our undoing.