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TalkingNeurons |
Posted - 09/28/2004 : 10:56:34 PM I'm not sure where this thread went, but why not start a new one?
Sígur Rós- Vidrar vel til loftarasa (Good Weather for Airstrikes). |
100 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
Robin |
Posted - 12/06/2006 : 03:07:10 AM Cocteau Twins anyone remember them? "The Pink Opaque" so pretty so timeless.Peace, Robin |
Zachmozach |
Posted - 12/03/2006 : 1:57:26 PM Christian McBride Band Live at the Tonic. It's a 3 disc for the price of one funky, jazzy, jam thing that has a bunch of guests. It's pretty cool, and I would reccomend it to anyone who likes improvisation since the 2nd and 3rd discs are all jams instead of tunes. |
PJK |
Posted - 12/03/2006 : 10:06:26 AM Arthen, have you seen the Damian Rice videos on YouTube? There is one that is hilarious, he breaks into Creep by radiohead right in the middle of his song. I am really getting into his music. His voice is awesome and I love the girl who sings with him. She looks like my niece and has such a great voice. They just sound amazing together, I could watch them perform for hours. I am so psyched to see him next week. I will definitely write a review.
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dan p. |
Posted - 11/30/2006 : 5:07:22 PM appalachian spring is positively fantastic. |
therippa |
Posted - 11/30/2006 : 4:54:48 PM Now we can know what everyone is listening to...
I've been using the free service called last.fm, it keeps track of what you listen to on your computer (winamp, itunes, etc), and lets you listen to type of music people who like music you like listen to. I setup a group for the board...you all should join!
So, go to http://last.fm, signup, and join the "TR Task Force" group. |
PJK |
Posted - 11/30/2006 : 3:59:18 PM quote: Plus, props on the Muse stuff! If you like that album, check out their last album, "Absolution", it's an equally great album.
I already have that one and some tunes that aren't on either CD, but thanks for the info. I am a huge Muse fan as you can guess.
Oh, and yes, I will let you know how the Damian Rice show is. Really looking forward to that show as my classes will be over then and I can enjoy life again, LOL. |
tericee |
Posted - 11/29/2006 : 10:39:04 PM Just finished listening to an audiobook: "First Meetings: In the Enderverse" by Orson Scott Card. It's a book of three short stories that supports Card's Ender series. I liked it. |
Arthen |
Posted - 11/29/2006 : 10:22:15 PM Right now I've got a cup of coffee in my hands and I'm listening to "Appalachian Spring" by Aaron Copland. Fantastic stuff! |
gnome44 |
Posted - 11/29/2006 : 6:03:25 PM John McLaughlin - Shakti TR - Gossip of the Neurons George Harrison - Brainwashed Leo Kottke - Try and Stop Me Shawn Persinger - The Art of Modern/Primitive Guitar Michael Hedges - Breakfast in the Field
Over and over and over and over... |
Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 11/29/2006 : 5:54:46 PM Haven't posted on this thread in years!
Radiohead - 6/13/03 (attended) TR - Stream & 2/16/06 Coltane/Burrell - Self-Titled Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! Underworld - Second Toughest in the Infants
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Arthen |
Posted - 11/29/2006 : 4:52:34 PM quote: Originally posted by PJK
Dave Cahill's Huddled Masses
and
Black Holes and Revelations by Muse...If you like Radiohead you will like Muse and this CD is amazing. My favorite tracks are #1 Take a Bow, #3 Supermassive Black Hole and #11 Knights in Cydonia
I have Dave's CD in my home CD player and Muse's CD in my car. Loving them both!
I am going to hear Damian Rice at the Tower Theatre in Philly on Dec 15th so maybe I will be buying something new to listen to, until then, I am kind of hooked on the two I mentioned above.
Pam, I get more and more jealous of you all the time! As if it weren't enough that you'd seen Peter Gabriel, you get to see Damien Rice too! I'm so happy for you, and jealous all at the same time! I think Damien Rice is a phenomenal musican/songwriter. His new album "9" is stellar. That's been in my playlist all week long. Please, post a review of the show after you go.
Plus, props on the Muse stuff! If you like that album, check out their last album, "Absolution", it's an equally great album. |
dan p. |
Posted - 11/29/2006 : 2:51:48 PM 'tis the season for trans-siberian orchestra. |
PJK |
Posted - 11/28/2006 : 11:19:17 PM Dave Cahill's Huddled Masses
and
Black Holes and Revelations by Muse...If you like Radiohead you will like Muse and this CD is amazing. My favorite tracks are #1 Take a Bow, #3 Supermassive Black Hole and #11 Knights in Cydonia
I have Dave's CD in my home CD player and Muse's CD in my car. Loving them both!
I am going to hear Damian Rice at the Tower Theatre in Philly on Dec 15th so maybe I will be buying something new to listen to, until then, I am kind of hooked on the two I mentioned above. |
KevinLesko |
Posted - 09/18/2006 : 4:37:18 PM So I've been seeing people creaming themselves over the Mars Volta for the past few years. I've always been meaning to check them out to see what all the fuss is about. They came out with a new cd last week called Amputechture. Besides John Fruscente playing on it, Rolling Stone compared it to an ols 70s King Crimson prog rock album, so I decided to pick it up, and it is pretty damn good. The 2nd track is over 20 mins, and there is some insane guitar work all over the disc. I guess I see what the fuss is all about now. |
Robin |
Posted - 09/13/2006 : 9:42:04 PM Keren Ann, "Nolita", I love this so much I've listened to it twice already.It's beautiful and sweet. Peace, Robin |
jsemon2 |
Posted - 09/13/2006 : 12:53:26 AM 
love me some john cougar mellencamp |
Arthen |
Posted - 09/12/2006 : 4:36:38 PM I haven't heard that ME album, but Story of Now is fantastic Pam. Very Latin-infused music.
Anyways, I'm gonna post some stuff for you to download Pam, hopefully today... Keep your eyes open. |
PJK |
Posted - 09/12/2006 : 4:26:07 PM Hey Kevin, the Marcus Eaton CD I have now is The Day The World Awoke. I like it however I am really looking forward to hearing his solo Story of Now, which I just got word that my copy is backordered.
The DTWA is easy listening, but too similar to DMB, John Mayer,Jack Johnson, etc. I like what he does, but I want to hear more. He definitely has talent, now I want to see what HE is made of. I heard cuts from Story of Now and from them, I feel he has grown a great deal from the DTWA.
I don't know much about Marcus other than the music I am discovering. Like I said, DTWA sounds just too much like what is already out there, not that there is anything wrong with that, LOL, but I am expecting that Story of Now will be more of his own sound. When I get it I will be sure to let you know what I think of it.
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KevinLesko |
Posted - 09/11/2006 : 3:53:44 PM Glad to hear good reviews of the new BNL disc. Haven't seen that one come in yet, but I'm looking forward to hearing it.
Pam, let us know what you think of the Marcus disc. As great as it is, his live sets are even better. |
SurferX |
Posted - 09/11/2006 : 12:33:22 PM ^ I listen to the Sirius Bluegrass channel...Does that count?
^^ I like it too! It's much more subdued than their previous albums...It's nice. I'm also glad they're exploring their "country" roots a bit more. |
thomasode |
Posted - 09/10/2006 : 10:00:36 PM might just be that I am from colorado, but Country and Bluegrass in my car...all the time...anyone else? |
Arthen |
Posted - 09/10/2006 : 9:21:46 PM quote: Originally posted by PJK
Marcus Eaton (just bought Story of Now and can't wait to hear it!)
Still listening to House of Freaks, also Simon and Garfunkle, and of course TIM!
Story of Now is bad ass!
And SurferX, I love the new Barenaked Ladies album: BLAM! Everybody should check that one out, I think it's by far their best effort. |
PJK |
Posted - 09/10/2006 : 8:09:55 PM Marcus Eaton (just bought Story of Now and can't wait to hear it!)
Still listening to House of Freaks, also Simon and Garfunkle, and of course TIM! |
SurferX |
Posted - 09/10/2006 : 7:07:20 PM Dream Theater - Score (20th Anniversary Tour w/ Octavarium Orchestra)
OSI - Free
Mike Patton - Pranzon Oltranzista
Barenaked Ladies - Are Me
John Mayer - Continuum
Blue Man Group - Live at The Venetian (iTunes Exclusive) |
KevinLesko |
Posted - 09/09/2006 : 10:39:49 PM New cds purchased recently are the new Bob Dylan, the new Roots, new Audioslave, and the new Living Legends. All are good. The Audioslave was a bit of a dissapointment though. I really like them, but their songs are very formulaic. I think it would be cool if they took their music somewhere else. |
Robin |
Posted - 09/09/2006 : 7:29:54 PM Chris Whitley Rocket House bonus disc,(thanks Arthen).Peace, Robin |
pcbTIM |
Posted - 09/09/2006 : 6:40:39 PM An old DMB live and unreleased CD that I made several years ago and subsequently forgot about until last week. It's got some pretty good ones on there. Spoon, The Stone, Lie in Our Graves, Dreamed I Killed God all D&T. And Help Myself, which I always liked. |
PJK |
Posted - 09/02/2006 : 9:55:23 PM Astral Projection, the mood just hit and I am loving this soooo much. I have actually been listening to it on and off all week. Sometimes I just need a TIM fix.  |
jsemon2 |
Posted - 09/01/2006 : 3:17:48 PM code magenta |
Arthen |
Posted - 09/01/2006 : 12:41:46 PM As much as Chris Whitley as possible. I play multiple songs on multiple systems all at the same time, because being able to only hear one song at a time isn't enough!
That and Oingo Boingo oddly enough. |
Robin |
Posted - 09/01/2006 : 12:27:49 PM I'll definately check that out. I love Seal,such good vocals. Peace, Robin |
Silky The Pimp |
Posted - 08/31/2006 : 10:56:32 PM I've actually been listening to Seal a lot lately. I got his "Live In Paris" album and it's amazing. I liked the acoustic disc from his best of album, but the production of the live show and the quality of his band are just outstanding. I'd highly recommend picking it up if you even remember who he is. |
Zachmozach |
Posted - 08/31/2006 : 10:29:32 PM Evan Ziporyn- This is not a Clarinet (fucking amazing) Miles DVD from europe in 67 (ya I know it's watching) Eric Dolphy - Some complete recoding thing maybe prestige disc 9 Brian Bromberg- Wood and lots of Maynard Ferguson since he died this last week.
That's it over the last few days. |
Robin |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 10:43:05 PM The first ever release of Bob Dylan's, so good that old Dylan stuff.Peace, Robin |
tericee |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 2:44:37 PM quote: Originally posted by Arthen
There has been a Religious Studies class offered at my University focusing on Tolkien/Lewis and their religious themes. I'm trying to take it next year, but I've heard it might get changed to a Harry Potter class, to update it and make it more popular, which would destroy any desire I had to take the course.
I believe JK Rowling has said she does not see the books as religious. To ignore her and base a religious studies class on it would be quite disrespectful I think.
Not to mention that C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien are way cooler and probably a better basis for a religious studies course!
Oh, and to get back on topic, I am listening to nothing but my computer and the rain. (Oboe Locker is a bandwidth & processor hog, so I can't really listen to anything right now. But once it's done hogging my bandwidth, all my music will be backed up on to MP3Tunes.com and it won't matter if my external hard drive crashes again.!) |
skyline |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 12:10:27 PM MP3 player on random...
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
On a semi-related note...I showed my guitar class dvd footage of Kundalini Bonfire this morning. It blew their tiny little freshman minds ;) |
PJK |
Posted - 08/29/2006 : 10:39:57 AM Just thought this would be a good topic to revive.
I am currently listening to Muse's Black Holes and Revelations. Really loving it. I like the diversity of styles in it.
Also listening to House of Freaks Cake Walk and Tantilla. Cake Walk is my new favorite CD. Maybe it is because the music has deeper meaning for me, but I am relating to so much of it on so many levels. |
KevinLesko |
Posted - 05/18/2006 : 4:45:08 PM The new Paul Simon album is AMAZING!!! I'm a huge fan, so it's a biased opinion, but I really like the album. Brian Eno provides electronics and soundscapes on the whole album. It's called Surprise. |
Arthen |
Posted - 05/10/2006 : 4:02:30 PM Kevin, for more info about the scope of the story:
http://www.rawbw.com/~marka/music/lamb.html
It's the "Annotated Lamb Lies Down on Broadway." It includes all of the different story parts Peter would say between songs, they have a lot. It also helps put the story into a more solid context.
And as for the boxset, disc four is kind of weak, I'm not gonna lie at all. There's one song on it that I really like "Let Us Now Make Love" but the rest is really rough and pretty immature compared to 1970s-1975s. Disc three is solid, the low point is the live "More Fool Me" which was the weakest song of the PG era anyways.
I love both versions, live and studio, but the live has that extra push, especially with one of my favorite guitar solos ever. That last two minutes of "The Lamia" when Steve Hackett brings all of the passion and power of his guitar. It's mind shattering. |
KevinLesko |
Posted - 05/10/2006 : 3:41:48 PM Arthen, those live Genesis discs are so awesome that it makes me want to buy the actual boxset (until I see the price tag that is). My favorite part is hearing Peter narrate the story in between some songs. I never knew how much of a straight story the album is supposed to be. Definately makes me listen to it in a different way. |
dan p. |
Posted - 05/08/2006 : 3:04:29 PM it's for a mythology course. and you're kidding about it being changed to a harry potter class. that's not a question or a request for affirming my suspicion. that's a fact. no harry potter course. it can't be. and if it is, i don't want to hear about it. |
Arthen |
Posted - 05/08/2006 : 02:11:08 AM God I love the Silmarillion. My roommate just picked up one of my copies of The Hobbit and started reading it. I'm subtly guiding him down the path.
What class is that paper for Dan? There has been a Religious Studies class offered at my University focusing on Tolkien/Lewis and their religious themes. I'm trying to take it next year, but I've heard it might get changed to a Harry Potter class, to update it and make it more popular, which would destroy any desire I had to take the course. |
dan p. |
Posted - 05/08/2006 : 01:05:31 AM i'm doing a paper on the influence of norse and greek mythology and culture had on tolkien, and how he reconciled and merged that with his own christian beliefs. there's a great deal. the idea of arate, ate, hubris and nemisis in heroes is everywhere in tolkien, as is pretty much everything to do with dragons in middle earth. i use feanor most, because he's easy to compare to prometheus, adam, and clearly follows the path of power, rash deed/promise/demand, pride and retribution. melkor follows that same path and is almost exactly like lucifer in origin and downfall. mandos' second prophecy of the north (melkor's return) is basically ragnorak. the idea of the fall man is seen and repeated in melkor, feanor and the numenoreans. also, the stuff in revelations about the dragon, the first beast and the second beast bears a striking resemblence to melkor's fall and sauron's "captivity" and subsequent subversion of the numenoreans to worship melkor.
my favorite version of der ring is one i heard in a conducting class. i don't know remember who conducted it or who was performing. it was something my professor had. that was a while ago and i never found out. |
Ranting Thespian |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 10:10:11 PM Sir David Gilmour at Wyatt's Meltdown, playing Shine On You Crazy Diamond. |
KevinLesko |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 6:09:35 PM quote: Steve Hackett - Metamorpheus (Dan you should check this out, it's a great blending of classical guitar with full orchestration, a beautiful album)
Sounds interesting, I'll have to look into that one. |
Arthen |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 6:09:32 PM quote: Originally posted by dan p.
honestly, i don't know. i lost the cover for it. i think it's the berlin philharmonic with von karajan conducting. it's not my favorite performance of it, but, you know, still fucking awesome.
i don't know about the connection to lord of the rings. it's about the volsunga saga, and sigurd's part in it specifically. he uses the volsunga saga, and the later midieval translation. yeah, there's andvari's ring that he put the curse on, but that's not at all the same at the one ring.
I wasn't trying to connect the two. Just for me I've got LOTR for literature, and the Der Ring for music. If they share anything it's thematic elements of Norse mythology. What is your favorite performance? |
dan p. |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 5:48:31 PM honestly, i don't know. i lost the cover for it. i think it's the berlin philharmonic with von karajan conducting. it's not my favorite performance of it, but, you know, still fucking awesome.
i don't know about the connection to lord of the rings. it's about the volsunga saga, and sigurd's part in it specifically. he uses the volsunga saga, and the later midieval translation. yeah, there's andvari's ring that he put the curse on, but that's not at all the same at the one ring. |
Biff the Pig |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 2:42:47 PM a ton of Tim. specifically from Mexicali and 2-16-06 Hot Hot Heat small doses of New Porno some No Doubt lil' bit o' Decemeberists Hall and Oates always some Night Ranger and i cant leave out my fav podcast TWiT...cause it is something i listen to. |
Arthen |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 2:09:37 PM quote: Originally posted by dan p.
wagner, nibelungenlied (gottendammerung)
Der Ring des Nibelungen is the masterpiece of opera. It's kind of like the Lord of the Rings of opera, isn't it? Just thinking about Das Rheingold is getting me all fired up. What version do you have Dan?
As for my current listenings. The TR Mexicali Blues Show is fantastic. Peter Gabriel - Passion (SACD 5.1 is the only way) The Flaming Lips - At War with the Mystics (thank you Kevin) Chris Whitley - Hotel Vast Horizon (Frontier is one of the greatest songs ever) Genesis - The Lamb (still consuming my soul) Steve Hackett - Metamorpheus (Dan you should check this out, it's a great blending of classical guitar with full orchestration, a beautiful album)
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KevinLesko |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 1:53:24 PM quote: lewis black, live at carnagie hall
Haha, yeah I've listened to this a few times... I love Lewis Black, but I'd have to say that watching him on DVD is much better, so you can see him getting all worked up. I love his line about advdertizing movies on billboards a year in advance. "Oh shit, I'd better write that down, they might not tell me again!". LOL. |
dan p. |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 12:12:01 AM tool, 10,000 days. obviously. wagner, nibelungenlied (gottendammerung) tim reynolds, pretty much all of it lewis black, live at carnagie hall ion dissonance, solace |
JoeGamo05 |
Posted - 05/05/2006 : 8:52:32 PM new tool album and radiohead kid 17 |
Bakun214 |
Posted - 05/05/2006 : 6:15:14 PM The Flecktones! ..The hidden land, new cd. It's great. |
tericee |
Posted - 05/05/2006 : 03:35:23 AM Not music, but the hum of two Sun Servers in the corner of the room. |
KevinLesko |
Posted - 05/04/2006 : 9:52:57 PM That Aphex Twin kicks my ass big time!
By the way, one more to add to the list that I've really been digging:
Placebo: Meds |
dirtysloth |
Posted - 05/04/2006 : 8:45:31 PM Wow, a new Aphex Twin... what do you think of it? |
KevinLesko |
Posted - 05/04/2006 : 5:38:55 PM Flaming Lips: At War With the Mystics Tool: 10,000 Days Aphex Twin: Chosen Lords (Fucking great new album) Marcus Eaton: Story of Now Massive Attack: Collected (Dual Disc Version) Kool Keith (AKA Mr. Nogatco): Nogatco Rd.
I also finally found a copy of a Chet Baker cd called Let's Get Lost. It was reccomended by some folks on the Chris Whitley message board. This cd was made as a companion to a documentary made very late in Chet's life. Very fragile sounding.
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Arthen |
Posted - 08/26/2005 : 01:13:22 AM quote: Originally posted by pcbTIM
I've been listening to a lot of the bands that are featured on the show Scrubs...Cary Brothers, Old 97s, Josh Radin, Colin Hay, etc.
I also really like The Last Samurai soundtrack.....the movie wasn't that good, but the music is unbelievable.
Colin Hay, worthy of a signature quote...oh wait.
Drive as far as it takes to see Colin Hay if you can. The tickets will be cheap, and the musicianship and performance will be priceless. |
Zachmozach |
Posted - 08/25/2005 : 6:02:50 PM quote: Originally posted by dan p.
bill evans. hell yeah.
His harmonies are a trip. I still don't know how he did it. You never just see a standard ii-V-I with him. Or even just a standard V chord. It's always got the upper extensions everywhere. Plus Scott Lafaro, and the string of great bassists. He's the shit. |
KevinLesko |
Posted - 08/25/2005 : 2:22:38 PM Funny that Jeff Buckly was talked about so much at the beggining of thi post, because just this past week or two, I finally discovered the brilliance of "Grace".
Other things I'm listening to right now:
- Chris Whitley "Soft Dangerous Shores" & Dirt Dloor (DVD version) - NIN "With Teeth" - Fiona Apple "Extraordiary Machine" - Tonino Baliardo (This is the lead guitaist from the Gipsy Kings, he put out a solo cd, and it is one hell of an acoustic guitar album!!!) - MF DOOM (probably the best underground hip hop guy right now) - Sage Francis (another really cool underground guy)
I've also been watching a lot of the King Crimson "Eyes Wide Open" DVD. - |
pcbTIM |
Posted - 08/25/2005 : 02:11:20 AM I've been listening to a lot of the bands that are featured on the show Scrubs...Cary Brothers, Old 97s, Josh Radin, Colin Hay, etc.
I also really like The Last Samurai soundtrack.....the movie wasn't that good, but the music is unbelievable. |
dan p. |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 6:28:20 PM bill evans. hell yeah. |
Zachmozach |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 12:44:33 PM Jaco Niels Henning Orsted Pederson Trio Chris Whitley- Perfect Day Miles Davis-Japan 75- that stuff is wild Luciana Souza- Brazilian dous Bill Evans- Sunday at the Village Vangaurd Randy Porter- Eight little feet and the most interesting thing is this book/Cd from the library I got about music of Shamans throughout the world whose different healing songs have been recorded. Also this CD of the Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri rainforest. |
Arthen |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 12:22:00 PM Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway I gave "A Trick of the Tail" a try, but without Peter Gabriel's help and lyrics, it just isn't the same.
I like Vertical Horizon, but I don't know enough about them. I'll have to pick up some of their stuff today. |
PJK |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 10:53:10 AM I would be interested in those shows. If I send you discs and postage can you make copies for me? (I was going to ask what your handling fees were, but didn't think that sounded too good! LOL)
LMK
I think I am going to start a new thread on concerts people have been to and what people thought of them. |
Fluffy |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 01:20:49 AM Vertical Horizon? I didn't know we had any fans of theirs on here. I just worked 2 shows for them and if anyone is interested I have them both on disc. One nite they opened with a U2 song and I think both nites they covered Eleanor Rigby. interested? Great recordings by the way. |
dan p. |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 12:32:04 AM dragonforce - my spirit will go on kamelot - march of mephisto demons and wizards - the gunslinger jed whitey - kill radio john williams- funeral of qui-gon jinn opeth - deliverence tim reynolds - every fucking cd and mp3 i have.
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Mechman293 |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 5:52:16 PM Haven't really listened to Jack Johnson yet.
"One" - That 1 Guy *currently playing* |
TalkingNeurons |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 4:12:02 PM I like Jack Johnson a lot. His music is so mellow, it's cool.
Though my commercial design teacher overplayed one of his CDs to death, I got a little tired of him for awhile.
Anyways: Aphex Twin- Drukqs(entire album). |
PJK |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 3:26:37 PM I didn't want to start a new thread so I think what I want to ask can fit onto this one.
Anyone here ever listen to Jack Johnson? I was introduced to his music this summer and find it nice to listen to. He is coming to Philly Sept 10 and I might just try to go hear him play.
I am just curious to know what others of you might have heard or think of him. Thanks in advance.
(As to what I am listening to now, too much to mention, but one song that keeps playing in my head and I have no clue as to why is American Dream by Simon and Garfunkel. Their concert in Central Park CD has been one of my steady plays for about a month now.) |
guitarisPIMP |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 9:19:23 PM Modest mouse Secret Machines TIM TIM TIM TIM TIM DAVE DAVE DAVE DAVE DAVE AND TIM TIM TIM TIM TIM Howie Day (mostly solo, i like the loop sampling outros much better than the band) Garden State Soundtrack
thats the bulk of it for now.. |
dan p. |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 6:54:24 PM yeah, those songs have some unusual sonorities. i guess what i don't like about them is there's not really much to latch onto aurally. i dislike a lot of shoenberg for similar reasons. the craft is fantastic, but it just doesn't do it for me. the shins still sound mediocre at best, though. |
Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 6:46:17 PM Dan P: As far as the Shins, it's just the one album that really gets me, their newer one is subpar in contrast, it's just new and exciting to me is all. I think for me, the melodic changes in the lyrics is probably their strong suit, the one singer's voice is kinda cool.
With Radiohead, they just include a lot of non-pop musical ideas in rock songs without it sounding "pretensious." For example, check out Life in a Glass House, You and Whose Army, or Idioteque. These songs utilize some pretty off-the-beaten-path chordal voicings, that fit in well with Radiohead's kinda lounge-room vibe. I think if you checked out their latest album you might be interested. Even I as a pretty rampant fan wasn't taken immediately by it, but its complexities grow on you.
To update, Imaginary Time from GOTN just came on my Winamp...man it is smokin'. |
GuitarGuy305 |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 4:51:19 PM Yeah. Go to antsmarching.org and DL the D&T shows from 2003. Good stuff.
Adam |
LoveToday |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 1:03:01 PM DM&TIM Live at....
Some sort of "companion cd" that I got when I got some other CD
The version of Jimi Thing from 8-23-03 @ Radio City Music Hall is one of my fav versions. Seek Up 3-20-03 Ryan Ctr is also excellent.
Tim just pours it on like icing.
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KevinLesko |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 11:43:53 AM quote: Vertical Horizon
Hell yeah! Boy that new(ish) cd "GO" sure was aweful though wasn't it!!! I'll stick with Live Stages and Running on Ice. |
dan p. |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 11:36:58 AM maybe you can help me out though, since you're probably more familiar with both bands. what is going on musically that i'm missing? |
dan p. |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 11:31:05 AM stabbing westward is awesome. i used to listen to them non stop.
i've heard plenty of the shins, and i'm not impressed. they don't suck, but they certainly aren't worth the praise they're given. also, i'm not really concerned about the lyrics. they have nothing to do with music.
i have also taken a look at some of radiohead's music. i have some of their sheet music lying around. i mean it's alright. but again, not worth the hype. not to mention all the pretension. |
Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 07:56:14 AM Wow, Stabbing Westward, good call. I haven't played them in a while, but I'll dig up that Wither Blister Burn and Peel album.
Dan P. : I don't understand how you think Radiohead is overrated, if you look at the music they play, its pretty complex, and for someone who likes Tim's music, they certainly know how to make good guitar noise. If you ever have the opportunity to see them live, I think you might change your mind. Same with The Shins, if you heard the whole 2001 album in its entirety you'd see some pretty cool stuff going on their musically and lyrically. Although I have noticed a personal difference in opinion from your posts, so I think you and I might be exact opposites with Tim as common ground. |
pcbTIM |
Posted - 10/01/2004 : 05:19:23 AM Stabbing Westward Vertical Horizon Collective Soul Dido |
Oozle |
Posted - 09/30/2004 : 3:37:37 PM Yesterday I was also listening to DM/TR Live at Luther College. There is some amazing stuff on that. |
dan p. |
Posted - 09/30/2004 : 1:01:07 PM i find radiohead to be overrated. same with the shins. especially the shins. i know they're sacred to indie and everything, but i fail to see the appeal. |
rubylith |
Posted - 09/30/2004 : 08:58:22 AM how can you listen to that many things at one time?
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SandyCarl |
Posted - 09/30/2004 : 08:28:07 AM quote: Originally posted by Silky The Pimp By the way, did you all hear that he had something like 9 different drugs in his system when he died? My friends and I were talking about this... the press said he died of "natural causes" originally. Yeah, he naturally overdosed.
I believe they said the nine drugs in his system weren't in quantities that would individually cause an overdose, so it had to be ruled natural. |
Silky The Pimp |
Posted - 09/30/2004 : 08:22:05 AM quote: Originally posted by KevinLesko
Hmmmm, you caught me with an odd mix in my player. I've got:
Bjork- Medulla Rick James- Street Songs Hemlet- Size Matters
I'm Rick James bitch!
By the way, did you all hear that he had something like 9 different drugs in his system when he died? My friends and I were talking about this... the press said he died of "natural causes" originally. Yeah, he naturally overdosed. |
Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 09/30/2004 : 08:05:25 AM Frankly, everyone in here should have a Radiohead disc in.
Radiohead - Everythiiiiiiiiiing The Shins Tim 10/10/01, 10/30/01, 6/24/04 Peter Gabriel - I
Same ol' stuff I could hear a million times and not tire of. Except the Shins, but they are really good anyway. |
PJK |
Posted - 09/30/2004 : 06:59:40 AM John Lennon, Wonsaponatime and Imagine
Soko
Jeff Buckley (Rubylith I noticed you are listening to him too, I don't find too many people who like his music the way I do, nice to see you post that) My favorite is Sketches of My Sweetheart The Drunk.
Radiohead |
KevinLesko |
Posted - 09/30/2004 : 12:32:26 AM Hmmmm, you caught me with an odd mix in my player. I've got:
Bjork- Medulla Rick James- Street Songs Hemlet- Size Matters
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dan p. |
Posted - 09/30/2004 : 12:05:57 AM i like some of john cage's work. some of it, though. a little too much philosophy, not enough music. plus he'll fucking upper cut your head off. unless you have super nintendo. then he'll kick through your chest. |
Oozle |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 11:51:31 PM BTW, just had to comment on getting my first guitar under my name. What a proud day it is!  |
Oozle |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 11:49:51 PM I have The The in my CD player at the moment...... I tore my truck apart looking for my Woodentops CD earlier today to no avail. :( |
TalkingNeurons |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 10:07:27 PM quote: Originally posted by adventus They also have a hilarious section devoted to old NES covers.
Hahaha, those are awesome. |
Zachmozach |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 9:57:25 PM MMW tonic run Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (mostly older shows) Chick Corea new trio Yo-Yo-Ma with edgar meyer and O'connel Sun Ra Checking out some John Cage Ornette Coleman-Free Jazz Perfect Day-Whitley The mozart sessions- Bobby Mcferrin, Corea
That's mostly what I've listened to this week. |
Silky The Pimp |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 6:43:57 PM AC/DC Chopin Floyd |
TurnItToLove |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 6:30:51 PM DMB 311 Dio AC/DC |
Captain Petersburgh |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 6:13:29 PM right now?
the hum of my computer and my pulse....slowly beating away the moments i have to live... |
dan p. |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 2:50:49 PM indecision blind guardian ed gein beethoven string quartet op. 131 strongpoint |
Arthen |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 2:44:49 PM Those NES covers are pretty good actually. |
adventus |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 12:32:26 PM Listening to a little Gordian Knot. Before that, I just discovered a band online called Might Could. They are an acoustic guitar band, and their stuff is really interesting. They also have a hilarious section devoted to old NES covers. I figured people on this list might get a kick out of it, being fans of crazy guitar Check it out: www.mightcould.net
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GuitarGuy305 |
Posted - 09/29/2004 : 10:47:53 AM TR3-11/19/1999.
Adam |