What song are you listening to?

[Jaxxxson Mayhem]

Posted by: EHME March 29, 2009 10:36 pm
I'll start this thread off...

Kid Cudi - Can I Be

Posted by: Molotov The Bear March 29, 2009 10:41 pm
Aerosmith - Aint that a bitch

Posted by: bps21 March 29, 2009 10:46 pm
Elvis Costello - Pump it up.

Posted by: Bananarama - Cruel Summer March 29, 2009 10:50 pm
Hm. I just listened to This Year's Model not two hours ago.

I know I'm supposed to sit back and let the board develop organically and all that jazz, but I'd also like to throw up a nice big "can we not?" on threads that are just dissociated notations of songs being played. I didn't like them there and I don't like them here. The idea was that they were meant to be catalysts for further discussion, but it's never really worked out that way, has it? We're moving onward and upward. So yeah. Food for thought.

Posted by: snuffbox March 29, 2009 10:59 pm
Maybe rather than just typing in the song we could say a little bit about? Why we're listening to it, interesting song-related anecdote, a review, etc.

Posted by: Bananarama - Cruel Summer March 29, 2009 11:07 pm
Yeah, that's cool. I'm not going to enforce it, of course, but it would be neat to have things to read. I'm not asking for full-blown essays or anything, I just worry that when we have these threads full of posts that didn't require thinking, they leave the rest of the folder to die somehow. I'm trying to say "I don't give a shit that you're listening to a song" in the most diplomatic way I can.

Posted by: BurningPirateShipSex March 29, 2009 11:22 pm
Gaslight Anthem- The '59 Sound.

Posted by: TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe March 29, 2009 11:27 pm
QUOTE (BurningPirateShipSex @ March 29, 2009 11:22 pm)
Gaslight Anthem- The '59 Sound.

Solid jam, I like their sound.

Posted by: Gary Floyd March 29, 2009 11:33 pm
Coil-"Tattooed Man"

I've always loved Coil, and this is a great track off their final album.

Posted by: EHME March 30, 2009 12:33 pm
Timbaland Featuring Jay-Z - Lobster And Scrimp

Great production from Timbo, and Jay Z said one of my favorite lines ever in this song.

It ain't nothin but beginners, and y'all in the game
but y'all can't ball like Chicago centers

Posted by: Incandenza March 30, 2009 04:51 pm
!!!'s Louden Up Now. I once disliked this band and this album in particular, but, a couple years after Myth Takes—an album that finally sold me on this band—I decided to give this one another shot.

It's good, but maybe just a little too samey, something that the dynamic and a little more all over the place Myth Takes is not. Sounds like they're still hung up on their ESG records. Also, and this may take some getting use to, Nic Offer's lyrics are awfully dumb. Most song lyrics are, I know, but you get something like "Pardon My Freedom" which, well:

And you can tell the President to suck my fucking dick
Does that sound intelligent? Like I give a fucking frick
Tell the FBI put me on the list because Lennon wasn't this dangerous
Call the Christians, tell them all that I'm taller than Jesus

I'm sure this is meant to be ironic and faux-edgy-cool, but it's so, so, so bad. The lyrics are pretty dumb on Myth Takes, too, but Offer's vocals are mixed low enough to not be a bother.

Posted by: Bananarama - Cruel Summer March 30, 2009 04:58 pm
That's the only !!! album I have and I don't really like it. "When the Going Gets Tough..." and "Pardon My Freedom" have sufficiently cool intros to be good bumpers on some sort of mildly edgy talk radio program, but every song on there invariably loses its steam if it had it in the first place ("Me and Giuliani" never does). I don't think they're doing anything others aren't doing better.

Posted by: Incandenza March 30, 2009 05:09 pm
I like "Me and Giuliani," but that part around the 4-minute mark feels like it should break into this anthemic, epic thing and it...just....doesn't. It tries, though. It's the only moment in a !!! song where burying Nic Offer's vocals work against it, though I don't think making them stand out more would help. He keeps this sort of emotional distance that someone like James Murphy—see "All My Friends"—would just go balls-out on.

Posted by: EHME March 31, 2009 12:09 am
QUOTE (Bananarama - Cruel Summer @ March 30, 2009 12:01 pm)
The Bulls have had a parade of awful-to-mediocre centers, though. Is that the joke?

"but y'all can't ball like Chicago centers"

Posted by: EHME March 31, 2009 01:32 am
Horace Brown ft. Jay Z - Things We Do for Love

Smooth, relaxing romantic song. This song always eases my mind and relaxes me.

Posted by: special k March 31, 2009 01:36 am
Faded Paper Figures- North by North

Because the Postal Service wasn't quite twee enough!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow7XuWfyjYs

Posted by: Vitamin X March 31, 2009 03:32 am
QUOTE (EHME @ March 30, 2009 08:09 pm)
QUOTE (Bananarama - Cruel Summer @ March 30, 2009 12:01 pm)
The Bulls have had a parade of awful-to-mediocre centers, though. Is that the joke?

"but y'all can't ball like Chicago centers"

Yeah weird sentence structure though (lol black people) but the implication there is that Chicago centers can't ball, not that people can't ball as well as they do.

I'm sure Joakim Noah is furious to know this, once he gets done listening to the sounds of his inner anus.

Posted by: Agent of Oblivion March 31, 2009 02:21 pm
Mastodon's Crack The Skye for the third time since I bought it yesterday. Incandenza, you were half-right about this having the same curve as Blood Mountain, only this is better.

My only bitch: they're really wearing the King Crimson on their sleeves at points in the second half of this one. That said, the lifting is tasteful.

Posted by: EHME March 31, 2009 03:30 pm
QUOTE (Vitamin X @ March 30, 2009 11:32 pm)
QUOTE (EHME @ March 30, 2009 08:09 pm)
QUOTE (Bananarama - Cruel Summer @ March 30, 2009 12:01 pm)
The Bulls have had a parade of awful-to-mediocre centers, though. Is that the joke?

"but y'all can't ball like Chicago centers"

Yeah weird sentence structure though (lol black people) but the implication there is that Chicago centers can't ball, not that people can't ball as well as they do.

I'm sure Joakim Noah is furious to know this, once he gets done listening to the sounds of his inner anus.

Well the song was made when Noah was still in Junior High School, so he has nothing to be mad about.

Master P - Make Em Say Uhhhh

Loved this song when it came out, although I originally disliked No Limit. They've been starting to grow on me these past years.

Posted by: Gary Floyd March 31, 2009 11:24 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyBGXEoe2ks

Unquestionable Presence may be their best album but this is their best song. I love the atmospheric guitar on this. And as I already mentioned, Tony Choy is a god among bass players.

Posted by: WCS March 31, 2009 11:33 pm
Mick Boogie and Terry Urban (Jay-Z and Coldplay) - "Public Speeding"

EDIT: Folks, that's why you always read the thread before posting. Further discussion below...

It's just a really good mashup of one of my favorite songs on Jay-Z's The Black Album and my favorite song on Coldplay's Parachutes. Sounds like the songs were made for each other.

Posted by: WCS April 01, 2009 10:45 pm
Ohio Players - "Love Rollercoaster"

Hey, I'm a black guy that was born in the late 70s. I'm pretty much required to like this stuff. Also, it's still really, really good.

Posted by: FLAM April 01, 2009 10:48 pm
Kid Cudi is pretty cool man.

Currently listening to What Took You So Long? by The Courteeners.

Saw them open for Morrissey last week. Not bad.

Posted by: KOAB April 02, 2009 01:04 am
Mastermind - Deltron 3030

I've really grown to like this song as I've finally given Del's 3030 concept a try... still prefer his older stuff.

Posted by: EHME April 02, 2009 02:34 pm
C-Murder ft. Soulja Slim - On Da Run

I've been listening to alot of No Limit lately.

Posted by: Gary Floyd April 02, 2009 02:54 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bsXOcK9_Cw

It's the first single off the new album Songs of the Universe. It's got kind of an Exciter vibe to it, albeit with more analog. I'm warming up to it, but I'm skeptical about the album itself. Granted, I loved their last album (Playing the Angel but judging from mixed advanced word (it's already leaked), I'll see.

Posted by: Zorin Industries April 02, 2009 02:56 pm
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran

Posted by: Perfxion April 02, 2009 06:12 pm
TI & Jay-Z - Swagga Like Us

 

[Perfxion]

Talk about the song you're listening to

"Imma Put It On Her" Day26 f/ Young Joc & Diddy

Its the new single off the new Day26 album "forever in a day". Young Joc sounds great in tracks with simple beats in them as he is a complete Ma$e clone. I like every verse but diddy as he plugs too much of his own shit in a song about picking up a chick and going for a one night stand. The beat is just fucking hot, and the verses are ok. This song might make me want to pick it up. The other two songs off the album I heard are great.

 

[Cheech]

Suggestion: Can we make this thread a "Talk About What You're Listening To?" Threads with song titles do nothing for discussion.

 

[WCS]

I agree. Here's what I got right now:

Ludacris & Common - "Do The Right Thing"

Luda goes 'conscious'. I guess it's ok, but I normally can't stand Luda over any beat for any of his songs (that is, I prefer it when he features on other artists' songs - though there are a couple of exceptions). That's true here as well. Though, like always Luda does bring the passion even if he's annoying. Common is his usual self, nothing better, nothing worse.

 

[KOAB]

3030 - Deltron 3030

God damn, Automater hits one out of the park with this beat. Last few days I've really grown to appreciate Del. Great song and I love the 10-30 seconds that Del will go off up until the chorus... he fits this beat so well.

 

[vivisectvi]

"Mariner's Revenge Song" ~ The Decemberists!

 

[OG]

"Most Beautiful Girl In The World" - Prince

One of his poppiest ballads but still a damn good song.

 

[Gary]

Frank Zappa-"The Grand Wazoo"

I'm a fan of Zappa's 60's-70's Jazz Fusion work, and this is my favorite piece he did. I love the guitar playing.

 

[CookieMueller]

B-52s "Dance This Mess Around"

In my opinion, they're one of the most underrated bands. They've never put out an outright awful album (Good Stuff did test my patience). But nothing compares to the self-titled album and Wild Planet. None of the lyrics ever make any sense. What the fuck kind of drugs were they doing? Yet the strained voices of Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson often brings tears to my eyes. Fred Schneider is the one that makes me wanna dance. "Give Me Back My Man" is gorgeous and heartfelt but at the same time has weird lyrics like this:

I'll give you fish
I'll give you candy
I'll give you everything I have in my hand

Incidentally, their new album Funplex is a return to form and roughly 10 times better than I expected.

 

[Czech]

The B-52s are too gimmicky to warrant any serious consideration. It's hard to overrate or underrate them because they just are what they are. To whom do I compare them? R.E.M.?

 

[Precious Roy]

3030 - Deltron 3030

God damn, Automater hits one out of the park with this beat. Last few days I've really grown to appreciate Del. Great song and I love the 10-30 seconds that Del will go off up until the chorus... he fits this beat so well.

HEY YO IT'S 3 THOUSAND THIRTY
I WANT YOU TO MEET DELTRON ZERO
AND AUTOMATOR

I haven't listened to that album in a long time, but it's really, really, really fucking good

 

[CookieMueller]

The B-52s are too gimmicky to warrant any serious consideration. It's hard to overrate or underrate them because they just are what they are. To whom do I compare them? R.E.M.?

I wouldn't call them gimmicky. I'd call the Insane Clown Posse or Cletus Judd gimmicky.

They stick to their style of music and don't try to stray which is probably one of the main reasons I love them and probably the reason you think they're gimmicky. I get your point though. Underrated may have been the wrong word - overlooked may be a better word. Put one of their early records on at a party and it will work more often than not.

I wouldn't compare them to R.E.M. because R.E.M. tries to get too political and personal which is a turn-off for me when I'm in the mood to dance or if I'm just driving. It's hard to compare them to anyone - maybe Blondie?

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Cream - "Tales of Brave Ulysses" (Off their Very Best CD)

One of my favorite Cream songs (helps it was featured on BTVS twice) and I love the wah wah pedal use. The bass is one of the most memorable out there and the vocals are just so solid without having to overpower the rest of the song. I'm constantly surprised that the song's under 3:00. It's a credit to the song that it feels like its around 4:00 instead.

 

[Kinetic]

Another lonely Saturday night. :'(

Dave Stewart and Colin Blunstone - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (on TOTP2 1981)

 

[Gary]

Nadja-"Mutagen"

 

[Agent of Oblivion]

Godflesh-"Hunter"

This is...Dancey? Huh. And organic! Live drumming. What the fuck, Broadrick. Guess this is "Brain" Mantia of Primus fame playin' the drums. Wacky. This is the only Godflesh I don't have, and it's...different.

 

[Your Favorite Weapon]

"Wake Up" by Story of the Year - live and acoustic. Tremendous version of this song. I saw them live about 3 1/2 years ago when they were relatively new and I'd say they are probably the best live band in the genre.

 

[JHawk]

Kid Rock "Cowboy"

Although I'm rewatching WrestleMania to try to get my notes transferred (which will make about 85 rewatches of the battle royal to figure out who was who).

 

[jwest27]

"Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2" - Neutral Milk Hotel

I just got into In the Aeroplane Over the Sea about a month ago. Oh man, so good.

 

[Czech]

It isn't that good.

I'm listening to "Gideon's Bible" by John Cale, which is pretty much the only song on his debut outing Vintage Violence that I really like. I guess "Amsterdam" is okay, but not as good as the Jacques Brel song of the same name or the Scott Walker cover of said Brel song. The rest of it is just a bunch of campy pseudo-country tossoffs that never clicked with me. I guess he can get a mulligan for this one, the same way Lou gets one for his self-titled solo album that nobody talks about, the one that came out before Transformer.

 

[Adam]

Kid Rock "Cowboy"

Although I'm rewatching WrestleMania to try to get my notes transferred (which will make about 85 rewatches of the battle royal to figure out who was who).

That Battle Royal was hilarious for me trying to score Mania's Fantasy.

 

[EHME]

The Alkaholiks - Captain Hook

Alkaholiks is one of the most underrated hip hop groups EVER. I've been bumping them a lot lately. This song is great, especially the hook "Drink, drink, we drunk, we drunk, drunk!"

 

[Kinetic]

I'm listening to "Gideon's Bible" by John Cale, which is pretty much the only song on his debut outing Vintage Violence that I really like. I guess "Amsterdam" is okay, but not as good as the Jacques Brel song of the same name or the Scott Walker cover of said Brel song. The rest of it is just a bunch of campy pseudo-country tossoffs that never clicked with me. I guess he can get a mulligan for this one, the same way Lou gets one for his self-titled solo album that nobody talks about, the one that came out before Transformer.

I like "Hello, There" and "Cleo" well enough, but agreed that Vintage Violence isn't anything special aside from "Gideon's Bible." I've actually never heard the first Lou Reed solo album. I should change that.

 

[Incandenza]

Have either of you guys heard "Velvet Underground's" Squeezed? Not the worst thing in the world, but it had no business bearing the VU name.

 

[Kinetic]

I haven't. I have the Velvet Underground box set, and that album is mentioned briefly in the liner notes but not included.

 

[Czech]

Yes I have! No, it's not the worst thing--Lou's had worse solo outings--but it's pretty offensive to put the Velvet Underground name on Doug Yule and some session men. If Squeeze had been released as a Doug Yule album, it might've gone down as a mildly favored curiosity rather than an example of what happens when you get a really shitty manager. Anyway, it's pretty MOR.

The Lou Reed s/t is interesting in that it has an early extended version of "Berlin" similar to the live one on Take No Prisoners. It's not as good as the stripped-down morose one on the great album with which it shares its name, but I like the added parts. "Lisa Says" is on here too, which I think was on that VU outtake album. Lou got about three albums out of the Velvet Underground's scrap heap.

 

[Jaxxxson Mayhem]

"The Mechanix" by Metallica. I'm listening to the live version they played in SF in 82. Kirk was only 19 at the time. His voice is insanely different.

 

[BurningPirateShipSex]

The Clash-Should I Stay or Should I Go?

 

[Psycho Penguin]

It's The End of the World by REM

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Fischerspooner vs. Nirvana: Smells Like Emerge Mashup

I've never heard the Fischerspooner song but this is possibly one of the better Nirvana mashups I've heard and is really captivating, between the isolated vocals from Kurt to the steady bass thump. A fun trancey treat.