What are you listening to right now?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:25 pm

i even like gene pitney.

now you've gone too far, mr. slick.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:33 pm

The Billy Fury Hit Parade

I love Billy Fury.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:21 pm

Wedding Present - Anyone Can Make A Mistake

Fucking brilliant ! I just love those swirling guitars and David Gedge's deep voice.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:14 pm

They've passed me by completely. I was away from England and they didn't register. Then again, so were you IP, and they did! How obscure were they in Poland? A friend is a MASSIVE fan. There's one song which is his favourite dancefloor number (he likes a good mosh). Can't think which. It was interesting to note, if I'm not mistaken, that they didn't register in the NME classic alsbums list. They've sunk into obscurity.

I'm in bootleg land, checking out a hopelessly poor quality New Order Oct 1980 gig at 'The Squat' in Manchester. Never heard of this as a venue. Just a squat house or a real club? Sound is atrocious, but it's fun to hear one of their earliest gigs. Great songs: Procession, Ceremony, Dreams Never End, and those less well-known gems Mesh and Cries And Whispers. I'm deleting after listening, it's just not worth keeping, but it's nice to be able to check things out even if it's just the once.

OK, that's done, and now XTC Life Begins At The Hop. Perfect for a Friday night.

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:13 pm

BlueChair wrote:
Jackson Monk wrote:How can you not like Gene Vincent?
and say that you're listening to Rascall Flatts in the same sentence.

why, they aren't similar? don't you like any of the songs off their last cd?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:06 am

Otis Westinghouse wrote:OK, that's done, and now XTC Life Begins At The Hop. Perfect for a Friday night.

Great song. Early XTC always does the trick.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:51 am

Otis Westinghouse wrote:They've passed me by completely. I was away from England and they didn't register. Then again, so were you IP, and they did! How obscure were they in Poland? A friend is a MASSIVE fan. There's one song which is his favourite dancefloor number (he likes a good mosh). Can't think which. It was interesting to note, if I'm not mistaken, that they didn't register in the NME classic alsbums list. They've sunk into obscurity.

Otis, are you kidding ?! You mean you haven't heard one of the best singles of the 80's, "Kennedy" ?! They were (still are? a good album last year !) a great band, mixing frenetic, jangly guitars with infectious tunes. If you ever want to check them out, I recommend their debut album called George Best (a 'must' for a fan of ManU

), Seamonsters, widely regarded as their masterpiece, or Bizarro, if only for the building-guitars-heaven, which is "Kennedy".
They've got their loyal fan base in Poland. Otherwise they would not be planning to tour here in a couple of months! Very tempting, though I suppose I would have to make 250km to see them.
As for sinking into obscurity, I guess it's the case of many 80's bands.
House Of Love - were they good ? Did they sink into obscurity ? They released an album last year, which got quite good reviews, but it's probably too late or not the right time for 80's indie bands to return.
Brilliant Aztec Camera - they didn't register in NME 100, but I do hope it doesn't mean they've been forgotten ? I'd say at least their debut album should be in Top 100.
Same applies to Teenage Fanclub and many other bands of that era.
[My God, is this the longest post I've ever written ?

]

Anyway, if you ever get the chance, listen to The Wedding Present. Surely one of the best indie bands of the 80's and 90's.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:45 pm

Yeah, I must. They just passed me by. Respect, of course, to a band with an LOP calloed George Best, and the best, sorry Best LP cover ever. House of Love never did much for me, but don't know much. Teenage Fanclub I could get into. A kind of Scottish Byrds. Aztecs, yes, the first LP is good, but just like Orange Juice, my real faves were the Postcard singles. Oblivious is nice too.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:29 pm

Personally, I think Roddy's last album (Surf) was right up there with High Land, Hard Rain. Acoustic and beautiful. His voice has got way better with age.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:54 am

Playing the Corn Exchange in May (I think), I should get my ass over there.

strangerinthehouse · Post by **strangerinthehouse** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:20 pm

My wife's Forty Licks by the Rolling Stones.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:39 am

strangerinthehouse wrote:My wife's Forty Licks by the Rolling Stones.

Is this a CD or have you got the Rolling Stones at your house in some depraved orgy?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:25 am

In a desperate attempt to appear hip and relevant (and this is much harder for me than for the Stones, and I don't get the big bucks for doing so), I bought the new Paste magazine (in Walmart, of course) and I'm listening to the sampler cd. It apparently does not conform to my computer's expectations, because it (the computer) keeps going all blue screen on me. Maybe I'll get a haircut instead.

strangerinthehouse · Post by **strangerinthehouse** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:49 am

I have to write a paper so for the next three hours I'll be listening to this South Florida Punk-folk Band and their trilogy of Love and Dissent.

By the way. verbal gymnastics wrote:

Is this a CD or have you got the Rolling Stones at your house in some depraved orgy?

I would think that it would be terribly expensive to get the rollings stones in for an orgy, it's probably doable, but too expensive.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:54 pm

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:51 am

right about now, baby, I'm an astronaut!

alexv · Post by **alexv** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:51 pm

The Kennedys--"Half a Million Miles"

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:17 am

This is something else...

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:50 am

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:11 pm

this gets 2 thumbs up. and kids will like it, too.

scielle · Post by **scielle** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:42 pm

Currently on CBC Radio One, live from House of Blues in New Orleans:
Maple Leaf Mojo Meets New Orleans Gumbo

Kermit Ruffins, Delfeayo Marsalis, Johnny Vidocovich, Roland Guerin,
Larry Sieberth, the Soul Rebels and more will join an all-star
aggregation of Canadian musicians. Daniel Lanois and his band will
play. Also taking to the stage; Grammy nominated Jane Bunnett and
Colin Linden. Saxophonist Phil Dwyer. Multi-instrumentalist Kevin
Breit (from Nora Jones' Handsome band, Cassandra Wilson) Guitar ace
David Gogo, Paul Neufeld on Sousaphone, Richard Underhill, Acadian
Singer-songwriter Lennie Gallant, and Hip Hop performer Buck 65. They
will all be joined by the sweet voices of Serena Ryder and Jully Black.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:20 pm

Waves breaking

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:11 pm

I hate you.

ReadyToHearTheWorst · Post by **ReadyToHearTheWorst** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:48 pm

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 2:27 pm

Felt - Stains On A Decade