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What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 22-05-2012
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THE MOONS "life on earth" cd,2010.
debut set from this North london band...
i call it "pop",the experts call it "alternative", so i guess "indi-pop" is a good way to describe it...some real nice smooth sounds on this one,nice vocals and harmonies on several tracks also...
lead vocalist Andy Crofts is keyboardist in Paul weller's current studio/live band...pretty sure i picked this one up because f the connection there,along with the fact Weller plays guitar and piano on several tracks...
i wouldnt say it is a Weller sounding album but the songs tend to hark back to the days of the "classic british pop era"...tracks 3 and 4 have an Artic Monkeys feel to them,tracks 8 and 9 on a lyrical level could have been composed by Ray Davies in his heyday...elsewhere some lovely melodies, none moreso than on my favourite track "wondering"...all up a pleasant album with some fine songwriting by a fine young band....
i look foreward to their next one as i believe ex Orange Juice frontman Edwynn Collins has had some input in the studio...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track:nightmare day
best track:wondering
tracks:
1. dont go changin' **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cGZvO8o7GE audio
2. chinese whispers **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngWuhl13mxo audio
3. let it go **
4. torn between two **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7G-v-yLkzE video
5. nightmare day **
6. promise not to tell **
7. how long **
8. the ragman **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xy-Q2nZfCM audio
9. everyday heroes ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0w_t98dvMM audio
10.lost soul ***
11.wondering ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOqsUJrJi-A audio
12.last night on earth **
3s=3
2s=9
1s=0
rating: 2.25
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 22-05-2012
^^
nice best track
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 22-05-2012
from my library (vinyl)
![[Image: 220px-Siouxsie_%26_the_Banshees-Peepshow.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7a/Siouxsie_%26_the_Banshees-Peepshow.jpg/220px-Siouxsie_%26_the_Banshees-Peepshow.jpg)
Fear I may have tried to get on board too late with this band. Picked up this ninth studio album when it came and it
did not inspire me to go back. Siouxsie was a strange girl, reminds me of Lene Lovich/Laurie Anderson. A bit too
modern arty for me at times. She was a performance artist as you can see in the clip. Peek-A-Boo was the lead
single, barely passable now for me. Made #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart but only a weak #53 overall, and #15 in
the UK. Second single of The Killing Jar also made #2 on the Modern Rock. That chart must be lacking competition.
The album charted at #68 here. Suspect this group was a bit bigger in England than here. All the music press praised
this album but I don't think it's all that. Nothing is great and an even split with the likes and not likes. Music
press be damned............
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Rawhead And Bloodybones
Best Track - Burn Up
A crumpled future in your fist
The killing streak ascends sun kissed
And the firestarter from within
Pokes out from fever blistered grin
King Salamander that's his name
A desert maker that's his aim
The benign cremator, branding iron in his hand
Eager and willing to torch the land
All fire and brimstone
This jack-o-lantern
He likes to watch the buildings burn
His ardour smoulders, phosphorous flies
He radiates with urgence to hypnotise
Stoke the furnace, feed his need
This thirst for fire is all he seeks
He's the blazing rubber making tracks
The blue touch paper at your back
All fire and brimstone
This salamander king
He basks while all around him burns
`Giddy-up, burn-up, not fade away'
These words ignite and pave his way
`Giddy-up, burn-up, stoke it up and turn it up'
He sings these words in fervid frame
All fire and brimstone
This jack-o-lantern
He likes to watch the pyres burn
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick
1) Peek-A-Boo **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXDVJRQiEt4
2) The Killing Jar **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-RTfVFuyW0
3) Scarecrow *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blGPnobxTiM
4) Carousel *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8APUVwQz2Qg
5) Burn Up **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVfltFcuN0
6) Ornaments Of Gold **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iLqRAnXvRw
7) Turn To Stone **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTHxvhuMr6M
8) Rawhead And Bloodybones *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Mv0vbFEsE
9) The Last Beat Of My Heart *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN2UosfpqYA
10) Rhapsody *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc_YAPe_ogo
3's - 0
2's - 5
1's - 5
Grade - 1.5
so many albums, so little time
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 22-05-2012
never liked Siouxsie much, had a couple of good singles in the early eighties, but thats it for me....so good on you for listening to this one,way passed their prime IMO by the late 80s
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 24-05-2012
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PAUL WELLER "SONIK KICKS", 2012
Finally bit the bullet and got this piece of musical crap...
Weller goes Kraut Rock..about 30 years too late IMO.the whole thing just sounds dated,forced,flat,uninspired and uninspiring...the lyrics are possibly the worst of his 35 year spanning career, his vocals seem to be flat also,sounds like he is also uninspiredby the sounds he is making...sort of a means to an end maybe???,maybe his contract is up for renewal and he doesnt want to renew it, or maybe doesnt want Island Records to offer him a renewal...i dont know?, this is without a doubt the worst album of his career...worse than that stupid Style Council "cost of loving" album from 1987....
even the tracks that get "**" here barely make the grade IMO and almost all the tracks would not be worthy "b-sides" to singles at any time throughout his career...
stupid thing is though, with some of the live links below the songs sound a bit better without the studio trickery and dumbass synths...but thats the way it was recorded and thats how it is marked here
crap by both Macca and Weller this year,below par albums from Neil and Tim Finn also last year...lets hope and pray that Neil Young's new one due out next month makes the grade!!!!
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: that dangerous age
best track: paper chase
tracks:
1. green *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_NCeCo4lqY vevo video
2. the attic **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZIl7McOC8 live
3. kling i klang **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAc9CQGyqK0 live
4. sleep of the serene *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwqFVmR6x-I video
5. by the waters *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohp1nV70y6A live
6. that dangerous age *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dcJ3-1QZfk live
7. study in blue **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK3kc63xKXQ audio
8. dragonfly *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrRYOGPL-GM audio
9. when your garden's overgrown *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcxSdnxUDa8 audio
10.around the lake **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdOi9lVutJ0&ob=av2e video
11.twilight *
12.drifters *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6a-BYQLT4 audio
13.paper chase **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-N61YZ8_R0 audio
14.be happy children *
3s=0
2s=5
1s=9
rating: 1.3
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 24-05-2012
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NINE INCH NAILS "the fragile" double cd,1999.
NiN is basically Trent Reznor, he enlists musicians when and where he needs them...
got this one from Corey...asked him for a good starting point for NiN, he had no idea but made a couple of phonecalls on my behalf and came up with this one for me...wish i hadnt have got it though...
best way i can describe it is...Prodigy meets Marilyn Manson,add a touch of art rock,prog rock,ambience,grunge and there you have it...a piece of crap!
twenty three tracks on this double disc set, disc one actually gets a like rating of 1.7 overall, but with only four 'like' tracks out of eleven on the second disc this one is let down severely...a problem with double albums in general i guess(the exceptions are obviously The Wall and Springsteen's The River)..even The Beatles dipped out in places on their "white album"...
look, this is not my thing, it may well be yours, but i cant reccomend Nine Inch Nails to anyone...sorry!
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: the big comedown
best track
tarfuckers,incorporatedtracks:
1. somewhat damaged *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY0NEQd3_co audio
2. the day the world went away *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDvIkqapC84 audio
3. the frail *
4. the wretched **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNI12hvKsxI audio
5. we're in this together **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9BfvPjsXXw&ob=av2e vevo video
6. the fragile **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5FbMYwRapU&feature=fvst audio
7. just like you imagined *
8. even deeper **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNBuPJSBvLc audio
9. pilgrimage **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6vGiH37lwE audio
10.no,you dont **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g12WWLmcxw0 audio
11.la mer **
12.the great below **
13.the way out is through **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0GOZ9zgLec audio
14.where is everybody? *
15.the mark has been made *
16.please *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8aJxSyVwiE audio
17.starfuckers,incorporated **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStjDqjwCkE live feat:Marilyn Manson
18.complication *
19.im looking foreward to joining you,finally **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd9svqnjmX8 audio
20.the big comedown *
21.underneath it all *
22.ripe(with decay) *
23.into the void *
3s=0
2s=12
1s=11
rating: 1.6
What Are You Listening To? - SteveO - 24-05-2012
^ I really enjoyed the Paul Weller and what a great band ! I thought I would never say it but Weller has been releasing more enjoyable material than that of Macca's Crazy !!!! IMHO Sonic Kicks is a keeper! Very good melodic rock!
What Are You Listening To? - SteveO - 24-05-2012
I can handle NIN in small doses...it's definitely an acquired taste Crazy!
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:
NINE INCH NAILS "the fragile" double cd,1999.
NiN is basically Trent Reznor, he enlists musicians when and where he needs them...
got this one from Corey...asked him for a good starting point for NiN, he had no idea but made a couple of phonecalls on my behalf and came up with this one for me...wish i hadnt have got it though...
best way i can describe it is...Prodigy meets Marilyn Manson,add a touch of art rock,prog rock,ambience,grunge and there you have it...a piece of crap!
twenty three tracks on this double disc set, disc one actually gets a like rating of 1.7 overall, but with only four 'like' tracks out of eleven on the second disc this one is let down severely...a problem with double albums in general i guess(the exceptions are obviously The Wall and Springsteen's The River)..even The Beatles dipped out in places on their "white album"...
look, this is not my thing, it may well be yours, but i cant reccomend Nine Inch Nails to anyone...sorry!
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: the big comedown
best track
tracks:
1. somewhat damaged *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY0NEQd3_co audio
2. the day the world went away *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDvIkqapC84 audio
3. the frail *
4. the wretched **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNI12hvKsxI audio
5. we're in this together **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9BfvPjsXXw&ob=av2e vevo video
6. the fragile **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5FbMYwRapU&feature=fvst audio
7. just like you imagined *
8. even deeper **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNBuPJSBvLc audio
9. pilgrimage **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6vGiH37lwE audio
10.no,you dont **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g12WWLmcxw0 audio
11.la mer **
12.the great below **
13.the way out is through **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0GOZ9zgLec audio
14.where is everybody? *
15.the mark has been made *
16.please *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8aJxSyVwiE audio
17.starfuckers,incorporated **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStjDqjwCkE live feat:Marilyn Manson
18.complication *
19.im looking foreward to joining you,finally **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd9svqnjmX8 audio
20.the big comedown *
21.underneath it all *
22.ripe(with decay) *
23.into the void *
3s=0
2s=12
1s=11
rating: 1.6
What Are You Listening To? - mtthwibrahim - 27-05-2012
I want to apologize for being away for so long. A combination of a new found obsession with cinema and depression have seriously taken away from my music time, but, when school lets out in a few days, I intend to be a regular here again.
I mostly spend my now very limited music time listeing to already established favorites as opposed to searching for new stuff, and right now I'm listening to an album I discussed in the Obscure Classics series (expect to see me start that up again once I my cinema obsession cools down a bit), "The Wayward Bus" by the Magnetic Fields. Vitually everyone knows "69 Love Songs", an album that I consider asurdly overrated, but this is just perfect. An 90s "Pet Sounds"
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 27-05-2012
wondered where you went
welcome back Matt