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What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 01-05-2010
^ I've just re-read all three of your FA reviews from last year.
Wouldn't say I'm a huge fan, but I do find her Jazzy approach interesting.
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 03-05-2010
listened online
![[Image: n76638xpv7s.jpg]](http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drn700/n766/n76638xpv7s.jpg)
New Yorker claiming Neil Young, Tom Waits and Steve Earle as mentors can't be bad. The guys been performing in bands or solo since age 13, and this is his sixth solo effort. Fronted punkish D Generation for 8 years back in the 90's. The U.K. picked up on his talent long before the U.S. With only one track I couldn't get into, this came out rather good for me. Never heard the guy before, but he's on my list now. As expected, there are no clips for my favorite tracks. The clips that are there, other than the video, are good video but terrible audio. What's a poor boy to do?
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Black Boombox
Best Track - Lowlife In A High Rise
1) Burning The Bowery - 2.0 - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1iWl2c42H0
2) All The Way From Moscow - 2.0 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYuCcoeVgP8
3) Disco Ghetto - 2.0 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0717TC9lks
4) The Archer - 2.5
5) St. Marks Sunset - 2.0
6) Lowlife In A High Rise - 2.5
7) Burn The Bridge - 2.0 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfESppHDTOI
8) Revelations - 2.0
9) Black Boombox - 1.0 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkfIw4UmJq8
10) Lonely At Heart - 2.0
Average Rating - 2.0
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 04-05-2010
listened online
![[Image: 200px-Alpha_rev_new_morning_album.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/30/Alpha_rev_new_morning_album.jpg/200px-Alpha_rev_new_morning_album.jpg)
Texas band formed in 2005 by Casey McPherson after the breakup of his previous band Endochine, who had gained some fame by touring with Staind and Red Hot Chili Peppers. First album met with moderate success, and now it's on to the majors (Hollywood label), for the sophomore effort. A few good tracks and one I loved which overall just makes the passing mark, with a 1.7.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Heaven
Best Track - Colder Months
1) New Morning - 2.5 - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnD9nrmY5Ro
2) Phoenix Burn - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjhkwpE11ag
3) White Fences - 1.5 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KNBxN_VGcM
4) When Did I Wake Up - 1.0
5) Face Down - 1.0
6) Get Out - 1.5
7) Alone With You - 2.0
8) Colder Months - 3.0 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLbC6IbrQY0
9) Heaven - 1.0
10) Perfect Love - 1.0 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9QCIVMzgTU
11) Goodbye From The Start - 2.5
Average Rating - 1.7
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 07-05-2010
listened online
![[Image: 200px-Forgiveness_Rock_Record.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Forgiveness_Rock_Record.jpg/200px-Forgiveness_Rock_Record.jpg)
Canadian band formed in 1999 out with their fourth album. No consistent lineup over the years as members seem to come and go from various solo projects and other bands. At one point band members were up to 11. From the live clips, looks like the current lineup is 9, and still may be a case of too many indians and not enough chiefs. Recently started getting into some Jason Collet which I liked. He was prominent on previous albums, but is not present here. The band has been getting critical acclaim and cracked the U.S. charts with the last release. This is nothing like Jason Colletts which I was expecting. In fact It was hard to find anything I liked here, but settled on two good tracks out of the 14. Not a good ratio.
I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Meet Me In The Basement
Best Track - Sweetest Kill
1) World Sick - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb9WKJhqVWs
2) Chase Scene - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKquz0ChZYs
3) Texico Bitches - 1.5 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwkJYv_TATY&feature=fvst
4) Forced To Love - 1.5 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfufvT_hHC4
5) All To All - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0BkgakEKVk
6) Art House Director - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkrCctlleEY
7) Highway Slipper Jam - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VU6W62tXlo
8) Ungrateful Little Father - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYfQAjrqvow
9) Meet Me In The Basement - 1.0 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdzOKcFpN4s
10) Sentimental X's - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV3popd8yQM
11) Sweetest Kill - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc0wKTHjsJY
12) Romance To The Grave - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj7Nn1NEZzI
13) Water In Hell - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZyCOvrGEoI
14) Me And My Hand - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZuM-pOOhKs
Average Rating - 1.3
What Are You Listening To? - dogbreath - 07-05-2010
Excellent album, details posted especially for Tiggi.
Ratatat - LP4 (2010)
What Are You Listening To? - JonG - 08-05-2010
Joanna Newsom - Soft As Chalk from Have One On Me [Drag City, 2010]
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 08-05-2010
listened online
![[Image: n80305pdddh.jpg]](http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drn800/n803/n80305pdddh.jpg)
Brit band formed in 2004, got a lot of positive reviews with their debut single, Ice Cream. Looks like three shes and a he. Hey, that would be a cool name. First album came out in 2007 with moderate success in the U.K. Time for the follow up, hoping to break in the states. Not too shabby, with no really bad tracks, and one really good. Like the female vocals, but not sure who it is, maybe trading off. Comes across with a punkish feel, but still leans pop, and a splash of techno/dance.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Rapture
Best Track - Chaos
1) Lost A Girl - 2.0 - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wwXLkpwt58
2) Chaos - 2.5 - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP5vHYRQT1I&feature=fvst
3) The Optimist - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD8UA4CseXU
4) Stone - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HC9joMvDNw
5) We Want To - 1.5 - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfX2LwlQr2M
6) Dolls - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76JWtJR6Z1E
7) Before The Light - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHGI48J8EKI
8) Oh Cherie - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWcpln2zaoU
9) Rapture - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XexIE6G5jM
10) Architect Of Love - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ddkrJ_5cxE
Average Rating - 1.8
What Are You Listening To? - JonG - 09-05-2010
Small Black - Kings Of Animals from Small Black EP [Cass Club, 2009]
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 11-05-2010
listened online
![[Image: 200px-HeavenIsWheneverCoverArt.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/19/HeavenIsWheneverCoverArt.jpg/200px-HeavenIsWheneverCoverArt.jpg)
Can't get over how much this guy sounds like The Boss. Not the music, but his voice. I'm sure it's unintended, and he's probably sick of the comparisons. The first time I heard them (last album), I could have swore that's who it was. Of course once you see vocalist Craig Finn, the comparisons go out the window, as he bears absolutely no resemblance to Bruce in physical appearance. The guy looks like a geek. Wide critical acclaim has brought the New York band to their fifth album, and once again I set my expectations too high. Although a decent album, with quite a few good tracks, only one really grabbed me, and I was expecting more. Excellent lyrics, which keep you intrigued, but I think the music buries them. It wouldn't surprise me to see these guys break big at some point.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - The Smidge
Best Track - A Slight Discomfort
I thought you're through with all the bougie guys.
Don't you wonder about the other side?
They only get invited because they think that they might buy.
Ain't it sad about those metro guys?
Don't it hurt to watch them moisturize?
They're never funny and they're all so scared to die.
We're not afraid.We have our faith.
We've even scattered action and we've mostly come out unscathed.
We'll be alright.We'll get through the night.
Our struggle still feels wonderful most days.
Most days.
Don't it suck about the suicide?
The bloodsuckers and the parasites.
They're never funny and they're all so scared to die.
All the small talk seems like suicide.
The spiderwebs with their legs and eggs and eyes
They creep up from behind.
If I were you I wouldn't get too close.
I've seen how they eat and it gets pretty gross.
They slip their tongue and they hitch on to their host.
We're not afraid.We have our faith.
Seen a couple slaughters and they've mostly turned out OK.
We'll be alright.We'll get through the night.
Our struggle still feels wonderful most days.
Hey New York City.
I love it when you turn on your lights.
Our struggle still feels wonderful tonight.
And you say you're a princess.
But I remain unconvinced.
I've seen the guys that you've been with.
They don't seem much like princes.
And you say you're much better.
But I don't quite believe it.
I saw the little girls that you came with.
I am the guy that you left with.
And you say you tried Jesus.
But it was too inconvenient.
You just didn't have the patience.
You say you said prayers.
But it felt like there was nobody there.
I didn't think that you'd get it.
This shouldn't hurt.
But you might feel a slight discomfort.
1) The Sweet Part Of The City - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8x95ONSck
2) Soft In The Center - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBJT-eNQpsA
3) The Weekenders - 2.0 - live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfrPQUSzVHY
4) The Smidge - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbupwCKacQ
5) Rock Problems - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPKqsrGqDSY
6) We Can Get Together - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c6PGIiUzzU
7) Hurricane J - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG4ABgTuCqA
8) Barely Breathing - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5oY4px0G1E
9) Our Whole Lives - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvyi0kppeH0
10) A Slight Discomfort - 2.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJYX5OF4s1E
Average Rating - 1.7
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 11-05-2010
from my library (digital)
![[Image: 200px-Sell.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c0/Sell.jpg/200px-Sell.jpg)
The third album from Mr. Gray, and another artist I have missed the boat on. Been around since 1993 and this is the first I have heard. May have heard something in passing on the local college station but didn't know who it was. Although the breakthrough album in the U.K. would be the next one after this, this one did it for me. If it wasn't the music that grabbed me, it was the lyrics. If not the lyrics, the phrasing. At times, all coming together. Unbelievable this guy has yet to make a mark in the states. Once again proving why I have been a fan of the England music scene since the 60's. Well, except for the House stuff which it seems they'll never come out of. This album just makes my love ranking, meaning another one I have to explore. I'll never catch up. One other note. First few listens I couldn't peg who this voice reminded me of. I finally nailed it. And so does he. Early Leo Sayer, spot on. Not after he fell into that disco craze.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Folk Song
Best Track - Gutters Full of Rain
A gutter full of rain
An empty picture frame
A house out at the edges of the city
Never noticing the war
Til it's right there at your door
And suddenly your hands are bloody
I was seeking to possess
Now another girl's caress
Is on your flesh
The bitterness is tasted
There's nobody in your chair
No hand to touch my hair
The sun even the air seems wasted
Let it go now
Let it all slip away
And we'll start it all over again
Me like a million others before
Trying to make sense of the rain
Were these twenty years a dream
Was it ever as it seemed
Get to wonder if it really existed
Cause the thief who stole my life
Has taken too my faith
I can see now how the world gets
Twisted
Let it go now
Let it all slip away
And we'll start it all over again
Me like a million others before
Trying to make sense of the rain
In spite of all the shame
Sometimes I hear your name
I think of us when we were younger
Then I'm shutting out the noise
And I'm trying to hear the voice
That used to tell me love was
Stronger
Light another cigarette
But the one I got's still lit
I can't seem to keep my fingers
Steady
Never noticing the war
Til it's right there at your door
And suddenly your hands are bloody
1) Faster, Sooner, Now - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3XqpiIqHY
2) Late Night Radio - *** - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjYrMr7b_KI
3) Sell, Sell, Sell - ***
4) Hold On To Nothing - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRHJ65x4nks
5) Everytime - *** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0QM1XHS_yU
6) Magdalena - **
7) Smile - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsfA7vb_lLg
8) Only The Lonely - *** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9qgzB54VCc
9) What Am I Doing Wrong? - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMhMZXJPO9M
10) Gutters Full Of Rain - *** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8TtBs8gZiM
11) Forever Is Tomorrow Is Today - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dpTqjrQ1i0
12) Folk Song - **
Average Rating - 2.4