What Are You Listening To?

[SteveO]

The Lou Reed Metallica collaboration has passed me by...I should give it a listen!

the Reed posts were only what I have on cd
probably have that many more on vinyl
vaguely remember the Metallica thing but don't recall having heard it
can't imagine it clicking with me
down there with Metal Machine Music

[CRAZY-HORSE]

The Lou Reed Metallica collaboration has passed me by...I should give it a listen!

here you go SteveO....

the album cover



and the Wiki page on the album: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu_(Lou_...lica_album)

[CRAZY-HORSE]

ED SHEERAN "X" cd, 2014

career stats:
studio albums........................2
singles.................................15
ep's.....................................14
singles(as featured artist).......13

this album........................#1 UK...#1 AU...#1 US...#1 CAN...(and #1 in thirty other countries1)
singles:
"sing"..............................#1 UK.....#1 AU...#13 US.....#4 CAN
"don't".............................#8 UK.....#4 AU.....#9 US....#7 CAN
"thinking out loud"............#1 UK.....#1 AU.....#2 US.....#2 CAN
"bloodstream"..................#2 UK.....#7 AU
"photograph"..................#15 UK.....#9 AU...#19 US..,,.#9 CAN
"one".............................#18 UK...#58 AU...#87 US...#32 CAN
"afire love".....................#59 UK.................#37 US...#41 CAN
"the man"......................#82 UK
"make it rain".................#38 UK...#26 AU...#34 US...#27 CAN

second album by this twenty three year old ranga.....
a lot better than his debut "+", but still several filler tracks IMO.....
generally,not a bad writer for someone of generation....
strange thing is though, is that most of his songs are similar sounding,yet he performs quite eclectically when he is a featured artist on other
artist's singles....?
I guess youre either going to like Eddie or youre not....
me, I like him, and his hit "thinking out loud" is one of the best singles of he last decade IMO....
this album has been out almost two years now and is still riding high on the UK/AU/NZ charts where it recently returned to the top of those charts once again....
looks like being the biggest selling album once again for the second year in a row on the UK album charts this year(unless something really special gets released
between now and xmas)
all up a good album, I think from memory that his debut was about half filler and I didn't like it overall, this one fairs a bit better with only four of the twelve tracks
being filler to me, but that is offset nicely with the fact that I love four of the tracks also....

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst tracking
best track: thinking out loud

[video=youtube;rp1DJL_SIys]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp1DJL_SIys[/video]

tracks:

1...one **
2...im a mess **
3...sing *
4...don't *
5...nina *
6...photograph ***
7...bloodstream ***
8...Tenerife sea ***
9...runaway **
10.the man *
11.thinking out loud ***
12.afire love **

3s=4
2s=4
1s=4

rating: 2.0

[Music Head]

#52 US, #60 UK
hardcore fans only for this one
I must have been one at the time
b-sides and outtakes and most should have been
3 VU covers, plus Aerosmith's Toys In The Attic, and a dreadful King Of The Road

about the only thing I like

[video=youtube;L9pJB_RgCAs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9pJB_RgCAs[/video]

[Music Head]

much better than that last compilation
this is a best of set released just months before their major label debut with Warner
although the band had yet to break big, this would summarize the I.R.S. years
all but 1 track were on previous albums

this is the song that turned me on to the band

[video=youtube;6fXCjSgItgw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fXCjSgItgw[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

ELLE KING "love stuff" cd, 2015

this album........................#45 US...#22 CAN
singles:
"ex's and oh's"..................#68 US...#25 CAN

debut album from this so-called Alt-Rock singer....
not really much Rock on this one, a couple maybe if she's lucky....a couple of pop tracks but mainly acoustic/semi acoustic ballads....
she has a raspy voice which would suit rock and/or jazz/blues though...
a reasonably good debut set, at least there is variation in the songs,no autotune and nor is it full of 'beats' and samples, so cudos to Elle
for not doing what just about every other female singer is doing right now....

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: Kocaine Karolina
best track: where the devil don't go

[video=youtube;4sQKJlR9aTI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sQKJlR9aTI[/video]

tracks:

1...where the devil don't go ***
2...ex's and oh's ***
3...under the influence **
4...last damn night **
5...kocaine Karolina *
6...song of sorrow **
7...America's sweetheart *
8...I told you I was mean **
9...aint gonna drown **
10.jackson **
11.make me smile *
12.see you again *

3s=2
2s=6
1s=4

rating: 1.8

[Chriskey2015]

Iris by Goo goo dolls

[Music Head]

#12 US, #27 UK, #13 AUS, #14 CAN
6th album
major label debut (WB)
sort of a let down for me

[video=youtube;AKKqLl_ZEEY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKqLl_ZEEY[/video]

[CRAZY-HORSE]

I just want my 'orange crush'....

I only have two of their albums...."out of time" and "automatic for the people"

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE PROCLAIMERS "life with you" cd, 2007

career stats:
studio albums............9
singles.....................21

this album.................#13 UK
singles:
"life with you"...........#58 UK
"new religion"...........nca
"whole wide world"....nca

the twins seventh studio album....
nothing on here as catchy as from their superb "sunshine on Leith" album....
theres not much really wrong with this one, a few country sounding tracks but mostly alt-folk/modern folk with
a couple of pop songs thrown in the mix....
I think I own three or four of their studio albums, this one passes but its not as good as the others...

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: new religion
best track: life with you

[video=youtube;El93gRv7ewA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El93gRv7ewA[/video]

tracks:

1...life with you ***
2...in recognition **
3...new religion *
4...s-o-r-r-y **
5...no one left to blame **
6...here it comes again **
7...blood lying on snow **
8...harness pain **
9...the long haul **
10.the lover's face **
11.whole wide world **
12.calender on the wall **
13.if theres a God **

3s=1
2s=11
1s=1

rating: 2.0