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[Music Head]

from my library

Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk - 2002 - **



Seventh studio album from piano based Miss mellow. My tag as she sometimes zones me out. Not that it's not good. I like being zoned out sometimes. I sometimes thinks her piano playing outshines her vocals. Love watching her play. Always deep lyrics. This is a concept album based on the travels of Scarlet (Tori).

Favorite Track - Pancake

I'm not sure who's fooling who here
as I'm watching your decay
We both know you could deflate
a 7 hurricane
Seems like you and your tribe
decided you'd rewrite the law
Segregate the mind
From Body from Soul

Chorus:
You give me yours
I'll give you mine
cause I can look your God
right in the eye
You give me yours
I'll give you mine
You used to look my God
right in the eye

I believe in defending
in what we once
stood for
It seems in vogue
to be a closet
misogynist homophobe

a change of course in
Our direction
a dash of truth
spread thinly
Like a flag
On a popstar
On a Benzodiazapene

Chorus

Oh Zion please
remove your glove
+dispel every
trace
of His spoken word
That has lodged
In my vortex

I'm not sure who's fooling who here
as I'm watching our decay
We both know you could deflate
a 7 hurricane
You could have spared
her - oh but no
Messiahs need
people dying in their
Name
You say "I ordered you a
pancake"
You say "I ordered you a
pancake"


1) Amber Waves - **
....YouTube - TORI AMOS concert AMBER WAVES
2) A Sorta Fairytale - ***
....YouTube - Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale (Live)
3) Wednesday - *
....YouTube - Tori Amos Wednesday live
4) Strange - **
....YouTube - Tori Amos - Strange
5) Carbon - *
....YouTube - Tori Amos - Carbon Live
6) Crazy - **
....YouTube - TORI AMOS live CRAZY
7) Wampum Prayer - *
....YouTube - Tori Amos Wampum Prayer 7/20/09
8) Don't Make Me Come To Vegas - ***
....YouTube - Tori Amos-Dont Make Me Come To Vegas
9) Sweet Sangria - *
....YouTube - TORI AMOS live SWEET SANGRIA
10) Your Cloud - **
......YouTube - TORI AMOS concert YOUR CLOUD
11) Pancake - ***
......YouTube - Tori Amos - Pancake (Ohio)
12) I Can't See New York - **
......YouTube - TORI AMOS concert I CAN'T SEE NEW YORK
13) Mrs. Jesus - *
......YouTube - Tori Amos - Mrs. Jesus [Live]
14) Taxi Ride - **
......YouTube - TORI AMOS live TAXI RIDE
15) Another Girl's Paradise - *
......YouTube - Tori Amos-San Antonio 04-25-03=14-Another Girl's Paradise
16) Scarlet's Walk - **
......YouTube - TORI AMOS live SCARLET'S WALK
17) Gold Dust - *
......YouTube - Tori Amos - Gold Dust

3's - 3
2's - 8
1's - 7

Rating - 1.8

[Music Head]

from my library

Godley & Creme - Snack Attack - 1981 - **



Of 10cc fame. I believe this album was released as Ismism in the UK. It was their 3rd album as a duo after leaving the group about creative differences. Did not even chart in the US. Singles of Wedding Bells and Under Your Thumb did moderately well in the UK, which both revert to 10cc roots. Most of the rest is pretty far out there. No clip available for my fav.

Favorite Track - Joey's Camel

Dear Mother
I'm lying on a white hot blanket
wishing you were here
we're a thousand miles from Cairo
and it's taken us a year
to get this far
Dear Mother[URL="http://www.mp3lyrics.org/g/godley-creme/joeys-camel/#"]
[/URL]I've grown a beard in the
last three weeks
and I can't see nothing but sand
you wouldn't recognize me Mother
but I know you'd understand
Dear Mother
we spend the nights under canvas
dreaming of ice cold beer
and we spend the days in the desert
I miss you Mother dear
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)
Dear Mother
we found the Ten Commandments, Mother
just like I said we would
but somebody broke our compass, Mother
and the water is no good
And Beau said it was sabotage
so I laughed at him and said
Mother wouldn't let that happen, Beau
but Beau was dead
So I left him in the sand dunes
and I struck out on my own
with a page of hieroglyphics
and the tablets of stone
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)
Dear Mother
they attacked while I was sleeping
dreaming of ice cold beer
but when they saw what I was carrying
they backed away in fear
They said the hand of God is upon you
it is written on the wall, dear Mother
they must have thought I was
Elijah or something
with the beard and all!
So they led me down to the catacombs
the walls were lined wit bones
and a voice said he'd give
me three of his wives
for just a glimpse of the stones
Dear Mother
I said that I had lost them
they were buried in the shifting sands
but they said if I didn't
give them the tablets
they'd cut off both of my hands, Mother
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?) dear Mother
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?) Mother
Dear Mother
I'm running out of water, Mother
the map was a fake
now I'm stuck on the
Devil's anvil, Mother
payin' for Beau's mistake
I woke up in a sandstorm
I'd had a terrible dream
I'd broken the Ten Commandments, Mother
I began to scream
But something else was out there
following the scent
and it cast the shadow of a cobra
on the walls of the tent
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)
Dear Mother
I hadn't got a rifle
or a dagger or a sword
so my only other weapon
as the word of the Lord
So when it wrapped
itself around my body
and it started crushing bones
I had to make a decision, Mother
it was me or the stones
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)
Dear Mother
I'm lying on a white hot blanket
wishing you were here
I'm a thousand miles from Cairo
and it's taken me a year
to get this far
to get this far
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)
Riding on Joey's camel
(how did you escape?)


1) Snack Attack - **
YouTube - Godley & Creme - Snack Attack
2) Under Your Thumb - **
YouTube - GODLEY AND CREME Under Your Thumb (1st Performance 17.9.81)
3) Joey's Camel - ***
4) The Problem - *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qecWS_JbY
5) Ready For Ralph - **
6) Wedding Bells - **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFwHr3Bk8zM
7) Lonnie - *
8) Sale Of The Century - **
9) The Party - *

3's - 1
2's - 5
1's - 3

Rating - 1.7

If Lonnie had not have been riding Joey's camel, you would not have had the problem of having to be ready for ralph when he was having his snack attack. But then once again, I'll be under your thumb after the wedding bells at the party while we're waiting for the sale of the century.

[jwee5467]

Well, NOFX are arriving in Oz within 2 weeks, so i've decided to get into my pop-punk mood and blast some NOFX. Check out Coaster as it reminds me of classic NOFX - Punk in Drublic especially "We Called It America".

[Music Head]

from my library

Fiona Apple - When The Pawn....... - 1999 - **



The actual title of this album is too long and pointless to even post. It set a then record record for length which has been surpassed. Not sure what the point was. This is the second album and peaked at #13 US and contained 1 single that reached #20, Fast As You Can. Other singles were Limp and Paper Bag which failed to generate much airplay.

Favorite Track - Limp

You wanna make me sick, you wanna lick my wounds, don't you, baby?
You want the badge of honor when you save my hide
But your the one, and the way, of the day of the doom, baby
If you need my shame to reclaim your pride...

When I think of it, My fingers turn to fists!
I never did anything to you man!
No matter what I try, You beat me with your bitter lies
So call me crazy, hold me down, Make me cry, get off now, baby
It won't be long 'till you'll be lying limp in your own hands!

You feed the beast I have within me
You wave the red flag, baby you make it run run run
Standing on the sidelines, waving and grinning
You fondle my trigger, then you blame my gun

And when I think of it, my fingers turn to fists!
I never did anything to you man!
But no matter what I try, you'll beat me with your bitter lies
So call me crazy, hold me down, make me cry, get off now, baby
It won't be long till you'll be lying limp in your own hands!

And when I think of it, my fingers turn to fists
I never did anything to you man!
But no matter what I try, you'll beat me with your bitter lies
So call me crazy, hold me down, make me cry, get off now, baby
It won't be long till you'll be lying limp in your own hands!


1) On The Bound - *
YouTube - Fiona Apple On the bound
2) To Your Love - **
YouTube - fiona apple - to your love live - mtv spankin 99
3) Limp - ***
YouTube - fiona apple - limp, live on letterman (2000)
4) Love Ridden - *
YouTube - Fiona Apple - Love Ridden
5) Paper Bag - **
YouTube - Fiona Apple - Paper Bag (live @ TheToday Show) HQ
6) A Mistake - ***
YouTube - Fiona Apple-A Mistake
7) Fast As You Can - **
YouTube - Fiona Apple - Fast As You Can - Letterman
8) The Way Things Are - *
YouTube - Fiona Apple- The Way Things Are
9) Get Gone - **
YouTube - Fiona Apple - Get Gone (Live)
10) I Know - **
YouTube - Fiona Apple - I know

3's - 2
2's - 5
1's - 3

Rating - 1.9

I know that when you were on the bound, you made a mistake by using the paper bag and becoming limp. The way things are now you can run as fast as you can to your love, but you will be love ridden when you get gone.

[CMB1888]

Frank Turner - Poetry of the Deed



I was always put off listening to Frank Turner because of an bad radio show I heard a few years ago. But yet another good review tipped the balance and I decided to give this a listen - I love it! acoustic folk/punk? Now going to work through his catalogue.

[jwee5467]

just rediscovered The Smiths and the first one i pulled out was

The Queen is Dead

[ambernector]

21 Guns by Green Day

[Music Head]

from my library

Arcade Fire - Funeral - 2004 - ***


Canadian alt-rockers hit big with their first full length album, with me anyway. Wasn't sure they could live up to my expectations after the self titled EP. No worries. 5 singles were released of which Rebellion carted the peaked at #19 in the UK. Not sure what those song titles were all about with Neighborhood # being in 4 of them, other than that word was used in each of those songs. I have used the sub title that was in parenthesis for those tracks.

Favorite Track - Rebellion

Sleeping is giving in,
no matter what the time is.
Sleeping is giving in,
so lift those heavy eyelids.

People say that you'll die
faster than without water.
But we know it's just a lie,
scare your son, scare your daughter.

People say that your dreams
are the only things that save ya.
Come on baby in our dreams,
we can live on misbehavior.

Every time you close your eyes
Lies, lies!
Every time you close your eyes
Lies, lies!
Every time you close your eyes
Lies, lies!
Every time you close your eyes
Lies, lies!
Every time you close your eyes
Every time you close your eyes
Every time you close your eyes
Every time you close your eyes

People try and hide the night
underneath the covers.
People try and hide the light
underneath the covers.

Come on hide your lovers underneath the covers
come on hide your lovers
underneath the covers.

Hidin' from your brothers
underneath the covers,
come on hide your lovers
underneath the covers.

People say that you'll die
faster than without water,
but we know it's just a lie,
scare your son, scare your daughter,
Scare your son, scare your daughter.
Scare your son, scare your daughter.

Now here's the sun, it's alright!
(Lies, lies!)
Now here's the moon, it's alright!
(Lies, lies!)
Now here's the sun, it's alright!
(Lies, lies!)
Now here's the moon it's alright
(Lies, lies!)

Every time you close your eyes
Lies, lies!
Every time you close your eyes
Lies, lies!
Every time you close your eyes
Lies, lies!
Every time you close your eyes
Lies, lies!

Every time you close your eyes

Every time you close your eyes

Every time you close your eyes

Lies, lies!


1) Tunnels - ***
[SIZE=2]YouTube - Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 - (Tunnels )[/SIZE]
2) Laika - **
YouTube - Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika) - 2005/08/25
3) Une annee sans lumiere - *
YouTube - Arcade Fire - Une Annee Sans Lumiere - 2005/08/25
4) Power Out - ***
YouTube - Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) - 2005/08/25
5) Kettles - ***
YouTube - Arcade Fire - Neighborhood 4 (7 Kettles)
6) Crown Of Love - ***
YouTube - Arcade Fire - Crown of Love - 2005/08/25
7) Wake Up - ***
YouTube - The Arcade Fire - Wake Up
8) Haiti - **
YouTube - Arcade Fire - Haiti - 2005/05/11
9) Rebellion (Lies) - ***
YouTube - Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies) - Live on Letterman
10) In The Backseat - **
YouTube - Arcade Fire - In The Backseat - 2005/05/11

3's - 6
2's - 3
1's - 1

Rating - 2.5

As Laika and I were riding through the tunnels with our kettles in the backseat, suddenly they turned the power out, so we decided to head for Haiti and try some rebellion when we wake up to a crown of love, while muttering something about une annee sans lumiere.

[Music Head]

from my library

Laurie Anderson - Big Science - 1982 - **



New York performance artist/avante garde/art rock, whatever you choose to call it, it's just weird, good weird though. Not even sure we can call it music. Some of it is more like spoken word stuff set to some trance like noises. Anyway I like it. This is considered her debut album, but not in the true sense, as she had recorded other works that were not music as such. Off of here O Superman reached #2 in the UK, but nothing charted in the states. There is only a small sample of my favorite track and even less of most of them. At the end I included the B-side of O Superman, which is even stranger than anything on the album. Married to Lou Reed last year.

Favorite Track - From The Air

Good evening. This is your Captain. We are about to attempt a crash landing. Please extinuish all cigarettes. Place your tray tables in their upright, locked position. Your Captain says: Put your head on your knees. Your Captain says: Put your head on your hands. Captain says: Put your hands on your head. Put your hands on your hips. Heh heh. This is your Captain-and we are going down. We are all going down, together. And I said: Uh oh. This is gonna be some day. Standby. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. Uh-this is your Captain again. You know, I've got a funny feeling I've seen this all before. Why? Cause I'm a caveman. Why? Cause I've got eyes in the back of my head. Why? It's the heat. Standby. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. Put your hands over your eyes. Jump out of the plane. There is no pilot. You are not alone. Standby. This is the time. And this is the record of the time. This is the time. And this is the record of the time.

1) From The Air - ***
YouTube - From The Air
2) Big Science - **
3) Sweaters - **
4) Walking & Falling - **
5) Born, Never Asked - **
6) O Superman - ***
YouTube - O Superman - Laurie Anderson
7) Example #22 - **
8) Let X=X - ***
YouTube - let x = x
9) It Tango - **

YouTube - Laurie Anderson, "Walk The Dog"

3's - 3
2's - 6
1's - 0

Rating - 2.3


O Superman, what is this big science that allows you to swoop down from the air, while you appear to be walking & falling in an abundance of sweaters. Example #22 would be as if you were born, never asked while you let it tango and presumed to let x=x.

[trbc08]

"My Infatuation" - James Chance & The Contortions

Great mix of the aesthetic elements (namely the dissonant saxophone) of free jazz and noisy punk rock. Hard to believe this is from the 70's.