What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)
　



Japanese import somehow ended up in my collection. Pulled the lyrics sheet out to find them in that squiggly language. At least when I flipped it over there was the english. Must have forgot to put my punk hat on for this one. Debut album and falls far short of their later work for me. The album did show some flash in the U.K. at #38 but failed to show up here. The group was always bigger in their homeland. Single of Statue Of Liberty was banned by the BBC for the line "sail beneath your skirt". Give me a break, Cover of All Along The Watch Tower was rather interesting and most covers of a classic such as that would turn me off, but that one held my interest because it was so different and unexpected. Not great, but different. Give it a listen. Of the 12 tracks, only half even got a passing grade.This album doesn't come close to the groups best work for me.
　

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
　

Worst Track - Cross Wires
　

Best Track - I'm Bugged

I'm bugged you all look like insects
In your brand new sunspecs
I'm bugged I'm bugged
I drop a little note through my sympathetics door
I think I'm going ga ga I just can't take anymore
At first I see 'em swarming from a dark and midnight nest
And when I see 'em fiddling well I think you've guessed the rest!

I'm bugged you all look like insects
In your brand new sunspecs
I'm bugged I'm bugged
I wake up in a cold sweat and I run into the street
And just like in my nightmare they are jiggling at my feet
I take a dead man's lighter and I burn them to the floor
But where there was a dozen there are now a hundred more
I'm bugged

1) Radios In Motion *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_6bprVMfd4
2) Cross Wires *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXPM5tptkk0
3) This Is Pop? **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy8gSdZdpy8
4) Do What You Do *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y63qp-ec5UE
5) Statue Of Liberty **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjEuws9-HTM
6) All Along The Watch Tower **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnRaVa7J5Rg
7) Into The Atom Age **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUdnjPam9sc
8) Set Myself On Fire *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7AIfbDtPyk
9) I'm Bugged **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkcf67e-Go
10) New Town Animal In A Furnished Cage **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC--AW2ISec
11) Spinning Top *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTi5R8iwoKI
12) Neon Shuffle *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HopWZ4d7C3A

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

Grade - 1.5

so many albums, so little time

[SteveO]

Your recommendation of XTC's English Settlement was a great one !!!!!,,,I love that album...thanks MH !!!!

from my library (vinyl)
　



Japanese import somehow ended up in my collection. Pulled the lyrics sheet out to find them in that squiggly language. At least when I flipped it over there was the english. Must have forgot to put my punk hat on for this one. Debut album and falls far short of their later work for me. The album did show some flash in the U.K. at #38 but failed to show up here. The group was always bigger in their homeland. Single of Statue Of Liberty was banned by the BBC for the line "sail beneath your skirt". Give me a break, Cover of All Along The Watch Tower was rather interesting and most covers of a classic such as that would turn me off, but that one held my interest because it was so different and unexpected. Not great, but different. Give it a listen. Of the 12 tracks, only half even got a passing grade.This album doesn't come close to the groups best work for me.
　

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM
　

Worst Track - Cross Wires
　

Best Track - I'm Bugged

I'm bugged you all look like insects
In your brand new sunspecs
I'm bugged I'm bugged
I drop a little note through my sympathetics door
I think I'm going ga ga I just can't take anymore
At first I see 'em swarming from a dark and midnight nest
And when I see 'em fiddling well I think you've guessed the rest!

I'm bugged you all look like insects
In your brand new sunspecs
I'm bugged I'm bugged
I wake up in a cold sweat and I run into the street
And just like in my nightmare they are jiggling at my feet
I take a dead man's lighter and I burn them to the floor
But where there was a dozen there are now a hundred more
I'm bugged

1) Radios In Motion *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_6bprVMfd4
2) Cross Wires *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXPM5tptkk0
3) This Is Pop? **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy8gSdZdpy8
4) Do What You Do *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y63qp-ec5UE
5) Statue Of Liberty **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjEuws9-HTM
6) All Along The Watch Tower **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnRaVa7J5Rg
7) Into The Atom Age **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUdnjPam9sc
8) Set Myself On Fire *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7AIfbDtPyk
9) I'm Bugged **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkcf67e-Go
10) New Town Animal In A Furnished Cage **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC--AW2ISec
11) Spinning Top *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTi5R8iwoKI
12) Neon Shuffle *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HopWZ4d7C3A

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

Grade - 1.5

so many albums, so little time

[SteveO]

Great track !.....love the "fuzzy" guitar sound? and overall feel of the track...great vocals also,,,worth putting on my "TO Listen TO' list which has 312 albums on it and continually growing!!!!....lol....too much music ...not enough time ??? where did I hear that ????

Just picked up AWOLNation - Megalithic Symphony.
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Heard the single "Sail", and knew I should look into this band. I do not regret this decision - the album is on its third play through today - this is destined to be my next Gotye - (Thank-you Crazy-Horse!!)

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[CRAZY-HORSE]

Great track !.....love the "fuzzy" guitar sound? and overall feel of the track...great vocals also,,,worth putting on my "TO Listen TO' list which has 312 albums on it and continually growing!!!!....lol....too much music ...not enough time ??? where did I hear that ????

312 albums to listen to....and i thought my list was long!!!!

[SteveO]

Crazy mate, it's the price you pay when you love all music genres I guess ...unfortunately...lol

312 albums to listen to....and i thought my list was long!!!!

[Tiggi]

^ Bloody hell !!

I thought mine was long at about 200.

SteveO gets my award for devotion to duty...

[mtthwibrahim]

Wowee Zowee-Pavement

Has this one ever grown me. It might just be their best. It's really a three way tie between them. They're all masterpieces

[mtthwibrahim]

Down Colorful Hill-Red House Painters

An indesribeably lovely and sad album. It creates such dark pictures in the mind

This is not music, it is art

[TraceNspace]

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I think my favorite track is 'The Passenger' If I change my mind I'll let you know. It's been a long time since I've heard this album.

[mtthwibrahim]

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables-Dead Kennedys

One of the greatest albums ever made, an absolute shot of adrenaline and leftism