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Therefore, I will list my favorite three bands of the moment...

1. Silversun Pickups- Lazy Eye rulz. this band, even though Smashing Pumpkins did it first. Well Thought Out Twinkles much?

2. Lansing-Dreiden- Because I dig the 80s club music. Reminds me of the good times even though they're in the now.

3a. Kings of Leon- Southern rock will ALWAYS own. Molly's Chambers, she be California Waiting.

3b- Midlake- Because Roscoe fucking kicks ass.

I don't have anything nice to say about any of that.

Sorry!

But I just got a new ipod!

PrimeX wrote:3b- Midlake- Because Roscoe fucking kicks ass.

Yes, that's my favorite song on the album. Thanks for telling me about that one!

I'll check out these other people (except Kings of Leon since I already have a bunch of their stuff). But not from Oink because I was on ratio watch and I have no idea how to upload torrents and I don't have time to figure it out so they probably deleted me!

(Thanks again Donovan for offering your assistance!)

I guess I'm back to Limewire...

Hey Prime,

I know you liked J. Firstman. Have you checked out Martin Sexton? That dude is incredible.

Just wondering...

PrimeX wrote:Therefore, I will list my favorite three bands of the moment...

1. Silversun Pickups- Lazy Eye rulz. this band, even though Smashing Pumpkins did it first. Well Thought Out Twinkles much?

2. Lansing-Dreiden- Because I dig the 80s club music. Reminds me of the good times even though they're in the now.

3a. Kings of Leon- Southern rock will ALWAYS own. Molly's Chambers, she be California Waiting.

3b- Midlake- Because Roscoe fucking kicks ass.

Why couldn't you just say your 4 favorite bands?

Shoalzie wrote:Why couldn't you just say your 4 favorite bands?

I think he meant to deliberately confuse you. Kinda like when Zeppelin put out the Houses of the Holy album but waited until Physical Graffiti to release the song by the title of Houses of the Holy. Have another hit and it will be all good.

BSmack's 3 current favorites...

1. The Decemberists- Crane Wife, Her Majesty, Picaresque, Castaways and Cutouts... its all pure fucking genius.

2. Bobbie Gentry- Ode to Bobbie Gentry. Half her originals, half late 60s standards all sung in that sweet sultry voice.

3. Frank Zappa- Hot Rats. All the guitar mags love Peaches en Regalia. But the rest of the album is just as soulful and innovative.

3. Pink Floyd- Live at San Tropez Video. Just go here Prime and download it. That is if you haven't already. It's the essentialy the KQED video without all the bullshit "special effects" that made the KQED video so hard to watch.

BSmack wrote:1. The Decemberists- Crane Wife, Her Majesty, Picaresque, Castaways and Cutouts... its all pure fucking genius.

I have The Crane Wife and haven't even listened to it long enough to like it yet. I think I was spoiled with their previous albums. Picaresque is perfection to me.

Although my current favorite song by them is not even on any of those albums. "My Mother Was A Chinese Trapeze Artist" is on their 5 Songs EP. Excellent stuff. Seriously.

Picaresque is a cut above the rest. Not just the songs themselves, but the way the album was arranged, and flows from start to finish.

And the rest is pretty fucking good.

King Geedorah -- MF Doom's weed carriers rap over his beats

DJ Shadow -- Funky Skunk is a fun album. The David Banner track on Shadow's latest is really fucking good, but the album ain't as good as funky skunk. Old soul beats over crunk lyrics... tight.

Bizzarofelice wrote:David Banner

Isn't that the name of the Hulk?

Bruce Banner

Oh nevermind. GEEK! :)

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Picaresque is a cut above the rest. Not just the songs themselves, but the way the album was arranged, and flows from start to finish.

And the rest is pretty fucking good.

while i'll say picaresque is their best album, i don't think it's heads and shoulders better than castaways and cutouts. there are quite a few underrated classics on that album: odalisque, here i dreamt i was an architect, a cautionary song, and the epic closer, california one/youth and beauty brigade. while picaresque is their top album, their debut still kicks major ass.

and i'm going to see them, just don't know where yet. this time i won't get screwed by college dance night immediately following the show. ever heard of a concert being done by 9:30 p.m.? neither had i until i tried to see the decemberists last may.

Screw_Michigan wrote: ever heard of a concert being done by 9:30 p.m.? neither had i until i tried to see the decemberists last may.

FOX Theatre in Boulder used to do that shit all the time before the local college radio station became a "taste arbiter". you'd have good bands (or bands with some cred that the Phish/Blues Treveler cocaine slaves that owned the place had no real clue about) like Soul Coughing or Curt Kirkwood's latest project or Banyon or the Flaming Lips (for that matter)* come in and play from 8-9:15....and then retro "Disco Night" starting at 10.

* i talked to Seven Drozd outside the Fox one night after they got run off the stage in about '92 after about a 40 minute set--and he said to me, "we'll never play here again."

King Crimson wrote:* i talked to Seven Drozd outside the Fox one night after they got run off the stage in about '92 after about a 40 minute set--and he said to me, "we'll never play here again."

damon che of don caballero said the same thing to me after playing three or four songs at kraftbrau in kzoo in 03 after being spit upon and threatened by some asshole in the crowd.

tell more about the incident. why did they play for only 40? was that the usual length of their set, or did they call it a night early?

is the fox usually a shitty place for sound? the wolf parade boot i uploaded is from the fox and maybe it's just the recording, but the sound could use some improvement.

Screw_Michigan wrote:

King Crimson wrote:* i talked to Seven Drozd outside the Fox one night after they got run off the stage in about '92 after about a 40 minute set--and he said to me, "we'll never play here again."

damon che of don caballero said the same thing to me after playing three or four songs at kraftbrau in kzoo in 03 after being spit upon and threatened by some asshole in the crowd.

tell more about the incident. why did they play for only 40? was that the usual length of their set, or did they call it a night early?

is the fox usually a shitty place for sound? the wolf parade boot i uploaded is from the fox and maybe it's just the recording, but the sound could use some improvement.

the FOx was state of the art sound in about 1991 when it opened as a music venue (used to be a movie theatre, i saw Wild at Heart there)....the sound has always been pretty good when i've been there (i've seen some great shows there--albert king, iggy pop, junior wells). i had a couple friends in bands who played there in the summers when there was no cover or they were kind of making some local noise and they were just trippin' on how good they sounded.

the deal with the Lips was they were opening for someone....i forget who....right after In a Priest Driven Ambulance came out and the busses for both bands came in late so the Lips played half their normal set and then the Fox people made it clear that whatever hack job they were opening for had to come on at 10....and shut em down. i think it was more the way the Fox people handled it than anything.

i went to college with this grade AAA asshole who did the booking/part owner for the FOx so it didn't surprise me at all at the time. the ownership group were all post-prep school deadheads/phish types....they didn't care about anything but the Blues Travelers and Spin Doctors of the world.

it's a good venue, don't get me wrong.

damon che of don caballero

I know this guy. He's a ridiculously talented trustafarian.

PSUFAN wrote:

damon che of don caballero

I know this guy. He's a ridiculously talented trustafarian.

damon seemed ok when we were talking to him, obviously he was very frustrated and perturbed with what just happened at the show. but he didn't come across as some gradiose asshole in which i have heard people describe him.

fire back at your new baby's sex and repeat defender are two great fucking songs.