B. Brian Brunzell Posted December 11, 2002 Report Posted December 11, 2002 "Ball and Chain"-Social Distortion
Guest AzkulKazul Posted December 12, 2002 Report Posted December 12, 2002 Between The Buried And Me - More Of Myself To Kill
Guest Incandenza Posted December 13, 2002 Report Posted December 13, 2002 "The Little House I Used to Live In"--Frank Zappa Stop and think about how Frank Zappa was a musical visionary, though son Dweezil made hair metal.
Guest evenflowDDT Posted December 13, 2002 Report Posted December 13, 2002 Wait, Inc... are you saying hair metal isn't visionary?!?! Oh yea, I'm listening to Talking Heads - "Burning Down the House". Don't have any Zappa... well, one MP3 of Zappa and Tom Waits at a live show together doing a poem/song called "The 12 Inches".
Guest Incandenza Posted December 13, 2002 Report Posted December 13, 2002 I was originally going to insult the whole set of Zappa children--they're all worthy of derision--but my jealousy over Ahmet's getting to fuck Rose McGowan prevented me from doing so. It's the same reason why I never could say anything about Marilyn Manson as a person; sure, I could trash his music (and have done so, repeatedly), but I know any personal attacks would be due to envy. I try not to be that petty. Anyway, I'm listening to "Pocket Calculator," by Kraftwerk. I'll leave it to someone else to quote that line from The Simpsons involving this band, but I will say this is an oddly ingratiating little song.
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted December 14, 2002 Report Posted December 14, 2002 Frank Zappa owns. Right now I'm listening to Pink Floyd's-A saucerful of secrets Although now that Zappa's been mentioned, The Mothers of Invention's Help I'm a rock is on deck.
Guest spiny norman Posted December 14, 2002 Report Posted December 14, 2002 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky Kylie > Zappa.
Guest Incandenza Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"--Devo They covered it better than Britney, that's for sure.
Guest evenflowDDT Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 2 Live Crew - "Banned in the U.S.A." You know, I've never actually heard Devo's "reconstruction" (for from what I've heard, it's too different to call it a simple cover) of "Satisfaction", but better than Britney? That means about as much as me saying I accomplished something by breathing and thinking today. Erm, while I'm thinking, maybe I should think of some better metaphorical over-exaggerations for my examples...
Guest Incandenza Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 I'd call it a deconstruction, not a reconstruction. They stripped the original of all its sexual energy, and turned it into a jittery, spastic cry of desperation.
Guest treble charged Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 Hot Hot Heat - Bandages
Guest Incandenza Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 Hey, I had that band's "Oh, Goddamnit" stuck in my head earlier. It was alternating mental space with Talking Heads' "Crosseyed and Painless," which I happen to be listening to now.
Guest Edwin MacPhisto Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 Prince's "Housequake." Shut up! Damn! Already! Love me some Sign O' The Times.
Guest Kinetic Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 I've heard they're all right. There's a whole bunch of stuff that's gotten mild acclaim this year that I've neglected to pick up. Them and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Peaches and whatever other Electroclash or garage stuff Pitchfork is pimping this week. EDIT: By which I mean Hot Hot Heat, which might not even be what I'm thinking of.
Guest treble charged Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 'Bandages' was really the only song of their's I had heard, as a radio station that I listen to a lot had been playing it lately, so I downloaded it. I just downloaded 'Oh, Goddamnit', and that's good, too. I've got to find some more of their stuff, too, I guess.
Guest evenflowDDT Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 Electroclash is such a strange genre. Some of it is really good, but I still have no desire to buy any of it. It seems the type of music that's tailor-made to download only. I really can't picture anyone ever buying electroclash; I mean I've never seen it in any chain stores or anything. And if I ever saw one buy any electroclash, it'd have to be some freakish 12" imported from England or something. Oh, speaking of freakish 12"'s imported from Europe that I downloaded... PPK - "Reload" (Trailer Trash mix) I'm usually not into trance at all, but this is some good stuff, I think it's from Russia.
Guest Kinetic Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 From what I gather, it's mostly a singles-based genre with a lot of spotty albums left in its wake. I'll probably end up buying whatever electroclash Pitchfork puts on their best-of year end list. I only recently became aware of the genre and it deeply disturbed me that I wasn't aware of it earlier. I'm torn between being of "those types" who buys predominately old music in an attempt to be well-versed in pop history and being a hip young cat whose got all the latest tunes.
Guest Incandenza Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 I've only heard a couple of Hot Hot Heat's songs, and that's thanks to being employed at the radio station. Gah, I love working there.
Guest spiny norman Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah I really really really love this song. Actually, just out of curiosity, what do people here think of Jeff Buckley?
Guest Incandenza Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 I like him. He had a great voice, though he tended to rely a little too much on histrionics.
Guest DrainYou42 Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 Ramones - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
Zorin Industries Posted December 15, 2002 Report Posted December 15, 2002 I really can't picture anyone ever buying electroclash Well there me, so theres one person at least.
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted December 16, 2002 Report Posted December 16, 2002 Avulsed-Stabwound Orgasm Say you love gore.
Guest saturnmark4life Posted December 16, 2002 Report Posted December 16, 2002 Led Zep - IV. very good but VERY overrated.
Zorin Industries Posted December 16, 2002 Report Posted December 16, 2002 Coloursound: Fly With Me (Midnight Mike Mix)
Guest treble charged Posted December 18, 2002 Report Posted December 18, 2002 Swollen Members - Lady Venom just ended so now it's... treble charger - Even Grable
Guest Incandenza Posted December 18, 2002 Report Posted December 18, 2002 I'm heading off to bed momentarily, but first, I had to listen to Elvis Costello's "Beyond Belief." Here is a glorious song, but it is too damn short. After a wonderful, tension-filled build, the listener is finally treated to a payoff in the form of the fantastic chorus, but as soon as you get that wonderful release, the song fades out. There's no post-coital revelry, dammit! The song needs at least another verse-chorus section--or at least a guitar solo and chorus (as long as I can get another run through of that chorus, everything's dandy)--so that I can bask in the afterglow. Seriously, "Beyond Belief"'s sudden ending is akin to having great sex, only for the girl to pull off and leave as soon as YOU came. Even if it's just some meaningless one night stand, it's still nice to just lay there for a bit and enjoy what just transpired. And much like any sexual act I involve myself in, "Beyond Belief" is only 2.5 minutes long. I CRAVE MORE TIME!
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