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[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

Ever listen to other national anthems? You know, foreign ones, and really listen to them? Those are some really fucking well-done songs. "Rule Britannia" is soaring. No wonder they're representing millions of people.

That's not the national anthem.

Isn't "God Save the Queen" England's national anthem?

 

"Rule Brittania" does rule because it was the British Bulldog's entrance music.

[Guest The Shadow Behind You]

So i guess Rule Britannia is England's "God Bless America" or "America The Beautiful".

[MikeJordan23 0]

Hmmmmm

 

Saigon> Your favorite rapper

[The Czech Republic 0]

I hate God Bless America and never want to hear it at another baseball game again.

[DCMaximo 0]

Ever listen to other national anthems? You know, foreign ones, and really listen to them? Those are some really fucking well-done songs. "Rule Britannia" is soaring. No wonder they're representing millions of people.

That's not the national anthem.

Isn't "God Save the Queen" England's national anthem?

 

"Rule Brittania" does rule because it was the British Bulldog's entrance music.

Technically, "Land Of Hope And Glory" is the English national anthem, whereas "God Save The Queen" is the British national anthem.

 

2 random thoughts:

 

1) The book "24 Hour Party People" would be a whole lot better if Tony Wilson would accept the fact that the Happy Mondays were, on the whole, shit, and that Shaun Ryder certainly isn't "the best lyricist since Dylan"

 

2) "Going To Town" by the Afghan Whigs is so magnificently sleazy that listening to it on headphones makes even a dull tramride to Nottingham city centre feel interesting

[King Kamala 0]

Am I the only one pumped for the Queen reunion tour? Paul Rodgers, despite getting mixed reviews from most concert reviews I've read of his solo shows recently, was great when I saw him live in June of 03 and on the Bad Company live DVD from 2002. I may be the only one who doesn't think Brian May and whatever the name of the drummer is (Roger Taylor?) are cashing in on the death of Freddy Mercury. If they were doing that, they would have done this tour twelve years ago. And does anybody, really care about the fact the bassist of Queen is a recluse and doesn't want to be on the tour?

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

I've decided Dump's That Skinny Motherfucker with the High Voice? and the Dirtbombs' Ultraglide in Black are the only good all cover albums. Cat Power and Nick Cave have put out okay ones, but neither are as consistently enjoyable, nor stand on their own as solid albums, as the Dump and the Dirtbombs releases.

 

Plus, they both have cool coverart:

[Nighthawk 0]

I don't know if you'd classify various artist compilations in the same way, but I rather enjoy If I Was Prince as well. It also has a cool cover.

 

 

I probably would have said Kicking Against the Pricks as well, if you hadn't had the foresight to shoot it down.

[Nighthawk 0]

And I kinda liked 'Walk Idiot Walk' just cos it reminds me of the metropolis zone theme from sonic the hedgehog 2.

 

^from the singles thread.

 

That feckin' hedgehog shows up everywhere. The end of the Ying Yang's "Grey Goose" has a pretty clear Labyrinth Zone influence in it. (As an aside, I picked up My Brother & Me (the Me & My Brother remix album, for the ingnorant) today, but haven't listened to it yet... I'm looking forward to it)

 

I was listening to Yellow Magic Orchestra's Solid State Survivor yesterday. The whole album's a Sonicfest except the hilarious and wonderful "Day Tripper" cover.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

And I kinda liked 'Walk Idiot Walk' just cos it reminds me of the metropolis zone theme from sonic the hedgehog 2.

 

^from the singles thread.

 

That feckin' hedgehog shows up everywhere. The end of the Ying Yang's "Grey Goose" has a pretty clear Labyrinth Zone influence in it. (As an aside, I picked up My Brother & Me (the Me & My Brother remix album, for the ingnorant) today, but haven't listened to it yet... I'm looking forward to it)

 

I was listening to Yellow Magic Orchestra's Solid State Survivor yesterday. The whole album's a Sonicfest except the hilarious and wonderful "Day Tripper" cover.

Yup. When I first picked up that album out of curiousity, I was in heaven. I believe Sonic's programmer cited Sakamoto as an influence. I've said it several million times, but I think overall the music for the original sonic is some of the best of the 90s.

[Art Sandusky 0]

Ever listen to other national anthems? You know, foreign ones, and really listen to them? Those are some really fucking well-done songs. "Rule Britannia" is soaring. No wonder they're representing millions of people.

That's not the national anthem.

Isn't "God Save the Queen" England's national anthem?

Do you people realize how high I was that night.

 

I realized tonight that I simultaneously love and hate Felix Da Housecat.

 

Also, the Ministry of Sound's Club Annual 2005 is out, and the Track 10-12 sequence on Disc 1 is FUCKING GODLY.

[Nighthawk 0]

The best anthem is the Ruff Ryder's anthem. And the Irresponsibe Hate anthem.

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

No way, IDRM. Good Charlotte's "The Anthem" smokes them all.

 

Or not.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

Irresponsible Hate Anthem is one of the few Manson songs I still like. I still like most of that album, actually.

[converge241 0]

"2) "Going To Town" by the Afghan Whigs is so magnificently sleazy that listening to it on headphones makes even a dull tramride to Nottingham city centre feel interesting "

 

oh man good stuff!!

[godthedog 0]

fuckin' A, i cannot stop listening to that grimy gritty guitar sound of 'beggars banquet' and 'let it bleed'.

[Art Sandusky 0]

"Hanging on for Hope" by The New Amsterdams is my new depression song.

[Guest The Shadow Behind You]

After careful deliberation and contemplation...

 

A Perfect Circle is better then Tool.

 

until the next Tool album drops.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

The most recent A Perfect Circle album was the worst album I heard this year.

[Art Sandusky 0]

The Antillas Remix of "Cherish the Day" by Plummet is my pick for dance track of 2004.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

A Perfect Circle gets rid of all the good elements of Tool, brings the worst elements to the surface, and doesn't have nearly as talented a rhythm section. I tried it for Maynard, but it wasn't happening.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Just a few minutes ago, I decided I must hear Isaac Hayes' 1971 double album opus, Black Moses.

 

Presently downloading.

[Henry Spencer 0]

Slint's Spiderland and The Stooges' Fun House remind me of each other. Which is weird, because they don't sound alike at all. And I didn't buy them on the same day or anything like that. I just can't listen to one of them without the other coming to mind.

[Nighthawk 0]

Both bands start with S.

[Matt Young 0]

Isn't Slint the band that Abby Gennette (sp?) fronts? I remember her mentioning that she was in a band with a name that sounded like that back when she hosted MTV2 Rock.

 

She's one of the hottest women ever made, so I'd like to know if her music is any good.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Yeah. Go buy her album, Spiderland. It's got some guys swimming on the cover.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I found more good songs on that Nasum cd, but it's put together totally hodgepodge. There's never more than two songs that go together, it seems. Just a collection of singularities and pairs, a few of which are samey. The good moments kick teeth in, however.

[Guest The Last Free Voice]

Since I don't want to start a third "Reccomend Me" thread, I guess it can go here. Can ya'll give me some good Tiger Army, Cure and Rage Against the Machine songs? Thanks.

[Henry Spencer 0]

I'm afraid I can't help much with Tiger Army or Rage Against The Machine, but as far as The Cure goes, you can't go wrong with anything on Staring At The Sea, their first singles collection. I never really feel like making it all the way through a Cure album, except Disintegration. But Staring At The Sea is packed with fantastic pop songs, and there's not a single dud.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

^What he said about the Cure. My personal favorites from the early era are "A Night Like This" and "In Between Days."

 

Anything off of their second singles collection, Galore, is remarkable as well. Much as a lot of Cure die-hards will bemoan it, the Cure have always been at their best during the soaring pop moments. Everyone knows "Just Like Heaven" and "Pictures of You" (and if you don't, you should), but lesser-known singles like "Catch" and "A Letter to Elise" are every bit as good.

 

I also think that "Mint Car," probably the single-most gleeful thing they've ever recorded, should be accompanied by a video of Robert Smith rolling around playing with puppies.