vivalaultra Posted October 16, 2006 Report Posted October 16, 2006 There's been a few good tribute albums that have come out...not many in relation to the many bad ones...but they had a good Daniel Johnston one that came out not too long ago...and the Elvis Costello one wasn't so bad. The Rubber Soul one that came out last year or so was absolutely terrible. I thought that that Led Zepplin tribute CD, Encomium was pretty good...even the Hootie and the Blowfish version of "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do?". And I thought the Working Class Hero CD tribute to John Lennon had some good stuff on it.
Annabelle Posted October 16, 2006 Report Posted October 16, 2006 i can't even argue with you as i have never nor will ever check out any tribute albums. too much original music out there to be found. not that garbage.
C Dubya 04 Posted October 16, 2006 Report Posted October 16, 2006 If I Were a Carpenter is the only good tribute album. But I think that's because the Carpenters had some really good songs that they performed substandardly. Re: the Band tribute album, the Allmans do a really good version of TNTDODD and I'm sure the Mule will be good. Otherwise, I have no interest.
razazteca Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 I thought Jay-Z was suppose to be retired.
snuffbox Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 He got tired of running the shuffleboard game.
Corey_Lazarus Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 There's a decent White Zombie tribute album out there, Super Charger Hell, but that's really iffy. And the cover of "Thunderkiss '65" by, IIRC, Catch 22 is putrid.
Guest Felonies! Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 Scarlett Johansson is recording a Tom Waits tribute album. This could either be the best or worst thing ever.
Toshiaki Koala Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 I can't imagine it being the best. Has she recorded music before that I somehow haven't heard about?
PUT THAT DICK IN MY MOUTH! Posted October 17, 2006 Report Posted October 17, 2006 LCD Soundsystem's "45:33: Nike+ Original Run" (available on iTunes now!) is maybe the best musical thing I've heard all year. Better than that TV on the Radio album, even.
vivalaultra Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 I haven't heard that particular song, but I disagree with you, sir. Nothing this year will be better than the TV on the Radio CD...some CDs that have come close include: Yellow House Grizzly Bear The Califone record Night Ripper Girl Talk I've had a productive couple weeks in finding good CDs released this year...first with Grizzly Bear, then Califone, and today I downloaded the Girl Talk CD, which is amazing, if only for the sheer ridiculousness of doing things like mixing The Beatles with Nirvana with Elton John with The Notorious B.I.G. and other such foolishness.
Edwin MacPhisto Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 Girl Talk runs out of steam in the second half, when it gets all too trancey, and overall it's not as clever when you've heard it ten times, but I really like the first 5 or 6 tracks. That Grizzly Bear album's pretty good too, if not terribly memorable. I always like it when I'm listening to it but it's yet to really stick with me.
vivalaultra Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 I've only listened to the Girl Talk CD like...2 or so times, so the whole "pick out the random ass sample...Hey! Is that the Breeders?" type thing hasn't worn off yet. I'll probably listen to it like...100 times this week and then only occasionally after that, but I imagine it'll still be top 10 or so of the year for me. And I really like the Grizzly Bear CD. I can't say that I have favorite songs on it, I more just like to put it on and get immersed in it. It's good mood music; to use a cliche, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Giuseppe Zangara Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 That Grizzly Bear album's pretty good too, if not terribly memorable. I always like it when I'm listening to it but it's yet to really stick with me. Pretty much my thoughts based on a couple of listens. Might be the sort of thing I'd appreciate more if I gave it a close listen without any distractions, like the computer or driving. I want to hear that LCD Soundsystem thing, but I'm allergic to paying for mp3s. No luck finding it on any file sharing service I frequent, either. So, Byron, if you'd hook a brother up with a sendspace, I might return the favor.
JangoFett4Hire Posted October 20, 2006 Report Posted October 20, 2006 History of Lovers by Iron&Wine/Calexico is a fantastic song.
vivalaultra Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 That whole CD is great. Really great. I hope they work together extensively in the future. I knew the CD was gonna be good when the Spanish opera singer came on in the first song.
snuffbox Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 I agree with everything in the previous 2 posts.
Epic Reine Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 I posted this in the movies forum too. Take this with a grain of salt but I saw this on another website: Apparently, VH1 are planning to do another Supergroup, this time featuring Chris Jericho on vocals, Jerry Only from the Misfits on bass, Dave Lombrdo of Slayer on drums, Mick Thompson of Slipknot on guitar, and Mick Mars of Motley Crue on guitar.
vivalaultra Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 Mick Thompson from Slipknot? Not many of the other guys are 'musical pioneers' or anything...but...Slipknot. Yeeps! It's good to see that Mick Mars is presumedly well enough to do something like this. I don't really care anything about Motley Crue, but last I heard he wasn't doing too good, although that was about a year or so ago.
King Kamala Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 Man, the setlists for Bob Dylan's latest tour are fuckin' ace. And his setlists are slightly longer than they've been in the past two or three years. Here's Tuesday's par example San Francisco, California Bill Graham Civic Auditorium October 17, 2006 1. Maggie's Farm 2. She Belongs To Me 3. Lonesome Day Blues 4. Simple Twist Of Fate 5. Rollin' And Tumblin' 6. Boots Of Spanish Leather 7. 'Til I Fell In Love With You 8. I Shall Be Released 9. Highway 61 Revisited 10. John Brown 11. Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) 12. Workingman's Blues #2 13. Summer Days (encore) 14. Thunder On The Mountain 15. Like A Rolling Stone 16. All Along The Watchtower
snuffbox Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 That kind of thing should go in the thread that it warrants. http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=81603
JangoFett4Hire Posted October 21, 2006 Report Posted October 21, 2006 That whole CD is great. Really great. I hope they work together extensively in the future. I knew the CD was gonna be good when the Spanish opera singer came on in the first song. I listened to it, and agree. I think the last song Dead Man's Will (I believe) is my favorite. So good.
King Kamala Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 That kind of thing should go in the thread that it warrants. http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=81603 Eh it was way on the bottom of the page and I didn't feel it really waranted bumping but whatev!
snuffbox Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Bump the shit out of that thread. It'll happen on November 1st.
Guest Felonies! Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 I second that. TV on the Radio is the best thing going in music today. They're so fuckin' great that they have David Bowie...singing backup. I was listening to Young Liars today and I think my new favorite TVOTR line is "Fuckin' for fear of not wanting to fear again". "Young Liars" is a revelation among awesomeness. And they put on good concerts. I'm still working on this one. Some songs are catching on, but I'm not geeking out about this record like the rest of you guys are. Yet, at least.
vivalaultra Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 I second that. TV on the Radio is the best thing going in music today. They're so fuckin' great that they have David Bowie...singing backup. I was listening to Young Liars today and I think my new favorite TVOTR line is "Fuckin' for fear of not wanting to fear again". "Young Liars" is a revelation among awesomeness. And they put on good concerts. I'm still working on this one. Some songs are catching on, but I'm not geeking out about this record like the rest of you guys are. Yet, at least. Work harder. What are you listening to by 'em? I'm of the mind that if you don't think the Young Liars EP is one of the greatest things to come out in the last decade or so you just don't like music. I can understand not being able to get 100% into their first full-length, because some of their stuff wasn't ahem...'fully realized', but the EP and the new album...man... I think it's kinda odd that Desperate Youth... seemed almost like a step backwards after the Young Liars EP, even though both are great.
Guest Felonies! Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 I'm listening to Return to Cookie Mountain. I have part of the first song stuck in my head, but a lot of this is just unorganized sound; a bunch of distortion and yelping. There's no inspired sequencing, or dynamic contrast, or anything. It's just sound. EDIT: I wasn't being fair. "Province" resembles a song. David Bowie...SINGING BACKUP!
vivalaultra Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 Inspired sequencing? Dynamic contrast? Those sound like proactive buzzwords to me. Maybe you're listening to it wrong. Are you listening to it wrong?
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