Davey_T Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Frank Turner is just simply amazing. Cant believe how much i love him. Ballad of me and my friends is one of the best sing a long songs iv ever heard at a festival/gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyson Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I'd love to see the guy live. I should look in to it, actually. What fests has he played? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Chairdriver's Top 10 of 2008 10. The Handshake - MGMT 9. Katie's Tea - Camille 8. Red Sock Pugie - Foals 7. Dusk Till Dawn - LadyHawke 6. Rocks & Daggers - Noah & The Whale 5. Lumpy Dough - Fight Like Apes 4. Night Terror - Laura Marling 3. U.R.A Fever - The Kills 2. Number 24 - Polly Scattergood 1. L.E.S Artistes - Santogold Honourable Mentions: Machine Gun - Portishead Við Spilum Endalaust - Sigur Ros Town With No Cheer - Scarlett Johansson Hometown Glory - Adele All of Laura Marling's "Alas, I Cannot Swim" Tape Song - The Kills Last Day Of Magic - The Kills Time Will - Hercules & Love Affair I love the fact I love neither MGMT nor Foals, yet love those two songs too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Speaking of MGMT I quite like "Pimp Feel The Electric Floor" a mixup of DMX, 50 Cent and MGMT which oddly works. Plus I love being ghetto :p And of course "Electric Feel My Cool" by Lefi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 2007 was much better than 2008 for music, methinks. 2007 gave us The Con, The Reminder, Volta, White Chalk, American Doll Posse, Seventh Tree, In Rainbows etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 2007 was much better than 2008 for music, methinks. 2007 gave us The Con, The Reminder, Volta, White Chalk, American Doll Posse, Seventh Tree, In Rainbows etc etc That came out in 7 months ago... Bastard. PeeEss, I love Katie's Tea. kthxbai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I know this has been said a million times, and not everyone agrees, but I just listened to Alex's version of Hallelujah, and then Jeff Buckley's. I find the latter so beautiful (a word I hardly ever use), I've concluded that the XFactor can fuck right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicPlague Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 United Nations are fucking brilliant http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gHiZ-q5hZsQ Listen if you like good music : peace: Quoted for fucking truth man. My 10 top tracks of 2008 (such a hard list to decide and not in any order): Grammatics - or or Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed Unfortunately putting all the songs from both their albums this year would be a bit OTT Thursday - As He Climbed The Dark Mountain Innerpartysystem - Don't Stop ¡Forward, Russia! - A Prospector Can Dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Isn't Viva la Vida, like, a total rip off of some other dude's song? Joe Satriano or some dizzle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Isn't Viva la Vida, like, a total rip off of some other dude's song? Joe Satriano or some dizzle... Satriani's suing them for infringement. I think it's that Viva La Vida sounds like one of his songs. If I cared enough, I'd find out more. Anyway, done some thinking and thought of my Top 10 songs of the year: In order of "Oh, yeah, I remember now. That one was this year, wasn't it?": Kings of Leon - Use Somebody Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife Scars on Broadway - They Say Mystery Jets (ft. Laura Marling) - Young Love Lia - Toki wo Kizamu Uta Lia - TORCH Foals - Cassius We Are Scientists - After Hours Weezer - The Greatest Man That Ever Lived Flobots - Handlebars Honourable mentions: Metallica - The Day That Never Comes Disturbed - Inside The Fire Weezer - Pork and Beans Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire I only bought one album this year, that was "Only By The Night". It's true. 2007 was a better year than 2008. Last year we had In Rainbows, Favourite Worst Nightmare, Era Vulgaris, Elect The Dead and others. I bought a few albums last year. This year: One. Meeeehhhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 It's true. 2007 was a better year than 2008. Last year we had In Rainbows, Favourite Worst Nightmare, Era Vulgaris, Elect The Dead and others. I bought a few albums last year. This year: One. Meeeehhhh! Yeah, but you're lumping everyone who buys music together. Considering you put down Young Love in your tracks, you seem to have not given Laura Marling's solo album (released this year) a listen...it's the joint album of year for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Satriani's suing them for infringement. I think it's that Viva La Vida sounds like one of his songs. If I cared enough, I'd find out more. It really does sound like. I don't think it's a deliberate theft, just a "hey, I just made this up, sounds so good I'd swear I've heard it before, but can't think where..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Considering you put down Young Love in your tracks, you seem to have not given Laura Marling's solo album (released this year) a listen...it's the joint album of year for me. A truth has been spoken. Alas, I Cannot Swim is one of the best albums of the year. I have been singing it's praises since May, to be fair to everyone involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey_T Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I'd love to see the guy live. I should look in to it, actually. What fests has he played? He played Glastonbury this year where he did 2 sets and also did Reading and Leeds. I saw him at Leeds and it was just amazing. Hes touring with Gaslight Anthem (who are also fucking mint) in march next year so get yourself to that : peace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triforce_keeper Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Well it's true. All the tracks on Sasha Fierce, exlcuding the first track are only Ok, with Diva being the second best cause of it's damn great beat! I Am is 30 times better though. ----- Talking of the Knowles, I was pleasantly surprised to see Sandcastle Disco making an appearance on Pitchfork's 100 best tracks of 2008! (By Solange Knowles) It's just a really nice relaxing track, with a nice retro feel, not as agressive as Winehouse and others. Dunno what the rest of her stuff is like, but I unashamdly love this song! Meh, I disagree. But anyway, Solange, I got her album the day it came out, and it really is amazing. It has that retro sound throughout, and I think you would particularly like "Cosmic Journey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Digifucker - Fight Like Apes I had to post this again. A brilliant [unofficial] video to an awesome song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Ok, suckers. I'm in need of some nice songs to play on an acoustic. The Villanosaurus, can you help mee owwwwt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Ok, suckers. I'm in need of some nice songs to play on an acoustic. The Villanosaurus, can you help mee owwwwt? If you have a Piano handy: I love how Back In Your Head sounds good whatever medium it is in. I have about 5 different versions of it on my iPod (the demo, the album version, a live version, and two remixes) and they're all lovely in their own ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Ok, suckers. I'm in need of some nice songs to play on an acoustic. The Villanosaurus, can you help mee owwwwt? Errrmmmm....hows about some Foos? Do you know any of the songs from Disc 2 of In Your Honour? Over & Out's pretty cool to play. Still is a great one to play as well. Is there a nice acoustic number by Oasis you haven't learnt yet? Do you know how to play Karma Police? If you don't, then you should try eet. That's a great one to play. In fact, any Radiohead song with a bit of acoustic (Fake Plastic Trees & High & Dry for instance) are all enjoyable little pieces to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Cheers, dudes. I can play Everlong pretty well, and I'm trying to get that sounding the best it can. I haven't got In Your Honour, so not all that familiar with all the songs off it. Hmm, I know a few Oasis choons (Live Forever, Wonderwall, Stay Young, and a couple of others) I'm gonna take a look at some Radiohead. At the moment, I'm learning Eva Cassidy's Fields of Gold, so looking for some relaxing and melodic acoustic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 If you have a Piano handy: I love how Back In Your Head sounds good whatever medium it is in. I have about 5 different versions of it on my iPod (the demo, the album version, a live version, and two remixes) and they're all lovely in their own ways. Just listened to that 3 times in a row, a lovely version indeed, made me smile lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I'm with Chairdriver and Paj! I prefer I am... as Halo and Ave Maria which are two of my favourite songs on the whole album, . But Sasha Fierce does have Single Ladies which is excellence and Diva which is a mastercraft but the other songs which are on Sasha are not as good as those on I am.. I feel. Though I'm biased as I love all of the album. Okay I've finally reached my Desicion as to what my Top Ten Tracks of 2008 are one per artist. Here they are: Girls Aloud: Love is the Key The most fun on the whole of Out of Control from my favourite band means it earns its place. Fleet Foxes:White Winter Hymnal Brilliance I only heard it on Sunday and immediately I could tell it would make my top 10. Laura Marling: My Manic and I It Beautifully song song which is soul depressing sung in a strangely hopeful way. LadyHawke: Morning Dreams Starts off either in a seedy pornographic fashion or in a dream state, I can never quite decide. This song took me on a relaxing journey into the corners of my mind. MGMT: Weekend Wars I just love the build up in this song and when I reach the end it certainly pays off. Beyonce: Ave Maria I gently sung song that feels more natural and not as if she is trying to hard to create emotion within the listener. Crystal Castles: Alice Practice Difficult to listen to for some but I absolutely adore the shouting nature of it. Gives me a feeling of distress and despair, which is always great. TV on the Radio: Stork and Owl Calming but with a sense of a never ending road of pointless. This song feels with sad joy. Cut Copy: So Haunted At first I thought It was Kids so Horny.... It lifted my senses higher and gave me a feeling of greater importance than just a song.. Katy Perry: Hot n Cold The most fun pop track of the year for me, definately just a fantastic all round tune to be honest. Also been listening to a fair amount of TV on the Radio today, I think they are a fantastic band. Only listened to Dear Science, so far! I need to check out return to Cookie Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramar Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I got Fall Out Boy's new album in the post today... It's just a generic pop sounding cd. It's a shame they've come a long way from their pop punk roots, it's a completely different sound from their earlier albums like Take This To Your Grave. The songs just sound over produced, and a bit crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Odwin Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Cheers, dudes. I can play Everlong pretty well, and I'm trying to get that sounding the best it can. I haven't got In Your Honour, so not all that familiar with all the songs off it. Hmm, I know a few Oasis choons (Live Forever, Wonderwall, Stay Young, and a couple of others) I'm gonna take a look at some Radiohead. At the moment, I'm learning Eva Cassidy's Fields of Gold, so looking for some relaxing and melodic acoustic stuff. Nirvana Unplugged? About a girl is easy peasy but lovely. Where did you sleep last night? is another top track from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Alice Practice isn't from 2008, Bear dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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