Paj! Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 I'm liking Paolo Nutini's new album, Sunny Side Up. Very different to the first one, sounds a bit more refined and less radio-made singer-songwriter. Very...Marley-esque in places.
Razz Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Blame Razz for both of these being posted. Spice Girls - Stop - I remember knowing all the moves to the chorus when I was a kid (How manly am I). God, I loved this so much. Wannabe and Say You'll Be There were brilliant too. So many memories! I refuse to take the blame for this! You were the one who said, and I quote "Omg Is it wrong I want to listen to the Spice Girls!?" Followed by me agreeing :P
Slaggis Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 I refuse to take the blame for this! You were the one who said, and I quote "Omg Is it wrong I want to listen to the Spice Girls!?" Followed by me agreeing :P Only because of your mention of Mel C and Bryan Adams! (Which coincidentally I'm now totally addicted too. Eurgh).
Paj! Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 (edited) In her defence, Mel C was the only one to have a semi-credible music career after Spice Girls. The other a few sporadic guiltily pleasurable singles, at best. Personally, I always loved the video for; Ginger Spice back then = <3 Edited June 2, 2009 by Paj!
Slaggis Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Frankmusik - Confusion Girl Took me a while to realise it was Holly Valance in the video. I love.
Ganepark32 Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 I'll just say that that Mel C and Bryan Adam's song wasn't bad. I liked it back then and I'd happily listen to it now. Definitely still has a place in today's music scene.
chairdriver Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 I like Mel C's voice alot. She was the only one of them that could actually sing.
Paj! Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Albums released in 2009 that I own; (i.e are on my itunes, and so have/can give a good listen of/idea of the quality within) Sounds Of The Universe - Depeche Mode Fight Like Apes And the Mystery Of The Golden Medallion - Fight Like Apes Actor - St.Vincent Dark Was The Night - Various Arists Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective The Crying Light - Antony & The Johnsons Approaching Normal - Blue October Grey Britain - Gallows Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear Around The Well - Iron & Wine A Woman A Man Walked By - PJ Harvey & John Parish Two Suns - Bat For Lashes Fever Ray - Fever Ray All I Ever Wanted - Kelly Clarkson The Fame - Lady GaGa It's Not Me, It's You - Lily Allen The High End Of Low - Marilyn Manson Jewellery - Micachu Years Of Refusal - Morissey Middle Cyclone - Neko Case Sunny Side Up - Paolo Nutini The Bachelor - Patrick Wolf I Feel Cream - Peaches Polly Scattergood - Polly Scattergood Fine Fascination - Red Light Company Junior - Royksopp The Eternal - Sonic Youth Abnormally Attracted To Sin - Tori Amos It's Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Hannah Montana: The Movie (...) Red are ones I haven't listened to yet. Blue are ones I started but got bored and haven't continued since. Bolded are excellent albums everyone should pick up. A lot of those will probably end up bolded, but I haven't listened properly to them. (Like grizzy bear maybe)
Paj! Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Typing "penguin" into iTunes brings up nothing for me. However, I bought a song by unknown French singer Cherie years ago, that feautured in Batman: Mystery of The Batwoman, during a scene set in PENGUIN'S nightclub.
Dan_Dare Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 was the soundtrack to march of the penguins any good?
Goafer Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Rise Against - Hero of War Audio An amazing song and an amazing story. Not your usual "war is shit" song, but a really sad story of a soldier. He said "Son, have you seen the world? Well, what would you say if I said that you could? Just carry this gun and you'll even get paid." I said "That sounds pretty good." Black leather boots Spit-shined so bright They cut off my hair but it looked alright We marched and we sang We all became friends As we learned how to fight A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Because it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust I kicked in the door I yelled my commands The children, they cried But I got my man We took him away A bag over his face From his family and his friends They took off his clothes They pissed in his hands I told them to stop But then I joined in We beat him with guns And batons not just once But again and again A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Because it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust She walked through bullets and haze I asked her to stop I begged her to stay But she pressed on So I lifted my gun And I fired away The shells jumped through the smoke And into the sand That the blood now had soaked She collapsed with a flag in her hand A flag white as snow A hero of war Is that what they see Just medals and scars So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag Now it gathers dust But it's a flag that I love It's the only flag I trust He said, "Son, have you seen the world? Well what would you say, if I said that you could?" *Hopes this doesn't start a debate on war etc*
Davey_T Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 One of the worst Rise Against songs in my opinion. Lyrics are just so bad.
Goafer Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Seriously? I thought it was great. I just liked how it started off idealistic, then ended up a bit disappointed and kind of sad. Plus I really sympathised with the soldier. Each to their own I guess. Surely The Approaching Curve is worse? I really didn't like that song at all. It was just talking over a backing track. Except for the chorus, which was ok.
Paj! Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Just back from Antony & The Johnsons live. Sounds like a cliche, but it was "truly magical", and I love that the "chats" were genuine chats. He asked what we wanted to talk about. It was brilliant.
GothicPlague Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 I prefer the story told in the song Crippled By Pizza by HORSE The Band Audio An amazing song and an amazing story. Not your usual "pizza is bad for you" song, but a really sad story of how fat pizza can make you. Im crippled by a simple decision or possibly possessed by a vision. I've made a choice- I'll stand by. I'll take one more bite then lay down and die. ...and that one treasure, thick golden crust and a layer of cheese. I'll face the consequences OF MY UNQUENCHABLE NEED! I'm crippled. I'm crippled. I'm crippled by pizza. I'm crippled. I'm crippled and i can't go on. I can't resist so I persist in this. So delicious, pizza's powerful taste. I seek, strike, and consume it every day. It's shattered my colon and made me too fat to breathe. I'm crippled. I'm crippled. I'm crippled by each SLICE! SLICE! SLICE! I'm crippled. I'm crippled. I'm crippled and I can't go on. My hunger, it hurts me just to turn around and flirt with me. Each slice, a paradise, but in the end I'm twice the size. I've made a choice that I'll stand by. I'll take one more bite then I'll lay down and die. PIZZA! PIZZA! I WANT PIZZA! JUST GIVE ME SOME FUCKING PIZZA! *Hopes this doesn't start a debate on pizza etc*
Gizmo Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 I love Hero of War. I honestly couldn't pick out a "worst" Rise Against song, simply because I can't think of any I don't like. Surely The Approaching Curve is worse? I really didn't like that song at all. It was just talking over a backing track. Except for the chorus, which was ok. Also, this doesn't make sense. Any other song is just singing over a backing track. The style used in Approaching Curve is just as valid as any other.
Paj! Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 I personally love Sprechgesang in songs. (Talking in songs, but..musically talking)
Davey_T Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Nar i like The Approaching Curve. I think the talking parts really work well. Everchanging acoustic is my favourite acoustic RA song. Audio
Paj! Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Rise Against - Hero of War Audio An amazing song and an amazing story. Not your usual "war is shit" song, but a really sad story of a soldier. He said "Son, have you seen the world? Well, what would you say if I said that you could? Just carry this gun and you'll even get paid." I said "That sounds pretty good." Black leather boots Spit-shined so bright They cut off my hair but it looked alright We marched and we sang We all became friends As we learned how to fight A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Because it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust I kicked in the door I yelled my commands The children, they cried But I got my man We took him away A bag over his face From his family and his friends They took off his clothes They pissed in his hands I told them to stop But then I joined in We beat him with guns And batons not just once But again and again A hero of war Yeah that's what I'll be And when I come home They'll be damn proud of me I'll carry this flag To the grave if I must Because it's a flag that I love And a flag that I trust She walked through bullets and haze I asked her to stop I begged her to stay But she pressed on So I lifted my gun And I fired away The shells jumped through the smoke And into the sand That the blood now had soaked She collapsed with a flag in her hand A flag white as snow A hero of war Is that what they see Just medals and scars So damn proud of me And I brought home that flag Now it gathers dust But it's a flag that I love It's the only flag I trust He said, "Son, have you seen the world? Well what would you say, if I said that you could?" *Hopes this doesn't start a debate on war etc* That was pretty bad, If I'm not lying. So abrasive and badly executed.
Gizmo Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 I prefer the story told in the song Fire Coming Out of the Monkeys Head by Gorillaz. Audio An amazing song and an amazing story. Not your usual "metaphorical town of good-willed creatures being invaded by evil", but a really sad story of how evil invades a metaphorical town of good-willed creatures. (Talking) Once upon a time at the foot of a great mountain, there was a town where the people known as Happyfolk lived, their very existence a mystery to the rest of the world, obscured as it was by great clouds. Here they played out their peaceful lives, innocent of the litany of excess and violence that was growing in the world below. To live in harmony with the spirit of the mountain called Monkey was enough. Then one day Strangefolk arrived in the town. They came in camouflage, hidden behind dark glasses,no one noticed them: they only saw shadows. You see, without the Truth of the Eyes, the Happyfolk were blind. (Singing) Falling out of aeroplanes and hiding out in holes Waiting for the sunset to come, people going home Jump out from behind them and shoot them in the head Now everybody's dancing the dance of the dead The dance of the dead The dance of the dead. (Talking) In time, the Strangefolk found their way into the higher reaches of the mountain, and it was there that they found the caves of unimaginable Sincerity and Beauty. By chance, they stumbled upon the place where all good souls come to rest. The Strangefolk, they coveted the jewels in these caves above all things, and soon they began to mine the mountain, its rich seam fueling the chaos of their own world. Meanwhile, down in the town, the Happyfolk slept restlessly, their dreams invaded by shadowy figures digging away at their souls. Every day, people would wake and stare at the mountain. Why was it bringing darkness into their lives? And as the Strangefolk mined deeper and deeper into the mountain, holes began to appear, bringing with them a cold and bitter wind that chilled the very soul of the Monkey. For the first time, the Happyfolk felt fearful for, they knew that soon the Monkey would stir from its deep sleep. Then there came a sound. Distant first, it grew into castrophany so immense it could be heard far away in space. There were no screams. There was no time. The mountain called Monkey had spoken. There was only fire. And then, nothing. (Singing) Oh, a little town in U.S.A The time has come to see There's nothing you believe you are But where were you when it all came down on me Did you come in now? Also doubles as a good example of how talking can be good in a song.
spirited away Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Beat to that song's really good. Alburn - genius. Anyone else getting up early to buy Muse tickets?
Goafer Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 That was pretty bad, If I'm not lying. So abrasive and badly executed. As far as the actual music goes, I'm indifferent. I don't think it's great or terrible. But I just really liked the story and the sense of shame, especially in the last chorus. Also, this doesn't make sense. Any other song is just singing over a backing track. The style used in Approaching Curve is just as valid as any other. True. I just didn't like it because I didn't like the way the words were spoken. Not entirely sure why TBH.
Gizmo Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) Beat to that song's really good. Alburn - genius. Anyone else getting up early to buy Muse tickets? Oh hell yes. I'm up 8.55 sharp tomorrow - I wouldn't miss Muse for anything. Dunno how fast the tickets will sell out though - anybody got an idea? Will it be an F5 mash, or will it be a couple of days before tickets dry up? Also, I noticed earlier that Channel 5 I think are using the riff from "Killing in the Name" for an advert, and it prompted the question in my mind - is that the greatest riff ever? I'm struggling to think of anything that beats it. Audio Edited June 4, 2009 by Gizmo
spirited away Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Oh hell yes. I'm up 8.55 sharp tomorrow - I wouldn't miss Muse for anything. Dunno how fast the tickets will sell out though - anybody got an idea? Will it be an F5 mash, or will it be a couple of days before tickets dry up? Also, I noticed earlier that Channel 5 I think are using the riff from "Killing in the Name" for an advert, and it prompted the question in my mind - is that the greatest riff ever? I'm struggling to think of anything that beats it. Audio I'm guessing it will be an F5 mash, being Muse. I want those tickets so bad...
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