10,000 Maniacs - Like The Weather (Dec 24, 2012 - 13:31) | unclelonghair wrote: Sounds like someone is sawing a guitar in half while Natalie Merchant is trying to sing. I actually laughed out loud when I read that. Guess I should have typed "LOL," but I hate that.
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Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait (Nov 12, 2012 - 08:58) | chitown wrote: They are to be commended for releasing the same song over and over and over again.... and making lots of money doing it. So do you think they are doing that on purpose? I assumed that they didn't realize that all of their songs sound exactly the same (unlike the rest of the planet).
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The Who - The Rock (Apr 30, 2012 - 05:42) | fredriley wrote: Nope, this has remained un-muted, because it's a ho-hum instrumental without the dire warbling of Townsend and Daltry - in one ear and out the other. As for your prize, get yourself photographed in that alley with a grotty parka and maybe you'll be in with a shout :)
The 'casio-style' dee-de-dee-dee in the background is just so reminiscent of the Stonehenge scene in Spinal Tap :o)
Ah, right, now the mute hits - that blasted Love Reign O'er Me is next. Love the rain, shame about the pretentious noodling and warbling...

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Turin Brakes - Other Side (Dec 19, 2011 - 17:29) | terrapin52 wrote: The lyrics could use some more thought and revision to make them a little less stupid.
Although I really like this song, I must say that this post is hilarious . . .
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The Police - Roxanne (Dec 12, 2011 - 11:09) | sirdroseph wrote: Yea, I have no problem never hearing this song again for the rest of my life. I am perfectly fine with that.
Amen to that.
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Tito & Tarantula - After Dark (Dec 03, 2011 - 12:06) | ozzie1313 wrote: This song, with Tarantino's direction, and Hayek's sensuality was the most erotic scene I have ever seen in the movies. I wanted to go back to drinking/drugging after 28 yrs sober if I could find this bar: perfect place to drink tequilla and do acid.
Yes but the attacking vampires would be a major buzz-kill.
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Shawn Colvin - Crazy (Dec 03, 2011 - 06:15) | Cynaera wrote: I was about to slam this song, but then I realized that this is the stripped-down, stark, real version of it, without the "hahaha - bless my soul!" histrionics that, for me, distracted me from the actual lyrics. I like the Gnarls Barkley version for its danceability and sense of fun. And now, I like the Shawn Colvin rendition for the eerie, skeletal viewpoint.
Good song, whoever's version I hear.
I appreciate these observations. I too really disliked that "hahaha - bless my soul" in the original because it seemed like nonsense filler, but it is an otherwise great song.
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The Cardigans - The Road (Nov 28, 2011 - 07:22) | Not sure if this is what you were looking for, but Orton does an incredible duet called Pass in Time on her Central Reservation album.
jjtwister wrote:Can anyone tell me what song RP played this past Friday evening....by Beth Orton (duet) It was great and I can't seem to find it on the RP playlist.
Thanks 2Hawks wrote:Last.fm says this album was released 10 Mar 2003.
RadioDoc wrote: It is what passes for a B side on the For What It's Worth maxi-single shown in the header. Damn hard to find and damn fine.
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Muse - Starlight (Nov 20, 2011 - 11:58) | terrapin52 wrote: Melody stolen from ABC's "Be Near Me" After that, the song fails.
THANK YOU! I could not figure that out, and it was driving me crazy. What a shameful larceny.
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Laura Veirs - Fire Snakes (Nov 01, 2011 - 18:00) | paulmack wrote: If I was you I might say that you are annoying. But I'm not you. So I won't.
If you were him you would be saying that you are annoying. And you are.
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Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (Oct 27, 2011 - 18:55) | Sasha2001 wrote:
Some day you have to (or, maybe you already have) write a book (or comment) on what goes on in your Las Vegas hotel room. So many questions...like, why do you live in a hotel room? Why are there always people there, dancing? Is all of this merriment somehow related to work? My imagination has run wild with possible scenarios, but I'm guessing the truth is somewhat mundane. Some help would be appreciated. -Nosey in New York
Yes, and like, are these other people the same people all the time, or do different people come and go? Are you all talking or doing something other than listening and dancing, or are you all just listening and dancing all day? And what do you all do when that downer "Mad World" song comes on? Certainly can't dance to that. . .
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Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (Oct 10, 2011 - 09:31) | Remember the album "Music Machine" from K-Tel that had Robby the Robot on the cover? This song was on that . . .

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Oasis - To Be Where There's Life (Sep 12, 2011 - 11:36) | scrubbrush wrote: good song, but i've never quite gotten over these guys comparing themselves to the Beatles
I remember that, and it has jaded my opinion of this band ever since.
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Aimee Mann - Save Me (Jul 10, 2011 - 19:07) | maxjboxer wrote: NO WAY! I had no idea that was Aimee Mann. Makes me like her even more. "the dude abides".
Walter: You want a toe? I can get you a toe. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.
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The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (Jun 22, 2011 - 15:37) | Hell yes! RP usually doesn't rock out like it has been this afternoon. I have no problem with it.
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Neil Young - Helpless (Jun 22, 2011 - 15:07) | dcjohnson77 wrote: It seems most people on this string are either too young or too musically under-educated to understand Neil Young so you should stick to Facebook
Smack!
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Michelle Shocked - Black Widow (Jun 13, 2011 - 09:15) | On_The_Beach wrote: Christ, if I had a nickel for every time I heard a hammered dulcimer . . .
Wilco uses it a lot.
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Fleet Foxes - Montezuma (Jun 13, 2011 - 07:05) | mrgus wrote: Say it ain't so. I loved Fleet Foxes 1st full length CD (except for the last 2 cut). So far I;ve heard 3 cuts from their latest on RP and none of them come close to anything from 1st CD
I totally agree. The title track is really bad. The other tracks I have heard are better, but do not compare to their earlier stuff.
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Muse - Uprising (Jun 13, 2011 - 06:51) | pcicatar wrote: Yes, equal parts Call Me and Doctor Who!
So true. There doesn't appear to be an original thought anywhere in this mess.
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Beth Orton - Best Bit (Jun 12, 2011 - 07:14) | Where did she go? It has been awhile since her last album . . .
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Porcupine Tree - Sentimental (Jun 12, 2011 - 06:27) | This album cover makes a really creepy image on my i pod. Anyway, absolutely love the drumming on this one.
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Split Enz - Six Months in a Leaky Boat (Jun 06, 2011 - 11:47) | NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: their zany stuff was brilliant and their attempts at mainstream were often appalling. Sometimes I think Tim Finn didn't quite realize how off the wall he actually is. He seems to have spent his life struggling to be accepted as normal (which his brother achieves effortlessly because he's well, he's Neil). Tim is somehow tragically flawed but that is precisely the source of his brilliance. Without him I doubt Neil would have ever have had a career in music. It is interesting that what is arguably Crowded House's best album - Woodface- is the one where Tim joined the band.
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Beck - Loser (Jun 06, 2011 - 11:32) | Is he saying "Drive-by body pierce?"
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Chantays - Pipeline (Jun 06, 2011 - 08:15) | This genre of music has always sounded "devious" to me.
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Susan Tedeschi - You Need to Be With Me (May 24, 2011 - 10:41) | Cynaera wrote: Sorry, but her vocals set my teeth on edge. She seems so forced and at a loss when there's a break in the music.
Don't hurt me.
I am with you. One of very few artists on RP that I absolutely cannot stand. Why does every one of her songs have to have an extended OOOOOHHHHHHHH?
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The Derek Trucks Band - Don't Miss Me (May 24, 2011 - 10:38) | scott_bruce wrote: Now you ruined the song for me - I keep focusing on that sound. Kind of like a deck of cards being thumbed. What is it?
Sounds like a hungry stomach
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Radiohead - Lotus Flower (May 24, 2011 - 08:04) | Tana wrote: Thom Yorke has one way of doing it. My way is a little different. Just sway your body to the beat, baby.
I sort of stand still and just fling my head around with my eyes closed. Not sayin' it is pretty.
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War - Low Rider (May 23, 2011 - 13:02) | How was Lopez able to steal this song for that dumb show? The intro of that show is the worst . . .
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Florence and The Machine - You've Got the Love (May 23, 2011 - 12:41) | Milk5Cents wrote: Florence really needs to come to an agreement with the The Machine on which key this song is in.
That is really funny. Maybe the Machine should have also considered a drum machine to help hold things together. Tough crowd here.
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Big Country - In A Big Country (May 23, 2011 - 06:56) | This is so good. I am surprised that some two-bit billboard hip-hop "artist" has not tried to cover it.
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Radiohead - Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was (May 16, 2011 - 12:40) | Although it has been met with mixed reviews, in my opinion "King of Limbs" is an incredible album. But then again I am in the category of people who love just about everything they release.
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Kashtin - Akua Tuta (May 16, 2011 - 08:49) | Why is Ashton Kutcher singing about Tuna? Oh wait, my bad, maybe need to slow up on the scotch.
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Band of Horses - Factory (May 13, 2011 - 05:32) | I like the song and the band, but the intro drum roll sounds like the flush of a toilet
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Sarah Jaffe - Clementine (Apr 27, 2011 - 18:33) | michaelgmitchell wrote: Really attractive album cover. Was she on A&E's 'Intervention'?
yea, no kidding, that is truly dreadful. But I like the song, though.
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Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues (Apr 22, 2011 - 18:22) | Love this song, one of Dylan's best, but I have always thought the drum beat was a little off (too fast). Anyone else hear that? Maybe it was done on purpose?
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Randy Newman - Baltimore (Jan 18, 2011 - 07:03) | Art_Carnage wrote: Not a Randy Newman fan. For the last 15 years, most of his stuff sounds like a bad Scott Joplin ripoff. But this song perfectly captures what a crap-hole Baltimore is.
So true. I temporarily lost my mind and decided to move to Baltimore from a beautiful part of the country. Biggest mistake of my life. This place is truly a hell-hole, and now I am stuck here.
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Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good (Dec 27, 2010 - 12:15) | I like the beat, but I am pretty sure it is from a drum machine. Not that this is a terrible thing, but it would probably rock out better with a human being hitting the skins.
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The Frames - The Cost (Dec 24, 2010 - 09:23) | Sounds like the snare drum head has a crack in it. Need to get that replaced, dude.
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The Beatles - Dear Prudence (Sep 09, 2010 - 05:49) | I wonder what the popular "artists" of today (i.e. Lady GaGa, Black Eyed Poops) think of themselves and their "work" when they hear a song like this . . .
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Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (Jul 05, 2010 - 12:28) | One of the best ever, I also couldn't hear it without thinking of Trainspotting - a great placement for a song that rocks. Then Carnival Cruise had to go and ruin it. Now all I can visualize is a kid on a rock wall on a cruise ship.
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Eagles - Journey Of The Sorcerer (Jun 26, 2010 - 13:59) | Build song around banjo = no thanks. Put strings around banjo no thanks = really really no thanks. It went from nowhere to nowhere.
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Wilco - Deeper Down (Apr 27, 2010 - 17:36) | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is the most amazing album this band has ever made, and everything they do must measured against that. I remember dancing around the room putting my first baby boy asleep to Jesus, Etc. He slept soundly.
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Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road (Apr 13, 2010 - 17:52) | My wife and I cleared out of Baltimoron, MD and headed straight to Colorado for a new life. This song was our soundtrack.
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Massive Attack - Pray for Rain (Apr 13, 2010 - 17:41) | I have been a fan of this band since "blue lines" in 1990. Then, I read a review of that album that observed that "America is not ready for Massive Attack." I suspect that this is still true. They are amazing through the years, although I did not like 13 floors (stairs?) all that much.
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Pink Floyd - Us & Them -> Eclipse (Feb 23, 2010 - 17:26) | Anyone ever synch up The Wizard of Oz with this album? I did. It was really cool, but I cannot remember what the scene was in this song.
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The Police - Driven To Tears (Feb 23, 2010 - 17:18) | Agree that he is a great drummer, but what about the band's admitted inability to keep it together live on certain songs?
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Depeche Mode - Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix) (Feb 23, 2010 - 17:11) | I don't care what anyone says. These guys have hung in there and keep pumping out great music since I was an insecure teenager (well over twenty years ago).
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The Weepies - Little Bird (Nov 19, 2009 - 18:33) | not bad, but the cover looks like the kind of thing that my son brings home from first grade.
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Mark Knopfler - So Far From The Clyde (Nov 19, 2009 - 18:14) | Probably a passible guitarist, but when he did "this is us" with Emmylou Harris, and just kept repeating "this is us," I wanted to hurt myself for real
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