Coldplay - Don't Panic
(Dec 01, 2011 - 10:30) | rickenbru wrote: I used to like this band, but they get too much airplay.
It's comments like this that give music snobs a bad name.
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Broken Bells - Your Head Is On Fire
(Nov 30, 2011 - 06:53) | Judging from the opening, I'd say that Danger Mouse was listening to a lot of 'Pet Sounds' around the time they made this record.
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Tom Waits - Get Behind The Mule
(Jul 22, 2011 - 12:11) | haresfur wrote:I own this CD so I have a financial incentive to enjoy it. I like much of the old Tom but confess the CD is too challenging to me, although to me this is probably the most approachable track. Guess I have to turn in my avant-garde credentials. 
What about 'Hold On'? That's on this album and it's one of the most beautiful Tom songs ever.
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Donna The Buffalo - If You Only Could
(May 18, 2011 - 09:44) | twcarlin wrote: Ah Donna!!!! GREAT upstate NY band. I think I might even have seen them at the Rongovian Embassy in Trumansburg back in the day. Can't be sure- that's pretty foggy back then.
Chances are better than good that you saw them there. The Rongo was (and still might be) one of their regular stops.
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Van Morrison - Precious time
(May 18, 2011 - 08:31) | Stefen wrote: Today is the youngest you will ever be.
"You're older than you'll ever be and now you're even older...and now you're even older..." They Might Be Giants
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INXS - Don't Change
(May 18, 2011 - 08:22) | WOW! It's 1983 and I'm the only kid on my block with this new thing called MTV. Instant memory generator—and actual great song!
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Muse - City of Delusion
(May 04, 2011 - 13:40) | Sasha2001 wrote:Too bad John Barry (James Bond composer, among others) he'd demand royalties. Now that I think about it, so would
Queen/Radiohead/U2 and every other band they have mined for their overwrought, overproduced sound.
((taps nose)). Nailed it. I'll even add in a dash of Jeff Buckley. Except all of the above artists do it better, in my opinion.
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R.E.M. - 7 Chinese Brothers
(May 04, 2011 - 06:52) | smackiepipe wrote: I'm in a tough spot, as I first heard 'The Voice of Harold' from Dead Letter Office before hearing this, where Stype reads the lyrics from an album cover to this musical backing. I like it better for the humor-factor.
Rumour has it that that version was recorded very late at night and they all had 'had a few'. Makes me like it even more.
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The Cars - All Mixed Up
(Apr 25, 2011 - 12:09) | vandal wrote:
"everything'll be alright, yeah, if you leave it to me. . . " my '79 Julie Hill breakup song. . .
You went out with my cousin?!
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Josh Ritter - Girl In The War
(Apr 18, 2011 - 10:12) | linden wrote: Nice segue from the Counting Crows to this song, which sounds a lot like the Counting Crows and almost could have been done by them. Of course, if it had been done by them, it would be obligatory on the part of many people to hate it on principle.
word.
Right you are, Linden, although I'm not sure what 'principle' could convince someone to not take any music at face value and judge it that way.
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Hoyt Axton - No No Song
(Mar 22, 2011 - 11:37) | Never heard Hoyt's version, only Ringo's. I knew he wrote it, I like his version better!
edit: Hoyt's version. that is. Wow, what a poorly constructed sentence (above)
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Peter Case - This Town's a Riot
(Mar 21, 2011 - 13:43) | New Order to the Go-Gos to Peter Case? Is Bill listening to my college mix-tapes while driving with me in my '73 Olds Delta 88 circa 1986?
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The Go Go's - This Town
(Mar 21, 2011 - 13:39) | WOW! So odd. Yet so right after New Order. Great deep cut from an too often tossed away band.
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Broken Social Scene - Sweetest Kill
(Mar 18, 2011 - 10:22) | Feist singing two songs within 10 minutes? I'm cool with that. Especially since she's channelling her inner Cat Power on this one.
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The Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight
(Feb 18, 2011 - 11:16) | tphord wrote: Sorry, nothing personal... but, this band suffers from terminal predictable simplistic whiny sameness.
I own most of the Decemberists catalog, and I respectfully disagree. Other than Mr. Melloy's voice, (which I kinda expect to sound the same from song to song—as I would with any singer) this doesn't sound like any other song of theirs that I know.
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Paolo Nutini - Candy
(Feb 02, 2011 - 13:41) | Sometimes 'distinctive sound' isn't a compliment. In the case of Mr. Nutini, I'd use it as high praise. I'd take one Paolo Nutini over a thousand sound alike popsters any day. Oddball quavery phrasing, multi-culti accent and all.
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M. Ward - Four Hours In Washington
(Jan 06, 2011 - 10:41) | How's about some of M.Ward's work with the lovely Zooey Deschanel. They call themselves "She & Him" and it's good stuff! Whaddya say Mr. G?
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R.E.M. - Me In Honey
(Jan 05, 2011 - 11:56) | Epic-ness with two chords! Was just thinking of this awesome song today. Thanks Billiam.
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The Decemberists - Don't Carry It All
(Jan 04, 2011 - 11:59) | Liking this loosened up sound a lot. These guys are really good live—and I have mentioned on other threads, Mr. Melloy is a surprisingly energetic, charismatic showman.
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Dave Edmunds - From Small Things Big Things Come
(Nov 08, 2010 - 10:39) | JSteven3 wrote: "She couldn't stand the way he drove" BTW, Bruce does an excellent cover of this.
Bruce wrote it. He recorded it too—but don't think it ever made a proper 'album'.
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Muse - Uprising
(Oct 11, 2010 - 13:43) | DeemerDave wrote: This song is a message to the Obama accolites and Euro-socialists.
I don't normally go for that chat board spellcheck-cop stuff...but, If you're gonna attempt to make what you think is biting political commentary using a two dollar word, you'd seem much more credible if you spelled that word correctly.
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Wilco - Sonny Feeling
(Oct 07, 2010 - 06:18) | rasta_tiger wrote:
...Oh, and I want to NOT like Wilco because they're so trendy to like but I can't help myself. Love the new album.
Statements like this make me wanna break stuff.
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Marc Broussard - Home
(Oct 06, 2010 - 06:34) | SomeOldGuy wrote: Love the song... such a shame to learn he plagiarized it...
proof please.
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Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
(Oct 05, 2010 - 09:31) | AMH wrote: RP,
Thanks for realizing that many of us no longer listen to mainstream radio and for not punishing a song for it being overplayed there.
Sincerely,
People who like to yell, Your Sex is on Fire
bump
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Lyle Lovett - Church
(Oct 05, 2010 - 09:26) | leathepea wrote:
Here's a few words you might look up leathepea: symbolism, metaphor, allegory, sarcasm, and satire. One or more of them apply to most anything Lyle writes. And Randy Newman, and Bob Dylan, and John Lennon, and....ummmm. Do you think EVERY song is literal?
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Appliance - Pacifica
(Sep 30, 2010 - 07:58) | helgigermany wrote: This reminds me of something, but dont know what it was!!??? Not bad BTW!
Musically it sounds a little like Yo La Tengo. Not so much the vocals, though.
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Counting Crows - A Murder Of One
(Sep 30, 2010 - 07:57) | toddbruner wrote: It's funny... Counting Crows, U2, and some others seem to suffer from what appears to be a law of nature on RP: As the commercial success of a band increases, the proportion of "haters" posting increases.
I wonder how much hate would be thrown at them on these boards if they were unsigned indies.
You speak the truth toddbruner.
The 'it can't be cool if it's commercial' vibe is one of the only things I don't like about the RP comment board.
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Pops Staples - World In Motion
(Sep 16, 2010 - 13:19) | fitzworld wrote: Holy shit!!! What the hell is this craptastic faux music?? BORING!! Please don't EVER play this again or I'll sue you!!!!
Troll, you got some learnin' to do.
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Kings Of Leon - Radioactive
(Sep 15, 2010 - 13:01) | Looks like someone loaned the Kings some early 80s brit-rock records. Specifically the first two U2 albums..no?
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John Lennon - Steel And Glass
(Aug 05, 2010 - 11:55) | daveesh wrote: where have i been that i've never heard this one before?
I thought the same thing—as I see many others have as well. When it first came on I thought 'wow, this dude is channelling John Lennon!', until I checked the playlist. Man, he sounds really good on this one!
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Elvis Costello - Inch By Inch
(Jul 08, 2010 - 07:30) | jbunniii wrote: "Goodbye Cruel World" is severely underrated overall. This song is Exhibit A. "The Comedians" is Exhibit B.
I really like "I Wanna Be Loved" (not even his song I don't think)—and the super-cool 80s duet with Daryl Hall: "The Only Flame In Town". There are a few clunkers on this album—but also many great songs. I think Declan is too hard on himself with this one.
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Pixies - Where Is My Mind
(Jul 07, 2010 - 11:28) | cosmiclint wrote:
I can hear the intro to Yellow in there. The two are close in tempo. I don't think Felix meant you could mistake this for Cold Play, just that there are similarities. It's not hard to imagine the Pixies influencing later artists.
Like Nirvana.
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The Kinks - 20th Century Man
(Jul 07, 2010 - 11:26) | AdyMiles wrote: boring and predictable strumming thud thud music
Boring and predictable comment from someone who has apparently, blessedly, gone the way of excelsior. Yay!
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John Hiatt - Alone in the Dark
(Jul 02, 2010 - 08:40) | Bat wrote:
I don't think it's Sonny Landreth. Ry Cooder played on this CD. I don't think Landreth hooked up with Hiatt until the "Slow Turning" CD.
Ry Cooder on guitar, Nick Lowe on bass, and Jim Keltner on drums. Later released a really good record as a band called 'Little Village".
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The Band - Atlantic City
(Jun 30, 2010 - 13:03) | Papernapkin wrote: Too much of the twangy red-neck sound for me.
I imagine Levon would take that as a compliment.
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Built To Spill - Nowhere Lullaby
(Jun 30, 2010 - 13:01) | A lotta people say they hear John Lennon in this guy's voice. I really don't. I do hear the Neil Young and Wayne Coyne tones more. But even with that, he still has a unique sound. Really like Built to Spill.
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Nick Jaina - Sleep Child
(Jun 30, 2010 - 08:57) | Like this! Sounds a little like Elvis Perkins in Dearland.
*edit: second listen—sounds a LOT like Elvis Perkins. If you like this Mr. Goldsmith, you'll like that!
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Built To Spill - Life's A Dream
(Jun 30, 2010 - 07:51) | Like most artists that have become my favorites, Built to Spill has grown on me. Enjoy them more and more after each listen.
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Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane
(Jun 29, 2010 - 13:11) | bokey wrote: Awesome right hand up pull notes.
Pickwork OK.
Pretty sure Lindsey doesn't use picks—just fingernails, I think. He kind of tucks his thumb in the hole behind the strings and plucks with all four fingers. Interesting style—incredible sound.
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Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls
(Jun 29, 2010 - 09:54) | treatment_bound wrote:...and now you've got the visual! Were you cranking I'm The Man on a bitchin' Blaupunkt tape deck? 
Wanting to get away from a particularly brutal Upstate NY winter (about 1994), I called my buddy in Philly and said "Wanna go to Georgia and Florida?" He agreed, and it was either my exceedingly unreliable 1973 SAAB 99, or his $100 Scirrocco as our ride. We took the VW—beat up on that thing for about 3 thousand miles—no problems!
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Elton John - Madman Across The Water
(Jun 28, 2010 - 09:16) | WayUpNorth wrote:This song reminds me of embroidering the back pockets of my hip hugger bell bottom jeans! OMG I'm a dinosaur!! 
This succinct post so vividly captures EXACTLY how this period felt to me, except I was a six year-old boy watching my Mom and her sisters do the embroidering, and thinking how cool it must be to be a grown-up.
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The Replacements - The Ledge
(Jun 22, 2010 - 07:20) | fredriley wrote: Five 8-rated songs on the trot - have mercy!! I'm sitting here late in the office and you keep torturing me with fantastic music, such that I can't even move from my seat to have a pee. Please, I'm begging you, play a sucko-barfo so's I can go down the pub.
Ah, the sweet pain...
Love that fredriley digs The Replacements! I don't always agree with your tastes fred, but your opinions are usually well conveyed. I've always wondered how this uniquely American band would go over in other places. I compare Westerberg to Ray Davies. Grungy poet of the common man. Enjoy yer pint(s)...Cheers!
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Ween - Tried & True
(Jun 22, 2010 - 06:59) | Ahh, the subversive brilliance of Ween! The ability to mimic nearly any musical genre perfectly—while simultaneously mocking each one with hilarious deadpan lyrics.
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Marianne Faithfull - The Crane Wife 3
(May 26, 2010 - 10:56) | Marianne Faithful has always been the musical equivalent of a car crash. Brutal and jarring, but also hard to not pay attention. Guess that's better than bland and forgettable.
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Nick Lowe - When I Write The Book
(May 21, 2010 - 07:12) | rosedraws wrote: Loves me some Nick Lowe. Happy, simple music.
Deceptively simple and happy. That's why Nick's a genius. He says more in 2 minutes than a thousand Roger Waters could say in two hours.
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Led Zeppelin - South Bound Saurez
(May 14, 2010 - 11:40) | A lot of Zep purists hate this album. I am not a purist—yet I owned this record and thoroughly enjoyed all of it. Mostly because it contained none of the mystical, dungeons and dragons claptrap that marred some of their earlier efforts for me. Groovy, funky, and unpretentious—how are these bad things?
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Barenaked Ladies - Easy
(May 11, 2010 - 16:36) | I always liked Ed's voice better than Stephen's—much less theatrical.
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Van Morrison - Precious time
(May 03, 2010 - 11:55) | I will echo the sentiments of many and say this is one of the best Van albums of his more recent offerings.
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The Beatles - You Never Give Me/The End
(Apr 26, 2010 - 06:27) | Bosami wrote:
...and George looks like a gravedigger...John a preacher! Holy smokes! Can it really be true?
..and Ringo's an undertaker! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Cranberry Sauce.
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John Hiatt - My Old Friend
(Apr 24, 2010 - 14:03) | Shimmer wrote: Every song I've heard by this guy sounds contrived, unconvincing, and fake.
When you've been 'faking' it since 1973, and people still buy your records and come to see you play...can it still be called 'fake'?
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Pete Townshend - Pure and Easy
(Apr 14, 2010 - 13:27) | EssexTex wrote: Didn't he play everything on this track?...
Yes. Even the drums, as you might be able to tell by the non-virtuousity employed there.
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Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line
(Mar 31, 2010 - 07:28) | Mandible wrote: Why do I always think this is Paul McCartney?
Because Jeff "Man, I wish I was Paul McCartney"" Lynne is involved.
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Cold War Kids - Audience
(Mar 03, 2010 - 09:24) | Okay, so including this one, I dig every song on this EP. Guess that's enough convincing—I'm buyin' it!
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Mooncake - Nine Billion Names
(Mar 01, 2010 - 11:56) | 99 wrote:When did Explosions in the Sky change its name to "Mooncake?"
right after they changed it to "God is an Astronaut."
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Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
(Mar 01, 2010 - 11:46) | audiolizard wrote:
You nailed it. Even Declan Patrick MacManus's stage name is derivative of Elvis Presley.
Do you think he didn't KNOW he was copping Elvis' name—or that he thought it was subtle? Do a little research and you'll find out why he took the name. Perhaps you and the dude you concurred with will also unearth the definition of 'derivative'.
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Elbow - Mirrorball
(Feb 26, 2010 - 09:41) | ..as this song started, I full expected Harry Chapin to chime in "It's was rainin' harrrd in Frisco..."
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The Kinks - Come Dancing
(Feb 22, 2010 - 13:53) | haresfur wrote: Is there any band with more compilation albums than the Kinks?
Probably due to a pile of bad record deals. Ray was/is an astonishing songwriter, but it seems he's a horrible business man. I reckon a lot of those compilations were released whether he wanted them to be or not.
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Conor Oberst - Sausalito
(Feb 19, 2010 - 11:43) | Manbird wrote: I had a client who lived on a houseboat in Sausalito and a friend of mine was the mailman there for years.
Was the houseboat friend's name Simon..or Simon?
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Daniel Lanois - The Maker
(Feb 12, 2010 - 12:44) | cohifi wrote: ....Hearing this reminds me of the Robbie Robertson album....
I think Mr. Lanois also produced a Robbie Robertson album or two. And if I'm not mistaken, I think that's Robbie singing in the background. Or did you already know that?
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Poe - Could've Gone Mad
(Feb 11, 2010 - 13:45) | WayUpNorth wrote:I can't figure out why this album gets so much play here. It's old and not very remarkable. 
word.
This is so far the only song by her I haven't muted immediately. Mostly 'cause it sounds a little like the vastly superior Shirley Manson.
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Subdudes - Late At Night
(Feb 11, 2010 - 13:23) | There is a very cool version of this done by The Iguanas as well. That's the first one I'd heard and it's much more mariachi Tex-Mex sounding.
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K.D. Lang - Jericho
(Feb 10, 2010 - 14:00) | AliGator wrote: Sweet buttery Jesus...k.d. is amazing!
Dude, I am so gonna start using that....and yes, k.d. is astonishingly good.
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Spoon - Before Destruction
(Feb 10, 2010 - 13:16) | EssexTex wrote:
It looks a little like one of the rooms at the Austin Motel.
Well, they are from Austin aren't they Tex?
On a related note, Spoon RULES!
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The Derek Trucks Band - I Know
(Feb 04, 2010 - 08:20) | genepicard wrote: Kinda reminds me a little of the Allman Brothers.
The boy cain't help it, it's in his blood.
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Mercury Rev - Holes
(Feb 03, 2010 - 12:05) | FlatCat wrote: Jeez, even Nancy Sinatra can sing better than she does. What made anyone think this was a good idea?
umm...pretty sure it's a dude.
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Charlie Musselwhite - River Hip Mama
(Jan 28, 2010 - 10:08) | Wizzuvv_oz wrote: I wish the guy from Blues Traveler would listen to this.
Right! It's not how MANY notes you play, dude.
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The Derek Trucks Band - Sweet Inspiration
(Jan 21, 2010 - 08:18) | black321 wrote: Tom Jones is back!
Nice catch. He DOES sound a little like the Welsh Elvis. And in this case, I don't think it's a bad thing.
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Other Lives - E Minor
(Jan 18, 2010 - 11:36) | At first I thought 'couldn't be', but the more I listen...yes. It's Gilbert O'Sullivan's even gloomier nephew!
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R.E.M. - Me In Honey
(Dec 29, 2009 - 10:55) | Many of you may already know this: This song (whole album actually) sounds realllly good on a really good stereo. Those that don't check it out when you can!
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The Beatles - Dig A Pony
(Dec 22, 2009 - 14:00) | I know a lot of people aren't fans of this record, but I've always loved it. It's loose, rockin' and has some real soul that a lot of their more heavily produced efforts lacked. Aside from a few unnecessary Spector flourishes—it's a pretty awesome testament to all of the lads abilities.
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Eric Clapton - Let It Rain
(Dec 16, 2009 - 06:10) | toterola wrote:It's hard to believe that one man has been personally involved in so much incredible music-making, and for so many years. This album came out the same year as Derek and the Dominoes "Layla" and the Delaney and Bonnie album! Either one far exceeds what most artists can even aspire to, much less equal and excel. Clapton is truly unbelievable! 
And if I have my timeline correct—he was pretty much baked this whole year (and for several subsequent years). Even if he was partaking in the kinds of pharmacueticals that keep you awake for days, still pretty impressive to be abvle to function, let alone play and sing
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Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky
(Dec 15, 2009 - 12:04) | h8rhater wrote:
Music has been derivative since the first caveman banged 2 rocks together. Try banging one against your head.
Wasted vitriol dude. I never said ELO invented style-stealing, nor did I say I didn't like the song—I actually like it quite a bit. But there is derivative and there is outright wholesale rippin' stuff off. This is that.
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Sigur Rós - Untitled Track 4
(Dec 14, 2009 - 11:45) | Gryn wrote:
George Carlin was a critic, not a comedian.
Nor was he much more than a hack.
...he said decisively, thus making opinion fact and ending all possibilty of argument.
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Ben Folds Five - Brick
(Dec 07, 2009 - 13:24) | cakkafracle wrote: this song sounds like it should be better than it is...
as does this comment.
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Randy Newman - Baltimore
(Dec 02, 2009 - 13:09) | Yeah! The Randy version! As much as I love Nina Simone, Randy's 'voice' always fits his characters so well! Someone below said America's Beethoven—how 'bout pop music's Twain?
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Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher
(Nov 25, 2009 - 06:28) | dunno wrote: I have a problem with songs like this: one guy sings the lead and the crowd just echoes everything he's saying / singing, without thinking. this already happened nearly 70 years ago in germany, with disastrous consequences. It just shows how easy it is to control the masses.
Wow. This has to be possibly the most ridiculous thing I have ever read. Dude, take off the tin-foil hat and just swing!
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Pete Yorn - Strange Condition
(Nov 24, 2009 - 11:29) | This low-key version of the song is NOT the version of Strange Condition which is on the album "Musicforthemorningafter". Any "Yorn-Heads" out there who can tell me where this version is taken from?
zaknafein wrote:
It's the version that's on my album...
Mine too!
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Bad Company - Bad Company
(Nov 23, 2009 - 13:33) | tawanda wrote:
Here's a trivia question, everyone: What are some other songs have the same name as the band that released them?
Here's one:
TALK TALK - by TALK TALK
Others?
Both the Bad Company and Talk Talk example are the extremely rare trifecta of band name/album title/song title combo.. an example of an exacta would be "They Might Be Giants' by They Might Be Giants,
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Peter Case - On the Way Downtown
(Nov 23, 2009 - 11:21) | peter_james_bond wrote: I don't know if I've ever heard Peter Case before. I like the song and I really like his voice. Good on ya RP!
If you've ever seen the movie "Valley Girl" with Nicoloas Cage, there is a scene in a bar where the band is playing a song 'A Million Miles Away'. The band is The Plimsouls, and their leader was Peter Case.
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The Clash - Police and Thieves
(Nov 18, 2009 - 10:22) | How 'bout Janie Jones from this record Bill? I came late to the Clash party but I remember thinking, I can only imagine what people must've thought when they unsuspectingly put the needle on groove #1 and on came "Janie Jones". It probably only took a few seconds for them to realize that popular music would never be the same again.
edit: after I wrote this, I realized—records only HAVE one groove. duh.
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The Fixx - Stand Or Fall
(Nov 17, 2009 - 11:16) | I always thought these guys were better than a lot of the other 80s bands that they got lumped in with.
(apologies for the atrocious grammar)
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The Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw
(Nov 17, 2009 - 10:41) | aelfheld wrote:
Actually, if you knew anything about statistics, you'd realise that I rarely rate songs and generally the most execrable of those.
Oh, by the way, the Moody Blues were quite popular in the 1970's. I can't really be bothered to determine the exact point in time a particular bit of their brand of dreck was produced.
Thanks for the lesson foppy. I'll talk to you about it later in 'Pompous Ass' class, okay?
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The Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw
(Nov 17, 2009 - 10:08) | aelfheld wrote: The Moody Blues - reminding us of why we so despised the 70's.
68% of your ratings of RP songs are 1s & 2s. Son, I think you might be in the wrong place.
Oh,by the way—you may notice that, pretty prominently displayed in the song and album info for this track, you'll find the year of its release.....1968. And your point was...?
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Dan Mangan - Robots
(Nov 13, 2009 - 12:48) | Two cuts from this record—and I like 'em both. Very nice, indeed. So who is this Dan Mangan dude?
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The Who - Bargain
(Nov 13, 2009 - 12:23) | Hannio wrote:
No Stones camp? Back in my jr high days in Munster, Germany, we divided into mods and rockers. Beatles and Kinks were mods, the Who and Stones rockers.
Kinda odd that—since The Who (nee the High Numbers) got their start as, basically, the house band for the mods.
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The Decemberists - The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid
(Nov 13, 2009 - 11:59) | Saw the Decemberists last winter, and I was verrrry impressed with the sound those five people could generate on pieces like this. And Colin Melloy was a wonderful showman—great concert!
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Emmylou Harris - Deeper Well
(Nov 13, 2009 - 11:54) | An American Treasure.
Emmylou forgot more than the likes of Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood will ever know.
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The Jam - That's Entertainment
(Nov 13, 2009 - 11:48) | kaybee wrote: I love his accent. You know he's lived in that environment. By the way, I'm dating myself but I think the guy in the middle has cool hair.
Well you ARE in Canada. Didn't you guys invent 'hockey-hair'? We just stole it and renamed it "mullet".
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Pink Floyd - If
(Nov 13, 2009 - 11:44) | As a certified Floyd disliker (hate is such a strong word). I must say I really like this.
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Shivaree - Goodnight Moon
(Nov 12, 2009 - 11:49) | nice. My daughters favorite.
daveesh wrote:In the great green room
there was a telephone
and a red balloon
and a picture of—
a cow jumping over the moon
and there were three little bears, sitting on chairs
and two little kittens and a pair of mittens
and a little toy house and a young mouse
and a comb and a brush and bowl full of mush
and a quiet old lady who was whispering "hush"
goodnight room
goodnight moon
goodnight cow jumping over the moon
goodnight light and the red balloon
goodnight bears goodnight chairs
goodnight kittens goodnight mittens
goodnight clocks and goodnight socks
goodnight little house and goodnight mouse
goodnight comb and goodnight brush
goodnight nobody goodnight mush
and goodnight to the old lady whispering "hush"
goodnight stars, goodnight air
goodnight noises everywhere.
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Muse - Undisclosed Desires
(Nov 12, 2009 - 05:50) | MinMan wrote: Might this be a parody of Depeche Mode?
Right. My younger friends listen to this stuff and think they've discovered some astoundingly original new sound. Totally nicked from 80's synth-rock. Just listen to the patented John Taylor (Duran Duran) bass plucking.
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The Clash - London Calling
(Nov 11, 2009 - 07:15) | On_The_Beach wrote:
I have this record, and I dare say, it's nearly as good as London Calling!
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Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
(Nov 11, 2009 - 06:39) | Sometimes—not very often—-the stars align, and commercial Top 40 radio gets one right. This is one of those. Brilliant.
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Spinning Jennies - Three Minus One
(Nov 10, 2009 - 08:42) | RadioDoc wrote: Wasn't really paying attention and thought Bill was playing the Rubinoos.
Me, I thought it was Matthew Sweet.
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Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
(Nov 05, 2009 - 12:16) | musikalia wrote: Wait a minute, is this song actually about how high school was the best time in one's life?? Are you serious? Can anyone actually say that, and if so what kind of a person would that be? Just curious.
Actually, I think that's kinda the point of the song, no? Pointing out how sad it must be for someone to feel that their best year's are wayyy behind them.
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Patty Griffin - You'll Remember
(Nov 05, 2009 - 11:36) | tompoll wrote: One word for Patty - AutoTune. If you can't hit all the notes, you may as well cheat like most everyone else does.
Four words for you: You don't get it.
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Crowded House - Into Temptation
(Nov 02, 2009 - 13:56) | ick wrote: Some artists know their craft better than others, I reckon Finn is one that does.
Love that comment ick. There is profundity in your brevity.
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Barcelona - Please Don't Go
(Nov 02, 2009 - 11:56) | tro_73 wrote: Where are they from ? Barcelona ? I'm from Barcelona and I didn't know them .
You WERE being clever. You've been found out sir. If you are indeed in Sweden, then there is a good chance that you are IN the band I'm from Barcelona. (according to the wiki page—the band has 29 members!)
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Barcelona - Please Don't Go
(Nov 02, 2009 - 11:52) | tro_73 wrote: Where are they from ? Barcelona ? I'm from Barcelona and I didn't know them .
Are you aware that there is also a band called "I'm from Barcelona"? Or were you being clever?
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The Replacements - The Ledge
(Oct 30, 2009 - 09:58) | lmic wrote: Wow - this is pre-Nirvana. More fuel for my realization that grunge was not quite as original as I'd originally thought...
Kurt was an admitted 'Mats (and Pixies) fan.
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Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days
(Oct 28, 2009 - 06:12) | If a DJ had announced "Comin' up we've got The Pixies, Violent Femmes, Nick Lowe and Soundgarden"—-I'd be all like, "WTF is this DJ thinking?"
But then Bill does it—and it all makes perfect sense—and it sounds incredible. That's why we come back people!
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R.E.M. - Sweetness Follows
(Oct 27, 2009 - 09:37) | One of many underappreciated R.E.M. tunes, from one of their several underrated albums.
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Calexico - Alone Again Or
(Oct 21, 2009 - 12:56) | DaveInVA wrote: The original is magic but its nice to see others doing covers though.
Very nice version by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs on their first "Under the Covers" record too.
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Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years
(Oct 21, 2009 - 06:26) | jedley wrote: Greatest debut album ever? If not, it's right up there with Are You Experienced, The Clash, Surfer Rosa, Please Please Me, Talking Heads '77, My Aim is True
in addition to those you name, The Cars, The Doors, and Look Sharp (Joe Jackson) are also worthy nominees.
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Ween - Transdermal Celebration
(Oct 13, 2009 - 08:32) | Thistle wrote:
That would sound smart... if it didn't sound so damn stupid. Ween has been around three times longer than Foo. This band will be around long after Foo is in the dust.
That's not what I meant. Ween's been tweaking a multitude of musical styles for years—I was just commenting on the genre they chose here. But if you gotta insult someone, I've got a thick skin—bring it.
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God is an Astronaut - Remaining Light
(Oct 08, 2009 - 08:03) | Hey Bill,
Just a minor quibble—God Is An Astronaut actually hail from County Wicklow, Ireland, not Britain. A friendly note from a devoted listener and sensitive Irish-American.
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Florence and The Machine - Girl With One Eye
(Sep 29, 2009 - 11:10) | weevilkinevil wrote: Her voice has a sort-of Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde) quality to it.
Rather like this!
Yes, Johnette did tend to try wayyyyy too hard as well. Uggh. Rather don't like it.
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Grizzly Bear - All We Ask
(Sep 24, 2009 - 13:09) | Listening to this last night, I was trying to figure out who he sounded like—more in phrasing than in actual vocal sound. Then it hit me. Harry Nilsson! No?
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Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky
(Sep 23, 2009 - 07:16) | This is when Mr. Lynne decided to not even bother hiding the fact that he stole everything from the Beatles (or more acurately George Martin)
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Supergrass - Low C
(Sep 18, 2009 - 13:52) | Hey, it's Bob Seger's "Fire Lake"..with different lyrics—-and sung by John Lennon!
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Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
(Sep 18, 2009 - 11:17) | David_Murray wrote: Interesting that RP would decide to play the PC version of this song, vs the original that contains the lyrics," Making love in the green grass, behind the stadium:" Guess it is just part of living in a PC world.....
If Bill did indeed get this song from the Greatest Hits CD, he would have gotten the 'cleaned up version'. For some reason whomever put that package together didn't bother looking for the original. Sad really, since there are multiple takes of "Brown Eyed Girl" readily available on Bang records compilations, soundtracks and elsewhere.
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Lyle Lovett - She's Hot to Go
(Sep 16, 2009 - 13:00) | SantaFeGrace wrote:...guy in band says to Lyle, "You're ugly too"  (I know, it's rude, but I couldn't help myself!)
Actually it's a woman—his female back-up singer has a very deep, bluesy voice.
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Andrew Bird - Masterswarm
(Sep 16, 2009 - 12:19) | Frater_Kork wrote: What's with the weird creaky gasping at the end, sounds like someone is twisting the head off a parrot.
Is it a Norweigan parrot?
'E's pinin' for da fjords!
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Randy Newman - Last Night I Had a Dream
(Sep 03, 2009 - 08:57) | Pyro wrote:
You must only be familiar with his pop stuff. He is really quite deep, at times. Like Warren Zevon. People remember "Werewolves of London" and "aaaooooo", just like they remember "Short People", etc.
But what a lot of people don't get about Randy is how, in so many songs, he's holding up the mirror to our own failings. Short People was a perfect example of most people not getting it. The whole song is to point out just how ridiculous bigotry is, but because it was cute, and funny, most people took it at face value and it became his biggest hit. To Randy's credit, I don't think I've ever heard him attempt to explain any of his songs—even the really controversial ones. He just doesn't seem to care if people don't "get" it.
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The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town
(Aug 27, 2009 - 08:09) | Hannio wrote:
Huh. What was the other one? I'm totally drawing a blank.
Devo. Pere Ubu. Afghan Whigs. (I know that's three, but still...)
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The Shins - Sleeping Lessons
(Aug 27, 2009 - 06:21) | tpa29970 wrote: There's something I really like about this song. What is it?
BTW: Their album cover is ugly, and the band-name is...hurty. So what is it? What is it I like?
The fact that it's good.
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David Bowie - Sound and Vision
(Aug 20, 2009 - 11:58) | ick wrote: too much of the water dropping on a hot skillet sound...
I think that's called a high-hat.
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Elvis Costello - Veronica
(Aug 20, 2009 - 06:13) | kaosmonkey wrote: This video made me cry when I was a kid...actually, I think I was a teenager. What can I say? It really touched me.
Me too. Especially since my Granny was fading fast. Her last 10 years alive not knowing anyone or anything. I always wondered if it was peaceful or torture for her.
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Tom Baxter - Icarus Wings
(Aug 17, 2009 - 08:32) | randomprime wrote: A Greek mythology set? Neat. Maybe next time we could hear about the Flight of Icarus from Bruce Dickenson and company?
Got love the human air-rad siren and Eddie the 50-foot mechanical monster!
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The La's - There She Goes
(Aug 11, 2009 - 06:03) | ericconrad wrote: One of the greatest songs to come out of the 80s, IMO. A true pop gem..
errr...1990s, technically.
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Fever Ray - When I Grow Up
(Jul 29, 2009 - 10:26) | Sounds affected to me. This is what Dale Bozzio would sound like if she started her career now.
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The Kinks - Living On A Thin Line
(Jul 16, 2009 - 11:01) | longplayderby wrote:Written By Dave Davies; not Ray! 
True dat. Dave was like Entwistle: he wrote mostly throw-away songs, but every once in a while—he hit one out.
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David & David - Welcome To The Boomtown
(Jul 15, 2009 - 11:16) | MrJames wrote: Damn...I forgot about this song. Nice upload. I really liked this whole album (and yes it was a vinyl album). These guys never did much after this.
Actually David Baerwald (the one in the foreground) released a few really good solo albums, and was a founding member of Sheryl Crow's 'Tuesday Night Music Club"—-although she appears to have stiffed them after she got big.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou
(Jul 08, 2009 - 10:00) | WonderLizard wrote:
Uh, I think this is the original.
I hear what he's sayin' though—it DOES sound slower to me too. It may be because popular radio stations had (and still have) a tendency to 'pitch-up' singles to just up the tempo a little, you know, for the kids.
I wonder if the version I've always heard on the radio is the result of such chicanery?
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Pentangle - Waltz
(Jul 06, 2009 - 10:19) | Does this predate Tommy? Some of that acoustic pickin' sounds a lot like a main melodic part of 'Overture', that repeats throughout all of Tommy. Anyone know?
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The Beatles - Across The Universe
(Jul 01, 2009 - 09:21) | radiojunkie wrote: One of the few instances where I don't mind Mr. Murderer's excessive production.
The un-Spectorized version on the recent re-release is quite good tho'
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Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
(Jun 30, 2009 - 10:51) | aaoaoo wrote: I'm "meh" on Jeff Buckley, but "hells yes" on the songwriting, execution, and passion.
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What does that even mean? Just trying out your new cool-guy words, and in the process creating a completely contradictory statement? If so, it worked.
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Spoon - The Underdog
(Jun 30, 2009 - 08:16) | This guy always sound like he needs a good nose blow—but it REALLY works for him. Dig the Spoon!
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Adam Lambert - Ring of Fire
(Jun 26, 2009 - 11:57) | There are those who truly unique, and then there are those who are making a conscious, market-savvy, inauthentic attempt at appearing unique. Adam proved he was the latter, song after song this season—with this one being the most egregious example.This dude should be in the dicitonary under 'poseur'.
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Elvis Costello - (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
(Jun 25, 2009 - 07:37) | lophrequa wrote: Mirror in the Bathroom ...
Mirror in the Bathroom—The (English) Beat, release date: 1980
(I don't want to go to) Chelsea—Elvis Costello, release date: 1978
Not sure you were implying a nicking, just gettting the chronology straight in case you were.
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Andrew Bird - Masterswarm
(Jun 23, 2009 - 06:39) | hugoallen wrote: Is that whistle-y sound a theremin?
It's Andrew whistling. He does use a lot of looping effects and trickery onstage, so it may be electrically altered—but it is him whistling.
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Damien Rice - Dogs
(Jun 18, 2009 - 09:27) | vit wrote: Maybe now they'll believe the environmentalists when they talk about the detrimental effects of bovine growth hormones in the groundwater.
..and Dick York was far better Darren on Bewitched than Dick Sargent...
We ARE just making random comments, right?
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Inara George - Fools in Love
(Jun 15, 2009 - 11:35) | Joe's original sounds like he's got poison in his mouth as he spits out the lyrics. He's disgusted with the "Fools in Love", especially himself. I'm not gettin' that from this cover—and I kinda think that was the whole point of the song.
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The Flaming Lips - Vein of Stars
(Jun 09, 2009 - 11:47) | thewiseking wrote: wow, just heard another ripoff by these guys, from a Cat Stevens song.
these guys deserve credit. they really did their homework. one wonders who they might rip off next. barry manilow? chubby checker?
...and we heard Neil Young a few songs prior 'ripping off' "Knocking on Heaven's Door" with "Helpless". Are they the same song? NO! Would you consider Neil less of an artist for borrowing chord progressions? NO! So why should the Lips not be afforded the same courtesy?
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The Kinks - I'm Not Like Everybody Else
(Jun 02, 2009 - 12:14) | kcar wrote:
I've read that the Kinks often recorded in the studio with less than ideal equipment, which lead to an inferior sound and in the long run, less long-term fame. Their records sound more dated than their contemporaries.
All the above could be quite wrong, but the Kinks deserve more recognition and airplay these days...
Good post kcar. That's one of the things that always frustrated me about The Kinks, even their more ambitious records sound really crappy. If Ray and Dave were doing it on purpose, that would be one thing, but it just always seemed kind of lazy to me. If you're going to take the time to write great songs—which they did—why not put a little more effort into making them sound better?
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Randy Newman - Political Science
(Jun 02, 2009 - 09:47) | noiseindustries wrote:You know, the message may be valid, interesting, provocative, but why the heck does he need to sing it when he obviously can't? Just my humble opinion, typed as I cleaned the vomit from my keyboard...
If we were only exposed to artists who 'can sing'—judging by hundreds of posters' opinions—we would be deprived of the songs of: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Tom Petty, Lyle Lovett, Randy Newman, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, Mark Knopfler, Neil Young, Ray Davies, Pete Townshend, and more. I don't think I'd want to live in that world.
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Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
(Jun 02, 2009 - 07:46) | vit wrote:
You drive a jag? And you can still hear the music?
Yeah—how can you hear anything over the din of parts falling off your car?
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Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
(Jun 02, 2009 - 07:45) | Hannio wrote:
I suppose that would be a mullet the wind is blowing back.
A mullet in 1973? I don't think so—not unless it was David Bowie driving that car.
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Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour
(Jun 01, 2009 - 11:52) | Rantipole wrote: I'm the first one to rate this Sucko-Barfo! Whoo!
Anyone who gives more than two Beatles songs "1"s is clearly impaired in some way. In this case it would appear to be just run-of-the-mill age impairment. (birthdate 1986)
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Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
(Jun 01, 2009 - 07:03) | JSteven3 wrote: Favorite opening line ever - "I was born in a Class 5 hurricane"!!
I believe it's "crossfire hurricane"—but either way, it IS a great line.
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Sufjan Stevens - Jacksonville
(May 27, 2009 - 11:57) | vandal wrote:
I would sooner defecate a flaming cactus than listen to this too precious, marketing construct masquerading as an indie artist.
Yeah—GREAT marketing. Get yourself a quirky, artsy, weirdo who makes the music HE wants to make on the banjo!! You'll make hundreds!!
By the way—Love the Sufjan.
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Ben Folds - Annie Waits
(May 27, 2009 - 11:52) | a_genuine_find
(3rd stone from the sun) | | Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 12:54 | < Reply > |
siandbeth wrote: This sounds like Christopher Cross.
The victim of Video killed the Radio star.
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Now that's funny...I don't care who y'are.
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Stranglers - Golden Brown
(May 11, 2009 - 12:49) | houston wrote: Here's my memory - Stanglers in Toronto 'bout 80. For some reason that seems unclear everyone spat at the bands back then. I'm talking Ramones, etc. not Jethro Tull. These guys endure the usual spitstorm for awhile & then Hugh sets out to educate the crowd that spitting was no longer cool in England. That about ended that ritual in Toronto. Also, the bass player had a great kick.
I went to see the Swingin' Utters at a punk club in Toronto around 2003-04. The kids were spitting on the band. Did the trend, like all others in our accelerated nostalgia, return?
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Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
(May 07, 2009 - 12:28) | coy wrote: wot's he got in his hand there ??
The classic RayBan Wayfarers that were a key to his signature look at the tme.
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Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
(May 07, 2009 - 12:27) | ROSSinDETROIT wrote: Some may not know this, but the Rolling Stones took their name from this Dylan song.
Not sure if you're pulling our legs or not Ross. This song's release date:1965. Date Brian Jones named his band after a Muddy Waters song: 1962.
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The Police - Driven To Tears
(May 01, 2009 - 13:40) | I've heard Bill do this segue before Black Magic Woman/Driven to Tears—and I shoulda said it then: BRILLIANT!
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Todd Rundgren - Can We Still Be Friends
(Apr 22, 2009 - 11:24) | Wow. Why all the hate on Todd? I love this guy—and this album is really good. Maybe you guys need to listen to this side-by-side with other singer/sonwriter stuff of its time. Todd was doing things musically that no one had even thought of yet.
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The Replacements - I Will Dare
(Apr 16, 2009 - 08:26) | 'Mats rule. Also worth checking out, any of Westerberg's solo stuff, and surprisingly, Chris Mars' (the drummer) had a couple of really good solo discs too.
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Ween - Transdermal Celebration
(Apr 06, 2009 - 13:57) | These guys are such chameleons. I heard a Ween song the other day that could've easily passed for a lost Thin Lizzy track. They're really good in concert too now that they've eased up on the contraband.
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David Bowie - TVC 15
(Apr 01, 2009 - 11:49) | Ja300Mes wrote: I always liked this song - one of those that survived the overplaying on commercial radio and still comes out sounding good.
What world did you live in that overplayed this song on commercial radio?! I'd like to move there.
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Trespassers William - Lie in the Sound
(Mar 31, 2009 - 13:37) | Song gets a 7 in my book just for the band name. If you've ever read any original Winnie the Pooh to your children, you'd understand my fondness.
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Phish - Rock and Roll
(Mar 31, 2009 - 11:19) | tm wrote: all you closed minded fools - get back in the little boxes that you live in... this jam was very nice.
So we disagree with you. That's means we live in 'little boxes'? And WE'RE the closed-minded ones?!
Think before you type, dude.
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Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing
(Mar 30, 2009 - 12:40) | jnhashmi wrote: Wait - this is a white dude?
Funny you say that, I once heard that among jazz buffs that Benny Goodman is one of the only white men to be considered the best ever on his particular instrument. I don't know if that;'s true—but after hearing this, I'd love to hear his better.
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The Who - Join Together
(Mar 30, 2009 - 12:30) | Attention 85 percent of current rock acts, this song wasn't even good enough to make it onto a 'proper' Who album. When you can make throw aways that sound THIS good, I'll start paying attention to you.
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Nick Lowe - Breaking Glass
(Mar 25, 2009 - 10:21) | ScottFromWyoming wrote:
.....It's Nick's first release on Stiff, Marie Provost was to be on Jesus of Cool ....
'Mary Provost' WAS on my Ameican vinyl version of 'Jesus of Cool', which was puritanically renamed 'Pure Pop for Now People', so was 'Heart of the City' which I believe was not only Nick's first single, but the first-ever Stiff records single as well. (Electronically Recorded!)
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
(Mar 18, 2009 - 13:21) | redstorm wrote:NYC, born and bred, (along with a stint in europe) and i still like these country boys, though all the white guys in high school tried and prided themselves on dressing like these guys in flannel shirts (jeans were not allowed) But the more I see all these complaints I'll have to raise it up to a 8 from a 7
Actually, weren't these guys from Berkley? Or right near there? I guess, compared to San Francisco—that's kinda the country.
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Phish - Rock and Roll
(Mar 09, 2009 - 13:49) | Although it's pretty cool that Bill's got a song from this past Saturday's show on here already. Sound quality's pretty good too.
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Phish - Rock and Roll
(Mar 09, 2009 - 13:47) | Dude flubbed the lyrics on the second line. WTF? Another unecessary cover.
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Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
(Mar 03, 2009 - 09:21) | philipburrows wrote: Had this album since it came out, so perhaps a little tired of it. Its alright, but we've heard it all before. These boys must have only got 2 albums from Santa, Graceland and The Beats Greatest Hits (known as the English Beat to my US cousins I believe). All the "cool kids" have the right ball ache for them over here...if you know what I mean.
This is funny—and mostly true. But, I'm thinking not too many bands could successfully put those two influences together and make something as familiar and fresh at the same time. Vampire Weekend does this throughout the record—and even though they're all yanks with fake-brit accents—it still works quite well!
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Tom Waits - Step Right Up
(Mar 03, 2009 - 09:06) | Tim_in_N_FL wrote:Tom Waits is an absolute genius but his voice induces paroxysm. A damned shame I tell ya...  Perhaps this critic said it best...(from the Wikipedia entry): Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."
Very apt description of Tom's voice—and if I'm judging his intentions correctly, exactly what he's always been aiming for, no?
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World Party - Way Down Now
(Feb 26, 2009 - 13:34) | How come some of Bill's album cover shots look like they were taken with a 40 year-old camera through the bottom of a dirty shotglass?
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English Beat - Can't Get Used to Losing You
(Feb 25, 2009 - 07:19) | hanssachs wrote: It's so ... unnecessary.
I have to agree—even sounds like Dave Wakeling is intentionally channeling Andy Williams. It sounds pretty much JUST like the original, so what's the point?
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David Bowie - Golden Years
(Feb 18, 2009 - 09:29) | Hows come the cover of my Station to Station record (yes, record) is in black and white, and a different picture too? Anyone know?
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The Cars - All Mixed Up
(Feb 16, 2009 - 13:16) | BigPete wrote: This record can't have been any good. The Cars were beat out by Taste Of Honey for best new group at the Grammys in 1978.
Yeah that category's always been a perfect arbiter of all things cool. (wink wink)
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The Cars - All Mixed Up
(Feb 16, 2009 - 13:15) | Ohhh Man! Best song off of one of the best debuts in rock history. Benjamin Orr was so freakin' cool.
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Fleet Foxes - Ragged Wood
(Feb 11, 2009 - 14:01) | lwilkinson wrote:Given how NPR caters to left-hanging listeners  I can't say I'm surprised. 
What the french is that supposed to mean?! Go back to listening to Hannity, we won't miss ya.
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Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy
(Feb 02, 2009 - 07:26) | faehnledj wrote:
Really. Find more constructive criticism. Why do you hate this song? Does it have any redeeming value whatsoever? What could the composer or artist have done to improve it? I'm no theologian, but I'm pretty sure God does not hate this song. Remove God from your statement, and "Me hate this song" displays how poor the grammar is. Finally, your post is so overused it has become ineffective. Find a new way to promote discussion. Thanks.
He's not promoting discussion. He's attempting to promote his graphic design business. Pretty feeble.
Kind of ironic that he hails from Santa Rosa—longtime home of Charles Schulz.
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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Mondo Bongo
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Kokoloco53 wrote: sorry, but listening to this song is kind of like eating mexican green chile made in New York City.
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Marr wrote:
If it is made with the same ingredients by someone who knows how to cook and loves what they're doing does it really matter where it was made?
Very nice retort Marr—apt and elegant.
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Buddy Holly - Rave On
(Jan 30, 2009 - 07:05) | trekhead wrote:Why does Buddy look like the Action Figure of himself on the album cover?  'Pull the string and he says, AREN'T WE FLYING A LITTLE LOW?'
I think 50 years is long enough time passed to get away with a joke like this. Clear Lake Iowa Winter Dance Party 2/2/59.
Hard to believe it's half a century since the day the music died.
Viva la Buddy!
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Tom Petty - Shadow Of A Doubt (Complex Kid)
(Jan 28, 2009 - 07:08) | See now—that's why RP rules. A great 'deep cut' from a truly great album. It brings back such specific memories of blasting songs at ridiculous volumes on my buddy's new high—end stereo (circa 1981). Denon tuner, Denon amp, Harmann-Kardon turntable and massive Profile speakers. Man I love this song!
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Ron Sexsmith - Jazz At The Bookstore
(Jan 19, 2009 - 10:40) | I love Ron Sexsmith, but I can not in good conscience give this any more than a 7, only because I know of many better Ron songs.
How 'bout "Cheap Hotel"?
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The Moody Blues - The Story In Your Eyes
(Jan 16, 2009 - 10:24) | Zep wrote:
"Over-earnest?" What the fuck does that mean? Too honest?
And bloated? As in, fat? Too much instrumentation? Dense, complex compositions too much to get your head around?
Three things: 1. Over earnest means exactly what I intended it to mean—look up earnest. 2. Bloated does not necessarily mean literally fat, and yes, there is such a thing as too much instumentation. 3. Dense complex compositions are one thing—and I can certainly get my head around them, you condescending tool—but self indulgent wurlitzer solos and faux-deep mystical horseshit ramblings are quite another.
Oh, I guess there were four things: 4. Eat me
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ABBA - Fernando
(Jan 16, 2009 - 06:49) | Y'all need to get over yerselves. It's fun—and funny. Get off your high horses and appreciate a serendipitous segue when you hear one.
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Jerry Lee Lewis - Rock and Roll (w/ Jimmy Page)
(Jan 14, 2009 - 09:01) | Jerry Lee is sort of rockabilly version of Mel Tillis—-when he speaks he's damn-near unintelligible, but when he sings you can hear every word—thank goodness for that.
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Elvis Costello - Green Shirt
(Dec 29, 2008 - 11:38) | KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:He got punched in the mouth for his "honesty" once. By a woman.
Actually he was annoyed by the woman and being intentionally belligerent to piss her off (according to his own recollection). Guess it worked.
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Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile
(Dec 22, 2008 - 13:49) | prophetzarquon wrote:
Remembers owning it!
Pride of place still in my collection, the offending metalwork protected by a plastic sleeve.
But who can remember what lies behind the zipper................................
If I'm not mistaken, the inner sleeve featured what appeared to be the same dude (Mick?) in only an unflattering pair of early seventies tightie-whiteys. No?
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Elton John - Border Song
(Dec 17, 2008 - 11:49) | mettle wrote:
If you can get "Border Song" on your local lite-fm station or mall elevator—I'd like to move where you live. Early seventies Elton (and Billy Joel for that matter) is usually quite good. Slamming Elton and Billy for what they became is one thing, but writing them off entirely because of it is just myopic. Check out "Tumbleweed Connection", or "The Entertainer" with fresh, unbiased ears, and I think you'll find they won't burn. They didn't become world-famous fer nuthin'.
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Mark Knopfler - Sailing to Philadelphia
(Dec 10, 2008 - 13:19) | TimeWaster wrote:
Seals & Crofts?
..my attempt at a joke (obviously failed) as previous poster had mentioned Simon Garfunkel. HAHAHAHAHAHAaaa—-ahem.
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Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
(Dec 10, 2008 - 12:22) | brewcity wrote: good use of the xylophone? always sounds like sesame street rock with that in there.....
I think it's actually a glockenspiel, Any help from actual musicians out there?
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Pete Yorn - For Us
(Dec 10, 2008 - 11:19) | bowiefreak wrote:
Did you really just say that he has "excellent hair" as one of the reasons we should like this artist or be listening to him? That's too funny!
Your handle is bowiefreak, you should now how important "excellent hair"is. Dave's had about ten different kinds—from the Hunky Dory scraggle to the Aladdin Sane proto-mullet. Image is all part of the package.
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Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra
(Dec 08, 2008 - 11:45) | Oooh—Leather blazer jazz! Anybody seen my Frye Boots and Chaz cologne? I've gotta go pick up the new Penthouse!
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Van Morrison - The Way Young Lovers Do
(Dec 08, 2008 - 10:52) | Some of the stuff on Astral Weeks sounds like the band is playing two, or three different songs at the same time—and none of them are the one that Van's singing. And yet, I'm still intirgued.
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Flaming Lips - In The Morning Of The Magician
(Dec 08, 2008 - 09:32) | pianocomposer wrote:
This is a completely legitimate argument against the band. I hate Bob Dillon for the exact same reason. Can't get past his damn voice. I think you can safely ignore that guy who trashed you earlier.
Anyone who calls themself "pianocomposer" and can't spell Dylan might be embarking on the wrong career. Just sayin'..
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The Clash - Train In Vain
(Nov 25, 2008 - 09:35) | rickhoran wrote: while overplayed (funny the song came out almost 30 years ago, ignored for a long while on rock stations, now you hear it all the time on classic rock) i do think its a outstanding song. its not the best song on london calling.
Unfortunately, it's the ONLY Clash song you hear on classic rock. You'd think they could lose maybe one Molly Hatchet song to make room.
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Kings Of Leon - I Want You
(Nov 19, 2008 - 13:15) | The more I hear from this record—the more I think that everyone should know who these guys are.
It's awesome y'all.
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Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
(Nov 19, 2008 - 10:34) | Excelsior wrote: Leave it to Joe Jackson to write a song that doesn't have to get the Muzak treatment to be perfect for elevators and department stores.
Do you think Excelsior spends more time thinking up wise-ass comments than he does actually listening to music? I do.
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Kraftwerk - Autobahn
(Nov 19, 2008 - 10:00) | SpaceCowboy wrote:
Kraftwerk invented the trance aspect of electronica 20 years before everyone else... Well, come to think of it, they invented the genre of electronica all together...
That may be true—but, unfortunately it does sound a little dated now. I realize some of these sounds were unheard of before this, but now any schmo can recreate them on his laptop.
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Specials - Ghost Town
(Nov 18, 2008 - 06:15) | raulman1 wrote: Awesome trombone solo!
Don't get to say that a lot with pop music do ya?
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Sebadoh - On Fire
(Nov 18, 2008 - 06:03) | bumrush wrote: excellent song... this guys has skills running with two high class acts like FI and Sebadoh
...and don't forget Dinosaur Jr.
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Paolo Nutini - Last Request
(Oct 29, 2008 - 13:48) | Perfect seg from Ray Lamontagne, Bill—and though this guy has a little Ben Harper in him—you'll notice a definite accent. I'm not sure where from, but I think it really adds to his inflection and delivery—makes his voice quite unique and cool. Just like Ray L.
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Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell
(Oct 28, 2008 - 13:12) | Check out their "Christmas" album. It's creepy and weird like all Christmas albums are—but this time on purpose.
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Band of Horses - Is There A Ghost
(Oct 28, 2008 - 12:47) | I had pointed out on another "Band of Horses" song that the stuff from their newer album was even better. THIS IS IT! Way to go Bill! I don't know what it is about these guys that I really love. The song just repeats the same thing over and over—and yet it's still awesome.
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White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
(Oct 28, 2008 - 07:41) | Hodgie wrote:
Until this very moment, always thought this song was done by those crazed Scotsman.
AC/DC from Scotland?!! Dude—you are SO gonna get a boomerang upside your head from some beer-soaked Aussie when he sees that.
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Stevie Wonder - I Wish
(Oct 28, 2008 - 07:00) | thewiseking wrote: that's what i'm talkin bout!!!
listen to the bass line on this. a certified muthafucka!
Coolest bass noises EVER at the end.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead - Say Hey
(Oct 28, 2008 - 06:53) | Jelani wrote: Yeah, he's a big freaking phoney.
He ought to be writing campaign songs for Obama.
Piece of crap.
Well—I didn't really have an opinion about Michael Franti—but now that he's been given the irrefutable seal of disapproval from Jelani—-then I guess I must like him a little.
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Roxy Music - Over You
(Oct 23, 2008 - 13:22) | rtb wrote:Never thought I'd use the dancing banana for a Roxy Music tune. But here it is.... wait for it..... 
"Love is the Drug" is quite the toe-tapper as well.
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David Bowie - DJ
(Oct 23, 2008 - 11:43) | nigelr wrote: Who's on lead? Belew, Gabrels?
Love it!
Might be Carlos Alomar.
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Buffalo Tom - Soda Jerk
(Oct 23, 2008 - 11:04) | Holy college drunkeness!!
EDIT: I guess I was out of college by the time this came out—but I still acted like I was in college for quite a while after.
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Wilco - You Are My Face
(Oct 23, 2008 - 10:46) | lathyris wrote: I think Excelsior has Alzheimer's. I really think he doesn't realize he posts the same tripe again and again and again.
A 7.5 rating for a really good song, despite, oh I don't know...78 negative comments from the same person. Keep it up Ex—it'll work sooner or later.
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Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief
(Oct 22, 2008 - 11:14) | holborne wrote:
Agree with the latter part of the sentence ("one of the two or three best singer/songwiters in the history of popular music") but disagree with the former part ("The best song on the best album"). I think the best song on this album is "Human Hands," and I although it's hard to pick a best album, I think I'd have to go with This Year's Model or Trust.
But these are quibbles. Rock on!
Yeah—depending on my mood, I fluctuate bewtween favorite albums and songs—although pound-for-pound "This Year's Model" is REALLY strong. I saw Elvis play Saratoga on his last full Attractions tour, and he opened with "Hand in Hand"!! I flipped! I was probably one of six people there who even knew the song.
There's the jazzy cool of "Trust", yes—but some of Elvis best whip-smart witty wordplay is buried in all the little nuggets on "Get Happy". I hope I never have to really choose.
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Squirrel Nut Zippers - Ghost of Stephen Foster
(Oct 21, 2008 - 14:01) | holborne wrote:
Well, that's it, folks — splooge (Jesus, what are you 12?) thinks that it should be taken out of rotation, so no more Ghost of Stephen Foster! (Edit: actually, if your profile is accurate, you're actually 47. Unreal. I bet you like shit and piss jokes too, right?)
I really don't get people who decide that because they don't like a song, it should just be yanked from the rotation. There are other people in the world aside from you, dude.
Also, have you ever heard of a mute button? Learn, and use it.
His screen name should give you an idea of what kind of douche-bag yer dealin' with. Might as well save the intelligent rebuttal—it's sailing right over his empty head.
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Jenny Lewis - Next Messiah
(Oct 21, 2008 - 13:37) | hmmm...everything so far from this new record is pretty good. EXCEPT this. It hurts my head.
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Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
(Oct 20, 2008 - 13:20) | 2Hawks wrote:Ok, how long can they keep singing about observations that everyone thought about when they were 12? It's boring, juvenile, and repetitious. 
Sorry, but anyone who rates ANY Poe song above a 5 relinquishes all rights to criticize any other music.
Hey, it's not me sayin' this—it's in the rule book.
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Ozzy Osborne - Crazy Train
(Oct 20, 2008 - 12:15) | The theme song of my high school class. Those of us who thought we were cool decided to play along and tell ourselves the choice was ironic. You know what though—on its own—it's a pretty kick-ass song. Dumb lyrics, but still kick-ass.
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Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
(Oct 17, 2008 - 11:23) | RadioDoc wrote: Heh...I'm not sure she could pull that off. Doesn't sound angry enough, and alt-country doesn't have much acid in its pedigree.
Yeah? Tell that to Jeff Tweedy and Ryan Adams.
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Death Cab For Cutie - Cath
(Oct 17, 2008 - 10:41) | What's up with everything I've heard on this new DCFC being so good? I've always kinda dug 'em, but this new stuff is REALLY good.
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The Pogues - Dirty Old Town
(Oct 17, 2008 - 10:38) | donpdonp wrote: soo slow... i supposed a lot of beer at the irish pub would help.
Doesn't it always?
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TV On The Radio - Love Dog
(Oct 16, 2008 - 11:01) | This is quite cool. Some of their stuff is a little "difficult" to listen to, but this is smooth.
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Sinéad O'Connor - You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart
(Oct 16, 2008 - 10:52) | freejgar wrote:
I saw her on her first tour in LA years ago. Here was this little thing up on stage in tights, no hair, in boots belting out a single ending note for what seemed eternity. At the end, you could have heard a pin drop. We all stood there amazed forgetting to even clap.
I know the feeling—she is the only artist I've ever seen live that actually made me cry. It was stunning.
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Elvis Costello - Tear Off Your Own Head
(Oct 16, 2008 - 06:40) | mwsteele79 wrote:
No accounting for taste, is there? Doesn't make sense to me how someone like Elvis Costello could be so successful. His voice is annoying, his lyrics are stupid (that's right I said stupid), and his overall style is uninspiring. Just because some people like his music doesn't mean it's brilliant. Let's see what the test of time does for him.
Let's see..first record released in 1977. It's 2008. 31 years and we're still hearing good stuff from him. Are you talking Mozart-test-of-time or Rock-and-roll test-of-time? If it's the latter, I think he passes that test.
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Tom Petty - Runnin' Down A Dream
(Oct 14, 2008 - 11:04) | crockydile wrote:Runnin' Down a Song. I'm dropping this to a 6 since it's just too much of a standard on "Classic Rock" FM. 
This argument doesn't hold up. As someone else on this page said, if it's a great song, who cares who it's by or how often it gets played? By your logic—Bill shouldn't be playing half of the Led Zep and Floyd stuff he plays. And if that happened there might be a RP revolt. (not by me, but c'est la vie)
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Elvis Costello - Inch By Inch
(Oct 14, 2008 - 07:41) | Papernapkin wrote: Do you ever notice RP plays Elvis C but never Elvis P?
Au contraire! I just heard "(Hunka Hunka) Burnin' Love" just the other day.
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Widespread Panic - Traveling Light
(Oct 13, 2008 - 13:54) | Papernapkin wrote: It sounds a lot like JJ's, but not as good. They didn't make it their own.
That's for true Mr. Napkin—not sure what's the point of a cover if you're just trying to sound as cool as the songwriter—and not cuttin' it. (That said—Clapton's version is wayyyy better than this)
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Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives
(Oct 13, 2008 - 12:04) | rtb wrote: Pardon??? Don't tell me that this criticism is being leveled by a Jimmy Buffet fan. 
OH, SNAP! You are right on, my friend. I guess anything that goes beyond the level of eating cheesburgers and getting drunk puts you in no talent land (?!)
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AC/DC - War Machine
(Oct 13, 2008 - 11:54) | Why not? It's brand-new. Might as well see if it's any good. Sounds like nine thousand other AC/DC songs—but hey, it's their sound and they're stickin with it.
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Roy Orbison - She's A Mystery To Me
(Oct 13, 2008 - 09:35) | Excelsior wrote: Do we really have to listen to this guy straining to hit those high notes in a lisp every day? Apparently we do.
Hoping not to jinx it but....
Write it down in your calendars folks! It appears that Sept. 30th 2008 was the last day we had to put up with the bone-headedly wrong and constant negativity of Excelsior! It should become an RP National Holiday.
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Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief
(Oct 10, 2008 - 09:39) | lemmoth wrote: The best song on the best album by one of the two or three best singer/songwiters in the history of popular music.
TESTIFY!
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John Hammond - Heartattack and Vine
(Oct 03, 2008 - 12:36) | mandolin wrote: ...wow - what a great cover!..
The album is mostly Tom Waits covers—I actually think Tom had a hand in some of the production as well. Good stuff.
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Fleetwood Mac - Tell Me All The Things You Do
(Oct 01, 2008 - 11:55) | This is a cool song, but what''s even cooler is that Bill put this on after that new Kings of Leon song and made a sonic connection that I'd never considered with them before. I always knew the Kings sounded kinda like someone—but wasn't sure who. Now I know—you da man Bill.
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Pink Floyd - Fearless
(Sep 29, 2008 - 10:09) | I gotta say—I really like this song! And I'm normally a Floyd hater. Did Alan Parsons produce this record? If not—that might very well be my sticking point with Floyd, don't like the spacey-Parsons sound.
Epiphany!
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Poe - Walk The Walk
(Sep 29, 2008 - 09:59) | oh....no. It's Poe. What is it about this woman that annoys me so?
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The Who - Magic Bus (live)
(Sep 25, 2008 - 12:37) | coloradojohn wrote: Oh I remember being in my Cutlass Supreme making out with the incredible Kim Sanders, and this came on, and I freaked her out with some wicked air-guitar — could not resist! and by golly it still gets my arm a milling! Nothing quite ROCKS like this, does it?! Go Pete!
You're right Kim Sanders WAS incredible!
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Moby Grape - Hey Grandma
(Sep 24, 2008 - 13:16) | Misterfixit wrote: ..The Haight was a tough place for bands back in the day ....
especially THIS band. Aren't they all dead or insane?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Midnight Special
(Sep 24, 2008 - 13:04) | treatment_bound wrote: every time I hear this, I can't help but think of the egg-eating scene in Cool Hand Luke ...
Every time I hear it I think of the hilarious—and then scary opening scene of "The Twilight Zone" movie with Dan Ackroyd and Albert Brooks.
anyone?
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David Byrne and Brian Eno - Strange Overtones
(Sep 24, 2008 - 06:15) | Excelsior wrote: This whole album is the audio equivalent of mixing chocolate and curry: two things that taste good on their own, but are absolutely horrible when mixed together.
Oh and by the way, another bullshit comment from Excelsior. Whole album? It's not coming out until November. So if you've got it, you stole it—and why would you steal something from someone you repeatedly dis?
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David Byrne and Brian Eno - Strange Overtones
(Sep 24, 2008 - 06:11) | Despite what the typical Byrne haters say—I thinkthis is the best stuff I've heard from him in a long time. Brian Eno seems to bring that out in people. (see Eno/John Cale collaboration).
Maybe y'all should stop typing David Byrne hate screeds the second you hear his voice and ACTUALLY listen to the song. It is quite funky, and cool.
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Richard Thompson - 1985
(Sep 22, 2008 - 12:25) | He also does a really cool (believe it or not) version of "Hit me Baby one more time" on this record.
He's such a scamp.
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Lyle Lovett - If I Had a Boat
(Sep 22, 2008 - 07:03) | itaytay wrote: Lyrics are so stupid and lame...
It's sung in character—that of a young boy I would assume. Apparently that one got past you.
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Billy Bragg & Wilco - Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
(Sep 19, 2008 - 11:01) | Excelsior wrote: No more thorough way to destroy a graet Woody Guthrie song than to include Billy Bragg, Wilco, AND Natalie Merchant in the same track. Might as well set the original recording on fire and run it over with a truck.
Another talkin-out-his-ass Excelsior comment (surprise). The "songs" given to Billy Bragg, BY the Guthrie family I might add, were not recordings. Most were just lyrics and chords on paper. Some were scribbled thoughts—all were made into songs by Billy and Wilco. So, when exactly did you hear this by Woody, Excelsior? Yeah..I thought so.
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John Lennon - Imagine
(Sep 17, 2008 - 13:32) | kalkin84 wrote: idiotic, unrealistic, fantastic message.
No clear thinking, intelligent human being would ever come to these conclussions.
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After reading this astonishingly ridiculous comment- I had to check out this guy's profile and song ratings/comments. Check out his birthdate. Lennon was dead four years before this guy was born! So forgive him all—-he's young and thinks he knows everything.
Judging from this and other past comments mocking generations before him—he has revealed himself to be a common, everyday loud-mouthed punk.
I was one once—I grew out of it (mostly).
Imagine no tolerance of diverting opinion...is isn't hard to do.
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The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
(Sep 10, 2008 - 09:39) | g-rod wrote: If possible, I like this better than the studio version. More majestic.
Actually, i think this IS the studio version. It's different than the one on "The Last Waltz"—-now THAT one is awesome! EDIT: I stand corrected—this IS a live version, but not the one from "The Last Waltz".
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Los Lobos - Peace
(Sep 09, 2008 - 10:36) | maryte wrote:This is truly groovy, in that this is a fabulous, evocative groove. Oh yeah, it's chair dancing time! 
There's a big one on the cover, that Kiko's not using.
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Graham Parker - Don't Ask Me Questions
(Sep 09, 2008 - 10:08) | bokey wrote: He does a great version of "I Want You Back"
YES HE DOES. Love Graham Parker. Like a more straightforward, angrier, grittier Elvis Costello.
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Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
(Sep 08, 2008 - 09:40) | stewliscious wrote: I'm pretty sure I know how they came up with the name "Steely Dan" - but would anyone care to confirm?
if it involves a William Burroughs novel and a nickname for an unmentionable object, then yes, you're right.
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Michael Franti & Spearhead - Say Hey
(Sep 08, 2008 - 09:32) | The_Enemy wrote:
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: ALL REBEL ROCKERS
The whole gang flunked so they're back for another year with new teacher, MICHAEL FRANTI. Hilarity ensues when during a civil disobedience field trip to the White House, Sharpay and Ryan lob molotov cocktails at Secret Service agents and blame it on Troy and Gabby. Can you spell GITMO?
It's all singing — all dancing — all orange jumpsuits in High School Musical 3!
I'm embarrassed to say I get all these references—-however, I do have a 7 year-old daughter.
That said—that was one hi-larious post.
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Neil Young - Like a Hurricane
(Sep 08, 2008 - 06:07) | Roach wrote: Horrible voice, horrible guitar. Spectacular!
This guy said in five words what all y'all have been trying to articulate on this page for months.
...and he's right.
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Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door
(Sep 04, 2008 - 10:24) | anotherlistener wrote: I agree with EssexTex, both in his rating of the Who albums #1 Quadrophenia #2 Who's Next #3 Live at Leeds, but also his evaluation of this song. It's not bad, it's just uninspired.
Were y'all aware that this song is not Pete speaking for himself? This is his sort of musical retelling of the philosophies of his then guru Meher Baba.
Yes, it is simplistic—but uninspired? I don't think so.
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Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door
(Sep 04, 2008 - 10:18) | drews wrote: This sounds like a Who song that has been covered by a bad 80s pop band
It is. Sorta.
Although, to a man, the band Pete used on this album were all seriously talented.
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Spirit - Fresh Garbage
(Sep 04, 2008 - 08:20) | I'm hearing David St. Hubbins: "It's a rock and roll Cree-ayy-shun!"
no?
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Lyle Lovett - Fiona
(Sep 04, 2008 - 08:03) | ScottFromWyoming wrote: Does everyone know this song's about Julia?
..and so is the bonus track on this CD—-and that one is REALLY good.
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Poe - Hey Pretty (Spoken Version)
(Sep 03, 2008 - 11:43) | Ugh. Why does Poe feel that she has to sound so "important" and "artistic"? I can't believe more of y'all don't see right through this chick. If she just sang—it might be allright, but it's always gotta be SO deep.
In the words of Pete Townshend: It's a put-on.
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Wilco - Muzzle of Bees
(Aug 26, 2008 - 13:08) | dpjag wrote: It does sound like a muzzle of bees.
Wonder if he named the song AFTER he recorded it?
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Paolo Nutini - Jenny Don't Be Hasty
(Aug 26, 2008 - 10:24) | buck-arkansas wrote:Wonderful Tune. Is the rest of the album this good?
I've got a couple other songs by this guy—they're all pretty good. I lIke!
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Specials - Ghost Town
(Aug 26, 2008 - 09:30) | fredriley wrote:
When she does go (assuming she's not one of the living dead who'll go on forever) there'll be dancing on the streets North of Watford, believe me. There'll be parties in Sheffield, Barnsley, Bradford, and many other places which the policies of her regime ruined. When that happens I'm sure this number will be on the soundtrack. And I'll be out there dancing with them.
And when she's put in her grave, Elvis Costello will "Tramp the dirt down"...and any of us with Irish heritage will cerimoniously piss on it.
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Los Lobos - Bertha
(Aug 26, 2008 - 09:24) | Has that ever happened? Two songs in a row from the same album? (by different artists, I mean)
I was thinking after the Lyle song—that I'd really like to hear Los Lobos doin' "Bertha"—but Bill wouldn't do that—-and then HE DID.
YAY!
EDIT: Well, apparently Bill HAS done this before, but still.....YAY!
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou
(Aug 26, 2008 - 06:24) | John Fogerty had a vision of what he thought his rock band should sound like—this song is the best aural description of that vison in their catalog.
and it fonkin' STOMPS!!
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The Clash - This is Radio Clash
(Aug 26, 2008 - 06:15) | burdell wrote: This is disco Clash.
Nope. Not Disco. Actually it closer to early hip-hop, and the Clash were the first "big" band to embrace the beats, Mick Jones kept doin' it for years with Big Audio Dynamite.
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R.E.M. - (don't go back to) Rockville
(Aug 25, 2008 - 10:07) | Jelani wrote:
YES YES YES!!!!!
totally agree.
Hey! Whaddya know—californiatwin and Jelani uselessly railing against all things REM again! Why don't you get pushkinjim involved and make it a true fruitless tri-fecta. Appearently y'all didn't get the memo—BILL LIKES REM...BILL WILL KEEP PLAYING REM.
thanks Bill
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Rolling Stones - Heaven
(Aug 22, 2008 - 06:17) | Oh Bill—I disagree—I think this is a underrated Stones record. It's got "Start me Up" AND "Waiting on a Friend"—-and one of the coolest funky slow grooves the Stones ever did ("Slave"). This is the album that changed my mind about the Stones. Now, albums SINCE this one?...uhhhhhhh...well.....
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Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain
(Aug 21, 2008 - 11:15) | squidish wrote: Remember the paint it yourself sleeve that held the album? You added water and colors appreared magick-ly.
You know—I had that record and I never knew it did that! I do remember that one of the coolest kids in my high school used the brown paper bag outer sleeve from this record to cover his math book—-I thought that was soooo cool.
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Dave Matthews Band - Bartender
(Aug 21, 2008 - 09:11) | o2bnsv wrote:
Except of course, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman, John Molo, John Fishman, etc. This guy only works within the confines of DMB.
Boy, Dead Heads sure are open-minded aren't they?
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54-40 - Baby Ran
(Aug 20, 2008 - 11:35) | This has such a mid-80s sound. i'm not familiar with this band, but they could be lumped in with a bunch of others who all started to sound like U2 all-of-a-sudden in that period. (The Alarm, Simple Minds, BoDeans et al)
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David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
(Aug 20, 2008 - 09:42) | lathyris wrote:Bought my first Bowie album this weekend  He's such a freak! I love it!
Which one didja buy newbie? If you didn't buy "Ziggy" or "Diamond Dogs"or "Low" or "Station to Station" or "Heroes" or "Hunky-Dory" I recommend doing so as soon as possible. Freak indeed.
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Peter Gabriel - Love To Be Loved
(Aug 11, 2008 - 13:22) | siandbeth wrote:
"It's nice to be nice to the nice" - Frank Burns, M*A*S*H
"It's NICE to be NICE to the NICE?!" Margaret Houlihan's incredulous response to above Frank Burns comment.
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Chicago - I'm A Man
(Aug 11, 2008 - 11:00) | WonderLizard wrote:
This has been noted elsewhere. Winwood and Spencer Davis producer Jimmy Miller wrote the song, and the Spencer Davis Group recorded it in 1966/67. This version is the cover. They just wailed on it live.
IMHO there really didn't need to be another version after Stevie Winwood tore the roof off with the original.
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U2 - Seconds
(Aug 08, 2008 - 13:03) | garthwb wrote:
U2, circa 5 years B.P. (Before Pomposity!)
Oh, I don't know, I think they've always been pretty pompous....and pretty awesome.
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Fleetwood Mac - I Don't Want To Know
(Aug 08, 2008 - 12:35) | magsterz wrote:
Singing this song with my bunkmates, 13 years old in 1978, hopeful that the sound of this song was what being grownup was going to feel like.
This is one of the most evocative, and vivid comments I have ever read on this forum. Simple, poetic and true. I like the post almost as much as I like this song.
Bravo
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My Morning Jacket - It Beats 4 U
(Aug 07, 2008 - 07:00) | thewiseking wrote:
there is something missing in their music.
there is a hollowness to it. hard to put a finger on.
soulless?
I disagree—I don't think this song is the best example, but there are others that I believe are very soulful and real. Plus they can flat out ROCK.
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Metric - Rock Me Now
(Aug 07, 2008 - 06:25) | love a lot of RP stuff, like most RP stuff. Absolutely HATE this "song".
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The Raconteurs - You Don't Understand Me
(Aug 07, 2008 - 06:09) | stewliscious wrote:
Third time I have asked now...seriously.... what is a "Supertramp"?
Australian (or maybe Kiwi) band that started in the late 60s/early 70s, had some pretty gigantic hits including "Logical Song" "Dreamer" "and a multiplatinum album called "Breakfast in America". Pretty good band for the time, but the singer had a very distinctive high-pitched nasally voice.
that help?
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Joe Cocker - Feelin' Alright
(Aug 06, 2008 - 10:43) | tiare wrote:
Saw him, them live!! Gods for sure!!! As a side note, by the end of the Mad Dogs and Englishman tour, Cocker was broker than broke!!!
AND it was a sell out everywhere =how does that happen?!? Yes there were sex drugs and rock and roll, but come on, I would love to see what the take from the music industry was on this album and tour..
Maybe 'cuz there were, like, 78 people in the band?
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Rolling Stones - Heaven
(Aug 06, 2008 - 10:19) | mikexican wrote:
This is such a great RS track. Smooth!
Whole second "side" (showing my age here) is like that—in total contrast to the rockin' songs on Side A. I like "Top" and "Ain't no use in Cryin'"especially.
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Fleetwood Mac - Never Going Back Again
(Aug 06, 2008 - 09:41) | kaosmonkey wrote:
whoa...never noticed before, will never be able to avoid it now...
and the more I look, is she staring right at them? The entire composition of the cover seems to be centered around those dangling balls.
Yeah—it's not even really that subtle. I'm sure Mick thought is was hilarious.
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Pink Floyd - Marooned
(Aug 06, 2008 - 09:32) | I'm DAVID GILMOUR—-lookit lookit me!! LIsten to me!! I can play the guitar!!!! And I will—for as long as I WANT!!
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Marc Broussard - Home
(Aug 06, 2008 - 08:01) | morgsy67 wrote:
For some reason, I'd like to hear Tom Jones sing this.
Kinda sounds like he already is dunnit?
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Flaming Lips - Are You A Hypnotist??
(Aug 05, 2008 - 10:01) | WebTech3 wrote:
Is it just me, or does anyone else picture Animal from the Muppet Show beating on those drums?
Didja ever see them in concert? Their tour drummer really does look like animal—right down to his furry rabbit suit. And he flails away like a madman ona comically small drum kit.
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Beck - Orphans
(Aug 01, 2008 - 10:03) | Ntropy wrote:
Does anyone but me have the idea that Beck became a Scientologist so he could mess with THIER heads? 
That would be cool if it were true, but I think Beck's scientology was passed on to him by his parents.
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The Jam - Town Called Malice
(Jul 31, 2008 - 07:06) | Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, Fratellis, Kooks, Art Brut et. al——-bow down to your maker.
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Spoon - I Summon You
(Jul 29, 2008 - 10:42) | Nettle wrote:
, I think, in uninformed opinion...
Well, you got one thing right.
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Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
(Jul 28, 2008 - 11:44) | lathyris wrote:
He's actually rated 2814 songs better than or equal to a 5 (Decent). . .and only 2674 less than a 5. So that actually tips him slightly into the "like most things" category.
24% of all votes are "1"s. No other number reaches 20%. So, I guess I'll rephrase. "why do you listen to RP if you hate 1/4 of everything?"
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The Raconteurs - Top Yourself
(Jul 28, 2008 - 11:39) | thewiseking wrote:
Jack White.
American Badass.
fittingly from Detroit—home of the American Badass.
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Otis Redding - Hard To Handle
(Jul 28, 2008 - 11:36) | vit wrote:
Who wants a cover that sounds like the original? Why not just listen to the original then? The Crowe's remake won't sound as good now that I've heard this because they didn't put enough new flavor into it. That said, I think a little Tom Jones would be awesome here.
I wouldn't say Tom Jones version SOUNDS like the original. Tom's voice is wayy different than Otis'. It's just got the same R&B-revue non-stop tempo...and the...sweat...the sex...the soul that the Crowes version does not.
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Remy Zero - Gramarye
(Jul 25, 2008 - 13:31) | davin wrote:
haha.. I love how americans think that somehow having the american and national league (of the same country) face-off makes it a world championship.. ridiculous.
Okay, fair enough, but you're gonna have to put together a whole team of Larry Walker's to beat an all-U.S. team.
Actually it might be hard to even make an all-U.S. team that's any good. Without any latin players, we'd probably suck pretty bad.
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Pink Floyd - Hey You
(Jul 25, 2008 - 13:03) | As someone with a strong distaste for this band, I hesitate to show what a geek I am by pointing out that I'm pretty sure this record was not released in 1975, but I think a bit later—maybe '78-'79.
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Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur
(Jul 24, 2008 - 12:25) | Excelsior wrote:
Well, just as the orange juice song was finally starting to slip off the playlist, it looks like we've got new songs by Sigur Ros to be tortured with on a daily basis. Hooray.
Why do you listen to RP?! You hate everything.
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Joe Cocker - The Letter
(Jul 24, 2008 - 12:11) | sdn wrote:
Elocution. It can work for you too!
The only singer I ever knew who had perfect elocution was Mister Rogers. Kinda says it all, no?
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Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
(Jul 24, 2008 - 11:20) | Yeah I know you can hear it on Classic Rock stations everyday—-but c'mon listen to Lindsey GO! 9 just for that.
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XTC - Dear God
(Jul 22, 2008 - 13:36) | reason06 wrote:
I am always aware of it.
If you are aware of it, yet are still manipulated...then it's your own fault.
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Johnny Cash - Hurt
(Jul 18, 2008 - 08:57) | reason06 wrote:
hey , now I want to hear Dolly Parton singing "Black Hole Sun" she would do a great job!
Steve Lawrence and Edie Gormet do it on a compilation called "Lounge-a-palooza", and it's suprisingly not terrible.
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Jerry Lee Lewis - Travelin' Band (w/ John Fogerty)
(Jul 17, 2008 - 13:27) | Excelsior wrote:
So we should like this song because at one point in his career, decades ago, he was pretty good?
I think not.
..who said anything about liking this song? Read the post. I'm implying that maybe he's slurring his words 'cause he's old.
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Yes - Heart Of The Sunrise
(Jul 17, 2008 - 07:17) | daveesh wrote: is this jazz odyssey?
nice. last performed at a nearly-empty ampitheater.
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Sigur Rós - Hljomalind
(Jul 17, 2008 - 06:44) | Excelsior wrote: Hmm, after a small hiatus, it looks like this crapfest is back in the daily rotation. :puke: Worse than anything Clear Channel has spewed out in the last few years.
hmmmm...after no hiatus, another astonishingly wrong-headed statement from excelsior.
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XTC - Dear God
(Jul 16, 2008 - 12:21) | reason06 wrote: It sounds good, but I dislike being manipulated.
If you are aware of it--can it still be considered manipulation?
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Turin Brakes - For The Fire
(Jul 15, 2008 - 12:29) | jude_the_obscure wrote: Lead vocalist sounds like Jefferson Airplane veteran Marty Balin.
That's EXACTLY what I thought--and it's EXACTLY why, try as I might, I just can't like this song. Absolutley despise Marty Balin, not just for his insipid voice. The song 'Miracles' is an unforgivable offense.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Midnight Man
(Jul 15, 2008 - 10:50) | reason06 wrote:
Um, excuse me darlin', but we are all speaking for ourselves.
Hey! I have an idea let's stop the personal attacks and just give our own opinions, about the music, and promise not to take it personally, and allow for our differences , as most of the artists played here would promote  .
Well..um..darlin', you'll note in the post I was responding to, the words "us" and "we" were used. I just wanted it to let it be known that I'd rather not be included in the "us"--and to express MY opinion about the music. Not sure how that's a personal attack.
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Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends
(Jul 15, 2008 - 10:13) | andrewimft wrote: David Clayton-Thomas (of Blood Sweat and Tears) he is not. Too bad this isn't BST. They would play it with a real swing, and David would really sing it.
This is more like BTO (Bachman Turner Overdrive)-- not a compliment. Cocker is such a sentimental faker of emotion, in between the drugs, maudlinly bad with a one trick pony style of singing.
This is quite possibly the funniest thing I've ever read in this forum. David-Clayton Thomas couldn't hold Joe Cocker's jock. And BST were perhaps the schmaltziest, most inauthentic lounge act ever to be belched out of the 60s.
As a matter of fact even BTO had more of "the reals" than Blood, Sweat and Tears.
Sure, David Clayton Thomas had pipes, but so did Steve Lawrence.
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Pearl Jam - Indifference
(Jul 15, 2008 - 08:20) | cosmiclint wrote:
I'm reminded of David Foster, who produced the Canadian famine relief song Tears Are Not Enough. When it came time for Neil Young to do his part, Foster kept telling him he was flat. Finally, Young told him "that's my style, man." Imagine, David Foster correcting Neil Young's pitch.
Neither Eddie nor Neil are in need of having their "pitch corrected," my friend.
Especially by David Freakin' Foster.
Go make some more pap Dave--and let your millions continue to delude you into thinking you are an important musical figure.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Midnight Man
(Jul 15, 2008 - 06:52) | JohnBauer wrote:Track sounds horrible. Whole album sounds horrible. If there's a block of time during the day this noise plays, let us know, so we can avoid it, please.
Speak for yourself--I'm diggin' everything I've heard off this album so far.
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The Cure - A Forest (tree mix)
(Jul 14, 2008 - 13:50) | thewiseking wrote: this is a godawful mix of what was a powerful early Cure pop nugget.
proof that you should damn well leave well enough alone
also proof that they overestimated the buying power of the ecstasy munching twenty-somethings that seemed to like this kind of shit back when it was released.
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The Alarm - Rain In The Summertime
(Jul 14, 2008 - 13:21) | andycollingridge wrote: I've never understood it, but I love this song. Best pop song by a Welsh band ever?...
What about "What's New Pussycat"?! Although I guess Tom Jones wouldn't be considered a 'band'.
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The Alarm - Rain In The Summertime
(Jul 14, 2008 - 13:19) | This singer had possibly the most over-the-top 80s 'brit-rock hairdo--and now seeing the cover it apparently extended down his thorax.
dig the tune 'tho.
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Coldplay - Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love
(Jul 14, 2008 - 12:59) | snowcat wrote:
How could you possibly think this is U2?
oh I don't know chugging-train drums, thudding insistent bass, chiming guitar rings---hmmm, yeah where y'getting U2 on this?!
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Chuck Berry - Nadine
(Jul 14, 2008 - 12:35) | This song--as much as any-really illustrates what a clever and deceptively simple lyricist Chuck was. Plus it's got a fat-ol' groove that gets ya ta shakin'!
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Madeleine Peyroux - California Raining
(Jul 14, 2008 - 11:17) | bokey wrote:Similar( but naturally, not balatantly stolen) phrasing, not as much diaphragm power. Me likee.
Oh-I disagree. It IS blatantly stolen, and when I first heard it, thought it was a wonderfully loving homage—but after hearing an entire album's worth, it strikes me as a little pathetic and sad.
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Pernice Brothers - There Goes the Sun
(Jul 11, 2008 - 06:27) | Saw these guys at the Dogfish Head Brewery in Rehoboth, Delaware a coupla years ago. They were quite good (as was the house made beer--and house made WHISKEY).
As of now--there's only one Pernice in the band (the singer and songwriter), and they had this young kid who played guitar and keyboard and even bass, I think--and he was incredible. Great band, check out their catalog!
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Mose Allison - The Seventh Son
(Jul 09, 2008 - 12:33) | Does The Who (or maybe pre-Who High Numbers) do a version of this one too? Seems like i remember an early brit-rock version of this
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Nena - 99 Luftballons
(Jul 09, 2008 - 11:31) | thewiseking wrote: a highpoint in Deutsche Rock.
when i hear how pathetic it is when germans try to rock i realize how important Kraftwerk were and how smart they were to bypass rock entirely.
...bite your tongue! Obviously you have not witnessed the rapture that is a Mathias Jabs/Rudolph Schencker dual guitar shredfest. Scorpions may not know how to write lyrics in English--but they certainly can ROCK!! (oh, and UFO can too)
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Ryan Adams - Oh My God, Whatever, Etc.
(Jul 09, 2008 - 10:08) | Ntropy wrote:Ryan Adams is a cheesy, pretentious, derivative little prick. 
Overrated hack! Most surely.
Uh-oh! Sounds like Ryan spurned some chick in Cleveland.
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The Who - Love, Reign O'er Me
(Jul 09, 2008 - 08:24) | lathyris wrote: Wow, the cheesiness of this must be growing on me! All the way up to a 5. Whodathunkit?
You gave "Bohemian Rhapsody" AND "Long Distance Runaround" 10s--andyou call THIS cheesy?! Your birthdate is showing.
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Chris Isaak - Solitary Man
(Jul 08, 2008 - 13:02) | Since we're doing Neil Diamond covers---how 'bout "Kentucky Woman" by Deep Purple--that one rocks!
(so does Urge Overkills "Girl You'll be a Woman Soon.")
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Cloud Cult - Journey Of The Featherless
(Jul 08, 2008 - 10:14) | manzanitafire wrote: This only sounds precious if you can't appreciate the genius of people younger than yourself. Same for neg comments on Postal Service, Connor Oberst, the Shins, etc.
I like two out of three of those artists...man I guess I CAN appreciate genius in my old age!
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Paul Weller - Wild Wood
(Jul 08, 2008 - 07:26) | Does this guy ever make bad music? Whether's it's new mod rockers, pop dance or even when he's channeling 70s Blind Faith era Steve Winwood (like here), it all sounds fresh..and awesome!
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Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
(Jul 07, 2008 - 10:34) | rgj13 wrote: "I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that."
OOh, are we doin' best lines from that movie? I vote for:
"So, how ya doin' sir?"
"I'M INCARCERATED LLOYD!!"
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Pearl Jam - Alive
(Jul 07, 2008 - 09:57) | lemmoth wrote: Greatest American band of all time.. according to a USA Today reader poll....and me.
now that's just silly talk.
They're quite good, but c'mon.
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Radiohead - High and Dry
(Jul 02, 2008 - 10:41) | Second coolest deployment of a parade drum ever. First coolest: Marshall Crenshaw's "Favorite Waste of Time"
Love this song.
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U2 - Silver And Gold
(Jun 24, 2008 - 11:05) | Why is it that so many of you bash Bono for his sanctimoniousness--yet there is a near-universal worship here for cranky-ass Roger Waters and his enormous god-complex?
anyone got an answer?
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The Band - Chest Fever
(Jun 24, 2008 - 10:40) | tdawg wrote: I heard Bill G. mention that Garth Hudson was playing a Hammond B3 on this song, but I was under the impression that he favored the Lowery organ. Any clarifications from organ experts?
..too....many...jokes....
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The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3
(Jun 24, 2008 - 10:24) | revsully wrote: I like this band about as much as I like actors in Renaissance fairs.
Huzzah! A pox on you--you should be flogged with a turkey leg and be made to empty chamber pots!!
(i like decemberists--but that WAS funny)
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The Clash - The Magnificent Seven
(Jun 23, 2008 - 13:19) | natural_tools wrote:
Nah, this is way better than London Calling, which is basically just the words "London Calling" over and over again.
...ummm, have you ever actually LISTENED to "London Calling"? Judging from this comment, I'm gonna have to say no.
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Aimee Mann - Wise Up
(Jun 23, 2008 - 11:30) | Jack_Jefferson wrote: Is this the song that all the cast members started singing along to?
Also, isn't it interesting how Tom Cruise became a jerk in real life, just like the one he played in that movie?
...don't think that's a recent development. Ever notice that Mr. Cruise's best performances are when he plays a-holes? Rain Man, Magnolia, Jerry Maguire.
I think it's easier for him to play them, cuz he is one.
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Phish - Sand
(Jun 20, 2008 - 13:22) | Yikes--Yes into Phish! I don't know how much more self-indulgent noodling I can take.
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The Who - Happy Jack
(Jun 20, 2008 - 13:06) | At the end of this song you can hear Townshend yell "I saw ya!". He's speaking to Moon who throughout the recording of the vocals was trying to sneak in--he had been banished because his singing voice was awful.
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The Who - Happy Jack
(Jun 20, 2008 - 13:02) | fuh2 wrote:
Ditto. Disgusting vehicle, disgusting song forever. Shame on you Townsend!
In the past, Pete has "sold" the rights to use his songs in commercials usually to kick up some scratch for Roger and John. Mostly Johnsince he managed to piss away millions on fur-lined cars and diamond cowboy boots. Too bad John took a little of that dough and bought some blow for his last rockstar night.
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U2 - All I Want Is You
(Jun 20, 2008 - 12:35) | Dude wrote:
As a guitar player I agree completely. Rhythm guitar is an underrated skill. When you have only one guitar player but it sounds like a much bigger band you have someone who can really play. The Edge's solos are really a combination of rhythm and lead guitar, and they're pretty amazing... very interesting and cool.
I'm not a guitar player--but I'm glad you said this. I always felt the same way about Pete Townshend.
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Alanis Morissette - Torch
(Jun 20, 2008 - 11:53) | dancingfox wrote: (trash deleted)
Dude. Video game broken again? Sucks for us--now we've gotta read your 6th grade crap.
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Alanis Morissette - Torch
(Jun 20, 2008 - 11:47) | You think she's talking about that actor Ryan Reynolds who traded her in for Scarlett Johannsen?
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Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher
(Jun 20, 2008 - 11:41) | dancingfox wrote: Pretty high voice for a black man.
Wonder if they spent most of their money on rims, watches, and shoes back then?
Good music though.
hmmmm...two racist remarks on the same thread. Who let these guys in?
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Modest Mouse - Float On
(Jun 20, 2008 - 10:29) | Jelani wrote: crap. Modest Mouse Turd.
Handy RP Tip #23 for new listeners: If Jelani doesn't like it--it's probably good!
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Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
(Jun 18, 2008 - 13:28) | robco1 wrote:Notice the average rating. Vast majority around 7. Now notice the predominance of extremely negative comments.
Haters, all I can say is "oh, for Christ's sake! Well?!"
Nice reference Robco--only BNL fans need understand it.
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The Who - The Real Me
(Jun 18, 2008 - 12:46) | frednic wrote: Gotta love the base in this song.
It is quite a sturdy song. One must always have a strong base for a strong construction.
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The Raconteurs - You Don't Understand Me
(Jun 18, 2008 - 12:01) | miahfost wrote: is the White Stripes. This is The Raconteurs.
Well...Jack White is IN this band. As a matter of fact that's him singing lead.
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Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
(Jun 17, 2008 - 13:53) |
Don't like it all. A lot of it seems "false". But when it's done well--and Bruce may be the only one who can--it seems very real. Even if the story might be contrived, the emotion and sentiment is real, and to me powerful.
Welcome aboard newbie.
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Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
(Jun 17, 2008 - 13:42) | Gednabb wrote:
I said American rock!!!
Not American fill-in-the-blank!
American Rock spans roughly the time period of 1948 to present, so that takes us back to my "the whole history" comment. I think I understand now, that by you capitalizing "American" we were supposed to "get" that you were talking about a certain kind of music,(storytelling, American slice-of-life stuff I guess) but really, you're asking us to take a pretty big assumptive leap there.
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Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
(Jun 17, 2008 - 13:29) | Gednabb wrote:
OK. post 70's American rock n' roll(qualification). It's a genre. It has discernible characteristics. And I don't like them! NOT the whole history, I never said that.
And it's MY city too.
You guys are volatile. It's going to be fun here.
Does no one agree with me here?
And again--personal insults over the web are cowardly and cheap shots.
yes, we're a little touchy, but we also can't be expected to understand your very vaguely implied shorthand for a certain TYPE of music. You said American--we thought you meant...American, How silly of us.
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Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
(Jun 17, 2008 - 13:13) | Gednabb wrote:
Just expressing an opinion.
Maybe a bit more honestly than is welcome here, but I'm not insulting anybody.
Also, they most certainly don't need American rock influence, it's the other way around, again in my opinion.
You waved off the whole of American Rock and Roll history with a pithy "Unimaginative, predictable, and stale", and you're not insulting anyone? Hmmmm.
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Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
(Jun 17, 2008 - 13:04) | parrothead wrote: Blah , Blah , Blah. I'm sick of this too. This guy has sold a lot of records and can't sing a lick.
This coming from a Jimmy Buffett fan (?!)
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Talk Talk - I Believe In You
(Jun 17, 2008 - 12:06) | steady_steve wrote: When I hear Mark Hollis' voice, I always think of Bryan Ferry.. anyone else?
..a little more desperate, but yes, definitely.
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Bob Dylan - Buckets of Rain
(Jun 17, 2008 - 12:03) | Jared wrote: Bob needs to cut a check to Neko Case for this one
...now that's funny! Then Maybe Neko can use the money to pay back Emmylou Harris, and buy a new echo chamber.
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U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One
(Jun 17, 2008 - 11:15) | zipper wrote: whiny wannabe rock
Wannabe--the word you write when you want to sound cool, yet don't know what you're talking about.
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Monsoon - Ever So Lonely (Hindi Version)
(Jun 17, 2008 - 10:56) | Seg from "Tomorrow Never Knows" into this=genius. Now let's see the trifecta, sgue FROM this into "Within You Without You." I know it's another Beatles song--but wouldn't it work?
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R.E.M. - Until The Day Is Done
(Jun 16, 2008 - 10:59) | jlind wrote: This is probably the best song REM has done in years. You could say they're being trendy with their political statements, but then have you listened to World Leader Pretend? I could swear they wrote that about George W... but then again it was released in the early 90s.
Actually, I think they wrote that about George H. W. Bush--you're right tho'--still applies.
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Randy Newman - Baltimore
(Jun 13, 2008 - 11:09) | There are many great songs on this record, including the awesome title track.
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Anna Ternheim - Girl Laying Down
(Jun 13, 2008 - 11:07) | mefrombrazil wrote: what are those people doing behind the girl?
...bumming that they didn't get picked for the Eminem video.
By the way...LIKE this one.
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Van Morrison - Wild Night
(Jun 13, 2008 - 11:02) | A first for me two 10s in a row, Count Bsie into THIS...and it's a beautiful FRIDAY!!
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The National - 90-Mile Water Wall
(Jun 12, 2008 - 08:44) | bokey wrote: When I hear a mediocre vocal performance that is marred by bad background noise(booger nose in this case)I always assume that was the best the guy can do or else they would have.
I mean come on,I don't want to hear someones weird biological noises.Why would they do this?Did the guy get sick and lose his voice before they got a chance to really record it and they had to use a practice track or didn't they care? 
what are you going on about?
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Natalie Merchant - Life Is Sweet
(Jun 12, 2008 - 08:34) | Lookie--a Natalie Merchant comment page not filled with hate. Nice to see the girl gettin' a break once in a while.
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Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
(Jun 12, 2008 - 08:23) | ajamison wrote:Seriously, garbage.
You've rated "Bittersweet Symphony" by the Verve a 10. That proves that your judgement is impaired in some way.
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Mudcrutch - Bootleg Flyer
(Jun 12, 2008 - 07:24) | I just commented on how consistently good Josh Rouse is--and on comes the Mayor of Consistently Good: Tom Petty. Bill, subliminal pattern?
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Josh Rouse - Sunshine
(Jun 12, 2008 - 07:21) | Mann--Josh Rouse is so consistently good. Why doesn't everyone know that?
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Trout Fishing In America - Not Fade Away
(Jun 10, 2008 - 11:19) | thewiseking wrote: a ponderous uninspired version.
i suppose some potbellied tiedyed nincompoop is somewhere twirling.
say what you want about the wiseking--but as witnessed above, he's pretty freakin' funny.
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Band of Horses - Our Swords
(Jun 10, 2008 - 11:04) | the vocal echo is why it sounds like My Morning Jacket and the Shins. The similarities really end there, though. This album is really good. The newer one is great!
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Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns And Money
(Jun 10, 2008 - 11:00) | justin_thyme wrote: What a shame that we lost Warren to mesothelioma. Damned asbestos!
...the fact that Warren most likely got his asbestos--and lots of other bad shit--from cigarette filters.
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Badly Drawn Boy - You Were Right
(Jun 10, 2008 - 10:33) | luca77 wrote:
There's a difference oh wise one...you would imagine BDB have a say in how their songs are used. Mozart is fairly passive these days. Advertising Hummers is poor form.
Hey, weren't most of those composers in the olden days commissioned by tyrannical monarchs? Just wondering.
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Patti Smith - 1959
(Jun 10, 2008 - 08:00) | ScottFromWyoming wrote: Now for 1969 by Iggy & the Stooges.
edit: *guh*
Then 1979 by the Pumpkins?
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U2 - Love And Peace Or Else
(Jun 10, 2008 - 06:27) | What's great about all this faceless online puffery, is that it's even MORE useless than run-of-the-mill flame wars. In the end it's obvious that Bill likes U2 and will continue to play them no matter how loud you jackasses howl or how many times you childishly attempt to manipulate the song ratings.
Keep typing numbnutses and I'll keep enjoying one of the greatest bands in rock history.
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Andrew Bird - Case in Point
(Jun 09, 2008 - 12:21) | but i don't think there are too many large corporations that stand to make a lot of money on it...
No, but don't you think the Carbon Neutral thing will disincentivize (made up word?) corporations from actually DOING anything to reduce their carbon emissions? Can you picture the board meeting as the cigar-chomping CEO coughs and says "Open another coal plant Stan, and don't worry about the pollution. We'll trade our carbon output with some crunchy cheese farm in Vermont" Meanwhile the lady that lives next door to the new coal plant can look forward to kids with black lung.
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Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
(Jun 09, 2008 - 11:08) | Monster wrote: Pixies!!! Fuck yeah....
Sounds like they got potty mouths in Shittown, Kentucky.
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Mudcrutch - Crystal River
(Jun 09, 2008 - 10:49) | Dave_Mack wrote: I really enjoyed this, especially the building in the jam near the end. Reminded me of the best parts of a Grateful Dead concert, with some Byrds-y Rickenbacker twang thrown in for good measure. Also reminiscent of the intro to Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane".
...an unscientific and biased study done by me has determined that nearly 60 percent of all post 1970 rock/pop songs have nicked parts of "Sweet Jane".
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The Replacements - Attitude
(Jun 05, 2008 - 09:16) | MojoJojo wrote:This is so bad it's good
..that's always been the modus operandi of The Replacements, and I'm sure they'd take it as a compliment
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Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland
(Jun 05, 2008 - 08:41) | sharkey wrote:
If RP keeps playing this drivel, I'm outta here. Ciao!!
don't let the door hit-cha where the good lord split-cha
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John Lennon - Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
(Jun 05, 2008 - 08:16) | wferrier wrote: After listening to this I can see why Sean turned out as messed up as he did. . . Julian was really lucky.
First of all who says Sean is "messed up"? Secondly, even if he were, I think we could forgive him after the whole, you know, Dad-shot-dead-and-bleeding-on his-front-sidewalk thing. Don't you?
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Santana - El Farol
(Jun 05, 2008 - 08:08) | I could listen to Santana all day...I think I just did.
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Talking Heads - Swamp
(Jun 05, 2008 - 07:12) | Verrry cool Bill. Go from a a song made famous by the Heads--to an ACTUAL Heads song.
By the way--one of my favorite TH songs ta boot.
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Al Green - Take Me To The River
(Jun 05, 2008 - 07:10) | Xeric wrote: Good question. I'd be hard-pressed to go even as high as a 3. Especially since the Heads version is readily available and vastly superior. . . .
are you drunk?
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The Who - Eminence Front
(Jun 03, 2008 - 11:58) | zaknafein wrote: You know, I think this would work better without vocals.
Funny you say that because the first time I ever heard this song, a local radio station was all excited about "The new Who song" that they had a pre-release copy of, and they played either an alternate instrumental version, or a mono version with the vocals totally inaudible--and you know what, it WAS really good--I don't know about "better", but really good.
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Paul Simon - Another Galaxy
(Jun 03, 2008 - 07:45) | ndad47 wrote: i am thinking of my step-daughter who is getting married this week-end. they better leave this song off the turn table at the reception.
Is she getting married in 1979?
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Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
(Jun 03, 2008 - 07:41) | Not creepy. Brilliant. He did the same thing in a much more overt and powerful way with "A Change is Gonna Come."
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The Doors - Waiting For The Sun
(Jun 02, 2008 - 13:59) | LPCity wrote:
No, that would have been when Jim exposed himself in Miami...
allegedly.
No, but he's right,I'm a Doors fan--and I just never really liked this song. There's probably a reason they left it off their previous album..."Waiting for the Sun" (?!)
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Spoon - The Underdog
(Jun 02, 2008 - 08:01) | Hey guys, it's okay to admit that you once liked Billy Joel..no need for the forced indignation and disgust.
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R.E.M. - Try Not To Breathe
(May 30, 2008 - 13:12) | californiatwin wrote: This is bad enough, not just to rate it as "sucko-barfo", but to illustrate - :puke:
yeah, but you do that to EVERY REM song...I'd add a little yawning emoticon if I wasn't so tired of knee-jerk REM bashing.
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Rush - Subdivisions
(May 30, 2008 - 09:28) | robco1 wrote:Okay, now you are just trying to bait the Rush fans here. No childish heckling, please! As a former 13 year-old Tolkien/science geek, I resemble that remark!
And no, no one is ignorant for thinking any particular music is "dull" or "boring." Maybe a little inarticulate, but that's fine; we're not all aspiring Rolling Stone critics. What is not fine is trying to piss off other people who do like the music in question, and then expecting them not to flame you for it. That behavior is ignorant, not the honest opinion. 
...wasn't trying to piss off people who DO like the music...just responding in kind to someone who was pissing ON people who don't like the music...
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John Hammond - Heartattack and Vine
(May 30, 2008 - 08:17) | Martino wrote: is the man on the cover the voice i hear? =)
Yep...John Hammond JR. His dad was legendary record label guy who "discovered", among others, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
(May 29, 2008 - 11:43) | auburntigerrich wrote: I love the song as rendered by other bands like Solas, but this is atrocious. I physically cringed and scrambled for the stop button.
Yikes. Sucko barfo is rare for me, but Neil always seems to pull it off. Something about that voice just doesn't mix.
Solas?! What?!
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The Kinks - Victoria
(May 29, 2008 - 10:47) |
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FamilyMan wrote:
Called my daughter, held the phone to the speaker. Guess what her name is.
Morticia?
So simple. So funny.
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Rush - Subdivisions
(May 29, 2008 - 10:35) | Droidac wrote:
That's fine if you don't like Rush, may people don't. However, "dull" is not a word you can use to describe Rush. Their music is so creative that using the word "dull" only shows ignorance. As far as pedantic, what's the problem with detailed lyrics?!?
I CAN and will describe Rush as dull---because I think they are. How does that make me ignorant? And I always thought Neal Peart's lyrics sounded like the awkward notebook scribblings of a 13 year-old Tolkien/science geek. Yeah, they can play...so?
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Mudcrutch - Orphan Of The Storm
(May 27, 2008 - 13:47) | So do the two ratings before the song ever was played represent Bill and Rebecca's takes on this song?
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Coldplay - Viva la Vida
(May 27, 2008 - 12:57) | Al_Koholic wrote: At least the problem is not on my end.
depends on what problem yer talkin' about...
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The Jam - Smithers-Jones
(May 27, 2008 - 10:06) | Any Jam is good Jam--even though this melody is a total rip of The Who's "I can't reach you"
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Old 97s - Broadway
(May 23, 2008 - 10:09) | YAY! Likes me some Old 97s! Check out their "Satellite Rides" record--it's a good 'un.
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The Who - I Can't Explain
(May 23, 2008 - 10:05) | MsJudi wrote: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
This from someone who gave three (THREE!) Poe songs "10s"---(I always have to check song ratings from commenters who seem so wrong-headed)
POE!!?? There ain't a Poe song on record that's better than the worst Who song.
Wake up!
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Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
(May 23, 2008 - 09:04) | Hawk24 wrote:Mark Ratner's make-out music. 
I was hoping someone here would make this connection. So many hilarious moments in "Fast Times", this was one. (Even though Damone clearly told Ratner to play side 2 of Led Zeppelin FOUR! This song is actually on what would be considered LZ 5, no?)
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Joe Cocker - The Letter
(May 22, 2008 - 13:37) | burdell wrote: I don't get Joe Cocker. I just don't. This is a great song until he opens his mouth. If J Geils was singing this and they dropped those awful background singers, this could be awesome.
That'd be something--as J Geils doesn't sing. Peter Wolf does, though. And, like Joe Cocker--he's got buckets o' soul.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
(May 21, 2008 - 07:01) | nagsheadlocal wrote: In 40+ years of listening to popular music, I've never encountered a band so relentlessly crappy yet, in some cosmic balance, so relentlessly over-hyped and over-played.
Hmmm...let's see (random chronology) Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Creed, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Def Lepperd, Chicago, Herman's Hermits...I could go on--there are MANY bands who are REALLY relentlessly crappy and overplayed. Chili Peppers isn't(aren't?) one of them.
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Led Zeppelin - In The Light
(May 20, 2008 - 13:49) | uolmir wrote: Am I the only one who hates Zeppelin?
Seriously, maybe I am, but I can think of very few bands that are I like less than LZ.
Okay..I'm steeling myself for the backlash--but there are two bands I hate more than Zepplin....Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree (ducks) Okay, there I said it! Whew--that feels good.
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Elvis Costello - Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
(May 19, 2008 - 12:05) | fatcatjb wrote: Mark Twain said of Wagner, that his music is probably better than it sounds...I can say the same of Elvis Costello, just can't get into his sound, though I admire him musically...oh well
Appropriate that you'd quote Twain--I've always thought that Elvis and Twain were kindred spirits.
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Soft Hearted Scientists - Diving Bell
(May 19, 2008 - 10:07) | Any song that makes fun of pompous British prog-rock is allright by me! (I'm talking about you Procol Harum, ELP, Moody Blues, King Crimson, Jethro Tull)
Anyone for a chorus of "Stonehenge"? (The Spinal Tap one)
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Okkervil River - Unless It's Kicks
(May 15, 2008 - 07:59) | I like how Bill respectfully takes our comments into consideration.....and then continues to play whatever he wants.
This song is cool.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
(May 15, 2008 - 07:14) | RobRyan wrote: Regardless of my feelings on the message, it's a fantastic rock and roll song - emotional, evocative, and primal. I give it a 9 since I have to leave room, but it's close.
All that being said, hearing it makes me wish that they had had Autotuners in CCR's day, he's about one and one half cents flat throughout the song and that makes it a little uncomfortable for me.
WHAT!? That would be like putting some rouge on the Mona Lisa cause "she's a little plain". If you're uncomfortable with bad pitch in Rock and Roll---you must be uncomfortable a lot.
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Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees
(May 15, 2008 - 07:02) | EssexTex wrote: The "idiot" I'm working with thought this was Wings!
what a tool!
That's kinda harsh--I was sort of half-listening, and thought the bass chugging in this sounds very much like early McCartney solo/Wings stuff.
Although, I may be a tool too.
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William Shatner - Common People
(May 09, 2008 - 11:50) | oldman wrote:
Agreed
Just smile
Third that--The backing track absolutely rawks, and Joe Jackson makes it even awesomer.
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Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
(May 09, 2008 - 10:24) | kazuma wrote: Terrible, simple-minded, cliched lyrics that sound like they were written by a fifth grader. Hard to believe this is the same guy who was writing such creative, poetic material only a few years earlier.
That is the....
(makes "arghhh" sound, shakes head, walks away)
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Jerry Lee Lewis - Travelin' Band (w/ John Fogerty)
(May 09, 2008 - 10:03) | Excelsior wrote:Um... slur your words much, dude? 
ummm...he's like 80, and even when he was young he was tough to understand. But he had/has balls like church bells so who cares what he's saying?
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R.E.M. - Me In Honey
(May 08, 2008 - 12:12) | This is a song comment forum, not a "think positive" forum. Maybe if you can't handle negative comments on the crappy songs that you love, you shouldn't check the comments.
ps. this song/band sucks!
Is that fair to all the bands that suck, but haven't taken it to the level of suckness that these guys have.?
Since Kate's singing is OK it brings the song up to a 3.It's hard to fill a sinkhole, but she's doing about as well as can be done with what she's got to work with.
I like most of the B-52's stuff, this doesn't have the fun thing going like they do, so it's out of place.
Stipe totally sucks but he acts so serious, like he doesn't.
Kate knows she can barely sing and has a ball with
it.
Thanks fellas for giving us a rare glimpse at the minutes of the latest Mensa meeting.
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The Who - The Rock
(May 07, 2008 - 09:44) | Paul in Austalia had a wonderful post below. Time changes perception.
Yes, this may sound dated, but just imagine how FREAKIN' unbelievable this must've sounded in 1973!! Those cheesy synths, and bald-faced autobiographical soul-searching were, until then, virtually non-existent in "Rock" music. Think of it in context, and if possible, listen to Quadrophenia ALL the way through, and I think some of you young-uns might appreciate it a little more. Stellar!
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Ray LaMontagne - Shelter
(May 06, 2008 - 13:45) | topherg87 wrote: quickest way into my pants: put this album on
seriously, this guys voice just makes me melt
isn't it quicker just putting your legs in 'em?
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The Who - Magic Bus
(May 06, 2008 - 13:26) | renlat wrote:Magical Mystery Tour imitation ??
Actually the song was written probably in 1965 or 66, BEFORE Magical Mystery Tour (1967), although The Who didn't release it until 1968.
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Roxy Music - Avalon
(May 06, 2008 - 11:54) | kindermanltd wrote: I hope I look like that guy on the cover after I get my college degree.
My, but that's funny.
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Blur - Out Of Time
(May 06, 2008 - 11:46) | Isn't this a Ron Sexsmith song, or am I, in the current vernacular "mis-remembering"?
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The Decemberists - Sons & Daughters
(May 06, 2008 - 11:11) | sarahbean26 wrote: This mother fer is not BRITISH!!! He is from MONTANA people!!! fake ass accent makes me sick. :puke:
DUDE--what is your problem with Colin Melloy? You make this same ridiculous rant on every Decembrists song. Did he one-night-stand you or something? Give it a rest, Mick Jagger's not from Alabama either!
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The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
(May 06, 2008 - 08:27) | Yeah--they sounded like a mash-up of Echo and the B-men, The Cure, Bauhaus and a bunch of other eighties Brit mascara bands--but you know what? None of those bands kicked ass like THIS!
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Doves - Walk In Fire
(May 06, 2008 - 06:10) | I don't see how this cool song only gets a 6.1, even if the rhythm section SO owes money to Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.
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The Who - Summertime Blues
(May 05, 2008 - 10:53) | redfern777 wrote: Wow, this might be the worst thing I've EVER heard on Radio Paradise.
wow--you need to do a little homework.
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The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
(Apr 30, 2008 - 06:35) | RobRyan wrote: But why oh why couldn't Keith use the cymbals every now and then??
Because he was too busy hitting every one of his 38 drums at the same time.
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Van Morrison - Wavelength
(Apr 24, 2008 - 10:34) | Ohhh YEAHHH! Trying, unsucessfully, to do my Algebra homework in 1979, listening to a one speaker clock radio...and THIS comes on! And so many more musical doors open....
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The Doors - Cars Hiss By My Window
(Apr 17, 2008 - 11:49) | L.A. Woman showed the direction that the Doors were headed, and it was verryyy promising and cool. Then Jim decided to high-tail it to Paris and....
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Andrew Bird - Imitosis
(Apr 17, 2008 - 07:04) | kellis wrote:
My thoughts exactly.
except not boring and insufferably self-satisfied.
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R.E.M. - Accelerate
(Apr 16, 2008 - 11:50) | littleRoom wrote: I am lovin' this new REM album, definitely their best since new adventures in hi-fi. And that was 12 years ago!! Wow I'm getting old.
true dat friend. I'm really diggin' it so far. It's their first new one that's bit me right away since "Monster".
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The Who - Quadrophenia
(Apr 15, 2008 - 08:07) | rconlon wrote: Most overrated album of the early 70's. Lots of filler, but not much substance. I think The Who saw other bands releasing concept albums and this was their answer.
Since The Who practically INVENTED the concept album--I'm pretty sure they weren't following a trend. And as far as "filler"--we can't take your opinion seriously with such vagueries. You might as well have said "derivative", another meaningless crutch term.
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Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief
(Apr 15, 2008 - 07:03) | 93vx800 wrote: Ah, the eighties! Imperial Bedroom is one of my all time favorite albums. How about a bit of Joe Jackson, Bill!
Just saw Joe Saturday night--he was REALLY good!
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Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief
(Apr 15, 2008 - 07:02) | Imperial Bedroom was the record that started it for me. I was in 11th grade and it was like an oasis in the early 80s craptastic rock desert my buddies were trudging through. Been a rabid/avid Elvis fan ever since. Even named my son Declan. Is that wrong?
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Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
(Apr 15, 2008 - 06:48) | Paul_in_Australia wrote: I think there must be a store somewhere, probably on Main Street just past Dunkin' Donuts and before the Seven Eleven, where you can buy a case of "Johnny Cash Appreciation Pills". You would take them one a day, washed down with something that helped to anaesthetise the pain of swallowing such large pills.
The logic is that if you can swallow the pill, then you can swallow anything, and if you wash it down with cheap liquor, then you won't care anyway.
Anyway, I haven't visited that particular store, and I really cannot see what all the fuss is about. This sounds old, tired, tuneless and bereft of the melancholy with which impending death might otherwise have endowed the dirge.
One.
What kind of pill did one take to not think that "Crocodile Hunter" guy wasn't incredibly creepy and insipid?
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The White Stripes - Conquest
(Apr 15, 2008 - 06:35) | fletch wrote: Oh for goodness sakes people, have a sense of humor. Totally tongue in cheek and well done.
word.
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Outback - Air Play
(Apr 09, 2008 - 10:01) | Anybody ever see the movie "The Coca-Cola Kid" with Eric Roberts? In it the members of Split Enz come up with a down under version of a Coke jingle that includes a dijderidoo (sp?)--and it's AWESOME!
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The Police - Spirits In The Material World
(Apr 09, 2008 - 09:49) | Just as I was thinking that the fade out of that last Rush song sounded like the keyboards in "Spirits in the Material World"...voila...Bill, you are suegue-sychronistic.
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The Decemberists - On the Bus Mall
(Apr 08, 2008 - 10:32) | littleRoom wrote: I may be the few and fortunate, but i LOVE this guys voice, it is thrilling, and draws me in to every song. And that's before the lyrics blow me away. Amazing song.
You are not alone...his voice fits his lyrical tendencies perfectly. He sounds EXACTLY like a guy that would write the way he does. Does that make sense?
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James Gang - Walk Away
(Apr 08, 2008 - 10:21) | CCinSB wrote:
Wow--either Wavy Gravy looks really good...or Joe Walsh looks REALLY bad.
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R.E.M. - Pretty Persuasion
(Apr 04, 2008 - 11:57) | chyk5 wrote:
It's too bad a band as good, and influential, as REM is judged by it's later work. If you can't see the pure inspiration in this CD, compared to later work, you lack a discerning ear.
It would appear that it is YOU who lack a discerning ear (or in this case eye). If you had noticed the original post you'd see that I was taking a pot shot at an artist from pushkinjim's homeland. But at least you were polite in your cluelessness.
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Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Bittersweet
(Apr 04, 2008 - 11:45) | horstman wrote:
It's called perspective, monkeyboy. You should try to get some of your own. Maybe then your comments wouldn't be so small minded.
Kinda of little joke there. Big Head Todd and all. I actually do know what perspective is, but thanks for the lesson anyway Horstman, I'll be sure to do what you say from now on......dick.
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Billy Bragg - Accident Waiting to Happen
(Apr 04, 2008 - 11:39) | BasmntMadman wrote:
Good God. I think someone here really wants to be a critic, and to show off his erudition and vast knowledge of all things musical. In addition, I see, to keeping the lesser individuals in their place.
All in the prestigious Radio Paradise song comments.
You might try getting a job in a newspaper, journal, etc., mate, and leaving the rest of us the HELL ALONE.
Thanks for havin' my back Madman. All true what you said, although after reading Aussie Paul's long-winded attempt to "put me in my place", he still failed to convince me. Woody Guthrie loved America for the EXACT same reasons that Billy loves England. The people not the power. (Incidentally the same can be said for Pete Seeger). Hey Paul--it's clear you did your homework on Billy Bragg--maybe now you should do some on Woody. k?
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Feist - I Feel It All
(Apr 01, 2008 - 07:15) | Sometimes the resitance to what may be considered "mainstream pop" on this forum is laughable, insincere and pretentious. We get it, you're cool because you like more "underground" stuff. Just because she did a commercial she sucks? How is she any different than your beloved Neko Case? Listen to her, she's great--get over the Apple ad--and get over yourselves. 8.
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Ray LaMontagne - Empty
(Mar 25, 2008 - 11:31) | Yay Bill--seamless natural segue from good song I'd never heard to this--one of the best songs of this past year!!
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R.E.M. - I Remember California
(Mar 07, 2008 - 10:16) | suzpom wrote: I never thought I would say this but what on earth has happened to REM ? Their new music is really HORRIBLE ! They should not have re-banded. Should have left their legacy intact. Wow. Yuck.
Yeah, their new stuff sucks--like this song!! (released 1990)
whooopsie
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R.E.M. - I Remember California
(Mar 07, 2008 - 10:13) | pushkinjim wrote: Officially it's now 2008 - and the news is that REM sucks more this year than they did last year. :puke: :puke: :puke:
Not only did this guy give EVERY REM song a "1" (grudge much?)--but he gave Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin On?" a "1" too. Think that pretty much tells you all you need to know about him. TROLL!
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Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
(Mar 05, 2008 - 13:02) | Chumbawamba-1984 wrote: Can someone put together a mix of all covers of this song so that we can compare them. Hippie ?
I know of at least three other really good ones. By k.d. lang, Rufus Wainwright and Willie Nelson (sounds bad--but it's actually quite good). However, I'll agree with most here and say Jeff Buckley absolutely nailed it. Simply stunning. I remember, I bought a used radio-promo cassette copy of "Grace" right after it came out only because I thought the cover (not the one shown above) was cool, and it was 2 bucks. I put it in the player in the car, and was instantly mezmerized by the guy's voice. I had never heard anything like it--still haven't. I'm thankful that we have at least some recorded evidence of this truly gifted man. Peace, Jeff.
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Roxy Music - Avalon
(Mar 04, 2008 - 11:13) | auburntigerrich wrote:
There just has to be something I'm missing here. Does this tune have some historical or cinematic reference that I don't know about which merits the high ratings? So far this sounds like another cheesy 80's slow dance sludge.
No--the 80s dance sludge was all a cheap imitation of THIS. As pointed out to naive hipsters before, you can't be derivative if you invented the sound in the first place! All that OMD and Simple Minds stuff (later Simple Minds stuff) was just those guys trying to be as cool as Bryan Ferry. They weren't and they never will be.
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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Killing The Blues
(Feb 28, 2008 - 11:32) | bokey wrote:
Tastemaker around her do ye? What's a do ye?
I guess if I'm gonna be a smart ass, I should at least spell things right. The "her" was supposed to be "here". The "ye" was supposed to be "ye".
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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Killing The Blues
(Feb 28, 2008 - 11:14) | bokey wrote:
I gave it a 2 because this effort is so far beneath the level of artistry these 2 could have produced I feel it is an overly generous rating.
That's based on their previous work as a baseline.For most this would be a good effort, but it wouldn't get anyone a record contract if they were unknown.
I'd probably give it a 5 if they were unknown.
I totally respect RP and almost worship AK BTW.
...thanks Art Cop. But your comment "I'd give it a 5, if they were unknown" is telling. Fancy yeself a little bit of tastemaker around her do ye? Well, I didn't vote for you. So look at the song subjectively and give it the 5 you would have...snobby.
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Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
(Feb 28, 2008 - 09:22) | There's a really cool song on this album called "In the neighborhood" and the video for the song is just as cool. It looks like it was shot on the Hal Roach Studios lot in 1935.
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Nik Kershaw - Wounded
(Jan 24, 2008 - 14:28) | pdhski wrote:
A Very cool video back in the early days of MTV, and if you hear it today--the song still holds up quite well. Both the electro and acoustic versions. Go Nik.
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Ray LaMontagne - Empty
(Jan 22, 2008 - 13:52) | Why isn't this guy world famous? Is there anyone better right now?
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Otis Redding - Hard To Handle
(Jan 21, 2008 - 13:05) | Actally, Tom Jones did a version of this that is MUCH cooler than the Black Crowes version. Closer to Otis' original.
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Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
(Jan 21, 2008 - 12:56) | Not one guitar note on this entire album. Pretty ballsy for a major label "rock" act in--what?--1983?
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James Gang - Walk Away
(Jan 18, 2008 - 10:40) | Jack White, meet the original gut-bucket funky white-boy guitar legend....without him, you wouldn't be what you are.
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Leon Russell - Back To The Island
(Jan 15, 2008 - 12:30) | froggy wrote:Saw him in the late 80's in a dive in PHX. One of the best shows I've ever seen. No pauses between songs, just constant showtime. Wild thing is he looked just like he does on this cover.
The wise bearded one sitting at his keyboard and jammin'!! 
He's looked pretty much just like that since about 1973.
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Christians and Lions - Skinny Fists
(Jan 14, 2008 - 13:53) | cc_rider wrote:
Still likin' it, still sounds like Rhett Miller hangin' out with Conor Oberst.
c.
That's spot on my friend.
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Jump - Education
(Jan 14, 2008 - 13:45) | How could this schlock get a higher rating than the Elvis Costello song a few songs prior?! Different strokes indeed.
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Aimee Mann & Michael Penn - Reason to Believe
(Jan 14, 2008 - 12:56) | joyjoy wrote: Not an exceptional fan of this song, but I can appreciate it. It's cool to hear a duet between the couple...it's the first one I've heard by them so far.
They do a really good version of the Beatles "Two of Us" on the I am Sam movie soundtrack. (Get it--cuz it has a bunch of other good Beatles covers too)
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The Doors - Spanish Caravan
(Jan 14, 2008 - 12:34) | Was a huge Doors fan back in the day, but I never got around to check if it's actually Robbie Krieger playing the acoustic on this song? Anyone know? If it is--I think I gotta gove Robbie even more props than I already do.
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Morphine - A Head With Wings
(Jan 11, 2008 - 13:27) | EssexTex wrote: It's too repetitive...the sax is so bold in every song..it's like they didn't want to say to the guy "Hey we don't need you on this one"
Well, seeing as on most of their songs they use only bass, drums and sax--losing the sax would make the songs a little dull, no?
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Natalie Merchant - Ophelia (live)
(Jan 11, 2008 - 08:24) | Brestois wrote: Funny how opinions differ so much. I had never heard that song (and never heard much from Natalie Merchant anyway) but I was spellbound by the voice straight away.
I think it's fitting that someone from Ireland would like Natalie's voice right away. I've always thought she had a definite Celtic vibe goin' on, even though she's from right here in lil' ol' Upstate New York.
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Azam Ali - In Other Worlds
(Jan 10, 2008 - 12:41) | How come Bill plays all this downbeat stuff right at the end of the workday when I'm already struggling to keep my eyes open? I know it's only 12:40p where you are Bill--but c'mon, we need something to wake up us East Coast drones!
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Kathleen Edwards - In State
(Jan 10, 2008 - 12:07) | sfListener wrote: It just hit me, Freedy Johnston.
Bingo! I'm pretty sure I've heard this song by someone else. Could it have been Freedy? Anyone know?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
(Jan 10, 2008 - 08:37) | Kinda sad how this song still applies to our current political state, and particualrly the silver-spoon false patriots in the Executive Branch that are sending us off to war.....Go JOHN! 10
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Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
(Jan 10, 2008 - 08:33) | crazyossi wrote: one of the most useless musicians ever born !!!
don´t know how he is making money with this shit ...
makes me think he is only living of his forename ...
Who are you, and why are you so wrong?
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Breeders - Cannonball
(Jan 09, 2008 - 12:03) | wferrier wrote:
Yes, it's Tanya
No..it's not. It's the Deal sisters Kelly and Kim. Kim, from The Pixies.
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Squeeze - Another Nail For My Heart
(Jan 09, 2008 - 11:35) | Difford and Tillbrook were the masters of the deceptive pop song. Irrisistable sugary hooks wrapped around wise, weary lyrics. Brilliant!
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The National - Slow Show
(Jan 08, 2008 - 12:23) | Paste magazine picked this as their "Album of the year". I don't know, it's aiight. I'm just not feeling it that strongly. And hasn't Nick Cave been making this same music for about 30 years?
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Steve Earle - Transcendental Blues
(Jan 07, 2008 - 11:41) | go_ski_mully wrote:
That woman is the folk singing legend / icon Emmylou Harris!
Actually it's not. It's his sister Stacey. Emmylou doesn't appear on Transcendental Blues (although she may on another of his records)
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Bruce Springsteen - Backstreets
(Jan 04, 2008 - 07:12) | Odyzzeuz wrote: This is the tiresome Bruce that someone so aptly termed bombastic. His recent stuff isn't bad. I really just don't like this ''everything more overstated than everything else'' approach. By the time we get though the yelling and the piano banging and the umpteenth musical climax I'm just exhausted. Sometimes less is more.
This album was recorded in 1975. Bruce was barely in his twenties. When you were in your twenties, weren't your dreams and emotions big, sweeping, overwrought? Mine were. That's why they were great. That's what this era of Bruce's music was speaking too. It NEEDS to be "bombastic", because when you're young and invincible--everything is urgent, vital and...bombastic.
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Allman Brothers - Jessica
(Jan 04, 2008 - 06:51) | 7.9?! What!? Too long?! A groove this great is never too long. Classic. It's a 8-9, if it's anything.
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The Clash - Clampdown
(Jan 04, 2008 - 06:28) | Oh Yeah! Maybe the best song on the best album of the last quarter of the last century!
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Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
(Jan 04, 2008 - 06:21) | "Road to Nowhere" to this---Bill's picking up the tempo a bit....good for a Friday morning kick in the pants!!
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Nirvana - Polly
(Jan 03, 2008 - 13:52) | ThePoose wrote: Sounds derivative of Smells like teen spirit
I guess it's POSSIBLE to make something derivative of your own song, but ummmm, I think it's okay if you freakin' INVENTED the sound. Especially if it's on the same album. They have these things called "themes".
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George Winston - Cast Your Fate to the Wind
(Jan 03, 2008 - 13:32) | Yeah, he somehow manages to take the "swing" out of Guaraldi's stuff on this disk. And Vince was all about the swing--that was the best part--even on emotional pieces like this.
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A Band of Bees - A Minha Menina
(Dec 28, 2007 - 07:21) | Perfect follower to the Kinks. I don't know these guys, but they've definitely got some Kinks records in their collection. Sound a lot like the late-lamented "La's".
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Aimee Mann - Save Me
(Dec 28, 2007 - 07:12) | copymonkey wrote:
HEY, I'M JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK! ..and I am discouraged by your A: spelling and 2: confusing and unintelligable opinion of Amie Mann.
...and then I go and spell "unintelligible" wrong. Guess that's what I get for being a smart-ass.
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Aimee Mann - Save Me
(Dec 28, 2007 - 07:03) | wferrier wrote: This girl has been on a long decline since the 80s. Sounds like she finely made it as a barfly and polka maiden.
HEY, I'M JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK! ..and I am discouraged by your A: spelling and 2: confusing and unintelligable opinion of Amie Mann.
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Patrick Watson - Close to Paradise
(Dec 27, 2007 - 13:25) | There seems to be a few younger male singers coming up that appear to have worn out their Jeff Buckley CDs. That's a good thing.
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Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
(Dec 27, 2007 - 10:23) | jts11 wrote: Can't even sit through this so-called song.... terrible... hurts my ears....
PLEASE... enough already!!! Make it stop!!!!
Ha Ha Ha. Oh, you're not kidding are you? Oh...well...this is awkward...I'm so sorry for you. You've got that, that thing don't you? That absolutely-no-freakin'-idea-what-great-music-sounds-like disease. They should have a telethon for you.
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Buddy Holly - Everyday
(Dec 27, 2007 - 09:44) | infinity wrote: The slapping sound seems a little too "fleshy" somehow.
I think it's actually a cardboard box.
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David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
(Dec 26, 2007 - 10:17) | Janssen wrote:
This is the movie soundtrack version of the song and it IS the original version. The version on Let's Dance was a remake of this.
This is a case where the remake is better. If my memory serves--and it doesn't always--the "Let's Dance" version of this song has a incredible slashing guitar work from Bowie's guitarist for that album, Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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Neil Young - Cortez The Killer
(Dec 26, 2007 - 08:33) | I was sitting in some random relatively dive-y bar in the flats in Cleveland, and a band of old, paunchy, square looking dudes limped up to the stage and strapped on instruments. Me and my buddies were thinking "Oh, no here comes some bad BTO cover band". Then they broke into THIS song--and they were INCREDIBLE!! Apparently Cleveland really does rock.
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The Dandy Warhols - Godless
(Dec 26, 2007 - 08:01) | Dandys are great--Bill, if you're reading this (or anyone else who's interested)..there's a great documentary called "Dig" about the unhealthy co-dependent relationship between the leader of the Dandy's and the leader of Brian Jonestwon Massacre. The movie's really about the Brian Jonestown guy (a world-class wackadoo), but there's a lot of good stuff about the Dandys too. Check it out, I think Netflix has it.
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David Bowie - Panic In Detroit
(Dec 19, 2007 - 12:38) | Dave rocked the mullet 10 years before anyone else, and had the good sense to lop it off---predicting the fashion trend backlash, even before the trend. That's Ziggy fer ya. Always a coupla steps ahead of the rest of us.
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The Who - Quadrophenia
(Dec 19, 2007 - 09:47) | Paul_in_Australia wrote: I wonder what crime Townshend has to commit before even his apologists decide enough is enough?
What crime did he commit Paul? Apparently you also missed the buried-in-the-middle-section-of-the-news item in which the police stated they hadn't found anything on Townshend's computers and had Scotland Yard saying "Oopsie, sorry Pete, hope we didn't ruin your career or anything...cheerio."
Only the flashy accusation makes the front page. The exoneration, gets a couple lines.
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Chris Isaak - Gone Ridin'
(Dec 13, 2007 - 11:47) | MrStatenIsle wrote: This guy shoulda hung it up after "wicked game."
This song is from at least two albums PRIOR to the "Wicked Game" record. Nice try, though.
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Chris Isaak - Gone Ridin'
(Dec 13, 2007 - 11:44) | RobK wrote:
I think she sounds like a petty, jealous little snob judging a guy for being cooler than her. Notice she pays little attention to the actual music he writes and plays. I think she needs to relax, and maybe take a good look in the mirror.
Or she is someone who clearly is not in on the joke that Chris Isaak's persona is and has always been. Duh, lady. He's always been lovingly poking fun at his rockabilly heroes with his suits and his labelled guitar. And he's also been making consistently good records for a very long time. You shouldn't be allowed to review someone who is so much smarter than you.
By the way "Gone Ridin'" is about the coolest Chris Isaak song EVER!
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Counting Crows - Round Here
(Dec 13, 2007 - 11:25) | madaxeman wrote: It's not great, but it's nothing like as bad as a lot of folk here make it out to be.
Could there be some kind of fashion thing going on here?
Oh, ABSOLUTELY.
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Counting Crows - Round Here
(Dec 13, 2007 - 11:24) | This song has a lower rating than that Blackfield song?!! C'mon! Stop with the knee-jerk bad ratings just cuz you heard a song on regular radio. We get it, you're anti-commercial radio. That doesn't make the song bad.
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Hot Tuna - Water Song
(Dec 13, 2007 - 11:17) | I was groaning and rolling my eyes as soon as Bill said "Hot Tuna", thinking "oh no here we go with another one of Bill's 60s noodle-rock yawnfests". When lo-and-behold, the song turns out to be quite cool. Not planning on buying a burka anytime soon but...Go Jorma!
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The Police - Invisible Sun
(Dec 13, 2007 - 11:10) | rbigelo wrote:This is a favorite track from my first Police album and I'm delighted to read it's also that of so many others, the other two being Secret Journey and Darkness. 
My favorite is "Omega man". Isn't it funny how every album works differently for different people.
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U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
(Dec 13, 2007 - 10:30) | Who are the people giving this song a "1". Even in your most non-objective, hipper-than-thou, it's cool to bash old-stuff mode, you could NOT possibly listen to this song and give it a "1". Unless of course you were just a trolling jackass. Hmmmmmm.
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Harry Nilsson - Jump Into The Fire
(Dec 03, 2007 - 13:17) | Ohhhh Yeahh! I hope this is the longer freakout version--not the edited single version I have on Nilsson's Greatest Hits.
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The Moody Blues - The Story In Your Eyes
(Dec 03, 2007 - 12:27) | One of the very few Moody Blues songs I can tolerate, the others being "Ride my see-saw" and "Go Now." The rest was over-earnest and bloated IMO.
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Travis - Eyes Wide Open
(Nov 26, 2007 - 13:01) | Anyone remember a song called "Seconds" by U2? I think it's on "War". This song has a lot of that song in it...and that's a good thing.
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Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days
(Nov 14, 2007 - 10:27) | pherthyl wrote: Boring, generic voice. Reminds me of Creed.
Yeah, but Chris Cornell invented this vocal style...
Creed. Live. Chris Daughtry. None of them would've existed had they not heard SG first.
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Son Volt - Drown
(Nov 12, 2007 - 12:55) | Paul_in_Australia wrote:
Maybe you have to live in America to appreciate this sort of gloop? Every live music venue in Melbourne will feature better music than this, tonight and every night. I'm sure at least one of the bands could come to the sonic rescue...
Yeah--send us more stuff like "The Wiggles"!! Thanks for that!!
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Beck - Guess I'm Doing Fine
(Nov 07, 2007 - 12:02) | parrothead wrote: Finally...A Beck tune that I can listen to...he can't sing worth a s#*t. I could do a better verson of this tune in my basement studio...and not get paid for it...
Yeah, but you didn't write it, and we're not coming to your basement to listen to it.
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Roy Orbison - She's A Mystery To Me
(Nov 05, 2007 - 12:11) | rKokon wrote: Few lyrics. Those that there are are repetitive, paternalistic, and jejeune. The singing is mostly off key, the vocal quality painfully strained.
With those severe marks against it, any adept instrumentation went unnoticed.
Poor ol' Roy "shoulda stood in bed" the day he recorded this.
Condescending pretension. Arrogant use of foreign words. Severely misguided and incorrect opinion of a a truly gifted singer.
With those marks against it, any sincere attempt to take the above review seriously will not be forthcoming. Poor old frustrated literary critic rKokon should've stayed at home at graded those community college essays.
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The Pretenders - Middle Of The Road
(Oct 31, 2007 - 11:08) | Zep wrote:
In a song full of them....
"When you own a big chunk of the bloody third world, the beggars just come with the scenery..."
Great listen. And good road tune, but don't get caught speeding during the bridge.
"..past corrugated tin shacks full up with kids and man, I don't mean a Hempstead nursery.."
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Randy Newman - I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It)
(Oct 31, 2007 - 11:04) | The lyric in this song is priceless Randy...listen to it, and the reason it sounds like other songs is clear.
"Each record that I'm making, is like a record that I made....just not as good."
Hittin' artists like the Stones and Aerosmith and Randy Newman right where they live.
Although this album was quite good.
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Edgar Winter - Frankenstein
(Oct 31, 2007 - 10:21) | Whirlpool wrote: Rock On! Why only once a year?
Once a year is EXACTLY the right amount. This song and repeated listens don't go together well.
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Stevie Wonder - Superstition
(Oct 31, 2007 - 10:17) | patreezia wrote: Tone of righteous indignation Mandolin?..
"Talking Book, Supersition" 1972;........... "Sledgehammer" 1986.
ummm...am I the only one who knew mandolin was kidding?
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Beck - Golden Age
(Oct 29, 2007 - 14:16) | How comes sometimes the RP album artwork picture looks like it was scanned through wax paper? Extry blurry.
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Billy Bragg - Accident Waiting to Happen
(Oct 23, 2007 - 07:18) | Paul_in_Australia wrote:
Err, Billy Bragg is an urban English new wave troubadour, and Woody Guthrie was a rural American folk troubadour. They share similar values, but their musical heritages could not be more different. Or am i missing something?
Err, Billy Bragg is/was a socialist/populist protest singer...so was Woody Guthrie. There is no irony. The choice to have Billy sing Woody's songs was actually spot-on.
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U2 - New Year's Day
(Oct 23, 2007 - 06:09) | wmstadler wrote: Cacophonous, discordant, disharmonic, disharmonious, grating, harsh, immusical, inharmonic, inharmonious, jangling, jarring, raucous, strident, tuneless, unmelodious and unmusical.
You've just described nearly all good rock n' roll.
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Nirvana - All Apologies
(Oct 23, 2007 - 05:53) | well I am not mad keen on this particular Cobain number, however Sinead O'Connor does a blinding rendition of this
hahaha! ... that's ridiculous
actually--he's right, the Sinead version is quite nice...pretty haunting.
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Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
(Oct 22, 2007 - 10:26) | billbangert wrote:beautiful song if you're in a coma or something...has absolutely no place on RP. STOP IT NOW!!!
Says who? You? Start yer own station then, and play what you want.
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Devo - Beautiful World
(Oct 15, 2007 - 12:57) | lmic wrote: I prefer the Louis Armstrong version.
now THAT'S funny
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Pete Townshend - Pure and Easy
(Oct 15, 2007 - 10:52) | keller1 wrote: Is this a demo?
I don't think so. This is the version that was originally on Pete's first solo record "Who came first". Although it sounds almost EXACTLY like a demo version that I have on several bootlegs and also, I believe on the first "Scoop" collection of Townshend demos. There are some slight embellishments to this version (overdubs of other instruments), However, it's definitely the same clumsy drumming that Pete did himself. It sound like he took the demo track and just added to it, rather than re-recording.
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The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
(Oct 15, 2007 - 10:31) | Possibly the funniest album cover I've ever seen. And the song rocks. Why is it that any four guys in Scotland can get together and make better American Garage Rock than any current American band?
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The Pretenders - The Wait
(Oct 12, 2007 - 06:13) | How good is a song when you still LOVE it when you can only decipher about 30% of the lyrics. Now THAT'S Rock & Roll!
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R.E.M. - Pretty Persuasion
(Oct 11, 2007 - 11:17) | pushkinjim wrote: Mute - puke! :puke:
REM could possibly be OK, if they would just change out all the band members and song writers with good ones - until then, I guess I'll have to just mute and puke.
Yeah--they need to get a really profound and thoughtful songwriter like Howlin' Pelle Alqvist.
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Berlin
(Oct 10, 2007 - 12:35) | MojoJojo wrote:Clear-Channel-esque?  ( )
If you EVER hear a song like this on ANY Clearchannel station...I'll give you a dollar.
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Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
(Oct 10, 2007 - 12:12) | Wow. Vaguely hopeful sounding Radiohead! And they're really good when their bummed...so this is...NICE.
7 so far....ooh nope 7.5 after the transisition.
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Love - Alone Again Or
(Oct 10, 2007 - 12:07) | Calexico tears this one up. Seek out their live DVD version at the ACL festival
So do...believe it or not...Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs on their recent covers album.
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Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
(Oct 10, 2007 - 07:38) | Those of you who are slamming this song as overly commercial are missing the point, just as the Republican did when they tried to use "Born in the USA" for campaigns. (Bruce said stop). Give The Boss some credit, the song is deliberately hooky and catchy. Just like the songs the jocks all got pumped up to, back in the day. Get it?
If you don't like Bruce..fine. Just don't use your indie cred as the reason.
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