Muse - Big Freeze
(Jan 11, 2013 - 07:56) | malvey254 wrote: I've never publicly complained about an LRC rejection before, but I can't believe that the delightful INXS tribute "Panic Station" from this album got an "instant Sorry" when I uploaded it, but this U2-lite song made it into the playlist somehow.
I thought The 2nd Law was a fun album of style-covers (whether it was intentional or not is debatable), and didn't let the lack of originality bother me. The inspiration for this tune is beyond obvious. Still, I would have gone with Animals (Radiohead-lite) or Save Me (Stone Temple Pilots-lite) for RP over this one.
I, too, have been surprised by which Muse songs make it into rotation. If the only Muse you listen to is on RP, then you're sure to think they're a U2 or Queen knockoff. But this album, just like many prior to it, has a diverse range of songs. I like that they "toned down" from Resistance, so to speak, by embracing new styles instead of mellowing out.
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Dave Matthews Band - Broken Things
(Nov 29, 2012 - 07:18) | stevendejong wrote: I seriously don't get why Dave Matthews gets such below-average ratings here on Radio Paradise. It seems to be more of a cultural thing than anything else. Let's all be objective here; there are highly similar artists (with less musical talent in their band) on Radio Paradise that generally score at least 6.5 and generally around 7. Example of the day: Coldplay. What did Dave do to deserve this?
The band is talented and I love the contents of their songs, but I cannot stand his voice.
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Muse - The 2nd Law: Isolated System
(Nov 08, 2012 - 10:40) | I love this song, but I feel like it's a rather random pick from the album. Also, this song is like a second part to "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable," so it's ideal to play the parts together. I see that the first one is uploaded; I think it will be weird to hear that one alone.
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Muse - Big Freeze
(Oct 22, 2012 - 10:05) | Awesome to see such fresh tunes already uploaded!
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Death Cab For Cutie - You Are A Tourist
(Sep 17, 2012 - 07:13) | dlaumor wrote:whomhow wrote:I like their last album. Can someone recommend any other works of this group? "Plans" is the best for me
Ditto to Plans (and it's only $4.38 on Amazon right now!).
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Mooncake - Nine Billion Names
(Sep 05, 2012 - 15:40) | Deadwing wrote: I thought this was God Is An Astronaut until I looked...
On_The_Beach wrote:
Or Explosions in the Sky.
I wondered if it were one of these two, as well. Awesome to find another post-rock band!
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Toad The Wet Sprocket - Whatever I Fear
(Aug 31, 2012 - 12:43) | Dinges,_the_Dude wrote: I hear this song for the first time and the voice reminds me of Matchbox 20... Is there a relation?
I came to the forums for this same reason. I've done some searching and can't find a connection between Toad and Rob Thomas.
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Glen Hansard - You Will Become
(Aug 29, 2012 - 14:18) | lindergr55 wrote:Love Glen Hansard, The Frames, Sweet Season... Bring 'em on! (I believe it's "bollocks."  )
*Swell Season
I love them all as well! Thanks for playing them!
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Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice
(Aug 28, 2012 - 11:57) | We have RP playing over our office sound system. It's such a regular part of the day that no one ever comments on the music. But in the midst of one of the screeching "ay ay ay ay" moments, an employee shouted, "Why the hell is this song still playing?"
Thank you for the PSD button. The entire office is much happier!
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Kronos Quartet - Lux Aeterna
(Aug 02, 2012 - 11:55) | audiophelia wrote: They also used this in the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the Return of the King. The nerd in me sees the final battle in my brain when I hear this. :?
Perhaps your nerd ears are confusing the strings in this song with those in Howard Shore's "Hope Fails?"
I'm intrigued by this song. I'll have to add Requiem for a Dream to my Netflix queue.
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Jack White - Love Interruption
(Jul 31, 2012 - 11:49) | lily34 wrote: who's singing with him on this?? anybody know? quirky/interesting voice.
It's Ruby Amanfu:
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Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
(Jun 26, 2012 - 06:12) | iTuner wrote: Great song, was the perfect theme for Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
Agreed! This is the first time I've heard it in full, and it's a fantastic song.
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The Decemberists - Shiny
(Jun 22, 2012 - 08:56) | Byronape wrote:
Good call on uploading this. I'm a big Decemberists fan (except for the new album, which feels flat and uninspired to me for some reason) and I've never heard this.
I need to find this EP. I am a fan, as well, and have somehow missed this song.
Laurelia - thanks for submitting this song!
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The Decemberists - Prelude -> The Queen's Approach
(Mar 27, 2012 - 07:59) | I am so used to hearing this at home or in my car that hearing it on the office radio threw me for a loop. I love this album, but it's one of those works that you need to hear in its entirety to get the full impact (versus listening to the songs out of context). Thanks, Bill!
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Lucinda Williams - Can't Let Go
(Feb 17, 2012 - 07:25) | Are there two songs playing on top of each other (Lucinda in a round?)? Or is that my office's sound system going berserk again?
Either way, I usually like this song!
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Cranberries - Zombie
(Feb 15, 2012 - 12:52) | How have I not rated this "sucko-barfo" yet?
(And for those who hate on haters, I've tried over the years to find value in the Cranberries. My ears cannot allow it.)
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The Idan Raichel Project - Mai Nahar (River Waters)
(Feb 08, 2012 - 10:16) | Thanks Bill for playing this! I first heard of Idan Raichel through RP and am in love with his different projects. His music has also inspired my study of Hebrew. Thanks for playing these beautiful songs!
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MGMT - Kids
(Feb 02, 2012 - 12:03) | soulcollision wrote: MGMT!? Yes!
Yes indeed! I always assumed the Time to Pretend version of this song was the same as that on Oracular Spectacular (the album I have), so it's good to be proven wrong!
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God is an Astronaut - A Deafening Distance
(Feb 02, 2012 - 09:52) | unclehud wrote: To revisit an previous topic on this thread ...
Someone suggested earlier, and I paraphrase here, that there is a negligible chance of livable conditions on another planet in the Milky Way. That comment went on to list a few items required to sustain life: "(liquid water, energy, and organic material) ".
Years ago under the stimulus of powerful chemicals, my friends and I used to critique "the Star Trek view of cosmology". Why must we assume that other sentient beings use carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen for metabolism? Why must they always be assumed to inhabit axially symmetrical bodies, with, let's be serious here, a head, thorax, two arms and two legs? Star Trek and LOTS of other science fiction vehicles also portrayed aliens using vocalizations or other noises for communication — a characteristic at which we chuckled for hours. (Damned chemicals.)
What's to say there aren't living beings that require an ammonia atmosphere, use sulfur for metabolic energy, communicate through touch or telepathy, and would explode in gravitational fields less than 4G? (Cell phone pun for those not paying close attention.) It's quite plausible that they would absolutely assume a form completely "alien" to Earthlings. Why, oh why, must it possess general human characterisitics?
That's like, just my opinion, man. No disrespect aimed at anyone.
I love this post, as I have always been stumped by the assumption that "living" means "needs the elements as humans to exist."
Also, I love this song. Solid 10!
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The Cranberries - How
(Dec 30, 2011 - 15:25) | Two Cranberries and one Dolores O'Riordan song in one day? Ugh, too much!
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Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
(Dec 30, 2011 - 11:34) | aaronm wrote: No disrespect to Cohen, as he is the author of the song, but I prefer several covers — particularly, those by Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright — by a country mile.
This is the first time I've heard Cohen sing it, and I agree with you, aaronm.
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The Cranberries - Tomorrow
(Dec 27, 2011 - 12:33) | midigitguy wrote: Her voice and singsong style is nails on the blackboard for me....
Well said!
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Coldplay - Us Against the World
(Dec 12, 2011 - 12:35) | agkagk wrote:Weird album title. Sounds like some kind of household cleanser or perhaps a spermacide. Anyone know what it means?
A solid ho-hum 3 like almost everything else from these guys.
No one really knows:
http://popdust.com/2011/08/12/what-does-coldplays-mylo-xyloto-even-mean/
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Riverside - Schizophrenic Prayer
(Dec 12, 2011 - 08:06) | rtrudeau wrote: I love this - except for the creepy background panting.
Agreed - Intriguing song until they let the dog in the studio.
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Florence and The Machine - Shake It Out
(Dec 07, 2011 - 12:17) | LizK wrote: I like her energy. Not that I would like each and every song on RP to have so much vibration. But that's the way Florence sings, and it makes the day brighter.
Agreed - I don't like everything this band creates, but I really dig this song.
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Coldplay - Don't Panic
(Nov 09, 2011 - 10:50) | Cynaera wrote: Isn't this one of the songs from the "Garden State" soundtrack? I rather love it...
Yes, this is the one. Such a great song, album and soundtrack!
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The Who - Quadrophenia
(Nov 09, 2011 - 07:52) | Three Who in a row: "I am the Sea," "The Real Me," and "Quadrophenia." I was starting to think we were going to listen to the whole album (which would've been just fine!).
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Mumford & Sons - Roll Away Your Stone
(Sep 07, 2011 - 08:26) | Dangerpussy wrote: Railroad Revival Tour was divine. You really have to see these guys live!.
Yes, they are a force when playing live. It wasn't until I took my Mumford & Sons-obsessed best friend to their Asheville, NC show that I really began loving their music.
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Death Cab for Cutie - Home Is a Fire
(Aug 15, 2011 - 10:08) | dlaumor wrote:
I bougth it. really nice, prefer it to the last one. it is less dark !
Thank for the input, dlaumor. I finally did buy it and am really happy with it as a whole.
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Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
(Aug 12, 2011 - 07:54) | lkovathana wrote: OMG. This is one of the best Muse songs ever !!!
YES!!
Finally smiling this morning - thanks Bill! Now, if only there were a dance floor in the office, or I at least didn't work in a glass cube. 
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DJ Schmolli - God's Gonna Cut You Down
(Aug 05, 2011 - 13:05) | fredriley wrote:
Oh, FFS! Of course it's plagiarism - it's a feckin' mash-up! That's the whole blasted point of mash-ups - you take existing samples and, well, mash them up with other sounds. It's what dub artists have been doing ever since mixing desks became available. And since when has "derivative" been an insult with any meaning? All music is "derivative", even sodding Stockhausen.
Personally, I think that this is the dog's bollox, and is the only time that Johnny Cash rates greater than 3 in my books. An easy 9 from the Nottingham jury.
Thank you for saying this!
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Phoenix - Rome
(Aug 05, 2011 - 05:45) | Not my favorite Phoenix, but I'm happy to hear them on here!
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Live - Lightning Crashes
(Jul 25, 2011 - 06:43) | My little sister used to sing, "like a roller wonder juicing the wind" when this came on the radio (she was 6 when this song released). I can't listen to this tune without hearing her!
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First Aid Kit - When I Grow Up
(Jul 07, 2011 - 14:19) | Thanks to all the RPers who pointed out that this is a cover, as the less musically versed among us (myself at the top of the list) had no idea. I really like this song, so now I'll curious to hear the original.
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Dengue Fever - Durian Dowry
(Jul 07, 2011 - 07:06) | ferwoman wrote: I don't know that I'll ever buy this album, but I do appreciate the change of pace when this (or any other DF tracks from this album) comes up on the playlist rotation.
Ditto.
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Arcade Fire - Half Light II (No Celebration)
(Jul 06, 2011 - 07:38) | hencini wrote: Man, I didn't think much of these guys at first, but the more I hear from them, the more impressed I am.
I am with you: I wasn't impressed by their earlier work, but the songs on this album are quickly growing on me.
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Muse - Map of the Problematique
(Jul 06, 2011 - 07:18) | df1489 wrote:
I'm also in the "I like Muse" camp...If I hadn't heard The Resistance here, I would never have downloaded THIS album...
It's a gem!
SinisterDexter wrote:
Both are good, but Absolution is better than both of them.
All of the above are great, but Origin of Symmetry is my all-time favorite. Muse is brilliant!
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Trace Bundy - Bristlecone
(Jun 29, 2011 - 12:43) | I went to college with a guy, Jacob Johnson, who plays like this. Watching him play a song like this was even more thrilling than the music itself. So much motion creating so much intricate sound... I love it!
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Snow Patrol - The Lightning Strike
(Jun 28, 2011 - 10:26) | I found A Hundred Million Suns a so-so album. But this song? I love it! It's gorgeous. I love the progression, the elegant music, the lyrics, especially Part Three. I'm really glad this tune is on here.
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Regina Spektor - Fidelity
(Jun 24, 2011 - 09:36) | I like Regina. I like different. But I cannot help that my ears are annoyed by the chorus.
I'd love to hear more from her, but preferably not this song.
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Millenia Nova - Nothing Left to Fear
(Jun 20, 2011 - 11:35) | lily34 wrote:
meets massive attack
Yesssss... this song always makes me think of Massive Attack and Civil Twilight (especially the vocals).
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Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
(Jun 13, 2011 - 11:55) | hencini wrote: I was not so impressed with these guys the first few times I heard them. This changed my opinion of them. Epic.
The few songs I've heard from this album are finally winning me over.
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The Decemberists - Rox In The Box
(Jun 13, 2011 - 09:43) | calypsus_1 wrote:Personnel Additional musicians
The female vocalists are my favorite thing about this latest album. I love The Decemberists, and those ladies just add to it. Oh, to sing like Gillian Welch for just a day...
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AfroCubism - Mali Cuba
(Jun 13, 2011 - 07:55) | domine-astronomy wrote: I gave it a 5 — it's a 6 for the first 2 minutes or so but then it starts getting on my nerves.
Same here: it's just too long and loses it's impact.
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Muse - Uprising
(Jun 13, 2011 - 06:54) | helgigermany wrote: More Muse please!!
Yes, please! 
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Nina Simone - Feeling Good
(Jun 10, 2011 - 10:06) | DanO-1 wrote: Does anyone know when this song was recorded?
According to Wikipedia, it's from her 1965 album I Put a Spell on You.
Also, I know this song thanks to the Muse cover (which is a 10!), but I respect and enjoy Nina's original.
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Beck - Lost Cause
(Jun 10, 2011 - 06:13) | I'm so-so about Beck, but man, I love this song.
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Mumford & Sons - Timshel
(Jun 08, 2011 - 07:32) | fredriley wrote: For all that, Mumford & Sons are very much flavour of the year over this side of the Pond, and I met a young guy the other day at a bus stop who said he'd been to one of their gigs in Nottingham and said that it was brilliant, the dog's bollox, and even said he knew Mumford's mother who, according to him, isn't half as posh as her son. So what do I know?
I saw them in Asheville, North Carolina, and it WAS brilliant (this coming from someone who simply likes their music; I'm not a crazed fangirl who would swear they are perfection). It was one of the better shows I've been to in the last year.
I do not care where one comes from, how much one makes, how one learned to play music, where one lives, etc. What matters is the music, not the musician, and I personally like the creations of Mumford & Sons.
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The Decemberists - This Is Why We Fight
(Jun 07, 2011 - 06:30) | Darlington wrote: Looking foward to seeing them outdoors in Raleigh NC in early June. Yay summer!
I just got my ticket in the mail yesterday!! My last show in the Raleigh area was Muse (oh, and U2) at Carter-Finley Stadium, which was nearly a bust thanks to poor planning on the venues part. I'm hoping for a smoother concert experience this time around.
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Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (w/ Sarah McLachlan)
(Jun 06, 2011 - 12:07) | SmackDaddy wrote:
I disagree, when they are singing together, Cindy sounds abrasive compared to Sarah and with more earnest emotion vs. Sarah's melancholy tone. Cindy all but drowns out Sarah.
I like them separately in this song, but agree with you about Cyndi overpowering the chorus. I prefer Sarah's more focused emotion over Cyndi's more abrasive emotion, as you put it.
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The Dandy Warhols - We Used To Be Friends
(Jun 03, 2011 - 06:25) | BerkeleyAlice wrote: I can understand where it may seem insipid to some, but to me, it happily evokes images of "Veronica Mars." What a great show!
I'm on the other end of the spectrum: this song evokes bad memories of "Veronica Mars." I tried so many times to enjoy it with my roommates, but I just couldn't. Everyone's different, though!
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Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
(Jun 02, 2011 - 08:04) | A friend introduced me to Depeche Mode about 5 years ago, and I hated it. Yet every time I hear this one, I have trouble remembering why I disliked this band so much. I'll have to try more songs on this album. Anyone have any other DM favorites to suggest?
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The Frames - Lay Me Down
(Jun 01, 2011 - 10:31) | I just requested this song last week, so I'm so excited to hear it! I feel in love with this Frames song thanks to the live version on their site. I love Glen's impromptu "Ring of Fire" halfway through the song and the crowd's singing along.
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Detektivbyrån - E18
(May 31, 2011 - 06:58) | DSOM wrote: Wait? This isn't the theme from The Guild? Damn.
I was sure it was The Guild's theme, too.
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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere/Wonderful
(May 25, 2011 - 06:41) | unclehud wrote:excerpt from NPR story, December 6, 2010:
The late Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (Kah-MAH-kah-VEE-voh-OH-lay), did something rare in music. He redefined a beloved classic.
His version of "Over the Rainbow" has the poignancy of Judy Garland's and the shimmering vulnerability, but these days it's heard so often on TV and in the movies, a younger generation may only know Israel's version. It's become so popular, it is now the most requested version of the song by far, according to music publishing house EMI. That's quite remarkable for a rendition with one voice, accompanied only by ukulele. {more}
Interesting to me, as this is the first I've heard this song and would say the opposite of this reviewer: Judy Garland's version is the only one I hear and have grown tired of. I love the simplicity of this one. It's both different and beautiful enough to allow me to enjoy it as a stand-alone song instead of having Garland in the back of my head as comparison the whole time. Perhaps I would be just as tired of Israel's version if I watched TV or more movies, but I hope to keep enjoying this song on RP for a long time to come. 
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Sigur Rós - Untitled Track 4
(May 20, 2011 - 10:52) | Dave_Mack wrote: I can't tell if he's singing about Cy Young or Cylons. Doesn't really matter. It would be better if he didn't sing at all.
I'm with you. I love the music, and the vocals are fine, but the lyrics are incomprehensible. It's distracting me from enjoying the music.
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The Swell Season - In These Arms
(May 20, 2011 - 10:44) | strawberryblonde wrote: Sjaaks wrote:
I needs to get me this album, absolutely love the track "Low Rising", this one sounds great too....
yeah i think I'm in too....does sound good
This is my favorite Swell Season album. There's so much energy and feeling throughout the whole thing, especially "Feeling the Pull" and "High Horses" (my all-time favorite TSS song).
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Snow Patrol - Set The Fire To The Third Bar
(May 20, 2011 - 08:05) | Kimberly8 wrote:It is both haunting and beautiful at the same time. I love the harmonies. What a great duet she offers him! Just Beautiful. 
Exactly!
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Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean
(May 17, 2011 - 07:50) | Whoa, high school memories come flooding to mind now. My love of this song has waned a little with age.
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Muse - Knights of Cydonia
(May 12, 2011 - 06:09) | "Don't waste your time or time will waste you." This song is AWESOME!!
My favorite version, though, is from HARRP. I've been listening it to it for years, and the crowd singing along at the very beginning still gives me chills (just thinking about it gives me chills!). Such an epic performance!
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The Frames - The Cost
(May 11, 2011 - 07:39) | jckearney wrote: Love The Frames! Please play more of their stuff ("Red Chord" or "What Happens When the Heart Just Stops" or something from "Burn the Maps") They're awesome!
Agreed! This isn't my favorite Frames tune, but I still love the lyrics in particular.
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Guster - Satellite
(May 05, 2011 - 09:14) | This is just one of many Guster songs from this album that I've heard on RP and signed in to rate favorably. I see a music purchase in my future!
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Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
(Apr 27, 2011 - 11:03) | Teko wrote: Good song — but like a lot of the Gorillaz stuff, shines as a video rather than a radio tune.
Agreed: While I always liked this song on the radio, I didn't really love the Gorillaz until I saw their music videos. Really great work.
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Hindugrass - Appalachistan
(Apr 27, 2011 - 06:35) | I came to check the comments board because for a moment there, I felt like I was listening to an acoustic version of a Mario Bros game theme song.
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Van Morrison - Into The Mystic
(Apr 25, 2011 - 11:13) | Usually if I hear a cover of a song before the original, I love the cover more. It's going to be a hard fight to decide if I like Morrison's original or Glen Hansard's cover more. Both are astounding!
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Monsters of Folk - Temazcal
(Apr 25, 2011 - 06:27) | ziggytrix wrote: Wow, is that really Oberst singing? I much prefer this subdued technique to his usual knives-in-my-ears tremelololo.
I thought this vocalist might be inspired by Oberst, but there wasn't enough vocal tremor to actually be him. I'm glad to be proven wrong, as I prefer this calmer version too.
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The New Pornographers - The Bleeding Heart Show
(Apr 20, 2011 - 14:37) | huebdoo wrote: I think the greatest thing this song does for me is remind my two daughters who were 6 and 4 when this song came out - how they would sing along with it - and when it comes to the "Hey La Hey La" section would break into an almost teleported state jumping around the room - grabbing their toys and making them dance -
Unabashed absolute frenetic childhood energy without worry of appearance or conformity
It was probably one of the greatest moments with my girls - I jumped right in with them and tried to capture whatever they were feeling ... alas I think I only got a part of it
thanks for playing that RP - totally makes me think of my daughters
I'm 24 and just found myself bouncing about in my chair without realizing it (which was swiftly followed by a glance around the office to find I AM alone). Movement is one of my markers of really good music: a song has to make me want to groove. The New Pornographers can do that song after song.
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Muse - Endlessly
(Apr 20, 2011 - 06:31) | Cruithne3753 wrote:
Not the best cut off this album. REALLY need Butterflies and Hurricanes here!
skdenfeld wrote:
What's wanted around here is Stockholm Syndrome and Hysteria, both tracks abounding with atom-bomb levels of energy. Abso-frickin'-lutely rockin' songs!
YES PLEASE to all of the above! I swear "Butterflies and Hurricanes" is my favorite of all Muse songs, but then I hear "Hysteria" and it's insane energy become my favorite. But then "Bliss" plays... 
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Ludovico Einaudi - Primavera
(Apr 20, 2011 - 06:17) | micki wrote: There is so much emotion in this song... it makes me want to dance to express it all....
I'm with you. I feel like I could just float away into another dimension (or at least out of the office) on this song.
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The Black Ghosts - Full Moon
(Apr 19, 2011 - 09:50) | kysmet wrote:Love this song. I discovered it via Shazam when I watched Twilight (don't judge me  ).
I know this song from the Twilight soundtrack, the only thing I liked about the movie.
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Jump Little Children - Cathedrals
(Dec 01, 2009 - 09:46) | Been thinking about this song since you played Remy Zero's "Fair." Thanks for putting a smile on my face in the middle of the work day!
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Remy Zero - Fair
(Dec 01, 2009 - 08:14) | Big thanks to Garden State for turning me on this band. I LOVE this song; one of my all time favorite songs ever (and I don't say that often).
paloeguevo wrote:those first chords reminded me of "Cathedrals" by jump litle children.
Good tune.
Another brilliant tune from a band that's no longer around. :(
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Wolfsheim - In Time
(Nov 12, 2009 - 12:36) | iscoot4peace wrote: I am totally digging this! 9!
Ditto!
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Frou Frou - Breathe In
(Nov 12, 2009 - 12:34) | fredriley wrote:
Sounds like "to ride away on your inhaler" to me. You think she's singing about a relationship with an asthmatic? ;)
 Even though I know the lyrics now, I can't NOT think of that line!
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Weezer - Island In The Sun
(Nov 12, 2009 - 11:50) | Regardless of the song's meaning, this still has feel-good, high school associations. :)
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Muse - Map of the Problematique
(Nov 12, 2009 - 11:17) | "Why can't we see that when we bleed, we bleed the same."
This was my first favorite Muse song, when all I had was Black Holes and Revelations. It's still a favorite!
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Aimee Mann - The Scientist (Live)
(Nov 12, 2009 - 07:16) | Playlist:
Aimee Mann - The Scientist (Live)
Coldplay - Daylight
Whoa!! I was about to say, Coldplay following Coldplay? I've never heard this cover, but I like it.
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Conor Oberst - Sausalito
(Nov 11, 2009 - 15:22) | HeartlandJon wrote:
Omaha boy, best known for his band Bright Eyes, also responsible for the rise of Saddle Creek Records and the strong indie music scene flourishing in Omaha. Even though Saddle Creek built a very nice live music venue, he returns home and plays small bars often.
I was about to comment, "this sounds like the Bright Eyes singer," but now I know why!
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The Decemberists - Sons & Daughters
(Nov 11, 2009 - 15:19) | mozo125 wrote: This is one of the more intelligent bands of the recent, 'newer', wave. I don't understand the negativity, as well. If you haven't given the whole album a shot, give it a try.
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Massive Attack - Teardrop
(Nov 09, 2009 - 13:31) | Great song. I'm familiar with this one thanks to the Civil Twilight cover (always a favorite, live song).
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Frou Frou - Must Be Dreaming
(Nov 05, 2009 - 10:11) | lovemydog wrote:
Ditto...every time I hear one song I want to hear the rest!
Agreed! Why don't I listen to this CD more often?
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Jump Little Children - Words of Wisdom
(Nov 05, 2009 - 08:36) | Danimal174 wrote:
Jay's voice, to me, has always sounded like a cross between Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright.
Absolutely great vocal range, and really something to see in concert, especially if you are able to catch one of his acoustic shows, where it's just him playing guitar and singing.
If only he'd have more shows! I keep missing him. It's bad enough that I discovered JLC after their end, so I'm dying to see Jay.
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Snow Patrol - The Lightning Strike
(Nov 05, 2009 - 08:08) | One of the better songs from A Hundred Million Stars (Eyes Open is still my favorite). I love the musical contrast of each section and the lyrics, especially in part three... except for at the beginning, when I misheard "you said frightened you" as "you sad, frightened Jew." 
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Zero 7 - In the Waiting Line
(Nov 03, 2009 - 10:17) | ortallcowgirl wrote: I love groups like this. And I love the complilation on Garden State. Sometimes its hard to find artists like this unless you hear it on a soundtrack!
That soundtrack turned me on to a lot of awesome bands, including Zero 7.
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Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine
(Nov 03, 2009 - 10:15) | chyk5 wrote: If you don't own a copy of "The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place", the original CD with this track, your collection is lacking. I'm not normally a fan of instrumental only music, but this CD is just about perfect. I also purchased the movie soundtrack but it pales to the aforemention, 5 track disc.
Agreed! I'm not an instrumental fan, but you can't go wrong with Explosions In The Sky!
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Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man
(Oct 29, 2009 - 10:27) | Gednabb wrote: Oh, so it's NOT "Secret Asian Man"
Until seeing the song title just now on RP, I have always thought this was "Secret Asian Man." Woops 
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Muse - Uprising
(Oct 28, 2009 - 08:24) | Bill, you have to stop playing this during the workday. I can't crank up the volume and shout along (or watch the hilarious music video) to fully appreciate the song!
"They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be VICTORIOUS!"
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Elton John - Tiny Dancer
(Oct 23, 2009 - 07:00) | accordionista wrote: Hold me closer, Tony Danza!
LOL!! Now I can never listen to this song again without hearing that!
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Muse - Starlight
(Oct 23, 2009 - 06:38) | Excellent song to begin Friday with (we just turned the radio on at work). Thanks!!
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Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
(Oct 14, 2009 - 09:02) | My favorite band, Civil Twilight, sometimes covers this song for encores. Love it (both versions)!
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Muse - Exogenesis Part III (Redemption)
(Oct 12, 2009 - 11:07) | How can you play Part III without the buildup from Parts I and II? I love Part II! Muse and their classical genius... love it! I'd take an album of him simply playing piano.
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Placebo - Never-Ending Why
(Oct 07, 2009 - 12:43) | peter_james_bond wrote:
When Bill comes back the new tracks start flowing,Yeh! ......For some reason this reminds me of the new Muse album.
There's is something in the guitar that reminds me of The Resistance album.
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Muse - Undisclosed Desires
(Oct 07, 2009 - 10:38) | yclept wrote: I like this. Sounds like the best of Depeche Mode in the good old days. I'm curious to hear more.
If you like this, you will like the rest of the album. This is not Muse's usual sound, but it's a great new style for them!
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Muse - Resistance
(Oct 06, 2009 - 10:26) | This is so very different from the usual Muse, but I like it. Thanks again for another great song to brighten the work day, RP!
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Owl City - Fireflies
(Oct 06, 2009 - 09:59) | Dave_Mack wrote: Is this another Ben Gibbard joint? Sure sounds Postal Servicey to me.
I was delighted that I'd recognized a Postal Service song... and it's not.
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Muse - Uprising
(Oct 05, 2009 - 11:32) | YESSS!!! I LOVE MUSE! Thanks RP! I just saw them open for U2 on Saturday and it was phenomenal!
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Spoon - Rhythm & Soul
(Oct 02, 2009 - 09:06) | peter_james_bond wrote: His voice is unique but he doesn't croon,
that singer from Spoon,
He's got good rhythm and he writes a good tune,
that singer from Spoon,
I've been a fan for awhile at least since June,
of that singer from Spoon,
He went to a wedding but he wasn't the groom,
that singer from Spoon,
If you insult him I'll have to leave the room,
that singer from Spoon,
It would be a shame if he joined a platoon,
that singer from Spoon,
He loves to sing and to stare at the moon,
that singer from Spoon,
His favorite book is a novel called "Dune"
that singer from Spoon,
He's been up in the sky in a beautiful balloon,
that singer from Spoon,
He just told me to stop because I sound like a loon,
that singer from Spoon.
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The Killers - This Is Your Life
(Oct 02, 2009 - 08:08) | I had to search for the lyrics before I believed this was The Killers. Different sound, but I like it.
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Antje Duvekot - Scream
(Sep 30, 2009 - 09:38) | Every time I hear this song, I think it's one from the film Once being sung by Markéta Irglová.
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Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
(Sep 30, 2009 - 08:35) | YES! Excellent pick-me-up tune during the middle of the workday. Wish I could watch the music video to go along with it!
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Jump Little Children - Cathedrals
(Sep 29, 2009 - 11:01) | MsJudi wrote: Came here expecting to see that I had not yet rated this song and instead saw that I had given it a 5. A 5? I bumped it to an 8.
"...there is a feeling that you should just go home, and spend a lifetime finding out just where that is"
One of my many favorite JLC lines. This song got a lot of loving play during college.
This evocative song is just one of the many that make JLC my all-time favorite band. Why, oh why did you guys have to shut down just months before I discovered you??
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Remy Zero - Fair
(Sep 29, 2009 - 09:17) | ulibcn wrote: great soundtrack of an awesome movie!
I second that!
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Heather Nova - Ride
(Sep 25, 2009 - 12:08) | lmic wrote:More appealing, musically, to me than other Heather Nova Bill plays. But the lyrics...either full of pathos or simply pathetic?  I guess I have to admire her honesty, but as a woman I find them kind of embarrassing. 5
Exactly
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Snow Patrol - Lifeboats
(Sep 25, 2009 - 11:17) | rowdydaisy wrote: Thsi album does nothing for me. It seems they have gotten mediocre really quickly. And I adore their other stuff.
This album is good, but it doesn't shine like the others. It seems the Snow Patrol song I hear most on RP is this one (which is my least favorite from that album).
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Nickel Creek - When in Rome
(Sep 21, 2009 - 11:41) | brander wrote:
See Punch Brothers with Chris Thile on Mandolin.
And Sean Watkins paired up with Jon Foreman from Switchfoot to create Fiction Family.
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