This was a rough one. Australian band The Church have always been one of my favorite bands. Easily. Eeeeeeeasily in my top 10 list. No singer sounds like Steve Kilbey. No one. Such a recognizable voice. Amazing songwriter. I wasn't sure which record to review. Priest equals aura? Starfish? Remote luxury? Gold Afternoon Fix, Etc etc. I finally figured I would just review a two CD compilation from the early to mid-years. It's perfect.
There's nothing I can say. Nothing. They started off as a ... read more
Okay, my lovely son Slumber just did a review of the Arcade Fire reflector. That's with a K. The record did not do as well as it should have with its fans, though thankfully Pitchfork gave it a 9.2 or a 9.3 I can't remember. The thing is, they flipped the script and had the guy from LCD Soundsystem produce Reflektor, which wound up with some disco type of tracks. Yes it's a lot to sift through-it's a double record, but it's a really good record as well. It's a more dance-oriented record than ... read more
Why do I buy so much music? Well, because record stores are mostly defunct now, and since I would visit them a couple times a week when they were still around, it's a bummer that I can only buy music online. Which brings me to the reason that I buy so much music.
Because I basically have a record store in my house. Tons of CDs and records that are unopened, tons of things I bought on a when, etc. So on the weekend like today, while I'm cleaning, I go through my music library and I grab ... read more
I remember when I was a teenager and I first heard this record. It sounded like nothing that I've ever heard before, and it's still sounds like that. Being a big fan of the velvet underground, I was excited to hear this record. I was a little taken aback because it was so scary and haunting and it sounded like a soundtrack to a funeral. The years have been kind to this record and I love it more and more as the years go by. Rest in peace Nico, even though you're kind of fucked up towards your son
Ok. So this review is for my lovely son. He played this for me the other night, and I was going to review it, but I figured I would give it another listen. He knew I had apprehensions about reviewing this, because I don't really like to listen to music unless there's a physical copy. But even besides that, I usually feel like if there isn't a physical copy, that means there's a reason they didn't release it physically. As in it may be subpar. But here goes...
Okay so Ultralight Beam, the first ... read more
Because embarrassingly, I have hundreds and hundreds of CDs that I haven't even opened or listened to, I'm making a point to blindly grab a CD or two on my day off and plug it in my CD player and listen. So today, I grabbed this Obsessives CD. I actually don't even remember buying it. Doesn't even look familiar. Well I open it up and try to see what I'm getting myself into. I remember buying a bunch of brand new CDs online from an indie record label, and this was one of them. If I'm not ... read more
Ah Bjork, the Icelandic princess. Not trying to be cool haha, but not only do I still own this on cassette, I own all of her first bands' cassettes, The Sugarcubes. Look. This is her first solo record. Sort of. She made a record when she was 11 I think; its from 1977. I own the vinyl of that- what a cool thing to have!! But this is her solo record after the dissolving of The Sugarcubes(see what I just did their? Clever, isn't it?).
This record is great. She always pushes boundaries, ... read more
I'm so excited! I just bought this 1935 classic song by Lucille Bogan, on vinyl! She also went by the name Bessie Jackson. These songs were only played in "after hours" clubs in the 1920s and 30s. Anyway, not too much to say about, it's self explanatory.. She is an innovator for sure. And damn, this was recorded in 1935, waaayyyy ahead of its time! Here's the link to the song.
https://youtu.be/gkPCmIxv-3k?si=3SSvEZMTWtirT3RX
Oh LCD. I remember when I bought your 1st record. It was glued to my soul. But you keep going and kept at it work the same results... I could write books on LCD Soundsystem records. I loved their first record sooo much. Then I bought their next record, This Is Happening. I'd drive my daughter Soma, to kindergarten and play this record. She loved Hit. She still knows the lyrics. Great memories. It makes me sad, in a good way.
Now on to this record. It's just wonderful. So sure, they have ... read more
This is some amazing shit. Classic Americana writings ala Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, etc. To preface the story of this brilliant song, Sexxy Red is very frustrated because she needs her n*gga free asap. She needs him to get out the pen so she can f&ck, shoot up the club, cash out at the mall, you know. Important things. Tears flow from mine eyes whilst reading her lyrics. Some of her most moving lines are as follows:
"Fuck the police, fuck the pigs, they some ... read more
Why should we care about Jeff Buckley? Yes, he has a great voice. So many cliches are mentioned in every review of this record, things like "voice of an angel". And hey, it's not false. But what made us care in the first place? Well, he is the son of the experimental,troubled folk singer, Tim Buckley. I am a massive fan of Tim Buckley, more so than Jeff Buckley. I first heard someone cover his Dad's song, Song of The Siren on a compilation when I was about 13, Id no idea who he was, ... read more
This is an apropos time to review this record.. Sadly, the singer Shane McGowan died today at the young age of 65. I would have reviewed This Record anyway because I'm a massive massive fan of it, but today is the day.
Obviously Shane is famous for having the most disgusting teeth of any musician of all time. He was a pretty big heroin addict but more so, one of the hugest alcoholics probably in the universe. He seemed to have gotten clean about 15 years ago and was in a reality show given a ... read more
Mark is one of my favorite artists of all time. I buy every single thing that he does as soon as it comes out. I probably have about 50 cds of his. He's very prolific. This is just Mark and his acoustic guitar. No, it's not a christmas record, though he does sing White Christmas, well, most of it. Mark has one of the best voices of this generation.. his recent stuff that is just talking and rambling? Not a huge fan, but this is gold.
Oh you fickle Bright Eyes fans.. I love this record. It's so intimate and a huge holiday staple in my house. I'll have to see if I have 2 copies of this so that I can give one to my son.
Hearing this record, you think of a bunch of friends getting together in their basement, having a few beers, and playing Christmas songs. Little Drummer Boy is so warm and fuzzy... Maria Taylor(Azure Ray), has a great voice and it works so against Conors' unique voice.. Yeah. I'm all about this record...
One of the best Christmas records ever. First off, I love Low. I've always followed their career ever since their debut record. Mimi(rip) had one of the prettiest vouce ever. Her husband Alan, is a great guitarist, though minimalist. They became more experimental later on. Interesting fact: They are Mormons. Anyhow, these subs consist of originals and traditional Christmas songs. I've probably listened to this record 100 times. So pretty. Sometimes fuzzy. Always nostalgic. I love Low.
Ok. Tis the season. Lets switch it up. No hipster indie rock reviews. No Shoegaze. No IDM. No dubstep. No lets-see-how-many-cymbals-that-we-can-fit-in-a-second, Trap music. No Brit rock. No glam rock. No SoundCloud or Mumble rap, etc. It's time for the purest, most perfect music in the world. Christmas music!
My Christmas music collection is unmatched. One of my favorite genres. I have so many obscure, impossible to find Christmas singles, that sadly, many will not be on this site, i hope ... read more
The Dolls! Massively influential band. They were the precursors to the Ramones, Hanoi Rocks, GNR, etc. They are the epitome of glam rock. So many people have been influenced by this record, and they begat some great bands..
When I was a kid, I never bothered to listen to them. Mostlly because I was real turned off by dudes in makeup. Even girls that I date generally don't wear make up. Not my thing. It's seems fake. Anyway, I also thought that they were a joke band because of the way ... read more
Man. Such an underrated band. Songwriter Kevin Junior is pretty great. I remember seeing him on the front and back cover of their record A Month Of Sundays and thinking that he was the coolest looking rockstar ever. His hair was freaking cool and he wore vintage jackets/sportscoats. I still wear sportcoats to this day, literally because of him. Anyway, the band.......
They have that whole Beatles/Lennon sound going on. Kevin sounds like Lennon. The Chamber Strings records (sadly, the only ... read more
Don't hate me. I don't really like this record. I think it's massively overrated. Sure, since of my dislike for this record could be from heard half the songs on the radio soooo many times. Why this was so huge and groundbreaking at the time, in the 1990s era, is beyond me. Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation(or Goo, which was closer to the time of Nevermind), should have overshadowed this by far. Or better yet, My Bloody Valentine-Loveless. Whatever, nevermind.
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On snoozeybro's review of Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl
"Nah. She just re-released singles with an acoustic version on the B side. No rereleases. I refuse to buy it because I know in a month there's going to be the anthology, so I'll wait for that. But God damn if Eldest Daughter isn't a great song."
On Snooze! - You Move, I Move
"@TornadoDog33 I think one of the biggest questions we need to ask ourselves regarding Christianity and God and all that stuff, is is there really free will? Not so much, as God already has everything planned in programmed. What I find really mind boggling, is that God is omniscient omnipotent, as in he's always there and he knows what's going to happen to everybody in their future. And he allegedly made all of us. So basically he made us flawed and he knows some of the people he made are going to go to hell, so it's almost putting these people through torture anyway, your verse was great, and so was Snooze's.. great messages and great for calling out corruption!"
On Snooze! - You Move, I Move
"@TornadoDog33 I personally don't find anything redeeming about the Bible personally. Yeah the Psalms have some nice messages and such, but aside from that, not a huge fan. Then you have the Christian crusades, but that still going on, just in different ways. And then it comes down to every religion has a God and every religion has a book, and every religion thinks that they are the right one. I think at the end of the day, if you can be a good person just to be a good person, without religion or anything, then you're doing okay.
Then you have crazy stories in the Bible like Noah's ark. Obviously that never happened. The story was stolen from the book Epic of Gilgamesh."
On Snooze! - You Move, I Move
"@TornadoDog33 No, I got ya. Everybody can believe in something, obviously that's their right, and as long as they're not hurting anybody, it's not a problem. But when leaders as well as non-leaders, use Christianity as some sort of veil to cover up money laundering or killing or raping, or whatever, then that is some straight hypocritic shit..
I think the Bible's kooky. Too much rape, too much killing, too much hate. Even God orders killing in the bible. I don't know the exact number, but somebody actually went through the Bible and counted how many people God killed, and how many people Satan killed, and God killed like millions and Satan killed like 10. And 4 o those people, God let him kill, the Book of Job, you probably know this story"
On Snooze! - You Move, I Move
"Oh I get it. My only gripe of Christianity is it aligns itself with the bible. The Bible is full of rape and murder etc etc. So yes, as a whole, I think it's a pretty awful organization, but when you get to the Catholic church, that is as low as you can go. But we all know the history of it so..."
On NaShFort's review of Snooze! - You Move, I Move
"Oh, and it's amazing how somebody that doesn't know these people personally that have given snooze High ratings, yet they know for sure that they are only giving him high ratings to make him feel good lol. Yeah because this clowns of mind reader right? Lol. It's like me saying, yeah I know he gave Kendrick Lamar a high rating just so he'll feel better. Unbelievable"
On NaShFort's review of Snooze! - You Move, I Move
"Dude's a clown. I went to see his reviews and it's a bunch of who gives a fuck crap artists. Yeah he likes to pimp a butterfly, who doesn't though? Of course it's a good record. Little Reezy and all that other stuff is pretty awful, average, and arrogant. Hate that shit. Want to know how those artists can improve? By writing deep stuff that actually means something to somebody. That would be a good start. And I also think that it says a lot about somebody when their taste in music is myopic at best. I'm pretty sure the people that gave snooze good ratings will listen to his records more than once. That right there says that they were not lying about their High ratings."
On NaShFort's review of Snooze! - You Move, I Move
"@NaShfort so what did or didn't you like about the record that you gave it a 46 rating? And yeah, you're right. Nobody in the world can make good music unless they're popular. So if somebody isn't popular, they should just give up making music. And if you pick up a guitar for the first time in your life or you sing for the first time in your life, you should just give it up, because you aren't popular at that second. 😀 I saw a group called Animal Collective before they even had a record out. There were about 15 people in the audience including me. They weren't popular at all. I don't know why I bought all their records that they've been putting out for years lol"
On Snooze! - Esteem Pt. 1
"YW,
DOP"
On Snooze! - Wide Awake
"@lincoln and hey, I read all these reviews and comments, and I can't remember who said it, but somebody mentioned the beat doesn't flow with the song, that's absolutely not true. It's probably somebody that's not massively familiar with abstract rap or conscious rap or whatever the hell you want to call it. I mean we can make 4/4 boom bap, Kick Drum, bass drum,snare drum,808 drums with record scratching like Run DMC all day long, but it gets boring quick. I'd imagine the person that made that comment probably isn't familiar with much Hip Hop outside of the Sugarhill Gang and Run DMC and stuff like that. I enjoy it all, but I also enjoy abstract Jazzy complex rap. If you're a huge fan of hip hop, you got to know your history, and love it all"
On Snooze! - Wide Awake
"@lincoln Oh shit. Sweet. I'm glad my ear was on the money. I had a feeling I was right on both accounts, but I didn't want to sound too cocky like a know-it-all. And so you know, since I listen to all your guys's stuff and I'm very familiar with it, probably more than anybody, your production is getting light years better than eject you started out, that's not a diss, that's just saying, we all start out somewhere and grow. But yeah, great great production on this track."
On Rod Modell - Northern Michigan Snowstorms
"@snoozeybro oh no for sure, but this artist in particular, it's definitely very sought after on vinyl. Most of the fans of this particular band are generally only into the vinyl."
On System of a Down - Toxicity
"@hazy02 hell yeah!!"
On snoozeybro's review of Quadeca - I Didn't Mean to Haunt You
"I didn't mean comedian per se, but you get the gist."
On snoozeybro's review of Quadeca - I Didn't Mean to Haunt You
"@snoozeybro the only thing that ever steered me away from him, is the comedy stuff. I assumed since he was a "comedian", that he wouldn't be able to make serious music. You know, it's like Jim Carrey putting out a break up record or something. It wouldn't be taken seriously. But yeah, this dude was somehow able to pull it off"
On snoozeybro's review of Quadeca - I Didn't Mean to Haunt You
"Best review ever. I will buy this record"
On snoozeybro's review of Aesop Rock - Bazooka Tooth
"Got this cd for ya when I see you next Saturday kid"
On Snooze! - Dior 5s (THE RIVETING SEQUEL; Directed by the Late &/Or Great Avey Sommer)
"@Lincoln. Yes this is true. The curse is unbroken. You found the perfect balance between voice and instrumental. This is good. Now make sure you guys pour the liquor out and fill the bottle up with water."
On Snooze! - COME HOME SOON
"It's just a certain couple knob tweeks, and you'll get there. You will still sound abrasive and muddy, or whatever you're going for. Promise"
On Snooze! - COME HOME SOON
"Not at all. I don't mean clear. It's hard to explain. I really need to stop saying that because that's not what I mean. The same thing is I'm not a music producer, so I don't know how to explain it. What I do know is one of the most grimy records are fantastic damage and when you listen to it, you can hear the vocals and they are not clear but they are clear if that makes sense?
And look, almost everybody loves your music who hears it. But every single person is trying to give you constructive criticism on the mixing. It's really a small thing, but it's a very important thing. I promise one day you guys will understand and you will realize you can mix but still sound experimental and abrasive and all that other shit."
On lincoln's review of Flashpapr - Flashpapr
"If I ever wanted to cry, it would be by listening to the song. It's fucking beautiful. I'd be curious if you only listen to the first minute or two of the song because the vocals don't come through till after a few minutes. Anyway, I think you should recheck it out"
On lincoln's review of Flashpapr - Flashpapr
"This song encompasses being young and in love. The way that it builds up with the violins, the lyrics, his delivery, this song encompasses what it's like to be young Take this lyric: " listening to the spinning wheels, you can't sell the way it feels to be in love". OR
"Sweetheart, alphabet, don't forget how lucky we really are".
" you are my best friend, you are the most beautiful thing, I keep inside my heart".
I have probably played this song hundreds of times. That doesn't count the times where I grab my guitar and I just play and sing the whole song because it's comforting. You're a kid, maybe when you're older, you will realize how lucky it is to be young and experience love. I implore you to give this song another chance."
On lincoln's review of Flashpapr - Flashpapr
"@Lincoln with all due respect, I think you're very wrong on this one. Your rating is fine, that's not the problem, but I'll tell you what, I think one of the best songs that Fred route, was free rides on the bus. I honestly would stand by this song as one of the top five best songs that he ever wrote. Now granted, I saw him play with these guys a little over 20 years ago, and at that time, I was listening to a lot of innocent, melancholy music, so it was an easy sell.
This song encompasses being young and in love. The way that it builds up with the violins, the lyrics, his delivery, I mean this song encompasses what it's like to be young and in love. I mean God. Take this lyric: " listening"
On snoozeybro's review of One Direction - Midnight Memories
"Best pop band on the radio in my opinion."
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