Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 561 posts ] 

Board index : Music Talk : Rock/Pop

Go to page Previous  1 ... 19, 20, 21, 22, 23  Next
Author Message
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:15 am 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
208. The White Stripes - De Stijl (2000)

[img][300:300]http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000068OSJ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg[/img]


After discovering the band through the 'Fell In Love With A Girl' video, this was the first White Stripes album I sought out. That's probably partly why it's my favorite by them. But it could also be because it's so good and songs like 'Apple Blossom' and 'Hello Operator' are fantastic. I am amused at how much the beginning of 'I'm Bound To Pack It Up' sounds like a Blind Melon song, though.

This is probably one of the few albums in my collection that I could actually turn my father onto, which would be a feat since he doesn't listen to anything recorded after 1979.

Sometimes I think this is the only White Stripes album I need to bother owning. But then I remember that their debut's pretty good too.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:41 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
209. Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour Of Bewilderbeast (2000)

Image


I still remember how fresh and interesting this was when it came out. It's a shame how boring he's since become.

'Pissing In The Wind' was the first song I heard by BDB and I was entranced by it. I then discovered 'Everybody's Stalking', 'Disillusion', and 'Stone On The Water' and was convinced to go out and buy the album. I still love it and it's a perfect autumn album.

Again, it's a shame how his later material isn't very good. Because this album is really good.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:46 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
210. Tuuli - Rockstar Potential [EP] (2000)

Image


When Tuuli released their debut disc, they were four female, teenage, Canadian pop-punkers. With an emphasis on the pop. But, quality-wise, they managed to fall more into the Donnas' camp than the dreaded Avril Lavigne groupings.

Rockstar Potential features six originals and a cover of the Vibrators' song "Baby, Baby". 'Who's The Fool Now?' is the standout and was re-recorded for their first LP.

Definitely an album you can't pass judgment on based on the cover. If you were to, you'd be pleasantly surprised.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:45 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
211. The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes & Villains (2000)

Image


Second only to maybe Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits and Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks, this is the most fun album in my collection.

The entire disc plays like an episode of the Powerpuff Girls with fragments between each song introducing Mojo Jojo tearing up downtown, the Mayor calling the girls, the girls each being introduced, the fight, and the win so that the full album functions as one episode.

The songs themselves are all about the girls, Mojo Jojo, the Mayor, and fighting. The participants fall into two camps. You have the powerpuffy girl-groups the likes of Shonen Knife, Dressy Bessy, and Komeda. And you have the humorous male acts like Devo, Frank Black, The Apples In Stereo, and Bis. Dressy Bessy even submit a cover of The Free Design's song 'Bubbles'.

To round it all out, the disc opens with the Powerpuff Girls theme song and closes with the Mayor listening to 'Love Makes The World Go 'Round'. Classic.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:07 am 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
212. The Weakerthans - Left & Leaving (2000)

[img][300:300]http://www.g7welcomingcommittee.com/hi-res/g7013_hi.jpg[/img]


This is one of my top ten albums. I even did an assignment on the title track in my grade twelve English literature course when we had to analyse a song.

The Weakerthans evolved further from their punk roots into their folk side with their second album, though tracks like 'Aside' and 'This Is A Fire Door Never Leave Open' are the kind of punk/power-pop that most folk artists would be scared to go near.

Perhaps the standout, though, is almost-closer 'My Favourite Chords' which is so beautiful in its simplicity and just lets Samson's poetry take center stage. "You are a radio. You are an open door. I am a faulty string of blue Christmas lights. You swim through frequencies. You let that stranger in, as I'm blinking off and on and off again."

But the song ends with what should be the manifesto of any Weakerthans fan:

Sing me a lullaby / sing me the alphabet / sing me a story I haven't heard yet


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:34 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:11 pm
Posts: 8881
Location: *3
alongwaltz Wrote:
211. The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes & Villains (2000)

Image


Second only to maybe Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits and Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks, this is the most fun album in my collection.

The entire disc plays like an episode of the Powerpuff Girls with fragments between each song introducing Mojo Jojo tearing up downtown, the Mayor calling the girls, the girls each being introduced, the fight, and the win so that the full album functions as one episode.

The songs themselves are all about the girls, Mojo Jojo, the Mayor, and fighting. The participants fall into two camps. You have the powerpuffy girl-groups the likes of Shonen Knife, Dressy Bessy, and Komeda. And you have the humorous male acts like Devo, Frank Black, The Apples In Stereo, and Bis. Dressy Bessy even submit a cover of The Free Design's song 'Bubbles'.

To round it all out, the disc opens with the Powerpuff Girls theme song and closes with the Mayor listening to 'Love Makes The World Go 'Round'. Classic.


i expected the Go Team! to be on this

_________________
@--


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:38 pm 
Offline
Gayford R. Tincture

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:22 pm
Posts: 13644
Location: The Weapon Store
I don't think they existed yet.


Back to top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:10 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
213. Björk - Selmasongs (2000)

Image


It's hard to separate this soundtrack from the movie itself. The movie, of course, is fantastic. I don't know anyone who didn't think so. The soundtrack is clearly the soundtrack to a musical and has to be considered as such. It's not a proper Björk album, of course. But not too much analysis is required because, really, proper album or soundtrack, it doesn't matter. Either way, this is great.

I'm sure most people around these parts probably mark out for the duet with Thom Yorke on 'I've Seen It All'. I personally preferred it with Peter Stormare. With Yorke it's too polished and less real. My favorite track is 'In The Musicals'.

With only seven numbers, it's pretty short. But it works as a proper soundtrack album should - it contains all the music that you love from the movie and listening to the soundtrack just makes you want to go watch the movie instead.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:29 pm 
Offline
frostingspoon
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:24 am
Posts: 17359
Location: cogthrobber
I love the movie but I'm fairly sure I'd wind up pounding the director in any bar conversation. Something about the film made me say I bet the director's a complete asshole even before I'd read anything about him to back the feeling up.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:44 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:09 pm
Posts: 6424
Location: not in the gift shop dept.
re: tuuli - thanks for reminding me about them.

_________________
Everyone's Invited: Sunday evenings, 7-9pm ET at www.westcottradio.org
New and old mixes: http://8tracks.com/neutralmarkhotel
Occasional random music reviews: http://www.jerseybeat.com/markhughson.html
My Scooby Doo/Henry Rollins mash up: http://retintheran.blogspot.com


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:09 am 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
214. Soul Asylum - Black Gold: The Best Of (2000)

[img][300:300]http://img.music.yahoo.co.kr/music/album/00/02/33/00000000000000080228-600x600_72dpi_RGB.jpg[/img]


It's a shame their proper albums suck so much because this collection is quite good.

After years of only loving 'Runaway Train' and never bothering to check out anything else from the band (see also: 'No Rain', 'The Freshmen', etc.), I finally did. Also, because I heard 'We 3' and 'Can't Even Tell' in Kevin Smith movies and liked those tracks. So I decided to pick up their greatest hits and this whole album impressed me. It wasn't until I went back and started digging into their studio albums that I realised they're not very good.

But this album is still enjoyable if you like any of the more poppy alternative side of Soul Asylum's career. And it's definitely the album to own by the group if you're going to own one.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:29 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
215. Cinerama - This Is Cinerama (2000)

Image


I'm not sure why I don't own anything else by Cinerama or The Wedding Present because this is really good and it isn't even a proper album. It's a couple of singles and their accompanying b-sides.

I may have picked it up for their cover of the Smiths' song 'London'. And the fact that it has the really good songs 'Kerry Kerry', 'Dance, Girl, Dance' and 'Pacific' probably didn't hurt.

The standout, though, is 'King's Cross', a fantastic romantic pop song, the kind that Stars excels in.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:55 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
216. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea (2000)

Image


I listen to a lot of female artists. But I'm starting to think Polly Jean is my favorite.

Every song off of every album that I listen to feels like a standout. Each track feels like an incredible, original, fresh, new, exciting hit single. I have no idea which tracks off of this were singles. I don't know if any of them were. But it feels like they all should have been. They have that seemingly impossible trait of being both familiar and new at the same time. I don't even know what it is or why it is these slay me so much. Most of the other femme-rock I'm into falls into either the singer-songwriter, indie pop, or riot grrl camps. This is none of those. Or all of those. Whatever.

This is so good.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:53 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:11 pm
Posts: 8881
Location: *3
2000! yes! the last year that had a real cat, dog & horse fight for my #1 spot between "kid a", "heartbreaker", "the moon & antarctica" and "marshall mathers lp". at least 2 of these better make your list with positive reviews OR YOU'RE MEAT!

(and that's prob. my fav pj harvey.)

_________________
@--


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:29 am 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
paladisiac Wrote:
2000! yes! the last year that had a real cat, dog & horse fight for my #1 spot between "kid a", "heartbreaker", "the moon & antarctica" and "marshall mathers lp". at least 2 of these better make your list with positive reviews OR YOU'RE MEAT!

(and that's prob. my fav pj harvey.)


The Moon & Antarctica's already been up there with a pretty positive review.

I'm not a fan of Radiohead. I despise Eminem. And I'm not sure who Heartbreaker is. Ryan Adams?


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:38 am 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:11 pm
Posts: 8881
Location: *3
alongwaltz Wrote:
paladisiac Wrote:
2000! yes! the last year that had a real cat, dog & horse fight for my #1 spot between "kid a", "heartbreaker", "the moon & antarctica" and "marshall mathers lp". at least 2 of these better make your list with positive reviews OR YOU'RE MEAT!

(and that's prob. my fav pj harvey.)


The Moon & Antarctica's already been up there with a pretty positive review.

I'm not a fan of Radiohead. I despise Eminem. And I'm not sure who Heartbreaker is. Ryan Adams?


yes, ryan adams. your last chance at MEAT salvation.

_________________
@--


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:25 am 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
paladisiac Wrote:
alongwaltz Wrote:
paladisiac Wrote:
2000! yes! the last year that had a real cat, dog & horse fight for my #1 spot between "kid a", "heartbreaker", "the moon & antarctica" and "marshall mathers lp". at least 2 of these better make your list with positive reviews OR YOU'RE MEAT!

(and that's prob. my fav pj harvey.)


The Moon & Antarctica's already been up there with a pretty positive review.

I'm not a fan of Radiohead. I despise Eminem. And I'm not sure who Heartbreaker is. Ryan Adams?


yes, ryan adams. your last chance at MEAT salvation.


Well, I'm hamburger then. I don't have that one. Only Gold and Rock N Roll.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:29 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
217. O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack(2000)

Image


I owe a debt of gratitude to this movie and soundtrack. Alongside the Anthology Of American Folk Music box set, they created, fanned, and set ablaze an interest in pre-1950's music. I listened to nothing before the birth of rock 'n' roll, really. I was familiar with a few of the big band artists like Glenn Miller and some of the old jazz singers but that was about it. This album and that box set just blew my mind when I heard these songs. They sent me off on a huge bluegrass downloading trip which, followed by the birth of the New Weird America movement, led to discovering of other artists like Texas Gladden and the Carter Family.

If I had to estimate, I'd say 75% of all the music I now listen to and 85% of all new incoming music falls into either the "indie/twee pop" or "folk/Appalachian/old-timey" camp. It was just such a breakthrough. Is there a way to describe it as life-changing without coming off as really cheesy? If not, I'll take the piss on that one. Consider my mind blown.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:06 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
218. B'ehl - Bright Eyes (2000)

Image


B'ehl's second album is their last as B'ehl, before becoming Paper Moon. It's more cohesive and less amateurish than their first one. Unfortunately it's still kind of generic. The production is really nice. Normally I don't notice production or give it its due but it's really noticeable on this. They did a good job.

For the most part, it's softer, slower indie pop with female vocals. They pick up the pace on a few numbers, though. 'Pink Star' and 'Closure' are the highlights, as well as the bonus track on the Japanese release -- a cover of the Magnetic Fields song '100,000 Fireflys'.

Sounds like: The Field Mice with female vocals.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:40 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
219. SuperGarage - Demolition (2000)

[img][300:256]http://www.supergarage.com/images/Demolition.gif[/img]


SuperGarage tightened their sound even more on this album and really grew as a band. Musically, they play straightforward rock music in the vein of Headstones, Junkhouse, The Tragically Hip, and all those other Canadian hard rockers.

But the songs on this disc are just so much catchier and better than their last foray. 'Five Year Rut', 'Cheryl', and 'Still Love Yur Face' are all really good. But the whole disc is pretty ace.

They seemed like they might be the ones to pick up the torch after Headstones, The Low, Junkhouse, and all the others threw in the towel. Until they broke up themselves. So much for the Canadian Content regulations strengthening the support of bands. I guess that only works if you're in a shitty nu-emo band like Billy Tallent or Three Days Grace.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:24 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:11 pm
Posts: 8881
Location: *3
alongwaltz Wrote:
paladisiac Wrote:
alongwaltz Wrote:
paladisiac Wrote:
2000! yes! the last year that had a real cat, dog & horse fight for my #1 spot between "kid a", "heartbreaker", "the moon & antarctica" and "marshall mathers lp". at least 2 of these better make your list with positive reviews OR YOU'RE MEAT!

(and that's prob. my fav pj harvey.)


The Moon & Antarctica's already been up there with a pretty positive review.

I'm not a fan of Radiohead. I despise Eminem. And I'm not sure who Heartbreaker is. Ryan Adams?


yes, ryan adams. your last chance at MEAT salvation.


Well, I'm hamburger then. I don't have that one. Only Gold and Rock N Roll.


...cisume

_________________
@--


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:06 am 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
220. Stars - A Lot Of Little Lies For The Sake Of One Big Truth [EP] (2001)

Image


When Stars released their debut EP in February 2001, the band was a duo consisting of Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman. They wrote short electro-pop songs and covered the Smiths.

This EP contains six tracks. 'This Charming Man', which would wind up on their first album, a different mix of 'My Radio', which would wind up on the album, a demo, two live tracks, and the 'Theme From The Stars'. Torq sings lead on all the tracks, except for 'Going, Going, Gone' which features guest vocalist Emily Haines (of Metric).

As you can imagine, this sounds very little like Set Yourself On Fire or Heart. It's still good, it's just an entirely different group.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:05 pm 
Offline
Cutler Apologist
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:44 pm
Posts: 7978
Location: a secret lab underneath the volcano
I think there's a tribute/remix Stars album done by popular indie artists coming out soon. I saw it was available for download recently (leaked).




I'm going to request that Selmasongs album from lala if you highly recommend it. With Bjork, she's really hit or miss for me though...

_________________
No. The beard stays. You go.



Image


Back to top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:11 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm
Posts: 6459
Bigfoot Wrote:


Mods delete thread now, plz.


Back to top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:39 pm 
Offline
Go Platinum
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am
Posts: 6690
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
south pacific Wrote:
I think there's a tribute/remix Stars album done by popular indie artists coming out soon. I saw it was available for download recently (leaked).

I'm going to request that Selmasongs album from lala if you highly recommend it. With Bjork, she's really hit or miss for me though...


Yeah, it's a remixed version of SYOF done by all their friends and relations. I've heard good things.

And have you seen Dancer In The Dark? Selmasongs is good as a stand-alone but I wouldn't really pick it up unless you've seen the movie.


Back to top
 Profile WWW 
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 561 posts ] 

Board index : Music Talk : Rock/Pop

Go to page Previous  1 ... 19, 20, 21, 22, 23  Next

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 15 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Style by Midnight Phoenix & N.Design Studio
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group.