LosMediasBlancas Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 QUOTE(bmags @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 06:15 PM) no. Sound pretty similar to everything else coming from britain. The middle of their album is just boring tripe but the first and last 3 songs are pretty good. I mean they are young and have a chance but i have no idea why britain is peeing their pants over these kids. So, six cuts on their disc are good? I'd say that's a very good record by modern standards. Most bands put one or two 'hits' at the beginning of aa disc and the rest is just filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 22, 2006 -> 06:02 AM) So, six cuts on their disc are good? I'd say that's a very good record by modern standards. Most bands put one or two 'hits' at the beginning of aa disc and the rest is just filler. its not like six singles by any means...i'm saying they could cut out 7 songs from this album and it would improve from average to good. They really only have 3 memorable songs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Bob Dylan's - Talkin John Birch Paranoid Blues this is one of those times where i wish i understood the joke.s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 QUOTE(bmags @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 06:15 PM) no. Sound pretty similar to everything else coming from britain. The middle of their album is just boring tripe but the first and last 3 songs are pretty good. I mean they are young and have a chance but i have no idea why britain is peeing their pants over these kids. I finally heard these guys and I totally agree with your assesment. Decent start for 19 year olds, but time will tell. I enjoy Bloc Party SO much more. They'll be on SNL next Saturday if anyone cares to hear the band with like the third best (I think) selling debut record in the history of the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 6, 2006 -> 04:02 PM) I finally heard these guys and I totally agree with your assesment. Decent start for 19 year olds, but time will tell. I enjoy Bloc Party SO much more. They'll be on SNL next Saturday if anyone cares to hear the band with like the third best (I think) selling debut record in the history of the UK. They're also going to be at Metro very soon. March 18th, in fact. Tickets were 11 bucks, the show is sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Yeah I was not impressed at all with the Arctic Monkeys CD. It was ok...started out strong then I lost interest as the CD went on. I did enjoy the Panic! At the Disco CD that my brother showed to me. They sound a lot like Fall out boy (big meh) but their electronic/drummy interludes really sounded unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 6, 2006 -> 10:02 PM) I finally heard these guys and I totally agree with your assesment. Decent start for 19 year olds, but time will tell. I enjoy Bloc Party SO much more. They'll be on SNL next Saturday if anyone cares to hear the band with like the third best (I think) selling debut record in the history of the UK. i'm pretty sure it had the highest first month sales for a debut ever. i hope some good debut's come out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3E8 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 New Matisyahu album is pretty solid. Little more diverse musically I'd say than the last two. You'll be seeing it rotating through my sig for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Matisyahu = Gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 6, 2006 -> 05:02 PM) I finally heard these guys and I totally agree with your assesment. Decent start for 19 year olds, but time will tell. I enjoy Bloc Party SO much more. They'll be on SNL next Saturday if anyone cares to hear the band with like the third best (I think) selling debut record in the history of the UK. I like them, but I admit I don't get a lot of the local vernacular in the lyrics. but that is supposed to be one of the things that is making them really click with the local UK fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 01:46 PM) I like them, but I admit I don't get a lot of the local vernacular in the lyrics. but that is supposed to be one of the things that is making them really click with the local UK fans. Possibly, but for me lyrics are the last thing I listen for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 06:46 PM) I like them, but I admit I don't get a lot of the local vernacular in the lyrics. but that is supposed to be one of the things that is making them really click with the local UK fans. yeah their lyrics have gotten them some attention. Yet they also have some terrible lyrics, like one is like "Your right arm's the rocket and i am the shotgun" and a lot of complaining about bouncers and s***. So music for frat boys or something. Still, i hate to hate on these kids so much because i would still much rather listen to this on the radio than most of the garbage hawthorne height, panic at the disco, fallout boy bands on it now...i think. I haven't listened to it in a while. i have to say i can't stand matisyahu either. I hate rapping with a jamaican accent. Its such a gimmick. To me he sounds like the jack johnson of hip hop and that is a big thumbs down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 11:52 AM) Matisyahu = Gimmick. Seriously, every time I hear that King Without A Crown I have to turn the radio off. Cannot stand it. Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(The Critic @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 03:36 PM) Seriously, every time I hear that King Without A Crown I have to turn the radio off. Cannot stand it. Brutal. That's what you get for listening to the radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 02:39 PM) That's what you get for listening to the radio I rarely do, but when I'm working on Sunday nights I do listen to Q101. And remember, iDon't have an iPod because iHate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(The Critic @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 09:19 PM) I rarely do, but when I'm working on Sunday nights I do listen to Q101. And remember, iDon't have an iPod because iHate them. iCouldn't live without mine... although i must admit i don't understand the people that have only like 150 songs on theres... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 03:53 PM) iCouldn't live without mine... although i must admit i don't understand the people that have only like 150 songs on theres... LOL. That's my wife!! She says she doesn't want to load it up with songs she just "kind of likes". She wants to LOVE every song on her iPod. I just don't like dealing with hers, so I doubt I'll ever get one for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead johnson Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(bmags @ Feb 23, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) Bob Dylan's - Talkin John Birch Paranoid Blues this is one of those times where i wish i understood the joke.s That song kicks ass, especially the Witmark Office demo from 1963. There is a classic 2CD set of Witmark Office demos, and the stuff is much more emotional than the officially released stuff from 1962 and 1963, with few exceptions. Some of my favorites include Walkin' Down The Line, Girl Of The North Country, Farewell, I'd Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day, Masters Of War, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, Guess I'm Doing Fine, etc. God damn, I looooove me some Bob Dylan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 10:01 PM) That song kicks ass, especially the Witmark Office demo from 1963. There is a classic 2CD set of Witmark Office demos, and the stuff is much more emotional than the officially released stuff from 1962 and 1963, with few exceptions. Some of my favorites include Walkin' Down The Line, Girl Of The North Country, Farewell, I'd Hate To Be You On That Dreadful Day, Masters Of War, Baby Let Me Follow You Down, Guess I'm Doing Fine, etc. God damn, I looooove me some Bob Dylan. i really wanna get the jokes thou...cause...everyone is laughing except for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(The Critic @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 09:58 PM) LOL. That's my wife!! She says she doesn't want to load it up with songs she just "kind of likes". She wants to LOVE every song on her iPod. I just don't like dealing with hers, so I doubt I'll ever get one for myself. see the reason for my ipod was to consolidate all my music...i'm running outta gigs now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 05:17 PM) see the reason for my ipod was to consolidate all my music...i'm running outta gigs now It's for people who devour music and own a ton of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead johnson Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 10:17 PM) i really wanna get the jokes thou...cause...everyone is laughing except for me. Well I finally started thinkin' straight And I ran out of things to investigate I couldn't imagine doing anything else So now I'm sittin' at home investigating myself I hope I don't find out anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 05:17 PM) i really wanna get the jokes thou...cause...everyone is laughing except for me. OK, here's a primer. Start with what the John Birch Society is -- an ultra-conservative society formed in the late 1950s to fight the "growing threat" of socialism/comunism in America. All the "looked for Commies under my bed. . . refs in that song are based on that Birch/McCarthyism paranoia about comunists. The line about taking a shot of malaria to cure a cold is lampooning the notion that fascism ala' Hitler is better than communnism. The bit about quitting his job to become Sherlock Holmes is about the Red Scare paranoia causing neighbors to turn in neighbors family to turn in family etc., as suspected Commies. The George Lincoln Rockwell refs are to the founder of the American Nazi Party. The last lines about him sitting home and investigating himself and hoping he doesn't find anything (ie, turn out to be a Commie) is the over the top absurdist conclusion of the paranoia of that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 05:54 PM) Well I finally started thinkin' straight And I ran out of things to investigate I couldn't imagine doing anything else So now I'm sittin' at home investigating myself I hope I don't find out anything hmm. . . great God!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 7, 2006 -> 11:07 PM) OK, here's a primer. Start with what the John Birch Society is -- an ultra-conservative society formed in the late 1950s to fight the "growing threat" of socialism/comunism in America. All the "looked for Commies under my bed. . . refs in that song are based on that Birch/McCarthyism paranoia about comunists. The line about taking a shot of malaria to cure a cold is lampooning the notion that fascism ala' Hitler is better than communnism. The bit about quitting his job to become Sherlock Holmes is about the Red Scare paranoia causing neighbors to turn in neighbors family to turn in family etc., as suspected Commies. The George Lincoln Rockwell refs are to the founder of the American Nazi Party. The last lines about him sitting home and investigating himself and hoping he doesn't find anything (ie, turn out to be a Commie) is the over the top absurdist conclusion of the paranoia of that time. oh hehe...brilliant feller he is...i also was laughing out loud during talkin bear mountain picnic massacre blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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