The Critic Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 19, 2009 -> 02:13 PM) This sounds like one of the worst ideas I've ever heard. Their album comes out this week. I believe that it's already being shipped to Guantanamo bay to play loudly to keep prisoners awake. It's actually harmless, inoffensive, mildly catchy and immediately forgettable power pop. There are several songs that sound like Cheap Trick songs sung by a kid with a much weaker singing voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I kind of figured it had to be power pop when I saw Cheap Trick and Fountains of Wayne listed. For the record, I don't mind Fountains of Wayne...but I'm way too easily sucked in by catchy, really melodic songs. Hence, I'm a sucker for power pop. I always feel cheesy when listening to any of that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 My wife went to see Chris Cornell last night. She said he was great. Even his new songs sounded better than the recorded versions because the "beep boop beep" Timbaland production wasn't there. She had some dumb b**** in front of her who felt it was necessary to throw her head back and swing her hair in their faces. There's always at least one dips*** who had to ruin things for people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I got free tickets to see Death Cab for Cutie at the WTTW Soundstage taping last Thursday. The acoustics in that room are amazing. You're also about 20 feet from the band. It was a great show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 03:18 PM) I got free tickets to see Death Cab for Cutie at the WTTW Soundstage taping last Thursday. The acoustics in that room are amazing. You're also about 20 feet from the band. It was a great show. You son of a b**** I am totally jealous. I didnt even know they were here I would have been all over that. EDIT: I first typed I wouldnt be all over that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 cant you feel the knife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Went to see a couple of House music legends on Saturday at Smartbar. Derrick Carter and Mark Farina. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 lollapalooza announced Lollapalooza organizers will reveal Tuesday the complete list of artists and bands scheduled to appear at the festival Aug. 7-9 in Grant Park. Besides confirming headliners Depeche Mode, Tool, the Killers, Jane’s Addiction, Beastie Boys and Kings of Leon as reported last month in the Tribune, the festival also will announce sets by the following artists: Lou Reed, Ben Harper, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, Rise Against, Andrew Bird, TV on the Radio, Vampire Weekend, the Decemberists, Neko Case. STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Animal Collective, Band of Horses, Of Montreal, Arctic Monkeys, Coheed and Cambria, Ben Folds and Fleet Foxes. The rest of the lineup is as follows: Silversun Pickups Kaiser Chiefs Crystal Castles Bon Iver Santigold Atmosphere Dan Auberbach Cold War Kids Deerhunter Lykke Li Robert Earl Keen Peter Bjorn and John Heartless Bastards Gomez Glasvegas Federico Aubele Dan Deacon Passion Pit The Raveonettes The Gaslight Anthem The Airborne Toxic Event White Lies Ra Ra Riot No Age Asher Roth Los Campesinos! Bat For Lashes Chairlift Gang Gang Dance The Virgins Amazing Baby Portugal. The Man The Knux Ida Maria Delta Spirit Friendly Fires Manchester Orchestra Constantines Ezra Furman & The Harpoons Hockey Miike Snow Alberta Cross Hey Champ Sam Roberts Band The Henry Clay People Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam Cage the Elephant Living Things The Low Anthem Blind Pilot Langhorne Slim Other Lives The Builders and The Butchers Eric Church Joe Pug Kevin Devine The Green Cards Carney Thenewno2 DJ sets etc. at Perry's Place Bassnectar MSTRKRFT Simian Mobile Disco DeadMau5 Boys Noise KiD CuDi Crookers A-Trak Hercules and Love Affair (DJ Set) The Bloody Beetroots (DJ Set) LA Riots Kaskade The Glitch Mob Hollywood Holt Rye Rye He Say, She Say Car Stereo (Wars) Dark Wave Disco Moneypenny Yello Fever Animal Collective (DJ Set) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 3 bands I'd like to see on that bill: Rise Against Ben Folds The Gaslight Anthem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi Town Sox Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 QUOTE (The Critic @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 09:48 AM) My wife went to see Chris Cornell last night. She said he was great. Even his new songs sounded better than the recorded versions because the "beep boop beep" Timbaland production wasn't there. She had some dumb b**** in front of her who felt it was necessary to throw her head back and swing her hair in their faces. There's always at least one dips*** who had to ruin things for people. Awesome concert...it was like seeing 3 concerts in one with a mixture of his solo, Audioslave and Soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 That's pretty much what she told me, too. She liked the acoustic mini-set as well. Plus, she was close enough to see his eyes....his "awesome blue eyes, they're so clear, they're really pretty"......uh huh, okay, that's enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing My man love for these guys is strong, and I don't think I've personally had as much expectation for an album in many many years. They totally met them. They cover so much ground in this album, it's heavier than their debut album, especially the first half of the album. You can definitely hear the In Utero influence on this CD, and just early 90's rock in general. They tried to model the "concept" of the album like Weezer did with Pinkerton, so there's another great album to be influenced by. I can not wait to see them live next month. Album of the Year so far for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 QUOTE (Cali @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 12:39 PM) Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing My man love for these guys is strong, and I don't think I've personally had as much expectation for an album in many many years. They totally met them. They cover so much ground in this album, it's heavier than their debut album, especially the first half of the album. You can definitely hear the In Utero influence on this CD, and just early 90's rock in general. They tried to model the "concept" of the album like Weezer did with Pinkerton, so there's another great album to be influenced by. I can not wait to see them live next month. Album of the Year so far for me. Chisoxfn played an album for me and I was really diggin it but I didnt know what one it was. I guess I will just pick up their latest one then since you speak so highly of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 10:57 AM) Chisoxfn played an album for me and I was really diggin it but I didnt know what one it was. I guess I will just pick up their latest one then since you speak so highly of it. Wow, Jason likes them? Maybe theres hope for that kid after all... Still won't make me forget he's from Orange County, but it's a start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHizzle85 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Unless I can get tickets cheaper, I'll be skipping Lolla this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 01:31 PM) Unless I can get tickets cheaper, I'll be skipping Lolla this year. ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 01:31 PM) Unless I can get tickets cheaper, I'll be skipping Lolla this year. Get a daypass for the day you really want to be there. Unless you want to see it all, in that case you are SOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshot7 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) Coachella was awesome btw - McCartney, Leonard Cohen, M Ward, Los Campinesos, X, Silversun Pickups, Murder City Devils, My Bloody Valentine (loudest show I've ever seen), and The Cure (who continued to play even after the promoters pulled the plug on them about three hours into their set.) Edited April 21, 2009 by longshot7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 lolla's lineup is pretty weak (for the price) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Lou Reed is enough to get me to buy a 1-day pass. Hopefully the Animal Collective thing will be that day too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHizzle85 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 01:34 PM) Get a daypass for the day you really want to be there. Unless you want to see it all, in that case you are SOL With my luck the acts I wanna see (Kings of Leon, Snoop Dogg, Asher Roth, TV on the Radio) will be on separate days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 QUOTE (Cali @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 01:30 PM) Wow, Jason likes them? Maybe theres hope for that kid after all... Still won't make me forget he's from Orange County, but it's a start... But........your from Orange County??? Jason could be from anywhere on this earth and he would still be the same Jason Ernesto Gage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonik22 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 All I want to see is Tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 04:13 PM) But........your from Orange County??? Jason could be from anywhere on this earth and he would still be the same Jason Ernesto Gage. I don't live in the O.C. I live in the motherf'in Valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 So, if you register on TakingBackSunday.com, they give you a free download of their new title track, New Again. Kind of a throwback to their more rockish music, more upbeat. It's different without Fred Mascherino in the background, but this sounds very TBS, unlike Sink Into Me, which I liked once I first heard it on the radio, but would not have picked it out immediately as TBS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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