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Post by mkoasis on Oct 26, 2018 19:38:15 GMT -5
On the Beach - Motion Puctures - Ambulance Blues Neil Young - On the Beach (1974) Soma - Geek U.S.A - Mayonaise Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993) Yes yes yes and yes. Both are timeless in my world.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 26, 2018 19:36:15 GMT -5
If You See Her Say Hello / Shelter From the Storm / Buckets of Rain from Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks
[b That's very powerful stuff. This is the kind of music that can make grown men cry. Great call on this album.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 26, 2018 19:33:15 GMT -5
Before I comment further, can I just say that I love this thread?
Not only the question but the many terrific answers people have offered.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 25, 2018 23:00:31 GMT -5
Stiff little fingers - nobody's hero
Very nice album, great follow up to their fiery debut. I knew the big songs off the album (Gotta Getaway, Nobody's Hero) but never heard the album in full. 8 out of 10 tracks are great, 2 are just okay. Very nice instrumental in there by the name of Bloody Dub.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 25, 2018 20:27:20 GMT -5
Over time it grew on me. Obviously as a kid it went over my head and now it’s not something I’d listen to individually, it works amazingly as the penultimate piece leading into ‘Good Night’ - Have you listened in a pitch black room with headphones? A must do! Haha! Back in the day when I was a young lad, me and my mates would get high and listen to revolution no. 9 in the dark. We would call it 'reving out' some of the mad cackling and gibberish would crack us up it was hilarious, you really get to hear all of the individual elements of the song. Like others have said Good Night is the perfect song to follow it, the calm warm reassuring hug after the mad acid trip. Good times. Even without being high, Revolution 9 alone in the dark is terrifying. It reminds me of the haunted Overlook hotel from the Shining but in musical form. I've always loved it and I think you got part of the reason why: how it leads into the sweet and tender Goodnight.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 24, 2018 20:13:50 GMT -5
So I've finally listened to it and my first reaction was: wow. Really impressed with what Weller's aimed for this time. Th last album was a decent to good collection of songs but this one aims for something more and I think succeeds in capturing what it's like (I'm assuming) to be at 60, in that later stage in life.
The Soul Searchers was decent, very 22 Dreams sounding, though it was interestingly one of my least favourites. Not bad at all, just didn't love it.
Then on comes Glide and it's true love. I just adore this one and how perfectly it's put together. The cd contains a bonus instrumental version of it. The sweet delicate acoustics of the song, the lyrics about gliding back to ones youth vas innocence, the gentle strings and violin. I'm always wary of strings, thanks to Richard Ashcroft but this was just perfectly implemented. This is exactly what I was hoping for out of this album.
Along with Glide, I'd say Gravity, Mayfly, Aspects, and Bowie were my favourites. At times Wishing Well, Come Along and Books felt like a bit of a detour, though all good songs in their own right.
Too soon to say how this will line up with the rest of Weller's sizeable discography but I can say it definitely deserves a good place. It's something a little different from a man who's quite capable of and always interested in doing just that.
As a wise man once said, "back of the net!"
(A-haa!)
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 10, 2018 21:09:06 GMT -5
The Coral's version of DYWBAS is probably my favourite oasis cover. It's a brilliant song they chose but it also suits them perfectly.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 9, 2018 21:19:38 GMT -5
Would have been a great penultimate track to DOYS before Soldier On. The problem is the song sounds very much like a DBTT demo - which fits the song fine but would sound very out of place on DOYS. The HFB version would fit much better but it's also far inferior.
I'd say somewhere between Oasis classic and good song. A couple chorus lines are cringeworthy but the solo and middle bit after is one of my favourites.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 8, 2018 15:26:25 GMT -5
What a surprise to see The Strange Museum in the set list! And Amongst Butterflies always sounds spectacular live like on Days of Speed. How lucky you were!
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 7, 2018 21:47:52 GMT -5
I listened to Saturns Pattern last night (I find it's a best-enjoyed-after-dark kind of album) and just loved that last track all over again. You know what's even more bold than 'these city streets'? Paul doing the song acoustic with his band. That's just phenomenal. Totally pulls it off.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 6, 2018 21:36:27 GMT -5
Right now, Weller's Studio 150. A great covers album, definitely. I love his interpretations of Close to You, All Along the Watchtower, Early Morning Rain, and of course One Way Road, which is playing right now.
Earlier today I was listening to The Jam's 'All Mod Cons'. Nearly brought a grown man to tears (me, by the way). Such an incredible piece of work that, like much of The Jam's work, has a way of reaching into deep parts of the soul and psyche that other artists just can't/don't seem to.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 4, 2018 20:38:06 GMT -5
While I completely agree with the points made about DBTT, I'm going to come at this from a different angle and say SOTSOG.
The lesson that was learned from this album (sadly) was that musical risk taking and a spirit of adventurousness were largely off the table after this, at least until the idea of the kitchen sink album emerged with DOYS.
Because of it's failure to make an impact critically or commercially (despite it's definite strong points and bold change of sound compared to their previous records) we saw the band start to play it way too safe, almost to the point of self-parody with HC.
Then again, I listen to those 2001 gigs and I feel like maybe I'm wrong about this. That year was great for the band live, way more exciting than 2000.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 3, 2018 23:33:38 GMT -5
Verve - Voyager 1, the live album that never was
How this never got a proper release with the ASIH box a few years back is incredible. This is a perfect example of early Verve at their finest.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 1, 2018 20:40:51 GMT -5
My copy shipped on Thursday. Still hasn't been released in Canada. I've only heard Aspects and Moving On once each, so I'm very excited to hear it in full.
Watched one of my Jam DVDs this morning. Damn I love that band so much. I made a mental compilation of some lesser known favourites today:
1 - art school 2 - I've changed my address 3 - carnaby street 4 - London traffic 5 - life from a window 6 - the place I love 7 - fly 8 - Smithers jones (bside version) 9 - Girl on the phone 10 - little boy soldiers 11 - set the house ablaze 12 - scrape away 13 - running on the spot 14 - the gift
Shows what incredible songs they had, not a single or hit anywhere in this list but all amazing songs.
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 1, 2018 20:30:46 GMT -5
A couple years back some grainy, incomplete footage of this was leaked. I didn't mean for that to sound at all ungrateful, just to clarify. I remember being over the moon to see that shared after so many years of hearing about it. Thank you to whomever did track that down to share with all of us
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Post by mkoasis on Oct 1, 2018 20:28:38 GMT -5
How have I only just seen this? Fucking amazing footage A little taster of what we missed when Liam couldn't be fucked for MTV unplugged. I'm normally right on the pulse of new stuff leaking out. How this one slipped my notice i'll never know! A couple years back some grainy, incomplete footage of this was leaked but only just very recently did this polished complete version make an appearance. I think I first noticed it 2 weeks ago.
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 28, 2018 10:05:40 GMT -5
even if you like Homegrown, wouldn't you say it makes no sense whatsoever to have it as the closer? By the last note of Like A Hurricane I feel like there's nothing more to be added, but instead he decided to throw that one in there. I just don't get it I think it was probably Neil's idea of a laugh. Honestly the onlything that Homegrown really has to offer is that classic distorted crunch of Neil's guitar.
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 27, 2018 19:56:04 GMT -5
Holy fuck, I'm in love with this. Heard it once or twice before, didn't think too much of it, but hearing it now it finally clicked with me. Thoughts theyknowwhatimean mkoasis? It's one of Neil's favourites! It's a weird one for sure, but I think it's somewhat popular with fans (likely because it's so esteemed in Neil's view). Then again Neil is also apt to say that his favourite song is the one nobody else likes. What I like about Will to Love is how it's a warm, cosy recording. You can hear the fireplace crackle in the background. It's very honest and intimate while at the same time saying nothing at all. Finally it in no way at all prepares you for track at follows yet sets up perfectly for it. But at the end of the day it's still such an unremarkable track isn't? That album is definitely a collection of odds and ends. hurricane, old country waltz, star of Bethlehem, and homegrown are my favourites on there. Will to Love would probably be next.
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 25, 2018 19:58:01 GMT -5
IATW definitely was their signature cover. The Bbc proms 2008 version with helter Skelter at the end and Beethoven would be my favourite.
I loved how they did Within You Without You and Merry Xmas Everybody, even though those weren't as well regarded.
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 25, 2018 19:54:08 GMT -5
Last listened to...
Stereophonics - performance and cocktails
I haven't listened to this in quite a while . It's such a strong album. Half the Lies You Tell Ain't True and T-Shirt Suntan are incredible and the slower ones on there all equally terrific. I'd say I like it even more than Word Gets Around.
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 25, 2018 19:50:33 GMT -5
Red Hot Chili Peppers - self titled Generally ranked as their worst, but it's way better than its reputation. Second half not as strong, but overall a fully acceptable debut album with a fun vibe and a few standout tracks, Get Up And Jump being the best imo. I had almost forgotten how much I liked that one! I remember listening to that one a few years back. It's funny how it sounds so different from the RHCP we know today or even in the early 90s. The funk element is stronger but in a more Beastie Boys way and the music grittier and less defined. That in comparison to the style they eventually made their own. The 80s albums are interesting and with good songs throughout but I'd say their first really strong album was Mothers Milk (1989), the first with frusiante I think. That said, Freaky Stylie (1985) is a good leap forward from the self titled debut.
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 24, 2018 21:52:40 GMT -5
that’s why you’ll never hear a song as majestic as Sit & Wonder in his solo career. I think Verve are the only band who could make that song work and still warrant further listening. It's such an odd, drawn out piece of mumbling fuzzy music (objectively) but in the Verve's hands, it becomes something pretty good.
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 22, 2018 14:40:44 GMT -5
Personally I am looking forward to hearing the outtakes and demos. I've heard bits and pieces but it will be nice to have them all together. That said, I can't imagine that 4 of the 6 discs are demos and outtakes. I'm eager to see what the track listing will be.
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 21, 2018 18:47:34 GMT -5
Paul Weller - heliocentric
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Post by mkoasis on Sept 21, 2018 14:02:22 GMT -5
Sounds like this has been a good news day. Congratulations! And I can definitely understand the surreal part.
Keep us posted on your progress!
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