There's a great song for ya.

[Von Schloopen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0N9hTnxMJI

1971. 3 black dudes from Detroit playing protopunk. In 1971.

 

[Von Schloopen]

It Ain't Easy -- The Sheepdogs [HD] - YouTube

Best tune from the best album released last year. Good work Canada.

 

[Von Schloopen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btC3xGfg_Uo

The best Rush song. Which is really saying something.

 

[Von Schloopen]

Edged In Blue - Rory Gallagher - YouTube

"How does it feel to be the greatest guitarist in the world?"

"I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher."
—Jimi Hendrix

 

[lazarus]

Awkward Silence Cricket Sound - YouTube

 

[Von Schloopen]

Nina Simone - I'm gonna leave you (audio) - YouTube

This one never gets old.

 

[Von Schloopen]

Teenage Fanclub-Sparky's Dream - YouTube

Charging and light on its feet. More rock should be like this. The chord changes are great.

 

[Von Schloopen]

Awkward Silence Cricket Sound - YouTube

I'll take that as a compliment.

Look at these awful threads with tons of responses:

http://www.u2interference.com/forums/f196/a-little-bit-more-new-album-discussion-215739.html

http://www.u2interference.com/forum...s-at-1-than-elvis-and-the-beatles-215716.html

http://www.u2interference.com/forums/f189/song-titles-version-sixty-seven-213570.html

 

[Von Schloopen]

Aimee Mann - 4th Of July - YouTube

Well, this one is just gorgeous and correct with the calendar.

 

[u2popmofo]

Awkward Silence Cricket Sound - YouTube

Best thing posted in this thread so far.

 

[Von Schloopen]

Raphael Saadiq - Radio - YouTube

I find modern R&B to be a loathsome thing. There's essentially nothing of quality worth hearing.

But this dude, this dude gets it.

 

[Von Schloopen]

Best thing posted in this thread so far.

You actually prefer "Awkward Silence Cricket Sound" over Fleetwood Mac, Suede, Rory Gallagher, Dinosaur Jr., Crowded House, Broken Social Scene, The Hollies, CCR, The Alarm, The Faces, Stevie Wonder, ZZ Top, School Of Fish, Red Fang, Redd Kross, Swervedriver, Mott The Hoople, Dion, Catherine Wheel, Aimee Mann, David Bowie, The Supremes, Van Morrison, The Waterboys, &, Rush?.

I guess that's understandable. You've wished myself dead and called my wife a whore. I hold a very different opinion, so, we're obviously going to disagree on music.

 

[cobl04]

Best thing posted in this thread so far.

Seconded.

 

[Von Schloopen]

Seconded.

Really?

You do realize you posted a song in this thread?


Seems odd, no? A thread about great songs, you post a song by Kurt Vile, when you actually prefer "Awkward Silence Cricket Sound."

 

[cobl04]

Yes. It's not as long, for starters.

 

[Von Schloopen]

You actually prefer "Awkward Silence Cricket Sound" over Fleetwood Mac, Suede, Rory Gallagher, Dinosaur Jr., Crowded House, Broken Social Scene, The Hollies, CCR, The Alarm, The Faces, Stevie Wonder, ZZ Top, School Of Fish, Red Fang, Redd Kross, Swervedriver, Mott The Hoople, Dion, Catherine Wheel, Aimee Mann, David Bowie, The Supremes, Van Morrison, The Waterboys, &, Rush?

Yes.

Allrighty. We have it on record.

coblo4 thinks "Awkward Silence Cricket Sound" is better than "Teenage Wildlife" by David Bowie.

It's a rather strange opinion, but, hey, different strokes for different folks.

Can you recommend me a record of "pig grunts" that you find preferable to Stevie Wonder records?

I need to hear that.

 

[Von Schloopen]

since i met you baby : Black joe lewis and the honeybears. - YouTube

Yeah. It's a total Otis Redding rip off. I can deal with that. Cause it's a total Otis Redding rip off.

 

[bono_212]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0N9hTnxMJI

1971. 3 black dudes from Detroit playing protopunk. In 1971.

I've been really curious about these guys lately. CIMMFest (Music and movies festival) had a small showing of the documentary about them the other day and I had wanted to go.

 

[Van Cleef]

I'll tell you what a great song is:


Sweet Thing-Candidate-Sweet Thing (reprise).

 

[U2DMfan]

Although I appreciate the love for 'em (especially in this place) War Paint is not one of the 50 best Rush songs much less "the best". It's not even one of the 3 best on its own album (Presto, The Pass, Show Don't Tell) and arguably isn't even in the top 5 on its own album. An album (Presto), while a pretty good album, that is probably no better than the 7th best Rush album. It's about like saying Breathe is the best U2 song ever. Good song but there's a long distance between a good song and their best song ever. That's all.

 

[LemonMirrorSky]

Here's a great song for ya:

Headwires - Foo Fighters

sorry, can't post youtube videos from work!

 

[Von Schloopen]

Although I appreciate the love for 'em (especially in this place) War Paint is not one of the 50 best Rush songs much less "the best". It's not even one of the 3 best on its own album (Presto, The Pass, Show Don't Tell) and arguably isn't even in the top 5 on its own album. An album (Presto), while a pretty good album, that is probably no better than the 7th best Rush album. It's about like saying Breathe is the best U2 song ever. Good song but there's a long distance between a good song and their best song ever. That's all.

My favorite changes from week to week. I love all the songs you mentioned, but I occasionally rate "Available Light" as the best Rush song ever.

I have a vinyl copy of "Power Windows" in transit to my house. So, next week, this will be the greatest Rush song ever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkTfybI2ofE

As uncool and dorky as rock can get. Cheese with cheese sauce. Music fitting of Geddy Lee's 1985 hair.

But it lifts me up. God damn that's good shit.

 

[IWasBored]

Can you recommend me a record of "pig grunts" that you find preferable to Stevie Wonder records?

I need to hear that.

Can't think of any off hand, but the guy who does this show at umass Amherst may know:

http://martiangardens.blogspot.com/?m=1

I don't know if mofo ever caught any of that guy's stuff the semester that my show followed that dude's, but if he did and recalls, there were probably entire half hour-long pieces devoted to pigs grunting. I know he played some cricket-chirping.

 

[LemonMelon]

I listened to that Death mini-LP, the one with the song Schloop posted. Glad I did. A lot of my favorite music sounds like that.

 

[Von Schloopen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlSU-YetOoo

If I named my band "Jason & The Scorchers" this is what we'd sound like.

I still get a kick when that kinda shit lines up.

 

[Von Schloopen]

The Boomtown Rats Someone's Looking At You - YouTube

I'd always wondered what the deal was with Bob Geldof. I knew "I Don't Like Mondays" and thought it was a fine song, but he had to have more going on to pull shit like Live Aid together. So, I relieved myself of my ignorance and absorbed some "Boomtown Rats" albums.

Great, great band.

 

[Von Schloopen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCy8pjhl97A

I've heard this song thrice. Very, very loud. Very, very good. Long hooks.

 

[Von Schloopen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC0buvIyOkE

"Truth & Soul" could easily be the best album of the 80's. I burned thru 2 cassettes.
Mostly playing this song over and over. Funk & Roll.

 

[Von Schloopen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfLjpLhdDBE

I've no idea how this song entered my consciousness. But I'm still glad for it.

 

[Von Schloopen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMRKIFzjD7w

Probably not the best representative track for Nina Simone, but it does it for me.

A blast.