Interference Random Music Thread XII: GAF and the Liquid Courage

[PhilsFan]

Party on, comrades.

 

[lazarus]

Nice Big Star write-up, Imperor.

Bonus points for the Joni Mitchell mention.

One correction, though: The Bangles album is called A Different Light.

Just sayin'.

 

[LemonMelon]

Nice Big Star write-up, Imperor.

Bonus points for the Joni Mitchell mention.

One correction, though: The Bangles album is called A Different Light.

Just sayin'.

Twas me that wrote it, not Impy. I don't even think he posted last night.

Yeah, let me edit. There were a couple of smaller problems, like titling the album "3rd/Sister Lovers" when the spelling of 3rd was changed to Third upon the "Sister Lovers" being added to the title.

 

[lazarus]

Haha, sorry LM!

To be honest, I was surprised thinking Impy wrote all that.

 

[No spoken words]

Impy don't like writin' cos he never had no book learnin'

 

[onebloodonelife]

Watch this video. If you don't like hip-hop after seeing these two masters of their craft, I don't know what to say. If you're gonna watch one song, watch "Somalia" by K'naan, it's about 10 minutes into the episode. Fucking crushing and beautiful. And, of course, Mos Def always brings it live.

K'Naan / Mos Def (Full Episode) | Austin City Limits | PBS Video

 

[PhilsFan]

Somehow, I ended up DJing and drumming last night.

Dirty Projectors. TV on the Radio. LCD Soundsystem. They were all included.

 

[Imperor]

Impy don't like writin' cos he never had no book learnin'

What's a book?

 

[LMP]

Somehow, I ended up DJing and drumming last night.

Dirty Projectors. TV on the Radio. LCD Soundsystem. They were all included.

That must've been a fun game of Rock Band.

 

[PhilsFan]

I DJ'd a performance of Stillness Is the Move. I was playing synthesizer along with it.

I played drums to Losing My Edge. Somehow, it worked. It should be noted that while I play guitar, I do not play drums. I don't know what happened.

I also DJ'd a performance of Wolf Like Me, which was more typical DJ-work: adding in loops and beats as opposed to synthing.

So, in summary, Rock Band can suck it. TAKE THAT, ESTABLISHMENT!

 

[LMP]

THE HISTORIAN making HISTORY.

 

[PhilsFan]

I also may have sung along into the mic, according to reports of people who were there.

 

[corianderstem]

Admit it - you sang Tik Tok, didn't you?

 

[PhilsFan]

I don't know what that is, but maybe.

 

[onebloodonelife]

There's nothing quite like being awake due to insomnia, it being 4:30am, going outside on the porch to have a smoke, all while listening to "Your Hand in Mine" and watching the empty streets in the dead of winter. Two thumbs up.

 

[If you shout...]

I'll give it one thumb, on account of my violent aversion to cigarillos. One hearty thumb, though.

I will give two to deez nuts, though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh45Rz76nsc

Easily my least favorite Velvets record, Loaded, but hot damn do I still LOOOOOOOOOOVE this thing. I love putting on a favorite record...well, not just a favorite record, but a record to which you've listened literally hundreds of times and know better than inside and out. I love putting on one of those records, because even though it can have been a few months or a few years since I last listened, it all just explodes on me, within seconds of starting. It's like we never parted ways. There are many records like this, for me. The entire Velvets discography is one of them. We'll be best friends forever, even if we don't talk more than a few times a year, these days. Brilliant.

 

[lazarus]

I'm surprised it's your favorite, as many VU fans consider it the weakest. My love for this album knows no bounds, and it's prob somewhere in my personal Top 20.

A bit of as shame, though, that Doug Yule sings lead vocals on about half the album (even if he manages to sound almost exactly like Reed), and that Mo Tucker gets credit for something she didn't even play on.

 

[PhilsFan]

There's nothing quite like being awake due to insomnia, it being 4:30am, going outside on the porch to have a smoke, all while listening to "Your Hand in Mine" and watching the empty streets in the dead of winter. Two thumbs up.

I'll also give two thumbs up to this.

 

[If you shout...]

I'm surprised it's your favorite, as many VU fans consider it the weakest.

Easily my least favorite Velvets record, Loaded, but hot damn do I still LOOOOOOOOOOVE this thing.

I agree with you, though. One of my favorites, even if not one of my TVU favorites. For me, it's White Light/White Heat.

 

[PhilsFan]

I've only listened to VU & Nico, but I wasn't really blown away by it. Do I need to give it more listens/listen to other VU to get a clearer picture?

 

[If you shout...]

History says, "Yes." One of the most notorious "worth the effort" bands, even if the effort they require pretty well pales in comparison to other, now-commonplace difficult music, these days. Lucky for you, they only have four studio albums. Listen to each of them a few times, and see where that takes you. Back in the day, I for some reason started with Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, then did Loaded (it's a good starting point, and EASILY their most digestible), and then went chronologically. You likely needn't bother with MMM, but there you go. Peel Slowly and See is probably the most essential box set ever released.

 

[No spoken words]

There's nothing quite like being awake due to insomnia, it being 4:30am, going outside on the porch to have a smoke, all while listening to "Your Hand in Mine" and watching the empty streets in the dead of winter. Two thumbs up.

Ha, I relate to just about all of this, minus one part.



But, yes, the 4am hour combined with that lack of sleep feeling, and a wintry landscape is awfully unique and powerful.

 

[lazarus]

I agree with you, though. One of my favorites, even if not one of my TVU favorites. For me, it's White Light/White Heat.

That's so funny, I straight-up read that original post as saying just "favorite".

I think I need to go back to sleep.

 

[LMP]

I've only listened to VU & Nico, but I wasn't really blown away by it. Do I need to give it more listens/listen to other VU to get a clearer picture?

Give their other albums a chance. I didn't get into the VU until I listened to all of White Light / White Heat. If you don't like "Sister Ray," I will punch you in the teeth.

 

[PhilsFan]

That's so funny, I straight-up read that original post as saying just "favorite".

I think I need to go back to sleep.

I was about to say "It's like 2PM, dude" until I remembered you're a west coast dweller.

 

[PhilsFan]

Give their other albums a chance. I didn't get into the VU until I listened to all of White Light / White Heat. If you don't like "Sister Ray," I will punch you in the teeth.

I'll be prepared to enjoy it or employ use of a mouthguard.

 

[No spoken words]

I think you'll like it.

 

[If you shout...]

White Light/White Heat is one of my five favorite records of all time. The other three are all AT LEAST in the top 50-75ish.

 

[LMP]

I'll be prepared to enjoy it or employ use of a mouthguard.

Alright, Jameer.

 

[martha]

If you don't like "Sister Ray," I will punch you in the teeth.

I'll be prepared to enjoy it or employ use of a mouthguard.

I didn't lose that many teeth. Plus, I like the hillbilly look. It's a bit more tolerable that a 15 minute rant about a blowjob.