Random Music Talk LXXXVIII: Don't mention your vacations

[lazarus]

Optus sucks too. I can't access the internet in certain parts of Melbourne, even when I've got full 3G reception. It won't load. Infuriating.

"Full 3G reception"?? Lol, you're in the stone age.

At least you upgraded to iOS7 though.

 

[PhilsFan]

Laz, I recall you recommending FilesTube before. Is that still a website you use? It has seemed to be less and less reliable recently.

 

[Danny Boy]

Just ordered the new Four Tet album from Boomkat. Shipping tomorrow.

 

[u2popmofo]

braggart

 

[lazarus]

Laz, I recall you recommending FilesTube before. Is that still a website you use? It has seemed to be less and less reliable recently.

I haven't been DLing direct as much as I used to, and try to use TPB for most stuff. But yeah I've noticed some of the sites featured on FilesTube really suck.

 

[nielsgov]

But yeah I've noticed some of the sites featured on FilesTube really suck.

They do. Most links on there are dead as well. I use The Piratebay but it's often difficult to find older, not so well-known albums on there.

 

[u2popmofo]

I'm going to kill all three of you.

 

[Danny Boy]

At first I thought you were referring to me, but I'm undead anyway so...

 

[iron yuppie]

A few recent albums I've heard:

Goldfrapp, Tales of Us: Very sedate and in places gorgeous. A bit homogenous but definitely a strong album.

Elton John, The Diving Board: Another quality late-career effort. It has a down-home, almost folksy current, I'm guessing on account of T Bone Burnett having produced it. The piano is extremely prominent throughout, which has always been a good thing for Elton.

Chelsea Wolfe, Pain Is Beauty: This one feels like a tragic opera. I admire the sense of grandeur these songs manage without resorting to instrumental gimmicks. I need to look into more of her stuff.

 

[u2popmofo]

Boy oh boy, this song is going to be great.

Paris Hilton treats fans to sexy teaser for single Good Time - YouTube

 

[LMP]

Butt what?

 

[u2popmofo]

And people have problems with Kanye West's lyrics?!

 

[Hewson]

That's hot.





Eh, not.

 

[IWasBored]

Not clicking that.

 

[No spoken words]

Nobody will care much, I don't think, but I'm bummed Asobi Seksu announced that they broke up yesterday. I quite liked them and was hoping to see them in concert one day.

 

[lazarus]

cool story Lance

 

[LemonMelon]

Anyone here heard Lorde's album? I liked Royals and am enjoying the album so far. The icy production is very skeletal and maybe a little conservative (it never really takes a stab at being more than background noise) but she has a nice voice and lyrically she reminds me of Lana Del Rey without the shtick.

 

[lazarus]

I'd shtick it to Lana Del Rey.

 

[LemonMelon]

I wish she'd gone the modeling route instead. Legs for days.

Despite Mike Will Made It producing it, Bangerz is a pretty misleading title for the new Miley Cyrus album. Especially with that extra Z.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I wish she'd gone the modeling route instead. Legs for days.

The only project she has on the table right now is a 30 minute film that she's starring in, and it doesn't have any new music of hers in it, so she might actually be leaning more towards that.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I'd never looked up guitar tabs for any Van Halen songs because I figured they'd be too difficult. Doing it now. Yup. I was right. Eddie had some crazy riffs. Shit.

Also feeling the sudden urge to buy a pager.

 

[LemonMelon]

The first six tracks on Van Halen's debut are a knockout. That would be one of the all-time great EPs. And I enjoy 1984 pretty well.

Curious if there any good Roth albums I missed.

 

[Danny Boy]

I would say Crazy From the Heat was his magnum opus, but I honestly haven't heard anything after Skyscraper.

 

[phanan]

Magnum opus isn't exactly how I'd describe that EP.

 

[Hewson]

The first six tracks on Van Halen's debut are a knockout. That would be one of the all-time great EPs. And I enjoy 1984 pretty well.

Curious if there any good Roth albums I missed.

Fair Warning and Women and Children First between them have some of the best VH tracks of all time. Neither is a complete great album but each has like 3 classics and a few other good tracks. Each also has a couple of clunkers.

 

[Danny Boy]

Magnum opus isn't exactly how I'd describe that EP.

I was being facetious, of course, but from what I know of his solo catalog, it's the high-water mark.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

On the other side of the coin, I've just found that the main riffs to both Back In Black and Highway To Hell are really easy to play.

Australia > America

 

[bono_212]

I know we've discussed this before, the fact that Primitive Radio Gods may have put out the most disappointing album ever, compared to the insanely high quality of one song on it, but I have a question: Can anyone (Laz?) recommend me an album that sounds like this for more than one track? Preferably for the entirety of the album. I would be...ever so happy.

Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand - YouTube

 

[LemonMelon]

Here's one track

Eels - My Descent Into Madness - YouTube

 

[phanan]

I was being facetious, of course, but from what I know of his solo catalog, it's the high-water mark.

Yeah, it didn't take much.