Interference Random Music Talk Part II: The Wrath of Khan

[u2popmofo]

Broken Social Scene owned me tonight. I'll say more tomorrow, but just know that they were fantastic.

 

[Zoots]

There is a hidden track at the end of Kid A? Are you talking about the ending of Motion Picture Soundtrack? I always assumed that rush of music at the end was part of MPS.

Listening to Up some more this morning...

How gorgeous is At My Most Beautiful?! REM's greatest and only(?) love song!

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I always just called it Motion Picture Soundtrack's extra bit at the end

Wikipedia acknowledges it as a hidden track but doesn't give it a name

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

How gorgeous is At My Most Beautiful?! REM's greatest and only(?) love song!

This is a very interesting idea you bring up here Zoots and it got me thinking. Is this the only R.E.M. love song? "Love song" as in romantic love between two people. Stipe has written love songs or odes to other things...to cities for example - Leaving New York, Electrolite, etc.

I would agree that At My Most Beautiful is a love song. Some gorgeous lyrics there from Stipe referencing a relationship he was/is in. Off the top of my head I would also venture to say that possibly Be Mine and You Are the Everything could fit in this same category. Yes? No? I don't know.

 

[Zoots]

Oh yeah I forgot about Be Mine. But REM love songs are definitely few and far between, compared to Mr. "I slow dance with a different fangirl every night on tour".

 

[impy13]

Broken Social Scene owned me tonight. I'll say more tomorrow, but just know that they were fantastic.

They'll do that. Their show in 2006 in probably a top-ten-all-timer for me.*

The lineup just came out for ACL's redheaded stepchild, Fun Fun Fun Fest and guess who's there? The motherfucking National. I can barely contain my excitement.

Shearwater is there too, so win win. But I'm seeing them next month anyway. Frightened Rabbit is also there, but I saw them in June. But the National. Good lord.

*I think I'll try to compile my top ten favorite shows.

 

[LemonMelon]

What is the hidden track at the end of Kid A called?

Genchildren.

 

[Popmartijn]

How gorgeous is At My Most Beautiful?!

Very!


I love the string (?) section near the end. Pure bliss.

 

[Popmartijn]

How gorgeous is At My Most Beautiful?! REM's greatest and only(?) love song!

Listening to that now.
So beautiful!

 

[No spoken words]

Interrogative:

Are the first eight seconds of Barry White's You're the First, the Last, My Everything the best eight seconds of music ever?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS2Fve72AZg

If you have the studio version, listen to that then let me know your answer, as the studio version has the better "ahhhhhhhhhhh" before the lyrics kick in.

 

[got_edge]

Broken Social Scene owned me tonight. I'll say more tomorrow, but just know that they were fantastic.

 

[lazarus]

Interrogative:

Are the first eight seconds of Barry White's You're the First, the Last, My Everything the best eight seconds of music ever?

No.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmUvVj2mxnY

 

[corianderstem]

 

[No spoken words]

Stevie >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Barry White, but I still like the first 8 seconds better from White's tune.

 

[lazarus]

You seem REALLY concerned about showing us how great the first 8 seconds are.

Some people, you know, are interested in enjoyment that lasts considerably longer.

 

[No spoken words]

You seem REALLY concerned about showing us how great the first 8 seconds are.

Some people, you know, are interested in enjoyment that lasts considerably longer.

I read this a few times, and, I think that there's some sexual innuendo here.

 

[corianderstem]

This isn't about music as much as it is about video and the wonders of the internets, but I didn't know where else to share this. It's my new favorite thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21OH0wlkfbc

 

[Popmartijn]

Brilliant!

 

[lazarus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NShgvtEro7I

 

[corianderstem]

- the ending!

God, I love the internet.

 

[No spoken words]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NShgvtEro7I

I don't know, that was fucking fantastic.

 

[martha]

 

[Popmartijn]

 

[corianderstem]

Anyone else hear the album The Rhumb Line by Ra Ra Riot?

I'd never even heard of them, but read a rave review in Rolling Stone and it sounded right up my alley. I checked it out, and quite like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGuP6ZN8Qxo

Also on my list to buy is the new Teddy Thompson. I only have his first CD, but he's really great.

 

[mad1]

I dont think America has heard of Irish band The Script yet?

but they are doing so well here. prob have most songs sounding similar but The Man Who Could Not Be Moved is really good.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Forgive me if we have discussed Santogold in this thread already. There was this ridiculously catchy song that I'd kept hearing on the radio that I loved but I had no idea who it was. I'd been listening to it and diggin it for like a month before I finally looked it up. Turns out it was the song L.E.S. Artistes by Santogold. Awesome!

I think she might be really cool. And then I found out that she did a song advert for Converse with Julian Casablancas. And any friend of Jules is a friend of mine. So I'm gonna check out some more of her music to see what the deal is.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Oh yeah, and I am going to a Death Cab for Cutie concert on October 12th and a Carrie Underwood concert on October 2nd.

I will give you one guess as to which concert I am more excited to attend...

 

[impy13]

I missed Iron & Wine ACL taping tickets by half an hour.

I'm not pleased.

 

[the tourist]

So I'm listening to Smashing Pumpkins' Pastichio Medley. I'll probably never listen to this again.

 

[lazarus]

Got tickets to see Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Cat Power, and Spiritualized at the Hollywood Bowl. $25, no Ticketmaster fees.

Oh yeah.