Interference Random Music Thread Part VII: Hot Rice? I prefer the Shaved Fish

[impy13]

Fuck it. I still think "Umbrella" was amazing. In fact, most Rihanna tunes are good. "Disturbia" was great too.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Shut Up And Drive was pretty good

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Did you know that the woman who wrote "Toxic" also wrote "I Kissed A Girl And I Liked it" by Katy Perry?

 

[impy13]

Don't you dare say anything bad about KP in front of me.

 

[lazarus]

Stupid Replacements, turning me off the Minneapolis/St. Paul scenes! Blah!

You're a fool.

Why has Toxic become such the typical indie/hipster answer for "Name a pop song from the last 10 years that you think is actually cool" ??

Psssshaw.

And this.

 

[martha]

Shut Up And Drive was pretty good

That's the one I bought. Of course, that was after my husband said "Watch this video!" with a little bit of drool on his lips.

 

[If you shout...]

You're a fool.

I hope that's not quite the case. For what it's worth, my inability to "get" The Replacements is one of my greatest guilts, in the art world. Right up there with Sonic Youth, James Joyce (ie, Finnegan's Wake), Rembrandt, and Fellini. Well, maybe not quite "right up there," but at least in the same ballpark, if not parking lot thereof.

 

[impy13]

Speaking of great pop music, this is my fucking JAM

 

[impy13]

Something made me think of this recently:

1, 2, 3, O'clock, 4 O'clock Cock
5, 6 , 7 O' clock, 8 O'clock Cock
9, 10, 11 O'clock 12 O'clock Cock
We're gonna rock...around...the cock tonight....

Put your cock rings on and join me, hon,
We'll have some fun when the cock strikes one
We're gonna rock around the cock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, cos it's a broad's delight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the cock tonight.

When the cock strikes two, three and four,
If my cock slows down you'll yell for more,
We're gonna rock around the cock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, cos it's a broad's delight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the cock tonight.

When the Edge's chimes ring five, six and seven,
We'll be right in shuttlecock heaven.
We're gonna rock around the cock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, cos it's a broad's delight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the cock tonight.

When it's eight, nine, ten, eleven too,
I'll be cockin' strong and so will you.
We're gonna rock around the cock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, cos it's a broad's delight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the cock tonight.

When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then,
Start a rockin' round the cock again.
We're gonna rock around the cock tonight,
We're gonna rock, rock, rock, cos it's a broad's delight.
We're gonna rock, gonna rock, around the cock tonight.

Whatever. I think it's hilarious.

 

[onebloodonelife]

Stupid Replacements, turning me off the Minneapolis/St. Paul scenes! Blah!

You have been missing out on years of fantastic music.

But, admittedly, I haven't listened to Hüsker Dü yet. I need to get around to doing that pretty soon.

 

[No spoken words]

I hope that's not quite the case. For what it's worth, my inability to "get" The Replacements is one of my greatest guilts, in the art world. Right up there with Sonic Youth, James Joyce (ie, Finnegan's Wake), Rembrandt, and Fellini. Well, maybe not quite "right up there," but at least in the same ballpark, if not parking lot thereof.

Good god I love the Replacements.

 

[No spoken words]

Something made me think of this recently:



Whatever. I think it's hilarious.

This makes me look like a depraved fuck cos you're not providing any context.

Even providing context barely helps, but still.

 

[phillyfan26]

Maybe you're just a depraved fuck.

 

[lazarus]

You have been missing out on years of fantastic music.

But, admittedly, I haven't listened to Hüsker Dü yet. I need to get around to doing that pretty soon.

Have you checked out Sugar yet? It's a good entry point into the world of Bob Mould, and you don't have to sift through the usually sub-par Grant Hart songs as you do with THE DU!

Personally, I think Copper Blue is the best thing Bob was ever associated with, anyway.

 

[No spoken words]

I forgot about Sugar. Great stuff.

 

[If you shout...]

This is why I listened to the record:

And then they won some key out-of-town fans. In March '80 they arranged to play a Chicago show the same night as Black Flag was playing, billing it as a Black Flag afterparty. Sure enough, Greg Ginn, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, and Spot showed up at the tiny club and were blown away by Hüsker Dü. "We were on fire," says Mould. "We were way too jacked up on everything, amphetamines in particular. I just remember bouncing from wall to wall to wall, just throwing myself off the walls. And I had this hammer and I was smashing stuff. We were just going nuts."

"We were on a mission," Hart explains, "to impress the hell out of Black Flag."

By the end of the set, Hart had knocked over his kit, drums and cymbals spread over the floor. The band retreated to a utility closet, where they found a paint bucket that Mould heaved out onto the floor, splattering blue paint everywhere. A woman who worked for the club got angry at this and began scooping up the paint with a cymbal and flinging it onto Hart's drums. "Not a smart move," says Mould. "So we went flying out there, and he grabbed her and threw her down in the paint and them picked her up and started bouncing her off the wall. She was leaving these blue butt prints."

The Black Flag guys looked on in astonishment. "They were sort of scared to come back, but they were just like, 'Uh...What are you guys?'" says Mould. "We're like, 'We're Hüsker Dü, who the hell are you?'"

Amazing. God, I love it. So much.

Laz and NSW, how do you rank 'em? The Hüsker Dü albums, that is. And PLEASE, somebody, tell me why I'm wrong about The Replacements. I've listened to everything, so it's not a lack of exposure. I like a number of songs, but no records. Not yet, at least. Lead me to the promised land, damn it.

 

[No spoken words]

Man, I'm the wrong cat when it comes to explaining why I like a band, record or song. Same shit as with films. I can tell you what I like and how it makes me feel, but just am unable to explain the why.

As for THE DU!, I'd say that my three favorites, in order, are:

Zen Arcade
New Day Rising
Flip Your Wig

 

[lazarus]

Warehouse: Songs and Stories is pretty great if you skip the Grant Hart stuff.

New Day Rising's probably my favorite.

And I don't know what to tell you re: THE MATS!, IYS. If you read the liner notes in their "All For Nothing...Nothing For All" compilation it might give you an idea why they're so important according to other bands and critics. As for liking it, that's your own issue.

If you try to give them another go, I'd try listening to Let It Be, Tim, and Pleased to Meet Me again. That's pretty much their peak right there.

 

[No spoken words]

If you try to give them another go, I'd try listening to Let It Be, Tim, and Pleased to Meet Me again. That's pretty much their peak right there.

 

[If you shout...]

Laz, are you anti-Hart in the same way that you're anti-Spiral Stairs? Or more anti-? It sounds like you're more anti-...but, really, I'm not hearing any "weak" songs on Zen Arcade, dude...

 

[lazarus]

Oh, I wouldn't go so far as to call him the Spiral Stairs of the band; that would be cruel. At least he contributed something musically with his drum playing.

He just doesn't have the songwriting or vocal prowess of Mould, and it comes off weak by comparison, that's all.

 

[impy13]

This makes me look like a depraved fuck cos you're not providing any context.

And the rest of your posts don't?

 

[No spoken words]

And the rest of your posts don't?

Not especially, no.

 

[impy13]

Read between the lines, mang.

We're through the looking glass, people.

 

[No spoken words]

Here's my fondest wish:

To not be awake right now.

 

[impy13]

Go to sleep, ho. Go to sleep, ho. If you're tired, be quiet and go to sleep, ho.

I listened to Mirrored for the first time in a while today. WHOOOAAAA is that a good one.

 

[No spoken words]

Battles?

 

[impy13]

Battles indeed. Wonder what those cats are up to?

Also, there's a Soft Bulletin vinyl reissue out. It looks gawjuss. And Fruit Bats are doing an in-store on September 2, so consider my Ruminant Band LP signed.

 

[onebloodonelife]

Also, there's a Soft Bulletin vinyl reissue out. It looks gawjuss.

Yup. It got pushed back once, but is finally dropping. Can't wait to pick it up. 180gr 2xLP + bonus CD? Count me in.

 

[lazarus]

Anyone listen to this YACHT record? Worth looking into?

Also, Pitchfork has the R.E.M. live album tracklist up. Pretty sweet collection, and as far as I can tell only one song each from Reveal and Around the Sun? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Pitchfork: R.E.M. Reveal Live Album Details

No Finest Worksong OR Begin the Begin though, which is kind of strange.