Random Music Talk CXXXI: Interference Finally Gets Its Revenge on Cobbler

[Joey788]

Hmmm, good question. I've kind of fallen off from Bon Iver lately but I'd go with these four:

Perth
Calgary
33 God
U (Man Like)

 

[mikal]

Wow, this might be the quietest this forum has ever been

Anyway, last night I had casual sex which was incredible and I put on my Sexy playlist, which contains a song I find really sexy and love very much, John the Baptist by Afghan Whigs, which I'm almost certain I learned about through an LJT Desert Island playlist. I love the song, but hoo boy my date did not Very much not sexy to some people.

The better way to do it is to have some coke first and put on some speed metal.

 

[Hewson]

The better way to do it is to have some coke first and put on some speed metal.

 

[u2popmofo]

That SABLE EP he put out last year is just so good.

I had completely missed this release until now, thank you for mentioning it!

 

[Hewson]

RIP Marianne Faithfull

 

[U2inUtah]

I only know her from The Memory Remains, but her voice was perfect for that song. RIP

 

[david]

I’m watching Fire Aid..

 

[Joey788]

I’m watching Fire Aid..

St. Vincent with Nirvana was fucking fire.

 

[cobl04]

Gotta give it up for Jelly Roll, this fucking rules:



The Flaming Lips are playing here at the moment. Full performance of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and then another set of 12 or so songs. It's actually pretty rare they play sets that long. I asked Imperor if I should go, does the setlist make it worth putting up with Wayne's incessant, irksome rabblerousing... and he said no, he's more annoying than ever. It's such a shame, they have a remarkable back catalogue and they could actually be the transformative live band he wants them to be if they put the songs over the antics.

 

[lazarus]

Impy

 

[cobl04]

Fully obsessed with Doechii right now.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Opinions about Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show? To me it fell flat, very similar to the Chiefs' performance.

 

[Hewson]

Thought Sammy Jackson was great. Otherwise, well out of my musical wheelhouse.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Blessed are the bullies
For one day they will have to stand up to themselves
Blessed are the liars
For the truth can be awkward

Refu Jesus

 

[cobl04]

Good morning everyone, I'm not coping Bon Iver Announce New Album SABLE, fABLE

 

[cobl04]

VOTE OUTKAST INTO THE HOF Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote 2025

 

[cobl04]

Listened to Ooh La La yesterday... I only knew the title track. It's got some great songs on it aside from that one, in particular, Glad and Sorry.

 

[lazarus]

Their two best songs IMO. Very good album, though it's arguable the predecessor A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... is more consistent. And that has its own standouts, including Stay With Me, Love Lives Here, and Debris.

A fun bit of trivia that I always drop on people is asking who sang lead vocals on Ooh La La. It's clearly not Rod Stewart, and most assume it was Ronnie Lane, but it was actually Ron Wood taking a rare turn at the mic after the others attempted it.

 

[cobl04]

Seems like Rod was too enamoured with his own success to really show up for its recording, and then shitcanned it once it was released. Clearly changed his tune once the title track became a hit...

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Thought Sammy Jackson was great. Otherwise, well out of my musical wheelhouse.

I watched it again last night and I liked it more than I did the first time.

The dancers were great, the whole show was very well choreographed.

I read that Kendrick Lamar had to censor and change so many words, maybe that's why it sounded muffled to me (he was focused so much on that that it changed his style?). Or maybe that's the way he usually raps? All I know is Not Like Us.

 

[cobl04]

I thought the spectacle was better than the actual music, but the spectacle is the point, and as always, hip-hop doesn't necessarily translate super well to the live stage. The only act that I've seen do it to an exceptional level was OutKast, and speaking of OutKast, what a weekend I've had. I flew up to Sydney yesterday to another televised quiz show with a 'special subject' round and I chose OutKast. I represented myself well. Then, all flights out of Sydney got cancelled and they rebooked me for two days later, so I ended up getting the train home today (12 hours). Listened to The Love Below for the first time in years, and holy shit does it hold up well. Man's a fucking genius. Also listened to Love Changes Everything, the 2024 record by Dirty Three, which is transcendent, and "Return" by Eno and Hyde, which is also wonderful.

 

[cobl04]

Gonna see if I can coax a iYup (or even cdisantis) post here... listening to John Coltrane's Ascension (because Warren Ellis namechecks it as an inspiration), and it's wild, there's some incredible moments on here. On Apple Music it's split into four tracks, Edition I and Edition II having two halves each. Are they slight variations on one another or completely different pieces of music? It's a double album...?

 

[lazarus]

Instead of waiting for someone here to answer, you could have found the information immediately on Wiki:

Two takes were made of "Ascension" during the recording session on June 28, 1965. The second take was released on the album that is now known as Ascension (Edition I). Some months after its release, Coltrane expressed a preference for the first take, so Ascension (Edition II) was created using the first take. Impulse! used the same artwork and catalog number A-95 for both editions, but inscribed "EDITION II" on the vinyl runout circle of that edition.[63]

Both editions are available on the single-CD version released by Impulse!/Verve/Universal in 2000, and were previously available on the 1992 double-disc collection The Major Works of John Coltrane on Impulse!/GRP/MCA.[64]

 

[cobl04]

Yes, Laz, how dare I, I wouldn't want to spark a discussion on a dying discussion forum

 

[cobl04]

Anyone else a fan of Sparks? I don't know much of their music at all but I just find their aesthetic so beguiling and incredibly impressive that they've been able to carve out a now six-decade career without ever, ever compromising on their art, and, in fact, still making bangers. I'd love to know if there's a good best-of or playlist out there that covers their best tracks. Also, maybe no other artist I've ever come across has song titles as good as them.

This song is amazing.

 

[Salome]

The Girl is Crying in her Latte was an excellent album, so I'm excited about this new one coming up.
Kimono My House is a classic.

That being said, I do have to be in the mood to listen to them.

 

[lazarus]

Oddly enough in over 40+ years of existence I had not known any fans of their work and was not exposed to more than a song or two over my life. But British director Edgar Wright released a documentary about them during the pandemic, "The Sparks Brothers", and I was really won over by their story and longevity and started "acquiring" their discography.

They are definitely an acquired taste and I can't listen to them for hours on end but I do respect their craft and variety. Highly recommend watching that "doco".

 

[phanan]

Never really got into them, although Cool Places was always fun

 

[Hewson]

Never really got into them, although Cool Places was always fun

Largely thanks to Jane Wiedlin.

 

[dan_smee]

Anyone else really liking the new Bartees Strange album? There’s a little run of tracks - Sober, Baltimore and Lie 95 that’s one of the best three track punches in years. Such a fascinating person too.

Too Much, Lover and Backseat Banton are all really great too.