Random Music Thoughts

[axolotl]

Well....3 out of 4 ain't bad

Yes, I remember that the Village Green Preservation Society lost Pete Quaife several years ago.

The Best Albums of the Decade!.....well, the last decade

https://web.archive.org/web/20091108000844/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/11/rockdecade.html

Was on Wiki with the Sharon Jones album and saw a link to an old Rhapsody music block for 2009 naming the "Top 25" of the 2000s
100 Days, 100 Nights came in 7th so I was intrigued.

Obviously 9 yrs later, many of the "usual suspects" are still esteemed today - Kid A, White Blood Cells, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
And hey! Sharon Jones, Amy Winehouse, and Brandi Carlisle are up there as well as Southern Rock Opera

Green Day's American Idiot is #3 - hey, I love it, but kind of high critically. But can anyone trust a top-anything list with Nickelback eking in. Still, though I've never been known for my broad range of 21st century music I was surprised I was completely unfamiliar with the #2 album Andrew W.K.'s I Get Wet. Even allmusic gives it (hey, first use of stars on this site) with a review stating:



How have I missed this one? Was it any good?

Hey, it's #2 on a poll. How bad could it be?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Yes, I remember that the Village Green Preservation Society lost Pete Quaife several years ago.

Hey, it's #2 on a poll. How bad could it be?

Inversely proportional to the amount of payola?

 

[axolotl]

Inversely proportional to the amount of payola?

Granted, but why is Nickelback not higher on the list, then?

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Granted, but why is Nickelback not higher on the list, then?

Because they asked for their nickel back?

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Because they asked for their nickel back?

Those cheap bastards!

 

[axolotl]

Because they asked for their nickel back?

D'OH!

Those cheap bastards!

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

AV Club - Best Albums of 2018 So Far

https://music.avclub.com/the-best-albums-of-2018-so-far-1827117616

I have listening to exactly....zero of these albums
(kids today with their loud music...I tell you....Pat Boone. Now THERE was a singer!)

 

[axolotl]

AV Club - Best Albums of 2018 So Far

https://music.avclub.com/the-best-albums-of-2018-so-far-1827117616

I have listening to exactly....zero of these albums

Oh, but you will. [At least, you have the grace to admit it.]

(kids today with their loud music...I tell you....Pat Boone. Now THERE was a singer!)

So true. Even Axl could not sing "Paradise City" at that tempo.

https://www.axs.com/interview-wholesome-singer-pat-boone-remembers-his-heavy-metal-days-126731

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Oh, but you will. [At least, you have the grace to admit it.]

Ha! True but will probably get to them in 8 years

 

[lpfreak1170]

AV Club - Best Albums of 2018 So Far

https://music.avclub.com/the-best-albums-of-2018-so-far-1827117616

I have listening to exactly....zero of these albums
(kids today with their loud music...I tell you....Pat Boone. Now THERE was a singer!)

I've listened to 2...Neko Case and Janelle Monae. The Neko is pretty good while the Janelle is excellent.

 

[Nickyboy]

There is a lot of high quality stuff on that AV list. Been enjoying some of it for a while.

 

[axolotl]

There is a lot of high quality stuff on that AV list. Been enjoying some of it for a while.

I actually read the list in your voice.

P.S. Don't ask me how I did that.

 

[JazzyRandy]

AV Club - Best Albums of 2018 So Far

https://music.avclub.com/the-best-albums-of-2018-so-far-1827117616

I have listening to exactly....zero of these albums
(kids today with their loud music...I tell you....Pat Boone. Now THERE was a singer!)

I've listened to Child Queen and Janelle Monae. Janelle's album is great. ChildQueen ... will take some more listening to firm a decision.

 

[axolotl]

Parents' Record Collection Deemed Hilarious

https://local.theonion.com/parents-record-collection-deemed-hilarious-1819565724

This was in 2000, however. Everything old is new again. Right, Ojai?

 

[Nickyboy]

NPR: The songs we're obsesed with halfway through 2018: https://www.npr.org/sections/world-...ign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180701 . A little bit of everything for everyone.

 

[Nickyboy]

Debbie Harry is 73 today, born 1st July 1945 in New York City, USA. Singer, songwriter & actress. Started out as a go-go dancer & Playboy Bunny in the early 70s, then sang in several bands until she met Chris Stein and formed Blondie with him in 1974.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Sneezing While Driving would make a good band name.

 

[axolotl]

Sneezing While Driving would make a good band name.

Do you like either of the following, as a band name?

Drivin N Cryin
Kind of Like Spitting

Find your next band name here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/wikipedia-names-your-band?utm_term=.eg7ZAD3rm3#.jmm05Op3Yp

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Do you like either of the following, as a band name?

Drivin N Cryin
Kind of Like Spitting

Find your next band name here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/wikipedia-names-your-band?utm_term=.eg7ZAD3rm3#.jmm05Op3Yp

Although a bit long for a band name, Sneezing with Your Eyes Open could be a good album name

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Although a bit long for a band name, Sneezing with Your Eyes Open could be a good album name

My brain knee-jerk-associated this album to the band known as !!!