A24 4,345 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Fantastic CD! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 + 1, dude!!!!!!! It's their cynical masterpiece. From the opening song about a has-been drug dealer, to the title song, focussing on the not-so-promised land, "TRS" is consummate music-making. While we are on the subject...does anyone have the slightest clucking foo what the song "Two Against Nature" is all about?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I might be the only other one here who has that CD, Richard. And no, not a clue what it's about. Then again, like Paul McCartney, I was always more interested in the music than in lyrics. Alex - totally not comparing himself with Macca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Alex, do you know "The Fireman", or Percy Thrillington? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I have one CD of Paul 'Fireman' McCartney. Never heard the one of "Percy Thrillington". Is it any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 The Royal Scam was overshadowed by its successor, Aja, but it has some good stuff on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Moar "Gaucho" itself is absolutely brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 7 hours ago, Muad'Dib said: Moar "Gaucho" itself is absolutely brilliant No, that's what I'm talking about, baby. The whole record is brilliant, and it sounds great in dts 5.1. Best track? "Babylon Sisters". "The Royal Scam" is Steely Dan's "Revolver", to "AJA"'s "Sgt. Pepper" - not as well known, but much better, in many respects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Did you know, Richard, that the best track (according to Fagen and Becker) for that album got accidentally erased when a guy working at the studio wanted to make space on one of the multitrack tapes? When the studio guy told them that, Fagen and Becker didn't say a word and they refused to record the lost song ever again. It was going to be the title track for the album. 'Gaucho' was actually the runner-up. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 When Pop/Rock dared to be adventurous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 A failed experiment! Far to unpredictable to be financially viable in the long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 That's why you hate it and I love it, Steef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I never said I hated it, Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 God! Birdy is on TV ... How much I hate this kind of overdramatic crybaby singing ... Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 I guess this is "pop?" A lovely tune either way. I remember when this came out and was all over the place, trying to impress girls by translating the lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 On 02/04/2016 at 4:37 PM, Lonnegan said: It's taken me about a month and a dozen listens to conclude that Richard Ashcroft's latest track is vintage post-Verve Richard Ashcroft. I've listened hard to this record by now and every track is good, it's a superb comeback album from Ashcroft. Noel Gallagher must love this ever so begrudgingly! Ashcroft's solo work simply outclasses Gallagher's underwhelming solo output. I reckon I've played this track about 30 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 What happened to The Pet Shop Boys? They're fucking shit these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Is there any band that makes music as good in the 2010s that they made in the 80s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Like film music, pop is dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 16 minutes ago, Jay said: Is there any band that makes music as good in the 2010s that they made in the 80s? If you're meaning pop bands then no. I could list off a bunch of indie/alternative bands I think are just good now as they were back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 On 5 June 2016 at 9:00 AM, Lonnegan said: I've listened hard to this record by now and every track is good, it's a superb comeback album from Ashcroft. Noel Gallagher must love this ever so begrudgingly! Ashcroft's solo work simply outclasses Gallagher's underwhelming solo output. I reckon I've played this track about 30 times I've not heard his new album but if it's anything like his other post Verve albums I have to disagree. Aside from a few great tracks Ashcroft's solo career has been very very tame. Neither er are men to step outside their comfort zones but I'll take Noel's two solo albums over the pick of Ashcroft's solo stuff any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 I've literally liked one track from Noel (and his High Flying Birds) since Oasis split. He seems to have sort of settled into generic vanilla rock. Oasis were brilliant. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 32 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Like film music, pop is dead! It's just different or simply not the same as when you were young. That's why old people say, when Elvis died, music died with him. Every generation needs its own identity. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 These kids have no identity! No one to follow, to root for, no value system! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 3 hours ago, Lonnegan said: I've literally liked one track from Noel (and his High Flying Birds) since Oasis split. He seems to have sort of settled into generic vanilla rock. Oasis were brilliant. What was the one track? If I Had a Gun and Dying of the Light are what you'd call generic rock but Ballad of the Mighty I, Aka What a Life, Let the Lord Shine a Light on Me, and The Right Stuff are worth checking out if you haven't heard them! His two solo albums are definitely the best Gallagher related stuff since the mid nineties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 23 minutes ago, Stefancos said: These kids have no identity! No one to follow, to root for, no value system! We should be lucky that the force doesn't exist in real life. You would fall victim to the Dark Side within a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I would restore order to the boards! For my name is Darth Ominus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Dropping some Jezabels, from their new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Steven Wilson - Routine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 On 08/06/2016 at 8:12 PM, Stefancos said: I would restore order to the boards! For my name is Darth Ominus! There's a face for radio. 10 hours ago, nightscape94 said: Steven Wilson - Routine Ah, yes. I've seen his new album in the shops. I might invest. I must be the only person in the world that doesn't think that "Calling All Stations" is a pile of bantha poo-doo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,207 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 My phone camera pictures from yesterday's David Gilmour concert. Really bad picture quality, should have brought my DSLR (apparently, they let regular people keep their DSLRs). Wish You Were Here: High Hopes: Shine On You Crazy Diamond: Probably "Sorrow" or "Run Like Hell", according to the time stamp: Comfortably Numb: Dixon Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I'm jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Stereophonics gig last night. They fucking rocked, like always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 On 08/06/2016 at 3:38 PM, Lonnegan said: What happened to The Pet Shop Boys? They're fucking shit these days. Hmmm, yeah I suppose the 'story' might resonate with some but musically the song is rather 'meh', isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 It sounds like a slightly slowed down "Single Bilingual". On 19/05/2016 at 11:19 AM, Alexcremers said: Did you know, Richard, that the best track (according to Fagen and Becker) for that album got accidentally erased when a guy working at the studio wanted to make space on one of the multitrack tapes? When the studio guy told them that, Fagen and Becker didn't say a word and they refused to record the lost song ever again. It was going to be the title track for the album. 'Gaucho' was actually the runner-up. Alex Oooh, er, missus! Embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 13 hours ago, Richard said: Oooh, er, missus! Embarrassing. Then again, it could be that Gaucho was the title track and that the track that got erased was the opening song for the album. Yeah, I think it was something like that. Anyway, I prefer Aja. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 "AJA"? " AJA"???!!! I used to like you In all honesty, it is the Dan's most accessible record. Fave track? Probably "Home At Last". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 20 minutes ago, Richard said: "AJA"? " AJA"???!!! I used to like you In all honesty, it is the Dan's most accessible record. Fave track? Probably "Home At Last". AJA is their masterpiece. It's where everything comes together. It's their Close To The Edge. I'd say, Gaucho is Steely Dan's most accessible album. It's almost too L.A. smooth, sorta like a forerunner to Fagen's The Nightfly. Music needs a bit a roughness, Richard. That's why Prefab Sprout's early albums are so much better than their later ones. But make no mistake, I like Gaucho too. I even have the SACD. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 New single by the great British band Wild Beasts, new album out next month. I've got high hopes for this new album after the mostly disappointing Present Tense from 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Let's forget all this bêtise humaine. My Playlist "Hank Williams Tribute". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 8 hours ago, Stefancos said: Top song!!! What did they do next? That awful thing from that dummy movie. Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Listened to my playlist of my 10 favorite acoustic Led Zeppelin songs on my morning commute today. Good times. Naturally, since I created the playlist, it has to start with "Boogie with Stu" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Hey Hey What Can I Do is one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,372 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Yea its great; Should have been on Coda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 6 minutes ago, Jay said: Yea its great; Should have been on Coda. Right? There are like 3 songs on Coda I'd replace with "Hey Hey What Can I Do" at the drop of a hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,551 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 "Bonzo's Montreux" could be erased, and no-one would notice, but I like "Wearing And Tearing", and " Darlene". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Nah, "Bonzo's Montreux" 100% had to be there as a memorial to Bonham. Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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