Bell X1 - Flock
The Frames - Fitzcarraldo
The Jimmy Cake - Spectre & Crown
Mark Lanegan - Whiskey For The Holy Ghost
based on what you like, which is what i like. somewhat of an Irish bias maybe but i genuinely come back to those specific albums all the time.
all varied, cool albums. Bell X1 have great lyrics, bit of a TalkingHeads-ish vibe to them..Fitzcarraldo is the Frames's heaviest (relative term), most riff-oriented album, and has some stellar tracks on it.
Spectre & Crown is a masterpiece. kind of a Mogwai / Trail of Dead thing going on. except miles better
“I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
Based on some suggestions from this thread, this is what I checked out and what I think so far:
Dredg - Good musicians but not really for me
Minus the Bear - Dig it, but need to hear more
Arcade Fire - Heard both albums once and really liked them. Need to listen to them again
Wintersleep - Pretty good but a little dreary for me
The National - Not really for me...a bit too slow
MGMT - Very funky album...kinda goofy in many ways but I'm digging it so far
I really like bands that can Rock like Kings of Leon, MMJ, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. I've found some good bands from this thread. What can you tell me about these bands that I've heard a lot about but haven't gotten into yet?
The Strokes
Yo La Tengo
Kaiser Chiefs
Young & Restless
The Kills
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. I've found some good bands from this thread. What can you tell me about these bands that I've heard a lot about but haven't gotten into yet?
The Strokes
Yo La Tengo
Kaiser Chiefs
Young & Restless
The Kills
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Yo La Tengo is a great band. They've been around for over 20 years so have a lot of music to choose from. Painful and I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One are good places to start.
The Black Keys,The Black Lips, MGMT, Vampire Weekend are the best of all of those. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular is easily the best record I have got so far this year and could remain the best of the year for me............so I suggest them the most out of all that you listed.
Alpine Valley 2000
Summerfest 2006
"Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. I've found some good bands from this thread. What can you tell me about these bands that I've heard a lot about but haven't gotten into yet?
The Strokes
Yo La Tengo
Kaiser Chiefs
Young & Restless
The Kills
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
The Strokes are absolutely amazing, dont like the rest of those bands really though I have never heard Yo La Tengo. For The Strokes, check these songs out first.........The Modern Age, Someday, Barely Legal, Reptilia, You Talk Way Too Much, You Only Live Once, Juicebox, Heart In A Cage, Ask Me Anything
Alpine Valley 2000
Summerfest 2006
"Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. I've found some good bands from this thread. What can you tell me about these bands that I've heard a lot about but haven't gotten into yet?
The Strokes
Yo La Tengo
Kaiser Chiefs
Young & Restless
The Kills
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
I love the Kaiser Chiefs, altho i did find them a little annoying when I first heard them, but theyre fantastic live and all of their songs are very upbeat and riff-oriented. Oh My God, I Predict A Riot, The Modern Way, Everyday I Love You Less & Less, and Ruby would be their best known songs and the best way to start to listen to them.
CYHSY have too much hype around them. Along with Vampire Weekend, i just dont see the hype. Have seen them live too and never thought much of em, I could just be missing something though.
The Kills have some great songs, alot of filler tho. Very much an "image" over substance band
Check out Pinback. Good songs: Good to Sea, Penelope, Fortress...all are on their myspace if I remember correctly. If you want to check out some good northwest music, try browsing around on northwestnoise.com. All kinds of reviews, mp3's, artist links, etc...
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The Frames - Fitzcarraldo
The Jimmy Cake - Spectre & Crown
Mark Lanegan - Whiskey For The Holy Ghost
based on what you like, which is what i like. somewhat of an Irish bias maybe but i genuinely come back to those specific albums all the time.
all varied, cool albums. Bell X1 have great lyrics, bit of a TalkingHeads-ish vibe to them..Fitzcarraldo is the Frames's heaviest (relative term), most riff-oriented album, and has some stellar tracks on it.
Spectre & Crown is a masterpiece. kind of a Mogwai / Trail of Dead thing going on. except miles better
Dredg - Good musicians but not really for me
Minus the Bear - Dig it, but need to hear more
Arcade Fire - Heard both albums once and really liked them. Need to listen to them again
Wintersleep - Pretty good but a little dreary for me
The National - Not really for me...a bit too slow
MGMT - Very funky album...kinda goofy in many ways but I'm digging it so far
I really like bands that can Rock like Kings of Leon, MMJ, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
The Strokes
Yo La Tengo
Kaiser Chiefs
Young & Restless
The Kills
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Once I get out of this town
9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
Yo La Tengo is a great band. They've been around for over 20 years so have a lot of music to choose from. Painful and I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One are good places to start.
http://www.yolatengo.com
- Al Swearengen
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
Summerfest 2006
"Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
The Strokes are absolutely amazing, dont like the rest of those bands really though I have never heard Yo La Tengo. For The Strokes, check these songs out first.........The Modern Age, Someday, Barely Legal, Reptilia, You Talk Way Too Much, You Only Live Once, Juicebox, Heart In A Cage, Ask Me Anything
Summerfest 2006
"Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
I love the Kaiser Chiefs, altho i did find them a little annoying when I first heard them, but theyre fantastic live and all of their songs are very upbeat and riff-oriented. Oh My God, I Predict A Riot, The Modern Way, Everyday I Love You Less & Less, and Ruby would be their best known songs and the best way to start to listen to them.
CYHSY have too much hype around them. Along with Vampire Weekend, i just dont see the hype. Have seen them live too and never thought much of em, I could just be missing something though.
The Kills have some great songs, alot of filler tho. Very much an "image" over substance band