Alexi Murdoch
Because I just feel like doing something completely mindless:
1. What are you listening to right now?
Speak for Me
2. What song makes you sad?
Lots of songs make me sad, for one reason or another.
But I can say that one song that makes me cry without fail is Landslide. My cousin, David, was killed in a car crash a few years ago. He was only 22. We played that song at his funeral, and now I cannot listen to it without aching.
3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
I teach high school. My kids (as in my students) like to listen to hip hop during class. This would not be a problem at all except that the local hip hop station tends to play the same five songs over and OVER!
The one that drove me absolutely crazy last year was Umbrella. If I hear “under my umbrella…ella…ella…” one more time I might just vomit…omit…omit!
4. Your all time favorite?
There is no way that I can choose just one!
5. Your newly discovered band is?
Hmm… Bat For Lashes and Blind Pilot comes to mind.
Oh, and my friends Matt and Kim recently introduced me to Róisín Murphy and Moloko.
6. Best female voice?
Are we talking pure vocal prowess here? If so, Tori Amos – hands down. Rachael Yamagata is a very close second though. Damn those women can sing!
7. Best male voice?
Robert Plant can sing anything and make it sound cool.
And yes, I realize that I’m choosing older artists, and that it probably makes me sound old too – but I don’t really care! Besides, in order to be the “best” at anything, I’m of the opinion you have to EARN it. Therefore, it makes perfect sense in my mind to choose artists who’ve recorded more than two successful albums. :)
8. Music type you find yourself listening to most?
Although I listen to all kinds of music, I’d say that I probably gravitate towards the singer/songwriter types the most often.
9. What do you listen to, to hype you up?
Pretty much anything that is fun or up tempo energizes me. A recent favorite is Vampire Weekend. That album just makes me smile. :)
10. What do you listen to when you want to calm down?
There are some wonderfully mellow folk artists that relax me – Iron & Wine, Alexi Murdoch, Emiliana Torrini, Jim White, Fink, José González, Angus & Julia Stone, Laura Veirs, Nick Drake, Sean Hayes, etc..
My girls Tori, Ani, and Rachael are always good for a rainy day.
But if I need to recalibrate my head, so to speak, I go with electronic bands like Mogwai, Eastern Sun, Lamb, Thievery Corporation, Tosca, The Album Leaf, etc.
11. Last gig/concert you went to?
I think it was Ben Harper. It’s been WAY too long!
12. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now?
I just got Selections From Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart – thanks so much Matt – and it is YUMMY!
13. Most hated band?
Creed, Nickelback, etc. Both of those groups (and others like them) have zero originality heaped with tons of pretension. At least boy bands don’t try to deny that they are formula bands.
14. Song that makes you think?
Lots of music makes me think, so I’m not really sure what this question means.
But I would say that Ani DiFranco is a current artist who consistently puts out music that challenges me to look at life from a different perspective. How about that?
15. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do?
Explosions in the Sky! They are truly AMAZING!
16. Coolest music video?
Does anyone still make those? If so, I don’t watch them. I’m trying to think of a video from way back when that I thought was cool. I’m drawing a blank right now, although I’m sure there were some that I liked.
17. Music video with the most babe watch?
Um…
18. What do you play/would you play in the bedroom to spice things up?
My husband sings to me! *blush*
We do have a couple of sexy homemade mixes that we like to play sometimes – but that would be private.
19. Can you play a musical instrument?
I have a pretty good ear, so I can play the piano a bit. I’m not formally trained on any instrument though, and I really wish that I was.
I am seriously considering taking guitar lessons – if I can just find the time.
20. Ever been in a mosh pit?
Once. It was really fun, but I wouldn’t do it again.
21. Are you in a band?
Sadly, no.
23. Ever dated a musician?
Yup – two actually. One was a drummer and the other played bass guitar.
28. Do you wish that you were a musician?
Who doesn’t???
29. Best chick band you know of?
Metric kicks ass, and they have a female lead singer. Does that count?
31. Last song that you heard on the radio?
It was at school yesterday, and I think it was the new Kanye West song. I don’t know what it is called.
32. What do you think of Classical music?
I love certain classical music. I used to sing it quite frequently in my high school/college years.
33. What do you think of Country music?
The word “despise” comes to mind. However, being a West Texas girl, I can still two-step with the best of them!
34. What do you think of Death metal?
It gives me a headache and makes me irritable.
35. Last BIG band that you saw live?
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
36. Are you a groupie?
No.
37. Do you listen to music in foreign languages?
Sure! Good music transcends language.
38. What famous musician would you like to fuck?
Whoa! I didn’t read this carefully enough. I wasn’t expecting the F-bomb!
I’m going to say Eddie Vedder – simply because I’ve been lusting after him the longest. :)
And I'm pretty sure that Sam Beam could seduce me into bed with his poetry if nothing else. *I heart Sam*.
39. Worst concert moment?
I was 19. I got – shall we call it severely “chemically altered” – at a Nine Inch Nails concert in Austin. It was outdoors, at night of course, with lots of other chemically altered freaks running around. I lost my boyfriend, and this skanky-looking perv starting stalking me.
Not fun at all.
40. Funny concert moment?
Austin City Limits Music Festival – giggling, flirting, and dancing with my husband to The Wailers.
41. Sad concert moment?
I had a falling out with a good friend and we hadn’t spoken in a while. We unexpectedly ran into each other at a Tori concert and it was awkward to say the least.
That made me sad.
42. Best local act you can think of?
As mentioned, I’m not a fan of country music, although I do like some alt. country and bluegrass. Still, I have to go with the Dixie Chicks here, because Natalie Maines is a one cool chick!
Also, I have to give a shout out to the Thrift Store Cowboys because I went to high school with them! :)
43. If you were a musical instrument what would you be?
A piano, of course! Preferably a Bosendorfer so Tori could “play” me. *wink*
44. Do you listen to the radio?
I listen to NPR all the time, and sometimes college radio or Sirius.
45. Do you watch music TV?
No. Once again, is there such a thing anymore?
46. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40?
No, I could care less what is popular. I listen to what I LIKE.
47. Have you met any famous musicians?
Yes! I’ve met Donavan Frankenreiter, G. Love – minus his special sauce, Jeff Tweedy, and Tori Amos.
Oh, and I’ve corresponded with Anisa Romero (from Sky Cries Mary) via email enough (regarding a painting I commissioned her to do) that I think that should count!
48. Are any of your friends/family/etc. musicians?
Yes.
49. Song that best describes your feelings right now?
Sunday Afternoon
Just the music – the SOUND – not really the lyrics though.
50. Song that describes your life?
Hmm…do I want to answer this question? Oh, why not?
I’m in an interesting place these days, and I’m not totally sure if it’s a good thing or a bad thing. But if you want a mental snapshot of my take on my life RIGHT NOW, the song that comes to mind is In The Margins
such an intent stare
one eye at a time
your talons like fish hooks
you are a rare bird
the kind i wouldn't even mind
writing in the margins of my books
sometimes i see myself
through the eyes of a stray dog
from an alley across the street
and my whole mission just seems so finite
my whole saga just seems so cheap
i mean i know that now is all there is
and love will just make you cry
so i live for the sight of a rare bird
suddenly flying by
and i meet your stare
one eye at a time
writing in the margins of my mind
sometimes i see myself
through the eyes of a stray dog
from an alley across the street
and my whole mission just seems so finite
my whole saga just seems so cheap
and that's when your song calls to me
from way up in a tree
and i look up
and the whole world
is as it should be
51. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to?
No. I listen to way too much music to remember all of them.
52. Does a musician’s physical attractiveness play a role in the music that you listen to?
No, not at all – though eye candy is never a bad thing!
53. What famous musician do you want to marry?
I’m already happily married. :)
53. Favorite movie soundtrack?
"Across the Universe"!
55. Any musician pet hates?
Misogynist lyrics.
Trashy little girls who think they are women and think they can sing when neither is true.
Angry, whiny teen music.
Redneck country music, like Toby Keith.
56. What do your parents listen to?
Honestly, my mother mostly listens to Christian music these days.
However, I grew up listening to classic country/folk artists like Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton. They’re both pretty cool I think.
She also played a lot of cheesy 70’s pop like Sonny & Cher, Bread, Bee Gees, and Carpenters. Thanks to Mom, I can sing every single word to every song Karen Carpenter ever uttered. LOL!
Oh, I cannot forget Elvis Presley. We both love Elvis!
She did have flashes of brilliant musical taste with Janis Joplin, The Who, and The Rolling Stones. Oddly, I actually introduced her to Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and The Beatles because I could not stand it that she hadn’t found her way to them by herself.
57. What are you listening to right NOW?
Elephants
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One of those music surveys
20 Sep 2008, 19:48 by hunnybee7
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Just another lyrics game.
12 Sep 2008, 14:26 by koziolek27
You all know the rules....
1. There are things that drift away,
like our endless, numbered days.
Iron & Wine -
Passing Afternoon
2. Without giving anything away,
you'll find ships inside of bottles
and the garden's overgrown,
the house is white but the paint is coming off.
3. I know, I know my time has passed
I'm not so young, I'm not so fast
I tremble with the nervous thought
Of having been, at last, forgot .
Sufjan Stevens - They Are Night Zombies!! They etc.
4. Far in the morning light,
We let the movies play,
A weekend from the holiday.
5. Don't drag my love around,
Volcanoes melt me down.
Damien Rice - Volcano
6. So I'm trying to put it right
Cause I want to love you with my heart
All this trying has made me tight
And I don't know even where to start.
7. If only they could see, if only they had been here
They would understand, how someone could have chosen
To go the length I've gone, to spend just one day riding
Holding on to you, I never thought it would be this clear.
Kings of Convenience -Cayman Islands
8. If I was young, I'd flee this town
I'd bury my dreams underground
As did I, we drink to die, we drink tonight.
Beirut - Elephant Gun
9. She says wake up, it's no use pretending
I'll keep stealing, breathing her
Birds are leaving over Autumn's ending
One of us will die inside these arms.
Iron & Wine -Naked As We Came
10. The shattered soul, following close but nearly twice as slow
In my good times, there were always golden rocks to throw.
11. She's got red lipstick and a bright pair of shoes
knee high socks, what to cover a bruise.
Andrew Bird - Fake Pallindromes
12. Turning over every stone.
Building new rulers
But still haven't burnt any old.
13. Oh the glory, when he took our place
But he took my shoulders and he shook my face
And he takes, and he takes, and he takes.
Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
14. Too blind to know your best.
Hurrying through the forks without regrets.
Different now, every step feels like a mile.
All the lights seem to flash and pass you by.
José González -Cycling Trivialities
15. Is that alright?
Give my gun away when it's loaded.
Is that alright?
If you don't shoot it, how am I supposed to hold it?
Damien Rice - 9 Crimes
16. She's intoxicated by herself,
Everyday she's seen with someone else,
And every night she kisses someone new
Never you.
Kings of Convenience -Toxic Girl
17. If there's anything to say, if there's anything to do,
If there's any other way, I'll do anything for you.
Sufjan Stevens - For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti
18. You’ll ask me to pray for rain
With ash in your mouth,
You’ll ask it to burn again.
Iron & WineIron & Wine -Cinder and Smoke
19. Well it's been a long time, long time now,
Since I've seen you smile,
And I'll gamble away my fright,
And I'll gamble away my time.
Beirut - Nantes
20. Love, love is a verb,
Love is a doing word,
Fearless on my breath,
Gentle impulsions.
José González - Teardrop
Sufjan Stevens x1
Kings of Convenience x1
Beirut x1
José González x1
Alexi Murdoch x1 -
dress you like a king
11 Sep 2008, 01:54 by dirtyfacade
it's here:
dress you like a king
it'd be nice if you listened!
<3
1. Promise and The Monster-antarktis
2. Alexi Murdoch-all my days
3. El Perro del Mar-this loneliness
4. The Innocence Mission-tomorrow on the runway
5. The Legends-he knows the sun
6. Moonbabies-we're layabouts
7. The Aislers Set-melody not malaise
8. Taken By Trees-sweet child o'mine
9. Laurel Music-dreams and lies
10. Liz Durrett-the mezzanine
11. Silje Nes-ames room
12. Grandaddy-now it's on
13. Lightspeed Champion-tell me what it's worth
14. Bedroom Eyes-the skywriter
15. The Charade-monday morning
16. Swedish For Beginners-magical machines
xoxx.
marie -
Overall Top Artists Analyse mit Derhard Gelling und Nünther Getzer
10 Jul 2008, 20:42 by cotisueltosmrz
Gelling: Herzlich willkommen, liebe Zuschauer. Auch dieses Jahr möchten wir die Top Artists von Cotisuelto Smrz unter die Lupe nehmen und haben deswegen als Experten Nünther Getzer eingeladen - grüße Sie, Herr Getzer.
Getzer: Freut mich hier zu sein.
Gelling: Herr Getzer, die große Überraschung gleich zuerst: Der Meistertitel.
Getzer: Das ist richtig. Nur wenige hatten John Frusciante auf der Rechnung - wenngleich er für mich aufgrund der Diversität seiner Werke mit dem größten Potential daher kam.
Gelling: Auch wenn der Vorsprung nur denkbar knapp war. 1662 Plays zu 1586 Plays für Incubus - ebenfalls eine Überraschung.
Getzer: Dass die Red Hot Chili Peppers nur auf dem dritten Platz landen würden, hätte wohl niemand prophezeit.
Gelling: Und die Überraschungen hören auch danach nicht auf. Auf Platz vier katapultierten sich innerhalb eines Jahres The Mars Volta.
Getzer: Zweifellos eine Glanzleistung. Gegen Ende des Kalenderjahres 2007 hatten sie sich endlich in den Top50 etabliert, ehe sie dann nach dem Konzert in München im März nach vorne schossen. 274 Plays in der Woche nach dem Konzert - unglaublich! Damit haben sie den Rekord von Incubus aus dem Vorjahr um 20 Plays geschlagen. Alle Achtung!
Gelling: Arbeiten wir uns weiter "nach unten" durch: Weitere Überraschungen folgen auf den Plätzen 8 und 10.
Getzer: Das ist richtig. Zwar hatte Aphex Twin bereits eine gute letzte Saison, war aber mit seinen Ambient- Alben eher Hintergrundmusik denn etablierter Künstler. Das hat er durch 26 Mixes for Cash und Drukqs erreichen können. Wenn man bedenkt, wie viel Material noch von ihm verfügbar ist, kann ich mir durchaus vorstellen, dass er sich in den Top 10 halten kann.
Gelling: Ein Wort zu State Radio?
Getzer: Der erfolgreichste Neueinsteiger in die Charts, der mit Platz 10 einen beachtlichen Erfolg geschafft hat. Mit der Mischung aus Reggae und Punk haben die drei Amerikaner typische Sommermusik geschrieben, die dementsprechend oft gehört wird in den warmen Monaten.
Gelling: Der Vollständigkeit halber sollte man hier noch erwähnen, dass State Radio erst nach dem Southside 2007 ins Geschehen eingegriffen haben.
Getzer: Umso mehr gebührt ihnen der Respekt für den zehnten Platz.
Gelling: Lassen Sie uns noch einige Worte zu einigen Neueinsteigern verlieren.
Getzer: Sehr gerne. Pendulum haben sich in ihrer Zeit seit Oktober 2007 sehr gut geschlagen und nach Rock im Park 2008 noch einen Schub erlebt, der sie im Endeffekt bis auf Platz 19 geführt hat.
Gelling: Ebenso beachtlich ist das Abschneiden von Bloc Party
Getzer: Das sehe ich auch so, wenn man bedenkt, dass fast alle ihrer 294 Plays vom sensationellen Album A Weekend In the City stammen. Auch die hätte man im Juli 2007 sicher nicht in den Top50 ein Jahr später erwartet.
Gelling: Ebensowenig wie Alexi Murdoch, der vor allem in der Frühlingszeit Plays gewinnen konnte und sich somit einen verdienten Platz in den Top50 ergattern konnte.
Getzer: Große Verwunderung bringt auch die Tatsache mit sich, dass sich Bands wie Lunik, Band of Horses und boysetsfire in den Top50 festbeißen konnten und somit eigentlich gesetzte Größen in Smrzens musikalischem Repertoire, wie z.B. Coldplay, Blink-182 oder Daft Punk, hinter sich lassen konnten.
Gelling: Sehen Sie irgendwelche Enttäuschungen in dieser Saison?
Getzer: Nun, die Kings of Convenience können sicherlich nicht zufrieden mit dem Saisonverlauf sein, sie haben sich zu einfach aus den Top 10 verdrängen lassen. Sie gehören, neben Imogen Heap, sicher zu den großen Verlieren der abgelaufenen Spielzeit. Aber da Ms. Heap wahrscheinlich noch dieses Kalenderjahr ein Album auf den Markt bringen wird, mache ich mir da keine Sorgen, dass es mit ihr auch bald wieder bergauf gehen wird.
Gelling: Letztes Jahr wurden die Foo Fighters angesprochen - ein Kommentar dazu?
Getzer: Mit Platz 37 in die Top50 eingezogen, Minimalziel erreicht.
Gelling: Um bei den Entwicklungen und Prognosen des letzten Jahres zu bleiben. Sufjan Stevens, der Überraschungszehnte der letzten Saison genießt mittlerweile Ausnahmestatus.
Getzer: Da haben Sie recht - er hat sich mittlerweile als fünfte Kraft etabliert und hat noch reichlich Luft auf die nächstplatzierten. Bis die Mars Volta zu ihrem fulminanten Schub ansetzten, war er gar lange Zeit die Nummer vier und ließ damit Künstler mit großen Ambitionen auf den Anführerposten der zweiten Reihe hinter sich - Damien Rice oder Muse, um nur zwei Beispiele zu nennen.
Gelling: Letztes Jahr wurde, wohl eher scherzhaft gemeint, angeführt, was passieren würde, wenn man alle Tracks der Mars Volta, auf denen John Frusciante mitgewirkt hat, zusätzlich für ihn werten würde...
Getzer: Vin dieser Idee hale ich nichts. Wo ist da die Grenze? Dann Remixes müsste man auch bei Remixes den Ursprungskünstler UND den remixenden Künstler zählen. Nein nein - das bisherige System ist schon in Ordnung so.
Gelling: Wir haben uns trotzdem mal den Spaß gemacht und die wirklichen Frusiante- Zahl (wo wir jetzt aber von allen Mars Volta Stücken ausgehen) ermittelt. Als Solokünstler, mit den Chili Peppers, mit den Mars Volta, mit Ataxia, mit Josh Klinghoffer, mit Tricky kommen wir auf 4322 Plays.
Getzer: Beachtlich - aber um zu zeigen, dass Frusciante ein wichtiger Künstler für Cotisuelto Smrz ist, hätte es dieser Rechnerei nicht bedurft.
Gelling: Sieht man sich die Rolling Year Charts an, so fällt einem zunächst auf, dass es nicht mehr so eindeutig an der Spitze ausfällt wie im letzten Jahr, als die Spitzengruppe um die Chili Peppers, Incubus und Frusciante so dominierte.
Getzer: Das ist richtig, das Feld ist breiter geworden innerhalb der letzten Saison, das ist die Entwicklung, die ich mir wünsche. Offen für Neuerungen, die das bisherige Ranking ständig durcheinanderwirbeln können.
Gelling: Noch kurz einige Anmerkungen zu den Rolling Year Charts (Statistiken folgen unten). Demnach gebührt - nicht gerade überraschend - The Mars Volta Platz eins, dahinter John Frusciante und an dritter Stelle Sufjan Stevens.
Gelling: Auch wenn die Prognosen aus dem letzten Jahr nicht ins Schwarze getroffen haben, kommen Sie, Herr Getzer nicht drum herum, einige Vorhersagen für die nächste Saison zu treffen.
Getzer: Nun, wenn es denn sein muss. Der Meisterschaftskampf ist, wie diese Saison offenbart hat, ausgeglichen wie nie. Mich würde nicht überraschen, wenn es ein Künstler der Spitzengruppe machen würde, wenngleich man auch nicht The Mars Volta vergessen darf, da Smrz bereits im Juli erneut auf ein Konzert gehen wird.
Ansonsten wird Sufjan Stevens die fünfte Kraft bleiben. Es wird naturgemäß wenig Änderungen in den Top10 geben, aufgrund des immensen Vorsprung der aktuellen Künstler. Aber es wird auch im nächsten Jahr, dessen bin ich mir sicher, die ein oder andere Überraschung geben, die ein wenig Würze in das Rennen um die Gunst von Cotisuelto Smrz bringen wird.
Gelling: Dann danke ich Ihnen, Herr Getzer für Ihre fachkundige Meinung und Ihnen, werter Leser, für Ihr Interesse. Machen Sie's gut, hauen Sie rein. Bis bald.
Rolling Year Charts
1 The Mars Volta 1,033
2 John Frusciante 886
3 Sufjan Stevens 607
4 Incubus 596
5 State Radio 545
6 Red Hot Chili Peppers 528
7 Aphex Twin 492
8 Porcupine Tree 440
9 Pendulum 428
10 Rage Against the Machine 387
11 Turin Brakes 369
12 Beatsteaks 352
13 Damien Rice 351
14 Nick Drake 332
15 Muse 317
16 The Album Leaf 307
17 La Vela Puerca 300
18 Bloc Party 289
19 Teitur 284
20 Clueso 278
Overall Top20
1 John Frusciante 1,662
2 Incubus 1,586
3 Red Hot Chili Peppers 1,478
4 The Mars Volta 1,099
5 Sufjan Stevens 844
6 Muse 738
7 Damien Rice 717
8 Aphex Twin 627
9 Porcupine Tree 624
10 State Radio 546
11 Clueso 540
12 The Album Leaf 519
13 Kings of Convenience 511
14 Turin Brakes 501
15 The Streets 458
16 Rage Against the Machine 445
17 Nick Drake 435
18 Pendulum 428
19 Teitur 420
20 La Vela Puerca 367 -
Favourite ARTIST abc...
3 Jul 2008, 18:47 by starrise
A - Alexi Murdoch
B - Bon Iver
C - Corinne Bailey Rae
D - Damien Rice
E - Elliott Smith
F - Fionn Regan
G - Glen Phillips
H - Helgi Hrafn Jónsson
I - Imogen Heap
J - John Mayer
K - Kristofer Åström
L - Laura Veirs
M - Matt Costa
N - Newton Faulkner
O -
P - Priscilla Ahn
Q -
R - Roddy Woomble
S - Sufjan Stevens
T - Teitur
U -
V - Victor Davies
W - Wallis Bird
X - Xavier Rudd
Y - Yann Tiersen
Z - -
Top 50 albums
17 Jun 2008, 08:18 by fadsy
fadsy's top albums
1. Bird York - The Velvet Hour (1041)
2. Vienna Teng - Dreaming Through the Noise (804)
3. Trespassers William - Having (545)
4. Bird York - Bird York (476)
5. Susie Suh - Susie Suh (440)
6. Vienna Teng - Waking Hour (407)
7. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (376)
8. Trespassers William - Different Stars (360)
9. U2 - The Joshua Tree (354)
10. U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (348)
11. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside (345)
12. U2 - Elevation: Live from Boston (DVD) (329)
13. Teitur - Stay Under The Stars (316)
14. David Gray - Life In Slow Motion (305)
15. Azure Ray - Burn And Shiver (303)
16. Chris Garneau - Music For Tourists (302)
17. Ingrid Michaelson - Girls and Boys (301)
18. U2 - Achtung Baby (300)
19. Alexi Murdoch - Time Without Consequence (297)
20. Catherine Feeny - Hurricane Glass (278)
21. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People (275)
22. U2 - Pop (263)
23. Rachael Yamagata - Happenstance (262)
24. U2 - Zooropa (253)
25. Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself (246)
26. Holly Brook - Like Blood Like Honey (234)
27. Teitur - Poetry & Aeroplanes (233)
28. Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope (225)
29. Trespassers William - Anchor (222)
30. The Fray - How to Save a Life (222)
31. Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life (215)
32. Azure Ray - Hold on Love (214)
33. U2 - Boy (213)
34. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (206)
35. Sarah McLachlan - Afterglow (205)
36. Frou Frou - Details (182)
37. Carla Werner - Departure (176)
38. Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene (171)
39. Pete Yorn - musicforthemorningafter (171)
40. Maria Taylor - 11:11 (171)
41. Pete Yorn - Day I Forgot (164)
42. Azure Ray - Azure Ray (162)
43. Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball (162)
44. Deb Talan - A Bird Flies Out (161)
45. Vienna Teng - Warm Strangers (160)
46. Billy Joel - Cold Spring Harbor (160)
47. Billy Joel - 12 Gardens Live (158)
48. Sneaker Pimps - Bloodsport (155)
49. Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism (154)
50. Sondre Lerche - Faces Down (147)
top albums script -
Music in the year 2007. Saw it written and I saw it say :)
28 Dec 2007, 09:43 by brushfired
My first journal.. so here we go,
I would like to put here my personal favs in 2007 and at the same time to recommend you some music...
Best Foreign Band : The Arcade Fire with the album Neon Bible.
Their second album is going to be a really masterpiece
of this genre in the future, I'm sure ;)
Check out the song Neon Bible playin' in an elevator!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wjxef8AfVQg
Best Foreign Singer-Songwriter : Josh Ritter with his album The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter.
One of those great talented guys - singer-songwriters nowadays.
He's like a new Bob Dylan mixed with Leonard Cohen.
And his talent still grows...
Best Soundtrack : The Fountain OST by a musician and composer Clint Mansell.
The movie is itself very good but the music is better :)
Best Post-Rock Sensation : Explosions in the Sky and their fascinating album called All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone.
Without any voices and how it works? Perfectly.
Best Group Discovery : The band called The National with another wonderful album Boxer.
Sufjan Stevens as a quest on a piano in two nice (of overall 12 wonderful) songs, Ada and Racing Like A Pro.
Best Artist Discovery : Alexi Murdoch with his debut album Time Without Consequence (2006).
Nick Drake's finger-picking style and José González's feeling. Very characterful style.
Shine
:
"and so you hide your eyes
you're afraid that the light
will make you blind
but it's time
it's time to shine"
Best czech Enterprise : Tata Bojs with their album Kluci kde ste? (Guys, where are ya?)
Not like their previous stuff but still very good.
Best Song Overall : Oh, it's so hard to pick just one song, cause it's changin' every day but this year, I'll go for The National's song Mistaken for Strangers off the Boxer album.
It's a modern rock song, like better Interpol.
Greatest Surprise : The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen.
Damon Albarn's next musical project, nothing like Gorillaz or Blur, it's more sophisticated (thanks to that star team).
Best Concert DVD : Sigur Rós with their stunning DVD called Heima, Home in English.
Sigur Rós's first DVD is totally gorgeous. It's more than just MUSIC, it's also consonance of people with beautiful Icelandic landscapes and of course, with the music of Sigur Rós. Heavenly.
Best Album Overall : Lifeline by Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals.
What can I say about this album full of love and humanity. This is it!
It was completely recorded in only 7 days and without any computers! Thanks Mr. Harper. My soul is filled.
Some other great musical moments in this year...
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Sigur Rós - Hvarf/Heim
Norah Jones - Not Too Late
Xavier Rudd - White Moth
The John Butler Trio - Grand National
The Cat Empire - So Many Nights
Slightly Stoopid - Chronchitis
Current Swell - Trust Us Now
Manu Chao - La Radiolina
Travis - The Boy With No Name
Money Mark - Brand New By Tomorrow
Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild OST
Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
Rogue Wave - Asleep At Heaven's Gate
Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Animal Liberation Orchestra - Roses and Clover
The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters
Joe Purdy - Take My Blanket And Go
Blonde Redhead - 23
Matt Nathanson - Some Mad Hope
Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers
José González - In Our Nature
Nick Drake - Family Tree
Elliott Smith - New Moon
Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Interpol - Our Love to Admire
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
Björk - Volta
múm - Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
God Is an Astronaut - Far From Refuge
Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss
Amiina - kurr
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Caspian - The Four Trees
65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas
The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse
St. Vincent - Marry Me
Maps - We Can Create
Battles - Mirrored
The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War
PJ Harvey - White Chalk
Feist - The Reminder
Okkervil River - The Stage Names
Christopher O'Riley - Second Grace: The Music of Nick Drake
Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5:55
Various Artists - Across The Universe OST
Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - Once OST
And that's it. Hope you've found some good music in this year and that you are still searchin'...
Music can change the world because music changes people.
Take care,
Love & Peace. -
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30 Nov 2007, 20:23 by ragnarok725
Directions: Put your Windows Media Player/Winamp/iPod on random, and write down the songs that come up. No cheating!
How does the world see me?
Song: The Beginning After the End
Artist: Stars
Comment: A deep song, and a slow builder. Sounds good to me.
Will I have a happy life?
Song: Drop Me Off
Artist: Pela
Comment: "Drop me off at the corner, it's better if we don't." Well... damn.
What do my friends really think of me?
Song: And She Would Darken The Memory Of Youth
Artist: The Twilight Sad
Comment: Guess I need to lighten up a little...
Do people secretly lust after me?
Song: Cmere
Artist: Interpol
Comment: "The problem is, you're in love with someone else. It should be me." Sounds about right...
How can I make myself happy?
Song: Robot Rock / Oh Yeah
Artist: Daft Punk
Comment: Rocking out. Sweet.
What should I do with my life?
Song: Grin
Artist: Guster
Comment: Oddly perfect.
Why should life be full of so much pain?
Song: Why is My Sleeping Bag A Ghetto Muppet?
Artist: Chin Up Chin Up
Comment: Uhhh... right-o.
How can I maximize my pleasure during sex?
Song: When We Escape
Artist: Minus the Bear
Comment: Well what the fuck.
Will I ever have children?
Song: I Made A Resolution
Artist: Sea Wolf
Comment: If you know what that song is about, then this is just fucking morbid. Good lord.
What is some good advice for me?
Song: The Important Thing Is To Love
Artist: +/-
Comment: Wow. I swear, I'm not cheating.
What is happiness?
Song: At The Hop
Artist: Devendra Banhart
Comment: Simple enough.
What is my favorite fetish?
Song: Celebration Guns (Camouflage Nights with Kevin Drew)
Artist: Stars (remix album)
Comment: That's kind of weird.
How will I be remembered?
Song: Eyes
Artist: Rogue Wave
Comment: Missed. The. Last. Train. Home.
What do people assume when they first look at me?
Song: 1234
Artist:
