Bob Dylan

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  • so exciting. wait, this took an hour.

    13 Oct 2008, 07:42 by lindsayevon

    I stole this from Amanda.

    1. How did you get into 29 (The Willowz)?
    They opened for The Greenhornes on their last tour. I thought I should check them out. It was a good choice.

    2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22 (The Doors)?
    I honestly don't know. I've been listening to them since before I can remember.

    3. What's your favorite lyric by 33 (Loretta Lynn)?
    HMM. I can't really decide. Probably all of Van Lear Rose. The song.

    4. What is your favorite album by 49 (Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins)?
    There's only one.

    5. How many albums by 13 do you own (Devendra Banhart)?
    OWN, one. Have at my disposal, all of them.

    6. What is your favorite song by 50 (The Forty Fives)?
    I really love "Trying to Get Next To You"

    7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad (Joni Mitchell)?
    Ah, all of Blue really... it's one of my go-to misery albums.

    8. What is your favorite album by 15 (The Who)?
    AAAGH. Um. I want to say "The Who Sell Out" but "Live At Leeds" would kick my ass for it.

    9. What is your favorite song by 5 (Led Zeppelin)?
    How are they number five? Since I've Been Loving You.

    10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy (The Kills)?
    Hmm.... I think Sour Cherry.

    11. What is your favorite album by 40 (The Animals)?
    Animalization

    12. What is your favorite song by 10 (Bob Dylan)?
    Isis.

    13. What is a good memory you have involving 30 (The Kinks)?
    Any time singing and Lola are involved.

    14. What is your favorite song by 38 (The Lions Rampant)?
    Cocaine Anne / Cigarettes and Gin / 70/30

    15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)?
    Happy? I don't know.... Little Miss Strange, perhaps

    16. How many times have you seen 25 live (Pink Floyd)?
    Never. And never will.

    17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23 (The Gun Club)?
    Jack On Fire

    18. What is your favorite album by 11 (Blanche)?
    "If We Can't Trust The Doctors"

    19. Who is a favorite member of 1 (The Greenhornes)?
    I LOVE THEM ALL. Well, Keeler, but NO I LOVE THEM ALL SO MUCH.

    20. Have you ever seen 14 live (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)?
    I haveeee.

    21. What is a good memory involving 27 (Red Hot Chili Peppers)?
    Seeing them live. It was such a FUN show.

    22. What is your favorite song by 16 (Rilo Kiley)?
    Oh god. "Spectacular Views" I THINK.

    23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47 (Thee Shams)?
    I have 3 46's and no 47, so I'll steal the second 46 and say it's Thee Shams. And I don't remember.

    24. What is your favorite album by 18 (Pixies)?
    SURFER ROSA

    25. What is your favorite song by 21 (The Velvet Underground)?
    Uh. Can I say the entirety of "White Light / White Heat" ?

    26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26 (Beck)?
    Loser, of course.

    27. What is your favorite album by 3 (Brendan Benson)?
    I generally say One Mississippi, but I love them all.

    28. What is your favorite song by 2 (The White Stripes)?
    Uh. Death Letter. But it has to be live.

    29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32 (Be Your Own Pet)?
    I honestly can't remember.

    30. What is your favorite song by 8 (Cat Power)?
    Her cover of Hank Williams' "I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love With You"

    31. How many times have you seen 17 live (Jeff Buckley)?
    None.

    32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy (Wilco)?
    Heavy Metal Drummer. She fell in love with a drummer, she fell in love with a drummer...!

    33. What is your favorite album by 12 (The Beatles)?
    Revolver

    34. What is the worst song by 45 (Jimi Hendrix)?
    Obviously there isn't one. Because it is HENDRIX.

    35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34 (The Von Bondies)?
    Cass and Henry, I think.

    36. What is you favorite album by 48 (13th Floor Elevators)?
    The Psychedelic Sounds...

    37. How many times have you seen 42 live (Janis Joplin)?
    None.

    38. What is your favorite song by 36 (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)?
    I'm tempted to say Mary Jane's Last Dance. I also LOVE LOVE LOVE American Girl.

    39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28 (The Monkees)?
    Yeah, I have no idea. That's another one I've been listening to since I could walk.

    40. What is your favorite album by 7 (Soledad Brothers)?
    Steal Your Soul and Dare Your Spirit To Move

    41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy (The Yardbirds)?
    Like, their entire discography. Lost Woman.

    42. What is your favorite album by 41 (The Smashing Pumpkins)?
    I'm honestly not well-versed in their stuff enough to pick a favorite. I'll roll with Siamese Dream for now.

    43. What is your favorite song by 24 (Cream)?
    Oh god. Don't ask me this shit, please.

    44. What is a good memory you have involving 46 (Dinosaur Jr.)?
    Sitting in the car with Ryan listening to "Not You Again" and being completely blown away.

    45. What is your favorite song by 35 (Rage Against The Machine)?
    How I Could Just Kill A Man

    46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy (The Raconteurs)?
    I'm not sure.... I'd say Old Enough is the winner.

    47. What is your favorite album by 4 (The Black Keys)?
    The Big Come Up

    48. Who is a favorite member of 37 (The Hard Lessons)?
    Augieeee.

    49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43 (Kings of Leon)?
    Spiral Staircase

    50. How many albums do you own by 20 (The Dirtbombs)?
    I own one album and a LOT of 45s.
  • The Hypelist [ October 12 - October 18 ]

    12 Oct 2008, 10:59 by Knirrie

    This week's hypelist only has covers on it. Here's my list, 5 songs I'll be playing frequently next week:

    1. Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - PlayYou Ain't Goin' Nowhere
      Original by Bob Dylan

    2. Jack Johnson - My Doorbell
      Original by The White Stripes

    3. The Black Crowes - PlayLucy in the Sky With Diamonds
      Original by The Beatles

    4. Sleeper - PlayAtomic
      Original by Blondie

    5. Pete Philly & Perquisite - Dazzled Kids
      Original by Voicst

    Get it here!

    The Hypelist Group
  • Top 50 Quiz

    12 Oct 2008, 04:50 by AlecGray

    So I'm bored, time for a quiz!

    Top 50 Quiz

    1. What's your favorite song by 14?
    Bob Dylan - PlayMasters of War

    2. How did you get into 20?
    Fantômas: it was kind of random if I recall; might've read a review on Pitchfork or something. Well worth the investigation.

    3. Who is your favorite member in 8?
    The Smashing Pumpkins - Billy Corgan, even if he is an asshole. Though James Iha is pretty good too...

    4. What's your favorite lyric bit by 29?
    Boards of Canada: according to Last.fm: PlayAquarius


    5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
    Mogwai: Yes, at The Metro in Chicago.

    6. What's your favorite album from 10?
    Music For Airports: such an amazing piece of minimalism.

    7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
    Radiohead: No

    8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
    Low: A quiet evening listening to their first LP on a slow day.

    9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
    Nirvana: No

    10. What did you first get into 1?
    The Clash: College, something about their punk attitude, and deeply social commentary appealed to me. That and they're an amazing band in terms of musical impact.

    11. Who likes 4 along with you?
    Cloud Cult: My friends Colin and Sean (who happen to be brothers as well; and from St. Cloud)

    12. Which song did you first hear from 15?
    The Cure: Boys Don't Cry: My roommate freshman year loved this song and would always dance when it came on. Pretty fun.

    13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
    The Beatles: Yellow Submarine; my Mom used to sing it to my sister and me to put us to bed.

    14. Which song do you not like by 18?
    Deftones: Black Moon: its kind of really bad, remove the rapping and its pretty decent.

    15. Why do you like 14's songs?
    Bob Dylan: Because he's an amazing lyricist; his early work just can't be touched, its so classic and tied-in to the 1960s/70s.

    16. Where did you first hear 6?
    Modest Mouse: most likely the radio or on MTV.

    17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
    Neil Young: quite a long time, considering he's been active since the early 60s and still going.

    18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs: a lot of them actually, I've just heard them so many times in bad situations - taken a while to even listen to them.

    19. When did you get into 17?
    Sonic Youth: when a friend suggested that I listen to Washing Machine

    20. How long have you been into 1?
    The Clash: Maybe 2-3 years, but only in the last year or so have I really gotten into them.

    21. If 9 have a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
    The Arcade Fire: quite possibly, even though I can't legally drive due to lack of license.

    22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
    Minor Threat: 2 (Complete Discography, & First Demo Tape)

    23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
    Gnarls Barkley: nope

    24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
    The Chemical Brothers: a lot of their songs make me happy, its kind of hard to pick a single stand-out track.

    25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
    TV on the Radio: Wolf Like Me; its like a wonderful horror movie love-song or something. I could maybe pick a better song, a lot of them off Dear Science are potential winners.

    26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
    The Black Keys: PlayEverywhere I Go

    27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
    Pearl Jam: not on Last.fm or iTunes, but certainly over the course of my life I've had to have heard one of their singles that many times.

    28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
    Beth Orton: [track artist=Beth Orton]Galaxy of Emptiness: its a bit too long and slow at times; although on this iTunes library she's not that highly played yet.

    29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
    Fugazi: haven't found one yet :)

    30. What song got you into 40?
    Rammstein: PlayDu hast; I imagine a LOT of people got into them because of this track.

    31. What is your favorite single by 25?
    Why?: Play500 Fingernails

    32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
    The Roots: feel like a horrible person (maybe).

    33. Would would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
    Beck: I honestly have no idea, I guess I'd be flattered (haha).

    34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
    Carissa's Wierd: maybe, if they could make them a bit happier; then again some of their solo outings have been much happier...

    35. Who has the best voice in 46?
    Battles: easy answer, lead vocalist Tyondai Braxton.

    36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
    Marilyn Manson: more so the older mid-90s version as opposed to his current looks.

    37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
    ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: PlayRichter Scale Madness (4 times); although before that I know it was Will You Smile Again.

    38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
    Aphex Twin: at least 7, most of his Aphex Twin releases are in my collection, minus a few.

    39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
    Band of Horses: most of the songs on Cease to Begin.

    40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group?
    Sera Cahoone: none, its already a solo off-shoot from Carissa's Wierd; so the artist sort of is my answer (in a way).

    41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
    The Prodigy: break dancing; or Keith Flint.

    42. Did you hate 43 at first?
    Miles Davis: I don't think I've ever hated Miles Davis, maybe I didn't know much of his work for a while, but I never hated him.


    43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
    Pixies: A lot of people listen to them, so yes.

    44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
    Nine Inch Nails: something tells me no...

    45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
    The White Stripes: quite possibly yes, couldn't tell you which though.

    46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
    The Weakerthans: no, but I want to.

    47. Do you like 44's name?
    Califone: yeah, and I can't help but think it means something


    48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
    David Bowie: I think this one speaks for itself...

    49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
    Minus the Bear: not personally, but I imagine there's people out there who don't like them.

    50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
    Sigur Rós: not really the type of music you dance too, unless you count some of the stuff on the new album (which I don't own).
  • A poetic retelling of a wonderful concert: Conor Oberst in Sydney, October 4 2008

    11 Oct 2008, 11:35 by ellycopter

    Sat 4 Oct – Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, I Heart Hiroshima

    Whilst other kids his age were playing in the park and trading baseball cards, he was stirring up a legacy. He self-released his first full-length album at age 12 on what has evolved today into Saddle Creek Records, one of indie rock’s most respected labels. He had made three more records and taken part in four semi-successful bands, all before his 16th birthday.

    It’s clear that Conor Oberst was no ordinary child, and now, over a decade down the track, he’s showing no signs of slowing down.

    After riding on the wave of his critically acclaimed outfit Bright Eyes for the past few years (and picking up a horde of finally-someone-who-understands-me angsty teenage fans), he released an album under his own name again this year with new bandmates The Mystic Valley Band, and brought his tight collection of new songs to Australia – his first visit since 2005’s Bright Eyes tour.

    Oberst is known for being temperamental at best, having made a name for himself as modern music’s most mopey patriot (take a glance at your wrists after listening to It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends by Bright Eyes – chances are they were one step ahead of you and slit themselves). Like fellow alt-country musician Ryan Adams, going to a Conor Oberst concert is the equivalent of sticking your arm into a lion’s cage – you could get lucky and find that it’s friendly and quite willing to cooperate, or it could rip you to pieces – and so it was with a closely guarded arm that I ventured to the Enmore Theatre on this particular Saturday night.

    The crowd gathered outside the venue was, for the most part, what you’d expect them to be – trendy indie kids wearing flannelette, Ben Folds-esque glasses, tight jeans and apathetic expressions – but there were also older fans, rather content in their everyday casuals. Oberst has, after all, been compared to Bob Dylan time and time again – the type of music that appeals to people from all walks of life through its simple yet powerful poetics.

    In front of a room of people sitting down and some eager ones pressed against the barrier, Brisbane’s I Heart Hiroshima were the first to take the stage with their rather generic brand of power-pop. It’s fascinating how much difference etiquette makes to a performance – singer/drummer Susie Patten’s foul mouthed banter stood in stark contrast to the whimsically antique stage on which they were standing. It’s not that IHH are a terrible band – it’s just that they have nothing in common with Oberst, and sharing a stage with him seemed inappropriate. Though it’s always refreshing to watch a band genuinely enjoy themselves onstage, which IHH clearly did, it’s equally refreshing to see musicians hold up a certain level of personal integrity – something that was lacking. It felt a little too much like watching a high school band perform their first backyard show, and the music itself was not inspired enough to save them. They were met with raucous applause, however, so perhaps I’m just getting cynical in my old age.

    The cheering when the lights went down was thunderous. Decked out in a tight suit that made him look like a scruffy schoolboy at his first formal, Conor Oberst took to the stage with a bottle of Corona and the words “we’re very happy to be here” (wait, did you just say happy?!) before exploding into PlaySausalito, the second track from the new record. Live, Oberst’s voice has a ferocity that doesn’t come across recorded – not quite angry, but forceful and honest. The jaunty rhythms and slackjawed country slaps of the new record are sweltering, and the intimacy of the Enmore really brought them home.

    A slowed down version of Cape Canaveral was a highlight, really accentuating Oberst’s unique vocal talents. Other than the obvious choices from the new album, the Mystic Valley Band showcased new material too, with Oberst stepping back for the other band members to take lead vocals. It felt like a shared experience, a group of boys all proud of each other’s achievements – and what achievements they are. From the foot-stomping NYC – Gone, Gone to the folk shouts of PlayGet-Well-Cards to the rousing folk-rock of PlayMoab, Oberst showed the crowd a newfound confidence and diversity well beyond his Bright Eyes years.

    But whilst Oberst has matured, tunes such as PlayLenders in the Temple and PlayMilk Thistle hold the same kind of personal anguish that defined his career. Seated with an acoustic guitar and accompanied by bassist Macey Taylor, he sang with an unbridled passion that felt like he undressed, bearing all of his scars for the enraptured audience to see. A heartwrenching rendition of ‘Milk Thistle’ closed the set before the encore, leaving punters with a lingering taste of Conor Oberst’s honest poetry.

    It was interesting to note both Oberst’s newfound sense of humour and the complete lack of Bright Eyes material in the set. One particularly eager fan shouted out, during the encore, for the Bright Eyes classic Bowl of Oranges, to which Oberst replied “Bowl of Oranges? Okay, this song is called Bowl of Oranges” – and then grinned, ripping into Corrina, Corrina– “...it’s a remix.” The Dylan comparisons are not unfounded, either – hearing Oberst adopt that uncanny southern drawl for an upbeat rendition of the 1963 folk classic, before playing a note-perfect cover of Paul Simon’s PlayKodachrome, cemented his place as a 21st century incarnation of some of the musical world’s greatest talents whilst also showing where his roots lie.

    It’s clear that the Bright Eyes effect hasn’t faded, though – throughout the set, audience members passed flowers and bags of presents to the stage, an act strangely reminiscent of screaming Backstreet Boys fans, but not unexpected. Bright Eyes was, after all, the soundtrack to broken teenage hearts in the early 2000s – despite his evolution, Oberst remains the Nick Carter of indie, the pretty poster boy for heartbreak.

    And true to his original style, Oberst closed the set in a quietly profound manner with Breezy, a bittersweet ode to the late Bright Eyes contributor Sabrina Duim. It was a deeply personal and moving way to conclude what had been an unexpectedly bright and energetic show, showing that there really are two sides to every coin.

    Sausalito
    Get-Well-Cards
    Danny Callahan
    Central City
    Smoke Signals
    Cape Canaveral
    I Got A Reason #1
    Moab
    Ten Women
    I Got A Reason #2
    Sun Down
    NYC - Gone, Gone
    Souled Out!!!
    Milk Thistle

    ENCORE
    Lenders in the Temple
    Corinna, Corinna
    Kodachrome
    I Don't Want to Die (In The Hospital)
    Breezy
  • [50] Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home (1965)

    10 Oct 2008, 16:48 by Llorenza

    Bob DylanBringing It All Back Home

    What's to say about this? It's Bob Dylan, it is great. Great music, great lyrics, great voice. This album has 2 sides: a more electric guitar rock side and a more folky side. Both great.
    :)

    Especially Subterranean Homesick Blues is extremely good (and more original than what he has done before), and the next song PlayShe Belongs to Me is the most beautiful Bob Dylan song I have already heard (until now, of course). Maybe I like the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan a little bit more (this album doesn't have Masters of War and A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall on it), but it is a very close call.

    I could slap myself that I never bothered to listen to any of Bob Dylan's albums, being under the wrong assumption I wouldn't like it.
    But I won't.
    I'll just listen to this album another time.

    (Nog eens schot in de roos: Subterranean Homesick Blues, PlayShe Belongs to Me, PlayLove Minus Zero/No Limit, PlayBob Dylan's 115th Dream -the laughing!-, PlayIt's All Over Now, Baby Blue)

    Money doesn't talk, it swears. (PlayIt's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding))
  • eMusic Bliss - In 3 Days

    10 Oct 2008, 02:18 by zeppyfish

    Wow. So for those not familiar with the wonder that is eMusic.com, here's the deal. You get 50 downloads a month for about 15 bucks. Most of the music on the site is far more obscure than what you'll find on iTunes Music Store or Rhapsody, but then again, there are some amazing nuggets that you won't find anywhere else (especially jazz), and then, every so often, there's a flurry of new releases that makes you go "whaaaaa" (but gleefully).

    This week alone, they've got the new Brian Eno & David Byrne album (their first collaboration in 25 years), Jackson Browne's latest (which a lot of people are saying is the best thing he's done in more than a decade), OH (ohio) by Lambchop (any new Lambchop release is good news), and a new EP from Ted Leo and The Pharmacists. All of this would be fantastic, except that my downloads expire on the 11th, so I'd pretty much used them up when I discovered all this new amazingness. I was able to get all 4 of the Ted Leo tracks, 2 from Byrne & Eno, and one each from the other two releases.

    Now I just have to wait until the 12th to get the rest.

    Also, the "new" Bob Dylan album, Tell Tale Signs, dropped this week (not on eMusic, obviously). My copy from Amazon will probably arrive in the mail on Saturday or maybe Monday.

    Patience is a virtue...
  • Singer/Songwriter Lyrics Quiz, The Sequel

    10 Oct 2008, 01:24 by RandyB1961

    Last week's quiz worked out so well, I think I'll try another. Same rules; it's the first 1 or 2 lines of the song, all versions are by the original songwriter, and PLEASE NO GOOGLING!

    1. I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountains in the skies.
    Achin' with the feelin' of the freedom of an eagle when she flies.

    2. Is it too much to ask?
    I want a comfortable bed that won't hurt my back
    Food to fill me up
    And warm clothes and all that stuff

    3. What has happened down here is the wind have changed
    Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain

    4. I was sitting in the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel
    I was staring in my empty coffee cup

    5. was dreaming of the past.
    And my heart was beating fast,

    6. Living on the road my friend
    Was gonna keep you free and clean

    7. How many days has it been
    Since I was born
    How many days until I die

    8. Early one mornin' the sun was shinin',
    I was layin' in bed

    9. When I was a child my family would travel
    Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born

    10. Rita was sixteen years... hazel eyes and chestnut hair
    She made the Woolworth counter shine

    11. Pickin' up the pieces of my sweet shattered dream
    I wonder how the old folks are tonight

    12. Now that I've lost everything to you
    You say you wanna start something new

    13. It was late in December, the sky turned to snow
    All round the day was going down slow

    14. Oh people, look around you
    The signs are everywhere

    15. Oh I used to be disgusted
    and now I try to be amused.

    16. Oh I used to be disgusted
    and now I try to be amused.

    17. Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo,
    The trick is to ride and make it to the bell.

    18. They paved paradise
    And put up a parking lot

    19. I met my old lover
    On the street last night

    20. Well, I dreamed I saw the knights
    In armor coming,
    Saying something about a queen.

    Jackson Browne
    Elvis Costello
    Bob Dylan
    John Fogerty
    Nanci Griffith
    Kris Kristofferson
    John Lennon
    Gordon Lightfoot
    Joni Mitchell
    Van Morrison
    Randy Newman
    John Prine
    Leon Russell
    Paul Simon
    Cat Stevens
    Al Stewart
    Townes Van Zandt
    Lucinda Williams
    Neil Young
    Warren Zevon
  • Top 50: Quiz

    8 Oct 2008, 23:45 by AvalineH

    1. What's your favorite song by 14?
    The Fiery Furnaces: I'm quite partial to Smelling Cigarettes

    2. How did you get into 20?
    The Flaming Lips: My brother gave me Clouds Taste Metallic and after that I was hooked.

    3. Who is your favorite member in 8?
    Camera Obscura: Traceyanne Campbell, naturally.

    4. Whats your favorite lyric bit by 29?
    Pavement:

    "Now she's the only one who always inhales
    Paris is stale and it's war if we fail
    And in the migrant hotels, they never sleep
    They never will
    Their souls are crumblin' like a dirt clawed hole
    Your cigarette cuts to the inside
    Empty homes, plastic cones
    Stolen rims, are they alloy or chrome?
    Well, I've got style
    Miles and miles
    So much style that it's leavin'
    This pattern's torn and we're weavin'
    This pattern's torn and we're weavin' in it?"


    5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
    Good Shoes: Nope

    6. What's your favorite album from 10?
    The Pogues: I completely dig Rum Sodomy & the Lash

    7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
    Wilco: Yes, I've got a tee and their documentary dvd

    8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
    Sam Cooke: Listening to Sam while cooking at night . . . he really make it easier to not slice off a finger while slicing up fruit and such.

    9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
    Belle and Sebastian: No

    10. When did you first get into 1?
    The Thermals: I mixed them into a playlist for traveling to the Andes; it fit quite nicely and I've liked them ever since.

    11. Who likes 4 along with you?
    of Montreal: My brothers, my friends, most others that I know

    12. Which song did you first hear from 15?
    Neutral Milk Hotel: The song PlayNaomi

    13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
    The Hold Steady: PlayChillout Tent

    14. Which song do you not like by 18?
    Superchunk: Eh, the song Creek I suppose.

    15. Why do you like 14's songs?
    The Fiery Furnaces: They're just fun and a great listen!

    16. Where did you first hear 6?
    St. Vincent: I don't remember, some time after my brother gave me her album though

    17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
    Cat Power: About a year or two

    18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
    The Essex Green: The song PlaySin City reminds me of long and boring commutes but that's about it.

    19. When did you get into 17?
    Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: On a road trip through the back woods with a friend . . . he had such a wonderful voice that suited the scenery so well, I suppose it just stuck with me.

    20. How long have you been into 11?
    All Smiles: Only a couple of months, once I found out that somebody formerly of Grandaddy made a solo album, I totally jumped on it though.

    21. If 9 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
    Sleater-Kinney: Well, seeing as they're no longer together and it'd have to be for a reunion . . . yeah! I wouldn't miss out the grrrl riot power trio for anything!

    22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
    Beirut: Two albums, two EPs

    23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
    The Sea and Cake: Huh? no.

    24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
    Stephen Malkmus: All of his songs make me semi-happy, Gardenia and Baltimore are two of my favorites though

    25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
    Beulah: Totally! It's If We Can Land a Man on the Moon, Surely I Can Win Your Hear!

    26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
    Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah: some loud thunder

    27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
    Brendan Benson: No

    28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
    Screaming Trees: They've all been listened to more than once, but PlayTraveler has the lowest play count

    29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
    Bob Dylan: If there was a song I was tired of hearing it would be PlayHighway 61 Revisited

    30. What song got you into 40?
    MGMT: The track PlayKids playing while driving through the mountains.

    31. What is your favorite single by 25?
    The New Pornographers: Sing Me Spanish Techno

    32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
    The Knife: I probably wouldn't be that hurt, and I'd listen to them still

    33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
    Beck: He's a cutie-pie, but no thanks

    34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
    Built to Spill: I don't and would not

    35. Who has the best voice in 46?
    Cardinal: Richard Davies, most def

    36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
    Los Campesinos!: Uh, no

    37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
    Stereolab: 20 times with Captain Easychord

    38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
    Yo La Tengo: Six

    39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
    Joanna Newsom: Not really

    40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group?
    Vampire Weekend: I'm indifferent, plus they haven't been around long enough for me to go making decisions like that

    41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
    Galaxie 500: PlayTell Me reminds me of swimming in the ocean, relaxing . . . the sun shining brightly

    42. Did you hate 43 at first?
    Kelley Stoltz: Not really

    43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
    Spoon: Yeah

    44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
    Elf Power: I know my mother doesn't.

    45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
    Albert Hammond Jr.: Totally, In Transit makes me want to move and sway

    46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
    Animal Collective: Yeah

    47. Do you like 44's name?
    French Kicks: It reminds me of French Toast mixed with Karate . . . awesome combo.

    48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
    Neko Case: Uh . . . no.

    49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
    A.C. Newman: Yeah, one of my brothers

    50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
    Elliott Smith: No, but I would.
  • It's Cold Out There, Don't Catch A Cold Berlin

    8 Oct 2008, 22:22 by Realaphex

    Sa., 4. Okt. – Leonard Cohen

    Godspeed You! Black Emperor has a song named Static. It contains an eerie recording of an Evangelical priest talking on long wave radio. He talks about the fate of those who have seen the real face of "God". Some end up in mental institution, and some, like the preacher himself and his followers, reach salvation by becoming "Godmen, Godwomen, and Godchildren."

    I don't buy any of this, but the song helps me to put the three prophets of the religion Dylano-Coheno-Reedianism in context. It is as if the prophets have seen the reality -what the preacher refers as the face of God- from somewhere we have not been able to - perhaps from the Tower of Song- and reacted differently. Bob Dylan saw it in an early age, and shouted it out loud, never loosing his youthful anger, and self esteem. Lou Reed on the other hand, was probably high when he saw it, and chose not to tell what he saw, but make jokes about it, hoping we get it somehow.

    Leonard Cohen on the other hand, was taken up the hill by his father when he was a little kid, just like in his song PlayStory Of Isaac. What he saw remained as a childhood dream, which he sought to recollect all his life. He climbed this hill everyday, falling on the road, and climbing again, while we went on with our lives. He came down from time to time from the hill, to tell us not of what lies above, but of his journey up the hill. And this very fact, that he tells us of the journey up there, and not what he seen there, sets him apart from the other two. Because we all need to climb up there from time to time, but we can never be sure if there is something to see up there. Maybe Dylan and Reed, just like the preacher, were just dreaming...

    74 years of climbing, and you may have expect a tired man. Or a stuck up man who has the answer. After I watched the documentary I'm Your Man which featured many interviews with him I had an idea, that none of these were true, and that Cohen was a very intimate and sincere man, but I had doubts about how much of these could be come across in a 15 thousand seater arena.

    Well, to my and those attended his Berlin concert's surprise, this man was able to emit all the sincerity and intimacy through his songs, his interaction with the band and the audience and his gestures. He did not talk much during the first part of the concert, which was more of a warming up, filled up with more popular songs. Second part opened with Tower of Song, in which he gave "the answer to all the questions" and followed with his only solo performance of the night, and my personal favorite from the concert, Avalanche. After the ices broke, he chatted about his last time in Berlin, when he was -quoting- "a wild 60 year old teenager", about the financial crisis, about why he wrote certain songs. He did an amazing 3 encores, thanks to the insistence of the audience which he joked about with stressing song lyrics like "i tried to leave you at least a hundred times" or "if it be your will, for me to sing." He was obviously touched, by the emotions his songs were able to create, as much as the audience were from his songs.

    Talking about his songs, one has to mention the musical perfection his band delivered during the night. I am not mistaken to call them the best live band I listened to. The Spanish guitar player and the vocalist -and his long time collaborator- Sharon Robinson were the best part of the orchestra. The Webb Sisters', who were the other vocalists, cover of If It Be Your Will was my only disappointment of the night.

    After 3 hours of musical bliss, Cohen said goodbye to his 15 000 audience, as if they were friends leaving a night out together:

    "It's cold out there Berlin, don't catch a cold. Drive safe, and be safe"

    Unfortunately, I did not listen to my friend, and caught a cold. He had warned me about this:

    "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in"

    PlayDance Me to the End of Love
    Future
    PlayAin't No Cure for Love
    Bird On Wire
    PlayEverybody Knows
    PlayIn My Secret Life
    PlayWho by Fire
    PlayHeart With No Companion
    Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye
    PlayAnthem


    PlayTower of Song,
    PlayAvalanche,
    PlaySuzanne,
    Gypsy Wife,
    PlayBoogie Street,
    PlayHallelujah,
    PlayDemocracy,
    PlayI'm Your Man,
    PlayTake This Waltz

    So long Marrianne,
    PlayFirst We Take Manhattan

    PlayFamous Blue Raincoat,
    PlayIf It Be Your Will,
    PlayClosing Time

    PlayI Tried to Leave You
  • I'm Not There - The Review

    8 Oct 2008, 09:42 by vynce

    Hey!

    I wrote a review of the film "PlayI'm Not There" from Todd Haynes about the life of Bob Dylan.
    You can read it here on my music blog :
    http://ihniwyata.blogspot.com/2008/10/im-not-there.html

    There is also a MP3, a cover of PlayKnockin' on Heaven's Door by Antony and the Johnsons.