what music are you guys listening to?

[timwakefield 69]

can't remember a time when I had a pressing need for an equalizer.

I just wanna point out that the equalizer is the only thing I'm anal about. In other words I'm not a crazy audiophile or whatever - the equalizer is just one of those things I like to have and have access to. A long time ago (ok it was last year, before I tried to switch to winamp) I compared the sound quality of a FLAC and its mp3 conversion, and the FLAC sounded notable better to my ears, although the mp3 certainly didn't sound bad. The problem was, I was playing them through different programs. Anyways I'll be interested to find out if I can actually hear a difference. I might have to run a blind test for some friends, and see what they hear.

[bigkg 0]

WinampiTunes is bloated and takes far too long to boot up, so I switched.

[JoeyJoJo 20]

I will happily provide the means of acquisition.

I always forget about the pinned threads.Yes please?

[LadyGrey 8]

I can't explain how ecstatic that I'm sleeping with a girl that knows who Tokyo Police Club is and knows what I'm talking about when I say "Hot Chip fucking blows." Did I mention she's really hot, has mega-sweet breasts, and makes jokes about Albert Camus? I'm going to wake up soon, but until I do I shall enjoy the dream.

Everytime you brag about this slag I tell myself "this is schadenfreude waiting to happen".

[strategy 4]

Everytime you brag about this slag I tell myself "this is schadenfreude waiting to happen".

sounded like the beginning to an awesome rhymeI'll need an email address PMed to me, JJJ

[Tactical Bear 3]

Everytime you brag about this slag I tell myself "this is schadenfreude waiting to happen".

Tonight was a disaster. Congratulations.

[strategy 4]

Tonight was a disaster. It couldn't have happened faster.

[timwakefield 69]

Slum Village - Fantastic Vol. 2.10So, as some of you hopefully know due to the fact that I've said it about a dozen times, Fantastic Volume 2 is one of my favorite albums ever. Anyways, totally out of the blue I discovered that a tenth-year-anniversary edition just came out a couple months ago. The sound quality is....fantastic (sorry), and according to the label,

"This Volume contains material that's never been released, the way Jay Dee a.k.a. J. Dilla wanted his original production, the way they wanted it to be... unedited..... uncensored, without corporate politics. The Double CD set contains the original mixes, skits and instrumentals not contained on Fantastic Vol. 2."

And disc 2 is the instrumentals. Anyways, there is some really cool stuff. Most of the songs are the same as on the original, but a few are quite different and really dope: Forth & Back and 2U4U for example. But 'Raise It Up' is inexplicably missing. It samples an old Thomas Bangalter (of Daft Punk) song, but according to Wikipedia:

It was initially used without permission, as producer J Dilla obtained a copy of the song from a bootleg recording, and assumed that the artist was an obscure techno producer, and was unlikely to find out. Bangalter and Guy-Manuel, however happened to be fans of Slum Village, and rather than demand a payment for the sample, instead asked to collaborate on one of their own tracks, which ended up becoming their remix of the song "Aerodynamic".

So it's weird that it's now missing. Anyways though, killer sound quality. I'll gladly upload it if anybody wants. Slum Village from left to right, T3, Baatin, Jay Dee, and their manager Mr. Yashimoto. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I'm kidding, he's just some random old dude on the sidewalk. Anyways I'm also listening to a lot of other stuff, mostly old soul and funk. I used to be averse to compilations, but what I finally realized sometime last year is that some of the greatest songs ever recorded were only ever pressed on 45s, or on full-length vinyl which was never released on CD. Well, until it was recently re-released on whatever compilation I got it on. I really really like this song, and I'm very happy to find it on youtube.

Same feelings towards this song: Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum, & Durr - You Can't Blame Melol @ durrHere's a review of just that song, from Salon.com.

"You Can't Blame Me," Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr, from "Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label"This song was recorded in 1971 for Capsoul, a small label based in Columbus, Ohio, by the awkwardly named Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr. (Capsoul's owner, Bill Moss, apparently thought it would roll off the tongue like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.) "You Can't Blame Me" was a regional hit, but soon after soon after its release the band split up, the label folded, and it was just another out-of-print 45, of interest only to collectors. That's unfortunate, because this is a spectacular song, of searing intensity. The moody introduction is beautifully orchestrated: first just the bass and a hollow, thumping drum sound, immediately joined by a whispery guitar; all three stop and the vibes player enters with a slightly out-of-time arpeggio that rings in the air as the band continues to play; then the backup singers join with an eerie "ooh"-ing, and then ... well, then Irving Johnson's lead vocal comes in, and that's when things get really amazing.Johnson sounds young, a little inexperienced, sometimes nearly out of control -- as if he's not used to singing in a recording studio and is overcompensating for his discomfort by over-singing. But it's electrifying and frightening and strange, that voice, and the combination of strength and fear in it is quite astounding (think Janis Joplin). There's an especially thrilling moment when Johnson jumps unexpectedly into a phrase of tantalizing, perfectly clear falsetto -- this man had the makings of a star, but sadly, he only ever recorded a few songs.

[strategy 4]

This is Happening sounds better than Sound of Silver to these ears.http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3SQCTISX“I feel like this should be the last record because a lot of people make three good records and then they don’t make good records anymore,” he says. “And if we get any bigger than we are, I would lose some interest. I feel like I made a band that was about how I felt about music, as an argument, and I feel like I’ve kind of explained myself and it’s time to do something else.”http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/inde...soundsystem-lp/

[mk 11]

winamp is still the nuts. also, it has a reasonably ok graphic eq, but audiophiles don't listen to things that require eq anyway.excited about new lcd soundsystemother things i've been listening to and enjoying:julian casablancas solo album. saw him live last wednesday, and he was awesome as always.new massive attack, which sounds unlike anything they've done prior yet somehow very them. sonically, i think it sounds amazing. songs aren't blowing my hair back yet.she & him vol2 is cute.new norah jones is really nice? i saw her a couple weeks ago live and she is pretty fing sexy. voice was flawless. also, she had half of beck's rhythm section (the amazing joey waronker on drums and smokey hormel on guitar). good stuff. joey waronker plays every part exactly how i'd want a drummer to play; every note is always perfectly tasteful and appropriate for the song.

[bigkg 0]

I'm enjoying the new LCD. Thanks for the upload, strat.

[mk 11]

this lcd mix can't be real. vocals seem way too quiet

[strategy's_touch 0]

this lcd mix can't be real. vocals seem way too quiet

the spectral was fine. release is over a month from now, so who knows. the range on dance yrself clean really does suck for volume management reasons. I love it to pieces nonetheless.

[LongLiveYorke 38]

I'm warming up to "Drunk Girls."Streaming the album now via the LCD website(By "warming up," I mean, it's taking all my efforts to not dance in my cubicle right now)Also, am I completely crazy, or do a lot of parts of Drunk Girls sound like a U2 song?

[JoeyJoJo 20]

The reason most people don't like Weezer is because the lyrics are completely literal.I read that somewhere.

[LongLiveYorke 38]

The reason most people don't like Weezer is because the lyrics are completely literal.I read that somewhere.

I thought that was the reason people used to like Weezer. Literal lyrics are fine as long as they're not crappy. Take this for example:They don't make stationery like this where I'm fromSo fragile, so refinedSo I sniff and I lick your envelopeAnd fall to little pieces every timeI wonder what clothes you wear to schoolI wonder how you decorate your roomI wonder how you touch yourselfAnd curse myself for being across the sea vs When you're out with your friendsIn your new Mercedes-BenzAnd you're on drugsAnd you show up late for school'Cause you think you're really coolWhen you're on drugsAnd you put on your headphonesAnd you step into the zoneWhen you're on drugsBut the world don't care If you are or are not there'Cause you're on drugsThe latter is why people don't like Weezer.

[mk 11]

The reason most people don't like Weezer is because the lyrics are completely literal.I read that somewhere.

pinkerton is.......really good.

[LongLiveYorke 38]

pinkerton is.......really good.

Dammit, I was trying to stream LCD. Now I have to listen to Pinkerton. GOD DAMMIT.Edit: No, this LCD song just got good. I'll finish with this then move on.Edit 2: I got literally 4 hours of sleep last night and I'm really exhausted, and I'm learning that my being tired makes me post more about crappy, pointless things. This must be what it's like to be the other 90% of the internet.

[LongLiveYorke 38]

The reason most people don't like Weezer is because the lyrics are completely literal.I read that somewhere.

Although, I don't know if "literal" is the right word. It's pretty loaded and often used vaguely, if not all together incorrectly. Being literal vs being figurative isn't much of a problem; the choice between the two is a matter of style. I think what we really mean to talk about is the issue of lyrics having depth, of having more meaning than exactly what's on the surface. For instance, LCD Soundsytem songs are often very literal, he says exactly what he means to say without using metaphor or other literary devices. But he's also very ironic. He doesn't necessarily mean what he literally says, and is very aware of diction and connotation.I think old Weezer lyrics are interesting because, while they tend to be literal (as in, you are a lesbian and therefore you don't love me, or you live far away and therefore don't love me), they have many layers of self-deprecation, or irony, of all out silliness, and also a lot of truth that makes them interesting.New Weezer lyrics are exactly what they appear to be and have no deeper meaning (as in, we are objectively on drugs, and that's the end of the issue).None of what I wrote makes any sense. Good day.

[JoeyJoJo 20]

I think old Weezer lyrics are interesting because, while they tend to be literal (as in, you are a lesbian and therefore you don't love me, or you live far away and therefore don't love me), they have many layers of self-deprecation, or irony, of all out silliness, and also a lot of truth that makes them interesting.New Weezer lyrics are exactly what they appear to be and have no deeper meaning (as in, we are objectively on drugs, and that's the end of the issue).

I don't know if this link will work.Well, it seems to. Scroll down a little to 1A (on page 193).

[JubilantLankyLad 1,960]

Don't forget that they live in Beverly Hills, because that's where they want to be.Living.In Beverly Hills.

[LongLiveYorke 38]

I don't know if this link will work.Well, it seems to. Scroll down a little to 1A (on page 193).

HaI mostly agree with what he's saying, but I would add a few caveats to his argument.First, there's more to Weezer than lyrics. On a purely musical basis, old Weezer songs are much better than new Weezer songs. That's the main reason that people don't like them. Pretty much every song on the Blue Album is pop perfection. It's like the Ramones' album Ramones. Every song is short, to the point, simple, brilliant, and catchy as heck. Pinkerton is a bit more sophisticated, but almost equally brilliant. The songs are great.Second, something can be literal and good, literal and bad, ironic and good, ironic and bad, layered and good, and layered and bad. We can argue of old Weezer lyrics are ironic, purely literal, or some combination of the two. But they're good.They're good in the sense that, like the music, they're simple and to the point, not overly elaborate, but successfully evoke emotion and paint an image. I don't know. Maybe back then, it was easier to take the lyrics for what they're worth because the music was so much better. The songs were so good and catchy, and maybe were convinced ourselves that "someone who wrote such great songs much be smart enough to have a few layers to these lyrics. Heck, this guy went to Harvard, right?"Maybe we were write, maybe we were wrong, maybe Rivers is Andy Kaufman playing a huge joke on all of us, maybe he's a complete idiot and hack, who knows.But those two early albums, musically, kick ass.

[JubilantLankyLad 1,960]

I don't know if this link will work.Well, it seems to. Scroll down a little to 1A (on page 193).

I don't understand, I don't think this link works for me (just links to a review) but LLY and you seem to be reading page 193 of this book?

[LongLiveYorke 38]

I don't understand, I don't think this link works for me (just links to a review) but LLY and you seem to be reading page 193 of this book?

For me it jumps right to page 193. Chrome dev version.

[mk 11]

klosterman is such a waste of spaceedit: i would punch him in the faceedit: or maybe spray him with mace