The Richest Man in Babylon by Thievery Corporation is a great album....if you like that, check out Boards of Canada too.

Currently listening to: "Hummingbird" by Wilco...getting prepped to go see Jeff Tweedy live acoustic tonight! WOO!

will do, thanks

Nice....let us know how the show was.

The Avalanches- Since I Left You
Ratatat-Ratatat
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Since I Left You is such a great song....I always reach for it when I'm in a bad mood. It's so simple and catchy, will get stuck in my head for days after I listen to it.

I've had "Glad All Over" by the Dave Clark Five stuck in my head tonight for some reason.....

Boards Of Canada

In that kind of mood.

Reporting back...amazing show.

He did a good mix of b-sides, and songs from Wilco's three most recent albums (Summerteeth, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, and A Ghost Is Born), and also a few covers and new songs.

Tweedy is one of the best personalities in music today. Very distinct voice, awesome song writing, and some of the best between song banter I've ever heard. At one point people were yelling random stuff at him between songs, and he said:

"The best one of those I've ever heard was when someone yelled at me 'How did you get so insightful?' I thought about it, and told him that insight is overrated... He said, 'That's really insightful.'"

All in all, it was a brilliant show. The drummer from Wilco opened up with some solo drum/percussion stuff that he's done, and it was pretty good too. He also came out for the second and third encores to play drums on a few songs.

We just had Percussion week in the class I teach......so I listened to a lot of Buddy Rich, Tito Puente, Monk, and a whole bunch of people probably no one has ever heard of before.

Tito pwns.

oye como va is like, the greatest song ever.

lvpro, sounds like it was a great show. I have seen Wilco before and thought they put on an excellent show.....

Anyway, my album of the day is Scrolls of the Prophet by Peter Tosh....I would never normally recommend a greatest hits album, but this one is solid the entire way through. If you want one of his regular albums, get Equal Rights, or get Captured Live if you want to hear a live show, but this disc is worth picking up if you want to hear his best stuff. The only song I wish that could have made it on here is "No Nuclear War", but oh well.....

The choice for today, at least so far, is "Hail To The Thief" by Radiohead.

Can never go wrong with Radiohead.

Right now, Elliot Smith-Either/Or.

Can never go wrong with Elliott Smith either. Unless you are trying to cheer yourself up.

"California" --Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

been going old school today. listening to a bunch of sam cooke and otis redding


okay, so I've seen a bunch of modest mouse recomended, so what songs should I check out to get into them

Just get "The Moon And Antarctica" and "The Lonesome Crowded West", they are both phenomenal albums there isn't a weak song.

But my favorite song is Convenient Parking, in case you were wondering.

Just found this thread- current discs include
Jack's Mannequin-Everything in Transit
The Fray-How to Save a Life
Dave Meillo-random tracks downloaded off the internet
Teddy Geiger-Underage Thinking
Fort Minor-The Rising Tied

copeland

These are definitely my two favorite Modest Mouse albums too, although my favorite song is Bukowski, from "Good News For People Who Love Bad News."

Modest Mouse is fockin great. Right now it's Nas's Illmatic in the headphones though.

Carmina Burana - Composed by Carl Orff and played by the Boston Symphony orchestra. (Saw this piece done live once, it pwned)

Jurassic 5 - A Day at the Races

this is my jam

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Carmina is great. It's like the only thing Orff ever composed....as he was heavy into the education of music.....but hey...if you are going to be a one hit wonder....Carmina Burana is a great way to do it.

My favorite recording of Carmina is with the Montreal (yeah..I know it's Canadian...but try to look past that :wink: ) with Charles Dutoit conducting....it be good.

currently listening to Conan Obrien rerun

Aesop Rock.

Good call. I'm going to throw Labor Days in the rotation today....

By the way, if it hasn't been mentioned, this is the best thread of all-time.

Album of the Day: Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach. Needs no further explanation. You should own this album.

Nick Drake- Bryter Layter

I'm sure it is! The time I saw it performed live I was in the 3rd row at the BSO. The percussion section damn near blew me away.

Been listening to Weezer- Make Believe alot this week.

I think it was you and I who were talking about Nick Drake earlier.....obviously all his stuff is good, but I really like his other two albums more than this one. Love the song "Northern Sky" though....

you should stop doing that

Skip Make Believe, and put Pinkerton in....

the only song ive heard off make believe is that beverly hills one, but its just so bad that the rest of the album cant be very good.

oh no wait, i heard another terrible song off that album on the radio. the chorus was just the whole band moaning some not even melodic line.

pinkerton or the blue self titled album are the way to go with weezer.

yea, this album is the only one i have but i will try to get pink moon? when i get back


Mum- Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Was OK
Lucky Boys Confusion- Throwing The Game
Flaming Lips- Soft Bulletin

what guided by voices cd/s should i get? ive never heard them but have been told to check them out.

I have every Weezer album and yes the Blue Album is the best followed by Pinkerton and either Make Believe or Green with Maladroit being the worse.

Make Believe doesn't match up to the old albums but its new and I'm still listening to it cuz Weezer rocks.

i can understand that

pinkerton/weezerblue>maladroit/weezergreen>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>make believe

edt: just my opinion.


not trying to koop on anyone.
to koop- to state one's opinion, especially a ridiculous one, as an irrefutable fact

haha its kinda happened on its own, but everyone who posts in this thread regularly should make their avatar a cd that they like.

Rilo Kiley- The Execution Of All Things
Sufjan Stevens-Michigan and Illinois

Not a big fan, they actually live right by me.

they came on high recommendation from a friend of mine who does music reviews professionally. im trying to figure out whats special about them, as this guy is usually right on.

they are basically 311. 311 does it better than them though.

Right now, Tortoise.

On a different note, I just took out Weezer and put in some Pearl Jam- Ten.

awsome. this stuff rocks. im downloading it now.

sounds like godspeed mixed with sublime mixed with weather report or something

Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fear