Dear lord, the new Fiery Furnaces is.... ambitious. Lots of long songs with multiple parts. And the lyrics are really dense too. It going to take a while to sink in. I'm headed to Western Mass this weekend. I'll have to make a copy to listen to on the way.
It's possible that he's in the land of perpetual Wednesday, or the crazy melty land, or you know, the world without shrimp.
Anya ,'Showtime'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Jon B. - Jul 09, 2004 2:11:18 am PDT #3900 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Jon B. - Jul 09, 2004 2:22:46 am PDT #3901 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Ha! I just checked back and saw that Hayden used the same word to descibe them. A piano and a sandbox indeed.
Jon B. - Jul 09, 2004 2:42:00 am PDT #3902 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
OK, one more post. The new Polyphonic Spree is exactly what you'd expect -- The same hook heavy songs but with slightly better production that takes better advantage of the chorus of voices. And lots of theremin.
There's also a new Old 97s album, but I'm not familiar enough with their stuff to judge it. Uhhh... the first song sounds good.
billytea - Jul 09, 2004 2:44:06 am PDT #3903 of 10003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Billytea, I keep forgetting to ask you, did you like the Absolute Beginners soundtrack?
I did! Thanks for that.
"Dig it up" was on the Hoodoo Gurus' 1984 debut album Stoneage Romeos.
Hee. That makes sense to me. Did the Hoodoo Gurus actually make much of a splash in the States?
Sue - Jul 09, 2004 3:03:04 am PDT #3904 of 10003
hip deep in pie
Jon B. - Jul 09, 2004 3:15:50 am PDT #3905 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Damn. Glad he seems to be OK.
Did the Hoodoo Gurus actually make much of a splash in the States?
Compared to OZ? Not even close. They never got much past mid-sized clubs IIRC. I always felt they could have been bigger, but their US label, A&M, dropped them after the first album. The follow up, Mars Needs Guitars, which I still think is their best effort, ended up being released on a small independent here, and went nowhere as a result.
Kate P. - Jul 09, 2004 4:38:44 am PDT #3906 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I'm headed to Western Mass this weekend.
Oh, what for?
So I finally finished the mix of African music I made for Teppy. I'll get that CD out in the mail tomorrow (sorry for the delay!), but if anyone else would like a copy, let me know and I'll make a few extras. Here's the track listing:
1. Bul Ma Miin -- Orchestra Baobab -- Senegal
2. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica -- Soweto Community Hall -- South Africa
3. Lady -- Fela Kuti -- Nigeria
4. Hagda -- Raina Rai -- Algeria
5. Ah Ndiya -- Oumou Sangare -- Mali
6. Yaama -- Youssou N'dour -- Senegal
7. Sabou -- Bembeya Jazz -- Guinea
8. Loloye -- Angelique Kidjo -- Benin
9. Qhude Manikiniki -- Umahlathini Nabo -- South Africa
10. A Dezzi A Saa -- Djur Djura -- Algeria
11. Mi Yeewnii -- Baaba Maal -- Senegal
12. Jogging a Tombouctou -- Zap Mama -- DRC/Belgium
13. Madan -- Salif Keita -- Mali
14. Angola -- Cesaria Evora -- Cape Verde
15. Pata Pata -- Miriam Makeba -- South Africa
Steph L. - Jul 09, 2004 4:52:07 am PDT #3907 of 10003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
So I finally finished the mix of African music I made for Teppy. I'll get that CD out in the mail tomorrow (sorry for the delay!)
No need to apologize -- I'm just excited to be getting it!
billytea - Jul 09, 2004 5:02:04 am PDT #3908 of 10003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Huh. Musicmatch downloads has many Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds tracks available, but for some inexplicable reason neither "Cruel To Be Kind" nor "Girls Talk" is offered.
Fortunately, Amazon comes to the rescue, as both tracks appear on this compilation. As well they might.
Jon B. - Jul 09, 2004 5:12:44 am PDT #3909 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm going to MassMOCA, Kate.