But GOOD. Very good.
I know. It's like he took the perfect assortment of words and they fit snugly into this upbeat melody. "Crooked French-Canadian." "Sprightly light magenta." Where else do you hear these phrases?!
Travers: Perhaps you'll favor us with a demonstration while we're here. Buffy: You mean, like, right now? 'Cause, already had my recommended daily dose of fights tonight.
'Potential'
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.
Polter-Cow - Sep 01, 2004 11:17:27 am PDT #4817 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Lilty Cash - Sep 01, 2004 11:23:09 am PDT #4818 of 10003
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Yep, I liked it. Now I'll have to go get more to be schooled by the time they get to town.
JZ - Sep 01, 2004 11:24:40 am PDT #4819 of 10003
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
"Crooked French-Canadian."
And he was gut-shot running gin! If you do not love those lyrics, you have no magic in your heart.
Hayden - Sep 01, 2004 11:41:22 am PDT #4820 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
What's your band now?
The Soft Set: [link]
I'm bit with the Decemberists love, too, but my favorite is "The Soldiering Life," which is an irresistable, jaunty little sing-along about soldiers dying in ditches in WWI.
DavidS - Sep 01, 2004 12:40:33 pm PDT #4821 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Really, David? Talk me into going to the show.
Oh jeez, well if you're not convinced already by all the Decembrists love on display, I'll note that Colin Meloy is probably the best songwriter to come along since Stephin Merritt. But he has more of a short story writer's sensibility mashed up with antic wordsmithery. And musically, I think you'd find them very appealing, since they use lots of acoustic instruments but bang them and bash them in a sea-chantey way - not unlike the Pogues, though more ramshackle. It's lovely stuff - the dark stuff is very dark, and the funny stuff is very funny and the heartfelt stuff is melancholy.
I haven't seen them live (I had Emmett the night they played in SF), but Jon vouches for their liveliness. And he seems tempted to go, and he's certainly good company at a show...
Polter-Cow - Sep 01, 2004 3:54:40 pm PDT #4822 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
"Brick Shithouse" by Placebo fucking rocks.
(And I recommend Placebo fans check out Kill Hannah. Both glam-influenced with androgynous-voiced lead singers.)
Atropa - Sep 01, 2004 11:39:40 pm PDT #4823 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli will be happy to hear that I bought Placebo's Without You I'm Nothing.
Yaaaaaay!
(And I recommend Placebo fans check out Kill Hannah. Both glam-influenced with androgynous-voiced lead singers.)
Hmmm. But what about pretty boys in eyeliner? I mean, I'll still check them out, but there should be pretty boys in eyeliner.
The Cure show last night was wonderful. 3 and a half hours of the Cure, lots and lots of older material. It was fun watching the audience anytime an older song started up; you could see half of them obviously thinking "Huh? This wasn't on Disintegration ..."
Polter-Cow - Sep 02, 2004 3:53:11 am PDT #4824 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
But what about pretty boys in eyeliner? I mean, I'll still check them out, but there should be pretty boys in eyeliner.
Yep.
Lyra Jane - Sep 02, 2004 4:55:31 am PDT #4825 of 10003
Up with the sun
But he has more of a short story writer's sensibility mashed up with antic wordsmithery
His lyrics remind me of Morrissey, in a good way.
The interesting thing about "July, July!" is that it is apparently about some time Colin spent living in a former chicken slaughterhouse in Portland. So it's the chickens' blood that's running down the drain.
And they are my favorite newish band of the past year. I've seen them three tiimes, and it was always fun.
I have been listening to the Future Soundtrack for America compilation, which is amazing.
Daisy Jane - Sep 02, 2004 8:51:19 am PDT #4826 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Damn, those are some pretty boys in eyeliner.
Jilli, my friend (who went with me)'s boss had pretty much the same reaction. Except he thought all the older songs were newer songs and wanted to know why they didn't play any of the "old stuff." We laughed and pointed.