Hec is dead to me.
Enlighten me then - which of their last five albums didn't suck.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
DavidS - Sep 26, 2004 9:45:52 am PDT #5102 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Mr. Broom - Sep 26, 2004 9:49:59 am PDT #5103 of 10003
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
You appear to be making the cutoff at "John Henry", which is a favorite of mine but not the end of an era. "Factory Showroom" is solid front to back, for starters. I could defend each and every track in depth if required. I honestly don't understand what "tuneless" means in this context.
DavidS - Sep 26, 2004 9:55:04 am PDT #5104 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I honestly don't understand what "tuneless" means in this context.
Inspires no singalongs. "Ana Ng"? Sing along. Last five or so...Nada. Zilch. Diminishing returns.
Scrappy - Sep 26, 2004 10:02:46 am PDT #5105 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
You don't sing along with "Man it's so Loud in Here" from Mink Car? Or "Spiraling Shape" from Factory Showroom? I can't listen to those an NOT sing.
evil jimi - Sep 26, 2004 10:38:09 am PDT #5106 of 10003
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
...make you listen to Whitesnake albums until your ears bleed.
Hey!
Whitesnake were a decent band in the late seventies.
Of course, they went crap by the eighties but by then it was more of a Coverdale solo project again.
Mr. Broom - Sep 26, 2004 12:10:47 pm PDT #5107 of 10003
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
You don't sing along with "Man it's so Loud in Here" from Mink Car? Or "Spiraling Shape" from Factory Showroom? I can't listen to those an NOT sing.
"Don't spend the rest of youuur life wooooonderiiiiing!" Exactly. "Drink!" is a total arm-'round-your-buddy, pint-in-the-other-fist, sway-and-drink tune. Almost all of "No!" is made for singing, and the younger-audience lyrics just make it more fun. "Yeh Yeh," "Damn Good Times," "Till My Head Falls Off"--all songs that make you want to memorize the lyrics as fast as possible and get into it full-volume.
Fred Pete - Sep 26, 2004 5:20:30 pm PDT #5108 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
I think the last one was Gary Lewis and The Playboys at a packed house in Detroit Lakes, MN.
Mmmmm. Gary Lewis and the Playboys.... One of the few acts that have been among my favorites for 30 years or more....
Lilty Cash - Sep 26, 2004 7:01:52 pm PDT #5109 of 10003
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Speaking of songs that make me sing, thanks for the introduction to The Decemberists. I've had "July, July" stuck in my head all day. I must head back to iTunes and download more.
Rio - Sep 26, 2004 8:04:59 pm PDT #5110 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
Singalongable songs from the past 5 TMGB albums:
- "In the Middle, in the Middle, in the Middle"
- "John Lee Supertaster"
- "Another First Kiss"
- "Bangs"
- "Older"
- "Man It's So Loud in Here"
- "Your Own Worst Enemy"
- "James K. Polk"
Does John Henry count? 'Cos there's a few on there.
Mr. Broom - Sep 26, 2004 8:10:14 pm PDT #5111 of 10003
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
John Henry was the fifth of ten, so no. But yeah, that one's just littered with singables. I also submit "Cyclops Rock," "Experimental Film," and "The Bells Are Ringing" from the second half of the discography so far.