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.
You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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.
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
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.
Rio - Sep 26, 2004 8:11:55 pm PDT #5112 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
Yeah, I don't even like "Cyclops Rock" but it gets stuck in my head.