Xander ,'Get It Done'
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.
Angus might be interested in this
Indeed he is! What I've heard of Cristina is fantastic; "Disco Clone" is one of the great meta-disco songs. Looking forward to hearing this.
Incidentally, I love Paris Hilton, so there.
I got a card in the post yesterday saying I have a package to pick up, so it looks like the CDs have arrived from msbelle, yay!
Well, I could send you something. I have several xmas mixes in the can. What do you want? Pretty? Traditional? Bouncy? Funny? Rocking?
Oh, you doll. Pretty, Traditional, and Bouncy would probably cover all the bases for me and my encroaching Grinchy-ness.
This is my favorite traditional (Victorian, british, instrumental) Christmas collection
Christmas albums are tricky things, because the artist is tackling a listener's past memories and emotions of Christmas. The most successful Christmas albums are those in which the artist does not tamper with the songs too much. On this album, Andy Mackay and his friends (known as the Players) present an album of traditional Christmas carols. Mackay does not deviate from the traditional arrangements with these songs, and he also has picked some classic songs that are not heard that often on Christmas albums ("While Shepherds Watched," "Past Three O'Clock," and "Once in David's City," to name three). This adds to the originality of the entire package. It is an instrumental album, which means this is the perfect CD to have in the background during Christmas festivities. Phil Manzanera basically acts as the executive producer, and thus does not play on the album. This is more or less a solo Andy Mackay album, and a good one. Fans of Christmas music will truly love this album. The combination of brass instruments and strings produces a beautiful sound. Fans of Mackay might be a bit surprised with this one but, again, it is a rewarding album. - AMG
Oh, you doll. Pretty, Traditional, and Bouncy would probably cover all the bases for me and my encroaching Grinchy-ness.
I've got several things to mail this week. I'll try to get yours in the to-go pile.
This is my favorite traditional (Victorian, british, instrumental) Christmas collection
Hmm. I'll look for that either at the stores or on iTunes. Thank you!
Here are links to three Xmas radio show archives, each w/ downloadable mp3s of every song. Mostly r&b and country. Also tends to the funny & the weird, but there are some straightahead numbers, too. Can't beat the price.
http://thehound.net/19901222/
http://thehound.net/19921219/
http://thehound.net/19931225/
Hmm. I'll look for that either at the stores or on iTunes. Thank you!
Turns up in the used bins pretty often. It's folky, but they use a lot of the droney/hurdy gurdy instruments I like. It feels very Dickens and Christmassy, but not overfamiliar and overdone.
My friend Jerry does a kickass Xmas compilation every year -- this year's liner notes are here.
I can probably send copies to folks who are desperately seeking Xmas music. You weirdos.
I have a friend who did a couple of Xmas discs. I'll try to hunt down track lists and post them, if you're interested.
Huh, there's a Placebo greatest hits.
Placebo's music is so full of sex and drugs, it's amazing the rock & roll doesn't come across as an afterthought. On the contrary, Once More with Feeling proves the androgynous, pan-sexual, pan-European trio to be one of the UK's most consistent singles bands. - Popmatters
Hayden, did you see there's a Jandek documentary out now?
Huh, there's a Placebo greatest hits.
Yep, there is. I have to check if the version with the DVD has been released in the US yet. And if it has and I don't get it as a present, I'm buying it on December 26th.