Yes it was :P
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:41 (fifteen years ago) link
the opening line...i cannot bring myself to even type it out again but WTF no.
I found the girl on Google Image SearchShe was in the background of a picture of a churchI knew if we should get along as we were ableI shouldn't really bring her to the Seder table
I found the girl on eBayShe was bidding on Halfway To A ThreewayI wrote the words "a grain of sand" upon a grain of riceShe baked a pie of very shy laboratory mice
I found the girl on MySpaceIn her profile there was my faceI went into a corner shop and bought myself an edgeAnother shiny vector to add to my cortege
I found the girl on FriendsterWhere her taste in cinema defends herShe rescued me from vagary and indecisionBy telling me our future was the new religion
Na na na na na na na na na na na na naNa na na na na na na na na na na na naNa na na na na na na na na na na na na na naNa na na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Then I found you
― ilxor, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:41 (fifteen years ago) link
o_O
― i and i overstand ilx bomboclaat formatting n ting (The Reverend), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:43 (fifteen years ago) link
O_o
― tricky, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:46 (fifteen years ago) link
>:@
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:48 (fifteen years ago) link
i found the girl on ilxshe was really funky and freshwith fashion sense and argyle socksthen i discovered she liked indie rock
― tricky, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:49 (fifteen years ago) link
That's brilliant lyrics. Any guy who writes about a girl bidding on 'Halfway to a Threeway' deserves to be listened to.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Not when it sounds like shit it doesn't.
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Real talk.
― ilxor, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Any more tonight?
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:15 (fifteen years ago) link
yes:
― lil waynes babymama (musically), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:18 (fifteen years ago) link
33 - Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull99 points, 9 votes, 1 #1 vote167 in P&J
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Full album streaming: http://www.last.fm/music/Earth/The+Bees+Made+Honey+In+The+Lion%27s+Skull
Hurrah!!!!! Earth!!!!!!!!!!Also on the metal list but is absolutely not a metal album.
EARTH - "THE BEES MADE HONEY IN THE LION'S SKULL"sunn90 CD&2XLPEarth's latest incarnation will be available FEBRUARY 2008. After refaceting some old gems for greater illumination on "Hibernaculum". The band returns once again to it's continuing evolution. Where "Hex" reveled in dark satanic twang and austere american beauty, "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull" finds Dylan Carlson and the band growing into a harder, more rock, american Gospel and impovisitory direction framed by truly psychedelic production and blazing guitar sounds.Earth shows it's affinity with a nod to the best elements of the more adventurous San Francisco bands of the late 60's and 70's, and the more spiritually aware and exciting forms of Jazz-Rock from the same era. This is no nostalgia trip but a thoroughly inspired and original metamorphosis. Earth is also very honored to be joined on this record for three songs by legendary and virtuoso guitarist BILL FRISELL (doing some of his most fuzzed out playing in years!) .Bill Frisell adds a brilliant texture and counterpoint to the scintillating and inspired riffs of Dylan Carlson and the band. Adrienne Davies joins again on drums lending a classic and steady feel to the proceedings. Steve Moore also returns adding heavy hammond organ and his intense jazz inspired piano playing. Live Bassist Don McGreevy also makes his full length Earth debut on this record.Earth will begin touring throughout the world when the album is released, Australia, Europe and a full US campaign and on from there. The new songs are equally compelling live where EARTH takes the vehicles and expand and explore them for further musical and meditative exploration. Enjoy "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull"."From Strength, sweetness. From darkness, Light, The bees made honey in the Lion's Skull"1. Omens And Portents I : The Driver (mp3)2. Rise To Glory3. Miami Morning Coming Down II (Shine)4. Engine Of Ruin5. Omens And Portents II: Carrion Crow6. Hung From The Moon7. The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's SkullDylan Carlson: Electric Guitars and Amplifiers Adrienne Davies: Drums and Percussion Steve Moore: Acoustic Grand Piano and Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hammond Organ Don Mcgreevy: Electric Bass and Acoustic Upright BassSongs One, Four, Five Featuring: Bill Frisell: Electric Guitar and AmplifierFurther Information:www.myspace.com/earthofficialwww.thronesanddominions.comwww.billfrisell.com
Earth's latest incarnation will be available FEBRUARY 2008. After refaceting some old gems for greater illumination on "Hibernaculum". The band returns once again to it's continuing evolution. Where "Hex" reveled in dark satanic twang and austere american beauty, "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull" finds Dylan Carlson and the band growing into a harder, more rock, american Gospel and impovisitory direction framed by truly psychedelic production and blazing guitar sounds.
Earth shows it's affinity with a nod to the best elements of the more adventurous San Francisco bands of the late 60's and 70's, and the more spiritually aware and exciting forms of Jazz-Rock from the same era. This is no nostalgia trip but a thoroughly inspired and original metamorphosis. Earth is also very honored to be joined on this record for three songs by legendary and virtuoso guitarist BILL FRISELL (doing some of his most fuzzed out playing in years!) .
Bill Frisell adds a brilliant texture and counterpoint to the scintillating and inspired riffs of Dylan Carlson and the band. Adrienne Davies joins again on drums lending a classic and steady feel to the proceedings. Steve Moore also returns adding heavy hammond organ and his intense jazz inspired piano playing. Live Bassist Don McGreevy also makes his full length Earth debut on this record.
Earth will begin touring throughout the world when the album is released, Australia, Europe and a full US campaign and on from there. The new songs are equally compelling live where EARTH takes the vehicles and expand and explore them for further musical and meditative exploration. Enjoy "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull".
"From Strength, sweetness. From darkness, Light, The bees made honey in the Lion's Skull"
1. Omens And Portents I : The Driver (mp3)2. Rise To Glory3. Miami Morning Coming Down II (Shine)4. Engine Of Ruin5. Omens And Portents II: Carrion Crow6. Hung From The Moon7. The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull
Dylan Carlson: Electric Guitars and Amplifiers Adrienne Davies: Drums and Percussion Steve Moore: Acoustic Grand Piano and Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hammond Organ Don Mcgreevy: Electric Bass and Acoustic Upright Bass
Songs One, Four, Five Featuring: Bill Frisell: Electric Guitar and Amplifier
Further Information:
www.myspace.com/earthofficialwww.thronesanddominions.comwww.billfrisell.com
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Those songs were even better live btw.
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:26 (fifteen years ago) link
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm listening to some of the songs on Youtube and they are not bad. I could definitely chill to this. Unforgivable album name though.
Free mp3 of "Omens and Portents 1: The Driver" from the label's site via p4k: http://www.southernlord.com/mp3/12%20Earth_The%20Driver.mp3
― lil waynes babymama (musically), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:35 (fifteen years ago) link
It's very laidback. You really need to see them live though. Everyone just standing entranced. There's DOOM TROMBONE! and the keyboard guy gets some really good jazzy solos.(Not Steve Moore of Zombi btw) There's 2 official live eps of them playing the songs which I have. If you can track them down its well worth it.The 2nd time I saw them was last april, they were touring this album and Sir Richard Bishop was support.
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:40 (fifteen years ago) link
this list is really bad so far
― Pregnant M.I.A. (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 10 February 2009 23:27 (Yesterday) Permalink
now THIS is who lj should properly be directing his wrath towards. yeah, I suppose this list could be considered "bad by someone who seems to only rep for ghastly prefab autotuned poptart crap.
― sleeve, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh and finally, get the vinyl version. It's called the Deluxe Bible Version. It's a terrific packagex-post
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:43 (fifteen years ago) link
― sleeve, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:42 AM (1 minute ago)
lol you sound mad
― Pregnant M.I.A. (The Brainwasher), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:45 (fifteen years ago) link
I'd rather some people listened to Earth and gave their opinions on it.
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:47 (fifteen years ago) link
btw thank you for the new display name
― someone who seems to only rep for ghastly prefab autotuned pop (The Brainwasher), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:52 (fifteen years ago) link
the earth cover is my favorite so far. i have been meaning to check out KTL for awhile. i think that's an earth-related project.
really like the paavoharju artwork as well though it's a bit too boards of canada-esque.
― tricky, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm cautiously optimistic so far...my #4 album already placed....I'll bet the only other album I voted for that will place will be Fourth World War...so now all I'm doing is hoping that it gets #1.
― The Uncanny X-Men ft. Keith Levene & Jah Wobble (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:53 (fifteen years ago) link
That Earth was definitely a grower for me. Fairly unimpressed with it initially, but after stepping away for a couple months I started really enjoying it. Helped that I wasn't approaching it as a "new Earth album" at that point, if that makes sense.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:53 (fifteen years ago) link
earth in its various permutations has been on my should-really-get-to-that list for a while now. i like what i've heard, including off this album.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:54 (fifteen years ago) link
From Wikipedia
KTL is a group consisting of Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O)))) and Peter Rehberg (Pita), originally formed to create the music for a theatre production entitled Kindertotenlieder by Gisèle Vienne and Dennis Cooper. The production was premiered in Brest, France in March 2007. The duo have also played other shows not associated with the Kindertotenlieder production. In late 2008 it was announced, via Stepehen O'Malleys website, that KTLs fourth album would be released January 2009 through Editions Mego and February 2009 through Daymare Records with a vinyl release on Inoxia. In addition to the announcement two song titles were mentioned for the upcoming album, "Paratrooper" and "Natural Trouble".
x-posts
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 01:55 (fifteen years ago) link
ha, i went to wikipedia to check out earth (after discogs failed to load). wikipedia rules.
i am listening to "the driver" now and it alternately reminds me of gus van sandt's long-form films, the idea of an inland empire and david lynch (spooky western America voids), bohren and der club of gore and 70s butt rock
― tricky, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:08 (fifteen years ago) link
If you are going to check out KTL, my favourite one was KTL 2.
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Earth was #4 on my ballot so I'm glad to see it place. I think having nearly a year with it before these polls raised it in my esteem; it is a slow grower, though not without initial charm.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:10 (fifteen years ago) link
32 - Luomo - Convivial99 points, 10 votes594 in P&J
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Track by track review by Tim F: Luomo
Full streaming link: http://www.last.fm/music/Luomo/Convivial
― lil waynes babymama (musically), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:10 (fifteen years ago) link
If you like this album then check out the previous one Hex (Or Printing in the Infernal Method)http://www.thronesanddominions.com/images/records/Earth_hex.jpg
If you want the earlier drone metal stuff that influenced Sunn o))) then get Earth 2 which is on Sub Pophttp://www.thronesanddominions.com/images/records/earth2.gif
If yiu want one a bit louder and inbetween the 2 that's a bit more musical then getPentastar: In the Style of Demonshttp://www.thronesanddominions.com/images/records/earth_pentastar.gifWhich is my personal favourite.
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I kept trying to like that Luomo, but it still kind of just runs together for me.
― Chesney Freemanwater Revival (maciej recognizing trill), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:18 (fifteen years ago) link
― The Uncanny X-Men ft. Keith Levene & Jah Wobble (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, February 10, 2009 8:53 PM (25 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yeah i ain't fuck with a single thing on this list so far, at this point i'm resigned to Erykah and Wayne being the only things from my ballot, kinda giving up hope on Jeezy.
― some dude, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:19 (fifteen years ago) link
I have 3 in so far and definitely expect another 4 now.
― Boring Sign In Name (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:22 (fifteen years ago) link
I'll be really bummed if Jeezy doesn't make it. Still 0 for me, but I'm def expecting a few.
― Chesney Freemanwater Revival (maciej recognizing trill), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:22 (fifteen years ago) link
ahhhh i totally meant to check the Luomo out but never did.
i gotta say this list has been pretty surprising so far. i voted for the Dan Lissvik but never expected it to place (despite big Studio contingent on ILM) so that's nice. and then there's stuff i've plain never heard of like Gas. prob should go back to the Paavorhaju and Stephen Malkmus records too, both of which came out around the time when i wasn't in the mood for either.
― Disco/Very (Roz), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:25 (fifteen years ago) link
xxxp oh yeah that's right i voted for Weezy too
some dude ur prolley way cooler than me...a lot of my albums ballot was indie-dinosaur acts like The Fall and The Breeders...looking thru it tho, I did vote for Vampire Weekend, Nine Inch Nails, Sigur Ros, M-83, and Gnarls Barkley, so my bait-n-bitch maneuver was pretty much uncalled for...
― The Uncanny X-Men ft. Keith Levene & Jah Wobble (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:26 (fifteen years ago) link
...this was the year I gave/caved in to the Death of the Album hype...
― The Uncanny X-Men ft. Keith Levene & Jah Wobble (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:27 (fifteen years ago) link
here's the last one for today, I'm taking tomorrow off and your regularly scheduled programming will resume on Thursday.
― lil waynes babymama (musically), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:46 (fifteen years ago) link
31 - El Guincho - Alegranza105.5 points, 12 votes148 in P&J
Full streaming link: http://www.last.fm/music/El+Guincho/Alegranza
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same beach-y feel but way better "songs." this feels way more authentic to me (in the sense that southall talked about person pitch as being thin and impenetrable). even the most panda bear sounding ones are cut through by killer melodies (either vocal or otherwise) (i.e. the spiraling keyboards on "fata morgana" or the verses on "palmitos park" or the guitar chords on "antillas").
the inherent distance of person pitch really kept me from loving it and this feels way more warm and enveloping mostly cuz its way more communal (the samples are from like fiestas and crowded beaches-- this may be me working out my own shit but it's a big reason why i like this).
― J0rdan S.
― lil waynes babymama (musically), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:47 (fifteen years ago) link
That macaw with all the eyeballs gives me the creeps.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 02:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Also, I liked this album for about two weeks, but can't remember the last time I listened to it.
good night musically and thank you!
― jammed hymen (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 03:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Craig Finn is the most offensive thing about Hold Steady for a lot of people too. I can't listen to the records. It's only when I see them perform on tv (or live, I guess) that I kind of "get" the appeal.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:21 PM (5 hours ago)
this kinda bugged me. this is definitely a total strawman, but it bugs me that there are people who think the hold steady would be a better group without finn, or that he somehow is the worst part of them. (and i'm not directing this at you, johnny, as you were just commenting on what people were saying above you.)for me, finn is easily the best part of the band; without his personality and character and voice, they're really just an average power-chord band imo. and what's getting to me seems to be this practice of rejecting what's different and unabashedly chrimatic and instead embracing what's mediocre and safe, which i'm seeing more and more. i completely *get* why people don't like finn, too--again, strawman etc, and i'm just venting here, really.
― jammed hymen (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 03:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Finn is the only thing upfront on the records, though. As a band, The Hold Steady is pretty indistinguishable. But it all gels in a visual medium, Finn becomes far less the central focus and, in turn, becomes less obtrusive.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 03:30 (fifteen years ago) link
guys craig finn is the hold steady.
and this list is blowing me away so far.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 03:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i like the eclecticism of these lists. always plenty of stuff for me to catch up on.
― Charlie Howard, Wednesday, 11 February 2009 04:14 (fifteen years ago) link
charismatic* obvs
― jammed hymen (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 04:16 (fifteen years ago) link
I genuinely liked that Hold Steady album, and the fact it got 12 points off me probably ensured it made the ballot. I may bray about "innovation" but there's an awful lot to be said about an album that makes solid rather than spectacular artistic choices, but pulls them off with genuine showmanship, elan and drama.
― Robin van Injury (country matters), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 04:20 (fifteen years ago) link