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Post by know ID yuh on Jun 30, 2011 19:29:12 GMT -8
I gave rusty 9/11 since Geno will/should be occupied by MusicFestNW that weekend. There is always room, when we run out of regulars (who don't suck), I'll start round two, and we'll go in the same order and add the randies at the end of the list. If you are a regular who wants to partake, it looks like you have at least two months to decide. And by the way, for those who haven't responded to the NASA album, that is part of the deal...
7/3 (cbats) 7/10 (drew) 7/17 (bradberad) 7/24 (stormypinkness) 7/31 (J-Dawg) 8/7 (lumpy) 8/14 (wompwomp) 8/21 (Comeswithasword) 8/28 (friendlyD) 9/4 (HornedGramma) 9/11 (Rustneversleeps) 9/18 (Geno)
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Post by Rusty on Jun 30, 2011 19:34:43 GMT -8
Did I legit get the 10 year anniversary? I'm cool with it, but I don't want to offend by not including any American Music or something.
I'm sorry if this comes of as insensitive, I just know it is a big deal.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jun 30, 2011 19:42:22 GMT -8
Did I legit get the 10 year anniversary? I'm cool with it, but I don't want to offend by not including any American Music or something. I'll speak on behalf of 68% of this board by saying, this is an album thread. Polo-tiks have zero to do with it. If you want a different date, we can move you.
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Post by Rusty on Jun 30, 2011 19:44:29 GMT -8
Understood Know. I Honestly just didn't know what it would be like. I'll definitely keep my date. Sorry for the trouble.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2011 19:47:18 GMT -8
I'm in too while we're still adding people. Two months is long enough for me to think of something good!
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Post by Cbats on Jun 30, 2011 19:57:45 GMT -8
I don't get the Girl Talk vibe at all. Girl Talk talk mashes up existing material by 10+ acts/bands per song. To the best of my knowledge, all the sounds on the NASA album are original, and they are collaborations rather than mashes. Girl Talk also uses a lot of ghetto rap, while NASA is geared more towards pop rap. By the way, apparently the Game sounds a lot like Kool Keith. No one pointed out my gaff earlier in this thread. Yeah This. When I first heard this album a while back, I thought it was a mash up thing like Girl Talk, but then I realized I didn't recognize any of the songs, and I remember the Pitchfork review mentioning these guys' celebrity Rolodex's being big. I do believe that this is all original content, which is part of what makes the album so cool; like, how the fuck did you talk all these people into this? rust kind of elaborated on what I was thinking about when I posted that. I realize the obvious differences (original material being the primary one) but the way it jumps between so many artists so quickly made me think it's pretty similar to the way a girl talk song works. If nothing else the idea of having chuck d, david byrne, and seu jorge on one track is the exact kind of absurdity girl talk dabbles in. Besides the tracks that everyone has already mentioned as being great, the del track near the end is a lot of fun. I'm pretty sure I've decided on next weeks album and it couldn't be more different than this one. I should probably change it to something more sunny but there's a good chance I'd just pick a pavement album and no one wants that
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Post by emptyfox on Jun 30, 2011 21:25:28 GMT -8
I guess I better get on listening to this album if I want to pick one in October.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jun 30, 2011 21:33:52 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure I've decided on next weeks album and it couldn't be more different than this one. I should probably change it to something more sunny but there's a good chance I'd just pick a pavement album and no one wants that I don't think a Pavement album is a bad choice. Look at all the people who are signed up now. It's more about which album you want them to listen to. I picked N.A.S.A just because I knew it would be a conversation starter. That is why I think picking a classic album we all have heard would also be a conversation starter. If this thread gets to 100 albums, they should be 100 of the greatest albums of all-time, even though my suggestion wouldn't be close to top 100.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jun 30, 2011 21:35:11 GMT -8
I guess I better get on listening to this album if I want to pick one in October. Does this mean you want to be added?
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Post by emptyfox on Jun 30, 2011 22:04:03 GMT -8
Haha yes sir!
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Post by Drew on Jul 1, 2011 10:15:43 GMT -8
Okay, I've listened to the NASA album a few times. I'm in the middle of move so I don't have time for full remarks, but I agree with most of what's been said. I think a better producer could have taken this concept to another level, but I also think most people would have mangled it even worse than it already is. The Tom waits track is a missed opportunity. Fun listen though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2011 13:27:29 GMT -8
Or don't add me.. That's cool too.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jul 1, 2011 15:26:42 GMT -8
Or don't add me.. That's cool too. I subconsciously ignored your request because of Muse. Please forgive me, it wasn't intentional. You've been added.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2011 15:27:59 GMT -8
Haha I promise it won't be a Muse album. Thanks yo
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 1, 2011 15:33:12 GMT -8
I'm going to pick a Muse album.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2011 15:33:45 GMT -8
Bahaha that would make my life.
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Post by Lump on Jul 1, 2011 22:30:11 GMT -8
I'd just pick a pavement album and no one wants that um...
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Post by Cbats on Jul 3, 2011 23:27:56 GMT -8
Alright here is my pick for album of the week: Slint-Spiderland grooveshark.com/#/album/Spiderland/132619Before I write anything I want to suggest that if you've never listened to the album before, try and listen to it at night, preferably in the dark. It's rumored (most likely a lie) that Brian McMahan recorded most of the vocals in the dark and listening to it that way helps to put you in the right mood for the album. In high school post rock was one of my favorite genres. I still like bands like Godspeed and Explosions quite a bit but back in high school I was devouring anything I could of the genre. Inevitably this means that at some point I discovered that the two albums usually referred to as the begining of the genre are Talk Talk's Laughing Stock and Slint's Spiderland. Laughing Stock is a great record and I enjoyed it when I listened to it (I haven't listened to it recently but it probably fits incredibly well next to the new bon iver and destroyer records) but Spiderland hit me like a ton of bricks. At first I was really confused because it doesn't sound like any of the post rock I was listening to at the time. Godspeed and Explosions songs gradually build to a crescendo in a graceful way, Slint tracks just explode. You listen to every track with a sense of unease because you never know when the track will go nuts. I'll probably write more later but Steve Albini's review of the album says everything I want to much better than I ever could:
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Post by Blacksmile on Jul 4, 2011 6:03:49 GMT -8
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED!! I already do a song of the week thing with some people at work and I might as well add this to my music plate as well!
I will listen to the last couple of albums and fire off a review later this week.
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Post by Drew on Jul 4, 2011 8:27:57 GMT -8
Excellent choice cbats. I'm going to have to spin this one today for sure.
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