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Post by Drew on Jul 13, 2011 20:29:52 GMT -8
Hg, I'm glad you mentioned the cover art. Hart is an incredible artist and has never been shy about sharing his stuff. I have a Tshirt framed in my house from him; it's just black magic marker on a white shirt. It's a prized possession, a gift from a close friend. I'll post a picture of it when I get a chance.
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Post by Drew on Jul 15, 2011 9:45:22 GMT -8
Hear that? It's the sound of this thread fizzling. Come on people!
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Post by J-Dawg on Jul 16, 2011 13:06:07 GMT -8
Hey Know, as a suggestion, can you start putting the grooveshark links in the first post when you update it with peoples' choices? It's a bit of a pain to hunt through the thread for them.
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Post by Lump on Jul 16, 2011 13:10:13 GMT -8
I wrote way more than I usually do!
But I'll write more, I already enjoyed the Circulatory System album the first time, but the more I listen to it, the more it grows on me. Gotta love those kinda albums.
Also, I believe today is the day BradBeRadBePostin' his album. (Hopefully.)
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Post by J-Dawg on Jul 16, 2011 13:20:36 GMT -8
The only other Elephant 6 artist I've really listened to before is Of Montreal. I have never heard anything by Circulatory System before, so this is refreshing for me. So far (2/3 of a listen), it does feel a little bit Beatles-ish to me too (as was already mentioned).
It's not knocking my socks off, but I suspect it will grow on me with some repeated listens. I'll post again if I have a chance to listen to it more in the coming couple of days.
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Post by Lump on Jul 16, 2011 13:22:38 GMT -8
Should be noted that pretty much any of Montreal beyond Aldhils isn't even E6 anymore though.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jul 16, 2011 13:49:18 GMT -8
Hey Know, as a suggestion, can you start putting the grooveshark links in the first post when you update it with peoples' choices? It's a bit of a pain to hunt through the thread for them. Fine idea, but here is my 25% pompous (asshole) shining through. Free music is free no matter how you splice it. I pay $15 a month for virtually everything I listen to. I only mentioned grooveshark in the "rules" of this thread because grooveshark probably doesn't stream your best friend's band. It was more of a "this has to be known by more than just your close circle of friends." type of thing. PM emptyfox or I8, they have access to edit posts. I'm not against it, I just won't go through the 154 seconds to do it.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 16, 2011 13:53:25 GMT -8
Should be noted that pretty much any of Montreal beyond Aldhils isn't even E6 anymore though. Correct. Thank you.
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Post by bradberad12 on Jul 17, 2011 19:10:05 GMT -8
Hey Y'all, I am going to be a day late on the album of the week. I am gonna have a lot more time tomorrow evening to do a thorough review of my album. So sorry about my delay, I know you are all devastated. B
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2011 20:43:38 GMT -8
Throw me on for 10/23, by the way. I was real hesitant and such to jump on at first, but I think I've got one now for three months from now.
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Post by Lump on Jul 18, 2011 12:43:50 GMT -8
Hey Y'all, I am going to be a day late on the album of the week. I am gonna have a lot more time tomorrow evening to do a thorough review of my album. So sorry about my delay, I know you are all devastated. B Just have it done by Thursday.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2011 14:21:20 GMT -8
My album of the week is My Beautiful Dark Twisted
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Post by bradberad12 on Jul 19, 2011 9:33:35 GMT -8
I don't own a cat, so as an excuse for being late, I can't complain that my cat puked all over my Macbook. Plus I also don't own a Macbook. I believe mostly I am hesitant to post an album, as I do not have the breadth of musical knowledge as many of you, however here goes... A couple of Canadians and HG awhile back had a conversation about the advantages/disadvantages of Can Con; a requirement for all Canadian radio stations to play at least 35% music from Canadian artists. A product of this (you can decide whether it was good or bad) is that it brought to the forefront many hard working alternative rock bands of the 90's that were accessible to people in places like Winnepeg, Moose Jaw, etc.. However, some of the best of these bands simply slipped through the cracks, missed out on any significant radioplay and never gained widespread (Canadian) popularity. Whatever it was for bands like the Rheostatics, Punchbuggy (my favorite pop-punk band growing up), and the band yet-to-be-mentioned, I guess the stars just did not align. Yet, 20 years later, their music still resonates with many Canadians and, hopefully, a few more Americans that hang out on Sasquatch Message Boards. The Lowest of the Low - Shakespeare My Butt...grooveshark.com/#/album/Shakespeare+My+Butt/3583436The Lowest of the Low really only has one album of worth, and this is it. They recently had the 20th anniversary of the album's release, and sold out Massey Hall - arguably Canada'a most coveted venue to play. Evidently it has some staying power. Although it never got any significant radioplay, it does have some accolades; #84 on the Canadian Top 100 albums of all time, and before the Barenaked Ladies came around, Shakespeare my Butt... was the top selling indie rock album ever in Canada. Pretty cool billing, huh?So onto the substance of this album. The album as a whole is a sincere, catchy rock album with some celtic and folk influences. Ron Hawkins comes across as an excellent storyteller and wordsmith as he crafts tales of binge drinking, lost loves and jailed killers over drums, a trio of guitars and a harmonica. There is nothing monumental, avant-garde or particularly unique about the album, yet all together makes for a great listen. I might compare it to The Hold Steady, with a little less grit and a bit more compassion. For a highlight of the clever songwriting, check out The Eternal Fatalist. A great allegory about people that don't take responsibility for their lives. So Long Bernie (I am still not sure whether it is about the Scarborough Rapist, Paul Bernardo) is another great tale. The album, at 17 songs long, may be a bit overdone, as there is some redundancy in their musicianship. However, there are also a number of great rock compositions; "Salesmen, Cheats and Liars" "Bleed a Little While" are a couple of the highlights. If I were to tell you to listen to an album that represents the pinnacle of Can/Con Rock, I would tell you to go listen to "Fully Completely" by the Tragically Hip. It's a better album. However, if you are going to listen to some of the best Indie Rock from Canada; Shakespeare My Butt... is a good lauching pad.
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Post by Rusty on Jul 19, 2011 10:57:48 GMT -8
Wow, I pride myself on knowing a lot about Canadian music (both good and bad), but I have never heard of this before, I will have to give it a listen. I really do have a love/hate relationship with CanCon, as it helps a lot of really great bands to get some airplay, but it also helps some really fucking awful bands get bigger than anyone would like; i'm hoping this album will fall in the love side of my CanCon relationship.
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Post by Blacksmile on Jul 19, 2011 11:47:35 GMT -8
SWEET PICK! I have not thought about this band in many years, and in fact, the only album I ever heard from them was Hallucigenia back in the mid 90's, but at this moment in time I can't remember if I even liked it. Very excited for this weeks album!
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Post by know ID yuh on Jul 20, 2011 19:39:51 GMT -8
Pretty obscure selection Brad. My provider doesn't have it. Since 99% of the music I listen to is on my device, mostly at work and away from home, I'm going to have to try to find time to grooveshark this. It will be a couple weeks.
Funny thing so far:
Canadians: FUCK YES! Americans: Chirp Chirp
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Post by J-Dawg on Jul 20, 2011 21:00:24 GMT -8
Like Rust, I also have a love/hate relationship with CanCon. On my second listen of this, I'm thinking several things about this album in particular: - This generally falls on the "love" side of CanCon for me. It's a bit monotonous in places as Brad mentions, but even so, it's far better than a lot of the stuff I've heard on the radio because of CanCon over the years. - In parts I got this Blue Rodeo vibe; in others I thought of Moist for some reason. It's odd because they don't really sound like either of those other groups, yet there's something subtle that pulls the image up for me at times. - They strike me as a band that would be a lot of fun at a live show - they have a lot of energy that I'm not sure will come through on a studio album.
Up to this point I don't know that I've ever heard them before (I might have, but can't say for certain).
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Post by J-Dawg on Jul 20, 2011 21:04:46 GMT -8
If I were to tell you to listen to an album that represents the pinnacle of Can/Con Rock, I would tell you to go listen to "Fully Completely" by the Tragically Hip. Please no. CanCon absolutely ruined the Tragically Hip, to the point where I cringe every time I hear them on the radio. I agree Fully Completely is their best album, but for me, it's now collateral damage of the way overplayed status CanCon granted their other stuff.
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Post by Cbats on Jul 20, 2011 23:23:25 GMT -8
- In parts I got this Blue Rodeo vibe; in others I thought of Moist for some reason. It's odd because they don't really sound like either of those other groups, yet there's something subtle that pulls the image up for me at times. I don't know who any of these people are
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Post by kymess_jr on Jul 21, 2011 0:46:44 GMT -8
- In parts I got this Blue Rodeo vibe; in others I thought of Moist for some reason. It's odd because they don't really sound like either of those other groups, yet there's something subtle that pulls the image up for me at times. I don't know who any of these people are Just some more Canadians. But seriously, I love Moist so now I'm even more intrigued to give this a listen.
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