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Quote: Spice Girls & Duran Duran
Might spawn some really weird music onboard though !  |
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| zwirnm |
| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:55 am |
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Wow. Great birthday present on 9/26 for me (from Pitchforkmedia.com)
Big Star to Release New Album
Caroline Bermudez reports:
For the Men and Women of the Rock and Roll Canon, life is merely a series of endless misfortunes, each artistic endeavor overshadowed by a past triumph. Their solo albums and side projects register temporary blips on the music landscape, to be forgotten months later, or worse, used against them as punchlines. Basically, they can't win. All they can really do is fade away and get real jobs, or bank on their glorious histories. Eventually, when the time is right, they'll almost invariably reunite with their old bands, tour, and even, in rare cases, release new albums. On September 26, one of the canon's most revered astral bodies, Big Star, will follow suit with In Space, their first album since 1978's Third/Sister Lovers.
To be released by Rykodisc, In Space will feature mastermind and principal songwriter Alex Chilton and drummer Jody Stephens, both original members of the classic quartet. Rounding out the lineup are Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of fellow power-poppers the Posies. Auer and Stringfellow have been part of Big Star since 1993, when the group reformed to tour. Tracklist:
01 Dony
02 Lady Sweet
03 Best Chance We've Ever Had
04 Turn My Back on the Sun
05 Love Revolution
06 February's Quiet
07 Mine Exclusively
08 A Whole New Thing
09 Aria Largo
10 Hung Up With Summer
11 Do You Wanna Make It
12 Makeover
Big Star recorded three much-lauded albums in their brief time together, 1972's #1 Record, 1974's Radio City and Third/Sister Lovers, which was released after the band imploded. Formed in 1971 in Memphis by singer/guitarist Chris Bell, Big Star melded British Invasion pop/rock with Chilton's penchant for eccentricity. Bell and Chilton had a turbulent partnership and Bell exited the group in 1972, after the release of #1 Record. Bell later died in a car crash in 1978 at the age of 27. Commercially unsuccessful and ignored during their time, Big Star gained notoriety later when acts such as REM and Teenage Fanclub cited them as major influences-- not to mention the Replacements' song "Alex Chilton". |
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| shannon |
| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:04 am |
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| Not trying to burst your bubble or anything, Michael, but what leads you to believe this new "Big Star" album will be any different from all of those mediocre Alex Chilton solo albums that he's been releasing year after year for so long? |
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| shannon |
| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:11 am |
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I just finished listening to an early leak of Nightmare of You's debut album (to be released September 13th). It's good. It's really good. They will be huge. And not just because I say so. Ultragrrl says so, too. And she's responsible for hyping The Killers long before anybody had ever heard "Somebody Told Me" and her Stolen Transmission label released an early Louis XIV ep before they ever had a real contract. She's doing the same for Nightmare of You. (You can buy it for $4 by clicking the above link.) And Nightmare of You's record is at least as good as The Killers'. Again: trust me. They will be huge. Give them a few months.
Their website. Go there. Listen. Enjoy. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:49 am |
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| NIGHTMARE OF YOU do sound good, but they're from Long Island. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:16 pm |
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Well shannon, you were dead on about The Killers. I'll give Nightmare of You a listen.
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| shannon |
| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:13 am |
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| Spent all day listening to Nightmare of You, Bat Out of Hell, and The National (imagine Leonard Cohen backed by Summer Teeth-era Wilco). |
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| Marilyn |
| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:41 am |
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| There was a British doc on Ovation last night with Billy Bragg recording Woody Guthrie songs with Wilco and Natalie Merchant. The doc got a little long and draggy, but the music was mesmerizing. |
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| shannon |
| Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:07 am |
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Oh. My. God. Has anybody else seen R. Kelly's "urban operetta" "Trapped In The Closet"? I swear it's the absolute worst, most ridiculous, unintentionally comedic thing I have ever seen. The lyrics are horrible and they're acted out so literally in the video, there's nothing I can do but stare at my tv in disbelief for the full half-hour that it plays. Words cannot express. Here are some sample lyrics:
Quote: He walks in there with a smile on his face saying "honey I've been missing you"
She hops all over him and says "I've cooked and ran your bathwater"
I'm telling you now this girl is so good she deserves an Oscar
The girl's in the bed he starts snatching her clothes off
I'm in the closet like man, what the fuck is going on?
You're not going to believe it but things get deeper as the story goes on
Next thing you know a call comes through on my cell phone
I tried my best to quickly put it on vibrate
But from the way he acted I could tell it was too late
He hopped up and said "there’s a mystery going on and I'm going to solve it"
And I'm like "God please don't let this man open his closet"
And later...
Quote: Now I'm dashin home
Doin 85
Swervin lane to lane
Wit fire in my eyes
I got a million thoughts
Runnin through my mind
I'm thinkin about what imma do and who I'm gonna do it to when I get home
How could I have been so blind
And then I look in my rear view
I cannot believe this
Whoo whoo whoo (He's imitating a fucking police siren here!)
Damn, here comes a police man
And now for my personal favorite, the greatest song sex lyric ever...
Quote: The next thing ya know, she starts goin real wild
And starts screamin my name
Then I said baby, we must slow down
Before I bust a vessel in my brain
And she said please no dont stop
And I said I caught a cramp
And she said please keep on goin
I said my leg is about to crack
Then she cries out
Oh my goodness, I'm about to climax
And I said cool
Climax
Just let go of my leg...
See what I mean? Please, please, please go to Launch.com and watch this. Yes, it's long, but it's worth every minute of your time. I promise. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 2:10 am |
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| I know you've supported me for a long time. Somehow, I'm not impressed. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:53 am |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:08 pm |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:10 pm |
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Quote: Who's that to, ehle?
I think its from an INTERPOL song. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:10 pm |
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| It's a song lyric, marantzo. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:10 pm |
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| It's a song lyric, marantzo. |
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