What music are you listening to?

[apsham]

I'm tired of listening to the same stuff over and over again so I decided to try out the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill as I only have a faint memory of Doo Wop (That Thing) from ages ago.

[SRN]

So after hearing metalman rambling about it endlessly, I finally sat down and listened to Paul McCartney's Ram, a record I did end up liking more than I thought I would. I have never been a big fan of The Beatles particular brand of pop music but I liked how Ram, at points, differentiated from the Lennon/McCartney recipe. Tracks like "Uncle Albert", "Smile Away" and "Monkberry Moon Delight" hit me if you want specifics. The last one especially, since I kept being reminded of Black Monk Time which is a fantastic proto-punk record. All in all, I did end up liking it but I guess I was not as impressed as I wanted to be. Granted, I am by no means an expert in McCartney's catalogue - I think the only solo record I've heard besides this one is the jazz record he released last year, Kisses on the Bottom.

Also re-listened to the new Godspeed You! Black Emperor record. And I still like it. I just like how they apparently decided, like Daft Punk, to not give in to all the clamoring for more crescendo-based post-rock and made a louder and modern record instead.

In my continuing exploration of the Roskilde Festival 2013 line-up, I gave Goat's World Music a spin also. And that one, man, that one really hit me. I cannot wait to hear these psychedelic sounds live. But it so much more than that. It pays tribute to Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and all those guys while still maintaing this worldly sound; bongos, hand-claps and Hammond organ are all spread across the album. It really is a fantastic album.

And finally, because I got totally jealous of Midget and his whole list thing, I made my own list of 2013 records. It still needs some polishing and I still need to give another listen to stuff like Justin Timberlake, Charles Bradley, Tomahawk and David Bowie (and then there is stuff I have barely grazed yet, like the new Dillinger Escape Plan, Thundercat, Queens of the Stone Age, Disclosure, October Falls and Boards of Canada when that hits). But ha, take that Midget, you aren't the only with a list!

1. Helen Money - Arriving Angels

2. Redwood Hill - Descender

3. Det Nopsus - Det Nopsus

4. Kvelertak - Meir

5. Iceage - You're Nothing

6. Humanfly - Awesome Science

7. Boris - Präparat

8. Shugo Tokumaru - In Focus?

9. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual

10. Peer Group - Brutalist Sketches in the Style of Water-Stained Concrete

11. Kavinsky - OutRun

12. A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP

13. James Blake - Overgrown

14. Charles Bradley - Victim Of Love

15. Wormed - Exodromos

16. Mountains - Centralia

17. Cult of Luna - Vertikal

18. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

19. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience

20. Alberich - Guard Tower: Cassette Works, Vol. 1

21. Albetich - Fortification: Cassette Works, Vol. 2

22. Suuns - Images Du Futur

23. inc. - No World

24. Woodkid - The Golden Age

25. My Bloody Valentine - m b v

26. Snoop Lion - Reincarnated

27. Tomahawk - Oddfellows

28. Nosaj Thing - Home

29. Foals - Holy Fire

30. Portal - Vexovoid

31. Emancipator - Dusk to Dawn

[deli]

Just gotten into Battles. Mirrored blows my mind, i can't get my head around it. It's so good.

[thatshortguy]

Great, great, great band. Even on the tracks from "Gloss Drop" that are kind of a miss, it's still interesting to listen to all the tricks they pull off.

SRN: If we can keep our lists going through the end of the year, I propose we take our Top Tens and argue them to the hilt to maka A Definitive Ten. We'll be like Siskel & Ebert, only sexier and much more among the living.

Edit: Speaking of lists!

The Ten:
1. Bad Religion - True North
2. David Bowie - The Last Day
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
4. Mogwai - Los Revenants
5. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
6. Johnny Marr - The Messenger
7. The Flaming Lips - The Terror
8. Dawes - Stories Don't End

9. Clutch - Earth Rocker

10. Alice In Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

The Great:

11. Jim James - Regions of Light & Sound of God

12. Coheed & Cambria - The Afterman: Decension
13. Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
14. Dropkick Murphys - Signed & Sealed In Blood
15. They Might Be Giants - Nanobots
16. Richard Thompson - Electric
17. Black Veil Brides - Wretched & Devine: The Story of the Wild Ones
18. The Airborne Toxic Event - Such Hot Blood
19. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito
20. Paramore - Paramore
21. Steve Martin & Edie Brickell - Love Has Come For You
22. The Strokes - Comedown Machine

The Good:
22. !!! - Thr!!!er
23. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Specter At The Feast
24. Phoenix - Bankrupt!
25. Joe Satriani - Unstoppable Momentum
26. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
27. Chris Tomlin - Burning Lights
28. The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law
29. She & Him - Volume 3
30. How To Destroy Angels - Welcome Oblivion
31. Jimi Hendrix - People, Hell, & Angels
32. Iron & Wine - Ghost on Ghost
33. Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
34. Biffy Clyro - Opposites
35. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - Get Up!
36. Eric Clapton - Old Sock
37. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
38. Fitz & The Tantrums - More Than Just A Dream
39. The Milk Carton Kids - The Ash & The Clay
40. Tim Armstrong - Why Complain
41. Eels - Wonderful, Glorious
42. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock & Roll
43. OneRepublic - Native
44. Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonleyhearts

The Meh:
45. The Band Perry - Pioneer
46. Atoms For Peace - Amok
47. Natalie Maines - Mother
48. Depeche Mode - Delta Machine
49. Foals - Holy Fire
50. Rival Sons - Head Down
51. Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse
52. Yo La Tengo - Fade
53. New Order - Lost Sirens
54. Tomahawk - Oddfellows
55. The Cab - Symphony Solider
56. Device - Device
57. Adam Ant - Adam Ant Is the Blueback Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter
58. Mumford & Sons - The Road to Red Rocks (Live)

The DO NOT DO:
59. Brad Paisley - Wheelhouse
60. Lisa Loeb - No Fairy Tale

-skip a few-
1,000,061. Bon Jovi - What About Now?

[Crybaby Bunting]

My list so far

1. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual

2. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork.

3. Justice - Access All Areas (not sure if it really counts but it's a glorious live album)

4. Boris - Präparat

5. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

6. Animanaguchi - Endless Fantasy

7. The Flaming Lips - The Terror

8. David Bowie - The Next Day

9. Clutch - Earth Rocker

10. My Bloody Valentine - MBV

You guys seriously need to 'find' the new QOTSA album ASAP. It's glorious.

[GA!]

I changed my mind about QOTSA's album. There is not a standout track in there, but the overall atmosphere is pretty great. Definitely takes a few listens.

[livid]

I'm re-watching The West Wing and this song is like a gut punch during the final moment of the Season 2 finale.

[VerbalPuke]

That's right.

[thatshortguy]

No shame on that. My mom had it on vinyl; sounded glorious.

[VerbalPuke]

It always reminds me of the Deer Hunter, if you've seen it, you'll know exactly what scene I'm referring to. It really is a catchy tune though.

[SRN]

Because deli mentioned their debut album, today I decided to listen through (almost) the entire Battles discography... again. Because man, those first two EPs that they put out, EP C and B EP, is some of the most head-spinning minimalist rock I've heard in a long time. Couple that with Mirrored and Gloss Drop, which is almost the complete opposite and just tons of fun, and Battles could very well be my favorite modern rock band. At least, they are giving Suuns a run for their money. The Tonto+ is a good hit too, although the live version of "Leyendecker" is a bit off. The two remixes of "Tonto", by The Field and Four Tet, are great though.

Speaking of electronic music, and since they are playing Roskilde Festival, I finally decided to delve into Kraftwerk. Listened to Radio-Activity and Autobahn yesterday and honestly, I can totally see why this was so mind-blowing back in the early 70's. Both feels perhaps a bit faded with the rapid expansion of technology available for electronic music but I did still enjoy Radio-Activity quite a lot. Still not quite sure on Autobahn although I think it is going to end up taking the same place as Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother; the first track, this big and dominant post-20 minute epic, sort of overshadows the rest of the album but it is so good that I don't really mind it at all, I am still going to listen to the whole thing, the album that is, just to get the complete package.

And finally; Midget, yes we should. That would be hilarious.

Now, list time. I stole more of Midget's concept. Sue me.

Debuted

David Bowie - The Next Day

Otis Taylor - My World Is Gone

Thundercat - Apocalypse

Top Ten

1. Helen Money - Arriving Angels

2. Redwood Hill - Descender

3. Det Nopsus - Det Nopsus

4. Kvelertak - Meir

5. Iceage - You're Nothing

6. Humanfly - Awesome Science

7. Boris - Präparat

8. Shugo Tokumaru - In Focus?

9. The Knife - Shaking The Habitual

10. Peer Group - Brutalist Sketches in the Style of Water-Stained Concrete

The Great

11. Kavinsky - OutRun

12. A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP

13. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

14. Thundercat - Apocalypse

15. James Blake - Overgrown

16. Charles Bradley - Victim Of Love

17. Wormed - Exodromos

18. David Bowie - The Next Day

The Good

19. Mountains - Centralia

20. Cult of Luna - Vertikal

21. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience

22. Alberich - Guard Tower: Cassette Works, Vol. 1

23. Albetich - Fortification: Cassette Works, Vol. 2

24. Otis Taylor - My World Is Gone

The Alright

25. Suuns - Images Du Futur

26. inc. - No World

27. Woodkid - The Golden Age

28. My Bloody Valentine - m b v

29. Snoop Lion - Reincarnated

30. Tomahawk - Oddfellows

31. Nosaj Thing - Home

Ech, No More

32. Foals - Holy Fire

33. Portal - Vexovoid

34. Emancipator - Dusk to Dawn

[thatshortguy]

Newly added:
Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork

Next up:

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City

The National - Trouble Will Find Me

The Ten:
1. Bad Religion - True North
2. David Bowie - The Last Day
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push The Sky Away
4. Mogwai - Los Revenants
5. Tegan & Sara - Heartthrob
6. Johnny Marr - The Messenger
7. The Flaming Lips - The Terror
8. Dawes - Stories Don't End
9. Clutch - Earth Rocker
10. Alice In Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

The Great:
11. Jim James - Regions of Light & Sound of God
12. Coheed & Cambria - The Afterman: Decension
13. Ra Ra Riot - Beta Love
14. Queens Of The Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork (Stuck firmly between "Era Vulgaris" and The Rolling Stones' "Let It Bleed", this one. Finishes strongly. Dare you not to strut during "Smooth Sailing", the much funkier cousin of "Make It Wit Chu".)
15. Dropkick Murphys - Signed & Sealed In Blood
16. They Might Be Giants - Nanobots
17. Richard Thompson - Electric
18. Black Veil Brides - Wretched & Devine: The Story of the Wild Ones
19. The Airborne Toxic Event - Such Hot Blood
20. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito
21. Paramore - Paramore
22. Steve Martin & Edie Brickell - Love Has Come For You
23. The Strokes - Comedown Machine

The Good:
24. !!! - Thr!!!er
25. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Specter At The Feast
26. Phoenix - Bankrupt!
27. Joe Satriani - Unstoppable Momentum
28. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
29. Chris Tomlin - Burning Lights
30. The Joy Formidable - Wolf's Law
31. She & Him - Volume 3
32. How To Destroy Angels - Welcome Oblivion
33. Jimi Hendrix - People, Hell, & Angels
34. Iron & Wine - Ghost on Ghost
35. Volbeat - Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
36. Biffy Clyro - Opposites
37. Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - Get Up!
38. Eric Clapton - Old Sock
39. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
40. Fitz & The Tantrums - More Than Just A Dream
41. The Milk Carton Kids - The Ash & The Clay
42. Tim Armstrong - Why Complain
43. Eels - Wonderful, Glorious
44. Fall Out Boy - Save Rock & Roll
45. OneRepublic - Native
46. Cold War Kids - Dear Miss Lonleyhearts

The Meh:
47. The Band Perry - Pioneer
48. Atoms For Peace - Amok
49. Natalie Maines - Mother
50. Depeche Mode - Delta Machine
51. Foals - Holy Fire
52. Rival Sons - Head Down
53. Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian Verse
54. Yo La Tengo - Fade
55. New Order - Lost Sirens
56. Tomahawk - Oddfellows
57. The Cab - Symphony Solider
58. Device - Device
59. Adam Ant - Adam Ant Is the Blueback Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter
60. Mumford & Sons - The Road to Red Rocks (Live)

The DO NOT DO:
61. Brad Paisley - Wheelhouse
62. Lisa Loeb - No Fairy Tale
-skip a few-
1,106,061. Bon Jovi - What About Now?

[New Damage]

I listened to Alice in Chain's new album a week or so ago and, whislt it wasn't bad by any means, it didn't really capture my attention. It was very linear.

Also, after Tumblr staff made some sort of music post featuring a playlist, I checked out a song on ther called "Favourite Song" by Chance The Rapper, ft. Childish Gambino. I liked it so I found Chance's new free mixtape Acidrap and I like it, it's really mellow and trippy. For me, it took a while to get used to his high-pitched voice, but it's good nonetheless.

[Schlitzbrille]

Holy hell why have I waited five years since I first read about them to finally give them a listeN?

[KONGO]

I don't know, you're dumb? But you have certainly smartened up. I should re-listen to these guys.

[Schlitzbrille]

I don't know, you're dumb? But you have certainly smartened up. I should re-listen to these guys.

Eh....I'll go with that.

[GA!]

Billy Talent III. By far their weakest album, but still some good stuff in there. Never realised how decent 'Pocketful of Dreams' is.

[Monkey D. Lars]

The new Black Sabbath album is amazing.

Question: How come that I can't edit song information anymore on Windows 7? Like genre, title, artist, album?

[thatshortguy]

The new Black Sabbath album is amazing.

Question: How come that I can't edit song information anymore on Windows 7? Like genre, title, artist, album?

For most audio files, you can right click the file, select Properties, then click the Details tab. Barring the file being read only (something else you can change in Properties) or your audio player giving you the beans, I can't think of a reason you would be unable to change it.

[Sousa]

I'm alternating between Koko Taylor and the next album(s) in my thread. It's almost made Axl Rose seem like not an asshole HAHA JK LOL NOTHING CAN DO THAT.