DJDonegal Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Radio is where it's at, yo! I want my show back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I've just been listening to the newly-released (and unimaginatively named) R.E.M. Live album. Despite having a tracklisting that is far from the best possible (too many Around The Sun tracks and the poor I'm Gonna DJ) it is a very good live album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzlebane Posted October 27, 2007 Author Share Posted October 27, 2007 Yeah, just heard I'm Gonna DJ and was unimpressed. And although I'm not a fan of Around the Sun as a studio album, I thought most of the songs really were better live when I saw them tour; I think a big part of the problem on the last couple albums has been the very flat, sterile production choices. When played live the songs tend to have more bite. I'm encouraged that they fired their last producer and hired a new guy for the upcoming album... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerol Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Listening to the Robert Plant/Alison Krauss project: Raising Sand. It's incredible, it defies description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDonegal Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Lostprophets - Last Summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Yeah, just heard I'm Gonna DJ and was unimpressed. And although I'm not a fan of Around the Sun as a studio album, I thought most of the songs really were better live when I saw them tour; I think a big part of the problem on the last couple albums has been the very flat, sterile production choices. When played live the songs tend to have more bite. I do agree that the Around The Sun songs mostly sound better live than they did on the album but they still don't sound as good as the songs from any other R.E.M. album, it just reduces the quality gap a bit when they're played live. That's not to say they're bad songs, they aren't, but they are still a bit bland comparatively. I've got about seven other live R.E.M. shows as mp3s and the new official release probably has the weakest tracklisting (with the arguable exception of a 1983 show I've got, which doesn't have any of their hits for obvious reasons), even if it does have the best sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzlebane Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 a) What's the tracklist of the 1983 show? Anyway I can find a copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 P.S. I honestly think my favorite song off Neon Bible IS Neon Bible My favorite song from that album varies. There have been weeks where the title track has been stuck in my head every day. Other days it's "My Body is a Cage" or "Antichrist Television Blues". Most recently it has been "Keep the Car Running". ETA: They finally put the new Band of Horses album up for sale on their MySpace page. So now I'm listening to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlot Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Listening to the Robert Plant/Alison Krauss project: Raising Sand. It's incredible, it defies description. My 70 year old father-in-law offered me this album today. He wasn;t digging it. I'm gonna actually put it on and give it a listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli Fury Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 You're the One- Dwight Yoakam That's right, I'm listening to country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freudas Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 BIGdumbFACE - Duke Lion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDonegal Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Beck - Loser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 a) What's the tracklist of the 1983 show? Anyway I can find a copy? a) Fortunately someone has made a blog post about it here so I'm saved the effort of typing out the tracklist. There seem to be download links on that blog. I haven't tested them, if they don't work I could probably upload it somewhere. I originally found the CD in a shop in Edinburgh. It is a good show, it does make an interesting contrast to their later live shows playing to tens of thousand. It is nice to hear Michael Stipe sounding so surprised that the audience actually knows the names of their songs. Sound quality is generally good with some occasional glitches. It also nice to have live copies of early songs that don't appear in later live shows (there's no overlap in songs at all with their new live CD, for example). I've never seen other live recordings of Moral Kiosk or Wolves, Lower for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli Fury Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Wanderlust King- Gogol Bordello F, I thought I was the only person to ever like that song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freudas Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 F, I thought I was the only person to ever like that song. Nah I like BdF quite a bit, was sad it only lasted for one album. Cake - Where Would I be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossfan2000 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 The National - Boxer Okkervil River - Stage Names Will Hoge - Draw The Curtains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Wanderlust King- Gogol Bordello I just procured this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli Fury Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I am glad to spread the Gogol love, I am seeing them on Thursday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbor Gold Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Hmm...box seats? Neil Young Metallica Jerry Lee Lewis Tom Waits with Kronos Quartet John Mayer My Morning Jacket Tegan & Sara Regina Spektor Nevermind. That's the worst BSP lineup I've ever seen. Ok. Tom Waits? Fucking awesome. Seriously, I don't know who the fuck he is, but his performance tonight was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU-RAY Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Ok. Tom Waits? Fucking awesome. Seriously, I don't know who the fuck he is, but his performance tonight was fantastic. I dunno who he is either (I've heard his name, but I couldn't name any of his music), but the Kronos Quartet did the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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