Radiohead - Optimistic A The music was great, carried me through the whole song, it had a simplistic powerful punch to it. The video was cool, as well. Youtubing.
B That has always been one of my least favorite Frusciante songs. The lyrics don't sync up with the song in that they're very upbeat lyrics set to a very sad sounding song. The sound quality on this video wasn't the greatest either. Some nights Frusciante sounds really clear, and other times, like this concert, his voice sounds too raspy. New Song: Eric Burdon & War - Spill the Wine Invalid Video Link
I just noticed my video wasn't working. One second, and I'll find another version. Bummer... the only full version available on YouTube has lousy audio quality. Here it is anyway, but keep the quality in mind when listening to it. There are better sounding versions out there... I promise... Invalid Video Link
Eric Burdon & War - Spill the Wine - B Damn man, how old is this song? Or is it just the quality from that "music video" that is poor? That's good stuff though with a nice simple beat to it, just a bit boring after a few seconds until they added that flute type instrument. I'm actually not sure what that is, it could just be a simple flute I don't have the ears for those type of instruments actually. Anyway, I like the chorus kick and the song makes me shake up in my seat listening it. Next song is from Sigur R?s as I mentioned in another thread. Sigur R?s - S?gl?pur Invalid Video Link One of the most compelling and deep tracks ever recorded. Off of their album Takk... which features many more amazing tracks like Gl?s?li, Hopp?polla, M?lan?, Gong and Svo hlj?tt.
A+ I'm loving these guys. They're in the same vein of music as two of my other favorite groups at the moment Air and Venus (thanks for that rec.). Maybe some of the lure to this band for me is that their lyrics aren't English. It leaves the song open to my interpretation. The video was sort of disturbing though, especially without knowing lyrical content of the song. And btw, that song I posted isn't that old, the person who uploaded it just had a crummy sounding version of it, and that's all I could find on YouTube New Song: Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City Invalid Video Link
VC: B+ I liked what they were singing about and the music was played rather nicely. It was a chill beat. It was the first time I have heard that song, it sounds pretty cool. Defiantly a song you would play at a party or the beach. Invalid Video Link http://youtube.com/watch?v=x_9GR9kdZ3o
B+ When this song came out, I thought Franz Ferdinand would be a much different band than the one they've become, but I still think that a lot of the songs on their debut album are great, like "The Dark of the Matinee." This song, in particular, I overplayed like crazy when it first came out, so naturally, I also got really sick of hearing it over and over again, and haven't listened to it in a while. The intro is the best part of the song, but the rest is damn catchy. New Song: Invalid Video Link
A Amazing amazing amazing! Love the vocals all around, especially the backing vocals and the music is beautiful. Let's continue the Chili love fest. RHCP - Warlocks Invalid Video Link
Warlocks: A- It's a good song. I never really listened to it that much when I first got SA for whatever reason, but it grew on me I guess. Doesn't really mean anything to me particularly but it's Chili Peppers so it gets nothing less than an A. New Song: Mellowship Slinky in B Major - RHCP (mua ha ha ha) Invalid Video Link
A This always sounded a lot like Show Me Your Soul to me. It's definitely the Chilis from their prime though. It's like the best qualities of old RHCP mixed with the best of new RHCP. It's interesting to hear at the end of the song Frusciante go off into a short solo, because I think that sounds a lot more like something he'd write today than something he'd write back then. I like it. New Song: Stretch Invalid Video Link
A I love the effects with about 1:30 left in the song, absolutely amazing B-side. Love the bass line. Absolutely how the song fades out, like it's dying. Funky music, never heard this one before. And it continues...A very underrated song on Stadium Arcadium. RHCP - 21st Century Invalid Video Link Love the solo from Johnny F. in this one.
<font size="6">GOOD LORD ALREADY!</font> We should just dub this the "RHCP Recommendations Game" or something. I understand having favorite bands and all, but Jeebus Christmas people! <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">RHCP - 21st Century</div> D+ That solo kind of saved it. I really love some stuff off of SA, and really hate the other stuff. RHCP really needs to grow on their next album or they'll be losing a fan. Next up, is some real crazy experimental stuff. Yesterday on 7/7/07, a Japanese noise band, Boredoms turned out with 77 of their friends and put on one of the greatest live shows ever. Set in the form of a spiral (see below), the 77 drummers played for 77 minutes. Now, the three following videos really don't do any of this justice, but I thought I'd share nonetheless... Part One Invalid Video Link Part Two Invalid Video Link Part Three Invalid Video Link This is what it looked like... I have the full show in video and audio if anyone is interested.
<div class="quote_poster">Sasha Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"><font size="6">GOOD LORD ALREADY!</font> We should just dub this the "RHCP Recommendations Game" or something. I understand having favorite bands and all, but Jeebus Christmas people! </div> Lol, truth be told, I was just going along with it to **** with ya, and hey it worked... Stadium Arcadium does kinda suck though, but D+ is still harsh. That's just like going out of your way to say "**** you" to us for rec'ing a string of Chilis videos, lol. I don't have working speakers on this computer, because I'm in the car on my laptop, so I can't listen to your video atm, but was it apart of Live Earth? On a sidenote, we're hotboxing and blairing Queen atm. Amazing.
No, it wasn't a part of Live Earth. **** Live Earth. Boardrum was something much more excellent. Sounds good, I had a spin of Queen today, it had been a while.
The Black Maria - Waking up with the Wolves - C- Reminds me a bit of Finger Eleven's old stuff. The chorus and the bass are really poor, but the rest of the song is pretty basic although a bit enjoyable for the genre. That scream at the end was annoying as hell though trying to be like a black metal vocalist, eesh. Overall the song is not bad, but this is definitely not something I would buy. New song is from Persephone's Bees - Muzika Dlya Filma Invalid Video Link Time for a little Russian, yeah? For some reason I find their vocalist Angelina Moysov very attractive. I guess it is the vocal tones, accent and that long dark hair. BTW, the song isn't as long as the video so just end it whenever you want. I guess this person messed up or just wanted anything to go to the background of his/her pictures of Azerbaijan. I also find it crazy that this band has become a part of mainstream commercials these days. Check it out this ad for Cingular with one of their tracks. Invalid Video Link
B I liked her voice, but I'm not a big fan of Russian songs. It's very rare for me to enjoy a song from my own country. Weird. The Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon Invalid Video Link