Nine Inch Nails - Still - This is the bonus CD that came with "And All That Could Have Been". It's basically some re-constructions of some songs, with some new material. It's good. Really good. You should buy it.

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures: Fuckin' brilliant. I love this. Closer is queued up next.

playing in winamp:

pete yorn - for nancy.

this song rules, no matter what anyone else says. i have no idea why i like it so much. maybe because of the layered vocals. or the acoustic sounding guitar. or...i don't know what. the lyrics, maybe. i just love it. i think it is just splendid.

Simian - Chemistry Is What We Are: Think half Badly Drawn Boy, half Air. It's a good break from the daily three or four hours of Faith No More me and my roommate listen to. :p

Getting greasy with the Funky Meters and a big pile of greens.

<b>Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer</b> - Best. Chorus. Ever.

Depeche Mode--"Goodnight Lovers" single: Not sure why they decided to put this out as a final single for the Exciter album. It wasn't released in the States, so I had to order it from Mute. The remixes on it aren't bad, but this was one of those "had to buy it to keep the collection complete" deals.

You have a complete collection of Depeche Mode maxi-singles?!?! I envy the shit outta you. Can I come over? :D

Damnit, you had to get me started on DM, didn't you? ;)

As far as my collection, it's not quite maxi-singles. I have every DM single on CD. (I have an ex that had a ton of the 12" singles...granted, she's 9 years older than me...heh.) Most of them are from Sire's US re-releases in 1991 and 1992. A few of them I couldn't find in the States, so I had to order them from Mute (Strangelove and Little 15 in particular). I don't have the actual single for Home, but I have the Home/Useless CD-ROM double single (with the 4 videos from the Ultra album on it). The older singles didn't have a whole lot of remix songs, but I apparently have all their b-sides except for I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead (which I believe is only on the UK version of Speak and Spell).

Incidentally, here is a list of all my CDs. You will see the plethora of DM stuff shortly down the list. :)

Yikes.

And I thought I had a plethora of DM!

Nice collection! I'm surprised you own no Ministry though, particularly The Land of Rape and Honey. Although, I own only one New Order CD and very few Cure CDs...and no Massive Attack. :( Three additions I would recommend for your collection:

Recoil--Bloodline
Blur--13
2K--Fuck the Millenium

*looks at your website* Shit, you're in DeKalb? Lucky bastard...you're not that far from Chicago. I think that was one of the schools I considered in high school.

(Incidentally, new Ministry album in the spring. Live album comes out in 3 weeks. Also, new Moby album in May. Whooooohooooo! :biggrin: )

Yes, I noticed your lack of Cure, New Order, and Massive Attack. *tsk tsk tsk*

Recommendations:

The Cure: "Seventeen Seconds", "Staring At The Sea", and "Entreat" (if you can find it).

New Order: "Low-Life", "Brotherhood", "Substance", "Technique", "Get Ready".

Massive Attack: "Blue Lines".

When I used to go to the University of Illinois, the record store down there had that Recoil CD ("Bloodline") in the used bin for the entire two years I went there. I looked at it everytime I went there, and decided against it. It's probably still there. I'll have to go visit my buddies and pick it up.

I'm not much into Blur. I have that "Best Of..." thing and I'm not impressed one bit. And I'm bitter that Damon Albarn single-handedly ruined the Gorillaz album. I'm not good at math, but:

Automator + Del Tha Funky Homosapien = Quality.

(Automator + Del) x Damon Albarn = Crap.

I know there were other people involved, but they're probably the most prominent.

I've never seen that 2K album, but The KLF rules.

I'll keep my eye out for that Ministry album. The best thing about college is the T1 in the dorms. :D

I know. Rho and I were just talking about Get Ready last night...and why we don't own it.

It's good stuff...Moby, Doug McCarthy, and Toni Halliday (of Curve) sing on it.

I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but 2K is essentially the KLF with a tweaked up remake of "What Time is Love?" Good stuff. Mute still sells it. They used to sell T-shirts and bumper stickers that had "FUCK THE MILLENIUM" on them. At the time it was released (1997), it was rather amusing.

So why don't you? Chop out "Rock The Shack" and it's a great album from start to finish. I dunno about "60 MPH" as a single though. I'd be more inclined to pick "Slow Jam" or something...

*shrugs*

1--Priorities: I'll grab a new DM CD in a heartbeat. They're about the only band where I'll buy a new CD of theirs automatically.

2--Bills: I used to buy 40-50 CDs a year. Since moving out on my own 2 1/2 years ago, I've probably bought 20. :p

<b>Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory</b> - I don't find it to be a <b>great</b> album, but it definitely has some good songs. Fun listening while at work or playing Quake. Favorite: Place For My Head.

I liked the singles from Hybrid Theory, then the CD grew on me.

Revolting Cocks--Linger Ficken Good...: I listened to it the whole way through for only like the 2nd time ever. I was inspired by the "Buck Semen" thread.

<b>Paul Simon - Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard</b> - Yeah!

Dave Gahan on the Radio
 

Dave and mmesker...both of you might be interested in this, as well as other folk:

Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode will be doing interviews tomorrow afternoon for the DM PPV that comes on Friday night. He will be on several stations including HFS (Washington/Baltimore), Q101 (Chicago), and The Point (Philadelphia).

Here is the full list of stations.

Cool, I can still get Q101 way out here in DeKalb, so I'll have to take a listen.

Do they really think this PPV is gonna sell? :\

To be honest, it disturbs me somewhat. The main reason I'm (probably) going to buy it is b/c Corbijn made the film. But I'm just wondering...why not show it in the movie theatres as a late night show, then put it to video?

Exactly. This is something I'd buy on DVD, not order on PPV.

And how come I can't get "Devotional" or The Cure's "Show" or "Playout" on DVD? Freakin' Warner Bros put out the AWFUL Smiths video ("The Complete Picture") on DVD, but we can't get DECENT ones? Bah.

Okay, so I bought the PPV. Truth be told, I really wasn't into it for various reasons, but I videotaped it. I probably watched most of it while it was on.

You had your typical DM antics:

--Martin Gore wearing some ridiculous outfit.
--Dave Gahan getting half-naked and spinning around with the mic stand.
--Andy Fletcher acting like he's actually doing something with those keyboards.
--The fans waving their hands back and forth during "Never Let Me Down Again."

You had a few surprises, mainly Martin playing "It Doesn't Matter Two" and "Home," and hamming it up a bit with the Paris crowd. After DM played "Waiting for the Night," the crowd kept doing the chant at the end...even after the band played other songs.

As far as DVD stuffs, I would say that Warner Bros. will eventually put all the DM stuff on DVD. Mute is slowly converting their videos to DVD, although since those are coming out of Europe, I would imagine that that wouldn't help American fans much. (Much like the fact that most of their videos are in PAL format as opposed to NTSC.)

Now then, in the CD player...

Linkin Park--Hybrid Theory

Faith No More--King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime

Tool--Lateralus

Sugar Ray--Floored (yep, back in the day when Sugar Ray played songs that didn't sound like a rework of "Fly")

Jamiroquai--Synkronized and A Funk Odyssey (I can't stress enough how great both these CDs are)

Fishbone--Give a Monkey a Brain...

Well, the first 3 are pretty good, but I'm not so sure about the rest...

*ducks*

:)

Oh shit! How could I forget about these?
 

Ministry--The Land of Rape and Honey: Arguably one of the best alternative records ever created.

Danzig--4: Token Idiot inspired me to play this one. It's probably my favorite Danzig album.

As far as which Glenn Danzig band is my favorite, I'm not sure. I like the Misfits. I really don't know anything by Samhain. And I like Danzig. That's a toughy.

Depeche Mode--Exciter: This CD has really grown on me. Great CD.

Limp Bizkit--Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water: I don't care for Fred Durst, but I dig the music.

Singles--Soundtrack: Great music from a great time. For the longest time, I refused to listen to the two Paul Westerberg songs on the CD...they too have grown on me.

Extreme--Pornograffiti: Most people remember Extreme for the acoustic "More Than Words." Others may remember lead singer Gary Cherone's ill-fated career move after Extreme's breakup--lead singer for Van Halen on Van Halen III. Extreme was a pretty damned good band though...rather underrated. Nuno Bettencourt is a guitar genius. Very versatile as a band.

Another thread that will not die
 

System of a Down--Toxicity: Intense...noisy. Better than their first record. I wasn't sure if I would dig the entire CD, but I must say that it is damned fine.

Reverend Horton Heat--Lucky 7: The good reverend has come back to save us all with his blend of rockabilly. Songs about fast cars, women, and his bassist, Jimbo Wallace. Probably his best record in 7 years.

Insane Clown Posse--The Great Milenko: I am not really a big fan of theirs, but I like this particular CD b/c it's simply ridiculous. Really off the wall and disturbing.

Depeche Mode--Songs of Faith and Devotion Live: Of the 395 CDs I own, 57 are DM CDs. Obsessed...or just devoted? :)

<b>Faith No More - The Real Thing</b> - Best band ever. One of their finest albums. I don't think their diversity has ever been matched by another group or artist, and I'd have a hard time believing that it ever will be. Simply great.

While FNM is indeed great, Bowie beats 'em all on diversity.

Damn...it's been almost a month.

Currently making their rounds on the stereo:

Seal--Seal (1994)

Pearl Jam--Yield and Vs.

Prodigy--The Fat of the Land

Ministry--Dark Side of the Spoon

Nine Inch Nails--The Fragile (disc 1), The Downward Spiral, and Pretty Hate Machine: I like all 3, but my favorite NIN CD is probably Broken. Now, if I could just find it. :(

Then, my tribute to Layne Staley and Alice in Chains:

Facelift: It's probably their cleanest sounding CD. It has the smooth glaze-like production. It's understandable--it came out in hair metal's last hurrah year of 1990. It still sounds great though.

Sap: I didn't like this when it first came out, probably because I expected a big heavy burst of grunge, rather than a stripped down EP. It grew on me though...and I appreciate it a lot more now.

Dirt: I've said it before, and I'll say it again. An absolutely fantastic CD. Kicks my lame ass.

Jar of Flies: A nice diversion from their standard fare. "Don't Follow" and "Nutshell" are outstanding.

Alice in Chains: To be honest, I didn't listen to this one as much as the others. I listened to it a couple of times this week, and I was really impressed. Layne wrote most of the lyrics for this CD (a job he usually shared with guitarist Jerry Cantrell), and he's a rather good songwriter. Not that he wasn't already, but this CD just showcases it.

I want Music Box, which is the 4-CD box set released by them 3 years ago. It has a couple of new songs, all the classic songs, several hard-to-get songs, and songs from soundtracks.

Hey, I forgot about this thread...

I've been listening to some BBC Radio 1 Essential Mixes I got off Audiogalaxy. The Massive Attack set (12-11-94) is incredible.

All the AIC stuff sycamore posted, plus...

<b>Otis Redding - Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay</b> - what can I say? It's good stuff. I can't help but like it.

<b>Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line</b> - more dead musicians. Man, this is just a great song. A part of my childhood is held by it. Listening to it reminds me of what it was like to be young, goofing off in the living room with my sister and watching music videos, the curtains open and the sun just spilling in. Those are great memories.

Stone Temple Pilots--No. 4: STP has never put out a bad record (although I can't speak for their most recent one b/c I've never heard more than one song from it). But after Tiny Music, I hoped for a more rocking STP CD. And they delivered No. 4. It combines what they do best (playing loud rock songs) along with their best David Bowie imitations.

Other fun stuff in the player this week:

The Smiths--Singles: One of those bands I discovered after they broke up. Moz rules...that mopey bastard. :) And they have some of the best song titles I've ever heard. Johnny Marr was doing some amazing guitar work ("How Soon Is Now?") years before it was available on a pedal. My favorite Smiths songs? Hmmm..."How Soon Is Now?" (obvious), "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now," "William, It Was Really Nothing," "Panic."

System of a Down--Toxicity: Fantastic CD. FUCKING FANTASTIC CD! Period.

311--Grassroots: My favorite of their CDs. Good stuff.

Outkast--Aquemini: They are goofy as hell, but they can rhyme. One of the few hip-hop groups that I think are truly unique.

Ozomatli--Embrace the Chaos: If you saw MTV's retrospect on the 1992 LA Riots, you'll see a few members of Ozo on there. Great band...lots of energy...very conscientious.

The Smiths rule my mothafuckin' world.

The Smiths -- Rank: Old Moz n' the boys rock out on "The Queen Is Dead" tour.

Underworld -- Live at Belfort Eurokeenes, Blue Mountain Live, & Fuji Festival Live: All available to download here.

Badly Drawn Boy -- The Hour Of Bewilderbeast: I'd forgotten how good this is. I need to get his "About A Boy" soundtrack that just came out...

<b>Tom Petty - Playback</b> - Jenni got me this, for no specific reason. It was a great idea.

It's a 6-CD box set of Tom Petty's finest from 1973-1993. It's got <b>all</b> of the good ones. Pretty awesome.

I ripped all of the CDs last night and copied a good bit of it onto my iPod. And it's providing hours of listening enjoyment.

Tom Petty is truly timeless.

<b>Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal</b> - good good stuff. Jen told me about this a long while ago, but hearing the Michael Jackson version reminded me of it and I just downloaded it last week. Definitely one of the better covers I've heard recently.

I like the Smiths, but Morrissey grates my nerves after a while. But at least I can listen to a whole Smiths/Morrissey album, as opposed to some other bands (like Primus).

Spinning recently:

Pearl Jam--Ten: Arguably one of the best releases of the 90s.

Midnight Oil--Redneck Wonderland and 20,000 Watt R.S.L.: The latter is a greatest hits compilation released in '97. The former was their last release on Sony (in the US) in '98. Obviously, the greatest hits CD has classics like Beds are Burning, Forgotten Years, and Truganini. What most people probably don't know is that they've been around for almost 25 years. The older albums are good stuff--a cross between punk, rock, and new wave. The newer stuff is more experimental--surf rock, electronic (such as the work on Redneck Wonderland). They just released their latest album earlier this year, although I haven't heard it yet. They've always done a great job of mixing great music with a message.

Toadies--Rubberneck: Great band, great record. They just recently broke up. That sucks, considering they just released the follow-up to Rubberneck late last year (after a 7-year wait).

Helmet--Betty: Rumor has it that lead singer Page Hamilton was screaming so intensely at one show that blood was coming out of his mouth.

Reverend Horton Heat--Lucky 7: The Rev was the opener for the Toadies farewell show. In fact, he opened for them in '96 when they toured with the Butthole Surfers.

QUICK NOTE: Never go see the Butthole Surfers in concert unless they have a great opening act. I had to watch them twice, but only because STP, Flaming Lips, (1993) The Nixons, and the Reverend (1996) opened for them. My God...they are horrible.

Isaac Hayes--Greatest Hit Singles: Shut yo mouth!

The Brian Setzer Orchestra--The Dirty Boogie: It's a shame that the swing craze came and went. Setzer is already a classic, but this CD is great. A lot of other great swing bands came out during that time frame.

<b>Michael Jackson - Thriller</b> - pretty good album. Also have "Beat It" on here for a little variety. This was before he got super-lame.

<b>P.O.D. - Satellite</b> - still listen to this shit pretty frequently. I love it. Great album.

<b>David Ham - I Bought A Sony Clié PEG-NR70</b> - this isn't really an album, but man... this NR70 rocks my socks off.

This week in the player...

Presidents of the United States of America--self-titled: I haven't listened to this in a while. What a great pop record, full of guitar hooks and quirky lyrics.

Soundgarden--A-sides (greatest hits)

The Rev. Horton Heat--Holy Roller (compilation)

Linkin Park--Hybrid Theory

Living Colour--Pride: A greatest hits compilation along with 4 new songs (at the time--late 1995) and a remix.

Depeche Mode--The Singles: 86>98 and Exciter

Moby--Play: A classic. His new one, 18, came out Tuesday.

Whoohoo! 2 new CDs!!!
 

P.O.D.--Satellite: Not a bad CD. I'm sure it'll grow on me.

Moby--18: I am firmly convinced now. Richard Hall is a musical genius. Statues of him should be constructed. The guy wrote 150 songs for this record...and pared it down to 18. As a whole, the CD continues in the Play vein, but relies less on samples. Features Angie Stone, MC Lyte, and Sinead O'Connor...and includes the music that he performed at the SLC Closing Ceremonies (that was so rudely covered over by NBC).

Garbage--Garbage: Some bands put their best record out on the first try. Though their last 2 have been good, this is by far their best.

Seal--Seal (1991): More dance-oriented than his last 2, but still a great record.

Radiohead--The Bends: What is there to say really? It's Radiohead.

Dave Matthews Band--Crash: I'm not a rabid DMB fan, but I do like their studio CDs. It's put together seamlessly...and doesn't feel like it's a 70-minute CD.

The Juliana Hatfield 3--Become What You Are: The tunes are quirky, although the lyrics are a bit of a downer.

i really don't get the "radiohead=great" comments. i've never really liked radiohead. wow, i must be the only one!

Jeni, I don't like you any less for disliking them. ;)

Seriously, I know lots of people that don't like them. "Too weird." I personally love Radiohead b/c of the great soundscapes they create, and I like Thom Yorke's voice.

whats on the stereo.

grateful dead, NYE 12/31/88

KPIG.com

radioparadise.com

radiostorm.com

i don't think they're weird at all. that's the thing, i think there is absolutely nothing special about them. they aren't weird, or great, or terribly talented, or genius. they are just another band. i don't understand the hype.

<b>Pitchshifter - Deviant</b> - Jen and I saw them about 2 years ago (July 14, 2000) at Ozzfest in Nissan Pavillion, Manassass, VA. She didn't like them, but I totally dug it. So I went and bought an album a few months later. It's seriously very very good. Very very good. Jenni even likes it too. My sister is just disillusioned. :) Anyway, I need to buy more Pitchshifter albums.

Not on stereo yet, but waiting to be purchased and played
 

Quarashi - Jinx These guys are impressive. They come off sounding like the bastard love child of Beastie Boys (before they found religion, or as I refer to it, "The Good Times) and Zach-era Rage Against The Machine with a little metal all their own.

It freaked the living hell out of me to find they were from Reykjavik. Once that passed, I sought to find the translation of "Quarashi" from Icelandic to English. Apparently it means "Sorry About That Whole Bjork Thing". Really. Or it could mean "Supernatural", it varies from translator to translator. :D

Neko Case and Her Boyfriends "Furnace Room Lullabye"

Alt-country with a twist. Shes for real, and in her songs you can see the Landscapes and emotions shes singing about. If you have "The Gift" dvd, she has a video on it. What a voice...songs about suicide and waking up on the kitchen floor after the death of a friend/ ex lover.

Other than that...Radiohead "OK computer" has been getting alot of playtime. Its the only radiohead album that I want to Own. Somehow it speaks to me. Paraniod Android + Song from a Movie are my faves.

<b>The Pixies - Surfer Rosa</b> - I stole this from my sister and man... it's one of my favorite CDs. Greats such as "Break My Body", "Gigantic", "Where is My Mind?"... all around good stuff.

<a href="http://www.boxcarracer.com">http://www.mcarecords.com/UMG/jpg/CE...75BC63089D.jpg</a>

Make sure your speakers are on.

Piranha Man
Blowing Goats
Piranha does the Paki-Standards

well, actually, it's playing on the TV in stereo.

Newsnight@CNN featured this tonight

It's coming up again right now if you're tuned into it. :D

Louise Goffin the site requires flash. blah. that, and heather nova.

~james

I've been listening to some standard fare this week...

P.O.D.--Satellite

Reverend Horton Heat--It's Martini Time

Outkast--Aquemini

Rush--2112

Ozomatli--Ozomatli

"'I mean, I get to sing songs about cars I love, drinking and chasing girls. Beats the hell out of the alternative.'
What's that, the Rev?
'Pool sharking down in Corpus Christi.'"

He's a graduate of <a href="http://www.corpus-christi.k12.tx.us/ray/">WB Ray HS</a> (along with Farrah Fawcett), but he was loooonnnng gone by the time I even heard of him. Last I knew, he was living in Sandy Eggo. My sister said he had a regular gig in Mission Beach every Friday for a while there. He definitely kicks! Good taste. :D

Thanks! :)

I haven't seen him in 2 years, but I've seen him 7 times since '95. He's playing in Rochester, NY in August...and if Rho and I are good on cash, we might make the trek up there.

Parliament--Greatest Hits

Ozomatli--Embrace the Chaos

Moby--18

For those of you in the States with MTV2, apparently they are having an old-school hip-hop weekend...I haven't heard a lot of this in a good 8-10 years. Good stuff! :)

<b>Avril Lavigne - Complicated</b> - I heard this song on the radio when I was in Jackson and it totally hooked me. I'll probably go ahead and buy a CD. Anyway, I can't stop listening to it. So I thought it should go here.

Artist: Pink Floyd
Song: Fearless
CD: Meddle

mainstream, i guess, years ago. but i haven't heard it for at least 10 years, so it sounds mighty fine.