The Song Fight Bulletin Board

ah, I got a copy of that Akron/family thing, but I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. I've been listening to too much Rainer Maria; hardly exciting but I love their 'Look no, look again' album loads.

Also, the Books, and Battles latest records are both very good

I went to a friend's 40th birthday party on the weekend and there was a lot of 70s and 80s music playing.

I hadn't heard it for years - but I am now convinced that Bat Out Of Hell by Meatloaf is possibly the greatest song ever written.

Papoose - Fuck Da Hip Hop Police

Wham - The Best Of Wham!

"Wham Rap" has to be the epitome of terrible rapping by white guys.

Bjam wrote: "Wham Rap" has to be the epitome of terrible rapping by white guys.

I want to hear Rone and Denyer do a cover of it

Wow, is that the '86 remake or the original? I remember loving that '86 version when it came out, er, I was 13, yeah. Sounds pretty bad now but at least it's better than the original version. Haha, I hadn't thought of that song in years.
-bill

the beatles "let it be".

RIP billy preston. a true legend and icon.

"In A Roman Mood" by Human Sexual Response. The singer veers towards annoying occasionally, but this record stands very tall today with great playing and writing. I nominate "Land Of The Glass Pinecones" as one of the greatest songs ever created.

Steve Earle's Transcendental Blues. Steve Earle is the bomb shit. "The Galway Girl" is such a great song.

destroyer - destroyer's rubies and also your blues.

rubies is pretty awesome.

Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman
Underworld - Second Toughest in the Infants

In addition, last Sunday I went to a concert and saw Vader and Kataklysm. SO GOOD. Vader played "Raining Blood" for an encore.

Hoblit's "I Can See You" - yeah for the 5 years ago link!

WeaselSlayer wrote:Steve Earle's Transcendental Blues. Steve Earle is the bomb shit. "The Galway Girl" is such a great song.

Luke you are a gentleman of taste and discrimination
'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue

Also for those earthy Bluegrass moments "The Mountain" is hard to beat

You and I should do a little Santa Cruz Steve love fest all to ourselves and anyone else who is a fan.

A lot of Jimmy Buffet.

Karrin Allyson - Wild for You
Psapp - Tiger, My Friend
Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons

Caravan Ray wrote:

Bjam wrote: "Wham Rap" has to be the epitome of terrible rapping by white guys.

I want to hear Rone and Denyer do a cover of it

i've never heard the song but I will do this if Rone wants to.

edit now that I've heard it, my opinion (as an industy leader) is that it is a pretty good song stop dissing my dogs. The dude or dudes are pretty good at rapping, as good as any proffesional rapper. the words are pretty funny without being stupid. the song has a theme, it's about having a good time, and it sounds like wham are. I would say this "terrible rapping by white guys" is better than most of what what the black guys on the other side of the world were doing at the time.

Denyer wrote:

Caravan Ray wrote:

Bjam wrote: "Wham Rap" has to be the epitome of terrible rapping by white guys.

I want to hear Rone and Denyer do a cover of it

i've never heard the song but I will do this if Rone wants to.

edit now that I've heard it, my opinion (as an industy leader) is that it is a pretty good song stop dissing my dogs. The dude or dudes are pretty good at rapping, as good as any proffesional rapper. the words are pretty funny without being stupid. the song has a theme, it's about having a good time, and it sounds like wham are. I would say this "terrible rapping by white guys" is better than most of what what the black guys on the other side of the world were doing at the time.

This and it's ilk were particular favourites of Mrs. stueym and I as this was our first meeting era. We actually listened to this album on the first trip I took her back to Scotland to meet my family. We travelled 400 miles overnight on (very budget) Cotter's Coaches from London to Glasgow. Who knows maybe music had some genetic imprint on Bjam scarring her for life

Personally speaking I prefer the rhymes in the breakout "Young Guns-Go For It" I did not take the advice offered in the chorus of course as I married Mrs. stueym about 6 months later

'Young Guns,
Having some fun
Crazy ladies keep 'em on the run.
Wise guys realize there's danger in emotional ties.
See me, single and free
No tears, no fears, what I want to be.
One, two, take a look at you
Death by matrimony!'

Venus Hum's "Big Beautiful Sky." The woman from this band sang one of the songs (a cover of "I Feel Love") on Blue Man Group's last album & when they toured this band was one of the openers. Great poppy, electronicish stuff. And the lead singer is quite a character. Cool.
-bill

Patsy Cline

TV On The Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain

Alcest - Le Secret
Drudkh - Autumn Aurora
Hate Forest - Purity
Absurd - Various demos


The first two are perfect summer black metal. Beautiful and pastoral, and probably the best thing to happen in black metal since Burzum's monumental Filosofem.

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

But really, I've been listening to more Podcasts than anything else

The Word Nerds
The Diner
House of Delusions
Coverville
All Songs Considered
Open Mic Music
They Might Be Giants

But now I've run out, and must find more!