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« Reply #4760 on: January 09, 2010, 07:10:28 PM » |
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wouldn't go quite that far
Well, I relate to his dorkiness, anyway. |
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« Reply #4761 on: January 09, 2010, 07:31:29 PM » |
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Why not just call it "Let's Hear It for Purity!"?
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« Reply #4762 on: January 09, 2010, 07:39:09 PM » |
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Why not just call it "Let's Hear It for Purity!"?
Because I don't think that's the intent of that title. Without knowing anything else about the album, I would presume it to be a set of songs that discuss both indulgence and restraint. It may also be a play on the expected "Rock & Roll" because that's not a style of music that Reuben makes. |
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« Reply #4763 on: January 09, 2010, 07:49:45 PM » |
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« Reply #4764 on: January 09, 2010, 07:53:04 PM » |
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the title may be too much for even youth group kids to swallow
I don't think Reuben writes for that set anyway. |
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« Reply #4765 on: January 10, 2010, 06:59:25 AM » |
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I don't think Reuben writes for that set anyway.
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« Reply #4766 on: January 10, 2010, 12:31:39 PM » |
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hmm, I always thought he did. Who's his target audience?
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« Reply #4767 on: January 10, 2010, 01:26:57 PM » |
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Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Waking Ashland - Telescopes
mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister
Future of Forestry - Twilight
Jon Foreman - Fall and Winter
Punk Goes 90's - Various Artists (Mae, Anberlin, Copeland, etc.)
Sufjan Stevens - Michigan
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« Reply #4768 on: January 12, 2010, 04:30:33 PM » |
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Vampire Weekend - Contra
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« Reply #4769 on: January 15, 2010, 03:42:33 PM » |
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« Reply #4770 on: January 15, 2010, 05:03:57 PM » |
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« Reply #4771 on: January 16, 2010, 08:35:26 PM » |
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Shai Hulud - That Within Blood Ill-Tempered
I must be getting old. I spend way more money back cataloging than I do on new music anymore.
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« Reply #4772 on: January 17, 2010, 01:42:57 PM » |
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Picked these up in the dollar bin today:
Jay-Z - In My Lifetime Vol. 1
The Beautiful Mistake - This Is Who You Are
Various - Classical Moments
John Reuben - The Boy vs. The Cynic
Various - Bridge Nine Hardcore Compilation
Hopesfall - A Types
Sense Field - Sense Field
Joy Electric - Hello, Mannequin
U2 - Pop
Straylight Run - Straylight Run
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« Reply #4773 on: January 17, 2010, 07:04:04 PM » |
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U2 - Pop
This makes me sad and happy at the same time (sad that it was in the dollar bin, happy that you bought it). |
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« Reply #4774 on: January 17, 2010, 11:31:04 PM » |
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« Reply #4775 on: January 18, 2010, 10:36:02 AM » |
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This makes me sad and happy at the same time (sad that it was in the dollar bin, happy that you bought it).
They had three Iona albums in there, too. I picked them up and was about to buy them, but I put them back at the last minute. What's their best album? I may go back and pick it up if it's one of the three. |
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« Reply #4776 on: January 18, 2010, 12:42:20 PM » |
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They had three Iona albums in there, too. I picked them up and was about to buy them, but I put them back at the last minute. Now those, I'm just happy that they showed up in a store at all! What's their best album? I may go back and pick it up if it's one of the three. Beyond These Shores is my personal favorite. I like the way it all ties together thematically, and the intimacy of it. Journey into the Morn is probably the most accessible to new fans. Open Sky might be their most musically accomplished. All three are five-star efforts in my book. |
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« Reply #4777 on: January 18, 2010, 03:25:20 PM » |
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Now I'm regretting not picking them up. I'll stop back by the store sometime this week and get them if they still have them.
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« Reply #4778 on: January 18, 2010, 03:32:04 PM » |
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Now I'm regretting not picking them up. I'll stop back by the store sometime this week and get them if they still have them.
I've rescued Iona albums I already owned from bargain bins for more than that, and held onto them as potential gifts for people as a carrot to get them into the band. A buck a piece is a steal - I'd even recommend giving an album a try for that price if I was iffy about a band. |
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« Reply #4779 on: January 20, 2010, 04:40:13 PM » |
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Sufjan Stevens - The BQE
Birthday present from my wife. Now I get to watch the DVD and see if the multimedia aspect of this project is worth my time at all.
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« Reply #4780 on: January 20, 2010, 08:48:38 PM » |
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Now those, I'm just happy that they showed up in a store at all!
Beyond These Shores is my personal favorite. I like the way it all ties together thematically, and the intimacy of it.
Journey into the Morn is probably the most accessible to new fans.
Open Sky might be their most musically accomplished.
All three are five-star efforts in my book.
Picked up those three tonight! I'll give them a listen soon. I also picked these up from the one dollar bin: So The Say - Antidote For IronyMoving Units - Dangerous DreamsLamb - LambLynyrd Skynyrd - Gold & PlatinumMatthew Good Band - Beautiful MidnightDon Henley - The End of The InnocenceVery Emergency - The GetawayI've never listened to So They Say, Moving Units, or Lamb before. I Just thought I'd give them a shot. Very Emergency is the worst band I've ever seen play, so I bought their CD just so I wouldn't forget how awful they were.  |
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« Reply #4781 on: January 20, 2010, 09:40:17 PM » |
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just out of curiosity, what store's dollar bin are you referring to?
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« Reply #4782 on: January 21, 2010, 05:20:16 AM » |
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just out of curiosity, what store's dollar bin are you referring to?
It's called Half Price Books. You can see if they have one on your area at http://www.halfpricebooks.com/. |
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« Reply #4783 on: January 22, 2010, 09:16:23 AM » |
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there's not even one in my STATE, much less my area. haha. but thanks, that sounds awesome. |
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« Reply #4784 on: January 22, 2010, 03:36:56 PM » |
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there's not even one in my STATE, much less my area. haha. but thanks, that sounds awesome.
Well that stinks! Hopefully they'll have one near you soon. Open Sky might be their most musically accomplished.
Started listening to this one today. I've only listened to the first few tracks so far. I'm not sure what I was expecting from Iona, except that they had some major Celtic influence, but I had no idea they were such proficient musicians!. "Woven Cord" blew me away! I just got Living Sacrifice - The Infinite Order a few days before the release date! Thanks Zambooie! Also just got these: As Cities Burn - Son, I Loved You At Your DarkestExplosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead PlaceInked In Blood - Lay Waste The Poets |
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« Reply #4785 on: January 22, 2010, 03:42:10 PM » |
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I'm not sure what I was expecting from Iona, except that they had some major Celtic influence, but I had no idea they were such proficient musicians!. "Woven Cord" blew me away! Oh man, I had no idea they'd hook you that fast. Joanne hasn't even started singing yet! The second track, "Wave After Wave", is one of my all-time favorites. (It's also worth noting that the drummer does double duty as the violin player.) Open Sky is very close to the top of my "Best of the 2000's" List that I'm going to publish the final segment of this weekend. If it's the long, suit-like instrumental passages that get your attention, you're likely to love "Encircling" and "Heaven's Bright Sun" from Journey into the Morn, and "Bird of Heaven" from Beyond These Shores. Pay careful attention to BTS; there's a bit of theme and variation that recurs over the course of several instrumental tracks on that one. And you can probably figure out which track on BTS is my personal favorite just by looking at the tracklisting. NP: "Suit on a Frame", Joe Henry |
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« Reply #4786 on: January 22, 2010, 04:21:09 PM » |
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Oh man, I had no idea they'd hook you that fast. Joanne hasn't even started singing yet! The second track, "Wave After Wave", is one of my all-time favorites.
I listened to the first three tracks on my way home from work. Hopefully I'll get a chance to finish the album soon. Her voice is beautiful and "Wave After Wave" is a very good song. If it's the long, suit-like instrumental passages that get your attention, you're likely to love "Encircling" and "Heaven's Bright Sun" from Journey into the Morn, and "Bird of Heaven" from Beyond These Shores. Pay careful attention to BTS; there's a bit of theme and variation that recurs over the course of several instrumental tracks on that one.
I love epic instrumentals so I'll be sure to check those out. Although her voice is beautiful, it may be the instrumentals that I end up preferring from this band if they're all as good as "Woven Cord". |
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« Reply #4787 on: January 22, 2010, 04:25:56 PM » |
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I love epic instrumentals so I'll be sure to check those out. Although her voice is beautiful, it may be the instrumentals that I end up preferring from this band if they're all as good as "Woven Cord".
I would say that most of the pure instrumentals on BTS are shorter, interlude-type tracks. However, a lot of Iona's longer songs have just small snippets of lyrics and are still mostly instrumental ("Castlerigg" is a good example - 9-minute song split into roughly 3 sections, with the only lyrics in the 2nd section), so there's plenty of both aspects to enjoy. JITM is also a mostly vocal record. "The Search" and "Heaven's Bright Sun" are the only true instrumental tracks, but I often remember the instrumental passages of "Encircling" more readily than the vocal ones. |
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« Reply #4788 on: January 24, 2010, 09:13:24 PM » |
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The Paper Raincoat - s/t
Alex Wong's band (I know him from the guest vocal on Vienna Teng's "Antebellum" and his production work on the album it came from, as well as an opening act on her tour last year). Bought it on iTunes since a physical disc doesn't seem to exist or might only be sold at their shows.
Also, cashing in on an Amazon gift certificate I got for my birthday:
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Arcade Fire - Funeral
fun. - Aim & Ignite
Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites
Plumb - Blink
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« Reply #4789 on: January 24, 2010, 10:48:26 PM » |
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The Paper Raincoat - s/t
Alex Wong's band (I know him from the guest vocal on Vienna Teng's "Antebellum" and his production work on the album it came from, as well as an opening act on her tour last year). Bought it on iTunes since a physical disc doesn't seem to exist or might only be sold at their shows.
Also, cashing in on an Amazon gift certificate I got for my birthday:
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Arcade Fire - Funeral
fun. - Aim & Ignite
Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites
Plumb - Blink
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
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« Reply #4790 on: January 27, 2010, 10:40:32 AM » |
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i downloaded the "Hope for Haiti Now" cd from Amazon, 20 songs from the telethon Friday night, for $7.99 with proceeds to Haiti relief, and I'm really enjoying it the past few days.
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« Reply #4791 on: January 27, 2010, 01:46:47 PM » |
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Went on a downloading binge at Amazon:
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Beach House - Teen Dream
sthingy - Transference
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« Reply #4792 on: January 27, 2010, 04:06:20 PM » |
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« Reply #4793 on: January 27, 2010, 08:03:49 PM » |
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Further Seems Forever - The Moon Is Down
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« Reply #4794 on: January 27, 2010, 10:49:14 PM » |
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Patty Griffin - Downtown Church
so far I am not finding the gospel style to my taste at all. I had heard Wade in the Water on live bootlegs a couple years ago and loved it, but the studio recording...not so much. oh well.
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« Reply #4795 on: January 28, 2010, 12:58:54 AM » |
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^ I had similar thoughts about the album when I first listened to it a couple of days ago.
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« Reply #4796 on: January 29, 2010, 07:14:59 PM » |
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Allister - Last Stop Suburbia
Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw
I've never really listened to either of these bands, but I've heard good things. Two bucks each...I figured they're worth a shot.
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« Reply #4797 on: February 01, 2010, 09:45:11 PM » |
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Broken Bells - Broken Bells
Has anyone else heard this yet? It's James Mercer (The Shins) and Brian Burton aka Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley)
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« Reply #4798 on: February 01, 2010, 10:08:19 PM » |
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Broken Bells - Broken Bells
Has anyone else heard this yet? It's James Mercer (The Shins) and Brian Burton aka Danger Mouse (Gnarls Barkley)
ooo, report back. I'm in love with Gnarls Barkley and since they don't seem to be working on album #3 this might assuage my craving... |
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« Reply #4799 on: February 01, 2010, 10:12:37 PM » |
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ooo, report back. I'm in love with Gnarls Barkley and since they don't seem to be working on album #3 this might assuage my craving...
I like it. Hard to describe but it combines good elements of indie pop and experimental (but you'd expect that from these two guys) |
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