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Surely someday, someone is going to release an album of the best songs from the 00's. Songs that supposedly capture the mood of the decade. This compilation, as most are, will probably be terrible, with just a few decent tracks.
If you could make your own "Best of the 00's" compilation, what songs might be on it?
17 Nov 08
Originally posted by rbmorrisWrapped Up In Books - Belle & Sebastian
Surely someday, someone is going to release an album of the best songs from the 00's. Songs that supposedly capture the mood of the decade. This compilation, as most are, will probably be terrible, with just a few decent tracks.
If you could make your own "Best of the 00's" compilation, what songs might be on it?
You Don't Send Me - Belle & Sebastian
First song on Bright Eyes' 'I'm Wide Awake. It's Morning.'
Bright Eyes - Four Winds
Black Keys - Strange Times
I'm going backwards in time the more I build my collection.
17 Nov 08
Originally posted by rbmorrisThe mood of the decade in mainstream music?
Surely someday, someone is going to release an album of the best songs from the 00's. Songs that supposedly capture the mood of the decade. This compilation, as most are, will probably be terrible, with just a few decent tracks.
If you could make your own "Best of the 00's" compilation, what songs might be on it?
How 'bout "Pop-Punk Puke"
17 Nov 08
Originally posted by rbmorrisThe problem for me is that I have lost my sense of time ... my way of listening has come off the rails, so to speak ... I can't think of a single song with '00' stamped on it.
Surely someday, someone is going to release an album of the best songs from the 00's. Songs that supposedly capture the mood of the decade. This compilation, as most are, will probably be terrible, with just a few decent tracks.
If you could make your own "Best of the 00's" compilation, what songs might be on it?
Luckily the songs in the memory are labelled, so here is a list for today:
Has Been (W. Shatner)
Sometimes I Dream I'm Hurting You (Angels of Light)
Skeng (The Bug)
circuit viii (Bardo Pond)
Willow Trees Bend (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy)
The Seahorse Rears to Oblivion (Current '93)
K.F.C. (Hasil Adkins)
All the Blowing-Themselves-Up-Mother****ers (Will Realize the Minute They Die They Were Suckers) (Julian Cope)
Cyber Insect (The Fall)
Fledermaus Can't Get It (Von SuedenFed)
17 Nov 08
Originally posted by PalynkaAwesome, awesome, what? I once had an amusing (in the way that watching bus crash victims come to grips with their commute is amusing) chat with a Vapid Hipster in a shisha bar whose only redeeming comment all evening was "Tool grates on my soul".
Today, I'd choose:
4-Ton Mantis - Amon Tobin
Tangle - Four Tet
Parabola - Tool
17 Nov 08
Originally posted by ChronicLeakyFACT: Anyone who dislikes a band that intensely has non-music related reasons to do so.
Awesome, awesome, what? I once had an amusing (in the way that watching bus crash victims come to grips with their commute is amusing) chat with a Vapid Hipster in a shisha bar whose only redeeming comment all evening was "Tool grates on my soul".
17 Nov 08
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Originally posted by PalynkaI'm not sure I agree. Some people are major music nerds or have souls of soft cheese, easily grated. Besides, there exist Green Day.
FACT: Anyone who dislikes a band that intensely has non-music related reasons to do so.
EDIT To clarify, Tool do not grate on my soul; I just think they suck. She was a Vapid Hipster, of course she had non-musical reasons that probably had a lot to do with the "boorish ideologies of Tool fans" or some such dross.
17 Nov 08
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Originally posted by ChronicLeakyPerhaps, perhaps... From Tool, I quite like the Aenima and the Lateralus albums [especially this one, which I actually think it's brilliant (bring the tar and feathers, already) ]. Don't care much for the rest, to be honest.
I'm not sure I agree. Some people are major music nerds or have souls of soft cheese, easily grated. Besides, there exist Green Day.
So where's your list? 😠
17 Nov 08
Originally posted by rbmorrisAt Palynka's request, in the order thought of, and betraying my post-2006 new-music lameness:
Surely someday, someone is going to release an album of the best songs from the 00's. Songs that supposedly capture the mood of the decade. This compilation, as most are, will probably be terrible, with just a few decent tracks.
If you could make your own "Best of the 00's" compilation, what songs might be on it?
1. Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels) -- Arcade Fire (from "Funeral", 2004)
2. Apres Moi -- Regina Spektor ("Begin to Hope" 2006)
3. Postcards From Italy -- Beirut ("Gulag Orkestar", 2006)
4. Workingman's Blues -- Bob Dylan ("Modern Times" 2006)
5. Se Lest -- Sigur Ros ("Takk", 2005)
6. Grace Cathedral Hill -- The Decemberists ("Castaways and Cutouts", 2003 I believe)
7. Plea From A Cat Named Virtue -- The Weakerthans ("Reconstruction Site", 2003)
8. The Good Fight -- Hope of the States (some demo, 2005, maybe on an album somewhere)
9. Anthem of Beauregard -- RAQ (live, but this decade)
10. We Will Become SIlhouettes -- The Postal Service ("Give Up", 2003)
11. Rubberneck Lions -- Oysterhead ("Grand Pecking Order" 2001)
12. Float On -- Modest Mouse ("Good News for People Who Like Bad News", 2004)
13. I Am Chromosome -- Martin Grech ("Unholy" 2005)
14. Ramparts -- John Frusciante ("To Record Only Water For Ten Days", 2001 I think)
15. Inflammatory Writ -- Joanna Newsom (I forgot the album, but I first heard this in late 2005)
I don't think any of these capture the mood of the decade at all, but they capture my mood this decade decently.
17 Nov 08
Originally posted by PalynkaI have to confess that the only time I've listened to Tool and been aware of the fact was that evening in the shisha bar, although in my defence a whole album was heard, and loudly 😉.
Perhaps, perhaps... From Tool, I quite like the Aenima and the Lateralus albums [especially this one, which I actually think it's brilliant (bring the tar and feathers, already) ]. Don't care much for the rest, to be honest.
So where's your list? 😠
17 Nov 08
Originally posted by ChronicLeakynothing worse than disliking a band because of their fans...
I'm not sure I agree. Some people are major music nerds or have souls of soft cheese, easily grated. Besides, there exist Green Day.
EDIT To clarify, Tool do not grate on my soul; I just think they suck. She was a Vapid Hipster, of course she had non-musical reasons that probably had a lot to do with the "boorish ideologies of Tool fans" or some such dross.
17 Nov 08
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Originally posted by PalynkaIf you want to round out the decade with a good spectrum of genres representing what might be considered "Best in Class", i'd offer up the following:
Perhaps, perhaps... From Tool, I quite like the Aenima and the Lateralus albums [especially this one, which I actually think it's brilliant (bring the tar and feathers, already) ]. Don't care much for the rest, to be honest.
So where's your list? 😠
"Paper Planes" by MIA
"Low" by Flo Rider
"Mad World" by Gary Jules
"Cinder and Smoke" by Iron & Wine/Calexico
"Tired of Me" by Jesu
"Precious" by Depeche Mode
"This Year" by The Mountain Goats
"Tonto" by Battles
"Crazy" by "Gnarls Barkley"
"Carry Me Ohio" by Sun Kil Moon
**Honourable mention to Assemblage 23 (Disappoint - Funker Vogt remix) Damn good song here folks, even if you only have a passing fancy for this type of music. Read the lyrics. It's about his father.
http://www.esnips.com/doc/259adb46-dd31-4428-90b5-39b9fce81b93/Assemblage-23---Disappoint-(Funker-Vogt-RMX)