Topic: QC Music Blog discussion thread (Read 107807 times)

michaelicious · « **Reply #200 on:** 21 Aug 2008, 18:22 »

Good snag, jagjag.

Trynant · « **Reply #201 on:** 22 Aug 2008, 06:20 »

Well that explains why you can't find them on iTunes anymore

Anyways I have to agree about John Darnielle, his singing is really incredible. Also, "This Year" has become my anthem song.

GMM · « **Reply #202 on:** 24 Aug 2008, 13:05 »

Quote from: Trynant on 22 Aug 2008, 06:20

Well that explains why you can't find them on iTunes anymore

Anyways I have to agree about Josh Darnielle, his singing is really incredible. Also, "This Year" has become my anthem song.

John, surely?

This Year is amazing. I am very much looking forward to seeing the Mountain Goats at End of the Road Festival.

Trynant · « **Reply #203 on:** 25 Aug 2008, 06:05 »

Quote from: GMM on 24 Aug 2008, 13:05

John, surely?

This Year is amazing. I am very much looking forward to seeing the Mountain Goats at End of the Road Festival.

Well crap, leave it to me to misspell the name of a great singer. And I envy you immensely.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #204 on:** 25 Sep 2008, 20:18 »

Our columnists seem to have gotten carried away with their siesta. HOW LONG DOES AN AFTERNOON SNACK TAKE?

Johnny C · « **Reply #205 on:** 25 Sep 2008, 20:32 »

YOU KNOW NOTHING OF MY POWER

Dimmukane · « **Reply #206 on:** 25 Sep 2008, 20:41 »

That must've been a damn big sandwich, then.

Johnny C · « **Reply #207 on:** 26 Sep 2008, 01:11 »

a sandwich so big i myself could not lift it

Also I've been busy with getting back to classes. I may just put up my Nickelback essay depending on the mark I receive.

Inlander · « **Reply #208 on:** 26 Sep 2008, 01:24 »

Johnny, tommy, your excuses are so weak.

I have not been able to write anything for the music blog because I've been hiking in the Arctic.

Johnny C · « **Reply #209 on:** 26 Sep 2008, 20:25 »

i live in canada, walking to my car is a hike in the arctic

Inlander · « **Reply #210 on:** 26 Sep 2008, 23:09 »

Yeah exactly, you live there. I had to sit on an aeroplane for 20 hours, then get on another aeroplane for a further one-and-a-half hours, then sit in a bus for about five hours.

Basically I had to go to all that effort just to find one tiny corner of the world where there weren't any other Australians.

Inlander · « **Reply #211 on:** 02 Oct 2008, 07:57 »

LISTEN TO THE WATERBOYS, YOU BASTARDS.

Trynant · « **Reply #212 on:** 06 Oct 2008, 14:31 »

I like A Pagan Place (this is an understatement), giving This Is the Sea a listen.

The "Church Not Made With Hands" opening surprised me. I was going into listening to The Waterboys with no clue of what I would hear, and was at first turned off. But damn if it didn't grow on me.

I was going to say "The Big Music" was epic, but where would that place "Red Army Blues"?

Inlander · « **Reply #213 on:** 06 Oct 2008, 18:31 »

Actually I'm just listening to This is the Sea now for the first time in ages. Somehow I'd completely forgotten that it had "Old England" on it, which is just a superb song by any measure - though a better version of it appears on the recording of the Glastonbury set released on the Live Adventures of the Waterboys compilation referred to in the blog post. Which incidentally is really, really worth getting if you find that you're liking the Waterboys.

Hljómalind · « **Reply #214 on:** 12 Oct 2008, 08:41 »

The Waterboys played a wonderful set at Glasto on the Sunday afternoon last year, 21 years after their 1986 performance. It was raining like piss but no one cared, and they got the whole crowd to do a twirly dance.

It was good to see them get a mention in the QC blog, then - I was quite surprised, really - and I agree with most of the reviewer's comments. "Love Will Shoot You Down" is a standout track off their latest album (which, at Glastonbury, they dedicated to Tony Blair).

Trynant · « **Reply #215 on:** 20 Nov 2008, 17:01 »

I'd just like to bring mention back to an old article from the blog on Some Loud Thunder by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. I wasn't around QC at the time. Strangely enough it's the only album I've bought mentioned in the blog that I didn't get because of the blog. And it was my entry point into listening to the band. I've started listening to it again and realized only recently that "Satan Said Dance" has to be my favorite song on that entire album (which replaces "Five Easy Pieces" by the way). And this is not because of some movie based on a Palahniuk novel using the song in their trailer. For that matter, it's almost every other song in Some Loud Thunder is a brilliant piece of work, followed by track that clashes entirely with the one before it. That's the only thing I could critique the album for--it's more of a compilation of songs rather than one focused work. But damn if those aren't some wonderful, wonderful songs.

I have to disagree about their self-titled debut being the better album. Well, maybe as a whole Clap You Hands Say Yeah was more cohesive and maintained experience, but Some Loud Thunder brings a handful of diamonds in the rough that outshine its predecessor.

Maybe it's because I've listened to Some Loud Thunder first that I like it more. Maybe I should listen to the s/t more.

Still have yet to get the Live Adventures of the Waterboys

thedudeoflife · « **Reply #216 on:** 16 Jan 2009, 22:08 »

Hey i'm wondering if there are any other bands like Orba Squara and if so feel free to leave a long and drawn out list.

Inlander · « **Reply #217 on:** 31 Jan 2009, 04:53 »

I don't even know what the deal is with the music blog any more, but some things can't go unmarked.

http://www.questionablecontent.net/rlblog/2009/01/thanks-mr-berman_31.html

jeph · « **Reply #218 on:** 18 Feb 2009, 02:36 »

basically it was part of the "clutter" i am trying to clean up on my site.

that gives short shrift to the contributions of you guys though; it is some really good stuff.

there ought to be a way to make the blog a more communal QC Music Board thing and publicize that. I am open to suggestions.

Inlander · « **Reply #219 on:** 18 Feb 2009, 22:40 »

What? Why didn't anyone ever send me free records? Hmph!

(Also I am for serious putting my feet up this time and letting somebody else upload something to the blog next.)

jeph · « **Reply #220 on:** 26 Feb 2009, 02:09 »

It would be cool to have a QC music board Wiki. Something anybody on the board could add to/edit. I feel like that would cover a much broader spectrum and encourage group participation.

However I have no time to set up/administrate such a thing, so it is up to you guys if you want to give it a try. If it turned out as good as the overall tenor of this board I would certainly link it. on the site.

Sox · « **Reply #221 on:** 01 Apr 2009, 03:14 »

Phwodges, it's good to hear about you and the music blog! I look forward to seeing you contribute, the "Why Pitchfork Sucks" article you're working on is dead on the mark, I don't really think you need to edit it. When's Jeph adding you to the contributor list?

PHeller · « **Reply #222 on:** 08 Apr 2009, 17:32 »

Jeph,

Nice call on Royksopp. I don't normally dig electronica, but that stuff has a good mix elements I like.

Avec · « **Reply #223 on:** 12 Apr 2009, 14:00 »

Is this the right place to do this? Yeah, I think it is. So I'll just come out and say it, why is Arcade Fire praised?

Joseph · « **Reply #224 on:** 12 Apr 2009, 17:00 »

Plus someone will mention how they are really great live.

Inlander · « **Reply #225 on:** 13 Apr 2009, 01:22 »

Yeah, if you want to discuss this you ought to start a new thread for it. No-one will jump down your throat for it. Well, they might, but some people always do so just ignore them. As far as I'm aware the Arcade Fire have never been discussed in the music blog (although I mentioned them once in passing in an article about British Sea Power), so this really isn't the right thread for a discussion about them.

Spluff · « **Reply #226 on:** 15 Apr 2009, 05:19 »

I saw Dirty Three on rage the other week. It turns out you were right, they are very good! The song was 'hope'.

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