Best Decade Tournament 2010->: Finals 9/18-9/20

[Brett]

I that song you posted, Jorge.

Not entirely sure how I dropped an entire from that post. Sorry, Jorge.

[koopee27]

rival sons - keep on swinging

here is an awesome live version, that kid sure can use his voice.




kp

[epilogue]

rival sons - keep on swinging

My boss is super into these guys. I hadn't heard of them until about three weeks ago. I can dig 'em.

[bada]

I think I like the live version better. In theory I should like these guys but I waffle on them. I think it's the production. It's too clean pro tools or something. It's not just them its most classic type rock music now a days....something is off.

[stip]

"Rattlesnake" was okay; a little better than some of the other stuff I've heard off the new album. I'm still pretty disappointed that Annie's decided to go this route with her music. She had a lot of promise with the first couple albums, and there were hints of a more interesting direction in the third one, but now it's just trite.

This "Prince Johnny" song is really limp sounding, which I think may be what I'm trying to get at when I try to express my dislike for St. Vincent's current musical track. There's no energy here, which wouldn't be an issue if there was something else compelling to make up for it, but it lacks there as well. The melody is dull to the point of near nonexistence, and the beat is weak.

I got onto the St Vincent train with this album, so I'm coming from a completely different direction. I've yet to delve properly into her earlier stuff, but based on this album, and the live clips that people have posted, I've booked my first non-Pearl Jam concert in a coupla years. Our tastes are pretty vastly different, so I hope this doesn't mean I won't enjoy the earlier albums as much.

I should probably get an earlier album. I only have the s/t one, and while there are a few songs on it I like, and one I love, nothing there has sealed the deal. I have been really impressed with the live clips, though

[Kaius]

Too bad Felicity is off the air.

I didn't make fun of your unbelievably shitty pick so back off

You owe him an apology.

[stip]

"The High Road": I know the chorus for this song, but not the rest. That's weird, and I can't think of where I've heard it before. The video game noises are kinda neat, and the chorus is pretty strong, but the connecting verses leave a lot to be desired, as does the weak outro. Not a bad tune, overall.

I like the droning noisiness of the Yellow Swans track. Like a lot Heathen's mix, it's something that's rather nice on its own, but I'm not sure if a full album of it would hold up well for me. "Going Places" is also a great name for a song that doesn't really "move" so much as swell and envelop everything in sight.

"Digging Shelters" is pretty, airy folk music from a member of Slowdive it appears. Nice acoustic guitar core, and Halstead's voice is perfectly suited to this style. Some of the arrangements are a little cliche, with the one-finger piano playing and "emotional depth" violin, but an enjoyable song, altogether.

"Wolf Mother" has got a pretty minimal backing arrangement, with some swelling horror movie synths, some bass-heavy piano, thundering drums and some handclaps. It's a bit brooding at first, and then becomes kind of bluesy later on, with some guitar added in. Nothing special, but I can see why it appeals. I feel the singer's voice must be rather thin, though, to constantly be double-tracked like that.

it's not. I'm not a big fan of their second album. It plays up basically none of her strengths as a vocalist.

[epilogue]

"Rattlesnake" was okay; a little better than some of the other stuff I've heard off the new album. I'm still pretty disappointed that Annie's decided to go this route with her music. She had a lot of promise with the first couple albums, and there were hints of a more interesting direction in the third one, but now it's just trite.

This "Prince Johnny" song is really limp sounding, which I think may be what I'm trying to get at when I try to express my dislike for St. Vincent's current musical track. There's no energy here, which wouldn't be an issue if there was something else compelling to make up for it, but it lacks there as well. The melody is dull to the point of near nonexistence, and the beat is weak.

I got onto the St Vincent train with this album, so I'm coming from a completely different direction. I've yet to delve properly into her earlier stuff, but based on this album, and the live clips that people have posted, I've booked my first non-Pearl Jam concert in a coupla years. Our tastes are pretty vastly different, so I hope this doesn't mean I won't enjoy the earlier albums as much.

I should probably get an earlier album. I only have the s/t one, and while there are a few songs on it I like, and one I love, nothing there has sealed the deal. I have been really impressed with the live clips, though

The live stuff is definitely the gateway. Live clips lead me to see her live, which lead me to snagging up her records. At first the most recent album didn't grab me as much. But I've been listening to it non-stop for several weeks now and it just destroys me. It's fucking electric. I probably still prefer Strange Mercy, though just slightly, at this point.

I'm hoping her first two albums (vinyl) arrive today so I can start working them into the rotation more.

[DeLima]

here guys. just gimme a couple min

[DeLima]

Queens of the Stone Age - I Appear Missing

[Heathen]

no

[DeLima]

i'll kill you

[stip]

dsb and varis are skippable. Go again

[William Bloke]

Dsb is on the skip list so I'm just gonna go ahead and pick before I hit the hay.

This song has been my favourite track on easily my most played album of this year so far:

Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Im Rauch

[epilogue]

"The High Road": I know the chorus for this song, but not the rest. That's weird, and I can't think of where I've heard it before. The video game noises are kinda neat, and the chorus is pretty strong, but the connecting verses leave a lot to be desired, as does the weak outro. Not a bad tune, overall.

I like the droning noisiness of the Yellow Swans track. Like a lot Heathen's mix, it's something that's rather nice on its own, but I'm not sure if a full album of it would hold up well for me. "Going Places" is also a great name for a song that doesn't really "move" so much as swell and envelop everything in sight.

"Digging Shelters" is pretty, airy folk music from a member of Slowdive it appears. Nice acoustic guitar core, and Halstead's voice is perfectly suited to this style. Some of the arrangements are a little cliche, with the one-finger piano playing and "emotional depth" violin, but an enjoyable song, altogether.

"Wolf Mother" has got a pretty minimal backing arrangement, with some swelling horror movie synths, some bass-heavy piano, thundering drums and some handclaps. It's a bit brooding at first, and then becomes kind of bluesy later on, with some guitar added in. Nothing special, but I can see why it appeals. I feel the singer's voice must be rather thin, though, to constantly be double-tracked like that.

it's not. I'm not a big fan of their second album. It plays up basically none of her strengths as a vocalist.

Wolf Mother is all about the motor and the propeller. It's about the energy and emotion and protest. I think she sounds outstanding on this track. The double-tracking works especially well here, I think.

I agree that the second album doesn't showcase Laura's voice quite like the first album. But there's some secret magic on this track. The way her voice strides the melody, the way the melody cuts the skin and hooks the bones, the way the percussion drives home the potential violence, is just hypnotic. It's damn near sexual.

And those lyrics!

Yeah, I'm not here to tell you that this is their best song. Nor is it the one that's going to garner the most votes, but it's a song that I can't shake no matter how hard I try. And this tournament is all about heart songs for me. I'm less interested in winning than drafting songs that shake me to the core and mean everything to me on a cellular level.

These songs surely won't register and connect with everyone the way they do with me. I'd be an idiot to expect that. Well... I'd be a BIGGER idiot to expect that.

For me these are songs that allow me to turn my head off and just feel some shit.

[Heathen]

i'll kill you

go to the back of the queue

[William Bloke]

And at No. 2 I'm going with:

The National - Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks


In a perfect world this would be my mix closer, but we all know this ain't no perfect world.

[DeLima]

Varis one more and then i'm up again

[Heathen]

nice picks varis

[William Bloke]

nice picks varis

Cheers.