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Post by Helmut83 on Jul 12, 2016 3:39:44 GMT
Each time I want to review a song the video is not available in my country!  Is there other video of the same song, same version you could post, Jim? |
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Post by unomusette on Jul 12, 2016 20:14:04 GMT
Try this Helmut83 I love the whole Flush the Fashion album, so I'd give DYTD a definite 4.9 out of 5. Alice has always brought humour into his lyrics but here he really upped the level on several tracks including this one. Plus the music is fab, of course and I especially like his snarky vocal. I still might bring on Flush the Fashion as ....of the Week if it keeps going, it is stuffed with epic songs and deserves to be shared. Here's a song which became an earworm for me, I can't believe it's more than 5 years old. When The Music disbanded (sniffle), Rob the singer teamed up with Mike Skinner of The Streets and released an album under the name The D.O.T. This is one of their best productions, it has a brilliant loping beat and the guitar solo at the end gets better every time I hear it |
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Post by jrmugz on Jul 13, 2016 3:34:17 GMT
Definitely agree on ftf album and dytd, unomusette  Jim |
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Post by Chippa on Jul 14, 2016 3:53:52 GMT
I'm lost, which song are we on?
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Post by jrmugz on Jul 14, 2016 22:04:06 GMT
right side of Madness by D.O.T
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Post by 88keys on Jul 15, 2016 7:05:22 GMT
Right Side Of Madness by The D.O.T.
***1/2 out of *****
The beat is mesmerizing. The vocals are unique and a little bit off kilter. I love the lyrics, specifically the line I'm always on my phone. I make a deal with myself to leave it at home. This song is going to stick with me. What a fun discovery.
Here's one I found about 2 years ago, and have loved it ever since. Beg by the band Autoliner.
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Post by jrmugz on Jul 16, 2016 1:32:18 GMT
"Beg" by Autoliner
4.9 out of 5 stars.
Above average vocals, love the harmonies. The Smiths meet The Byrds, and best of both worlds at that. Very enjoyable and well-crafted tune. I can really see where this would be a fave or yours, 88. Great song!!! Profound too: "Nothing can last forever."
My song:
"Further to Fly" by Paul Simon from his 1990 CD "The Rhythm of the Saints". A weird therapeutic kind of song. I remember being unemployed back in 2004 or so for four months, and the whole CD was very therapeutic to me.
Jim
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Post by Chippa on Jul 16, 2016 23:35:34 GMT
Love the Autoliner song, 88keys. Paul Simon's Further To Fly I've never been much of a fan of World music, to be perfectly honest. I appreciate the musicianship and craft, but a lot of it lacks any good melodic structure. This song isn't bad, as far as World music goes. Great percussion throughout the song keeps it from getting boring. Simon's voice and lyrics are great, as always. I actually enjoy his Graceland album, even though a lot of it falls into the World music rut I previously bitched about. Hypocritical? Maybe! Sue me...  3/5 for this one. My pick is a bit different. It's by the late, great country singer-songwriter Merle Haggard. The song is from 1972, and it's called "Irma Jackson". It's about an interracial relationship. Quite the risky subject, due to both the era, and genre of music. |
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Post by jrmugz on Jul 17, 2016 2:27:47 GMT
Merle Haggard, "Irma Jackson"
4.6 out of 5. Really enjoy the simple yet effective chord structure (C-G7-C in the verses, and F-G7-C in the choruses). The topic here in 2016 almost seems laughable today, since I don't know many people against interracial marriage anymore. But yeah, at the time it was a pretty gutsy topic, guess the record company didn't let him release it for a while. Seems like the song reflects Haggard's ability to masterfully convey a message with simple yet effective wording, in simple yet effective chord structures, which I guess is the genius of all the great country musicians. Also like the very clear tone of his singing and delivery in this song, as he seems to do in most of his songs. Great tune Chippa, thanks for sharing it. Will probably keep that one on my iTunes, and share the joy with my brother who I always trade CDs of cool tunes with.
For my pick,
David Crosby and Graham Nash, "Immigration Man"
Per Wikipedia:
"'Immigration Man' is a song written by Graham Nash and recorded by David Crosby and Graham Nash, released as a single in March 1972. It was the lead single for the duo's debut album, Graham Nash David Crosby. It peaked at #36 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is their only Top 40 hit as a duo."
Jim
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Post by Helmut83 on Jul 17, 2016 4:24:41 GMT
"Immigration Man", by Nash and Crosby (strange to say it without Stills):
I didn't like it. Too common and unisnpired. A melody like that could be written by anyone at any time. You would expect better from Graham Nash. It's not that it's unlistenable, it's that there's absolutely nothing special to it, not a single twist in the melody makes it original, memorable or conveys something. That early '70s sound and some touches in the instrumentation (the bass mostly) are probably the only possitive notes of the song. If people paid some attention to it I'm sure it's because of the lyrics, not because of the music.
1.8/5
I'll post a relatively obscure song by CCR, yet my favourite from them:
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Post by 88keys on Jul 18, 2016 19:16:59 GMT
CCR..Looking For A Reason
*** out of *****
This is cool. It's more country than anything that currently calls itself country music. John Fogerty's voice is so crystal clear and pure, it's just beautiful. I could picture the Wilburys doing a cover of this song back when they were doing their thing.
I'll stick with the rootsy mode we seem to be in, and give you some John Denver.
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Post by Platypus on Jul 19, 2016 4:53:18 GMT
John Denver - Back Home Again
4/5
One of my favorite Denver songs, just so comfortable! Even though I don't like every aspect of his voice, his effortless, hit every note singing is very relaxing, and the imagery of that song is lovely. I liked him a lot in my younger years, and I was pretty sure I had this song on 45 vinyl, I checked, and sure enough I do. So looking through the old discs, I'll respond with another one of them:
From Roger Glover - The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast, Sitting In A Dream:
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Post by jrmugz on Jul 20, 2016 16:03:29 GMT
Roger Glover and Guests, "Sitting in a Dream"
4.7 out of 5 stars.
Great vocalist and dreamy arrangement to fit the lyrics. Really like how the bridge is powerful and is very intense and then gets spiced up by the snyths towards the end. Definitely makes me want to delve into the whole "The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast" concept album to see what it is all about, I'm sure if this song is any indication, it must be pretty good. Have you heard the whole thing, plat? Thoughts? Overall seems like a very competent artist, songwriter, and vocalist, for sure.
As I was playing the song, I kept feeling like it was reminding me of a few songs, but could not place songs exactly it was reminding me of. It seems to me like a very unique song that at the same time borrows from a lot of sixties influences, like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
Thanks for sharing, Platypus, I enjoyed it sitting in my kitchen with the sun coming through here on a summer day.
Guess for my song, it will be "You Make Me Feel Right at Home" by Ted Nugent. Really like the vocal by Derek St. Holmes on this track, for my part.
Jim
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Post by Helmut83 on Jul 21, 2016 3:36:31 GMT
Interesting song, good verse with a fluent melody and the chorus is effective, if a bit repetitive. Some intrincated drums work, good on the song but the solo at the beginning was unnecesary IMO. The keyboards provide a nice base and the guitar assumes a minimalistic arrangements role. Simple song, without exaggerated aspirations but decent enough. I'll give it 3.4/5
I'm posting one of my favourite songs from the '90s, "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" by Spin Doctors:
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Post by Chippa on Jul 21, 2016 22:04:37 GMT
"Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" by Spin Doctors
4/5
Always loved this song, mostly because I can relate to the lyrics! A very "jam band" vibe to the music, but very melodic. This is one of those songs that sticks in your head for a few hours after hearing it. Spin Doctors were a great band, for sure.
My song is in a similar vein. It's "Living With The Dreaming Body", by the Hawaiian band Poi Dog Pondering.
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, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?