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This is some crazy shit.
It sounds like Silent Shout. Was not expecting to ever compare Kanye West to The Kinfe
Yes, probably.
Revised list to satisfy the comment police:
Songs for the Deaf
Rated R
Like Clockwork
Blues for the Red Sun
Welcome to Sky Valley
Lullabies to Paralyze
Queens of the Stone Age
Peace, Love, Death Metal
Heart On
Them Crooked Vultures
Era Vulgaris
Death by Sexy
And the Circus Leaves Town
Wretch
Impressions on first listen: It sounds pretty great. I am trying not to overreact, especially after M B V didn’t quite hold up after my initial swoon (though I do love that record). But damn, this album sounds good. It will take a few listens for me to process the lyrics. But every song sounds great. Love the stark, relatively minimal production.
New Seeds is the shit. That song made my heart beat funny.
Love him or hate him, (and I couldn’t blame anyone at all for hating him) how many artists matter to us this much? How many artists stop the internet when they release an album? This guy is one of the boldest and brightest of our generation.
So fucking jacked to listen to this.
You know what we need soon? A Mark Lanegan list. That guy has put together quite a catalog. In the Fade, Song for the Dead, and Hanging Tree might be the best songs he’s ever done, but there are a lot of gems to be found in the rest of his stuff. He fronted Screaming Trees for a few decades, he has made at least half a dozen mostly superb solo albums, and he has done three albums with Isobel Campbell of Belle and Sebastian. Oh, and Mad Season with Layne Stayley. And guest appearances all over the place. And don’t get me started on his instantly recognizable voice. It’s time he got some recognition from the indie community.
“This isn’t a side project for me. I’m in two bands. I have musical schizophrenia, and this is one of those personalities.” Josh Homme on his band, Eagles of Death Metal. They might have been low on the list, but it would have been hard for me to separate Eagles of Death Metal from the rest of his catalog. That said, I don’t have many problems with the sequence of this list. I generally loved what you had to say about Homme and all of the records.
My list:
Songs for the Deaf
Rated R
Like Clockwork
Blues for the Red Sun
Welcome to Sky Valley
Lullabies to Paralyze
Queens of the Stone Age
Them Crooked Vultures
Era Vulgaris
And the Circus Leaves Town
Wretch
I love Like Clockwork. I hope to see people appreciate it more in time. I think Kalopsia and I Appear Missing are some of the best songs in QOTSA’s catalog.
I like Misfit Love.
I like the album. Not an immediate classic, but its very Boards of Canada. Palace Posy and New Seeds are breathtaking.
No love for “I Appear Missing” by Queens of the Stone Age? My favorite song of the year so far. I’m loving that record. I guess “Get Lucky” is a good choice, and it seems like its a slam dunk here on Stereogum.
Ouch!
I appreciate that Nathan, but I was under the assumption that you were already part of my group.
It was an asshole thing to say, I know, and I humbly and sheepishly accept my downvotes. There was, however, a kernel of sincerity to what I said.
I don’t give a shit about Justin Timberlake or his music. Can I still be part of the group?
My list would have been very different, but I have no problems with this article.
I just heard someone wish death to the Stone Roses at work today. Does that mean it’s a trend?
Ugh. I’d downvote myself if I could. Here’s the link I forgot to post in the above comment: http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=163725&show=50&start=50
Someone posted this up above, but I wanted to post it again down here where it’s easy to find. Someone put a shitload of work into this and it’s some good reading if you’re a Modest Mouse mega-fan like me.
Fuck Yes. Everything about On the Beach is amazing. The three “blues” songs blow my mind. And yes, Ambulance Blues might be the most mournful thing ever put to tape.
Does anyone care about No One’s First and You’re Next? I think it’s kinda weak overall but King Rat is one of my favorite Modest Mouse songs. The Whale Song is pretty damn good too.
I know you’re new here Sasha, but I’d better fill you in: I’m the only former Laker here, and I don’t know that Stereogum wants another one. Also, weren’t you playing in a Turkish Basketball League at the time of this comment? Your coach can’t approve of you surfing the web from the bench. Unless he does, in which case I am done playing in the Dominican Republic and am headed for the Turkish League.
Impossible to predict. Hard to pick a side too. I love both of these teams.