F’ed up as usual.
Also, I can’t believe this leaked more than year ago. That’s crazy!
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Old King Cole Writes For DH Blog
Old King Cole Younger, known in many circles as Cole Alexander of the Black Lips, is the newest contributor to Bradford Cox’s Deerhunter blog. That’s a pretty damn good blog…right up there with No Age. Go and read it: http://deerhuntertheband.blogspot.com
That said, don’t confuse Cole with Bradford. At the bottom of every post on that blog, there is a user-name. Bradford has this to say:
Since Cole has started posting here please be sure to read who posted what at the bottom of each entry. Ever since Lockett’s journal of bodily functions, I’ve been rather annoyed how people attribute everything on this blog to me. Especially lazy journalists. Cole’s opinions of prepubescent latino preachers are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Deerhunter Music Group, LLC.
Cole – keep it PG-13.
CD Review: Of the Blue Colour of the Sky (2010)
Band: OK Go
Release: 2010
Label: Capitol
1. “WTF?” – D
2. “This Too Shall Pass” – C-
3. “All Is Not Lost” – C-
4. “Needing/Getting” – D+
5. “Skyscrapers” – C-
6. “White Knuckles” – D
7. “I Want You So Bad” – C-
8. “End Love” – D
9. “Before The Earth Was Round” – F
10. “Last Leaf” – B-
11. “Back From Kathmandu” – C+
12. “While You Were Asleep” – C
13. “In The Glass” – B–
Comments: I don’t want to be one to hate on this band, a band which has received some degree of mainstream success for their Weezer-like ways. The vibe I get from this album is glossy safety. “This Too Shall Pass” has been done before and turns out to be just as shitty as when Weezer did it. Seriously, though, this is bad and way way too repetitive. Also, I would like to bring up a band that’s much much better at its craft than OK Go. The Lovely Feathers do the glam thing, but their expertise relies on a no-bullshit attitude. If you want a good piece of disaster check out “Before the Earth” which is so ridiculous, it’s already a candidate for worst song of the year. Don’t buy this album unless you want a joke. I guess the only track worth checking out would be album closer.
Final Grade: D+ (69)
BLack Lips On Last Call With Carson Daly
http://www.nbc.com/Last_Call_with_Carson_Daly/video/clips/black_lips/1172713/
I wish I could post the actual video, but Youtube doesn’t have it.
Chris
Classic Album Review: The Mollusk
Artist: Ween
Title: The Mollusk
Label: Elektra
Year: 1997
Length: 43 minutes
Fun Fact: This LP is often considered the band’s magnum opus and supposedly (wikiquote) Dean Ween himself stated, “I will say that the only record that I ever felt really confident about was The Mollusk. That’s my favorite record we’ve ever done.” I am a huge Ween fan and before hearing this record, Chocolate and Cheese (1994) was my favorite Ween album, but I am now convinced that Dean is indeed correct in his confidence.
1) I’m Dancing In the Show Tonight- 9- A cute, funny, little opener. Funny in the weird Ween way, if you know of Ween’s music, then you know what I’m speaking of. This tune reminds me of little girls dancing with their grandpas at some family function. Don’t know why. It just carries a sort of innocence with it, I suppose.
2) The Mollusk- 9- Wonderfully catchy; not catchy in the mindlessly humming to the songs on the radio sense of catchy, but rather creating memorable songs that become etched in your psyche. Lyrically, this song kicks off the album’s theme of ocean like subject matter. I particularly dig the line, “Let’s be forever and forever be free.”
3) Polka Dot Tail- 9/10- Bizarre, trippy images of whales with polka dot tails, shrinking ice creams, and squishing fans in your hand. Yeah, I know crazy, but Ween’s uplifting music satisfies the ears so much that you just take it all in; no questions asked.
4) I’ll Be Your Johnny On the Spot- 8- Unlike, the first three tracks, this number is fast paced and not as humorous.
5) Mutilated Lips- 9- Of course, it’s fucked up, it’s the Ween boys. For a song with such a violent title, this tune is actually quite satisfying to my mutilated ears.
6) The Blarney Stone- 9- Haha, completely hilarious, drunken sing song about fucking some chick! Yeah, not the most savory of songs. This would be apropos in some Irish pub or on a pirate’s ship. Perhaps, the latter, considering the ocean theme.
7) It’s Gonna Be (Alright)- 10- Fantastic pop song! I’ll chop up my limbs to say this is the best tune in the brothers Ween catalog. Sure, lyrically it sounds more like an AM top 20, Madonna love song, “It’s just not our time, but you’ll find a new love and you’ll be fine.” The only flaw here is the brevity: 3:18, which actually isn’t that brief, but still it’s too short, when you have gold on your hands.
8) The Golden Eel- 8- I love how the tempo shifts back and forth from slow to fast and I dig the strange, low vocals. There is some pretty cool jamming going on toward the end. All for this very special eel.
9) Cold Blows the Wind- 8- Back to the more “traditional” vocals. This is a slow number about the powerful desire a man has for a kiss, a kiss of Lilly White lips. Go figure.
10) Pink Eye (On My Leg)- 7- It’s an ok tune, nothing bad, but I don’t have anything special to say about it.
11) Waving My Dick In The Wind- 9- Fast and hilarious. For no apparent reason, the narrator is waving his dick in the wind until he reaches his lover. The old Gee Tar is pretty nasty here. Simple, but nasty.
12) Buckingham Green- 9/10- One of the best tracks on this record. I really dig the sorta low-fi vocals. I don’t honestly know how to describe Ween’s music, which is kind of cool in a way. It’s so spectacular and they switch it up so well, you never know what you’re going to get…. yeah, I just watched Forrest Gump.
13) Ocean Man- 9/10- Good shit! This is perhaps, the album’s most accessible song with it’s danceability, upbeat music/lyrics, and almost Disney/Nickelodeon character like vocals lol.
14) She Wanted To Leave- 9- Solid closer, very passionate lol. If I were “she” I’d feel important. The second half of the song is a subtle reprise of the opener. It’s a perfect way to transition to silence.
Grade/Final Thoughts: A, I highly recommend this crazy, little ditty to anyone that wants to expand their musical horizons and especially to any Ween fans who haven’t heard this.
Chris
Panama City Beach 3003…Forever
Concert Ruined By Guy Enjoying Himself
CHICAGO—Brian Grant, 24, reported that a rock concert he attended at the Empty Bottle Saturday was ruined by 35-year-old music fan Daryl Froemer’s enthusiasm.
“I was trying to enjoy [New York-based rock group] Oneida, but it was totally impossible because [Froemer] was making a spectacle of himself,” Grant said. “I couldn’t even pay attention to the band. Halfway through the set, I had to leave.”
“I go out to a bar to have a good time, and I can’t because there’s some jackass racing around in circles and waving his beer bottle in the air,” Grant added. “I mean, he was even jumping up and down during the mid-tempo songs. Come on! It’s not the ’90s anymore. This isn’t grunge.”
In addition to dancing, Froemer reportedly pounded the stage “like it was on fire,” sang along when he knew the lyrics, yelled out the names of songs he wanted to hear, and repeatedly attempted to enter into a dialogue with the band.
“Every time the singer asked us a question, he was the first one to yell back,” Grant said. “I don’t mind the occasional ‘Yeah’ or ‘Woo,’ but this guy was shouting after every song, whistling, and asking them how their amps were. If he hadn’t been so annoying, I would have been embarrassed for him.”
“Did he even consider the fact that the singer might have wanted to know how the rest of us were doing?” Grant added.
Froemer’s attempts to engage other bar patrons in conversation did not sit well with Grant.
“He kept turning to me to say, ‘Isn’t this great?'” Grant said. “How many times can you ask someone, ‘Isn’t this great?’ and not get an answer before you realize he doesn’t care to give you his opinion?”
He added: “Oh, yeah. And he kept yelling ‘Rock ‘n’ roll!’ in my face. And once he screamed ‘Stooges!’ I had no idea at all why he did that.”
Grant said he has seen Froemer at shows before.
“I’ve seen him around, and he’s always enthusiastic,” Grant said. “But I’ve never seen him so wound up before.”
Grant reported that he lost his patience when Froemer almost spilled a drink.
“On the way back from, like, his 20th trip to the bar, he came this close to spilling a drink all over the floor,” Grant said. “If it had spilled, some of it could have gotten on me. At that point, I told my date, ‘All right, enough. We’re leaving.'”
This isn’t the first time a concert at the Empty Bottle has been ruined by an excited fan. On Sunday, an OKGO show was wrecked by two women who spent the evening jumping up and down directly in front of the stage, blocking the view for several patrons standing behind them.
“Sometimes it’s like that,” said Empty Bottle manager Bruce Finkleman. “Everyone at a show is standing there, arms folded, having a great time, and then someone decides to get crazy. It can kill an otherwise perfect night. Unfortunately, unless the enthusiastic fan breaks something, my hands are tied.”
Froemer, whose exuberance at most concerts is endured without incident, said he was sorry to hear that people were put off by his enjoyment of the show. Nevertheless, he said he did not plan to change his behavior at future shows.
“It’s too bad someone got mad,” Froemer said. “But when the band started playing ‘Sheets Of Easter,’ I went nuts. It’s 15 minutes, two notes, and it runs over you like a monster truck. I mean, shit—that band is seriously fucking awesome!”
So great I had to post the entire thing, but here’s the link if you would like.
Quote of the Day
In response to a Best of 2009 album list that included mostly obscure artists (most of which I’ve never heard of, except a few like Strange Boys, Ganglians, and Thee Oh Sees, in addition to Animal Collective):
I mean really. Nice of you to throw in Animal Collective so that no one thought you were getting too crazy. But who has the capacity, let alone the time and desire to seek out this many completely unknown bands/artists and rank them accordingly on a message board. WHO THE $#@! ARE THESE PEOPLE? How do you find them? How did you find the time in your year to obtain and listen to all of these with a critical mind/eye? Do you only seek out artistic works that are completely removed from anything even resembling the main stream? I know that things that are popular are not necessarily good and vice versa, but how many people own the albums of all these artists combined? Are these really “good” albums, or are you just listing the most obscure $#@! you can find based on some internet search?
AND DID YOU KNOW THAT VIRTUALLY NONE OF THESE MOTHER $#@! BESIDES ANIMAL COLLECTIVE HAS A WIKIPEDIA PAGE? YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT NEITHER YOU NOR ANY OF THE OTHER UNDERGROUND HAND JOBS THAT LISTEN TO THESE BANDS IN DARK CLUBS AND COFFEE SHOPS FOUND TIME TO WASH THE HAND STAMP OFF AND COBBLE TOGETHER A SIMPLE WIKI ENTRY? CHRIST!!
Henry Rollins on The KKK
Chris
Picture of the Day
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 