Michael Nau of Page France
here’s a telephone
here’s a window
here’s a little dove to tell you how the wind blows
i’ve got a black heart
i’ve got a shadow
i’ve got a little dove that drags me off the ladder
you got a halo
a heart of gravel
little worms come out my darling rotten apple
i plucked the harp strings
until my hands bleed
but when that eye blinks ill be buried in the tree leaves
Band: The Morning After Girls
Release: 2009
Comments: A shoe-gazey effort that literally does not make you want to stop looking at your shoes. That’s because upon listening your head will consistently (but very very slowly) be moving down and side to side. I wouldn’t say The Morning After Girls are purely psychedelic, but they are quite a spacey group. The first track “The Best Explanation” is a decent defense for my just mentioned claim. Picking things up to a more “alternative” level is “The General Public.” Present is a certain quality of mainstream rock instrumentation (like Dandy Warhols). Continue reading CD Review: Alone
After 100 it’s basically random order, but the first 100 is pretty much spot on.
1) The Beatles
2) Black Lips
3) Ramones
4) Rage Against the Machine
5) Pink Floyd
6) Pixies
7) Nirvana
8) Tool
9) Sonic Youth
10) Johnny Cash
Continue reading My Top 200 Favorite Artists
| Number | Band | Grade |
| 1 | Black Lips | 99 |
| 2 | No Age | 98 |
| 3 | King Khan and the Shrines | 98 |
| 4 | Radiohead | 98 |
| 5 | Animal Collective | 97 |
| 6 | The Libertines | 96 |
| 7 | The Walkmen | 95 |
| 8 | Editors | 94 |
| 9 | The Strokes | 94 |
| 10 | Peter Bjorn and John | 93 |
Black Lips – Melt Down (200 Million Thousand)
Glen
…I didn’t know about? What?!?!?!?!
K so the Black Lips recorded a couple of new songs, “Disconnection” and “99 Victs,” the first of which can be heard by you clicking right here: http://covertcuriosity.biz/Disconnection_Black_Lips.mp3. The second…good luck finding.
Sometimes, too, I stumble upon random recordings. Like this one: http://southernshelter.com/2008_01_01_archive.html. Scroll down.
I’m keeping my eyes open for more great BL findings. I’ll keep you guys posted.
Band: King Khan & BBQ Show
Album: What’s For Dinner?
Year: 2006
Label: In The Red
Credits: King Khan- Vocals, guitar. Mark “BBQ” Sultan- Vocals, guitar, drums. Mastered by David Cheppa. Recorded at Moon Studios, Berlin in 2006 (which I believe is King’s studio, where the Black Lips’ 2005 record, Let It Bloom was recorded, at least half of it!)
1) Treat Me Like A Dog- 8.5
2) I’ll Never Belong- 9.8: Excellent example of the group’s Doo Wop
3) Zombies- 9.5: Excellent example of the duo’s Punk Rock
4) Dock It #8- 9.2: A rocker to drive around and pick up chicks to!
5) Why Don’t You Lie?- 10- Top Ten Greatest Doo Wop songs/ Highly romantic, not depressing as some listener commented.
6) Captain Captain- 7.5
7) Too Much In Love- 10: BEST KING KHAN SONG! AND ONE OF THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS EVER!!!
8) Learn My Language- 7.8
9) Blow My Top- 7.5
10) Into the Snow- 9.8: Yet another amazing lovin’ Doo Wop number!!!
11) Operation- 8.5
12) The Ballad Of… – 8.0
13) What’s For Dinner?- 9.0: Makes you hungry…..
14) Suck It and Smell- 8.7
Final Grade – A: Despite the fact that mathematically it only comes out to an 88 (B+). Clearly some of the songs are better than the others, but all of them are at least good. This is the way I see it mathematically: Insane Punk Rock + Soulful Doo Wop = Kickass Rock N Roll! Brings you right back to the 60s!!!
Chris DeCarlo
After the first twenty-five, the list is basically in no particular order. Remember they’re not the “Greatest,” they’re my favorites.
1) Pink Floyd- Darkside of the Moon (1973)
2) Rage Against the Machine- Rage Against the Machine (1992)
3) Black Lips- Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo (2007)
4) Velvet Underground- Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
5) Beatles- Revolver (1966)
6) Animal Collective- Strawberry Jam (2007)
7) Pixies- Doolittle (1989)
8) Bright Eyes- I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning (2005)
9) Radiohead- OK Computer (1997)
10)Tool- AEnima (1996)
11) Ramones- Rocket to Russia (1977)
12) Replacements- Let It Be (1984)
13) Minutemen- Double Nickels On the Dime (1984)
14) Sonic Youth- Goo (1990)
15) Nirvana- In Utero (1993)
16) Clash- London Calling (1980)
17) Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
18) Elliott Smith- Either/Or (1997)
19) King Khan & BBQ Show- What’s For Dinner? (2006)
20) Jay Reatard- Matador Singles ’08 (2008)
21) King Khan & The Shrines- The Supreme Genius of King Khan &The Shrines (2008)
22) No Age- Nouns (2008)
23) Frank Zappa- We’re Only In It For the Money (1968)
24) Beach Boys- Pet Sounds (1966)
25) Nick Cave- Tender Prey (1988)
26) Leonard Cohen- Best of Leonard Cohen (1974)
27) Meat Puppets- Up On the Sun (1985)
28) Bad Brains- Rock For Light (1983)
29) N.W.A.- Straight Outta Compton (1988)
30) Wu-Tang Clan- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
31) Page France- Hello, Dear Wind (2005)
32) Arcade Fire- Neon Bible (2007)
33) Johnny Cash- At Folsom Prison (1968)
34) The Who- Tommy (1969)
35) Doors- Doors (1967)
36) Against Me!- Reinventing Axl Rose (2002)
37) Misfits- Walk Among Us (1982)
38) Anti-Flag- Die For the Government (1996)
39) Ween- Chocolate and Cheese (1994)
40) Weezer- The Blue Album (1994)
41) Jesus and Mary Chain- Psychocandy (1985)
42) Vaselines- Way of the Vaselines (1992)
43) Fugazi- Steady Diet of Nothing (1991)
44) Minor Threat- Minor Threat Complete Discography (1989)
45) Lou Reed- Transformer (1972)
46) David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars (1972)
47) Simon & Garfunkel- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966)
48) The Stooges- The Stooges (1969)
49) New York Dolls- New York Dolls (1973)
50) Black Sabbath- Paranoid (1971)
51) X- Los Angeles (1980)
52) Nightwatchman- One Man Revolution (2007)
53) Pogues- Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash (1985)
54) Arctic Monkeys- Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not (2006)
55) GlassJaw- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence (2000)
56) System of A Down- Mezmorize/ Hypnotize (2005)
57) Head Automatica- Decadence (2004)
58) Deftones- White Pony (2000)
59) Jane’s Addiction- Nothing’s Shocking (1988)
60) Alice in Chains- Dirt (1992)
61) Faith No More- Angel Dust (1995)
62) Incubus- S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (1997)
63) Editors- The Back Room (2005)
64) Primus- Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991)
65) KRS-One/ Boogie Down Productions- Criminal Minded (1987)
66) Pharcyde- Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (1992)
67) Cypress Hill- Greatest Hits From the Bong (2004)
68) Kinks- Well Respected Kinks (1974)
69) Rolling Stones- Forty Licks (2002)
70) Germs- GI (1979)
71) Metalica- Master of Puppets (1986)
72) Mudhoney- My Brother the Cow (1995)
73) Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream (1993)
74) Buzzcocks- Singles Going Steady (1979)
75) Mabuses- Mabused (2007)
76) Husker Du- New Day Rising (1985)
77) Big Black- Songs About Fucking (1987)
78) Sly and the Family Stone- Stand! (1969)
79) Dinosaur Jr- You’re Living All Over Me (1987)
80) Pavement- Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
81) Smiths- Meat Is Murder (1985)
82) Daniel Johnston- Continued Story (1985)
83) Bob Marley- Legend (1984)
84) Roy Orbison- 16 Biggest Hits (1999)
85) George Jones- Pure (2007)
86) Hank Williams- Best of Hank Williams (1998)
87) Jimi Hendrix- Are You Experienced? (1967)
88) Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde (1966)
89) Alice Cooper- Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
90) Dead Kennedys- Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death (1987)
91) Black Flag- My War (1984)
92) Descendents- Liveage (1987)
93) Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy (1973)
94) Elvis Costello- This Year’s Model (1979)
95) Bjork- Post (1995)
96) MC5- Kick Out the Jams (1969)
97) Queen- Greatest Hits (1987)
98) Galaxie 500- This Is Our Music (1990)
99) Deerhunter- Rainwater Cassette Tapes EP (2009)
100) Captain Beefheart- Trout Mask Replica (1969)
101) Tom Waits- Rain Dogs (1985)
Honorable Mention: Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack (1975) amongst too many others.
Chris DeCarlo
Richard O’ Brien- Science Fiction Double Feature (from Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) )
King Khan & BBQ Show- Waddlin’ Around (2004)
Tom Waits- Hang Down Your Head (1985)
Sonic Youth- Madonna, Sean, and Me a.k.a. Expressway to Your Skull (1986)
Two Gallants- Las Cruces Jail (2005)
Chris DeCarlo
Some damn good electronica.
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 