Missing the Paigow (et al.) [sniff]

[SlaveNoMore]

bold_n_brazen
I've taken up drinking heavily.

You should have joined me and Less in Vegas.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
Poll: For which artists/bands will you buy their next album they put out, unquestionably, without reservation, without reading a review, or hearing any of the songs, or knowing the title. Please do not include bands that are not reasonably likely to release any more new albums -- yes I would buy a new Beatles album, but there's not going to be one.

For me, it's
AC Newman, Arcade Fire, Belle & Sebastian, Bravery, Bright Eyes, Da Band (ahhh, I wish), Damien Rice, The Darkness (though I haven't gotten around to it yet), The Dears, Dizzie Rascal, Feist, Fiery Furnaces, Flaming Lips, Franz Ferdinand, The Game, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Green Day, Greenhornesm, GNR (I guess . . .??), The Hives, Immaculate Machine (Katherine Calder's band -- New Pornographers family), Inara George, Interpol, Jack White, Jay-Z, Kaiser Chiefs, Killers, Lowest of the Low (again, I wish), Ludacris, M.I.A., Mack 10/Westside Connection, Maximo Park, Moby, Morrissey, New Pornographers, Radiohead, Rilo Kiley, The Shins, Sigur Ros (though, once again, I haven't got around to it yet), Snow Patrol, Stars, The Streets, The Strokes, Tegan & Sara, Tenacious D, Transplants, White Stripes, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

The saddest thing for me about making this list is that for a very long time, this list was one band, the Tragically Hip, and now they don't come close to making this list.

So, who ya got?

My list is not that long, but here goes:

Garbage (I hear they have broken up again, however), Radiohead, Muse, Weezer, Travis, Pretenders (I can dream, can't I?), Killers, Pixies, Gorillaz, The Like, any band including either Tim Locke or Zac Maloy, Crowded House (sigh), Neil Finn, Morrissey (this is a fence-sitter for me based on his recent stuff, but now that I'm in with his keyboardist, I have to be up on his new stuff for the next tour)

In past years, I would have included REM, but they burned me pretty good with their last 4 or so albums.

As far as commentary on your list goes, that Yeah Yeah Yeahs album was horrible, though I still like Maps (it is in my head as I type this, in fact). Some of the other bands on your list are quite likeable, but don't fall into the no-questions-asked category for me (e.g., Kaiser Chiefs, The Bravery, Snow Patrol, Interpol).

Top of my list for impossible ones that I wish could put out another album would be Sublime.

[SlaveNoMore]

str8outavannuys
The saddest thing for me about making this list is that for a very long time, this list was one band, the Tragically Hip, and now they don't come close to making this list.

So, who ya got?

Das Hips last 2 CDs were stellar.

Once again, you demonstrate that you have no fucking clue, Arnie.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
You should have joined me and Less in Vegas.

God, I wish.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Aloha Mr. Learned Hand
Man throws mouse in fire, mouse on fire runs back to man's house, burns house down.

Link

In case you thought the karmic payback was a little steep for that guy, here's a similar story: Ty@80? {L.A. Times, reg. required, use bugmenot.com}

And, in other crazy elderly L.A. neighbor news, Fringey@78. {same}

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
For me, it's
AC Newman, Arcade Fire, Belle & Sebastian, Bravery, Bright Eyes, Da Band (ahhh, I wish), Damien Rice, The Darkness (though I haven't gotten around to it yet), The Dears, Dizzie Rascal, Feist, Fiery Furnaces, Flaming Lips, Franz Ferdinand, The Game, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Green Day, Greenhornesm, GNR (I guess . . .??), The Hives, Immaculate Machine (Katherine Calder's band -- New Pornographers family), Inara George, Interpol, Jack White, Jay-Z, Kaiser Chiefs, Killers, Lowest of the Low (again, I wish), Ludacris, M.I.A., Mack 10/Westside Connection, Maximo Park, Moby, Morrissey, New Pornographers, Radiohead, Rilo Kiley, The Shins, Sigur Ros (though, once again, I haven't got around to it yet), Snow Patrol, Stars, The Streets, The Strokes, Tegan & Sara, Tenacious D, Transplants, White Stripes, Wilco, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

With some emphatic subtractions from the above list, and being obviously somewhat older than you, I would add: Annie Lennox, Aqualung, Beastie Boys, Beck, Ben Kweller, Björk, Cake, Calexico, David Byrne, David Gray, Decemberists, Donald Fagen, Flaming Lips, Josh Rouse, Kate Bush (shut the fuck up, okay?), Mocean Worker, Negativland, Rhett Miller, Rogue Wave, Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Steely Dan, Tom Waits, and Tori Amos.

Oh, and I'm eagerly awaiting a sophomore effort from the Divinyls. We should have a band Death Pool. I famously predicted the failures of Dave Matthews and Coldplay after their respective first albums.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
With some emphatic subtractions from the above list, and being obviously somewhat older than you, I would add: Annie Lennox, Aqualung, Beastie Boys, Beck, Ben Kweller, Björk, Cake, Calexico, David Byrne, David Gray, Decemberists, Donald Fagen, Flaming Lips, Josh Rouse, Kate Bush (shut the fuck up, okay?), Mocean Worker, Negativland, Rhett Miller, Rogue Wave, Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Steely Dan, Tom Waits, and Tori Amos.

Oh, and I'm eagerly awaiting a sophomore effort from the Divinyls. We should have a band Death Pool. I famously predicted the failures of Dave Matthews and Coldplay after their respective first albums.

Both the Selecter (best early 80 English Ska band- yes better than the Specials) and Gang of Four came out with "we're back" Cds a few years ago. I eagerly bought them and they both sucked. I also do not like (yet) the BIG "duets" CD.

Am i always this negative?

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan

This is one of those rare times where I know exactly where I'm not going to be for a whole month! Thanks, RT!

TM

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
In case you thought the karmic payback was a little steep for that guy, here's a similar story: Ty@80? {L.A. Times, reg. required, use bugmenot.com}

And, in other crazy elderly L.A. neighbor news, Fringey@78. {same}

As if I would live in the OC.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
My list is not that long, but here goes:

Garbage (I hear they have broken up again, however), Radiohead, Muse, Weezer, Travis, Pretenders (I can dream, can't I?), Killers, Pixies, Gorillaz, The Like, any band including either Tim Locke or Zac Maloy, Crowded House (sigh), Neil Finn, Morrissey (this is a fence-sitter for me based on his recent stuff, but now that I'm in with his keyboardist, I have to be up on his new stuff for the next tour)

In past years, I would have included REM, but they burned me pretty good with their last 4 or so albums.

As far as commentary on your list goes, that Yeah Yeah Yeahs album was horrible, though I still like Maps (it is in my head as I type this, in fact). Some of the other bands on your list are quite likeable, but don't fall into the no-questions-asked category for me (e.g., Kaiser Chiefs, The Bravery, Snow Patrol, Interpol).

Top of my list for impossible ones that I wish could put out another album would be Sublime.

Brad Nowell's death was the biggest loss to good music of the past decade. "40 Oz to Freedom" never gets old.

Glad I didn't buy the YYY record. I love "Maps," but had a sneaking suspicion the rest would blow.

My absolute buy list is very small. I'd have to go with the Beastie Boys, Dre (if he ever does anything again), Libertines (what a waste of talent), Metallica (why I have no idea... that last record was beyond awful), Floyd (yes, I bought the useless live Wall record from 79), the Stones, Neil Young, Weezer, Widespread, Dylan, White Stripes, Wilco (although that new live disc is boring... can Tweedy's voice be any flatter?).

I also buy lots of releases of old concerts by the Dead, Allmans, Dylan, etc...

I gave up on Radiohead a few years back. All their stuff started to sound the same.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I gave up on Radiohead a few years back. All their stuff started to sound the same.

Extrapolate and you'll understand why people don't rush to read your posts anymore.

[Aloha Mr. Learned Hand]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I famously predicted the failures of Dave Matthews and Coldplay after their respective first albums.

I'd still like to experience the royalty checks from their brand of failure, though.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Extrapolate and you'll understand why people don't rush to read your posts anymore.

I need to take acid again, and quickly.

The hash... its good. But its made me a smilin fool. I felt like a dim child last night, giggling like an imbecile while rewatching Colbert Reports and A.Developments on my couch, nursing a bottle of Grand Marnier 100 yr recipe (good shit... in laws brought it back from the islands for me... Can’t find it in Pa).

Has it come to this? Life in a snifter, sucking black tar smoke through a Red Bull can in my backyard, checking to make sure the neighbor isn’t eyeing me up while having his fourth evening smoke? Maybe it’s a good thing... Keeps his goddamned kids out of my yard.

I need the Big Brain Scramble again... No fount of new material in my actual reality. So bored. So very very bored.

[Replaced_Texan]

Reason to watch the Olympics this year: Bode Miller.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
My list is not that long, but here goes:

Garbage (I hear they have broken up again, however), Radiohead, Muse, Weezer, Travis, Pretenders (I can dream, can't I?), Killers, Pixies, Gorillaz, The Like, any band including either Tim Locke or Zac Maloy, Crowded House (sigh), Neil Finn, Morrissey (this is a fence-sitter for me based on his recent stuff, but now that I'm in with his keyboardist, I have to be up on his new stuff for the next tour)

In past years, I would have included REM, but they burned me pretty good with their last 4 or so albums.

As far as commentary on your list goes, that Yeah Yeah Yeahs album was horrible, though I still like Maps (it is in my head as I type this, in fact). Some of the other bands on your list are quite likeable, but don't fall into the no-questions-asked category for me (e.g., Kaiser Chiefs, The Bravery, Snow Patrol, Interpol).

Top of my list for impossible ones that I wish could put out another album would be Sublime.

[Scathing attack thoroughly eviscerating the trite pap contained on others' lists followed by a compilation of semi-obscure and unquestionably brilliant bands, musicians, and DJs/producers that irrevocably confirms the visionary hipster nature of my own musical tastes.]