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meretricula) wrote2008-04-05 12:22 am
meretricula) wrote2008-04-05 12:22 am
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musical babble
(posting in the brief respite from work that occurs between the end of responsibilities on Friday night and the commencement of weekend rehearsals on Saturday)
It occurs to me that my taste in music has been losing a lot of its power of differentiation. I've always had a hard time classifying anything in categories besides "classical" and "not-classical", but I have to admit, even I know that some of the bands I like are downright embarrassing. But then I remember that Beethoven will always be my favorite, and his bad-assery trumps all my other poor choices in the musical sphere, and I am reassured.
The Fratellis - Costello Music
I am really infatuated with this album. I don't really know what some of the songs are about (impenetrable accents ahoy!) but the melodies are really cool and the band is tight. The chorus in "Flathead" is in 7/8, but it keeps switching back and forth between 3+4 and 4+3! I am so in love with that song. I sing along, loudly, in the street. (It helps that the lyrics are "ba-da ba-ba-da ba-da-ba.") Major props also for the songs "Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night," "For the Girl," and "Cuntry Boys and City Girls"; honorable mention to "Vince the Lovable Stoner" for most ridiculous lyrics and "Whistle for the Choir" for being a pretty decent attempt at a love song even though their sound is all wrong for it.
Hellogoodbye - Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
It is really embarrassing that I like this band, but I can't help it. They're so boppy! I nurse a sick sick affection for technopop. I challenge you not to bounce around when you listen to this CD. I really like "Touchdown Turnaround (Don't Give Up On Me)" and "Here (In Your Arms)" but the song that made me find the whole album was "Oh, It Is Love." I keep thinking I must have heard it somewhere else first! Does it ring romantic comedy bells for anybody else?
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
The concept of an entirely instrumental rock band amuses me, but Explosions in the Sky makes really good background music, and the slow build-up of intensity makes their songs worth listening to on their own. The songs I've listened to most are "Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean" and "Your Hand In Mine," whatever that tells you. There aren't very many tracks on the CD, but they're all pretty long.
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
I am also really embarrassed to like Death Cab For Cutie, after I spent so many years scoffing at their followers. But I have pretty terrible taste in music, anyway. I find Death Cab kind of soothing to listen to, and then the other day I actually listened to "Soul Meets Body" all the way through (the intro is pretty boring) and fell completely in love. The chorus is so pretty! Why is the whole song not the chorus? The parts that aren't the chorus suck. And, stereotypically, I like "I Will Follow You Into The Dark." I think I've seen that song on half a dozen wincest mixtapes.
Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
Sometimes I really like Regina Spektor, sometimes I really don't. I love "Fidelity," "On the Radio," and "Hotel Song," and I like "Better," "Samson," and "That Time," but the rest of the CD I could kind of leave. Oh well.
I should probably note that I did not personally upload any of these albums; I stole the links (and the CDs) off the internet. Three cheers for the internet, provider of free music!
It occurs to me that my taste in music has been losing a lot of its power of differentiation. I've always had a hard time classifying anything in categories besides "classical" and "not-classical", but I have to admit, even I know that some of the bands I like are downright embarrassing. But then I remember that Beethoven will always be my favorite, and his bad-assery trumps all my other poor choices in the musical sphere, and I am reassured.
The Fratellis - Costello Music
I am really infatuated with this album. I don't really know what some of the songs are about (impenetrable accents ahoy!) but the melodies are really cool and the band is tight. The chorus in "Flathead" is in 7/8, but it keeps switching back and forth between 3+4 and 4+3! I am so in love with that song. I sing along, loudly, in the street. (It helps that the lyrics are "ba-da ba-ba-da ba-da-ba.") Major props also for the songs "Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night," "For the Girl," and "Cuntry Boys and City Girls"; honorable mention to "Vince the Lovable Stoner" for most ridiculous lyrics and "Whistle for the Choir" for being a pretty decent attempt at a love song even though their sound is all wrong for it.
Hellogoodbye - Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
It is really embarrassing that I like this band, but I can't help it. They're so boppy! I nurse a sick sick affection for technopop. I challenge you not to bounce around when you listen to this CD. I really like "Touchdown Turnaround (Don't Give Up On Me)" and "Here (In Your Arms)" but the song that made me find the whole album was "Oh, It Is Love." I keep thinking I must have heard it somewhere else first! Does it ring romantic comedy bells for anybody else?
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
The concept of an entirely instrumental rock band amuses me, but Explosions in the Sky makes really good background music, and the slow build-up of intensity makes their songs worth listening to on their own. The songs I've listened to most are "Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean" and "Your Hand In Mine," whatever that tells you. There aren't very many tracks on the CD, but they're all pretty long.
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
I am also really embarrassed to like Death Cab For Cutie, after I spent so many years scoffing at their followers. But I have pretty terrible taste in music, anyway. I find Death Cab kind of soothing to listen to, and then the other day I actually listened to "Soul Meets Body" all the way through (the intro is pretty boring) and fell completely in love. The chorus is so pretty! Why is the whole song not the chorus? The parts that aren't the chorus suck. And, stereotypically, I like "I Will Follow You Into The Dark." I think I've seen that song on half a dozen wincest mixtapes.
Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
Sometimes I really like Regina Spektor, sometimes I really don't. I love "Fidelity," "On the Radio," and "Hotel Song," and I like "Better," "Samson," and "That Time," but the rest of the CD I could kind of leave. Oh well.
I should probably note that I did not personally upload any of these albums; I stole the links (and the CDs) off the internet. Three cheers for the internet, provider of free music!
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I meant to call you over spring break because I did get your IM, but didn't quite get around to it. =) Hope school is still going well.
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I don't even remember what I wanted to ask you! It was probably retarded and paper-related. School goes okay for me (slowly, slowly they crush my soul, but then I remember the real world awaits and realize that I have the lesser of two evils here) - how about you?
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Also, you should listen to 'Dreaming of You' - The Coral; And you should probably just go ahead and download all of Tilly and The Wall's Bottoms of Barrels because damn.
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I bet I can steal the Tilly and the Wall from
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hahahahah! hellogoodbye! I WAS GETTING INTO THEM THE OTHER DAY AND FEELING EMBARRASSED TOO. XD
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I almost got beaten for that at the radio station last year. That a band or genre is commonly liked is not a bad thing -- music becomes mainstream by appealing to multiple areas of the demographic. If it has such a universal appeal, we can't rightfully say it's "bad music"; we can only say that we are the exception to the rule.
I know this isn't what your post is about; I just thought I'd make the point.
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there's a whole argument to be made about how the ambition and finesse with which music is executed affects its objective quality - whether succeeding at something difficult, musically speaking, is "better" than succeeding at something easy. but I've heard the argument too many times at the dinner table to want to go through it again. >_>;;