Since I needed a Mt. Dew this morning (ALL YOUR FAULT, AmandaJean), I had to make a quick nip into the drugstore on the way in. Thanks to their (ridiculous) ’80s (or was it early ’90s? or does it even matter) background music, I now have the following on repeat in my mind (and undesirably so):
After all the stops and starts, we keep coming back to these two hearts…
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Peter Cetera is really not what I want in my head today!
The vocals on the chorus of “Thing About Trouble” Doug Burr (I see the devil…) ….SOUND so much LIKE… Ryan Adams, I am doing serious doubletakes at my iPod screen right now.
That said, the verses sound more like Springsteen.
“Mr. Pitiful” Matt Costa
This song is so bouncy and fun, I DARE you not to at least WANT to dance when you hear it…
And of course, my #1 and #2 favorite all-time karaoke songs:
Another fun thing that can shake you out of your listening rut is using other people’s playlists. Take this great little list by Movies of Myself offered up for Valentine’s Day for example. I already owned all those songs, but I might never have listened to them in that order/grouping and hello it starts with the Cars. Come on now, people, you just can’t go wrong starting a mix with the Cars.
All-Time Favorite Cars Song: Drive.
And with that one we’re back in high school again (Hmmm, I would have said junior high but it apparently didn’t come until 1984 so I guess the Cars I was listening to in junior high were earlier albums than that). Holy crapolarolla are we thinking about old times today or what.
One of the joys of the 2008 CD Reorganization Project is rediscovering old tunes, sometimes tunes I never got into but most of the time tunes I loved that never made it onto iTunes (or the iPod) because they were out of the regular listening rotation by the time iTunes/iPods came around…
Last night, going through the “rap/hip hop/etc” piles, I found PM Dawn. PM Dawn!!! (Did you know them?) I loveloveloved those albums, haven’t listened to them in ages…
Unfortunately this discovery was made too close to bedtime to import them into iTunes last night so today I find myself searching the Pod for other oldies but goodies….Guess what I’m listening to right now? The Go-Go’s “Vacation”. Something that made it into iTunes one day when I was working on a “College-ing It Out” playlist, but then started thinking about things that (for me) were High School actually. Oh yeah, baby. This reorg project is bringing all KINDS of stuff to mind. Yay!
A little darker, sometimes lonelier. Still my favorite blend of disco vibe and hip hop beats out there. Not as upbeat as the last album but a few songs that still make me start boppin’ my shoulders and jumpin’ around at my desk. Fave song so far: “Going On” (bounce, bounce, bounce go my hips).
There’s a real Freddie Mercury/Queen vibe going on. In a good way. And not in the “glam” way of, say, My Chemical Romance (although there’s nothing bad about that). In a “rock” way.
Gnarls Barkley bumped up the release of their new album The Odd Couple! According to the RedEye it’s on iTunes now!! Yay! Can’t wait to get home and listen!
A totally rockin’ sonic assault. Sounded great! Sooooo loud though, may have been the loudest show I’ve heard at the Double Door. My heart could not decide whether to beat in time with the bass or with the drums but it certainly was not beating at its own pace! And there were some songs during which the amps vibrated so strongly that you could see (or I could feel) the tips of my spikey hair vibrating. Nuts!
On the other hand…there’s not a lot of variation going on in their sound. Every song was played at the same level of loud, same speed of beat-thumping, same vocals level, etc. There’s no “Oh I like their softer ones” with this band, or even their “louder” ones, it’s all at the SAME level.
So if you’re a fan of their particular sound (and I am), then it was great. And if you’re looking for a bit more variety in your listening experience (variety in tempo, or decibel level, or even beat), then this is not the band for you.