NMT 99
It doesn't give you zits. In fact, it may be good for your complexion
Our pick this week is an example of how sometimes, when you hear a song fifty million times, it's for a reason. Doesn't excuse it, but still, it's not without merit.
The first time I heard this song, I liked it instantly. There was something about it that sucked you in and wrapped itself around you. I remember the singer in my band (Amanda's Bike foreva bitches!) saying that he was going to buy this record when it came out just based on this song. My full on obsession with this band hadn't fully blossomed yet, but it wasn't too much longer.
As I said, you've heard this song far more than perhaps you wanted, but you cannot deny it's a beautiful song full of passion and power. At the time it was released, nothing on the radio sounded like it. IN fact, nothing from this band had sounded like this. It wasn't a huge, Auchtung Baby-like departure, but a slight one none the less.
The lyrics are very powerful and can be a little obscure, as his lyrics almost always are, but when you learn that it's sung from the prospective of a person trying to tell someone how they feel about them and that they want to be with them, but there's a possibility that the entire conversation never leaves the inside of their head. (it's all about communication boys and girls).
So, not matter how many times you've heard it, listen again and remember how it felt the first time you heard it and how you wished you would write something that would stay with someone forever.
From Athens, GA:
R.E.M. - "Losing my Religion":
Bonus Tracks:
Do British guys ever eat or is it just the smack? Oh and the Oasis song "Cast no shadow" is about this guy. Not sure why, but there it is.
I Miss the 90's:
If you watched 120 Minutes (and I know you all did), you probably saw this once or twice. The afore mentioned singer in afore mentioned band (AB4EB!)played it for me. It's a very nice, lush song and has what we referred to as the "Manchester beat" in it. At the time every band from Manchester, England (and I think they were all from Manchester) had at least one song with this beat in it (Morrissey's "Interesting Drug" is another). Maybe they didn't and we just heard one or two and thought we heard more. At any rate, the Amanda's Bike song, "Daffodil Down" (Mormon Girl has the rare 45 rpm picture disc with the gate fold cover and non-album B-side) was supposed to have this beat in it, but I modified it a little. (Sorry, I'm not from Manchester). (and neither are these guys, but they are British).
Kitchens of Distinction - "Drive that Fast":
Our pick this week is an example of how sometimes, when you hear a song fifty million times, it's for a reason. Doesn't excuse it, but still, it's not without merit.
The first time I heard this song, I liked it instantly. There was something about it that sucked you in and wrapped itself around you. I remember the singer in my band (Amanda's Bike foreva bitches!) saying that he was going to buy this record when it came out just based on this song. My full on obsession with this band hadn't fully blossomed yet, but it wasn't too much longer.
As I said, you've heard this song far more than perhaps you wanted, but you cannot deny it's a beautiful song full of passion and power. At the time it was released, nothing on the radio sounded like it. IN fact, nothing from this band had sounded like this. It wasn't a huge, Auchtung Baby-like departure, but a slight one none the less.
The lyrics are very powerful and can be a little obscure, as his lyrics almost always are, but when you learn that it's sung from the prospective of a person trying to tell someone how they feel about them and that they want to be with them, but there's a possibility that the entire conversation never leaves the inside of their head. (it's all about communication boys and girls).
So, not matter how many times you've heard it, listen again and remember how it felt the first time you heard it and how you wished you would write something that would stay with someone forever.
From Athens, GA:
R.E.M. - "Losing my Religion":
Bonus Tracks:
Do British guys ever eat or is it just the smack? Oh and the Oasis song "Cast no shadow" is about this guy. Not sure why, but there it is.
I Miss the 90's:
If you watched 120 Minutes (and I know you all did), you probably saw this once or twice. The afore mentioned singer in afore mentioned band (AB4EB!)played it for me. It's a very nice, lush song and has what we referred to as the "Manchester beat" in it. At the time every band from Manchester, England (and I think they were all from Manchester) had at least one song with this beat in it (Morrissey's "Interesting Drug" is another). Maybe they didn't and we just heard one or two and thought we heard more. At any rate, the Amanda's Bike song, "Daffodil Down" (Mormon Girl has the rare 45 rpm picture disc with the gate fold cover and non-album B-side) was supposed to have this beat in it, but I modified it a little. (Sorry, I'm not from Manchester). (and neither are these guys, but they are British).
Kitchens of Distinction - "Drive that Fast":
posted by Richard at 10:32 AM
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OK short and sweet -
#1 and #2 = good
<3 all three this week. #3 always takes me back to my college days.
Glad I checked this today. :)
Oh, and The Verve video makes me want to punch him in the face. Just sayin'.
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