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This is so great.
Is it wrong that I sort of want to marry him just so he'll write songs about me?...0 -
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Some wonderful soul has uploaded the vinyl version of one of my favourite albums to YouTube. Even though the prospect of listening to vinyls on YouTube seems so wrong to me, discovering this has made my day (yeah, my life is amazing. Be jealous!) It sounds so lovely! It also makes me sad that Nick Drake only got proper recognition after he died. That man was amazing. Enjoy, y'all, if anyone here actually likes Nick Drake.
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iamanengine wrote: »I LOVE this album! I have another of his called Five Leaves Left but have yet to get around to it, thanks for this!
De nada! I felt it was too good not to share so I'm glad someone else is enjoying it
. Five Leaves Left is a very good album too, as is Bryter Later. In fact, I recommend you listen to Northern Sky right now if you haven't already. It's one of the greatest not-well-known love songs ever.
Jeez Nick Drake, why did you have to go and die prematurely...0 -
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Just listened to this about 10 times in a row. My soul is now sufficiently soothed. The melody also sounds a bit Paul McCartney-ish to me...0 -
Cherry Blossom Girl wrote: »Just listened to this about 10 times in a row. My soul is now sufficiently soothed. The melody also sounds a bit Paul McCartney-ish to me...
Seen them in Belfast a few weeks back that was the one song I desperately wanted to hear but they didn't play it
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Young Wonder's path to being my favourite Irish band is essentially entirely carved out for them.0 -
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jefreywithonef wrote: »Coachella will be streaming again this year: http://www.youtube.com/user/coachella
Hopefully my internet will let me see Metric, Japandroids and Grinderman later tonight. Not much interests me tomorrow besides Violent Femmes but Sunday's gonna be sweet with Nick Cave, Cloud Nothings, Father John Misty and Dinosaur Jr.
FGHGHGHGHGTROASFLX;X!!!!!
Tomorrow: Dropkick Murphys, Bat for Lashes, Biffy Clyro, Benny Benassi, Moby, Janelle Monae, Knife Party, New Order....
Sunday: The Gaslight Anthem, Paul Oakenfold, Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clang, Chili Peppers.
I repeat, DLFJKLSNVD,HSWNFLSV!!!!!!!
What do those times on YT translate into for us? As in, when it says 3pm, isn't that around 8pm for us?0 -
Just had a quick look at the line-up there, holy sh*t, what I wouldn't pay to be at that festival and not only that its 88 degrees Fahrenheit there!!
You have Blur, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Lou Reed, Local Natives, Band of Horses and Earl Sweatshirt on the first day alone!!
Next day you have Phoenix, the XX, Sigur Ros, Grizzly Bear, Franz Ferdinand, Knife Party, Foals and Biffy!
Last day I wouldn't be mad on, but you still have Chillis, Nick Cave, Dinosaur Jr and Tame Impala!
I'm like a kid in a god damn candy shop here! It's near on dream festival status for me.
Edit - C&H'ers trip to Coachella next year? 0 -
iamanengine wrote: »Could you recommend me an album to kinda, get me started on Nick Cave?
Certainly. I always suffer a lot of mental aggro when answering this question though as most of his output is very, very good so it's a bit of a struggle choosing just one album. That said, I suggest Henry's Dream - it's Cave at his storytelling best and the music is a nice blend of noisy rock and mid-tempo ballads. You'll find that he and the Bad Seeds excel at both. The first couple of songs are manic but then BOOF! a brilliant love song comes unexpected and knocks you out. The album is only forty minutes long, hopefully it reels you in.
If you want to explore that gentler side in more detail then pick up The Boatman's Call; it's mostly quiet piano-based ballads that showcase his great lyrics. Look for Into My Arms on YouTube and you'll get a good idea.
Loads of other great albums I could have gone with: Let Love In, Murder Ballads and Dig!!! Lazurus Dig!!! are all gold. The latter kinda eschews the whole story-telling aesthetic though and adopts a more conventional rock sound. Oh and Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus may be my favourite album of his but it's a double album so a bit inaccessible for the newcomer in that regard. There are four or five others that are also worthwhile but I've probably divulged enough titles already.
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jefreywithonef wrote: »Certainly. I always suffer a lot of mental aggro when answering this question though as most of his output is very, very good so it's a bit of a struggle choosing just one album. That said, I suggest Henry's Dream - it's Cave at his storytelling best and the music is a nice blend of noisy rock and mid-tempo ballads. You'll find that he and the Bad Seeds excel at both. The first couple of songs are manic but then BOOF! a brilliant love song comes unexpected and knocks you out. The album is only forty minutes long, hopefully it reels you in.
If you want to explore that gentler side in more detail then pick up The Boatman's Call; it's mostly quiet piano-based ballads that showcase his great lyrics. Look for Into My Arms on YouTube and you'll get a good idea.
Loads of other great albums I could have gone with: Let Love In, Murder Ballads and Dig!!! Lazurus Dig!!! are all gold. The latter kinda eschews the whole story-telling aesthetic though and adopts a more conventional rock sound. Oh and Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus may be my favourite album of his but it's a double album so a bit inaccessible for the newcomer in that regard. There are four or five others that are also worthwhile but I've probably divulged enough titles already.
Great answer, thanks! Gunna get Henry's Dream and Let Love In.
Let Love In because I know a good few tracks off that album already plus it has Red Right Hand on it which I love!
Hopefully this will open the door for me with Cave.0 -
Beardyman's set just there was f*cking epic.
Now it's a choice between Metric, Alt-J and Polica... 3 bands of which I know nothing about... may just go with Polica because their name sounds like The Police...
Fair play to my internet too, wasn't expecting it to perform this well, but I guess it being so late at night is helping. 0 -
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wnolan1992 wrote: »Beardyman's set just there was f*cking epic.
Now it's a choice between Metric, Alt-J and Polica... 3 bands of which I know nothing about... may just go with Polica because their name sounds like The Police...
Fair play to my internet too, wasn't expecting it to perform this well, but I guess it being so late at night is helping.
Not sure but I have heard good things about Alt-J although I haven't listened to anything personally!0
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