What are you listening to right now?

Bad Ambassador · Post by **Bad Ambassador** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:34 pm

A quite beautiful new album by Ted Barnes, who previously worked with Beth Orton.

Extreme Honey · Post by **Extreme Honey** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:28 pm

Who Shot Sam? wrote:
verbal gymnastics wrote:I've just started listening to You Could Have It So Much Better - Franz Ferdinand.

So far it's OK but it's the difficult second album. There's a certain Franz Ferdinand sound which is good if you like it. Lyrically there seems to be a lot of humour this time.
Well, my daughter likes it. She asked me to play it on the way to and from the A&P yesterday. So it has a lot of appeal for 5-year old girls, if nothing else.

FF is not exactly the deepest band in the world, but if you're in the mood they're an awful lot of fun.

Don't forget that the 5-year old daughter of an EC fan is born with superior musical intellect! (SC)

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 4:13 am

Who Shot Sam? wrote:FF is not exactly the deepest band in the world, but if you're in the mood they're an awful lot of fun.

The first album is a great in car singalong CD.

I'm warming to the new CD.

WSS - It's good to know that I am still in touch to dig what the kids are listening to!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:14 pm

Domino replied to my moaning mail saying that it might be a faulty batch of CDs that is stopping it playing on my iTunes. Will return and get replaced.

libster · Post by **libster** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:37 pm

K's Choice - "Not an Addict"

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:51 pm

The Chills - Soft Bomb

Post by **BlueChair** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:56 am

Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple.

It's her first album since 1999's When The Pawn and although recorded with Jon Brion a few years ago was deemed too uncommercial to release. But after her fans petitioned on http://www.freefiona.com, a reworked version of the album finally received release a few weeks ago and it's terrific.

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:01 am

Fiona's very, very good. I thought When The Pawn.... was underrated and maybe and if I weren't trying to be Mr. Thrifty right now, I'd probably get her new one. Tidal came out around the time of my freshman year in undergrad and it took me awhile to give her an honest listen because I was so annoyed with how every girl I knew who thought she had a real chip on her shoulder had that album and used it like a weapon. It was kind of like the Titanic soundtrack for the angst set.

Post by **BlueChair** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:21 am

True. Back when "Criminal" was a hit, Fiona was the soundtrack for all angry bitches. I think it was only after I became a fan of Jon Brion that I started to take her seriously.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:39 am

I'm In A Dancing Mood - Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

and you know what? I am.

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:04 am

just like there's nothin' to it--Steve Forbert

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:43 pm

oily slick wrote:just like there's nothin' to it--Steve Forbert

Such a great cd....

"The waitress in the coffee shop was quite polite/She poured my cup of tea and smiled for me/To the best of my knowledge/No one here requested to be born/And I appreciate her courtesy"

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:32 pm

I would just like to say for the record that I liked Fiona Apple before she was cool! And after, too.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:14 pm

Richard Hawley's 'Coles Corner' is a great album and I've been listening to it all evening...splendid stuff

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:16 pm

Jackson Monk wrote:Richard Hawley's 'Coles Corner' is a great album and I've been listening to it all evening...splendid stuff

You have a bottle nearby? Makes it even better. I've fallen in love with this album. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but it's right up my alley.

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:50 pm

"Success" from Graham Parker's The Mona Lisa's Sister

verena · Post by **verena** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:42 pm

Ever so Lonely / Eyes / Ocean - Sheila Chandra

(Indian contemporary music. I love India).

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:04 pm

Dylan's Bootleg 5 Live 1975. Never heard this before. Full-on, no holds barred stuff, as I was expecting from comments here. Sounds great. Kinda nice to get away from 60s Dylan for a while!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:47 am

Terrific record!

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:01 am

Mondo Bongo - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros.

One of my favourite songs from the sorely missed genius that was Joe.

Playing Streetcore and Global a go-go a lot at the moment.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:50 pm

Great cover! Love the incongruous title and image. Must get this. had no idea it existed. Check out these comments:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 30-4783059

Chiropody!

It says three songs off YCHYLF. I can only think of Wan Light and Three Cheers Fou Our Side. What am I forgetting, or is it only two?

'Felicity' can't be the OJ song again, can it?

Is this what life is all about?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:59 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:Great cover! Love the incongruous title and image. Must get this. had no idea it existed. Check out these comments:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 30-4783059

Chiropody!

It says three songs off YCHYLF. I can only think of Wan Light and Three Cheers Fou Our Side. What am I forgetting, or is it only two?

'Felicity' can't be the OJ song again, can it?

Is this what life is all about?

"Felicity" is a new version of the OJ song. A very good album that sort of slipped between the cracks. No wonder, it's only available on a German label (the same label, by the way, that issued Shack's hard-to-find Waterpistol).

The chiropody thing is pretty funny. Reminds me a little bit of the great New Jersey indie band The Wrens, three of whom work for the drug company Pfizer, if I'm not mistaken.

verena · Post by **verena** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:08 pm

Katie Melua - "Nine Million Bicycles"

Enchanting little song. I also like "Shy Boy". Cute lyrics.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:35 pm

Richard and Linda Thompson 'The End of the Rainbow'. 'There's nothing to grow up for any more.' What a song.

Gillibeanz · Post by **Gillibeanz** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:19 am

Robbie Willliams - Greatest Hits - and im enjoying it! SHOCK HORROR!!!!