I thought we could discuss the other tracks here, just in case some people wanted to keep the thread in The Music section for discussing El Caporal only.
I've only played That Disc so far, wasn't a bad track on it! Yo La Tengo's song is an early fav (just beautiful!) along with the Stuart Murdoch (Belle & Sebastian) track that follows it.
The Arcade Fire track is good, so is Andrew Bird's song & I like the Conor Oberst & Gillian Welch track too...
That version of lua is beautiful. Probably gonna pick this up tomorrow.
I am quite loving this so far. I just started track 4, Bon Iver's Brackett, WI.
Ooh, Inspiration Information by Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings is a good one! I'm excited to get to Lua (I'm a freak about listening to the tracks in order). I've heard great things about it!
QuoteOoh, Inspiration Information by Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings is a good one! I'm excited to get to Lua (I'm a freak about listening to the tracks in order). I've heard great things about it!
Have you ever heard the Shuggie Otis version of Inspiration Information? Or any Shuggie for that matter? If not, check him out asap. Shuggie rules.
QuoteQuoteOoh, Inspiration Information by Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings is a good one! I'm excited to get to Lua (I'm a freak about listening to the tracks in order). I've heard great things about it!
Have you ever heard the Shuggie Otis version of Inspiration Information? Or any Shuggie for that matter? If not, check him out asap. Shuggie rules.
Yeah that's a great cover, follows on nicely after the Jacket.
& like Ghosts said, Inspiration Information is an essential purcahse!
I'm really enjoying the Buck 65 Remix track (Sufjan Stevens & Serengeti) right now...
I will be going to get this at 11:30 today. Can't wait.
Going at lunch as well.....So excited! ::)
sharon jones
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/music/71539/love-notes/4.html
QuoteQuoteOoh, Inspiration Information by Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings is a good one! I'm excited to get to Lua (I'm a freak about listening to the tracks in order). I've heard great things about it!
Have you ever heard the Shuggie Otis version of Inspiration Information? Or any Shuggie for that matter? If not, check him out asap. Shuggie rules.
No, I haven't, but I'll get right on that! Thanks
Number 10 on that disc is definatly not cat power amazing grace...what's up with that?
Nevermind, it's 12. The order is messed up on the inside tray.
ha, ha HOLY SHIT I LOVE THIS !!!!!!
I got the Vinyl after work because A. I love the artists B. I trust the guy from The National to arrange it in some amazing way..... To say the least - I'm NOT disappointed.
That Sufjan track sounds like he stole Thom Yorke's laptop and invited the Kronos Quartet over to see what he had done with it. Then they sent the laptop back in time with Trent Reznor to visit the Beatles while they were tripping balls in India to add the finishing touches.
I don't even know where to start with all of this.....but MMJ needs to play El Caporal at the next prom.
I bet Jim is still playing that Sharon Jones song over and over again.
I lost my breath dancing to the Spoon song. The Yeasayers song is bordering on the best song I've ever heard. I could go on and on....
I bet FACE (Jenny) just keeps listening to the first part of this record over and over again. Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Feist.
The National, Yeasayers and My Brightest Diamond songs....back to back to back homeruns!!
You know, I've talked as much shit as anybody about Conor Oberst but his last record is one of my favorites from last year and Lua with Gillian Welch is amazing. Probably my favorite collaboration on the record, and that is saying a lot.
I haven't heard the new record but I heard a track off it on the radio yesterday and couldn't believe it was him, I'll have to get it a good listen.
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That Sufjan track sounds like he stole Thom Yorke's laptop and invited the Kronos Quartet over to see what he had done with it. Then they sent the laptop back in time with Trent Reznor to visit the Beatles while they were tripping balls in India to add the finishing touches.
Ha! Yes! The two sufjan stevens songs are some of my favorties! I guees I need some of his music. Also love the Yo La Tengo, Lua is amazing, and the Spoon song is a perfect song to kick off disc 2.
The end of The Decemberists song.......make sure you have it turned all the way up. :o
Wow...that cover of Cello Song is really beautiful.
Also loving the National track. I was getting worried after the Virginia ep, but now I have high hopes for whatever they'll put out next.
I'm not normally a fan of compilations (unless they are mixes from the good peeps on this board), but this is great; had listen to all of disc one and part of disc 2 in the car on the way in to work this morning. Could be the soundtrack to my Spring...
I really wanted this as soon as it came out, but then I saw that itunes has it as full of DRM and I don't like using Amazon's store, so I'm gonna have to wait.
Really digging the New Pornographers on disc 2 this evening.
Haven't really listened to it that much, but The National's one and Yo la tengo are my early favourites
The Yeasayer tune is fantastic.
QuoteThe Yeasayer tune is fantastic.
Ditto x 10000
QuoteThe end of The Decemberists song.......make sure you have it turned all the way up. :o
Loving this track, definitely my favourite :)
love the bon iver song and the national; i don't normally like compilations either! this is great..
and yes, sharon jones version doesn't compare w/the shuggie otis but it's GREAT!!!
QuoteQuoteThe end of The Decemberists song.......make sure you have it turned all the way up. :o
Loving this track, definitely my favourite :)
I'm going to have to agree, also the antony, and iron & wine songs.. yess!! :D
Here's a vote for that gorgeous Bon Iver tune...
I am officially mancrushin' on this dude's voice and talent.
;)
My favorite track is Dirty Projectors with David Byrne, good way to kick things off. I guess I need to look into them some more. I also like: Decemberists, Yeasayer, the couple songs Feist is on, Sharon Jones. The Iron & Wine song is too short. I need to listen some more.
I thought the first 7 songs were great.
After tightrope it really falls off (with the exception of I was Young When I Left Home by the bro's from the National).
After El Caporal I didn't like anymore songs until I cam across Lua. That song started out so fantastic and then of course that whiny pussy Bright Eyes had to ruin the song. And yes, I know he wrote the song, but he should have let the chic sing the entire thing.
QuoteI thought the first 7 songs were great.
After tightrope it really falls off (with the exception of I was Young When I Left Home by the bro's from the National).
After El Caporal I didn't like anymore songs until I cam across Lua. That song started out so fantastic and then of course that whiny pussy Bright Eyes had to ruin the song. And yes, I know he wrote the song, but he should have let the chic sing the entire thing.
That song is one of my favorites on the compilation, and the original if from one of the best folk rock albums of the last decade IMO. Did you really just call him a whiny pussy and compliment his songwriting all in the same paragraph?
QuoteQuoteI thought the first 7 songs were great.
After tightrope it really falls off (with the exception of I was Young When I Left Home by the bro's from the National).
After El Caporal I didn't like anymore songs until I cam across Lua. That song started out so fantastic and then of course that whiny pussy Bright Eyes had to ruin the song. And yes, I know he wrote the song, but he should have let the chic sing the entire thing.
That song is one of my favorites on the compilation, and the original if from one of the best folk rock albums of the last decade IMO. Did you really just call him a whiny pussy and compliment his songwriting all in the same paragraph?
lol that's actually a pretty common bright eyes critique
QuoteQuoteI thought the first 7 songs were great.
After tightrope it really falls off (with the exception of I was Young When I Left Home by the bro's from the National).
After El Caporal I didn't like anymore songs until I cam across Lua. That song started out so fantastic and then of course that whiny pussy Bright Eyes had to ruin the song. And yes, I know he wrote the song, but he should have let the chic sing the entire thing.
That song is one of my favorites on the compilation, and the original if from one of the best folk rock albums of the last decade IMO. Did you really just call him a whiny pussy and compliment his songwriting all in the same paragraph?
Yes, I did just that. He is a good song writer but I cannot stand his voice. I hate singers who have that whiny tone in their voice.
I hate when whiny pussies are awesome...
Check out this Yeasayer track on pitchfork.tv...
http://pitchfork.com/tv/
Scroll down a bit and it's in the middle
QuoteCheck out this Yeasayer track on pitchfork.tv...
http://pitchfork.com/tv/
Scroll down a bit and it's in the middle
Very cool, thanks for posting that.
A. It's awesome to tie your keys to your shoelaces for a percussion instrument.
B. Bon Jovi is kicking themselves in the ass for never pulling off that keyboard effect.
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A. It's awesome to tie your keys to your shoelaces for a percussion instrument.
Ha, yes that was great! And how about the chicken sound effects. It's like a a "foul" seamus.