this should be up on most blogs come mid-day, then i'll grab it.
i have wondered this for a while, is there a reason that people use YSI over Rapidshare?

Perhaps they were on tour.








Jack White is always good live IMHO. He could be evolving into a Dead/Allman brothers type artist where the later period studio stuff lacks but live it's great.

look who it is you're talking to...

it's a solid album imo (7-7.5 or so after 2 listens)

is it amazing? nah. will it be in my top 25 come year end? possibly, def not a top 10 or anything, but can't say i expected it to be either really.

Come on Solace . Asking you if an album is good is like asking a used car salesman if a car on his lot runs ok.


You like *everything*.

racouters re-up anyone?

come on, i'll be your friend.

I like the Palace idea if there were some way to get more folks checking in there without drawing attention to it...though true enough you do have to register.

you're such a douche.

seriously, come on any of the other forums i'm on, and you'll see how often i get bitched at because i HATE everything...

i think it's just compared to the jaded hipsters on this board that i like a lot of stuff/genres/albums, compared to the average music listener i'm pretty damn picky myself.

i think the thing is, i don't expect every album to blow me away, i don't expect every album that i'm gonna love to be a 9-10, which i think is a lot of people's problem on here. for many it seems like if it's not album of the year material upon 1 or 2 listens, that it's therefore not worth listening to/bothering. some of my favorite albums in a given year i wouldn't give much more than a 7-7.5 to in the grand scheme of things, doesn't make me love them any less.

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thanks! we'll all make our own opinions. SOUND opinions.

Big ups to them for only making it barely over 30 minutes. I was afraid we were in for one of those albums that overstays its welcome.

It's about as good as I thought it would be, but I'm sure it will be seen as a "disappointment" to most.

exactly.

i'm stoked to see 'em live from the live videos i've seen

Thanks a million, Solace. Can't wait to hear this!!

What albums do you hate? I would find that list highly interesting.





I'd say I'm guilty of that.




People are just looking for something they really connect with. And if they find it once or twice a year, that's just more great stuff to add to the collection.

I see your point. But then shouldn't one exorcize the crap songs on the album, while remarking on what is good?

if you want me to break the album down song by song, i could do that... after 5-10 listens i suppose, just haven't had time to do such yet.

as for albums/artists that i "hate" (hate is a fairly strong word, let's say dislike/not too big on), mostly recent stuff, as it's more fresh in my head:

The Streets
MIA
Kanye West
Annie
Fiery Furnaces (mostly just the last 2 after the EP)
Animal Collective
The Futureheads (i dig 'em somewhat, but the first album got pretty old for me after about a month, but they're pretty widely loved on SOMB)
Joanna f'n Newsome
Antony
LCD Soundsystem (again, decent, but not overly crazy for 'em)

wow

really, you didn't like "feels?"

As Lucious Phil suggested, people could switch over to posting things on Rapidshare . . . Yeah, non-members can only DL once per hour, but with the increased capacity, most albums can be posted as a single RAR file. The tradeoff is that unless a file gets reported (which happens), it can be up there for as many downloads as is needed . . . what makes the file disappear is NOT downloading it!

A'course, there is a charm to the ephemerality of YS links, but it aint so charming when you feel snaked about picking up a tasty new prerelease.

I would agree. "Dislike" is a better word for discussing music.




Interesting. I haven't kept up on the Furnaces releases, so is Blueberry Boat included in your list of dislikes?

I think I remember you saying you didn't care for the Streets.

Fiery Furnaces (mostly just the last 2 after the EP)
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2? Has the one after "Throw Grandma From The Album" already leaked?

As much as I liked "Gallowsbird Bark", the EP seemed to me 200% better than anything else they had ever done. And then there was their cover of Norweigan Wood which ranks in my mind among the worst Beatles covers ever, if only because the changes they made added nothing and the band is capable of so much better. Ah, wasted potential.

The other cover that is bugging me lately: Sex Pistols' demo of "Substitute" off of the remastered Bollocks. Sure, you don't have to sing the notes of the original if you don't want, but does Johnny even know what note he's not aiming for?

shimmy, i at least found Feels much more listenable than f'n Sung Tongs, that's for damn sure, but i didn't like more than a couple songs on it, and not enough to warrant more than a few listens all the way through.

re: Blueberry, i liked about half the record i'd say... i really only like their pure pop stuff. the disjointed/bashing on piano/changing song structures & sounds every 15 seconds/musical ADD stuff bugs the shit outta me.

The Streets... i guess i can understand the appeal, but his accent annoys me (no offense to our UK brethren) and i'm not big on storytelling stuff. the only parts about his music i like really are a few enjoyable choruses (Dry Your Eyes for one), but his beats don't really interest me much either.


yeah Bitter Tea leaked quite a while back (you can actually purchase it at their shows now too). it's def more listenable than Rehearsing, but still not all that great imo. doesn't have nearly as much all out pop stuff like the EP, and when it does it's interlaced w/ the type of stuff i'm not too big on.

That's funny, I just listened to Bitter Tea again this morning and that's pretty otm. I'm starting to think EP is going to be the only FF album I ever like.

I've listened to Broken Boy Soldiers twice now and I'f put it in my top 15 of the year easy. All the music it references is stuff I love. They are obviously having a lot of fun on it and they are trying out domething slightly different but in the same ball park on each song and nothing outstays it's welcome. The rhythm section is very tight and plays like LZ on "Steady, As She Goes" but are a lot looser elsewhere.

The best thing the songs have going for them is that White's sound like The Stones and Benson's are Beatle-esque and the mix in one album is really great. There are touches of The Band, Traffic, Free, Queen, Santana and The Animals on it.

Not the best album of the year but already one of my favourites. Sounds like Let It Be might have done if The Beatles were gettin on. (Esp "Yellow Sun")

so i'm downloading this, and am actually really excited (for some reason I just didn't care until i saw the album cover and was like, "aw yeah! rock!"). i don't know why but the idea of Jack White rocking out for thirty minutes sounds like the bees knees.

did anyone ever tell you you're swell?

i'm liking this Raconteurs album. better than i thought. immediately likeable, we'll see how it holds up.

Anyone seen a US release date for this...I did a SOMB search for this and it looks like a file appeared here some time ago--any chance some one out there has it still and could re-up? And does anyone know why "Lost in a Melody" is not on here? I love that track!


Oh and could some kind soul out there re-up Broken Boy Soldiers too. Please.

There's too many people on this damn site now.

Someone PM me a link to this Raconteurs album or something.


edit: thanks guys.

Perma link on it's way.

Delays still has no US release date. "Lost in a Melody" was released as a AA with "Wanderlust". I can do a link for that too tonight.

Does anyone know if the Dirty Pretty Things album has leaked? Beyond the six-track sampler?

EX-cellent. Anything would be appreciated. And I think/hope the new disc has a similar electronica/dance sound as the one found on "Lost in a Melody."

And has anyone checked out the Delays web site...it sounds like they have instrumental/electronica version of some new stuff playing in the background...but I can't get a read on the tracks other than "Valentine" I think. I cannot find stats on the background player...

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reup

Ahhh. Bless you.

Thanks.

thanks skinny, you are a very gracious soul.

i'm with Gareth and Solace on this one. It's Great, although not excellent, but will probably be one of my more played albums of the year. i would hate to use this word to describe it, but the album is really "efficient."

Why do I get the feeling this Streets album is going be like living an episode of Entourage.

That's about right, I think. I'm not really blown away by anything on this, but every song is still solid. No filler, good album. Pretty decent, considering it's a side project for everyone in the band.

Thanks for the Raconteurs re-up. I'm uploading the Delays to ysi right now and will post the link as soon as it's done.

it's actually gotten even more enjoyable the more i've played it today too.

fave tracks?

think mine so far are:

Level (can't get enough of this one)
Intimate Secretary (lyrics are soooo cheesy but i love it)
Blue Veins (reminds me of Mad Season)
Broken Boy Soldier
Store Bought Bones
Hands
Steady As She Goes
Yellow Sun

only track i haven't gotten into as much is Call It A Day, but it's pretty decent

I still like Store Bought Bones better than most of the others. I've still only listened to the album twice yet, though. I'll put up a live show of theirs later tonight when I get home. The quality could be better, but it still ain't bad. Jack tears shit up on Level too

thank you sir.

Steady as She Goes is my major fave right now,
although intimate secretary is awesome too. so is the title track.
i'll agree again with you taht Call it A Day is the only one not doing a ton for me.

Delays - You See Colours

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You See Colors re-up

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I'm curious as to what the sombies think of this new Delays disc... thoughts...?

im thinking that the first track "You and Me" is brilliant. if the rest of the album is up to the high standard that this track sets, then this album will be near the top of my year end list for sure.

edit: im now about 1/3 the way through the album, and it is very good stuff. its kinectic energy is astounding. now i want to dance.

i like it. lot darker than the first one, which i'd say i kinda prefer the sunny pop of the first one a tad bit more...

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Raconteurs - Re uploaded

*notice that i've replaced more than just one part of the address with x's. Perhaps that will keep people like myslef from finding the address on google and leaching off this forum.

i believe the Admins already turned off google/search engine indexing, so it shouldn't be much of a problem from here on out.

Thanks for the Raconteurs.

Love the Job avatar!

I don't think so, unless it takes a while for google to stop indexing it. Google YSI albums and this thread is the second or third site listed.

Then we need a new thread!