September 28, 2008

Music Rotation — 22 Sep

Posted in music at 8:44 pm by berzerkeleyan

This week, the following:

	Duran Duran “Big Thing” (1988) — genre: New Romantic.
	Jeff Buckley “Grace” (1994) — genre: Unclassifiable.
	Delays “Everything’s The Rush” (2008) — genre: British Pop.
	Muse “Origin Of Symmetry” (2001) — genre: Space Metal.
	Bon Iver “For Emma, Forever Ago” (2006) — genre: Folk. When the entire world’s population dies from a mass pandemic, this is how I imagine the last man will sound: lonely, quiet, beautiful.
	The Veils “Nux Vomica” (2006) — genre: Emoschlock. The Veils opened for Liam Finn at the Doug Fir this past Wed. They were fantastic. The only knock I had was that they didn’t play longer.
	Serena-Maneesh “S-M Backwards” (2008) — genre: Shoegazer. This is becoming my favorite new band.
	Fleetwood Mac “Rumours” (1977) — genre: 70’s Rock.

Posted in music at 4:19 pm by berzerkeleyan

For the week:

	Squeeze “Play” (1991) — genre: English Pop.
	Pink Floyd “The Wall” (1979) — genre: Prog Rock.
	Queensrÿche “Operation: Mindcrime” (1988) — genre: Metal. Twenty years later (TWENTY!!), this album still delivers. Hard.
	Joni Mitchell “Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter” (1977) — genre: Jazz Folk.
	Shins “Oh, Inverted World” (2001) — genre: American Indie Pop.
	The Verve “Forth” (2008) — genre: BritPop.
	Serena-Maneesh “Serena-Maneesh” (2006) — genre: Shoegazer. This has been the album I’ve listened to the most over the past year. If you’re a fan of the genre, you won’t be disappointed getting this.
	Josh Rouse “Dressed Up Like Nebraska” (1998) — genre: Easy Lis’nin’.

Posted in music at 3:39 pm by berzerkeleyan

For the week:

	Mew “Frengers” (2003) — genre: Prog Rock.
	Dead Can Dance “The Serpent’s Egg” (1988) — genre: World.
	The Smiths “The Smiths” (1984) — genre: Modern Rock.
	Shelby Lynne “I Am Shelby Lynne” (2000) — genre: Country R&B.
	Lush “Spooky” (1992) — genre: Shoegazer.
	Primal Scream “Beautiful Future” (2008) — genre: BritPop.
	Delays “Everything’s The Rush” (2008) — genre: British Pop. Not as good as their first two, but there are some gems on this one.
	Kent “Tillbaka Till Samtiden” (2007) — genre: Swedish BritPop.
	The Verve “Forth” (2008) — genre: BritPop.
	Def Leppard “Hysteria” (1987) — genre: Hair Metal.
	The Cure “Three Imaginary Boys” (1979) — genre: Post Punk.
	Athlete “Tourist” (2005) — genre: Emoschlock.
	Journey “Journey’s Greatest Hits” (1985) — genre: 80’s Pop.
	Muse “Origin Of Symmetry” (2001) — genre: Space Metal.

Posted in music at 9:40 pm by berzerkeleyan

Lots of oldies this week:

	Dokken “Under Lock And Key” (1985) — genre: Hair Metal.
	Thompson Twins “Side Kicks” (1983) — genre: New Wave.
	Gene “Drawn To The Deep End” (1997) — genre: BritPop.
	Ivy “Apartment Life” (1997) — genre: BritPop.
	The Velvet Underground “The Velvet Underground & Nico” (1967) — genre: Art Rock.
	Morrissey “Bona Drag” (1990) — genre: Fop Rock.
	Cocteau Twins “Heaven Or Las Vegas” (1990) — genre: Dream Pop.
	Oasis “Definitely Maybe” (1994) — genre: BritPop.
	Organized Konfusion “Organized Konfusion” (1991) — genre: Hip Hop.
	The Style Council “Confessions of a Pop Group” (1988) — genre: Pop Jazz.
	Pet Shop Boys “Please” (1986) — genre: Techno Pop.
	Mansun “Six” (1998) — genre: BritPop.
	Mew “And The Glass Handed Kites” (2005) — genre: Prog Rock.
	Rooney “Rooney” (2003) — genre: California Pop Rock.

Posted in music at 5:52 pm by berzerkeleyan

It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything. But there’s been a lot of good stuff on the rotation lately, and I felt compelled.

	Donald Fagen “The Nightfly” (1983) — genre: Progressive Pop Jazz.
	Heliocentrics “Out There” (2007) — genre: Hip Hop Free Jazz.
	Dillard & Clark “The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark” (1968) — genre: Country.
	Yeasayer “All Hour Cymbals” (2007) — genre: Indie World.
	Wu-Tang Clan “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)” (1993) — genre: Hip Hop.
	Neutral Milk Hotel “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” (1998) — genre: Indie.
	The Verve “Forth” (2008) — genre: Britpop. This sounds more like a Richard Ashcroft solo album than the Verve. But there are a couple of tracks that evoke their glory days. This will be in heavy rotation for a while.
	The Veils “Nux Vomica” (2006) — genre: Emoschlock.
	The Style Council “Confessions of a Pop Group” (1988) — genre: Pop Jazz.
	Coldplay “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends” (2008) — genre: Emoschlock. A friend of mine had a debate the other day about this album. Is it insipidly pompous, or pompously insipid? My answer: yes.
	Bon Iver “For Emma, Forever Ago” (2006) — genre: Folk.
	Badly Drawn Boy “About A Boy” (2002) — genre: Emoschlock.
	Kent “Tillbaka Till Samtiden” (2007) — genre: Swedish BritPop.