May 072011
Sounds of the Hall in roughly 33 1/3 minutes!
In this week’s edition of Saturday Night Shut-In Mr. Moderator attempts to make sense of his “loose cannon” nature and redirect his passion toward a more-evolved state, known as the Quiet Rage. Old staples of doom and rage will be spun. The theological implications of Addison DeWitt will be explored. Healing is optional. Godspeed, Mr. Mod.
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Hmmm, songs to evoke quiet rage. That’s a toughie. I guess I’m more drawn to songs that explicitly vent rage or else make a dis through witty wordplay. Songs that come to mind: “Reptile Smile” by Th’ Faith Healers or “Kamikaze” by PJ Harvey (as examples of the first), and ABC or Thrash Can Sinatras for examples of the second. Mr. Royale offers up “Your Silent Face” by New Order and “Something I Can Never Have” by NIN.
I always enjoy listening to the shows because I usually don’t recognize any/much of the music, and I appreciate the introductions. Throbbing Gristle’s sexual politics have put me off for a long time but the stuff you played was interesting. That Laura Nyro sounds like a lost Brill Building track.
Ok, here’s a recent song a la quiet rage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9wLrAtcd6Y
Great show again — as a former Seeger moderate — turned hater — I was somewhat surprised by all the Seeger love in the Hall this week. But cheers to you Bob . . . and happy birthday.
Here are a couple of songs that popped up in my mind when I think of quiet rage.
Steve Earle – Someday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyi6mFZv9SI
Tom Petty — A One Story Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkHlvHqdlfk
Thanks for the Quiet Rage suggestions. I didn’t think that redhead kid had it in him, ladymiss. And my, I forgot that Steve Earle was ever so young!
Thinking more about this quiet rage concept, I think that much of the Go-Betweens oeuvre reflects this: melodic songs about disharmony and disenchantment. Here’s one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RIyRNtMkS8&feature=related
Here’s another one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P–oozxzjnk
Robert Forster sings both of these. He still kills me when he sings, “…friends.”