{"id":542,"date":"2007-05-03T23:40:15","date_gmt":"2007-05-04T03:40:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2007-05-08T12:03:48","modified_gmt":"2007-05-08T12:03:48","slug":"carsick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/carsick\/","title":{"rendered":"Carsick"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My Hear Factor<\/strong> disc came with this title; not sure about that title, there’s nothing here that causes me any queaziness Here are my intial thoughts after spending a morning with it (screw my clients!<\/em>):<\/p>\n

Fuzzhead \u2013 Radio Telescope<\/em> \u2013 not an auspicious way to begin the disc; I like it enough but I wouldn\u2019t want a CD-worth of this sort of ambient\/electronica.<\/p>\n

Art Brut \u2013 My Little Brother<\/em> \u2013 Pink Flag<\/strong> for the 21st century?<\/p>\n

Sun Ra \u2013 Tiny Pyramids<\/em> \u2013 man, I just don\u2019t know why Ra isn\u2019t spoken of in the same terms as the rest of the jazz giants! This sounds like early (1950s?) Ra when he was very \u201ctraditional\u201d sounding. The 2 CD The Singles set is a great place for anyone to start who wants to get into Sun Ra. A leisurely stroll from straight jazz to the more cosmic Ra.<\/p>\n

The Original Sins \u2013 Shopping Trip To Mercury<\/em> \u2013 too good to take in on a few listens, gotta give this more time.<\/p>\n

Buried Beds \u2013 Ten Things<\/em> \u2013 never heard of this band before. The vocalist sounds like a good candidate for the vocalist that Richard Thompson has been missing since he split with Linda.<\/p>\n

Bobby Bare Jr. \u2013 Valentine<\/em> \u2013 do rock & roll bands make rock & roll music like this anymore? This is a more direct descendant of the music that country birthed than most anything you hear these days; daddy must be proud. I think the lyrics seem a little contrived but all is forgiven.<\/p>\n

Lotte Lenya \u2013 Alabama Song<\/em> \u2013 I don\u2019t listen to German music hall stuff enough\u2026<\/p>\n

Old 97\u2019s \u2013 Victoria<\/a><\/strong><\/em> \u2013 I\u2019ve tried to get into Old 97\u2019s but haven\u2019t made it. They are a good, solid second-level band and I don\u2019t have time for that.<\/strong> And no one should write a song titled “Victoria” anymore.<\/p>\n

Sally Timms \u2013 Drunk By Noon<\/em> \u2013 If I didn\u2019t know who provided this disc, I\u2019d now know who provided this disc. Bobby Bare Jr., Mekons – Geo\u2019s touchstones<\/strong> are all over it. I feel like I should like Sally Timms\u2019 voice more than I do. It\u2019s just not distinctive enough. She ought to listen to more Lotte Lenya.
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\nMan Man \u2013 Engrish Bwudd<\/em> \u2013 is this a lost track from some mid-70s Ray Davies stage production? Can\u2019t be, it\u2019s too interesting for that.<\/p>\n

Lee Dorsey \u2013 Yes We Can<\/em> \u2013 a song I\u2019m more familiar with from the Pointer Sisters. I sure like their version but this tops it. The right amount of greasy swampiness.<\/p>\n

Les Sans Culottes \u2013 Apollinaire<\/a><\/strong><\/em> \u2013 a strange song, a mixture of all sorts of things I can\u2019t quite put my finger on. Punk drumming, backing female vocals that remind me of Steven Reich\u2019s Tehillim<\/em><\/strong>, some bossa nova. Best song on the disc?<\/p>\n

P.J. Harvey \u2013 Man-Size Sextet<\/a><\/strong><\/em> \u2013 I could never get into Harvey and I don\u2019t think this will do the trick either. I like the “Street Hassle” cellos. Is this how Lou wanted his music to sound?<\/em><\/p>\n

Neko Case \u2013 Knock Loud<\/strong> \u2013 that same “Street Hassle” opening as the Harvey track; is that why these are back-to-back?<\/p>\n

Rufus Wainwright \u2013 April Fools<\/em> \u2013 I wonder how many people Rufus has pictures of? I\u2019ve loved him from his first album which this is from. But even then I wondered what label exec thought he\u2019d pay back the investment. So sui generis, which slot did they want to fit him into? And yet, he\u2019s about to come out with his 5th disc. (And is there a soundtrack he\u2019s not on?) I can\u2019t believe any of them sold much. I could do with never reading another interview with him, as I long ago tired of his gay\/decadent\/unprotected sex\/crystal meth pose. <\/p>\n

Chuck D \u2013 Gunslinging Bird<\/em> \u2013 not so bomb squad as the PE stuff I know and maybe the better for it. I assume that\u2019s a Charlie Parker sample in there, based on the title. Has Chuck D abandoned music? Whenever I hear old style rap these days I think it\u2019s a shame that rap has evolved the way it has.<\/p>\n

Yeah Yeah Yeahs \u2013 Bang<\/a><\/strong><\/em> \u2013 or is this the best song on the disc?<\/strong> Is this typical of this band?<\/p>\n

The Deathray Davies \u2013 Is This On?<\/em> \u2013 every time I\u2019ve come across a song by the Deathray Davies I\u2019ve like it; might be time for a disc. This sounds like a harder dBs song. (Speaking of which, anyone know what happened with that supposed dBs reunion from early last year?<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

She-Haw \u2013 Monstrous Man<\/em> \u2013 another band I never heard of with a song I like but I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d want to spend anymore time with them.<\/p>\n

Mekons \u2013 Mekons Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll<\/em> \u2013 is this why you\u2019ve been hyping the Mekons to me all these years? The third \u201cbest song\u201d on the disc?<\/p>\n

Baden Powell \u2013 Canto De Ossanha<\/em> \u2013 if this isn\u2019t a Jobim song, his heirs ought to sue. Great cut.<\/p>\n

LCD Soundsystem \u2013 Losing My Edge<\/em> \u2013 I like this and I guess I can see what the buzz was about but does anyone think they\u2019ll be listening to this in 5 years?<\/p>\n

Aldo Ciccolini \u2013 Satie\u2019s Gymnopedie No. 3, Lent et grave<\/em> \u2013 somewhere I have an old LP of Ciccolini doing Satie. I\u2019ll have to dig that out as this is really pleasant (in the best sense of the word) to listen to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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