Goodie Bag 10/22
Here is probably the weirdest edition yet of the Goodie Bag. Enjoy. Scoff. Comment.
My Chemical Romance - House of Wolves - A cut off The Black Parade, due Tuesday. It's a concept record, pretty enjoyable. If you liked American Idiot or Queen, check this out. At 1:54 into this song is the most Freddie Mercury moment ever by an emo band.
Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland - I've been grooving on Born to Run all week. Not a weak song on the record. Here's the nine-and-a-half minute epic closing track, Jungleland. Listen for Clarence Clemons sax solo halfway through. It will change your life.
Lady Sovereign - Love Me Or Hate Me (Missy Elliott Remix) -British MC Lady Sov has been buzzing for well over a year. Her style - weird, strangely catchy and incredibly fascinating has developed a following despite the fact she doesn't have an LP out. Public Warning should remedy that problem when finally drops on Halloween. If the album sampler making the rounds is any indication, then she probably won't disappoint. On this track, Lady Sov gets a treatment by one of the most fearlessly creative producers today. Missy's verse alone blows the original out of the water.
Eric B. and Rakim - Lyrics of Fury - Absolutely terrifying track by one of my favorite hop hop acts of all time. Over a carefully crafted beat by Eric B., Rakim set the bar to an insane height over the course of this 592 word manifesto. Very few rappers have been able to match Rakim's intensity, level of literacy, and of course, his effortless flow. It's too bad that more people outside of hip hop aren't aware of his music.
Hall & Oates - Adult Education - I can't tell if this song is about sex or literally about how you should go to college. Reguardless, the painfully 80's drums and porn guitar riff are worth the admission price.
My Chemical Romance - House of Wolves - A cut off The Black Parade, due Tuesday. It's a concept record, pretty enjoyable. If you liked American Idiot or Queen, check this out. At 1:54 into this song is the most Freddie Mercury moment ever by an emo band.
Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland - I've been grooving on Born to Run all week. Not a weak song on the record. Here's the nine-and-a-half minute epic closing track, Jungleland. Listen for Clarence Clemons sax solo halfway through. It will change your life.
Lady Sovereign - Love Me Or Hate Me (Missy Elliott Remix) -British MC Lady Sov has been buzzing for well over a year. Her style - weird, strangely catchy and incredibly fascinating has developed a following despite the fact she doesn't have an LP out. Public Warning should remedy that problem when finally drops on Halloween. If the album sampler making the rounds is any indication, then she probably won't disappoint. On this track, Lady Sov gets a treatment by one of the most fearlessly creative producers today. Missy's verse alone blows the original out of the water.
Eric B. and Rakim - Lyrics of Fury - Absolutely terrifying track by one of my favorite hop hop acts of all time. Over a carefully crafted beat by Eric B., Rakim set the bar to an insane height over the course of this 592 word manifesto. Very few rappers have been able to match Rakim's intensity, level of literacy, and of course, his effortless flow. It's too bad that more people outside of hip hop aren't aware of his music.
Hall & Oates - Adult Education - I can't tell if this song is about sex or literally about how you should go to college. Reguardless, the painfully 80's drums and porn guitar riff are worth the admission price.
i understand that the my chemical romance twat and the dude from the used covered "under pressure," but in no way does that give anyone the right to draw comparisons between them and Freddie Mercury. Sorry dude, that's how it is.
But I'm glad Hall & Oats is up here.
Posted by
Matt |
4:32 PM
Listen to the record dude. It's clear that there's a heavy Queen influence.
Although he may not have anywhere near the range, his vocal on that track especially reminded me "Death On Two Legs".
Posted by
Brendan |
6:17 PM
I'd much rather not.
I heard a few seconds of one of their new tracks in my friend's car... and I wish that guy would really stop tryinig to sing. Still standing behind my previous statement. Sorry.
Posted by
Matt |
7:38 PM
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Posted by
Brendan |
8:57 PM
Okay okay, he's not totally gifted vocally. I admit that. I went in thinking that this really wasn't going to be anything more than some kind of fun pop record. That's what I got. It's not some era-defining statement.
Posted by
Brendan |
9:02 PM
The new MCR album sounds like if Coheed and Cambria and Iron Maiden had some sort of love child. Some songs are honestly enjoyable while others make me want to smash pianos with hammers.
"I'm still wet from the kemo"
Cancer is a terrible song, and overall the lyrics are meh and that's coming from someone who generally doesn't care about lyrics.
Posted by
Alex |
9:17 PM
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Posted by
Alex |
9:18 PM