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[Sacrelicious]

Nunya, why are you not on the "Buckley Bandwagon" yet?

[Sacrelicious]

Springsteen, Waits, Cave and Leonard Cohen are the greatest men alive, not necessarily in that order. Surprised to see such good music fans around here.

Just saw Nick Cave two weeks ago for the 3rd time.

Saw Wilco at bonnaroo a few years ago, used to be a big fan, but they've faded a bit for me. Saw Springsteen at the same show. Brilliant, although I prefer his sad songs to the rockier stuff he plays live.

Honestly I'm not, this subforum seems to pull the smartest people from a degenerate forum, its unreal.

How was Cave live? Did he play Stagger Lee?

[Sacrelicious]

[MD]

Anyone here familiar with Destroyer? Canadian art pop act, very very reminiscent of Cohen in terms of the literary quality of his lyrics. Highly recommended.

You'll like this song, Sac, since I'm assuming you've been to (or are familiar with the people of) Vancouver. Let me know what you think.

To be honest, Nunya, Wilco are a very album-by-album band for me. I hate A.M, Being There was mediocre as hell, Summerteeth is brilliant and YHF is one of the best albums I've ever heard.

Randy Newman is one of the best singer-songwriters I've ever heard, also. Sail Away is an amazing album.

[Sacrelicious]

Anyone here familiar with Destroyer? Canadian art pop act, very very reminiscent of Cohen in terms of the literary quality of his lyrics. Highly recommended.

You'll like this song, Sac, since I'm assuming you've been to (or are familiar with the people of) Vancouver. Let me know what you think.

To be honest, Nunya, Wilco are a very album-by-album band for me. I hate A.M, Being There was mediocre as hell, Summerteeth is brilliant and YHF is one of the best albums I've ever heard.

Randy Newman is one of the best singer-songwriters I've ever heard, also. Sail Away is an amazing album.

Already knew it, I've been a fan of destroyer since high school.

Thing about Wilco is that the whole lineup save for Jeff Tweedy and the bass player has been constantly rotating.

Their "sky blue sky" album is my favorite, and the last 2 are excellent as well, reason being they brought Nels Clein onboard.

I'm not a big fan of Yankee Foxtrot Hotel, even though that seems to be the album everyone loves.

[Sacrelicious]

Also, best three Wilco songs IMO, are in this order:

Impossible Germany, Jesus Etc., How to Fight Loneliness.



I don't even want to begin calculating the hours I have spent listening to those tracks...

[MD]

Radio Cure is the the best Wilco song, in my opinion.

[Sacrelicious]

Jesus MD, I rank that as their most intense song.

[Sacrelicious]

Can we at least agree that "Hold On" is the best Tom Waits song, or are we gonna have another scrap ala Roy Nelson/Mitrione?

[Grabaka]

I saw Nick Cave a few weeks ago here in Mex

[Sacrelicious]

I saw Nick Cave a few weeks ago here in Mex

Unreal, we are all on the same boat, my friends.

How was? DID HE PLAY STAGGER LEE?

[Grabaka]

Si señor

[Sacrelicious]

Stag put 4 holes in the motherfockers head...

Only seen him live once, that song live was amazing.

[NunyaBidness]

Unreal, we are all on the same boat, my friends.

How was? DID HE PLAY STAGGER LEE?

He never doesn't play stagger lee. And he always adds the extra verse.

[MD]

Can we at least agree that "Hold On" is the best Tom Waits song, or are we gonna have another scrap ala Roy Nelson/Mitrione?

Tango 'Till They're Sore, Jockey Full of Bourbon, In the Neighbourhood. First three that come to mind. Earth Died Screaming, too. There's a few I'm leaving out, I'd have an easier time picking a top ten than choosing just one, I'm pretty sure I couldn't narrow it down to just one.

You heard his most recent album? Unreal stuff.

[NunyaBidness]

Can we at least agree that "Hold On" is the best Tom Waits song, or are we gonna have another scrap ala Roy Nelson/Mitrione?

Hold on is not EVEN CLOSE to the best Waits song. It's a great song, I love it, but no way is it even top 20.

Better songs in no particular order:
Clap Hands, Bad As Me, Way Down in the Hole, Cold Cold Ground, Ruby's Arms, Falling Down, Dirt in the Ground, That Feel, Martha, Big Joe and Phantom 309, Downtown Train, and it's not even the best song on Mule Variations with Take it With me on there.

[NunyaBidness]

Saw waits a few years ago in Georgia, good show, but the audience was all dicks. Couldn't imagine why they liked his music. Only person I have left to see on my musical geniuses tour is Cohen.

[MD]

Saw waits a few years ago in Georgia, good show, but the audience was all dicks. Couldn't imagine why they liked his music. Only person I have left to see on my musical geniuses tour is Cohen.

You like Modest Mouse, Nunya?

[NunyaBidness]

You like Modest Mouse, Nunya?

Not terribly. Don't hate them, but don't love em.

You guys into any female singers?

Big fan of Neko Case, Joanna Newsom, Rilo Kiley, and of course Patti Smith. The chick who's opening up for Nick Cave right now, Sharon Van Etten, reminds me in parts of Patti Smith, not so much in recordings, but live.

[MD]

Not terribly. Don't hate them, but don't love em.

You guys into any female singers?

Big fan of Neko Case, Joanna Newsom, Rilo Kiley, and of course Patti Smith. The chick who's opening up for Nick Cave right now, Sharon Van Etten, reminds me in parts of Patti Smith, not so much in recordings, but live.

Joanna Newsom and Patti Smith are awesome, although the sound of bridges and balloons seem to make elitist music fans irritable.
You're forgetting about the queen, Kate Bush. And Joni Mitchell.

Check this out, bruhv. One of my favourite bands, and they have a female singer.

[Ron_Paul_2012]

Very surprising, all great artists/bands mentioned here. Might want to check out the following as well: Alcoholic Faith Mission-Honeydrip, Band of Horses-Is There A Ghost, Future Islands-Balance, Replacements-Left Of The Dial, Patti Smith-People Have The Power, Twilight Singers-Teenage Wristband

[NunyaBidness]

Replacements goes without saying. And everything Paul Westerberg has done since is good as well.

Maybe the greatest song of all time?

[Sacrelicious]

Not terribly. Don't hate them, but don't love em.

You guys into any female singers?

Big fan of Neko Case, Joanna Newsom, Rilo Kiley, and of course Patti Smith. The chick who's opening up for Nick Cave right now, Sharon Van Etten, reminds me in parts of Patti Smith, not so much in recordings, but live.

No PJ Harvey? Unreal.

[NunyaBidness]

Joanna Newsom and Patti Smith are awesome, although the sound of bridges and balloons seem to make elitist music fans irritable.

I see wut you did there.

[Ron_Paul_2012]

Replacements goes without saying. And everything Paul Westerberg has done since is good as well.

Maybe the greatest song of all time?

I never understood why they never blew up or received more recognition from the general public. Yet a band like The Goo Goo Dolls did.

[NunyaBidness]

No PJ Harvey? Unreal.

PJ is a sex goddess, and I love her newer more mature work. White Chalk is an amazing album. I really like stories from the city, stories from the sea too, which I've read she thinks is her worst album.

Also left out the amazing Annie Clark.

[NunyaBidness]

I never understood why they never blew up or received more recognition from the general public.

Because penetrate the general public, that's why.

[MD]

PJ is a sex goddess, and I love her newer more mature work. White Chalk is an amazing album. I really like stories from the city, stories from the sea too, which I've read she thinks is her worst album.

Also left out the amazing Annie Clark.

I'll be with you lost boi-ies...

Loved Strange Mercy.

Gonna throw in a word for Lisa Germano, a fantastic songwriter in her own right.

[Sacrelicious]

Hold on is not EVEN CLOSE to the best Waits song. It's a great song, I love it, but no way is it even top 20.

Better songs in no particular order:
Clap Hands, Bad As Me, Way Down in the Hole, Cold Cold Ground, Ruby's Arms, Falling Down, Dirt in the Ground, That Feel, Martha, Big Joe and Phantom 309, Downtown Train, and it's not even the best song on Mule Variations with Take it With me on there.

All classics, absolute and utter classics. You forgot my 2nd favorite, Blue Valentine.

Keep in mind though, while it has been shown in this thread that my taste in artists is impeccable, I have a tendency to perfer the songs where it sounds like they lost their balls (Ie. Vaughany) and started writing vagina music.

[MD]

Also, going to mention Bilinda Butcher, from perhaps the very best band of the 90's.

If this song can't give you goosebumps, I don't know what to say.

[MD]

Speaking of best bands of the 90's, I was wrong, the clear and utterly irrefutable best band of the 90's is obviously Pavement. Best band of all time I reckon. fux da hatorz

[NunyaBidness]

All classics, absolute and utter classics. You forgot my 2nd favorite, Blue Valentine.

Keep in mind though, while it has been shown in this thread that my taste in artists is impeccable, I have a tendency to perfer the songs where it sounds like they lost their balls (Ie. Vaughany) and started writing vagina music.

I prefer the weepers as well, Waits has that great rarities 3 disc set called, Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards, spent way more time with the Bawlers.

Even his cheesy stuff like Fish and the Bird chokes me up. Maybe I have little boobs too.

[NunyaBidness]

Speaking of best bands of the 90's, I was wrong, the clear and utterly irrefutable best band of the 90's is obviously Pavement. Best band of all time I reckon. fux da hatorz

F yeah, used to sing it to my corny ex all the time.

You're the only one who laughs
at your jokes when they are so bad
and your jokes are always bad.

[NunyaBidness]

If you like Pavement, you'll like Les Savy Fav

[MD]

They're my favourite band of all time, simply because I feel as if the connection I get with each and every one of their songs is unique to me and me alone. It feels as if every song they've written represents a time in my life.

"And Brother, you're a hunter, and you're right at home" had me breaking down on more than one occasion", and Frontwards might be the best love song I've ever heard.