What are you listening to at the moment?

r · Post by r » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:29 pm

MGMT - Time To Pretend

This song has grown on me so much lately. I think it's one of the most well-written, upbeat and generally perfect songs that's been written for ages. You probably won't fully take in all the subtle genius of it on one listen in the background, so I'll fill you in.

It's about how making it in a band is a completely life-changing experience. It starts off all upbeat and positive - "This is our decision to live fast and die young/We've had the vision, now lets have some fun/Yeah, it's overwhelming, but what else can we do?/Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute". Then when it cuts down to little more than Andrew Vanwynngarden's fragile vocals meditating on everything he misses about his old life "I miss the playground and the animals and digging up worms/I miss the boredom, miss the freedom, miss the wait of the world", and it's at this point where the mood changes from crack-fuelled hysteria to an acid comedown, ending on the immortal line "We'll choke on vomit, and that will be the end/We're fated to pretend".

And that's enough MGMT fellation for now.

Тeatime · Post by **Тeatime** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:52 pm

Pretty women - The menacing duet of Jack Sparrow and Severus Snape
I just had to do that

pfc vasquez · Post by **pfc vasquez** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:23 pm

In The Groove podcast.

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:33 pm

rammstein - feuer frei

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHWicNDkbpw

i'm also into fire, so i love this vid

Fiar · Post by **Fiar** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:58 pm

Caz, how did you do that? I really am curious as to how you did the rocker emote.

Anyway I have been loving this live song.

Disturbed-Bound . It has Loading the Weapon off of "Music as a Weapon II" as the intro.

xenolion · Post by **xenolion** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:56 am

nothing but my husband snoring and the wind outside. This is as close to silence I get...

apploud · Post by **apploud** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:00 am

OOH this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSsJ19sy3JI

No but i AM listening to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTyw6cq86kY

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:07 am

FireAcolyte wrote:Caz, how did you do that? I really am curious as to how you did the rocker emote.

the normal way people post images. and i have my sources for such images

and now ladies and gentleman, in HUGE contrast to my last post (rammstein)...

camille saint-saens, the swan!

really, the song is sooo beautiful. and if anyone has seen annna pavlova dancing the dying swan - amazing.
here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3kPxWUbU50

r · Post by r » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:36 am

Seth Lakeman - Lady Of The Sea

Went to see him last night at Birmingham Town Hall, best gig I've been to this year so far. Absolutely fantastic. He really got the whole place going. Some interesting support bands too - Sharon Krauss Band sounded like a folk version of Sigur Ros, proper beardy druid music but good nonetheless, the only time I've ever heard banjos and accordions sound haunting. Tunng blended folk with laptop beats, some interesting choices of percussion and some very unusual instruments (eg a toy bird in a cage that makes a tweeting sound and plastic tubes banged against various body parts). I think I'm going to investigate Tunng further later on.

pfc vasquez · Post by **pfc vasquez** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:05 pm

A podcast again.

Caz wrote:camille saint-saens, the swan!

really, the song is sooo beautiful. and if anyone has seen annna pavlova dancing the dying swan - amazing.
here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3kPxWUbU50

That was really beautiful, thanks for posting.

The Tourist · Post by **The Tourist** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:24 pm

"I'm listening to anonymous YouTube link 754806fhji9", is not a good sell for a link, guys and gals..

I want to learn and grow as a human being - I really do - but my mind objects to a series of numbers and dashes, so I don't click thru. A little effort goes a long way.

[I'd now follow this with a shiny blue link to DJ Shadow's Stem/Long Stem - but can't find the album version on YouTube... curse you lazy uploaders!!!]

r · Post by r » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:31 pm

The Tourist wrote:"I'm listening to anonymous YouTube link 754806fhji9", is not a good sell for a link, guys and gals..

I want to learn and grow as a human being - I really do - but my mind objects to a series of numbers and dashes, so I don't click thru. A little effort goes a long way.

[I'd now follow this with a shiny blue link to DJ Shadow's Stem/Long Stem - but can't find the album version on YouTube... curse you lazy uploaders!!!]

THANK YOU! At least when I post Youtube links I have the decency to state the name of the song as well.

Anyway, listening to iLiKETRAiNS - The Last Day Of Winter

Lunarsweets · Post by **Lunarsweets** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:51 pm

meh, You and me-Lifehouse

spovz · Post by **spovz** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:30 am

The Worst Pies in London

ace62394 · Post by **ace62394** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:40 am

Right now I'm listening to "Computer Fan" by Dell

pfc vasquez · Post by **pfc vasquez** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:45 am

A telenovela playing in the background. KILL ME.

ArotosMarkos · Post by **ArotosMarkos** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:02 am

Chantilly Lace on vinyl, by the Big Bopper.

Alien · Post by **Alien** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:38 am

The Big Bopper FTW!

r · Post by r » Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:59 am

Beck - Devil's Haircut

Simfur · Post by **Simfur** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:32 pm

Jack Black - The greatest song in the world

r · Post by r » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:28 pm

Radiohead - Permanent Daylight

The Tourist · Post by **The Tourist** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:07 pm

r, I think you meant to say you're listening to Permanent Daylight - now with added YouTube audio link!!

(one of my favourites, with one of my fave lyrics of all, signed off by "it must be hard, hard, with your head on backwards" - it ain't poetry, but I love it)

[oh, Ain't Got No Class, by Da Lench Mob is currently spinning]

r · Post by r » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:14 pm

Well, it's not like anyone's going to click on it. We know who the Radiohead fans at this forum are (ie us two)

Listening to Mogwai - Glasgow Mega-Snake. I'm in a bit of a post-rock mood today.

pfc vasquez · Post by **pfc vasquez** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:53 pm

Masada!

The Tourist · Post by **The Tourist** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:58 pm

r wrote:Well, it's not like anyone's going to click on it. We know who the Radiohead fans at this forum are

Hey, never give up the fight - people still need their education..