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Comment on That Sound #88 - I Like Canadian Music by Dave

Dave — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:29:26 +0000

Wow, thanks! That’s about the best compliment I could get.

Chad is a solid dude, I hope I can meet him in person someday. Your design work is really great, by the way! Love it.

Comment on That Sound #88 - I Like Canadian Music by Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:02:19 +0000

Hi Dave,

Great mix! Chad (of Johnny Headband) had sent me your podcast because he thought I’d like it. (I’m Canadian and I love great music).. and I love it. Love, love, love.

This list was like listening to Radio 3, only without all the songs I don’t like.

Thanks!

You do us Canadians proud,

-Michelle

Comment on That Sound #88 - I Like Canadian Music by Dave

Dave — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:27:05 +0000

Have you seen the video for Mr. Hurricane? Seriously good.

Comment on That Sound #88 - I Like Canadian Music by Mark

Mark — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:33:33 +0000

i dig beast’s song mr. hurricane. reminds me of cage the elephant, pj olsson, beck, puscifier, et al. i’d review it but it’s almost 2 years old now. not current enough.

the last tune their about gretsky isn’t that good. but it sure is pretty funny!

L8R!

Comment on That Sound #87 - Four Tet, Watson Twins, Lali Puna, Drive-By Truckers, more! by Mark

Mark — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:19:23 +0000

@Dave, though i tend to fill my ears with loads of sonic disaster (ie rap-metal, heavy rock, hip-hop), surprisingly i have always loved singer/songwriters, back to the days of Cat Stevens and Fleetwood Mac (Lindsey and Christine are amazing in their softer songs). coming up through the decades, i’ve loved early albums from Indigo Girls, Tori Amos, Marc Cohn and others. these are the artists i tend to admire most.

currently i listen to an unimaginable amount of boston-based singer/songwriter Adam Ezra. you’ll see he made #4 on my best of 2008. http://www.411mania.com/music/columns/94011

i also listen to his former backup vocalist Abbie Barrett. she was my #42 best song of 2009. (you probably saw that already).

*in my best Paul Harvey voice* and that’s……. the rest of the story. good day.

Comment on That Sound #86 - Best of 2009 - Bat for Lashes, Ramona Falls, M Ward, Viva Voce, more! by Mark

Mark — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:09:07 +0000

i think of Depeche the way you think of PSB, and vice versa.

i feel that DM has held up great over time, including their latest effort. songs like ‘in chains’, ‘hole to feed’, ‘wrong’ and ‘corrupt’ are almost on par with Violator-era music. not quite as good (i mean that’s a pretty unrealistic goal - to beat Violator), but close enough.

however, the two PSB songs i heard from Yes didn’t thrill me at all. i’ll take Introspective over Yes hands-down. for an in-depth analysis, my 2 star review of Love Etc is somewhere on this page: http://www.411mania.com/music/columns/113224

as for Bad Lieutenant, yep great album. solid the whole way through. reminds me of less-electronic Republic. still doesn’t sound like they have/need 3 guitarists though. go fig.

just starting up show #88…

Comment on That Sound #87 - Four Tet, Watson Twins, Lali Puna, Drive-By Truckers, more! by Juan Santana

Juan Santana — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:46:57 +0000

Dear Dave:

as a “dang Euroepan”, I find the Day/Month/Year sequence much more “rational” than any of its alternatives (but who cares about “reason” in these “post-everything” days (besides “dang Europeans, that is…)).

I’m just kidding, and know you were too.

Love the dang show!!!!

Comment on That Sound #87 - Four Tet, Watson Twins, Lali Puna, Drive-By Truckers, more! by Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:08:14 +0000

Me too. Interesting, though, that doesn’t seem like your typical fare.

Comment on That Sound #87 - Four Tet, Watson Twins, Lali Puna, Drive-By Truckers, more! by Mark

Mark — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:45:19 +0000

i dig the peter bradley tune. simple yet powerful.

Comment on That Sound #86 - Best of 2009 - Bat for Lashes, Ramona Falls, M Ward, Viva Voce, more! by Dave

Dave — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:51:19 +0000

Yeah, it’s a fine line between C86 and shoegaze. I usually think of shoegaze as a bit less poppy & upbeat. Plus, TPOBPAH sound less “produced” than a lot of shoegaze bands. But again, it’s splitting hairs.

I just glanced at your list of 50–thanks for telling me about Bad Lieutenant! I’m a huge New Order and Electronic fan, but somehow missed that one. I noticed you really liked what Depeche Mode put out last year, I wish I could have agreed, but I’m partial to their earlier stuff, especially “Violator.”

What did you think of Pet Shop Boys’ album? I personally thought it was great. They floundered for a few years, but YES really holds up against any of their older material.