What Are You Listening To? Part 3

[King Of Hearts]

L.O.V.E

by Frank Sinatra...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M-XGDwFzicM

Man I miss these old tunes... big brass...

[Ryudo Lee]

Jonathan Coulton - Re Your Brains

Someone out there with flash skills needs to make a flash video of this song.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Little Bird, op. 43 No. 4 - Isabel Mourao

[Sunblink]

Trapped in the Planet of the Rollerskating Bees, by my favorite band, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies.

~Keaton the Black Jackal

[Kasarn]

Triple J's Impossible Music Festival
http://www.triplej.net.au/livemusic/playlist.htm

Currently The Dresden Dolls - Mrs O

[Ryudo Lee]

Evan Olson - So Much Better

[Tapewolf]

Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt 2 / Scenes From A Memory
Like everything else I've heard from DT so far it has some good bits but is mostly dross.  On the whole I don't really think it's a good followup to Metropolis Pt 1, and it's damn depressing to boot
The first half of 'Beyond This Life' is good, also 'Home', but the rest of it hasn't really grabbed me, at least, not yet...

[bill]

I never figured why Met II is the most popular DT album. Can't stand that one. Home and the Overture are the only good songs on that. Six Degrees and especially Awake are MUCH superior to that album.

[RushFox]

By-Tor and the Snow Dog- Rush (Fly By Night)

The first half of this can work in any EPIC battle scene. It just does. 



As for Metropolis Part II, I believe that this album is one that gets better with each listen, at least for me. The big problem is, is that only a few songs, like Beyond This Life, Dance of Eternity, and few others stand on their own as songs without the concept. This is a great ALBUM, but some songs, like Through My Words or One Last Time, really can't be separated from the concept to listen to casually, and that irks me.

IMHO, the live version is much better, as heard on Live Scenes From New York (which also includes Metropolis Part I and a sweet arse keyboard solo). Ironically, the DVD of the concert was the first time I heard this album, and the commentary sorta explained the entire concept to me, so I might be a little bias. 

[Sunblink]

Ooh La La, by Goldfrapp.

~Keaton the Black Jackal

[bill]

Dream Theater - Awake - Lifting Shadows...

[Swift-Skink]

Dragonforce - "Dawn Over A New World"

I've been listening to it for about an hour. I know that some people are divided over Dragonforce, but this one's very evocative for me.

[Tapewolf]

Dream Theater - Fatal Tragedy
(Metropolis 2 is starting to grow on me)

[RushFox]

Rush- The Pass (Presto)

Apparantly the only good song on this album for some people... 

[Ryudo Lee]

Coldplay - Clocks

[bill]

Rush- The Pass (Presto)

Apparantly the only good song on this album for some people... 

Honestly tell me Anagram (for Mongo) is any good.


(Show Don't Tell is good. OK? OK?)

[Tapewolf]

(Show Don't Tell is good. OK? OK?)

That's the only one I have off Presto, I think.  (On 'Chronicles')  I rather liked it.

More Dream Theater for me.

I remember the first time she came to me
Poured her soul out all night and cried
I remember I was told there's a new love that's born
For each one that has died

I'm going to have to get a bandpass filter because that's a cool effect 

[bill]

Actually, the only version I have with me is from the Different Stages Live album.



Porcupine Tree - In Absentia - Trains


Trains set and match spied under the blinds,
Shiny and contoured, the railway winds...

[RushFox]

Threshold- Innocent (Psychedelicatessen)

This is definitely a rock anthem, but it's a really good one!


Let's see, I'll list my favorites, just to spite you. 

Show Don't Tell
Chain Lightning (Barring the "that's nice" line at the end, which was extremely cheesy)
The Pass
Scars
Red Tide
Hand Over Fist
Available Light

I admit Anagram was little fillerish, but so was most of the second side of 2112 (at least on first hearing) and Permanent Waves (tell me Entre Nous wasn't filler, I dare ya). 

[bill]

Not only was Entre Nous filler, it was utter crap. 


Still one of my fave Rush albums, though.



Porcupine Tree - Stars Die (compilation) - Radioactive Toy

[Tapewolf]

Threshold- Innocent (Psychedelicatessen)

I like most of that album, so I'm currently listening to 'Tension of Souls'...
[/quote]

I admit Anagram was little fillerish, but so was most of the second side of 2112 (at least on first hearing) and Permanent Waves (tell me Entre Nous wasn't filler, I dare ya). 

I'm afraid I must agree with Bill about Entre Nous - I thought it sucked.  Truth be told I wasn't over-impressed with Permanent Waves.  'Jacob's Ladder' more than makes up for the bad tracks in my opinion though.  It's my absolute favourite Rush song.

As for 2112, I liked most of the second side.  'Something for nothing' was my favourite on the entire album.

[Ryudo Lee]

Gorrilaz - Hongkongaton

[xHaZxMaTx]

Talking Heads / The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads [Expanded] Disc 2 / Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

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[Netrogo]

Nightcore - Dam Dadi Doo

[RushFox]

Dream Theater- Metropolis Part I: The Miracle And The Sleeper (Images and Words)

Everytime this song comes up on my playlists (usually random), I always let out a barely audible "YESSS!!!". Tells you how much I love this song. Best on I&W, period.

Threshold- Innocent (Psychedelicatessen)

I like most of that album, so I'm currently listening to 'Tension of Souls'...

Good song there. I just got this album too! 

Favorites are:
Sunseeker (That little organ thing at end reminded me of your work for some reason...)
Tension of Souls ("The right to live, the right to...etc." Awesome.)
Into the Light (This is the one with the studio tricks right? Pretty decent.)
Will To Give (Very energetic. Awesome.)
Under The Sun (Great piano work here.)
Innocent (Like said, great rock anthem. Glyn does a great job here on vocals)
Devoted (The screaming in the background was kinda creepy, but the song was an
excellent closer.)

7 out of 9 ain't bad. The other two have to grow on me though.

I'm afraid I must agree with Bill about Entre Nous - I thought it sucked.  Truth be told I wasn't over-impressed with Permanent Waves.  'Jacob's Ladder' more than makes up for the bad tracks in my opinion though.  It's my absolute favourite Rush song.

As for 2112, I liked most of the second side.  'Something for nothing' was my favourite on the entire album.

Like I said, first listen to the second side of 2112 sounded fillerish to me, but A Passage to Bangkok, Lessons, Tears and Something for Nothing are some of my favorite tracks from Rush now.

As for Permanent Waves, the first side was excellent, Entre Nous is boring, Different Strings is too short, but Natural Science is excellent (of course, I heard it first on Rush In Rio, so I'm a little bias. That version was awesome!).

Geez, there I go, ranting about music again... 

[Netrogo]

Trust Company - Stronger
                         - Downfall
                         - Drop to Zero

[Roureem Egas]

All American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret

I am so glad I went to BK that day.

[Kasarn]

The Mars Volta - Amputechture

[King Of Hearts]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PeUitrD9CYg&mode=related&search=

MOON by Origa and Yoko Kano

[Ryudo Lee]

Journey - Where Were You