[DOT]

[Dalty]

They may be hot, but they ain't the best.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

I never really got KISS. I always thought "Rock and Roll all Nite" was kinda dull. The song of theirs I like best, "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II," is more or less a cover of Argent's "God Gave Rock and Roll to You." I prefer the Argent version. Maybe I'm just predisposed to like it, since I'm a Zombies fan.

[Dalty]

Didn't Britney cover that?

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

She covers a lot of things. Except her skin.

[Dalty]

Yeah, but you would, wouldn't you?

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

I'm a married man, Dalty.

[Jubbers]

I like Britney with less skin coverage.

[Quasar]

They may be hot, but they ain't the best.

Their entire intro is "You wanted the best. You got the best. The hottest band in the land... KISS!"

So yes, they are the best.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

[Dalty]

'Tash beats face paint. Fact.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

What about Queen's pre-'tash output?

[Dalty]

The 'tash was in its planning phase. It still counts.

[Mal Shot First]

I think this was the thread where we posted songs we liked. This is my song of the moment right now.

[Dalty]

Back on the periods again?

[neglet]

Every damn month.

[Dalty]

I tee you up, you drive right down the fairway!

[neglet]

You would've been disappointed had I not. You never want to waste a perfect pitch.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

If you go to the Mark Twain Cave, they will sometimes shut out the lights once you're deep within the cave. The darkness that results is pretty much perfect pitch. Then again, you might be in a group with some douche who decides to show you that his cellphone comes equipped with a backlight.

[Space Tycoon]

My original intention with this thread was to say, "Here I am, you AMERICAN ASSHOLES!!! Now listen to some Canadian music!!!"

I now see that that was needlessly confrontational and pointlessly nationalistic. No doubt the end result of several years of Harperism, for which I bear some small measure of blame.

In fact, I quite like most Americans; although that sentiment has not always seemed apparent in the past. I admire American accomplishments and revel in American popular culture.

My Father was an American. Still is. (No really. Never applied for Canadian citizenship...just sayin' Dad, if you're reading this.....)


So, as far as I'm concerned, this is the music thread. I'll post some Canuck artists that I like; the rest of you can post American music; Dalty can post some UK-Euro-dance-electronica-type stuff I've never heard of or cared about until now (and I genuinely hope to be pleasantly surprised); and Mal can post various cover versions of "Hey Slavs."

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

I'm a fan of a lot of Canadian music. I like Neil Young, the Band, the Unicorns (plus their various splinter groups), Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, the Guess Who, BTO, Gordon Lightfoot, Stompin' Tom Connors, Sneezy Waters, Hank Snow, Diana Krall, Joni Mitchell, Broken Social Scene, the New Pornographers, Sloan, Ronnie Hawkins (though he's techinically naturalized), and Rheostatics.

Also, I consider Canadians and Mexicans to be Americans. It would be wrong not to.

[Space Tycoon]

METRIC. Good Toronto band. You may have heard of them.

Emily Haines. VERY sexy lady fronting. Sexy in every way; mentally, physically, psychologically.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

Sharon Costanzo from Len was pretty sexy. I wasn't crazy about Len, but I liked her.

[Space Tycoon]

[Mal Shot First]

...and Mal can post various cover versions of "Hey Slavs."

Here's Bijelo Dugme's lame cover of "Hey, Slavs."



It doesn't take away from the awesomeness of the lyrics, though.

Hey, Slavs, it still lives,
the word of our grandfathers,
While for the nations beats the heart
of their sons!

There lives, there lives the Slavic spirit,
It will live for ages!
In vain threatens the abyss of Hell,
In vain the fire of thunder!

Let now everything above us
be blown away by the storm!
Stones crack, oaks break,
Let the earth quake!

We continue to stand firm
just like the cliffs.
May he be damned, the traitor
of his homeland!

[Mal Shot First]

Spacey, I know you encouraged Dalty to post UK stuff, but that doesn't have to stop me from doing it, too.

I don't remember if I ever talked about Faithless back on Corona, but there's something to their particular mix of hip-hop, trance, and electronic elements. Their 2003 album "No Roots" is the one I'm most familiar with, and it's one of those where the tracks all blend into each other (that is, all the tracks on the imaginary A-side do this, and all the tracks on the imaginary B-side do this). Melodies and motifs from earlier songs get reused and reworked into different moods, which makes it rewarding to listen to the entire album over and over again.

My favorite song from the album is the final track, "In the End," both because of its composition and the lyrics. Musically, it brings back a motif encountered earlier on the album and twists it into a sadder version of itself. The lyrics are self-explanatory and kind of leave a bitter aftertaste to an album that otherwise has a relatively optimistic mood (aside from the track "Mass Destruction," perhaps).



You can listen to the entire album here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... uQSp8_G9xl