qweds

So i've bought something like 75 albums in the last 9 months. i buy cd's like girls buy shoes. and seeing as i'm sitting here waiting for my easter ham to cook i'm going to try and list them all with the ratings i think they merrit.

haven't really done anything like this before. so let's go with the 0 - 10 scale.

i guess i should try and do it alphabetically, so i'm going to throw all the data into a spreadsheet. any feedback would be hot. i guess i should mention that my tastes are pretty eclectic but lately i've mostly listening to 'indie rock'.

ok well i've started the catalogue, looks like we're going to try about 130 albums to start with. wish me luck

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anyody have a good idea on how to display my spreadsheet on here?

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Artist Album Rating Comments
1 giant leap 1 giant leap 7.8
animal collective feels 8.8 - If you don't know these guys check out feels or sung tongs first, some crazy shit but amazing once you're into it.
animal collective sung tongs 8.8
animal collective here comes the indian 8.1
apoclyptica cult 6.8
aqualung strange and beautiful 8
architecture in helsinki in case we die 8.2 - i guess this is getting more popular now, but basically these guys will turn 2 or 3 songs into one song, so it's kinda chaotic but the pull it off with much pinache, well worth checking out.
architecture in helsinki fingers crossed 8.3
attack formation somebody as anybody 6.5
black sabbath sabotage 9.2
black sabbath master of reality 9.5
beck guerro 7.8
bela fleck and the flecktones live at the quick 7.4
ben harper the will to live 7.7
black sabbath black sabbath 9.8
black sabbath paranoid 9
black sabbath volume no 4 9
black sabbath sabbath bloody sabbath 9.3
bloodhound gang one fierce beer coaster 5.7
blues traveller straight on till morning 6.6
blur blur 8.6
broken social scene broken social scene 7.9
Built to spill you in reverse 8.3
Built to spill ancient melodies of the future 8.3
Built to spill keep it like a secret 8.5
centepede eest cheeks of neptune 5.5
chin up chin up we should have never lived like we were skyscrapers 7
clap your hands and say yeah clap your hands and say yeah 8.1
cream strange brew - the very best of 8.2
david crosby if I could only remember my name 7.7
death cab for cutie plans 5.8
dj cheb I sabbah krishna lila 6.8
eels blinking lights and other revelations 8
feist let it die 8 - wow what a voice, give this girl a listen, she's got the kind of charisma that just transcends genre's
fluke rissoto 7.4
fluke otto 6.9
gary higgins red hash 8 - making a comeback after his only release in 172, he was jailed for 2 years for pot possession and that pretty much ruined him, great pscyh folk record.
george winston plains 7.7
godspeed you black emporrer lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven 9.2
godspeed you black emporrer slow riot for new zero kanada ep 9
gomez liquid skin 7.5
gomez in our gun 7.7
gomez split the difference 7
gomez bring it on 7.9
grand national kicking the national habit 8.2 - put this on at a party and you become king. this is possibly the most infectious pop/dance band you've never heard of, great stuff, check out a couple tracks and the video at www.grand-national.net
hanalei parts and accessories 7.7
hanalei we are all natural disasters 7.1
hybrid wider angle 4
I am kloot I am kloot 6.5
I mother earth blue green orange 8.4 - a canadian band that consistently gets hosed by their records labels. bassically hard psych rock, incredible drums and guitar.
I mother earth the quicksilver meat dream 8.6
iron and wine our endless numbered days 7.5
iron and wine woman king ep 8.5
iron and wine & calexico in the reins ep 8
joggers with a cape and a cane 7.7 - new stuff out of portland, sort of math indie rock i think. they've put togetther some real interesting tracks on this album
kaiser chiefs employment 5
kasabian kasabian 6.8 - some real cool beats on some of these tracks, but the overal sound is a little too consistent, curious about their next effort
joey kingpin a beat down in hell town 4

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lateduster 5 easypieces 7.8 - indie group out of minneapolis, i don't think they're together anymore, basically great background music, except it's too good to just stay in the background. can probably only find this on amazon i'd guess
m83 before the dawn heals us 7.8 - duo from texas, i think, they havea great knack for building anthemic songs. mostly instrumental.
m83 Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts 7.4
madeleine peyroux careless love 7.1 - sounds like billie holiday, great voice and a number of standout tracks on this album. covers 'dance me to the end of love' and 'between the bars'
mae the everglow 2 - suckobarfo
medeski martin & wood end of the world party just in case 7.3
medeski martin & wood firday afternoon in the universe 7
mike doughty haughty melodic 7 - ex soul coughing frontman does a largely acoustic album with winners like 'busting up a starbucks' quality record, good sound.
modest mouse good news for people who love bad news 7.6
muddy waters the anthology 7
my morning jacket z 7.6 - maybe this should be rated higher, i keep liking it each time i hear it.
neil young harvest 9
neil young after the gold rush 8.3
neko case fox confessor brings the flood 9.1 - another amazing vocalist, really sad i missed her concert the other week. i hear this is possibly her best album.
of montreal the early four track recordings 6.8
of montreal the bedside drama a petite tragedy 7.3
oxford collapse some wilderness 8.2 - wow, love these guys, three piece from brooklyn, just signed to sub-pop. check out 'a good ground' first, i can't wait until they come out of the studio hopefully this winter.
oxford collapse a good ground 8.7
prodigy the fat of the land 6.8
rage against the machine the battle for los angeles 8.3
rage against the machine evil empire 8.1
randall of nazareth nov 2 2005 demo
rjd2 dead ringer 7.4
ryan adams and the cardinalls cold roses 7.4
sigur ros takk 8
skalpel konfusion 8.3
skalpel skalpel 8.3
sloan a sides win 8.5
Soul position 8 million stories 8
Soul position things go better with rj and al 7.8
stars heart 6.4
stars your ex lover is dead 7.8- indie pop band from canada, i think they have some great potential, they just need to get edgier. songs like 'he lied about death' real show their potential to me. bring the distorted guitar.
stephen malkmus face the truth 8 - ex pavement front man, solid effort all around.
sufjan stevens come on feel the illinoise 9
sweatshop union united we fall 8.2 - great political canadian rap outfit from vancouver, if you like some hip hop but hate the inane lyrics and bs check these guys out, real pointed commentary and solid production.
test icicles for testing purposes only 6.1 - 2 brilliant cuts strung across an otherwise intense listening experience, i think i would have liked this alot more in my higschool days. but those two cuts, 'circle, square, triangle' and 'pull the lever' are just brilliant.
the arcade fire funeral 8
the buzz spectators entertainment system
the flaming lips the soft bulletin 7.2
the flamming lips yoshimi battles the pink robots 7.6
the go team lightning thunder strike 8.1
the narrator such triumph 5.9
the new pornographers twin cinema 9
the new pornographers mass romantic 8.7 - how can you not love this band. seen them twice live and they really just rock. hope to hear more from them soon
the new pornographers electric version 8.1
the redneck manifesto cut your heart off from your head 8.7
the redneck manifesto I am brazil 9 - instrumental badn from ireland, this stuff really deserves alot more attention, perhaps similar to explosions in the sky but with maybe more of a postpunk feel. i'm not real sure how to use all those terms but that's what i think it is. anyways i love listening to it.
the redneck manifesto thirty six strings 8.4
the robocop krauss they think they are the robocop krauss 6.9
the shins chutes too narrow 6.8
the tragically hip fully completely 9
the white stripes get behind me satan 8.5
the white stripes the white stripes 8.2
the white stripes de stijl 8.2
the white stripes elephant 8.3
thievery corporation the cosmic game 7
tim seely funeral music 6.6
tom waits the heart of Saturday night 7.7
unites states of electroniac use 5
various 2 millions tongues festival 4.5
violent femmes violent femmes 6.8
wolf parade apologies to the queen mary 9
wolfmother dimensions ep 9 - this band will blow your mind. hard rock lives again. these guys are insane. i just got the lp from australia (not out yet here) and that makes today a good day.
yo la tengo I can hear the heart beating as one 8.7

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qweds

i haven't tried to review all the jimi hendrix, velvet underground, or santana albums i have, i'll have to do that sometime but i don't usually listen to those as discreet albums. i guess my motivation for doing this is to find more new music. if you look over the list and things i haven't mention come to mind that, based on what i have posted, you think i may enjoy <i>please</i> put a word in.

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Martian

You've got Of Montreal, but the rest of the E6 might be worth looking at. Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples In Stereo, Olivia Tremor Control, Ladybug Transistor, Elf Power, My First Keyboard... the list goes on. I'm pretty sure they have a website, but I'm too lazy to look it up just now.

EDIT - And you gave Plans a low rating, but you might check out some earlier DCFC. Try You Can Play These Songs With Chords.. a lot of folks prefer that sound, as it's less commercialized.

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I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

qweds

I think I have the whole DCFC library but only plans on cd. i like songs here and there but I guess emo just isn't my thing. I saw them live and it was one of the weaker concerts i've been to.

I know I need neutral milk hotel and I will pick that up. Are the rest of those recommendations similar stuff?

thanks

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FoolThemAll

If you like gy!be, you might like Mogwai. They're like gybe for those with ADD, as their songs are closer to the 4-6 minute mark.

Of Montreal's Sunlandic Twins is great despite being quite sugary.

Chutes Too Narrow deserves a much better rating. But that's just my opinion.

Ever listen to the Dismemberment Plan? Ted Leo? Super Furry Animals? Belle & Sebastian? Not actually sure that any of them are your type of music but thought I'd mention them anyway.

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Derwood

DCFC is emo? I thought emo was band like My Chemical Romance, Yellowcard and Hawthorne Heights. I give DCFC a lot more credit than to be thrown in with those worthless bands

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qweds

well dcfc are definately better than that trash. i mean they've got some really good tunes, but i just felt the overall quality of this last album was lackluster and the concert was a let down so i'm sure that didn't help my overall opinion. and now i can hear my roomate fucking his girlfriend. just what i needed.

mogwai is decent I know, they just played down the streat (logan square auditorium) a couple weeks ago but it was sold out.

I have heard some dismemberment plan but I don't have any full albums. I'll be seeing ted leo and the pharmicists this summer at pitchfork but again no albums. any particular recomendations for those two bands?

i definately really like some of what belle and sebastian do. i know I've heard of super furry animals but I can't say whether i've actually heard anything they've done.

chutes is a really good cd. maybe i've just heard too much of it. when i find a little time I intend to add some comments for alot of the more 'obscure' stuff in the list and to also expand it. i think i have another 200 or so albums that aren't in there... should be fun.

and please anyone else who feels like contributing should. i just wish there was a better way to format it all.

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Martian

The Elephant Six Collective (the E6 mentioned above) is a pretty famous indie circle. I mentioned the most famous bands and those are definitely the ones to start with.

I've always found with indie music you're getting a mixed bag. The E6 is a lot more coherent than the rest of the genre, but I wouln't say they're all the same style precisely.

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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said

- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame

fightnight

I'd get Menomena - I am the fun blame monster. It's pretty awesome. Also anything by Okkervil River, especially black sheep boy or don't fall in love with everyone you meet. The Unicorns are some good weird poppy indie, and their new project (since they broke up) Islands is really really good, and much more accessible than Unicorns.