en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal The Last.fm journal for themuffinman27. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2009/08/24/2ylnv1_wishful_pearl_jam_setlist_-_22_nov%2C_2009_%28sydney%29 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:54:13 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2009/08/24/2ylnv1_wishful_pearl_jam_setlist_-_22_nov%2C_2009_%28sydney%29 So, I know it's a bit long, but I payed my money and I wanna see this setlist :)
This is at the 22 of November show, at the SFS.
(don't like my chances, but hey, it'd be awesome)



(intro with just Eddie)
Rise
Off He Goes
Oceans

(band enters)

Go
World Wide Suicide
Do the Evolution
I Got Id (I got shit)
Last Kiss
Nothing As It Seems
Hail, Hail
Spin The Black Circle
Wishlist
Love Boat Captain
Mankind
Not For You
Corduroy
Gone
Last Exit
Other Side
Animal
Green Disease
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter in a Small Town
Better Man
Black

(encore 1)

Baba O'Riley
Jeremy
Dissident
Throw Your Arms Around Me
Black, Red, Yellow
Immortality

(encore 2)
Daughter
Love Reign O'er Me
Alive
Yellow Ledbetter]]> http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2008/12/19/2cdmey_top_10_albums_of_2008 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:36:17 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2008/12/19/2cdmey_top_10_albums_of_2008 Now it's my turn.



10: "For My Friends" by Blind Melon

Now here's a band we haven't heard from in a very long time. For My Friends is Blind Melon's first LP since.. um, '96 from memory. They've just gotten a new lead singer to replace the late Shannon Hoon. This is the same band that, in the early ninties, had their one hit with "No Rain", a song that every one knows but no one knows the band who sung it. The one with Bee Girl in the video. Remember? Anyway. The one mistake that Blind Melon made in hiring a new singer is getting one that sounded remarkably similar to the distinctive Shannon Hoon - instead of getting one that sounded different enough for him to not be continuously compared to Hoon. As is, it seems that they've just tried to replace Hoon and continue in the same direction that was cut short because of Hoon's overdose in '95. Not a good plan. For My Friends is a solid album from a classic band, but nothing new. Really didn't meet my expectations, as this is an album I'd been looking forward to for years. Also, the record seemed to fail miserably thanks to lack of promotion anywhere, I had to buy it off their online shop.

Choice tracks: With the Right Set of Eyes, For My Friends, Down On the Pharmacy



9: "Dear Science" by TV on the Radio

This record seems to be on the top spot of everyone who's anyone's end-of-year charts. Sure, it's a great album. But I really couldn't see anything amazing from it. It's ridiculously original. I can't really comment on their evolution because I haven't heard any of their earlier records, but it does seem like the band has changed rapidly since their last. I've never heard anything remotely like TV On The Radio. I have no idea how they're actually finding commercial success - Dear Science is one of the least commercial-sounding records I've heard recently. But hey. Nothing amazing. But all in all, a strong, original, powerful record.

Choice tracks: Halfway Home, Golden Age



8: "Third" by Portishead

Another record from a band that we haven't heard from in a ridiculously long time. Portishead's self-titled second album was released in 95 I think. Maybe 94. And then they had a live album in 96ish. After then, Portishead seemed to disappear, although their legacy remained in the genre of trip hop, which they pioneered. Returning early in 2008, Portishead's third album, aptly titled "Third", is not their best record by all means, but is still a great listen. It's also not easy to listen to at all - it induces concentration and thought. Portishead have drifted from the slow, mystical, turntable-and-Rhodes-keyboard-infused sound of their earlier records to a more industrial, noisy sound. Not that anyone is complaining. Over the top of the heavy, dirty beats sings Beth Gibbons - an absolutely amazing, mystifying singer whose voice has only improved since 94's Dummy. All the elements of Third interact and meld and produce a record that will surely satisfy those who have been begging for another Portishead record.

Choice tracks: The Rip, We Carry On, Deep Water, Small



7: "Havilah" by The Drones

Not much I can really say about this album. The Drones create epic soundscapes in 8 minute songs, while also reverting to the simplicity of the single "The Minotaur". Forgot the singer's name, but his voice is perfect for their unique brand of music - slightly grungy, acousticy, sludgy, all-the-while retaining a slight hint of poppiness. If that makes sense. In my opinion, it is definitely a breath of fresh air for the Australian music scene, which seems to be suffering so badly at the moment.

Choice tracks: The Minotaur, Luck In Odd Numbers, Cold And Sober



6: "Consolers of the Lonely" by The Raconteurs/Saboteurs

After the massive shitness of The White Stripes' "Icky Thump", that "Consolers Of The Lonely" was a good album was a complete suprise. To me, anyway. Imagine Led Zeppelin and The Who's lovechild. Mixed with Jack White's enchanting voice. It just works. The record is very epic and very much a Jack White record. You can tell I'm getting bored of writing these. You're probably getting bored of reading them. But yeah. Jack White at his finest. Probably his best release since the White Stripes' 2002 release "White Blood Cells". And I don't know who Brendan Benson is. But he seems pretty cool.

Choice tracks: Consoler of the Lonely, Salute Your Salution, The Switch and the Spur, These Stones Will Shout


5: "Roll With You" by Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves

This album would have sold better in the 50's or 60's than it did when it was released this April. Paperboy and his backing band has brought soul music back singlehandedly, recalling the classic Motown of Sam Cooke or The Four Tops. Roll With You just makes me want to dance, no matter where I am. Hopefully Paperboy has sparked a huge soul revival. Maybe we'll start hearing soul on the radio. How nice would that be, after the shit we're hearing nowadays.

Choice tracks: Stake Your Claim, (Am I Just) Fooling Myself



4: "Accelerate" by R.E.M.

What a pleasure it is to have one of my favourite bands of all time back on track again. Even though I'll admit to liking their universally panned 2004 "Around the Sun" a little bit, I'm not sure if they'd have survived another one like that. That's what happens when an old, tired band just get bored of their music. It didn't have any top 100 singles in the US at all, a first since their 1985 album "Fables of the Reconstruction". So seeing R.E.M. back to their best with Accelerate was such a relief. Stipe's vocals are back at their best and Buck's prominence in the mix with aggressive jangly guitar riffs is something we haven't seen in an R.E.M. record since the early 90's. And how welcomed it is. Really a great record from an amazing band.

Choice tracks: Living Well Is the Best Revenge, Supernatural Superserious, Hollow Man, Houston



3: "Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust" by Sigur Rós

Another band that's departed from their traditional and much loved style. Abandoning the epic sonic landscapes most obvious in "( )", the Icelandic quartet opts for more traditional pop songs and a more upbeat style, although while still including some melancholy, traditional Sigur Rós in the second half of the record. Jónsi's falsetto is absolutely amazing as always. The record has less strings than previous ones and the guitar is much more prominent. They also record a song in the English language for the first time. Even so, it's still a brilliant record.

Choice tracks: Inní mér syngur vitleysingur, Við spilum endalaust, Festival, All alright



2: "Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends" by Coldplay

It had to be here. Every track on this album is brilliant. I used to hate Coldplay, labelling them Radiohead-wannabes. Actually. Look at one of my earlier blogs, where I did album reviews. You'll find a review of this very record. Hehe. I panned it. But, needless to say, it's grown on me. Although they're still Radiohead-wannabes, most evident on the track "42", that doesn't stop the music from being good. Like I said, every song is brilliant, from the melancholy "42" to "Strawberry Swing", the lame but fun "Lovers In Japan", upbeat "Lost!", and the pair of ridiculously catchy singles "Viva La Vida" and "Violet Hill". Even if their "Prospekt's March" EP was a bit of a let down, and even if VlV doesn't quite match the awesomeness of their second record "A Rush of Blood to the Head", and even if the song "Viva La Vida" was completely ripped off a Joe Satriani song, it truly is a brilliant pop album.

Choice tracks: Nearly all of them. 42, Lost!, Violet Hill, Viva La Vida, Lovers In Japan



1: "Ghosts I-IV" by Nine Inch Nails

I'll start by saying this album is not for everyone. There. I've said it. Nearly two hours with no vocals - just that would turn most people off. But I persisted and listened, and man is it absolutely amazing. Reznor has created the perfect soundscape. The album is both melancholy and uplifting, terrifying and calming, all at the same time. How he does it, I have no idea. But he does. And the result is one of the most amazing records I've ever heard. Best listened to at extremely high volumes, with lots of low frequency on the EQ. My favourite NIN album by miles.

Choice tracks: Well, you can't really do that for this record. The whole thing. Amazing amazing amazing.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2008/03/17/b8m02_union_of_soul Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:34:53 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2008/03/17/b8m02_union_of_soul Sun 16 Mar – The Union of Soul

Very Good.
Liorwas brilliant.
Clare Bowditch was good. I got her setlist :)
Gotye was better than I expected
And John Butler Trio was awesome, as always
Brilliant venue.
Top gig.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2008/03/04/b8m01_my_top_20_artists_details Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:35:57 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2008/03/04/b8m01_my_top_20_artists_details 1 Radiohead
First Song: Creep
Song that got me into them: Creep
Favourite Song: Paranoid Android
Favourite Album: OK Computer
Current Favourite: Like Spinning Plates (Live)

2 Ween
First Song: Push Th' Little Daisies
Song that got me into them: Push Th' Little Daisies
Favourite Song: Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)
Favourite Album: Chocolate & Cheese
Current Favourite: Object

3 Frank Zappa/The Mothers
First Song: Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
Song that got me into them: Who Needs the Peace Corps?
Favourite Song: Uncle Remus
Favourite Album: Absolutely Free
Current Favourite: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance

4 Muse
First Song: Time Is Running Out
Song that got me into them: Feeling Good
Favourite Song: Hate This & I'll Love You
Favourite Album: Showbiz
Current Favourite: Thoughts Of A Dying Atheist

5 Nirvana
First Song: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Song that got me into them: Rape Me
Favourite Song: Moist Vagina
Favourite Album: Bleach
Current Favourite: I Hate Myself And Want To Die

6 Richard Cheese
First Song: Creep
Song that got me into them: Creep
Favourite Song: Down With the Sickness
Favourite Album: Aperitif for Destruction
Current Favourite: Only Happy When It Rains

7 "Weird Al" Yankovic
First Song: Pretty Fly (for a Rabbi)
Song that got me into them: The Saga Begins
Favourite Song: Yoda
Favourite Album: Running With Scissors
Current Favourite: Generic Blues

8 HORSE the band
First Song: Birdo
Song that got me into them: Birdo
Favourite Song: Cutsman
Favourite Album: R. Borlax
Current Favourite: In the Wake of the Bunt

9 Monty Python
First Song: Sit On My Face
Song that got me into them: {You can't not be into the Pythons, I dunno}
Favourite Song: Spamalot
Favourite Album: Matching Tie & Handkerchief
Current Favourite: Ralph Mellish

10 Draco And The Malfoys
First Song: My Dad Is Rich
Song that got me into them: Tom Felton's Kinda Hot
Favourite Song: All I Want For Christmas
Favourite Album: Party Like You're Evil
Current Favourite: Shooting Fish in a Barrel

11 The Gothic Archies
First Song: Scream and run away
Song that got me into them: Scream and run away
Favourite Song: Dreary, Dreary
Favourite Album: The Tragic Treasury
Current Favourite: Smile! No One Cares How You Feel

12 The Residents
First Song: Duck Stab! (the whole album)
Song that got me into them: Duck Stab!
Favourite Song: It's a Man's Man's Man's World
Favourite Album: Buster & Glen
Current Favourite: New Hymn

13 Silverchair
First Song: Anthem For The Year 2000
Song that got me into them: Undecided
Favourite Song: Undecided
Favourite Album: Frogstomp
Current Favourite: Spawn Again

13 Tripod
First Song: Science Facts Are Useful
Song that got me into them: Science Facts Are Useful
Favourite Song: Boobs
Favourite Album: Fegh Maha
Current Favourite: My Best Friend's Comin'

15 Led Zeppelin
First Song: Immigrant Song
Song that got me into them: Stairway to Heaven
Favourite Song: Since I've Been Loving You
Favourite Album: Led Zeppelin IV
Current Favourite: Ramble On

16 The Cat Empire
First Song: Hello
Song that got me into them: In My Pocket
Favourite Song: Two Shoes
Favourite Album: Two Shoes
Current Favourite: Til the Ocean Takes Us All

17 Faith No More
First Song: Epic
Song that got me into them: Easy
Favourite Song: Caffeine
Favourite Album: Album of the Year
Current Favourite: Midlife Crisis

18 Antony and the Johnsons
First Song: Cripple and the Starfish
Song that got me into them: Cripple and the Starfish
Favourite Song: Cripple and the Starfish
Favourite Album: I Am a Bird Now
Current Favourite: Twilight

19 Steve Vai
First Song: Fuck Yourself
Song that got me into them: Bad Horsie
Favourite Song: Fuck Yourself
Favourite Album: Real Illusions: Reflections
Current Favourite: Massacre

20 The Whitlams
First Song: I Will Not Go Quietly (Duffy's Song)
Song that got me into them: Blow Up the Pokies
Favourite Song: Buy Now Pay Later
Favourite Album: Eternal Nightcap
Current Favourite: Keep The Lights On]]> http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2008/03/03/b8m00_best_of_radiohead_collection Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:51:45 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/themuffinman27/journal/2008/03/03/b8m00_best_of_radiohead_collection Best of Radiohead
(NOTE: Good songs, but listening to the albums as a whole is much better. This is just to introduce people to Radiohead, so they will go out and start listening to the more difficult stuff)
Fits on about 2 CD's,
a guideline for those trying to convert friends.
Add/remove other songs at your will

PABLO HONEY ERA
Creep
Anyone Can Play Guitar
Prove Yourself
Lurgee
Pop Is Dead
Banana Co

THE BENDS ERA
High And Dry
The Bends
Fake Plastic Trees
Just
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
The Trickster
Lewis (Mistreated)
Talk Show Host
Maquiladora

OK COMPUTER ERA
Karma Police
Paranoid Android
Exit Music (For A Film)
Lucky
No Suprises
Polyethylene Parts 1 & 2
Pearly*

KID A/AMNESIAC ERA
Idioteque
How To Disappear Completely
Motion Picture Soundtrack (try and get an acoustic version)
Pyramid Song
I Might Be Wrong
Like Spinning Plates (Live)
Life In A Glasshouse
True Love Waits

HAIL TO THE THIEF ERA
2 + 2 = 5
There There
We Suck Young Blood
I Will
Gagging Order

IN RAINBOWS ERA
Nude
Jigsaw Falling into Place
Videotape
Down Is the New Up
Last Flowers

OTHER TRACKS
Big Boots (do your best to find a bootleg)
I Want None Of This (I forgot when it came out, probably 2004/5ish, between Hail and In Rainbows.

Have fun.]]>