May 30, 201015 yr From Days To Days was mine :D Here are my original notes with a few comments added after reading your review. 1 Kirsty MacColl - Days. The late great singer with her version of a Ray Davies song. A top 20 hit in 1989. She’s best known now for the brilliant Fairy Tale Of New York but this song helps to illustrate what a fantastic voice she had. 2 Peter Gabriel - Mirrorball. Another cover version, this one from 2010. Peter Gabriel has been a favourite of mine since the 1970s. This is one of the best tracks from his album of cover versions, Scratch My Back and is a cover of an Elbow song so you were half right. 3 Vampire Weekend - Diplomat’s Son. A band who can count Peter Gabriel as one of their influences. Their second album, Contra, is every bit as good as their debut, perhaps even better. This is one of the stand out tracks. 4 Youssou N’Dour - Immigres. A Senegalese singer (not Jamaican) who has worked with Peter Gabriel and was championed by Charlie Gillett who died earlier this year. He’s best known for Seven Seconds with Neneh Cherry (who has already appeared on a different compilation) but fans of Mr Gabriel will have been aware of his work some time before that. 5 James - It’s Hot. From their 2010 album The Night Before. Still making great music nearly 20 years after their commercial peak with songs such as Sit Down. I suppose there is a bit of a Patrick Wolf sound but James are more sane. 6 Soft Cell - The Girl With The Patent Leather Face. This links into the next few tracks by being a little dotty. The song appeared on a compilation album showcasing new (at the time) acts on the Some Bizzare label which also included an untitled track by The The (back to the Neneh Cherry link). It’s a very early track from a band who went on to enjoy huge success for a while and does sound a bit cheap. 7 The Frank and Walters - Fashion Crisis Hits New York. Now we’re getting really daft. This Cork trio were a brilliant live act in the early 1990s who once had Radiohead as their support act. Their live version on Love Is In The Air was always a highlight of their shows. 8 Sparks - Suburban Homeboy. It gets dafter. The band have been around since the early 1970s but this is from their 2003 album Lil Beethoven. Gloriously OTT and, yes, a certain amount of self-parody. 9 Malcolm McLaren - Madam Butterfly. Continuing on the rather whacky theme the late punk guru with a rather different take on opera. Definitely something of a Marmite song. 10 Bennet - Mum’s Gone To Iceland. Starting to move back towards sanity with some 90s indie-pop. They did release one album but it didn’t sell very well. 11 Belly - Feed The Tree. More 90s indie with one of Tanya Donelly’s bands - she was also in Throwing Muses (with her step-sister Kristin Hersh) and The Breeders, sometimes working with more than one band at the same time. 12 Gorillaz - Superfast Jellyfish. Back up to date with a song from Gorillaz’s 2010 album featuring Gruff Rhys on vocals. 13 Kitchens of Distinction - Quick As Rainbows. The 90s again and a band I saw many times in that decade - joined on one occasion by David McAlmont. Never got anywhere but released some great tunes. They played the odd “secret” gig as Toilets of Distruction (sic). When I saw them in that guise they played a set of Abba covers. They were supported by A House (who appeared on the compilation I received) at one of their gigs as the Kitchens. 14 Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra - Mirrorball. A mirror image of the start of the CD with Elbow performing with an orchestra and choir in what was to become the most-watched musical performance on the BBC red button. So, yes, it is Elbow this time. Interesting that you didn’t notice it was the same track which shows how Peter Gabriel did something very different with it. 15 Ray Davies and the Crouch End Festival Chorus - Days. As with the previous track, a reworking of the song by the original artist, in this case one of the UK’s greatest songwriters. Kirsty MacColl had a hit with it but it was originally a Kinks song. And that completes the journey from Days to Days. It's werid how I didnt like 15 as much, I'm a big(ish) Kinks fan, didnt actually realise for some reason that Ray Davies wont 'Days', interesting I didnt realise 2 and 24 were the same, I probaly wasnt concerntrating enough for one of them lol, I definatly think i'm going to download Bennet's album (and looking from their wiki it looks like i'm from the same place as them :o )
May 30, 201015 yr It's werid how I didnt like 15 as much, I'm a big(ish) Kinks fan, didnt actually realise for some reason that Ray Davies wont 'Days', interesting I didnt realise 2 and 24 were the same, I probaly wasnt concerntrating enough for one of them lol, I definatly think i'm going to download Bennet's album (and looking from their wiki it looks like i'm from the same place as them :o ) It seems Bennet actually made a second album. That one seems to have passed my by at the time :o
June 6, 201015 yr No, I've still got to do mine. I've listened to all the tracks but my laptop still won't open track #12 for some reason :(
June 6, 201015 yr No, I've still got to do mine. I've listened to all the tracks but my laptop still won't open track #12 for some reason :( Shall I just send you a youtube link? :heehee:
June 6, 201015 yr Shall I just send you a youtube link? :heehee: Might be easier - I shall pretend I have no idea what the song is!
June 6, 201015 yr I still need to review mine. I wrote a few things up when I gave it a first listen ages ago, but it was mostly "I don't really like this" so I thought I'd give it another listen and be more constructive/add some ratings. I just haven't got around to that yet.
June 10, 201015 yr Ok, sorry here's so late, here is my rate of Canadiana: 01. Opens with a typical pop-rock female vocalist type, singing about her new tango shoes. Anyway, this is a pleasant enough track and a clap along bit is always good. It's not the sort of thing that I adore, but it's a decent discovery, I wouldn't mind more of the same. 7/10 02. We continue with a similar rocky sound, but maybe a bit heavier and by a husky male. I much prefer the verses to the chorus, he sounds less like he's trying to beat constipation. Considering the title of this album, I wouldn't be surprised if I was being unknowingly subjected to Nickelback. I don't think it's them though, but it's not really my thing. 4/10 03. Opens with a piano but, just as I think it's a change of sound, we get the sounds of acoustic guitar coming in. I'm not disappointed for long, this turns out to be a great track, she's more of a singer song-writer. Her warbling on the chorus is very reminiscent of someone I recognise (Alanis?), it could be an album track of hers, but I'm not certain. Either way, this is a very enjoyable discovery, I love this sort of song. 8.5/10 04. This is nice, the jolly guitar would probably grab your attention as a street performer, but it's not amazing. He actually has something of James Morrison in his voice. I'll save my scissors though as it was pleasant. 6/10 05. Starts off sounding quite angry and once the vocals come in, it's quite clear that I was right. I can't quite work out what he's saying (sparkle something?) but this isn't me at all. 3/10 06. Loving the intro on this. My face slightly falls when I hear a male vocalist, but it's sounding promising. Halfway through and I'm disappointed that it's yet to go anywhere exciting, I'm hoping this changes. It's trogging on and not living up to my initial expectations. Well that was disappointing in the end. I love the intro and I like the voices on the outro, it's just the stuff between that I don't like. 5/10 07. Ooh, I hear vocal harmonies. This is good. We're also back onto female artists, which puts me back at home. I'm liking this a lot, a nice singer-songwriter ballad. "I thought you might have some advice to give, on how to be insenstive". (probably called 'Insenstive') Very nice. 9/10 08. Another one I like, this time a slightly country styled song about trying to come clean to something. Female led, but I'm liking the male backing vocal/harmony, it's something I enjoy when they work well. 8/10 09. Sorry to say this every time, but we're back to the guitar based stuff, with a male vocal, it's not something I often enjoy. I suppose you can bob your head to it, but it's the sort of thing I'd only pretend to enjoy. Cocaine cowgirls? Nah. 4/10 10. Unfortunately this is another track with no appeal to me. I quite liked what appeared to be a guitar build-up around the middle 8, but it didn't exactly deliver the climax I expected. 4/10 11. This is easily the best of the male-led tracks so far. I have almost no knowledge of instruments, but I'm thinking the type of guitar (or something) is different to the previous tracks, it's the type that appeals to me. It's also more uplifting and performed by someone without a 'rawk' voice. Woo. A decent male track. 7/10 12. I was wondering if this was ever going to start, the first 1:30 is pretty much some guy whining about trying to figure out what's wrong. It pretty much continues that way, introducing instruments along the way. I suppose it could be good, I'm just not into his singing style. 4.5/10 13. This starts of sounding like it could be another ballad, but it's far from it, nice and upbeat! The male vocalist sounds a bit Panic At The Disco (who I didn't mind) and I'm sure I know the female, I just can't place her. How annoying. Anyway, really liked this track. 8/10 14. I'm a bit in the middle about this, the instrumental part sounds like it's very familiar, but I don't recognise the track. He's quite a pleasant vocalist, I'm just not sure it'd be something I go back to. 5.5/10 15. We're back to female vocalists now, so you know what that means. The singer has quite a nice voice, a pretty standard singer-songwriter type, I'm not sure if I'm enjoying this more because it's one of the few female tracks though, because it's nothing special. 6.5/10 16. I think I've got to the point where there's not much more I can say with regards to this sort of song. If I liked men with guitars more, I'd probably like it. I suppose it's far from the worst of them. 6/10 17. Probably the most bland of the tracks so far, unexciting vocals, melody and production. 3/10 18. Well this is more exciting sounding than the previous tracks. He's 'breaking through', but I don't think it's particularly catchy. Decent song though. 5.5/10 19. Ok I was wrong earlier, this has to be Alanis, surely? I can't say she's someone I've followed, but I do like her voice a fair bit. Whether it's her or not, I'm liking it a lot. I expect this is called "Precious Illusions" and like these illusions, the song does not let me down. 8/10 20. And the last track goes back to the same old stuff that I haven't been enjoying throughout this album. I'm sure these acoustic male vocals would please someone, this has just gone to the wrong person. I just find this track very forgettable, not very memorable at all. 4/10 Overall: 5.825/10 As you can tell by the average rating, I found this very much a mixed bag of an album. Nothing particularly 'omgamazing' but also nothing awful. I'm pleased to say every single track was new to me and there's definitely some songs I'd like to keep but, unforunately, there are probably just as many tracks that I'm likely never to love. I'd like to thank the compiler for putting this together anyway. I'm sorry if the review is poorly written, I tended to write as I listened to the tracks.
June 10, 201015 yr Okay so I’m finally getting round to doing my review of “Who Needs Artwork”… sorry about the lateness guys. Track 1 opens with quite a cheesy piano line, which reminds me of something… female singer, quite a distinctive accent and it’s overall a fairly inoffensive track. Not really my cup of tea but it’s perfectly pleasant. Within about the first second of Track 2 I already recognised this voice; it’s unmistakably Miss Diana Vickers. I recognised one of the lines from the tracklisting to the album so I’m assuming this is “Put It Back Together”. It’s quite nice actually; if I had a criticism it would be that it seems odd coming so early on when it has the feel of a closing track. Track 3’s opening its certainly very different to what I’ve heard so far. It’s quite a minimalist electronic backing with a possibly European female vocalist? This really isn’t the sort of music that I go for but there’s nothing here that I genuinely dislike. My impression of the album at this point was that I hoped the tone picked up a little as it was quite a muted start. My hopes were a bit dashed with Track 4 which is a fairly sober song with some interesting backing instruments. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just slightly forgettable. Track 5 is widely in the same vein with a quirky female vocal (again) but a slightly more uplifting tone to the song. This is quite nice actually, maybe a grower despite the intro leaving me wishing for something more direct. Track 6 certainly gets going a bit more. I could swear I recognise this but it’s quite driving, verging on power ballad territory at times despite some oddly placed breakdowns. Twin vocals, a distinctly odd male one and a female one more similar to what I’ve heard so far, this is a very likeable track. Track 7 is certainly different… I instantly disliked the jerky, piano-led verses but the chorus is far better, even sounds slightly Irish (or is that just me?). Certainly a grower, one of the better tracks I’ve heard so far. From Track 8’s intro it could be anything from a Westlife album track to a post-grunge power ballad. As soon as the female vocal comes in I realised it was thankfully neither. It’s the kind of track that sounds a bit dated now but I think I like it. This CD is certainly picking up after a shaky start. Track 9 brings the tone back down, another song with both male and female vocals. If I’m being critical it sounds like something I’d hear in a French supermarket, I may have liked it more if it had been earlier on but after the last three tracks it seems a bit poor. Oh joy, Track 10 is a cover of “Run”. Leona’s version is one of my pet hates, as an original it would stand up well but compared to the actual original it was hammy and downright dreadful. This one goes for a similar approach but thankfully we’re spared of the 100-piece choir and countless clichés. This is perfectly passable and as I can’t see anyone actually preferring this to the original, I’ll let it pass. It’s still a masterclass of songwriting even if the girl’s voice is a bit samey. Ooh Track 11 is Leona Lewis! I wouldn’t normally be so excited but the intro sounded very promising, this is actually quite pleasant. No prizes for guessing the name of the song, might be “Strangers”? :P Track 12 opens similarly, quite electro-ish. Not my thing really, it’s interesting enough though and I think I recognise the singer… The opening to Track 13 sounded promising for about two seconds before going into a generic, chiming dance tune :( Actually it’s not too bad, again not my cup of tea but perfectly reasonable. It’s actually quite enjoyable on repeated listens. Track 14 sounds quite sweet, another female vocal. The backbeat when it gets going is actually really cheap-sounding, lets the track down a bit. It’s perfectly passable I suppose. By comparison, Track 15 has a much more expensive-sounding production even if the song itself isn’t any great shakes. Not bad, though. Track 16 sounds like Scouting for Girls with a europop backing :S Looking a the tracklisting for their new album that’s confirmed, is this a remix or have they taken a rather unwelcome change of direction? I much preferred “This Ain’t A Love Song”, sorry -_- The opening to Track 17 sounded better but the song itself is exactly the kind of drab girl group song that passes straight over my head. Nothing memorable about it whatsoever. So the final track, what do we have… like most of the songs here it’s fairly electronic, seems to have stolen the song title from La Roux as well… the piano backing is quite nice, good way to end the album actually. I suppose I got very lucky with my last ChC CD Swap with some really great discoveries like Alkaline Trio and The Guilty Hands. This one is less to my taste but I’ve still found some interesting tracks here and I’m glad I took part. Thanks to whoever made this compilation, I’m sure there are people on the forum who would be more enthusiastic about this set of songs but you’ve really put effort into making this enjoyable.
June 10, 201015 yr Righty-ho, I'm another last minuter. Sorry for the wait! LUST FOR LIFE Right, I don't know the song, but I think I've heard of "Lust For Life", and I think this is an Iggy Pop thing? (I'm trying to not cheat and use Google). So that is a taste of things to come up I guess. Track 1 Plenty of references to "Ziggy", and this sounds vaguely familiar, so I'm going to guess Bowie? This is clearly going to be one of those songs that I should know and will hold my hand in my hands when I find out what it is. I like this. Normally 70s style rock isn't really my thing, but I can appreciate this is well done, and it's got an insanely catchy riff. I shall be keeping this. 8/10 Track 2 OOH, this is an interesting one. It started off continuing with the 60s/70s rock theme, but I was none the wiser as to who this was, until the vocals came in and I recognised the lyrics straight away. Being a Corrs fan, I love their cover of Little Wing but shamefully I'd never heard the Jimi Hendrix original. So it's interesting to have that chance now. Whilst I would still probably plump for The Corrs version, which gave the track a more mellow chillout vibe, I would certainly keep this version aswell. It's too short though, it cuts off just as the guitar licks were really getting going! 8.5/10 Track 3 This is really random, a total change in vibe. We're going drum'n'bass here. It's a genre I'm really not a fan of, but it's certainly got a catchy chorus. I can see it would have it's appeal, it's just not for me. 4/10 Track 4 Now this I'm sure I could grow to love. Dark electropop, it sounds like the lovechild of MGMT and Depeche Mode. Another keeper. If this had a more beefed-up beat, it would be amazing. 9/10 Track 5 Another 70s/60s classic-sounding rock I'm sure I should know, but I don't. I prefer the Bowie and Hendrix tracks though, this is a bit out of tune and all over the place. God I sound like an old man. The "I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS" did make me laugh though. 4/10 Track 6 More 70s rock. The more this went on, the more I enjoyed this. I loved the verses with the moody bassline, and the male vocalist has a really nice tone to his voice which suits the track wonderfully. I really can't guess who this is though. There's applause at the beginning, so it could be a live track. I can't be sure though, because it also has a studio recording quality to it. Which I guess would make it all the more impressive if it did turn out to be live. 8.5/10 Track 7 This has a fantastic intro with synth sounds all over the place. And then the track suddenly shifts into Europop. Luckily it's not the typical cheesy Cascada-type Europop - this has a dreamy, warm feel to it. The girls aren't the best singers in the world, but generally this is a really uplifting track, and breaks up the rock theme nicely. Again, I couldn't even fathom a guess as to this is. 8/10 Track 8 Back to the classic rock theme. This is nice enough, but isn't as distinguishable as the others. It would probably be the first track on the album to fade from my memory. 7/10 Track 9 This is a difficult one to describe, it's a bit of a mish-mash of genres. Kind of indie-disco-funk. If Daft Punk bought themselves some guitars, it would probably sound like this. This really sticks in the head, totally infectious. 9/10 Track 10 Another one I can only describe as indie-disco-funk. I probably prefer the previous track, although this I also like the more urgent feel to this. 7/10 Track 11 Now this one I know! Ben's Brother & Anastacia "Stalemate". I hope this is a sign of things to come from Anastacia - a return to sprock is just what I want from her after her disastrous Heavy Rotation era. This is a good old bit of guitar-pop MOR which wouldn't sound out of place on Radio 2, so of course I love this! The best single she's featured on since Welcome To My Truth. I hadn't ever got around to downloading this, but had been meaning to, so this is very welcome! 9.5/10 Track 12 A fun, light track to end. Musically, it's not my cup of tea, but I certainly don't dislike it. The chorus tells me this is the title track of the album, so I guess I've heard Lust For Life now! 6/10 Between Anastacia and Hendrix, I think I probably would have guessed Josh as the compiler, although of course that had alreadu been established. There's a definite classic feel to this collection. Very 70s-influenced. The main theme I guess is classic rock, but at odd intervals there'll be a track thrown in from a completely different genre - disco, electropop, even drum'n'bass. It's all seemingly in a random order aswell, but that's actually a nice touch, it keeps the collection fresh instead of sounding samey. You don't really know what's coming next. It's also a grower - to begin with I'd only been thinking of keeping a couple of the tracks, but after more time, I'm actually going to keep the majority of the album - tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11 certainly. It actually surprises me really, because before going into this, very little of this album would have been my musical bag. My ears have been opened. And by my calculations, this scores collectively a 7.38/10!
June 10, 201015 yr Righty-ho, I'm another last minuter. Sorry for the wait! LUST FOR LIFE Right, I don't know the song, but I think I've heard of "Lust For Life", and I think this is an Iggy Pop thing? (I'm trying to not cheat and use Google). So that is a taste of things to come up I guess. Track 1 Plenty of references to "Ziggy", and this sounds vaguely familiar, so I'm going to guess Bowie? This is clearly going to be one of those songs that I should know and will hold my hand in my hands when I find out what it is. I like this. Normally 70s style rock isn't really my thing, but I can appreciate this is well done, and it's got an insanely catchy riff. I shall be keeping this. 8/10 Track 2 OOH, this is an interesting one. It started off continuing with the 60s/70s rock theme, but I was none the wiser as to who this was, until the vocals came in and I recognised the lyrics straight away. Being a Corrs fan, I love their cover of Little Wing but shamefully I'd never heard the Jimi Hendrix original. So it's interesting to have that chance now. Whilst I would still probably plump for The Corrs version, which gave the track a more mellow chillout vibe, I would certainly keep this version aswell. It's too short though, it cuts off just as the guitar licks were really getting going! 8.5/10 Track 3 This is really random, a total change in vibe. We're going drum'n'bass here. It's a genre I'm really not a fan of, but it's certainly got a catchy chorus. 4/10 Track 4 Now this I'm sure I could grow to love. Dark electropop, it sounds like the lovechild of MGMT and Depeche Mode. Another keeper. If this had a more beefed-up beat, it would be amazing. 9/10 Track 5 Another 70s/60s classic-sounding rock I'm sure I should know, but I don't. I prefer the Bowie and Hendrix tracks though, this is a bit out of tune and all over the place. God I sound like an old man. The "I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS" did make me laugh though. 4/10 Track 6 More 70s rock. The more this went on, the more I enjoyed this. I loved the verses with the moody bassline, and the male vocalist has a really nice tone to his voice which suits the track wonderfully. 8.5/10 Track 7 This has a fantastic intro with synth sounds all over the place. And then the track suddenly shifts into Europop. Luckily it's not the typical cheesy Cascada-type Europop - this has a dreamy, warm feel to it. The girls aren't the best singers in the world, but generally this is a really uplifting track, and breaks up the rock theme nicely. 8/10 Track 8 Back to the classic rock theme. This is nice enough, but isn't as distinguishable as the others. It would probably be the first track on the album to fade from the memory. 7/10 Track 9 This is a difficult one to describe, it's a bit of a mish-mash of genres. Kind of indie-disco-funk. If Daft Punk bought themselves some guitars, it would probably sound like this. This really sticks in the head, totally infectious. 9/10 Track 10 Another one I can only describe as indie-disco-funk. I probably prefer the previous track, although this I also like the more urgent feel to this. 7/10 Track 11 Now this one I know! Ben's Brother & Anastacia "Stalemate". I hope this is a sign of things to come from Anastacia - a return to sprock is just what I want from her after her disastrous Heavy Rotation era. I hadn't ever got around to downloading this, but had been meaning to, so this is very welcome! 9.5/10 Track 12 A fun,light track to end. The chorus tells me this is the title track of the album, so I guess I've heard Lust For Life now! 6/10 Between Anastacia and Hendrix, I think I probably would have guessed Josh as the compiler, although of course that had alreadu been established. There's a definite classic feel to this collection. Very 70s-influenced. The main theme I guess is classic rock, but at odd intervals there'll be a track thrown in from a completely different genre - disco, electropop, even drum'n'bass. It's all seemingly in a random order aswell, but that's actually a nice touch, it keeps the collection fresh instead of sounding samey. You don't really know what's coming next. It's also a grower - to begin with I'd only been thinking of keeping a couple of the tracks, but after more time, I'm actually going to keep the majority of the album - tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11 certainly. And by my calculations, this scores collectively a 7.38/10! Wahey ;D I'll quickly go through the choices and why I picked them. You're pretty much right about the the classic rock theme; but still trying to keep it contemporary with 00's tracks in all different genres of music. 01 // Spot on! It's David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust. It's quite early 70's and has that glam-rock vibe to it, and I totally agree with you on the 'insanely catchy riffs', it's to why I purposely chose it as an album opener. 02 // Never knew The Corrs covered it! Might check it out. A classic, bluesy 60's rock track which I felt leads on quite well from the opening track. It's short (as you say ^) yet simple and melodic, and it has beautiful lyrics. <3 "And moonbeams and fairy tales, That's all she ever thinks about". Personal favourite lyrics :heehee: But yes, it is 'Little Wing' by Jimi Hendrix. 03 // The track is called 'On The Run' by Shy FX. Definitely put there to disturb the opening themes of the CD. I specifically chose this as I believe that some people can be very critical of D&B. Shy FX are pretty much the pioneers of Jungle D&B. Very successful act who have worked with artists such as Dizzee Rascal. I love the beat and the catchy chorus of it, which is pretty much why I chose it. 04 // This is 'Dance The Way I Feel' by Camden-based band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. I absolutely love this; for pretty much the same reasons you pointed out. It's dark electro pop and has a good, catchy chorus. 05 // It's none other than 'Helter Skelter' by The Beatles! I realised that I was getting near enough halfway from my (stupidly) short album, so I wanted to pretty much pick things up a little [louden them up]. So what none better than one of their best songs imo. It's definitely one of the grittiest, dirtiest tracks they've done. 06 // I was extremely unsure on this track. It's 'Seasons of Wither' by Aerosmith. The point of the 5th track was to kick things off a little, than this one just brings the tone right down. :lol: Basically, I'm a massive Aerosmith fan, and sometimes I find it really sad that people only associate 'I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing' with them. The acoustic guitars compliment the haunting vocals beautifully imo. 07 // 'French Disco In Space' by Kid Moxie. This is definitely a little gem from 2009. It's sweet and contains so many different elements to its production. 08 // Another track I was really unsure about, it's 'Lola' by The Kinks. I've definitely placed this in the wrong position I think. But again, it's part of the classic rock theme I have going on. I like the song, you don't hear many songs these days that actually tell a story; especially one like one about a man having it off with a transvestite in Soho! 09 // At first I placed this next to the Kid Moxie track, but they both have to much of a similar vibe [hence why I inserted The Kinks to break them up]. It's 'Deadbeat Summer' by Neon Indian. I absolutely love this! It's so 60's psychedelic influenced blended with a chilled electronic approach. 10 // 'My Drive Thru' by N*E*R*D, Santogold & Casablancas. I still believe that this song should have been massive! It's incredibly contemporary and features two amazing artists and a really great band. I love how it's very jazzy/funky but still very urban. 11 // Aha. 'Stalemate' by Ben's Brother ft. Anastacia. Tbf I don't actually listen to her any more apart from this song. Both voices compliment each other very well, it's well written, well composed, you cannot really fault it! 12 // 'Lust For Life' by Iggy Pop. I stole the album title from this song title. :teresa: It has a very famous drumbeat which I thought sounded great to end the album with, for some strange reason. :lol: I just love everything about Iggy; his posture, songwriting,.. his dancing. :lol: It also fades out nicely.. another reason to why I chose it. :lol: :/ Glad you enjoyed and got the feel of the album Shoat. :D
June 10, 201015 yr Ok, sorry here's so late, here is my rate of Canadiana: 01. Opens with a typical pop-rock female vocalist type, singing about her new tango shoes. Anyway, this is a pleasant enough track and a clap along bit is always good. It's not the sort of thing that I adore, but it's a decent discovery, I wouldn't mind more of the same. 7/10 02. We continue with a similar rocky sound, but maybe a bit heavier and by a husky male. I much prefer the verses to the chorus, he sounds less like he's trying to beat constipation. Considering the title of this album, I wouldn't be surprised if I was being unknowingly subjected to Nickelback. I don't think it's them though, but it's not really my thing. 4/10 03. Opens with a piano but, just as I think it's a change of sound, we get the sounds of acoustic guitar coming in. I'm not disappointed for long, this turns out to be a great track, she's more of a singer song-writer. Her warbling on the chorus is very reminiscent of someone I recognise (Alanis?), it could be an album track of hers, but I'm not certain. Either way, this is a very enjoyable discovery, I love this sort of song. 8.5/10 04. This is nice, the jolly guitar would probably grab your attention as a street performer, but it's not amazing. He actually has something of James Morrison in his voice. I'll save my scissors though as it was pleasant. 6/10 05. Starts off sounding quite angry and once the vocals come in, it's quite clear that I was right. I can't quite work out what he's saying (sparkle something?) but this isn't me at all. 3/10 06. Loving the intro on this. My face slightly falls when I hear a male vocalist, but it's sounding promising. Halfway through and I'm disappointed that it's yet to go anywhere exciting, I'm hoping this changes. It's trogging on and not living up to my initial expectations. Well that was disappointing in the end. I love the intro and I like the voices on the outro, it's just the stuff between that I don't like. 5/10 07. Ooh, I hear vocal harmonies. This is good. We're also back onto female artists, which puts me back at home. I'm liking this a lot, a nice singer-songwriter ballad. "I thought you might have some advice to give, on how to be insenstive". (probably called 'Insenstive') Very nice. 9/10 08. Another one I like, this time a slightly country styled song about trying to come clean to something. Female led, but I'm liking the male backing vocal/harmony, it's something I enjoy when they work well. 8/10 09. Sorry to say this every time, but we're back to the guitar based stuff, with a male vocal, it's not something I often enjoy. I suppose you can bob your head to it, but it's the sort of thing I'd only pretend to enjoy. Cocaine cowgirls? Nah. 4/10 10. Unfortunately this is another track with no appeal to me. I quite liked what appeared to be a guitar build-up around the middle 8, but it didn't exactly deliver the climax I expected. 4/10 11. This is easily the best of the male-led tracks so far. I have almost no knowledge of instruments, but I'm thinking the type of guitar (or something) is different to the previous tracks, it's the type that appeals to me. It's also more uplifting and performed by someone without a 'rawk' voice. Woo. A decent male track. 7/10 12. I was wondering if this was ever going to start, the first 1:30 is pretty much some guy whining about trying to figure out what's wrong. It pretty much continues that way, introducing instruments along the way. I suppose it could be good, I'm just not into his singing style. 4.5/10 13. This starts of sounding like it could be another ballad, but it's far from it, nice and upbeat! The male vocalist sounds a bit Panic At The Disco (who I didn't mind) and I'm sure I know the female, I just can't place her. How annoying. Anyway, really liked this track. 8/10 14. I'm a bit in the middle about this, the instrumental part sounds like it's very familiar, but I don't recognise the track. He's quite a pleasant vocalist, I'm just not sure it'd be something I go back to. 5.5/10 15. We're back to female vocalists now, so you know what that means. The singer has quite a nice voice, a pretty standard singer-songwriter type, I'm not sure if I'm enjoying this more because it's one of the few female tracks though, because it's nothing special. 6.5/10 16. I think I've got to the point where there's not much more I can say with regards to this sort of song. If I liked men with guitars more, I'd probably like it. I suppose it's far from the worst of them. 6/10 17. Probably the most bland of the tracks so far, unexciting vocals, melody and production. 3/10 18. Well this is more exciting sounding than the previous tracks. He's 'breaking through', but I don't think it's particularly catchy. Decent song though. 5.5/10 19. Ok I was wrong earlier, this has to be Alanis, surely? I can't say she's someone I've followed, but I do like her voice a fair bit. Whether it's her or not, I'm liking it a lot. I expect this is called "Precious Illusions" and like these illusions, the song does not let me down. 8/10 20. And the last track goes back to the same old stuff that I haven't been enjoying throughout this album. I'm sure these acoustic male vocals would please someone, this has just gone to the wrong person. I just find this track very forgettable, not very memorable at all. 4/10 Overall: 5.825/10 As you can tell by the average rating, I found this very much a mixed bag of an album. Nothing particularly 'omgamazing' but also nothing awful. I'm pleased to say every single track was new to me and there's definitely some songs I'd like to keep but, unforunately, there are probably just as many tracks that I'm likely never to love. I'd like to thank the compiler for putting this together anyway. I'm sorry if the review is poorly written, I tended to write as I listened to the tracks. Track 1: Bif Naked - Tango Shoes (2002) Track 2: Big Wreck - That Song (1998) Track 3: Chantal Kreviazuk - In This Life (2002) Track 4: City & Colour - Save Your Scissors (2005) Track 5: Econoline Crush - Sparkle & Shine (1998) Track 6: Edwin - Alive (2000) Track 7: Jann Arden - Insensitive (1994) Track 8: Kathleen Edwards - Six O'Clock News (2003) Track 9: Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Cocaine Cowgirl (2005) Track 10: Matthew Good Band - Load Me Up (1999) Track 11: Mobile - Out Of My Head (2005) Track 12: Our Lady Peace - 4AM (1998) Track 13: The Reason f/ Sara Quin - We're So Beyond This (2008) Track 14: Sam Roberts - Bridge TO Nowhere (2006) Track 15: Sarah Harmer - Basement Apartment (2001) Track 16: Sloan - The Other Man (2001) Track 17: The Tragically Hip - Ahead By A Century (1993) Track 18: USS - Laces Out (2009) Track 19: Alanis Morissette - Precious Illusions (2002) Track 20: Wintersleep - Weighty Ghost (2007) I was pretty concerned when I first saw you got my CD, as I reply to your personal chart frequently and I knew the majority of the tracks probably wouldn't be your taste in music. However, I'm pleasantly surprised you did like a couple of the tracks, and thought I'd only comment on those that got a 8/10 or high rating. I still enjoyed your review of tracks you didn't like, any feedback is good feedback. Track 3: Chantal Kreviazuk - In This Life (2002) 6jX7i0MG0uk Known quite well for her version of Leaving On A Jet Plane on the 1998 Armageddon soundtrack, this song become her most commerical song to date and was a minor hit in the US. Normally I'm not a huge fan of piano-driven artists, but her ability to write great pop songs has always won me over and this is her at the top of her game. Track 7: Jann Arden - Insensitive (1994) MaSDEUITIfk A great big mid-tempo ballad for another singer-songwriter, Insensitive is a song that still garners huge airplay in here and is sometimes referred to as the Canadian-version of Torn. The song went to #1 in Australia, #12 in US and even #40 in the UK! This remains her only charting single internationally. After all these years, this song never gets old! Track 8: Kathleen Edwards - Six O'Clock News (2003) EVtAblO50Fc Yet another singer-songwriter, her country-folk sound is incredibly appealing and I've always enjoyed her music. While a lot of her music is oriented towards rural life and hardships, she has a true talent for what she does. Track 13: The Reason f/ Sara Quin - We're So Beyond This (2008) q0VKljXTsTA Toronto-based rock band The Reason and 1/2 of Tegan & Sara got together to make this awesome track. The whole male/female vocal thing going on and a great beat makes this thing catchy as hell! Surprisingly a flop here in Canada and it seems as if no one has ever heard this, even with Sara Quin being featured on it. Track 19: Alanis Morissette - Precious Illusions (2002) Gm-e5quvZTk The follow-up single to Hands Clean, this song is my favourite Alanis single of the past decade. While Alanis is known for writing such thought-provoking songs, this one is no different. The song failed to chart anywhere and it deserved so much more. Thank you! Edited June 10, 201015 yr by West
June 11, 201015 yr Wahey ;D I'll quickly go through the choices and why I picked them. You're pretty much right about the the classic rock theme; but still trying to keep it contemporary with 00's tracks in all different genres of music. 01 // Spot on! It's David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust. It's quite early 70's and has that glam-rock vibe to it, and I totally agree with you on the 'insanely catchy riffs', it's to why I purposely chose it as an album opener. 02 // Never knew The Corrs covered it! Might check it out. A classic, bluesy 60's rock track which I felt leads on quite well from the opening track. It's short (as you say ^) yet simple and melodic, and it has beautiful lyrics. <3 "And moonbeams and fairy tales, That's all she ever thinks about". Personal favourite lyrics :heehee: But yes, it is 'Little Wing' by Jimi Hendrix. 03 // The track is called 'On The Run' by Shy FX. Definitely put there to disturb the opening themes of the CD. I specifically chose this as I believe that some people can be very critical of D&B. Shy FX are pretty much the pioneers of Jungle D&B. Very successful act who have worked with artists such as Dizzee Rascal. I love the beat and the catchy chorus of it, which is pretty much why I chose it. 04 // This is 'Dance The Way I Feel' by Camden-based band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool. I absolutely love this; for pretty much the same reasons you pointed out. It's dark electro pop and has a good, catchy chorus. 05 // It's none other than 'Helter Skelter' by The Beatles! I realised that I was getting near enough halfway from my (stupidly) short album, so I wanted to pretty much pick things up a little [louden them up]. So what none better than one of their best songs imo. It's definitely one of the grittiest, dirtiest tracks they've done. 06 // I was extremely unsure on this track. It's 'Seasons of Wither' by Aerosmith. The point of the 5th track was to kick things off a little, than this one just brings the tone right down. :lol: Basically, I'm a massive Aerosmith fan, and sometimes I find it really sad that people only associate 'I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing' with them. The acoustic guitars compliment the haunting vocals beautifully imo. 07 // 'French Disco In Space' by Kid Moxie. This is definitely a little gem from 2009. It's sweet and contains so many different elements to its production. 08 // Another track I was really unsure about, it's 'Lola' by The Kinks. I've definitely placed this in the wrong position I think. But again, it's part of the classic rock theme I have going on. I like the song, you don't hear many songs these days that actually tell a story; especially one like one about a man having it off with a transvestite in Soho! 09 // At first I placed this next to the Kid Moxie track, but they both have to much of a similar vibe [hence why I inserted The Kinks to break them up]. It's 'Deadbeat Summer' by Neon Indian. I absolutely love this! It's so 60's psychedelic influenced blended with a chilled electronic approach. 10 // 'My Drive Thru' by N*E*R*D, Santogold & Casablancas. I still believe that this song should have been massive! It's incredibly contemporary and features two amazing artists and a really great band. I love how it's very jazzy/funky but still very urban. 11 // Aha. 'Stalemate' by Ben's Brother ft. Anastacia. Tbf I don't actually listen to her any more apart from this song. Both voices compliment each other very well, it's well written, well composed, you cannot really fault it! 12 // 'Lust For Life' by Iggy Pop. I stole the album title from this song title. :teresa: It has a very famous drumbeat which I thought sounded great to end the album with, for some strange reason. :lol: I just love everything about Iggy; his posture, songwriting,.. his dancing. :lol: It also fades out nicely.. another reason to why I chose it. :lol: :/ Glad you enjoyed and got the feel of the album Shoat. :D Well I can honestly say I'd have never guessed at The Beatles or Aerosmith. 'Helter Skelter' sounds a lot more raw than their more well-known hits certainly. And seriously, Aerosmith :o The Aerosmith songs I know, Steven Tyler just yelps and shouts. 'Seasons Of Wither' he's a lot more subdued, and he sounds all the better for it. I thought there was something familiar about the Iggy Pop track, I guess it was the drumbeat. Thanks for compiling this Josh, at the very least I've got another half dozen tracks to add to my music collection!
June 11, 201015 yr Track 1: Bif Naked - Tango Shoes (2002) Track 2: Big Wreck - That Song (1998) Track 3: Chantal Kreviazuk - In This Life (2002) Track 4: City & Colour - Save Your Scissors (2005) Track 5: Econoline Crush - Sparkle & Shine (1998) Track 6: Edwin - Alive (2000) Track 7: Jann Arden - Insensitive (1994) Track 8: Kathleen Edwards - Six O'Clock News (2003) Track 9: Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Cocaine Cowgirl (2005) Track 10: Matthew Good Band - Load Me Up (1999) Track 11: Mobile - Out Of My Head (2005) Track 12: Our Lady Peace - 4AM (1998) Track 13: The Reason f/ Sara Quin - We're So Beyond This (2008) Track 14: Sam Roberts - Bridge TO Nowhere (2006) Track 15: Sarah Harmer - Basement Apartment (2001) Track 16: Sloan - The Other Man (2001) Track 17: The Tragically Hip - Ahead By A Century (1993) Track 18: USS - Laces Out (2009) Track 19: Alanis Morissette - Precious Illusions (2002) Track 20: Wintersleep - Weighty Ghost (2007) I was pretty concerned when I first saw you got my CD, as I reply to your personal chart frequently and I knew the majority of the tracks probably wouldn't be your taste in music. However, I'm pleasantly surprised you did like a couple of the tracks, and thought I'd only comment on those that got a 8/10 or high rating. I still enjoyed your review of tracks you didn't like, any feedback is good feedback. Ah, thanks, I thought it might have been yours as soon as I saw the title. I wasn't sure quite what to expect, unfortunately I didn't enjoy everything, but there was some good tracks on there. I'm going to keep eight of them. ^_^ Track 7: Jann Arden - Insensitive (1994) A great big mid-tempo ballad for another singer-songwriter, Insensitive is a song that still garners huge airplay in here and is sometimes referred to as the Canadian-version of Torn. The song went to #1 in Australia, #12 in US and even #40 in the UK! This remains her only charting single internationally. After all these years, this song never gets old! Oh wow, I didn't realise it was a minor hit here as well. I can't say I would have placed it as a mid-90s song either, I'd agree that it doesn't get old. Definitely my favourite on the album Track 8: Kathleen Edwards - Six O'Clock News (2003) Yet another singer-songwriter, her country-folk sound is incredibly appealing and I've always enjoyed her music. While a lot of her music is oriented towards rural life and hardships, she has a true talent for what she does. Ah! I would have expected this to be a duo, I do have a Kathleen Edwards song ("Run") on my iTunes, it was once a free iTunes song of the week. Think I might see if she's on Spotify or something, I liked the sound on this too. Track 13: The Reason f/ Sara Quin - We're So Beyond This (2008) Toronto-based rock band The Reason and 1/2 of Tegan & Sara got together to make this awesome track. The whole male/female vocal thing going on and a great beat makes this thing catchy as hell! Surprisingly a flop here in Canada and it seems as if no one has ever heard this, even with Sara Quin being featured on it. Ah yes, I knew I recognised the female! I like a bit of Tegan & Sara. :wub: This was one of the few male heavy tracks I did enjoy. :lol: Track 19: Alanis Morissette - Precious Illusions (2002) The follow-up single to Hands Clean, this song is my favourite Alanis single of the past decade. While Alanis is known for writing such thought-provoking songs, this one is no different. The song failed to chart anywhere and it deserved so much more Ooh, I wasn't expecting this to be a single, I suppose I can be excused if it didn't chart anywhere. :( Alanis is someone I always feel I should get into "Ironic", "Thank U" and "Hands Clean" are all amazing, but they're practically all I know. :( Thanks again for this!
June 11, 201015 yr Okay so I’m finally getting round to doing my review of “Who Needs Artwork”… sorry about the lateness guys. Track 1 opens with quite a cheesy piano line, which reminds me of something… female singer, quite a distinctive accent and it’s overall a fairly inoffensive track. Not really my cup of tea but it’s perfectly pleasant. Within about the first second of Track 2 I already recognised this voice; it’s unmistakably Miss Diana Vickers. I recognised one of the lines from the tracklisting to the album so I’m assuming this is “Put It Back Together”. It’s quite nice actually; if I had a criticism it would be that it seems odd coming so early on when it has the feel of a closing track. Track 3’s opening its certainly very different to what I’ve heard so far. It’s quite a minimalist electronic backing with a possibly European female vocalist? This really isn’t the sort of music that I go for but there’s nothing here that I genuinely dislike. My impression of the album at this point was that I hoped the tone picked up a little as it was quite a muted start. My hopes were a bit dashed with Track 4 which is a fairly sober song with some interesting backing instruments. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just slightly forgettable. Track 5 is widely in the same vein with a quirky female vocal (again) but a slightly more uplifting tone to the song. This is quite nice actually, maybe a grower despite the intro leaving me wishing for something more direct. Track 6 certainly gets going a bit more. I could swear I recognise this but it’s quite driving, verging on power ballad territory at times despite some oddly placed breakdowns. Twin vocals, a distinctly odd male one and a female one more similar to what I’ve heard so far, this is a very likeable track. Track 7 is certainly different… I instantly disliked the jerky, piano-led verses but the chorus is far better, even sounds slightly Irish (or is that just me?). Certainly a grower, one of the better tracks I’ve heard so far. From Track 8’s intro it could be anything from a Westlife album track to a post-grunge power ballad. As soon as the female vocal comes in I realised it was thankfully neither. It’s the kind of track that sounds a bit dated now but I think I like it. This CD is certainly picking up after a shaky start. Track 9 brings the tone back down, another song with both male and female vocals. If I’m being critical it sounds like something I’d hear in a French supermarket, I may have liked it more if it had been earlier on but after the last three tracks it seems a bit poor. Oh joy, Track 10 is a cover of “Run”. Leona’s version is one of my pet hates, as an original it would stand up well but compared to the actual original it was hammy and downright dreadful. This one goes for a similar approach but thankfully we’re spared of the 100-piece choir and countless clichés. This is perfectly passable and as I can’t see anyone actually preferring this to the original, I’ll let it pass. It’s still a masterclass of songwriting even if the girl’s voice is a bit samey. Ooh Track 11 is Leona Lewis! I wouldn’t normally be so excited but the intro sounded very promising, this is actually quite pleasant. No prizes for guessing the name of the song, might be “Strangers”? :P Track 12 opens similarly, quite electro-ish. Not my thing really, it’s interesting enough though and I think I recognise the singer… The opening to Track 13 sounded promising for about two seconds before going into a generic, chiming dance tune :( Actually it’s not too bad, again not my cup of tea but perfectly reasonable. It’s actually quite enjoyable on repeated listens. Track 14 sounds quite sweet, another female vocal. The backbeat when it gets going is actually really cheap-sounding, lets the track down a bit. It’s perfectly passable I suppose. By comparison, Track 15 has a much more expensive-sounding production even if the song itself isn’t any great shakes. Not bad, though. Track 16 sounds like Scouting for Girls with a europop backing :S Looking a the tracklisting for their new album that’s confirmed, is this a remix or have they taken a rather unwelcome change of direction? I much preferred “This Ain’t A Love Song”, sorry -_- The opening to Track 17 sounded better but the song itself is exactly the kind of drab girl group song that passes straight over my head. Nothing memorable about it whatsoever. So the final track, what do we have… like most of the songs here it’s fairly electronic, seems to have stolen the song title from La Roux as well… the piano backing is quite nice, good way to end the album actually. I suppose I got very lucky with my last ChC CD Swap with some really great discoveries like Alkaline Trio and The Guilty Hands. This one is less to my taste but I’ve still found some interesting tracks here and I’m glad I took part. Thanks to whoever made this compilation, I’m sure there are people on the forum who would be more enthusiastic about this set of songs but you’ve really put effort into making this enjoyable.This is mine haha. As soon as I read you had mine, I was gutted haha, as I didn't think any songs were to your taste, but thankyou for actually listening to it! :D Tracklist: 01. She & Him 'In The Sun' This was just because I was obsessed with it at the time of making this CD. I'm actually completely over it now myself haha and sorta regret putting it on :lol: But Zooey Deschannel though :wub: 02. Is indeed Diana Vickers 'Put It Back Together Again'. one of the highlights from her sampler, again, I wish I chose a different song from her album, as I prefer others now, but at the time I remember loving it a fair bit. 03. Kleerup featuring. Lykke Li 'Until We Bleed' This is one of the best songs I have discovered via Buzzjack (obviously through BJSC :heehee:) so I appreciate Jonny so much for introducing me to it. I'm sorta surprised you didn't like it as much as I thought you would, but again I'm not so surprised as I seem to be the only one who adores it :lol: 04. Track 4 is Angus & Julia Stone 'Hush' I chose this as I was in love with the album, and this is a standout to me personally. I was gonna include the fairly more enjoyable 'Walk It Off', however I sent it to BJSC that month and wanted to give more as to what was on offer of the album. 05. We have on e of my BJSC entries (BJSC entry OVERLOAD ALERT LOL) Sarah Blasko 'We Won't Run' this is definitely one of my more respectable entries I feel and I was so pleased I had discovered it for the contest. I hoped that this would have been a good a find for others, but it's too much of a grower I guess. 06. Again, it's a BJSC discovery for me! One of my faves. Stanfour featuring. Jill 'In Your Arms' I just adore this track so much. Definitely one of my personal favourite discoveries via the contest. I love the simplicity, yet quite anthemic chorus. 07. Gavin Mikhail 'Fight The Sky' One of my favourite songs EVER! Glad you liked i. I wasn't quite sure what you'd make of the track, but it most certainly is a grower. I got recommended Gavin through someone randomly messaging me on Myspace back in TWENTY-OH-SEVEN, saying that he saw me as a fan of Kelly C and I should check out Gavin. I'm glad I did! :wub: I also adore his song 'Brave'. 08. Next up we have Michelle Branch 'All I Wanted'. one of my favourite songs again, I discovered this though by youtubing WWE Diva Lita, tribute videos! I instantly fell in love with the song. I'm glad you liked it as I actually wasn't expecting you too! :o 09. It is Midway State featuring. Lady GaGa 'Don't Give Up'. It's a cover of the Peter Gabriel and Kate bush classic and I love it. GaGa's voice efinitely suits this song and I think Peter Gabriel said she was the only act to come close to making it as good as the oriignal or something. Ask TiP he'd know more haha. A fanatstic version of a classic imo. 10. Isn't a female vocalist SURPRISINGLY! :o It's a guy named Sam Tsui it's his version of Leona's version of 'Run'. I instantly fell in love with this cover and I subscribed to their youtube channel and wow, he never seems to disappoint. You should listen to his rendition of 'Fireflies'. It's quite amazing. :P 11. It is indeed Leona Lewis and the song that SHOULD have been included on 'Echo' Strangers. It's a demo and I am quite disgusted that it was missed off the album. It would have been a hit for her imo. 12. This one is another demo, which I believe was meant for Sugabab3s' new album 'Sweet 7'. It's Ne-Yo 'Lincoln Continental' This should have been a huge hit imo. It's addictive and to me, Ne-Yo never fails to impress. 13. Blake Lewis 'Heartbreak On Vinyl' the title track from his second studio album. His album is surprisingly very, very good and I included it, in hope of getting some sort of interest for him/the album. It's definitely the highlight of it for me. 14. My all-time favourite BJSC discovery. It's a massive grower. It received my 1 point in the semi's but went on for my full 12 points in the final. It's incredibly infectious and definitely a grower of a song. It's Linda Kiraly 'Can't Let Go' 15. This is Hadise 'I'll Try Not To Cry'. This song reminds me so much of my 2nd favourite Madonna song 'Frozen'. I adore it. Yes Hadise was in Eurovision 2009, with the brilliant 'Dum Tek Tek'. 16. Yep it is indeed Scouting For Girls The song is named 'On The Radio' I included this mainly because I'm sick to death of people complaining about how much they dislike SFG as they just recycle the same song over and over again. So was hoping this would change your opinion. It sorta worked, but not for the reason I'd hoped haha. 17. LOL. This is the ultimate BJSC song. It's Margaret Berger 'Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?'. It's something quite sublime. My second favourite discovery of BJSC (Behind Linda Kiraly - who was on the CD earlier). 18. It's the legendary Britney Spears. I couldn't have a CD without one of my favourite artists ever featuring! This is the song that should have been on the album 'Quicksand'. This is infectious and sounds nothing short of what GaGa would have done. I have no doubts in thinking this would have been a MASSIVE hit for Britney and it's one of my favourite Britney songs ever recorded. Amazing! Thankyou for taking the time to listen to the CD. I'm sorry it wasn't more to your taste, but I'm glad a couple of tracks stood out for you. Hopefully introduced you to some songs that just grow on you. Again, the tracklist in short... 01. She & Him 'In The Sun' 02. Diana Vickers 'Put It Back Together Again' 03. Kleerup featuring. Lykke Li 'Until We Bleed' 04. Angus & Julia Stone 'Hush' 05. Sarah Blasko 'We Won't Run' 06. Stanfour featuring. Jill 'In Your Arms' 07. Gavin Mikhail 'Fight The Sky' 08. Michelle Branch 'All I Wanted' 09. Midway State featuring. Lady GaGa 'Don't Give Up' 10. Sam Tsui 'Run' 11. Leona Lewis 'Strangers' 12. Ne-Yo 'Lincoln Continental' 13. Blake Lewis 'Heartbreak On Vinyl' 14. Linda Kiraly 'Can't Let Go' 15. Hadise 'I'll Try Not To Cry' 16. Scouting For Girls 'On The Radio' 17. Margaret Berger 'Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?' 18. Britney Spears 'Quicksand' Now I'm drunk. And will re-read this tomorrow, and cringe! haha.
June 11, 201015 yr Well I can honestly say I'd have never guessed at The Beatles or Aerosmith. 'Helter Skelter' sounds a lot more raw than their more well-known hits certainly. And seriously, Aerosmith :o The Aerosmith songs I know, Steven Tyler just yelps and shouts. 'Seasons Of Wither' he's a lot more subdued, and he sounds all the better for it. I thought there was something familiar about the Iggy Pop track, I guess it was the drumbeat. Thanks for compiling this Josh, at the very least I've got another half dozen tracks to add to my music collection! Yeah I know :heehee: , it's one of the few tracks where he's not shouting/screaming or whatever you want to call it. He has a really nice tone to his voice when he actually settles down and sings slow bluesy-riff tracks. And no problem, glad you enjoyed it. ;D
June 11, 201015 yr 08 // Another track I was really unsure about, it's 'Lola' by The Kinks. I've definitely placed this in the wrong position I think. But again, it's part of the classic rock theme I have going on. I like the song, you don't hear many songs these days that actually tell a story; especially one like one about a man having it off with a transvestite in Soho! Glad to see someone else include a Kinks song :D It's always amused me that the BBC insisted they change Coca Cola in the lyrics to cherry cola but completely ignored what the song was about. So they quite happily played a song about a transvestite on daytime radio in the early 1970s :lol:
June 14, 201015 yr When does the second one start? I've already got songs in my head for the next one. :heehee:
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