toddolson's Favorite 10 Albums of the Moment
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Overall Rank: 58
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The American Analog Set
We are back in Cali, and this is just a great chill out cali kinda record. If you like Yo La Tengo, you'll dig this.
Overall Rank: 52
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Spiritualized
What can I say, Nejedly, you inspired me. The more I listen to this the more I appreciate it. A truly great full length album.
Overall Rank: 130
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The National
Digging this from the first listen. A subdued Jim Morrison fronting the Smiths with a great drummer.
Overall Rank: 30
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The Black Keys
Haven't heard the whole thing yet, but you know it rocks. Definitely a new sound with Danger Mouse on the boards. Maybe the best guitarist and drummer around.
Overall Rank: 4
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R.E.M.
I'm liking this REM record. Its not as good as all the press makes it out to be, but this is the record they had to make. Kinda of an updated New Adventures in Hi FI with a little more focus on the old school REM aesthetic. " Until the day is Done" is classic REM a la 86'. I dig it. Overall, it still suffers from some cheesy lyrics and Stipes voice being way out front. I'm giving it a 6.5/10
Overall Rank: 9
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Radiohead
No doubt. This is going down as one of their best. A great snowboarding record. Enough adrenaline for bombing downhills, and all the beauty of a surreal snowfall on the lift.
Overall Rank: 1
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Pavement
I'm off snowboarding for a couple weeks and most of this list is the stuff I'm digging on the mountain. This is Pavement's often overlooked classic. Awesome grooves for shredding.
Overall Rank: 318
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Overall Rank: 202
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Ian Brown
My man, James "Growler" Craggy turned me on to Ian Brown's album "The Greatest". Some stellar brit pop grooves on this one. Great for shredding some powder UK massive style.
Overall Rank: 400
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Last updated by toddolson on May 06, 2008 08:40 PM
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As a followup - here's a story on the director and his interaction with REM.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/19/takeaway.shows/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/19/takeaway.shows/index.html
No - it isn't the official video. This director and his associated blog (lablogtheque) does this often. It was a real coup for them to get REM to agree. If you go to the blog - you'll see some spectacular footage of alot of the bands we discuss on here. The idea is to get the bands to play in different environments. Arcade Fire's is great. Vampire Weekend is OK. The Shins, National, Yeasayer and others are there as well.
for anyone interested... is this the official video? It seems there's a bunch of these?
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4v66i_891-rem-until-the-day-is-done_music
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4v66i_891-rem-until-the-day-is-done_music
I just saw this video. It was shot at a small train trestle bridge about 4 blocks where fraser and I used to live. Also, Fraser used to tell a story about almost getting hit by stipe in an old beat up volvo. He's still driving the same fucking car! Cool.
Vin - did you get the link to the video I sent you for REM? Until the Day is Done has a great video to it IMO.
Until the Day is Done is one of the few tracks I can turn to. Man Sized Wreath is a really good song but the lyrics blow. I think that's true of most of the album.
I've been wondering about the SM & the Jicks record and whether to pick up. Let us know if it stands up after some more listens.
Even the digable planets don't listen to their own albums anymore.
Imagine an alternate universe where rap like DP was the mainstream and not shit like Flo Rida. (Get it? Flo Rida? I think he's from Florida...)
Imagine an alternate universe where rap like DP was the mainstream and not shit like Flo Rida. (Get it? Flo Rida? I think he's from Florida...)
This is a SAMPLE whats on the iPod as I snowboard, I'm not wanting to break a lot of new ground as I bust switch to 180 airs. And yes the DPs are sick. They fit the groove.
Wait... this is the albums of the moment list. You're STILL listening to digable planets?
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