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May. 22nd, 2005
Okay, music post!
May. 22nd, 2005 07:49 pmPart one of two now, because I've been putting it off for so long. >_>
Kasabian - L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)
Kasabian - Running Battle
So no, I was so miffed at having to miss M.I.A./LCD Soundsystem that I didn't end up going to the Kasabian gig either. It probably wouldn't have been a waste of time, though.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rondaview asked me what I thought of the album nearly two weeks ago: I have to say I thoroughly like it, as I'm just conversant enough with the Stone Roses, Primal Scream, the Happy Mondays etc. to enjoy, without being such a knowledgeable fan that said enjoyment is poisoned by the blatant ripoff. XD I mean it really is a hodge-podge taken from all over. The electronica flourishes are 21st-century (in the sense of the sounds themselves, not in the sense that Primal Scream didn't have'em) but that's the extent of the novelty. Then again, so what? All these bands share a predilection for really great basslines. If it moves my booty why should I care if it was written in '89 or '04?
Speaking of great basslines, here for the record is the song that leads into "L.S.F." on my current playlist:
Buck-Tick - Rokugatsu no Okinawa
Possibly the only song with "Okinawa" in the title ever written with no attempt made at Okinawan melody. This is the B-side to the "Dress" single, not the Trinity Blood OP remix but the original; in other words, 1993. I love how you can never tell if Japan is late off the last boat or early on the next one. (Though Buck-Tick is one of the few Japanese bands that slot respectably into the Western rock framework rather than the native one; the weirdness is merely a function of Japan being the alternate universe in which grunge never happened.)
Supercar - Alright
Supercar - Electric Sea
Speaking of slotting respectably into the Western rock framework: on their first couple of albums, before they went all techno, Supercar was heavily influenced by the Jesus and Mary Chain and... wait for it... Primal Scream. (Official site says so, as if you couldn't hear it.) The first half of their b-sides collection (Ced doesn't have the a-sides, sue me) is a sweet blast of feedback-noise guitar pop; on which Miki-the-bassist takes lead vocals as often as not, and I wish she had continued on the later albums, because nothing's better than girl bassists with angelic voices.
I picked these two tracks because a random reviewer on Amazon Japan said they were (respectively) the pop songwriting highlight of Supercar's early period and one of his personal favorites, and when have random Amazon reviews ever led one astray?
Kasabian - L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)
Kasabian - Running Battle
So no, I was so miffed at having to miss M.I.A./LCD Soundsystem that I didn't end up going to the Kasabian gig either. It probably wouldn't have been a waste of time, though.
rondaview asked me what I thought of the album nearly two weeks ago: I have to say I thoroughly like it, as I'm just conversant enough with the Stone Roses, Primal Scream, the Happy Mondays etc. to enjoy, without being such a knowledgeable fan that said enjoyment is poisoned by the blatant ripoff. XD I mean it really is a hodge-podge taken from all over. The electronica flourishes are 21st-century (in the sense of the sounds themselves, not in the sense that Primal Scream didn't have'em) but that's the extent of the novelty. Then again, so what? All these bands share a predilection for really great basslines. If it moves my booty why should I care if it was written in '89 or '04?Speaking of great basslines, here for the record is the song that leads into "L.S.F." on my current playlist:
Buck-Tick - Rokugatsu no Okinawa
Possibly the only song with "Okinawa" in the title ever written with no attempt made at Okinawan melody. This is the B-side to the "Dress" single, not the Trinity Blood OP remix but the original; in other words, 1993. I love how you can never tell if Japan is late off the last boat or early on the next one. (Though Buck-Tick is one of the few Japanese bands that slot respectably into the Western rock framework rather than the native one; the weirdness is merely a function of Japan being the alternate universe in which grunge never happened.)
Supercar - Alright
Supercar - Electric Sea
Speaking of slotting respectably into the Western rock framework: on their first couple of albums, before they went all techno, Supercar was heavily influenced by the Jesus and Mary Chain and... wait for it... Primal Scream. (Official site says so, as if you couldn't hear it.) The first half of their b-sides collection (Ced doesn't have the a-sides, sue me) is a sweet blast of feedback-noise guitar pop; on which Miki-the-bassist takes lead vocals as often as not, and I wish she had continued on the later albums, because nothing's better than girl bassists with angelic voices.
I picked these two tracks because a random reviewer on Amazon Japan said they were (respectively) the pop songwriting highlight of Supercar's early period and one of his personal favorites, and when have random Amazon reviews ever led one astray?