Pitchfork writers needed

[poorlulu]

Originally posted by pollard:
  So is Dead Meadow the most succesful local band  in recent years?      

*shudder*

[markie]

Originally posted by mankie:
  This is the sea....wasn't a hit?

I really dont remember it. I was only 12. The whole of the moon has certainly endured much more.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by poorlulu:
  *shudder*

that's just the volume making you quake, or something

[godsshoeshine]

i like metropolitan. they also seem to get the best response from people outside of the area that i nerdily talk music with.

[markie]

Originally posted by poorlulu:
   

Originally posted by pollard:
  So is Dead Meadow the most succesful local band  in recent years?      

*shudder* [/b]

Hum..... Success as defined by decibels?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Based on your knowledge of my taste, which of these am I most likely to like?
 
 And yes, my taste does go beyond Americana/alt-country. Over half of my top 10 of 2003 were non-Americana.
 
 
 

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  Alternatively,
 
 Washington Social Club
 Phaser
 Metropolitan
 Carlsonics
 
 Are four local bands that have surprised me with the quality of their live performances.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  Hum..... Success as defined by decibels?

or national exposure http://www.matadorrecords.com/dead_meadow/

[ratioci nation]

can we start calling Brit Pop, Britannica?
 
 so we have Americana and Britannica

[markie]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
 [QB] Based on your knowledge of my taste, which of these am I most likely to like?
 
 
 

 Probably non of them. Actually, Metropolitan, Washington Social Club, Carlsonics, Phaser I would rate them in that order for you.
 
 Metropolitan would probably pull off the best Arlo cover in my opinion.

[ggw]

There seem to be quite a few reviews of DC acts on Pitchfork -- ostensibly a national publication.
 
 Q And Not U
 El Guapo
 Apes
 Black Eyes
 Beauty Pill
 The Pupils
 Dead Meadow

[markie]

Originally posted by pollard:
   Britannica

Will we then have to say your knowledge is encyclopedic?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Thanks. I'll keep that list in my head for future reference.
 
 

Originally posted by mark e smith:
 

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
 [QB] Based on your knowledge of my taste, which of these am I most likely to like?
 
 
 

 Probably non of them. Actually, Metropolitan, Washington Social Club, Carlsonics, Phaser I would rate them in that order for you.
 
 Metropolitan would probably pull off the best Arlo cover in my opinion. [/b]

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  There seem to be quite a few reviews of DC acts on Pitchfork -- ostensibly a national publication.
 
 Q And Not U
 El Guapo
 Apes
 Black Eyes
 Beauty Pill
 The Pupils
 Dead Meadow

I was actually wondering who has had more record sales, Q and not U or Dead Meadow.  My guess was Dead Meadow due to wider distribution, but my perception could be completely off and it could be one of the others you mentioned.  Who knows, maybe Suede is the best selling local artist.

[Bags]

Originally posted by mankie:
   

Originally posted by mark e smith:
     

Originally posted by Bags:
     

Originally posted by poorlulu:
  ooh bags that's a bit harsh.........it's a cracking song.........

I wasn't being snarky...have the Waterboys had a hit?  
   I honestly don't remember them having a hit. [/b]

The whole of the moon. It was on the 1985 album, This is the sea. [/b]

This is the sea....wasn't a hit? [/b]

A hit....where?  I was a senior in high school, and I never heard it anywhere (except on my stereo) and no one I knew ever heard the song.  
 
 Mank, I'm not trying to argue, but I'd bet that most people, even folks who listen to HFS or whatever (ie, not way into indie/alternative the way folks here are, but have varied musical tastes) don't know Waterboys.  Doesn't mean Wateboys aren't great or seminal....

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by mark e smith:
  Will we then have to say your knowledge is encyclopedic?

of course