First Half of 2003 In Review

[ggw]

Best Shows thus far this year?
 
 Best Albums thus far?
 
 I'll have to ponder the albums category, but best shows go to Rollins Band and Paul Weller.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Best show a tie between Pernice Brothers and the most recent Slobberbone. Some people thought my performance with the mime was pretty good too.
 
 Best album the Jayhawks with the Pernice Brothers a close second...though we've only bought a handful of 2003 releases

[kosmo vinyl]

best shows  The Delgados and The Cynics
 
 best album... have they released anything new worth listening to?  idlewild doesn't really count does it?  the new pronographers was a great download from emusic and the pernice brothers turned my head on first listens.

[dee606]

Absolutely, hands down best show - Rollins Band. Chills were going down my spine, it was so great.
 And this is from someone who's seen thousands of bands in my life.

[markie]

there have been a few good shows....
 
 Supergrass/the coral
 
 Delgados
 
 Cinerama
 
 Idlewild (that was this year, right)
 
 as for releases...
 
 that is harder they all seem to be last year.
 
 best re-release was Take no prisoners the Lou Reed live album.
 
 Perhaps Tyde Twice
 
 I am not sure about Dandy Warhols welcome to the monkeyhouse yet....

[ggw]

Originally posted by Andrew WK:
  Perhaps Tyde Twice
 

I've only heard one song, but they sound identical to The Strokes.

[markie]

Originally posted by ggw:
  i've only heard one song, but they sound identical to The Strokes.

Nope!

[Venerable Bede]

favourite show: delgados
 
 favourite album: grandaddy "sumday"
 
 most disappointing album: american analog set "promise of love"

[ggw]

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
  most disappointing album: american analog set "promise of love"

Really?  Why?  I haven't heard it.
 
 Did you go to the show last week?

[SPARX]

Originally posted by ggw:
   

Originally posted by Andrew WK:
  Perhaps Tyde Twice
 

I've only heard one song, but they sound identical to The Strokes. [/b]

Wow,GGW, I usually agree with your musical assessments,but I don't hear this comparison at all.The Tyde use way more instrumentation  and effects and have more of a 60's vibe,whereas the Strokes are pretty  straight forward  garage  rock for the most part.What's anybody eles think about this comparison?

[markie]

Well there is a strokeish element to blood brothers. I guess its partly due to the vocals.
 
 And that is the best song on the album..... the rest of the album is mostly more flakey psychadelia in the brian Jonestown mould....
 
 I did originally state that it reminded me of the Lloyd Cole BJM and the strokes.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Markie played me some of the Tyde. Sounded pretty decent. Didn't remind me of the Strokes.
 
    How do y'all think the Tyde stacks up against Beachwood Sparks?

[ggw]

Originally posted by SPARX:
   

Originally posted by ggw:
   

Originally posted by Andrew WK:
  Perhaps Tyde Twice
 

I've only heard one song, but they sound identical to The Strokes. [/b]

Wow,GGW, I usually agree with your musical assessments,but I don't hear this comparison at all.The Tyde use way more instrumentation  and effects and have more of a 60's vibe,whereas the Strokes are pretty  straight forward  garage  rock for the most part.What's anybody eles think about this comparison? [/b]

Like I said, I've only heard one song -- Blood Brothers -- and it's got the same vocal effects as The Strokes.  The first couple of times I heard the song, I thought perhaps The Strokes actually made a second album.  
 
 I'll track down the Tyde CD and give the whole thing a listen.

[markie]

I would never guess that the Tyde and the beechwood sparks shared members....
 
 the sparks are way twangy for my liking.

[markie]

Originally posted by ggw:
  and it's got the same vocal effects as The Strokes.  [/QB]

ding Ding DING
 
 I think the first album, once is better than the second album, twice.....