What I'm listening to these days

Cure Trailer

A.R. Kane , The Loft/The Weather Prophets, and other 80's english pop music. I am intrigued by which groups and songs are holding up over the years. AR Kane songs hold up but the production is just too tinny. It doesn't sound full. Same problem for a lot of bands. The Loft/The Weather Prophets did some great songs, "I Almost Prayed" is a classic and since they just were a guitar band they still sound great. The original stuff was done on cheaply by necessity and lacks depth. Dif Juz is still just one wonderful swooping instrumental after another but production is again thin.


Amon Tobin - Bath Tub

On the recommendation of a friend I've wandered through some Cure stuff: Pornography, The Head on the Door, and Seventeen Seconds. Best overall quality has to be HotD. Just still sounds great, the songs are tight, and only suffers from a few "epic" songs that just seemed silly then and well sillier now, Kyoto Song for one. Pornography is a 3/4 record. The title track is useless, Short Term Effect is a turgid mess, however Strange Day yes. I loved it then and Love it now. "Give me your eyes that I might see the blind man kissing my hands" just gets me every time. Nice midtempo driving and almost metal drum line with a linear guitar break (reminds me of RS's work with Souixie) and misty synth washing over top. Nice.

So the lesson learned here is that enjoy the old stuff but be prepared for things to not sound as good as you might remember.

The Cure "Strange Day"

A good night out DCU 1 - CD Billie-goats 1

It was cold, it was wet, I'm sick as a dog this a.m. and we didn't win. A battling draw in which for most of the game we were a step slow. They came to play, made some big adjustments at the half and with the own goal they neary got the away win. Luciano got us the extra-time equaliser which was just about a fair reward for the late efforts of our boys. Cheers to all who stood in the rain to support the boys in the face of a very large contingent of away fans. Forza DC!!!

XTC - Love on a Farmboy's Wages

DCU v. CD Guadalajara

Yup big-time now!!!! Weather ominous, twilight premature? Yeah so this could be good fun and I'm useless at work!!!

Funny video - Tonight's tailgate?

Shamrock Fest and why I hate Anheuser-Busch products.

Well had a good time at Shamrock Fest yesterday. Strange being in RFK's lot 8 and not doing a Screaming Eagles tailgate. C'mon MLS regular season! Enjoyed Scythian, Flying Cows of Ventry, Kelly Bell, and Flogging Molly. All of which were high tempo and had good senses of humor. Connells were mid tempo american rock which was kinda flat compared to the uptempo stuff, so a bit unfair to make a comparison.

Why I hate Anheuser-Busch products. I had a roaring headache before I even got home! Rubbish, just Rubbish!!!

Unrelated Flamenco (Carlos Saura) (1995)

Jesu

Jesu is the follow on band of Justin K. Broadrick, ex of Godflesh, Head of David and others. His previous endeavors combined metal, dance, and wallpaper shredding guitars. Personally I recommend the stuff. The current Jesu is titled Conqueror is much slower and clearer in expressing what he is doing sonically. Again recommended. Picture is from the Jesu website.

Rojos y Negros v. Lindos Guantes Blancos

3-2 to the good guys. Yes "Good Guys Near Black"(watch the trailer). Well it was cold, wet and fantastic soccer weather. Saw some good soccer last night, well at times. We still seem not a few miles from really sharp but next up Chivas. Um yeah now it gets a bit more serious and we'll see how it goes. But last night was enjoyable. Get the vocal chords going et cetera.

A little Bauhaus never did any harm.

Well Well Well. Home game tonight v that Honduran team Club Olimpia Deportivo. So having done a little stomp stomp stomp in their patch lets see what we can do 'round here.

Alita videos