tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388711.post8524399999797956071..comments2023-05-27T09:17:05.498-05:00Comments on Dusty Likes Music: The Best Albums of 2007Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18186506571227921241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388711.post-47477330342536672372008-02-21T11:31:00.000-05:002008-02-21T11:31:00.000-05:00Hope the system works out for you!I'll be the firs...Hope the system works out for you!<BR/>I'll be the first to say that, while I love Sonic Youth, they're definitely not for everyone. It is also pretty crucial that you start with the right album. <BR/>I may do more with this later, but here's a list of albums of to check out, in order of when you should listen to them:<BR/><BR/>1. Goo<BR/>2. Daydream Nation<BR/>3. Washing Machine<BR/>4. Dirty<BR/>5. A Thousand Leaves<BR/>6. Rather Ripped<BR/>7. Sister<BR/>8. Bad Moon Rising<BR/><BR/>Start with "Goo", and work your way down.<BR/>Now, don't misunderstand me: I'm not saying that "Goo" is better than "Daydream Nation". I'm just saying that, as a whole, it is more accessible. Also, "Goo" is the album that got me into Sonic Youth, so I have a soft spot in my heart for it.<BR/>Let me know if you get into them, and what you think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186506571227921241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388711.post-52561327294501778962008-02-18T15:40:00.000-05:002008-02-18T15:40:00.000-05:00I suppose it's typical of my neuroses that your co...I suppose it's typical of my neuroses that your comment made me worried, because I haven't listened to Sonic Youth at all, and a number of my friends who share my love of The Smiths, Radiohead (and Interpol, Joy Division, My Bloody Valentine, etc) highly recommend them.<BR/><BR/>I'll bear your system in mind. It seems to be bearing fruit already - I got "Challengers" by The New Pornographers just yesterday, and I can already identify most of the songs on it. Needless to say it's a great album (though, I must say, I prefer Myriad Harbour to All the Old Showstoppers, but maybe that's just my appreciation of Destroyer bubbling up).Spencer Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301448668194775788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388711.post-10970890990818302008-02-17T17:38:00.000-05:002008-02-17T17:38:00.000-05:00I have not now, nor will I ever catch up with musi...I have not now, nor will I ever catch up with music. It's just the way things are, I suppose.<BR/>I don't know that I ever feel a sense of anxiety about it, but I sometimes get sad that I forget about my old favorites. For instance, I listened to Sonic Youth's "Goo" for the first time in 3 years last week. It is still a fantastic album, but I often forget about it in the face of all this new stuff.<BR/>Some years are better than others, though. This past year, for instance, was an absolutely tremendous year for music. Some really amazing stuff was released. I made a top-twenty list and felt bad for leaving so many off! I'm bracing myself for a down year this year.<BR/>So, to answer your question, I often get overwhelmed, but seldom do I suffer anxiety; I save that for school.<BR/><BR/>I also have a system worked out. I will listen to an album three (sometimes five) times (unless I can't stand it on the first listen). If I like it, it enters my rotation. If I don't really pick up on it after three listens, I normally throw it to the side. Sometimes I'll revisit it, and sometimes I won't.<BR/>It helps to have a system in place...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186506571227921241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388711.post-27625021955340951502008-02-17T10:08:00.000-05:002008-02-17T10:08:00.000-05:00Do you ever feel as though you have too much music...Do you ever feel as though you have too much music to listen to? Perhaps with something of a utilitarian desperation for self-betterment, I have obtained more albums than any human could ever hope to listen to before I'll have to get all of the next few releases.<BR/><BR/>Part of the problem is how much I love music. I enjoy listening to good songs and albums so much that I feel I'm wasting my time by enjoying old favourites, and disheartened when it takes me some time to get to know an album.<BR/><BR/>As I've digressed into rambling, I suppose my real question is this: do you feel the same anxiety as I do, or have you managed to catch up with your music enough for it not to matter?Spencer Greenwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301448668194775788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388711.post-64777441726855872162008-01-27T22:06:00.000-05:002008-01-27T22:06:00.000-05:00I don't know that I ever said that I "hated" Bloc ...I don't know that I ever said that I "hated" Bloc Party. I found their first album to be severely boring and intensely overhyped, though. I do remember making fun of you for liking it. I don't apologize for it.<BR/>They have come a long way since that album. "A Weekend in the City" is light years better than "Silent Alarm".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186506571227921241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33388711.post-51761910933711862392008-01-26T19:37:00.000-05:002008-01-26T19:37:00.000-05:00I thought you hated Bloc Party. You made fun of me...I thought you hated Bloc Party. You made fun of me for liking the first one. And Marisa Nadler also made my list, but she was number 16. So sad for her.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178030580414653549noreply@blogger.com