"There are no pockets in a shroud," laughed Steve. When not laughing at his own jokes, Steve works in my local record store and was responding to my suggestion I just maaay spend too much money on CDs. But he would say that, wouldn't he? Last year I spent at least $2,698 on CDs, vinyl and music DVDs; a lot of it in his shop. It's actually much less than I thought. Next year I'll probably spend as much again; maybe more. The rest of my money, I'll just waste.
| CDs | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The A-Bones | The Life Of Riley |
| 2 | American Music Club | Love Songs For Patriots |
| 3 | The Arcade Fire | Funeral |
| 4 | Davendra Banhart | Rejoicing In The Hands |
| 5 | Basement Jaxx | Kish Kash |
| 6 | The Bees | Free The Bees |
| 7 | Belle And Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress |
| 8 | The Beta Band | Heroes To Zeroes |
| 9 | Castanets | Cathedral |
| 10 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Abbatoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus |
| 11 | The Clinic | Internal Wrangler |
| 12 | Comets On Fire | Blue Cathedral |
| 13 | The Concretes | The Concretes |
| 14 | The Czars | Goodbye |
| 15 | The Dears | No Cities Left |
| 16 | Dungen | Ta Det Lungt |
| 17 | Bob Dylan | Live 1964 |
| 18 | The Exploding Hearts | Guitar Romantic |
| 19 | The Fiery Furnaces | Blueberry Boat |
| 20 | The Foreign Exchange | Connected |
| 21 | Jason Forrest | The Unrelenting Songs Of The 1979 Post Disco Crash |
| 22 | Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand |
| 23 | The Futureheads | The Futureheads |
| 24 | The Go! Team | Thunder Lightning Strike |
| 25 | Grandaddy | Sumday |
| 26 | Grandpaboy | Dead Man Shake |
| 27 | Hush | Extradition |
| 28 | Junior Boys | No Exit |
| 29 | The Killers | Hot Fuss |
| 30 | Kings Of Leon | Aha Shake Heartbreak |
| 31 | Lambchop | Aw Cmon / No You Cmon |
| 32 | Les Savy Fav | Inches |
| 33 | Liars | They Were Wrong So We Drowned Them |
| 34 | The Libertines | The Libertines |
| 35 | The Libertines | Up The Bracket |
| 36 | Loretta Lynn | Van Lear Rose |
| 37 | Madvillain | Madvillainy |
| 38 | Jesse Malin | The Heat |
| 39 | Buddy Miller | Universal United House Of Prayer |
| 40 | Mogwai | Songs For Happy People |
| 41 | The Mountain Goats | We Shall Be Healed |
| 42 | The National | Cherry Tree |
| 43 | AC Newman | The Slow Wonder |
| 44 | The Now Time Delegation | Watch For Today |
| 45 | Iron And Wine | Our Endless Days Are Numbered |
| 46 | Outkast | Speakerbox/The Love Below |
| 47 | Panda Bear | Young Prayer |
| 48 | Radiohead | Hail To The Thief |
| 49 | Reigning Sound | Too Much Guitar |
| 50 | Richmond Fontaine | Post To Wire |
| 51 | Todd Rundgren | Liars |
| 52 | Tom Russell | Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs |
| 53 | The Sand Pebbles | Ghost Transmissions |
| 54 | Scissor Sisters | Scissor Sisters |
| 55 | Secret Machines | Now Here Is Nowhere |
| 56 | William Shatner | Has Been |
| 57 | The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow |
| 58 | Paul Siebel | Woodsmoke And Oranges / Jack-Knife Gypsy |
| 59 | Sigur Ros | () |
| 60 | The Singles | Better Than Before |
| 61 | The Sleepy Jackson | Lovers |
| 62 | Soundtrack | Dudes |
| 63 | Soundtrack | Gott Mitt Uns |
| 64 | Soundtrack | Kill Bill Vol.1 |
| 65 | Soundtrack | Kill Bill Vol.2 |
| 66 | The Streets | A Grand Don't Come For Free |
| 67 | Tears For Fears | Everybody Loves A Happy Ending |
| 68 | The Thrills | Let's Bottle Bohemia |
| 69 | TV On The Radio | Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes |
| 70 | The Unites States Of America | The United States Of America |
| 71 | The Von Bondies | Pawn Shoppe Heart |
| 72 | Paul Westerberg | Come Feel Me Tremble |
| 73 | The White Stripes | Elephant |
| 74 | Bergin White | For Women Only |
| 75 | Jim White | Drill A Hole In The Substrate And Tell Me What You See |
| 76 | Wilco | A Ghost Is Born |
| 77 | Brian Wilson | Smile |
| 78 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Fever To Tell |
| DVDs | Artist | Title |
| 1 | The Rolling Stones | Cocksucker Blues |
| 2 | The Who | The Kids Are Alright |
That's a hell of a list you've got there. The Radiohead, Shatner and the Kill Bill Soundtracks were pretty good.
Posted by: peemil | 28 February 2005 at 13:56
Not big on the Radiohead, Peemil, but the Shatner album's terrific. The two KBs are pretty damn fine, too.
Come to think of it, I never thought I'd hear anyone ever say "Radiohead's OK, but Shatner's great."
Posted by: Tony.T | 28 February 2005 at 19:45
56 & 77.
Orangutans.
Posted by: boynton | 28 February 2005 at 19:47
Orangutans? I no get.
Posted by: Tony.T | 28 February 2005 at 19:50
What was the Cocksucker Blues DVD like, Tone? From what I believe it was the Stones partying on on one of their early 70's US tours.
Posted by: RT | 28 February 2005 at 19:51
That's the one, Rich. Keef and co fully smacked out. It's a top movie. Not super high quality, mind you, but it's a terrific look at what went on. Very revealing.
Posted by: Tony.T | 28 February 2005 at 19:53
"There are no pockets in a shroud" - one of those annoying sayings that could be used to justify almost any insane behaviour, in just the same way that perhaps "There is no fly on a shroud" could be used as a good reason to chop your cock off with a machete.
Good to see someone's still buying Paul Westerberg.
Posted by: Simon | 28 February 2005 at 19:54
The two Westerberg albums are terrific, Simon. In case you didn't know, Grandpaboy is Westerberg, too.
And yes, those kind of sayings get rather annoying. But I'm afraid I have to admit I laughed.
At first, anyway.
Posted by: Tony.T | 28 February 2005 at 19:58
We interrupt this comments thread for a spot of gloating,ahem:
Yay Blues!
Thank you, you may resume normal commenting.
Posted by: Dirk Thruster | 28 February 2005 at 20:26
Have you ever mentioned you barracked for Carlton before? No. I though so.
Carry on.
Posted by: Tony.T | 28 February 2005 at 20:27
I am going to print this list out and put it in my purse. That's how out of the loop I am. From public radio presenter, to scary Queensland hick, all in 18 months. Help!
Posted by: beth | 28 February 2005 at 20:52
Go the whole Scary Qld Hick hog, Beth; get it tattooed. "When in Rome ... " and all that.
Posted by: Tony.T | 28 February 2005 at 21:26
Yes, but do you have the "Jamming with Edward" CD I'm listening to right now? OK, as a bunch of actual songs, it's not much chop, but the jamming together is as loose yet pointed as the best bits of "Exile" and "Black and Blue", 'specially "Boudoir Stomp", where you can hear 'em working out how "Midnight Rambler" will work, "Edward's Thrump Up" where Nicky Hopkins just lets fly and "Blow With Ry" where he and Keef really have a good sniff underneath eachothers tails.
Posted by: Nabakov | 28 February 2005 at 23:38
Oh yeah, the rhythm section on EdJam ain't too shabby either. Charlie and Bill stretching their chops a little bit too as well, Charlie even does a drum solo.
Posted by: Nabakov | 28 February 2005 at 23:42
And now in "Interlude A La El Hopo", they're lapsing into Goon Showisms.
Posted by: Nabakov | 28 February 2005 at 23:45
And now they've turned the "Highland Fling" into a 300mph piece of classic boogie-woogie, led by Nicky Hopkins.
Posted by: Nabakov | 28 February 2005 at 23:47
$2,698 on music ? No mucky vids, mags or DVD'S ? You could have done FAR worse with your hard earned dollars but i'm deffo not too sure about Belle & Sebastian mate!! Surely a momentary abberration which i am certain you will agree with after a period of quiet reflection.
But this 'new style' synthesiser based stuff best exlempified by 'The Killers' Hot Fuss is surely turning back the clock(to before my time)? Duran bloody Duran anyone ? Is their influence THAT strong ?
What about Manic Street Preachers ?
Posted by: Brett Pee | 01 March 2005 at 05:01
As it happens, Nab, no; I don't have the "CD [you're] listening to right now". But I do have the vinyl I'm listening to right now; my original US pressing [Modest cough]. Edwards Thrump Up at 7:25 in the morning.
For what it's worth (no Buffalo Springfield jokes please), I agree with everything you say about the album.
Posted by: Tony.T | 01 March 2005 at 07:29
OK Tony, original vinyl trumps a CD rerelease anyday. Mind you, they've thoughtfully left the scratches on the CD version so you can hear someone walking up and down a gravel path in the background. And when are they gonna release "Love You Live" on CD? Don't tell me Allan Klein's still got the rights to that one. And I wouldn't mind having a squiz at "Cocksucker Blues" someday.
Posted by: Nabakov | 01 March 2005 at 19:11
I didn't know LYL hadn't been re-released. Is there a reason for that? Pretty much everything else is. Although it's not that good an album. Side three rocks, mind you "Allo Mahr-Grit. 'Ow are ya?"
And we can certainly tee-up a CB viewing.
Posted by: Tony.T | 01 March 2005 at 21:00
Have you ever mentioned you barracked for Carlton before? No. I though so.
Carry on.
Actually Tone old son, you have in fact posted a disparaging remark regarding Carlton on a post I wrote last year.
Are all Melbourne barrackers so absent-minded?
P.S. I have Jamming with Edward stashed away here somewhere, I don't remember being very impressed with it. I must dig it out and give it another go.
Posted by: Dirk Thruster | 01 March 2005 at 21:01
One remarks? Is that all?
Ahhh, well, there you go. I post so many disparaging remarks about Carlton it's like water of a duck's back.
JWE is not by any means the best album of all time, but it's a pretty hot session, never the less.
Posted by: Tony.T | 01 March 2005 at 21:06
CUSTOMERS WHO BOUGHT Love You Live ALSO BOUGHT ...
Turbo by Judas Priest
Stupid customers!
On the upside, their current "Best Seller" is A Nod's As Good As A Wink. At least they've got that going for them.
Posted by: Tony.T | 01 March 2005 at 22:53
Thanks for the Shatner tip, Tony. I downloaded "I Can't Get Behind That" and it was great. I probably won't listen to it again though.
P.S. "They Were Wrong, So We Drowned" doesn't have a "Them" on the end.
Posted by: hungbunny | 02 March 2005 at 00:27
I must have been subconsciously channelling my violent tendencies, Hung.
Interesting comment on Shatner. I certainly see where you're coming from, but I suggest you check out the whole album.
Posted by: Tony.T | 02 March 2005 at 10:23
I really really dig that Belle and Sebastian album, Brett.
But I certainly agree that this new synthesizery* stuff is all so very 80s. Lately I have been irreparably addicted to Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service--both painfully 80s-ish-- so who am I to talk? I thought I was too cool for that stuff--apparently not.
*OK, I write about books. I clearly cannot write about music. "Synthesizery," anyone?
Posted by: vague | 02 March 2005 at 10:24
I really like the B&S album, too, Vague. The addition of Trevor Horn was a big improvement from the earlier fey noodling.
It's heaps different from their earlier stuff, Brett. Not a fan of the Manics, though.
There are way too many eighties throwbacks these days.
Posted by: Tony.T | 02 March 2005 at 10:28
Have just caught a listen to The Streets 'a grand don't come for free'. I mean i didn't want to criticise without giving him a shot. And SHOT is just the state this bloke should be in. A bloke mumbling bullshit over a bland musical backdrop doth not good listening make. Put a large cross by this one Tony and we'll consign it into musical history.
Posted by: Brett Pee | 12 March 2005 at 05:36