Top 10 albums
10. Thrice: The Alchemy Index Vols. 1 & 2
09. Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
08. Eisley: Combinations
07. Paul McCartney: Memory Almost Full
06. The Apples In Stereo: New Magnetic Wonder
05. silverchair: Young Modern
04. Dustin Kensrue: Please Come Home
03. The National: Boxer
02. The Shins: Wincing the Night Away
01. Iron and Wine: The Shepherd's Dog
Honorable Mentions
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raising Sand
Straylight Run: The Needles The Space
The Weakerthans: Reunion Tour
Favorite b-sides
Brand New: (Fork and Knife)
Iron and Wine: Carried Home
Kanye West feat. John Mayer: Bittersweet Poetry
Favorite vocals
Stacy/Sherri DuPree (Eisley)
James Mercer (The Shins)
Dustin Kensrue (solo/Thrice)
Best concerts
Brand New/Kevin Devine and The Goddamn Band/Manchester Orchestra
Brand New/Thrice/mewithoutYou
Bonnaroo 2007
Manchester Orchestra/Annuals/The Never
The Hold Steady/Art Brut
Best TV shows
House
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
South Park
Best video games
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS)
Most Anticipated albums of 08
Death Cab
Chris Walla
The Hold Steady
Brand New
Jack's Mannequin
Thrice
Bob Mould
B-52's [I'll admit. I'm pretty curious]
The Lemonheads
-Orange
Friday, December 28, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
end of the year
so, i guess its that time of year again for all the end of the year best of lists. i SUCK at creating them because i can never remember what came out during the course of a specific year.
this year is especially hard for me because the only thing ive wanted to listen to for the majority of it has been the devil and God are raging inside me by this blog's collective favorite band, brand new.
there are two albums that i can remember coming out this year. the shepard's dog by iron & wine (another collective favorite...i did spend like two months this year listening solely to their bonnaroo set from a few years ago. im very sad that i was a year too late on the bus for that) and under the boards by saves the day.
i was told to take utb back. i was told its really no good, but a lot of people didnt dig sound the alarm either, and i was pretty into that one, so i dunno. i think its funny that i made a big deal about getting to the store to buy this one and its still sitting in front of my record player, unopened.
the shepard's dog is amazing. i think that it should be on everyone's top 10 this year. there is something about Sam Beam that reaches down to the deepest, darkest recesses of my soul and makes me happy and alive. i could never say enough good about iron & wine. seriously.
maybe after reviewing a few other lists, ill be able to come up with something more conclusive, but really, im getting too old to start listening to new bands.
id be willing to bet that orange has a list brewing, though.
~apple.
this year is especially hard for me because the only thing ive wanted to listen to for the majority of it has been the devil and God are raging inside me by this blog's collective favorite band, brand new.
there are two albums that i can remember coming out this year. the shepard's dog by iron & wine (another collective favorite...i did spend like two months this year listening solely to their bonnaroo set from a few years ago. im very sad that i was a year too late on the bus for that) and under the boards by saves the day.
i was told to take utb back. i was told its really no good, but a lot of people didnt dig sound the alarm either, and i was pretty into that one, so i dunno. i think its funny that i made a big deal about getting to the store to buy this one and its still sitting in front of my record player, unopened.
the shepard's dog is amazing. i think that it should be on everyone's top 10 this year. there is something about Sam Beam that reaches down to the deepest, darkest recesses of my soul and makes me happy and alive. i could never say enough good about iron & wine. seriously.
maybe after reviewing a few other lists, ill be able to come up with something more conclusive, but really, im getting too old to start listening to new bands.
id be willing to bet that orange has a list brewing, though.
~apple.
Monday, December 3, 2007
So, this is a re-upload? For the 3rd time.
Sorry the link to the Christmas mix was almost constantly down. Mediafire.com kept deleting it[and ONLY it]. So, I decided to use a different uploading site.
So This is Christmas? [take 3!]
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=43FNAN56
This should work. If it doesn't, I'm going to cut a bitch.
-Orange.
Currently spinning: The songs that make my heart sing. a compilation.
So This is Christmas? [take 3!]
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=43FNAN56
This should work. If it doesn't, I'm going to cut a bitch.
-Orange.
Currently spinning: The songs that make my heart sing. a compilation.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
first, i have to say that the summer, and especially bonnaroo, ruined me. i really cant enjoy myself at indoor shows anymore. all i wanted to do last night at the show was dance barefooted in the grass and maybe lay down and enjoy some sun between sets...but since we were at the house of blues in atlantic city, that was impossible.
anyway, we saw mewithoutYou, thrice, and brand new last night.
mewithoutYou were really incredible, and probably put on the most energetic set of the night. its really a shame that the people that were there during the set talked through most of it, but they talked through thrice and brand new, as well, so i guess they paid 35 dollars to sit around and talk? i dunno. i dont know a lot of mwY's stuff, but i do know a few songs and they didnt play them. i still really enjoyed them and am very anxious to see them again.
thrice was thrice. dustin makes me a happy girl and teppei is the sickest musician i have had the oppertunity to see. orange and i have concluded that teppei and vin from brand new need to record an album together. it would be the most wicked thing known to man. everyone would love it.
thrice played a few songs from the artist and the ambulance, which is one of my favorite albums ever. they played a few tracks from vheissu, and a really old song (deadbolt, i think, though im not sure) that was really conducive to a live performance. they also played some stuff from the alchemy index, and while the fire stuff is full of energy and very angry, which is also conducive to a live show, the water stuff is really mellow and didnt really flow well with the rest of the set. now im not saying that the water stuff isnt good, because its really georgeous, i just feel like maybe the water stuff should be toured on its own, maybe with the earth stuff, its thats going to be as mellow as this.
Now, we all know that brand new is my favorite band (or at least was until very recently) so ive seen them nearly a couple dozen times. they are always entertaining, in my opinion, and of course last night was no different...but i HATE brand new fans. they are obnoxious and ridiculous. and most of them are the worst kind of fangirls. i am a fangirl too when it comes to jess, but i try very hard to keep my obession under wraps when im in public, and these kids magnify it to the point of silliness.
i am in love with jesse lacey's voice to the point that if i could just marry it, i would. if i could keep it in a bottle and use it to lull me to sleep on sleepless nights, i would. his voice is sex. i would much rather sit around my room with my headphones on and listen to bootlegs though, then be in an environment such as the one we were in last night. no drunkies dancing into me. no people shoving past me. no one talking over jess singing bridges acoustically. mmm.
i hope that seeing them in philly this week will be a bit better of an experience.
anyway, setlist? setlist!
welcome to bangkok
sowing season
millstone
sic transit gloria...glory fades
shower scene
me vs. maradona vs. elvis
luca
the archers bows have broken
morrisey cover (ask orange for the title, because i dont remember it)
not the sun
degausser
jaws theme swimming
you wont know
limosine
jesus christ
and the encore
untitled.
round two on thursday, and three on friday. lets see what happens.
anyway, we saw mewithoutYou, thrice, and brand new last night.
mewithoutYou were really incredible, and probably put on the most energetic set of the night. its really a shame that the people that were there during the set talked through most of it, but they talked through thrice and brand new, as well, so i guess they paid 35 dollars to sit around and talk? i dunno. i dont know a lot of mwY's stuff, but i do know a few songs and they didnt play them. i still really enjoyed them and am very anxious to see them again.
thrice was thrice. dustin makes me a happy girl and teppei is the sickest musician i have had the oppertunity to see. orange and i have concluded that teppei and vin from brand new need to record an album together. it would be the most wicked thing known to man. everyone would love it.
thrice played a few songs from the artist and the ambulance, which is one of my favorite albums ever. they played a few tracks from vheissu, and a really old song (deadbolt, i think, though im not sure) that was really conducive to a live performance. they also played some stuff from the alchemy index, and while the fire stuff is full of energy and very angry, which is also conducive to a live show, the water stuff is really mellow and didnt really flow well with the rest of the set. now im not saying that the water stuff isnt good, because its really georgeous, i just feel like maybe the water stuff should be toured on its own, maybe with the earth stuff, its thats going to be as mellow as this.
Now, we all know that brand new is my favorite band (or at least was until very recently) so ive seen them nearly a couple dozen times. they are always entertaining, in my opinion, and of course last night was no different...but i HATE brand new fans. they are obnoxious and ridiculous. and most of them are the worst kind of fangirls. i am a fangirl too when it comes to jess, but i try very hard to keep my obession under wraps when im in public, and these kids magnify it to the point of silliness.
i am in love with jesse lacey's voice to the point that if i could just marry it, i would. if i could keep it in a bottle and use it to lull me to sleep on sleepless nights, i would. his voice is sex. i would much rather sit around my room with my headphones on and listen to bootlegs though, then be in an environment such as the one we were in last night. no drunkies dancing into me. no people shoving past me. no one talking over jess singing bridges acoustically. mmm.
i hope that seeing them in philly this week will be a bit better of an experience.
anyway, setlist? setlist!
welcome to bangkok
sowing season
millstone
sic transit gloria...glory fades
shower scene
me vs. maradona vs. elvis
luca
the archers bows have broken
morrisey cover (ask orange for the title, because i dont remember it)
not the sun
degausser
jaws theme swimming
you wont know
limosine
jesus christ
and the encore
untitled.
round two on thursday, and three on friday. lets see what happens.
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