As promised! Volume 2 of the Paris Outtakes, along with some more info on the sessions. You can sift through this uber-detailed review of the Place Pigalle rarities set, which is a slightly re-orged, four-disc compendium of Some Girls, Exile, Goats Head Soup, Black and Blue, Emotional Rescue and Tattoo You sessions. God bless other nerds with this much time on their hands.
TRACK LIST:
1 Miss you / 2 Let’s go steady / 3 Everlasting is my love / 4 Lies 2 / 5 Yellow cab / 6 When the whip comes down/ 7 Shattered 2 / 8 Fiji Jim / 9 We had it all
Au revoir, mon petites. Until tomorrow! When we offer…. the Lonely at the Top outtakes, which, we have to say, is worth checking in on, if only for the cover of Dobie Gray’s “Drift Away.”
You’ve probably seen the new Converse campaign in Rolling Stone, Spin, et al. But we have to weigh in on this song — yes, the unholy trio of Julian Casablancas, Pharrell Williams and Santogold have a song. Where is the ghost of Lester Bangs when you need him. Four stars from Rolling Stone - you should be ashamed!
“Because you like Coldplay.” OK, we kid, we kid. Kind of.
Chris Martin gets a big chuckle out of the Filligar video.
Coldplay takes a lot of heat for being such a harmless band (and that might be their biggest fault) but for all their wonk, it’s pretty cool that they are allowing WFNX (alt-radio station here in Boston) to choose their opening act. I mean, we could really *screw* them, right? Here are the bands up for the opening slot in Boston, which goes down August 4th at the TD Banknorth Garden.
But the real reason we’re plugging this thing, other than the fact that we seem to love radio contests, is some cream of Boston’s indie crop is represented. VIDA LA VIDA LOCAL, babies.
“Beaches” by Aloud
+ Jen’s got a great voice (hello Johnette Napolitano!). She and Henry and the gang command live.
- Sound not entirely in line with Coldplay
“Malcontent” by The Luxury
+ Jason Halogen doesn’t seem to be able to rub two nickels together but he and his Luxury made a decent vid on shoestring budget. Good song. Sound sympatico.
- Jason Halogen is, as the song says, a malcontent and would figure out some way to drown his chances.
“Gunnin’ Through the Nite” by Township
+ This is a killer hook in throwback 70s vein of Wolfmother and Black Mountain. Well done, professionally shot, if entirely creepy video. Would blow the roof off the Gahden.
- Would require surgery after beer-bottle-throwing Coldplay fans turned naste-naste. Least Coldplay sounding band of all time. We’re surprised they are even, errrrm, Gunnin for the Coldplay Nite. Whores.
“Break Me Slowly” by Fendline
+ We’re struggling here. The girl in the video is cute?
- Ummm, who? Cheesy like Velveeta video. Simplistic song. Lyrically, more cliches than gramma’s placemat.
“Pretty Pet” by Aberdeen City
+ One of Boston’s top bands who has worked with Steve Lillywhite and would look and feel right at home on such a large stage. Haute approach to songwriting and lyrics. Wait a second here…
- Video gets a gentlemen’s B-.
“30 Lives” by the Motion Sick
+ Probably the best video concept in the lot. Song is complete novelty but catchy as all get out. And it’s about love through the eyes of the old 80s video game “Contra.”
- Coldplay’s fans were all born after 1988 - WTF IS CONTRA OMG IHY. The thought of 16,000 people chanting “up up down down left right left” frightens us.
“I’m Not the Only One” by The Brother Kite
+ Well if the bloggarheas have anything to say, this is the ringer. Great voice, good song
- Meh video. Please try harder.
“In Your High Chair” by Old Abram Brown
+ Nice sense of humor here. Decent song.
- Ummm, who? Struggle with the nasal tonality.
“Deadly” - The Vinyl Skyway
+ Suitable song choice.
- We love their records but this is neither here nor there.
“Warm Out” by Hooray for Earth
+ Thinking man’s sideways rock. Intriguing video.
- Second least Coldplay band in the lot.
“The Observatory” by Filligar
+ The first “who” band that both impressed…
- … and frightened! This kid is nuts! Did Grandaddy write this song?
“Went About a Stranger” by This Car Up
+ We know and like This Car Up but….
- This video and song and live execution is doing nothing for their WIN case.
“Home Again” by Plumerai
+ Exceptional vocals on Elizabeth. Perfect vibe for the song.
- Bit o a boring vid, kids. If live footage is any indication, the Garden would swallow them whole.
“Pretty Southern Mama” by Hello Ninja
+ Another country not heard from but digging the rock voice on this one. Catchy tune.
- Highly average video. Should consider the Donnas/Breeders/New Pornographers opener contest.
To celebrate the 30 anniversary of my favorite Stones record — my first and truest favorite (because every fan knows there’s a difference between your favorite record and a band’s *best* record) — we say unto you ….
SOME GIRLS SESSIONS (aka PARIS OUTTAKES VOL. 1)
Tracklist: 1 Claudine / 2 Lies / 3 I need you / 4 When the whip comes down /5 Misty roads / 6 Munich Hilton/ 7 Respectable / 8 Shattered / 9 Think I’m going mad
Recording info (as found here): 2/4/6-8: 10th October - 21st December 1977, Boulogne-Billancourt, Pathé Marconi Studios
1/3/5: 5th January - 2nd March 1978, Boulogne-Billancourt, Pathé Marconi Studios
9: 18th January - 12th February 1979, Nassau, Compass Point Studios
Everyone else can bring Exile, Sticky Fingers and Beggars to The Island, I’m bringing Some Girls. Disco, country and rock n roll? Where else do you find that? (Comments disallowed for Ween fans.)
I have a few friends that get seriously worked up about fireworks. Living in Boston, I know we’re in the best-evah-guy woods, but they’ve never got me amped. To me, fireworks are like churches, parades and rappers’ homes (lookin’ at you, Cribs) - you seen one, you seen em all. Unless you’re on hallucinogens, in which case all of the above are pretty wild.
But — I’m always down for the beach (except when it’s “mostly cloudy chance of effin’ thunderstorms”), Coronas with lime and grillin’ in the backyard. A handful of songs come to mind for such a day’s soundtrack but X’s “4th of July” has always been in the lead. Considering I have it on my harddrive, and none of the others, here tis, “two ways,” as they are fond of saying in the culinary industry:
As if MissDiva’s (and 999 other soon to be former Sprint customers) trite with Sprint wasn’t enough (http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=136518&
page=1&pp=15), now Sprint is going after 200 of our finest because of a required TDY, in an area that leaves them roaming with their Sprint phones. Way to go Sprint, who’s next?
i love that maury is on like 4 times a day which of course is completely unnecessary, but of course i love it. today, on the second episode, they had little kids - 2 to 4 years old - who weighed anywhere from 60 to 120 pounds. it was pretty fuckin sad, and of course there were mothers on there who blamed their children for stuffing their faces with obscene amounts of ribs, cup cakes, cheeseburgers, potato chips, pop, etc. good times.
and from the email inbox i have a couple interesting, yet fully digested, artists for your listening pleasure.
btw, did you guys happen to check out sarah silverman on the mtv movies awards last evening? i actually made a note to check out her opening monologue - which didnt disappoint and i ended up checking back more often than i had planned. my night was almost made with the almost kiss between her and jessica biel which was pretty hot.
here she is discussing the inevitable hilton jail time and lohan’s rehab
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