{"id":26781,"date":"2017-10-18T14:33:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T18:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=26781"},"modified":"2017-10-18T14:35:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T18:35:04","slug":"listening-to-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=26781","title":{"rendered":"Listening To..."},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b>St Vincent - MASSEDUCTION<\/b> Maybe a bit too shiny in places. Her quirks and charms are still present, but it feels like she's fallen into the same pit of hi-gloss lacquer that Spoon recently tripped into. I'll probably grow into it.<br \/>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"St. Vincent - Pills (official audio)\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_hwFx0ROBf7o\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hwFx0ROBf7o\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hwFx0ROBf7o\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M41S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-10-10T18:35:20Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_hwFx0ROBf7o\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hwFx0ROBf7o\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">St. Vincent - Pills (official audio)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hwFx0ROBf7o\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hwFx0ROBf7o\/0.jpg\" alt=\"St. Vincent - Pills (official audio)\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"New album Daddy&#039;s Home out now: https:\/\/lnk.ilovestvincent.com\/DaddysHome From MASSEDUCTION, order and stream: STV Store: http:\/\/found.ee\/StVincent_MASSEDUCTIONWebstore iTunes: http:\/\/found.ee\/StVincent_MASSEDUCTIONiTunes Google: http:\/\/found.ee\/StVincent_MASSEDUCTIONGooglePlay Spotify: http:\/\/found.ee\/StVincent_MASSEDUCTIONSpotify Photo Credit: Nedda Afsari @mutedfawn\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<li><b>Replacements - For Sale: Live At Maxwells<\/b> On the other hand... No, this is far from being as much of a mess as I expected, given their reputation. It actually sounds good and they only botch a couple of tunes. I had honestly thought that about 1\/3 of the songs on their early records were things they flung together just to fill out a record. But here they are, playing a bunch of those songs pretty much identically to the album version.<br \/>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Can&amp;#039;t Hardly Wait (Live at Maxwell&amp;#039;s, Hoboken, NJ, 2\/4\/86)\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_NDo-IZVxZek\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NDo-IZVxZek\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NDo-IZVxZek\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M19S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-07-18T11:15:36Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_NDo-IZVxZek\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NDo-IZVxZek\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Can&#039;t Hardly Wait (Live at Maxwell&#039;s, Hoboken, NJ, 2\/4\/86)<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NDo-IZVxZek\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/NDo-IZVxZek\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Can&amp;#039;t Hardly Wait (Live at Maxwell&amp;#039;s, Hoboken, NJ, 2\/4\/86)\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Provided to YouTube by Rhino\/Warner Records Can&#039;t Hardly Wait (Live at Maxwell&#039;s, Hoboken, NJ, 2\/4\/86) \u00b7 The Replacements Can&#039;t Hardly Wait \u2117 2017 Sire Records Company. Mixer: Bill Inglot Producer: Bob Mehr Lead Guitar: Bob Stinson Mixer: Brian Kehew Drums: Chris Mars Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg Guitar, Vocals: Paul Westerberg Engineer: Randy Ezrathy Bass: Tommy Stinson Backing Vocals: Tommy Stinson Writer: Paul Westerberg Auto-generated by YouTube.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<li><b>Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire<\/b> It's impossible for me not to compare this to mid-70's King Crimson. Heavy prog-rock with a strong 70's jazz influence. There's a bit more of the jazz influence here, but it's that heavy electric jazz-funk-fusion thing of <i>Bitches Brew<\/i>; it's not the lyrical horns-n-drums quartet thing of the 1950s. There aren't any vocals, which is actually nice - they were often the weakest part of early KC. And John McLaughlin is a much more fiery and acrobatic guitarist than Robert Fripp who prefers geometric intricacy over wailing - and what a great tone McLaughlin had! But, I think it's safe to say if you dig one, the other will at least interest you.<br \/>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Celestial Terrestrial Commuters\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_HDkipPU81f0\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HDkipPU81f0\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HDkipPU81f0\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2014-11-08T04:24:04Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_HDkipPU81f0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HDkipPU81f0\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Celestial Terrestrial Commuters<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HDkipPU81f0\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HDkipPU81f0\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Celestial Terrestrial Commuters\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Provided to YouTube by Columbia\/Legacy Celestial Terrestrial Commuters \u00b7 Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds Of Fire \u2117 1973 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Released on: 1973-03-26 Electric Guitar, Composer, Lyricist, Producer: John McLaughlin Associated Performer: The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin Drums: Billy Cobham Keyboards: Jan Kammer Violin: Jerry Goodman Bass: Rick Laird Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder Auto-generated by YouTube.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<li><b>Built To Spill - There Is No Enemy<\/b> Somehow I missed this band in the 90s. But now that I've heard them, a bunch of other 'indie' bands of the 90s and 00s have fallen into place in my big mental family tree of bands. Built To Spill is the forerunner of bands like Modest Mouse, Granddaddy, Death Cab For Cutie, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Decemberists, etc.. This is their latest record, and I do like it. But I can't wait to get into their much-adored early stuff.<br \/>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Built to Spill - Things Fall Apart\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_y6RoJ4GIM9k\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/y6RoJ4GIM9k\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y6RoJ4GIM9k\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M17S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2009-10-09T21:44:29Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_y6RoJ4GIM9k\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/y6RoJ4GIM9k\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Built to Spill - Things Fall Apart<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y6RoJ4GIM9k\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/y6RoJ4GIM9k\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Built to Spill - Things Fall Apart\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Built to Spill - Things Fall Apart\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<li><b>LCD Soundsystem - American Dream<\/b> As an LCD Soundsystem record, it's really good. It has everything you want from them: slow hypnotic droney things, uptempo electro-ravers and Murphy's distinctive vocals. It's also full of subtle nods (and deep, low bows) to new wave bands of the 80s. New Order, Joy Division, The Cure, and especially the Talking Heads from <i>Remain In Light<\/i>, are all well represented - some of the guitar solos sound like they got Adrian Belew to dig up his guitar rig from R.I.L. and let it rip. Great stuff.<br \/>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"other voices\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ZRaVXBJDiu8\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZRaVXBJDiu8\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZRaVXBJDiu8\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M44S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-08-31T11:35:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ZRaVXBJDiu8\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZRaVXBJDiu8\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">other voices<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZRaVXBJDiu8\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZRaVXBJDiu8\/0.jpg\" alt=\"other voices\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Provided to YouTube by DFA Records\/Columbia other voices \u00b7 LCD Soundsystem american dream \u2117 2017 Excelsior Equity Management of NY, LLC under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 2017-09-01 Mixing Engineer, Composer, Associated Performer, Vocal, Producer, Lyricist: James Murphy Associated Performer: LCD Soundsystem Composer, Vocal, Lyricist: Nancy Whang Vocal, Recording Engineer: Korey Richey Assistant Engineer: Matt Shaw Engineer: Raymond Richards Mastering Engineer: Bob Weston Auto-generated by YouTube.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Vincent - MASSEDUCTION Maybe a bit too shiny in places. Her quirks and charms are still present, but it feels like she's fallen into the same pit of hi-gloss lacquer that Spoon recently tripped into. I'll probably grow into it. Replacements - For Sale: Live At Maxwells On the other hand... No, this is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-listening-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26781"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26783,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26781\/revisions\/26783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}