{"id":7989,"date":"2010-02-19T14:25:22","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T18:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=7989"},"modified":"2010-02-19T14:25:22","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T18:25:22","slug":"the-list-2010-70-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=7989","title":{"rendered":"The List 2010, #70-61"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part the fourth!<\/p>\n\n\n
\n 70<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n Tortoise<\/td>\n\n 1994<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Tortoise\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n <\/a>
\n <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n I had tickets to go see Tortoise, this past Monday. Was too sick to make it. That's probably OK, since I haven't liked much of what they've put out in the last 14 years. This album, though. Mmm Mmm post-rocky Good. It's a bit more song-oriented than the other Tortoise record on the list. A bit less like a big sound collage. Sounds more like a band<\/i> playing these cool, jazzy, spacey instrumentals.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n 69<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n Neutral Milk Hotel<\/td>\n\n 1998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n In The Aeroplane Over The Sea\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n<\/a>
\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n I rarely listen to this any more. It's so strange, and often abrasive, that I rarely find myself in the mood. So, when I was assembling this list, I made myself listen to it again, to at least have it fresh in my head when it came time to do the sorting. And, so I gathered my courage, and I put it on, to see if I still liked it. I did. Having grown more familiar with Syd Barrett's music, over the last couple of years, this no longer seems as shockingly original as it once did. But, it's still mighty powerful.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n 68<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n The Sundays<\/td>\n\n 1990<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \"Reading, Writing and Arithmetic\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n <\/a>
\n <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n This is one of the many suprising entries on this year's list - suprising to me anyway. I've always liked this record, and I've been playing it a lot recently. I just never realized how much I liked it, I guess. So, here it is! I really do love the sound of it - her voice, his guitar, the whole lazy, dreamy, thing. And, I love this guitar player's sound and style. For instance, listen to that second clip (\"Joy\"), and then listen to this (skip ahead to 2:15 or so):
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\nI = Theef!
\nIn my defense, it did take me 15 years to recognize where I got that guitar bit from. I didn't copy it consciously<\/i>.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n 67<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n Rogue Wave<\/td>\n\n 2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Out Of The Shadow\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n<\/a>
\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nIt's a quirky little slightly-psychedelic folk rock record! It's very much in the same niche as The Shins' first (though tending more towards the acoustic), and it's kindof like what Modest Mouse used to sound like. Ah, the good old days... of five years ago.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n 66<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n The Colorblind James Experience<\/td>\n\n 1987<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n The Colorblind James Experience\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n
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\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nImagine Frank Zappa took over a western NY wedding band, broke all their polkas and line-dances and country swing tunes into short jerky fragments which repeat over and over while the singer sings surreal lyrics in a pleasant deadpan. With vibes! I doubt I'd know anything about these guys, if I didn't go to school in Rochester, NY.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n 65<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n Clap Your Hands Say Yeah<\/td>\n\n 2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Clap Your Hands Say Yeah\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n<\/a>
\n<\/a>
\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Here's another surprise. I do like this record, but I don't think it has earned such a high spot - I've only had this for a few months. Nevertheless, here it is! This band has somehow captured the essence of the Talking Heads without sounding a whole lot like them. It does take a bit to get used to the singer's lazy groan, but if you can manage that, it's a great record.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n 64<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n Cowboy Junkies<\/td>\n\n 1996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Lay It Down\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n<\/a>
\n<\/a>
\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n \"That lonely, sinking feeling\". This is probably the most somber of all the Junkies' records. It's like a 50 minute melancholy sigh.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n 63<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n The Cars<\/td>\n\n 1978<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n The Cars\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n <\/a>
\n <\/a>
\n <\/a>
\n <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Everyone knows at least six of the nine songs on this one, and you can hear any of those six any time of the day, if you just flip through the channels.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n 62<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n The Doors<\/td>\n\n 1967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n The Doors\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n <\/a>
\n <\/a>
\n <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Even today, this sounds unique; nobody ever tried copying their sound. And even The Doors themselves couldn't manage to hold onto it for too long.<\/p>\n

Relatedly, this is<\/a> an abomination.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n 61<\/span><\/td>\n\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n Big Star<\/td>\n\n 1972<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n #1 Record\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n\n <\/a>
\n <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n The first time I heard this band, or ever heard of<\/i> this band was more than twenty years after this record was released - and I wasn't alone. A lot of people were introduced to them in the early 90's, during a kind of Big Star revival. Why such great songs would wallow in obscurity for so long remains a mystery.\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

And, the histogram:
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Part the fourth! 70 Tortoise 1994 Tortoise I had tickets to go see Tortoise, this past Monday. Was too sick to make it. That's probably OK, since I haven't liked much of what they've put out in the last 14 years. This album, though. Mmm Mmm post-rocky Good. It's a bit more song-oriented than the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-list-2010"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7989","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=7989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7989\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}