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The Dresden Dolls' new album, No Virginia, is no Yes, Virginia. I'll have to listen more but so far it's mostly a bit hmm. Hopefully it will grow.

throughsilver wrote:

I had to miss Anti-Pop Consortium; slightly gutted.

You should be very gutted mate. They were fantastic at the Brudenell on Sunday night!

I just heard today that the (wonderful) Room237 people are gonna be putting on the Melvins at the Brudenell in a couple months. That you can NOT miss!

Oh shit, that's pretty fucking sick. Brudenell?! That's just wrong; I saw them at Hop & Grape back in the day and felt guilty at the smallness of that venue.

As an aside, I only found out about The Dresden Dolls after seeing that you listened to them a lot, often between The New Pornographers and the Pipettes (two bands I adore, especially TNP). That piqued my interest and I downloaded the free studio tracks from their website, went "Oooooooh" a lot, and now loves them.

Curiosity wrote:

Hooray! I do think Yes, Virginia is their strongest album, although it doesn't have Coin Operated Boy, which is brill. I do keep finding myself listening to TNP. I should probably get Challengers... my favourite tracks mostly seem to come from Twin Cinema and Mass Romantic.

No, Virginia is growing a bit on me. I do like the cover of Pretty in Pink.

You don't think?
Maybe I'm swayed because of the part in the video where Bush is sitting in the classroom and has just been told that America may be under attack, and he just sits there. That sequence scares me so, so much.

Oooh, all this mention of Virginia is making Gomez's Sweet Virginia be stuck in my head.

A Very Good Thing.

Grim... wrote:

Should it really be used to sell records?

I like the first two tracks on Yes, Virginia, but I didn't really listen to it past that, sorry! But the first couple of tracks I did quite like, as I recall.

throughsilver wrote:

Oh shit, that's pretty fucking sick. Brudenell?! That's just wrong; I saw them at Hop & Grape back in the day and felt guilty at the smallness of that venue.

When did you see the Melvins at the Hop & Grape? I saw them there in... early 2001 ish. Was a blinder! That was the first time I ever saw them, seen em a couple times since then, each time they floor me, amazing band.

Author:	Curiosity [ Wed May 28, 2008 13:46 ]
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AceAceBaby wrote: The Dresden Dolls' new album, No Virginia, is no Yes, Virginia. I'll have to listen more but so far it's mostly a bit hmm. Hopefully it will grow. I purchased said album this week, but have not yet been able to listen to it, as I continually forget to connect my iPod to my computer. As an aside, I only found out about The Dresden Dolls after seeing that you listened to them a lot, often between The New Pornographers and the Pipettes (two bands I adore, especially TNP). That piqued my interest and I downloaded the free studio tracks from their website, went "Oooooooh" a lot, and now loves them.

Author:	throughsilver [ Wed May 28, 2008 18:49 ]
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pupil wrote: throughsilver wrote: I had to miss Anti-Pop Consortium; slightly gutted. You should be very gutted mate. They were fantastic at the Brudenell on Sunday night! I'm comfortable with watching Wanderlei Silva brutalise Keith Jardine in 26 seconds Quote: I just heard today that the (wonderful) Room237 people are gonna be putting on the Melvins at the Brudenell in a couple months. That you can NOT miss! Oh shit, that's pretty fucking sick. Brudenell?! That's just wrong; I saw them at Hop & Grape back in the day and felt guilty at the smallness of that venue.

Author:	pupil [ Wed May 28, 2008 21:58 ]
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throughsilver wrote: Oh shit, that's pretty fucking sick. Brudenell?! That's just wrong; I saw them at Hop & Grape back in the day and felt guilty at the smallness of that venue. When did you see the Melvins at the Hop & Grape? I saw them there in... early 2001 ish. Was a blinder! That was the first time I ever saw them, seen em a couple times since then, each time they floor me, amazing band. It's gonna be sick at the Social, it better fuckin happen now!

Author:	LewieP [ Wed May 28, 2008 22:32 ]
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This is a cool, free, album Also, I have a signed copy of Angels. Go me.

Author:	Dudley [ Wed May 28, 2008 23:04 ]
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Damn you!

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Author:	AceAceBaby [ Thu May 29, 2008 15:41 ]
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Curiosity wrote: As an aside, I only found out about The Dresden Dolls after seeing that you listened to them a lot, often between The New Pornographers and the Pipettes (two bands I adore, especially TNP). That piqued my interest and I downloaded the free studio tracks from their website, went "Oooooooh" a lot, and now loves them. Hooray! I do think Yes, Virginia is their strongest album, although it doesn't have Coin Operated Boy, which is brill. I do keep finding myself listening to TNP. I should probably get Challengers... my favourite tracks mostly seem to come from Twin Cinema and Mass Romantic. No, Virginia is growing a bit on me. I do like the cover of Pretty in Pink.

Author:	Curiosity [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:21 ]
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AceAceBaby wrote: Curiosity wrote: As an aside, I only found out about The Dresden Dolls after seeing that you listened to them a lot, often between The New Pornographers and the Pipettes (two bands I adore, especially TNP). That piqued my interest and I downloaded the free studio tracks from their website, went "Oooooooh" a lot, and now loves them. Hooray! I do think Yes, Virginia is their strongest album, although it doesn't have Coin Operated Boy, which is brill. I do keep finding myself listening to TNP. I should probably get Challengers... my favourite tracks mostly seem to come from Twin Cinema and Mass Romantic. No, Virginia is growing a bit on me. I do like the cover of Pretty in Pink. I do like 'Coin Operated Boy', though from that album the stand-out track for me is definitely 'Girl Anachronism'. I prefer Yes, Virginia, as I have a huge love of bands/singers who use the piano a lot, and I find that the style of playing I enjoy is reflected well on that album (I'm a big fan of Ben Folds Five, Regina Spektor etc). Also, it plays up to my sense of the theatrical. I'm excited about Amanda Palmer's solo album, especially since she's recording it in Ben Folds's studio, and he is contributing to the record!

Author:	CUS [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:26 ]
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I like the first two tracks on Yes, Virginia, but I didn't really listen to it past that, sorry! But the first couple of tracks I did quite like, as I recall.

Author:	Da5e [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:27 ]
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'Missed Me' is awesome. I do like the DVD, as the drummer is frighteningly good.

Author:	Grim... [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:31 ]
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The new Linkin Park song is very good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PibXTko6VC4 Very good, IMO. [edit]The message and words are very good - the song is quite a simplistic little thing.

Author:	Da5e [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:35 ]
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I didn't enjoy that, it didn't seem to go anywhere. I liked Linkin Park's first album.

Author:	Grim... [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:38 ]
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You don't think? Maybe I'm swayed because of the part in the video where Bush is sitting in the classroom and has just been told that America may be under attack, and he just sits there. That sequence scares me so, so much.

Author:	MrChris [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:40 ]
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Oooh, all this mention of Virginia is making Gomez's Sweet Virginia be stuck in my head. A Very Good Thing.

Author:	Da5e [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:41 ]
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Grim... wrote: You don't think? Maybe I'm swayed because of the part in the video where Bush is sitting in the classroom and has just been told that America may be under attack, and he just sits there. That sequence scares me so, so much. Should it really be used to sell records?

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Author:	Curiosity [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:41 ]
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Mr Chris wrote: Oooh, all this mention of Virginia is making Gomez's Sweet Virginia be stuck in my head. A Very Good Thing. I loves me some Gomez (if I forget that 'In Our Gun' exists).

Author:	Grim... [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:44 ]
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Davydd Grimm wrote: Grim... wrote: You don't think? Maybe I'm swayed because of the part in the video where Bush is sitting in the classroom and has just been told that America may be under attack, and he just sits there. That sequence scares me so, so much. Should it really be used to sell records? Don't think they're selling this one. But: No.

Author:	Grim... [ Thu May 29, 2008 16:47 ]
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This Linkin Park parody is pretty funny: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JYNRhzX6gw8

Author:	AceAceBaby [ Thu May 29, 2008 18:28 ]
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CUS wrote: I like the first two tracks on Yes, Virginia, but I didn't really listen to it past that, sorry! But the first couple of tracks I did quite like, as I recall. But that means you haven't listened to Dirty Business, My Alcoholic Friends, Shores of California, Mandy Goes to Med School or the swishing loveliness of Sing. That's so wrong. Backstabber is my least favourite track. For some reason, Girl Anachronism annoys me a bit. I got an autograph on my camera bag and a kiss!

Author:	throughsilver [ Thu May 29, 2008 19:24 ]
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pupil wrote: throughsilver wrote: Oh shit, that's pretty fucking sick. Brudenell?! That's just wrong; I saw them at Hop & Grape back in the day and felt guilty at the smallness of that venue. When did you see the Melvins at the Hop & Grape? I saw them there in... early 2001 ish. Was a blinder! That was the first time I ever saw them, seen em a couple times since then, each time they floor me, amazing band. Yeah, must have been April 30th or something. I remember university was simmering down at that point. Was it just me, or did they play one song for fucking aaaages? It did rock a lot though. Funny thing was I went wearing a Neurosis hoodie, and someone asked me if they were touring the UK anytime soon. Sad thing is I actually knew, and was all 'well, first they'll be doing the Pacific north-west, then...', like Meatloaf in Wayne's World. They never did actually tour the UK...