"In the world which is upside down, the true is a moment of the false."
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Wednesday, January 15, 2003 i'm as kooky as goddamned loon. i get home from work today exhausted, go to bed, have super shitty dream followed by massive cramp in my right calve muscle, and now i can't sleep. i'm pretty freakin' loopy as well. still not comletely back in this time zone and such. anyhoo, since i can't seem to do much else, i'll post. in lieu of something interesting or relevant to anything, i will offer a 10 best list of music i purchased or saw in 2002, in no particular order except maybe the first couple. it's a complete tossup from there, friends. here goes... wilco "yankee hotel foxtrot"/the flaming lips "yoshimi battles the pink robots". they're both brilliant records. wilco grows up and out simultaneously (karl wallinger of world party once sang it as "leavin' on all sides...") and the 'lips release a record that may not be there finest, but does include a few of their finest songs ever. both these records had more soul, took more risks and were more sonically satisfying than pretty much anything else out there in my opinion. kudos to both. sleater-kinney "one beat" s-k grow up, too. corin had a child and you can really hear some of the maternal fear for the future, for her child's future in not only the lyrics, but the music as well. it's also got a busload o' soul (for all the best reasons) and some absolutely fierce playing. a perfect match. i got to see s-k three times in 2002. they are the best live rock band working right now. take that to the bank. "disasemble your discrimination..." doves "last broadcast" bloody brilliant. beautiful, cool, surging and sincere. a total fucking gem. sway "self-titled" a shoegazing, fat guitar, melodius freakout with gorgeous pop hooks kinda masterpiece from a local band that just ruleths all they survey here in the absolute worst live music scene i have ever encountered outside of my shitty, shitty hometown. props to swaypop. steve earle "jerusalem" once again, not his best record, but a few of these are the best he's ever done. even without those songs, this is still better than 99.997% of the insipid schlock that we citizens are subjected to on a daily basis. cheers, steve. the white stripes "white blood cells" this is a great record it really is. i so dig it. however, through the discovery of this band through this record, i discovered the first two. "de stijl" is a muthfafuckin' masterpiece. find me a rock song with more soul, more down and dirty lust, more freakin' guts than "hello operator" and i'll kiss yer ass. "you're pretty good lookin' (for a girl)" has got one of the greatest rock and soul gee-tar riffs of all time. jack white is my rock star hero. tandy "the bloodroot transcriptions" by far the best country band in brooklyn delivers yet another little treasure. god bless tandy. they make life o-fucking-k in so many ways. joe strummer and the mescaleros at the hootenany 2002 in irvine (ick). i'm not just saying this because the poor fellow just up and croaked. really, folks. his performance was thoroughly ass-rattlin'. the mescaleros stuff was way rad. everyone in the band (except joe, actually) played every instrument. rocketh, it did. but he also kicked out "police and thieves", "white man in hammersmith palais", "spanish bombs" and "know your rights". it rocked. i'll damned sure miss him. cheers to you, mate. clinic "walking with thee" they're friends with radiohead. i know. i read the papers, but, if you are looking for a frame of reference, i say they are an english bridge between the residents and pavement. way, way fun. honorable mentions: sonic youth "murray street" yeah yeah yeahs EP interpol "turn on the bright lights" bonnie "prince" billy "i see a darkness" bright eyes "the story is in the soil; keep an ear to the ground" the promise ring "wood/water" sigur ros: "()" listening: buffalo tom "sleepy eyed" feeling: kinda tired finally. posted by downtown | 4:11 AM |
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