Official Last.fm Thread

Well, I won't lie I'm disappointed with it - I certainly don't think its shit but its a disappointment after For Emma. That is one of my favourite records of the last few years - the last track is awful, a few average tracks and about half i quite like.

Half of those listens were for the 1st album, so I've only heard the new one a couple of times mind. I'm willing to give it another couple though

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Beastie Boys
33
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The Stone Roses
26
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Nick Drake
24
4
British Sea Power
23
5
The Byrds
17
6
PJ Harvey
15
6
King Crimson
15
6
Arctic Monkeys
15
9
Alexander "Skip" Spence
12
9
The Aliens
12
11
The Kinks
11
11
Bob Dylan and The Band
11
13
The Amazing
9
14
John Lennon
8
15
The Coral
7

yeah only listened to new bon iver once but its nowhere near the same league as the debut. last song is atrocious and theres a few others not far off either. im hoping it'll be a grower but initially very disappointing compared to for emma...

You are too generous with your ratings jp. Make a stand, show the people what you really think of it.

Also, I'd never seen pictures of him before until today, he was wearing a beanie hat and looked like a complete loser. Put me right off him.

yeah i found it a hard album to judge. i think if it had been his debut i would have considered it a pretty good effort but for emma was one of the absolute best albums of the last decade so this as a followup seems hugely disappointing. i still rank it as a 6.5/7 out of 10 though as it has its moments, just nowhere near the level of the debut.

Think I went for 3.5 initially.

Certainly is a 6-7/10 record. As JP said, if it was a debut I'd probably have more time for it. If the direction he is going in is Beth / Rest, then RIP

1 Arctic Monkeys 57
2 Eels 42
3 Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi 26
4 Scott Walker 17
5 The Isley Brothers 14
5 Aloe Blacc 14
7 Love 12
7 Mission of Burma 12
9 New York Dolls 11
10 Joy Division 9
10 Supergrass 9
10 R.E.M. 9
13 Al Green 8
13 The Go! Team 8
15 Nirvana 7

What do you think of the new arctic monkeys kev?

their best album and its not close.

It's alright but i'm not blown away, I must admit i've never been that huge on them, I've always dipped in and out really, I think Humbug is my favourite album of theirs and I've actually been spending some time reaquainting myself with that album over the past week after not really touching it for a while, but the newies doesn't stand up to that yet for me.

1 The Brian Jonestown Massacre 21
2 The Jam 12
2 Arctic Monkeys 12
2 Mazes 12
2 P.S. Eliot 12
6 Suede 11
6 The Stone Roses 11
6 The Futureheads 11
9 13th Floor Elevators 10
9 Vivian Girls 10
9 Wild Beasts 10
9 The Andersen Tapes 10
13 Brave Irene 8
13 Youth Lagoon 8
15 Bleeding knees club 6
16 All Saints Day 4
17 Arab Strap 3
17 David Thomas Broughton 3
17 Darwin Deez 3
17 Allo Darlin' 3

1 PJ Harvey 110
2 Tom Waits 70
3 Graham Coxon 61
4 Thee Headcoats 60
5 Grandmaster Gareth 59
6 Nirvana 57
7 Bob Dylan 56
8 The Milkshakes 44
9 Thee Mighty Caesars 41
10 They Might Be Giants 36
11 Black Lips 32
12 John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey 24
13 Andre Williams 22
14 James Brown 19
15 The Burn 18
16 Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio 17
17 King Khan & The Shrines 16
18 Thee Headcoatees 14
18 Billy Childish and the Singing Loins 14
18 The Aliens 14
21 Bubblegum Lemonade 13
22 Mississippi John Hurt 12
22 Holly Golightly 12
22 Arctic Monkeys 12
22 La Sera 12

1. Gil Scott-Heron 31

btw just been listening to the new bon iver lp again and its sounding much better on 2nd listen. can see this one gradually working its way up my 2011 list with repeated listens. last song is still gash mind you.

1 The Ronettes 55
2 Queens of the Stone Age 52
3 The Divine Comedy 27
4 Dion 26
5 Bob Dylan 24
5 Dusty Springfield 24
7 Marvin Gaye 16
8 KRS-One 15
8 The Beach Boys 15
10 Black Lips 13
11 The Flaming Lips 12
12 Nick Drake 10
13 The Beatles 8
14 Elvis Costello 6
14 Desert Sessions 6

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Nick Drake
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Manfred Mann Chapter Three
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3
Pulp
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4
The Stone Roses
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5
The Byrds
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6
Can
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6
Arctic Monkeys
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8
David Bowie
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8
The Beatles
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10
Deltron 3030
15
11
Dennis Wilson
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12
George Harrison
12
13
Donovan
11
13
The Libertines
11
13
Woods
11

1 The Wave Pictures 36
2 Bill Wells 25
3 Arab Strap 24
4 Bon Iver 22
5 Aidan John Moffat 21
6 David Thomas Broughton 18
7 Joanna Newsom 17
8 Herman Düne 14
9 Josephine Foster 13
10 Mat Riviere 12
10 Aidan Moffat & The Best-Ofs 12
10 Thee Oh Sees 12
10 Sea of Bees 12
14 Malcolm Middleton 11
15 The Velvet Underground 10
16 Karl Mahoney 8
17 Darren Hayman 2
17 all the young 2
17 Alto45 2
20 The Fall 1

1 Small Faces 81
2 Slowdive 80
3 My Bloody Valentine 60
4 Neil Young 53
5 Jorge Ben 50
6 Catherine Wheel 49
7 Swervedriver 45
8 Dick Dale 33
9 Bob Dylan 32
10 Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio 31
11 Ride 25
12 Iron Maiden 24
12 John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey 24

Rediscovred the Small Faces this week. For some reason I've barely listened to them for a good few years now despite them being one of the bands I was obsessed with when I really started getting into music. Didn't help that some of their records I only had mono versions of which used to really fuck me off & prevent me from sticking them on. Got all that sorted now though. What a great band. Also, didn't realise how much I love their proper debut on Decca. Used to think it was decent but they moved onto bigger and better things but now I'm not sure. I think it could even be better than their immediate debut.

Jorge Ben's debut I'd not heard until this week. A brilliant mix of samba & Bossa nova, real classic stuff. Also Neil's Young's 'Mirror Ball' I'd only ever heard maybe once or twice before this week. Always was put off by the fact Pearl Jam were his backing band for the LP but it's really fucking strong & off the top of my head I'd say it's one of the best records he's made from the 1980's onwards.