Brace Yourself the new CD from Dropping Daylight. Good stuff.

www.myspace.com/droppingdaylight

They're like a rock band with a focus on piano. Hard to explain but it's cool stuff.

Black Halo - Kamelot

very good album

In my CD player in currently listening to:

The The - Mind Bomb
The Cure - Disintegration
Masha Qrella - Unsolved Remained
Joy Division - Substance
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Portishead - Sour Times

Wow, I guess I must be pretty down this week looking at this playlist...

It's Friday at 3:15 PM. My officemate is out today and the President, whose office is down the hall, just left for the weekend.

Which means I crank up the iTunes and blast Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly." I shamelessly love this song and, for some reason, it's a tradition to play it when I'm alone on the 2nd floor here at work.

Any song that opens with "Went to a party last Saturday night, didn't get laid, I got in a fight" is a classic in my book!

My office is full but I'm the boss so I'll do the same in honor of Lita and you Gaga!

[Edited to Add]

It ain't no big thing...

[ June 16, 2006, 01:16 PM: Message edited by: Maddog ]

I like one-hit wonders from the '80s. Here are some of my favorites:

"99 Luftballoons"--Nena. I don't understand much of the German version, but I can read the words. And it's infinitely better than the English version. I heard that the lead singer didn't understand any of the words when she sang it in English.

"Johnny, Are You Queer?"--Josie Cotton. I originally thought the song was from the '60s. Nope....

"Jenny/867-5309"--Tommy Tutone. ALWAYS a crowd favorite for karaoke.

"Always Something There To Remind Me"--Naked Eyes. Such an awesome song. "....there is always something there to remind me.....I was born to love you..."

Any of yinz guys have favorite '80s one-hit wonders? Let me know!

[ June 16, 2006, 02:36 PM: Message edited by: Falconpride ]

Some of my favorites from the 80's off the top of my head...

Living in a Dream - Pseudo Echo
Arizona Sky - China Crisis
65 Love Affair - Paul Davis (I think)
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Captain of Her Heart - Double
Another Holiday - The Other Ones
Baggy Trousers - Madness
Jump - Aztec Camera

The only song from that group I realize is "Come On, Eileen". NO clue about the other songs. Maddog, I think you have a more eclectic taste in music than I do. That takes talent...congratulations .

I'm probably a bigger 80s geek than you, Maddog - I insist on pronouncing the "Captain of Her Heart" band doo-BLAY.

>>>65 Love Affair - Paul Davis (I think)

Yep, Paul Davis. Doo-wop, diddy-wop, diddy-wop do.

LXN

To keep up with all the 80s-ness afoot, I threw together a playlist in my iTunes. Some are one-hit wonders, others not.

I'm feeling very...checkerboard and neon.

"I beg your pardon" - Kon Kan
"Never say never" - Romeo Void
"Lose your love" - Blancmange
"Two tribes" (7" mix) - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"Pop goes the world" - Men Without Hats
"Shiny shiny" - Haysi Fantayzee
"I say nothing" - Voice of the Beehive
"I don't want your love" (7" mix) - Duran Duran
"Mexican radio" - Wall of Voodoo
"See those eyes" - Altered Images
"AEIOU (Sometimes Y)" - EBN-OZN
"The word girl" - Scritti Politti (sigh!)
"Homosapien" - Pete Shelley
"You spin me 'round (Like a record)" (7" mix) - Dead or Alive
"Dancing with myself" - Billy Idol
"New toy" - Lene Lovich
"Give me back my man" - The B-52's
"Chant No. 1 (I don't need this pressure on)" - Spandau Ballet
"Mental hopscotch" - Missing Persons
"Genius of love" - Tom Tom Club
"Kiss me" - Tin Tin
"Heaven" - The Psychedelic Furs
"Pop muzik" - M

Have you ever seen/heard of a set of compilation cds called "Living in Oblivion"? There were 5 (possibly 6, tho I never saw it, only heard it might have existed) discs that came out in the 90s loaded with songs from 80s American and British acts. Some were big hits, others were fairly obscure, but most were full enough of good stuff to be worth getting. Every once in a while I'll take them to work with me and listen there when it's kinda quiet. Some of my favorites from these discs are:

"Get It On" - Power Station
"Living In a Box" - Living In a Box
"Running Up That Hill" - Kate Bush
"Destination Unknown" - Missing Persons
"Hanging On a Heart Attack" - Device
"Are You Sure" - So
"Souvenir" - Rubber Rodeo
"More Than Physical" - Bananarama

Also a fan of (but not on those discs, sadly):

"Holiday" - the Other Ones (LOVED that song!)
"Bridge of Spies" - T'Pau
"Shattered Glass" - Laura Branigan
"I Want To Be Your Property" - Blue Mercedes
anything from "Let It Bee" by Voice of the Beehive
"Different Story" - Peter Schilling
"Baby Baby" - Eighth Wonder
"True Faith" - New Order

[ June 17, 2006, 07:12 AM: Message edited by: CycloneMatt ]

I've got all five LIO discs. There was no sixth - EMI went under soon after volume five came out, and once they were resurrected, they didn't bother putting out the sixth. I don't know if they even got a playlist together for it. I was listening to 80s music off the hard drive yesterday, and Inteferon's "Get Out of London" came up - pretty sure I ripped that from Volume 4. Rhino's Just Can't Get Enough series was also great - lots of great music both popular and obscure.

Here's a puzzler. How come Anything Box didn't show up on any of the Living in Oblivion CDs, and Depeche Mode wasn't on any of the Just Can't Get Enough discs?

LXN

Cool - good to know (finally) what happened to the last Oblivion disc I had heard about. Sucks they never put it out there. I guess there would have been at least two people who would have bought it. wink

As for the puzzler, I guess that will have to remain a question for the ages...

Falcon,
I don't think this can qualify as a
one-hit wonder because first of all,it is a remake.I believe Dionne Warwicke originally recorded that song in the late 60s or very early 70s.
Also,Naked Eyes did have another hit with a song called "Promises,Promises"

[ June 17, 2006, 05:58 PM: Message edited by: eddiec. ]

Dionne Warwick did in fact cover it in 1968, but it was originally made popular in 1964 by shoeless Brit waif (and Morrissey inspiration) Sandie Shaw.

Ironically, not a cover of the Bacharach-David song of the same name. wink

>>>Any of yinz guys have favorite '80s one-hit wonders? Let me know!

Lots. Far too many. I thought I'd compile a quick list, which quickly became an anything-but-quick list. If you don't think some of these are one-hit wonders, cool - just pretend you didn't see them here.

LXN

Tracey Ullman - "They Don't Know"
Frankie Smith - "Double Dutch Bus"
Jane Wiedlin - "Rush Hour"
Van Stephenson - "Modern Day Delilah"
Saga - "On the Loose"
Sly Fox - "Let's Go All the Way"
Baltimora - "Tarzan Boy"
When in Rome - "The Promise"
Gary Numan - "Cars"
Korgis - "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime"
Taco - "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Planet P - "Why Me?"
SoHo - "Hippychick"
Yarbrough & Peoples - "Don't Stop the Music"
Junior - "Mama Used to Say"
Oran "Juice" Jones - "The Rain"
Re-Flex - "The Politics of Dancing"
Times Two - "Strange But True"
Vitamin Z - "Burning Flame"
Breakfast Club - "Right on Track"
Laid Back - "White Horse"
After the Fire - "Der Kommissar"
Nik Kershaw - "Wouldn't It Be Good"
Phil Seymour - "Precious to Me"
Godley & Creme - "Cry"
GLOBE & the Whiz Kid - "Play That Beat Mr DJ"
JJ Fad - "Supersonic"
Diesel - "Sausalito Summernight"
Red Rockers - "China"
GTR - "When the Heart Rules the Mind"
Benjamin Orr - "Stay the Night"
Stabilizers - "One Simple Thing"
Face to Face - "10-9-8"
Kings - "Switchin' to Glide"
Grayson Hugh - "Talk It Over"
Waitresses - "I Know What Boys Like"
Icicle Works - "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)"
Deon Estus - "Heaven Help Me"
Harold Faltermeyer - "Axel F"
Loose Ends - "Hangin' By a String (Contemplating)"
Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star" (OK, 1979)
Chesney Hawkes - "The One and Only" (and this one's 1990 - what are you, the decade police? )
Jane Child - "Don't Wanna Fall in Love"
David & David - "Welcome to the Boomtown"
Hipsway - "Honeythief"
Bourgeois Tagg - "I Don't Mind at All"
Danny Wilson - "Mary's Prayer"
Plimsouls - "A Million Miles Away"
Jags - "Back of My Hand (I've Got Your Number)"
Clocks - "She Looks a Lot Like You"
Models - "Out of Mind Out of Sight"
Aldo Nova - "Fantasy"
Felony - "The Fanatic"
Limahl - "Never Ending Story"
Clubhouse - "Do It Again/Billie Jean"
Oxo - "Whirly Girl"
Living in a Box - "Living in a Box"
Doctor & the Medics - "Spirit in the Sky"
Curiousity Killed the Cat - "Misfit"
Earons - "Land of Hunger"
Camouflage - "The Great Commandment"
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F1-11"
Trio - "Da Da Da"
Q-Feel - "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)"
Mari Wilson - "Just What I Always Wanted"
Nails - "88 Lines About 44 Women"
Chuckii Booker - "Turned Away"
Cheri - "Murphy's Law"
Wa Wa Nee - "Sugar Free"
EBN-OZN - "AEIOU Sometimes Y"
Georg Kranz - "Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa)"
Fiction Factory - "(Feels Like) Heaven"
Mi-Sex - "Computer Games"
Haysi Fantayzee - "Shiny Shiny"
Blanket of Secrecy - "Say You Will"
Freur - "Doot Doot"
PhD - "I Won't Let You Down"
Roger Hodgson - "Had a Dream (Sleeping With the Enemy)"
David Stewart/Barbara Gaskin - "It's My Party"
Our Daughter's Wedding - "Lawnchairs"
Joe "King" Carrasco - "Party Weekend"
Minor Detail - "Canvas of Life"
Eurogliders - "Heaven (Must Be There)"
Gerard McMann - "Cry Little Sister"
Polecats - "Make a Circuit With Me"
Wax - "Right Between the Eyes"
Belfegore - "All That I Wanted"
Godfathers - "Birth School Work Death"
Brandos - "Gettysburg"
Dragon - "Rain"
Bongos - "Numbers With Wings"
Pursuit of Happiness - "I'm an Adult Now"
Opus - "Live Is Life"
Danny Elfman - "Gratitude"
Beloved - "Hello"
Classix Nouveaux - "Guilty"
Peter Godwin - "Images of Heaven"
Fad Gadget - "Collapsing New Buildings"
Screaming Blue Messiahs - "I Wanna Be a Flintstone"
Freaky Fukin Weirdos - "Bitch Make Sandwich"
Holly & the Italians - "Tell That Girl to Shut Up"
Burning Sensations - "Belly of the Whale"
Medium Medium - "Hungry So Angry"
Dream Syndicate - "Tell Me When It's Over"
Comsat Angels - "I'm Falling"
Barnes & Barnes - "Fish Heads"
Blotto - "I Wanna Be a Lifeguard"
Liquid Liquid - "Cavern"
Afternoon Delights - "General Hospi-tale" (one of those so-bad-it's-good songs)
Nolan Thomas - "Yo Little Brother" (ditto)
Rodney Dangerfield - "Rappin' Rodney" (ditto again)
Stan Bush - "The Touch (theme from Transformers)" (OK, this one probably is just horrible)

Whats playing at the moment -

Arlo Guthrie - Alices Restaurant

next up: Santana - The Game Of Love

R

At the base of Kilimanjaro, watching the sun rise on the Serengeti.

DELTA GOODREM-she's an awesome Australian artist, with an incredible voice, and, only at 22, she has battled through Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Her best songs are "Lost Without You", it was also covered by Darren Hayes and was beautifully done! Any of her 2 albums, is excellent! Her song, "Not Me, Not I" is also beautiful, as is "In My Own Time."

Check both Delta and Darren out-beautiful!

Delta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlhPOI1RX6A...delta%20goodrem

Delta and Darren
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH2TcoDJ_C0...0goodrem%2Blost

Darren, tribute to Delta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlph9aFWyLA...%20hayes%2Blost

I'm surprised it's not Africa by Toto he says with an extremely bitchy venomous jealous tone.

Jeez, why didn't I think of that - maybe I can download the MP3 for tmrw...

R

Hey, if it weren't for Toto, I'd never have known that Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti. They also taught me to hold the line, love isn't always on time, woah woah woah.

LXN

I love that my Friday afternoon Lita turned into such a great discussion about 80s music. I'm trapped in the 80s myself.

"Living In A Box" is QUALITY SHIT.

"Johnny Are You Queer?" is great, too, although I only know the Go-Gos version from Return to the Valley of the Go-Gos.

And ...

Maddog, that made my morning. :cool:

Wow this is eerie. Just last week, a couple of co-workers and I were discussing Toto's "Africa" and the meaning of the song. What a coincidence!

Actually, every week, we bring up a different band in the 70's/80's. A couple weeks ago it was Ratt, then Judas Priest and Kiss.

Speaking of the rocker chicks, this weekend I saw that Joan Jett has a new single out so I d/l it from itunes. It's a tune called "AC/DC" and its about a gal who may or may not be into the ladies. It's a fun, rockin' summer song.

And Joan and Lita were in the Runaways together. Coincidence? I think not!

Right now i have playing Neko Case - Fox confessor brings the flood. Great CD. And if you have a chance see her live Brilliant artist.

In recent weeks, I've been listening to

Testimony - India.Arie
Change It All - Goapele
St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley
Songs In The Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
Music of My Mind - Stevie Wonder

Here's what I'm listening to (weirdly eclectic):

"Faster Kill Pussycat" Oakenfold & Brittany Murphy (Who knew she could sing?)
"Still Tippin'" Mike Jones, Paul Wall & Slim Thug
"Do you Love What You Feel" Rufus & Chaka Khan
"U Plavu Zoru" Pink Martini
"Mais Que Nada" Segio Mendes
"Looking For You" Kirk Franklin
"Afraid" Nelly Furtado

A moderately mellow mix.

"Don't be shy" - Cat Stevens
"Minimal" - Pet Shop Boys
"Move over darling" - Doris Day
"Goodnight and go" (Immmi's radio version) - Imogen Heap
"Heartbeats" - The Knife
"Lilian" (Chab vocal remix) - Depeche Mode
"Waterproof" - Sparks
"Walking away" (Tocadisco remix) - The Egg
"Girl and the sea" - The Presets
"Dangerous heady love scheme" - Merz
"Monologue" - She Wants Revenge (hilarious!)
"Dance like a monkey" - New York Dolls
"Mrs. Hughes" - Scritti Politti

Since xxxxxxJim mentioned Pet Shop Boys:
"Minimal", "Fugitive" and "Integral" are on my ipod. Btw, I love "Silent Shout" by The Knife. Eerie, moody, but cool.

"The Mating Game" album by Bitter:Sweet. Very tres chic album. Think Morcheeba/Thievery Corporation with 60's flourishes thrown in. It's Awesome. Perfect cd for those summertime cocktail parties. One of the tracks is on "The Devil Wears Prada" album.

Country:

"Amarillo Sky" - Jason Aldean
"Drinkin' Me Lonely Tonight" and "Let It Rain" by my Avatar baby Chris Young
"Beer In Mexico" - Kenny Chesney. Have one!
"Every Mile A Memory" The new one from Dierks Bentley
"My Give A Damn's Busted" - Jodee Messina. Love the title, love the song.
"Before He Cheats" - Carrie Underpants. Who knew she could have psycho chic in her? She keys the car, smashes his headlights, and rips up his leather seats. Nice.

Old Stuff:

"Walking in LA" - Missing Persons
"Word Up" - Cameo
"Who's That Girl" - Eurythmics
"My Heart Is In Your Hands" & "Control" - Jimmy Sommerville where he doesn't sing in falsetto!
"Hot Stuff", "With Your Love" - Donna Summer
"The Boss" - Diana Ross
"Big City Nights" - Scorpians
"Barracuda" - Heart
"Treat Me Right" - Pat Benatar

[ July 27, 2006, 09:19 AM: Message edited by: Mariner Duck Guy ]

I am currently listening to a 70's piece of music..."Chameleon" by Labelle. This was the last recording by this group before Patti LaBelle went solo. Let me say that I realize that this might not be everyone's cup of tea. This is a BIG recording and is at times WAY TOO MUCH...but when you are in the mood for TOO MUCH, this is a good listen. The " I Can't Stand It" refrain on "Get You Somebody New" is as intense as any punk athem.
A 3 women have quite the tendency to oversing on this recording, but I forgive them. The segway between the title track Chameleon and Gypsy Moths is just stunning. Besides any CD that has a song about oral pleasure (Going Down Makes Me Shiver) can't be all bad. I would urge you adventerous types to check it out.

Well, here is my list:

Rick Springfield - Greatest Hits
Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying
Kenny Chesney - Greatest Hits
Creed - Human Clay
The Outfield - Play Deep
McGraw/Chesney - Home Made CD

I'll see your Rick Springfield's Greatest Hits, and raise you...up to Written in Rock, the two-disc Rick Springfield anthology. That's what I was listening to yesterday while I cleaned the place.

LXN

I've been listening to stuff from my 20's a lot lately

new adds

Murk - Believe (Rosabel Dub)
Industry - Release Me
Lucy Woodward - Blindsided
Camisra vs. Sandy B - Let me show you

[ August 13, 2006, 10:44 AM: Message edited by: Boltergeist ]

I've developed a mild obsession with the Killers' new single, "When you were young." It's like if The Cars (circa Heartbeat City) collaborated with Jim Steinman. Compressed and bombastic at the same time.

Then there's Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack," which sounds like a leftover from former bandmate JC Chasez's album from a few years back.

I know it might be a little too late but I just picked up the Pussy Cat Dolls CD. It's so awesome. I especially love the Hot Stuff and Tainted Love songs. Just wish it had the video / radio edits.

"The Makeover" - Jody Watley. This is Ms. Watley's follow-up cd to "Midnight Lounge" and she continues with the electro-lounge sound. This cd includes interpretations of Madonna's "Borderline", Chic's "I Want Your Love", a Carpenters medley, and re-interpretations of some of her previously released material.

Another cd is "Hallelujah Live" which is a covers cd by four Norwegian Artists and their guitars. The four are: Kurt Nilsen (Norwegian & World Idol 1), Espen Lind, Alejandro Fuentes (Norwegian Idol 3 3rd place) and Askil Holm. tracks include "Stay on This Road", "Boys of Summer", "Sail Away", "Never Easy", "Man of Constant Sorrow" and "Hallelujah".

Others:

"Beep" - PCD
"Me & You" - Cassie
"Wo Wa" - Namie Amuro - J-pop mood.
"Tim McGraw" - Taylor Swift
"Every Mile A Memory" - Dierks Bentley
"Ramalama (Bang Bang) - Roisin Murphy
"Get It Get It" - Scissor Sisters - To tide me over until "Ta Dah" is released next month.

Disco Flashback song: "If They Could See Me Now" -Linda Clifford. Saw her, met her at Pride this year and she is a very sweet lady. We bonded.

(jaw drops)

Must. Hear. Now.

Speaking of Scissor Sisters, MDG - what's your take on "I don't feel like dancin'?" I'm almost loving it (although it does kinda feel like they're treading water a bit).

Earlier Scissor Sisters songs sounded like they were heavily influenced by 70s music, especially disc. The current single actually sounds like it IS a 70s song. I'll have to give it some time to see if it grows on me more.

It seems to be a pretty slow summer for good new music. I'm casually liking a few brand new things, but I haven't hit anything to really stoke my fires since Gotye a couple months back. Luckily, my bf loves Gotye too, or we'd be driving each other nuts with the number of times we've been playing it. We both love "Learnalilgivinanlovin" and especially "Thanks for Your Time".

www.myspace.com/gotye

LXN

"Don't ask me - I just work here, man..."

I just got Christina Aguilera's new CD. It is good from what I have heard. I love "Understand". Great song.

I have also been playing Letoya Luckett's CD. She was one of the original members of Destiny's Child. I like the disc. She does sound similar to Kelly Rowland and Beyonce as some have said. "Torn" is still my favorite off of the album. I love, love, love the video. Will Demps is so fine. Oh my God.

Will Demps of the Va-Giants?

As for Miss Aguilera, i heard a cool mash-up of "Ain't No Other Man" vs. the Illicit dub of Stevie Nicks "Planets of the Universe".

But the song I'm most obsessing over is Nelly Furtado - "Promiscuous (Ralphi's Dirty Mix)"

[ August 20, 2006, 07:25 AM: Message edited by: Boltergeist ]

Yes, that Will Demps. He looks superfine in the video. It is on Youtube if you want to see it.

Just got the new CD from Kinky. I wasn't much a fan of their last album Atlas, although I absolutely love the first (self-titled) one. So far, I'm really liking this new one.

www.myspace.com/kinky

LXN

I'm currently wrapped up in disc 2 of the new Prince Ultimate collection, which consists of 12" versions of some of his best singles and b-sides.

What a joy!

(chair-dances/head-knocks to the full twelve-inch glory of "She's always in my hair")

[ August 21, 2006, 01:09 AM: Message edited by: ursaminorjim ]

I picked this up at the Virgin Megastore when it was initially supposed to be released a few months ago. (Official official release date is tomorrow.) Anyway, I think the remastered sound is great, and it's really great to have those extended versions on cd. Prince is my favorite.

I also got the Prince disc, and while I'm happy, I wish they would've simply sold the 12" version disc separate. I didn't really need the first disc (although the mastering is well done). In fact, there were plenty of other 12" mixes missing - "Mountains", "I Wish U Heaven" and especially "I Would Die 4 U" come to mind, so this could've been a 2-disc 12" mixes collection.

We also listened to the Paris Hilton CD. I don't think there's a CD I've ever wanted to hate more than this one. And I can't. It's good. Yes, the reggae sounds forced. Yes, she's not a great vocalist. Yes, even the modest amount of "Paris-ness" on it ("That's hot") is too much. But the producers filled the album with catchy fun songs, and kept the songs within her limited range and singing ability. Because of that, it's actually good. But if ever I'd suggest stealing or illegally downloading an album, it'd be this one.

LXN

Starkillers - Discoteka ...which the line in my location is from.

I just bought Sasha's latest double-cd. It was recorded live here in LA when he spun at Avalon on 6/24/06. It's very good, if you like excellent trance. He & John Digweed have been my favorite djs forever. I especially like the recordings they released as a duo named Northern Exposure. The East coast cd by them is my favorite.

"I don't feel like dancing" (Paper Faces mix) - Scissor Sisters
"Hoochie coochie man" (I'm ready mix) - Maurice & Noble
"Shouldn't have left me" (Morel's Pink Noise vocal mix) - Ananda Project
"Itch u can't skratch" - Junior Senior
"Red blooded woman" (Whitey mix) - Kylie Minogue
"Camera" (Paul Oakenfold remix) - Editors
"Cheerful" - Morel
"Ascension" (The sun) - SunGods
"Beautiful day without you" (Rex the Dog remix) - Röyksopp
"Bossy" (Alan Braxe and Fred Falke remix) - Kelis

[ September 08, 2006, 08:12 AM: Message edited by: ursaminorjim ]

I prefer the Scumfrog remix myself

the dutchess - fergie. very good cd. fergalicious, london bridge, big girls dont cry and glamorous are very hot.