Comments for Splat Macumba http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com All things music. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:47:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Dadawah: Peace and Love (1975) by Thom http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/dadawah-peace-and-love-1975/#comment-81 Thom Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:47:49 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-81 Yeah! Throw this dip up online. The masses need enlightenin'. Yeah! Throw this dip up online. The masses need enlightenin’.

]]> Comment on Shuffle Album, Vol. 6 (The Train Ride) by Steve H http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/shuffle-album-vol-6-the-train-ride/#comment-75 Steve H Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-75 So, Jim gets a new job and Splat Macumba goes on hiatus? I'm disappointed and tired of waiting around for another post! As Tom Petty would say, the waiting is the hardest part. Let's go! So, Jim gets a new job and Splat Macumba goes on hiatus? I’m disappointed and tired of waiting around for another post! As Tom Petty would say, the waiting is the hardest part. Let’s go!

]]> Comment on Ambulance Ltd vs. The Grays by Scott http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/ambulance-ltd-vs-the-grays/#comment-74 Scott Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:06:58 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=95#comment-74 Dude, how do I get my hands on that Grays album? It doesn't seem to be available, at least not for download. That Ambulance Ltd album is awesome. Dude, how do I get my hands on that Grays album? It doesn’t seem to be available, at least not for download.

That Ambulance Ltd album is awesome.

]]> Comment on Shuffle Album, Vol. 6 (The Train Ride) by Scott http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/shuffle-album-vol-6-the-train-ride/#comment-73 Scott Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:05:33 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-73 Hooray for Espers and the Honeycombs! Check out this great video of the Honeycombs singing "Eyes." Way ahead of its time. Was there anything else this dark and intense in 1964? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqVc-NLEprQ Features great drumming, too; the kind of fills one associates with the Zombies. Also: Am I the only one who doesn't get the Stone Roses? Nice comments, Jim. Hooray for Espers and the Honeycombs! Check out this great video of the Honeycombs singing “Eyes.” Way ahead of its time. Was there anything else this dark and intense in 1964? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqVc-NLEprQ Features great drumming, too; the kind of fills one associates with the Zombies.

Also: Am I the only one who doesn’t get the Stone Roses?

Nice comments, Jim.

]]> Comment on Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer?: of Montreal (2007) by Jim http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/hissing-fauna-are-you-the-destroyer-of-montreal-2007/#comment-72 Jim Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:01:43 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-72 I'm usually the last person to compare anyone to Brian Wilson but Scott, I think you can actually make a case for Kevin Barnes. Give him the budget Brian had in 1965-1967. Give him the studio musicians Brian had access to. I don't doubt he'd come up with something as astonishing as Smile. Not to mention, Brian Wilson is not a good lyricist. Never was. Kevin Barnes is. I'm not saying one is better than the other. I'm just saying it's a fair comparison. Honestly, I went through a period where I couldn't listen to Of Montreal. I was a big fan during the whole Elephant 6 days of Cherry Peel, Bedside Drama, & The Gay Parade. Then I had my fill for years until this record came out. It made me go back and check out the years I missed. He's an acquired taste that you can sometimes have too much of but he's a pretty amazing talent. I’m usually the last person to compare anyone to Brian Wilson but Scott, I think you can actually make a case for Kevin Barnes.

Give him the budget Brian had in 1965-1967. Give him the studio musicians Brian had access to. I don’t doubt he’d come up with something as astonishing as Smile.

Not to mention, Brian Wilson is not a good lyricist. Never was. Kevin Barnes is.

I’m not saying one is better than the other. I’m just saying it’s a fair comparison. Honestly, I went through a period where I couldn’t listen to Of Montreal. I was a big fan during the whole Elephant 6 days of Cherry Peel, Bedside Drama, & The Gay Parade. Then I had my fill for years until this record came out. It made me go back and check out the years I missed.

He’s an acquired taste that you can sometimes have too much of but he’s a pretty amazing talent.

]]> Comment on Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer?: of Montreal (2007) by Scott http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/hissing-fauna-are-you-the-destroyer-of-montreal-2007/#comment-66 Scott Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:05:41 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-66 Hey, thanks for the comment. I guess any time you compare someone to Brian Wilson, you're asking for trouble. Hey, thanks for the comment. I guess any time you compare someone to Brian Wilson, you’re asking for trouble.

]]> Comment on Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer?: of Montreal (2007) by Jackson http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/hissing-fauna-are-you-the-destroyer-of-montreal-2007/#comment-65 Jackson Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:31:32 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-65 Nice to hear of Montreal discussed from an intelligent perspective that takes into account the artistic audacity of Mr. Barnes and contextualizes is within the realm of music theory. But I don't think you can put Kevin on the same plane as Brian Wilson. As far as gorgeous chromaticism and mode mixture goes... I'm gonna have to give the prize to Elliott Smith. Or Eric Whitacre lolz. Anyways Kevin Barnes is the man... quite possibly my favorite living songwriter. Nice to hear of Montreal discussed from an intelligent perspective that takes into account the artistic audacity of Mr. Barnes and contextualizes is within the realm of music theory. But I don’t think you can put Kevin on the same plane as Brian Wilson. As far as gorgeous chromaticism and mode mixture goes… I’m gonna have to give the prize to Elliott Smith. Or Eric Whitacre lolz. Anyways Kevin Barnes is the man… quite possibly my favorite living songwriter.

]]> Comment on MK Ultra, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996) by Jim http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/mk-ultra-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-1996/#comment-60 Jim Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:02:38 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-60 This is a great one. I listened to it twice in a row while working yesterday and a few things struck me. First - for being made 12 years ago, it doesn't sound dated. In fact, it sounds remarkably fresh. I hear a lot of modern indie rock in what they were doing in 1996. Next - the harmonies. Lots of really close lines sung right under the melody. And the voices blend so well I wonder if it's Vanderslice doubling himself. Finally - the hooks. None are giant, here-is-the-chorus choruses, though. They get in and get out. It's great economy for a 16 track album. This is a great one. I listened to it twice in a row while working yesterday and a few things struck me.

First – for being made 12 years ago, it doesn’t sound dated. In fact, it sounds remarkably fresh. I hear a lot of modern indie rock in what they were doing in 1996.

Next – the harmonies. Lots of really close lines sung right under the melody. And the voices blend so well I wonder if it’s Vanderslice doubling himself.

Finally – the hooks. None are giant, here-is-the-chorus choruses, though. They get in and get out. It’s great economy for a 16 track album.

]]> Comment on Great covers: William Shatner, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by Steve http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/great-covers-william-shatner-%e2%80%9clucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds%e2%80%9d/#comment-59 Steve Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:26:42 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-59 Haven't heard the Shatner version and I'm afraid to try it out. I don't even like The Beatles original. Great covers: Atlantic City - The Band Mrs. Robinson - The Lemonheads All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix (cliche, I know, but it is awesome) Gin N' Juice - The Gourds (I highly recommend listening to this if you haven't already) Rocket Man - Gin Blossoms Something In The Air - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Big Pimpin' - Phish Sabotage - Phish Baba O'Riley - Pearl Jam Young Man Blues - Foo Fighters - that's all I got for now. Possibly the worst cover of all time: Louie, Louie - Ace Of Spades ---------------- (Jim - this topic will soon be on Ze Island of Sven - good/bad covers) www.islandofsven.blogspot.com Haven’t heard the Shatner version and I’m afraid to try it out. I don’t even like The Beatles original.

Great covers:

Atlantic City – The Band
Mrs. Robinson – The Lemonheads
All Along The Watchtower – Hendrix (cliche, I know, but it is awesome)
Gin N’ Juice – The Gourds (I highly recommend listening to this if you haven’t already)
Rocket Man – Gin Blossoms
Something In The Air – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Big Pimpin’ – Phish
Sabotage – Phish
Baba O’Riley – Pearl Jam
Young Man Blues – Foo Fighters

- that’s all I got for now.

Possibly the worst cover of all time:

Louie, Louie – Ace Of Spades
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(Jim – this topic will soon be on Ze Island of Sven – good/bad covers)
http://www.islandofsven.blogspot.com

]]> Comment on Great covers: William Shatner, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by Scott http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/great-covers-william-shatner-%e2%80%9clucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds%e2%80%9d/#comment-53 Scott Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:48:21 +0000 http://splatmacumba.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-53 Yeah, I love the over-the-top reverb. You guys will come to your sense one day and realize it is indeed better. Yeah, I love the over-the-top reverb. You guys will come to your sense one day and realize it is indeed better.

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