Albums of the year...

**d4nim4l** · 12-10-2009, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

As well he should.

More Them Crooked Vultures and stuff from Songs for the Deaf, chop chop.

Yes.

We had Songs for the Deaf cranked during the NDSU tailgate. Not that Queens of the Stone Age are obscure or anything but more than few peole stopped by to listen for a bit and talk trash to the NDSU fans surrounding us.

**Tarbox** · 12-10-2009, 05:10 PM

Suicide Girls FTW!

**MoreCowbell** · 12-10-2009, 05:11 PM

Bought the new Muse and Them Crooked Vultures for the hub for Christmas. He listens to 99x online at work and comes home with a lot of new bands for me to check out.

Radio on this (east) side of the state suuuucks.

**Al_4_State** · 12-10-2009, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by d4nim4l

Yes.

We had Songs for the Deaf cranked during the NDSU tailgate. Not that Queens of the Stone Age are obscure or anything but more than few peole stopped by to listen for a bit and talk trash to the NDSU fans surrounding us.

I blast about half that album in my tailgate mix.

IMO, it's no coincidence that the two best albums Josh Homme has put out were done with Dave Grohl on drums.

**Tarbox** · 12-10-2009, 05:22 PM

Meanwhile, in the halls of justice...

Why can't we have a music forum to wave our e-peens around in?

**cyfan964** · 12-10-2009, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Tarbox

Its the same phenomena that holds "Rap Fans" to digging Lil Wayne, T-Pain, and Ja Rule.....

Word. I kind of like it that way because it allows me to enjoy J-5, Talib, Mos Def, ATCQ, Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Jean Gray and the like without having to hear my least favorite song on any of their albums get completely mutilated by being overplayed on the radio.

**dmclone** · 12-10-2009, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by d4nim4l

Yes.

We had Songs for the Deaf cranked during the NDSU tailgate. Not that Queens of the Stone Age are obscure or anything but more than few peole stopped by to listen for a bit and talk trash to the NDSU fans surrounding us.

Only reason I've ever start listening to them was because I heard them on Rock Band. I've picked up a few new songs on Rock Band like Nightmare by Crooked X.

**A-town Cy** · 12-10-2009, 06:57 PM

The Blueprint 3

**Cybyassociation** · 12-10-2009, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by d4nim4l

Saw SSSC live with NIN and Jane's Addiction in Kansas City this summer. SSSC nearly had the most energetic set out of all of them. Album was pretty impressive.

I absolutely hate you for seeing that line up!

**TitanClone** · 12-10-2009, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by A-town Cy

The Blueprint 3

This

I wasn't really a fan of Jay Z until this came out.

**Tarbox** · 12-10-2009, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by TitanClone

This

I wasn't really a fan of Jay Z until this came out.

The Black Album would like a word with you, sir.

**sk22** · 12-10-2009, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

Lucero "1372 Overton Park"
Them Crooked Vultures "S/T"
Pearl Jam "Backspacer"
Black Crowes "...Before the Frost ...Until the Freeze"
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit "S/T"
Patterson Hood "Murdering Oscar (and other love songs)"
Dinosaur Jr. "Farm"
Drive-By Truckers "The Fine Print"
Umphrey's McGee "Mantis"
Built to Spill "There is no Enemy"

Ben Nichols has such a cool voice and it goes great with thier music. What's your favorite song off of this album? I think "What are you willing to lose" and "Sounds of the City" are my two favorite songs this year. On the other hand, I can't stand that 6's and 7's song.

**Al_4_State** · 12-10-2009, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by sk22

Ben Nichols has such a cool voice and it goes great with thier music. What's your favorite song off of this album? I think "What are you willing to lose" and "Sounds of the City" are my two favorite songs this year. On the other hand, I can't stand that 6's and 7's song.

I LOVE "6s and 7s". I'm guessing from your other picks that you come at Lucero from more of a punk based background, which is probably why you love Ben's voice so much, and don't like "6s and 7s", as it's easily the most southern rock song on the album. "What Are You Willing to Lose" is a great song, but I think my favorites are "The Devil and Maggie Chascarillo" and "Hey Darlin, Do You Gamble?", but the whole album is great. I love how they throw Skynyrd, Black Flag, and Van Morrison into a blender. Do you have any of their other stuff? One of my favorite bands.

**sk22** · 12-10-2009, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

I LOVE "6s and 7s". I'm guessing from your other picks that you come at Lucero from more of a punk based background, which is probably why you love Ben's voice so much, and don't like "6s and 7s", as it's easily the most southern rock song on the album. "What Are You Willing to Lose" is a great song, but I think my favorites are "The Devil and Maggie Chascarillo" and "Hey Darlin, Do You Gamble?", but the whole album is great. I love how they throw Skynyrd, Black Flag, and Van Morrison into a blender. Do you have any of their other stuff? One of my favorite bands.

Yep, definately coming at them from the punk side. I started on the album that was released before 1372 at the recommendation from a friend but didn't really like it. Tried this out because it got such a good review on the site that I get my music news from. I've also heard "Tennessee" and thought it was alright. I'll get more into them in the near future since I haven't had the time lately since October and early November had so many new releases.

You definately see them different than I do w/ Skynyrd and Van Morrison. I saw them as a mix of Springseen, The Hold Steady, and The Gaslight Anthem.

**Cybyassociation** · 12-10-2009, 08:01 PM

In no certain order YET:

Isis-Wavering Radiant
DMB- Big Whiskey
John Mayer- Battle Studies
Common- Universal Mind Control
Dead Weather- Horehound
Pearl Jam- Backspacer
Jay Z- The Blueprint 3
U2-No Line on the Horizon (real surprised I havent seen this up here yet)
Blackroc-S/T
Alice in Chains- Black Gives Way to Blue
The Dream- Love vs Money (my guilty pleasure)

At first I really liked the sounds of Them Crooked Vultures, but after about a week or two of listening, I just got tired of them. A lot of repetition and not a ton of creativity. A lot of it sounds too "safe", no one really went out of their comfort zone much.

I really liked the Muse album (never been a fan of them), then slowly, I found myself having urges to listen to more Queen and I realized why. Muse is nothing more than a combination of a ****** Queen cover band sprinkled with a bit of the Killers. On top of all of this, they are trying much too hard to be "deeper" than they really are.

Street Sweeper was a fun album, but the same exact sound as everything else Morello has done before.

Chevelle might get my honorable mention.