Saturday, September 15, 2007
Saturday Random 10 (but really 20) XVI: I really should get started on that paper...
It's looking like a pretty good weekend ahead. Just picked up 2 12-packs of high quality beer (Newcastle Brown and Magic Hat #9), got a nice 3 page paper ahead of me and plenty of music to accompany me. Before I get to the Random though, a few things.
Alright, the big news in music lately is the whole Kanye West/50 Cent sales battle. First of all, I don't believe for a second that 50 Cent is gonna retire from solo work. No goddamn chance, especially now that he sees that he's getting his balls cut off by West in every aspect; sales, airplay, reviews, everything. Now, I've listened to both albums (one many more times than the other), and I can say conclusively that, not only is it better, more creative and takes more chances, Kanye West just sounds like he's still trying hard to be the best, whereas 50 Cent's album is full of the usual faux-gangsta posing, woman-exploiting and pandering boring lyrics that he's always had, and the mainstream just now seems to be coming around to the fact that he's just awful.
I'm still amazed that Kanye West sampled my favorite techno song of all time and it doesn't totally suck.
In much cooler music news, Serj Tankian's solo album is coming out soon (October 23, according to wikipedia), and the videos for the first two singles are out already, and they are both completely awesome. Here, take a look:
The two songs really sound like he's getting back to the roots of System of a Down; overtly political lyrics, fast/slow/fast melodies, and no whiny-ass guitarist singing over the mix making it nigh-unlistenable. It's not quite System of a Down, but it's still goddamn awesome. Plus, he's REALLY starting to look like Frank Zappa, and that's always a plus.
This link is the very definition of random weird nerdishness, but it always makes me giggle for some reason.
Alright, here's some piping-hot Random fo' yo' asses!
1. TV on the Radio - Hours (El-P Remix)
2. The Chemical Brothers feat. Q-Tip - Galvanize
3. Billy Talent - Lies
4. No Doubt - Running
5. Busta Rhymes feat. Missy Elliott - How We Do It Over Here
6. Nine Inch Nails - Getting Smaller
7. Pantera - By Demons Be Driven (Biochemical Mix)
8. Puddle of Mudd - Never Change
9. Prodigy - Diesel Power
10. TV on the Radio - Province
11. Talib Kweli - Rush
12. Five Pointe O - King Of the Hill
13. Aphex Twin - Saint Etienne - Your head my voice (vox revirement)
14. Gang Starr - Eulogy
15. Count The Stars - Brand New Skin
16. 36 Crazyfists - Two Months From a Year
17. Final Fantasy VII - Cinco de Chocobo
18. Rancid - It's Quite Alright
19. The Matches - Drive
20. Faith No More - As the Worm Turns (live 1990
)
Way to go, iTunes. Two songs from the same band, from the same album. Eh, at least it's an AMAZING album. The rest of the Random is just kinda "eh". It's alright, I'll take it.
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It's looking like a pretty good weekend ahead. Just picked up 2 12-packs of high quality beer (Newcastle Brown and Magic Hat #9), got a nice 3 page paper ahead of me and plenty of music to accompany me. Before I get to the Random though, a few things.
Alright, the big news in music lately is the whole Kanye West/50 Cent sales battle. First of all, I don't believe for a second that 50 Cent is gonna retire from solo work. No goddamn chance, especially now that he sees that he's getting his balls cut off by West in every aspect; sales, airplay, reviews, everything. Now, I've listened to both albums (one many more times than the other), and I can say conclusively that, not only is it better, more creative and takes more chances, Kanye West just sounds like he's still trying hard to be the best, whereas 50 Cent's album is full of the usual faux-gangsta posing, woman-exploiting and pandering boring lyrics that he's always had, and the mainstream just now seems to be coming around to the fact that he's just awful.
I'm still amazed that Kanye West sampled my favorite techno song of all time and it doesn't totally suck.
In much cooler music news, Serj Tankian's solo album is coming out soon (October 23, according to wikipedia), and the videos for the first two singles are out already, and they are both completely awesome. Here, take a look:
The two songs really sound like he's getting back to the roots of System of a Down; overtly political lyrics, fast/slow/fast melodies, and no whiny-ass guitarist singing over the mix making it nigh-unlistenable. It's not quite System of a Down, but it's still goddamn awesome. Plus, he's REALLY starting to look like Frank Zappa, and that's always a plus.
This link is the very definition of random weird nerdishness, but it always makes me giggle for some reason.
Alright, here's some piping-hot Random fo' yo' asses!
1. TV on the Radio - Hours (El-P Remix)
2. The Chemical Brothers feat. Q-Tip - Galvanize
3. Billy Talent - Lies
4. No Doubt - Running
5. Busta Rhymes feat. Missy Elliott - How We Do It Over Here
6. Nine Inch Nails - Getting Smaller
7. Pantera - By Demons Be Driven (Biochemical Mix)
8. Puddle of Mudd - Never Change
9. Prodigy - Diesel Power
10. TV on the Radio - Province
11. Talib Kweli - Rush
12. Five Pointe O - King Of the Hill
13. Aphex Twin - Saint Etienne - Your head my voice (vox revirement)
14. Gang Starr - Eulogy
15. Count The Stars - Brand New Skin
16. 36 Crazyfists - Two Months From a Year
17. Final Fantasy VII - Cinco de Chocobo
18. Rancid - It's Quite Alright
19. The Matches - Drive
20. Faith No More - As the Worm Turns (live 1990
)
Way to go, iTunes. Two songs from the same band, from the same album. Eh, at least it's an AMAZING album. The rest of the Random is just kinda "eh". It's alright, I'll take it.
