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dang65
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(aka "This week's Morrison's Top 10 - stripped".)

I fancy buying a cd today, but the only source within lunchtime walking range is the local Morrison's supermarket, and that means chart only.

Their current Top 10, from their website, is:

1. KAISER CHIEFS "Yours Truly, Angry Mob"
2. TAKE THAT "Beautiful World"
3. AMY WINEHOUSE "Back to Black"
4. MIKA "Life in Cartoon Motion"
5. RUSSELL WATSON "That's Life"
6. THE KILLERS "Sam's Town"
7. ARCADE FIRE "Neon Bible"
8. SNOW PATROL "Eyes Open"
9. THE FRAY "How to Save a Life"
10.DONNY OSMOND "Love Songs of the 70s"

Be aware that I will see straight through any deliberate rigging which might leave Take That as Winner.

Which one should I get?

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MiscellaneousFiles

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Nobody deserves Take That (death be upon them), so I'll gladly help by eradicating that option for you:

1. KAISER CHIEFS "Yours Truly, Angry Mob"
3. AMY WINEHOUSE "Back to Black"
4. MIKA "Life in Cartoon Motion"
5. RUSSELL WATSON "That's Life"
6. THE KILLERS "Sam's Town"
7. ARCADE FIRE "Neon Bible"
8. SNOW PATROL "Eyes Open"
9. THE FRAY "How to Save a Life"
10.DONNY OSMOND "Love Songs of the 70s"

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dang65
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Thanks Misc. You're a thoroughly decent sort.
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Zygote
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1. KAISER CHIEFS "Yours Truly, Angry Mob"
3. AMY WINEHOUSE "Back to Black"
4. MIKA "Life in Cartoon Motion"
5. RUSSELL WATSON "That's Life"
6. THE KILLERS "Sam's Town"
7. ARCADE FIRE "Neon Bible"
8. SNOW PATROL "Eyes Open"
9. THE FRAY "How to Save a Life"

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Benny the Ball
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1. KAISER CHIEFS "Yours Truly, Angry Mob"
3. AMY WINEHOUSE "Back to Black"
4. MIKA "Life in Cartoon Motion"
6. THE KILLERS "Sam's Town"
7. ARCADE FIRE "Neon Bible"
8. SNOW PATROL "Eyes Open"
9. THE FRAY "How to Save a Life"


Gosh - most of them sound the same don't they?

I've removed the following - 5. RUSSELL WATSON "That's Life" - isn't he some sort of either opera singer or reality tv person, anyway, how ever he sings, he doesn't even have the decentcy to do his own stuff - I bet it's all cover versions or operatic versions of Queen songs - he's gone.....

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Louche
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Buy Neon Bible. Listen to Black Mirror. Cry.

I've completely missed the point of the thread, haven't I? Sorry. As you were.

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dang65
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I'm sure I read that Arcade Fire one is essential listening, but I can't remember where. What sort of sound do they have? I seem to have either not heard them at all, or not have been aware it was them I'd heard.
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quote:
Originally posted by dang65:
Thanks Misc. You're a thoroughly decent sort.

It's the least I could do.

Now how about replying to my Political Ideologies Stripped thread in Society, hmm?

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dang65
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I just did. Although only with empty words, unfortunately.
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Louche
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quote:
Originally posted by dang65:
I'm sure I read that Arcade Fire one is essential listening, but I can't remember where. What sort of sound do they have? I seem to have either not heard them at all, or not have been aware it was them I'd heard.

Your life is incomplete. The first album, Funeral, is one of the brilliantist things in the world, evah. I have no idea how to describe them, because I am not very good at this music genre thing. But there's a mournful-passionate sounding gorgeous voiced singerist and strings and guitar and soaring sounds and lyrics that make me weep. The Arcade Fire are like the best band thing to happen to me for like ever. And the new album is at least as good as the first one.

Anyway, try this. See what you reckon. I like it lots.

Also, I'm going to see them tonight! Wooo x a gigabillion.

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dang65
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Well, if no one disagrees within the next two hours then Arcade Fire it is. Unless they've sold out in Morrison's.

ETA: No YouTube access here unfortunately, so I'm relying completely on your say so here.

[ 08.03.2007, 05:32: Message edited by: dang65 ]

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Jimmy Big Nuts
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the first arcade fire album is alright. His voice is kind of whiney though.
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Louche
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quote:
Originally posted by dang65:
ETA: No YouTube access here unfortunately, so I'm relying completely on your say so here.

I remember Ben bigging up Funeral once as well. So it's Ben and me recommending here. Me and Ben. That's got to be worth something. I love Ben. Incidentally.
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hey, I said it was alright.
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Jimmy Big Nuts
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but then I'm invisible to you, aren't I louche?
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dang65
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quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy Big Nuts:
the first arcade fire album is alright. His voice is kind of whiney though.

I can usually handle whiney ok, as long it's not combined with an American accent. Am I safe?

ETA: Hmm, Canada. Borderline. Very borderline. Neil Young = whiney but fully acceptable. Celine Dion = whiney beyond human endurance.

[ 08.03.2007, 05:45: Message edited by: dang65 ]

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Jimmy Big Nuts
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It's not gratingly yank sounding. I think he's canadian anyway.
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bandy reckons the Amy Winehouse album is pretty good. She does a track on Ghostface's last album, and it's one of the highlights. Maybe once she's found floating in the camden canal I'll check her out.
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Louche
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It's totally not gratingly American. The woman singerist what does some of their stuff sounds a bit French, though. I don't know if that's a Dang Dealbreaker.
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Louche
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I meant to say something about liking Benway in that post, too. But I forgot. So here's a whole new post about liking Benway.
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leave it.
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I will be buying the Arcade Fire album myself. "Funeral" was one of my best albums from whatever year it came out (05?). It was a slow "grower", though.

I'd like to know if that Kaiser Chiefs is at all worthwhile. I bought "Employment" and, you know, there are some catchy tracks on it, and Girls Aloud covered "I Predict A Riot", which was fun ~ but are they just what's being called lads-on-the-lash, boozy singalong music?

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please stop with the ~
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quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy Big Nuts:
bandy reckons the Amy Winehouse album is pretty good. She does a track on Ghostface's last album, and it's one of the highlights. Maybe once she's found floating in the camden canal I'll check her out.

I really like the album - bit of a deviation from my normal thrash tastes, but really quite a cracker. Imagine Roberta Flack singing about being pissed as a fart and you are half way there.

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quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy Big Nuts:
please stop with the ~

I might do actually, as it looks so ugly when people quote it in bold.

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1. KAISER CHIEFS "Yours Truly, Angry Mob"
3. AMY WINEHOUSE "Back to Black"
4. MIKA "Life in Cartoon Motion"
6. THE KILLERS "Sam's Town"
7. ARCADE FIRE "Neon Bible"
8. SNOW PATROL "Eyes Open"

Got rid of The Fray because that single is so fucking dirgey and annoying.

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I've been meaning to get the Amy Winehouse album since I heard rehab.

quote:
Imagine Roberta Flack singing about being pissed as a fart and you are half way there.
Shes got such a great voice and I love the retro-ey sound shes got.
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Jimmy Big Nuts
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I'm still all about RA the rugged man. Check that page out, listen to the tune 'chains' and tell me it isn't the dopest shit that you ever did hear.

warning: contains bitches, motherfucker and bustin' nuts, as well as references to drug abuse and violence. Also, 'uncommon valor vietnam' on the same page is a collaboration with Jedi Mind Tricks, who I'm pretty sure were once bigged up by ben, if that counts for anything.

I know that nobody will listen to it. It's just that... it gets lonely when you don't know anybody who listens to the same music as you.

[ 08.03.2007, 06:28: Message edited by: Jimmy Big Nuts ]

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1. KAISER CHIEFS "Yours Truly, Angry Mob"
3. AMY WINEHOUSE "Back to Black"
6. THE KILLERS "Sam's Town"
7. ARCADE FIRE "Neon Bible"
8. SNOW PATROL "Eyes Open"

I have removed Mika.

That song hes got out at the moment makes me want to scratch my eyes out. Its the exact same feeling I get if I hear anything by The Scissor Sisters.

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quote:
Originally posted by Jimmy Big Nuts:
I know that nobody will listen to it. It's just that... it gets lonely when you don't know anybody who listens to the same music as you.

If they've got it in Morrison's then I'll buy a copy. How's that?

ETA: Though I prefer the sound of "rather ugged man" to "ra the rugged man". Is he reasonably flexible on that?

[ 08.03.2007, 06:34: Message edited by: dang65 ]

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they won't have it [Frown]
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Louche
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Bigged up by Ben isn't really a gold standard of quality, though, is it? He once bigged up that rotten Houellebecq novel that I wasted seven quid on and that no-one seems to want to buy from me on Green Metropolis.

Actually, on balance, I would say that Thorn's the best at recommending good stuff. The Thorn Gold Standard is probably a better indication than the Ben Gold Standard.

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I'm so fickle.
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anybody who's down with the gza, the rza, and can-o is gold standard.
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Right, I know it's a bit early, but I'm off down the supermarket. Remaining list is:

1. KAISER CHIEFS "Yours Truly, Angry Mob"
3. AMY WINEHOUSE "Back to Black"
6. THE KILLERS "Sam's Town"
7. ARCADE FIRE "Neon Bible"
8. SNOW PATROL "Eyes Open"

I'm not keen on Winehouse or Snow Patrol, due to personal taste more than there being anything particularly wrong with them. I'm fairly sure I quite liked a Killers song I heard on the radio a few times, but I can't be sure so I probably won't take the risk. Looking like Kaiser Chiefs or Arcade Fire then, with AF currently in the lead due to curiosity value as I don't think I know them at all.

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