Monday, August 26, 2002
yay.
it's official: u2 is releasing "the best of 1990-2000" november 12th (us). the first single is a new song titled "electrical storm," which sounds like what you'd expect, which means it's pretty good (and features bono's falsetto, always a plus). after finding a copy on winmx yesterday, I decided this called for a "bonus edition" of 'stumpydisc.' also featured are new tracks from coldplay and underworld's albums, as well as a reggae classic and, er, father mc. let's go.
stumpydisc: august 2002: bonus edition
1>addictive-truth hurts f/rakim. it befuddles me that this was produced by dj fuckin' quik, a hack as a rapper if ever there was. a stunning bollywood backdrop surrounds the first single from dre's latest protege' (strong voice, nothing exceptional), with added bonus of rakim. but why does he have to start every single cameo he makes these days with "it's been a long time"? ra, we haven't forgotten you, and yeah, it has. so record something new!
2>battle-wookie. premium uk garage from '00 (?). tasty.
3>better days-blaze. perfect american garage, beloved by masters at work. and, if you're smart, you.
4>daylight-coldplay. based on what I've heard so far, a rush of blood to the head is where coldplay ascend to the big leagues, not just in the uk but worldwide. radiohead if they weren't experimental, u2 if they still had mullets, echo and the bunnymen when they were. powerful, meaningful, and all-around majestic: think "bitter sweet symphony," "wonderwall," maybe even "beautiful day."
5>electrical storm -u2. well, look who it is... nothing revolutionary here, more like a perfectly broken-in leather bomber jacket. you know what the next line will be, and you're glad. and the aforementioned falsetto.
6>ess gee-underworld. not missing darren emerson one bit, u'world are returning with a storming slab of tech-house, a hundred days off. if "two months off" didn't convince you, this will: a return to second toughest...-style epic stuff (only touched on by "cups" from the last studio record), all moroder pulses and technoid keyb wooshes.
7>flash (live)-vhs or beta. if you'd like another perspective besides mine, read james hunter's thoughts on vhs or beta from this week's voice.
8>girls of summer-aerosmith. like a rock.
9>i'll do 4 u-father mc. hiphop the way it got on the radio in the early '90s, all creamy diva choruses and plush beats. or did I just describe sean combs' method for success?
10>i'm not over you-rhonda vincent. the next alison krauss, with a voice full of longing.
11>pda-interpol. yeah, they sound like joy division's kids. and why is that bad?
12>sola sistim-underworld. on this track from their forthcoming album, u'world throw a curve ball in slo-mo. provocative chill-out.
13>uptown top ranking-althia and donna. reggae jax from '78, so smooth, so right.
14>uptown top ranking-black box recorder. disturbing, icy female vocals + a deconstructed beat + a classic reggae track = hours of fun!
15>weak become heroes-the streets. is mike skinner the future of something?
epigram on disc cover: "I am immense; I contain multitudes." - walt whitman, leaves of grass
it's official: u2 is releasing "the best of 1990-2000" november 12th (us). the first single is a new song titled "electrical storm," which sounds like what you'd expect, which means it's pretty good (and features bono's falsetto, always a plus). after finding a copy on winmx yesterday, I decided this called for a "bonus edition" of 'stumpydisc.' also featured are new tracks from coldplay and underworld's albums, as well as a reggae classic and, er, father mc. let's go.
stumpydisc: august 2002: bonus edition
1>addictive-truth hurts f/rakim. it befuddles me that this was produced by dj fuckin' quik, a hack as a rapper if ever there was. a stunning bollywood backdrop surrounds the first single from dre's latest protege' (strong voice, nothing exceptional), with added bonus of rakim. but why does he have to start every single cameo he makes these days with "it's been a long time"? ra, we haven't forgotten you, and yeah, it has. so record something new!
2>battle-wookie. premium uk garage from '00 (?). tasty.
3>better days-blaze. perfect american garage, beloved by masters at work. and, if you're smart, you.
4>daylight-coldplay. based on what I've heard so far, a rush of blood to the head is where coldplay ascend to the big leagues, not just in the uk but worldwide. radiohead if they weren't experimental, u2 if they still had mullets, echo and the bunnymen when they were. powerful, meaningful, and all-around majestic: think "bitter sweet symphony," "wonderwall," maybe even "beautiful day."
5>electrical storm -u2. well, look who it is... nothing revolutionary here, more like a perfectly broken-in leather bomber jacket. you know what the next line will be, and you're glad. and the aforementioned falsetto.
6>ess gee-underworld. not missing darren emerson one bit, u'world are returning with a storming slab of tech-house, a hundred days off. if "two months off" didn't convince you, this will: a return to second toughest...-style epic stuff (only touched on by "cups" from the last studio record), all moroder pulses and technoid keyb wooshes.
7>flash (live)-vhs or beta. if you'd like another perspective besides mine, read james hunter's thoughts on vhs or beta from this week's voice.
8>girls of summer-aerosmith. like a rock.
9>i'll do 4 u-father mc. hiphop the way it got on the radio in the early '90s, all creamy diva choruses and plush beats. or did I just describe sean combs' method for success?
10>i'm not over you-rhonda vincent. the next alison krauss, with a voice full of longing.
11>pda-interpol. yeah, they sound like joy division's kids. and why is that bad?
12>sola sistim-underworld. on this track from their forthcoming album, u'world throw a curve ball in slo-mo. provocative chill-out.
13>uptown top ranking-althia and donna. reggae jax from '78, so smooth, so right.
14>uptown top ranking-black box recorder. disturbing, icy female vocals + a deconstructed beat + a classic reggae track = hours of fun!
15>weak become heroes-the streets. is mike skinner the future of something?
epigram on disc cover: "I am immense; I contain multitudes." - walt whitman, leaves of grass
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