THE MUSIC OF THE FANTAVERSE - THE EXTENDED TOUR

Nice post Roode. Would have been okay with "She Sells Sanctuary" or "Love Removal Machine", but Wildflower is a great pick too.

I was toying with "l'il Devil" as well since I wanted a good rocker today. For a more mellow moment I'd have gone with 'Edie (Ciao baby)' a song I just love.

My pick for today will most likely only be appreciated by Shryke, but I figure at this point, he's probably the only one clicking on my picks any way.

They're called The Waterboys, and while Mike Scott was the main driving force, it was the band that introduced us to Karl Wallinger who would later form World Party and a backup singer named Sinead O'Connor (Take that for what's it's worth)

This is "Old England"

A_Roode wrote:I was toying with "l'il Devil" as well since I wanted a good rocker today. For a more mellow moment I'd have gone with 'Edie (Ciao baby)' a song I just love.

Wouldn't you just love to know who the hell Edie was and just what she did to Ian to piss him off so much?

I love Ciao Baby. The chord changes in that song are awe-inspiring. And Keyser, that is a good song. Sorry to say, I don't remember it from before, but I do remember the Waterboys.

Sigh. Four days since I've posted in this thread... I hope my damn computer gets fixed so I can get caught up at home instead of having to post everything from work!

Actually I click on every video and I give any song at least a minute before deciding if I like it or if it is crap.

Usually only really bad songs gets stopped early.

Today I'll post some Weezer. I haven't ever gotten over how good a debut album Blue was, and I could literally listen to it every day

silversurfer19 wrote:Today I'll post some Weezer. I haven't ever gotten over how good a debut album Blue was, and I could literally listen to it every day

*jawdrop* How Ironic! I have been running thru Weezer songs for the past 2 days trying to pick one to post!!! I was actually gonna go with Pork and Beans (really fun vid).

bah! fin I will go with one that I have become addicted to as I've been on a huge Queen kick lately (as you can see in my sig)...

Queen - It's a Hard Life

*jawdrop* How Ironic! I have been running thru Weezer songs for the past 2 days trying to pick one to post!!! I was actually gonna go with Pork and Beans (really fun vid).

There is hardly a bad Weezer video, its nice to see a band put so much effort into them. I picked The Sweater Song for its film reference of being directed by Spike Jonze, but then, I think he pretty much directed everyone's videos during the mid-nineties!!

Well, computer problems have prevented me from posting here for the last five days, so I'm a little behind for my video picks of the "day".

I'm on the letter "H" now, so here are some samplings from that letter.


For Tuesday, January 13th, a pretty good tune, even if now it will forever be paired with a head-bobbing Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan. Case in point: this montage featuring guest stars Jim Carrey, Martin Short, Pamela Anderson, Sylvester Stallone, Alec Baldwin, and Helen Hunt (with Jack frickin' Nicholson!).

Haddaway - What is Love

I absolutely hated that song when released, it was everywhere and it was one of the most repetitive pieces of crap I have heard heard. I really don't have anything good to say about it. Sorry. At least the funny video made up for it a bit....

Sorry, Surfer. Perhaps this will atone.

For Wednesday, here's something for Keyser:

Happy Mondays - Step On

For Thursday, January 15th, something for all you Talking Heads-spinoff fans:

Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods - Rev It Up (cool song!!)

And finally, for Friday, January 16th, I'm gonna go backwards to give you a song that I passed a while back but was stuck in my head all day today (which was just what I needed). If any of you want to know who the lead singer is in case you fantasize about her later, it's Toni Halliday. They remind me a lot of Lush (one of my favorite 90's bands), but this song just kicks ASS.

Curve - Coast is Clear

This is basically two songs in one. The first 1:40 is Nuno Bettencourt showing off on the guitar. The remainder is the highly recommend 'He Man Woman Hater' by Extreme. If you don't like the stuff by Nuno, just skip ahead since the second half is catchy as hell \m/

Shrykespeare wrote:Sorry, Surfer. Perhaps this will atone.

For Wednesday, here's something for Keyser:

Happy Mondays - Step On

You know it buddy. Another one of the most underappreciated bands of all time. Really wanted to catch them on their last US tour last year, but none of the dates worked out well for us.

I'm going to assume you have, but I'll ask anyway. You have seen 24 Hour Party People, right?

Please never do that Haddaway thing to us again. Please!!!!

Also liked the Casual Gods, and had never heard of Curve before, but after that video, I'm gonna have to look into them some more.

This is my favorite Happy Mondays tune right back at ya. This is Kinky Afro



And as long as we're talking Manchester Sound, here's anther of my favorites:

Inspiral Carpets with Two Worlds Collide

Kinky Afro is a good song, but not QUITE up there with Step On. And I LOVE that Inspiral Carpets song (surprise, surprise).

I honestly don't remember "24 Hour Party People". It sounds very familiar, but not enough to job any specific memories.

It was a fantastic movie about the rise and fall of Factory records starting with Tony Wilson's discovery of Joy Division all the way until its demise mostly because of The Happy Mondays. It starred Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274309/

For today's pick I am going with my favorite foreign band! not only is the song good the video is utterly mesmerizing... I've got something good picked for tomorrow already as well

Kent - Ingenting

My video pick for Saturday, January 17th is one of my favorite songs, from one of the unlikeliest of places. This lady was a Yemenite Jew born in Hatika, Israel. I say "was" because, like so many others, her life was snuffed out by AIDS at a very young age.

Ofra Haza - Wish Me Luck

silversurfer19 wrote:Today I'll post some Weezer. I haven't ever gotten over how good a debut album Blue was, and I could literally listen to it every day

do you have the Universal "deluxe edition" yet?

I like this Canadian comedy group.

Keeping with my Manchester Sound theme (and starting early today as it's going to take me 6 or 7 hours to put on enough layers to go and sit out at the Steelers/Ravens AFC Championship game tonight) Theses guys were one of the early Shoe Gazer bands

Here are The Catherine Wheel with Black Metallic. This is a live version as the regular video has had embedding removed. If you click on this video though, you will see the regular one as the top box on the right. Much better to watch.

NSpan wrote:

silversurfer19 wrote:Today I'll post some Weezer. I haven't ever gotten over how good a debut album Blue was, and I could literally listen to it every day

do you have the Universal "deluxe edition" yet?

No, although it is definitely on my 'to get' list. I love when bands bring the deluxe editions out, I just don't like the prices....

silversurfer19 wrote:

NSpan wrote:

silversurfer19 wrote:Today I'll post some Weezer. I haven't ever gotten over how good a debut album Blue was, and I could literally listen to it every day

do you have the Universal "deluxe edition" yet?

No, although it is definitely on my 'to get' list. I love when bands bring the deluxe editions out, I just don't like the prices....

this one is worth it