Last night I saw the Black Keys at the Hollywood Palladium. I thought it was interesting that two years ago, when their Danger Mouse produced album, Attack & Releases, was...uh...released, it was poised as their big breakthrough effort. Yet last night, they only re-visisted that album for a single song. The Black Keys are a very unrestrained band and Danger Mouse employs a very restrained sound. Maybe that just didn't translate live to their frantic, loud, and explosive show. Maybe that's not what the band wants to sound like...or is supposed to sound like.
Fusing two talents together can have great results. Like Ben Harper and the Blind Boys of Alabama. But that can also produce worried music. Just ask Chris Cornell about his R&B album.
Frank Black of Pixies fame, produces Yorn's newest album, sure to bring a unbridled raw energy. Whether it's good or not, that alone merits an focused listen.
Here are the 11 Best Songs By Pete Yorn (solo):
1. Lose You (Music For The Morning After)
2. Strange Condition (Music For The Morning After)
3. Murray (Music For The Morning After)
4. Undercover (Nightcrawler)
5. For Nancy (Music For The Morning After)
6. Splendid Isolation (Nightcrawler)
7. Committed (The Day I Forgot)
8. Life On A Chain (Music For The Morning After)
9. Crystal Village (The Day I Forgot)
10. China Girl (B-Side)
11. Paradise Cove (Back & Forth)
Buy Pete Yorn's new self-titled album, Pete Yorn...now!!!
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The 11 Best Songs By Pete Yorn
Over the next few weeks (probably months) I'll be making the jump to my new site. It's already up and running and mirror image of this one. You can check it out here (www.goodbadunknown.com). I'm still learning how to use Wordpress...so that's been the delay.
I've also started using Twitter for this site...you can add me via (goodbadunknown).
Also visit my Amazon store, where I feature albums (and more) from this blog...with some really good deals. (including the new Pete Yorn/Scarlett Johansson for only $2.99).
It's Pete Yorn's second album of 2009. Don't be discouraged by his last homogenic endeavor, this time around he's brought Scarlett Johansson to win us all back.
The 11 Best Songs By Pete Yorn:
1. Lose You (Music For The Morning After)
2. Strange Condition (Music For The Morning After)
3. Murray (Music For The Morning After)
5. For Nancy (Music For The Morning After)
6. Splendid Isolation (Nightcrawler)
7. Committed (The Day I Forgot)
8. Life On A Chain (Music For The Morning After)
9. Crystal Village (The Day I Forgot)
10. China Girl (B-Side)
11. Paradise Cove (Back & Forth)
Buy Pete's new album with Scarlett Johansson, Break Up. Get it now from my Amazon site for only $2.99. That's cheaper than a ringback tone. Man, I'm such a whore.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The 111 Best Albums of the 2000s (78-88):
May get the next 11 out tomorrow...if not...off on a mini-vaca...will continue on Monday.
The 111 Best Albums of the 2000s (78-88):
78. Jose Gonzalez - Veneer (2005)
- JG's first solo album since his Zero 7 years is a haunting yet beautiful folk record.
79. Beck - Modern Guilt (2008)
- Beck drafts super-producer Dangermouse (whose impact is felt through this list)...to create an album suited for radio play in the 70s on AM...but somehow feels fresh and new for this decade.
80. The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2000)
- The indie supergroup featuring Neko Case, A.C. Newman, Ban Bejar (Destroyer) may be the best release any of them have done. Just a solid example of what happens when great minds think alike.
81. Pete Yorn - Musicforthemorningafter (2001)
- Pete Yorn's debut literally came out of nowhere. There was a very little buzz about this guy prior to the release...and being on Sony...there was very little thought that this might be anything more than a major label's attempt at woeing the indie crowd. But over the past decade...Pete has remained diligent about his craft, keeping it his own. And over that period...his debut has only ripened with age. (Lose You)
82. Jurassic 5 - Quality Control (2000)
- Possibly the release that legitimized the underground hip-hop movement. Though none of their other releases...solo or as a group...came close the originality or personality of this debut, the album continues to be a heralded landmark on the hip-hop landscape. (Lausd)
83. Kings of Leon - Only By Night (2008)
- Six months ago...I may not have included this...but the album has fought and clawed its way in critical and commercial success. Something that is no small feat in today's music industry. But that aside, it's just a good rock record. Not as strong as maybe their last release...but their music has matured as they have.
84. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
- Though it lacks in life and "fire" that the debut had...it's still a collection of intensely constructed songs...dark but vibrant...morid but alive. Even when they're a half-step off their game...they're still a full step in front of everyone else. (Antichrist Television Blues)
85. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (2008)
- The one thing severely lacking from the 2000s are the pure old fashioned rock records. A few bands tried to carry the rock n roll torch...but very few came close. But on MMJ's release from last year...it was like the band was harnessing the past and everything that made them what they are. It may be too early to tell how great this record is...and who knows...a couple years down the road...I could see this album hanging out near the top. (The Librarian)
86. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion (2009)
- This year's front-runner is a ecclectic mix of the future of music. Many people are struggling to grasp this album, which only means it's one that takes time. And any album with that kind of attention needed is one that is usually worth the time invested.
87. Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
- Maybe the weakest of KW's non-autotune releases...is still a masterful hip-hop album and a scolding lesson of what can be accomplished with smart production. And any album that samples Daft Punk should always get an honorary listing.
88. Elliott Smith - Figure 8 (2000)
- ES' last official release before his death shows the singer growing and expanding. He may have conquered on tunes that were simple bare bones kid & and a guitar folk...but Elliott wasn't satisfied being just that. He was ready to challenge what he was capable of doing and where he could go...too bad we'll never know what he could do. (Somebody That I Used To Know)
Buy the best of the 2000s now!
The 111 Best Albums of the 2000s (78-88):
78. Jose Gonzalez - Veneer (2005)
- JG's first solo album since his Zero 7 years is a haunting yet beautiful folk record.
79. Beck - Modern Guilt (2008)
- Beck drafts super-producer Dangermouse (whose impact is felt through this list)...to create an album suited for radio play in the 70s on AM...but somehow feels fresh and new for this decade.
80. The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2000)
- The indie supergroup featuring Neko Case, A.C. Newman, Ban Bejar (Destroyer) may be the best release any of them have done. Just a solid example of what happens when great minds think alike.
81. Pete Yorn - Musicforthemorningafter (2001)
- Pete Yorn's debut literally came out of nowhere. There was a very little buzz about this guy prior to the release...and being on Sony...there was very little thought that this might be anything more than a major label's attempt at woeing the indie crowd. But over the past decade...Pete has remained diligent about his craft, keeping it his own. And over that period...his debut has only ripened with age. (Lose You)
82. Jurassic 5 - Quality Control (2000)
- Possibly the release that legitimized the underground hip-hop movement. Though none of their other releases...solo or as a group...came close the originality or personality of this debut, the album continues to be a heralded landmark on the hip-hop landscape. (Lausd)
83. Kings of Leon - Only By Night (2008)
- Six months ago...I may not have included this...but the album has fought and clawed its way in critical and commercial success. Something that is no small feat in today's music industry. But that aside, it's just a good rock record. Not as strong as maybe their last release...but their music has matured as they have.
84. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)
- Though it lacks in life and "fire" that the debut had...it's still a collection of intensely constructed songs...dark but vibrant...morid but alive. Even when they're a half-step off their game...they're still a full step in front of everyone else. (Antichrist Television Blues)
85. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges (2008)
- The one thing severely lacking from the 2000s are the pure old fashioned rock records. A few bands tried to carry the rock n roll torch...but very few came close. But on MMJ's release from last year...it was like the band was harnessing the past and everything that made them what they are. It may be too early to tell how great this record is...and who knows...a couple years down the road...I could see this album hanging out near the top. (The Librarian)
86. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion (2009)
- This year's front-runner is a ecclectic mix of the future of music. Many people are struggling to grasp this album, which only means it's one that takes time. And any album with that kind of attention needed is one that is usually worth the time invested.
87. Kanye West - Graduation (2007)
- Maybe the weakest of KW's non-autotune releases...is still a masterful hip-hop album and a scolding lesson of what can be accomplished with smart production. And any album that samples Daft Punk should always get an honorary listing.
88. Elliott Smith - Figure 8 (2000)
- ES' last official release before his death shows the singer growing and expanding. He may have conquered on tunes that were simple bare bones kid & and a guitar folk...but Elliott wasn't satisfied being just that. He was ready to challenge what he was capable of doing and where he could go...too bad we'll never know what he could do. (Somebody That I Used To Know)
Buy the best of the 2000s now!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The 11 Best Songs By Pete Yorn
Music For the Morning After rocked. And as the years pass...and more Pete Yorn albums come out...it makes me appreciate his debut release even more. MFTMA is easily one of the best albums of the decade (yeah...it's time to start thinking about that)...so how come Petey never came close to following it up with something equivalent? It wasn't like it was a Diamond-selling chart -topping masterpiece. But it did what albums are supposed to do. It created a following. I discovered it because a friend told me about it. She heard about it from a friend that told her about it. I told a friend about it, who told someone else (I actually turned at least 5 people onto the record). Maybe this kind of fanbase is harder to appease. When you're Green Day or Coldplay...people kiss your ass. When you're still a nobody...people want you to kiss their ass. And maybe that's not Pete's style. And look where it got him...he gets to hang out with Scarlett Johansson. So I guess he wins...
The 11 Best Songs By Pete Yorn:
1. Strange Condition (Music For The Morning After)
2. Lose You (Music For The Morning After)
3. Murray (Music For The Morning After)
4. Undercover (Nightcrawler)
5. Crystal Village (The Day I Forgot)
6. For Nancy (Music For The Morning After)
7. Splendid Isolation (Nightcrawler)
8. Life On A Chain (Music For The Morning After)
9. Committed (The Day I Forgot)
10. EZ (Music For The Morning After)
11. China Girl (B-Side)
Buy Pete Yorn's new album, Back & Forth....before his next album with Scarlett comes out.
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