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[andalucia]

Boo earbuds.


These were my headphones and my Favourite Possession until my friend stepped on them.  Now I have no headphones at all.

[slink]

I have one of those godforsaken bluetooth Jabra things. And yea, they hurt like hell. No point sticking it in to drive for 2 hours, when I constantly readjust it to stop the agony. Plus it blocks out an ear of music hearing...

I really want to get an mp3 player now that they are getting to a decent storage size. Problem is, buying a 40gb is well, still a bit expensive (considering for the price of one I'm getting a new tank fitted to my car), and is on the line of enough space for me.
I have about 48Gb of music now, and that is not enough. I do get urges to listen to most of the stuff I own, and would like to just have the complete folder on a player. Then again, the other option is to find a good 20gb one and update it when I go places...
Until I decide, I try to save.

Oh, and I didn't even get onto the headphones issue.
I despise earbuds. I used them for ages with my old walkman, but then realised how bad they sounded. I now swear by these Sony wraparounds I found - the kind that go round the back of your neck. They have the bass that earbuds desperately lack, and are comfortable for long periods. Plus, they don't look as dumb as the over the head kind!
Oh, and they don't interfere with my shades too much.

[CortJstr]

I also have a pair of Sennheiser wireless that I use to listen to DVDs late at night or while I am cooking (commentary tracks).

Me too. I tend to use them while loud machinery is going (like the washer) because otherwise I have to turn the TV up too loud and risk neighbor complaints.

I despise earbuds. I used them for ages with my old walkman, but then realised how bad they sounded. I now swear by these Sony wraparounds I found - the kind that go round the back of your neck. They have the bass that earbuds desperately lack, and are comfortable for long periods. Plus, they don't look as dumb as the over the head kind!

That's what I use too. I have a pair where the wrap-around is solid plastic that I use for skating and such and a pair where it's just a wire that connects them that I keep at work. That way I can easily remove just one side if the phone rings or somebody walks up to me.

[miles]

Va, no "Alec Eiffel"? That song has "gateway drug" written all over it.

That guitar.  That keyboard.

That last minute and a half is one of the finest moments in rock and roll.

[jough]

That "Hey Alexander I see you beneath the archway of aerodynamics" line at the end is just basically like MUSICAL fuck*ng HEAVEN.

I had that on near constant repeat when it first came out, when I had just started college.

Good times.

[Va]

Someone mentioned Camper Van's cover of "Pictures of Matchstick Men" above; Cracker does a bitchin' cover of it, too, but I never realized it was not their song.  I'm wondering whose it is. A web search yielded two possibilities: some band called "The Status Quo" (never heard of 'em) and Ozzy Osbourne (rock!).  Which is it?

[Bozack]

Someone mentioned Camper Van's cover of "Pictures of Matchstick Men" above; Cracker does a bitchin' cover of it, too, but I never realized it was not their song.  I'm wondering whose it is. A web search yielded two possibilities: some band called "The Status Quo" (never heard of 'em) and Ozzy Osbourne (rock!).  Which is it?

Cracker actually is, more or less, Camper Van Beethoven; same frontsman, some of the same members, etc. The song is originally by The Status Quo; the original song is sort of a trippy garage rock thing.

[andalucia]

The song is originally by The Status Quo; the original song is sort of a trippy garage rock thing.

Yeah, I was really disappointed when I heard the original.
I am, however, very excited to hear the new CvB album.

[Va]

If you're a C[amp|rack]er fan, you really need an eMusic subscription.

[arkabee]

Someone mentioned Camper Van's cover of "Pictures of Matchstick Men" above; Cracker does a bitchin' cover of it, too, but I never realized it was not their song.  I'm wondering whose it is. A web search yielded two possibilities: some band called "The Status Quo" (never heard of 'em) and Ozzy Osbourne (rock!).  Which is it?

Cracker actually is, more or less, Camper Van Beethoven; same frontsman, some of the same members, etc.

http://achewood.plagiarist.com/viewtopic.php?p=23860#23860

[Turbo Ninja]

CD101 in Columbus just started playing a new Camper song: 51/7 is hella sweetness.  They're also good enough to play other CVB, Cracker, Pixies, and Frank Black songs on a regular basis.

I'm going to the Pixies show in Columbus on October 4th.  I got 4th row, center of house seats.  Nice.

[Limmo]

Comment allez vous, motherfuckers?

Here's an ass-kicking Pixies show from this past summer in France.

[Mr Trout]

That's a great show, thanks!

"Bone Machine", "Hey", "Number 13, Baby", "Dead", "Mr. Grieves", "Broken Face", "Tame", "Vamos"; all the old favorites make a return!

Also, this thread reminds me that I've had tickets to the NJ shows for a good couple months now and the show is still almost 2 months away. *sigh*

[jough]

Yeah, I didn't get tickets because I feared that they'd suck, but this show sounds pretty good.  

Also, I just seem to have noticed today that Jane's Addiction put out a new album last year.  Where the fuck was I and why did no one mention this to me?

[Limmo]

It was actually mentioned in the last Pixies thread, most of which you missed.  

The record itself was a widescreen Technicolor explosion of rock, which was meant to obscure the fact that they've completely forgotten how to write a memorable song.