Cursive show

Cursive show
Thoughts - this is goodbye
Man the lead singer looks like Adam levine, but not quite as talented
eeek. Haven't heard an opening band I loved in a long time. This band
is good but not a cd buying moment.

Good thing they just gave me one for free then. Score.

Unfortunately the song that sold me is a cover :( but the harmony is
great.

So in my normal rating procedure:
Hollow bodied ibanez = win.
Great bass player = win.
Ending when you should = priceless

Should be counting the number of times I've been stepped on. Or the
number of incorrect musical references the indie snobs behind me have
made. Note: "old" music from a band with 8 CDs is from the 7th one.
Shit. Oh...they aren't old enough to know the real 'old' music.

Cursive;:
Not exactly the prettiest band to look at. But exactly how a punk show
should be. Too loud too hot and never too much bass.

You know you're pretty awesome when you are shaking a rattle in one
hand and playing flugel with the other.

However, I am allergic to extremely loud recorded set endings. Headache.

Death Cab for Cutie 4.11.09

Orpheum Theater - Memphis, TN.
Openers: Cold War Kids, Ra Ra Riot

This concert was freaking great. But so has every other death cab concert I've been to. We didn't really see the openers, which was ok with me because I nearly fell asleep in the one we did see. Blah. I must be getting old because the drunk frat boys behind us were getting on my last nerves.

They played Title and Registration, which is my all time favorite. I really liked the two new ones I didn't know (aka haven't bought the cd yet, give me 5 minutes). Most of the rest of the music was big hits (sounds of settling, new year, movie script ending, crooked teeth) or things from the new album.

I am always amazed at Ben Gibbard's ability to make me believe in music again.

Cursive in two weeks!

The Faint

Add the faint back to my musical bucket list because they totally canceled their show in memphis and I cried. :(

I want the new snow patrol cd. Go.

Like bad.

Ticketsssss

(PS I know I went to this concert ages ago, but I thought I would update. Pictures from it are here).

Death Cab for Cutie tickets are bought. Seriously. Oh and whose opening?! Franz Ferdinand. I seriously nearly peed in my pants yesterday when I found out about this show. So, I just spent 80 bucks so Robbie and I could go. ROADTRIP! Dallas! End of March! Whheeeee!!!! (I'm stoked. If you hadn't noticed :P)

Anyways! Stupid survey time!

. What are you listening to right now?
DCFC - Steadier Footing/Movie Script Ending (hey it just changed)

2. What song makes you sad?
Blue October - Amazing

3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
Weezer - Beverly Hills, Britney Spears just in general

4. Your all time favorite band?
Death Cab for Cutie is slowly edging out Blue October

5. Your newly discovered band is?
Elefant

6. Best female voice?
Imogen Heap

7. Best male voice?
I can't do this :( I like so many for different reasons :(
Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October), Benjamin Giddard (DCFC), Jason Wade (Lifehouse) are all pretty

8. Music type you find yourself listening to most?
indie, emo

9. What do you listen to hype you up?
Fischerspooner, Of Montreal, System of a Down

10. What do you listen to when you want to calm down?
A sleepy music mix David made me

11. Last gig/concert you went to?
uhhh, iSOLA small band wise, Interpol big band wise

12. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now?
Death Cab for Cutie

13. Most hated band?
Solo girl pop singers (Britney, Jojo, Lindsey Lohan, anything with the word Simpson in it, etc)

14. Song that makes you think?
Chocolate - Snow Patrol

15. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do?
SouthFM

16. Coolest music video?
Ummmm, haven't seen so many lately, Robbie what did we like? Soul Meets Body maybe...

18. What do you play/would you play in the bedroom to spice things up?
Spice things up? The Aminals song? eh.

19. Can you play a musical instrument?
bass guitar, flute

20. Ever been in a mosh pit?
unfortunately

21. Are you in a band?
yes, the indifferents

23. Ever dated a musician?
oh god, what a mistake, won't try that one again

28. Do you wish yourself that you were a musician?
eh, it gets old

29. Best chick band you know of?
Sleater - Kinney

31. Last song that you heard on the radio/cd...etc...?
Death From Above 1979, it was fucking weird because I got into the car and they were playing the same song I had on my ipod at that moment. Whoa.

32. What do you think of Classical music?
i like it, used to play it all the time

33. What do you think of Country music?
not a fan, but whatever floats your boat

34. What do you think of Death metal?
some is good, lots = not so good

35. Last BIG band that you saw live?
Interpol

36. Are you a groupie?
hahahahaha no.

37. Do you listen to music in foreign languages?
Yes, Zayra's in spanish

38. What famous musician would you like to fuck?
bah, musicians

39. Worst concert moment?
shitty opening bands

40. Funny concert moment?
Breaking shit on the stages, tripping over cords, my friend joey busting it on stage

41. Sad concert moment?
the end of a really good concert

42. Best local act you can think of?
us?

43. If you were a musical instrument what would you be?
bass guitar

44. Do you listen to the radio?
not really

45. Do you watch music TV?
Does this exist?!

46. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40?
for bands I like

47. Have you meet any famous musicians?
yes

48. Are any of your friends/family/etc. musicians?
yes

49. Song that best describes your feelings right now?
Jimmy Eat World - Disentegration (omg best I'm angry at the world song ever)

50. Song that describes your life?
Snow Patrol - How to Be Dead

51. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to?
so - so, mostly know the lead singer and bass player (screw the rest of 'em :)

52. Does a musician’s physical attractiveness play a role in the music that you listen to?
not at all (i mean really death cab? come on)

53. What famous musician do you want to marry?
again with the musicians!

53. Favourite movie sound track?
Garden State

56. What do your parents listen to?
older stuff, Billy Joel, some pop stuff

57. What are you listening to right NOW?
Death Cab for Cutie -Why you'd want to live here

58. Do you wear band etc T-shirts?
yes, i dont' have that many though

59. What do you think of people who do?
they are emo kids? i can say this i swear because I am one ;)

Top Ten Artists

i love these things, too bad you get spammed when you do them! Don't be angry! :)

Top 10 artists (since January 1, 2006):
1 Death Cab for Cutie
2 Jimmy Eat World
3 Blue October
4 Cursive
5 Death From Above 1979
6 Elefant
7 Snow Patrol
8 Gorillaz
9 iSOLA
10 Imogen Heap

Questions based on those artists' numbers:

What was the first song you heard by #6? (elefant)
Love - david sent it to me.

What is your favorite album from #2? (jimmy)
Futures overall, but Stay By My Side Tonight might edge it out just for disentegration

What are your favorite lyrics from #5? (death from above)
"I'm leaving"

How many times have you seen #4 live? (cursive)
Not yet, stupid boys don't tour here on days I can go.

What is your favorite song from #7? (snow patrol)
Ways & Means

What is a good memory you get from #10? (imogen heap)
How much Robbie likes that cd, since I suggested he listen to it. Laying down listening to it on my bed.

What song from #3 makes you sad? (blue october)
Oh god, too many - top two - Sound of Pulling Heaven Down & 18th Floor Balcony

What are your favorite lyrics from #2? (jimmy)
"I can't help it baby, this is who I am
Sorry, but I can't just go turn off how I feel
You kill me, you build me up, but just to watch me break
I know what I should do, but I just can't walk away" - kill

What is your favorite song from #9? (isola)
Up Now or Vampire Honeymoon Evening (OH Sam too)

How did you get into #3? (blue october)
Like the longest story ever, seriously.

What was the first song you heard by #1? (DCFC)
Bend to Squares? Movie Script Ending? Hard to say

What is your favorite song by #4? (cursive)
Butcher the Song

How many times have you seen #9 live? (isola)
10? 20? Somewhere b/n there probably about 15 times.

What is a good memory you get from #2? (jimmy)
My old band.

What song by #8 makes you sad? (gorillaz)
can you get sad listening to gorillaz?

What is your favorite album by #5? (death from above)
umm they only have one real one - I'm a woman, you're a machine

What are your favorite lyrics from #3? (blue october)
the answer to this question is impossible (ALL OF THEM)
but if i had to say what just came to my head - "i'm between the moon and where you are"

What is your favorite song by #1? (DCFC)
A Movie Script Ending (OMG the video!)

What is your favorite song by #10? (imogen heap)
Loose Ends

What is your favorite album by #7? (snow patrol)
Final Straw

WHOA Blue October

HOLY HELL :)

Is that seat taken
Congratulations
Would you like to take a walk with me
My mind it kinda goes fast
I'll try to slow it down for you
I think I'd like to take a drive
I want to give you something I've been wanting to give to you for years

Chorus:
My heart (my heart, my pain won't cover up, you left me)
My heart (my heart can't take this kinda love, you left me)

I came to see the light in my best friend
You seem as happy as you've ever been
My chance at being open was broken and now it misses him
My words they don't come out right but I'll try to say I'm happy for you
I think I'm gonna take that drive
I wanted to give you something I've been wanting to give to you for years

Chorus

I can't change this I can never take it back but now
I can't change your mind (you left me)
And I can't take this I can never take this back but now
I can't change your mind
Can't change your mind (you left me)
Can't change your mind (you left me)
Can't change your mind (you left me, you left me, you left me)
Make it go away
Make it go away please

Blue October - Congratulations with Imogen Heap

Um hello and welcome back to blue october explaining exactly how I feel. History for Sale used to strike me in so many different ways about how I was feeling, but this hits wayyy to close to home. It's a beautiful song (on what looks to be a dark cd), especially with the lovely ms. Imogen Heap. I can't wait for this album. 18th floor balcony is probably going to drive my emoness for the next 4878 months though once I get it. :\

New Neatness

The Lashes I've been hearing their Sometimes the Sun song on the radio here - it's pretty good. Trying to decide if I should get the cd. Should be good, if that song is an indicator.

She Wants Revenge - OMG could they push this band any harder? Actually I think that Hawthorne Heights is winning that battle. Seriously you can't watch FUSE w/o seeing their ad every five freaking minutes! Ack!

I like She Wants Revenge a touch, but it sounds like a very bland Interpol to me. Same kind of monotone fast singing style, but not nearly as neat backgrounds. Dunno, first impression.

scientific proof erin is emo

hat thing that is going around :P

1. Take your top ten artists and get their 'emo rating'. If you look on the artist page and then click "Tags" you can see how many times they've been tagged emo:

Death Cab for Cutie 873
Blue October 7
Jimmy Eat World 854
Cursive 215
Elefant 5
Imogen Heap 13
Snow Patrol 66
Death From Above 1979 31?
iSOLA 0 (ha just because it's listed as a japanese band :)
Gorillaz 38

2. Add them all together and divide by 10 to get the average:

210.2

3. Then divide that by the average of the top ten emo artists, which is: 853.6



4. Multiply your result by 100 to get a percentage.

24.625

That's wayyyyy low.

(note: this thing is floating around Last.FM which is what the first line is talking about)

Snow Patrol

Tell me: Have you run out and bought the new Snow Patrol - Eyes Open album yet? If no: Why the fuck not?!?!?!

OMG, it's amazing. I cannot blather on enough about how freaking awesome this album is. I first listened to it over the loudspeakers at a ice cream parlour, made a first pass judgment of pretty cool. That's pretty neat. Then, took it home and listened for real. No, not pretty neat. Try fucking awesome. Emo kids, listen up: Chasing Cars is your new anthem. Serious-fucking-ly. It reeks of love and happiness and I'm all over that train. (PS I'm a little agitated I can't link the title names grrrr).

You are all that I have - chorus = beautiful. I love the background guitar and harmonies of the chorus. The break is phenom with the guitar. Also = lyrics = indie emo greatness.

Hands Open - little harder. By god, this reminds me of something. People please tell me what it sounds like. PLEASE. It's driving me nutcase.

Chasing cars - see above.

Shut your eyes - whoa, what is that? Bells? Keys? Background choir?! I'm sold.

Etc. I love that the cd has both "Open Your Eyes" and "Shut Your Eyes" as song titles, sounds like a reviewers nightmare. I love how each song has a slightly different feel with different instruments and rythmns. It's not the same churned up stuff in every song. The only thing that's lame? Special UK bonus tracks. HEY! I went and bought the cd as soon as i knew it was out. Why are you punishing me for being in the US? HMMM!? The Killers did that also with


The Killers - Indie Rock and Roll. You know I almost didn't get into the Killers because I listened to the cd online and couldn't find that song on there. I had seen them live (before they sold out people, BEFORE - don't get me started on 50 minute shows) and that was my favorite song. I finally figured out to coughdownloadcough that song after I bought the real album.

OH! Other purchases of the day: Phoenix - new cd, and The Reindeer Section (not son of evil reindeer, the other one with the long name I'm blanking on), and mariah taylor. Overall, good music purchase day! :)

Band List!

a - Audioslave
b - Blue October (OMG too many Bs)
c - Cursive
d - Death Cab for Cutie
e - Explosions in the Sky
f - Franz Ferdinand
g - Green Day
h - Hinder
i - iSOLA / Imogen Heap tie sorry, didn't list her as Frou Frou
j - Jimmy Eat World
k - The Killers
l - Lifehouse
m - My Chemical Romance
n - Now It's Overhead
o - Of Montreal
p - The Postal Service
q - Queen
r - Ratatat
s - Snow Patrol
t - Taking Back Sunday
u - Ugly Casanova
v - The Vanished
w - The Weakerthans
x - ?
y - ?
z - Zero 7

and there are many runner ups
b, g, s where a bit difficult

Snow Patrolness

Snow Patrol - Chocolate

"You're the only thing that I love
It scares me more every day
On my knees I think clearer

Goodness knows I saw it coming
Or at least I'll claim I did
But in truth I'm lost for words

What have I done it's too late for that
What have i become truth is nothing yet
A simple mistake starts the hardest time
I promise I'll do anything you ask...this time"

I forgot how much I love Snow Patrol. No seriously, LOVE.

I was explaining to someone that I loved Snow Patrol - How to Be Dead and Snow Patrol - Ways and Means the most off that Final Straw album, but I was listening to it and this one struck me the most.

The first part reminds me of the old kodak commercial, where the dad is taking pictures and running around with his little girl. It's one of those things where you see in the tv, the parents sitting by their kids beds at night just smiling. It is someone realizing how much they love someone, and almost being scared by it, and how much you want to give to that person.

The second section is about how you knew it would happen, or at least you thought you did till you got there. And when you get there, you are like "how the hell did this happen?" I feel like I met you just yesterday, how are we here?

And the final part is about being real. Being a real human person, that fucks up stuff every once and while. Where you have to get down and humble yourself to that person, to apologize. Then it's about the love you have for them, because you'll do anything they want.

And THAT is why I love Snow Patrol.

Concerts

Bands I must see live eventually:

Green Day
Jimmy Eat World
Death Cab for Cutie
Bright Eyes
Cursive - who incidently is playing in Dallas on a MONDAY. Dammit dammit.
Franz Ferdinand
Snow Patrol

Also on the list, but maybe not must:
Modest Mouse
Maroon 5
My Chemical Romance
The Darkness

there are more I'd like to see, but this is the list that comes to mind at the moment.

neatNESS

ohhhhh neatness