I need a $0.49 song on eMusic!

cafreemacafreema
edited October 2011 in Fight Club
As mentioned in another thread I got monthly rejoin offer. I'm getting two albums, but that leaves me with $0.68, so I need a track that is less than that.

What should it be and why?

I'm currently on a bit of an early punk kick (I'm reading Please Kill Me at the moment so that is responsible), so that is where my brain is, but I'm open to anything!

Ready! Fight!

Craig
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  • jonahpwlljonahpwll
    "Something for Joey" by Mercury Rev from Boces

    At emusic...
    http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/album/Mercury-Rev-Boces-MP3-Download/11492171.html:

    Youtube video of song...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiPTQ90ajN0&feature=related
  • GermanprofGermanprof
    edited October 2011
    Busby Berkely by Ergo Phizmiz from Things to Do and Make

    or

    we can remember it for you wholesale by Frank Bretschneider from Rhythm

    or (perhaps more seriously)

    Trumpet for a lung by Hopewell from The Birds of Appetite
  • jonahpwlljonahpwll
    edited October 2011
    That's kinda interesting. I think Mercury Rev and Hopewell have some shared members.

    Being that we're in Fight Club, I suppose I should make the obligatory (and blindingly obvious) observation that my rec is waaaaaaay better than GP's.
  • GermanprofGermanprof
    edited October 2011
    Yeah, I actually found Mercury Rev through Hopewell (which I believe to the better informed is the wrong way around). Birds of Appetite is a really great album from start to finish - to my ears their other releases are more spotty.

    Oh, and "in your dreams!"
  • amclark2amclark2
    edited October 2011
    Kadia Blues (#8) is better than all of that. It's my standby one trac choice.
  • GermanprofGermanprof
    What, you buy the same track every time you have money left at the end of the month? ...
  • jonahpwlljonahpwll
    Great point, GP! How can we trust the rec of someone who gets emu's no-redownload policy confused with their yes-relisten policy? Obviously, we can't.

    It's just such a shame that we have to ignore everything else GP says. I mean, seriously, Hopewell?

    Mercury Rev rulzz... and you don't.
  • GermanprofGermanprof
    edited October 2011
    Mercury Rev always make me think they didn't have the energy to complete the second word of their band name. Doesn't speak well for the releases.
  • amclark2amclark2
    Yeah, I buy it every month. It's just that good.
  • jonahpwlljonahpwll
    Energy? Hell no, they just didn't give a damn! They're punk and they're rock and they don't have time for letters. Unlike those lame drone bands you and Brighternow try to slough off on those of us here with discriminating tastes in music. Those guys have all day to spell band names. Damien Valllllleeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. Losssccilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll. Guh. Not exactly OP now is it?

    And, yes, I did shit-talk Brighternow even though he hasn't shown up on the thread. I feel completely justified in doing so.
  • jonahpwlljonahpwll
    Cafreema, have you purchased that Mercury Rev track yet? This thread is attracting a most unsavory element (namely, people who inexplicably don't agree with my brilliant recommendation).
  • cafreemacafreema
    I just got back from lunch and will be taking a look at all recommendations.

    Mercury Rev is a possibility, but I must say that GP and amclark2 both make excellent arguments.

    Craig
  • jonahpwlljonahpwll
    edited October 2011
    Cafreema thinks he's in Southern Boys With Nothin' To Say.
  • amclark2amclark2
    The only reason not to get Kadia Blues is if you already have it, although that's barely a reason. But if you already have it, let me know, and I'll help you find a real song. GP's making multiple recs right out of the gate which shows his low confidence. And jonah's rec'ing a band from buffalo.
  • ScissorManScissorMan
    edited October 2011
    Y'know, I used to like Mercury Rev, but they were playing in the background when something really bad happened to me a few years ago, and I've never listened to them since. Weird how that happens, and it certainly wasn't their fault or anything...

    Anyway, for a single, $0.49 song in the early-punk vein, you should probably go with "Nineteen Sixty Nine," a song about the (alleged) betrayal of the Irish independence movement by moderate-socialist elements from the Contenders album by Easterhouse. It's one of those albums where the one song is really awesome, but the rest is just so-so, so you should be less tempted to think you have to get the whole thing later on. (Bear in mind that the band are a bunch of communists, and unlike Depeche Mode, they're actual communists. So if you work for the US government, be sure to download it from your home computer on a secure connection.)

    If you like your early-punk with a dance beat, you might also look into the songs "Metronome" and/or "Faith" from Northern Stories, the (posthumous) Manicured Noise compilation. Or, if you prefer the Factory sound, maybe "Nightshift" from the Swimming + Singles comp by The Names.
  • cafreemacafreema
    I do love the Factory sound, and seeing words like "moody post-punk" makes me sit up and take notice.

    I'll take a listen this evening, but we may have a leader in the clubhouse.

    Problem is jonah may murder me if I don't get Mercury Rev, and I'll be dead to amclark if I don't get Kadia Blues. I'm less afraid of GP because he's British and the only scary British guy is Rowan Atkinson.

    Craig
  • GermanprofGermanprof
    Well when I taught secondary school my students thought I looked like Rowan Atkinson.
  • ludditeluddite
    edited October 2011
    Early punk? Get "Bloodstains (Original Version)"... the first track off of Living in Darkness by Agent Orange.

    One of my all-time favorites: "Praying Mantis" ... the first track off of Most of the Girls Like To Dance But Only Some Of the Boys Like To by Don Dixon.

    If you already got those get: "Met a Man" the third track off of 100 Watt Smile... by 100 Watt Smile.

    ... or "Walking the Cow" the 2nd track off of Dead Dog's Eyeball - Songs Of Daniel Johnston... by K. McCarty.

    ....or "Danseparc (Every Day It's Tomorrow)" the fourth track off of Danseparc... by Martha and the Muffins

    ... or "Stolen Gems" the first track off of Stolen Gems... by Paul K ("Nashville, Tennessee", "Dear Dutch", "Potters Field", "Radiant and White", "Poor Man's Eyes" and "We are Yours" are also great tracks from that album).

    (hope all those links work)
  • GermanprofGermanprof
    edited October 2011
    Energy? Hell no, they just didn't give a damn!
    So, you concede my point.
    Unlike those lame drone bands...
    No drone tracks were proposed. Changing the subject is a clear sign of desperation.
    Guh.
    Not an argument.

    Clearly floundering.
  • DoofyDoofy
    the only scary British guy is Rowan Atkinson.

    Pippa worries me a little bit.
  • cafreemacafreema
    Can't argue with that Doofy, but that's a whole nother kind of scary.

    Went with Mercury Rev for the following reasons:

    1) Most of the other recs are on mtraks where I have a subscription and can get them cheaper. This includes most of the ScissorMan recs, the best of the luddite recs, and the best of the GP recs; and
    2) I don't want to piss off the future president.

    Craig
  • greggreg
    Scary British guy - I didn't know any existed, certainly not Rowan Atkinson! And Jonah, a question from PM David Cameron, will we, the UK, still have a 'special relationship' - whatever that maybe - when you become President? He promises to start liking jazz if that will help....
  • Daniel, Esq.Daniel, Esq.
    sorry i missed this. i'd have said:

    • richard hawley's the ocean -- classic songwriting, aching and heartfelt delivery and a lush sound perfect for autumn.
    • king midas sound's cool out -- sleek urban updating of 70s dub, but set in a distopian future. ideal for cold-weather, or early-morning walks.
    • dirty beaches' sweet 17 -- simple (only two notes, i think), but crackling with punky energy and body-moving rhythm. also appears on badlands disc, one of the year's best.
    • burial's archangel -- the dark, moody heart at the center of the best album of the 00s.
  • BrighternowBrighternow
    And, yes, I did shit-talk Brighternow
    - You are most welcome Jonah !
    ;-)
  • amclark2amclark2
    Ok, this was fun. I've got $6.50. Go.
  • GermanprofGermanprof
    Have you heard this one yet? Only $2.94 and a keeper.
  • ludditeluddite
    "Tomorrow" (3rd track, 1st disc), "Patience" (4th track, 1st disc) and "The Bent Me" (14th track, 2nd disc) from Sandbox by Mark Sandman. Tons of other good songs on that set...I'd recommend getting the whole thing... but those 3 are probably my favorites.
  • jonahpwlljonahpwll
    Ok, this was fun. I've got $6.50. Go.

    Okay, first of all, you've expressed no preference, which indicates a laziness undeserving of my knowledge and hard work. However, for reasons best left unsaid in Fight Club, I will forgive your unpardonable sins and make a rec...

    laroca_pete_turkishwo_101b.jpg

    Pete Laroca - "Turkish Women at the Baths"

    Personnel:
    Bass – Walter Booker
    Percussion – Pete La Roca
    Piano – Chick Corea
    Tenor Saxophone – John Gilmore

    Originally on the Muse label, which is a treasure trove of jazz that flew under the radar. Turkish Women's sound was reflective of a movement in jazz that built on Miles Davis's modal style of jazz (building on scales as opposed to single chords) and added harmonic dissonance that has more in common, say, with Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" than the avant-garde stylings that were prevalent at the time. The end result is a very pretty album that sounds equally dangerous.

    Chick Corea sounds more like his appearance on Davis's "In a Silent Way" than on later ECM and lite-jazz albums. John Gilmore takes a rare break from Sun Ra's ensemble. Pete Laroca didn't record much, in fact took a long break from jazz, but he's done some nice work with Joe Henderson, and his sound is full of fight. Walter Booker was the neighborhood badass for bass back then.

    A fantastic deal at $3.43.

    Buy at emusic...
    http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/album/Pete-La-Roca-Turkish-Women-at-the-Bath-MP3-Download/12098787.html:

    Listen on youtube...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpKG6zzHH_Q
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx-VbFCOpYY&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
  • jonahpwlljonahpwll
    P.S. All other recs prove that they don't know what they're talking about. Beware false prophets, etc, etc.
  • GermanprofGermanprof
    Well well, it's covered over with a bunch of jazzese, but Jonahpwll has clearly descended to making recs based on salacious cover art.
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