TrekBBS vs. the Music

[Alidar Jarok]

Damn, someone took The Shins. I really wanted to make Kissing the Lipless as a song. Anyway, this is the first time I knew all three songs. Not sure if that was a good thing.

Katy Perry - Hot N' Cold
Katy Perry is alright for what she does. Not the best. I did joke that this song was the theme song of my Italy trip because it was everywhere. The problem with the song is it doesn't do much, it kinda has the same beat over and over until the end. But it's still catchy. I think California Gurls and I Kissed a Girl are two better songs, though. 2/5

Bush - Machinehead
I always said Bush took all the elements of grunge except good song writing. They can do the loud soft thing, the feedback thing, etc. really well. That being said, they end up being fairly catchy as long as you don't think too hard about them. Once again, I think Come Down and Everything Zen are better. 3/5

Beastie Boys - Sabotage
To be honest, I think this is the most overplayed Beastie Boys song in their entire collection. It's a good song and shows how much they managed to innovate their sound over time, but god I'm so sick of it. Uh, picking two better songs by them to continue the pattern, let's go with Brass Monkey and Intergalactic. 4/5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwoNQvSOxM8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05k90ts2biw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bdcnysXhHU

 

[Thestral]

Ooh, ooh, can I play?! I'm not much of an expert on music, but this sounds like fun! Also I may not be all that verbose, but maybe I'll have more comments as it goes on.

Everlast - What It's Like

This is a very familiar song to me and I've always liked it, but somehow I'd never known the artist or title before. But that tends to happen to me a lot. Like the song - great sound, good lyrics, nice atmosphere. I probably wouldn't especially seek out more, but would be happy to listen if it came up.
8/10

Violent Femmes - Kiss Off

Heard of the band before, but never listened to any of their stuff before. Started off a bit iffy for me, but I got more into it as it went along. Very stripped-down, and I like the sorta-talking that he was doing during the verses. Definitely grew on me, and I'd be glad to to listen to more.
7/10

Manic Street Preachers - Archives of Pain

Another band that I've heard of but don't think I've ever listened to. The sound was a lot heavier than I was expecting; somehow was expecting them to be more ska-ish, but don't know why. Once the guitar kicked in and the song got going, I was much more into it. I'll be honest that I wasn't listening to the lyrics so much as the music itself, but I enjoyed them too for the most part. Really liked the instumental section at the end. Despite not meeting my "expectations" I really liked it, and would be glad to hear more by them.
8/10

My three:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jMruFHTwrY (yes this version )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyUOe7HAkpk&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEUmJR3-Um8

 

[Alidar Jarok]

For Manic Street Preachers, they have two separate styles. There was the style for Holy Bible (this album) that was very dark and brooding. Then, unfortunately, the main lyric writer committed suicide (at least, it seems that way, there was uncertainty for years). After that, there seemed to be an almost conscious attempt to distance themselves from the darkness of their early albums and embrace a much more anthemic, cheerful sound (I actually like it, just nowhere near as much). Their last album actually incorporated left over lyrics from their original songwriter, so it's a sort of return to roots/final tribute.

Glad you joined this thread. The more people (and the more diverse the musical tastes) the better

 

[23skidoo]

I'm coming in a little late to the party, but let's give it a shot. First, just in case someone beats me to the post, I'm replying to this one:

My three:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jMruFHTwrY (yes this version )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyUOe7HAkpk&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEUmJR3-Um8

1. Brie Larson, "Black Sheep" from Scott and the Angry Pilgrim. No - it's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. But I typed that first title by accident and I like how it sounds!

Anyway, I'm not familiar with the film nor the actress nor the song, so it's a fresh take. It's got a semi-60s vibe, though the singer reminds me a bit of the lead singer of the Cranberries a bit, with a bit of Rogue Traders (of Voodoo Child) fame tossed in. I don't know if the Larson is actually a singer or an actress singing - or if this is actually Metric performing (there's another clip of this song being performed by Metric but the quality is rather low so it's hard to tell) but I might check out more by her. The short skirt doesn't hurt, either!

2. Old Crow Medicine Show, "Caroline".

Quite a change from "Black Sheep". Folk-country, not bad, with a few nostalgic shout-outs that for some reason reminded me of "This is Me in Grade 9" by Barenaked Ladies. Not really an off-base comparison. Not a bad example of the genre. At the very end I saw the Nettwerk Records logo making me onder if they might be Canadian.

3. Dropkick Murphys, "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya" (aka "When Johnny Comes Marching Home")

My favorite clip of the 3, which immediately put me into a Pogues mood. I'd heard of this group before and I didn't realize they were so close to the Pogues. That is not a criticism - I love this type of music. It's got a sinister edge, a modern sound, yet at tthe same time it calls back into history since this is of course a famous war song also known as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again". Except with far less optimistic lyrics. If they are able to balance this with stuff of the calibre of Fairytale of New York, I'm definitely in.

OK, my three are intentionally retro in tone: one nearly forgotten musical legend of the 1960s, an early pioneer of electronica doing the ORIGINAL version of an iconic piece of music, and a rising star.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZt5Q-u4crc (They do NOT do variety shows with stuff like this anymore)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSRCemf2JHc
(You should recognize the tune - if not, check one of the other clips for reference - this original version I just discovered 30 minutes ago and it's completely different from what you'd expect for this song)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om9p0NUNlSk (there's a ton of clips I could have chosen. This was the one that made me a fan. She recently released a concert album/DVD with Jeff Beck. 'Nuff said.)

Alex

 

[PKTrekGirl]

Bummer. Did a whole post and someone beat me to the posting of it. Well, that's 35 minutes down the tube.

Don't have time to review 3 more songs now....so I'll just delete my post and come back later.

 

[Thestral]

For Manic Street Preachers, they have two separate styles. There was the style for Holy Bible (this album) that was very dark and brooding. Then, unfortunately, the main lyric writer committed suicide (at least, it seems that way, there was uncertainty for years). After that, there seemed to be an almost conscious attempt to distance themselves from the darkness of their early albums and embrace a much more anthemic, cheerful sound (I actually like it, just nowhere near as much). Their last album actually incorporated left over lyrics from their original songwriter, so it's a sort of return to roots/final tribute.

Glad you joined this thread. The more people (and the more diverse the musical tastes) the better

Ahh, gotcha! Very cool to know, and thanks!

1. Brie Larson, "Black Sheep" from Scott and the Angry Pilgrim. No - it's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. But I typed that first title by accident and I like how it sounds!

Anyway, I'm not familiar with the film nor the actress nor the song, so it's a fresh take. It's got a semi-60s vibe, though the singer reminds me a bit of the lead singer of the Cranberries a bit, with a bit of Rogue Traders (of Voodoo Child) fame tossed in. I don't know if the Larson is actually a singer or an actress singing - or if this is actually Metric performing (there's another clip of this song being performed by Metric but the quality is rather low so it's hard to tell) but I might check out more by her. The short skirt doesn't hurt, either!

Brie Larson is the actress, and it's actually originally a Metric song but Larson sings in this one. I chose this one because I love Scott Pilgrim and I actually might prefer Brie Larson's vocals - it's more powerful, where Metric's more ethereal, but the music is the same.

2. Old Crow Medicine Show, "Caroline".

Quite a change from "Black Sheep". Folk-country, not bad, with a few nostalgic shout-outs that for some reason reminded me of "This is Me in Grade 9" by Barenaked Ladies. Not really an off-base comparison. Not a bad example of the genre. At the very end I saw the Nettwerk Records logo making me onder if they might be Canadian.

Not Canadian, although the lead singer did spend quite a bit of time in the northeast (from.. VA? originally). All the scenes from the video were shot within 30 miles of my hometown; their most famous song is probably "Wagon Wheel" which was my first instinct to post.

Dropkick Murphys, "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya" (aka "When Johnny Comes Marching Home")

My favorite clip of the 3, which immediately put me into a Pogues mood. I'd heard of this group before and I didn't realize they were so close to the Pogues. That is not a criticism - I love this type of music. It's got a sinister edge, a modern sound, yet at tthe same time it calls back into history since this is of course a famous war song also known as "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again". Except with far less optimistic lyrics. If they are able to balance this with stuff of the calibre of Fairytale of New York, I'm definitely in.

Yeah, the Murphys are a pretty classic Irish punk band. "Sinister edge" is often a good phrase, with defiant gusto, especially for their more politically charged stuff.

Bummer. Did a whole post and someone beat me to the posting of it. Well, that's 35 minutes down the tube.

Don't have time to review 3 more songs now....so I'll just delete my post and come back later.

You could always post it anyway... I wouldn't mind...

Nah, nah. skiddoo deserves his choices to be reviewed.

 

[Eyes]

Looks as if the British scene is really good.
You have an excellent taste in hip hop, good sir!

Thanks. I do like it right now, and it's certainly one of the more successful areas of British music right now. A lot of good rappers broke through last year, and the ones that were around already are continuing to have success, so at the moment I have plenty of material.

On to 23skidoo's choices:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZt5Q-u4crc (They do NOT do variety shows with stuff like this anymore)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSRCemf2JHc
(You should recognize the tune - if not, check one of the other clips for reference - this original version I just discovered 30 minutes ago and it's completely different from what you'd expect for this song)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om9p0NUNlSk (there's a ton of clips I could have chosen. This was the one that made me a fan. She recently released a concert album/DVD with Jeff Beck. 'Nuff said.)

Alex

1. Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billy Joe
A nice, sleepy tune. The singing is quite beautiful, but the song itself makes me feel lethargic, and it is slow. Very slow.
5/10

2. Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn
Well, I didn't look around, but I definitely recognised the tune from somewhere. It is a good instrumental, and I can see where the title comes from. It also has the potential to be insanely catchy. 7/10

3. Imelda May - Johnny Got A Boom Boom
Well, I think this is the first time I've heard of the artist on this thread. I think. Anyway, that's because of me being a chartanatic in my spare time and her doing well the album charts over in the UK. The song is actually far better than what I expected of her, since I didn't know anything about her aside from the name. It's really well done, and that rhythm is brilliant. 9/10

Looking at how you described your choices, I think I have an explanation for my scores, I seem to have a positive correlation between the release date of the song and how much I like it. In other words, I tend to like newer songs better. That's just me, don't let it bother it you.

My songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeeLLuFK09I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsNBQJEofQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5TxIynodew

 

[Count Zero]

2. Ray Davies Other Peoples Lives Live Jools Holland 2006

Never heard before. Not bad. Reminds me of a group I saw at a wedding when I worked at a country club. Lite rock...old school sound. 7/10.

I'm glad (and a little surprised) you liked it. Ray Davies is one of the Kinks, a band of the 60s, so you were right with 'old school'. The song is from a solo album from 2005, which was the year of late great albums for me because Paul McCartney's master piece Chaos and Creation in the Backyard also came out in that year.
Anyway, I've been listening to Ray Davies' album often recently but I couldn't find any album tracks. This isn't even my favourite song from the album (which would be 'All She Wrote').

3. Westberlin Maskulin "Battlekings"

Never heard before. I understood a few words. Um is like rap? Kinda sounds like horrorcore...the music was kinda spooky. Not bad. 8/10.

Yeah, it's hip hop, with very weird old school beats and very vulgar battle lyrics. At the time, I mostly listened to hip hop but needed it to become more and more radical and underground, and that's where I ended up.

Then I watched 'Wingspan' on TV one night for sentimental reasons and thought, "Hey, Wings had some pretty good songs", got out my old vinyls and CDs and listened to nothing else for the next three weeks. (Somewhere, PKTrekGirl is crying. )
There's a rather clean break in my Beatles and Paul fandom between about 1994 and 2001. I remember I once saw Paul's 'Young Boy' on MTV (yeah, I know how crazy that sounds) and thought, "Now he's really lost it." Today, I think Flaming Pie is one of his best albums. It's quite interesting how perceptions can change.


Welcome, Kestrel and 23skidoo! I'm looking forward to hearing more of your songs. Thanks for posting that original version of 'Popcorn', skidoo. I only knew Jean-Michel Jarre's version and I never would have guessed it was composed in 1969. That makes the 60s even more awesome.

 

[J.T.B.]

Violent Femmes - Kiss Off

Heard of the band before, but never listened to any of their stuff before. Started off a bit iffy for me, but I got more into it as it went along. Very stripped-down, and I like the sorta-talking that he was doing during the verses. Definitely grew on me, and I'd be glad to to listen to more.
7/10

In 1983 the radio stations that played the Violent Femmes were the "modern music" format, and boy did they stand out amidst the New Order, Thompson Twins, Yaz, Kate Bush etc. At the time acoustic bass guitars were very rare, I had never hear one before and I was absolutely knocked out by the sound of Brian Ritchie's playing on the Violent Femmes record. Unfortunately by the time one of their tours came around my area again, they had a new record were playing mostly electric.

--Justin

 

[23skidoo]

Looking at how you described your choices, I think I have an explanation for my scores, I seem to have a positive correlation between the release date of the song and how much I like it. In other words, I tend to like newer songs better. That's just me, don't let it bother it you.

No worries. The thing about Ode to Billie Joe was I dismissed it myself for many years until I actually spent the time to listen to the lyrics and realized it's a David Lynch film set to music. Once I realized that, the song took off in a whole new direction. She apparently recorded a number of songs of that nature, too.

Funnily enough of the three tunes I picked, the Imelda May one is the one I've known the longest. Billie Joe I only "rediscovered" last fall, and while I've been familiar with "Popcorn" (through its interpretations by Hot Butter in 1972 and Kraftwerk later - it also got a revival by Crazy Frog a few years ago) since I was about 6 years old thanks to it being used as the theme tune for a local TV bingo program in the mid-1970s (I wouldn't make that up!), I'd never heard the original version until, no exaggeration, 30 minutes before I posted it (which I bet might be a record for this thread). Glad to hear Imelda is doing well in the UK; she's still an unknown in the US, even with her Jeff Beck collaboration which included a performance on last year's Grammy Awards.

Alex

 

[Jetfire]

My songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeeLLuFK09I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsNBQJEofQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5TxIynodew

1. You Me At Six & Chiddy "Rescue Me"

Where have I heard this before? Sounds familiar like it was on a CW show. Not bad...pop/rock/hip hop. 8/10.

2. Yasmin "On My Own"

Never heard before. Sounds like dance music...feel like I sould be in a club. Not bad. 7/10.

3. Plan B "The Recluse"

Never heard before. Start like a hip hop song...then goes into pop 70's sounding music...then goes back to hip hop/rock...interesting...guy sounds British. Not my thing. 6/10.

Mine...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwbIkzDVVFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6JwtEfa5Xk (Long song!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-pXD0FXLQ8

 

[J.T.B.]

Mine...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwbIkzDVVFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6JwtEfa5Xk (Long song!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-pXD0FXLQ8

"Tourniquet" by Evanescence.
Passingly familiar with this group but not this song. I saw them once at a multi-stage show but didn't pay much attention. I'm not crazy about big strings on a rock record, and these are no exception. The vocalist has an original sound with some power to it. The rest of the song is OK, it sounds a little slickly-produced for my tastes. The lyrics are a downer, of course. Overall not bad, I wouldn't go out of my way to hear more. 3/5.

"I Want to Die" by Mortal Love.
Am I wrong or are these first two both about suicide? Long, ponderous, bombastic, melodramatic and long. Very European-gothic sounding. I kept waiting for something big to happen but it just plodded along for 10 minutes. But I'm 41 years old and came up going to concerts where the songs were two minutes long with just enough time between for the drummer to click his sticks together and count, so I am not really the target audience. 1/5.

"Bother" by Stone Sour.
I like the prominence of the rhythm guitar and its tone. The lyrics take themselves pretty seriously. Not bad, but not really my thing, either. 3/5.


So now...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMsiGMKHJ8k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXq81-cGJr4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJcCzWcgPsY

--Justin

 

[Jetfire]

Am I wrong or are these first two both about suicide?
--Justin

Actually I think all 3 are.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_about_suicide

It has Bother & Tourniquet listed.

 

[J.T.B.]

Bummer. Did a whole post and someone beat me to the posting of it. Well, that's 35 minutes down the tube.

That's happened to me four times now!

No worries. The thing about Ode to Billie Joe was I dismissed it myself for many years until I actually spent the time to listen to the lyrics and realized it's a David Lynch film set to music. Once I realized that, the song took off in a whole new direction. She apparently recorded a number of songs of that nature, too.

That song has intrigued me ever since I was little. Besides the story, I love the laid-back, languid groove; it really has the feel of a hot summer day in the South. When I was a kid one thing that bothered me was "black eyed peas" and "biscuits, please," it seemed like they were a cheap way to get a rhyme in. But now I kind of like those phrases in a storytelling way.

They even made the song into a movie, directed by Max "Jethro Bodine" Baer Jr.!

--Justin

 

[PKTrekGirl]

Then I watched 'Wingspan' on TV one night for sentimental reasons and thought, "Hey, Wings had some pretty good songs", got out my old vinyls and CDs and listened to nothing else for the next three weeks. (Somewhere, PKTrekGirl is crying. )

*pounds head on desk* I think I'd rather chew a roll of tin foil than listen to Wings for 3 weeks straight.

In all seriousness though...they did have a couple of songs I liked. I mean, I can't actually recall any at the moment. But I'm sure that there were a couple. And Wings was pretty popular. I just think at the time I was already moving toward harder rock.

Bummer. Did a whole post and someone beat me to the posting of it. Well, that's 35 minutes down the tube.

That's happened to me four times now!

Wow, that would suck. I was bummed last night when it happened, because I'd stayed up too late as it was doing the first post...and really didn't have time to review skidoo's stuff. But I'm listening to your stuff now...so hopefully will have time to post something before someone else slides in (refresh will be my friend). This thread is really funny because no one will do anything for, like, 5 days, then one of us will go and find it on page 3 of the forum, and then we have this flurry of activity again. Funny. But I'm glad for the activity and the new folks involved. Gives us some new perspectives! So welcome, new folks!

 

[PKTrekGirl]

So now...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMsiGMKHJ8k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXq81-cGJr4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJcCzWcgPsY

--Justin

1. Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had A Heart

I sort of have a soft spot for Motown - especially since, in my view, the 1970's Motown catalog in particular has held up a LOT better than the 'mainstream' (read 'disco') catalog of the same era.

Since this is a song from the mid 60's, of course I've heard it a ton of times - Dionne Warwick was deservedly quite popular, back in the day. She has a beautiful voice...and while pop-bordering-on-easy-listening is not generally what I switch on these days, these oldies are great to listen to every so often. My mother used to LOVE Dionne Warwick, and I have childhood memories of listening to her as my mother drove us here or there in the car. Admittedly, part of my attachment is sentimental, but there it is. 4/5

2. Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light
If I could just wipe the 70's off of musical history, I would consider it. With the exception of a few bands (The Eagles, Kansas, Styx, Jethro Tull, Aerosmith, early Springsteen, and a few others), some Motown stuff (in particular, The Commodores and Al Green) and a few solo acts (Elton John and James Taylor in particular), I'd just assume forget the whole thing, most days. At least when it comes to the stuff we heard from the mainstream radio stations. For example, if I never heard another BeeGees song again, it would be A-Okay with me. And don't even get me started on Donna Summer. Some of the most godawful songs ever written come out of this decade (can anyone say "Muscrat Love"? Or how about "I Am Woman" or "Having My Baby"? Anybody still want to "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" 'round the old oak tree?) Makes me cringe, just thinking about it.

This, therefore, is my least favorite song of the three. Now, I realize that Carole King is classic...and I actually do like that one album "Tapestry". And I see here in the YouTube comments that Todd Rundgren wrote this song as a tribute to her, which I can totally see, as the song sounds like something she would write, actually.

But bottom line - to me, this is elevator music, at this point. So not a fan. I just don't think it's held up very well. 2/5

3. The Replacements - I Will Dare
Love these guys. And this song is no exception. These guys were cutting edge back then and helped to rescue us from the afore mentioned disco craze, so how could you not like them? Or I should say, how could anyone my age not like them? 4/5

My picks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbkl-GzVYbI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OczRpuGKTfY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDtGp8pQ1cI&feature=channel_video_title

 

[Count Zero]

Originally, I also wanted to review PKTrekGirl's choices before going off to bed but YouTube doesn't think so. I can't view any of the videos and I don't even know what they are to search for them elsewhere so I will just stick with rambling on.

*pounds head on desk* I think I'd rather chew a roll of tin foil than listen to Wings for 3 weeks straight.

Well, I also listened to "Ram", which isn't a Wings album (though Paul keeps forgetting this himself, during one of his recent tours he would introduce 'Too Many People' by enthusiastically declaring, "this is for the Wings fans." - someone should have organised a group of fans in the front to tell him that. ). Ok, that doesn't really help, does it?
I can get quite obsessive when I (re)discover a piece of music, e.g. listening to one song many times over. I find it a bit worrying myself, frankly, but it always passes after a while.

In all seriousness though...they did have a couple of songs I liked. I mean, I can't actually recall any at the moment. But I'm sure that there were a couple. And Wings was pretty popular. I just think at the time I was already moving toward harder rock.

Too bad you don't remember. Would have been interesting to me. Was this one among them? (I could only find the inferior sounding CD mix, unfortunately, and by the time they'll finally get around to remastering the back catalogue, I'll probably be old and grey.)

 

[Thestral]

My picks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbkl-GzVYbI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OczRpuGKTfY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDtGp8pQ1cI&feature=channel_video_title

Fool's Gold - Nadine

Not at all familiar with the artist or song, but I really like the music. The guy's singing... ehh, not so much. Too mumbly and whiny for my tastes. More on the "doesn't sound good" than "can't understand" though, since I'm perfectly happy to listen to songs when I can't understand the lyrics. Decent enough lyrics, what I could understand of them. I'd say I enjoyed it - the music is what made it work, and the singer despite being underwhelming wasn't enough to really drag it down too much. I'd listen to more of them. 6/10

Kings of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You

Definitely never heard of this one. Another one where the music's really catchy. Nothing really negative or positive to say about the singer. Good background music, nothing I'd really seek out more of but also nothing I'd turn off. Has a nice, peaceful sound - could definitely see it on a soundtrack or otherwise playing over something. Strikes me as something that would belong in "Garden State" or a similar film. Cute music video. 7/10

The Mayfield Four - Sick and Wrong

Heh, something different now. Not familiar with the band or song, but I can see it fitting in well on the modern rock station around here. Good sound overall - not something I could pick out of a lineup, but well-executed of a particular genre. Good driving music. I'm not familiar enough with the genre to say a whole lot more than that. Since it sounds fairly generic to my untrained ear, I wouldn't specifically seek out more, but I would be perfectly happy to hear more of it. Say another 7/10


My three:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trkx9xLb5X8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4924xJl38E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHoHIL2ABVQ

 

[PKTrekGirl]

I can get quite obsessive when I (re)discover a piece of music, e.g. listening to one song many times over. I find it a bit worrying myself, frankly, but it always passes after a while.

Well, I can get obsessive about a band, when first discovering them also. I mean, I have a variety of 'staple' bands which I can pretty much always listen to (Pearl Jam & their spin-offs, Alice In Chains & their spin-offs, Bruce Springsteen, The Tragically Hip, Bon Jovi, Jane's Addiction, The Police's 80's stuff), and these bands have been in heavy rotation for many years, without getting old to me.

But when I 'discover' a new band that I really like, I play them a lot for a while. Then I get over them and while I still play them, it's not nearly as much.

I think that's fairly normal.

In all seriousness though...they did have a couple of songs I liked. I mean, I can't actually recall any at the moment. But I'm sure that there were a couple. And Wings was pretty popular. I just think at the time I was already moving toward harder rock.

Too bad you don't remember. Would have been interesting to me. Was this one among them? (I could only find the inferior sounding CD mix, unfortunately, and by the time they'll finally get around to remastering the back catalogue, I'll probably be old and grey.)

Well, that song isn't bad. Not my favorite or anything, but it's got a good riff in it that I like.

However, the songs I most associate with Wings and, unfortunately, my dislike of Wings are songs like "Silly Love Songs", "Listen to What The Man Said", "Again and Again and Again", and my personal (non) favorite "Let 'Em In" - a song which basically makes me want to shoot myself in the head out of depression over the fact that an actual Beatle wrote it.

However, when I followed your link, I went and looked through some of their songs. Here are a few that I can tolerate:
Coming Up
Live and Let Die
Hi, Hi, Hi
With a Little Luck

Now, not a single one of these songs is on my iPod or anything...but on the other hand, if I were to hear them on the radio, I wouldn't start mashing random buttons or anything, just to get it to stop.

All of that said, I have to say that when I'm in the mood for something Beatle-related, it's nearly always one of these songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7qpfGVUd8c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGKPHFrHVVY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-KAvPbO8JY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p5yzdCa2GE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_niy2ZM5Jo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2oFESUMWhU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ls8Mhoafn0&feature=related

Are you beginning to see a wee bit of a trend developing there? Because if you don't see it, I can post a few more links that will further the pattern.

Yes...I'm a George Harrison groupie. By far my favorite Beatle.

In fact, out of the 77,307 views of this video, I'm pretty positive that about 77,000 of them are mine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lZ1Mu78VFM
It doesn't get any better than my favorite George Harrison song with a stunningly brilliant guitar solo by Prince. One of my favorite videos on YouTube.

 

[PKTrekGirl]

Fool's Gold - Nadine

Not at all familiar with the artist or song, but I really like the music. The guy's singing... ehh, not so much. Too mumbly and whiny for my tastes. More on the "doesn't sound good" than "can't understand" though, since I'm perfectly happy to listen to songs when I can't understand the lyrics. Decent enough lyrics, what I could understand of them. I'd say I enjoyed it - the music is what made it work, and the singer despite being underwhelming wasn't enough to really drag it down too much. I'd listen to more of them. 6/10

I didn't say it at the time, because I didn't want to influence the review one way or the other, but my cousin is in this band. Fortunately for you...or me....or him, however, he is not the lead singer. He actually plays lead guitar.

As for The Mayfield Four, you might recognize the lead singer from Alter Bridge.