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thermalben started the topic in Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 at 6:47pm

Alright, time for some discussion on what yr all listening too. My iTunes inventory is getting a little stale so I'm up for some inspiration.

Currently loving The Drones' album "Havilah".. incredible songwriting and some of the best recorded guitars and drum I've heard in a long time. I'm a little late to the party with this album but it's on high rotation at the moment and will probably stay there a while. I've seen these guys live once (Fowlers, Adelaide) and fortunately they're incredible on stage too. Can't wait to see them again.

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stunet Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 6:53pm

Worst cover ever?

Sarah's Blasko's version of 'Flame Trees'. All that subtly brilliant rhyme and rhythm conjuring a joyful nostalgia that makes you feel like you grew up in Grafton too, lost to a flat xanax delivery akin to a bored checkout chick.

Horrible shite. Won't receive no embedding from me.

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DudeSweetDudeSweet Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 7:10pm

Here’s a genre :
Songs of potential reactionary dichotomy .

Play me this song after a solid ten year hiatus and I’ll fall over with delight. The delicately plucked guitar, the poetic storytelling of the lyrics. It’s all evocation and creates desire to lay on a quiet piece of sun drenched hill staring at the clouds and listening to the seabirds…..sigh.

Then watch my face turn beetroot red with explosive irritation if I happen to hear it again a time or two within ensuing days, which strangely seems to happen due to some unexplained cosmic force. The twee guitar picking, the cloying language grasping at an obvious trope. The cutesy lyrics…..Aaaargrh fugggginn Aaaarghhh!

Anyway…heard it today after a long spell and loved it once more.

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tworules Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 7:30pm

embed the real flame trees flick for her

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icandig Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 9:33pm

I can beat flame trees.

Begin with a bad song. Mangle the lyrics with a terrible cover and an atrocious advertisement for private health fund with a sickeningly saccharine attempt at cuteness. I just upchucked a little of my dinner. Sorry all for this.

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icandig Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 9:40pm

"Songs of potential reactionary dichotomy."

Happened just a couple of days ago. Played the whole album. I'll leave it alone now for a few years. Good movie though.

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blackers Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 10:04pm

Apologies in advance. This guy does a wide range of bad covers.

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Rabbits68 Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 10:17pm

"Worst cover ever?"

Geez Stu, way to kill the vibe.....

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AndyM Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 11:33pm

Terrible covers?

Sticking with Triple J's Like A Version, here's a couple.

Lime Cordiale embarrassing themselves with I Touch Myself.
The lead vocals, the backing vocals, the arrangement, those awful flaccid Mickey Mouse keyboards.
Even the brass sucks, and I love brass.
And then there's the singer's hair. And the way he pronounces certain words.
He reminds me of this Down Syndrome kid who used to hang around the local pub and would regularly be caught masturbating noisily in the shitters.
Lime Cordiale is totally fucked.
I mean, really.

Dope Lemon just murdering Streets of Your Town. Go-Betweens songs should be off limits and any transgressors put in the stocks in the town square.

As a matter of fact, Lime Cordiale, Flume, Chet Faker, Hermitude etc etc are banned outright at my place of work, and no discussion will be entered into.

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DudeSweetDudeSweet Friday, 13 May 2022 at 8:06am

This song alone made its creator over $US50M. Doesn’t really seem so hard? Get yourself an empty milo tin, a pair of desert spoons and a recorder and start banking fat stacks yourself.

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icandig Friday, 13 May 2022 at 8:59am

Geez Andy. For someone who doesn't like like a version, you seem to have listened to a lot of it. Agree re Go Betweens / Angus Stoned. Dunno about the others. Maybe tone it down re: downs - woke society and all. But seriously - I wouldn't go there. Doesn't paint you in a good light.

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indo-dreaming Friday, 13 May 2022 at 10:03am
DudeSweetDudeSweet wrote:

Here’s a genre :
Songs of potential reactionary dichotomy .

Play me this song after a solid ten year hiatus and I’ll fall over with delight. The delicately plucked guitar, the poetic storytelling of the lyrics. It’s all evocation and creates desire to lay on a quiet piece of sun drenched hill staring at the clouds and listening to the seabirds…..sigh.

Then watch my face turn beetroot red with explosive irritation if I happen to hear it again a time or two within ensuing days, which strangely seems to happen due to some unexplained cosmic force. The twee guitar picking, the cloying language grasping at an obvious trope. The cutesy lyrics…..Aaaargrh fugggginn Aaaarghhh!

Anyway…heard it today after a long spell and loved it once more.

https://youtu.be/cgRR6FKbCGQ

I never knew who played that song, love it though, im pretty sure it was on Blazing Boards.

It's kind of depressing song though makes you yearn for another time.

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DudeSweetDudeSweet Friday, 13 May 2022 at 10:10am
indo-dreaming wrote:
DudeSweetDudeSweet wrote:

Here’s a genre :
Songs of potential reactionary dichotomy .

Play me this song after a solid ten year hiatus and I’ll fall over with delight. The delicately plucked guitar, the poetic storytelling of the lyrics. It’s all evocation and creates desire to lay on a quiet piece of sun drenched hill staring at the clouds and listening to the seabirds…..sigh.

Then watch my face turn beetroot red with explosive irritation if I happen to hear it again a time or two within ensuing days, which strangely seems to happen due to some unexplained cosmic force. The twee guitar picking, the cloying language grasping at an obvious trope. The cutesy lyrics…..Aaaargrh fugggginn Aaaarghhh!

Anyway…heard it today after a long spell and loved it once more.

https://youtu.be/cgRR6FKbCGQ

I never knew who played that song, love it though, im pretty sure it was on Blazing Boards.

It's kind of depressing song though makes you yearn for another time.

He was yearning for another time back in 1975!

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udo Friday, 13 May 2022 at 11:48am

After 10 Schooies down the Antler i reckon this Bloke would Rip out some Tunes

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philosurphizing... Friday, 13 May 2022 at 4:00pm

Good original/ good cover
Newen Afrobeat recently collaborated for the second time with Seun Kuti.

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philosurphizing... Friday, 13 May 2022 at 4:32pm

Newen Afrobeat - Cantaros

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philosurphizing... Friday, 13 May 2022 at 4:34pm

Marconi Union - We Travel

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tworules Friday, 13 May 2022 at 7:50pm

well worth the wait

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blackers Friday, 13 May 2022 at 9:40pm
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tworules Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 9:46am

keeping company last night blackerz

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Robwilliams Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 10:57am






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blackers Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 11:50am

Songs about places, what have you got?

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jwithay Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 1:27pm

thought about going with naive melody but the zimmermen formed a nice link with

which led to some more flavours of americana

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blackers Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 1:29pm

Nice.

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Robwilliams Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 2:31pm

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icandig Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 4:20pm

Songs about places? What about a place about songs?

BORED "This was Geelong"
FREE ENTRY
Shop 6 - Centrepoint Atrium
132 Little Malop Street
Central Geelong

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jwithay Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 4:34pm

Thanks for the link! Heard the author interviewed on RRR or PBS (forget which) last week - her best mates Dad ran the Barwon so she was right in the thick of it. Sounds like it will be a great read. Here's hoping someone puts something together for the 00's...never forget the sticky carpets of the Nash.

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philosurphizing... Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 4:44pm
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icandig Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 4:48pm

I just figured out I know the author. She's a legend. She gave me a lift home once after my car was stolen a few years back. She had literally just taken delivery of her Tarago and let me jump in with a wet wetsuit, sandy feet and surfboard and dropped me home at the door. Big personality, very kind hearted. I'm gunna have to buy the book now and quiz her about her past.

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DudeSweetDudeSweet Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 5:16pm

Some great selections going gents. Keep them coming!

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tubeshooter Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 5:49pm
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blackers Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 5:52pm

Nice side step into left field Philo. Got me thinking more broadly, which is always a good thing.

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jwithay Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 6:15pm

Following the convoy and steering in to that left field, where no cars go

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blackers Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 7:22pm
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jwithay Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 7:30pm

fuck yeah! hows that bass, mmm

doesn't count, but it sure is fun singing along to Heart's classic, Barracuda, substituting with Mallacoota. OOOOOooooooooo Mallacoooootaaa-ahhhh.

This has been good fun, heres one more for the mix...

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tubeshooter Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 8:27pm

Time to ditch the car and hit the sky.

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Rabbits68 Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 9:12pm

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Rabbits68 Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 9:33pm

Toes on the nose whilst your there...

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blackers Saturday, 14 May 2022 at 9:38pm
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Robwilliams Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 10:40am





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tworules Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 1:16pm

great range of music Rm, still trying to get past call on my bros

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tworules Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 5:43pm

hold on Courtney's Malibu sure takes me there

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blackers Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 8:07pm
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blackers Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 9:07pm
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blackers Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 9:34pm

Good work j, like that. As a counterpoint ....

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Rabbits68 Sunday, 15 May 2022 at 10:26pm
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jwithay Monday, 16 May 2022 at 10:34pm

Top shelf blackers, songs about places going strong.

Reckon this would provide great soundtrack for a longboarding clip...

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icandig Tuesday, 17 May 2022 at 7:42am