How does my taste in music compare to Big Daddy Drew? Courtesy of YouTube, my take on his top ten:
1. "I'm Designer," Queens of the Stone Age
I don't think I'd heard this before. Didn't see the big deal. Bailed after 15 seconds.
2. "Reckoner," Radiohead
I have "In Rainbows" (the first disc) and heartily agree. I just listened to the whole thing via YouTube despite having it at my fingertips on iTunes at work.
3. "Misfit Love, "QOTSA
I gave it about 90 seconds (ditto the rest unless otherwise noted), didn't seem to be going anywhere. What am I missing about Queens of the Stone Age that everyone else sees?
4. "Killing the Light," Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Live version seemed fine.
5. "Teddy Picker," Arctic Monkeys
Meh.
6. "The Prayer," Bloc Party
Not bad. "Tonight make me unstoppable." Really picked up.
7. "Era Vulgaris," QOTSA
Better than the other QOTSA on this list.
8. "Come Alive," Foo Fighters
Meh.
9. "Intervention," Arcade Fire
Nice instrumentation.
10. "The Silence Between Us," Bob Mould
(Couldn't find on YouTube.)
I'll give him credit for pointing me to the Arcade Fire track.
Posted by Matt Bruce at December 27, 2007 06:11 PMI don't like Queens of the Stone Age at all. So you're not alone.
Also I don't understand what you're saying about "Reckoner" and iTunes. Does iTunes let you stream complete songs at will for free? Does iTunes really even have songs from this album? That would just blow my mind; I don't understand why people would buy it track by track when you can get the whole album for free from Radiohead directly.
And I haven't (and likely won't) do a ranking of songs by In Rainbows is turning up at 6 on my album lists.
BRMC are a fantastic band, I rather like Bloc Party and Bob Mould is a legend... though I've not heard his newest material.
From your next post it seems like you tracked down some more songs by the Arcade Fire. Definitely well worth it.
Posted by: mountmccabe at December 27, 2007 07:58 PMShort answer: Apparently, it's better.
Posted by: Paul at December 27, 2007 08:31 PMre mountmccabe: I have the Radiohead download. I don't remember the file format off-hand but iTunes happens to be my default player. It was mention-worthy because unlike the other songs I mentioned, YouTube isn't my only potential source.
Posted by: me at December 28, 2007 12:36 AM