Elliott Smith - Either/or

MM Classics
Now i don't feel my fingers, and don't ask me why. Just play Either/Or, and don't interrupt my most precious moments. Come close to me gently, whisper the name of song to the ears softy. Because these are the most touchy songs that you will hear, so don't let them to break your heart. If you want to cry, then go on, cry!

- I don't know Elliott Smith.
- Oh what a pity, he's one of that genius musicians. Similarly to prodigy singer/songwriters, he'd lived short.
- Oh really, Mozart was the same, he'd lived short but his masterpieces...Mozart had only lived 35 years.
- and Elliot died at his 34, but i think he lives in my home with his amazing works such as Roman Candle, Elliott Smith, Either/Or, XO, Figure 8. All of these are great records.
- So tell me about Either/or, you said it's the best of him.
- Yes it's the best record that he brought. But i don't need to tell, the melodies are telling
everything.

On Either/or, he still plays all the instruments himself, he plays more of them. "Angeles" was included on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, which won Smith the acclaim of Hollywood's biggest, brightest, and best connected voting body, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. This record never disappoints you. It's your best friend whenever you feel without friend. All melancholic, all spiritual!

mp3: Elliott Smith - Speed Trials
mp3: Elliott Smith - No Name No 5

Either/or Review
And also i'm so happy to hear the release of the upcoming double cd of elliott's music. Read More

Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha

A definitely delicious music. When i see Andrew Bird on every famous blog, i thought i should wait for posting. Now it's right time to write about it. I've listened too many great albums and great bands, that was sure. Now it really shows that there are a lot of great different style music out there. This blog always tries making you excited about music, there is nothing it can do more. So every band, musician have their own character as if it's the worst one. I should confirm that there isn't best or worst music indeed. You can't say which album is the best in the world, you can only give opinion about your personal taste in music. Because it's not rat race. All albums, all works are important. So we've Andrew Bird here. "Armchair Apocrypha" is one of that great albums in this year. It's artistic and it's something very deep under its own beauty. As I know some of you don't like review ratings. And also you're right. You can say to all 'fuck all of you reviewers, i'll listen what i like', and again you're right. Because not folks on magazines, zines write reviews together, it's only one person, and it's totally personal taste. So this one was written without rating. That's why i highly recommend this stuff. Know that you can't understand the record's beauty on reviews, you have to give it your heart, maybe more and more you can give. Leave your soul to Armchair Apocrypha, after the listen your soul is yours again. A brilliant work, a beautiful bird on the cover. Oh my God! Armchairs is playing Release: 20 Mar
MM picks: Fiery Crash, Imitosis, Plasticities, Armchairs
mp3: Andrew Bird - Imitosis

Emotionally wounding songs...

It's been a while since i last try to put the right words to describe feelings. Actually, you know that it's not easy to tell your feelings by words. Because even if you're the best poet, everyone will understand the words in their own way. Joni Mitchel's best effort Blue (1971), yeah i'm sure some of you know this perfect work. It's one of the best album to listen with a couple of tea on your hand. A great voice, meaningful words!
mp3: Joni Mitchell - The Last Time I Saw Richard (1971)

You don't want to be the saddest person or the happiest person in world. Sometimes it's really great to be on your own, thinking of what you left behind, what you will carry on. Maybe the most important one is being happy with what you've got. It's a closing song but a most appreciated one.
mp3: Lambchop - Is A Woman (2002)

After pure jazz vocal of Joni Mitchel and drunk voice of Kurt Wagner, Silver Jews gets a great choice. A marvelous indie rock, country rock combo, and a picky music for between young and old music lovers. Of course descriptions can't be as short as i do. If you want to breathe air of
a song, your favorite song, you should take a look at yourself in mirror while you're listening to.
Eyes don't lie.
mp3: Silver Jews - Living waters (1994)

Sometimes good is not well enough. It's from upcoming Jay Jay Johanson record, play the fool, spend the time, just say 'there is noone to call my friend'. But the most depressive thought is realizing all of these won't change anything.
mp3: Jay-Jay Johanson - She Doesn't Live Here Anymore (2007)
Also the lyrics are included in comments.

Calla - Strength In Numbers

Rating: 7.5/10
Modern Music Review
A Brooklyn, NY based band, Calla, was formed in New York City in 1997 by Aurelio Valle. Aurelio Valle's voice give a direction where bittersweet comes. On their fifth studio album "Strength In Numbers" melancholic guitar flowings are moving along smoothly, depressingly like what they used to play before.

With a sharp guitar noise my Calla adventure has started. Like every band i hear, i loved to feel their sad guitars on me. It's like neither sunshine beauty nor a colourful flower's smell. It's another fact substantial on the earth, sorrow. Sorrow isn't a bad feeling at all, sometimes you should be sorrowful in the life to learn something, to deal problems, to survive. People love to be blind about their regret because it shows you as a weak person. In my opinion you should share if you get a chance to tell. You can even share your good or bad feelings with your favorite record. That's why we love music -- To sing a song loudly like a therapy. So Calla's relaxing and plain guitar flow perfectly combines with gloomy songwriting. Totally it's a gloomy record. Although there are great emotional songs in the new Calla work, the songs turn a dull noise from time to time. Slow beats repeat continually themselves. These make "Strength In Numbers" a good but not great record. They play as if they are going to cry. Songs like Le Gusta El Fuego, Sylvia's Song have their own ethereal power that impress the listener strongly.

Some people don't like mournful, deep, ethereal music. On the other hand there are people who love melancholy as a friend. If you want to feel a lonely guitar with a broken voice on you, "Strength In Numbers" may direct you to right way, and it's a good record if you come across from between thousand of rock bands. 20 feb, 2007
MM picks: Sanctify, Rice, Le Gusta El Fuego
mp3: Calla - Sylvia's Song

Singles!!!

1. mp3: !!! - Heart Of Hearts (released on January 10)
2. Bluetones – Surrendered
3. Badly Drawn Boy – Journey From A To B
4. CSS - Off The Hook
5. Breaking Benjamin - Breath
6. The Enemy – It’s Not Ok
7. The Feeling - Rosé
8. Meat Loaf – Blind As A Bat
9. 30 Seconds To Mars – Attack
10. Killers - Read My Mind

After a successful tour together, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers decided to mix the former's disco and funk style with the latter's noisy aggressiveness, !!! was born. Chk chk chk, it's great fun to say chk chk chk. I liked "Heart Of Hearts" most, and it's truly nice music. "Heart of Hearts" was previously released on January.

So much good records on 2007

What's going on? This year keeps giving a lot of great album. Many classic rock dudes came together for tour dates, new albums; Police, Van Halen, Genesis, Stooges. Moreover a possible Led Zeppelin reunion i recently read on About Classic Rock. Keep coming guitar fathers! Also if you check for upcoming records on Metacritic, it's good to see The Fall, Blonde Redhead, Nine Inch Nails, Patti Smith, Dinosaur Jr., Bjork, Chris Cornell, Simply Red... Fine! I see, these are too much for us, try to breathe. I don't want to kill dear readers because of rock music overdose. Tell us which one you like best or you're looking forward for listening in 2007. Here is some of my popular favorites in 2007.

Brett Anderson - Brett Anderson
Idlewild - Make Another World
Low - Drums and Guns
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Menomena - Friend and Foe (already released)
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Living With The Living
Blonde Redhead - 23

Some leaked great tracks:
mp3: Brett Anderson - Scorpio Rising
mp3: Low - Your Posion
mp3: Arcade Fire - Ocean of Noise