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ANYTHING, song, album, video, live gig, memorabilia, whatever, but PICK ONLY TEN MUSICAL THINGS from 2004 that are really rocking your boat this year so far.

― Jimmybommy JimmyK'KANG (Nick Southall), Thursday, 26 August 2004 07:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Bark Psychosis - ///Codename: Dustsucker
Embrace - Out Of Nothing
Fennesz - Venice
JC Chasez w/ Basement Jaxx - "Shake It"
Method Man ft. Busta - "What's Happenin'?"
Anticipation of the African Drumming Spectacular in Dawlish on Saturday night
Orbital - "What Happens Next"
Seeing As You Like It performed really well outside the other weekend, and the songs were done brilliantly for laughs
Phoenix - Alphabetical
Junior Boys - "Teach Me How To Fight"

― Jimmybommy JimmyK'KANG (Nick Southall), Thursday, 26 August 2004 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't think of a single video that's struck me this year, probably because I've watched fuck-all tele of any kind.

― Jimmybommy JimmyK'KANG (Nick Southall), Thursday, 26 August 2004 08:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Not in any particular order:

!!! album
Vinicius Cantuaria show, Triple Door, Seattle
Caetano Veloso, "A Foreign Sound"
Kraftwerk show, Paramount, Seattle
Ashlee Simpson, "La La"
MC5/DKT show, Neumo's, Seattle
"The Grey Album"
The Streets, "Fit But You Know It"
Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"
Big & Rich, "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 26 August 2004 08:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Feist - "Mushaboom"
The rapper dude in Big and Rich
Wiley - "Pies"
Justus Kohnchke's entire recorded output this year
Ginette from Astreal playing a blue flying vee and wearing all black at the Esplanade
The Red Alert riddim
"Suck my deck"
Seelenluft - "Pleasure boy"
Kanye West - "Jesus walks"

― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 26 August 2004 09:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Song:

Electrelane, "The Valleys"
Bjork, "Oceania"

Albums:

Bjork, Medulla

Espers s / t.

― Salvador Saca (Mr. Xolotl), Thursday, 26 August 2004 10:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Twilight Singers covering 'Hey Ya!' at the Islington Academy
Miss Kittin with short hair
Ghostface releasing TWO albums
"ain't that you with the muzz-eh-lemms?"
Scissor Sisters blowing up
The second Jay-Z verse on Kanye's 'Never Let Me Down'
Luda on 'Yeah'
The aceeed noises near the end of !!!'s 'Pardon My Freedom'
Felix Da Housecat - 'Everyone Is Someone In LA'
Mu - 'Let's Get Sick'

― Flyboy (Flyboy), Thursday, 26 August 2004 11:00 (twenty-one years ago)

in no particular order:

dizzee rascal - showtime (no other albums. i liked "venice", but eh.)
dizzee rascal feat d double e - give u more
the knife - heartbeats (rex the dog mix)
busta rhymes feat chingy etc etc - shorty (put it on the floor) (from late 03 possibly?)
phoenix - if i ever feel better
jadakiss - kiss of death (the track, not the album)
sonic youth - i love golden blue
mya feat chingy - fallen (zone 4 remix)
scg tells me "hyphy" is from 03 so i suppose i can't include it.
animal collective - winter's love
i suppose "yeah" or "move your body" but i'm kinda burnt out on 'em.
the maybach riddim.
if "shorty" doesn't count, then include the summer bounce riddim.
if you can't count, include superpitcher - tomorrow (kaito remix)

― m. (mitchlnw), Thursday, 26 August 2004 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

hmm... i forgot about LCD's "yeah". and that spizzazzz monica - beatnuts blend! nix summer bounce and... stick on the spizz. sorry LCD.

― m. (mitchlnw), Thursday, 26 August 2004 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)

shit, young gunz'z "friday night" HAS to be on there somewhere. oh well. i like lists but i hate commitment.

― m. (mitchlnw), Thursday, 26 August 2004 11:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Usher - "Confessions"

Coolie Dance Rhythm (in all its permutations) (cf. Mr. Vegas, Nina Sky, even that "Culo" garbage)

The Homosexuals - "Neutron Lover"

Twista - "Overnight Celebrity"

Sonic Youth - _Sonic Nurse_

Scissor Sisters - "Mary"

Pedro the Lion - "Bands With Managers"

MTV2 / VH1 Classic (esp. _The Alternative_!)

Mountain Goats - "We Shall All Be Healed"

creating a soundtrack on ye olde XBox for ESPN Football so's I can hear Vaz & The Reputation & System of a Down & Foo when I done good

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 26 August 2004 12:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Of course, that Usher track shd be "Confessions (Part II)".

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 26 August 2004 12:15 (twenty-one years ago)

- Kenny Bobien, "Spread Love"
- Madvillainy
- picturing someone whipping their wrist back and forth on a soundboard with that sped-up voice on "Overnight Celebrity"
- the first time I heard "Take Me Out"
- not having heard Bjork's new album yet and holding out for a miracle
- the JC fuck anthem
- making fun of each and every video on MTV2 one night and collapsing over the ultimate, hilarious ineptitude of "I Pray"
- The Roots' cover of "Din Daa Daa"
- Stevie Wonder staying true to form by cancelling release date after release date
- first Paisley overnighter

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 26 August 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Animal Collective - "Leaf House"
Devendra Banhart - "When the Sun Shone on Vetiver"
Erlend Oye/Justus Kohncke - "Intergalactic Autobahn"/"2 After 909"
Justus Kohncke - "The Answer is Yes"
Britney Spears - "Toxic"
Espers - Espers
LCD Soundsystem - "Yeah"
Nellie McKay - Get Away from Me
Beyonce - "Naughty Girl"
Bjork - Medulla

― dleone (dleone), Thursday, 26 August 2004 12:28 (twenty-one years ago)

10. Ghostface, Kanye, soul sampling in hip-hop
9. Diplo - Favela on Blast
8. Trillville/Lil Scrappy
7. Vybz Kartel - "Picture This"
6. Coolie Riddim blowing up
5. The beat to "Lean Back"
4. "Yeah" ----->"Freak-A-Leek"------>"Goodies"
3. Madvillain, Madvillainy
2. Trax Classics
1. Seeing Frankie Knuckles DJ live in Grant Park, South Loop

― djdee2005, Thursday, 26 August 2004 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

1. Seeing Frankie Knuckles DJ live in Grant Park, South Loop

oh man. my wife and i got waylaid with work last night and missed this... i guess by your placement that it ruled?

― frankE (frankE), Thursday, 26 August 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

* Eve and the Last Waltz
* The Books
* Tesla
* Lali Puna
* Megadeth remastered
* CFTPA

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

* YES @ Madison Square Garden

* Prince @ Madison Square Garden

* "Who Is It?" from Medulla

* Phantom Garden

* Prince, August 1983 DVD

* Cloud One , Donna McGhee & Rainbow Brown reissues

* Li'l Jon Instrumentals mixtape

* Meeting and having a smoke with Theo Parrish

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Thursday, 26 August 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

No particular order:

Xiu Xiu -- "Fabulous Muscles"
The opening number at the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend (whatever it is)
seeing Kraftwerk live at a midnight gig in Berlin
Gigging with a friend's band playing sampler, djembe, wok, and tin cans
Multiple consecutive listens to Felix da Housecat's "Ready to Wear"
Beef Terminal live (x2)
In Support of Living live
Hilarious hate mail re: comments on my blog about Canadian Idol contestants
way too much bonding time with slsk
Orbital's final album/final live performances (had to watch/listen over the internet though, not in person :( )

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 26 August 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

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