http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/ The Sound Opinion Fri, 25 May 2007 08:55:01 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2007. Music Arts Entertainment http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/117.html Fri, 25 May 2007 14:53:03 GMT dudes...since myspace sucks & i have been completely lax in updating Sound Opinion...i've started a new blog...that hopefully i will update somewhat regularly....for your reading pleasure.... http://lettershomefromcamp.blogspot.com http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=117 http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/116.html Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:25:14 GMT Hey everyone. This is Ryan from 102.1. I wanted to ask the masses their thoughts about Modest Mouse. My experience with Modest Mouse: I missed the boat when they were truly an indie band. And I still usually plead ignorance when it comes to the band pre 2001. But I know people that WERE really into Modest Mouse back then. And when Good News For People Who Love Bad News came out, they abhorred it. And they hated the concert tour to promote that CD. I don't know if they just didn't like the material, or if they were just upset that Modest Mouse wasn't their little band anymore...for... (more) http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=116 http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/115.html Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:13:17 GMT For those of you who don't know me, my name is Annie a.k.a E Money's girlfriend. My tastes are a little "blunter" than my significant other's, so here goes...Ann's rawkin top 10. 10. Impeach my Bush - Peaches The title alone amuses me enough to put this on my list. And what can I say, I'm the kind of juvenile who still giggles when she hears songs like "Tent in my Pants" and "Rock the Shocker". But seriously, the electronic stuff is fun and her more punk-rock pieces like "Boys Wanna Be Her", "You Love It", and "Give 'Er" are exceptional. 9. At War With the Mystics - The Flaming... (more) http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=115 http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/114.html Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:40:31 GMT Hello all. Hope the new year is going well for everyone. 2006 was a great year for music, and without further ado, the ten best albums of 2006. 10. The Decemberists- The Crane Wife I'm admittedly late to the Decemberists bandwagon, but after hearing this effort, I'm definitely on that bandwagon. Very diverse shifting from poppy to shanties to prog to hard rock effortlessly. A very good listen 9. The Strokes- First Impression of Earth I don't know what took the Strokes so long, but they finally found a producer that makes them sound like the dark rock band that they are. It may or may not... (more) http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=114 http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/113.html Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:53:31 GMT Drumroll please... In no particular order, here are my most fabulous albums of 2006 Tapes n Tapes- The Loon Ratatat- Classics Beirut- A Gulag Orkestar The Walkmen- A Hundred Miles Off Destroyer- Destroyer's Rubies TV on the Radio- Return to Cookie Mountain Grizzly Bear- Yellow House Badly Drawn Boy- Born in the UK The Decemberists- A Crane Wife Yo La Tengo- Im Not Afraid of you and I will beat your ASS! Camera Obscura- Let's Get Out of this Country The Format- Dog Problems Band of Horses- Everything All The Time ENJOY!!!!!! http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=113 http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/112.html Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:38:42 GMT 1. Destroyer- Destroyer’s Rubies 2. Belle and Sebastian- The Life Pursuit 3. The Walkmen- A Hundred Miles Off 4. Islands- Return to the Sea 5. Cat Power- The Greatest 6. Crystal Skulls- Outgoing Behavior 7. Midlake- The Trials of VanOccupanther 8. Tapes & Tapes- The Loon 9. Joanna Newsom- Y’s 10. The Decemberists- The Crane Wife Sprinkle in albums below and you have Chad's Top Ten of 2006 Ratatat- Classics, Hot Chip- The Warning, Beirut- The Gulag Orkestar, Band of Horses- Everything All the Time http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=112 http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/111.html Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:30:22 GMT 1. Belle & Sebastian: The Life Pursuit 2. M. Ward: Postwar 3. Flaming Lips: At War with the Mystics 4. Hot Chip: The Warning 5. Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins: Rabbit Fur Coat 6. The Decemberists: The Crane Wife 7. Camera Obscura: Let's Get Out of This Country 8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Show Your Bones 9. jarvis: jarvis 10. Neko Case: Fox Confessor Brings the Flood Honorable mentions (disqualified for technical reasons and skullduggery): Tom Waits: Orphans (B-sides) Sufjan Stevens: The Avalanche (Outtakes) The Shins: ... (more) http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=111 http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/110.html Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:04:50 GMT As I begin, I would like to apologize in advance for my lack of insight into the world of music. I am not an afficianado by any stretch of the imagination. I just like the music that I like. Unfortunately, it takes a while for me to get to current music or for the current music to grow on me. That being said, here are a few selections that stood out for me personally this year.   Bruce Springsteen – We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions   The last time I heard “Old Dan Tucker”, Steve Zahn was singing it to a group of aspiring seven year-old beauty queens in the movie “Happy... (more) http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=110 http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/109.html Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:03:22 GMT so much music... so little time. Thanks go to Matt for initiating this "all things music" year end review.  And thanks to a world where we get to listen to music all of the time and call it "work".  10. TV on the Radio - The new PROG! This is a headphone record, made for a new generation of headphoners. Underneath all of the fun and sound is a very political cd and one of the most musically liberated recordings in a long time. 9. Belle & Sebastian/The Life Pursuit -  This is the sound of a band continuing to evolve its sound without sacrificing its core identity. While... (more) http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=109 http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/archive/108.html Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:12:45 GMT 10. The Submarines - Declare a New State! "Declare a New State!" is what happens when an ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend get back together to share their songs about eachother. Yeah, the concept sounds crazy, but the music is actually good. It's kinda sappy and laid back, but full of truthful and introspective lyrics. . . lame, I know, but we've all been there before. 9. The Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Show Your Bones As a band, they've come a long way from "Fever to Tell," without really losing too much of the old Yeah Yeah Yeah's edge. They still rock out on some tracks,... (more) http://soundopinion.blogdrive.com/comments?id=108