Working Class Dan

2010 Listening

2011-01-05T02:40:00.000-08:00

I listened to these albums this year. Far and away a new record for quantity.

1. Liars
2. Cave Singers
3. Metallica (ep)
4. Iron & Wine (ep)
5. Atlas Sound (x4)
6. Daft Punk
7. Adalita (ep)
8. Tom Petty (reissue)
9. Bruce Springsteen
10. Great Lake Swimmers
11. The walkmen
12. Regina Spektor
13. The John Steel Singers
14. Weezer
15. Kanye West
16. Justin Townes Earle
17. The Bees
18. Smashing Pumpkins (ep) x2
19. Reznor/Ross - social network
20. 30 rock soundtrack
21. Twilight Eclipse soundtrack
22. Jay-Z (hits)
23. Caitlin Rose
24. Girl Talk
25. Dntel
26. Frank Black
27. Various - he Will Have His Way
28. Dragon (hits)
29. The National
30. Brian Eno
31. New Pornographers
32. Cee-Lo Green
33. Cabins
34. Warpaint
35. Avett Brothers
36. Suede (hits)
37. Sun Kil Moon
38. Destroyer (ep)
39. The Break
40. Eels
41. David bryne/fatboy slim
42. Arcade Fire
43. Harry Manx
44. Thousand Needles in Red
45. Glenn Richards
46. Elliott Smith (hits)
47. The war on Drugs
48. Mavis Staples

49. Mew (hits)
50. 78 Saab
51. The Leisure Society
52. Badly Drawn Boy
53. Avey Tare
54. The Fresh and Onlys
55. Holly Throsby
56. Marc Ribot
57. Nels Cline
58. The Holidays
59. Tobias Cummings
60. Jimmy eat World
61. Elvis Costello
62. The Orb
63. Owen Pallett
64. Owen Pallett (ep)
65. You Am I
66. Lowercase Noises
67. Dirty Projectors & Bjork
68. The Jezabels (ep)
69. Hungry Kids of Hungary
70. Giant Sand
71. Shihad
72. Sufjan Stevens
73. Black Crowes
74. Joe Satriani
75. Kings of Leon
76. David Bowie (reissue)
77. David Kitt
78. Gareth Liddiard
79. Arab Strap
80. Robert Plant
81. Antony and the Johnsons
82. Marnie Stern
83. Maximum Balloon
84. Bens Folds/Nick Hornby
85. Neil Young
86. Seabellies
87. Deerhunter
88. Grinderman
89. Corin Tucker Band
90. Little Red
91. Unkle
92. Unkle (ep)
93. Department of Eagles
94. Brandon Flowers
95. The Who (hits live)
96. Band of Horses
97. Rolling Stones (reissue)
98. Freelance Whales
99. Children Collide
100. Isobel campbell and mark Lanegan
101. No Age
102. The Basics
103. Phillip Selway
104. Blonde Redhead
105. Klaxons
106. Black Mountain
107. various - Mark Mulachy
108. various - ragtime 1900-1930
109. REM (reissue)
110. Paul Gilbert
111. Interpol
112. Basement Birds
113. The Dear Hunter (ep)
114. Washington
115. School of Seven Bells
116. Marble Sounds
117. Dan Kelly
118. John Grant
119. Best Coast
120. Beck record Club - oar
121. Beck record Club - Kick
122. Refused (reissues)
123. Sting
124. Surfer Blood
125. Tired Pony
126. Jay Bennett
127. Birds of Tokyo
128. Darren hanlon
129. Mogwai (live)
130. Violent Soho
131. Amanda Palmer
132. Ryan Adams (orion)
133. Dodos
134. Ed Harcourt
135. Ernest Ellis
136. Idlewild (hits)
137. Teenage Fanclub
138. Airbourne
139. Mastodon (ep)
140. The Boat People
141. Titus Andronicus
142. The Books
143. Bonnie Prince Billy
144. Maps and Atlases
145. The Paradise Motel
146. Sleepy Sun
147. The Silents
148. Howe Gelb and a Band of Gypsies
149. Here We Go Magic
150. Boy and Bear
151. Chemical Brothers
152. Delorean
153. The Dead Weather
154. Crowded House
155. Rufus Wainwright
156. Wolf Parade
157. How to Destroy Angels (ep)
158. Faux Pas
159. The Hold Steady
160. Deftones
161. Dead Letter Circus
162. Cloud Control
163. Blitzen Trapper
164. Delta Spirit
165. British India
166. Black Keys
167. CocoRosie
168. The Gaslight Anthem
169. The Radio Dept
170. Jack Rose
171. LCD Soundsystem
172. Kaki King
173. Smog
174. Sally Seltmann
175. Roky Erickson
176. Broken Social Scene
177. MGMT
178. Gyroscope
179. Joanna Newsom
180. Slash
181. VA -paul kelly tribute
182. she & him
183. eddy current suppression ring
184. jimi hendrix (valleys)
185. john butler trio
186. mose allison
187. dr dog
188. the besnard lakes
189. Laura Marling
190. Jonsi - go
191. Rogue Wave
192. Shearwater
193. Johnny Cash (american 6)
194. ruby suns
195. ok go
196. gorillaz
197. frightened rabbit
198. beach house
199. broken bells
200. dave rawlings machine
201. vampire weekend
202. peter gabriel
203. laura veirs
204. midlake
205. massive attack
206. los campesinos
207. warp -20
208. spoon
209. yeasayer (2009)
210. Ryan Adams
211. Howe Gelb
212. Eric Johnson
213. Spoon
214. Scala
215. The decemberists
216. Jonsi - go live
217. My chemical romance
218. Nine Inch nails (reissue)
219. Yeasayer (live)
220. Destroyer
221. Feist (live)
222. Roger waters
223. Frank Zappa
224. Klaxons
225. The middle east
226. Deerhoof
227. Tony da gatorra and gruff rhys
228. Gorillaz (the fall)
229. OK go (bonus disc)

+3 atlassound
+1 pumpkins

=233 albums.

To listen:
1. Bob Dylan (bootleg series + Live)
2. jimi (4cd)
3. Miles Davis (reissue)
4. Tommy Emmanuel
5. Tortoise
6. Janelle monae
7. Andrew bird (fingerlings 4)

More listening

2009-11-20T18:53:00.001-08:00

As Tall as Lions C
Washington B
beck record club- Leonard Cohen C - novelty value only.
yves klein blue C+
powderfinger B
the crooked vultures A - loving it.
built to spill B+
parallel lions B
REM B
whitley B
No Age B+
Subaudible Hum B
pelican B
clientele D
mumford and sons B+
flight of the conchords B - not as good as first album
russian circles C
volcano choir B
bertie blackman C - a bit disappointing at how mainstream electro-pop it was.
root! B+

2009-11-05T02:55:00.000-08:00

atlas sound B - grower?
julian casablancas C+
weezer C+ - some good tracks. some total shite.
ben gibbard/jay farrar B
wolfmother B+ - surprisingly good.
swell season B-
sufjan B-
air C
editors F - umitigated shite. unlistenable, derivative, disappointing.
karen o B+ - joyous. can't wait for the film.
girls B ? -
decoder ring B - (some standouts, a lot of the same)
rain machine C - disappointing...could be a grower but
islands B
twilight sad C+
liam finn and eliza jane B - strong opener
monsters of folk B-
why C+
mountain goats B
mat kearney D
pearl jam B - Fixer is great. Album is worth a listen but dulls with repeated listening.
muse B(+) - perposterous...
health D
dino jr B+ - enjoyed fuzzy guitar
levon helm ?
sarah blasko B+ -surprisingly enjoyable
black crowes C
big pink B - (dominoes kills).
jet C+
dappled cities B - didn't like at first but it's OK.
boxer rebellion C
chickenfoot D - this shite went number 4 in the US.
arctic monkeys B- - still like Alex's wordiness.
jeff lang B
New Moon soundtrack B- - good moments, not as good as it should be.

Albums listened to in 2009 - running tally

2009-05-26T16:22:00.000-07:00

Albums listened to 2009 - I did say I was going to listen to less new music in 2009 and concentrate just on music I genuinely enjoyed but I broke down pretty early after the quiet post-new year period.

Yim Yames C
Muse B(+)
Blitzen Trapper C
(500) Days of Summer soundtrack C
Yo La Tengo B+
Dinosaur Jr B+
Sarah Blasko B+
Black Crowes C
Big Pink C+
Dappled Cities C+
Chickenfoot D
Arctic Monkeys B
Lisa Mitchell B
Boxer Rebellion C+
Modest Mouse B
Spinnerette B
Julian Plenti C+
Kasabian C+
Florence and the Machine B
Fiery Furnaces B+
Sugar Army B+
Phoenix A
Dead Weather B
Beatles reissues A+
Riceboy Sleeps B
Spinal Tap B-
Jeremy Enigk C+
Passion Pit C
Sunset Rubdown B+
The Temper Trap C+
Sunn O))) B
Deerhunter B-
Mars Volta B-
The Bird and The Bee C
Placebo C+
Karnivool A
Regina Spektor B
Radiohead (reissues) B+
Dirty Projectors B+
Patrick Watson B
Patrick Wolf B-
The Dead Weather B
All India Radio B+
Mew A
Evermore F
Eels C+
Dark Night of the Soul B+
Neko Case B
Bob Dylan B
Bat for Lashes A
Metric C+
Silversun Pickups B+
Neil Young C
Death Cab for Cutie B
Gomez C
The Fray D-
PJ Harvey/John Parish C
Pearl Jam B
Mastodon A
Decemberists B+
Dan Auerbach B
M.Ward C
Yeah Yeah Yeahs B+
War Child Heroes C+
U2 C+
AC Newman B-
Bruce Springsteen C
Bon Iver B+
Andrew Bird B+
Animal Collective A
Dark Was The Night A
Hold Steady B+
Doves B
Super Furry Animals B
Veils B+
John Scofield F
Conor Oberst B+
Manchester orchestra B
White rabbits B
Jarvis cocker D
Wilco B
St Vincent B
Grizzly Bear A
Green Day B
Sonic Youth B
Isis C+
Eskimo Joe B
Beirut C (Beirut goes ambient techno???)

Not rated yet:

Antony and the Johnsons - haven't been able to stomach it yet. The last one I found I got it when it a very precise mood and it meant next to nothing at other times. This one is a harrowing listen.

Faves so far - Bat For Lashes, Karnivool, Grizzly Bear, Mew, Mastodon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, Dark Was The Night compilation.

Albums listened to in 2008 - 124 of 'em

2009-05-26T16:21:00.000-07:00

So I listened to about 124 new albums in 2008. I also devoured the entire back catalogs of Queen and Metallica

1. Shearwater C-
2. Snow Patrol B-
3. The Cure B
4. Metallica B+
5. Delta Spirit B+
6. Girl Talk B
7. Augie March B
8. Blitzen Trapper B
9. Cut Copy C
10. Josh Pyke D
11. Annuals C+
12. The Drones A
13. Cold War Kids F
14. Calexico B-
15. Mercury Rev D
16. David Byrne/Brian Eno B
17. The Verve B-
18. Mogwai B+
19. The Grates C
20. Bloc Party D
21. Monkey B
22. The Walkmen B
23. Conor Oberst B+
24. Birds of Tokyo B+
25. Dr Dog A
26. The Living End B+
27. Constantines C
28. Gutter Twins C-
29. Bob Dylan B+
30. Okkervil River A
31. Coldplay B
32. Opeth B-
33. Chad Van Gaalen B-
34. Guns N Roses B
35. The Killers B+
36. AC/DC B
37. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan B-
38. Kings of Leon A
39. Marnie Stern D
40. TV on the Radio A
41. Giant Sand B
42. Shihad B
43. Phantom Planet C-
44. Hold Steady A
45. Beck B
46. Spirtualized B
47. Aimee Mann D
48. Fleet Foxes A
49. My Morning Jacket B
50. Last Shadow Puppets C
51. Martha Wainwright B
52. Scarlett Johannsen D
53. Death Cab for Cutie B+
54. Bon Iver B+
55. Raconteurs B
56. Flight of the Conchords A
57. Sun KIl Moon A
58. Gyroscope C+
59. NIN – The slip B+
60. NIN - Ghosts B+
61. Breeders D
62. Wombats C+
63. Vampire Weekend B+
64. Black Keys B-
65. Supergrass B
66. She & Him B-
67. REM B
68. Portishead F
69. Nick Cave A
70. End of Fashion B
71. Foals D
72. M83 C
73. Dark Knight soundtrack B
74. Mystery Jets C+
75. Stephen Malkmus B
76. Wolf Parade B
77. Smashing Pumpkins – American gothic ep C
78. Sigur Ros B+
79. Fuck buttons C
80. Chris walla C
81. Holy Fuck B-
82. Gnarls Barkley B-
83. Duke Spirit F
84. Elbow B+
85. Deerhunter B+
86. Dodos A
87. C.W.Stoneking B+
88. Black Crowes C
89. There Will be Blood soundtrack B
90. Los Campesinos! (second LP) B+
91. MGMT C+
92. Deerhoof D
93. Panic at the Disco B
94. British Sea Power D-
95. The Mars Volta B-
96. Muse – HAARP B+
97. Ryan Adams B
98. Los Campesinos! – Hold On… B+
99. Rufus Wainwright B-
100. Jenny Lewis B
101. The Gaslight Anthem B+
102. Frightened Rabbit B+
103. Eddy Current Suppression Ring B
104. Teddy Thompson D
105. Randy Newman B-
106. Mark Kozelek B
107. Why? B+
108. The War on Drugs B-
109. No Age C
110. Cat Power C
111. Flaming Lips B
112. Oceansize B-
113. Black Mountain B+
114. Oasis B-
115. You Am I B
116. Major Labels C
117. Slipknot B
118. Ben Folds C+
119. Fall Out Boy B+/F
120. Children Collide C+
121. The Feeling B-
122. Emiliana Torrini B+
123. Gurrumul B+
124. Youth Group C+

DAN'S TOP 10 for 2008
1. TV on the Radio
2. Flight of the Conchords
3. The Hold Steady
4. Drones
5. Dodos
6. Okkervil River
7. Fleet Foxes
8. Dr Dog
9. Sun Kil Moon
10. Nick Cave

These would go gangbusters as pets.

2008-11-09T17:50:00.000-08:00

I've always wanted one of these as a pet. For years it's been an ongoing joke that they'd make great and very different pets but NOW I'M SERIOUS.

The launch

2008-11-05T15:47:00.000-08:00

Marching band, smoke machine, rock!

FOURTH FLOOR COLLAPSE
'Victoria' album launch.
East Brunswick Club
Thursday 13 November.

Christmas-themed advertising agencies

2008-10-26T16:41:00.000-07:00

1. Claus & Partners
2. Blitzen!
3. Rudolph, Saatchi & Comet.
4. Jesus H. Christ BBDO
5. Three Wiseass Men
6. Nutcracker
7. 12 Angry Elves