View Full Version : New Ted Leo
bojendyk
10 Sep 2004, 11:05 AM
I've heard and loved a couple of songs of his but down any albums (that might need to change). Anyhoo, I know some folks here are big fans. The song "Me and Mia" from his upcoming album is terrific. Enjoy!
http://betterpropaganda.com/artist_page.asp?id=43
YanksFC
10 Sep 2004, 12:47 PM
Someone here (can't remember who) referred to him as one of the patron saints of the Movies/TV/Music boards. I'd say that's accurate.
Me and Mia is indeed a great tune.
obie
10 Sep 2004, 03:04 PM
Someone here (can't remember who) referred to him as one of the patron saints of the Movies/TV/Music boards. I'd say that's accurate.That'd be me. The unabashed worship of "Hearts of Oak" last year here was unparalleled. I don't think I saw a post from anyone who didn't love him.
"Me and Mia" sounds like typical great Ted, though it's maybe just a little bit derivative of "Tell Balgeary..." But it's still better than 95% of anything else that's out today. The fact that he's not featured on every rock radio station in the country tells you how horribly programmatic and payola-driven radio has become.
sch2383
10 Sep 2004, 05:00 PM
Good stuff...artists like this just go to show you that music isn't dead, just hiding.
Unorthodox Yank
10 Sep 2004, 06:58 PM
I like Ted Leo as much as the next person....But Hearts of Oak wasn't all that great. I mean, it had some great songs....but alot of them seem to be just too LONG. It was like he was trying to make every song last at least 4 or 5 minutes when some of them, especially the title track, would have worked far better as 2 or 3 minute songs.
It sounds nit-picky and kind of shallow, but that's what i came away from the album thinking.
Well, that and "Man, that is one COMPRESSED album."
YanksFC
10 Sep 2004, 07:23 PM
I like Ted Leo as much as the next person....But Hearts of Oak wasn't all that great. I mean, it had some great songs....but alot of them seem to be just too LONG. It was like he was trying to make every song last at least 4 or 5 minutes when some of them, especially the title track, would have worked far better as 2 or 3 minute songs.
It sounds nit-picky and kind of shallow, but that's what i came away from the album thinking.
Well, that and "Man, that is one COMPRESSED album."
I agree that some of the songs were too long. I think I brought this up in the "random thoughts" thread a while back.
Unorthodox Yank
10 Sep 2004, 07:30 PM
I agree that some of the songs were too long. I think I brought this up in the "random thoughts" thread a while back.
...then it appears we have had this conversation before. :)