i know were only at about the 1/3 pole, but what singles (or non-singles for that matter) from the early part of the year do you think will still be in mind when you eventually make up a personal shortlist of best songs for 2003? my frontrunner so far: 'seed 2.0' by the roots w/ cody chestnutt - freakin' brilliant groove thang with lyrics you can conversate on also catching my ear lately: 'in the name of the streets' by WC w/ snoop dogg - jus sweeeet - another stooooooone grooooove - if dre gets anywhere near a cut, you know its gonna be bumpin' - 50 cent (or as i call him, 2 pence) is the exception that proves the rule 'take it off' by the donnas (love me some tory! YUM!) - im so proud of these girls and their attitude beats all - i am distraught that i missed the girls recently... especially you drummer girl (wink) 'times like these' by the foo fighters - did anybody know ahead of time that the foos would rock so consistantly? - goin to see 'em friday, cant wait 'like a stone' by audioslave - the thing has just grown on me... quite a bit - if ever chris cornell singing with RATM playing the tune could be considered elegant, this is it - like 'take it off', nice and simple quality and begin laughing NOW... 'like i love you' by timberlake hiimself (i know i know but that is just the cut although i could do without the earnest speechifying at the end - HEY before you flame me, consider this; were you to dance with my girl, youd learn to love this song too) i feel like im forgetting one, but in conclusion, id be willing to bet 'seed 2.0' is gonna end up in my top 3 come december - if you havent heard it, check it out
Are we talking song of the year in the grammy sense? cuz Train has some decent writing going on and they have a new disc coming out in June. I'm not one for all the teeny-bop turds, but it's starting to look like Christina is definitely about setting herself apart from the pack....at least vocally...I'm totally digging "Fighter" and the video was freaking incredible....original and creative!
1- yeah, i guess in the grammy-type sense - except for we wont ignore some awesome stuff 2- im lookin forward to the new train also - drops of jupiter cd had some great tunes on it (the title track, hopeless, its about you, something more)
This is a little conventional, but I absolutely never get tired of Coldplay's "Clocks," no matter how many times I hear it on the radio (which is more than enough).
Saw both bands Friday. The Donnas are okay, just rawk'n'roll. Foos destroyed, and I agree with this nomination, at least as far as pop music. From a metal standpoint, I nominate Chimaira's "Down Again." You're supposed to use a winky face when you're being sarcastic.
I'm glad people are finally hearing this song. Excellent, excellent stuff. I hope people get a chance to listen to the album - a good mix of straight rocking jams and more experimental stuff. "Clocks" is fine, but I prefer "The Sceintist" The video is wicked to boot. "Seven Nation Army" is some smooth as shit. Also: Talib Kweli "Get By" Black Star "What's Beef" that song by The Music
I was lucky enough to see Coldplay do this song in soundcheck and during the show Friday night at Madison Square Garden, and it occurred to me how perfect a song it is. I'm totally addicted to Liz Phair's "Extraordinary" single right now, which hopefully will take off on radio soon. The aforementioned Roots single still sounds great, and I'm glad to see the Foo Fighters get picked above as well. For as much as they are played on the radio, I don't think I've ever turned a Foo's song off. Their label has sent an excellent acoustic version of "Times Like These" out to rock stations which sounds really cool, and lets the listener appreciate the poignant lyrics to the tune.
Re: Re: early song of the year nominees? is it not the absolute cut?!?!?! i listened to it three times yesterday and yeah 'clocks' and 'the scientist' deserve some mention - they are just so brilliant and simple and atmospheric
Re: Re: early song of the year nominees? I second Get By. What song by The Music? Getaway? Also, large parts of Idlewild's new album are brilliant.
Re: Re: Re: early song of the year nominees? I hear it again right now, while I am looking at this thread. Perfect timing.
The Coral - Dreaming of You Radiohead - There There Foo Fighters - Times Like These Coldplay - God Put a Smile Upon Your Face (new single)
I am going to get a lot of ************ for this but the song of the year is clearly "In Da Club" by 50 cent. I have heard that song so much and I still haven't gotten tired of it.
Re: Re: Re: early song of the year nominees? Agreed. American English, Live In A Hiding Place, and A Modern Way of Letting Go are my favorites off of that album.
i will begin the flamehtrowing: this guy is so overrated it is, as mike tyson would say, ludacrisp - he is not even interesting enough to be hated - the best song of his that i have heard was '21 questions' and the only part i really like is when nate dogg is croonin' - and for the people who think he could even look directly at marshall and andre's jocks are, as doug henning would say, living in a world of illuuuuuuuuuuuuusion UGH another contender from the boys - just brilliant well i'm still digging 'seed 2.0' and 'like a stone' hard - eagerly waiting my audioslave CD in the mail - even more eagerly awaiting august 26th when outkast drop their new double disc funk fix 'speakerboxxx/the love below' - that shoud be good for 2 or 3 candidates easy
If the songs on his CD are just "good," then 50 Cent is overrated. You'd think he invented rap by the damn hype he's gotten. The funniest part of this thread is that near 3/4 of the songs mentioned are on albums that came out in 2002. My song of the half-year is probably "There There" by Radiohead, but only because "Get By" came out last November. RS