Music Club

NumberNineDream · 01-25-2010, 12:14 AM

- ROUND IV -

The New Government
The New Government Strikes (2006)

It's the debut album, by the Lebanese band The New Government. A band mainly influenced by the UK music scene of the 60s, from The Kinks, Small Faces, to early The Who. It's an English speaking band, now doing gigs across London.
Genre: Indie, Post-Punk

Enjoy.

Arya Stark · 01-25-2010, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NumberNineDream

So the album for this week was picked. Weirdly enough, it was my suggested album, so we're a bit afraid it all seems a bit rigged. So as of now, we won't pick albums, we'll just re-suggest albums from past rounds.

Agreed. ^_^
I picked the number of the album without knowing what album it was.
So I can vouch.
I'll continue suggesting everyone else's albums I enjoyed.

+81 · 01-25-2010, 12:37 AM

Eerie stuff. I suggested a prior suggestion this week too and will stick to doing that. The album looks interested, I look forward to listening.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 01-25-2010, 11:25 AM

Downloading, hit you up with a review in a few.

EDIT: Fifty five minutes download?!

FETCHER. · 01-25-2010, 11:31 AM

Downloading, I'll have time to review this one. Yay!

duga · 01-25-2010, 04:19 PM

i'll be writing more of a review after a few more listens, but initial impressions are good. solid album!

gogojessicat · 01-25-2010, 06:05 PM

downloaded. haven't listened to it yet. but i'm excited.

NumberNineDream · 01-25-2010, 07:05 PM

I'm pretty excited for all the feedbacks...

It's one of the albums that I found myself liking after 3 years of purchasing (so only last year), when I grew fond of The Beatles and the likes. I'm pretty glad I gave them another chance last year, as I discovered their next two albums were also as solid.

lucifer_sam · 01-25-2010, 07:21 PM

This looks seriously cool. Count me in this week.

Dieselboy · 01-26-2010, 12:26 AM

Gave it a first listen...this isn't bad at all. Somehow I didn't realize this was in English. I was surprised when I realized that it was, and then even a little disappointed actually. After a bit though it didn't matter and I really ended up liking his voice quite a lot.
The music is cool too. I'm not a big fan of post-punk, but these guys are obviously good at what they do. The fun and snotty vocals, the key-boards, and the acoustic guitar parts all really stood out in my mind.

My favorites initially were:

Follow - That bassline to open was great, and the alternating fast and slow parts worked well too. He sounds pretty angry. I laughed out loud at a couple of the lines in this song. "You drive so slow...you're old...you're SO F*CKING old." Also, "I'll turn right back, sh*t on your face...jack your c*m(?) while you walk your dog." (Is this what he was saying?! I kept rewinding it, and that's what I kept hearing. ><)

Look Outside was a good track as well. I liked the second half of this song alot.

Staying Alive - I saw this title pop up and was hoping for a beegee's cover. I got a little sad when it wasn't...but then towards the end it was like they read my mind. Good stuff.

I'll give it a few more listens, cause I was sorta distracted on the first try, but I think I like it.

01-25-2010, 12:14 AM	#271 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	- ROUND IV - The New Government The New Government Strikes (2006) It's the debut album, by the Lebanese band The New Government. A band mainly influenced by the UK music scene of the 60s, from The Kinks, Small Faces, to early The Who. It's an English speaking band, now doing gigs across London. Genre: Indie, Post-Punk Enjoy. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge Last edited by NumberNineDream; 01-25-2010 at 12:33 AM.

01-25-2010, 12:37 AM	#273 (permalink)
+81 Rats off to ya! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: House of the Ju-Ju Queen Posts: 1,609	Eerie stuff. I suggested a prior suggestion this week too and will stick to doing that. The album looks interested, I look forward to listening. __________________ My Music on: Facebook Last.fm My Last.fm My Poor Ol' Neglected Journal

01-25-2010, 11:25 AM	#274 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Downloading, hit you up with a review in a few. EDIT: Fifty five minutes download?! Last edited by someonecompletelyrandom; 01-25-2010 at 11:34 AM.

01-25-2010, 04:19 PM	#276 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	i'll be writing more of a review after a few more listens, but initial impressions are good. solid album! __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

01-25-2010, 06:05 PM	#277 (permalink)
gogojessicat Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: maine Posts: 121	downloaded. haven't listened to it yet. but i'm excited. __________________ for a minute there I lost myself. Last.fm

01-25-2010, 07:05 PM	#278 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	I'm pretty excited for all the feedbacks... It's one of the albums that I found myself liking after 3 years of purchasing (so only last year), when I grew fond of The Beatles and the likes. I'm pretty glad I gave them another chance last year, as I discovered their next two albums were also as solid. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

01-25-2010, 07:21 PM	#279 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	This looks seriously cool. Count me in this week. __________________ first.am

01-26-2010, 12:26 AM	#280 (permalink)
Dieselboy Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 608	Gave it a first listen...this isn't bad at all. Somehow I didn't realize this was in English. I was surprised when I realized that it was, and then even a little disappointed actually. After a bit though it didn't matter and I really ended up liking his voice quite a lot. The music is cool too. I'm not a big fan of post-punk, but these guys are obviously good at what they do. The fun and snotty vocals, the key-boards, and the acoustic guitar parts all really stood out in my mind. My favorites initially were: Follow - That bassline to open was great, and the alternating fast and slow parts worked well too. He sounds pretty angry. I laughed out loud at a couple of the lines in this song. "You drive so slow...you're old...you're SO FCKING old."* Also, "I'll turn right back, sht on your face...jack your cm(?) while you walk your dog." (Is this what he was saying?! I kept rewinding it, and that's what I kept hearing. ><) Look Outside was a good track as well. I liked the second half of this song alot. Staying Alive - I saw this title pop up and was hoping for a beegee's cover. I got a little sad when it wasn't...but then towards the end it was like they read my mind. Good stuff. I'll give it a few more listens, cause I was sorta distracted on the first try, but I think I like it.