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Oasis - The Lost Tapes. Oasis - The Lost Tapes
I came across them today while downloading something completely different and
I never knew of their existence. I searched around the net a while and found
some details of the tracks..
See The Sun
Must Be The Music
Better Let You Know
Snakebite
Rock 'n' Roll Star
Bring It On
Strange Thing
Fade Away
Columbia
Take Me (live)
Must Be The Music (live)
Life In Vain
I Will Show You (live)
Better Let You Know (live)
Take Me
Colour My Life

It is really interesting, Liam's voice more Ian Brown the Lydon as he moved
his style towards and the guitar work palys very close to the Roses
influence, too close at times, but shows an ability I never saw Noel work
with much after. While the lyrics at times show a very lazy use of words it's
entertaining no less. Not gold maybe, but definitely fun )

Nieśmiertelne Idee Marksa w muzyce pop.. mechanikk napisał:

> Myślałem o Stereolab jako wzorcu dość konkretnego przekazu.

"Grip: A lot gets made about the politics in your lyrics, the Marxism and
whatnot. Where is that coming from?

Sadier: You know, I think a lot of journalists, because they're so lazy and
have to come up with a pre-baked thing, just put the tag "Marxist" on us. But
I'm not really a Marxist. The closest I've come to Marxism was subscribing to a
monthly magazine called Living Marxism.
I try to think for myself, and of course Marx said many interesting things
about how society is laid out and what Capitalism does to it as a force, and
it's very blatant that he was right on certain points. But I really just try to
think for myself. I don't want to be attached to any parties or religions or
ways of thinking. What we do encourage is the personal initiative in people,
and the personal ability to be critical of what's going on, that's basically
it."

stereolab.koly.com/interviews/story.php?sid=15


Mofro - Blackwater (2001).

This collection of "front porch soul and jookhouse funk" is very tasty, and not just because the band celebrates ham hocks and other Southern delicacies on "Ho Cake." In an era when people overdub and compress the soul right out of recorded music, producer/engineer Dan Prothero has managed to capture an organic, earthy sound that perfectly suits this band's sultry swamp funk grooves. This is particularly appropriate since singer/songwriter John "JJ" Grey seems to be a big fan of old-timey authenticity. His lyrics decry overdevelopment and the homogenization of American culture; he romanticizes the early days of his home state before "skyscrapers and superhighways [were] carved through the heart of Florida," while his band celebrates the American musical heritage of Muddy Waters, early Bootsy Collins, and other funk, blues, soul, and rock practitioners. Granted, some listeners might not share Grey's simpleminded enthusiasm for a time with "no car, phone, or electric light"; after all, there weren't any funk or soul records back then, and contrary to what Grey says, there was plenty of strife in the good old days. Also, Grey's Luddite tendencies didn't prevent his band from releasing an enhanced CD-ROM with bonus audio tracks, full screen video, an interactive mixer, and a virtual reality studio tour. Nonetheless, the music is exactly what you'd want from this type of project: firmly rooted in tradition but still sounding fresh and spontaneous. Grey's vocals find the right mixture of smoothness and grit, his harmonica playing on "Blackwater" suggests an otherworldly spirit haunting the Florida swamps, and while he doesn't have the distinctive off-center sensibility of the late Lowell George, for example, he does have a sense of humor; he even tells an amusing short story about dumb criminals on "Cracka Break." Of course, Daryl Hance, Fabrice "Fabgrease" Quentin, Nathan Shepherd and George Sluppick are all a crucial part of Mofro's sound, and label-mate Robert Walters also contributes to the album by playing clavinet on "Ho Cake" and "Santa Claus" and an electric piano solo on "Lazy Fo Acre." Some of the laid-back funk workouts may seem a little long to those who prefer tight song structures to a jam band sensibility, but Mofro delivers a solid album overall.

Track listing:
1. "Blackwater" – 7:09
2. "Ho Cake" – 5:53
3. "Air" – 3:55
4. "Jookhouse" – 3:19
5. "Nare Sugar" – 4:17
6. "Free" – 2:56
7. "Florida" – 4:11
8. "Cracka Break" – 1:22
9. "Lazy Fo Acre" (Gray, Hance) – 4"41
10. "Santa Claus True Love & Freedom" – 6:47
11. "Frog Giggin'" – 1:57
12. "Whitehouse" – 6:08
13. "Brighter Days" – 11:15