Music: We Are Skint
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Remember that radio competition thing I raved about awhile ago? Well the CD I won arrived today (we use donkeys in our postal service and they have been striking for GM carrots of late.) We Are Skint[^] (or from Amazon) Damned fine compilation IMHO. Reminds me of the general feel you get from the Trainspotting album(s), but obviously a bit more up-tempo and modern. A lot of the "unknown" tracks really show FatBoy Slim up, though his stuff still rocks. CD1 is the better of the CDs (2 all together) but then I am getting old and the music curve has passed my tastes, so CD2 is a bit new for my liking (still some good stuff on it though.) Definitley not an album for pop or Bless Bridges lovers :-D Anyone else who has this CD, liked it and know of other CDs on the market along similar lines?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Remember that radio competition thing I raved about awhile ago? Well the CD I won arrived today (we use donkeys in our postal service and they have been striking for GM carrots of late.) We Are Skint[^] (or from Amazon) Damned fine compilation IMHO. Reminds me of the general feel you get from the Trainspotting album(s), but obviously a bit more up-tempo and modern. A lot of the "unknown" tracks really show FatBoy Slim up, though his stuff still rocks. CD1 is the better of the CDs (2 all together) but then I am getting old and the music curve has passed my tastes, so CD2 is a bit new for my liking (still some good stuff on it though.) Definitley not an album for pop or Bless Bridges lovers :-D Anyone else who has this CD, liked it and know of other CDs on the market along similar lines?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Are those song titles or band names ? I've not heard of any of them. I'm skint though. Paul Watson wrote: but then I am getting old and the music curve has passed my tastes I like Motley Crue and Duran Duran. Is that the sort of thing you mean ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Remember that radio competition thing I raved about awhile ago? Well the CD I won arrived today (we use donkeys in our postal service and they have been striking for GM carrots of late.) We Are Skint[^] (or from Amazon) Damned fine compilation IMHO. Reminds me of the general feel you get from the Trainspotting album(s), but obviously a bit more up-tempo and modern. A lot of the "unknown" tracks really show FatBoy Slim up, though his stuff still rocks. CD1 is the better of the CDs (2 all together) but then I am getting old and the music curve has passed my tastes, so CD2 is a bit new for my liking (still some good stuff on it though.) Definitley not an album for pop or Bless Bridges lovers :-D Anyone else who has this CD, liked it and know of other CDs on the market along similar lines?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: we use donkeys in our postal service and they have been striking for GM carrots of late. :laugh: Nice analogy! Paul Watson wrote: Bless Bridges lovers Such creatures still exist? :~
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
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Are those song titles or band names ? I've not heard of any of them. I'm skint though. Paul Watson wrote: but then I am getting old and the music curve has passed my tastes I like Motley Crue and Duran Duran. Is that the sort of thing you mean ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
Christian Graus wrote: Are those song titles or band names ? I've not heard of any of them. Song title then artist name. e.g. Santaz Cruz by Fatboy Slim. I do not know most of them either, but that has never stopped me from checking out the music. I doubt you will find any names on the CDs which are close to Motley Crue or Duran Duran in genre or era. :) Christian Graus wrote: I like Motley Crue and Duran Duran. Is that the sort of thing you mean ? LOL yeah, just not that old ;) (j/k, both of those are good IMO.) It is a very strange experience being just 23 and only being able to enjoy one track out of 20 on what used to be the radio station I liked. Things change fast these days. I have resorted to swapping between 3 different radio stations which all sort of play tracks I like, and filling in the gaps with my CDs or listening to talk radio... *sigh* Kids these days and there music, such trash... ;P Christian Graus wrote: I'm skint though. What do you mean by skint? If I use it, rarely, then I mean someone who is a scrooge, skint with money. Though it can be applied to "she is skint with clothing" as well. The definition indicates low on cash though.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Christian Graus wrote: Are those song titles or band names ? I've not heard of any of them. Song title then artist name. e.g. Santaz Cruz by Fatboy Slim. I do not know most of them either, but that has never stopped me from checking out the music. I doubt you will find any names on the CDs which are close to Motley Crue or Duran Duran in genre or era. :) Christian Graus wrote: I like Motley Crue and Duran Duran. Is that the sort of thing you mean ? LOL yeah, just not that old ;) (j/k, both of those are good IMO.) It is a very strange experience being just 23 and only being able to enjoy one track out of 20 on what used to be the radio station I liked. Things change fast these days. I have resorted to swapping between 3 different radio stations which all sort of play tracks I like, and filling in the gaps with my CDs or listening to talk radio... *sigh* Kids these days and there music, such trash... ;P Christian Graus wrote: I'm skint though. What do you mean by skint? If I use it, rarely, then I mean someone who is a scrooge, skint with money. Though it can be applied to "she is skint with clothing" as well. The definition indicates low on cash though.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: *sigh* Kids these days and there music, such trash... It's tragic when you find that you actually feel that way. I feel so old.... Paul Watson wrote: What do you mean by skint? Broke. Someone who is tight with money is a skin flint. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Paul Watson wrote: we use donkeys in our postal service and they have been striking for GM carrots of late. :laugh: Nice analogy! Paul Watson wrote: Bless Bridges lovers Such creatures still exist? :~
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"
Megan Forbes wrote: Such creatures still exist? Most definitley. You see them chasing after the Yebo GoGo advert guy and on verandas in rocking chairs as you drive through a tumbleweed town in the middle van die Oranje Vrystaat. They refer to FW De Klerk as "daardie nuwe boetjie wat groot kak praat." :rolleyes: One day we will be like them (though males die young so you might be alone on that veranda Meg...) ;P
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Megan Forbes wrote: Such creatures still exist? Most definitley. You see them chasing after the Yebo GoGo advert guy and on verandas in rocking chairs as you drive through a tumbleweed town in the middle van die Oranje Vrystaat. They refer to FW De Klerk as "daardie nuwe boetjie wat groot kak praat." :rolleyes: One day we will be like them (though males die young so you might be alone on that veranda Meg...) ;P
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
I still don't know what a Bless Bridges lover *is*..... Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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I still don't know what a Bless Bridges lover *is*..... Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
Christian Graus wrote: I still don't know what a Bless Bridges lover *is*..... Someone who loves Bles Bridges, the *cough* singer. Bles Bridges and a sample of his *cough* music. He died recently but still, he is a terrible musician IMO. Not sure what the Aussie equivalent is (maybe a Kevin Bloody Wilson but one who takes himself dead seriously and thinks he is a killer with the ladies, and does not use rude or funny lyrics) but he is the kind you see middle aged house wife women with bastard husbands crooning over. Just listen to that sample.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Christian Graus wrote: I still don't know what a Bless Bridges lover *is*..... Someone who loves Bles Bridges, the *cough* singer. Bles Bridges and a sample of his *cough* music. He died recently but still, he is a terrible musician IMO. Not sure what the Aussie equivalent is (maybe a Kevin Bloody Wilson but one who takes himself dead seriously and thinks he is a killer with the ladies, and does not use rude or funny lyrics) but he is the kind you see middle aged house wife women with bastard husbands crooning over. Just listen to that sample.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: Just listen to that sample. I'm scared to - the photo on the page was enough. Plus I refuse to run real player, I get enough viruses without installing more. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Remember that radio competition thing I raved about awhile ago? Well the CD I won arrived today (we use donkeys in our postal service and they have been striking for GM carrots of late.) We Are Skint[^] (or from Amazon) Damned fine compilation IMHO. Reminds me of the general feel you get from the Trainspotting album(s), but obviously a bit more up-tempo and modern. A lot of the "unknown" tracks really show FatBoy Slim up, though his stuff still rocks. CD1 is the better of the CDs (2 all together) but then I am getting old and the music curve has passed my tastes, so CD2 is a bit new for my liking (still some good stuff on it though.) Definitley not an album for pop or Bless Bridges lovers :-D Anyone else who has this CD, liked it and know of other CDs on the market along similar lines?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
One of my fav tracks is on CD2 by International Pony: Leaving Home. That bit right at the beginning where it goes "cry like a woooooooooooooooolf" always grabs me away from my work and makes me stop and listen till the end of the track. There is a lot of other good stuff on there though - the Midfield General tracks, Satan Cruz (deliberate spelling mistake just for Paul and I's amusement), Stay in the Honeytree, and Battle Flag are the others that jump to mind as being pretty good. Oh and the CD case is soooooo cool! ;P Paul Watson wrote: Definitley not an album for pop or Bless Bridges lovers LOL. Paul Watson wrote: Anyone else who has this CD, liked it and know of other CDs on the market along similar lines? Not *really* the same, but still a very good series IMHO is the Another Late Night series. They take someone - usually not that mainstream - and get them to make a compilation of their favourite inspirational music. They call them Another Late Night because you can literally stay awake for the full playing time - no matter how tired you are - just to listen to the music. I also find them great for working to (as I do the skint CD). Really exceptional compilations I say, and I can't wait for the next one to come out.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff Born and Bred.
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Remember that radio competition thing I raved about awhile ago? Well the CD I won arrived today (we use donkeys in our postal service and they have been striking for GM carrots of late.) We Are Skint[^] (or from Amazon) Damned fine compilation IMHO. Reminds me of the general feel you get from the Trainspotting album(s), but obviously a bit more up-tempo and modern. A lot of the "unknown" tracks really show FatBoy Slim up, though his stuff still rocks. CD1 is the better of the CDs (2 all together) but then I am getting old and the music curve has passed my tastes, so CD2 is a bit new for my liking (still some good stuff on it though.) Definitley not an album for pop or Bless Bridges lovers :-D Anyone else who has this CD, liked it and know of other CDs on the market along similar lines?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Paul Watson wrote: know of other CDs on the market along similar lines? I really dig Lo-Fidelity Allstars. Also, check out Groove Armada(Vertigo is a little better than the newer one), Leftfield(older, but their Leftism CD rocks!) Dzihan & Kamien, nice jazzy techno sound. St.Germain - Tourist (jazzy down-tempo) BT - trance/techno Underworld Fluke Orbital Praga Kahn Banco de Gaia BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
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Paul Watson wrote: know of other CDs on the market along similar lines? I really dig Lo-Fidelity Allstars. Also, check out Groove Armada(Vertigo is a little better than the newer one), Leftfield(older, but their Leftism CD rocks!) Dzihan & Kamien, nice jazzy techno sound. St.Germain - Tourist (jazzy down-tempo) BT - trance/techno Underworld Fluke Orbital Praga Kahn Banco de Gaia BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
brianwelsch wrote: Leftfield brianwelsch wrote: Underworld brianwelsch wrote: Orbital Are all damned fine IMO. First heard Leftfield from the Trainspotting album, cool stuff. Thanks for the other recomendations :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
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Remember that radio competition thing I raved about awhile ago? Well the CD I won arrived today (we use donkeys in our postal service and they have been striking for GM carrots of late.) We Are Skint[^] (or from Amazon) Damned fine compilation IMHO. Reminds me of the general feel you get from the Trainspotting album(s), but obviously a bit more up-tempo and modern. A lot of the "unknown" tracks really show FatBoy Slim up, though his stuff still rocks. CD1 is the better of the CDs (2 all together) but then I am getting old and the music curve has passed my tastes, so CD2 is a bit new for my liking (still some good stuff on it though.) Definitley not an album for pop or Bless Bridges lovers :-D Anyone else who has this CD, liked it and know of other CDs on the market along similar lines?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaColin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !
Thanks for the reminder Paul, I haven't played the Trainspotting albumn this year :omg: Its going on the player tonight :cool: Would you like to meet my teddy bear ?
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One of my fav tracks is on CD2 by International Pony: Leaving Home. That bit right at the beginning where it goes "cry like a woooooooooooooooolf" always grabs me away from my work and makes me stop and listen till the end of the track. There is a lot of other good stuff on there though - the Midfield General tracks, Satan Cruz (deliberate spelling mistake just for Paul and I's amusement), Stay in the Honeytree, and Battle Flag are the others that jump to mind as being pretty good. Oh and the CD case is soooooo cool! ;P Paul Watson wrote: Definitley not an album for pop or Bless Bridges lovers LOL. Paul Watson wrote: Anyone else who has this CD, liked it and know of other CDs on the market along similar lines? Not *really* the same, but still a very good series IMHO is the Another Late Night series. They take someone - usually not that mainstream - and get them to make a compilation of their favourite inspirational music. They call them Another Late Night because you can literally stay awake for the full playing time - no matter how tired you are - just to listen to the music. I also find them great for working to (as I do the skint CD). Really exceptional compilations I say, and I can't wait for the next one to come out.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff Born and Bred.
David Wulff wrote: Another Late Night Are these like the "Back To Mine" Cds that are being released now? Usually DJ mixes of older tracks, often lounge style(I think). Groove Armada, Orbital, New Order, Morcheeba, etc.... all have released in this series. Back To Mine is reference to post-club chilling back home. BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
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David Wulff wrote: Another Late Night Are these like the "Back To Mine" Cds that are being released now? Usually DJ mixes of older tracks, often lounge style(I think). Groove Armada, Orbital, New Order, Morcheeba, etc.... all have released in this series. Back To Mine is reference to post-club chilling back home. BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
They sound along the same lines, yes.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff Born and Bred.