2 with ten – the letter e
when i opened itunes on both my computers i wasnt too shocked to discover how few bands i had starting with the letter e. i knew e was going to be one of those trouble letters. luckily i hit the jackpot with my first suggestion. what a relief, and to top it off, i had 3 of their records. enough said, let’s do e bitches.
Enon. enon is a trio from brooklyn that was formed by john schmersal from the band brainiac. they released their first cd believo! in 2000. it was electronic and noisy and i really liked it. i first heard this when i was a content producer for an online music site and i left a track of theirs up on the music featured section for a very long time. enon is extremely interesting largely due to the fact that after this record most of the band members changed. 2 years later the band was still a trio that featured schmersal but now included bassist/vocalist toko yasuda (ex-blonde redhead) and drummer matt schulz. the track i picked, in this city is off of the high society record released in 02. they have gotten a little less noisy on this one but it’s just as cool. enon is eclectic and rich in the musical ground they cover. discover this band.
usually my second choice is difficult because there are sooo many bands to choose from. sadly this was not the case tonight. shit…i wanted to go with something new but it was too difficult to find something. ok, this might surprise a few of you but yes…rap.
Easy-E. despite his bad rap (no pun intended) easy-e was pretty awesome before he lost all credibility when n.w.a broke up. this is the guy that brought all the members of n.w.a together and just for that he deserves a huge amount of credit. his label start up money came from selling drugs – which is pretty dope (again, no pun intended). the track i picked off his only full length titled eazy-duz-it is called eazy-er said than dunn. this has dr dre all over it..it’s heavily produced with layers of samples. it was released a month after n.w.a’s straight outta compton and it’s essentially n.w.a but with eazy front and center. i wonder what it would be like to put your name in almost every title of every song you wrote. i guess it makes song naming pretty easy (again, no pun intended).
ok, now give me your e’s.
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hey djpj here are the rules….post no more than 2 artists and include a link to the song u want people to hear – myspace, youtube etc etc. list bands that start with that letter…ie elton john would be e not j. these artists are artists that are in ur itunes/library and bands that u really really love. feel free to ask a question if u dont have 2 artists cos i respond to every post. it might even make the videos more entertaining 😉 thanx
this one is tough. i dont have much either. i won’t say elliot smith cos i already see you rolling your eyes to that.
empire of the sun- a duo from australia- very very similar to mgmt
http://www.youtube.com/user/EmpireOfTheSunSound#p/u/13/yMJjF4LHOkY
tony’s people makes a cameo in this video
http://www.youtube.com/user/EmpireOfTheSunSound#p/u/12/a47Y1lCRHlM
howdy folks… can someone please explain the rules (if there are any) beyond band must start with the current letter and that you must provide LINKS!!! Thanks.
Mine is Elbow. It’s not something I’m gonna put on when I want something big and loud, but they have some really cool sounds and melodies that I love. Kinda snakey. It wakes up a corner of me that I don’t fully understand which is cool. :))
Here’s the song I like. An Audience with the pope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loy8lPJKdXA
Happy Christmas!! I’ll be gone for the next couple of letters. See u in 2010~
seriously…links…i forgot about the whole number thing…8 does start with e. good one
Ed Harcourt, Emer Kenny, Erik Satie, Esthero, Eva Cassidy, Expression Direkt, Evil Superstar, Emmylou Harris, Earth Crisis, Edith Piaf, 808 State, 88 Keys, Elysian Fields, Expansion Union, Eyedea and Abilities, The Emotions, Emma Christian, Esquivel, and…..(I don’t care what anybody says) EMF, En Vogue, Enigma…… that was just the tip of the iceberg.
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My selections for E are Eisley and Editors. These are 2 recent finds and have been listening to both quite a bit lately. Eisley ( http://www.myspace.com/eisley ) hails from Tyler, TX and is a 5 piece alt/pop band consisting of 4 siblings and a cousin. I would imagine genetics may help a bit with the vocal harmonies of the sisters that sing. I like the songs Invasion ( http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=100006565 ) and Many Funerals. The thing I find intersting about some of Eisley’s songs is the ability to be happy and sad at the same time.
Second selection is Editors ( http://www.myspace.com/editorsmusic ) from the UK. There are few male vocalists who I really like, and this is one of them. Their sound is spacey alt/rock with a distinctive vocal, although their latest album has veered more toward new wave. A few of their newer songs sound straight out of the 80’s and even seem like there is some wow and flutter from the good ol’ cassette age thrown in. Songs I would recommend is The Racing Rats ( http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=20379382 ) and Papillon ( http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=63033690 ) If you are not into the keyboards in Papillon, there is an acoustic version from german mtv on youtube ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc1Pr3Y_QpU )
Digging the song from Enon, will have to further investigate 🙂
My “e” category is pretty bare too. But, and I file this under the category of you’ll love em or hate em, is the old Boston band Ed’s Redeeming Qualities. The main driver of this band, Dom Leone, died in 1989, after the band had recorded a few EPs but before they had done a full album. The Breeders actually recorded one of their songs, and that was the closest they got to fame of any kind. But I treasure my vinyl EP called “Ed’s Day,” even if I don’t have a turntable set up to play it at the moment.
Their best song (hit single?) is Lawn Dart: http://musicalknowledge.org/roprek/Lawn_Dart.mp3 – written and with lead vocals by Dom. There’s a homemade video from 1994 on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc1G8pMe5dk
You’ll love em or hate em. I love em.
Yeah, the terrible “E”s. The ol’ iPod is pretty thin on these ones. Uh…Fran, what’s up with Eazy E? Well, we all have our own secret pleasures of course.
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Anyway, here is what I managed to scrape up.
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Egg Hunt – “Me & You” – Only one 7″ was put out by this group. It’s Ian Mackaye from Minor Threat/Embrace/Fugazi who did a little side project and this is the result. Since we’re both bass players, I assure you that you’ll dig the opening bass line if nothing else: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGTIqm9tzw
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The Epoxies – “Synthesized” – Sounds straight from 1983, but nope, this is a recent-ish band that wears its love of new wave firmly on its sleeve. On one level it’s cheese, but on another it’s frickin’ pop genius. Damn catchy hooks and like all good new wave songs, it comes in at under 3 minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLSqHUrOXBw
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Adios!
Yeah, I thought “E” would be hard also but a quick scan of my favorites I found some gems. Resisting “Enya” and “Elvis” I’m going to have to go with Echo and the Bunnymen, and Emmylou Harris.
Echo and the Bunnymen were pretty big in the 80’s, however, I really didn’t start listening to them until recently in the last couple of years. One of my favorite movies is Donnie Darko and their song “The Killing Moon” is featured on the soundtrack. An oldie but goodie is of course “Lips Like Sugar” so I’m gonna play it safe and go with that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZUAK61hhJo
I’m VERY unfamiliar with Emmylou Harris, but I recently caught her on a HiDef 1080P 5.1 dolby digital broadcast on PBS Over the Air with Mark Knopfler of all people. Talk about a strange mashup but Jesus, it was amazing!
Here is a link to the DVD, check it out if you can, it’s an amazing concert:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Live_Roadrunning
Here is a link to Emmylou Harris and Mark performing why worry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G03Iw8qdBCk
Although I’m not a huge country fan (with the exception of Johnny Cash) I think you’ll enjoy her singing, she has sweet voice and is extremely talented, which is obvious and evident on her wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmylou_Harris