This Mississippi Dou is one of my favorite bands right now. They make a lot of noise for a 2 piece, and write killer tunes. When I listen to them they remind me of a cross between Devo and Nirvana. BDOF doesn't have full length yet but the have put singles out on 3 different labels, Fat Possum, Baby Don't and Cat's Purring. Just Goggle them and check out their Myspace, you can hear 6 or 7 songs and judge for yourself. The Daily Choice also offers a free listen to their cover of The Chiffons "He's so Fine". I haven't seen anything on them here at the GPH, so I thought I'd mention it. 

Here you go... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYtOPjPtVS0

Last of the Steam Powered Trains!!!!

But you're version of lo-fi sounds like what I agree with. I know exactly what you mean by ring of the room and extra noise. Even that lack of noise like you can sense the space between the band and the stereo speaker in which you're listening from. But someone trying to sound like an answering machine at top volume is just lame. I think some people can agree on that.

The Ahabs said:

some music isnt really about clarity. we recorded in a full studio set up and it sounded terrible, and we spent most of the sesion trying to make everything sound rougher. which is a waste of time and money. the thing i love about lo-fi is the sound you get, the ring of the room, extra noises, overdriven...etc etc

mind you i'm also a sound artist, so i love all that kind of thing anyway.

I don't think the issue is using two microphones, it's who is controlling what they're plugged into. I think the OP is bitching about the lack separation in the instruments in some of the music he's heard lately. Meh, deal with it. Personally I couldn't give a shit as long as it's loud and nasty.

Brother Panti-Christ said:

I don't see nothing wrong with bands using two mics to create a Lo-Fi sound.

Fred Cole gave me some advice one time during a discussion about recording, goes something like this... ''You can take a bad song into the best studio with the best engineers and producers, and it's still a bad song. You can take a great song and record it with the worst equipment in the world, and it still sounds like a great song!''

'Un-listenable' sounds like a compliment more than anything.

There's far too many to name but Exile has recently become one of my fave albums with Sweet Virgina being one of my all time favorite songs!

I like Steven Van Zandt! And I thought the music in the Soprano's was pretty damn cool!
I'm not going to pass judgment on this new film til I see it.

A movie on the Monks would be brilliant!

Did somebody say there was a doc on The Misunderstood??? What's the name of it?
Would love to give it a watch!

Yea the Seeds would be a great story. I mean with him going nuts and then coming back with an album like it was still 1969!
kopper said:

Hell yeah, the Barbarians. Or, for that matter, the fuckin' SEEDS. And I wouldn't mind seeing something about the Driving Stupid.

Dana V. Hatch said:

Little Steven's involvement will insure the music sucks and the story will probably be bland and nostalgic rather than specific and weird like the stories of real bands like the Monks or my fave story, the Novas, a bunch of teens who sold a quarter million of their first single then fell apart after one of them got caught with a beer. Moulty would be a great subject for a movie too (Barbarian!).They'll get the clothes wrong too, putting the band in mod threads when most of 'em either wore the same duds they wore to school or dorky matching outfits.

Lenny Kaye would have made a better choice as musical consultant. The Elastik Band would be a good choice, Spazz would be a perfect film title.

Hell yeah, the Barbarians. Or, for that matter, the fuckin' SEEDS. And I wouldn't mind seeing something about the Driving Stupid.

Dana V. Hatch said:

Little Steven's involvement will insure the music sucks and the story will probably be bland and nostalgic rather than specific and weird like the stories of real bands like the Monks or my fave story, the Novas, a bunch of teens who sold a quarter million of their first single then fell apart after one of them got caught with a beer. Moulty would be a great subject for a movie too (Barbarian!).They'll get the clothes wrong too, putting the band in mod threads when most of 'em either wore the same duds they wore to school or dorky matching outfits.

Little Steven's involvement will insure the music sucks and the story will probably be bland and nostalgic rather than specific and weird like the stories of real bands like the Monks or my fave story, the Novas, a bunch of teens who sold a quarter million of their first single then fell apart after one of them got caught with a beer. Moulty would be a great subject for a movie too (Barbarian!).They'll get the clothes wrong too, putting the band in mod threads when most of 'em either wore the same duds they wore to school or dorky matching outfits.

One thing is for sure is that when I found out about Little Steven liking Garage music it was weird. I mean the Boss guitarist actually could possibly be kinda cool? No Way! I don't particularly like his music at all but whatever. I do wish they would make a movie about the Sonics or some band like that. Then they would have to deal with all the copyrights and stuff this way they can make all the money and who knows if they get a half ass popular song then they make even more.

Thank you. I think there's a movie there, documentary or docu-drama. Some John Peel tie in, their musical mind meld book, underdogs with big dreams and bad luck. There has to be some kind of love story to tie in, no matter how loose.

The Misunderstood

DammitDave said:

Yeah or that one band with the pschedelic steel guitar...they dodged the draft, went to England, got caught on the ferry between England and France and no one would let them into the country, their music smelled like apples...what was the name of that band? I'm totally drawing a blank! I'll think of it as soon as I hit "Add Reply."

kopper said:

I would actually prefer to see a movie like this about a REAL band, though. How cool would it be to see a movie about the Sonics or the Monks (just as a couple examples)? And do it up right, like the Runaways movie. That's my only gripe about this.

Yeah or that one band with the pschedelic steel guitar...they dodged the draft, went to England, got caught on the ferry between England and France and no one would let them into the country, their music smelled like apples...what was the name of that band? I'm totally drawing a blank! I'll think of it as soon as I hit "Add Reply."

kopper said:

I would actually prefer to see a movie like this about a REAL band, though. How cool would it be to see a movie about the Sonics or the Monks (just as a couple examples)? And do it up right, like the Runaways movie. That's my only gripe about this.

That wouldn't be a bad idea either. BTW, I also really liked "The Runaways."

kopper said:

I would actually prefer to see a movie like this about a REAL band, though. How cool would it be to see a movie about the Sonics or the Monks (just as a couple examples)? And do it up right, like the Runaways movie. That's my only gripe about this.

No, I wasn't trying to bait anyone. I was just curious to know what others thought. And while I liked "That Thing You Do," I would like for this movie to be less family friendly.

ixnayray said:

Going by the title of this thread I thought YOU were pissed off with this report. Yet it turns out you're looking forward to it.

Well I couldn't care less about it personally. I'm sure with David Chase behind it, it has potential to be good. Although why make a film about a fictitious band in the first place? I'm sure there are many real bands with an interesting history?

I did have a feeling you were trying to bait us with the Little Steven thing... but I feel so indifferent about the guy to be honest. The only problem I really have is him calling his show 'Underground Garage' when it seems pretty commercial to me. I enjoyed him very much in The Soprano's though, and I quite like me some Bruce Springsteen [sue me].

As for 'That Thing You Do', well, a family movie about a fictitious band made by Tom Hanks? I'd rather peel skin and dip it in salt as i'm sure it would be a less painful experience.

Really gonna try to follow this... sounds eminente! Cheers / TobbA / www.zorchproductions.com

Great live band for sure, but I think people get so wrapped up in the stage show it clouds their opinion. They are hypnotizing when you watch them, but when you just listen to the music, they still need a little more work. The songwriting needs to improve for them to take the next level. I always waiting for the payoff in the chorus, that's where they fall flat. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy them, but if they want to play for more then 75 people, they need better songs. I'm sure they are huge in Europe, but America needs hooks. I wouldn't be so hard on them, but from the way they market themselves, I think they have a lot of expectations. Then again, I could be full of shit.

I've heard them popping up on a bunch of podcasts lately. The singer's voice is absolutely fearsome. "Elemental" is a pounder.

thanks it s great!

A tale of two cities, London and New York and the birth of punk. Each city created a bastard child that marked the biggest and fundamental shift in popular music since Elvis walked into Sun Studios. ‘Blank Generation’ examines the relationship between the bankrupt New York and the class and race-riven London of the mid- 70’s and explores the music of The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, Television, Patti Smith, The Damned and Buzzcocks

Click here to watch (I wasn't able to embed it here for some reason).

I liked 'em a bit at first - then I got "Songs we Taught the Detroit Cobras" with all the original versions so now I don't need 'em anymore. Kudos to them for picking great songs to cover though.

Maybe they're better live, I haven't had the opportunity to see them.

As cover bands go I'm much more into the Del Moroccos.

dont git rid of nothin!!!!

The Driving Stupid were just BRILLIANT!!!